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Who ever said dating in NYC is easy, obviously hasn't dated in the city. "There are tons of fish in the sea" - yeah, if gay men, drunk frat boys and pervy Wall st. men are your forte then- yes there are. But in most cases dating a "datable" guy- meaning: you're not just into for the free meal is rare.  Well, our prayers have been answered.  More»

via hamptons.guestofaguest.com: Hey college kids and those who are just really into getting drunk as fast as possible, there is a new way to do shots!  The Sliz cup is like a beer funnel (aka beer bong) and is designed to keep you from cringing when slugging cheap vodka. Check it out! MORE>>>

Reluctant shot takers, fear no more! The Sliz cup is here to help you take your shots with less disgust! And I know, it's kinda college-y, but it's also freaking brilliant, so just hear me out on this. More»

  • Although House Republicans passed their resolution to repeal Obama's new healthcare law yesterday, it is not expected to pass in the Senate [LATimes]
  • New study finds undergrads aren't learning much in college these days, with 45% of the surveyed sample lacking improvement in critical thinking, complex reasoning and writing [HuffPo]
  • Authorities plan to close the case on the Beverly Hills murder of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen as an attempted robbery gone bad [KTLA]
  • Cameron Diaz cops to the fact that she likely bought weed from fellow LBC native Snoop Dogg in high school [PE]
  • In a real life fairytale love story, Jesse James and Kat Von D are officially engaged 7 months after his divorce from Sandra Bullock. Swoon [TMZ]

Yesterday The Washington Post wrote up an article on internship placement companies in D.C. and the students that fork over thousands to join them. It's kind of disheartening to hear about all these out-of-towners who are paying their way into the District for a job that they aren't even getting paid for in the end. More»

  • Stop traffic: model Doutzen Kroes is pregnant with a DJ's baby [NYPost]
  • Gay marriage is officially legal in Argentina [HuffPost]
  • Can Lindsay's new lawyer, O.J. defender, Robert Shapiro, keep her out of jail? [TMZ]
  • Move over Cali residents, UC's want more out-of-state students [KABC]
  • Levi Johnston better mind his P's and Q's unless he wants a piece of Sarah Palin [Popeater]
  • "Vodka eyeballing" among college students latest "Get Off My Lawn!" meme. [WaPo]
  • Political bloggers now as likely to have affairs as the politicians they blog about. [TPM]
  • Meanwhile, anyone who doesn't want to sleep with politicians wants to kill them. [Politico]
  • Elena Kagan wasn't a straight-A student at Harvard Law! [NYT]
  • Fergie probably secretly enjoying once-a-decade return to relevance. [CNN]

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Oh college--beer, rooftops, face paint and red party cups. The goings easy, that is, until finals roll around. Thankfully, though, UPenn understands its students' drinking needs. More»

Because perusing 15,000 essays about summer charity work didn't make admissions officers want to kill themselves enough, Tufts allowed aspiring Jumbos to add YouTube videos to their applications.  And it looks like Superbad's breakout star is itching to spend four years in Davis Square. More»

An NBC survey found that two-thirds of New Yorkers hear their neighbors "bumpin' and grindin'" at night. And one-third of those people get turned on by the sound! Doesn't it (well, the first part) bring you back to college? Actually, it's the not the only thing about New York life that recalls life on the quad. More»

Harvard kids just refuse to be upstaged by their Yale rivals. Hot on the heels of a snooze-worthy look at Skull & Bones, The Harvard Crimson has released a video of undersexed undergrads stripping down for a frigid naked run around that goddamn Yard. More»