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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