New Student Recreation Facility

[Skeeney]

The new student recreation facility opened today. Sullivan and I went there and took a little tour, and I must say that it is pretty incredible. The pool is amazing and has a few lanes and then a free swimming area. There is a very large hot tub as well. There are 3 full length basketball courts with an indoor running track above. The weight lifting area is probably the best part: it is huge and each cardio machine has a TV built in. Surprisingly, there is also an indoor soccer/field hockey area, but unfortunately it is only for intramurals. Another reason why it is a very exciting time to be a sycamore!

 

[4Q_iu]

Why unfortunate...

Skenney,

Why is unfortunate that the Student Rec Center is 'for intramurals' only?

Wasn't the place built for 'the rest of the students' & intramurals? (ie Student-Athletes will have all of the current athletic facilities plus the HPER building {w/ all of its athletic facilities} in which to train?)

I thought the plan was w/ University Hall (Athletes Only) weight room being shuttered (along w/ the rest of the building) was to move the athletes' area to the HPER Building, ergo, the general student populace and intramurals needed to move as well.

Answer: New Student Recreation Center

 

[Skeeney]

I meant that only the indoor soccer/hockey area is for intramurals only. The rest of the facility is available to the rest of the student body. There is a fee to use the facility for new students, but for those of us who have been paying for the building for a few years, we have free admittance for an amount of time equal to what we have been paying (or something like that the lady tried to explain it to me and I got confused).

 

[bluestreak]

My family was in town for my HS reunion last weekend and drove by the new Rec Center - very impressive facility!