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Let the Games Begin!

As we enter the new year and this spring semester, we are proud to open our newest space at Bakke, our Esports Room! Located on the second floor of the Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center, the Esports Room has 12 gaming computers ready for you to come use.   This is such an exciting moment for …

How to get started on Fusion Play

We hope this blog finds you well and ready for another exhilarating season of intramural sports. We are thrilled to announce that we have upgraded our Intramural Sports Management Software to Fusion Play, offering you a more seamless and engaging experience than ever before. What’s Fusion Play? Fusion Play is our new and improved platform …

Update on Hot Water Outage at the Nicholas Recreation Center

At the Nicholas Recreation Center (the Nick), we have been experiencing issues with a broken valve on the water heater. The availability for hot water in the locker room showers has been intermittent. Campus’ Facility Planning & Management team (FP&M) has ordered a replacement part that should remedy this issue and they are scheduled to …

Temporary Women’s Locker Room Closure at Bakke

The Women’s locker room located on level 1 of the Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center will be closed for maintenance tomorrow morning, August 9, from 6 – 10am.  If you need to access your belongings from your locker during this time, you will be able to do so and then use our available locker room …

A Look at Summer 2023 Staff Intramural Sports

Hello Active Badgers! I’m Parker Goss, the Coordinator of Intramural Sports here at Rec Well. We’re happy to announce that we’ll be offering Staff Intramural Sports this summer. For those unfamiliar, in the summer, UW–Madison employees can participate in dedicated staff leagues/divisions across all our sport offerings. We have a lot coming up this summer, …

Avoiding Excessive Exercise

The month of January often ushers in feelings of motivation and excitement around new goals and routines for many of us. People often make resolutions involving their activity levels or exercise habits, but this can sometimes be taken too far. It can be tempting to slip into habits that may appear healthy, but in reality, …