Networking. It's the No. 1 way to get a job, but with all of the social networking sites out there, students may begin to tread in dangerous waters if they aren't careful.A study by ExecuNet, an executive search firm, found 77 percent of recruiters run online searches to screen candidates before the interviewing process.
Monday night, Niffer's Place holds trivia night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.Niffer's offers two hosts, and their trivia consists of six rounds with five questions in each."It's a lot of fun," said General Manager Patrick Payne. "Our hosts, Vic and Kelley, have a good time doing it, and our participants have a great time playing."Each round of trivia is themed, and students have seen topics ranging from state capitals to movies. There's also a music and movie bonus through the audio and TV system.Seating for trivia is first come, first serve and seats fill up fast.A unique part of trivia night at Niffer's is its guest round. Niffer's allows one guest per week to sign up to bring in a round of his or her own themed questions to ask the audience.Niffer's gives out koozies and T-shirts throughout the night, but at the end of the night the overall prizes are $40 for first place, $25 for second place and $15 for third place.Tuesday night, Locos offers trivia at 8:30 p.m. Locos has one host, and they average about four rounds with four to five questions per round.They have different categories each week for every round of questions asked. They have a music bonus question as well. At Locos, everyone writes their answers down on an answer sheet and the MC assigns the points.Most of the crowd for Trivia night at Locos is students, with up to 100 attendees in the fall and almost the entire restaurant in the spring.Locos offers prizes in the form of a gift certificate to the restaurant, first place receiving $50, second place $30 and third place $10."Locos has good specials throughout the night," said LJ Vatella, a junior in radio, television and film. "I like their large group seating because we could have a group of people up to 15 without having to make a reservation."The Independent also holds their trivia night every Tuesday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.They have shout outs during the rounds for free drinks at the bar.First through third place winners receives $20, $15 and $10 cash respectively good toward the team's bar tab for the night.Olde Auburn Ale House is changing its trivia nights to Wednesday at 8 p.m.It has five rounds of questions with gift certificates as prizes.Thursday night, The Oyster Bar offers trivia from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.It has themed trivia nights, with topics like sports, actors and politics. A favorite was the recently themed Patrick Swayze night.The Oyster Bar's trivia consists of four to five rounds with six questions in each. It allows "trivia by table" for the participants, and students enjoy the group effort."Are you smarter than The Oyster Bar?" said Missy Thomas, a server for The Oyster Bar. "Come test your knowledge of the past, present and the future with us."The Oyster Bar always has a full house on Trivia nights, the majority of those students, and they enforce a no cell phone or other resources rule in order to keep the game fun and fair.Throughout the game, the MC will give out prizes like T-shirts and koozies.The overall winners receive gift certificates to the restaurant at $50 for first place, $30 for second place and a mystery prize for third.Touchdowns also holds trivia every Thursday at 8 p.m.With its recently changed style, each team answers five 10-point questions per round. There are six total rounds.First place winner receives a $30 gift card, second place receives a $20 gift card and third place receives a $10 gift card all for any food or alcohol at Touchdowns."Trivia night is a great way to do something different with your friends on a free week night," Vatella said. "Each restaurant does a good job of making it a fun time."
For those students looking for s'more fun things to do on the fall weekends, here's the answer: camping at Chewacla State Park.The park offers camping year-round and is a popular activity for Auburn students looking for something different on the weekends.
