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CRCE Now Open!

CRCE Now Open! Opening marks completion of Phase One Campus Recreation Center East opened March 30 marking the completion of Phase One of the Campus Recreation renovation project. The 110,000-square-foot facility, located at 1102 W. Gregory between Allen and Freer halls, features an aquatic center with pool, bubble benches, waterslide and spa; a three-court gymnasium; three racquetball courts; multi-purpose rooms; multi-activity (MAC) gym for indoor soccer and indoor inline hockey; 10,000-square-foot fitness area, 1/8th-mile track; plus men’s and women’s locker rooms and a family clothes-changing area. Memberships are available to UI faculty and staff members and their spouses/partners, adult dependents and children; recent UI graduates; UI retirees; allied organization employees; and UI Alumni Association members and associates. For more information, visit www.campusrec.uiuc.edu or call 333-3806. Click photos to enlarge Back to Index

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