Summer gym fees differ for students, non-students

Students who stay in Bloomington this summer, but don't take summer classes, have to pay more than enrolled students to work out. Enrolled students pay $31.28 through a fee on their bursar account while others pay $39.15, or $19.58 each session, to use the same facilities. \nSRSC employee and junior Emily McClain said students who are already aware of the fee generally don't have a problem with paying, but unaware students who are stopped at the turnstiles are confused.\nJunior Kristy Lambert, who is taking classes during both summer sessions, said she's trying to get in shape and would pay the fee anyway. She said she likes working out at the SRSC in the summer because there aren't as many people there, and she can use equipment without having to wait in line.\nSenior Nathan Mundy is not taking summer class and purchased the pass for the entire summer. \n"It's cheap (to use) a gym like this for $40," Mundy said. Mundy, a member of the ROTC, will be away at Fort Knox and Camp Atterbury for part of the summer, but said he still feels the fee is worth paying. \n"There are less people, (and it's) easier to find a parking spot," he said. \nSteve Heeter of Recreational Sports Member Services said the board that reviews student fees approved a $39.15 fee for each semester -- fall, spring, and the entire summer. \n"(We) just look at if somebody has been assessed the activity fee," Heeter explained on how students are charged. Though summer session one is two weeks shorter than the second, he said the pay rate is based on credit hours a student is taking, not the amount of time they're in class.\nHeeter said RecSports has no say on how the bursar determines fees based on a student's credit hour enrollment.\nAssociate Bursar Kim Kercheval said in an e-mail that student activity fees are approved in the same process and at the same time as the academic year fees. She said the summer fees are a portion of the full year amount. \n"The breakdown of the usage of funds comes from (the IUSA fee committee review) via the Dean of Students Office" Kercheval said. "The summer fee is determined in relation to the academic year rate." \nKercheval said she couldn't comment regarding the SRSC fees for students not enrolled that use their services.\nIUSA president and junior Alex Shortle said in an e-mail that the fees are determined by going up the ladder, starting with the Committee for Fee Review within IUSA. They send recommendations to the Dean of Students, who then forwards recommendations to the Chancellor, then the President, and finally the Trustees.\n"Summer fees are a portion of the semester fees agreed upon by the CFR," Shortle said. "The percentage is equal to the percentage of the length of summer term. It's simply a prorated sum that's calculated by the Campus budget office."\nQuiana Stone, a Master's student graduating in June, is taking a class during the first summer session and said she already knew students taking class had a cheaper rate. \n"There should be a significant difference in price (for summer students) because they already charge us so much in other fees," she said.\nSophomore Redgina Norris is not taking class this summer and paid the full $39.15 to use the SRSC. \n"I think as long as you're a registered student at IU, you shouldn't even have to pay for it," Norris said. "Even if in the summer you're not taking class, you can still come down and work out."\nSenior Lauren Petticrew is taking a class during summer session one and said the difference in fees didn't seem fair. \n"I just think it's ridiculous," Petticrew said. "I think that IU is trying to get all the money that they can right now... Whether or not you're taking classes for that session, you should be able to use the facilities"