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New REC Center in AU
Posted on 8/20/13 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 8/20/13 at 1:45 pm
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AUBURN, Alabama - The old Student Activities center at Auburn University is no more, but has given way to a brand new 240,000-square-foot facility known as the Recreation and Wellness Center. Students and faculty got their first look inside today after a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The $72 million facility is home to a five-story rock climbing wall, a 45-person hot tub shaped like a tiger paw, and a fitness tower overlooking the sports complexes on campus. According to a press release from the Auburn University Office of Communications, the center also holds the nation's longest indoor running track. The facility also offers eight basketball courts, a PGA golf simulator, racquetball courts, a multi-activity court, outdoor pool and leisure area, fire pit, strength equipment, cardio equipment, weights, circuit training, and various multipurpose rooms.
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I haven't been there(in AU) since last year but didn't know they were building this. This is 1000x better than when I was in school. You people still in school better take advantage.
This post was edited on 8/20/13 at 5:12 pm
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Posted on 8/20/13 at 1:46 pm to AUtigerNOLA
isnt there a 50 person std pool in it?
Posted on 8/20/13 at 1:49 pm to NYCAuburn
45 person tiger shaped paw hot tub. Jesus.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 1:50 pm to AUtigerNOLA
Gross.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 1:51 pm to AUtigerNOLA
You're welcome students.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 1:52 pm to AUtigerNOLA
I hope our Red Elephant Club gets us some players that are competitive.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 1:55 pm to AUtigerNOLA
Undergrads...you're welcome.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 1:56 pm to parkjas2001
That damn thing was promised to be ready by my senior year (2010/2011). Yes I'm still bitter.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 1:59 pm to parkjas2001
Thanks guys. I'll enjoy it. 
Posted on 8/20/13 at 2:02 pm to Weagle25
You lucky bastages going to school right now.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 2:16 pm to aubiecat
I'll go once to see it and I doubt I see the inside of it again.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 2:22 pm to AUtigerNOLA
I've been and it is simply amazing. I currently have a membership at Max Fitness and they have to be hating that this place opened.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 2:22 pm to AUtigerNOLA
I hope it is open on Saturdays....I wanna run that track before I start tailgating.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 2:27 pm to Ross
I would probably be at that thing everyday, if I was a student.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 2:30 pm to 15sammy34
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I'll go once to see it and I doubt I see the inside of it again.
kige
Nothing beats the good ol' Beard-Eaves stairs.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 2:33 pm to AUtigerNOLA
The buildings in that area look great... from the new dorms, to the Arena, to the Wellness center, to the new Athletic Dept Dorm, nutrition center and Parking Structure (for the new dorms. They all blend together. Also in that area is a new state of the art Kinesiology Building it all looks great.. The do need to bulldoze Beard-Eaves.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 2:35 pm to allin2010
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The buildings in that area look great... from the new dorms, to the Arena, to the Wellness center, to the new Athletic Dept Dorm, nutrition center and Parking Structure (for the new dorms. They all blend together. Also in that area is a new state of the art Kinesiology Building it all looks great.. The do need to bulldoze Beard-Eaves.
Agree. If Beard Eaves was turned into another parking deck life would be great.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 2:36 pm to Ross
:(
You are both horrible people and have given me innumerable sads.
You are both horrible people and have given me innumerable sads.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 2:37 pm to allin2010
New parking deck too. Rec and dorms were so late and behind schedule though. Lot of problems. Still not finished with the dorm s. Students paid for all the rec funding though.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 2:38 pm to allin2010
I can't stop laughing thinking about college students in a 45-person hot tub. My first year at Auburn was 1983 and the weight room was a joke. It was usable, for sure, but small and worn out. When the new weight room opened up (I'm guessing it was 1984) I was happy. It was awesome and I loved going there all the way until graduation.
These pictures of the new facility are incredible. I wonder how crowded that pool is going to be?
These pictures of the new facility are incredible. I wonder how crowded that pool is going to be?
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