Students name holiday and break plans
Jessica Powviriya
Issue date: 12/8/08 Section: News
Family, friends, play-time and catching up on work are the main themes for the holiday for UA students and faculty.
Even with the recessive economy, students are taking trips across the country and world to visit family and to have some fun before the spring semester begins. Visits to sunnier places, traveling home and group ski trips are planned for the break.
Joseph Smeal, a graduate assistant in analytical chemistry, is headed to Destin, Fla., to go to the beach over the break.
There's body surfing, an enormous pool and a 15-person hot tub, Smeal said. It's definitely worth the trip, he said.
Stephen Baccus, a senior in mechanical engineering and physics, is planning to stay home for Christmas but is undecided on his New Year's plans. After the New Year begins, however, Baccus is traveling to Colorado for a ski trip.
"My skiing includes the slopes at Keystone, Breckenridge and Copper Mountain," Baccus said of his fourth ski trip.
Several foreign language teaching assistants also have traveling plans.
Christine Cantwell, a graduate assistant in German, will be staying for Christmas with a family in Gassville.
However, New Year's will be spent in Cozumel and Jamaica on a cruise with her husband, Cantwell said.
Alexis Collins, another graduate assistant in German, is headed home for the holidays, although home is not in the states.
"I am flying to Germany to eat lots of reibekuchen (a German potato pancake)," Collins said. "Then I'll go home to England."
Unfortunately, family is not the only reason for traveling this season. Other students have more melancholic reasons.
Daniel Payne is traveling to Norway for the passing of his great-grandmother.
"She's been sick for a while with cancer," Payne said. "My mother and I are going to say our goodbyes."
Amy Hodges, a teaching assistant in English, is planning to catch up on work.
"I'm trying to write a conference paper, work on an academic article and prepare for next semester's classes," she said.
Even with the recessive economy, students are taking trips across the country and world to visit family and to have some fun before the spring semester begins. Visits to sunnier places, traveling home and group ski trips are planned for the break.
Joseph Smeal, a graduate assistant in analytical chemistry, is headed to Destin, Fla., to go to the beach over the break.
There's body surfing, an enormous pool and a 15-person hot tub, Smeal said. It's definitely worth the trip, he said.
Stephen Baccus, a senior in mechanical engineering and physics, is planning to stay home for Christmas but is undecided on his New Year's plans. After the New Year begins, however, Baccus is traveling to Colorado for a ski trip.
"My skiing includes the slopes at Keystone, Breckenridge and Copper Mountain," Baccus said of his fourth ski trip.
Several foreign language teaching assistants also have traveling plans.
Christine Cantwell, a graduate assistant in German, will be staying for Christmas with a family in Gassville.
However, New Year's will be spent in Cozumel and Jamaica on a cruise with her husband, Cantwell said.
Alexis Collins, another graduate assistant in German, is headed home for the holidays, although home is not in the states.
"I am flying to Germany to eat lots of reibekuchen (a German potato pancake)," Collins said. "Then I'll go home to England."
Unfortunately, family is not the only reason for traveling this season. Other students have more melancholic reasons.
Daniel Payne is traveling to Norway for the passing of his great-grandmother.
"She's been sick for a while with cancer," Payne said. "My mother and I are going to say our goodbyes."
Amy Hodges, a teaching assistant in English, is planning to catch up on work.
"I'm trying to write a conference paper, work on an academic article and prepare for next semester's classes," she said.
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