Paige Backman pbackman@uwyo.edu The Wellness Center located inside of Half Acre gym has been open for about a week. The Wellness Center is open to the university community from Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Any faculty member or student associated with the university has access to the Wellness Center’s services. Those…
Paige Backman pbackman@uwyo.edu The second phase of the construction on Half Acre Gym is wrapping up and updated facilities are starting to open. The full indoor track opened this past week, as well as the renovated basketball courts on the west side of the building. While the pool and hot tub area are still closed…
The opening of Half Acre Gym is delayed again. Due to construction setbacks, Half Acre will not be completed for four months. The new anticipated completion date is October 31, 2015. UW Trustee Mike Massie said the delays are the result of resource scarcity and design problems. Massie also said there are many construction projects…
It was one of those moments that only happen in a romantic comedy. My workout buddy and I were in Half Acre and we bumped into Robert McDonald, also known as my uncle Bob, the architect and UW alumni behind the gym renovation, who guided us on a tour. It was an honor to be…
Half Acre Gym reopened last week with numerous additions. Renovations to Half Acre began in May 2013. Kenneth Jones, manager of capital projects at UW Facilities Planning, said the simplest reason for the renovations is to provide the university a modern recreation and wellness center experience. The renovations are scheduled in two phases, the first…
The smell of chlorine fills the air as I walk into the Corbett pool. I am here to cover one of the most unusual sports: battleships. Usually when you think of Battleship you think of a board game, where you are trying to sink your opponent’s ships. That is essentially what they are trying to…
