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What
                                                                                                                     the
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                                                                                         /                 curricular ac-
                                                                                       /                 tivity in Center
                                                                                     /                 Valley? Is it cross
                                                                                                       country  running
                                                                        '         /   /              to  the  tracks?  Is  it
                                                           ^                    /                  voting for the new Mr.
                                                                                                     Mrs.  AC?  Or,  is  it
                                                                                                cafeteria  tray  sledding?
                                                                                               The answer is “D”, none of
                                                                                             the above. These are popular,
                                                                                            hut  by  far,  the  most  popular
                                                                                         extra-curricular  activity  at
                                                                                         Allentown  College  is  Intramural
                                                                                       Athletics.
                                                                                       The intramural program’s popular­
                                                                                    ity was exemplified in ’87-’88 by the 31
                                                                                  teams  and 318  athletes  who  participated
                                                                                in  the  Fall,  and  by  the 41  teams  and  451
                                                                              athletes who participated in the Spring Semes­
                                                                             ter. These athletes were involved in a variety of
                                                                            sports, both co-ed and in their particular sex.
                                                                           The 1987-88 intramural year was one of change.
                                                                        —  Robin King became the new Intramural Athletic
                                                                           Director,
                                                                    —  a women’s flag — football league was started,
                                                                   —  the inaugural  “Open Rec.  Night” was held,
                                                                 —  a one day co-ed tennisw tournament was held,
                                                                —  a Saturday indoor wiffle ball tournament was held
                                                              —  the men’s and women’s intramural committees laid the foun­
                                                                 dation for new  intramural athletic bylaws.
                                                              With these changes and the continued emphasis on intramurals,
                                                           it is safe to say that intramurals will always he the safest and most
                                                          popular way to spend one’s free time at Allentown College.
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