By CHRISTA BUGEE
College students nationwide can get rides, check the classifieds and swap books for free over the Internet with CollegeDaze.
Sean Finnigan, a junior from Los Angeles, Calif., majoring in information systems, got involved with the Internet service through a couple of friends. 'I've been doing stuff with the Internet for a few years now,' Finnigan said.
CollegeDaze is devoted to giving students and residents of college towns across America easily accessible and current information on the best way to spend their recreational time and money.
The CollegeDaze web page offers connections for colleges in Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Washington.
Having a hard time deciding where to take that special someone on a Friday or Saturday night? The Internet service now offers ideas on what to do and see in each college town.
The CollegeDaze service is presented in an easy-to-use, clear format and offers on-and off-campus events, theater and entertainment schedules, area restaurant information, area coupon offerings and other student services such as free classifieds, a ride board and book sales.
The BYU section of the college information web site offers the soap box, which gives BYU students the opportunity to voice their opinions about pressing matters that occur both on and off campus.
'The most interesting thing is that the free services are really useful,' Finnigan said. The national service began about four or five months ago, and the section about BYU is sponsored by BYUSA.
CollegeDaze is free to Internet users because of the different sponsors and advertisers on the area web sites. The advertisers decide to place advertisements with CollegeDaze because of the wide access college students have to the Internet. Up to 95 percent of American college students have access to the Internet and CollegeDaze.
For more information, look up the web page at www.collegedaze.com.sa.