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Student Survival Guide
Wednesday, June 06, 2012 | All Guides |
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9 Beer-Snob Bars
Congratulations, microbrew fans -- you’ve arrived in one of America’s best cities for craft-beer drinking. Indulge in some highbrow brews at these pubs. -
5 Spots for Tagging
Warning: the Boston Police Department drew the blueprint for how cities nationwide bust and prosecute graffiti artists. We’re not kidding. But if you must, here are some places that you might find inspiring. -
5 Cultish Groups To Avoid
We won’t go into depth here, but just promise us you’ll do some Google research before signing over your tuition check to any of the groups below. -
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4 Rallies Where You Can Support A Great Cause and Pick Up Earnest Hotties
Nothing says “I care” like getting your ass up and marching. And nothing says “getting ass” like “I care.” -
12 People to Friend on Facebook If You Want to Get Your Band Booked
Want to play a gig in this town? Holla at these local talent buyers (hint, find contacts online) and start promoting now. DIY PROMOTERS: -
13 Bulletin Boards To Find a Show
Not everything is posted on the Internet — peep the flyers tacked to the boards below to find everything from Allston basement shows to what bands are in town: -
18-Plus Dance Parties
Hey you’re underage! Every student deals with it, and those 21-plus parties aren’t that cool (OK, they are, but still...). Here are some parties where it’s legal to still be a teen (and bone sober): -
4 Classy Places To Take Your Parents
It’s win-win: you’ll impress the hell out of your folks with your impeccable taste, and you’ll finally get a meal that wasn’t MacGyvered together out of Easy Mac and ketchup packets. -
Coffee Shops Where You Can Grab Free WiFi and An Outlet
As most people with degrees know, strokes of genius are supplied by a good brew by the right internet-connected café (a decent egg sandwich doesn’t hurt the creative juices either). -
College Lessons from College Scandals
Between the temptation to cheat and slack off, you’re going to fuck up somewhere. At the very least, try to avoid this end of the spectrum. -
Places To Hang Out If You’ve Got Literary Pretensions
The amount of literary talent in Boston is wildly out of proportion to its size. Below, places to spend your time if your ambitions involve the thankless pain of putting words together. -
Ways to Get Your Ass Out of Town
Boston’s great. Sometimes you should leave. Here’s how. -
Cheap Duds and Accoutrements
Cheap beer does not a savvy consumer make. Especially when you’re opting for a keg over a much-needed sweater for the New England fall months. Here, go find yourself a cardigan that matches your coozy. -
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Places To Gamble
Yes, Massachusetts seems to be inching ever closer toward casinos, though not anytime soon. But there’s still action around, if you’re willing to work for it. -
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13 Essential iPhone Apps
You've mastered the city-roaming app basics: Yelp, FourSquare, GoWalla. Here’s some deeper cuts. -
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Essential iPad Apps
New to town? Overwhelmed? Filled with adolescent existential angst? There's some apps for that. -
Cozy Spots To Trip Balls
Tripping is all fun and games ... until someone freaks the fuck out. Feed your head in one of these chill spots, and let the good vibes roll. -
Places To Be A Big Meathead If You Can’t Handle Yourself After Sports Victories
So maybe you were a bit too rowdy when the Bruins nabbed the cup, and now you're banned from all your favorite dives. Here are some places you can let your fanboy flag fly. -
4 Local TV Shows To Watch
Your dorm room's cable selection is a serious downgrade from the premium package you're used to. Check out these local shows while Boardwalk Empire loads on your Macbook. -
5 Weathermen (And Women) We Love
Forecast calls for pure, unadulterated fanboyism. Here are five reasons to keep watching local TV. -
4 Stereotypes To Avoid
Beware of falling into these awful clichés, and just be yourself. -
5 Booze Deals For Broke Kids
We know. School sucks, you recently broke up with your long-distance sweetheart, and you just got fired from that job you never really liked anyway. Life is hard, so get your fix on a budget with these sweet sales on alcohol. -
4 Places To Get Your Mandatory Slutty Halloween Attire For A Reasonable Price
In college, you can get away with pretty much any half-assed costume as long as you show some skin. Here's where you can look cheap, for cheap. -
5 Greasy Spoons For Delicious Morning-After Dates
No matter where you wake up Saturday morning, if the bump-and-grind was good enough, you better take that booty to breakfast in the morning. But don't break the bank — here are five essential breakfast spots where the two of you can gorge for under $20. -
5 Ways to Satisfy Your Smoking Needs In Style
Try rolling your own tobacco — it saves money, and you're less likely to be inhaling tobacco infused with rat piss. Feeling festive? Hit up the hookah bars. -
5 of the Cheapest Pitchers In Town
Nothing's cheaper than siphoning booze from your parent's stash, but here are a few joints with reasonably priced pitchers filled with brew of the beer-pong variety. -
6 Ways To Support Local Underground Music
Boston's local underground music scene is vibrant, but it's called "underground" for a reason — you gotta dig deep to find the best shit. Here's how. -
6 Surefire Falafel Joints
Whether you're a newly declared herbivore (meat is so high school) or just broke as a joke, fried chickpea roll-ups are always a cheap, moderately healthy alternative to the dining hall. -
5 Off-The-Beaten-Path Galleries To Hang Out In Before You Take Art History 101
No Picassos, Monets, or Pollocks here — but plenty of rad local art with no prerequisites. -
5 24-Hour Eateries
Thought Boston shut down at midnight? These five spots will keep you supplied with enough wee-hour hash browns, funnel cakes, and cups of coffee to fuel your bad behavior. -
5 Sweet Bike Shops
The T shuts down too early. The bus is sketchy. Class is, like, so far away. Shut up and get a bike. -
6 Badass Fictional Characters From Boston
You won't spot these fictional locals roaming the streets of Allston. You'll never see them dining al fresco on Newbury. But that doesn't make it any less awesome that they call Boston home. -
6 Places To Get Tattoos And Freak Your Ma Out
Moving out means you can FINALLY get a truly meaningful image/quote/symbol permanently scribed on your skin. But don't tell mom -- unless you got her name inside of an Ed Hardy-esque heart inked on your bicep. -
3 Places To Eat Way Too Much
If you're gonna pack on that freshman 15, don't waste your time with that Aramark slop in the dining hall — harden your arteries with delicious, greasy meats from these places. -
7 Titles In 9 Years: Learn To Love Boston Sports
Our town has some of the most rabid sports fanatics this side of the pond, so it's easy to get caught up in the madness. Don't fight it...cause it fights back. -
Top 5 Reasons Boston Is Funnier Than Your Hometown
Okay, so we have our puritanical, witch-burning side ... but we can bring the funny, too. -
It Gets Better: How To Escape From Allston
You've done the Allston Rock City thing — now what? Here are five relatively bedbug-and-vomit-free neighborhoods you can afford. -
Actual, Literal Student Survival Basics
New England weather is a bitch no matter how it decides to hit you. This year, we've had hurricanes, floods, an earthquake — and winter hasn't even started yet. Be prepared. Here's what you're going to want to have handy. -
Top Thrift Shops For Your ‘Broke’ Hipster Ass: For the Guys
When in need of retail therapy but you want to look more impoverished than you really are. [Disclaimer: GQ magazine recently voted Boston as the city with the worst fashion. Keep it up, keep it alive.] -
Top Thrift Shops For Your ‘Broke’ Hipster Ass: For the Girls
When in need of retail therapy but you want to look more impoverished than you really are. [Disclaimer: GQ magazine recently voted Boston as the city with the worst fashion. Keep it up, keep it alive.] -
5 Places To Score The Fly Kicks
How to put the finishing touches on any prime wardrobe. -
5 Places To Bone Up On Subversive Literature
Reading is sexy. Reading will corrupt you and encourage you to have premarital sex. Reading will expand your horizons to new and terrible places. Reading will make you a revolutionary — especially here. -
5 Devastating Scorpion Bowls
Who needs Four Loko? Here's how to get blackout drunk fast. -
9 Primo Geek Meet-Ups For The Evil-Genius Set
Nerdy Boston newbs, you're in good company here. This seriously geeky social calendar is a good starting point; for more ideas, hit up thePhoenix.com/geek.
