By KEATON KROOS
Columnist
Why aren’t we speaking about a relatively big topic among many students: skating on campus?
Though biking is allowed across campus, there is a ban against skating?
This may not apply to many students and some may think this topic is dumb, but to others like me, it means a lot.
There are quite a few of us that watch movies growing up, and through the years, we become accustomed to the idea of it being okay for college students to skate on campuses.
When we finally arrive at Northwestern we arrive to a place where it is looked down upon by most and against rules.
If you so much as get caught standing on a board then the punishment can be as much as a ticket, and having your skate board being taken by campus police.
Broke, poor, cheap. These are words that as college students we all know very well. As college students, we know that we will need to save the most money possible. A simple way to do this is to limit gas usage. Ways to save gas can be walking, biking, and yes, skating.
Over the summer I was hit by just how expensive college can be. So, I invested in a longboard, for those of you that don’t know what that is, it is a type of skateboard, but much longer, more stable.
I got better and better at this longboard, working to make myself comfortable on the board, just to make sure that I did not look like a complete idiot when I came to college
Through much practice I got to the point to where I could stay on the board, and look good doing it. Then I figure out that I can’t even do this anymore because of a rule.
When I ride my longboard it is more than just getting from one place to another, it is freeing in a whole different sense, when I ride I feel completely different than I do any other time.
You might be thinking okay it feels awesome but how does a college rule affect this? It is because we all know that as college students that we often have no time at all, look at it like this..
One hour getting ready for the day; two or more hours towards class; three or more hours towards work; another two hours towards studying and homework; an hour to eat; and finally 12 hours of sleep.
Now these are not exact, but just approximates. You can see that out of all these times that doesn’t leave much left for riding a skateboard. I should be able and allowed to skate on campus, between my classes.
Now in SGA I am currently on a mission, a mission to approve the motion of having skateboards allowed on campus. I, as a student, encourage others to take any initiative to have this motion approved.