Spring Break
Longboarding club trains its members to skate
Peter Hironaka
Issue date: 12/9/08 Section: News
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Locomotion Longboarding, as they call it, officially became a student organization this semester. Matt Chavez, the club's founder and president, said the club got started when he and a few of his close friends found a common bond with the sport.
"Basically it was just myself and my roommates, who all really love longboarding," said the sophomore art major. "We just decided, 'Why not just make a club out of it?'"
Chavez said the club is open to longboarders of all skill levels.
"We really don't have any kind of closed parts of our membership," he said. "Even though I am probably one of the more advanced riders, I'll stay back for beginners to make sure that they are comfortable and don't feel like they are left out."
Magali Perez, a sophomore history major, said she just started longboarding a month and a half ago.
"From the first moment I got on it, I loved it," she said.
The more experienced riders were helpful in the beginning stages of learning to longboard, she said.
"The first time I came out, they helped me a lot," Perez said. "They gave me advice on how to make better turns and how to speed up."
Christina Patron, a sophomore nutrition major, said the club has been a place for her to meet new people.
"I've got to meet more people who share the same interest as me, so it's fun," she said.
Charles McLeod, an English lecturer and faculty representative for the club, said he met Chavez along with other members of the club through his English 1B class.
"I thought it was a really good idea and something that an awful lot of students at SJSU would be interested in," he said. "I think one of the great things about it is that it just increases community. I think a lot of students get here and don't necessarily find as many things to do as they hoped they would."
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