JACLYN SPIEZIA
Staff Scallywag
The weather has been quite moody recently, and the cold and rainy conditions have led to icy walkways on campus. Some students have decided to take advantage of these conditions by ice skating around campus. Although campus administration is worried about the danger of skating around, these students are arguing that it may just be the safer option.
“What would you rather wear on ice, snow boots or ice skates?” Asked one student, Angelina Ballerina, as she pointed out the advantages to ice skating around campus. “Not only will it be more fun to travel around, but it’ll also help me to be able to get to class quicker.”
“Sure, ice skates might make traveling on ice easier, but are ice skates practical in classrooms?” asked one professor, addressing her concern on the issue.
Ballerina had a response for the professor.
“Ice skates are so easy to put on and take off. Sometimes I actually worry that they might slip off me while I’m skating. In fact, I was recently introduced to a new type of ice skate, where you can retract the blade. The concept was inspired by the designers of Heelys.”
Even with this new information, many people are still hesitant as to whether or not the idea of ice skating around campus is practical.
“What about the students who are not ice skating around campus?” asked some administrators.
Ballerina had another great point.
“People bike ride and skateboard around campus all of the time, and no one has managed to have a problem,” she said.
Ballerina’s friend Mike Mooves thinks that this opportunity can boost the ice skating talent on campus.
“The more I can practice ice skating, the better chance I’ll have of making it to nationals this year!” said Mooves. “Who knows? Bejing 2022!”