The Traveler

Issue date: 2/27/09 Section: News

From traveling to exotic locales to spending their time in service to the community, UA students are participating in a wide variety of activities this Spring Break - the week of March 16 through March 20.

Some students who want to give back will travel to locations across the South - including Atlanta, Galveston, Texas, and Hope - to serve those communities through Alternative Spring Break, which is organized by the Volunteer Action Center on campus.

"It's a great way to give back to the communities that need it the most," said sophomore Rosalyn Taylor, a past participant who will travel to southern Arkansas again this Spring Break.

"You also get to meet and network with a lot of students on campus from a variety of groups that you might not have met otherwise," she said.

Many other students are choosing to take trips through other on-campus groups.

Resident assistants from Gibson and Gregson halls have designed an educational trip to New York for which residents were able to apply. Their trip will take students on a whirlwind tour of New York City, where they will visit numerous graduate schools in addition to more popular sites including the Statue of Liberty, the Museum of Modern Art, Ground Zero and the different districts of the city.

Many students also will take trips of their own to cities and events across the country and the globe.

Greek students have the opportunity to travel on a Greek cruise to Grand Bahama through Xtreme Trips with other Greek students from across the country. Many other students are choosing to take cruises to their own location of choice as prices lower because of the economy.

Sophomore Johnathan Weaver and his friends plan to travel to College Station, Texas, to watch the Indoor Track National Championship and visit friends. Other students plan to visit friends in different cities across the country, including New York City and Branson, Mo., and many plan to go home to visit family and friends they don't often see during the school year.

The dismal economy has proved to be a factor for many students as they decide what to do this Spring Break.

"I'm still not sure what I'm doing yet - my roommate wants me to go to Destin, Fla., but it's just really expensive," sophomore Michael Clifford said. "I've been to the beach the last two years so I'm not sure if I want to spend the money."

Some students might be opting to skip the classic Spring Break experience to work and earn some money.

"I'm just going to go home and work," sophomore Molly Vazquez said. "I love Fayetteville, but it will definitely be nice to have a break and have a chance to go home for a while."

Finally, some students prefer to spend Spring Break in Fayetteville, where they will enjoy the decreased population and less traffic.

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