IUJ Bus

OK guys, it must be time to take some action over the situation of the IUJ Bus.

Last Monday, I arrived back from Tokamachi where I had stayed with a friend for the weekend, and discovered that the IUJ Bus was canceled due to it being 'IUJ Foundation Day', a holiday not even marked on the calendar as it is not national. It was a bright day so I was able to walk back, but more worrying were the people with me at the bus stop who lived in Urasa. They had a choice between a ￥1600 taxi or not going to class - needless to say they decided not to attend.

With our campus being so isolated and in the middle of nowhere, it is imperative that IUJ provides a convenient and frequent bus service. Currently, it stops at 6pm and dosnt run on Sundays, which is just shameful.

What if we want to buy something that we forgot on Sunday? Now, we can just walk to 7/11, but in the winter the 2 meters of snow will put a stop to that. What if we want to eat off campus, away from the "food" that is from Shokudo? Fancy a drink off campus, or a trip to the bowling alley (Muikamachi) or cinema (Nagaoka), then you have to pay for expensive taxis.

This is a problem that has to be dealt with. Our ￥1.9m per year tuition demands a better bus service!

IUJ Olympics: Basketball

Hey everyone,
IUJ Olympics is around the corner, so if you are interested in joining:

-Basketball 5x5 or 3x3 (depends on how many participants)
-3 Pts contest
Please, write your name and email as a comment.

If you have any questions, contact "talal143@iuj.ac.jp"

The rules will be given out after the deadline!

-Al

IUJ Olympics: Football

Dear Students,

I hope you enjoyed the warm-up tournament this past weekend!

This is to let you know that you can sign up here for the IUJ Olympics' Football (Soccer) Tournament. All you need to do is post a comment below including your name & email, and we'll take care of the rest.

"Come get a kick out of life!"
(on behalf of) IUJ Soccer Club

IUJ Olympics: Tennis - Sugihara Cup

Dear IUJ students,

This is a special announcement about the Sugihara Cup which will be the final event to close out the IUJ Olympics.

1. The format will be Doubles (2 players to a side)
2. The first to win 4 sets will win the match
3. Standard Tennis rules of play & conduct apply (will be provided before the event)

Immediately following the Sugihara Cup, there will be a Closing Ceremony / BBQ.

If you would like to compete for the Sugihara Cup please sign up as a team with your names and emails. If you do not have a partner yet, don´t worry, you may submit your name to be placed with a partner.

IUJ Olympics: Ping-Pong

Hey folks,

If you wanna participate in the Ping-Pong Challenge event in the IUJ Olympics, please sign your name here by Thursday, May 31st as a comment:

For example:
Virat Singhal - virat@iuj.ac.jp

Once we have all the names for ping-pong we will send out a list to help you form your teams.

See you at the tables.

IUJ Olympics: Dodgeball

Howdy sportsfans,

We're proud to announce that due to popular demand, Dodgeball is back again with a special event for the IUJ Olympics!

Date: Saturday, June 9th
Time: TBA

If you want to play, please kindly list your name here, it will help GSO put together a list of people interested in playing Dodgeball, which should help you to form fair Olympic teams with a diverse set of talents.

Looking forward to seeing all your names!!!

DDDD-odgeball!

IUJ Olympics Badminton

Dear IUJers,
For those who are interested in playing badminton during the IUJ Olympics, please post here as a comment including your name and e-mail. For more queries, please e-mail directly to zadli@iuj.ac.jp.
The rules and format will be decided depending on the number of participants. Thank you.

IUJ Olympics: Volleyball

If you would like to play Volleyball please include your name & email here as a comment (click "Post a Comment").

For example:
Muhammad Jawad - jawad@iuj.ac.jp

You do not have to make a team to sign up here, just sign up individually so we know who wants to play in the tournament.

The rules for the event are as follows:

1. 6 players per team
2. 1 female per team
3. No more than 3 players from the same country

IUJ Olympics Athletics: Relay Race and Sprints

Hi all,

This message is to invite you to participate in the IUJ Olympics Athletics competitions, which will consist of the Relay Race and Sprints.

A brief introduction and regulations follow:

The IUJ Olympics Athletics events will be held from 10 to 11 AM on Sunday in front of the IUJ Main Entrance.

We will kick off with the sprints.

Sprints (Men and women):
1. The sprints will be held in front of the IUJ main entrance.
2. The distance is 60m.
3. Only one person per team is allowed to participate in each of the men and women sprints (if more people would like to participate in the sprint from your team, then please have an internal competition to choose your representative).
4. In case of more than 8 teams fielding participants, there will be two semifinal rounds and the best four in each one will run in a final round.

After the sprints are finished, the relay race will be held.

Relay Race:
1. The race will be amongst teams of four runners each.
2. The course will be in the inner path surrounding IUJ (around the Main Gate, in front of SD2 parking, between SD2 and SD3, between the tennis court and the gym, and around the Research Center and the MLIC.
3. One person will run the whole course (about 800m/0.5 miles), with 4 laps and 4 people running in total, passing a baton at the start/finish line.
4. One of the four participating has to be a female.
5. The female participant will start first with the three male runners following in order to be determined by the team.

Let's enjoy running together and let the fastest ones win!

Warm-up soccer tournament for the olympics