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I remember my own experience with a bully: a guy I was with screaming at me for not wanting to spend $60 on a club cover charge (I then left and don’t have to see him anymore—definitely one of the perks of adulthood.)

But I can’t imagine what being a kid is like in today’s digital world. With Formspring, Facebook, and Twitter, kids have no shortage of platforms to be cruel. And they are: 160,000 students will stay home from school today out of fear. We’ve got a seriously sad situation on our hands, but thankfully people from Hillary Clinton to Justin Timberlake are speaking out against bullying.

Tanda, the company that keeps our complexions acne-free (by knocking out bacteria with a high-tech light) is upping the ante. Simply “Like” their Facebook page and then click “Vote to Zap Bullying,” and a dollar will be donated to STOMP Out Bullying. That’s something to tell all your friends about.

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Alana Peden handles public relations for the one-of-a-kind Austin startup SpareFoot.  Her interests span from how to wield a mascara wand to the intricacies of the 3-4 defense, as does her writing repertoire. She has interned in the beauty departments at Lucky and Good Housekeeping, covered college athletics for Horns Illustrated, and contributed gleefully to Texas Music. Always game for a laugh at her own expense, Alana aspires to one day give the universe back a scintilla of what it gives to her. When she's not reading or writing,  she's planning elaborate outfits for hypothetical situations unlikely to materialize. Please reach Alana here.