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Raleigh Summer Fun: How to Make the Best of Taking
Summer Classes
Stuart Lee
Contributing Writer
Sad because you are
stuck spending your
summer in Raleigh tak
ing summer classes
while your friends relax
at the pool? Here are
five things you can do in
your free time to make
the best of your summer.
1. Enjoy the
Outdoors
Grab your friend,
neighbor or pet
and go for a walk
at one of Raleigh's
many trails. If you
are in an apart
ment by Gorman
Street, visit Lake
Johnson right off
Avent Ferry Road.
The park offers a
three mile walking
trail, picnic tables
and a pond with
canoe and kayak
rentals. Not sure
where a park is in
your area? Visit
raleighnc.gov for
a listing of all the
parks in Raleigh.
2. Expand Your
Knowledge
Whether you are
interested in the
arts, history, sci
ence, world cul
tures or wildlife,
Raleigh has a
museum to suit
your taste. Most
of the museums
offer different
exhibits that are
always changing,
lasting only a few
months at a time
so, you are able
to see different
exhibits every time
you go.
3. Take a Tour*
For the twenty-one
and up crowd,
take a tour of Big
Boss Brewing
Company. The
tour takes place
on the second
Saturday of every
month at two in
the afternoon.
See how some of
your favorite year-
round and season
al, Raleigh-made
beers are brewed.
4. Go Green
Take a trip to
the NC State
Solar House,
which serves as
a research center
for renewable
energy. The solar
house is a working
model of solar and
energy-efficient
technologies that
can be implement
ed into a home
to make it more
environmentally
friendly.
5. Enjoy the
Festivities
Raleigh is the host
to many different
festivals through
out the year.
Some of the festi
vals include local
food, wine, and
beer sampling,
auto shoes, renais
sance fairs, and
many more. Most
of the festivals are
free to get in so,
you can spend the
day people watch
ing, or you can
bring a few dollars
and shop around
for food and trin
kets. For event
dates go to visi-
traleigh.com, and
click on "things to
do."
Still looking for more
to do? Check out visitra-
leigh.com for a complete
listing of fun activities,
restaurant guides, deals
coupons, and much
more.
How to Have a Bad First Date
Lindsay Astor
Contributing Writer
"Baby, what's your
sign?" Even though girls
are no longer wooed
with this ridiculous pick
up line, there still remain
red flags that are just as
glaring. For every girl
who receives the roman
tic chocolate and flowers,
there are just as many
who find themselves on
a much more awkward
and embarrassing date.
So when you are tired of
watching chick-flicks of
idealistic romance, here's
how to crash and bum
on a date and have your
friends laughing through
its retelling.
In order to set up
your night for disaster,
you should start getting
ready at least two hours
before he is supposed
to pick you up. Put on
an outfit that generally
consists of tight jeans and
a low-cut shirt. Stand in
front of the mirror for at
least ten minutes, take
off the outfit and select
a new one from your
closet. You repeat this
process until you have
tried on every outfit
choice from your closet
and end up putting your
first choice back on.
Apply your make-up
with a heavy hand. Make
sure to generously coat
sparkling lipgloss and to
spritz enough perfume so
that your roommate can
taste it.
At this rate, you
would probably think
that you are going to be
late, but a quick glance at
your laptop tells you that
you have about twenty
minutes of freak-out time
until he comes to pick
you up. Proceed to wait
around anxiously for
him to arrive. You may
pace around your room,
check your e-mail repeti
tively, or compulsively
check your cell phone
for missed calls. Do not
feel unworthy when he
finally arrives in the front
circle fifteen minutes
later than intended. Feel
free to assume that the
stimulating conversation
and gentlemanly man
ners will make up for lost
time; do not display your
feeling of dissatisfaction
on your face when this
assumption proves false.
Strut your stuff to the
car. Do not become too
overwhelmed by the rap
music you hear blasting
from his ten-inch sub
woofers. Casually slip
in the passenger seat
and exclaim, "This is my
favorite song!"
The next part is cru
cial: run out of things to
talk about halfway to the
restaurant. Despite the
jokes he had you laugh
ing at online, you real
ize that his cyberspace
persona is much more
enlightening and enter
taining than he is in real
life. Amuse yourself for
the rest of the drive by
counting the number of
red cars on the road or
reading bumper stickers.
As you sit in awkward
silence, mentally re-eval-
uate your outfit choice as
he attempts to impress
you by speeding through
yellow traffic lights and
jerking into a parking
spot. Agree with him
when he says he's never
gotten a ticket.
If you want a truly
memorable experience,
limit conversation to the
weather and your sick
little sister. Nothing is
more exciting to a col
lege guy than humidity
and Tylenol. After the
apathetic, gum-smack-
ing waitress has listed
every mouthwatering
specialty, order a salad.
You know you don't
actually want the low-fat,
low-calorie bowl of green
leaves instead of the
loaded baked potato, but
you still want to appear
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