Up Close and Personal With the SRWC

The Student Recreation and Wellness Center has been creating quite a stir among students on campus lately with the accompaniment of numerous resources explaining and hyping what the final product will entail.

According to CSULB's website, the facility will offer students:

• A large area for new weight lifting and cardio equipment
• 5 total basketball, volleyball, and badminton courts
• 3 multi-purpose dance/group fitness rooms for student group use
• 2 racquetball courts
• Indoor jogging track
• Rock climbing wall
• Juice bar and lounge
• Outdoor recreation swimming pool

Students who plan to be enrolled at the time of the SRWC's opening next fall have expressed support due to a belief in the betterment of campus life. "It's just a good opportunity for people who have time in between breaks and want to have an alternative to sitting around, not doing anything. They can hop in, change, work out, play some basketball, or just get acquainted with students," said Ramon Castillo, junior CSULB student.

For those who still seem unsure of the center's utility, the Associated Students, Inc. provides the necessary information about the project on a more massive scale. Blueprints are available here and here to provide a general framework idea of each of the rec center's levels. In addition, time lapse videos are made available as the construction progresses. Here, I have made my own interpretation of the videos provided:

[Original video footage courtesy of CSULB]

For a lengthy yet imaginative, walk-through view of exactly what the center will look like, watch this YouTube video.
[Above picture also courtesy of CSULB]