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West Gymnasium<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.66″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”18″ border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Ben Weiss<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.66″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n On September 3, 2006, Carleton student and varsity swim team captain Ted Mullin lost his battle with sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Beloved by students and faculty alike, he was completely invested in college life. He exhibited a strength and love of learning that left an unforgettable impression on the Carleton community.<\/p>\n Two months after Mullin\u2019s death, the Carleton swim team decided to \u201cleave it in the pool\u201d in honor of his passing. On November 7, 2006, they participated in the first \u201cHour of Power,\u201d an hour-long relay designed to raise awareness of sarcoma. Currently, the \u201cHour of Power\u201d flourishes; in 2013-14, the event attracted more than 8,100 contributing athletes from across the country. And like nine years ago, it still occurs in the 25-yard pool in West Gymnasium.<\/p>\n Since its construction in 1964, West Gym has served as the setting for numerous college athletic and academic events. Designed by Minoru Yamasaki, one of the country\u2019s most celebrated mid-century architects (and designer of the World Trade Center), it was initially part of President Laurence Gould\u2019s ambitious plan to redesign campus. Costing $1.1 million, it was called the men\u2019s gym; women had a separate facility-Cowling Gymnasium\u2014also designed by Yamasaki.<\/p>\n West Gymnasium remains heavily in use today. Intramural basketball games occur under the spacious ceilings, and Carleton\u2019s swim team still holds practices and meets in the pool. And every November, Carleton swimmers exhaust themselves in honor and memory of Ted Mullin.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=”3.0.66″ show_title_and_caption=”on” show_pagination=”on” gallery_ids=”866,865,864,862,863,861″ fullwidth=”off” orientation=”landscape” zoom_icon_color=”#1eaa98″ hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid” auto=”off” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"