On Friday, Aug. 29, the Student Development Office at Southern Adventist University sent an email to the student body announcing significant policy changes requiring helmets when operating motorized scooters, longboards and bicycles, among other updates.
The two amendments were voted on by the Student Development Committee at the end of the Winter 2025 semester and in the summer. In addition to the amendments, there is a section about the university’s zero tolerance for hazing, which comes after the implementation of the federal Stop Campus Hazing Act, requiring institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs to report hazing incidents.
In addition to wearing helmets, individuals riding motorized or electric scooters/longboards cannot use the promenade for such purposes Monday through Thursday, between 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m…