For students, automobiles are a gateway to freedom, off-campus living, and off-campus jobs; they're also potentially the worst investment that a student can possibly make.
Textbooks with shrink-wrap still intact, mid-September. The owner nonchalantly sits nearby, cruising Facebook for the latest gossip, pouring through profiles of strangers.
It's midnight. With chapters left to read, formulas left to memorize and an exam at 9 in the morning, many students are tempted to turn to substance abuse for help in the classroom.
While trudging from exam to exam through mud, wind and rain, students across campus are looking forward to four glorious months of sunshine and free time.For many, when that last exam is over, plans will include more than just loafing on the couch.
The open road, tunes and a group of best friends. For many students it may seem as if there's no better way to spend the summer then road tripping cross-country.Although it may seem like a low-cost way to waste the summer away, students should beware of the dangers and irritations that await those that fail to do a little pre-planning."You should make sure you really like the people you're traveling with because being in confined spaces for a long time will tell you a lot about people you don't already know," said Shannon Davis, a junior history and English major.Tam Dinh, a junior undecided major, says that a trip could turn nightmarish when traveling with individuals that don't get along.
Rugged, hefty, trendy and practical might have to make way for a new word of description for boots: Uggs.As more people are seen sporting Uggs, the Australian sheepskin boots gaining wide acclaim across the country, many are taking note and taking a stance on whether they would sport this imported shoe trend."It took me a little while to warm up to Uggs," said Nicole Shuman, a graduate student in the English Department.
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