This weekend brings esports and glow-in-the dark basketball, the听Hindsight听journal launch event, meditation workshops, DIY hand soap, a virtual escape room,听Piranha 3D听movie screening and more.
Friday, March 19
12:15鈥�12:45 p.m. Virtual
Take a 30-minute break today and participate in a mindfulness activity. This guided meditation can undo stress, soothe the nervous system and help you feel relaxed and revitalized. All are welcome, and there is no need for past experience with meditation. Registration required.
Free Friday Power Hour
听4鈥�5 p.m. Rec Center
Come get your body moving before the weekend and join the Rec Center鈥檚 Free Friday Power Hour fitness classes. Today鈥檚 class is power yoga! Don鈥檛 forget to save your spot.
听5鈥�5:30 p.m.听听Instagram Live
Join the Zero Waste Outreach Team on their Instagram page for a live zero waste DIY life hack that you can add to your daily habits to reduce your environmental impact. Don鈥檛 forget to follow听听on Instagram听and tune in for this event.
听5:30鈥�7:30 p.m. Rec Center
Take a break and join the Rec Center and Collegiate Recovery Center for a fun evening of racquet sports! Come and play tennis, pickleball or both!
听6鈥�7:15 p.m. 听窜辞辞尘
Join the virtual launch of the first-ever edition of Hindsight (formerly Journal 2020).听Hindsight staff are stepping into a new era of the journal, with a new name and fresh faces. Guest speaker Jericho Parms will introduce you to "their best issue yet."听听
听7 p.m. Virtual
Just like physical escape rooms, digital escape rooms provide a challenging adventure. You鈥檒l get the same puzzles and tasks to overcome as you all work toward a shared goal鈥攅scaping the room鈥攂ut it鈥檚 all virtual. And to kick up the intensity a notch, you and your crew will only have a limited amount of time to do it.听Learn more about Buffs After Dark.
听8 p.m. Chem 140
Bring your popcorn, grab a friend and come watch Piranha 3D. Find out what happens when flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers and the guests become their next meal.
Saturday, March 20
听7鈥�10 p.m. Rec Center
Come to the Rec Center for an evening of esports and a glow-in-the-dark basketball shoot around! Grab a buddy or make new friends. Be sure to or to save your spot!
听10:15 a.m. UMC 235
Put on your CU gear and come watch the听men鈥檚 basketball team take on Georgetown.
听5鈥�7:15 p.m. MDT Virtual听听Pay what you can
Venture into unmapped ideas in science, art, business, health, poetry, and social science. This independently organized TED event will feature a variety of speakers, including CU Boulder's environmental design expert Kevin J. Krizek, who will explore听the future of urban design in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.听
All weekend
T9Hacks
听March 19鈥�21听 Zoom
T9Hacks is听a hackathon designed for women and traditionally underrepresented students, but open to all. Students (or recent graduates) need not be affiliated with CU Boulder to attend.
SKY Club Online Happiness Retreat
听March 19鈥�21听 Zoom
If traditional meditation makes you anxious, consider trying SKY Breath Meditation. This Yale-recommended workshop offers techniques to eliminate stress, improve vitality and expand awareness.听There are limited spots and scholarships. Availability is first-come, first-served听and requires attendance to all sessions.听
