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BY MELISSA PANTANO
The Battalion
A student flashes a smile as he fin
ishes a day of classes. Tonight is the one
he has been waiting for, a date with that
cute girl from English class. Horror
strikes, however, as he opens his wallet
to find only a $10 bill. As Thomas Jef
ferson stares back at him mockingly, he
panics, trying to figure out what to do
on such a tight budget.
College students usually are strapped
for cash, but there are a lot of ways to
have a great date for under $10.
Jeff Carawan, a senior journalism
major, said the key to a cheap date
is romance.
“One cheap thing that is also
romantic is to buy a bottle of
wine, nothing fancy, and dri
ve out to Lick Creek Park,”
Carawan said. “Take a pic
nic blanket and watch
the sun set. It’s a real
ly peaceful place,
and if you really
don’t have a lot of
money, drinking
from the bottle
saves stemware and
adds extra class.”
Brandon Kasper,
a freshman comput
er engineering ma
jor, said money is
not a concern, as long
as the date is free.
“Aggie Bucks come in
handy,” Kasper said. “It
doesn’t matter what you
spend as long as your parents
are paying.”
A good date can be found al
most anywhere, especially around
the campus.
Mike Malon, a junior business major,
said he prefers tradition-based dates.
“Take a girl to Midnight Yell or to a
game at Kyle Field,” Malon said. “They
are completely free dates that are a lot
of fun.”
Larry Brooks, a senior agricultural
economics major, said a date away from
the hustle and bustle of the city is some
times the best kind.
“I like to get some beer, go out to the
end of the runway at Easterwood [Air
port] and watch the planes land,”
Brooks said.
Packing a meal is a cost-cutting move
to make any pennywise person proud.
“You can bring dinner from home,
and just sit and talk for hours,” Brooks
said.
Lovebirds can also find refuge in the
arms of Mother Nature.
Leann Johnson, a sophomore busi
ness major, said she likes to be around
nature.
“I like to walk out to Simpson Drill
Field, take my shoes off and walk in the
grass,” Johnson said. “Research Park is
great, too — anywhere there is shade is
good for me.
“As far as food goes, CiCi’s $2.99 buf
fet is God’s gift to college diners.”
Jennifer King, a senior education ma
jor, said simplicity is the key to a suc
cessful date.
“The [Dixie] Chicken is a pretty
cheap date,” King said. “But it’s crowd
ed, and it’s hard to pay attention with
all those distractions.”
Other students like to just rent
movies or get coffee, utilizing dates that
are low-budget and personal.
Katie Simpson, a freshman meteorol
ogy major, said a date does not require
a lot of thought.
“Just go and rent a movie,” Simpson
said. “It really doesn’t matter as long as
you like each other. ”
Jocelyn Sprinzl, a freshman business
management major, said girls do not
c$re about the price of a date, as long as
it is with somebody they like.
“Even if you just go to a party and
have a good time, it’s sufficient,” She
said. “I don’t expect expensive dates
around here.”
King said cheap dates are possible,
even though they might not seem like
typical dates.
“Just go to a party,” King said. “You
get to hang out together and meet each
others friends,” King said.
Greg Yezak, a senior industrial distri
bution major, said he does not think a
cheap date exists.
“There’s no such-thing as a cheap
date anymore,” Yezak said. “If you don’t
take a girl out and treat her to an ex
pensive meal, they’re not happy. You
don’t make an impression.”
Yezak said potential dates expect a
little something extra on their night out.
“If you ask someone out, they don’t
expect something they can do them
selves,” Yezak said. “They like to be
treated.”
Carawan said cheap dates do not
work for some people.
“Cheap dates are great, but don’t ex
pect them to work with the sorority
types,” Carawan said. “My experience
has been that they want to be taken out
all the time.”
Dr. Ted Stachowiak, associate direc
tor of Student Counseling Services, said
some students stress about dating
though they have no reason to.
“There are students who put the
main priority on just spending time to
gether and having fun,” Stachowiak
said, “while there are others who feel
that they need to impress a date with ex
pensive plans. I think it goes both
ways. ”
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