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A Reminder to Stay Safe on Campus
Early Friday morning, Indiana University student Lauren Spierer went missing. The sophomore apparel and merchandising major was last seen around 4:30 am heading home after spending time with friends. According to the Herald Times Online, nearly hundreds of people volunteered Monday to help police search for clues on her whereabouts. Searches will continue today.
Seven Spring Break Survival Tips
Though you anticipate your vacay being the highlight of the semester, it can be grueling to go all day, every day, and, being far from home, there’s a lot that can go wrong. Nothing is suckier than getting sick in a foreign place, fighting with your tripmates, or getting into a sticky situation in an unfamiliar place. Make sure you make it back to school in one piece this spring, by taking a few simple precautions.

Lessons Learned from Annie Le
If you’ve read any news blogs or even watched a televised newscast in the last week and a half, chances are that you’ve heard the tragic story of Annie Le, the Yale grad student who disappeared ten days ago. Her body was found hidden inside a wall at the building where she worked last Sunday—which was to have been her wedding day. Now a lab technician named Raymond Clark has been charged with Annie’s murder.
Thank You, Swine Flu!
According to every single headline I’ve seen this morning, it seems that there is an outbreak of something called the Swine Flu. I don’t really know what it is (or what pigs have against us…besides the fact that we only like them for their fatty and delicious goodness), but my finger started hurting last night and I can only assume I have caught it.
The Truth About STDs
When I found out that 25% of college students have a Sexually Transmitted Disease, I laughed. Surely that statistic referred to the more promiscuous students, or those who were dumb enough not to use a condom during sex.
New Jersey Banning Brazilians?!
I am a firm believer that there is nothing worse on this earth than the pain of having a large patch of hair torn out of my bikini line. I’ve had many bikini waxes over the course of my lifetime (I’m a Jew – we’re hairy people!)
You Ready for Spring Break?
Ready for Spring Break? Yes, I am even talking to the 50% of you college students who are staying h…

What Happens on Spring Break…Gets Announced All Over Campus
You’ve been killing yourself all semester to tackle mountains of coursework while find…
Birth Control Has Side Effects: I Should Know

As college students, we pretty much think of ourselves as invincible, I know I certainly have. U…
Holiday Flings: The 4-1-1 on the H-O-T
With a month off between fall and spring semesters and neurotic parents that drive you absolute…
Lessons Learned From Paris Hilton
No, it’s not a joke. We can actually learn a few things from our favorite heiress, who was r…
We Aren’t Immune To Sexual Assault, Ladies
Miami University in Oxford, OH (yea, confusing right?) conducted a survey to see just how aware…
How To Keep Facebook From Wrecking Your Life
Yesterday we published this story about some high-profile individuals who lost their jobs bec…
Lessons Learned From Missing Woman, Leah Walsh
Leah Walsh, a 29-year-old special education teacher from Long Island, NY, has been missing sin…
USC Student Fatally Stabbed: An Unfortunate Reminder to Us All to Stay Safe
College campuses seem like these small, safe little bubbles. And we like it that way. We always f…
Important Lessons for The College Freshman
It’s September 2nd, which means we must tuck our bikinis back in their drawers, slather ourselv…