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As a residential campus, Angelo State University is active year-round with events and opportunities for students to enhance their classroom experience with broad social, cultural and entertainment opportunities. The university social network centers around the Houston Harte University Center. With multiple flat screen televisions, Direct TV lounge areas, gaming systems, ping pong, pool, card tables and DVD rentals, the UC is a bee hive of activity. The UC also shows current films during regular movie nights which offer free popcorn and drinks for students. The UC houses the Student Government Association, student organizations, the University Book Store and a branch of the Concho Educators Federal Credit Union. The university’s intramural fields are another hub of campus activities with practice and games going on well into the night. With multiple coed and gender specific sports, the program sees thousands of student participants throughout the year. Popular campus events include Rambunctious Weekend, Homecoming, Ram Jam, West Texas Medical Associate Moon Lectures, football, baseball, Midnight Madness and planetarium shows. Angelo State University has 104 official student organizations. Popular campus groups include Tri Beta Biological Honor Society, Block and Bridle, Intramural and Recreation Program and the Society of Physics Students. For those interested in sports, there are intramural teams such as: basketball • boxing • flag football • gymnastics • handball • indoor soccer • martial arts • racquetball • softball • tennis • Ultimate Frisbee • wrestling • volleyball. Angelo State University is a member of the Lone Star Conference (Division II).