New Activities Coming Weeknights: Escape Room, Prizes, and More

We have all seen how events and activities have diminished at Union since the COVID-19 pandemic reached the U.S. almost a year ago. Chris Rosado (the new Student Involvement Director) and his team are out to change that. He has lots of ideas that he will begin implementing this month, as well as coordinating with other departments to host events. There will be things like Tuesday Tunes, where artists will be paid to perform live music from the Atrium’s balcony with space for people to come listen in the Atrium below. The acoustics in the Atrium will make for a very cool effect (and lookout, one day there might even be coffee from The Mill).

Wednesdays will be Wellness Wednesdays, which started off the third this month with fresh fruit at the health check stations. Future events to look for include physical fitness day, where students will have an opportunity to stop by and participate in physical fitness activities such as seeing how many push-ups or pull-ups they can do, with prizes for the best in both guy and girl divisions (so if you are really keen on those prizes, start practicing now!).

Thursday evenings will have all sorts of exciting activities. Keep an eye out for the library to be turned into an escape room. There are also plans for a Chess tournament and E-sports events. The bouldering cave in the Atrium will be another big event, with competitions and prizes. You can start familiarizing yourself with the bouldering cave right away, simply head down and talk to Adam, Christianna or myself (Jade), on Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-10 p.m., or on Mondays and Thursdays from 6-7:45 p.m. You will be asked to sign a liability waiver and given a brief introduction to how the cave works, then your ID card will be given access so you can scan in and climb anytime the Atrium is open.

 Overall, activities this semester are looking up! Look for advertisements around campus or on uGroups for events that will be happening, and of course, don’t forget, there are still the Saturday night SA events.

Jade Covel is a senior

religion major from

Topeka, Kan.