The Opening Of The WREC Is A Great Sign
Matthew Wreden, Sports Editor
October 21, 2020
For the past nine weeks students that still lived around the Chico area have had to get creative when it came to working out. Gyms have either been shut down or open for limited capacity in Butte County and it made it tough for people like myself who love to workout. That changed this week. St...
WREC to reopen under limited county guidelines
Kimberly Morales, News Editor
October 10, 2020
Chico State’s Wildcat Recreation Center will begin its reopening process on Oct. 19 after Butte County was moved to a lower-risk tier in California’s COVID-19 reopening guidelines. The fitness center, which at one point served thousands of people, will be operating at10% capacity with strict sa...
Chico State update: Rest of semester online, dorms closing
Grayson Edgemon, Staff Writer
March 18, 2020
Due to the growing concern of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Chico State announced in an email that no in-person classes will be held for the rest of the semester, including labs, studio or field-based classes, as well as final exams. Facilities such as the Meriam Library and the Wildcat Recreation Center will be clos...
Police Blotter: Arrow shot into the backside of a house
February 25, 2020
Chico PD Call Type: Suspicious Circumstances Wednesday, Feb.12th, 2:01 a.m., 500 Flying V St. Caller heard footsteps on the roof. Neighbors said that they saw someone trying to break in from the roof previously. Call Type: Warrant Arrest Wednesday, Feb.12th, 6:59 a.m., 2500 Z...
Barony of Rivenoak looks to recover members after Camp Fire
Ricardo Tovar
November 12, 2019
Medieval combat is something that many consider a relic of the past. The days of knights and chivalry are long gone. However, there are some medieval warriors in Chico striving to keep this ancient form of combat alive. The Society for Creative Anachronism is a worldwide organization that aims to...
10 years of playing hard at the WREC
October 14, 2019
Students, athletes and alumni gathered to celebrate the hard work it took to successfully upkeep the Wildcat Recreation Center (WREC) over the past decade. The iconic Chico State gym officially turned 10 years old on Thursday. Before the event commenced, guests were greeted by Willy the Wildcat and ...
WREC holds third annual bench press competition
Matthew Ferreira
September 28, 2019
Chico State’s WREC ( Wildcat Recreation Center) held their Bench Press competition Friday.It is the third annual competition and the event is put on in collaboration with the on-campus organization, Chico Barbell Club. The competition is open to all Chico State students, and it has been drawing a...
Rolling with Wildcats
Carolyn Allen
September 2, 2019
Friday night, students flocked to the second annual WREC ‘n’ Roll at the Wildcat Recreation Center. Lines were down the hall and music echoed throughout the building as students anxiously waited for their turn to skate."We brought in a new DJ and some lights to make it a little bigger, more exciting,&...
Scuba diving preview at the WREC
Julian Mendoza and Kendall George
April 4, 2019
Chico State students had a glimpse of the world of scuba diving at The Wildcat Recreation Center with the scuba workshop. The class was taught by Rich Astley, a scuba instructor at Chico State."We want to introduce as many people to the underwater world as we possibly can," Astley said.Once students entered...
Chico State club basketball enjoys inaugural season
Noah Andrews
March 6, 2019
Chico State's Collegiate Sports Club Program was created to provide students an opportunity to participate in competitive sports against other intercollegiate teams while enhancing the students' university experience by aiding in their physical, social and academic development.It is with these values in...
Wildcats get shredded at the WREC
Justin Jackson
November 5, 2018
To test wits, endurance and intensity, the Wildcat Recreation Center, on Sunday, held a climbing competition.The Shredding, as it's called, is a top-rope climbing competition. It’s based on the five toughest climbs you are able to complete throughout the event, according to Sam Steadman, an em...
Photo of the Day
Olyvia Simpson
November 5, 2018
Eli Urlie puts his rock climbing skills to the test at The Shredding event on Sunday at the Wrec Climbing Gym. The climbing wall had new top rope courses for students to master.
