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6_________ Feature WedNEsdAy, J anuary 25, 2002 TI he CI ac I camas P rint Cash for college students SALENA DE LA CRUZ Opinion Editor on your quest. Do you need some financial aid or a loan? Of course, everyone n a world where everything needs a little extra money for col costs and being in college lege. If you need to buy books for seems to make us poorer, I’ve less than your first bom child, you put together a little section to help can check out some hot spots for the students at Clackamas find ways books. Do you require some extra to make money, save money and cash and want more than a mere 35 have fun for little or no money. percent? Included will be some new In this new feature, you will find and old places to sell your old websites that give details about books. Want a better way to dress what you can do to help you as a it up for cheap and still have the college student and/or your fami pizzazz and originality that can only lies to save money or spend little be you? money. Also, included will be tips I will help you with all these and to survive college life. more. Now, I am by no means a pro If help is necessary for some ba fessional nor am I a millionaire wait sic needs, you can check out how ing to give cash to the first 500. Iam to find cheap fares on airline tick merely another college student, ets. Perhaps you feel the need to your peer, wanting to help in ways talk; there is an almost unlimited that I have found to be painless. So number of cell phone companies sit back and let someone else do and phone card distributors to help the work for you. I Check out local thrift stores you can not only find good deals, alsoxetro fashion. Also, some stores that have good deals on new clothing. Some close places include: Red, White and Blue Thrift Store on McLoughlin Blvd. Where you will very rarely find clothes that exceed $10 an article. Value Village Thrift Store on McLoughlin Blvd. It's more name brand-based, but a little more expensive. Goodwill Stores. These are in nearly every city, but they are very community oriented so it's nice to help their cause. Old Navy. They have hot deals on cool clothes. My preference is the hip huggers. Factory2U. Where they cut out the middle man and don't pay lots for advertising so shoppers get the best deals on name-brand clothing. Well, I've never flown, but I am working on a trip for Spring Break and this is what I found. priceline.com. Offers the ability to name your price, but beware you must take the flight..No refunds. southwest.com. Promotional Offers give you a break on prices as long as you don't fly on key days, like Christmas. expedia.com. Let's people pick from a number of airline providers. Check out those e-mails that say you won a trip or airline tickets. Yeah, there's always a catch, but it's usually only joining a program for cheap. I got four free airline tickets. rinoncinl Did recisi Fyn Tor I ks Extra cash is just a click away. financialaid.com. Consolidates student loan debts over $10,000 with no credit check. ifsmarketing.com. If you join for $34.95 and enter your credit card number they do a search and give you thousands of options for free money including grants, loans, and student credit services. Clackamas Community College. Go to the Financial Aid office and one of their representatives will be happy to put you in touch with all the right places. fafsa.com. Don't forget to apply for financial aid services with the financial aid form at fafsa. Get out and let loose. Banana Joe's caters to the college crowd and then some. Located on NW 2nd and Burnside in Portland. Cover is $8, but if you're there before 8:30 p.m., it's free. Thursday nights are half off with college I.D. Go hiking. All you need is basic necessities. Strap on a pack and make it a group thing. Laser Tag. Ultra Zone on McLoughlin Blvd. Charges $6.50 a game, or $ 14.50 for Friday Night Frenzy for the whole night. Movie Theater. Discounted rates for students when you show yflur I.D. at Century 16 right off 82nd Ave. Also, Hilltop Cinemas in Oregon City. in Touch How to survive college without testing the brink of insanity. If you lack commitment you don't have to sign your life away for one Go out Get a group of friends together, pick a meeting place and enjoy a night of no homework or school. Rent Movies. Meet at someone's place, pick some flicks, eqt some popcorn and laugh, cry, or scream about someone else's life. or two years. Several companies now offer pre-paid cellular phone services. Tired of the mere 35 % back for your hard earned cash for books? * Need to find out if you have the smarts. Powell Books offers 50% + back for those books you no longer go to http://www.college-student-guide.com/ and go to the Get in College content where you will be able to take various test such as LSAT or SAT. For International Students: You can find help for programs and services at these websites.www.toefl.com, or www.embark.com need. It's a little farther, but worth the drive. Half.com. Similar to e-Bay. You can buy and sell books. Textbooks can be bought and sold at Barnes and Noble. Textbooks.com. Allows you to buy textbooks and programs for cheap. Local Library. If you're lucky, you can find the books to check out at the library. AT&T Wireless offers Free To Go Wireless. This program offers a phone that has voicemail, call waiting, text messaging and the ability to send and receive e-mail. Verizon has Free Up which offers 1,000 minutes of long distance on weekends with your service as long as you maintain it. There are others you can search for as well.
