The chief executive of Yahoo has resigned after it was discovered that he lied on his resume. Tsk, tsk. Even I  know that’s a bad idea.   Scott Thompson falsely claimed that he had received a degree in Computer Science, when no such thing had ever happened. Thompson had only held the position for four months, and struggling Yahoo is in no position to deal with such a scandal. On the other hand, couldn’t a simple Yahoo search have avoided such an error?

In other resume news, a 22-year-old Minnesota man got a job after posting his resume on a billboard. Bennett Olson’s $300 investment landed the out-of-work fellow a new marketing job. Hey, sometimes desperation pays off. Read More »

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is always a long-awaited event in April. It’s a time where celebrities without any real necessity to politics (yeah, you Kardashian Klan) attend a fancy dinner and hobnob with the President and journalists. The WHCD has been put on by the White House Correspondents’ Association since 1920, but in the past few years, it’s become a Presidential roast. The dinner also has an eerie tendency to happen after disastrous events. Last year’s dinner came right on the heels of the deadly tornado outbreak and a day before Osama bin Laden was killed. Nonetheless, the show went on and Seth Meyers even joked about where Osama was hiding. This year’s dinner was hosted by ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel, and his speech has me thinking that he should be president.

Jimmy went all in. He made fun of everyone from the President to Lindsay Lohan. Woah, I never thought I’d put those two together in the same sentence. He tackled subjects like healthcare, legalizing marijuana, and the decline of Fox News. He even expressed that our nation is in serious trouble since the Kardashians now have four reality shows. Jimmy Kimmel knows what’s up, and he could be just the person to fix it. He’s the kind of person that would win Wilmer Valderrama’s Yo Momma without even trying. Maybe we need someone like that in office who can just beat down enemies with jokes. You can’t come back from what he says. Read More »

A man created the most expensive Starbucks drink ever. But get this, it was totally undrinkable! Oh, the irony… For his birthday, Starbucks sent 22-year-old Logan Warren a coupon for a free drink of any size with any add-ons. With that kind of offer, you could say the coffee chain was asking for it. By the way, Starbucks, my birthday is tomorrow (wink, wink). Anyway, Warren managed to create a concoction worth $23.60 that contained 16 shots of espresso and 1,400 mg of caffeine — enough to put him in the hospital. Warren also threw in caramel flavoring, a scoop each of strawberry and banana purees, vanilla beans, protein power and more. He now holds the record for most pricy Starbucks drink — and possibly most disgusting.

Obama’s 2013 budget plan means serious cuts for NASA. Though the spending bill for next year hasn’t been approved by Congress yet, it’s highly likely that the space program’s plans will be significantly altered by the cuts. Funding for planetary science would go down by about 21%. Funding will go up for human exploration and space technology, but scientists are still mad about the implications of the changes: basically, that NASA will have to give up planned missions to Mars. Exploration of other planets will suffer as well. And the age-old question of life on other planets? Yeah, we’re not getting anywhere on that. Read More »

What do we really know about Betty White? Is she really as old as she claims? Or is this “90th Birthday Party” all a sham to get gifts? Trust me, I play that game too. I’ve changed my birthday on Facebook more than once just to soak up a few more “Happy Bday” wall posts. Well President Obama (Or Barack as he likes to be known around here) is also pretty skeptical about the whole thing and he’s asked her to do the responsible thing and release her birth certificate.

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Osama bin Laden is dead. But I’m sure you already knew that. Navy SEALs descended on his compound in Pakistan yesterday, killing him and two others. Apparently, one of bin Laden’s wives was used as a shield during the gunfight. U.S. officials received a tip concerning his whereabouts all the way back in August and have been planning the mission since then. After the White House broke the news, thousands of citizens rushed the White House (the first reportedly being local college students- we do know how to party) and Ground Zero.

The state of Hawaii released President Obama’s birth certificate, hoping to silence the so-called ‘birthers.’ Presidential wannabe Donald Trump reignited the rumors that our President (yep, the same one who just took down Osama bin Laden) was not actually born in the U.S.  On Wednesday, along with a copy of the doc, Obama made an announcement: “I just want to make a larger point,” he said. “We’ve got some enormous challenges out there,” and “sideshows and carnival barkers” (achem, Mr. Trump) can’t distract us from them. Hopefully, this will end the doubts once and for all, but it’s not likely- there are already conspiracy theories surrounding Osama bin Laden’s death. Read More »

Our country has had the luck of having some great leaders, uh, lead us, presidential or otherwise. Today’s a day to commemorate, respect and analyze the past and future actions of our country’s leaders. So let’s all raise a glass and pour one out for the current big man on campus, Barack Obama.

And now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s put the beer down and really take a look at our fearless leader.

Unlike the seemingly general population, I am not an Obama fan. Let me rephrase that: I am not a political Obama fan.

[DISCLAIMER: these are my opinions. I’m a headstrong, non-poli sci major who’s just as entitled to my way of thinking as everybody else is, so hear me out. Before you begin your siege on my political thinking, give me a chance to do some explaining.]

Like any other American, there are some major issues that I place a higher value on than others. Though I didn’t vote for Obama in the election, I did happen to agree with him on two of my most important personal issues: stem cell research and investing in infrastructure. My younger sister has had type 1 diabetes for the past 12 years. Growing up with my (then) six-year-old sister having to constantly worry about her health and poke herself with needles has certainly made an impact on me. When I grew up and learned that there was a way for her to live a happier, more hassle free life, educating myself and advocating for this research became very important to my family and myself.

When President Obama pledged to lift the ban on research and allow more funding for it, I was simply ecstatic. Read More »

If you somehow haven’t noticed by now, the Obamas are BUFF. With Michelle baring her toned arms in those sleeveless dresses and Barack going shirtless in Hawaii (yum), there’s no doubt we’ve got a fit couple leading our country. The Obamas get it done – and if they can do it, so can we!

In honor of President’s Day, here are some tips on staying healthy and fit from  the most powerful couple in the world:

Presidential Tip #1: Always schedule time for exercise.
You know it’s important, so schedule it like everything else in your life!  You can always find ways to fit it in – Michelle used to work out at 4:30am and Barack starts most days in the gym.  Not even constant traveling deters him; during his presidential campaign, Obama’s aides “arranged workouts for him in several dozen states. The staff called gyms a few days before his arrival and persuaded them to close late or open early to oblige the candidate’s schedule.”

Gyms on campus are usually open pretty early and late, so we don’t have to worry about making special arrangements (or having assistants to do so)! Still feel like you don’t have time? Even if you’re losing a bit of precious sleep, the benefits of exercising probably outweigh the half hour of sleep you might lose (or less if you work out right!). Obama has the same problem with the “trade off  between sleep and working out,” but insists that a workout makes him feel much better throughout the day. Read More »

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 our age. It suddenly occurred to me that I have heard an awful lot about what our parents and grandparents think on the issue, but next to nothing on it from girls like me.

Are you all like me and just not paying attention, or is it just that we aren’t talking it out?

Well here’s your chance, ladies. If you don’t know what’s going on, it’s time to get informed. If you do, well, duke it out. I want to know what you all think.

But first, we all gotta know what’s up. If you’ve been a little lax in your news watching (like me) or if you just love legalese, here’s the official barackobama.com PDF on the healthcare reform plan. Now, if you weren’t patient enough to wade through all of that (because who is?), I’ve slogged through a lot of the recent news on both sides and here’s the gist: Read More »

We’re back with another edition of G.W.W.E. (Guys We Wanna Eff)!

This week, the release of photos of the Obama girls’ new puppy, Bo (So. Effing. CUTE!), had all of America swooning. But there’s another Bo who’s pulling my heartstrings—of course I’m talking about the sublimely funny Bo Burnham, who’s heating up the internet with his musical comedy.

At just 18, Bo has become the epitome of modern celebrity: an internet star who is breaking out big time into film and music. He has deferred his admission from the NYU class of 2012 to travel the world with his one-man “pubescent musical comedy” act, singing songs about everything from race and sex to family matters. He regularly pokes fun at himself in his songs, like in “My Whole Family,” where he laments about his parents thinking he is fat.

You can check out his not-so-innocent ditties on his YouTube channel or on his website, which includes links to his iTunes downloads and Twitter feeds. My particular favorite video of his, which can be found here, features Bo on piano before a large studio audience, where he is introduced by pop star Katy Perry. (Katy, please go back to kissing girls, and leave Bo’s cherry chapstick for the rest of us, okay?)

I actually heard about Bo from a College Candy reader, and immediately after discovering him, I sent links to all my friends (sorry, girls, for harassing you). With his mature-yet-boyish good looks, he’s like the best high school crush I never had. Oh, and did I mention he’s reportedly working on a new film with Judd Apatow? Talent + funny = eff me, please.