• How to Act the First Time You Go to a Bar

    How to Act the First Time You Go to a Bar

    Everyone remembers their first time at a bar. Whether they were 17 with a fake ID, or they actually waited until they turned 21, it’s relatively exciting experience. It’s like when you don’t have to sit at the children’s table for holiday dinners anymore — you finally get to play with the big kids.

  • How to Survive your 21st Birthday

    How to Survive your 21st Birthday

    L-E-G-A-L. That precious, five letter word will change your life forever.

  • We’ve All Been There: “SELFIES!”

    We’ve All Been There: “SELFIES!”

    Your hair is done, your makeup is on and your outfit is perfect. All you have to do is pack that wristlet and you’re ready to head out with your friends. Money? Check. ID? Check. Camera? Check. Before you leave, you mix a few drinks and have a mini-dance party with the girls. Two rum and Diets and a few old school Britney songs later, it’s time to head out. But not without a “SELFIE!!”

  • We’ve All Been There: A Full Closet and Nothing To Wear

    We’ve All Been There: A Full Closet and Nothing To Wear

    It might be your roommate’s birthday, or your birthday, or just another Saturday night on campus. Either way, you are currently standing in front of your over-stuffed closet in a towel with wet hair dripping down your back. You’ve got your pre-party mix blasting from your laptop as you scan your closet for something to wear.

  • Web Spy: College Bar Finder

    Web Spy: College Bar Finder

    College football season is officially under way, and whether or not you actually know anything about the sport, the fact is watching the games and rooting for your school is part of the college experience and a great way to socialize.

  • An Insider’s Guide to the College Party Scene

    An Insider’s Guide to the College Party Scene

    I’ve done it all. I’ve been to clubs, bars, frat parties, porches…you name it, I’ve been drunk there. And my favorite of all party scenes? The infamous house party.

  • The Weekly Ten: Most Annoying People at the Bar

    The Weekly Ten: Most Annoying People at the Bar

    So it’s Friday. (Or Thursday, Saturday, or Tuesday….) You’ve got your favorite skinny jeans on, you stuffed your feet into a pair of heels that start rubbing on your baby toes before you even leave the house, and you’re sipping on a little vodka/Crystal Light to get the night going.

  • Friday Faves: Confessions of a College Cocktail Waitress

    Friday Faves: Confessions of a College Cocktail Waitress

    Giving up my nights out was not something I was especially prepared to do when I started scouring my college town for a job; who wants to be folding clothes amidst an asthma-inducing Abercrombie cologne cloud late into the evening when your girls are out at $1 pitcher night? Nobody.

  • 88 Signs It’s Time to Leave The Bar

    88 Signs It’s Time to Leave The Bar

    There comes a time in every young woman’s life when she looks at her roommate laying on the bathroom floor at the bar and says to herself “it’s time to take her to the hospital home.” Of course there were signs all night that it wasn’t going to end well. Such as when she went outside to boot and rally.

  • The Morning After: (Really) Public Displays of Affection

    The Morning After: (Really) Public Displays of Affection

    Last weekend I went to my friend’s birthday at one of those exclusive NYC clubs where you can’t get in if you’re not on a list. My friends and I got decked out for a big night on the town, which meant I put on a really short dress, slipped on my big practically-unwalkable heels, and shaved my legs.

  • House Parties Vs. The Campus Bar

    House Parties Vs. The Campus Bar

    I was feeling a little rebellious this past weekend, a little adventurous. So, I took a challenge and stepped out of my comfort zone by reacquainting myself with my freshman year of college. No, I didn’t make out with a dude on a futon, and no I didn’t burn my Easy-Mac in the microwave and induce a 4:30 AM fire alarm. I went to a house party.

  • Duke It Out: Birthday Shots

    Duke It Out: Birthday Shots

    This week, the last bar in State College (that’s the town where the main campus of Penn State is – the name confused me for a while too) to hold out on the 21st birthday tradition of doing way too many shots decided to amend it’s stance and stop serving shots to new 21 year-olds. All of the bars in State College now abide by this policy – you can still get beer or mixed drinks, just no shots…

  • 3 Easy Ways to Score Free Drinks

    3 Easy Ways to Score Free Drinks

    Sometimes being a girl sucks. High heels hurt, cramps hurt, bikini waxes hurt (like a bitch), hell, even skinny jeans hurt. But all that is worth it for one simple reason: free drinks.

  • Confessions of a College Cocktail Waitress

    Confessions of a College Cocktail Waitress

    Giving up my nights out was not something I was especially prepared to do when I started scouring my college town for a job; who wants to be folding clothes amidst an asthma-inducing Abercrombie cologne cloud late into the evening when your girls are out at $1 pitcher night? Nobody. That’s why I became a cocktail waitress.

  • The CC Weekly Weigh In: Annoying Drunks

    The CC Weekly Weigh In: Annoying Drunks

    Let’s be honest: drinking is fun. So fun, in fact, you’re probably nursing a hangover right now so you can get the party started again in a few short hours. Everything is just so much more exciting when you’ve got a couple vodka sodas in your (carb-loaded) belly. Songs are better. Food tastes better. The weirdo guys from your Poli Sci class look better.

  • Have a Happy (and Safe) New Year’s Eve!

    Have a Happy (and Safe) New Year’s Eve!

    Family obligations are over (phew) and your resolution/diet technically doesn’t start ’til January 2nd (when you’ve fully recovered from all the binging). So it’s time to cut loose and ring in 2010 with a bang.