What’s happening at UBC Recreation: Recap February 1st-14th

By soey on February 15, 2016

Welcome to Reading Break! Congratulations if you’ve made it past your first round of midterms, or good luck if they’re still yet to come. Take a few minutes for a brief study break now and catch up on what’s been going on with UBC Recreation Intramurals!
Yoga Rave

Photo Cred: Bronwyn Davies

On Wednesday, February 3rd, we held UBC’s very first Yoga Rave! This exciting event provided students the opportunity try Kundalini yoga practice – a school of yoga dedicated to awakening your internal energy, and is often called “the yoga of awareness”. Thanks to all the participants who came out to this event! We hardly expected such a massive turnout in its first year and hope to grow the Yoga Rave in years to come!

Leagues
If you’ve been following us on social media @ubcrec and using the hashtag #UBCIntramurals, you’ll notice that we’re highlighting some of our leagues participants! We’d love to share your photos and get to know the players in our leagues, so make sure you follow us to get all the latest updates. Every Tuesday in leagues is #TeammateTuesday, so be sure to use that hashtag and mention us to give recognition to your amazing leagues teammates!


Versus
On Thursday, February 11th, we admitted a new class of students into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! The participants of Versus this year overcame several challenges to defeat the dark wizard Lord Voldemort. In the end though, only one house could prevail to win the House Cup!

Our Hogwarts students journey through the Forbidden Forest!

After a long night of battling everywhere from the House Common Room to the Forbidden Forest, to the Department of Mysteries, the four houses placed as follows:

  1. Hufflepuff
  2. Ravenclaw
  3. Gryffindor
  4. Slytherin

Congratulations, Hufflepuff!

Congratulations to our loyal, dedicated Hufflepuff house on winning the House Cup, and thank you to all our participants for coming out to our Harry Potter-themed Versus event. We hope you all had a blast!
Glow in the Dark Park Walk
As part of the UBC Step It Up Movement, we held the Glow in the Dark Park Walk on February 11th. The free 1-hour walk started in Wesbrook Village and had participants walking with glowsticks to help light their way as they followed the path through Pacific Spirit Park trail with the help of a guide and volunteers. Thank you to the 30 participants who showed up to join us on this walk around our beautiful campus. Check out our next Step It Up walking tour of the Nitobe Garden!
Vancouver Street Soccer League

Photo Cred: Jensen Tung

The fourth annual Vancouver Street Soccer league futsal tournament ran last Saturday, February 13th. Over 60 participants compiled of both individuals from the downtown east side and UBC intramurals competed with and against each other in a fun filled afternoon of futsal. While winners were crowned, the event’s focus on sportsmanship and fun ensured that everyone involved, both participants and volunteers, thoroughly enjoyed the event.

Photo Cred: Jensen Tung

Thank you so much to all the participants and volunteers who came out to support this wonderful event. Can’t wait to see you all again next year!
Contests
Don’t forget about our ⚡️Storm the Wall⚡️ contest on right now! All you have to do is take a photo with a Storm the Wall glow bracelet from Yoga Rave, or any other Storm the Wall swag! Share a photo of it on Twitter or Instagram and tag @ubcrec and #StormTheWall to be entered to win free team registration for Storm! Registration for Storm the Wall is now open.


 

Upcoming Events
That’s it for this recap! Keep an eye out on all our channels to stay up to date on the latest news from UBC Recreation Intramurals. We still have more events coming up this year, so be sure to check them out!
Howl at the Moon Volleyball #UBCHowl
UBC Triathlon Duathlon (TriDu) #UBCTriDu

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