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4 - April 1, 2011
Snewzzzzzzzz
The University News
Tony Hawk spotted around campus
Donica Miodati
Sleepyhead of Snewzzzzzzzz
In the past few months,
students at the University
of Dallas have reported
sightings of a talented
skateboarder performing tricks
around campus. On a warm, sunny
day, it is virtually impossible not
to cross paths with the skater on
the mall or on Northgate. Only
recently has the mystery skater
been revealed as the professional
boarder, Tony Hawk.
"That would actually explain
a lot," one befuddled student
said. "I saw Hawk do a 360 off the
Science Building the other day.
No UD student could have done
that."
The pro skater has also been
spotted sliding down Northgate
Drive with nothing but board
shorts on. "I don't know how he
does it," another student said.
Though Hawk refused to
comment on his presence at UD,
rumors have been circulating that
he joined
the UD
skateboarding
community after
hearing so much
about it. As a native of San
Diego, Calif., Hawk saw many of
his fellow skaters leaving the city
to go to the small Irving school.
"We really had a tight knit
group in San Diego," said one
UD skater. "Now that Hawk's
back with the bros, it's just
like old times."
The recent increase
in skateboarding has
also had some bad
side effects. Numerous
accidents involving innocent,
unassuming students have
been reporting since skating has
become so popular on campus.
"I was just crossing Northgate
one afternoon on my way back to
my apartment," one handicapped
student said, "and a skater just
came out of nowhere - suddenly,
I was stuck to the front of a
board, skidding down the hill
with a complete stranger. It
was awful. I still can't
feel my legs."
Other
incidents
have been
reported on
the mall,
a place of
heavy traffic
during weekday
afternoons.
"We may
convert the mall
into a skateboard-
only zone," said
a University
representative. "It has
become too unsafe for
students to walk on it
r unprotected."
"I don't walk on the
mall anymore," one
victim said. "I stick to the
grass. I've been knocked
over by skateboarders one too
many times."
Another option is for students
to be required to wear helmets
and elbow pads when walking in
between classes. The University
has yet to decide which path it
will take.
In a rare public announcement,
Hawk remarked on the safety
issues his skateboard clan has
raised.
"You really need to keep your
board under control," he said
over the microphone during last
Friday's Music on the Mall. "Pro
skaters always look out for our
non-skating bros.'
This was just one lesson
in the training that Hawk has
been conducting throughout
the semester. He has also
been training the group for the
Summer 201 1 X Games in Los
Angeles. Though Hawk is a little
old to partake in the games, he is
hoping to teach students at UD to
become his proteges.
"Under Hawk's leadership,
we can def win that prize
money," one skater said. "Maybe
skateboarding can become UD's
big money-making sport.'"
President Rocky O'Keefe to
speak at boxing club
Donica Miodati
Sleepyhead of Snewzzzzzzzz
Ever since President
Rocky O'Keefe, current
president of the
Universityof Dallas, made
his boxing skills publicly known,
the Boxing Club at UD has been
eager to hear his suggestions.
In a recent decision, President
Rocky O'Keefe announced that
he would speak at the club's
next meeting.
"I'm honored that the club
values what I have to say,"
O'Keefe said. "I think that my
skills could really improve their
current technique."
The members of the club are
equally honored.
"Ever since we learned how
talented O'Keefe was, we've
been desperate to hear his
pointers," one member said. "I
think he could really help us on
offense, especially our uppercut
and combination punches."
The club hopes that in
addition to speaking to the
group, President Rocky O'Keefe
will also get in the ring and show
them what he knows.
"I'm not sure I could take
O'Keefe," another member said,
"but I'd sure love to try."
If you
would like
to see
whether
the
match
will
actually
take place,
or just hear
punching
pointers from the
one and only Rocky
O'Keefe, show up in
Jerome Basement when
O'Keefe tells you to. If
you don't, you just might
get a punch in the face.
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Chee, Gabbi. The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011, newspaper, April 1, 2011; Irving, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201544/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Dallas.