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University
Recreation Center turns 1 year old
Students
take a break from exercise, celebrate with cake
The
University Recreation Center celebrates its one-year anniversary
Tuesday with food, fun and festivities.
By
Erica Parker
Staff Reporter
Red and purple balloons, free Panera Bread sandwiches
and a cake cutting ceremony with the chancellor helped
kick off the University Recreation Center’s one-year
birthday celebration Tuesday.
Chancellor Victor Boschini opened the festivities with
a brief speech and was the first person to take a bite
of the red, white and purple cakes.
“The Recreation Center is an integral part of the
campus,” Boschini said. “It’s a great physical
structure and we’re blessed to have this.
“Students and faculty can come together on a common
ground and be equal. Everyone wears shorts,” he said.
The university is celebrating the $30 million facility’s
one-year birthday because the center has made a major
impact on campus, said Cristie Mitchell, assistant director
of campus recreation.
Students and faculty had the chance to win massages, personal
training sessions, T-shirts and Rippit class passes.
John Walls, a junior advertising/public relations major,
said he has used the recreation center since it opened
last spring, but thought the party was a great way to
entice students who don’t normally go there.
Michelle Bouchillon, a junior political science major,
took a break from weight lifting when she saw the free
food and cake. She said the facility promotes healthy
workouts in a nonthreatening way.
“The recreation center is big enough where you don’t
feel intimidated by other people, but it is small enough
to get help when needed,” Bouchillon said. |
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Nicole
Martinez/ Staff Photographer
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| Wellness
Office representative Amy Goodson helps kick off
the celebration by serving cake to attendees of
the University Recreation Center’s first birthday
party Tuesday afternoon. |
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