For USC students looking for something to do on weekends in our barren metropolis this winter, there might be a solution. The new ice skating rink, which opened on Thanksgiving Day, now sits conveniently on Main Street and is one of the more innovative ideas this city has had in a while.
In the concrete jungle of Columbia, there aren’t exactly a ton of attractions suitable for a wide age range of people. Apart from bars in Five Points, if you’re of drinking age, or the nice Columbia eateries, if you can afford them, there aren’t a whole lot of places for friends to hang out on the weekends or take family members when they visit.
But the new ice skating rink fills that hole perfectly, providing a source of entertainment for everyone. Not to mention that in the typically warm and sunny South Carolina, an ice skating rink would be the perfect solution to help put us slightly more in the spirit of the season.
As of right now, tickets for all adults are $10, an average price for a skating session. However, we think the rink could definitely further capitalize off us by offering discounted tickets for students, or at least having a student skating night once a week. This would help draw in more people to the Columbia area as well as further benefit local businesses.
As it is, the rink is a great addition to Columbia and is pretty hard to resist. And with exams coming up soon, it sounds like a perfect place to go for a study break with a special date.