Skateboarding is Not a Crime, But For Freshmen it Should Be
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skateboarder.jpgAmy Ma wrote us a few days back asking that we publicize her efforts to have a skate park built somewhere on campus. I would have gotten around to posting this sooner had I not been dealing with the torrential media shitstorm surrounding our crappy little blog. Seriously, don't you mouth-breathing fuckwits have something better to do than clumsily investigate our identities—say, for instance, rallying for the co-ops?

While I loathe the predictable batch of freshmen who show up each year and immediately buy a longboard to match the new Sum 41 t-shirt that Mommy bought for them at Hot Topic, I support the construction of a modest skate park. Why? Well, I'd rather have Johnny Dormroom wipe out in a contained area full of other amateurs instead of crashing into me as I prance down library walk. I imagine such a park as a crucible, accelerating the period between purchase and defeat. The sooner these kids toss their boards into long term storage the better, and in the mean time we could derive some entertainment from their misery by putting bleachers around the park for the callous spectators like myself.

Oh, but I jest. Amy has already pitched her idea to Chancellor Fox and is currently gathering signatures for a petition to show campus administration that she means business. For details on this petition, venture past the jump.

To sign the petition, Amy asks that you email her at UCSDskatepark2004@yahoo.com with your full name, year of graduation and preferred email address. She'll do the rest.

Here are some benefits that she listed in her email:

  • Promote healthy, recreational/fitness activity
  • Provide a place for students to socialize and hang out
  • School-wide support will increase community-building at UCSD
  • Establish relationships with outlying community
  • Raise profile of school outside of academia

San Diego is home to many skateboarding fans, professional skateboarders, and major skateboarding businesses, which means there is a wealth of contacts and resources available to our school. With their help and the support from the campus community (that means YOU!) we can get a skatepark built at UCSD.
Nom de Guerre, Oct 13 2004, 02:44 AM
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