SGA Gives Stu­dent Body Oppor­tu­nity to Build Bet­ter Bod­ies by Stay­ing Fit

BY AMANDA KINKADE

From left: SGA Vice Pres­i­dent Bryan Zarou, SGA Pres­i­dent Tan­ner Polce and Direc­tor of Stu­dent Activ­i­ties and SGA Advi­sor Sarah Smith try out the new dumbbells.

ON FEBRUARY 4 Wes­ley College’s Stu­dent Gov­ern­ment Asso­ci­a­tion (SGA) hosted a ribbon-cutting cer­e­mony to cel­e­brate a $55,000 ren­o­va­tion of the Malm­berg Fit­ness Cen­ter facil­ity in Malm­berg Hall.

The ren­o­va­tion will pro­vide Wolver­ines with new free weight equip­ment and total body weight machines, as well as new tread­mills and car­dio­vas­cu­lar work­out equip­ment. The Malm­berg Fit­ness Cen­ter is open to the approx­i­mately 2,100 stu­dents on the Dover campus.

“Last year, as vice pres­i­dent of SGA, stu­dents would always make state­ments to me about the Malm­berg Gym. The major­ity of the stu­dents were con­cerned about the lack of equip­ment and space,” said SGA Pres­i­dent Tan­ner Polce. “As Pres­i­dent of SGA this year, the Malm­berg Fit­ness Cen­ter became one of the top pri­or­i­ties for the SGA cab­i­net. I’m so very happy that we can finally make an impact in an area that is impor­tant to students.”

Prepa­ra­tion for the ren­o­va­tion began over one year ago, when SGA rep­re­sen­ta­tives turned to stu­dents to ask what pos­i­tive changes they would like to see on cam­pus. The answer came back loud and clear. After months of research and meet­ing with con­sul­tants from fit­ness equip­ment firms, Polce and his SGA exec­u­tive board announced the good news.

“This is a won­der­ful oppor­tu­nity for the SGA to respond to stu­dent con­cerns and spend stu­dent fees exactly where there is a need,” said Direc­tor of Stu­dent Activ­i­ties and SGA Advi­sor Sarah Smith. “The Malm­berg Gym dras­ti­cally needed a facelift and now Wes­ley Col­lege stu­dents can exer­cise in a place that has proper, work­ing and state-of-the-art equipment.”