Hello, 2010. It’s a new semester and a new year, and the University Student Recreational Complex has a variety of ways to help fulfill students’ New Year’s resolutions.The UREC has a full schedule of intramural leagues and tournaments lined up for the spring semester. The schedule consists of 11 different events and covers a span of nearly four months.The UREC season kicks off in early January with leagues for basketball, soccer and flag football, and tournaments in table tennis and racquetball. The deadline to register for those events is Jan. 20.Later in the semester comes softball, dodgeball and indoor volleyball leagues, as well as tournaments in ultimate frisbee and badminton, and a 3-on-3 basketball challenge.Brandon Deshotel, construction management junior, is excited to get back on the pitch this season.”We play every year,”   Deshotel said. “The team hasn’t done too well … but we have a blast.”A golf league has been added to the schedule for this semester. Matt Boyer, UREC assistant director of leagues and tournaments, collaborated with the LSU golf course to set up the league.Boyer said the league runs for 12 weeks and golfers play as many rounds as they would like. Although there is no limit to the number of rounds that can be played, a player’s six rounds are recorded.The golf course will help students establish a handicap and will keep track of all participants scores and rankings.”It’s laid back, it’s flexible … and it works in for your schedule,” Boyer said.The golf league is open to all UREC members, and non-members can also enter for a larger fee.One of the newer leagues this year is dodgeball. Renovations on the UREC gym last year restricted some intramural events and caused others to be canceled, including dodgeball. Boyer was excited about the chance to bring back the dodgeball league.”We did a homecoming event in the fall … they seemed to have a good time, so we decided to do a league this semester,” Boyer said.Boyer also expects a large turnout in the basketball and softball leagues.”Basketball and softball are two of our larger sports, and we draw a lot of interest from it,” Boyer said.With the re-opening of the gym, Boyer looks for an increased number of participants in the basketball league.”We generally have around 130 [teams]. Last year we had 90,” Boyer said.Boyer said the lower numbers were most likely an effect of the gym renovations, although the weather did not seem to play a big factor last season.”It kind of hurt play,” Boyer said. “But, we were fortunate it didn’t rain… We played without any kind of cancellations.”One student who wasn’t affected by the outdoor conditions is economics senior Andrew Doster.”They were good and fun,” Doster said. “We had a good time interacting with everybody. It’s pretty competitive.”——Contact Mark Clements at [email protected]