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Advice From Your Mom That You Should Take

Marion C. Garretty once wrote, “Mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” But when it comes to the real, everyday advice from Mom, impossible is...
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Things Every Girl Can Master This Year

There are many reasons to get excited about the start of a new year, the first being that another year gone by means we are another year wiser and more independent, and as college girls,...
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4 Things To Do In London The Guidebooks Don’t Tell You

When you think of London, it’s hard not to be swept away by the thought of dimly lit pubs, charming accents, the patriotism surrounding the royal family, and Harry Potter. But the truth is that...
Reasons To Love Guys With Tattoos

Reasons To Love Guys With Tattoos

What do Johnny Depp, David Beckham, and Colin Farrell all have in common? Ink. But if you immediately thought of their rugged good looks you’re not wrong there either, and we beg the question as...
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Best Ways To Start A New Semester

Just like the start of a new day, the start of a new job, or the start of a new relationship, the way you boldly enter new beginnings can make or break an...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: For the men in your life

I cannot believe it is already December! Can you? This is about the time I start freaking out about getting presents for all my close friends and loved ones. For the past two years I...
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Embracing the Gap Year: Discovering Yourself and Broadening Horizons

According to the almighty Wikipedia: “A gap year (also known as year abroad, year out, year off, deferred year, bridging year, time off, and time out) is a year during which students take time off...
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How To…Survive A Breakup

First of all lets be honest, it’s not you, it’s him, right? Even the friendliest of breakups can leave a girl feeling pretty down, and really, how often are breakups actually friendly? Maybe it was...
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Halloween Date Night

As sad as it is to admit College Girls, we really have outgrown one of my favorite Halloween traditions, trick-or-treating. That doesn’t mean I’m ready to be the one who volunteers to sit...

How to Choose a Major

Over 60% of college students change their major their freshman or sophomore years of college. Even I did. My theory of why this is: We’re kids who haven’t experienced life yet! How are we supposed...
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7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Skip Class

How bad can skipping class really be? In your head you can justify it because you are going to catch up on sleep or catch up on the reading for a particular class. Or maybe...
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Change Up Your Next Date Night

You want that perfect date, but you don’t know what to do. You don’t want to continue going to that same restaurant every single Friday. If you want to change up your relationship, make date...
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Top Themes for that Summer Bash

It is summer, a time for reveling and a season for parties. The sun is out longer, school is dismissed, and even if you have a job, work is a faraway thought because it is...
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Tips For the Beach When You’re Feeling Self-Conscious

Maybe you had a few too many drinks last night. Or your period is making you bloat. Or you overdid it on potato chips. For some reason you’re feeling a little extra self-conscious and don’t...
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Boys 101: Flirting Made Easy

Flirting is a key factor when it comes to any relationship with men. Whether it’s your casual smile, body language, or conversational skills, most people flirt with the opposite sex as a foundation...
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How To…Deal With Unruly Roommates

Living on campus or with a group of your close friends sounds great at the beginning. Being able to live on your own without your parents and becoming a “grown up” is the ultimate dream...
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Five Fun Summer Cocktails

Summer is finally back. It was a season hard not to miss when composing essay after essay, grilling burgers or filing papers, when fall chilled us ’til winter, when winter made everything gray, when spring...
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How To…Survive Bad Pickup Lines

  Bad pickup lines are everywhere. They’re like roaches. They have no boundaries and may outlive us all. As college girls we hear them at bars, parties, laundry mats, grocery stores, in class, libraries…basically anywhere...