The entire second floor serves as an observation area for the pool, Illingworth says, even though the pool no longer hosts spectator events.

And almost half of the second floor has been blocked off to the public.

Illingworth says he could imagine removing the bleachers and revamping the area to tap into more space.

"We would still have the pool, and expand the fitness areas. We could maybe put a publications center in there, where student publications could share facilities," he says. "There are all these possibilities. Right now there are nothing more than hints [about renovations], but the hints are intriguing."

Over The River

Jay Weiss, Harvard's varsity wrestling coach, says that while his team's facilities at the MAC are clearly inadequate, the location is ideal.

"We have one of the smallest wrestling rooms in the country," Weiss says. "I don't really want to move, because the MAC is close to the kids. But kids are being injured because of the size of the room."

But administrators--and even some coaches--say varsity sports belong across the river with the rest of Harvard athletics.