2E - New Student Edition - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 6, 2000 WATCH YOUR 'M' SPORTS Umn tUseful information A gwide to your FootballSaturday By Jeff Phillips Daily Sports Writer For those who don't vet know of the carnal excite- ment of a Michigan football Saturday, here is a quick guide. Game time! Sure, the time in the paper says 12 p.m., but don't expect to have a seat saved at 12 p.m. Plan on being at the stadium about 30 minutes early for each non-conference game (Bowling Green, Rice) and about an hour early for every Big Ten game. New students may be surprised by the length of time needed to get to their seat -- until the first time they sit in row 98, instead of row 45. FOOD: Mmm ... Hot dogs. Two Big House hot dogs: $5.00. One Big House Pepsi: $2.50 - Taste: Priceless. Michigan stadium offers a wide variety of food but perhaps the most popular meal is the classic hot dog and pop, available just outside the seating area. Since many fans are unwilling to pay $3.00 for a bot- tle of water on a sunny, 80 degree day, Michigan allows fans to bring in sealed bottles of water, but not sealed bottles of pop, or any other popular student beverage. BURN, BABY, BURN: Every fan has experienced sun- burn at the Big House at some point during the football season. Michigan stadium offers no shade during a sunny day, so the best bet is to lather on the sunscreen. Students rue the day when they return home to find a nice red tanline outlining their tank tops and sunglasses. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS: Visiting students beware! Much like fans in any Big Ten student section, Michigan ruffians do not take kindly to big cheers in - favor of the Buckeyes, Spartans or any other opposing squad. If visiting students feel they must cheer, it is best for them to do it outside of the stadium or in the friendly confines of their friend's apartment. Dive to get your tickets to sporting ' evns Michigan FOOTBALL Football ticket applica- tions for incoming fresh- men are sent out in June and July. Tickets are $85 for six games. Students should receive their tick- ets in early August. OTHER SPORTS Almost all other Michi- gan sporting events are free with proper M-CARD identification. Read the Daily to keep up on your favorite sporting event dates and times. PLAYING SPORTS AT MICHIGANV You got game You say that you can't run with Kevin Gaines, or butt heads with the "A Train," Anthony Thomas? So what. There are plenty of opportunities at Michigan for students to participate in either club sports or intramurals. Step up and get involved - prove that just because your high school playing days are over doesn't mean you can't have fun. Clip this information and post it near your room for all to see. 0. HOCKEY AND BASKETBALL Sign up for basketball tickets and hockey tickets as soon as you get on campus. Information and schedules for both teams will be sent along with football tickets. Hockey tickets tallied at $160 last season for about 19 games. Basketball tick- ets cost $100 for about 17 games. Hurry, the deadlines are mid to late September for both. MARJORIE MARSHALL/Da TV and radio offer several options CLUB SPORTS Not just a "game" anymore With men's soccer and water polo "goin' pro" and gaining varsity status this year, club sports have become as popular and competitive as ever. Sign up and find your niche by joining one of the numerous club sports such as: Need to watch the away games? In the hospital because you were hit by one of those rampant speeding cars downtown? Well the tube offers several sports choices around Detroit. Channel 70 in the dorms houses WOLV-TV which broadcasts several Michigan hockey games. Media One, channel 23. also has a few games. Most football games are on ABC. while ESPN and local Detroit stations (channel 7 and channel 20) carry most Michigan Big Ten basket- ball games. Sadly, most nonconference basketball games are not televised. Hear it, feel it, talk it WTKA 1050-AM - The 'Ticket' is Ann Arbor's sports radio station, broadcasting football, basketball and hockey games. WJR 760-AM -Detroit radio station with foot- ball and basketball games and a long range. It can be picked up several states away. WDFN 1130-AM - Detroit's sports talk radio sta- tion offers several local and syndicated shows. - Boxing - Brazilian Jiu-jitsu - Crew - Cricket - Dance Team - Fencing - Figure Skating - Kokikai Aikido - Lacrosse - Ninjitsu - Table Tennis - Plus many more UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ROWING TEAM Invites all ATHLETES to compete for Michigan in the 2000-2001 season (no experience necessary). Mass Meetings 9/11 - Monday - Michigan League,1-ussey Room 7-8pm 9/12 - Tuesday - Michigan Union, Pendleton Room 7-8pm 9/13 - Wednesday - Michigan League, Henderson Room 7-8pm For immediate information call 734-668-1477 www.umich.edu/-umrowing The Daily Sports hotlist The five s ports other than football, basketball and hockey that people will be talking about this year. 1. Men's soccer - Varsity blues no more. The men's soccer team has made it to varsity status. Can the world's most popu- lar sport become fan-friendly at Michigan? Will a first-year varsi- ty team be able to compete? 2. Women's water polo - Many of us still don't know what water polo is, but we're going to find out this year. 3. Gymnastics - Both the men's and women's teams climbed to No. 1 formost of the season, only to fall shy of national champi- onships. Can they nail the landing this year? 4. Women's basketball - The Wolverines cruised to their best season ever last year. Eyes will be on this year's squad to top last year and build a better following like the 12,000 maniac fans in Purdue and Tennessee. 5. Wrestling - They don't showboat like the WWF, but wrestling has one of the largest pure fan bases of any non-revenue Michi- gan sport. Last season the grapplers also sent seven wrestlers out of 10 weight classes to NCAAs. Nia Fit welcomes You to Ann Arbor! Join us this Fall Term " September 11 - December 14 Getting started To start, go to www.recsports.umich.edu to browse all the sports avail- able. Look for the contact person for the team you'd like to join on the club list and contact info page and give them a ring. Go see a club sport Many sports offer exciting competition and garner more fans than some varsity sports. Check Daily Sports or the team's Website for game times. Get your club sport covered in the Daily Send news and results to dailyclubsports@umich.ecu. Include contact information. Club sports news appears every Monday. 0I Ann Arbor YMCA One of the area's oldest not-for-profits has openings in the following departments: * Babysitting " Customer Service " Fitness Center Staff " Aerobics Instructor * Housekeeping/maintenance " Childcare " Gymnastics/sports coaches Competitive wages, excellent environment and a ree membership for all positions. Great benefits package for full time positions. Ann Arbor YMCA 350 S. Fifth Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Voted as one of the Top 10 Workouts by Shape Magazine! Results getting total body conditioning class. Nia Aguirre previously trained the U of M deans. The top indoor cycing program created by JOHNNY G. Classes fill quickly. Reserve your spot. (734)741-1198 or e-mail: niafit@aol.com MARJORIE MARSHALL/Daily Wanna really get in shape? Join the boxing club. Fighters need not have any prior experience, but must come ready to punch people really hard. INTRAMURALS "Less commitment, just as fun" Want to keep those competitive juices flowin', but don't have a lot of free time? The University offers many intramural sports throughout all season that will keep you in shape and give you an enjoyable study break. How to get started Look on the website www.recsports.umich.edu to find out specifics on each team,.and then register your squad before the scheduled time at the Intramural Building. Select a manager for your team who will run the show and be your liaison to the IM Sports director. Classes held at.' Bodies In Balance Fitness Studio 410 West Washington Street, Ann Arbor. MI 48103. (Walk from campus, downtown between 1st & 3rd St., or free parking!) 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