Most campuses all over the country have traditions for their freshman. Some have ended since their inception, like at Syracuse University. Once upon a time all freshman had to wear beanies to show their lowest man on the totem pole status. By the late 1960s the “lids” fizzled out. I’m just happy I didn’t have to ruin my hair fifty years later.

But at some campuses, traditions are alive and well. Luckily for us, one of those schools is Annapolis Naval Academy. At Annapolis, the freshman class of “plebs” has to climb a greased up monument. No, it’s not for our viewing pleasure, but rather to exchange the Plebeian sailor’s hat at the top with an officer’s. And thus, boys are made into men. Or, at least they’re closer to men than before. Did this happen to James Franco in Annapolis and no one told me? And if it didn’t…why not?

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Research was released earlier this year that claimed taking Tylenol lessened the pain of social rejection. When I first read it, all I thought of was how simple this would’ve been in middle school (I was picked last a lot in gym). As many students are graduating this year, Tylenol seems like a pretty good way to shield yourself from the job search blues. What if Tylenol could fix anything you wanted?

We’ve listed a few prime choices of our own!

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We’ve all had those moments where autocorrect has gotten the best of us. We’ve also written papers that make us wonder what we were sipping on while we wrote them. But what if these mistakes were printed? Inspired by the recent snafu that happened on the cover of the University of Texas’ commencement programs (shown above), we sought out 15 more misprints that really made us say, “Oh, no they didn’t.”

Check them out below!

You’re taken. You’re in love. And you want everyone to know. That’s not a crime per se, but all we ask is that you stick CollegeCandy’s Rules for Using Social Media While Dating. It’s just a few simple guidelines to stick to while online and in that awesome relationship — you know, as requested by every Facebook friend and Twitter follower you have and don’t want to lose. It’s all common knowledge — or so we thought.

Before you go diving into our 15 don’ts for dating folks, you should know: the people who agree with this only want what’s best for you. We set these rules in virtual stone not because we actually want you two to break up, but because we want the two of you to truly enjoy your relationship. In private.

That’s right, we’re sick of your sickening PDA.

It’s not that we’re jealous of the love between you two. We’re not. In fact, your attempts to make us jealous is actually what’s so nauseating. Maybe you’re low on text messages every month or you’re trying to make sure all his female acquaintances know he’s truly taken, but there are other ways to stake your claim and express your affections for your main squeeze. That’s what Profile Pictures and Gchat are for.

But social media etiquette isn’t just about keeping your cutesy nicknames and photo recaps of your dinner dates under control for the sake of your immediate network. Messy activity online can damage your closest friendships, your future career and — gasp! — the magical romance itself. If you want to stay followed by your Friends — and in a relationship at all, for that matter — don’t get caught doing the following online, for all our sakes:

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CollegeCandy’s Rules for Using Social Media While Dating is currently taking suggestions for more annoying crap that couples flood your feeds with. Submit your rules below — your own present/future bed buddies will thank you.

Ashley is a UC San Diego grad who is holding on way too tightly to a potential career in magazines and goes to Vegas all too often. She’s fascinated with celebrities and strawberry beer and doubles as a pathological texter/emailer/blogger. Feed the addiction with tweets @cashleelee. Thanks in advance.

A pair of Queen Elizabeth’s used bloomers were recently auctioned off and sold for $18,000. We know what you’re thinking. Why in the world would the Queen sell her panties? She didn’t. TMZ reports that the estate of “Baron” Joseph de Bicske Dobronyi recently put the vintage undies up on eBay. We know what you’re thinking now. Why in the world do they have the Queen’s panties? The estate claims that the bloomers were retrieved from a private plane the queen used en route to Chile back in 1968. Queen Elizabeth– part of the  mile high club!?

While no one knows for sure why or how the undergarments got left on the plane, we can think of a few places we would hate our knickers to show up! And let’s be honest, we’ve all lost a pair of panties…or two. Maybe they fell out of your gym bag when you changed into your swim suit to swim laps? Maybe you lost your luggage? Let’s just hope no one finds them any of these places:

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With Twitter, Trending Topics are a true outlet of social media shenanigans. Today, #WhyDoFemales is trending, and the twittersphere has not let us down. In a sea of “#WhyDoFemales go back to the wrong type of guys?” we’ve managed to get the good, the bad, and the “where was your mind when you tweeted this?”.

Check them out below! (If you dare.)

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When Facebook went public on Friday, we learned that Mark Zuckerberg added $16 billion to his bank account. At 28 years old, Zuckerberg was already worth a few billion. This got us to thinking about what all you could buy with $20 billion dollars. It became immediately apparent that the better question was what you could NOT buy with $20 billion. Part of the fun and adventure in college is being broke. It means you have to get pretty creative with your time. But let your mind wonder for a second about what a college student could do with all that cash…

Lately I’ve been eating really bad food. I just graduated, moved to a new city and have zero dollars. My dinners have consisted of SpaghettiOs and macaroni & cheese. My lunch is a turkey sandwich. I thought that once I graduated my eating habits would change and I would no longer be living the college life. Wrong. My meals are almost exactly the same as what I ate in my dorm room.

So whenever I see a friend check in at an amazing restaurant on Foursquare or when my boredom leads me to Pinterest, I start to crave better food than SpaghettiOs and meatballs. Food like this:

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I never had a pet growing up. I know, I know. Stop crying for me, guys. I’m okay now. I finally got over it. We had a couple birds (they don’t count), and we also had a dog for about two days until my parents gave it back. (Don’t even get me started…) I have always lived vicariously through my friends who have dogs, cats, rabbits, snakes, etc. I was insanely jealous of them when I was younger and wished that I could have their pets as my pets. I wanted to become a professional pet-napper, if you will.

As a little girl deprived of a childhood pet, I quickly came to love YouTube. Basically for its plethora of dog videos, cat videos, any cute animal videos, etc. Some of the best videos out there are of pets doing silly tricks for treats. Instead of working on your resume or that final paper, why don’t you watch all these videos instead? Because Sundays are for procrastinating, and this is the perfect way to do that! Enjoy!

Katie is finishing up her undergrad at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. She enjoys wasting hours on Facebook and tweeting things no one cares about. When asked the question, “Do you do marathons?” She promptly responds, “Of course! Which show?” Follow her @KatieGarrity! Or read her personal blog where she talks about Ryan Gosling and hummus a lot here! 

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We’ve all made the brilliant drunk decision to go to McDonald’s at 2AM and order everything off the Dollar Menu. An entire feast for $8 sounds like such a great idea at the time! Fast forward to the next morning, though, and you probably feel like sh*t.

This weekend as you venture out to the bars, get blackout and make the inevitable walk to Mickey D’s, consider ordering something new. Perhaps something from the Million Dollar Menu. Filet Mignon? Lobster dinner? Get it, girl. These guys did.