Can we all agree that America’s Next Top Model and Tyra Banks are so mid ’00s. Like enough with the tears and the runway and the catty judges. It’s time for a new generation of models to step up. Real women modeling real clothes that you could wear in the real world.

What are we talking about?

The ULTIMATE COLLEGE FASHION EXPERIENCE.

We’re teaming up with Boy Meets Girl and Campus Candy to cast models in their upcoming runway show at Penn State’s Campus Candy store.

Interested? Learn more details right here! And keep reading CollegeCandy to find out more about the show and how you can win awesome Boy Meets Girl gear right from your dorm room.

The movie Wedding Crashers infamously coined the term Stage Five Clinger, and, from that single event, millions of loving-but-needy individuals witnessed the screeching halt of their dating lives. The kind of people who would say things like You kissed me on our first date, does that not mean we’re getting married? or I know we only slept together once, but where do you think we should vacation when we have a family? types. The ones who would think nothing of calling you 173 times a day, confirming your plan to confirm your plan for dinner and reminding you to take your calcium pill because, “babe, bone density loss prevention starts now.” Read More »

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There’s not really anything more magical in the world than an Aussie band who offers up free gifts just for listening to their music. (Well maybe an Aussie Band who offers up free gifts that happened to be baby koalas, but let’s not be unrealistic.)  And that’s why we were so excited when we heard what the up-and-coming Australian band Strange Talk was doing this week.

In honor of the end of summer, they’re teaming up with Cheer to celebrate color. Why celebrate color? Well, elephant in the room, summer is almost over and pretty soon all the color will be gone from our lives (wah, wah). But seriously trees will start dropping leaves faster than freshmen can drop their lanyard key chains and before you know it we’ll be spending our nights cuddled up on the couch in our flannel long johns and snuggies.

So in honor of color, Strange Talk’s new music video for Climbing Walls will feature a highlighted link embedded on top of an object. Click on the highlighted link to win the object! There is a new object to win everyday and a limited supply of will be awarded each day. So you’ll have to check back everyday between now and August 28th. Check out their Youtube channel here and their magical colorful gift-giving video below.

With classes starting up again over the next few weeks for most universities, you’re probably gearing up by grabbing everything you need for back-to-school. Even if you’re not a first year, there’s a lot to buy: notebooks, highlighters and pens, textbooks, dorm essentials and so much more. But the good thing is, not all of it has to cost a lot! In fact, you can get tons of your back-to-school essentials for just $20 or less! Just take a look…

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The Catholic Church has a longstanding reputation of opposing homosexuality, contraception and abortion. Though Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his views that condoms are making the spread of AIDS worse, during his visit to Madrid, he gave priests permission to lift excommunication for women who confess to having an abortion.

Say what? So while I am not Catholic, I’ll save you the Googling and explain the sitch to you as best I can. Under normal circumstances only certain priests are allowed to lift excommunication (aka getting kicked out of the church) for women who have had abortions. From last Tuesday to Sunday, 200 booths were set up in the Madrid park as part of World Youth Day 2011 events. For a full six-days women who have undergone abortions, as well as men who have pressured women to have abortions, were being forgiven. Read More »

The Hills are back! But hopefully in a version I won’t be ashamed to tell people I watch. Turns out MTV is launching a new series this October called Heroine (the name is a bit much, the girl’s not saving the world, or Anna Wintour) about a Pittsburgh gal, Chelsea Settles,  who is moving to Los Angeles to make it in the fashion world. With similar aspirations as me, in a similarly unfashionable predicament (read:college in Pittsburgh) I know I will be tuning into the show. There’s no way I’ll be able to resist and who am I to ever turn down a MTV reality series?!

As long as there are no plastic surgery crazies or people with really annoying voices (still love you whit!) I think the show should could be pretty promising. I don’t think it’s over doing the fashion thing, because how much work did we really see LC do at teen vogue and People’s Rev?

Also, MTV isn’t placing Chelsea into a job so we’ll watch her  attempt to make it, at least partially, on her own. I think we can all use a little inspiration for our upcoming stunts into the read world. That in itself is reason enough to launch a realty show. Especially in the impossible-to-break-into fashion industry.

Let’s just hope she doesn’t turn down a trip to Paris… no one can live that down.

Are you going to watch?? Do you think we have TOO many shows about people trying to “make it”?

Question?! Answer: Ask Tuffy Luv.

Dear Tuffy Luv,

After reading your column “Don’t Break up Your BFF’s Relationship” I felt I needed to write to you because it seems as if I am in a similar situation, except I am on the other side. My boyfriend and I have been dating (on and off) for about 2 and a half years. He is one year older than me and just finished his freshman year in college. This was a difficult year for our relationship being that he was in college and I was still in high school.  I have had serious doubts and suspicions about his close friendship with a girl he met this year at school ever since September when I read a flirty conversation between them on his phone. He no longer lets me go through his phone, but I know they still talk daily.

Prior to this year, I was never jealous of him or felt threatened by any girl he interacted with. I asked one of my friends who goes to college with him what the deal was and she said they haven’t hooked up but everyone thinks he has feelings for her. To add to my suspicion, he and this girl have multiple Facebook pictures of them alone, and when I asked him to untag himself from some of them because they look as if they are a couple, he got angry with me and told me I was acting crazy.

Both my boyfriend and this girl have summer homes at the beach and I know that they see each other often. Whenever I bring her up, it escalates into a fight because he thinks that I am trying to filter who he can and can’t hangout with. He tells me he only likes her as a friend and that I need to trust him. As much as I love him and want to trust him it is really hard because he is so shady when it comes to her. I’m really frustrated because this has been going on since the beginning of the year and I have no idea what the best way is to handle it. Please help me, I would really appreciate you advice.

Sincerely,

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It’s the same story with all of us. You meet a great guy, he seems perfect and then WHAM, he does something that makes your skin crawl. And while some turn offs are universal (negativity, bad in bed, the dude straight-up smells), some hold more weight than others. Below is my personal (and lengthy) list of turn offs.

Stank breath– I wouldn’t make out with a shoe….sooo…yea, go brush your teeth. And Floss.

Chomping– This is a personal turnoff of mine! I can’t handle when people chomp their food, that’s an instant deal breaker.

“Texas…Fight!” – In the midst of getting it on, an old flame once sat up and yelled, “TEXAS!” …So I sat up and said, “…Fight?” I get that you love UT but really? Interrupting the mood to chant TEXAS FIGHT is a definite no-no.

Dick Slap– Hey, I’m right there with every other girl who loves Jason Segal! But unless you’re starring in a Mila Kunis movie, please spare me the sight of your junk swinging back and forth, making slapping noises against your thighs.

Too big- I want to enjoy sex…not feel like you’re piercing my insides.

Too small– Wait, I said I want to enjoy sex, right? Read More »

The Space Pod Hotel will have you lounging “to infinity and beyond-” literally!

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If Foursquare and Shopping had a baby, it would be the Snapette app.

Now that textbooks are 3D, you might be more inclined to crack one open.

Need to find a pair of perfectly fitting workout shoes? There’s an app for that.

Some people actually believe this plastic “laser” hat will grow their hair back.

Where did all the geeky guys go? Oh, they’re all on Google+.

You DO know you can use Ctrl + F to find things easy, right? 90% of you don’t.