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.. _ 6 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011 Features COLLEGE ON A BUDGET . . - Tuition: $40,592; Room & Board: $10;458; Misc. Fees: $1,118; College Experience: Priceiess __ . . · Let's face it, college costs a lot: in money, time, and tTaveling.However, while sQme costs are uncompromising, there are ways to save money. We at the Herald want to help cut down on costs by providing helpful hints about how to do college on a b.udget. I Time. to eat! for club events or any ongoing food activities. Every Friday night at 6:30 p.m., the Abbe We have all heard · For ex-ample, every club on campus is 'looking Center for Jewish Life (764 S. Main St.) hosts the jokes ·about college students surviving on ramen noodles, but it does not have to be a reality. By this point, you -have already selected and confirmed your. meal plan BELINDA LITTLEFIELD.' 11 for the semester; ·Editor in Chief however, here . · - are some tips on saving m1,mey on snacks and the· odd meal that is not covered by your meal plan. It is important to note that, eventually you will get tired of having ·Saga food everyday, and it is at this_point that eating can begin to cut into your savings. First, you can utilize your ~mack money to eat ~t the Pub or the Cafe, since that money is already paid for. The Pub offers an intimate atmo~phere where you can socialize with friends, eat, and watch sports and television; the desserts there are not half bad either. .,to attract outside student participants, and a \Kosher Shabbat Dinner, prepared by local have found that food· mostly· pizza, buf 'campus C!'Jlebrity .Showtime Joe; •the only: sometimes other foods- are used to bribe thing is you have to email shabbat@hws. - students into coming; take advantage of this! edu the Wednesday before that so that they' · It is a win ·win for both you a~d the. clubs. prepare enough food. · If pizza really is not your thing; tliere In both jnstances no particular religious are ·still other mostly untapped' eating affiliation is necessary to attend, merely an · opportunities on campus. _openness to conversation and an appreciation Every Wednesday night_ at 5:30 p.m., for good food. Chaplain Leslie Adams has pasta nights at • At some point, even these opportunities her residence on 630 S. Main Street, located. may become tiresome, at which point l.t might just ·down the street from . the President's be a good idea to head to Wegmans. Prepared House. foods can be a strain on the wallet but if you have access to•a kitchen, get some friends together and c6ok a home favorite. For snacks, try to buy in non-perishables and bulk to cut down on trips to the store and the necessity of throwing things out. BJ's is located just down the street, and it might be a · good idea to contribute to a community BJ's card if bulk makes more sense for you. , However, do not completely forget about the restaurants and take-out . downtown. Sometimes,. you really just need a break in atmosphere 'and · places like Halsey's, Morgan's, and Parker's are great places to hang out with amazing food. If you are just looking for a change in cu-isine, get a few friends together and order PhotoCourtesyOtZazzle.com in bulk so that you will have leftovers to The Cafe offers Mexican _fajitas and burritos, subs and wraps, as well as hamburgers and chicken fingers. At some point, however, this alternative· will 'also begin to get a little tired. Now, at this _ point,_ do not immediately decide to go out to eat; instead, pay attention to advertisements _ . · . enjoy later. This . could be. you if you let your stomach By the time you ·go through_ all of these ~ctate the use of your wallet. Instead, make different options, Saga will be a little bit the campus work for you and your wallet. .. newer and not nearly so repetitive. · . I . . . DISCOVERING GENEVA One student's exploration of Geneva, NY, bringin-g appreciation to the undiscovered aspects of Geneva: • • • ' • f The -- typical Saturday morning f9r a (:allege student involves recovering from the excitement ofFridaynight Usually this recovery 'entails a movie and -a pizza delivery. 'One movie - unfailingly turns to ELLEN HARVEY ' 11 two, couches become StaffWriter more seductive, and pajamas absolutely refuse to be tossed aside. Before you realize it, it's nearly dinnertime and another night out beckons. Where did the day go? · · Photo Courtesy Of: www.ger;eva-antique-coop.corn The Geneva Antique Co-op, located next do.or to the Waterstreet Cafe, is one .of Geneva's unexplored and undiscovered gems in downtown Geneva. , I haveasked this question many times myself, and although I love a nice day of relaxation, there is always the guilt of having accomplished n~thing, of not having experienced anything new. I suppose part of the Saturday afternoon lethargy comesfromthequestion:whatelseistheretodo? the Geneva Antique Co-op, located at 473-475 · wholeso~e and warm about these machines. Geneva is not exactly a bustling metropolis to be Exchange Street. The store is open from 10 a.m.-5 Perhaps it is· the intricacy of their construction, explored, and if you have been doWntown once, . p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12p.m.-5p,rtl. the feel ofhand-craftedness that set these objects you have seen it all, right? on Sunday. It has two floors filled with jewelry, apart. They seem less like machines and_ a gre_at Although I used to prescribe to this logic, I clothes, furniture, and infinite' knick-knacks from deal more like art. · -began venturing out on Saturday_ afternoons to multiple dealers. The sheer volume of things sold The basement is another interesting area of · explore Geneva with a friend. I soon discovered intheCo-opm~eitanentirelynewandsurprising · theCo-op.Itisslightlylessorganizedthanthefirst that Geneva. holds many mysteries just waiting experience every time I visit. floor, but it still has furniture, artwork, pottery, and · to be discovered by those willing to look. Having As I walk into the store my eyes hardly know jewelry. It also features multiple collections. One , come to this realization, my friend and I began a _where to settle. Glass cases line the wall, forming of my favorites is the wall of antique lunch boxes, weekly tradition of thrifting at the surprisingly .aisles·and rooms filled with jewelry, old coins, representing Charlie Brown, Star Trek, Scooby numerous antique stores of Geneva. Being a town pins,- military paraphernalia, old records, baskets, Doo;E.T,Zorro,RamhoandmultipleoldWesterns, of over 200 years, perhaps it is not surprising that · pottery, and artwork. As I venture ~rther, I can see ·all on cleaned tin surfaces. For those of you who history has become one ofGeneva'smain exports. walls of furniture, sectioning off different dealers' love vintage things, being transported to another A particularly prominent history store is. wares. Some have time,andagoodlaugh, thiswalloflunchboxeswill specific themes, like definitely take you there. \Nice Oid Country Another amusing collection: found in the Things\ ' whereas basement is an assortment of beer cans collected others are simply a from different eras.· In the two years I have'been mishmash of ~ea sets, visiting the Co-op, I do not thinlf anyone has · books, fans, hats, bought one. For all you beer collectors out there, tables,chairs,artwork, Geneva's Antique Co-op is ripe for the picking! long mirrors, shelves, Above all, though, I love entering the Co-op candlesticks, scarves, because it is filled with things from Geneva. I quilts, and fine china. doubt there is a better way to learn about one's Perhaps my temporary home than· wandering- through the · favorite section· on thousand ~pon thousands of objects that were the first floor is the old once used by the citiZens here. It is like a lifestyle machinery area. Here museum of Geneva, except it is a museum that I there are working can take home. This is a history that I can take antique typewriters, · up and participate in. Perhaps that is putting a a swath of antique bit too IJlUCh stock in material possessions on my Photo Courtesy Of: www.geneva-antique-coop.com cameras, old ·record part, but explore the Co-op and see for yourself . . The Co-op offers a variety of collectibles, among which include players, and wood-. Escape your Saturday afternoon doldrums, and a wall of antique lunchboxes, representing Charlie Brown, Star . encasedradios.There discover a whole world within Geneva, whose Trek,_ Scooby Doo, Zorro, and Rambo,, just to name a few. is something very.. surfaces have yet to be scratched. · I' ·\--