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TRAVEL
Sept. 5, 2007
The Knight News
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.
[email protected], 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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Sept. 5, 2007
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.