With the ever growing popularity and mainstream attention that is hand in hand with skateboarding today, it’s easy to lose sight of why we do what we do. When you start placing goals completely unrelated on your skating you lose track of why you started. I can tell you that first and foremost if your skateboarding to get sponsored, your in it for all the wrong reasons. Just have fun, hang with friends, and let friendly competition be your motivating factor. I’m not saying sponsorship or getting hooked up is bad, because it’s nice and helps financially to support your passion for skating. But it is far from what it’s cracked up to be. Just being at a flow and shop sponsor level is responsibility enough, not to mention the select few who are pro. It can start turning what you once loved into something you dread if your not careful…. More info
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Having effortlessly broken Tony Hawk’s stranglehold on the genre last year, it’s now skateboard sequel time.
Wisely electing not to stray far from the original, the beauty here is in the detail.
Almost everything you encounter can be incorporated into a stunt and a rather groovy playback lets you edit ‘film’ of your moves from a variety of perspectives…Â More info
LAS VEGAS – The National Park Service has reported visitation to Lake Mead National Recreation Area only decreased by about a quarter percent from 7,898,592 visitors in 2007 to 7,877,581 in 2008. The park saw an upturn in visitation this fall after a decrease over the summer months.
“Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a year-round destination. We have a wealth of inexpensive outdoor activities just a stone’s throw from Las Vegas and Laughlin,†said William Dickinson superintendent of Lake Mead National Recreation Area… More info
All work and no play make a dull resumé.
In these tough economic times, college students need to differentiate themselves and demonstrate the transferable skills employers want.
From quiz bowls to water sports to wizards, LSU has students covered with an organization or club to suit nearly every need, taste or fantasy.
“Being the president of a club landed me a job that is potentially the start of a career