Work out facility open, not all services offered
By Kami Lewis
Staff Reporter

Construction of the new University Recreation Center will send swimmers, racquet ball players and aerobics lovers off campus this semester.

A temporary weight room and a cardio center are now available in the old Cokesbury Bookstore at 2720 W. Berry St., said Steven Kintigh, director of recreational sports.

Racquetball courts, tennis courts, aerobics classes and a pool will not be offered on campus this semester.

Marcel Maitland, a senior radio-TV-film major, said he used to play sand volleyball by the Rickel Building.

“It’s about a 15-minute drive to where I play now, and it can be pretty inconvenient sometimes,” he said.

However, a temporary space for indoor volleyball and basketball enthusiasts may come from Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

“Hopefully we’ll be able to begin offering court time by the second week of school,” Kintigh said. “It really depends on the flexibility of the athletic teams and their practice schedules.”

The temporary weight room will offer the full range of weight machines and cardio equipment the Rickel Building did, Kintigh said. Students will find it nearly equal to the facilities in the Rickel Building, he said.

“The biggest differences are that we won’t offer showers, overnight lockers or walk-in student guests due to limited space availability,” Kintigh said. “But students should find everything else as accessible as the Rickel.”

Kintigh said intramural sports will focus on more outdoor programming this semester and off-campus sand volleyball may be offered.

While the temporary facility is not open to alumni and community members, Kintigh said Recreational Sports is eager to work with student’s needs.

“If a student walked in tomorrow and said, ‘I know where there’s a place for aerobics classes,’ we would work as hard as possible to make that happen,” Kintigh said. “There’s really no reason for a student to have to go off campus to exercise, with the exception of just a few sports.”

Kami Lewis
k.e.lewis2@student.tcu.edu

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