Field House

How can CUW, one of the most prestigious Concordia's in the nation, only have one gymnasium. Students are being charged high tuitions to come to Concordia and should receive great facilities in return. There is only one field house at Concordia University Wisconsin and it isn't even that big. Having just one field house makes it difficult for the athletic teams, phy. ed. classes, and just any individual to fight for time in the field house.

Concordia has around 1700 students that are charged great prices to come to Concordia. The highschool that I attended before attending CUW had about 800 students that were charged only $14 a year. This highschool had a field house which is probably twice the size of Concordia's along with two other gyms. With this setup, 3 to 4 athletic teams could be practicing at once, and there was still open space for students to shoot some hoops at their leisure. How can a University of Concordia's stature be second hand to a small town highschool?

There is often conflict at Concordia's field house because there is not enough space for more than one team to practice in. So, if someone has the gym reserved, then everyone else must wait. The limited size means that teams will constantly be reserving the gym so there is little time for individuals to spend leisure time in the field house. Also if there is an event in the fieldhouse such as a basketball tourney, then there is nowhere for teams to practice for nearly the entire day. Finally, there are many HHP, or phy. ed. classes at CUW that need gymnasium space as well.

Concordia is a school that requires participation in gym classes, has many students, and has many athletic teams. All three of these things make use of a gymnasium. The tiny fieldhouse at Concordia cannot effectively support all of these things. Someone is always waiting for gym time. You would think that a prestigious college would be able to have at least two gymnasiums when almost all highschools have that many or more.