The Hadley Family Recreation and Well-Being Center opened its doors Wednesday morning to begin summer recreation operations before the fall semester.
The soft opening includes limited daily hours from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with all five floors open —excluding the aquatic center and the climbing wall areas.
In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Mike Widen, director of campus recreation at the University of Michigan, said the vision for the Hadley Center began in 2011 with the founding of the student organization Building a Better Michigan. The organization’s advocacy called for improvements to the Michigan Union and Michigan Recreation facilities, which prompted the University to institute a $65 fee on tuition payments to fund renovations for U-M Unions and recreational sports facilities…