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Posted on: Friday, January 24, 2003

THE LEFT LANE
Campus shenanigans

Advertiser staff and news services

For better or for worse, the University of Hawai'i does not rank among the Princeton Review's list of top schools that party hearty. (Neither does any other Hawai'i school.) First on the list is Indiana University in the small town of Bloomington, where there's little else to do but party.

Other contenders: Clemson University, a South Carolina school where the social life revolves around the football team; the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, which slipped a notch this year to No. 3; Penn State University, with a student population the size of many American towns; and the University of Florida, where life revolves around sports.

The party-school rankings, listed in the 2003 "The 345 Best Colleges" guide, are based on on survey questions about the use of alcohol and drugs, hours of study each day and the popularity of fraternities and sororities.

Guacamole Sunday?

Every year, Super Bowl parties have fans seeing green. Super Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest days for guacamole consumption. Some 40 million pounds of avocados will be eaten that day, according to the Avocado Information Bureau.

Guacamole can be customized to fit nearly any taste. Here's the base recipe from the bureau, which represents California avocado growers: Mash four large ripe, peeled and pitted avocados. Mix with a tablespoon of lemon or lime juice and add salt to taste. Serve with tortilla chips.

Temari moving sale

Crafters and artists may want to trek to Kaimuki tomorrow for Temari's moving sale. The arts organization is moving to Nu'uanu next month and can't take everything along, so it's slashing prices.

Among the bargains will be indigo fabrics, handmade washi papers, and assorted craft and art supplies.

After the sale, don't forget to gallery snoop in Kaimuki at bibelot and the workspace, two venues for fine arts and gorgeous crafts.

The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1329A 10th Ave. Information: 735-1860.

People Skills 101

Do you play well with others? Or do you need to take a class on that? The Mediation Center of the Pacific is sponsoring a free two-hour workshop on "How to Get What You Want" from your spouse, children, family, friends, neighbor, students, supervisor, co-workers or clients. The Feb. 5 seminar will teach communication skills on such things as how to deal with people who use fear, guilt, shame, blame, coercion or threats to get what they want. It begins at 6:30 p.m. at the center, 680 Iwilei Road, Suite 530. Seating is limited; reserve by phone at 521-6767 or e-mail erinedwards@hotmail.com.

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