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Students try their best to stretch their dollars by shopping around far food
By HEIDI NARDT
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At a university Uiat it located in onr of Uir morr expensivr ciliet in thr Uniled Stales, many iludrnli look Ui alternative meant o( survival to save money. But considering Uir expenses. can a USC student possibly livr on (5 s day?
From buying used clothet lo packing sack kindles. tiudenU cut costs to afrord a Lot Angela lifestyle and Uir noveltlei that college demands
“It* nirr lo be able to tiiink wr could do il, but thatt becauae the majority uf ut arr uaed to thit type of lifestyle." aaid Rachel Hidegain. who it undeclared “In reality, its just not possible"
Many would lie forced lo give up luxuriet like eaUng on campus and buying trendy clothes lo lit auch a minimal allowance.
Some sludenU who livr off campus rely on grocery shopping to br frugal.
The 32nd Stieet Market. Ralphs and Food 41 .eta arr a few of Uie local grocery atom ttudenU visit to stock up on food.
Anya Thomaa. a aenior majoring in clnema-Ulevision production, spends $40 a week on groceries at Ralphs.
She never buys drinks snd geU water from the faucet, ao she does not waste money, ahe aaid.
Roommates Laura Trrronet, an undeclared aophomore, and Deniaae Lopex, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering, buy their own groceries and make their meals at home to fave money.
StudenU who live in on-campus and off-campus apartmenU said they reap the benefiU of a refrigerator, a stove and an oven while on-campus dorms provide a microwave and a mini refrigerator, which allows studenu to store and cook store-bought food.
Sonja Beck, a creative writing major, takes advantage of opportunities to eat for free on campus.
*1 go to strange on-campus evenU for free food, like when different associations hold meetings and offer the snacks to attract new members,” she said.
The Flex plan that many freshmen use as their meal plan alloU $16.15 per day to use at most on-campus dining facilities, which is more than three times the hypothetical limit
One meal at EVK cosU $7.50 for lunch and $9 for dinner, which gives studenU enough for one meal, but I see Deltas. page Si
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ltoo pieaae. Felipe and Tomas Del R«zo buy tickets at the University Village Flagship Theater,
which recently went under renovations.
University Village theater gets internal makeover
thester," he said. "We had to replace the carpet after the construction, snd he thought the new sesU would be s nice touch.”
The thester hsd plsnned on the improvements before the plumbing problems occurred, but thoae plans had to be put on hold until the pipeline was finished, ssid Leo Sanchez, sn assistant manager of the theater.
The pipeline construction occurred sbout a month ago snd forced the theater to stop operations for S few days, Sanchez said.
The theater was the only business in the UV affected by this pipeline problem, he sdded.
The seat and carpet improvements, which happened three weeks ago, only took about three and a half days. Becsuse the construction was done during the night, business remained normal. Sanchez said.
The sesU have been moved to the center of the theater with the aisles on the ouUide. Before the I see theater, page 1 i
"The owner saw this asa goodtuneto make improvements to thf theater. We had to replace the carpet after the
construction, andhe thought the new seats wouldbea nice touch’
Pipeline construction gave owners the opportunity to add new seats, carpeting
By ALLISON RUECKER
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The Flagship Thesters 3 University Villsge recently underwent renovstions improving iU setup.
Before the changes, the sesU were run down, and the carpet wat old and worn. The theater now has brand new custom carpeU and new seaU with a new arrangement
After the University Village Shopping Center began having problems with the main pipeline underneath the property, tbr movie theater was forced to have iu csrpet torn up for construction, ssid Eliseo Hernandez, one of the theaters assistsnt msnagers.
"The owner saw this st s good time to mske improvemenU to the
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