Few couples are shown as much love by the music and fashion industries as Jay-Z and Beyonce are. After all, they are both are Grammy award-winning artists, have amazing style and have pretty much the most adorable daughter ever. But, get ready to swoon even more collegiettes, because the couple celebrates their anniversary today, April 4! (And we’re really hoping for an adorable Insta of how the couple spends their day.) In celebration of their big day, we've rounded up the best looks from our favorite power couple.  

1. Arriving at the Frieze Art Fair

All fashion girls will tell you that mixing patterns is a pretty elusive skill. Even more difficult? Mixing not two, but three patterns in an outfit—and Beyoncé pulls it off in this look flawlessly. Add in Jay-Z’s coordinating black and white look, including the perfect structured jacket, and you have the perfect couples look.

2. On the red carpet

Who could forget this other amazing black and white look from music’s biggest power couple? Queen Bey looked stunning (when doesn’t she?) in a sheer black Givenchy dress, and Jay-Z’s decision to opt for a white tuxedo totally popped against his black-clad wife.

3. Denim for days

We don’t know how they manage to coordinate even when just stepping out on the streets of London, (seriously, how?) but we do know that Bey and Jay’s matching denim ensembles here are on point. We’re loving Jay’s different shades of blue and are totally taking note of how Queen Bey styles the denim shirt, one of our fave closet staples.

4. Family vacay

File under: totally OMG-worthy, way-too-cute-to-handle moments. The entire family coordinated in vacay-appropriate white while on vacation in Italy—it looks like even Blue got the memo!

5. Monochrome and camo

Beyoncé and Jay-Z clearly know the power of the simple all black outfit—but we especially love the way Jay added some camo print to his look to keep the look extra fashion-forward.

6. Game day

It wouldn’t be a round up of their best looks without at least one shot of the dynamic duo’s ah-mazing game day style! The couple looks just dressed up enough in chic basics, while still looking low-key and casual enough to sit courtside. 

7. On the run

You didn’t really think we were going to miss the duo’s iconic On the Run Tour looks, did you? No explanation needed on this one!

Congrats to Queen Bey and Jay-Z on their anniversary! Do you have a favorite look from music’s fave power couple, collegiettes?   

Trying to figure out what you want to do with your life can be difficult, particularly if you feel like you can’t find a job that’s the right fit for you. Most of us have some idea of what our dream job would be, but for others, no job exists yet that would allow them to do what they want to do with their lives—so they create a career for themselves instead! These five successful ladies created awesome jobs for themselves after they graduated from college, and their inspirational stories might just encourage you to do the same. 

1. Vivian Nunez, Founder of Too Damn Young

When Vivian Nunez was 10 years old, her mother passed away. About a decade later, her grandmother passed away during her senior year of college. When her mother passed, Vivian was young enough to grieve without being expected to “bounce back.” However, when Vivian’s grandmother passed away, the 21-year-old was expected to make decisions and be strong almost immediately. It was after her grandmother’s death that Vivian came up with the idea for the website she founded, Too Damn Young. After she graduated from Baruch College in 2014, Vivian wanted to find a way to give others going through the grieving process a community to belong to, where they felt understood and could share their stories. “Too Damn Young at its best serves as a touchpoint for anyone who has lost someone they love,” Vivian says. “It walks you through how everyone grieves in their own way while approaching topics (like dating or friendships) in an honest way. It creates a space where you can openly discuss what it’s like to grieve without feeling like someone is imposing a timetable on you.”

2. Susan Gregg Koger, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of ModCloth

Susan Gregg Koger co-founded ModCloth in 2002, back before she had any experience in retail or any connections in the realm of fashion. She founded the company in college with her then boyfriend’s help (they’re married now!). The company started off as an online shop where she could sell the awesome vintage clothing that she found while thrifting. Since then, ModCloth has evolved into “one of the fastest-growing fashion and home ecommerce ventures to emerge in the past decade,” according to Mashable. The business that began in the basement of Susan’s college house at Carnegie Mellon now has more than 450 full-time employees, and she and her husband have been named among Forbes’ “30 Under 30”.

3. Elyssa Goodman, Founder of Miss Manhattan

When Elyssa Goodman graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 2010, she knew that she belonged in New York City. However, she got laid off from her “real job” about six months after she moved to Manhattan and knew she needed to figure out a way to earn an income. “I applied for countless jobs but nothing worked out,” she says. “I realized I needed to pay my rent, so I thought about what my skills were—writing, photography, social media—and became an independent contractor.” Elyssa founded Miss Manhattan, where she “blogs about her experiences in the 212 and beyond, learning not only about the city but about herself.” She is also the host and curator of the Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Writing Series. Elyssa works as a freelance writer, photographer and social media consultant, and has been featured in publications like Glamour, Paper, Bust, The New Yorker, Time Out New York, and more. She works independently with a clientele including Marie Claire, New York Magazine, nerve.com, YourTango.com and many more. She manages and develops social media outlets in addition to writing and photographing, and she’s her own boss!

4. Colie Lumbreras, Founder of The Curse of Gluten & Soon-to-Be Owner of Callie’s Cupcakery

Two and a half years ago, University of Iowa graduate Colie Lumbreras was diagnosed with celiac disease. Colie, obsessed with baking but now limited to gluten-free and dairy-free recipes, founded The Curse of Gluten, a blog full of delicious and manageable gluten-free recipes as well as humorous accounts of Colie’s gluten-free lifestyle. A year later, Colie’s boyfriend suggested that the two of them open up their own cupcake shop. “He’s a business guy, and I’m in the social media/digital marketing field and love to bake,” Colie says. “Between the two of us, we figured we could start our own business. And what better than cupcakes!” The two of them found a cost-effective way to begin selling and spreading the word about their products: farmers markets. “I was looking for a new day job and I couldn’t quite find anything that I just loved,” Colie says. “I decided it’s time. It’s time to stop only testing recipes. It’s time to incorporate my business and find out how to start my shop.” Beginning in summer 2015, it will be official: Colie and her boyfriend will begin selling Callie’s Cupcakery cupcakes at farmers markets in Illinois! In a few years, they hope to buy a storefront.

5. Molly Ford, Founder of Smart, Pretty & Awkward

Molly Ford founded the website Smart, Pretty & Awkward after earning an undergraduate degree in finance and entrepreneurship at Northeastern University, and a master’s degree in international marketing at Boston University. The website has three main goals, as Molly explained them to Her Campus: “How to be smarter, how to be prettier and how to be (less) awkward.” The website has been featured on Forbes,InStyle UK andRedbook. Molly says the best part of her job is the Internet. “I think it’s so fascinating to have the connections and opportunities that come from the web, whether it’s connecting fans to brands they love or starting a blog,” she says. Molly loves her readers so much that she even hosted a five year anniversary party for Smart, Pretty & Awkward in December 2013 in New York City, where she got to meet tons of her dedicated readers.

Amelia Earhart said it best: “The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.” If you can’t seem to find a job that feels like the right fit for you, and if these women’s stories got your heart pounding with excitement, then creating your own career might be the best choice for you! 

Hey collegiettes!

We know you love reading HC on your laptops, your smartphones, and your tablets... but now you can truly curl up with HC because our first-ever book, The Her Campus Guide to College Life, just hit stores!

Order your copy online here or head to your local Barnes & Noble! And be sure to check out our upcoming schedule of book signing events and see if we're coming to your area!

The Her Campus Guide to College Life: How to Manage Relationships, Stay Safe and Healthy, Handle Stress, and Have the Best Years of Your Life covers everything you need to know to rock college, from how to get along with your roommates to how to avoid the 'freshman 15', deal with tough professors, snag internships, decide whether to study abroad, and much, much more.

Whether you're already an upperclassman or are just getting ready to go off to college next fall, this book has everything you need to survive and thrive on campus when it comes to all aspects of your life. Our book also includes handy resources like a template roommate contract, dorm room grocery list, and more.

Want a sneak preview? Read an excerpt from our book here then order your copy!

I can't wait to hear what you think!

HC Love,
Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, Co-founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief of Her Campus

It may seem like a simple task. Blowdrying your hair is something that many women do every single day. However, for those who are looking for some tips on how to make the process more effective, we have created a list of things that you can try the next time you want to dry your hair.

1. Always towel dry thoroughly

After you get out of the shower, make sure to towel dry your hair and remove any excess water. It'll shorten the amount of time it takes to heat-dry!

2. Start at the roots

Blowdrying the roots first will stop water from dripping down your strands!

3. Blowdry your scalp from a slight distance

Try to keep the blowdryer about 5 to 6 inches away from your scalp (especially if it is on a hot setting!) to avoid any burning.

4. Separate your hair into top and bottom sections

Separating your hair using clips or hair ties will make your blowdrying more efficient and effective because you'll get every part. If you leave all your hair down while blowdrying you may end up missing sections (especially at the back!).

5. Flip your hair forward for volume

If your hair tends to fall flat once it’s dry, try blowdrying with your hair flipped in front of you. We find that this helps for those seeking more volume.

6. Avoid a brush with metal bristles

Metal bristles heat up very quickly—and they also can cause breakage. Try for a nylon brush with the bristles close together—this will give you more control.

7. Constantly move the blowdryer

It’s tempting to hold your blowdryer in one place but it actually won’t dry the section faster. If you constantly move the blowdryer (even just a little bit) you will see results faster. 

8. Hair a bit too voluminous? Put it in a bun

If you hair is a bit too big once you finish drying it, brush it back and tie it into a bun. Leave it like this for at least half an hour and when you take it out, it will have flattened out slightly—without losing all that volume you've achieved.

The SAOL, otherwise known as the official dictionary of Sweden, will add a gender-neutral pronoun to its newest edition, according to The Guardian. In the Swedish language, the word "hon" means "he" and the word "han" means "she." The two will now be joined by the new gender-neutral pronoun, "hen." 

If you're traveling to Sweden anytime soon, you can refer to someone as "hen" if you don't want to reveal someone's gender, either because their gender is unknown, because the person in question is transgender or if you (as a speaker or a writer) think that their gender is irrelevant to the conversation at hand. 

According to The Guardian, the word has already been used in court rulings, official texts, and media texts and books. To find it in the official dictionary, you'll have to wait a few more weeks until the newest edition is available in stores. 

The new edition of the dictionary will also remove offensive racist terms like "neger" (negro) and "zigenare" (gypsy) and will offer alternatives in their places. For example, instead of "zigenare," the new dictionary suggests that readers use the word "rom" (roamer) instead. According to The Local, Swedish dictionaries have listed which words were considered offensive in the Swedish language in the past, but this is the first time that the dictionary will suggest more neutral alternatives to those offensive terms. 

Thanks to our high school health class, that awkward birds-and-bees talk with our parents, certain sex-obsessed magazines and, of course, plenty of discussions with our friends, we definitely know the basics of safe intercourse. Such as: Wearing two condoms is not twice as effective as wearing one; hot tubs don’t stop the sperm from “swimming upstream,” so to speak; and the pull-out method is a far-from-foolproof method of avoiding pregnancy.

However, collegiettes, we’re the first to admit that there’s always more to learn. And unlike some of the more esoteric college courses we’ve taken—“Punctuation of the Middle Ages,” anyone?—everything we discover about this domain is pretty relevant to life. So let’s start separating sex fact from fiction.

Myth #1: It’s impossible to get pregnant while you’re on your period

Just because it’s Shark Week doesn’t mean the chance of creating some guppies doesn’t exist. It’s a smaller chance than usual, yes, but that’s no reason to skip the condom and/or birth control.

“Not every woman’s periods are particularly regular, so if she has irregular bleeding, she may not be ovulating and bleeding in a consistent pattern,” says Dr. Jennifer Robinson, an OB/GYN and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine. “It’s possible that she may be bleeding even if she’s recently ovulated, in which case she is still at risk for getting pregnant.”

Quick recap: Ovulation occurs during the menstrual cycle when one of the ovaries releases an egg. The egg enters the fallopian tube and is available to be fertilized by sperm, if any sperm are present. If it’s not fertilized, you shed your uterine lining and get your period. The possibility of pregnancy is highest during ovulation.

All women ovulate at different times, so if your period overlaps with the beginning of ovulation, then you’re in Fertile Crescent territory. In addition, since sperm can stay alive for up to five days in your reproductive tract, having sex near the end of your period can lead to egg fertilization after your period is over.

Myth #2: You’ve only slept with virgins, so there’s no way you have an STD

Here’s the problem. Many people consider themselves virgins until they’ve had vaginal intercourse, even if they have participated in oral and/or anal sex… but oral and anal sex can both put you at risk for sexually transmitted diseases.

“One example of an STD that can be transmitted through oral or anal sex is HSV, or herpes,” Dr. Robinson says. “Herpes is a very common viral infection that can even be passed among families just through kissing or sharing cups, so it’s possible someone could have oral herpes without ever having been sexually active.”

There are also other ways of contracting an STD without having sex, like injecting oneself with a shared IV (hugs, not drugs, please). And, unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for people to lie about their sexual histories.

The bottom line? If you’re having sex with someone, it doesn’t matter whether or not he or she is a virgin—you should both get tested for STDs.

Myth #3: You should get your first Pap smear when you turn 18

In the past, your 18th birthday came with the freedom to enlist, vote and buy lottery tickets—and a recommendation from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that you get a Pap smear. Pap smears look in your cervix (the lower part of your womb) for cancers or cells that might become cancerous if not treated correctly. They’re the best way of preventing cervical cancer—woohoo!

“It’s really important that women get Pap smears routinely, because the type of changes that can eventually turn into cancer are very slow-growing, so it’s possible to pick up on very early changes and treat them before the cancer becomes full-blown,” Dr. Robinson says.

However, Dr. Robinson says most doctors recommend you get your first one at age 21.

“Even if a young and healthy [teenage] woman already has changes in the cervix, the vast majority are resolved by her immune system and are not a problem,” she says. “Plus, some of the treatments for abnormal Pap smears can potentially have an effect on future fertility, so that’s [why] we like to avoid treating Pap smears pre-emptively when women are young before they’ve had a chance to have the families they’d want.”

After you’re 21, you should get a Pap smear once every three years and visit your gynecologist every year.

Myth #4: Birth control pills make you gain weight

Who hasn’t heard this one? Please, collegiettes, don’t let it be the deciding factor in whether or not you go on birth control. In 2013, researchers from the Cochrane Fertility Regulation Group did a study of 52 birth control methods and didn’t find any indication that BC leads to weight gain.

In fact, a 2011 study tracked around 500 15- to 19-year-old girls over several years and found that while all of the teenagers gained some weight, the ones who used birth control pills gained less weight than those who didn’t.

“The doses of both estrogen and progestin in birth control pills have been steadily decreasing since the pills were invented in the ‘50s, so they’re much, much lower doses now than what they used to be,” Dr. Robinson says. Sixty-some years ago, the hormone doses could undoubtedly have been strong enough to cause increased appetite and fluid retention.

What do you undoubtedly gain when you use birth control? A decreased risk of pregnancy.

Myth #5: Douching helps you clean your vagina

Ladies, let’s trust our va-jay-jays. Unlike our dorm rooms, our vaginas are self-cleansing, so washing or cleaning out the vagina with a water-fluid mixture (i.e., douching) is unnecessary. In fact, it’s not recommended! According to Dr. Robinson, the vagina is home, sweet home to lots of natural bacteria, which help it maintain a healthy, balanced environment. If you douche, you’re forcing change on that environment, which can cause an overgrowth of bad bacteria, leading to a yeast infection or bacterial vaginosis.

Douching doesn’t protect you against STDs or pregnancies—actually, Dr. Robinson says it can push semen farther up into the vagina and cervix, thus increasing your chances of pregnancy.

“Also, when cervical mucous is thin and watery, it’s much easier for sperm to swim through it,” she says. “When it’s thick and sticky, it’s much harder. Douches tend to wash away some of that mucous and make it easier for sperm to swim through to the uterus.”

However, Dr. Robinson wouldn’t recommend using douching as a method of increasing your chances of getting pregnant, since depending on the type of douching material, it can also kill off your sperm. If douching sounds like a precarious thing to mess with, well, it is!

So let’s put a ban on douches of the male and drugstore variety. If you want to wash the outside of your nether regions, Dr. Robinson suggests using warm water and unscented soap.

Myth #6: The morning-after pill aborts an existing pregnancy

Let’s just get this out there: If you’re already pregnant when you take Plan B, ella or another form of emergency contraception, the pill will have no effect. That’s because it delays or stops ovulation (remember, when the egg is released?), so if your egg has already come down the pipeline (err, the fallopian tube), entered the uterus and been fertilized by sperm, then Plan B won’t change that.

“If you were about to ovulate, it would push back the date of ovulation for a couple of days so the presence of sperm and the presence of egg were mistimed,” Dr. Robinson says. “The definition of an abortion is disrupting an established pregnancy that has implanted in the uterus—neither Plan B One-Step or ella will cause that.”

However, there is a type of emergency contraception you can use for up to five days after sex that can prevent sperm from fertilizing an egg or a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus. It’s called a Copper T IUD. IUDs, or intrauterine devices, are 99 percent effective in reducing the risk of pregnancy, whereas emergency contraceptive pills are about 88 percent effective. Many women use IUDs as their regular birth control method (you can keep it in for up to 12 years!).

“If someone came to me and said, ‘I had unprotected sex yesterday, I really don’t want to be pregnant and I want really quick birth control going forward,’ I’d offer them a Copper-T IUD,” Dr. Robinson says.

Check out this article on IUDs to learn more.

There is also an “abortion pill,” or medicine you take that terminates an existing pregnancy. It’s also known as mifepristone or RU-486 and can be taken up to nine weeks after the first day of a woman’s last period. This medication is 97 percent effective, can be taken at home, costs $300 to $800 and is available at select Planned Parenthood centers, clinics and private health care providers.

Myth #7: If you get the HPV shot, you’re safe from cervical cancer

Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is so common that almost every sexually active person gets it during his or her lifetime. You contract it by having oral, vaginal or anal sex with someone who has the virus. In most cases, HPV goes away on its own, but if it doesn’t, it can lead to genital warts or cervical cancer.

Fortunately, we have two vaccines that protect against most of the types of HPV that cause cervical cancer: Gardasil (tell us you didn’t just mentally shout, “I wanna be… one less!”) and Cervarix. (Gardasil also does cool stuff like prevent the HPV types responsible for most genital warts as well as some cancers of the vagina, anus and vulva.)

But receiving either of the two vaccines doesn’t mean you’re HPV-proof. They don’t protect against around 30 percent of cervical cancers, so that every-three-years Pap smear? Keep getting it! Also, Gardasil and Cervarix don’t prevent you from getting other sexually transmitted infections, so that condom? Keep using it!

When it comes to safe sex, what you don’t know can hurt you. Luckily, we’ve got your back. Have fun, and, not to go all Mom on you, but stay safe, collegiettes!

Putting together the perfect stack of rings is truly an art. It can be difficult to find the perfect combination of colors, textures and sizes. To get some accessorizing inspo, check out these style stars, each of whom have perfected the ring stack:

1. Beyoncé

All hail Queen Bee!

2. Nina Garcia

The number of style icons in this Insta is just overwhelming.

3. Bing Bang Jewelry

Hello, new brunch look.

4. Jamie Chung

Um, so can we just copy Jamie Chung's entire wardrobe please?

5. Rihanna

We're loving this eclectic mix of rings.

6. Lauren Conrad

Lauren 'grammed this pic of former castmate Lo Bosworth showing off some serious style. The shades and faux-turban are so chic, but the delicate rings really finish off the look.

7. Mindy Kaling

This stunning stack of jewel-tone rings is seriously so Mindy. Also, we're completely envious that she's able to pull off a banana yellow mani!

Which one of these looks is your favorite?

The Association of American Universities recently developed a survey to measure the rate of sexual violence on campuses across the country. Some universities (like Yale, Dartmouth and USC, to name a few) have already distributed these surveys to their students, although some are questioning the timing and ethics behind the release of the survey. 

According to The Huffington Post, the AAU's study is "one of the largest campus climate surveys on sexual assault to date." Many professors have stated their concerns, saying they are worried that students are being rushed to take the survey, and that distributing it after spending only three months developing it might prove unethical. 

Sarah Cook, associate dean at the honors college at Georgia State University and one of the survey's most open critics, told The Huffington Post, "It doesn't seem this survey is being conducted for the purpose of understanding, but in terms of checking the box off in terms of compliance."

Cook and the rest of the critics of this survey are concerned that the 28 schools who have already sent out this survey are not required to get approval for the survey by their Institutional Review Boards. Instead, they can use approval from Westat, the firm that created the survey. 

Though campus climate surveys on a topic as pervasive and serious as sexual violence are imperative, it is also important to ensure that they are being distributed and collected in an ethical manner. The Huffington Post reports the AAU told the schools that have already distributed the survey this week to "send email and social media blasts to advertise the survey" to the student body on each campus. 

America is the land of the free and the home of the online dating sites. Maybe you’ve tried one out yourself, or maybe you’re just morbidly curious about the universe of potential romance that lies between “www” and “dot com.” No matter what the case is, you’re a part of a generation that relies heavily on using online dating resources to find love. Don’t believe us? Get this: more than one-third of U.S. marriages today are the result of relationships that began online. There are, of course, the stalwart dating sites that you’ve come across simply by virtue of being a human with access to the Internet: we’re talking Match.com, eHarmony and OkCupid. What you may be surprised to hear, however, is that there are tons of bizarre dating sites you won’t even believe exist lurking in the corners of the Internet. Luckily for you, we’ve scoured every inch of the Internet and compiled some of the strangest, funniest or just uncomfortably specific dating sites on the web. Which one is calling to you?

1. PURRsonals

Remember that crazy funny video of the girl making her profile video for eHarmony who started crying mid-bio talking about cats? Okay, so maybe that turned out to be fake, but what is important is that instead of perusing eHarmony, girlfriend should have been creating a profile on PURRsonals, a dating site dedicated to cat lovers. If it sounds super weird, that’s because it is. If you join now, it’s free, and they’ll even send you a free eBook worth $15! What’s the eBook about, you ask? Cat care. Like, seriously. Cat care.

2. DiaperMates

Are you an adult diaper lover? Are you searching for a relationship with another fully grown man or woman who likes to do his or her business in a glorified sack tied around the waist? If you said “yes” to either of these questions, then DiaperMates might be the online dating site for you. You may be inclined to assume that the largest demographic of members on the site is, well, geriatric, but that’s not true. Almost half of the total members on DiaperMates are between 21 and 29. Personally, we want to stay all kinds of far away from anything that goes down on this site. It’s just too weird. It’s worth it to mention that the site doesn’t allow poop pictures – not that that makes it any better.

3. FarmersOnly

Lots of people have heard of FarmersOnly, thanks to their stellar commercial campaign complete with tagline “City Folks Just Don’t Get It.” We actually applaud the efforts of this particular site. After plowing the fields all day, it’s probably tough to muster up the energy to go out to bars (or wherever farmers go) to meet people. We’re not sure what the exact qualifications are for being a farmer, but we’re assuming our sad attempt at growing our own herbs doesn’t exactly count. Anyone on the site want to teach us the ways of agricultural living?

4. Vampire Passions

If you’re still holding on to your last desperate hope that Edward Cullen is going to ditch Bella and come live with you for eternity, then it might be time to take matters into your own hands. Instead of waiting for Edward to come to you, why not go to him? Vampire Passions is a dating site for people who legitimately think that they’re vampires and are looking to drink the blood of other humans. You can even search for people who like drinking the same blood type as you do. Apparently that turns some people on.

5. NaturistPassion.com

Say that you’re really into the life of a nudist. Say, again, that you’re really into dating someone else who wants to live the life of a nudist. Though it may be hard to bring that up in conversation on a different dating site, NaturistPassion.com is the perfect place to meet other nudists without having the awkward, “So, what are your feelings on public nudity?” conversation. We’re a little confused as to where exactly you could go on a date with another nudist (other than a nude beach… or your own home), but there are tens of thousands of members on this site, so they must be figuring something out. Our advice is to steer clear of this website while at work. Your boss may not be as understanding about browsing naked people on the Internet as you wish he was.

6. Stache Passions

What’s your favorite fetish? For certain people, it’s moustaches. Maybe you have one, love a man who sports one or just are generally intrigued by facial hair. Whatever the case, check out Stache Passions, which is a real place on the Internet where people who have an affinity for moustaches come together and form romantic relationships. You can even narrow your search by stache type. Are you more of a Dali girl? Or do you go weak at the knees for a good ole handlebar? (Just stay away from any guy trying to bring back the Hitler stache; that’s our one piece of advice.) The jury is still out on what happens if a member shaves. Are you forced to leave? We’ll get back to you on that one.

7. Sea Captain Date

Talk about having a type. If you can’t get enough of Captain Ahab or you just like the seafaring type, check out Sea Captain Date to become some lucky man’s first mate. Maybe on date night you can heat things up by reading The Old Man and the Sea out loud to each other. Or, after a crazy romantic night, you can tell your friends that your boyfriend “really adjusted your sails” or “made you feel like a mermaid.” Whatever that means. According to the website’s front page, there are over 10,000 captains who are members (this number is surprising mostly because we’re shocked there are that many sea captains, period).

Which one are you mostly likely to try out? Maybe we should start a Her Campus dating site. HCCampusCuties.com, anyone? Let us know what you think! 

Acne can be very stressful, and once we find medication or products that help it disappear the world seems manageable again. However, just because the acne has come and gone, doesn't mean our skin looks beautiful and healthy. Sometimes acne, or even zits, can create horrible scaring that leaves us feeling insecure. We want our collegiettes feeling there best and walking wtih confidence, so we've provided a few tips on what to do when you have acne scars.

1. Cortisone cream

If your scar is red or swollen, apply cortisone cream—like Aveeno's Active Naturals Anti-Itch Cream ($4.99) to calm the redness. This will at least help lessen the attention drawen to your skin due to the bright red marks.

2. Drink lots of water

Drink enough water a day to keep your skin hydrated and healthy. It'll help your body take care of itself and slowly heal the skin on its own.

3. Fade cream

Use a fade cream such as L'Oreal Paris Youth Code Dark Spot Correcting & Illuminating Serum Corrector ($19.99) for an affordable option, or SkinMedica Scar Recovery Gel ($93.10) for something higher end. Both products use vitamins and other natual ingredients to repair and brighten the skin.

4. Laser treatment

For more difficult cases of acne scars, laser treament is always an option. Laser skin resurfacing evens out the skin tone and increases the formation of collagen, a building block of the skin.

5. Exfoliate

Using an exfoliator to remove dead skin cells and uncover new skin beneath can help with the ridding of acne scars as well. Try to find one that's gentle so it soothes your skin rather than inflames it. Clean and Clear has a great line of exfoliating scrubs; try the Deep Action Exfoliating Scrub ($9.34)... it has a cooling sensation right after use!

6. At-home remedies

There are tons of items from your kitchen that can be used to help reduce acne scars. Lemon juice has natural fading properties, honey helps to soothe and reduce redness, and baking soda can be used as an exfoliator.

7. Prevent scarring

Stay out of the sun to prevent darkening and the slowing of the healing process. Also, the number one rule is to not pick or squeeze zits, period! This leads to more inflammation and injury to your skin which just adds to discoloration and scarring.

Acne scars can be very annoying and frustrating, but getting rid of them takes time and patience. It takes months for collagen to form and for your skin to rejuvenate, so sit tight and keep your hands away from your faces, collegiettes!

A complete guide of what to wear to festivals. [SheFinds]

Are millenials actually fans of casual sex? [The Huffington Post]

How to tell the world you're a cat lady. [BuzzFeed]

The top texts you're not responding to. [Betches Love This]

Thousands rally to bring a disabled dog home. [People]

8 secrets about The Pill. [YourTango]

Why we crave comfort foods when we're sad. [Newser]

20 things only sisters understand. [PopSugar]

5 chasers you'll regret the morning after. [Spoon University]

Comedians remember their favorite jokes. [New York Magazine]

On April 5, 2012 the world was graced with the presence of the super in-control, super pulled together, and all around superwoman that is Olivia Pope. From fixing the rampant scandals that her clients find themselves involved in to trying to keep her own scandalous love affairs under wraps, she is one of the fiercest women on television. Whenever she struts into a room with that fabulous take-no-prisoners look of hers, we know we are in for a very good Thursday night. In honor of the third anniversary of Scandal and the fourth season of the show, here are the four years of college, as told by Ms. Pope herself.

Freshman Year:

You start your college career with incredible excitement and motivation.

You are also pretty excited at the prospect of making your own rules now that you're not living at home.

Pretty much everybody you meet is someone you immediately decide will be a BFF for life.

...even though you really cannot remember any of their names.

You are fully attentive in class.

You think you have got this whole college thing completely under control and you have no idea why your parents made such a fuss about it!

Then your roommate comes into your room and borrows something without asking and you’re like:

You have to pull your first all-nighter on assignment that you procrastinated on and you begin to regret every decision that led you to that point.

Then you don’t study for your midterms because you didn’t study in high school and you turned out just fine, right?

But once you sit down for exams, you realize you've pretty much forgotten about everything you have ever known.

But you vow that you will turn the semester around and have a strong finish to your freshman year.

Sophomore Year:

You get back to school in the fall and you can’t believe all of the fun things that your friends did without you over the summer.

Then classes start back up and you remember just how much you didn’t enjoy waking up for your 8:30 am lecture class.

You also remember that you weren’t particularly fond of the dining hall either, to say the least.

You want to meet up with your study group... but you also want girl’s night with your friends.

In the end you decide to choose a path that is completely your own which is more likely than not, Netflix.

But you will probably also choose a girl’s night at some point.

And then at some point that study group might sound pretty good, but you’ve been around long enough to know how anything involving a group ultimately works out.

Junior Year:

By junior year you walk around campus like:

You’re not in huge lectures anymore, so you actually have to talk to the professor.

Then, those professors start assigning papers that are more pages than your textbook.

Then you feel cheated when you have to stay in to write your paper instead of going out.

But when you finally do get to go out you know that you completely nailed your look.

And when you get back from a long night out, by junior year, you have come to terms with your food situation.

Senior Year:

You start waking up at the latest possible time to get to your early classes on time.

Senioritis is real and once you're in class you decide to online shop and remember that things cost money and everything you want to buy is basically saying:

Later in the year, you start applying for jobs... and every one requires more experience than you have.

And you feel like everyone is judging you and watching as your college career comes to an end.

But then you realize that the past four years have prepared you for your future and you are totally ready to take on the world!

Embrace your inner OP, collegiettes, you’ve got this!

When 25-year-old Hayat Rachi was a teenager, she was disappointed when she found a lack of bodies in fashion advertisements that she could identify with. As the daughter of Moroccan immigrants growing up in London, she felt insecure because she fell outside of the strict beauty standards perpetuated by mainstream media. After being the first one in her family to graduate college (which she did with honors with a degree in economics), she decided she could be the one to change everything. How? By making underwear, of course. 

Rachi is the founder of Neon Moon, a lingerie company devoted to ending the “objectification and sexualization of girls within the lingerie industry.” She believes that all women should be able to see models with bodies they can identify with. Body hair, cellulite, and other so-called "imperfections" are all normal things, Rachi reasons, so why shouldn’t advertisements represent this fact?

“Not everything is about being sexy or objectified for the male gaze,” says Rachi, “and that’s why Neon Moon was created.” And she has a point. Why should the most personal and intimate garments we wear be designed for someone else? Rachi has even chosen fabric that conforms to your body shape, instead of the other way around. If you wear Neon Moon, you make the rules, and feel comfortable—both physically and mentally—while doing it. That’s the idea, at least, and we think it’s a great one.

Check out the brand's Kickstarter video below, and tell us what you think!

Sia and her mini-me, Maddie Ziegler, have given us a trio of tragically beautiful music videos from Sia’s 1000 Forms of Fear album. The Aussie songstress draws from her complicated history of alcohol and addiction to create music that is both heartbreaking and poigant. Sia often performs without showing her face to the audience because she has stated she is very shy and isn’t interested in being in the spotlight. She describes fame as an “abusive mother-in-law.”

Despite her reluctance to embrace fame, Sia has succeeded in creating one of the most innovative and unusual triptych of pop videos that we can think of. They're not quite in the vein of Ok Go’s treadmills or Beyoncé’s visual album, but are just as worthy of repeat watching... something that is uniquely Sia's own: magical with a touch of sadness.

The newest installment of her music video trio, “Big Girls Cry,” is also the final video from her current album. This marks the last time we’ll see Ziegler perform in a Sia video, though something tells us a partnership this perfect isn't going to end for good (or at least, we hope not). The video is directed by Daniel Askill, who is also responsible for the previous two installments, “Chandelier,” and “Elastic Heart,” in which Maddie performed with Shia LaBeouf.

It will be hard to forget the drama and unusual nature of Sia’s world. We can only hope that this final video is not the last time we’ll get to experience her incredible artistry.

For all of you born in 1990 or after, don't even try to pretend that these moments from your childhood and teenage years weren't monumental. *~mEmOrIeS 4 LiFe~*

1. Finding out Lindsay Lohan wasn’t two people.

2. When you received your first package of day-of-the-week underwear. 

3. The day General Mills tried to pull a fast one on us and change the shape of Trix from magical fruit to balls. 

4. When Cory and Topanga FINALLY got married.

5. The beginning of your trust issues with your science teachers. 

6. The day you found out you were going to marry a hobo, live in a shack, have 15 kids and drive a horse. 

7. Your very first conversation with SmarterChild.

8. The moment you found out what dreams were made of during Lizzie McGuire's epic performance in Rome.

9. The beginning of your Limited Too velour track suit collection (each came with a matching headband, of course).

10. Your first set of extensions.

11. When you finally made it through The Oregon Trail alive or without a flesh-eating disease.

12. The debut of the fresh, crisp Gameboy Advance.

13. The moment you realized none of your Easy Bake Oven treats would ever look like this (or even be edible, for that matter).

14.  When your parents finally caved and you felt like hot sh*t because you could whip one of these bad boys out of your back pocket. 

15. Your first blind date. 

16. When you finally figured out where the hell Carmen Sandiego was.

17. The first time you locked eyes with Leonardo DiCaprio during his role as the sexy orphan on Growing Pains.

18. The day your mom handed you this book and said, "Do you know what a menstrual cycle is, honey?"

19. Your first "growth spurt," thanks to these sexy kicks.

20. Your first desktop computer crash, thanks to LimeWire.

21. Your first puppet show.

22. When you almost had to get your foot amputated thanks to a festering blister from Jelly shoes.

23. The day you finally understood the true meaning behind the lyrics of "Genie in a Bottle."

24. The tragic end of Newlyweds when Jessica and Nick got divorced (aka the day you stopped believing in love). 

25. Discovering your name was in "Mambo No. 5."

26. That time you accidentally got high from sniffing Mr. Sketch scented markers. 

27. When you found out Genovia wasn’t a real place.

28. Your first contact with a spirit. 

29. The moment Shadow limped up over the hill in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.

30. When Gwen Stefani taught you how to spell "bananas."

31. When you got your first MySpace friend.

32. The first time you fried your hair with your Conair 3-in-1 styling tool.

33. Your first (almost) mental breakdown from having to choose a side. It's either Nick or Justin. Take your pick.

34. Your first true heartbreak: when Britney and Justin ended their magical relationship.

35. The birth of Now That's What I Call Music!

36. The first time your virgin eyes watched the "Lady Marmalade" music video.

37. Your first homemade wallpaper and book cover from Abercrombie and Hollister shopping bags. 

38. Discovering Barbie came in your size.

39. The moment you mastered T9.

40. The very second of the very day Girl Meets World was announced.

41. When Steve from Blue's Clues left under shady circumstances.

42. The day you realized you wasted hours of your life waiting in line for the newest Beanie Babies because they aren't really worth that much today after all. 

43. The day Mister Rogers left us alone to fend for ourselves in the world. RIP to our favorite man. 

44. Your first house party.

45. The beginning of your obsessive Lip Smacker collection.

46. When the past 15 years of your life flashed before your eyes as Andy drove away from his toys in Toy Story 3.

47. When the Rugrats hit puberty.

48. Your first super-stylish purse.

49. When Limited Too changed to Justice.

50. When your Sims woo-hooed in the hot tub for the first time.

51. Your first set of furniture.

52. Everything about the Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff and Aaron Carter love triangle.

53. Your first brutal knee bruise from Bop It.

54. Your first note written and signed with a silky-smooth gel pen.

55. The exact moment you mastered every move of the Macarena.

56. Getting to the next level of Brain Quest on road trips.

57. The first time your mom had to cut a knot of tangles and string out of your hair from that freaking Conair contraption.

58. Your first angry meltdown when your sand mixed the wrong way in your sand art.

59. When Ashlee Simpson decided to make an album.

60. Figuring out that the whole "no tears" thing was all a lie. 

61. That Christmas morning when you opened your human-sized American Girl outfit to match your doll, complete with a giant bow.

62. The first thing you were responsible for keeping alive.

63. When you realized Flintstones Vitamins weren't candy. 

64. When Herbal Essences changed their bottles.

65. The day your parents came home with a DVD player.

66. When your computer survived the turn of the millennium. #Y2K

67. When you forced your mom to take you to J. C. Penney for a training bra after this episode of Lizzie McGuire.

68. The day you seriously considered therapy because all of your fave music groups split up.

69. Your first screen name.

70. The first time your dad had to crack your Password Journal open with a hammer because you forgot your password.

71. When Wi-Fi was invented and you finally didn't have to sit through this for three hours (or ask your mom to get off the phone so you could get on AIM).

72. The first time you actually understood science thanks to our boy Bill...

73. ...and then when he made a quick appearance on Dancing With the Stars.  

74. The first time you locked your Furby in your closet because it was scaring you half to death by talking to you in the middle of the night. 

75. When you were forced to come to terms with the fact that best friendships really can end. 

76. The first time you hit the streets in a fresh pair of Heelys. 

77. Your first sleepover with your fave twins ever.

78. The day you literally cried a river because JT came back solo style and released "Justified."

79. When you showed up to school on the first day with the most amazing Trapper Keeper of all time. 

80. Your first ride in your new car. 

81. The day Sex and the City reruns began to play on TV... because now you're actually allowed to watch them.

82. The first time your dog ate one of your microscopic Polly Pocket pieces. 

83. The Christmas you got your first iPod... which meant you could finally throw your Walkman away and listen to your music on the school bus without it skipping everytime you hit a pothole.

84. When the very first episode of SpongeBob SquarePants aired. 

85. The first time you had to wash your Doodle Bear because you ran out of room for people to sign it.

86. Your first trip to the moon in a pair of these.

87. The heart-stopping moment when the Backstreet Boys announced they were reuniting and going on tour.

88. The first time you almost passed out from blowing too hard in your Blo Pens. 

89. When you found out your baby-doll could actually pee, poop and eat. 

90. And of course, the moments our childhood idols... well, you know. 

We all have our favorite Old Hollywood beauty idols... Those outrageously long lashes! The perfectly pouty lips! Those pretty, shiny curls! Popular to contrary belief, these stars did not have it easy. They made sure to be perfectly prepped and primed for every occasion, and a couple did some peculiar things to achieve their signature look. Take note, though, there are some tips that you want to start trying!

Sophia Loren

Want to know how her skin looked luminous 24/7? This beauty's secret is that she would take frequent hot baths with splashes of olive oil. 

Rita Hayworth

Need to keep your hair looking very shiny, as if you'd just gotten it done professionally? To keep her signature red wavy mane look prim and proper, this star applied oil to her hair after washing it. She then wrapped in a towel for a couple of minutes before washing it out with hot water and lemon juice.

Gloria Grahame

To make her upper lip look more full, this actress would stuff cotton between her lip and teeth for a plumper look. 

Vivien Leigh

This actress was self-conscious about her bottom lip, but she used less drastic measures than Vivien did. To give the illusion of a large pout, she used liner to draw outside her nature lip.

Bette Davis

Need to cover dark circles? This beauty has the answer: chilled cucumbers at night and a layer of petroleum jelly before bed. 

Gloria Swanson

An apple a day might keep the doctor away, but according to this star, it was all about the vegetables. Not only would she eat them all the time, she would apply them directly to her face!

Marlene Dietrich

Want to talk about drastic? This beauty actually removed her molars to accentuate her cheekbones. Not only that, but she would also use surgical tape to give herself a temporary facelift.

Grace Kelly

On the topic of contouring, here's a new way to do it. This blonde bombshell used blush on cheeks, and to shape her face, she used one shade lighter right underneath and one shade darker for the apples of her cheek.

Audrey Hepburn

Need longer and more defined lashes? After applying mascara, this star would use a pin to separate each individual lash.  

Marilyn Monroe

Want to get the infamous Marilyn Monroe pout? You'll need about 5 different shades of lipsticks and lipglosses. For her full lips, she would apply the darker colors on the corner, the lighter ones in the center, and finished it all off with a touch of lipgloss to give her lips a multi-dimensional look.

Which, if any, of these are a shocker? Which are you most likely to try?

There might be a scientific reason why Kourtney Kardashian named her newest son Reign—it turns out your name might influence your personality, the way you act, and the choices you make. The association between names and personality has been researched for decades.

In a new video, PBS Digital Studios' BrainCraft series shows how our names affect our lives in various ways. For example, people are disproportionately likely to live in places whose names resemble their own: for example, there were a large population of Georges and Georgias living in the state of Georgia.

Even more bizarre, researchers also found that people are more likely to live in cities whose names began with their birthday numbers (if you were born in the second month, February, you were likely to live in a city like Two Arbors), and people were more likely to choose careers whose labels resembled their names (Dennis and Denise, for instance, are overrepresented among dentists).

If that’s not weird enough, a recent group of undergraduate students found that when you work in a group, sharing initials with other people in your group improves the ultimate quality of your work together. (Coincidentally, the study was conducted by three researchers with the surnames of Polman, Pollmann and Poehlman.) These researchers believe that this tendency is caused by the “Name-letter effect,” or “mere exposure effect,” which means that individuals have a preference for letters in our names because they are exposed to them so frequently. This effect is not limited to the English language; it spans over 12 different European languages as well.

“We’re unconsciously attracted to people, places, and things that resemble ourselves,” PBS reports.

Scientists call this strange phenomenon "implicit egotism," which is defined by the Association for Psychological Science as an implicit judgmental consequence of people's positive self-associations. As Brett W. Pelham, Matthew C. Mirenberg, and John T. Jones of the State Univeristy of New York at Buffalo found, because most people connect anything with related to the self with the self, even phonetically, these connections are seen as positive as well.

So it seems that there actually is a reason why Sally sells seashells down by the seashore! 

How does your name affect your behaviors? 

Sometimes when we are at our weakest, we allow people to enter our lives, even though they’re not good for us. During my freshman year of high school, I was naïve; I had little self-confidence, making me the perfect victim for Erin*. I was vulnerable coming out of a difficult middle school experience, and a recent diagnosis of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (that’s a story for another time!)—I felt like I had nobody. All I wanted was a best friend, and Erin was looking for an accomplice.

Gym was a mandatory course for freshmen, and it was always my least favorite class, because it was such a social class and I didn’t have many friends to socialize with. The locker rooms were full of rows and rows of the same cold, blue lockers, each filling the air with the smell of sweat and body odor. In gym class, we were forced to wear a school uniform that consisted of blue shorts, a white t-shirt and sneakers, so all of the girls typically left their required apparel in their lockers when they weren’t in class. Girls would share lockers as a public broadcast of their friendship and, obviously, I had nobody to do that with. Not only was the locker room uncomfortable for me, it was lonely. There were people all around me, but to me, I might as well have been the only one in the room. Then, the second semester of my freshman year, my life changed.

“Hey! I’m Erin,” said a short, thin brunette. “What’s your name?”

I was baffled that someone was actually introducing herself to me. I quickly replied, “I’m Sarah*.” I had felt invisible for so long that even a tiny greeting made my day.

Erin told me that she saw me alone and asked if I wanted to hang out with her in class that day. I excitedly agreed, and by the end of the day we had exchanged numbers and had plans to hang out that weekend. When I first met her, Erin was endearing, inviting, bubbly, sociable—all I ever wanted in a friend. She actually looked me in the eye when I spoke. When she said, “I’ll text you after school,” she actually did it. She promised me that she would always be there for me, and that nothing could ever change our friendship. It wasn’t until later that semester that I realized how diabolical she actually was, and that everything she ever told me was a lie.

After a few months, we became known as a dynamic duo at our school. People associated us with each another. She was the “Karlie to my Taylor,” so to speak. If Erin was going to a party over the weekend, it was assumed that I was going as well, and vice versa. She introduced me to a bunch of her other friends, and we sat with them at lunch every day. It became my safe place. That one spot on the dirty school floor made me the happiest girl in the world. My new friends engaged me in all of their conversations, let me in on their inside jokes and invited me to hang out with them. I felt accepted and wanted, and it had been a long time since I had last felt that way.

By the end of freshman year, Erin and I had the friendship I’d always wanted. We knew everything about each other and we were constantly having sleepovers, switching off between houses every weekend. But that summer, I started to notice a few things about Erin that I had never seen before.

I noticed she was vague when she talked about what she had been doing all day. She started constantly bailing on our plans. She pressured me into doing a lot of things I never would have done had I not been friends with her. She convinced me to sneak out with her at night to meet up with boys, with whom she would cheat on her boyfriend at the time. She was also the person who introduced me to the world of “high school parties,” which included a lot of underage drinking. I had rarely lied to my parents before I became friends with Erin, but because the activities Erin introduced me to were totally unacceptable for girls our age, lying became an everyday event for me.

Every time I tried to confront Erin about the way she was acting or how she was upsetting me, she would shut me down. She told me that she “created me” and that I would be “nothing without her.” She blamed me for her depression and self-harm. She blamed me for everything.

“You’re heartless and all you care about is yourself,” she’d say.

“You basically gave me a reason to cut again.”

“Maybe it’s my turn for the knife. Lets see if you'll be there for me.”

“I’m all you have. You need me.”

Not a day went by without me finding out that, yet again, she’d lied to me about something else. My mom started to notice my constant misery; because of the way Erin was treating me, my self-hatred only grew. I became depressed.

One day sophomore year, my mom finally forbade me from seeing Erin. At the time, I hated my mom for it, and I told her that. Despite all the negative energy in our relationship, I still held on; Erin was my best friend, and the first person to have shown affection towards me in a long time. How could my mom take that away from me?

For about six more months, I shut out all the red flags and refused to believe that Erin was doing anything other than looking out for me. I forgave her for her lies, and I allowed her to act as though she was in charge of me. I lied to my mom almost every day about where I was going after school, and I hung out with Erin instead. I just wanted to be wanted.

As the weeks went by, Erin’s lies got bigger and bigger. Finally, the biggest lie she’d ever told came out: for over three years, she had convinced every student at our school that she had cancer—including me, her so-called best friend. I was terrified when she first told me. I remember crying, but her face was stone cold. She had no reaction, even after she opened up to me about her supposed terminal illness. It seemed odd, so I called Erin’s mom to ask if she was okay, and her mom was completely confused when I told her what Erin was telling everyone.

But it didn’t stop there. She lied about being assaulted. She lied about being in a car accident. She lied about everything. Erin is a pathological liar.

Finally, I reached my breaking point, and I worked up the strength to tell Erin that we couldn’t be friends anymore. My palms were sweaty, and I couldn’t stop shaking, but I did it. After once I’d done it, I realized it was the most emancipating thing I had ever done. For weeks, she contacted me daily, trying to convince me to rebuild our friendship. And she did it in a manipulative way, targeting my insecurities and telling me that I would be nothing without her. I had had enough of her verbal abuse. It was finally time for me to move on. 

Through this tough journey, I began to understand that pinpointing and getting rid of toxic relationships is one of the most important things a person can do. Being confident in yourself and doing what’s best for yourself should be your top priority in life.

Erin and I still cross paths when we’re home from college because we have mutual friends, but we do not communicate. I can’t look at her without thinking of all of the pain she caused me, and I will never forgive her for that. Despite the fact that I will never forgive her for what she did to me, I have forgiven myself for being blinded by her lies. I am proud that I have put her—and her issues—behind me.

Abuse isn’t always physical. I experienced verbal and emotional abuse, both masked by lies and smooth talking. A friend should make you happy. A friend should never make you feel like you have to change yourself to be closer to her. A friend should always be beneficial to your life. Friendship is a two-way street.

Now, I’m in my freshman year in college, and I truly feel blessed that I have made the friends that I have made so far. I wake up every morning excited to be able to spend my day with them, whether we’re getting food, going to the pool or beach, longboarding around campus or just staying in and watching movies.

Ending my friendship with Erin not only made me a lot more confident in myself, but it also made it easier for me to recognize the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships. The friends I have now are people who make me happy, and who strive to make me so.

*Names have been changed