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	Tips for Mardi Gras By Liz Blumberg February 4, 2013 - 3:10pm It’s almost the one weekend in February that we’ve all been waiting for: Mardi Gras! It seems like the entirety of the SMU campus clears out and heads down to New Orleans for one annual weekend of madness. Whether you’re going by car or plane or even RV (y’all are crazy), here are a few tips for your weekend: READ MORE
	Tips for Mardi Gras By Liz Blumberg February 4, 2013 - 3:09pm It’s almost the one weekend in February that we’ve all been waiting for: Mardi Gras! It seems like the entirety of the SMU campus clears out and heads down to New Orleans for one annual weekend of madness. Whether you’re going by car or plane or even RV (y’all are crazy), here are a few tips for your weekend: READ MORE
	Finals- FML for Short By karriebradshaw123 December 10, 2012 - 7:34pm We’ve been dreading this week for months, attempting to trick our minds into believing that the reading days were actually just generous days off in celebration of a random holiday. In reality, we knew that the days we skipped class because we were too hungover were catching up to us, and catching up to us fast. Procrastination suddenly became our bestest pal, as we sat together bundled up in blankets watching Revenge and Gossip Girl, wasting the time away that we could’ve been using to study for our psychology final. READ MORE
	Your Guide to SMU Rush By Liz Blumberg December 7, 2012 - 8:20pm Time definitely does fly: we are almost one month away from formal Panhellenic recruitment here at SMU! Sorority women and potential new members alike are gearing up for a busy week of conversation, philanthropy, skits, and fun. I know some of you PNM’s are rolling your eyes when I say “fun”, but trust me - it is! If you go in with the right mindset and a few helpful tips under your belt, recruitment doesn’t have to be defined by anxiety and tension. A sorority woman myself, I teamed up with a couple of my friends in different houses to come up with key things to remember as you travel through the week ahead. READ MORE
	Coffee: Friend or Foe? By Sarah Stanton November 19, 2012 - 4:52pm Any Collegiette knows that the best to get through late nights and early mornings is coffee. Whether it be hot, iced, or Pumpkin Spice, in college a girl relies upon coffee almost as much as her BFF. But is drinking all that coffee harmful or actually good for you? Coffee used to get a bad rep. for being just a stimulant in which drinking too much of could have bad effects. But lately, new research has indicated differently. Check out the new benefits of coffee that have recently been discovered: READ MORE
	Trader Joe's Come to Dallas! By Sarah Stanton October 24, 2012 - 3:10pm If you’re like me, and completely obsessed with Trader Joe’s, the fact that one has arrived in the Dallas area must make you feel like it’s Christmas morning. Trader Joe’s is a one-of-a-kind health food store, with several unique items unavailable anywhere else. Most of the food they carry is their own “Trader Joe’s” brand, which I believe ranks as the best-tasting brand out there. This store has a major cult following, so don’t be shocked when you enter the Plano location (2400 Preston Road), and see the large number of people in the tiny food store. But the friendly employees and delicious samples will keep you coming back! READ MORE
	SMU Guide to Halloween Parties By Molly Williams October 18, 2012 - 12:58pm There is nothing like going out with all your girlfriends on Halloween, each wearing their own costume. Whether you are going to dress up as an indian or Nicki Minaj, the biggest part of having a good Halloween is making it to the best parties. Fraternities pair up or go solo to try and attract the biggest crowd on this oh so coveted holiday, making it hard to figure out which party to go each night. Luckily here is list of SMU’s top Halloween parties for this year: 1. SAE Halloween ft. RJD2 and Nadis Warriors READ MORE
	Cooler Tips for Fall Formals By Sydney Paine October 11, 2012 - 3:40pm Whether you are in the Greek system or not, you will most likely attend a formal at some point this year. Regardless if you are hosting the formal or invited to attend one, you are almost always expected to provide your date with a cooler. The coolers are a southern tradition, which women here at SMU have chosen to keep alive. They are time consuming, usually expensive, and require many of us to find our creative sides we may not be familiar with. So what exactly goes in the cooler and how do we make one? First understand a cooler must be individual for your date. Before buying the cooler, get to know your date. Find out what he likes to do or eat, if he is in a fraternity, and where he is from, etc. READ...
	Sitter Central Dallas By Molly Williams October 8, 2012 - 3:43pm As the year progresses and cab rides, dinners, and online shopping begin to pile up, you find yourself holding your breath while looking at your bank statement after the weekend. With the work load of most students it is hard to commit to a part time job at Northpark or Banditos. Thankfully there is an answer for some extra cash. Sitter Central Dallas is a database for both families and sitters. For those of you who live out of town and don’t know anyone in the surrounding area, this site will help get you into contact with the right families. The highlight of this website is the simple five step process to get in the database. READ MORE
	Boardwalk on the Boulevard! By Kelly Neupert September 24, 2012 - 3:44pm When family weekend comes around, students usually carry a variety of mixed emotions. Some freshmen looking forward to seeing their family to ease their case of first month home sickness, other sophomores unwilling to let their family hinge on their newly secured freedom, but no matter what everyone’s brewing with excitement for the SMU vs. TCU home game. READ MORE