The Vista Oct, 4, 2001

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UCO'sTennis team serves up some stiff ompetition at the ITF Small College Midwest Regional Championship. ✓ Page 6

>Features Brawner Speaks A UCO alumnus describes the shock of being in New York on Sept. 11. ✓ Page5

TODAY. IN HISTORY In 1993. following a 10-hour tank assault on the White House parliament building, Russian President Boris Yeltsin defeated vice-president Alexander Rutskoi and other opposition- leaders. The Communist rebels were jailed.

QUOTE OF THE DAY "The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax." "Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." — Albert Einstein

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OCT. 4, 2001

Groundbreaking ceremony held Oct. 2; Wellness Center completion set for fall 2002

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onstruction on the $9.2 million Wellness Center will begin after groundbreaking ceremonies Tuesday. The center will be located on the north side of the University Suites and has been on the agenda since late 1999, said Keith Weber, assistant to the president. "We visited several campuses to get an idea of what we wanted, for • comparison purposes," he said. He said they hoped to begin construction sooner, but there were several delays. Some delays include student focus groups and working out financing the money. "We wanted student input in the design process. This took a little longer than we thought." He said the surveys helped

shape the plans for the center. Some of the results include, "Lots of recreational court space, an indoor jogging track and a greatly expanded fitness space. About 7,000 sq. ft." Sophomore management information systems student, Samantha Evans said it would be worth having the center if it didn't raise tuition. "If I had weights available, I would use them," Evans said. Other students said since it was included in their tuition, they would take advantage of it. Freshman nursing student, Lysa Andrews said, "It's easier PHOTO BY LEITH LAWS having it on campus because I Roger Webb explains to dignitaries, faculty, the President Dr. don't have to drive or pay any general public and members of the press that the Wellness Center membership." will offer added benefits to UCO's campus. Business administration freshman, Nelly Vance said this would be beneficial for college we eat too much. It would also is sometime during the fall take some stress out," Vance 2002 semester, said Charlie students. Johnson, UCO director of said. "Students can be healthy media relations. Anticipated completion date [because of the center], because However, they will not occupy the building until the following spring, Weber said. The center will offer exercise equipment, aerobic rooms and will house some classrooms, Johnson said. For students, the cost is included in the student activity fee. Faculty and staff will have a small fee, Johnson said. Students that are now paying for the center in the student activity fee and will graduate before its completion may not be left out. "We are still working that out. We may try to offer a discounted membership if they are part of the alumni association and live in the metro area. We like to keep our alumni connected with the University," Weber said. • PHOTO BY LEITH LAWS

From left to right, UCOSA President Brian Downs, Director of Architectural and Engineering Services for UCO David Stapleton, Don Keane of Hastings and Chivetta Architecture, Frantz Davies and David Short of Lotti Krisham and Short Inc. listen to President Webb's address at the ceremony.

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