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University breaks ground on ‘transformative’ Meinig Fieldhouse

Meinig Fieldhouse groundbreaking event
Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Meinig Fieldhouse project (Ryan Young/Cornell University)

By Jeremy Hartigan, Athletics and Physical Education

University leaders, core project donors and key stakeholders in Athletics and Physical Education celebrated the kickoff of the Meinig Fieldhouse project Oct. 19 with a groundbreaking ceremony as part of Cornell’s Trustee-Council Annual Meeting weekend.

“Athletics, physical education and health are absolutely core priorities for Cornell,” said Interim President Michael I. Kotlikoff. “So when this project emerged, it wasn’t a question of if we should do it, but a question of how we would do it.”

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