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is the place to be Students share their favorite activities in Washington By Eva Woolridge

For students like senior Omari Pinkey or sophomore Willa Schneiderhan, college towns can often be limited and become primeval by their junior year. The entertainment will soon become uninteresting and the same Chipotle order will eventually be unsatisfying. When this happens to students, they dont just settle for College Park, they branch out to the nearest city that is only a short metro ride awayWashington. Students who travel to Washington for a wider range of activities have shared their favorite city hotspots. As a criminal justice major, Pinkey finds himself traveling to Washington four times a week. I like to walk around and visit museums like the Museum of National History and the Aerospace Museum, said Pinkey, if he is not working at the Court Services Offender Supervision Agency. He suggests that students who have not yet visited Washington should go to is a museum and Thomas Morey agrees.

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Woolridge. D.C.pg. A recent graduate Morey suggests that newcomers should visit the Spy Museum, which he is itching to go to. I want to go to the Spy Museum to see the Exquisitely Evil: 50 Years of Bond Villains, exhibit, Morey said. What about us night owls? He also suggests for those who are night owls to watch live performances such as his band The New Retro, which performs in various bars on Dupont Circle. If a student is under 21, then Schneiderhan has a more age friendly alternative. Schneiderhan, who is a finance and film studies double major, normally does not travel to Washington during the school year. Alternatively, when summer strikes, Scheneiderhan enjoys outdoor movie screenings like Screen on the Green on the National Mall. On a gigantic movie screen, attendees are able to enjoy watching classic films on warm summer nights. Junior Megan Lueng, family sciences major, would rather balance the summer heat with the winter cold by ice-skating. I like going ice skating in Georgetown because it is nice out and they play music, Lueng said. (more)
Graduate Thomas Morey enjoys performing with his band The New Retro in D.C. venues. Photo by Eva Woolridge

Woolridge. D.C story, pg. 3 Georgetown, a popular area for many students, is the center for shopping, eating and socializing. Sophomore communication and public health double major James Osho, and junior neurophysiology and community health double major Michel-Corinne Ako both take advantage of the shopping variety every weekend.

Sophomore Brittany Linton enjoys watching plays in D.C. Photo by Eva Woolridge

Osho enjoys visiting Urban Outfitters, and refueling at his favorite restaurant Asian Spice located in Chinatown.

Sophomore journalism major Brittany Linton agrees with Oshos on restaurant hopping, but when she goes to Washington, which is once in a blue moon, Linton said, she would rather spend her time seeing plays. For more information on the various social hotspots in Washington follow @DCFun on twitter. If you get College Park cabin fever at times, then you have an entire city to explore right at your convenience. ###