Rec Center on the Rise

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 Center will 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.

[Photo courtesy of CSULB]