RAC renovations beginning

If you've been in the weight room at UMBC, you probably understand that it needs work. A lot of the machines are old or not working, there’s not nearly enough space, and the entire area seems dirty. However, it appears that the university has finally approved renovations. 

Within a few weeks, there will be a whole new weight room. According to SGA’s Facebook page, renovations costs will total $115,000 and will include a number of new machines and equipment. A list of the new equipment can be found on this discussion on myUMBC here: http://my.umbc.edu/discussions/9240. In the short term, this means that if you want to exercise over the next 3 weeks, you’ll have to use the Michael S. Knapp Training Center (also referred to by students as the “varsity gym”) on the RAC Arena Track level. The hours are a little odd and shift from week to week, but they are posted on the recreation page here: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/recsports.

Additionally, my other job with the RAC Event Staff gave me the opportunity to help out a bit with the renovations. Working with several others, I helped remove some of the flooring as well as transporting most of the dumbbells and plates out. Some pictures are posted below. I for one cannot wait to see the new room and hope the changes are implemented as planned.