Almost three weeks after riots began in Egypt, protesters’ demands were met and President Mubarak stepped down. In what is being talked about as one of the most stunning revolutions in Arab history, hundreds of thousands of people descended on Tahrir Square in Cairo in protest of the president’s 30-year reign. Now, many of the same people who were involved in the riots have stuck around to help clean up- sweeping, painting and cleaning their home. Since Mubarak stepped down, the military has dissolved Parliament and taken control until elections take place in six months. The story in Egypt is far from over, so, like I said last week, stay tuned.

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MTV’s “The Buried Life” has us all hooked for more reasons than one.  The boys are cute, funny, and actually doing something good for society.  Their love for life and adventure is contagious and each episode leaves us inspired, wondering what sorts of things we can accomplish before we die.

So we got to thinking, who are these boys? How did this all come to be? And do any of them have “date the editor of CollegeCandy” on their list? We sat down with them to find out! Sadly, that list of 100 things didn’t mention this editor once.

5 Questions We Ask Everyone

1. What is your most hysterical or ridiculous college memory?
Duncan: We had a party that turned into a pretty severe food battle. It kept escalating until the fire marshal arrived because we had completely flooded the downstairs apartment. They condemned the place. It was bad.

2. What are five things you can’t live without?
Duncan:  Oxygen, sandwiches, the 80′s and Penelope [the bus].

Uh, that’s only four.
Dave: Yeah and “back to the future” 1 & 2

3. What’s your motto/advice you live by?
Dave: Don’t be afraid of dying, be afraid of living a half-lived life.
Duncan: Just do it.

4. What is your favorite song to belt out at the bar/in the car/for karaoke?

Dave: “Hypnotize” by Biggie, or “No Diggity” by Blackstreet.

5. Ten years from now you will be….

Duncan: Running a very successful business
Dave:  Big and fat
Duncan: (laughter) No, in ten years, Dave Read More »

Conan and Jay turn on each other.

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It’s time to start lifting weights, ladies!

Welcome back to The Rival Rundown! If you’ve always wanted to give props to your school on CC, now’s your chance! Shoot us an email explaining what’s awesome and unique about your school (or what stinks about Rival U) at rivalrundown@collegecandy.com!

This week we hit up the West Coast as we examine the two hottest schools in Los Angeles- the University of Southern California and the University of California- Los Angeles. Amidst the beautiful SoCal climate and a city rife with movie sets and superstars, private USC and public UCLA compete to find out which is most elite in the City of Angels.

1. Superior Sport

USC – The Trojans are known as “the football school” and have been awarded the NCAA national title in football eleven times, including back-to-back titles in 2003 and 2004.  They are perennially ranked in the Top 10 football programs in the BCS by ESPN, USA Today, and other publications. And Trojans have taken home the Heisman Trophy seven times.
UCLA - Meanwhile, the Bruins are known as powerhouses in basketball–also earning eleven NCAA titles. Seven of these championships were won consecutively, from 1967-1973.  UCLA is also the all-time leader in total NCAA national titles across all sports.

Meanwhile, the Lexus Gauntlet is an annual all-sports competition between the two schools sponsored by Lexus. Points are awarded for every victory (particularly in head-to-head match ups)  in NCAA-sanctioned competitions, with the school with the most points declared as the winner. (There is also a separate Lexus Gauntlet awarded to the winner of the Stanford-Berkeley rivalry.)  In the eight years of Lexus Gauntlet tradition, USC has walked away with five titles.

Three credits to: TIE.  The two schools pulled a draw in NCAA titles in their respective predominant sport.  On the one hand, the Lexus Gauntlet record gives the Trojans the edge, but UCLA also has the most NCAA titles of any school. Too close to call!! Read More »

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While at the airport this week, I observed a woman clutching a scraggly toy-sized dog decked out in a Ralph Lauren polo shirt made for a six-month-old child. Ew. Just because owning an animal is like having a child does not mean that the dog’s fur has stopped acting as its clothing. Now even dogs are subject to the materialism of today’s society.

Maybe it started with Paris Hilton or the talking chihuahua in Taco Bell commercials, but the dog trend never really sunk in on a personal level until I visited my former college roommate…and her new puppy.

It scared the hell out of me. Not the dog himself, he’s a teeny dust-mop-esque guy that legitimately bites your ankles, clothing, and anything else he can get to. What frightened me was the idea of what people are getting themselves into (please see single, childless friends referring to themselves as parents) and the fact that I really am that big a commitment-phobe.

Sure, many of us grew up with pets, but there was no actual “raising” going down on our end. It wasn’t our job to shop for pet carriers or plan out potty schedules, that’s what our parents were for. Now that we’re on our own (ish), so many people who want an animal are just looking to use it as an accessory. Puppies are like a new pair of Chanel shades, right? Only they love you back? Read More »