#4. Free food

I know what you're thinking ... all students (Nipissing, Canadore, alumni, drop outs, prospective students) love free food! I know. Of course everyone likes free food! It combines our two favourite things: being cheap and getting fed.

But Nip students take it to a whole new level. Seriously.

Take note future event organizers: no free food, no attendents. Wanna start a club? Better have free food at your meetings! Better yet, make your club about food! Running a residence event? Forget it, no one's coming out to play blindfolded indoor dodgeballhopscotchrockpaperscissors (yes, you worked so hard to think of a creative event that no one's ever done)--they're coming for the free cookies after! Running a fundraiser? Nothing says "We're desperate for money" like a bake sale (although not free, cheap)!

After four years, you would think I would be tired of free food. Especially the pizza. It's always the pizza:

• "Biology Society event--study your cellular biology by creating edible pizza cells!"


• "Come out to our healthy active living day--free HEALTHY pizza after!"


• "Nipissing Open House--get a FREE PIZZA FOR A YEAR scholarship if you come to our school!" <--I should suggest this to the president.

I'm practically broke this month, so I carefully build my schedule around the availability of free food. Take a look at my current week:

Sunday--Host student luncheon at church, accidentally make too much rice, save leftovers all week (all while getting reimbursed by church).
Monday--Peruse Club Days in an attempt to look interested in joining clubs, whilst searching for free cupcakes/cookies/any other food! (I would like to point out that this failed me ... but I still hold out hope for the rest of the week.)
Tuesday--Hey! This week worked out well! Went to Kevin Salzman's speech and got free pizza, donuts, and coffee!
Wednesday--Search club days again, note that Pride Club is holding a bake sale today and I have exactly one quarter in my pocket (that's right ... I'm that broke).
Thursday--Hang out with friends, conveniently still have no cash and thus avoid paying for snacks (though I will have to get them next time ...). Also, research into upcoming events/guest speakers where free food will be offered.
Friday--Running out of ideas, I consider the food bank. Then I remember the leftover rice!

Saturday--Desperate for food, I consider going to residence events where there is always ALWAYS always an abundance of food. Decide against, and opt to fork out the money I saved this week to buy real groceries.

Well, there you have it folks. Kelly's guide to eating cheap at Nipissing. You know you like it ...

Smell ya later!