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The Secret of Being Strong

Tian Tian, an avid user of UREC and regular participant in UREC’s GroupX fitness classes, tells her story on why it’s so important to stay healthy and fit throughout your life. And how UREC can help you.

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Smells Like Jekyll

Over Spring Break, I went on the UREC Deep Sea Fishing Trip to Jekyll Island and made so many memories! It was non-stop fun from fishing, to biking, to kayaking, to playing some pretty intense mini golf. Even though I was sleeping in a tent every night and eating tons of peanut butter sandwiches, I felt like I was living the life.

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The advantages of being a powerlifter

When you think “powerlifting,” what comes to mind? Maybe you think it’s just picking up some heavy weights. Maybe you’re picturing big, buff, dudes lifting a bunch of heavy things. Well we have those, too. But there is definitely a lot more that meets the eye when it comes to powerlifting, and it’s definently not…

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Intramural Sports: Friendships, Traditions, and Legacies

Intramural sports are a great way to get involved on campus and meet friends early on.  Competition can be a healthy experience. Becoming a captain of an intramural team allows you to develop long term leadership skills. Ultimately, Intramurals are a fun way to get involved with UREC at LSU. Under the lights on cool…

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Purple and Gold Rule the Ring

The LSU Equestrian team performed spectacularly at the first competition of the season hosted by Tulane University, October 6-7, in New Orleans, LA. Team spirit was evident when LSU won High Point Team for both of the shows held that weekend. You are walking through the gates of Equest Farm in New Orleans, ready for…

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A journey in the life of a survivor

K.C. White, Associate Vice Chancellor & Dean of Students at LSU was first diagnosed with breast cancer in March of 2009. K.C. tells her story of life after being diagnosed with breast cancer, and how staying active and being positive have kept her going strong throughout her journey. In March of 2009 I became a…

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Painting the Lines

LSU Club Tennis was acknowledged this week by the Louisiana Tennis Association (LTA) and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) as the 2012 Tennis on Campus Club of the Year. This award is given to the club team that has made significant contributions to the USTA/LA Tennis on Campus Program. Current club president Alex Braud…

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Reasons why YOU should become Zumbalicious!

What is Zumba® Fitness? For those of you who may have been living under a rock these past couple years (just kidding!) and aren’t aware of this Latin-inspired dance phenomenon, let me explain. Zumba Fitness® allows you to let loose by burning up to 700 calories in an hour while dancing to the most up-beat merengue,…

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15 Girls, 1 Coach, and a Rooster

Last weekend the Women’s Soccer Club went on a road trip to Houston. 15 girls, 1 coach, and a rooster piled into 4 cars and made the trip. You’re probably wondering why we had a rooster in the car. My mom is a regular Farmer Brown with four chickens and two bunnies at home. Our…

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UREC Twitter Talk you don’t want to miss

Below are some questions and comments that UREC has received asked on Twitter. As a newbie last year to UREC, I wish I would have known some of the below to have the best experience possible at UREC. From my eyes now, check out the burning answers to questions everyone is talking about on Twitter….