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	An Evening with Elie Wiesel By Sarah Przedborski October 22, 2012 - 12:00am About a week ago, Barnard College received another big name on campus. This iconic man, through his novels, philosophic teachings and civil activism, has not only become the voice of the Shoa (Hebrew for “voice of the people’s rememberance”) but also of all people being unjustly ignored and forgotten. Professor Elie Wiesel, a Hungarian Holocaust Jewish survivor, walked into a packed Diana Oval accompanied by our amazing President Spar, and the room went silent. As President Spar introduced Prof. Wiesel, we started comprehend how influential he really is. READ MORE
	Girls in Morningside: If Shoshanna Went to Barnard By Giselle Boresta October 21, 2012 - 11:58pm Last year, we brought you a series featuring our favorite ladies from Sex and the City and imagined if they were the girls who lived down the hall from you right now in Hewitt. So, this year we’re gonna bring that idea back and feature the girls from--you guessed it!--HBO’s hit series “Girls”. Whether you “hatewatch” it or can’t get enough of it, these Girls are here to stay for at least a few seasons. Of course, given their ages and geographic locations, it’s not such a stretch to imagine these girls attending classes here at Barnard in the present day. So read on to see Her Campus Barnard’s take on a day in the life of our featured character of the week, Shoshanna. READ MORE ...
	5 Ways To Prevent Breast Cancer in Your 20s. By Marla Lipsyc October 17, 2012 - 7:57pm October: the month of the pumpkin latte, the leather jacket, and the pink apparel. Yup—it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when many of us buy Yoplait’s pink-lid yogurt or watch our favorite NFL players don pink jerseys. But are we really helping the fight against breast cancer by buying the new pink Essie color? Maybe, and maybe not—it depends how much Essie actually gives to the cause. A guaranteed way to contribute to the cause, though, is to protect yourself and your friends from breast cancer. READ MORE
	Like Christmas In October: HOMECOMING The Official Do's & Don'ts By Morgan Somerset October 16, 2012 - 8:51am If you find yourself stopping to chat with those annoying Greenpeace people, giving money to the homeless man outside Morton Williams, and feeling generally gleeful during your CC midterm this week, you’re not crazy, you’ve just got Homecoming fever. (Also you might be a little crazy. Have you left Butler in the past 72 hours? Is that like your 7th coffee of the day?) For those who don’t know, Columbia’s homecoming football game—a school event rivaled in greatness only by Bachannal—is this Saturday. If you don’t care, I assume you are a naive freshman, or one of those people who reads their Orgo textbook for fun. READ MORE
	9 Things The 90s Taught Us By Amanda Stibel October 15, 2012 - 12:12am Even though these days we all love to dance to house music and dubstep, there isn’t too much wisdom to be gleaned from the repetitive beats unless you speak Transformers language. But let’s face it; the best songs that actually have words and helped to shape our generation came out in the ‘90s. So what did they teach us during our most transformative years? 1. Boys who hang out the "passenger side of their best friend’s ride" don’t get no love. READ MORE
	Burgundy: The New Black By Emmeline Clein October 15, 2012 - 12:00am This year, it’s time to add a new staple color to your wardrobe. Forget the annual fall tradition of retreating back into your all-black cold weather uniform. Burgundy is this season’s black, serving as a versatile basic you can pair with anything and everything. Burgundy was ubiquitous on fall runways, cropping up everywhere on the runways of all the best designers like Marc Jacobs, Marni , Isabel Marant and many others. For those of us wary of dropping a big chunk of cash on the latest trends, we don’t have to spend our days pining over those expensive designer styles. The gods of fast fashion have heard us and maroon and the other shades of this coveted color are running rampant in the fall catalogs of lower-priced retailers such as H&M and Nasty...
	Polish Your Resume By Sylvia Scodro October 10, 2012 - 12:00am As the fall semester picks up, our minds are usually focused on three things: midterms, thanksgiving break, and finding an internship or job. As our campus is flooded with information sessions, career fairs, and recruiting events, we begin to wonder, ”How do I land my dream opportunity?” This larger question leads to further inquiry: “What do I say to recruiters? How many events should I attend? How do I make an overall good impression?” Though these are all very important questions, before you reach this stage, you have to be extremely confident with one thing: your resume. READ MORE
	The Best College Apps By Amanda Mosner October 9, 2012 - 12:00am As a college student, one strives to maintain a certain level of excellence. That excellence usually involves doing as little as possible while still getting sh*t done…or at least maintaining that illusion. Since everyone and their mother (except mine) now has an iPhone and various other application-based devices, this has now become even easier. READ MORE
	Know Your Wine like a Sassy Sommelier By Mary Cosgrove October 8, 2012 - 12:00am You made reservations at a fancy restaurant for your best friend’s birthday dinner. The waiter seats your party of refined friends at the table and he hands you the wine list. You freeze. All the names, years, and prices… How do you decipher which wine would best fit this occasion? And how do you even pronounce these things?? READ MORE
	Nate Maddrey of FratMusic.Com Shares All: From Startups to Artists on the Brink of Making it Big By Toby Milstein October 3, 2012 - 11:07am The idea behind FratMusic.com, like so many other successful startups came after a long night of drinking with friends. And once the group of Frat guys from the University of Virginia (UVA) came up with the idea, they knew they just had to do it. It was as simple as that. That seed of this fun venture is now the popular website we American college students know, love, pregame and party with today. READ MORE