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News Stories Blanket the U.S. About Campus Recreation

Value & Growth of Campus Recreation Facilities & Programs Highlighted

An April Associated Press article on CNN.com, entitled "Recreation centers used to woo students" incorporated results of the NIRSA Collegiate Recreational Sports Facility Construction Report for 2004-2010 (complete report available in the NIRSA Members Only Section). This article is the latest in a spate of online and print news items to address the increasing value of recreational sports facilities and programs. As a result of the AP article, NIRSA also made the news in the Cavalier Daily, from the University of Virginia Charlottesville and The Daily Iowan from the University of Iowa. To read recent coverage on this subject, follow the links below:

• Recreation centers used to woo students, by the Associated Press
• Rec. facilities attract prospectives [sic]: More colleges, universities enhance facilities to attract potential students; U.Va. facilities experience high use, by K.C. Hall
• UI joins trend in bulking up rec space, by Jane Slusark
• Redone Rec Center wows UA students, by Caitlin Tudzin
• BU shapes up its recruiting: Campus officials hope $90m athletic center will lure top students, by Marcella Bombardieri