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	7 Days of Beauty: Day One By Alyssa Howard December 5, 2012 - 11:39am We’re officially in the holiday (and finals) season collegiettes! Time to amp up your beauty routine. Our “7 Days of Beauty” will feature some of the best products out there every woman should have. Consider this an early gift! READ MORE
	Action Packed Date By Rebecca Salazar November 14, 2012 - 3:50am The new James Bond movie “Skyfall” continues to dominate the box office and if you weren’t able to catch it due to tickets becoming sold out all over Austin, it’s not too late to pick this movie as this weekend’s date night flick. Now ladies, some of you may not be huge fans of the butt-kicking films that your guy is always bragging about, but there is so much more to this movie than just the typical action sequences. For example, the theme song to this movie just happens to be sung by the one and only Adele. Its chilling melody opens the movie perfectly and it will be stuck in your head long after the movie is over (currently going through this myself). READ MORE
	Gone, but Not Forgotten – Darrell K. Royal Dies at 88 By Channing Holman November 12, 2012 - 5:08am Cheering the Longhorns to victory in DKR stadium was a bit more somber with the death of Darrell K. Royal, former University of Texas football coach. UT football players will ran the “wishbone” formation during the first offensive play and donned “DKR” decals on their helmets to honor the deceased coach. The 2012 Iowa State showdown was the first game without Royal. READ MORE
	Breakups: A Get Through It and Over It Guide By Felicia Fitzpatrick November 12, 2012 - 4:50am I think we all learned at a really young age watching Elle Woods hibernating in her bed throwing chocolates at her TV that breakups are rough. Not talking to them as much (or at all), giving back their stuff, or the dreaded: making it Facebook official. All you want to do is lie around in sweats, eat ice cream, and watch The Notebook, sobbing while cursing your parents for not naming you Rachel McAdams and putting you in acting school so you could passionately kiss Ryan Gosling in the rain. And that is perfectly okay. Normal, even. READ MORE
	How I Survived My First Half Semester of College By Erin Duncan October 16, 2012 - 4:43am The first night I spent as an actual “college student” was a flurry of different emotions. I was sad about having to say goodbye to my family and friends, I was not quite comfortable with my new room and bed, and I was completely overwhelmed by all of the changes I would have to adjust to within the next few weeks. Fortunately, I have picked up on a decent amount of insight since then and feel much more at ease. Though I am still a clueless freshman about some things (Does this shirt go in the dark or light load?), I have learned a few basic principles that should get me through this year and hopefully the three more to come. READ MORE
	Giveaway: College Boots Collection by Nocona Boots By Kenyatta Giddings October 3, 2012 - 2:59am Fancy footwork is no longer reserved for the ballroom. Thanks to the "College Boots" collection from Nocona Boots you can show a lot of Longhorn pride with a proper choice in footwear. Take it from a collegiate who's given them a test drive (totally comfortable, by the way), these kicks demand respect. Everyone will know you're a Longhorn and not just a girl who happened to wear burnt orange to the TX/OU game. READ MORE
	Giveaway: Show School Spirit in a Striped Shirt By Kenyatta Giddings October 3, 2012 - 2:41am On game day the city of Austin becomes an eclectic sea of burnt orange. All girls between the Drag, the stadium, and Buffalo Exchange can be seen in burnt orange and cowboy boots with each outfit showcasing more trendy crochet work than the next. Stand out by wearing something that shows school spirit with a lot less effort. Throw on an orange and white Striped Shirt and be good to go for the tailgate, game, or sports bar. READ MORE
	Kickboard Campus Scooters: Get Around the Forty Acres By Kenyatta Giddings September 30, 2012 - 11:56pm You’re in a rush to get to class from your apartment in West Campus at around noon, otherwise known as shuttle bus rush hour. Walking will take forever and leave you late and unstylishly sweaty. Here enters your Kickboard Campus scooter. It’s super sleek and lightweight, so it’s perfect for folding up and placing under your seat in class. It’s a lot easier to maneuver through slow-walking students on the sidewalk, and you can easily toss it in your friend’s trunk when leave campus for the day. READ MORE
	Staying in Touch with Old Friends By Alyssa Howard September 24, 2012 - 2:19am A new semester means a fresh start, and a perfect time to forge new friendships. But what about those friends you left back home? What about the gals (and guys) you spent high school years and lazy summers with, talking about what you would do once you got to college? If you’re like me, you had at least two or three close friends you’d consider family. My girls and I were super close; we hung out after school, had summer jobs at the same retail store, and did just about everything together. So once we moved away to separate colleges in different cities and, in one case, different states, we had to make a conscious effort to stay in touch. READ MORE
	Pitch Perfect Advanced Screening By Felicia Fitzpatrick September 19, 2012 - 3:00pm The feeling of girl power and the idea that music can change the world was present Thursday night during the early screening of Pitch Perfect thanks to the Universal UT Austin branch. I felt an instant nostalgia for the days of running around my house singing Spice Girls at top of my lungs. Held at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar, the theater was packed with student organizations, music-lovers, and performers of the One Note Stand and Hum A cappella singing groups. Both groups performed a few medleys before the movie began. READ MORE