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Study Abroad with Queens College and Travel the World

  Are you looking or avacation during the January

break without losing any time inimproving your academic career?Well, studying abroad might be

or you.Studying abroad is not

limited to a specic discipline.

Whatever your major, there’s aprogram or you. Te programsprovide courses that benet

any student, providing thestudent with classes that canulll general core requirements.

It’s best to discuss the speciccourses that you are interestedin with your academic advisor or

major advisor.

 You may be asking yoursel,Why should I study abroad? What

are the benets? Te benets areplentiul. You not only start aglobal resume that looks good to

prospective employers and gradschools, but you can also gain theexperience o being and living

in another country. Tis can berewarding both personally andacademically.

 Another benet to spending

your vacation in a study abroadprogram is that you may be able

to pay or your entire trip withnancial aid and scholarships.Tat’s a huge help, especially

or those students that can’taord a regular vacation ontheir own. SOCS (Study/

ravel Opportunities or CUNYStudents) provide travel grantsdirectly through the school.

Tese awards can range rom$500 to $1500. An awardscommittee selects the recipients

based on their nancial need.Te deadline or application isOct. 12 or the January 2008

programs. You can also putdepartmental scholarshipstoward your study abroad.

Fulbright Scholarships, whose

aim is to increase understandingbetween the U.S. and other

countries through exchangessuch as these, oers variousscholarships through their Web

site, www.iie.org/ulbright. Anddon’t orget to check with thenancial aid oce here at Queens

College or inormation on theorms o aid available, such asloans and grants. Te Internet

has a plethora o inormation

on nancial assistance, such asscholarships, or students as

well.Tere’s no need to worry

about learning oreign languages

beore your trip. Each programeither provides classes in aoreign language while you

are there or you take English-language coursework specicallydesigned or American students.

Te only restriction isthat you be o good academicstanding with a 2.8 GPA or

better. Also, keep a look out orany prerequisites that might berequired or each course.

Te programs or thisupcoming January 2008 breakare conducted in English through

various schools rom Te

Florence University o the Artsin Italy, to Te Film Academy

in okyo, Japan. Te coursesinclude, but are not limited to,a photography class in Florence,

“Te History o Ancient Athens”taught in Greece, “Daily Liein the Roman World” taught

in Rome and Pompeii, Italy, “ALook Inside the Japanese FilmIndustry” in okyo, Japan,

and an anthropology course

entitled “Australian People”

taught in Melbourne, Australia.Te costs range rom $3,215 orprograms in Italy, to $4,575 or

the program in Australia. Tis

estimated program ee includestuition, the cultural program,

airare, housing and travelinsurance. Te length or eachprogram runs about three to our

weeks, some starting Dec. 28 andrunning to Jan. 20, while othersrun rom Jan. 2 to Jan. 26. For

specic inormation on a certainprogram, you can visit QC’sstudy abroad Web site at qc.cuny.

edu/studyabroad. Keep in mind

By Catherine Stolf

Travel Editor

the deadline or submission o applications or these programsis Oct. 26.

Most importantly, i you’reinterested, visit the oce or

Study Abroad, located in KielyHall, room 183. You can also e-mail the director o Study AbroadPrograms, Gary Braglia at gary.

braglia@qc.cuny.edu, or call 718-997-5521. Tey can talk to youabout the programs available,

and what programs may beyour best choices. Tey can alsoprovide inormation on unding

resources, and can answer anyextra questions you may have.

New York City For Free

  As students on a budget,

you know how important it is tospend your spare time enjoyingNew York without spending too

much money. o many people’ssurprise, the term ‘nothing’s ree’does not apply here. Tere are

plenty o ree events, includingree admissions to museums andshows at any given time in NYC

and its surrounding area.For a ree live blues show

every night o the week, you

can go to Lucille’s Grill in imesSquare. You are guaranteed great

acts, as it is an extension o thewell-respected BB Kings. It is anall-ages club and grill open rom11 a.m. to 1 a.m. on weekdays,

and until three a.m. on theweekend. For details on theacts or each night, you can visit

bbkingblues.com/lucilles/online.  You can also go to Chelsea

Piers, on the Main Plaza, Pier

62, 23rd Street and the HudsonRiver, or two ree concertsevery weekend through Oct.

1. On Saturdays and Sundaysrom noon to 4 p.m., jazz andblues bands play outside or

ree. For specic inormation onperormers, go to chelseapiers.com/musicPiers.htm.

Te American Museum o Natural History’s Rose Centeror Earth and Space hosts a ree

night o jazz under the starsevery rst Friday o the month.Fittingly called Starry Nights,

these perormances are heldrom 6 to 7 p.m., and rom 7:30to 8 p.m. Te museum is located

at Central Park West, 79th Street(at the Rose Center entrance).For specic details on the acts,

visit amnh.org/rose/specials/ jazz/.

By Catherine Stolf

Travel EditorHave an open weeknight?

 You could go to ree to a tapingo a late night show in New York

City, such as “Late Night WithConan O’Brien.” You can get reetickets in advance by calling the

NBC ticket oce at 212-664-3056. For the students thatdon’t like to plan ahead, you can

get standby tickets at the NBCStudios marquee on the 49thstreet side o Rockeeller Plaza.

Tere is one ticket per personissued 9 a.m. in the morning orthe 5 p.m. taped show that night.

o see the schedule o guestsor that week, visit the NBC

site at nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O’Brien. Te oneallback: you’re not necessarilyguaranteed to get in with the

standby tickets. But hey, Conanis worth the gamble.

For an amazing view o 

the Statue o Liberty and lowerManhattan, you can take TeStaten Island Ferry, a 25-

minute ride, or ree. It runs allyear, 24 hours a day, every 15minutes at rush hour. It leaves

rom the Manhattan WhitehallCenter located at 311 Whitehallerminal, downtown near

Battery Park.I you’re interested in going

to museums but not satised withthe Student Discount prices, justremember that many museumsin NYC and the surrounding

area have “suggested” admissionprices, meaning you don’thave to pay the price they

recommend. Such museumsinclude the American Museumo Natural History (AMNH),

located at Central Park West and79th Street, Te MetropolitanMuseum o Art, located at 1000

Fith Avenue at 82nd Street, andthe Brooklyn Museum o Art,located at 200 Eastern Parkway,

in Brooklyn. For most o these

museums, hours are 10 a.m. to5:30 p.m.

  And i your guilt gets thebest i you, remember, you canalways fash your QC ID card and

let them know you are a residentand student on the budget. Youcan then pay as little as possible.

I it makes you eel better, themoney you give goes towardspecial exhibitions in the art and

science museums’ research andeducational endeavors.

For those ans o Broadway,

you can’t miss out on the yearlyBroadway on Broadway event

considered to be the quintessentialevent o the Broadway season. Itis an annual kick-o celebrationwith musical numbers rom

Broadway shows perormed ona giant outdoor stage. Tere willbe giant screens in imes Square,

celebrity perormers and a bignale with tons o conetti. OnSunday, Sept. 16 at 11:30 a.m.,

in imes Square, audiences get topreview this season’s upcomingperormances and long-running

avorites.  And as the leaves begin to

all and the change o season

brings beautiul colors to our

surroundings, why not go

around the corner to the QueensBotanical Gardens? It is located

in Flushing at 43rd Ave. andMain Street. It’s closed Mondaysbut open every other day at 8a.m. to 9 p.m. through October,

and until 4:30 p.m. during thewinter season. You can go or awalk in the gardens and enjoy the

seasonal displays, or go to oneo the many events happeningthroughout the year. Some

events include the North Shore  Animal League Adoption Day,taking place on Sept. 15 rom 12

to 5 p.m., and the multiculturalperormances at the MoonFestival, Saturday, Sept. 29,

starting at 6 p.m., ollowed by

a reworks display. For moreevents throughout the year, go

to queensbotanical.org.  You can also experience

Shakespeare in the Park at

Central Park’s Delacorte Teater.“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”is being perormed uesdays

through Sundays at 8 p.m.,through Sept. 9. ickets are reeand available on the day o the

perormance (two per person) atthe Delacorte Teater in CentralPark beginning at 1 p.m. and at

Te Public Teater, 425 LaayetteSt. (near Astor Place), rom 1

p.m. to 3 p.m. Te Delacorte

Teater is located at 81st St.at Central Park West and 79th

Street at Fith Avenue. For moreino you can go to publictheater.org.

  Also, certain museums and

gardens are ree on specic dayso the week such as Te Museumo Modern Art (MoMA) which is

ree or all visitors during argetFree Friday Nights, sponsored byarget, every Friday evening, 4 to

8 p.m., located at 11 West 53rdStreet, between Fith and Sixth

  Avenues. Te Bronx Zoo, which

is open year round, has reeadmission (accepting donations)every Wednesday, rom 10 to 5

p.m. Go to http://bronxzoo.com/

bzhomepage or inormation anddirections.

Tere are plenty o resourceswith which to nd out moreabout ree events in the NYC

and metro area. You can go toFreeNYC.net or ClubFreeime.com or ree events listed by day.

 Also, go to NYC.gov or a calendaro local events such as estivalsand shows. You can even go to

Web sites normally aimed towardtourists to nd ree events andtours happening around town,

such as NY.com and NYCvisit.com.

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The Best Time to Book a Vacationfor the January Winter Break? NOW!

Boy, do you deserve a vacation ater all the hard work you’ve done this Fall 2007 semester…. Well, not yet, but you will. All students need a break ater

all the eort they put toward each semester. Plans or a vacation during the January 2008 break is great incentive to do well in the all semester. It givesyou something to look orward to during the semester’s work and gives you more motivation to work hard, since you know you’ll soon be partying hard.

By Catherine Stolf

Travel Editor

ONLINE TRAVEL TIPS

  Try to y on weekdays: You are likely to pay

more or weekend hotel prices with a week’sstay, but the expense you’ll save on airare willbe considerable. However, i at all possible,

plan your vacation or mid-week, especiallyor closer destinations with shorter ights.

  Try to book your vacation as ar rom theholidays as possible: Prices or hotels andights usual plummet ater the 10th o 

January (give or take a day).

 Try to gather as many riends as you can or thevacation: Sharing a room will cut your hotelprice in hal. For even more o a cut, consider

that most hotels allow up to our people oreach room with very minor charges or extrapeople ater that (varies per hotel).

  Try to thoroughly search these Web sites or

deals: Most deals on the Web page are hardto fnd. The deals on the site usually requireyou to book beore a certain date, enter a

promotion code at time o booking and limityou to a certain place or region and a windowo travel dates.

Important: When booking through these Web sites,because there isn’t a real person/travel agent booking

them or you, it is always a good idea to confrm ightand hotel reservations with the places personally, such asover the telephone or through e-mail.

Here are some great sites you can peruse beore making any fnal decisions on a

vacation destination: 

Expedia.com,Travelocity.orgOrbitz.comUnitedVacations.comSTATravel.com (Student Travel Site)

At Orbitz.comYou must book these beore September

30th!$200 o 5+ night international hotel or

vacations. Enter promotion code: 200INTL at

booking or travel Aug. 20 - Mar. 31

$75 o 3-4 night international hotel orvacations. Enter promotion code: 75INTL at

booking or Travel Aug. 20 - Mar. 31

 The point is to do a lot o searching beore booking yourJanuary 2008 vacation. It will really pay o or that studenton a budget between all and spring semesters.

CURRENT ONLINEDEALS

 These sites are great becauseyou can create mock vacationsor the date and place youspeciy. More importantly,you can play around withdates and dierent vacationspots to see which best ftyour budget. They have themost deals and sales onvacation packages, whichinclude big savings whenbooking ights and hotelstogether. They also include

suggested activities to dowhile on your vacation thatcan be booked through thesite beore you even leavehome.