2008 Woodie Awards
Sports offices in serious need of repairs; renovations put on hold
By: David Lopez
Issue date: 3/31/05 Section: Sports
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As he steps into the flooded room, the lights begin to flicker on and off; water drips from the ceiling, while a foul stench fills the air.
No, this is not a description of a typical scene in a horror flick; it's actually the college's athletic training room.
The training room, which is located near the entrance of the women's locker room, was one of the buildings that was severely damaged by the rain.
"It's an old building," athletic director Dave Shannon said. "Our facilities team, as well as our athletic trainers, are working as best as they can to get it fixed."
The storm that hit EC early in the year damaged much of the training room, causing tiles to fall from the ceiling, as well as damaging the carpet that once lay there.
"There's a big demand campus-wide for our shops and facilities," Shannon said. "The weather has also been a factor as it continues to rain even up to this month."
To some, the athletic training room is more than just a building.
"It is a place where athletes can go for overall medical and athletic care," Rory Natividad, certified athletic trainer, said.
For several weeks, the athletic training room had been closed so that it could be sanitized due to asbestos. Asbestos, which is used as a fireproof insulating material, is also linked to causing certain types of cancer.
With the fear of asbestos, Natividad and partner Mike Miller, certified athletic trainer, had to relocate their services to the Field House, which is adjacent to the baseball field. They spent a couple weeks there as the carpets were removed from the training room.
"Moving rooms was a bit difficult in the terms of dealing with a limited space. But now that we're back in here, it's status quo," Natividad said.
The South Gym where the athletic room is located was built in 1979 and has suffered rain damages in the past.
Drainage problems seem to be the issue as water has collected up against the fiberboards, causing the walls to saturate.
No, this is not a description of a typical scene in a horror flick; it's actually the college's athletic training room.
The training room, which is located near the entrance of the women's locker room, was one of the buildings that was severely damaged by the rain.
"It's an old building," athletic director Dave Shannon said. "Our facilities team, as well as our athletic trainers, are working as best as they can to get it fixed."
The storm that hit EC early in the year damaged much of the training room, causing tiles to fall from the ceiling, as well as damaging the carpet that once lay there.
"There's a big demand campus-wide for our shops and facilities," Shannon said. "The weather has also been a factor as it continues to rain even up to this month."
To some, the athletic training room is more than just a building.
"It is a place where athletes can go for overall medical and athletic care," Rory Natividad, certified athletic trainer, said.
For several weeks, the athletic training room had been closed so that it could be sanitized due to asbestos. Asbestos, which is used as a fireproof insulating material, is also linked to causing certain types of cancer.
With the fear of asbestos, Natividad and partner Mike Miller, certified athletic trainer, had to relocate their services to the Field House, which is adjacent to the baseball field. They spent a couple weeks there as the carpets were removed from the training room.
"Moving rooms was a bit difficult in the terms of dealing with a limited space. But now that we're back in here, it's status quo," Natividad said.
The South Gym where the athletic room is located was built in 1979 and has suffered rain damages in the past.
Drainage problems seem to be the issue as water has collected up against the fiberboards, causing the walls to saturate.