Wildcat Recreation Center pool will close most of the summer
May 11, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Campus, Community, Mobile Headlines, News
The WREC swimming pool will be closed 90 days this summer, from May 21 to July 20, for repairs. WREC's Aquatics Coordinator Dustin Stene said the main reason for renovation is due to settling, which typically occurs with newly built pools. The settling has caused the back edge of the pool's gutter to start ...
Waste Audit examines Chico State’s sustainable practices
April 18, 2018
Filed under Campus, Community, Mobile Headlines, News
A.S. Sustainability, in collaboration with A.S. Recycling, will be hosting a waste audit outside of Chico State's Student Service Center on Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. A.S. Sustainability Assistant Coordinator Amanda Reinhart said the aim of this event is to call attention to people's waste habits. “We...
Bacteria prevention is in, crop tops are out at the WREC
March 6, 2018
Filed under Columns, Mobile Headlines, Opinion, Showcase
Crop tops now are banned at the Wildcat Recreation Center and for a good reason. Even though members of the WREC are frequently cleaning the equipment, they also expect students to clean it after they’re done using it. However, this isn’t always the case and because of that, the WREC is introducing...
WREC promotes body awareness
February 28, 2018
Filed under Campus, Community, Mobile Headlines, News, Showcase
The WREC is hosting Love Every Body week to help promote self-care, body diversity and acceptance. Every day this week there will be activities in the WREC Lobby from 2 to 4 p.m. The WREC has celebrated the week-long event for seven years and generally chooses the last week of February as it aligns wi...
Students protest to make the WREC inclusive for students with disabilities
April 27, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Campus, News
Chico State students petitioned Thursday for the WREC to be inclusive.With a goal to start a program that supports recreational activities for students with disabilities, a group of 10 REACH students have set out to start a petition. It started after an in-class project and the students decided to tak...
The WREC needs to work out the dress code
Lorinda Sasan and Dongyoung Won
September 19, 2016
Filed under Opinion
The Wildcat Recreation Center is a place where students are supposed to feel comfortable with their bodies, as they rock their workout, but seems that more students are left feeling embarrassed.Multiple people have been asked to leave the WREC because of their clothing choices, the majority of which are women.The Associated...
The Ruckus rocks the WREC
Nick Martinez-Esquibel, Sports Editor
April 15, 2016
Filed under Sports
The smell of hand chalk and the sight of brightly colored tape filled the WREC on Sunday, April 10 for the fifth annual climbing competition, The Ruckus. The competition solely focused on bouldering, a specific type of climbing that doesn't require ropes or harnesses. Although it can be done with...
WREC hosts annual climbing competition
April 7, 2016
Filed under Breaking News, News
The WREC will host the fifth annual Ruckus Climbing Competition this Sunday, April 10. The all-day event is a bouldering competition sponsored by local companies such as The Bear and Klean Kanteen. The competition, which is limited to 35 competitors, has already filled up. The competition opens at 12 p.m....
Associated Students hopes for larger voter turnout this year
March 28, 2016
Filed under Administration, Campus, News
The Associated Students elections are happening April 12. Students will receive an email to their campus account with a link prompting them to the simple online poll. For students with a smartphone hooked up with the Chico State email, they can vote in the A.S. elections instead of checking Instagram aga...
Chico State student dies over winter break
January 22, 2016
Filed under Breaking News, News
Michael Dean, a Chico State student, died of natural causes on Jan. 14.Dean had recently transferred to Chico State in the spring of 2015 from Yuba College, and was taking classes in sociology and political science. As a high school student at River Valley High School, in Yuba City, CA, Michael was ...
A.S. hosts service day dedicated to Cesar Chavez
March 27, 2015
Filed under Breaking News, Community, News
Chico State's Associated Students is hosting a day of service during which hundreds of students can give back to the community in honor of Cesar Chavez Day, according to a press release. Cats in the Community will take place 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wildcat Recreation Center and other locati...
A.S., state workers partner toward thriving campus life
March 11, 2015
Filed under Administration, News
Many students may not realize that A.S. it not an island unto itself and in fact partners closely with state-funded workers to produce the programs available on campus. The Wildcat Recreation Center has four state workers and Student Life and Leadership has eight, not including student staff. The ...
