• Easy as A-B-C (Affordable Birth Control, that is)

    Easy as A-B-C (Affordable Birth Control, that is)

    On Friday, March 16, the Obama Administration issued a few clarifications to the Affordable Care Act’s consumer protections for student health plans. Are you scratching your head? Let me make it simple—beginning in the fall, all out-of-pocket birth control costs will be covered (meaning no copays or deductibles) by most* of the health insurance plans sold to students by their college or university.

  • The Government’s War on GTL

    The Government’s War on GTL

    The health care bill passed this week (Liberals: Yay! Conservatives: Booooooo!), and after all the proverbial dust had settled (and all that really mature name-calling came to a screeching halt) we were left wondering: How are we going to pay for this?

  • Obama’s Health Care Plan: What Does It Mean?

    Obama’s Health Care Plan: What Does It Mean?

    This Sunday marked a turn in history far more epic then my Sunday’s fate (which was spent spiraling out of love with Midterms). Yes, far away in Washington, the House finally voted to provide medical coverage to millions of uninsured Americans! And much like any decision out of D.C., this one has some major dispute.

  • The CC Weekly Weigh In: See Ya Never, 2009!

    The CC Weekly Weigh In: See Ya Never, 2009!

    To say I live a blessed life is a gross understatement. I live a great effing life, and 2009 was no exception. I had a fantastic year full of old friends and new, family, road trips, good…bedmates, and some really exceptional sale purchases. Yeah, 2009 was one of my best years yet (well, out of college, so I’m not quite sure what that’s worth) and I’m sorta sad to see it go.

  • Life After College: Financial Woes

    Life After College: Financial Woes

    Because I’m making six pennies a year in my job after taxes, I follow a very strict budget that allows me to afford a moderate amount of food and a moderate amount of fun. There is no room for a savings plan in my budget so I just figured if I was extra careful nothing would ever go wrong. Then last week everything went wrong.

  • Life After College: I’m A Working Woman!

    Life After College: I’m A Working Woman!

    All my tears, temper tantrums, panic attacks, stress-induced friend fights, and violent rages towards my parents turned out to be totally worth it. I’m on my way to getting a full time job. And by that I mean that I’m now working 3 freelance blogging jobs and making enough money to support myself for at least 1-3 months.

  • Duke It Out: Obama’s Healthcare Plan

    Duke It Out: Obama’s Healthcare Plan

    The week the White House launched a website called Reality Check, obviously aimed at the younger “internet set” to voice its side of the story on Obama’s healthcare reform and answer some of the questions that have arisen. This is one of those issues that I’ve heard about all. over. the place. But the sad truth is, I haven’t been listening much, and either have a lot of other people…

  • Candy Dish: Pfizer Has Good News for the Jobless!

    Candy Dish: Pfizer Has Good News for the Jobless!

    • Free Viagra for all!
    • Are fanny packs back?
    • What’s the deal with BJs?
    • Kim Kardashian sees marriage in her future.
    • Celebrity Twitter overkill.
    • Miss California’s got Sarah Palin in her corner.

  • The Doctor is In (Take 2)

    The Doctor is In (Take 2)

    We took the embarrassment (and speculum!) factor out of the equation and asked you, the CollegeCandy readers, to submit the questions you had regarding STDs and sexual health to our new pal, OB/GYN Dr. Lissa Rankin.

  • Breast Reduction: Is it Right For You?

    Breast Reduction: Is it Right For You?

    [After my last article about my breast reduction, I got some great responses. If you ever have fe…

  • They Say Your Twenties Are The Hardest…

    They Say Your Twenties Are The Hardest…

    Remember when we were in high school and our teachers and parents told us that we’d better…

  • Don’t Buck Starbucks

    Don’t Buck Starbucks

    Starbucks has a pretty bad rap. Lately, there has been the news that the coffee giant is closing 6…

  • The Ivy League Doesn’t Teach Everything

    The Ivy League Doesn’t Teach Everything

    A common complaint about the Ivy League gang is that we lead very sheltered lives. People on the o…

  • Girls Denied Insurance Because of Online Revelations

    Girls Denied Insurance Because of Online Revelations

    Every college girl has been alerted to the fact that they should detag incriminating pictures o…