The following post is courtesy of our uber fashionable friends at CollegeFashion.net!

Each week, our Fashion Challenge column highlights a risky trend that’s a a bit outside the norm, and this week’s item is no exception. Believe it or not, the crop top is back in a big way, and is going to be hot for Summer 2010. I know this garment may remind you of the ’80s in a bad way, but it’s easier to wear than you think – and that’s why I chose it as our challenge this week.

Think you have what it takes to make the crop top work? Read on for some tips, then try it yourself! Read More »

Law and Order gets the axe. My Saturdays are ruined.

Serena Williams has a BF. And he’s in loooove.

The government says: more toilets for the ladies!

Ke$ha’s got a new vid. Not surprisingly, it’s weird.

10 food secrets you didn’t know.

Is Elizabeth Banks doin’ the nasty with Chris Pine ?

Hey, guess what? Another male celebrity can’t keep it in his pants! Bet you didn’t see that one coming. We’ve had, what, a week without a cheating scandal in the past 2 months?

While I know celebrity romances rarely last, my naivety sometimes gets the best of me when it comes to cheating. I love seeing Hollywood couples be cutesy as they try to avoid the paparazzi. But their relationships aren’t perfect. Just like Us Weekly tells us every week, stars are people too! And, apparently, they’re people who ignore their vows and sleep with everyone they can find.

Serious News

1. Today Show hunk Matt Lauer has reportedly left his wife of 12 years, Annette Roque, because of a saucy cheating scandal. Honestly, the celebrity cheating ring is starting to bore me, but I digress. Apparently while Lauer was covering the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he got down with a few women and his wife found out. Poor lady. She’s already been seen without her wedding ring, so hopefully she’ll take the Sandra Bullock route and sign some papers. That’s the last time I watch the Today Show!

2. Larry King and Shawn Southwick have called off their divorce for the children. They released a statement earlier this week, saying that they “love being a family.” But this isn’t a fairy tale, so to create even more drama: Shawn’s sister (the mistress) is trying to sue Larry King because of the promises he made her, particularly involving financial support. This should get nice and messy. Read More »

Finals are over for me (deepest apologies to those of you are still living the hell that is finals week), and the relief is soooo wonderful! Now there’s just the stress of getting moved into my new apartment for the summer, but I have managed to do that mostly successfully so far. (There was one incident involving me, the cart full of boxes I was pushing, and a dumb little Toyota that got in the way, but nothing too important was damaged). So as I now transition to summer mode, it just dawned on me that I am single in the city for the summer. And I can NOT wait!

There are times when every girl gets nostalgic for the benefits that come with being in a real relationship, but now is definitely NOT one of those times. As I listen to my newly-found roommate (thankfully, I was able to work it out so I didn’t have to live with my guy friend) try to figure out how to do long distance with her boyfriend who is in RUSSIA for the summer, I could never be happier to be single. Read More »

I think many (myself included) kind of just wind up at college somehow with little thought in advance as to why we’re there in the first place. There’s elementary school, middle school, high school… college is just kind of the next step in the education process. An expectation for some; a requirement for others. The reason why college is so paramount to parents is because they equate four-year degrees with success and large figure salaries to come in the future. But now, a number of economists, academics, and policy analysts are challenging all this. And experts have some pretty convincing evidence as to why two-year or technical training schools could be a better option for some Americans.

The main argument is that there are just too many people going to college in the first place–many who are unqualified. There is also a large amount of overqualified degree-holders in today’s struggling job market. But there are other major issues dealing with the current state of the economy. Before deciding to imprison yourself in one of these four-year institution, there are factors to take into consideration like rising student debt, stagnant graduation rates and, of course, the high unemployment rate among college graduates. Read More »

Baby’s got back my friends. And by baby I mean the term of endearment I now use to call all of these amazingly sexy dresses. This summer, dresses with some sort of fun/sexy back detailing or cut-out are all over the place. Sure you might think that cleavage is where it’s at, but when you think about it these dresses make total sense.

Enter Exhibit A: You see cute guy at the bar, from the front you look put together, sophisticated and classy – the girl you can take home to mom. Then – BOOM – you turn around to walk away and there is one (sexy) party going on with your back. Va va va voom! Business in the front, party in the back doesn’t just apply to mullets anymore, ladies.

Here are some of my favorite options for summer and the back details mean you don’t need much else (except a great back workout!). A fun bracelet, a simple purse and shoe, and off you go. Oh, and the best part: Since you want to show off the back there’s no need to waste time straightening your hair in the humidity (we all know how that ends up). Just throw it back in a sleek bun or try a low side pony. Sounds like the perfect excuse for a simple ‘do to me. Read More »

Allow me to introduce you to Panty O’s, the panties that strengthen your pelvic floor muscles because “tighter is better.” (Yes, that is a direct quote from their low-budge website.)

How does this work, you ask? Well, see that little one-inch mini dildo looking thing up there on the right? Yeah, that’s sewn into the panties and then goes into your….you know…. when you’re wearing them, giving you a “focus point for you while performing your kegel exercises…”And tighter kegels “make you more orgasmic!”

And what does “more orgasmic” cost you? Only $125, of course.

That’s a lot of money to spend on what I can only imagine is way, way worse than a wedgie.

Every morning, I gather with the fabulous CollegeCandy interns to peruse the interwebs and see what’s happenin’. (This is, of course, after I make them walk 50 blocks and get me an extra hot, no whip, with soy, half-caf latte and make them pour some Bailey’s into it…. just because.) We hop from site to site, looking for the perfect story to share with you, our dear readers. Then we whip up something witty, smart and Pulitzer-worthy and bring it to you.

But sometimes things change. Sometimes I have the girls fan me and feed me grapes. And sometimes I make them manage my JDate profile to find me a boyfriend because I’m too busy to find one myself. And sometimes we come across a photo like the one above and we really can’t think of anything to write because our eyes are bleeding and our brains are melting and we just DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. And then we IM. Read More »

For college seniors, the fear is setting in right about….. now. Finals are coming to an end, graduation is looming (or already happened), and with nothing else to do, you’ve got a lot of time on your hands to think. And wonder. And freak the f**k out.

I remember when I was finishing my senior year. I developed a paralyzing fear that would wake me up in the middle of the night (even after wine pong night when NOTHING should wake you up). For the first time in my life I had no idea what was coming next, where I’d be, what I’d be doing, or who I’d be doing it with. And if that isn’t enough to make you crap your pants, well, you’ve got nerves of steel.

Of course, now different things scare me. Like Guidos, my parents finding my “list,” and people with tracheotomy holes (OMG I just Googled that for spell-checking purposes and nearly barfed), but thinking back to that point in my life still, to this day, gives me pangs of anxiety. Some CollegeCandy writers are at that point, so in an effort to get everyone thinking of something besides the bleak economy and leaving the best 4 years of their life behind, I asked everyone to share their biggest fears this week. And – BONUS! – I got some dedicated CollegeCandy readers to share too!

Ricki – University of Michigan: My biggest fear is spiders.  I always have to check the ceilings before I go to bed, just in case.

Rachael – University of Miami: My biggest fears are losing people I love, truly being alone, failure (aka living in my home town forever). Oh, and snakes – I can’t stand snakes. *Shudder*

Andi – Drake University: Getting a paper cut on my eyeball, and having someone throw-up on me. [A CC reader! Submitted via Twitter]

Brittany – University of Saint Thomas: Rejection and hydroplaning. Read More »

Billy Ray supports Miley’s lap dance. (And we do too!)

Who does Victoria’s Secret think is the perfect woman?

Cougar Town gets a new name.

Can someone please explain Gaga’s shoes to me?

One Tree Hill might not be going anywhere.

Did he really just say that?