***CLOSED***Congrats to Megan on winning!

Do you ever feel like there’s a huge lull in your life after Halloween?  Like you’ve gone apple picking, you’ve admired fall foliage and you’ve turned your 2nd grade magician costume into a just-like-new Sexy Houdini costume. And now there’s nothing left. (Well, besides stuffing your body full of Turkey and assorted carbs and pies.) It’s just final papers and exams and professors refusing to move your final exam even though it’s on the last day of exams at the last possible time and  all your friends will have already left for winter break.

Fitness Magazine totally understands that this lull happens. But rather than embracing this wah-wah of a few weeks, they want you to fall into health. How? Well for starters, they’re teaming up with us to giveaway a pedometer, Yogi tea AND a $200 Visa giftcard. You read that right. We’re giving away money. It’s for your health.

FitnessMagazine.com is encouraging young professionals – women and men – to embrace a healthy lifestyle whether that means remembering to eat three meals a day, managing your time better so you get to bed a decent hour or reminding yourself to exercise a few times a week to relieve some stress.  They’re also promoting a new online tool created by Aetna – HealthyIs.Aetna.com, which is a great resource to help young professionals get a better handle on their health and health care costs as they prepare to embark on their career paths.  Find out more by checking out their Live Smart Page (also check it out for a chance to enter another great $300 giveaway)

Want to win this sikk (note: sikk is the opposite of sick) gift basket?

1. Tell us what your tip for staying healthy and sane for the end of the year. That’s it. You’re automatically entered to win this amazing prize.  Oh, and make sure to use your real e-mail address so we can contact you if you win.

2. Contest closes at 11:59 PM on Nov. 6th 2011

3. Please note this giveaway is only open to US and Canadian residents. For official rules and more legal mumbo-jumbo, click here.

Halloween is just a few weeks away and it’s that wonderful time of year where you put all your school work aside and brainstorm the best possible costumes. Will you go funny? Sexy? Scary? A crazy combination of all three that will either have you winning a costume contest or not allowed in any group photos all night?

Whatever you choose, make sure to avoid these five at all costs:

1. The Slutty Bumblebee
Firstly, horizontal stripes are a no-no, no matter how much of a stick you are. Secondly, a slutty bug? Really? Of all things? Thirdly, have you ever seen a butterfly flapping around a frat party. No? That’s because it’s real hard to get to the keg in a crowded
room when you have wings.

2. Naughty School Girl
Unless you’re Britney Spears and it’s 1998 and you’re shooting a music video, you’re absolutely forbidden from slipping on this cliche costume. You spent 4 years hating high school, why would you want to relive that on such a sacred night?

3. I’m Drunk?
You ask, “What are you supposed to be??” Usually a bro answers with this. Holding a red solo cup. Real creative. Hold up a mug instead of a red cup and you can easily be “I’m boring.” Read More »

Guitar Hero 5 hits stores on September 1st and we at the CollegeCandy offices can not wait to pick up a copy.  The Guitar Hero 5 soundtrack includes 85 incredible songs from 83 artists. And to celebrate the upcoming release, we are giving away everything you would need to throw a kick ass Guitar Hero 5 release party for yourself and all your music loving friends.

Seriously, this giveaway is so ridiculously cool, it’s going to make your friends (especially the boys) very, very jealous.

Prize pack includes:

1 – Nintendo Wii video game console.
1 – Guitar Hero 5 Bundle (game and band kit) for Nintendo Wii to get the party started.
5 – copies of Guitar Hero 5 for Nintendo Wii – party favors for your friends!
1 – $200 AmEx pre-paid debit card to buy party supplies.
1 – Flip Ultra digital camcorder to record the fun. Read More »

• This story sounds like it sound be on Maury, expect nobody’s screaming and I’m pretty sure the mother knows who the father is. (The Sun)

• Dorky kid on his 1,224 pound pumpkin: “You spend all your time with it,” he said. “No sports. You just come home and be with the pumpkin.” Ummm… (upi.com)

• Tomato juice causes delays at LaGuardia. Yes, tomato juice. People were pissed. (wcbstv.com)

• Puzzles are his only friends… (Yahoo!)

• Japan keeps up it’s bizarre/freaky game show reputation with “Human Tetris”! (COED Magazine)