It is indeed a winter wonderland at Cal State Long Beach, where student body government ASI is in the works of creating an artificial ice rink on campus.
Located at the pavement plaza in front of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, the ice rink will be free of charge to all Long Beach students beginning December 8th.
The rink will be open from 2 to 7 p.m. and will be provide free rental skates for students.
DJs from the University’s KBEACH radio station will also be there to provide live music entertainment for students, as well as giveaways and prizes.
According to ASI, the rink will not contain real ice, but instead have artificial substances consisting of plastic polymer.
To protect the artificial ice, students will be required to use only the free rental skates provided.
“I don’t know how a rink is going to fit there, if anything it would have to be pretty small and on top of that its not even real ice…I don’t really see the point,” said sophomore Briana Langstaff, who is skeptical about the effectiveness of the ice rink.
Unlike some students, ASI employee Alexis Rockwell believes the rink will be a success.
"[CSULB Students] want to have some fun before finals week starts and this event could really help calm their nerves and take their mind off of school," Rockwell said.