With just a few days left for Spring break to begin and the weather being fabulous, everyone is eager to get started on the best week of the semester, Spring break. Yes, it is that time of the year where you get to party in a tropical paradise, dress up like a jersey shore wannabe and show off your Miami abs. Well, there is more to Spring break than partying. If you have not made up your Spring break plans yet, here are some last minute pointers:
1. Road trips: Road trips can be an enjoyable way to spend quality time with a select few friends while enjoying the diversity and variety of different towns you pass by. It is cheap on the wallet too and extremely fun.
2. Last minute deals on cruises/ exotic getaways: It is going to be difficult to find a deal now. However, feel free to check these websites: www.studentuniverse.com and www.statravel.com. I use these websites regularly and get good student fares.
3. St. Patrick’s day in NYC: You definitely have to experience this. It is definitely a fun time to be in the city. Check out this website for more details: http://www.st-patricks-day.com/st_patricks_day_parades_united_states_new_york.html
4. Atlantic City/ Ocean City weekend getaway: Try getting in touch with that friend of yours who has a beach house and do offer to pay. This way, you can work for better part of Spring break and make money to pay for your Atlantic City/ Ocean City weekend getaway.
5. Ultra Music festival 2010: This is the mother of all dance concerts. Every big DJ is going to be there and it is all going down in Miami. Check out the website for the ridiculous lineup. http://www.ultramusicfestival.com/. The good thing is it falls on March 26 and 27, a week after Spring break. So, if you have not made up your plans yet, you could get a temp job over spring break and make money to pay for Ultra fest in Miami.
6. Productive: Spring break could also be a great excuse to pursue your creative element. You can do things which you always wanted to do like work on a painting, a business idea, and music video etc. whatever excites you and you are passionate about.
7. Make loot: You could make good money over Spring break to pay for your textbooks next semester. People often need help during Spring break and you can always let people in your community know of your availability to work during break. A good step would be to contact a local temp agency, ask parents or even the company you interned last summer for a job over the break.
8. Alternative Spring break: This has been extremely popular among students as it is cheap and a good way to give back to the community. It is late to apply this year but you should definitely apply for it next year.
9. Sell your stuff: Do you have lots of stuff in your closet and your room back home which you no longer use? Well, get on ebay and sell them.
10. Shamrock festival: A great way to jump start Spring break. Check out the website for more details: http://www.shamrockfest.com/2010/
For all those ballers heading off to Spring break, here are a few safe pointers:
http://www.safespringbreak.org/safety-tips/
Maybe you crave extra cheese. Perhaps you can’t live without shredded barbacoa. Whatever the case, Chipotle could easily be considered a corner staple of the average UMD student’s diet. As I enjoy my delectable burrito bowl, garnished with heaps of chicken, rice, corn, mild salsa, e maize, I can’t help but wonder if Chipotle isn’t just satisfying my hunger, but also teaching me a valued lesson about my own personality and relationships. You know, that Freudian stuff that you might learn in PSYC100, without the heavy textbook and possibly monotone professor. Bizarre to the mind at first, but if you really think about it, you could subconsciously learn a thing or two about yourself in between every bite.
It’s black history month and before the snow hit student organizations were off to a great start celebrating.
The Nyumburu Cultural Center and the Black Student Union kicked off the first day of February with a soul food dinner and performances including the singing of the black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” (more…)
On the 12th of November, WMUC’s own FlyBoyRadio Conglomerate is hosting UMD’s College Night at the Coco Cabana. Best believe this will be the PARTY OF THE SEMESTER! Come out to the Coco Cabana and party at a venue much better than Cornerstone or Bentley’s. The venue is 5 minutes from campus.
Early in the night there will be live entertainment with special performances from 3 great bands: The Five One Band (Rock & Alternative), Black Diamond (Hip-Hop/R&B/Neo Soul), & Sugar Junkie (Electro-Funk-SexBand (As they like to call it)). When the live performances are over DJ Uneek will be rocking the party till 2am.
Shuttles will be leaving from campus.
Doors open at 9PM, admission is $5.
There will be drink specials all night and a bus leaving from campus. Everyone is invited, its 18+.
RSVP on Facebook ===> http://bit.ly/fbrparty . Come spend your Thirsty Thursday on November 12th with FlyBoyRadio at the Coco Cabana!
Obama at the Indiana High School Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle, Indiana
Did you know that the White House Staff has its own special daily to weekly videos they post on youtube themselves?
Do you think the Obama Administration has brought the word “Cool” to the White House and politics in America? Watch the last 3 videos of this 6 video series and tell us what you think!
As the economy continues to feel the grip of the recession, the video game industry enjoys continued success. Tuesday’s kickoff of the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Conference in the LA Convention Center will spotlight the newest and most innovative games from developers big and small. According to CNN, Microsoft is set to unveil its newest technology utilizing a motion sensor camera that senses body movements, without the use of a controller. Will Nintendo’s Wii be dethroned by Microsoft’s new project? Will hardcore gamers be left starving as developers shift their focus to the casual market? What are you excited to see at the conference? Let us know what you think!
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Due to the AIDS/HIV epidemic, a video game “PAMOJA MTAANI”, similar to the Grand Theft Auto series is about to be launched. The video game is based in the country Kenya as you try to go through life challenging decisions to protect and prevent yourself from getting the HIV/AIDs virus. This videogame is still in its pilot phase of production. We admire people making a change in the world and maintaining creativity while doing it. This is definitely a genius idea.
Resident evil 5 with its great graphics is based in the continent of Africa and is definitely the top ranked video game of the week to have in your possession. Great graphics and amazing gameplay makes this the most anticipated videogame that is definitely meeting all expectations by its fanbase. If you don’t have this videogame, make sure you get it.
Tom Clancy’s HAWX jet fighting videogame utilizes data from the $100 million GeoEye satellite, orbitting over 400 miles above the earth, to provide images for the outstanding graphics this videogame has to offer. This is definitely a videogame you must purchase and play.
Below WATCH video to see more details on the above post. (more…)
