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Esslinger Continued from Page 1 tions. About $8.5 million comes from state building fees collected by the Oregon State System of Higher Education, which is now the Oregon University System. The remainder of the capital came from fund raising, Lobisser said. “Early in the process, we de cided we did not have funds to do everything we wanted to do,” he said. But both the covered tennis stadium and the sports medicine lab are joint efforts with other campus organizations. The sports medicine lab is a coopera tive effort with Physical Activity and Recreation Services, the Uni versity Health Center and the athletic department, which has contributed $700,000 of the $1.2 million budget for the new tennis courts. "The tennis courts will be a PARS-managed facility with a use agreement for collegiate ten nis — men's and women’s,” Lo bisser said. Most of the old facility remains in use, and though Leighton Pool was closed during the summer and fall terms, it reopened about two weeks ago. Because of construction, there are no locker rooms for students to change in and store their clothes, but the pool does have the added benefit of a new me chanical system that controls water temperature and filtra tion. "It's a little bit of an inconve nience, but we’re excited and glad that Leighton Pool is up and running,” said Brent Harrison, recreation and intramural direc tor. In the meantime, students change in temporary tents inside the pool area, "Unfortunately, that’s the best we can do as far as accommoda tions," said Molly Kennedy, fa cilities coordinator. “But people have been really receptive to it and happy that the pool — the Esslinger Renovation Plans Matt Garton/Emerald big pool — is open again.” Before Leighton reopened, stu dents could swim in the smaller Gerlinger pool. Christi Schones, a junior excer cise and movement science ma jor, said not being able to shower is an inconvenience. “Like right now," she said, "I’m still in my wet suit, and I'm going home to shower.” Schones also said the thought of changing so close to other peo ple seems a little weird, but it was more inconvenient when the pool was dosed. Harrison said he hopes stu dents can bear with the construc tion, because "the outcome will be far more of an advantage than it has been. ’’ “The benefit to the University is manifold," Lobisser said, “it will create a more positive social environment for those on cam pus.” The opportunities from the recreation center will have a pos itive effect on recruitment and re tention, he said. Students who become in volved with health-oriented ac tivities are more likely to develop a relationship with the institu tion by establishing a sense of be longing, Lobisser said. The University is anticipating a rise in the number of people who use the recreational facility. The early projections estimate that 2,000 to 2,500 students, fac ulty and staff will use the new center on a daily basis. These fig ures were partially computed by a 1993 needs-assessment study, Lobisser said. Kennedy said Esslinger Hall is not seeing a large difference in the number of people using the facility except when the pool was closed. Last spring, more than 5,700 people used the recreation center about 61,000 times com pared to almost 5,600 people who visited Esslinger 56,000 times last fall. Attention UO Students! L -Lane-O Credit Union is sponsoring twenty-five undergraduate scholarships, each worth $4,000 per year, for the 1999-2000 school year. To be considered for a JJ-Lane-O scholarship, the following documents must be postmarked by February 1, 1999: 1999-2000 UO Scholarship Application Free .Application for Federal Student .Aid (FAFSA) U-Lane-O Scholarship Application Pick up vour applications today in Oregon Hall. Tired of your Roommate? Cooking? Cleaning? •. imuting ? Spaces are available on campus. For more information, stop by University Housing or call. 346-4277
