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Plans are made, bank funds
tapped as students anticipate
spring break vacations
BY KATIE NORWOOD
: THE CiAMBCOCK
Spring break remains the optimum get-away-from-it-all week for
college students around the country; and with less than a month to
go, many USC students are busy finalizing their plans for the high
ly anticipated vacation.
Preparation for spring break began months ago for some. Third-year
computer science student Nick LaPorta sealed his plans for a snowboarding
trip to Keystone, Colo., back in December. While early preparation is opti
mal, some USC students have yet to make any definite plans. Second-year ex
ercise science student Rachel Hartley said she is keeping her “spring break
options open,” but is certain she will be somewhere besides Columbia over
break.
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funds, which means saving money. This can be a difficult task for many col
lege students, but most seem to bite the bullet for spring break. Students said
I they plan to spend anywhere from $300 to $700 on spring break this year.
With all the advertisements about spring break packages and deals, it can
become a tedious task deciding which offer the most for the money.
LaPorta added that while the travel advertisements might look like they of
fer a lot for just a small amount of money, hidden costs could be lingering
somewhere in the mix. Regardless of one’s final destination, setting one’s
own trip agenda is possibly the way to go.
Achieving the perfect spring break look has become an ever-present is
sue for many USC students this year. The Strom Thurmond Wellness &
Fitness Center has been packed with students trying to reach their fitness
goals before the big spring holiday arrives. Along with working out, tanning
and dieting are vital to many students as they strive to achieve the perfect
look.
While many will be vacationing over the break, some students will stick
around Columbia over the break for various reasons. This especially holds
true for many student athletes, including third-year business student and
USC baseball team member Davy Gregg, who will be staying in Columbia to
play in several scheduled games.
many stuaenis also plan to wont over spring orean inis year, earning
some extra money doesn’t seem like such a bad idea to third-year business stu
dent Andy Davis, who plans to work “unless any last minute plans pop up.”
Whatever you decide to do, one thing remains certain: Spring break is a
welcomed escape from classes and never-ending homework for all stu
dents. It is a chance to relax and regroup for the second half of the semester.
So, no matter what your plans may be, have fun and stay safe over spring
break 2004.
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Jobs, class keep students busy
BY EMILY LINSTROM
THE (iAMECOCK
College marks that strange terrain between
the last of your teenage years and adulthood.
You’re out of the house, managing your own
life and structuring your own schedule, but
many are still living off Mom and Dad’s cred
it card. While finding and holding down a
part-time job might have seemed relatively
easy in high school, it’s not so simple for
many college students.
There are many factors that contribute to
students seeking employment while attending
college. For some, work is necessary to pay for
tuition and fees. Others work to pay rent for
off-campus housing. And a few have the luxu
ry of working simply to pad the bank account.
Students fortunate enough to have a reli
able mode of transportation are able to seek
off-campus jobs and less expensive means of
housing. But the recent lack of funding for
work-study programs, along with the hours
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students must put into schoolwork and ex
tracurricular activities, have put the matter
of working while attending class out of the
question for many students.
Alex Corboy, a fourth-year philosophy stu
dent who works full time at California
Dreaming to pay rent for his apartment, said,
“My parents pay for my tuition and offered
to help out with my rent, but it’s something I
want to do on my own.” Regarding free time,
Corboy said, “I do have leisure time, but it
comes at a price. I have to sacrifice sleep; I
won’t necessarily do my homework.” For
Maggie Nelson, a second-year economics stu
dent and part-time server at Ruby Tuesday,
free time comes only on the weekends.
“Sometimes I have to work at 11 o’clock
and I get out of class at 10:45. But they’re really
understanding if I come in late,” she said.
“I still have free time on the weekends; I
only work during the week. But I don’t have
any extra time if I want to sleep. I only have
set times to do things.”
For some USC students, school serves as
their job. Christine Schatzle, a first-year the
atre student, is an announcer at the USC radio
station, as well as a member of the Puppet
Regime. Top that with 17 credit hours, and
she said there simply aren’t enough hours in
the day.
“I’m enrolled in the theatre department,”
Schatzle said, “ and I work most nights. I’m
busy with schoolwork and extracurricular ac
tivities.”
Schatzle added that, “I worked my whole
high school career, and I’ve been pretty stingy
with the money I’ve saved. I have enough now
so that I don’t need a job until summer.”
Corboy said managing school and work
can be difficult, but “you just have to have a
certain amount of willpower.” Consistency,
he added, is essential. “If I go to class, I can
stay on top of things.”
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Aniston faces bumpy road to big screen
BY JAMI BERNARD
KRT CAMPUS
With “Friends” coming to an
end on May 6, Jennifer Aniston,
the show’s most popular and
glamorous star, is expected to
make a simple leap to major
movie stardom.
It may not be simple at all.
On the face of it, Aniston is
well poised to join actresses like
Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz
and Renee Zellweger on
Hollywood’s A-list.
She could even make a charge
on Julia Roberts’ turf as
America’s highest-earning fe
male star.
Aniston boosted her standing
last month with the box-office hit
“Along Came Polly.” Her fee of
around $5 million per movie now
seems set to double.
But there are pressing ques
tions that Aniston faces as she
tries to make a permanent tran
sition from TV to movies — a
hill that’s proved too steep for
some. And some of those ques
tions will pose personal dilem
mas for her: Is it more important
to her to have children? Is she
likely to be weighed down by the
continuing rift with her moth
er? Will marital tensions emerge
if her career outflanks that of
husband Brad Pitt? Can she
“open” a movie? Can she make
it on her own without the
“Friends” support system? Is
she too nicCor too neurotic a
screen presence?
Aniston has said often enough
that she wants to start a family
with Pitt as soon as “Friends” '
ends. It seems unlikely, however,
that she will disappear from view
like Annette Bening, who put her
career on hold the moment she
married Warren Beatty.
Although high on family val
ues, Aniston has, if anything,
stepped up her workload since
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