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Show !MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1999 New building includes top quality facilities BY DEBORAH PERRY OF THE JOURNAL STAFF The new building will have five racquetball courts located on the ground floor. There will be larger locker rooms EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second and that can handle the amount of students final part of the series on the construction expected to enroll in physical education of the new Physical Education Building. classes. The new building will also house a gymnasium that contains three full-sized SUU has long been basketball courts . Included on the known as the "Coaching . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . Factory," according to ground floor will be a 'Physical education Physical Education new state-of-the-art Department Chair career preparation, weight room. Ther-e will Stephen Lunt, because be two regular sized student intramural many of Utah high class rooms as well as school's head coaches in programs and two classrooms that can 1998, from the Bear River accommodate 175 recreation are the Bears to the Viewmont students. main emphases of Vikings, graduated from The larger classrooms SUU. will be used by the the new building, ' It is partly to maintain physical education said PE. Department department as well as for this reputation that the new Physical Education Chair, Stephen Lunt. other large general Building is being built. education classes. "Physical education "We hijve built for the career preparation, student intramural future," said Lunt. He said he expects to programs and recreation are the main see this type of growth continue at SUU. emphases of the new building," Lunt said. The faculty and staff offices will be With this purpose in mind, architects located on the second floor. designed many much needed amenities The third floor houses a dance and and improvements. aerobics studio, a martial arts and A new Olympic-sized swimming pool, on combatant room, a bio-mechanics lab and the ground floor, is the only enclosed a motor control lab. Olympic-sized pool on a college campus Above the basketball courts, will be a in Utah. It is 50 meters long and 25 yards . suspended track. wide and is designed for state Lunt said that the building will be for competitions. It is large enough that it can student use rather than intercollegiate be divided to accommodate more classes. sports. OUR PAGE 11 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS ,wrr·1lff·ro mou.Q ~ui~~LO WINGi (UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU ' RE A CHICKEN) , Winger's, home of World Famous Buffalo Wings Ribs • Chicken • Sizzling Fajitas • Sensational Salads Gourmet Sandwiches and Burgers Kids Menu & More. NOW SERVING BREAKFAST! A n American Dine r 1555 West Regency Road • Cedar City • 867-1700 :\I A \; W AS f\1 E A r\ T TO II A V E W I \: C S DUCATION .... . I I , APPLY TO THE HONORS PROGRAM 105 C SOUTH HAii • 865-8105 |