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Birthday Faves: One Very Awesome Reason We Salute You, Khadijah Williams
I want to share with you all the story of Khadijah Williams, a freshman at Harvard University who proves that a woman, no matter where she’s from or what means she has access to, can achieve anything with the right amount of determination.
Now Showing: The Social Network
The Social Network isn’t “The Facebook movie,” as I have heard some people call it. The movie poster itself says, “You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.” This is a film about power struggles, honesty, and the impact of one student’s claim to fame.

Are Final Exams so 2000?
magine your time in college without finals exams. Can’t do it? Sound like music to your ears? Well, it may become reality for some extremely lucky students. Harvard is making its professors decide within the first week of class whether or not there will be a final exam at the end of semester.
The Weekly Wrap-Up: Goodbye Gossip Girl, Hello Summer
Classes are out, exams are over, and I am thrilled to announce that outside my window it is a blissful 78 degrees. Dearest readers- the summer season is within reach. With the heat comes a breezy wardrobe, new flings, and a fresh excuse to document all the places you get drunk with those arm-out pictures that crop off half your face.
Wanna Go To Harvard? Just Lie!
It’s a widely accepted fact that many of us do a bit of exaggerating when it comes time to fill out those college applications. Little “white lies” to make ourselves sound just a bit more (how should I put this?) refined. But 23-year-old former Harvard student, Adam Wheeler, took lying on his college and scholarship apps to a whole new level.
One Very Awesome Reason We Salute You, Khadijah Williams
Women’s History Month is (unforch) coming to an end, and this week, it’s time to pay homage to a very different type of hero. All month long we’ve been telling you why we worship various female celebs based on their fierce fashion or sense of humor. To finish out the month, I want to share with you all the story of Khadijah Williams, a freshman at Harvard University who proves that a woman can achieve anything with the right amount of determination.
Breaking News: Ivy Boys are Weird
Yesterday, this post on Jezebel pointed me towards this utterly, utterly ridiculous Times of London article that claims college-bound British ladies are increasingly enrolling in American universities—primarily to meet “Ivy League educated males.”

This Year, Everyone is an Ivy Leaguer
So some of you may be a little bitter this school year. Instead of heading off to your dream school, you are stuck attending your fall-back as your friends suddenly turn all intellectual and boast about the awesome classes at Harvard, Princeton and NYU.
Harvard Hits The Runway
Although it’s a pleasure usually reserved for high school students and younger, I still get excited about what to wear on the first day of school. In college, nobody cares what you wear to class (as exemplified by the large numbers of sweatpants and over-sized t-shirts I see in the lecture halls), but I still like that feeling of picking out a special outfit and preparing myself for another semester.
The Rival Rundown: Harvard vs. Yale
Welcome to a brand-new College Candy feature: The Rival Rundown! We’ll be taking a look at the oldest, fiercest, and even funniest rivalries between colleges and universities all over the country. We’re going to be examining everything from mascots to mess halls to the most obnoxious traditions, all with the intent of determining which schools are ballin’ out of control.
Why You Can’t Stop Eating…Literally
I have an obsession with cupcakes that is so intense, sometimes, I think that it borders on addiction. If someone offers me an adorable little sugary cake of pure bliss, there’s just no way I can refuse. And, whenever I have a craving for one, I won’t be able to stop thinking about it until I satisfy my inner voice screaming, “feed me cupcake!”
The 5 Questions We Ask Everyone: Jodi Picoult
If it’s one thing we’ve learned here at CC, it’s that all people are fascinating (Yes, even your e…
Money Matters: 5 Smokin’ College Success Stories
Last night, President Obama addressed the current economic crisis, assuring America that …
The 5 Questions We Ask Everyone: Sex Columnist, Lena Chen
If it’s one thing we’ve learned here at CC, it’s that all people are fascina…
Candy Dish: Peanuts Are Evil
The peanut crisis is getting worse. And I just ate a PB Power Bar. Oy.
Go green this V-Day.
Proof th…
No More Smoking at Harvard, Tufts, Brandeis, Etc…
Bad news for smokers in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission has just banned the sale of t…