Name: Morgan Goodspeed
Year: Sophomore
Major: Communication and government and politics
Age: 19
What is College Park’s best-kept secret? The Paint Branch running trails – beautiful!
What is your favorite place to eat off campus? Noodles!
How do you get around? Walk, bus, Metro, friends’ cars.
Name: Dan Goodman
Year: Sophomore
Major: Business
Age: 18
What is your favorite place to eat off campus? Chipotle, good prices and large quantities of food.
What is College Park’s best-kept secret? Pita Pit, great food on Saturday nights.
What is your favorite weekend hot spot? Bentley’s
Where have you found the best bargain? Shanghai Cafe
Name: Marie A. Simmons
Year: First (grad student)
Major: Advanced special student
Age: 35
What is your favorite place to eat off campus? Indian Gate (Cherry Lane, Laurel)
What is College Park’s best-kept secret? The ACT [Academic Computers for Terps] program – getting a PC or Mac loaded with university programs at a discount price.
Name: Jeffrey Berenhotlz
Year: Sophomore
Major: Business
Age: 20
What is your favorite place to eat off campus? Hard Times Cafe. Great burgers and wings, great service, friends from [College Park] are servers there.
What is College Park’s best-kept secret? College Perk, sweet place for coffee and to relax.
What is your favorite weekend hot spot? Bentley’s – bartenders are nice, quick with drinks.
Where have you found the best bargain? Linens & Things because I found everything for my room and for the house for cheap deals. Also, Bookholders for books.
Any other advice? Explore the area, so many little coves and special places off and on campus you wouldn’t know about unless you explore.
Name: Laura Caputo
Year: Senior
Major: PHNB/Spanish
Age: 20
What is your favorite place to eat off campus? I’m a big fan of Moe’s Southwestern Grill on Route 1. The food is good, and there’s never been a line when I’m there.
What is College Park’s best-kept secret? Definitely the Performing Arts Library in CSPAC [Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center] on North Campus.
What is your favorite weekend hot spot? The off-campus houses on Adelphi and Metzerott.
Where have you found the best bargain? Bookholders!
What areas do you go out of your way to avoid? The trash cans on North Campus!! They’re practically beehives.
Any other advice? When you start off in college, make a list of all the new things you want to do, see or try, then keep track of what you get done in four years.
Name: Candy Fraser
Year: Senior
Major: Accounting
Age: 20
What is your favorite place to eat off campus? Jungle Grille – amazing, amazing salads and sandwiches.
What is College Park’s best-kept secret? Ice skating rink and Berwyn Heights Cafe – they have the worlds greatest falafel!!
What is your favorite place to chill out? Starbucks – and not the one near IHOP
Where have you found the best bargain? Rugged Warehouse – I got a BCBG top for $15.
Name: Scott Sanders
Year: Junior
Major: Mechanical engineering
Age: 20
What is your favorite place to eat off campus? Late night at sorority houses.
What is College Park’s best-kept secret? The sandlot (for baseball) behind the College Park Metro stop and the Post Office.
Where have you found the best bargain? 50 cent rails at Cornerstone with 25 cent wings on Thursday nights.
Name: Ambika Lall
Year: Senior
Major: Physiology and neurobiology
Age: 20
What is your favorite place to eat off campus? IHOP! Late night service is abysmal, but the food is amazing!
What is your favorite place to chill out? Starbucks! Good place to study, too.
How do you get around? Bum rides from my roommate.
Any other advice? Don’t go out alone after dark – it’s dangerous!
