Spring Break

Why I Took a Facebook Hiatus

Natalie Thomas | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Easter, Sharing, Mother's Day, Status Update, Social Networking, Digital Age, Spring Break, Online, Oversharing, Facebook Status, Facebook Friends, Facebook, Costco, Comedy News

Facebook is addictive. You feel inclined to read, stalk and share. Only in this forum would stalking be the more acceptable practice of the three. In this case, it's the sharing that's the problem.

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Spring Breakers Still Travelling To Mexico Despite Security Warnings

AP | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Texas, Tourism, Video, Spring Break, Mexico, Mexico Tourism, Spring Breakers, Mexico Tourists, Mexico Tourism Department, Mexico War, Mexico Travel, Mexico Spring Break, Latino Voices News

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico is taking a rare opportunity to tweak neighboring Texas, saying the number of U.S. spring breakers visiting Mexico this year ros...

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How To Take A Spring Break -- When You Don't Actually Get One

Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: How to Take Vacation, Career, Spring Break, De-Stress, Full Time Job, Vacation, Women in Business, Relax, Women News

Erin Greenawald | The Daily Muse If you're a recent grad in your first full-time job (or just working in an office with a lot of college interns),...

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Don't Let This Cost You

Reuters | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Summer Travel, Travel Insurance, Spring Break, Direct-Air-Cancellation, Reuters, Direct Air, Customer Service Nightmare, Travel Costs, Customer Service, Direct-Air-Shutdown, Money News

By Mitch Lipka April 12 (Reuters) - Jocelyn Floyd was waiting with her kids at the airport in Springfield, Illinois, for a flight to F...

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Watch Your Back! These Scams On The Rise

Reuters | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Summer Travel, Better Business Bureau, Spring Break, Tourist Scams, Reuters, Scam, Travel Scams, Scamming Tourists, Scams, Consumer Complaints, Money News

(The author is a Reuters contributor.) By Mitch Lipka April 12 (Reuters) - When it comes to large migrations of people ...

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Through the Eyes of an Ultra Music Festival Newbie

Jennifer Sorin | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Dance Music, Spring Break, Ultra Music Festival Miami, College, Electronic Music, Ultra Music Festival, Miami, David Guetta, Ultra Music Festival 2012, Spring Break 2012, College News

Huge crowds of teenagers, college students and a couple of grey-haired men wearing neon bandanas (power to them) dressed in crazy apparel and took over Bayfront Park for the 2012 Ultra Music Festival.

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Spring Break, Celeb Style (PHOTOS)

Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Swizz Beatz, Melanie Brown, Spring Break, Shaunie O'Neal, Russell Simmons, Monica, Alicia Keys, Spring Break Travel, Spring Breakers, Mary Mary, Sheree Whitfield, Spring Break 2012, Solange Knowles, Black Voices News

School's out this month and even celebrity parents can't escape the inevitable cries of boredom that ensue without a fun-filled plan in place. Whil...

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Spring Break: From March Madness to Beer Pong

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Beer Pong, Spring Break, Binge Drinking College, Alcohol Effects Brain, College News

After March Madness, college students across the country are ready to move on to the next big event: spring break. And hand-in-hand with the ritual of spring break goes the now ubiquitous tradition of Beer Pong.

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10 Spring Break Ideas to Get Outside with Your Kids

Debi Huang | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Family Activities, Spring Break, Spring Break Tips, Parent News, Outdoor Activities, Nature, Family, Slidepollajax, Parents News

Don't have any special plans for Spring break? Don't panic! A week off from school with young kids doesn't have to mean a week spent inside.

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Spring Break In Cancun Is Still On.. Despite Tourist Unease

AP | MARTHA MENDOZA | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Travel to Mexico, Cancun 2012, Mexico, Cancun, Cancun Spring Break, Spring Break Cancun, Video, Spring Break, Latino Voices News

CANCUN, Mexico -- Tinkling drinks in hand, New Yorkers Lauren Levy and Jacob Schum settle onto lounge chairs a few feet from the Caribbean's lapping w...

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10 Dumb Spring Break Mistakes

Dumb As A Blog | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Spring Break Mistakes, Video, Spring Break, Daytona Beach, Cancun, Wild College Kids, Weird News News

The word "break" in "Spring Break" shouldn't refer to legs, condoms or the bank. Whatever you do, don't become one of those "Spring Break" stories ...

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PHOTOS: 10 Alternative Spring Break Trips

The Huffington Post | Laura Steiner | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Rio, Machu Pichu, Video, Spring Break, Caribbean, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Hispanic Heritage, Guatemala, Spring Break Series, Belize, Slidepollajax, Latino Voices News

While we've seen that Spring Break in Mexico does not necessarily mean you need to be trapped in the all-inclusive drunken world of Cancun, perhaps a ...

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6 Refreshing Cocktails For Spring

Imbibe | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Gin, Cocktails, Spring-Cocktail-Recipes, Spring Break, Recipes, Imbibe, Spring Cocktails, Tequila, Imbibe Magazine, Spring, Slideshow, Cocktail Recipes, Slidepollajax, Drinking, KitchenDaily News

Spring is in the air, which means it's time to pull out the patio furniture and gear up for some warm-weather imbibing.

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PHOTOS: The Mexico You Didn't See During Spring Break

Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Video, Aztec, Mexico City, Spring Break, Frida Kahlo Museum, Hispanic Heritage, Mexico, Mexico Vacation, Mayans, Teotihuacan, Slidepollajax, Tulum, Latino Voices News

You read what our Mexican friends had to say about Spring Breakers in Cancun (they're not too fond of them). And while Cancun surely remains to be the...

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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Outer Space

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: History, Challenger Learning Center, Cradle of Aviation, Nasa, Spring Break, Space Station, Space, Intrepid, Space Shuttle Enterprise, Astronauts, Space Shuttle, New York, New York City, New York News

After eating lunch with the center staff in the Aeronautics room, they let me try a flight simulator. I managed to take off from LaGuardia Airport, navigate to another airport, and land, all without crashing, something I felt very proud of given my general lack of video-game skills.

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8 Movies To Get You Pumped For Spring Break!

The Huffington Post | Marissa Piazzola | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Spring Break Shark Attack, From Justin to Kelly, Spring Break, Spring Break Movies, Where the Boys Are, Degrassi Spring Break, Spring Breakers, The Suite Life Movie, She's All That, Teen News

Spring break isn't just a tradition -- it's often the highlight of your high school career, right up there with prom and graduation. And, unsurprisin...

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PHOTOS: Seven Sweet Spots For Spring Savings

Travelzoo | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Spring Trips, Travel News, Spring Break, Travel Savings, Spring Travel, Saving Money, Travel Deals, Slidepollajax, Travel News

While some folks take their spring break in March or over Easter, we're here to tell you that the best deals in spring can actually be found in late April and early May, the weeks between Easter and Memorial Day.

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PHOTOS: The Best Cities To Visit This Spring

Oyster | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Hotels, Destination, Retreat, Spring Cities, Spring, Vacation, Slidepollajax, Warm Weather, Cities, Spring Break, Holiday Travel, Spring Travel, Travel News

Most people associate springtime travel with crazy parties like spring break, but these five cities are perfect for visiting this season -- and will leave you without the boozy side effects.

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PHOTOS: What Do Mexicans Think Of Spring Breakers In Cancun?

The Huffington Post | Laura Steiner | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Cancun, Video, Cultura, Spring Break, Hispanic Heritage, College Spring Break, Cancun Spring Break, Mexico, Slidepollajax, Spring Break 2012, Alternative Spring Break, Latino Voices News

Spring Breakers all around the country are getting ready to hit up the Mexican beaches. Cancun is the number one destination for 2012 spring break, ac...

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PHOTOS: 5 Great Affordable Beach Resorts

Travel + Leisure | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Affordable Travel, Spring Break, Beach, Beaches, Travel, Vacation, Affordable Beach Resort, Travel + Leisure, Slidepollajax, Beach Resort, Travel News

Beach vacationing isn't rocket science. The three key ingredients are simple: sun, sand, surf. It's not all about the tanning butlers or 12-course molecular gastronomy tasting menus.

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Spring Break: Striking a Balance

Nick Foley | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: College Students, Spring Activities, Spring Break, Students Stress, College, College News

Our sacred view of the weekend creates a constant fluctuation between crippling stress and mind-blowing fun, and it's exhausting on both ends. Which is why, this week, I think it'd be nice to find a balance

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Breaking Stereotypes: USC and Death Valley

Nicholas Warner | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Usc, Spring Break, Death Valley, National Park Service, Camping, Geology, Water, University of Southern California, Spring Break California, California, Spring Break Trips, Alternative Spring Break, Volunteering, Alternative Spring Break Camping, Alternative Spring Break Volunteering, College News

USC students and spring break have stereotypical incarnations as bacchanalia at places like Cabo San Lucas, but this spring break I had the pleasure of sharing a day with a group of USC students who were spending their week volunteering for the National Park Service in Death Valley.

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8 Awesome Alternative Spring Breaks

Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: New Orleans, Video, Spring Break, Eastern Illinois University, Helping Hand, Volunteers, Slidepollajax, University of Texas, Hurricane Katrina, Good News, Alternative Spring Break, College Students Volunteer, Community Volunteer, College News

Not every college student heads south on spring break to get hammered on a beach. Nowadays, students do all kinds of different activities during th...

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PHOTOS: Spring Break Spots For The Modern Man

Oyster | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Mature, Hotels, Spring Break, Modern Man, Adult Vacations, Spring, Man, Travel, Slidepollajax, Adult, Travel News

Luckily, there are plenty of places for the mature, modern man to take a spring break of his own without feeling like a seventh-year senior.

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TCU Kicks Off Spring Break With VITALS

Bibek Bhandari | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Spring Break, Alcohol Poisoning, Alcohol, Binge Drinking, Students, Students and Alcohol, Centers for Disease Control Binge Drinking, Alcohol Spring Break, College News

Alcohol has become a major part of socializing and also an integral part of student life, and campaigns like TCU VITALS and The Unconscious Truth were created to address the issue of binge drinking and alcohol poisoning.

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