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Sports & Health 6 Aug. 26, 2009 Tweet! www.twitter.com/thecampanil Students gather for prospective sports day As the new school year begins, the Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (APER) department began their search for new talent among the first year and continuing students by hosting a prospective sports day to introduce staff and athletics options to incoming students. Among the prospective sports’ stars making their way to Haas Pavilion, APER staff members stood in a line facing a set of bleachers full of eager and enthusi- astic young women in hopes that yet another successful sports sea- son will evolve. On the evening’s agenda, each member of the APER staff was introduced, a slideshow capturing the various sport options on cam- pus was viewed, and each team met individually to go over goals and expectations of the fall, winter and spring sports. “Our program is about taking you from where you are at to push- ing you forward and making you challenge yourself,” said Themy Adachi, director of APER and the speaker of the event. Sports offered in the fall include cross-country, track and field, soccer and volleyball. Swimming makes up the win- ter sports, while rowing and tennis are available during the spring season. Swim coach Neil Virtue informed the young women who filled the bleachers that they may compete in more than one sport; however, they must complete one sport before beginning another. “The sports teams are very accommodating to each other,” said Soccer Coach Colette Bowler. Mills’ coaches encourage novice athletes to join the sports teams on campus, despite their level of experience. When asked how skilled of a swimmer athletes need to be to join the swim team, Virtue said, “Getting from one end of the pool to the other sounds like a good start to me.” A major theme throughout the prospective sports day was the importance of commitment. Having practices an average of five to six days a week, and traveling to various locations throughout the season entails athletes to work hard on and off the field. The APER department is also looking for any student interested in work experience during home games and they are also looking for interns. Carrol Page SPORTS AND HEALTH EDITOR CARROL PAGE Students interested in competing in track and field and cross country sit outside during the prospective sports day on Monday, Aug. 24. Coaches, athletes and trainers were there presenting fall, winter and spring sports to give new students introductions to being on a sports team at Mills. New crew coach plans to inspire team spirit The Mills College crew team welcomes a new head coach this year. After Interim Head Coach Angela Badran stepped down at the end of last semester, Carrie Davis was hired for the job. Davis, who last coached at Stanford University, said she is excited to work with Mills athletes. Davis said she first coached at the University of Wisconsin for three years and then at Stanford for five, where she even worked with Olympic athletes. She left there three years ago, but found that she missed connecting with athletes. Davis rowed for a club team while at the University of Michigan. “Crew changed my life,” she said. “The part that influenced me the most,” Davis said, was despite varying athletic backgrounds and motivations, the team “became my family.” “It grounded me,” she said. While Davis said she had “phe- nomenal experiences” coaching at the Division I level, she missed the we-not-me attitude – the idea that “the team is first,” a spirit she hopes to continue to cultivate while at Mills. Health Center services vary in price depending on health insurance The new Student Health Center on campus offers many different services to students, regardless of their health insur- ance provider. This year’s health coverage from Kaiser Permanente began Aug. 15, 2009 and will end Aug. 14, 2010. The partnership between Mills College and Kaiser requires students to either waive or enroll into the new health plan by Aug. 31, 2009, or they will be automatically enrolled and charged for coverage. Students can waive or enroll at http://studentnet.kp.org. Located in the Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (CPM) building, room 117, the new stu- dent health service will provide a physician on staff Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. Mills students can call 877-645-5757 to make appointments at the center. Many services are offered to enrolled and waived students, such as physicals, lab tests and health education; however, stu- dents whom are enrolled receive dental coverage through MetLife, but their families are not eligible for the dental benefits. The chart below gives prices for typical services needed, sepa- rated into the Kaiser Student Plan and students who have opted out of the plan. Student plan w/ Kaiser Non-Kaiser Member OFFICE VISITS Primary Care- New Patient Woman’s Health Annual Exam Health Education Visit LAB TESTS Complete Blood Count Pap Smear Chlamydia Strep Throat, Group A Strep Throat, Group B Mono Urinalysis HIV Test Pregnancy Test (urine) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 X-Rays $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $25 $50 $40 $25 $25 $25 $25 $50 $25 $60 Influenza HPV (Gardasil) - per dose Tetanus Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Hepatitis A - per dose Hepatitis B - per dose Meningococcal Measles, Mumps, and Rubella IMMUNIZA TIONS $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $25 $150 $20 $60 $85 $85 $140 $35 Tuberculosis Skin Test - per dose Ear Wash Depo-Provera Injection PROCEDURES $0 $0 $0 $25 N/A $90 SOURCE: KAISER PERMANENTE Jennifer Courtney EDITOR IN CHIEF Carrol Page SPORTS AND HEALTH EDITOR
