Paul Sullivan, left, and Troy Doming, both of Belchertown, cruise down a gentle ramp between the Lederle Graduate Research Research Tower and Goessman Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Friday. Even though the campus was not as bustling as it would be in a normal year, the two riders, along with Troy’s brother Dakota, were being mindful of pedestrians and didn’t take to the ramp when there was anyone on or approaching it.
Paul Sullivan, left, and Troy Doming, both of Belchertown, cruise down a gentle ramp between the Lederle Graduate Research Research Tower and Goessman Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Friday. Even though the campus was not as bustling as it would be in a normal year, the two riders, along with Troy’s brother Dakota, were being mindful of pedestrians and didn’t take to the ramp when there was anyone on or approaching it. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

AMHERST – Paul Sullivan and Troy Doming, both of Belchertown, found plenty of concrete surface to try their longboard skate boards around the University of Massachusetts campus on Friday, finally settling on a gentle ramp between the Lederle Graduate Research Research Tower and Goessman Laboratory. Even though the campus was not as bustling as it would be in a normal year, the two riders, along with Troy’s brother Dakota, were being mindful of pedestrians and didn’t take to the ramp when there was anyone on, or approaching, it.

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