They hear the buzzing of machines, the roar of the wrecking ball and yet, still, most students seem to be unclear of exactly what will be constructed in parking lot 11.
According to CSULB's official website, the Student Recreation and Wellness Centerwill be "a 125,000 square feet facility with fitness programs, aerobic classes, rock climbing walls and 8 basketball, volleyball and badminton courts total." In a poll taken by 23 percent of the student body in the fall of 2005, 54 percent of said students voted in support of creating the SRWC. Of course, this would come at the expense of an added $110 per semester, which will be implemented once the facility is actually open.
The construction updates seem to be on par with an expected 2010 fall semester opening. Workers broke ground on the rec center at the beginning of the year and the latest citation on August 24 marked the completion of structural steel and slab on grade, as well as the start of fire proofing on the first floor.
Construction workers at the Hall of Science building are always being watched.
A movable video camera has been mounted on the top of the Peterson Hall of Science 2 building so that the public can watch the reconstruction progress of the new Hall of Science. After logging in to this site, users can control the viewpoint of the camera, zoom in and out, and focus the image quality.
The camera is password-protected. Here is the information:
User: guest
Password: csulb
According to the project schedule, structural steel is currently being put in place and, with the help of this bird's eye view, the process can be seen firsthand.
All of this work is leading up to the 2011 opening, which will offer a new home primarily to the Departments of Geological Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, and Science Education, but also to certain portions of Biological Sciences and Chemistry and Biochemistry.
