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Show WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER LIFESTYLES 10 - DIXIE SUN 2320 PORTS Students save money using On The House card oott lluml BY KATE SEMMENS Dixie Sun Staff Writer The new On The House Black card is more titan just another discount book; it offers the public a variety of completely free services from local businesses for pennies a month. For 99 cents a month, a card member receives up to 10 free services every month. The OTH Black card guarantees at lease $80 worth of free services for the 99 cent fee each month. That adds up to more than $950 a year in savings for only $12. OTH Owner Jesse Harver, a St. George resident, said: The easiest way to explain the OTH Black card is it is a gift card. We give up to 0 local businesses each month the opportunity to offer a free incentive for the community to experience their product. Some of the businesses featured on die OTH Black card this month are Ahis Taste of Asia offering a free spring roll, Perks offering a free 12 oz. blended drink at their Sunset location, and Electro Slim offering a ftcc inch loss treatment. Its almost like a grand opening event, larvcr said. A business wants to show off their product and in order to do so, it becomes free to the public. For college students, investing in the OTH Black card becomes an easy way d to save some cash. BreeAnna Carver, a junior communication major from month doesnt satisfy the free craving, OTH also a book format of offers completely on the house. Much like the Dixie Direct book, the OTH book is foj of local businesses offering services; the difference is the services are free. The book can be purchased for $50 at local businesses like Fabulous Freddys or online at OnTheHouse-Book.coSome businesses featured in the book include the Washington City Recreation Center Roadrunners Baseball, Amara Med Spa, Holly- 1 v hard-to-fm- Kaysvillc, said: It is a really good deal and a very smart idea. Normally stores would have to do promotional events' anyway to get their name out. This is just an easier way for them to do that and an easier way for students to actually take advantage of all the free sniff. OT1 Black Card offers a variety of free services that shift and change monthly. The best deal so far has been Made in Brazil, Carver said. It was a $ 2 lunch buffet of the best food ever and got it all for fi'ce. The word free is like mus- 1 1 wood Tans, lior BreeAnna Carver, a communication major from Kaysville, thinks the one-tim- e OTH Black Card is perfect for students. The OTH Black Card has 10 offers each month. ic to many college students line. Visit othblack.com and cars. Tom Neilson, a freshman undecided major from St. fill in your information. After a couple of business George, said, I cant lieve Ive never heard of this before. Where can I get one? The easiest way to locate an OTH Black card is on be- days, your card will arrive in the mail. Every month visit the Web site to see what free services the card offers that month. According to the Web site, OTH guarantees at least four food gift cards and two service gift cards each month. OTH also offers a free helicopter ride for purchasing the black card. Carver said, I cant wait to try the helicopter ride because that would be amaz ing. If the six to 10 gift cards a Big-- 0 niv Tires, 25 Main, Shroomies, Baskin Robbins and Sunset Cycles. Harver said, The difference in the two products is the book is good for the whole year and the offers on the card rotate and switch depending on the month. Still a little skeptical? Carver said: Its just free stuff; you dont lose anything. Try it out and see if works because it works for me and I love it. w r n Students follow trends of Hollywood by going green BY KATIE JOHNSON Dixie Sun A&E Editor Going green has become a growing trend not only in Hollywood, but also on campus. Several students have made efforts to go green such as Amanda Kiss, a junior undecided major from Phelan, Calif. She said: 1 went to a womans retreat and their whole thing was organic, Kiss go green; all that. said after the retreat, she made the decision to go green. Many DSC students said they didnt have time to make the effort to go green. However, there are several simple things students can do to help the environment that dont take a lot of time and can also save money. The Web site www.worldwatch.org suggests a few easy ways to go green including using compact fluorescent and soap. These household items can have the same effects on dirt and stains as shown their support in going green with reusable grocery bags. light bulbs, washing your clothes in cold water, taking shorter showers, turning the water off while brushing your teeth or potent cleaning products purchased at stores. Filterforgood.com also lists some suggestions for students to help the environment. Shutting down and unplugging electronics when they arent being used saves more energy than you would think. Also, students can buy reusable water bottles and fill them with tap water rather than buying cases of Wal-Mar- washing your face, walking or biking to work and school, and buying locally because its cheaper. Yoga instructor Jessamy Bowie has involved her whole family in going green. We do a lot of water conservation, she said, Its great that Washington County now has a recy- . watet that probably wont cling program. She also said going green was very cost effective, and she saves a lot of money by buying and eat- be recycled. According to www.the dailygreen.com, celebrities are continuing to do their share in the protection against global warming. The site lists A1 Gore as ing locally. Another thing the World Watch Institute suggests is making your own nontoxic cleaning products. Students can use simple ingredients such as vinegar, baking soda, salt, lemon the No. 1 green celebrity of 2007, followed by Brad Pitt, Lepnardo DiCaprio, Hayden Panettiere and Robert Redford. Large companies, such t, as have also LIVING TECH continued from page 9 Wal-Mar- continued from page 9 decisions regarding though she said a lot of students are probably OK with money, social networks, and setting aside time to it. do homework assignment Facebook is OK if its and study for tests. just a post to the class and The biggest lesson I not a personal message, have had to learn is time she said. And texting is a management, said Snow. bit too much. 1 think it There is something with would be a little creepy if friends going on every professors were texting night, but there is also me. If I were a teacher, I homework due everyday w ouldnt want to give out and studying for fast apmy cell number to my stuproaching exams to take dents. care of. It is hard to stay Jenny Jones, a junior eduin and study when everycation major from one else is out and about; feels differently you tend to follow the about communication with crowd and not get too teachers via texting and much done. Facebook than Gamer. I think Facebook is toBeing respectful of other people and their tally appropriate, she said. lifestyles, cooperating, I think it's an easy way for compromising, and overstudents to get in touch with all putting forth an effort teachers, because were to be a good roommate, constantly texting and will make home life easwere constantly on Face-boo- ier. Students would agree that getting along wdth roommates and managing time and money arc vital to living independently. "Save every quarter you ever get; it comes in handy when you do laundry," said Zac Haslnmoto, a freshman communication major from Draper. k. Why not get teachers involved in that too? When it comes to personal matters, Gamer said she would never text or send a Facebook message to a professor just to chat, but if it was to ask a question on an assignment, then she would be comfortable with it. I wouldn't treat a profes ts Web site, www.walmart.com lists ideas for going green as well-- . Some of the ideas listed are: use cloth towels instead of paper towels to save money, and reuse empty pickle, jam and sauce jars for whatever you need. Going green in your dorm room is easy according to http:planet-green.discovery.co- The guide recommends using power strips for electronics to keep from sucking too much power from the electricity grid, and instead of using air fresheners, plug-i- n opt for indoor plants thai improve air quality. According to the site, buyStudent tion Bui1 ing furniture and other needed items at thrift product stores and yard sales is a BY good idea because these are some of the best places to find bargains. sor like a casual friend, she said. I will still talk to them and have conversations, but I wont talk to them how I talk to my friends. Jones said she feels that she can treat her professors like friends, but when she s in the classroom, its diffe- Stud jouma to pro cast w KCSG Cor Chair UCS wante quickl rent. long h When Im in class, Im going to respect my professors and treat them as my educators, she said. Im outside of the classroom, I feel comfortable ning." We DSC If c was ci I would talking to them like any other friend. Gamer said she would draw the line at personal communication, meaning she doesnt feel comfortable discussing anything tell personal that she would her a close friend with Dixie S JeMs, fac 'famed s teacher. ''ays to s just dont think that appropriate, she said. Jones said as long as the conversation is appropriate and docs not delve too much into peoples persona stuspace, then she thinks Egress I f ll0n from ahs be faring a part Differe "illiam can ha'e dents and teachers a friendly relationship. I think the important live in thing to realize is we an age of technology, "e Clegg said. Anything more can use to make us use productive, we should it. n |