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PULSE EDITOR: BEVIN CAFFERY bcaffery@gladstone.uoregon.7d^
FOR NOTHING
OK, you need to do something for the cash,
but not much
By Bevin Caffery
Oregon Daily Emerald
from time to time, everyone finds themselves in need of a lit
tle quick cash, especially when trying to pay for school. In
case you need a few easy bucks for the electricity bill, late
night pizza or your mom’s birthday present, here are a few
resources you may not have tapped into yet.
Contribute to scientific research: If you feel like you’re just
bursting with knowledge and opinions and that the world is
missing out in its uninformed state, you can get paid to partici
pate in research surveys. They are sponsored regularly by stu
dent groups or at times through grant-funded studies that pay
brilliant students such as yourself for filling out a question
naire. Experiments are also always ongoing in the psychology
department by its grad students. Sounds appealing, doesn’t it?
You could be the guinea pig pf a revolutionary experiment,
maybe even become famous and get a bit of money from it.
Donate your body: On the other hand, if guinea pigs aren’t
your scene, you can also receive money in exchange for your
bodily substances. The first and easiest commitment is at the
Seramed Biocenter at 1901W. 18th. They will pay you for plas
ma donations: $20 for your first donation and $30 for your sec
ond donation. Hours for first-timers are Monday through Fri
day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
Remember to take a photo ID with current address and your
Social Security card. The second, slightly scarier option is for
women to donate their eggs to help infertile couples. Donating
pays $2,500 for nonsmokers ages 21-32, which is great money
but a bigger deal than blood. For more information, call OHSU
at (503) 418-5333. The good thing about these options is that
you can get some extra hinds while helping others.
Better than a hangover: It’s the morning after the big bash, and
now the previous party spot is a disaster. If it’s your place (condo
lences) then you are obligated to clean up anyway. If it’s not your
place, it’s a much-appreciated gesture to help repair the damage
the morning after. Little do the hosts know that instead of having
genuine empathy for their situation, you just want the deposit
money from the drink containers. By getting up early and col
lecting all the cans and bottles laying around, you can be sure to
I
secure
yourself ten
or twenty
bucks, depend
ing on the size of
the party. Then, as
everyone else sur
faces to a blurry con
sciousness and steps
onto the sticky floor, you
can say, “Well, I did my part
by picking up stuff. Can you
guys scrub the kitchen and re-hang
the screen door? Great party, see ya later! ”
and walk out the door with a garbage bag full of loot
and a clear conscience from your valiant effort to help
out. DISCLAIMER: Use common sense with this one;
make sure not to piss anyone off by taking their cans
without asking.
World Wide Web: All right, maybe the parties lately
haven’t been worth the effort. Either your hosts now
keep a close watch on you after the first time you es
caped with the goods, or you discover the lack of de
posit on red plastic cups, or you are just looking for a
less-disgusting way to make money. The next resource
to turn to is the obvious technological addiction for
many people today: the Internet. There are several Web
sites that can hook you up in various ways.
A lotta surfin’: Alladvantage.com is a site that pays you
for the time you spend on the Net while viewing the ads
of its sponsors. This company does actually pay people,
even if it takes awhile to accrue a significant amount. You
Turn to Fast cash, page 8
By Mason West
Oregon Daily Emerald
This spring, fashion is going fatigue.
In contrast to the bright colors that
start assaulting the public’s corneas
this time of the year, designers are
going covert by fashioning clothes and
accessories with camouflage patterns.
The trend goes beyond casual pants
and T-shirts; major designers such as
Christian Dior and Miu Miu have got
the military bug, as well as more eco
nomically accessible stores like Old
Navy.
It wasn’t long ago when camouflage
was in fashion; the beginning of the util
itarian revolution brought cargo pants
into style. But what designers are doing
now is trying to take camouflage into
higher fashion circles by creating dress
es and other formal items with the
stealthy patterns.
Sharon Stone’s appearance in camou
flage on the December cover of Elle mag
azine was a harbinger of what is hap
pening now. Another notable
appearance of the military style is in
Destiny’s Child’s new video for the song
“Survivor.” In the March issues of Cos
mopolitan and Marie Claire there are
large photo spreads devoted to this mili
tary chic that include olive and beige
among their essential spring colors.
Retail store windows in New York are
decorated with military mannequins,
but on the local level, the effects of this
The latest fashion trend
blends utility and style
fashion trend are not so hard-hitting.
Major department stores, such as JC Pen
ney and Meier & Frank, are sure to have
some items, but not the supply found in
larger cities.
What purpose the fashion industry
has for this style reinvention is unclear.
While the clothes are not intended to
hide people as the real stuff does, they
may be building some sense of mili
tary-like community among the female
population. The JC Penney store at the
Valley River Center is carrying camou
flage shirts proclaiming “boy fighter”
and “military- brat,” but employee
Tiffney Darnell said that she hasn’t sold
Turn to Camouflage, page 8