March 23, 2009
- 9:00 am
By Elizabeth-Baruch College
Some gals just don’t want to jump on board the tampon boat or the pad barge when it comes down to periods. Is that such a crime? Alternative menstrual products are something that all ladies should be well-versed in, and yet many of us aren’t. Did you even know there were alternatives?
Well, I’m here to tell you.
Disposable menstrual products are terrible for our environment and they’re terrible for our wallets, too. Why buy them if there are other options?
1. The Cup
The menstrual cup is a safe and effective replacement for the tampon that doesn’t create all the waste. It is made of rubber or silicone and worn inside the vagina just like a tampon. Cups are so safe that no health risks have been found related to their use (unlike tampons). You may never have heard of them, but this option has been on the market since 1932! It’s not the most well-known product, but many women swear by them. Brands that make them: DivaCup, FemmeCup, Keeper, LadyCup, Lunette, MiaCup, Mpowercup, Mooncup, and Softcup. Read More »
Tags: alternative menstrual products, alternative pads, alternative period products, alternative tampons, Body, cloth pad, diva cups, environment, menstruation, pad, period, reusable menstrual producs, tampon, the cup, toxic shock syndrome, tss
August 29, 2008
- 1:30 pm
By Jess - NYU
Tags: DNC, entourage, facebook status, Heidi Montag, Joel McHale, michael phelps, obama, obama speech, panda, panding giving birth, Sarah Palin, spencer pratt, tampon, the new 90210, vice president
January 25, 2008
- 12:14 pm
By CC Staff
Tags: american idol, bird poo, brangelina, commercials, david lee roth, john edwards, kate nash, movie vaginas, off the rack, onsale, pregnant, ryan reynolds, tampax, tampon, teeth, trends, tyra banks
August 24, 2007
- 10:40 am
By CC Staff

Your bag is an extension of your person. Well, not literally, but come on, we know all one of the hypothetical worst things that could happen to a girl is to lose her purse.
So, that’s why what you carry in your purse can either make your life even more stressful than it already is…or it can make everyday THAT much easier!
First, you need to clean it out. With school on the horizon, a fresh start is mandatory. Really it is, even if the freshness fades in a week—like you stop going to the gym, waking up early and cleaning out your bag everyday—at least you made the attempt, right?
After you rip out the gum that some how rolled out of its Orbit’s container and shake out all the loose change (now you have money for coffee!) here are the essentials that you’ll definitely find yourself needing at some point: Read More »
June 19, 2007
- 5:34 pm
By Jess - NYU
For one semester, I went to a hippie college.
Why did I do this? Well, two reasons. Reason A) I consider myself a hippie-at-heart. I have fun at bonfires and like to sing with a group around a guitar, enjoy spending time without shoes and could never work in an office for 8 hours. Reason B) I only applied to two colleges out of high school, and when the Ivy League didn’t accept me, I had one other option.
(I was an idiot. It’s okay. You can say it.)
Anyway, before I quickly transferred to the small, expensive, 2nd Tier liberal arts college I eventually graduated from, I spent 4 months in the company of some of the hippiest hippies I’ve ever known. We’re talking unshaven legs, militant vegans, classrooms filled with the stench of marijuana, and professors who were actually surprised when you did your work. I had a few great classes and learned to love 9 grain bread, but by October break it was painfully obvious I didn’t belong. Read More »