Josh Barta jbarta@uwo.edu Staff senate met this Wednesday to address problems of funding, student tuition, faculty salaries and sexual misconduct training, along with announcing the grand opening of Half Acre tomorrow. Vice President for Administration Bill Mai addressed the issue of falling natural gas prices to the senate. “As that revenue source continues to slide…
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…
Kinesiology junior and Olympic style lifter Aaron Naccarato looked forward to the reopening of Half-Acre, especially upon learning the renovated gym would have Olympic plates and platforms, but his excitement soon turned to disappointment when he discovered full Olympic lifts would not be permitted. Inspired by the ban on full Olympic lifts, Naccarato wrote a…
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 Half Acre Recreation and Wellness Center’s Phase I expected completion date has been moved from January 20 to an unspecified date in March 2015. Kenneth Jones, the manager of Capital Projects for UW Facilities Planning, declined to comment on the cause of the delays, but said, “The project is moving steadily toward the March…
