Page 14 • Thursday, February 26, 2004
FEATURES
The Pendulum
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Students make big
plans for spring break
Emily Hilton
Reporter
It is never too early to stiut thinking about
where you want to go and what you want to do
for spring break. Spring fever has already hit
students at Elon, and they are highly anticipat
ing and preparing for this long-awaited break.
Elon students will be heading all across the
nation, some all across the world, to find their
perfect spring break retreat.
The options for spring break are endless,
even if your budget is not. All you need to
have for a successful trip are friends and
creativity.
Freshman Cara Loose is going to rent a
cabin on a lake near her hometown with 13 of
her friends from high school.
“I searched for forever on the Internet to
find a place where someone would actually let
college kids stay, and now we're all just put
ting our money together and deciding who is
going to bring what,” Loose said.
Junior Mary Allen Mann is planning a
week- long uip to the beach with her closest
friends.
“Me and six of my friends are driving
down to Jacksonville, Fla. to stay in a condo
for the whole break. It’s going to be a nice
break from school, I can’t wait,” Mann said.
With the increasing number of people at
the gym and at the tanning beds recently, it is
obvious that many students will be heading
south of the border for a dose of relaxation.
SayaTomita, an intemauonal student from
Japan, said, “I am going to Honduras with my
roommate, who is from Honduras, and I am
preparing by trying to get back into my bikini,
but it’s not working out too well with the long
lines at the gym!”
Many other popular sunny destinations this
year are: Florida, Hilton Head, S.C., the
Caribbean, and Cancun, Mexico.
Others are taking this break as a chance to
see the sights and shop in some of the nation’s
big cities.
“I am saving up my money to go sight-see
ing and shopping in D.C. and New York City
with my friends from my hall,” said freshman
Sara Rixey.
Some students are choosing to give back to
the community during the break. This year
Elon Volunteers! is offering a spring break
service trip in Atlanta to work with Hands on
Atlanta.
“Throughout the week, we will be woiicing
with many different agencies including proj
ects that deal with nature, elderly, youth,
homelessness, etc,” said Elon Volunteers! par
ticipant Jeanette Drake.
Although many already have something
planned for every day of their break, it is not
to late to organize a vacation. Last minute
online deals are an easy way to quickly put
together a trip.
Contact Emily Hilton at pendulum@elon.edu
or 278-7247.
Top Spring
break locations:
Cancun, Mexico
Bahamas
Paris, France
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Costa Rica
New York City, N.Y.
Source: www.studentspringbreak.com
Destination Spring Break: Where are you going?
Name: Carrie Goodemote
Class: Junior
Destination: Daytona Beach, Fla.
“ I’m going to Daytona Beach
with my roommates and some
friends. It took us a while to
decide and Daytona just seemed
like a great choice.”
Name: Emily Shore
Class: Junior
Destination: Jacksonville, Fla.
“Last year I went on a service trip
to the Dominican Republic. This
break I decided to have a relaxing
vacation in Florida with my
closest friends.”
Name: Tina Mayer
Class: Sophomore
Desdradcn: Texas and Vn]ania Beach,
“First I’m going to spend some
time in Texas with my family,
then I’ll be spending the rest of
the break in Virginia with my
boyfriend.”