There's an intramural program. Student teams are sponsored to compete in city sports leagues, and the school contracts with a facility for fitness, recreation and wellness activities. Student government has provided discount ski, swimming and tanning tickets for students. Equally important to student life is the small campus friendliness. It's easy to make friends.
Students look out for each other.
There's a sense of community, and that community includes easy access to faculty and administration. You didn't even put your name on the paper. You listed your social security number. Here, you know everyone. At UAS it's pretty easy for a professor to notice if someone nods off when classes average 15 to 20 students.