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ENTERTAINMENT PULSE Spring Break on a budget, different ways to spend the week while keeping it cheap
ENTERTAINMENT PULSE Spring Break on a budget, different ways to spend the week while keeping it cheap | Spring Break on a budget, different ways to spend the week while keeping it cheap |
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| Written by Jason Boyd, The Shorthorn Scene editor | ||||||||||
| Wednesday, 03 March 2010 05:33 PM | ||||||||||
Around CampusFor the duration of Spring Break, students living on campus will have less attractions, due to closings.While all residence halls and houses will be staffed and function as they normally do, places on campus like the Connection Café, food court, Bowling and Billiards and the Central Library Café will be closed during the break. Here’s a list of open places on campus: Maverick Activities Center Closed: March 13, 14, 20 Open: 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Mar 15-19, Noon-Midnight March 21 University Center Starbucks Open: 8 a.m.–4 p.m. March 15–19 University Center Maverick Market Open: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. March 15–19 Central Library: Open: Regular hours Early closings: Close at midnight March 18, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. March 19 (university holiday) Note: Printing will not be available March 15-21 for upgrades. Check http://library.uta.edu/about/locations.jsp for additional hours. Students stuck on campus might have a difficult time finding food, but some local Arlington non-chain restaurants are a short walk off campus. Here’s a few local restaurants around a one-mile walking distance. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop 510 East Abram Street Arlington, Texas 817-265-8226 Estimated walking distance: 0.7 miles J. Gilligan’s Bar & Grill 400 East Abram Street Arlington, Texas 76010-1107 817-274-8561 Estimated walking distance: 0.6 miles Potager Cafe 315 South Mesquite Street Arlington, Texas 76010-1121 817-861-2292 Estimated walking distance: 0.4 miles J.R. Bentley’s 406 West Abram Street Arlington, Texas 76010-1012 817-261-7351 Estimated walking distance: 0.3 miles Mi Tierra Latin Fusion 603 West Abram Street Arlington, Texas 76010-1018 817-861-9144 Estimated walking distance: 0.4 miles Tin Cup 1025 West Abram Street Arlington, Texas 76013-6955 817-303-5518 Estimated walking distance: 0.8 miles Gyros House 720 West Division Street Arlington, Texas 76012-3908 817-460-4842 Estimated walking distance: 0.8 miles Bethany Cafe 705 West Park Row Drive Arlington, Texas 76013-3902 817-461-1245 Estimated walking distance: 1.1 miles India Star 703 West Park Row Drive Arlington, Texas 76013-3902 817-265-9020 Estimated walking distance: 1.1 miles La Isla 611 West Park Row Drive Arlington, Texas 76010-4113 817-460-1180 Estimated walking distance: 1 mile Mavericks Bar & Grill 1304 South Cooper Street Arlington, Texas 76013-2703 817-861-5439 Estimated walking distance: 0.9 miles Hooligan’s Pub & Grub 1301 South Cooper Street Arlington, Texas 76010-2500 817-274-1232 Estimated walking distance: 0.9 miles Don Wang Chinese Food Express 607 West Park Row Drive Arlington, Texas 76010-4113 817-277-7099 Estimated walking distance: 1 mile Source: maps.google.com Spring break is approaching in a little more than a week and some students might not have enough money or planning time to travel far from Arlington. From volunteering to just visiting family, the university community has ideas for how to make the best of the break on a budget. Allan Saxe, political science associate professor, suggests volunteering at Mission Arlington or another Arlington charity. Or, just stay home, relax and study — maybe see a movie. Vinodh Valluri, environmental science graduate student, also suggests going the volunteer route. “There is a great need for service in our city, and maybe you can take our mind off books and exams for a while,” he said. “You also get to have a lot of fun meeting new people and spending time giving back to the community.” He suggests helping out at Mission Arlington, The Salvation Army, River Legacy Park, Veterans Park or Randol Mill Park. “Young college kids like us rarely get the time to connect with nature,” he said. “It will be a refreshing experience to wake up early and get your hands dirty digging up the earth and planting native plants, or to ease your stress away by killing some invasive species like privet trees before you wind up the day.” Spring breakMarch 15-19 But, other than getting one’s hands dirty with noble volunteering, he said students should take a break. Get on Facebook, connect with some other students who are on or near campus during the break, and organize a potluck party on a lawn or outdoor eating area on campus, he said. “We have a lot of work to do to change the notorious brand of ‘commuter’ campus into a ‘community’ campus,’ ” he said. “Spring break is an opportunity for students on campus to do exactly that.” Volunteering isn’t the only option. For economics junior Jonathan Hurd, Spring break is a good time to visit family. Hurd said he only gets to visit his family in Austin about once a semester. He said he’s looking forward to just hanging out and catching up with them, though he might take advantage of the Austin attractions. Last year, he went camping with friends — a trip that was planned only one day prior. If someone has the equipment readily available, that’s a great idea, he said. English junior Mica Johnson works as a pre-school teacher, and her students don’t have the week off. But, she’ll have more time on her hands than usual and she’s planning to use it doing something completely free, she said. “It’ll be nice to just watch TV,” she said. English education junior Savana McMahen said she will be traveling to see her family 3 1/2 hours away in Vernon, Texas. Whereas she sees her family more often than Hurd, about once every other month, she’s looking forward to it. Her grandfather is in the hospital, so the break is a good chance to visit him while she’s free of distractions. But, if family is too far away or just not an option, she suggests catching up on reading, which she’s also planning to do. Or experience the great outdoors, be it a park, lake or anywhere else. “Most outdoor activities don’t cost any money,” she said. —Sara Pintilie contributed to this article. Off CampusIf students don’t have too much money on hand, but have enough to pay for enough gas to carry them around Arlington, there are a myriad of local attractions for cheap prices.Here is a selection:
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