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Archive for July, 2011

Sundays Are For Procrastinating: Tosh.0 Videos
You didn’t leave all your work until Sunday night did you? What!?! You did. That’s okay. No stress. You’ll get it all done. We’re so sure that you’ll get it all done that we’re giving you a few more excuses to procrastinate. This week we’re helping you fight end of summer depression with some Tosh.0 Clips. Laughter is the best medicine after all.
End of Summer Countdown: 31 Summer To Do’s for August
So while we count down the days to summers end, I figured why not begin a little end-of-summer bucket list (before stores everywhere start sending me coupons for thick knit sweaters and those weird things that zip up your leg…boots…is that what they’re called? Great, I’m ready to put on my flip flops and get started.

Candy Dish: Campus Scoop
•Enjoying the last few weeks of summer vacay
•10 gadgets for tech-savvy students
•How to create a cool dorm room layout
•Foursquare comes to college campuses
•Which schools have the best transportation systems?
•The college freshman meme is the greatest thing to ever happen
•Life is sometimes like The Cheesecake Factory
A Primer for College Kids Who Never Went to Camp
Right before I started my freshman year of college, an older friend said something very interesting to me. He said: “Living in dorms is basically like an extended version of summer camp. But with more drinking and less laundry.” I explained to him that this metaphor was lost to me since I’d never actually been to summer camp.
Intro to Cooking: Chickpea Burgers
Making burgers out of beans certainly isn’t new. However, I’m proud that these chickpea burgers have minimal ingredients for the college girl. Plus, once they are made and cooked, they can be kept in the fridge for a quick snack – cut in half and rolled up in a tortilla with some tzatziki sauce, cut in pieces and tossed over a salad.
CC Beauty Live: Quick & Dirty Lashes
If there’s one thing you should put on before leaving the house, it’s mascara. A few layers can instantly make you look more awake and ready to go. And mascara paired with a fierce lipstick is even better! Seriously though, lashes are a prominent part of your face. They frame your eyeballs, which hopefully is where people are looking.
Have You Heard of Dorm Room Diva?
Let’s talk dorm life. As an incoming freshman, I’m left to gather my information from other sources…who give me a lot of mixed reviews on dorm life. It’s pretty confusing for an incoming freshman who is trying to figure out what she needs.

Three Reasons Why Sarah Palin is Bad for Young Women
The problem with Sarah Palin is that though she markets herself as the ideal modern woman, she advocates policies that limit our rights. She is the perfect example of a why a woman candidate is not necessarily a woman’s candidate. Feminism advocates the right for women to be treated as men’s intellectual and professional equals. Based on this criteria, Sarah Palin is a major league anti-feminist.
One Month Challenge: Outward Bound, Week One
As I write this I am questioning my sanity. And after you read this you will probably be questioning my mental state, too. Why is that you ask? Well, tomorrow I will embark on a 28 day wilderness program called Outward Bound. On this month long trek, I’ll be hiking, camping, canoeing and rock climbing, all of which sounds fun on paper. And when I say fun I mean to the physically fit, low-maintenance thrill seeker—I am not any of those things.
Candy Dish: Fashon and Beauty Overload
•Get Jessica Szohr’s tousled fishtail braid
•What your favorite supermodel says about you
•How to keep up with trends on a college budget
•5 color rules you need to start breaking
•Avoiding multiple style syndrome
•Get Alessandra Ambrosio’s white dress and sandals look
•What to toss and what to keep in your makeup bag
Responding to your Comments (Especially the Bad Ones): Part 1
Here at CollegeCandy, we’re used to getting a wide range of feedback on all of our content. While we appreciate all of your comments, tweets, and “likes,” we also get a kick out of people who post anonymous offensive comments for no reason. Some of these anon messages inquired about the mental health of our authors and attacked our personal beliefs, so I thought it was finally time to respond to these mysterious readers and give them the spotlight they deserve!
Saturday Read: Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma
I picked this up because of the beautiful cover. I’ll admit, despite the fact that you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover, I usually do. The picture is stunning and doesn’t get any less stunning the more I look at it on my nightstand. But besides the cover, the book it holds is equally stunning!
A Foolproof Guide to Matching Colors in Your Outfits
Let’s face it: Black is the go-to color for almost everyone. Most of us home in on the simple, classic black and white pieces on a rack while completely ignoring colors with names like fuchsia or chartreuse.