Author Archives: Jill - University of Wisconsin


Today I’m Going to Buy Music Like It’s 1999

The inner 7th grader in me is SUPER excited today.Why may you ask? Well its the day before Halloween. And whether I’m fourteen or forty-four the day before Halloween is filled with a sense of excitement.
Decorations are up, candy is in position, pumpkins are carved and costumes are ready. Everything is in its place and […]

Maternity Wear is the New Little Black Dress

Okay. I can’t believe these words are going to come out of my finger tips…
I hate shopping!
Okay, well, that’s not entirely true- I can’t say I hate shopping as in I never want to shop again or I hate the activity of shopping. I guess what I meant to say is every time I walk […]

Cook? Who Me? Quick and Easy Recipes to Save You Time and Money

Between class, studying, reading (both for class and your necessary dose of College Candy reading of course), partying, drinking, partying, The Hills, Grey’s, and all other important daily activities in college life, leaves us students with no time to cook but no money to eat out. (Such problems we have- but seriously why is food […]

October is All About Thinking Pink

To me, October signifies a couple of things:
1) Halloween is coming– which means candy and lots of girls prancing around in costumes that always start with the world “slutty”.
2) The return of my coziest sweaters and Pumpkin Spice Lattes which is really one of the happiest moments of fall.
3) Midterms- which usually results in a […]

Must Have Beauty Products That Won’t Cut Into your Snooze Time

A beauty regimen? Who needs one? Surely not my ‘messy bunned, bare faced, sweat-pant clad’ self who rolls out of bed, grabs a cup of Joe and is out to class in less than five minutes. Which- might I add-used to be sooo not me. Believe it or not pre-college and even during the summer […]

Is That Really Necessary?!

Oh, how I love this column! Week after week I get to vent to all of you about the things that annoy us the most.
This week, I can answer my own question and say no, this is absolutely NOT necessary.
E-mails. What a great way to send someone a note, or perhaps tell them how you […]

How To Live On the Cheap in NYC

I Love New York.
No, I am not talking about the VH1 show, or the person (really, who is named New York?), but rather, I love New York City. The diversity, the nightlife, the arts, the shopping- NYC is the ideal city… if you’re crapping out money, that is.
A cozy apartment, dinners at the trendiest restaurants […]

Whoop(i)-de-doo! The View Has A New Host

The View has finally announced that Whoopi Goldberg will be joining the daily gab-fest.Goldberg is set to stat the day after Labor Day. And apparently, Barbara Walters is still looking for a 5th host (Hey Babs- I am totally available!)
I must say, the first fifteen minutes of The View is always entertaining. Watching “Hot Topics” […]

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