Those people must never have stepped foot in UD's RecPlex.

Just over a year ago, the university opened the new recreational building with much fanfare and great anticipation.

And in the facility's short one-year lifespan, it has not disappointed. In fact, it has been a rousing success.

'We knew that it was going to be a giant step and a giant attribute for the students,' said Billy Mayo, the director of campus recreation. 'But to be honest with you, I think it really wowed most people. The mere size of it compared to the PAC, and, not only that, the interactive spaces. It met our wildest expectations.'

The largest attribute of the RecPlex is its size. With more than three times the space of the facility it replaced, it can accommodate many more students, activities and programs than the old PAC ever could.

Students have been taking full advantage of the opportunities afforded by the space the RecPlex provides.

Since its opening, the RecPlex has had more than 320,000 visits. And although the old PAC did not have the technology to keep such accurate records, Mayo is certain there is no comparison between the numbers.

Intramural participation has also risen. According to Mayo, last winter nearly 250 teams competed in intramural basketball. Overall, about 75 percent of males and 35 percent of females at UD participate in intramural sports.

'We could only program three courts over in the PAC because we had to keep one open for general use,' Mayo said. 'Now we have six courts. It's made life a lot easier programming, a lot more efficient. And we just merely do more.'

Aside from intramural sports, the number of clubs on campus has increased, as well as the number of fitness programs. Right now, the RecPlex offers 10 separate fitness classes, ranging from yoga to cycling to step aerobics.

The popularity of such programs and the availability of a multitude of rooms to host them means the probability of adding even more programs in the future is high.

Some of those would include more aerobics classes and even some activities in the summer.

'We are thinking about summer camps for faculty and staff families, offering those types of camps for their kids,' Mayo said. 'We are very slow during the summer months.'

Feedback for the RecPlex has been overwhelmingly positive, aside from a few policy complaints.

'The only negative thing that we've heard on occasion is some of our policies and procedures,' Mayo said. 'But there's got to be policies and procedures.'

He continued to add that the policies adopted by the RecPlex are the same policies that similar buildings on universities across the country have implemented.

Aside from some small policy complaints, Mayo has not heard anything but praise for the facility.

'Believe it or not, we're still getting compliments of the building,' Mayo said. 'On the facility itself, I've gotten only compliments. Personally, I haven't heard anything negative. Overall, I think the students have really enjoyed the facility.'