Cheaper by the Dozen
Alex Boles
Issue date: 8/17/08 Section: TruLife
Incoming freshmen walk into their residence halls wide eyed and ready to take it all in but never really know where to start. Although surviving on a college budget can be tricky, Kirksville supplies cheap entertainment, high-quality food and a variety of outdoor activities.
The Great Outdoors
As cool as it is to hang out in your first residence hall room with a sea of fresh, new faces around you, make sure not to neglect the beautiful outdoors. Kirksville has great weather in the fall, and there are many places to go to enjoy it.
Just south of campus, four miles west of Kirksville on Highway 11 and 1/4 mile south on Route N is the Sugar Creek Conservation Area. The facility has two streams flowing through its open fields and forests, Elm Creek and Sugar Creek, both of which are easily accessible. Camping, hiking and horse trails also are offered but no amenities are provided, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation's Web site.
Another common camping spot is Thousand Hills State Park. Thousand Hills offers swimming, camping with basic ($9) and electric ($16) campsites, a restaurant, lodging, fishing, bicycling and picnicking. It is located six miles west of Kirksville off Highway 6, which can be accessed across from the Wal-Mart on North Baltimore.
Good, Cheap Fun
Downtown Kirksville is a great starting place to find something to do in Kirksville. The Square offers a variety of stores, restaurants and entertainment options.
Downtown Cinema 8 offers a student discount of $5.50 a ticket Sunday through Thursday nights. Be careful, though - the theater only accepts cash, but there is an ATM across the street. Popcorn and soda prices can be a little steep, but you can get a small soda ($2.22) and small popcorn ($2.64) for less than $5. The theater is located just off the Square on North Elson Street.
If you are tired of the theater or have seen all eight of the movies playing, then Leisure World is a three-in-one building full of low-cost fun. The Family Bowling Center has 27 lanes at $3.25 a game and $1.75 for shoe rental. The Oasis Skate Center, which opens this fall, will offer three games and shoes for $10.
The Great Outdoors
As cool as it is to hang out in your first residence hall room with a sea of fresh, new faces around you, make sure not to neglect the beautiful outdoors. Kirksville has great weather in the fall, and there are many places to go to enjoy it.
Just south of campus, four miles west of Kirksville on Highway 11 and 1/4 mile south on Route N is the Sugar Creek Conservation Area. The facility has two streams flowing through its open fields and forests, Elm Creek and Sugar Creek, both of which are easily accessible. Camping, hiking and horse trails also are offered but no amenities are provided, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation's Web site.
Another common camping spot is Thousand Hills State Park. Thousand Hills offers swimming, camping with basic ($9) and electric ($16) campsites, a restaurant, lodging, fishing, bicycling and picnicking. It is located six miles west of Kirksville off Highway 6, which can be accessed across from the Wal-Mart on North Baltimore.
Good, Cheap Fun
Downtown Kirksville is a great starting place to find something to do in Kirksville. The Square offers a variety of stores, restaurants and entertainment options.
Downtown Cinema 8 offers a student discount of $5.50 a ticket Sunday through Thursday nights. Be careful, though - the theater only accepts cash, but there is an ATM across the street. Popcorn and soda prices can be a little steep, but you can get a small soda ($2.22) and small popcorn ($2.64) for less than $5. The theater is located just off the Square on North Elson Street.
If you are tired of the theater or have seen all eight of the movies playing, then Leisure World is a three-in-one building full of low-cost fun. The Family Bowling Center has 27 lanes at $3.25 a game and $1.75 for shoe rental. The Oasis Skate Center, which opens this fall, will offer three games and shoes for $10.
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