Special Olympic Trials Issue 2008
More than meets the eye: the beauty of the uo's new athletic medicine center is not just skin deep
From the moment you press the big "O" in the door handle of the University of Oregon's new Athletic Medicine Center, you sense you're about to enter a different world.
Inside is a dazzling, ultra high-tech space filled with glass, mirrors, bold buffed-metal graphics--even a waterfall. But behind the breathtaking bling is serious functionality. This facility was built with student athletes' total health in mind, and the athletes themselves played a role in its design.
