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Sunday, May 18, 2025
To many students’ dismay, WCU’s policy banning skateboarding is campus wide and active, prohibiting students from using skateboards for leisure or transportation anywhere on WCU streets and sidewalks The ban, which also prohibits the use of rollerblades and roller skates, aims to promote a safe environment on campus. As skateboarding […]
We’ve all seen it: someone on a bicycle going seemingly too fast down a hill around campus, a group of people doing tricks on skateboards around the Catafount, someone on a scooter going to class. One of these is illegal to have on campus. Article IX of WCU’s legislation states […]
Western Carolina University students are petitioning to revoke the policy that bans all forms of skateboarding on campus. Amy Woods, sophomore at WCU, created the petition to provide a voice to the skaters on campus. “The goal of this petition is to give freedom to our fellow students. They should […]
