Students reject recreation center

04/20/2015

Clark College students overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to use student fees to remodel the O’Connell Sports Center. On Friday, April 17, 62 percent voted against the measure, while 38 percent voted in favor of it. A total of 983 votes were cast online.

The ballot question asked students: “Shall Clark College students pay a mandatory fee per credit to fund a Student Recreation Center Addition to the O’Connell Sports Center and the ongoing operational costs of the facility?”

They voted during the week of April 13-17, 2015. Officials say there are no other plans to move the project forward.

The entryway of the proposed remodeling of the O’Connell Sports Center, which was rejected on April 17 by a wide majority of students.

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04/16/2015

Students are voting this week on a proposed $16.3 remodel of the Clark’s O’Connell Sports Center. Students could pay up to $5.95 per credit hour through student fees for the building for the next 20 years.

Read more (The Columbian)

An architectural rendering of the proposed expansion of the O’Connell Sports Center would include a new basketball court and an elevated running track. (Rendering by LSW Architects)

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A expansion would include an elevated running track, basketball court, cardio room, food vender and a stretching area with exercise machines. Officers of the Associated Students of Clark College, Clark’s student government, scheduled the vote after a yearlong process beginning with a petition last spring.

Read more (The Independent)