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Rec Center expansion proposed
Shannon Hurley
Issue date: 1/29/08 Section: News
Of the Student Recreation Center's 105,000 square feet, 75,000 will be reconfigured.
This will be accomplished with the renovation of both male and female locker rooms, expansion of the female locker room, addition of restrooms on the second floor, expansion of the spa, addition of a sauna and steam room and renovation of the track.
The entrance will also be moved to the southeast corner of the building.
Though she is undecided about the expansion, ASCSU senator and Student Fee Review Board member Katie Freudenthal emphasized the recreation staff's commitment to fostering student involvement.
"They've really been trying to get student input," she said. "It's definitely needed."
ASCSU member Claire Overturf agrees that an enhanced Recreation Center would better accommodate both the mental and physical health of students.
"My mental clarity and my mental health is highly related to my endorphins," Overturf said.
Others are not as optimistic. Muenchow's presentation to ASCSU last semester of the proposed expansion has left Moore asking for more details and questioning priorities.
Moore will get his answers on Wednesday night when Muenchow will clarify the cost and demand for the project at ASCSU's Senate meeting and present her student findings to the association.
"What students don't understand," Muenchow said, "is that the money through student fees can only be used for construction purposes."
No money is being taken away from academics or even athletics, she said.
Muenchow said she has a pretty good idea of students' desires after meeting personally with over 300 students last semester to discuss their recreation and health needs, as well as compiling over 1,500 student survey responses.
"The general summary is yeah, go for it!" said Muenchow, "This is the right project at the right time."
Staff writer Shannon Hurley can be reached at news@collegian.com.
This will be accomplished with the renovation of both male and female locker rooms, expansion of the female locker room, addition of restrooms on the second floor, expansion of the spa, addition of a sauna and steam room and renovation of the track.
The entrance will also be moved to the southeast corner of the building.
Though she is undecided about the expansion, ASCSU senator and Student Fee Review Board member Katie Freudenthal emphasized the recreation staff's commitment to fostering student involvement.
"They've really been trying to get student input," she said. "It's definitely needed."
ASCSU member Claire Overturf agrees that an enhanced Recreation Center would better accommodate both the mental and physical health of students.
"My mental clarity and my mental health is highly related to my endorphins," Overturf said.
Others are not as optimistic. Muenchow's presentation to ASCSU last semester of the proposed expansion has left Moore asking for more details and questioning priorities.
Moore will get his answers on Wednesday night when Muenchow will clarify the cost and demand for the project at ASCSU's Senate meeting and present her student findings to the association.
"What students don't understand," Muenchow said, "is that the money through student fees can only be used for construction purposes."
No money is being taken away from academics or even athletics, she said.
Muenchow said she has a pretty good idea of students' desires after meeting personally with over 300 students last semester to discuss their recreation and health needs, as well as compiling over 1,500 student survey responses.
"The general summary is yeah, go for it!" said Muenchow, "This is the right project at the right time."
Staff writer Shannon Hurley can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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