ARC vs CRCE

In case you haven't heard, IMPE has been renamed ARC (Activities and Recreation Center, pronounced "ark") to "better reflect the functionality of the facility." Basically, the opening of ARC next semester is going to be the coup de grâce to that fucking waste-of-space shit hole that is CRCE. Even during its renovation ARC/IMPE has been kicking CRCE's ass. Let's take a look at what CRCE has to offer...

As you enter CRCE through its fancy-pants automatic doors you think, "Hey this place seems pretty cool!" But then you realize that CRCE is just a big fucking waste of space. It's like fake gold. It might appear impressive from a distance but up close its worthlessness is obvious. First of all, the pool is a "leisure pool," which means that it is for children and old people. It also has a water slide. Yay. Next is the upper level. After passing a bunch of couches and a big screen TV (I thought this was a fitness facility) you will reach the staircase to the upper level. Upon reaching the top, you will see a pathetic assortment of free weight equipment and machines. Behind all of this equipment you will find people waiting for their turn to use them because there is not enough equipment in the facility to prevent long wait times. The experience is kind of like a day at six flags but with more BO. Pretty much the only good thing about CRCE is the track because when everything is in use you can run on the track for a while. Then there are the left overs, aka group fitness, basketball courts, and racquetball courts. However, I don't use them so I can't say anything. CRCE is making me mad, so I'll move on to ARC.

At ARC you basically never have to wait unless you go during peak times at night, and even then you don't have to wait that long. Furthermore, there is a wider selection of equipment to use so you don't have to settle for crap like you do at CRCE. CRCE lovers might argue, "At least CRCE has a pool!" because they really don't have any other ammo. Well it might as well not have a pool because you can't do real swimming in it. When ARC is finished it will have two 50 m pools so suck on that CRCE lovers. Speaking of CRCE people, let's compare CRCE people to ARC people.

CRCE people are predominantly skinny Urbana boys and girls though there are some Greeks there too. One time I overheard a guy, who I assume is in a frat, talking about masturbating. He called it "jerking off." He wasn't really just talking about it though. It was more like he was announcing to everyone that he likes to jerk off and so we had to listen. It's strange because I don't expect to hear stuff like that in Urbana. ARC on the other hand is practically 98% Greek people and I don't think I've heard anyone announce their masturbation habits. However, they do tend to wear shirts that say things like "drunkenhood" and relate stories about which sororstitute they sexed last night to their bros.

P.S. here is a picture I made from 2007.