Author Archives: Elizabeth - Baruch College


Legalizing Marijuana Completely? California is On It.

Why IS marijuana illegal? Why is it illegal when far more dangerous drugs, like alcohol and tobacco, are legal? Despite any hesitations you may have about marijuana, the research proving that it is hardly dangerous is in. And it means something.
Sure, marijuana can make you lazy and lethargic. But so can […]

Shop Till You Drop…For Free!

Is the economy killing you? Yeah? (Join the club. I can’t even afford mixers for my vodka anymore.) Don’t wanna spend money on cute clothes if you can help it? Well, rally up your girls and organize a clothing swap party. They’re fun AND you end up walking home with tons of new clothes-for free! […]

I Finally See Why Sleep Matters

By the time I was 14 and had started high school, I was a midwestern teenager living the life of a workaholic New Yorker. Going to school from 7-3 didn’t cut it for me. I had to be in every club and organization. Choir, drama club, key club…you name it. I […]

The Recession Hates Peanut Butter

“I know you don’t drive in New York…but haven’t you at least noticed the increase in food prices?” my dad asked me. I licked the peanut butter off of the knife in my hand. “Hmm….yeah…come to think about it, my peanut butter WAS more expensive today.”
For my own sanity, I find it necessary […]

Keith from ‘We Are Scientists’ Talks to CC about Myspace, Touring, and Advice Columns

Recently, Keith Murray, from We Are Scientists [if you don’t know this band you should sincerely check them out], chatted with me for a bit while waiting in a long European buffet line about his band’s emerging presence and much more.
E: You’re in the middle of a really big tour right now. Do […]

Hang Gliding: Who’s In?

Ever since I jumped out of a plane, I’ve been an adrenaline junkie. To be honest, I was an adrenaline junkie long before that, but now I feel the need to experience the feeling again.
Should my wallet magically dispense to me $1800, I could go skydiving 9 times and then go through training that […]

Tanning Booths, Dramz, and LA, Oh My!

Have you seen this show Sunset Tan? If not, let me enlighten you. Employees who work at a tanning salon (Sunset Tan, natch) are filmed as they deal with celebrity clients, co-worker dramz, and a whole lot of spray downs.
Reality show meets real life, people. You can walk into their store and onto […]

Invisible Children: Find Them, Help Them

You might have heard about Invisible Children by now. Through huge promotional opportunities, such as the Vans Warped Tour and a video by Fall Out Boy dedicated to the cause, Invisible Children have been drawing more attention to themselves these days — thankfully.
This organization has set out to bring peace in Northern Uganda, quite […]

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