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Pool breaks up finals stress
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the bar including two huge projection screens. ^
According to the bartender Luke Kempton, muckbf ‘^e
Guilford community can be found at Players. KemptCtft '04,
is a former Guilford baseball player.
"It's my favorite place to go play pool; fh^''s always
something going on over there," said^^^jphomore Tyler
Ledford, an avid billiards player. "Hi(^r^#re a lot of good
places to play around here, but I t^|^#layers is the best."
"It seems like I hear about moffe^tid more people going
out to play pool at night," sai4;test-year Shawn Maczka.
"It's a good way to get outja^‘'Telax and have some fun."
Guilford is not the only"place the sport is growing. Al
most every week, some^ype of billiards competition can
be seen on ESPN. Various national 9-ball tournaments and
trick shot exhil^itions offer millions of dollars in prize mon
ey.
For the sober students of the Guilford community. Bil
liards is a great way to go out, meet people and not feel
awkward or pressured to drink.
It's Guilford's turn to break and the students will need
it now that finals have arrived. Mental fatigue could cause
you to scratch on the 8 ball.
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and more people gding opt to play
light. It's i
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out and relax;^d haye soihe fun.
Shawn Maczka
Ftat-year
Photos by Charlie Clay/Guilfordian
Breakers, in Quaker Village, is a popular billiards venue for Guilford students.
Sports studies department offers variety of classes, career opportunities
By Robbie Fisher I staff writer
at
The Sport Studies department
Guilford is "a world unto itself," said
Lavon Williams, department chair and
coordinator of physical education.
"The great thing about sport studies is
that it's not limiting," Williams said. "It gives
you a foundation in different areas, which in
tumprovides different career opportunities."
Introduction to Sport Management, First
Aid, Exercise Physiology, Psychology Sport
and Exercise, and The Wonder of Dance
are all classes that the department offers.
Within the Sport Studies department
are three majors: Sport Management, Sport
and Exercise Studies, and Sports Medicine.
Bob Malekoff, professor of Introduction
to Sport Management, Sport Historical
Perspective, and Intercollegiate Athletics,
said. The Sport Studies department
is great because it causes the student to
thii^ and investigate something critically." now works as a box office manager for the
"It's a major that prepares the stu- Potomac Nationals, a semi-pro baseball team,
dent for grad school, but also pro- Current Sport Management major Joe
vides entry-level work for people Rigert said, "All the classes I have taken in
who don t go directly to grad school, the Sports Studies department have really
th Sport Studies is the made me think. The classes focus on more
cessf bdng "I realized the first day that this facts and test
fv7P varteus was more than just talking answers; it's
components about sports; it really is a great option
iTiajor in because it prepares you A lot of my
exam ques-
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Joe Rigert ‘J™*;
Sport Studies Major
and think
ing things
thn
stre
ing
of the box. . , „ think, not just
Graduates with a Sport Studies degree your ability to recall numbers and figures."
give themselves the opportunity to pursue Bryce Hunsucker, also a Sport
jobs in various fields. One example is Doug Management major, agreed: "I am taking
McConnell, a department alumnus. Doug one class right now where all the exam
questions are essay. It's not like other majors
where you can study the facts and read
the book and you'll be fine for the test.
These classes are more in tune to the real
world; things like creativity and the abil
ity to think about more than just facts is a
focus the professors tend to stress a lot."
"The first time I took a Sport Studies
class I thought it would be really easy, but it
turned out to be completely different," Rigert
added. "It wasn't that simple at all. The first
exam I had took me by surprise; it asked me
all sorts of questions that didn't even involve
things in the book or things in my notes.
"I realized the first day that this major
was more than just talking about sports;
it really is a great option to major in
because it prepares you for the real world.
"You can go into a variety of jobs and
learn the job with ease because the major
you received in Sport Studies prepares you
well."