(Hannah Hunsinger / Collegian) Chase Bretches, senior in architectural engineering, bench presses 90 pounds in the new weights area on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013.

(Hannah Hunsinger / Collegian) Victoria Ptacek, freshman in theatre, makes us of the new cardio deck on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013; the cardio deck, weights area, a rock wall and a juice bar were all new additions to the Rec Center, which opened Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2013.

Pool sticks of different lengths stand next to the wall in the basement of the Union Wednesday night waiting to be used. (Photo by Evert Nelson / Collegian)