Get Out of Your Room…

Finally… Reading Day has arrivedYes, ladies and gents: it’s that time of the semester again when the university gives us a full day to do anything but actually read on Reading Day. Classes will be cancelled university-wide for the day on Thursday, April 24, so remember to sleep in, go to the beach, or, hell, actually study for final exams. In any case, we wanted to remind you not to come to school, because we’ve actually come on-campus for class one fateful Reading Day… and that sucked. Hard.

Get Off Campus…

Is it worth the nine bucks?Recently immortalized on Perez Hilton’s self-titled Web site, Avril Lavigne rolls into West Palm Beach’s Cruzan Rum Amphitheatre on April 20 at 7 p.m. for her infamous nine-dollar concert tour. We’re not sure if it’s because she flat-out sucks, but either way, if you’re interested, you can go see her and opening act Boys Like Girls for less than the cost of the beer you’ll be trying to smuggle inside. Pick up your $9 general admission ticket.

Stop, collaborate and karaokeTired of hearing people shrill out Garth Brooks’s “I Got Friends in Low Places” or belt out some vintage B-52s’ “Love Shack”? Then take your happy ass on down to Purdy Lounge on South Beach’s Purdy Avenue in Miami for Hip-Hop Karaoke night every Sunday. Starting at 10 p.m., everyone who signs up to sang gets you all-you-can-drink Colt 45. Yo, word up on that tip.

Dig some Degas – in bronzeThe Boca Raton Museum of Art in Mizner Park is currently playing host to around 73 bronze sculptures created by famed artist Edgar Degas-and we don’t mean the fake-bake kind of bronze you’d usually see in downtown Boca. This stunning collection is entering its final week at the museum before it schleps on out of town, so catch it while you can. Admission is between $6 to $20 depending on when you go and what ticket you buy. Get more details.

Get a Gig…

HomeGoods for a good paycheckThe HomeGoods location at 1350 Linton Blvd. in Delray Beach needs a part-time maintenance associate to join their team in making HomeGoods, well, look good. The job requires maintaining the sales floor, among other tasks. If interested, go apply at the store in person.

Your Midas touch could bring in the goldMidas, one of the world’s largest automotive service providers, is looking for a General Service Technician at the local station on 220 North Congress Ave. in Delray Beach. But before you go testing engines, know that you’ll be tested first-we’re told that Midas is a “drug-free workplace,” meaning you oughta prepare to piss in a cup. Apply at the store location directly if this sounds like the job for you.

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 they even pay you for training. Hit up Sunoco if you’re thinking this job sounds like a match for you.

Get Some Free Money…

Save the Earth, save some moneyGo green to get green in this new scholarship. The Blade Your Ride Scholarship is available to undergrads with a passion for stopping global warming. All you have to do to be eligible to win up to $10,000 is submit a resume, transcript, letter of referral and a video message demonstrating your commitment to doing something about the climate crisis. That’s a cool way to beat global warming. Find out the fine print.

Blog for bucksGet off of your LiveJournal, and stop tagging everyone in your annoying Facebook notes, because now you can put your blogging to good use. The Blogging for Progress Scholarship is available to students who will be attending school during the 2009 or 2010 calendar years. Simply create a blog on the ProgressiveU Web site and write about current events, public policy, and issues affecting young people. The scholarships at stake? Oh, about a grand. Get more details.

Get Good Karma…

Won’t somebody think of the children?If you get that obscure Simpsons reference to Helen Lovejoy, give yourself ten cool points right now; and then look into volunteering for the Children’s Home Society of Florida. They’re in need of volunteers to help at least an hour each week with kids of all ages for hanging out, mentoring, and just having a good time. Call Jane Snell to lend a hand at (561) 868-4359.

Plan a party for a good causeDo you know a thing or two about planning successful events? If you’re party-planning skills surpass just sending out a Facebook Invite, then you should consider volunteering for the Family Development Center. They’re looking for a few good men and women to assist with the organizing and planning of monthly activities and programs. If you’re interested, call Edgar Smith at (561) 543-4554.

Graduate to the next level of volunteeringHelp a nervous senior with his cap and gown at graduation, as volunteers are needed to help out at this semester’s commencement ceremonies. You’ll be checking in the seniors as they arrive, and hey, you can probably do a little checking out, too. We won’t tell on ya. Call Andrew LaPlant if you’re up to help at (561) 297-0884.

Get In the Know…

Show how much you love trees… and no, not that kind4/20 may be the day that you show love for one kind of tree, but 4/25 is the day that you show love for the other kind of trees-you know, the kind that you climbed as a kid? On April 25 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., the John D. MacArthur campus in Jupiter will be hosting a celebration of all things arbor in their Huckshorn Arboretum. And, because no hour-long enjoyment of trees is complete without munchies, there will indeed be free “light refreshments.” For more info, e-mail Margaret Allen at [email protected]

Random Listing of the Week…

Sick of studying for finals? Go see ‘Sicko’ insteadThe Sociology Film Club is back to present their weekly matinee in GS 111 on the Boca Raton campus for “SocioCinema presents ‘Sicko’ by Michael Moore.” A screening of the medical-themed shock-umentary starts at 4 p.m. on April 22, and a guest speaker will facilitate the discussion afterwards. If you want to know more, call (561) 297-0261.