Get Out of Your Room…

Relay For Life ’08The biggest on-campus party at FAU is back for a good cause-the annual Relay For Life benefit for the American Cancer Society. Hosted on the grounds of the Henderson Fields (located on the east side of campus just north of the Student Apartments)-student organizations, community members, and cancer survivors unite overnight to raise awareness and much-needed funds for the fight against cancer. This year’s event kicks off at 4:30 p.m. on April 11 and lasts until the morning of April 12. For more information, contact event chairperson (and fellow FAU student) Danielle Tanacredi via e-mail to [email protected].

Get Off Campus…

Streetlight Manifesto takes overIndie rockers’ Streetlight Manifesto takes over-and takes the stage-at Fort Lauderdale’s famed Culture Room nightclub on April 14 at 7:30 p.m. for a mere general admission cost of $14.99. Circumvent that ticketing conglomerate and pick up yours by contacting the Culture Room directly at http://www.cultureroom.net.

Not another Beerfest…In case you missed this year’s kick-ass City-Link Magazine’s Beerfest, you can catch their competition’s competing event (sponsored by the New Times) every evening until the end of the month starting on Saturday, April 12 in downtown Fort Lauderdale’s hip Himmarshee Village. The sampling of over 150 beers goes down in Esplanade Park, located directly across from the Museum of Science and Discovery’s Blockbuster IMAX Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at http://www.browardpalmbeach.com.

Would you like to be in the running to be America’s Next Top Model?Do you have a pretty face and a penchant for pumping up the drama? Then Tyra Banks and her crew would like to meet you. On Saturday, April 14 at Wayne Akers Ford in Lake Worth (yeah, we were like “WTF”, too) the producers are hosting an open casting call. You have to be between the ages of 18 to 27, and stand 5’7″ or taller in order to be considered, and it also helps to be the token bitch. Call the casting line for America’s Next Top Model at 1-800-749-8875 if you have questions, since we couldn’t find a time for the event.

Get a side of art with your lunchEvery weekday at 12:30 p.m. the Norton Museum of Art in downtown West Palm Beach offers free guided tours with every paid admission to the museum. It’s a great lunch date in our opinion, because not only do you get to do something cultured with your date, you don’t even have to know just what the hell you’re looking at-just let the tour guide do the talking while your feet do the walking. Call the Norton at (561) 832-5196 for directions and details.

Get a Gig…

Teach little ones for a big paycheckThe KinderCare Learning Center (6550 Broken Sound Parkway in Boca Raton) is in need of full- and part-time teachers to help “plan and implement activities to promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of children”-which sounds like fancy talk for “babysitting” to us. A perfect fit for Elementary and Early Childhood Education majors. Stop by the KinderCare Learning Center to apply.

Art you can eatThe Subway sandwich shop in Deerfield Beach’s Deer Creek Plaza (155 North Powerline Road) wants to hire you to be their next big part-time Sandwich Artist. Become the Picasso of pastrami, the Rembrandt of rye bread, or the Monet of macadamia nut cookies all while crafting your art through formal training at Subway University at the company’s expense; and yes, they have a “Subway University.” However, we still think the best part of this job is that they allow you unlimited sodas and one free meal a day while you’re an employee. Want this position? Find yourself at the Subway in Deerfield.

This job is a real gasThe Sunoco service station in Delray Beach (200 SE 6th Avenue) wants to hire a new full-time Assistant Manager to help, um, well, assist the manager in day-to-day operations at the gas station. We like that this company offers tuition assistance among their many benefits and even pays you for training. Hit up Sunoco if you’re thinking this job sounds like a match for you.

Get paid to parkYou always complain that everywhere in Boca Raton has valet parking-even that Publix down on Camino Real. But we’ll bet that you didn’t realize how much money there is to be made in valet services, did ya? A valet company is looking for students who want to make $300-$500 a week, full- or part-time, to drive cars that they won’t be able to afford… yet. After all, that’s why we’re in college, right? For more information, please call (561) 995-7150.

Get Some Free Money…

Forget the Da Vinci Code-try the Da Vinci ScholarshipThe Leonardo Da Vinci Scholarship is available to current students between the ages of 16 and 25. You must submit an essay of a minimum of 500 words that answers the following question: Of the countless accomplishments that Leonardo Da Vinci has made in the field of art, science, mathematics, etc., what do you believe is his most significant accomplishment? Something tells us that the scholarship selection committee wouldn’t find it funny if you answered “The Da Vinci Code.” Check out www.leonardo-davinci.org/leonardo-da-vinci-scholarship.php for the details.

What can’t you live without? Tell the world, and win a couple hundred bucksThe Brickfish “I Can’t Live Without My . . .” Scholarship is available to students who are at least 14 years of age or older. To be eligible for this award, you must create a photo, video or blog describing what product has changed your life so much that you cannot-and will not-live without it. What about us? Well, we’ve come to realize that we can’t live without these ridiculous scholarships that award insane amounts of money for next-to-nothing on our part. Now it’s your turn: visit http://www.brickfish.com/lifestyles and click on the “I Can’t Live Without My…” button for the scholarship to learn more.

Get Good Karma…

Be a humane humanThe Florida Humane Society is looking for volunteers to help with cat adoptions at PetSmart (20841 U.S. Highway 441). To lend a hand to help a paw, contact the Humane Society’s volunteer office at (954) 570-9507.

Volunteer with Gumbo LimboGumbo Limbo Park and Environment Complex needs program assistants to lend a hand during the summer day camps for schoolchildren. You’ll lead hands-on activities, as well as teach the tykes a thing or two about nature. If interested, e-mail [email protected].

Join the fight against ovarian cancerThe National Ovarian Cancer Coalition needs some help in its Boca Raton office. If you can volunteer your time to assist them with general office duties, data entry, mailings, and filing, you’d also be assisting them in the fight against ovarian cancer. So at the end of the day you can go home with a nice clean conscience, even if you did squish a bug yesterday. E-mail [email protected] if you want to help.

Get In the Know…

Want to know more about an MBA degree from FAU?On Saturday, April 12 at 9:30 a.m., the Barry Kaye College of Business will be sponsoring an information session highlighting everything from the various MBA programs offered at FAU to the fact that the initials don’t exactly stand for “My Bad-Ass” degree. To pre-register for this event, visit http://www.fauexecutiveprograms.com to sign up.

Random Listing of the Week…

Adult storytelling… and get your mind out of the gutter, thank you very muchWho says we can’t gather around for adult storytelling now that we’re no longer required to take naptime and recess? (And no, that does not mean telling “adult” stories woven with erotica and, well, that stuff.) On Monday, April 14 at 2 p.m. in the Caldwell Theatre on the Boca Raton campus, the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters-with the School for Communication and Multimedia Studies, and the School for the Arts-will be having host David Novak, an acclaimed storyteller, who will present his coming-of-age in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, call (561) 241-7432.