The Housing Advisory Board recently approved a budget allowing portable automatic external defibrillators to be installed in the residence halls. The initiative has been met with positive feedback...

WSU offers a slew of fitness programs on campus, but Queer Pole Fit stands out from the rest — it is both free and requires no registration, so you can commit as much or as little as you want. The...

On Monday evening, a part of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioningsystem at the WSU UREC went out, resulting in an evacuation of the whole facility due to a burning smell and smoke filling the...

Members of the UREC advisory board presented a proposal for a 5% mandatory student fee increase for the Chinook in order to combat revenue losses due to reduced enrollment at last night’s ASWSU meeting. The...

For students who are looking to plan activities or rent equipment, the Outdoor Recreation Center is open to those in the community for that purpose. Jonathan Stahl, associate director of university...

In mid-January, Ken Anderson was playing his weekly game of racquetball when his vision became blurry, and he suddenly felt weak in his legs.   Elsewhere at the WSU Recreation Center, student employee...

University Recreation (UREC) Competitive Sports Department is hosting a 6v6 family dodgeball tournament. All are welcome to participate, with sign-ups closing tonight, Thursday at midnight. The tournament...

The Student Recreation Center reopened the pool and spa Saturday after over a monthlong closure. Jeff Elbracht, WSU Director of Facilities for University Recreation, said contractors arrived the Monday...

As students return to campus for the spring semester, WSU organizations are holding events to welcome students back. Joanne Greene, University Recreation programming director, said the Chinook and Student...

University Recreation hosted its fourth annual AquaPatch event at the Student Recreation Center pool Wednesday evening. AquaPatch is an opportunity for students to go for a swim and pick one of nearly...

Courageous Kids Climbing hosted a rock climbing event at WSU on Sunday for community members with physical and intellectual disabilities. Founder Jeff Riechmann said he created CKC to give kids...

All on-campus gyms are operating at full capacity with limited COVID-19 guidelines, and University Recreation is constantly changing its tactics to ensure facilities stay open this year. “If [the...