Student Union relaxes students
By Johnna Walker
Daily Forty-NIner
Taking time out of hectic schedules to
enjoy life on campus, Cal State Long Beach students relax with the convenience
and resources of the games area on the first floor of the University Student
Union.
"I come here just about every day in between
classes," said freshman Ed Tadem, while he planned his next move on one
of the billiard tables.
"It's cheap, they don't charge as much
as outside places," Tadem added.
The billiard tables are only one of the
activities the games area offers.
The entire room is devoted to recreation.
Students can enjoy table tennis, a big
screen television, an arcade with 25 video games, a bowling alley, piano
rooms and an outdoor swimming pool that is open to the public.
The billiards and arcade room are the most
commonly used by students, said Markus Wetmore, a games assistant of the
USU. But even though these activities are popular among some students,
many other students donít know that the game area exists.
"I've been here for three years, and it's
amazing how many people don't even know the bottom floor exists," Wetmore
said.
The facilities are available to the general
public, but CSULB students receive a discount on rental prices of the billiard
tables and the bowling alley.
"As long as we're generating revenue, we
can keep the prices low," said Lisa Molina de la Loza, assistant director
of services, recreation and retail operations in the USU.
All revenue from the games area goes into
the USU general fund, she said. |
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