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30 | Thursday, November 16, 2006 | The Red & Black | Please say you saw us in Athens Living
How to have cheap fun
without going broke
By ASHLEY BEEBE
abeebe@randb.com
The cliche is that college
students are poor, though a
visitor to the University
wouldn’t guess it from the
shiny BMWs and Mercedes
clogging Lumpkin Street
every day.
But it’s with the cash
conscious students in mind
that The Red & Black pres
ents the following ways to be
cheap in Athens:
Watch the gas gauge.
Brittany Isler, a sopho
more from Lithonia, has a
simple formula to save on
gas.
“If I don’t really have to
go somewhere, the car stays
in the parking deck,” she
said.
Try riding the bus or even
carpooling to campus when
possible — it’s free. Also,
students can check out
www.georgiagasprices.com
to find cheaper gas.
Use time wisely.
One trip to the store
saves tons of money and
time. Keep a list of the
errands and list of groceries
for the week and run all
errands on one day.
Shopping once a week
instead of every night
before dinner saves tons of
money.
Buy used books...
And sell them at the end
of the semester.
The on- and off- campus
bookstores are expensive.
Check sites like amazon.com
and half.com for textbooks
then make sure to re-sell
them at the end of the
semester, if the book
will be used next semester,
or list them at
dawgswap.com.
Become a cheap date ...
Or just a cheap friend.
The Tate Student Center
Theater shows movies for
$1 for students.
Try a picnic on North
Campus. Host a pot-luck
dinner with friends instead
of going out to eat.
The Ramsey Center
offers cheap “vacations” in
the form of GORP trips for
around $50 — try backpack
ing, caving, sailing, or rock
climbing as a weekend activ
ity.
ITALIAN: Downtown hub for food
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for two meals.”
Ray Norman, the assis
tant manager, said the whole
menu is a great deal.
“All of our sandwiches are
foot long and range from $4
to $7, and our small pizza is
a 12” where anywhere else a
12” is a medium,” Norman
said.
The Philly cheese steak
sub is the most popular dish.
If you enjoy a quiet, per
sonal atmosphere and fresh,
authentic Italian ingredi
ents, the Tuscan Market
located on Baxter Street is
the right choice.
The Tuscan Market is an
Italian deli that serves deli
cious paninos, cappuccinos,
hearty soups, salads and
homemade desserts.
Antonio Czenere, the
Italian-born owner, said 95
percent of his ingredients
are Italian and the most
popular choice among col
lege students is the sand
wiches.
“The most popular is
the prosciutto and mozzarel
la panino,” Czenere said.
Daniel Sherer, a senior
from Canton, enjoys shop
ping at the Tuscan Market.
“You can purchase spe
cialty items there for your
own cooking adventures,”
Sherer said.
If students on campus
want a good slice of pizza or
a yummy sub, Little Italy is
located just north of campus
on Lumpkin Street down
town.
Prank Cortese, owner of
Little Italy, describes the
restaurant as having a “New
York atmosphere.”
“We’re dedicated to stu
dents, it’s a college atmos
phere,” Cortese said. “It’s
loud, and music is always
playing.”
The most popular dish
among students, who
make up most of the clien
tele, is a slice of pepperoni
pizza or the ham and cheese
sub.
Another great place to hit
up downtown is Angelo’s.
Angelo’s serves pizza, pasta,
antipasto, chicken, seafood
and sandwiches, and almost
everything is under $15.
They have an all-you-can-
eat salad bar for $4.75, and
for just $1.45 more, a slice of
pizza can be added.
General Manager
Christine Quilez said stu
dents come to Angelo’s for
the good deals and laid-back
atmosphere.
“It is not full of screaming
people, and I don’t remem
ber TVs,” said Jessica Tiegs,
a sophomore from Dublin.
“It seems more authentic.”