College Jolt

The Bachelor: A Man’s Perspective on the Season Premiere

For all you men out there that think “The Bachelor” is a show for sissies, then I’ll just tell you to go cry about it while you are drinking beer with your frat brothers. Meanwhile, I’ll sit down, every Monday night, with several attractive ladies on my couch. For all you ladies out there, I’m [...]

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You Tube’s Finest: Top 5 Indian-inspired Music Videos

If I’m having a bad day, there’s one surefire way to instantly change my mood. Receiving chocolates?Flowers? A brand new BMW? Nope. Watching an “Indian” YouTube video. Not only do I become instantly memorized by the beat of Indian-flavored rhythm, but the corners of my mouth begin to upturn until I am grinning like a [...]

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10 Off-the-Wall Scholarship Contests

Scholarships.  How do you find them?  How do you get them?  Everyone needs them yet it seems that everyone has trouble finding suitable ones to apply for.  Though there are hundreds upon hundreds of scholarships available, each having various qualifications and surprisingly, not all of these scholarships are academic based.  If you aren’t aware, there [...]

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The Truth About Online Education

Is the daily drone of trudging back and forth for four years to less-than-fascinating classes just not your style?  I hear ya.  Coincidentally, so does the rest of the country.  Online schools are more popular than ever: offering students an educational experience that can be completed more efficiently, while still at the student’s preferred pace, and also give [...]

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2008: The Year of Band Break-ups

I like reading Brooklynvegan from time to time to see if any bands I like are touring and get my fill of snarky hipster flame-wars. Today, however, I stumbled upon an entry saying that The Long Blondes had broken up, and while I reflected on this past year it occurred to me that a [...]

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of 2008

With some time off for the holidays, millions of students are catching up on one of their guilty obsessions - downloading.  I’m not talking about spending 2 hours downloading Apache (Jump on it) by Sugarhill Gang on Napster circa 1999 after seeing Will and Carlton dance to it in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.  [...]

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Best Music of 2008, According to You.

While 2008 may not go down as the best year on record, it was a great year for music.  We, the listeners, were treated to awesome new artists like MGMT and stellar releases from time-tested favorites like Coldplay.  Perhaps the best part about the music of 2008 was that there were more ways to discover, [...]

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Have a Happy, Romantic New Years

So you’re at a big shindig and you’re under a minute to go before the ball drops on whatever television you’re all watching- because lets face it, I dream of a bigger shindig say, in New York or Sydney or Tokyo, but the key word there is dream.  So ok, you’re under 30 seconds now [...]

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21… Is it All its Cracked Up to be?

Everyone knows that the moment your parents drop you off at college the alcohol starts flowing. If you want it you can get it no matter what your age is. But the real question at hand here… is being 21 really as glorious as what you imagine it to be during your painstaking underage years of torment? I’m going [...]

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New Year’s Eve Trendspotting: Sparkle & Shine

Shop by Numbers: Sequin Pleat Bubble Dress, Forever 21, $34.80 Analee Belted Dress, Forever 21, $27.80 Metallic Detail Scarf, Forever 21, $5.50 Ruffle Halter Rhinestone Hem Dress, Bebe, $298 (watch for this to go on sale!) Triple Tier Beaded Bodice Dress, Bebe, $159 (another sale watch!) Bow-dacious Clutch, The Limited, $9.99

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