Well on campus, there are extensive sports facilities including basketball courts, tennis courts, volleyball court, swimming pool. Indoor games there are table tennis, pool etc.
If you're into shopping (and clothing is very cheap out here), there are approximately 3 malls within a 30 minute drive.
There are loads of restaurants and supermarkets within 2 miles of the airfield.
Those of us who are legally allowed to drink have even ventured out to Scottsdale and Tempe which are the nightlife mecca's of Phoenix and people travel from all over to get to.
However the biggest miss is that there isn't an english pub (with an open fire even though it would have to be air conditioned) 2 minutes walk, selling english beers, with Sky Sports and a beer garden next to a river. Then I would be totally satisfied!
R...
PS: We have also been having weekends away and as a group have so far visited;
LA - Universal Studios theme park etc.
Las Vegas - what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
San Francisco - Seafood and Alcatraz
Seattle - home of Starbucks?
Tucson - Pima Air & Space and Davis Monthan (spotters paradise)
San Diego - great beaches (spotters paradise)
New York - see a concert