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In 500 words or more, tell Bertha Watches about a time that you positively influenced your community and why you are a woman to watch. This scholarship is open to all college students, including incoming and graduating collegiettes, so don’t hesitate to apply now! The application is open through May 6 and the winner will be notified June 6.

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On Monday, the Princeton University board of trustees announced that they had voted to keep Woodrow Wilson's name on campus buildings and programs, according to Reuters.

Wilson is a former president of Princeton, and was the 28th U.S. president from 1913 to 1921. He also admired the Ku Klux Klan and supported segregation.

Despite this, Wilson has always been a respected figure at Princeton, and the New Jersey school has upheld his legacy for decades. In September, a group of students identfying themselves as the Black Justice League organized protests around campus and plastered certain areas of the school with posters that revealed Wilson's views on race and social issues during his presidency.

According to the board of trustees who voted against removing Wilson's name from all campus buildings, the former president's policies and viewpoints do not necessarily reflect the opinions of those who run the school today.

"Princeton must openly and candidly recogize that Wilson, like other historical figures, leaves behind a complex legacy of both positive and negative repercussions," the board said in their report. "The use of his name implies no endorsement of views and actions that conflict with the values and aspirations of our times."

Following the protests and concerns of minority students, the board put together a special committee to discuss what actions to take regarding whether or not to continue to uphold Wilson's legacy. The protesters requested that a mural of Wilson be removed from the campus dining hall and that the staff and faculty be better trained on how to create a more inclusive culture on campus that minority students can feel safe in. While the mural has yet to be removed, school officials did agree to the students' latter demand, according to The New York Times.

We're willing to bet that the Republican governor of Indiana, Mike Pence, probably regrets his decision to sign into law House Bill 1337, which places further restrictions on womens' access to abortions. That's because ever since Governor Pence signed the bill, multiple women have trolled him with a campaign called "Periods for Pence."

The law prohibits abortions that are based on race, sex, or the potential disability of a fetus. According to The Indianapolis Star, Pence described the bill as a "comprehensive pro-life measure that affirms the value of all human life." But now, a large number of women in the state of Indiana are finding it necessary to call the governor's office to tell him about their periods—you know, since he cares so much about what's happening with their reproductive organs. 

The creator of the campaign and Facebook page (that now has over 11,000 likes) has requested to remain anonymous because she fears for her safety. But, according to the USA TODAY, what we do know is that she is a 39-year-old married mother of one who lives in a suburb of Indianapolis. 

"The more I read this bill, the more vague language I found and the more loopholes, and it just seemed incredibly intrusive. So I wanted to give a voice for women who really didn't feel like they were given any kind of input into a bill that would affect our life so much," she told WRTV Indianapolis.

The campaign is actually pretty hilarious and you can even follow along on Twitter as more and more women confide in Governor Pence about their menstrual cycles. Troll on, ladies.

You just landed your dream job and you’re looking forward to getting some moola to tuck away for next spring break or a generous shopping excursion. But wait, isn’t there something you’re forgetting? Or maybe, you began interning last year and your parents are starting to mention a certain word more and more… Here's everything you need to know about filing your taxes as a collegiette.

1. Plan way ahead

Like, more than you would for that class essay.

The official date when tax forms should be filed and submitted changes from year to year, but it’s usually in early April. Check up around December to see when the IRS has declared Tax Day to be; for 2016, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it would be on Monday, April 18, 2016. Traditionally, Tax Day is on April 15 unless it happens to fall on a Saturday or Sunday, in which case the deadline is moved to the next business day. 

In early January, the IRS announces an opening day—this is the date when all taxpayers can start filing their taxes. Exciting stuff, right? It’s almost like a holiday. So in 2016, tax season officially opened on Tuesday, January 19. 

Once you start filing your own taxes, you will need to keep records throughout the year, though. There’s no way you’re going to remember a donation you made last January or February, so consolidate all that information into a paper or digital file and keep adding to it! For example, you may have unreimbursed expenses from your university or job or receipts showing how much you spent on textbooks, utilities, etc. throughout the year. If you make charitable donations, that qualifies you for a tax deduction, but you need to provide qualifying documents showing you actually made the donation. By the time tax season rolls around, you should have all the information you need. 

Related: 7 Money-Saving Apps Every Collegiette Needs

2. Know what qualifies you for deductions and credits

A.K.A. fancy words that mean you pay less taxes.

We're all broke college students, so when it comes to paying taxes, getting a refund makes a big difference. Some definitions first: deductions lower the amount of taxable money you owe, and credits directly cut your tax bill. You should refer to the official IRS website to find out specifically what you may qualify for. For example, there are tax benefits for education, so if you are using some of your income to pay for college, then the amount of money you owe in taxes may be reduced. As a helpful tip, you can use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant Tool to check if you’re eligible for credits and deductions. It’s a 25-minute process that’s pretty similar to those college tuition calculators you may have used back in high school.

3. Understand your W-2

It’s the Holy Grail of tax forms.

Did you know W-2 stands for Employee Wage Report form? The W-2 form is issued from employer to employee by January 31 and tells the IRS how much you earned and how much was already deducted for taxes, Social Security or Medicare. If you’ve never seen a W-2 before, familiarize yourself by checking out this sample W-2. A copy of your W-2 must always be included when you file your tax forms, whether you are sending in your forms online (in tax jargon: e-filing) or physically mailing your tax forms. Always double check whether your Social Security Number (SSN) and the company’s corresponding information is correct.

4. Know which 1040 tax form to file

All this jargon is crazy, but you do need to know it.

Okay, getting into the actual tax form. All individual federal taxes should be filed on a 1040 form, but there are different types of the 1040 form: 1040A, 1040EZ and the 1040. Most college students file the 1040A form because it allows you to include information regarding income from taxable scholarships and fellowship grants, along with income from a job. You can also include deductions from paying interest on student loans and from paying tuition and college-related fees. 

Similarly, the 1040EZ form is for people who have a taxable income below $100,000. Fill out this form if you are single or married but do not have any dependents (i.e. a child who you are financially supporting) and your interest income (the amount of money you receive as interest per year) is under $500.

But if your income is higher than $100,000, if you rank as self-employed or rank as a partner in a company, or you have certain shareholder status (you own a number of stocks), you will need to file the 1040 form and therefore qualify for a higher tax rate.

You will have to use your best judgment to decide which tax form to file, but the best part is that if you use a tax software and e-file, the software will have you fill out your information and automatically choose your form for you! This way you will receive the form that will help you get the most benefits. This leads us to our final point.

5. There are benefits to e-filing

It’s time to do some shopping…for tax software! But actually, we guarantee it’ll make your life a lot easier during tax season. Not only does e-filing eliminate human error, but receiving refunds usually takes half the time compared to the 21-day window you would incur if you were mailing your tax form. If your adjusted gross income (AGI) is below $62,000, then luckily you can file directly via IRS Free File. 

Colby College alumna Kayla Lewcowicz recommends, "Use TurboTax! It will save your life. And don't be afraid to call your parents on this one—it's too important to mess up." TurboTax is Intuit's chief tax software, and it has a reputation of being easy to use with step-by-step instructions along the way. Therefore, it is perfect for first-timers. While you're filing, TurboTax also shows you in real time how many refunds you qualify for, and you have live access to chatting with a tax expert for any questions. And the bonus is, it has a Federal Free Edition which is, yup, absolutely no-cost. The Free Edition should suffice for anyone who is filing a simple 1040A, 1040 or 1040EZ form. Anything more complicated and you will need to upgrade to their paid version.

Other popular tax software programs include H&R Block Free Edition, TaxAct Free Federal Edition and TaxSlayer Free Federal Edition. Since you can probably make do with a basic tax program at this stage in your life, it's best to try out some of the free, bottom-tier offerings that accounting companies produce. It also helps to ask your parents, who have had years of experience at this, what software they've been using.  

Breathe; you’ve just gone through a lot of information. As Kayla says, "Forget graduation, doing my taxes was a much bigger wake up call!" While filing taxes may sound tedious, it’s just another part of adulthood, and you may be surprised to find out how much it pays off (literally). So do your research, get advice from your family and friends, and definitely do not procrastinate when it comes to filing your tax return!

There are two types of people in this world -- those who can sing, and those who can't. Typically, someone who is tone-deaf has a hard time recognizing the difference between musical pitches. As one could imagine, this leads to some pretty interesting sounds when a tone-deaf person starts belting out their favorite tune. But that doesn't mean those who can't sing don't still love doing it, even if their dream of being a globally famous rock-star was crushed early on in life. If your singing skills are less than dazzling, chances are you'll be able to relate to these all too well. 

1. Your friends wouldn’t necessarily classify the sounds coming out of your mouth as “singing.”

It’s more of a loud whaling, honestly.

2. You have no concept of musical pitch

What even is “pitch?” Isn’t that, like, something you do to the batter in baseball?

3. The acoustics in the shower were made for you

The noise from the shower counteracts the terribleness of your voice

4. Your friends have no problem telling you how bad you sound

However, strangers usually try to say something nice about your voice out of politeness, or pity. Probably both.

5. Sometimes, people think you’re trying to be funny when you’re singing

But you know very well your voice is no joke. The reality is that this is just naturally how your voice sounds.

6. Karaoke is both a godsend and a nightmare

Depending on how you look at it. On one hand, it’s the one of the few socially-acceptable settings in which you can belt out a tune and get away with sounding like a dying walrus, besides your empty house or shower, of course. However, it could potentially be both a disastrous and humiliating event depending on how many people there, or who specifically, is watching.

7. Despite sounding less than stellar, you still love to sing

This is the ultimate struggle. To sing, or not to sing and save yourself from humiliation and embarrassment. That is the question.

8. In fact, you’ve considering becoming a professional shower singer

Why not round up other singing-challenged people you know and form a band? Tone-deaf girls unite!

8. You’ve perfected the art of singing into your hairbrush

Because that’s as good as it’s ever going to get. Plus, that audience of zero in your room can’t judge you.

9. You’re a pro at lip-syncing when it comes to a group rendition of “Happy Birthday”

This is the safest way to approach the situation.

10. “You better leave me alone or I’ll start singing” is a serious threat

This is the ultimate weapon in your arsenal. When someone’s getting on your nerves, you know just when to whip out the ‘singing’ card. That’ll send them running before you can even reach the first chorus of T Swift’s ‘Bad Blood.’

It’s true you’ll never make it as the next Adele. So what? In spite of your not so great voice, you still love to sing. Whether it’s during karaoke, in the car, or you’ve been relegated to your shower, you can’t help but crooning to the songs on your phone’s playlist. Quoting the wise Miley Cyrus, “we can’t stop, and we won’t stop.”

Seeing your best friend after a long time apart can be exciting or just nerve-wracking.  Either way, the suspension is killing us.

1. You anticipate.

2. Your anticipation builds heavily. 

3. You get really excited.

4.  Maybe too excited... 

5. And you're ready to party. 

6. Then you begin to talk... 

7. & suddenly, you can't stop 

8. You always ending talking about guys... 

9. And you love to gossip about everyone from high school. 

10. You have to go shopping

11. & it always involves a mini fashion show

12. You spend the rest of your time together obsessing over each other 

And you realize you wouldn't want to be friends with anyone else.

With school, work and friend drama, it can often seem like your SO is the only person keeping you sane. But what happens when they’re driving you crazy, too? Although every couple has fights (which is perfectly healthy!), sometimes it may seem like too many things are going wrong. It can definitely be hard to let go of a relationship you’re comfortable with, but if something doesn’t feel right, it likely isn’t. We’ve talked to collegiettes with firsthand experience to get the lowdown on signs you and your SO just aren’t meant to be.

1. You don’t communicate effectively

Communication is key in any successful relationship, but it can sometimes be the most difficult aspect. When you’re each living separate lives, things can get sticky. If you’re in a long-distance relationship like Caroline Wolf, a freshman at St. Michael’s College, was, it can be even more difficult.

“We just weren't addressing issues that needed to be dealt with and we just were very immature people,” she says. “We'd omit details about important things to avoid making each other angry and that's just a really unhealthy issue. The more time we spend apart, the more I realize I need someone who is willing to be open and honest.” Hiding things from each other and neglecting to discuss your problems is just going to make things worse. If you and your SO can’t communicate effectively and talk through what’s bothering you, your relationship isn’t going to be healthy.

2. You don’t see eye-to-eye

Although everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, disagreeing on big things like religion or politics can be an issue. When your differences are causing you to fight all the time, it’s likely that the relationship isn’t going to work out. For Emma*, a sophomore at the University of Alabama, her and her boyfriend’s differing views put pressure on their relationship.

“There were many subjects that we did not see eye to eye about,” she says. “For example, my Christian faith is important to me but he was a stark atheist, and he had trouble understanding some of my feminist views.” If you and your SO can’t agree to disagree, you’re going to have a lot of issues. It’s okay to have different views, but you have to accept each other’s.

Katie Formichella, a sophomore at Penn State University, recently broke up with someone she realized was very wrong for her. She says you and your SO aren’t mean to be if “there's something that is fundamental to who each of you are that you don't agree on, mostly things like religion and politics. This also kind of plays into maturity. It's okay to have differences. But if it gets to the point where you argue all the time over it and make each other miserable, let the relationship go.” Take it from Katie—if you and your SO’s fundamental beliefs are different and you fight about it, you’re not meant to be.

Related: 5 Reasons You May Be Feeling Unsettled in Your Relationship

3. You’re unhappy more than you’re happy

If you often feel upset in your relationship, you and your SO may not be for each other. If it isn’t something more serious, your SO could be the reason you’re feeling down. For Emma, her SO was making her unhappy around his friends.

“The biggest problem we had was that I constantly felt like he didn't defend me when I needed him to when it came to his friends,” she says. “If his friends did something that hurt my feelings, he would say that I just had to change the way I think about it rather than sticking up for me and trying to make me feel better about whatever happened.” This is no way to treat someone—if your SO is making you unhappy, it’s time to move on.

“If someone is reading this and is having questions about their relationship, I think it is incredibly important to self-reflect and determine whether they would be happier or sadder without their SO,” Emma adds. “Life is too short to stay in a relationship that is making you unhappy, no matter how many positives there are or what other people think.” The happy moments should definitely outweigh the sad ones. If they don’t, it’s time to let go and find happiness in something else, like doing yoga or cooking.

4. The relationship is one-sided

If one person is putting more effort into the relationship, it isn’t going to be fun for that person. Relationships are all about working together, so if one person is doing all the work, it’s not going to work out. Katie says you and your SO aren’t meant to be if “there’s no reciprocation.”

“If one party does all the work in the relationship, it's not meant to be,” she says. “Someone is stringing the other person on, and both parties may not even realize it. It could be someone is always texting the other person more, or there is always one person always making the plans. Relationships are all about give and take. If that isn't there, it's not meant to be.” If only one person is doing nice things for the other, that’s a sign the relationship isn’t going to last. Find an SO who will put the same effort in that you will.

5. You don’t laugh at the same things

While everyone has a different sense of humor, not laughing at the same things as your SO can cause tension. When you can laugh with your SO, it makes the relationship a lot more fun. Katie says you and your SO aren’t meant to be if  “you don’t laugh at the same things, especially when it's each other's jokes.”

“Having the same humor is (personally) super important in a relationship,” she says. “It's okay to be a little different, but if someone is laughing at something the other person finds offensive, obviously there's too much of a difference.” For example, if your SO still thinks poop jokes are funny (they only are sometimes) and you have a more mature sense of humor, you may get annoyed with them. Find someone you can laugh with.

Although it can be hard, realizing you and your SO aren’t meant to be can be liberating. Being in an unhealthy relationship isn’t fun for anyone, so it’s better to end things sooner rather than later. With a strong support network, you’ll get through anything. Good luck, collegiettes!

Do you ever just want to sing the State Farm jingle to get you out of a hot mess? Same here. But what if Olivia Pope was our real life fixer and we could just Snapchat her to get her perfectly-outfitted-booty over to save us? Our girl Liv could definitely do some major damage control for us. Here are 15 things we wish she could take care of:

1. Our classes

2. Our group project partners who try to run the show

3. Our GPAs

4. Our love lives

5. All the sexists out there

6. Our haters

7. Our indecisive moments

8. Our arguments

9. When we feel like we've tried everything

10. For a good girls night

11. When wine is the only answer

12. When we're too hungover to function

13. For a good dose of motivation

14. To help us kill our interviews

15. And pretty much rule the world

What would you have Olivia Pope do for you?

As budding professional women in a fast-paced world, it can be difficult to stay energized, healthy and on top of your game while also on a budget. We are constantly on the run and thus, in search of the newest, first-rate appliances to help us start our mornings off right and keep up power throughout the day.

Meet Electrolux, the premium appliance manufacturer for home care and kitchen enthusiasts! Electrolux products blend high-quality performance and easy-to-use features, all while keeping on trend. Electrolux’s newest line of kitchen appliances, the Expressionist Collection, features their most sleek and stylish products yet. Her Campus has teamed up with Electrolux to give away three products that we know our collegiettes desperately need – and will love endlessly!

The Expressionist Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker, Expressionist Water Kettle and Expressionist Toaster are made of stainless steel and are all equally chic, convenient and sophisticated. The Carafe Coffee Maker features a PureAdvantage™ Water Filter that ensures great tasting water. It uses an advanced brewing system with the Aroma Strength™ Selector and ProBrew™ Shower System to extracts the coffee's best flavors, leading to a fantastic tasting brew. For tea aficionados, the Expressionist Water Kettle is the most ideal kettle on the market; it uses the OneCup Turbo™ function to boil one serving of water within only 60 seconds! Finally, The Expressionist Toaster uses a DigitalVision™ Precision Timer, telling you when your toast is ready down to the exact second. It also has a programmable darkness selector, which provides seven digital browning levels for light to dark toast and covers every shade in between. What more could you need for your kitchen?

Shake your Starbucks habit and kick start your morning the right way by entering to win an Electrolux Expressionist coffee maker, water kettle and toaster! One lucky winner will win all three—so enter now to win!

Be sure to keep up with Electrolux on Facebook and Twitter, too!

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It's anything but shocking to us that Kylie Jenner has landed yet another magazine cover. But this one is a little out of the ordinary.

Kylie will be on the front of PAPER's April 'YOUth' issue. Thankfully, this cover isn't as offensive as her Interview cover, but it's still a bit strange. Kylie is wearing a short pink wig and looks almost like a cartoon character.

Paparazzi photos from PAPER's set reveal that there may be a lot more where that came from. The magazine says, "She's literally grown up on our screens since she was nine years old and, in that spirit, we turned to our phones for our cover story, asking fans and followers to send questions to us via Instagram DMs. In the resulting interview, Kylie shares her thoughts on fame, family and the future."

When asked about Kylie's exaggerated features, the magazine's editorial director explained, "We had these crazy plastic wigs that were helmet-like paired with an ultra-bright wardrobe. Kylie looked so cartoon that we thought it would be amazing to exaggerate and blur the lines of what’s real and fake. Or just over drawn!"

Even though the cover photo is somewhat odd and haters are already poking fun, we're sure the magazine will receive a ton of positive feedback from Kylie's fans. Kylie sure knows how to shake things up, so we're excited to see what the interview has in store!

What do you think of this new cover, collegiettes?

Calling all collegiettes! Her Campus is searching for 22 ambitious, talented, and big-thinking current college women to recognize as 2016’s 22 Under 22 Most Inspiring College Women. The honorees will be influencers on their campus (and beyond) who demonstrate leadership, excel academically, are doing big things in an area that’s important to them, and who have ambitious goals for their future. Whether you started a groundbreaking new club on campus that’s taking hold across the country, are running for political office, or took your team to the national championship, we want to hear from you!

The best part? You can enter yourself or nominate someone you know (like your BFF!) who truly embodies what it means to be a collegiette!

Winners will be recognized with prominent profiles on HerCampus.com and featured on our annual 22 Under 22 Most Inspiring College Women list which will be distributed to press outlets nationwide, with additional prizing from our partners.

Eligibility: Self-identifying female students age 22 or younger as of September 30, 2016 who will be enrolled full-time at an undergraduate institution in fall 2016 and who will graduate from college no sooner than December 2016.

How to Enter: Interested students should visit hercampus.com/22under22 between April 6 and May 31, 2016 to apply.

Be sure to check out last year's fabulous winners here! 

If Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris weren't already too cute for you to handle, they definitely are now.

At the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Sunday night, Swift thanked a multitide of people after she won the award for Best Tour, including her beau. But she didn't call him by the name you'd expect.

"For the first time, I had the most amazing person to come home to when the spotlight went out and when the crowds were all gone," she said. "So, um, I want to thank my boyfriend, Adam, for that."

Calvin's birth name is Adam Richard Wiles, so it makes sense that Taylor called him that. He looked a little embarrassed afterward, but he could have just been trying to hide his smile.

This couple had so many adorable interactions throughout the night, and we couldn't be more jealous of them.

What is even better than the sugary goodness of delectable cupcakes? Cupcakes that send a message about feminism and equality.

We're all well aware that women and other minorities are payed way less for the same work as white males. Students at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia recently had an amazing idea to draw attention to the problems with the wage gap between men and women. According to BuzzFeed News, during Feminist Week at the university, the UQU Women's Collective threw a feminist bake sale that highlighted the wage gap between different groups in society.

An explanation of the bake sale read, "you self-identify with us to find out how much you must pay for the goods as a proportion of what you earn out of $1.00." Basically, while a white male would be paying a full dollar for a cupcake, a woman of color would be charged only 55 cents for the same treat, the organizers explained.

Even though this is a seriously awesome idea, it pissed off some people. The bake sale stimulated immense backlash from certain members of the community. The whole idea behind this bake sale was to get people talking and start serious conversation about how messed up it is that wage gaps still exist, but rather than sparking transformative conversation, the organizers began to receive threats and personal attacks over the internet.

According to ABC, one involved student, Madeline Price, claims that they've "had rape threats and death threats by people who were threatened by the existence of a bake sale that could potentially engage with an issue of equality." Seriously? Death threats over cupcakes? Luckily all of these misogynistic haters stayed behind their computer screens like the cowards they are, and didn't bother to show up at the bake sale and follow through with their threats.

Price went on to explain that the bake sale actually received a lot of positive feedback, despite the heinous threats. "It's just been this really interesting dichotomy between people who are threatening attendees and people who've been working on the event, and people who are going, 'Ah I now see why feminism is relevant, because of the people who are threatening you," she told ABC. So in the end, these flagrant threats brought even more positive attention to the bake sale, once people realized why feminism is important and why the wage gap is entirely absurd. 

The wage gap in Australia is currently at 17.3 percent, BuzzFeed reports. The Institute for Women's Policy Research puts it at 21 percent in the United States. Props to these amaizng women for taking a stand against gross injustice and bringing attention to continuing inequality.

On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that states may count all residents when drawing election districts, even if not every person in a district is allowed to vote. That means that districts can all have the same number of people—even if half of one district is made up of immigrants who are not eligible to vote in the U.S., and another district has all registered voters. Same with areas that have a lot of children or convicted felons. In a district with many people who can't vote, the power of the people who can vote in that district goes up, because there are fewer people voting overall. This "one person, one vote" standard is how it was before, so SCOTUS hasn't actually changed anything. They've just stopped a change from taking place.

This is good for the Democratic party, as areas with a high concentration of people who can't vote tend to be urban and Democratic-leaning, according to the The New York Times. However, if the vote had gone the other way and counted only eligible voters, the nation would have seen a shift towards the Republican party, as political power would shift to rural areas. Either way, the vote would end with one party benefiting more than the other.

As expected, this vote has sparked a lot of debate across the nation. Is it fair to give some voters more power because of where they live? Or is it important that these voters represent the voices of people who live in the U.S. and benefit from its policies, but can't vote?

Even though the Supreme Court made an important clarification with this ruling, they didn't specify whether or not states would be permitted to count their population in any way they chose. The ruling states that "all states use total population numbers when from the census when designing congressional and state-legislative districts." Not a super specific sentence. Texas lawmakers were asking for the option to use different criteria when calculating population for the census, and this ruling won't stop them from doing that—But as Reuters points out, the ruling will probaby make it harder for them to get other methods of counting passed legally.

Professor Richard L. Hansen at the University of California, Irvine, told the Times, "it is hard to stress enough what a victory this is for liberal supporters of voting rights."

While the results of the ruling are stirring up a lot of debate and upset around the nation, the same would be true had the vote gone the other way. Politics in the U.S. is indelibly divided and not every ruling can please both parties. In this case, the victory is given to the Democrats and supporters of liberal voting rights.

Even with November still so far away, nobody can escape the presidential election. But as the summer approaches, politics and ice cream are coming together to give you a sweet escape from the campaign grind, Cosmopolitan reports. Called "Bernie's Yearning," the flavor created by Ben of Ben & Jerry's (but not officially associated with the company) was well-received in Union Square, according to MSNBC News. Ben and Jerry even passed it out themselves!

The pints are mostly made up of plain mint ice cream, but the top is covered with a disk of chocolate—representing all the wealth that has risen to the top in the U.S., causing massive inequality. To enjoy the ice cream, you have to break up the chocolate and 'redistribute the wealth' throughout the pint. As the label describes it, Bernie's Yearning is a "participatory flavor including a graphic description of what’s wrong in our country in (in 3D frozen confectionary form) and a tribute to the only presidential candidate who has offered solutions that will actually fix the problems."

Unfortunately, Ben only made 40 pints of this stuff, and it's already been given away. Sad emoji. But it's still cool to know that this happened at all—At least there is one cool component in what’s been a fiery race to the top!

You and your S.O. are the perfect match: You share the same hobbies, love the same foods, and may even be in some of the same classes. He or she makes you laugh like no other, and it feels like you get each other in a way nobody else understands. You love spending time with him or her, from sunup to sundown. The two of you just can’t stay away from each other!

But sometimes, you wish you had a bit more time for yourself. You don’t really go to the gym anymore and you haven’t seen your bestie in ages, and you’ve basically stopped trying to catch up on that show you love. You’re starting to miss the person you used to be, but you’re afraid to branch out on your own for fear of hurting your relationship. What are you supposed to do?

If you’re feeling like you and your S.O. are becoming the same person or living the same life, then it’s probably time to regain your sense of self.

Healthy commitment or unhealthy attachment?

While it’s good to be close to your partner, completely losing yourself in him or her is not the best idea.

“There [are] healthy attachments and then there [are] unhealthy attachments,” says licensed professional clinical counselor Jeffrey Sumber. “Somebody with an unhealthy attachment is going to need their partners to make themselves feel better, make them feel loved or make them feel whole.”

Kate Travis, a freshman at the University of Wisconson-Stout, knows what it feels like to rely on someone so much. “I encountered this very problem in my first semester of college,” she says. “My boyfriend was the only person I knew from my hometown that went to UW-Stout, so whenever I felt homesick or wanted a break from stress, I relied on him.”

Sumber says that it’s okay to have someone to reach for when you’re in a time of need, but that the difference between a healthy attachment and an unhealthy one is that in a healthy attachment, we don’t need the other person all the time. For Kate, this realization came the hard way. “It got to the point in which we almost broke up due to him starting to feel like I was too dependent on him,” she says.

What are the signs of an unhealthy attachment? Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a licensed clinical psychologist (who goes by Dr. Ramani), says that they occur when we start regulating our needs through the other person in our relationship.

“You eat when he eats, you drink when he drinks,” she explains. “You feel the need to check in with the other person before doing anything, even things that you would ordinarily do without making such a fuss about it, like spending time with friends.”

Other signs of an unhealthy attachment are changing your clothing choices to suit your SO’s preferences, giving up exercise to fit his or her schedule, or even choosing a job or a graduate program in their city so that you can stay close to them. While it’s okay to do some of these things to show that your relationship is important to you, the trouble comes with the reasoning behind these decisions. Are you doing them because they will better you as a person or are you doing them because you’re afraid that your relationship won’t survive if you don’t?

Remember your S.O. likes you for who you are

Ironically, instead of saving your relationship, those very behaviors can lead to its demise. While our individuality is of course affected when we’re seeing someone, Sumber says that losing too much of ourselves can actually make us less attractive to our partners.

“Who you are is inevitably going to grow and change in a relationship with somebody else,” he says. “And yet, it’s your individuality – the parts of you that are inherently you – that the person in the relationship is drawn to you for.”

Your partner started to go out with you because of who you are. Your unusual quirks and the weird things that made you tick sparked something in his or her heart. Completely changing ourselves and who we are to be more like our partners can end up ruining our relationships, because the parts of us that they liked are no longer there.

Recognize the need to change

If you do feel like you’ve gotten too caught up in your partner and his or her life, there are some things you can do to regain your sense of self.

First, you have to be ready and willing to do so. Becoming aware that there’s something you need to work on is already a big step. “It is very common to be totally consumed by a relationship in the beginning,” says Lesli Doares, a licensed marriage and family therapist. “Being able to step back and look at yourself as a whole person with goals, dreams, desires and fears of your own is critical.”

How can you tell if you’re too caught up in your partner’s life? Sumber offers a very simple way to determine this. “Something to be wary about is when you stop enjoying being by yourself,” he says. “That’s a really important sign to watch for.”

Ask yourself this question: Do I still enjoy spending time by myself? If the answer is ‘no,’ then it may be time to start separating yourself from your partner. And don’t worry; there are ways to do this without feeling like you’re completely pulling away from him or her.

Speak up to your partner

If you’re feeling like you and your S.O. are becoming the same person, then it’s probably a good idea to talk to him or her about it.

Find a time when you and your partner are relaxed and able to listen, and explain to him or her as clearly as possible that you feel you might be losing yourself because of the relationship. Explain that you feel as if your lives are becoming one, and that you’d like to get some of your old self back.

“Having a conversation about what’s important to you and why (and how you would like to make room to include your partner) is a good way to take ownership of your needs and keep the relationship in mind,” says Doares.

Make sure to frame your words in a way that expresses your concern while keeping your S.O.’s feelings in mind. Try using “I statements” so that he or she doesn’t feel blamed or accused: “I feel like I don’t take time for my favorite hobbies anymore,” or “I need some time each day to do an activity that I love on my own.” Starting your sentences with “I” puts you at the center of the conversation, and avoids putting your S.O. on the defensive.

Communication is at the heart of every healthy relationship. “Being able to talk with your partner about expanding your activities – both together and apart – is important,” Doares continues. “If you cannot have this open conversation, then there is already trouble in the relationship.”

Your partner should be supportive and willing to help you individuate yourself to make the relationship better for you both. If they are not willing to support you, or to even have this conversation, then it may be time to reconsider whether this relationship is the right thing for you.

Take small steps toward being more independent

If you’re feeling uncomfortable about distancing yourself from your partner, then it’s a good idea to start off with baby steps.

Are there any times during the day when you and your partner are not in contact? If so, do something you enjoy for yourself. Make a your favorite snack, watch that new show you’ve been curious about or take out your iPod and shuffle that old playlist. Do something to take your mind off your partner. This will help you be more comfortable with spending time by yourself, without feeling the need to text your S.O. every other second.

Once you’re okay with having alone time when you’re naturally away from your partner, you can start to actively create times when you and your S.O. will be apart. Dr. Ramani suggests creating “ground rules,” such as making sure to exercise alone or refusing to have your S.O. pick you up from class, to help establish boundaries. “Sometimes, this is a good time to start taking a new class or joining an organization, because that becomes a built-in group of people with whom you may have a shared sense of purpose,” she explains.

Rachel Petty, a sophomore at James Madison University, found that setting boundaries worked for her. “My boyfriend and I each do our own things,” she says. “He’ll watch football with the guys and I’ll have a girls night in. It gives us time with our friends and a little break from each other!”

Taking time away from your S.O. will make you treasure the time you do spend with him or her. And think of all the interesting stories you’ll be able to tell about your day! You can’t do that if you and your partner are attached at the hip 24/7.

Reconnect with friends and family

As you become a part of your partner’s life more and more, your relationships with other people may fall by the wayside. It’s really important for you to maintain your sense of self by having your own friends and seeing them regularly.

“Making sure you have time to do the things that make you who you are is key, but so is carving out time to call your folks and your friends that you’ve known since childhood,” Sumber says. “You need to stay connected to the people that will, in the end, be there for you if this relationship fails.”

Reach out to friends you haven’t seen since you and your S.O. started dating. Call your parents and other close relatives, too. “The most important people all need to find room in your relationship,” says Doares. Plus, keeping in touch with your family can help you feel like you have a solid identity that isn’t dependent on your partner.

If you recognize that most of your friends are mutual friends with your S.O., then you might want to try adding some new friends to your social circle. When you take the initiative to do some new activities on your own, whether it’s joining a book club or taking a cooking class, make an effort to get to know the people you meet. Having friends who share your hobbies will not only make them more fun to participate in, but it will also reinforce the sense that you are, indeed, your own person.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help

Learning how to separate from someone you’ve become so attached to can be difficult. Sometimes, it’s a task much too big for us to do alone.

It’s always a good idea to get help if you need it. Dr. Ramani says to definitely reach out to close family members, like a parent or a sibling, whom you really trust. “Start there, because those are the unconditional people that had your back even when you weren’t showing up because you were being so dependent on your partner,” she says. Explain to them your situation and ask for their help by saying something like, “I got too deep in this, and I really need to start getting out.”

If you’re in so deep that you’re thinking of making serious life choices (like getting a job or moving to a new city) based solely on your S.O., then you may need to see someone who’s trained to help in situations like these. Dr. Ramani recommends visiting a counselor. “They will help take you through the step-by-step process of gaining more independence and autonomy,” she says.

Reach out to your school’s counseling center and meet with someone to help you through this. And if you can find a support group, then join it! It’s great to talk with others who can share your experiences (and hold you accountable to becoming better). You may even make a new friend.

There are also great books that you can read to learn about how to create healthy attachments in your life. Sumber recommends Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson, which provides templates for seven conversations to have with your partner to create a stronger, healthier emotional attachment.

It’s easy to forget ourselves when we’re caught up in the hormones of new love. Thankfully, we can take a step back and regain our footing if we stray too far off the path. “It’s wonderful to spend time with your partner, as long as it feels balanced, where you can also have time for yourself,” Sumber says.

There’s nothing wrong with connecting with another person. It’s one of the most essential parts of being human, and it’s a very beautiful thing. But it’s important to remember that you are also a beautiful person, and your individuality is a tremendous gift. A relationship should complement you, not complete you. Don’t let go of the things that make you who you are; that’s what drew your partner to you in the first place.

When we talk about body positivity, men often get left out of the conversation—and American Eagle's lingerie brand, Aerie, ended up playing right into those stereotypes with their parody #AerieMan commercials. The company is now under fire for admitting the videos were an April Fools' joke, according to Business Insider.

The fashion brand released a statement, saying that the spoof videos were just a preface to a real announcement—The company will stop retouching male models, just like it did for female models in 2014. “The announcement marks the brand’s pledge to forego retouching its male models in its underwear and swim images beginning Holiday 2016,” according to the company’s press release. “American Eagle Outfitters maximized the brand's visibility in mid-March due to its history with April Fools hoaxes in order to raise awareness around body diversity.”

Saying the commercials were part of an April Fools' stunt resulted in angry tweets and messages towards the company, accusing them of saying that body positivity for men is a joke. But the company, which donated $25,000 to the National Eating Disorders Association (which is also partnered with Aerie), tried to clarify that the commercials were meant as an “awareness-raising hoax” instead of a cruel prank, as reported by Refinery29.

While it’s good that the message of body positivity is being put out there for both men and women, let’s just hope next time it won’t be overshadowed by a controversy over mixed messages.

Unless you live under a rock, you probably know that Starbucks pretty much has the whole themed drink thing on lock. From Christmas lattes like gingerbread and eggnog to their most recent Cherry Blossom Frappuccino, Starbucks is known for getting creative and celebrating the things that matter most with a deliciously sweet coffee beverage. And this week is no different.

In honor of National Caramel Day—Tuesday, April 5—Starbucks is bringing back one of their most popular Frappuccinos: Caramel Cocoa Cluster. According to Delish, the blended drink is made with toffee nut syrup, then topped with caramel sauce, whipped cream and mocha drizzle. This drink has everything—Gone are the days of trying to choose between caramel and chocolate when you're really in the mood for both!

Starbucks first released this drink last summer in honor of the Frappuccino’s 20th birthday and they brought it back just to celebrate a full week all about caramel—Yup, this drink will only be available for one week, until Monday, April 11, according to Delish. Get it quick before it disappears forever! Or at least until the next time they decide to bring it back.

There are so many women around the world who have had horrible experiences involving cabs and car services like Uber. Every day there are women who feel unsafe, and who might even experience harassment or assault, but not much has been done to change things. At least until now. 

According to BostInno, a husband and wife team is launching an Uber alternative just for women. The startup, Chariot for Women was created after Michael Pelletz, a former Uber driver, had an experience during which he felt especially unsafe, recounted on the company website: “A 20-something man stumbled into Michael’s backseat, incoherently babbling behind his rolled-back eyes. Something about grandmother’s house—it was clear he had no idea where, or perhaps even who, he was. He would pass out, wake up, squirm violently and reach repeatedly into his pocket before passing out again. With few options left, a horrified Michael spotted a nearby police officer, pulled over the car and ran out for help."

After that night, Michael wondered what would have happened if it had been a woman driver in that situation—and he remembered that his wife had considered driving for Uber but said she was too afraid. He felt so unsafe himself in that situation and all he could think about was his wife and finding a better way to keep people safe, especially women passengers and drivers. So he and his wife created Chariot for Women, an app that will be a car service much like Uber, but with all drivers and passengers being women.

BostInno also writes that there will be a “safe word” that only the passenger and the driver will know. If the driver does not know the word, then the passenger knows not to get in the car.

One really cool aspect of Chariot for Women? Two percent of every fare goes to charity—and you get to decide where your part goes. The app will have 10 rotating charities every month, and you'll get to choose which one you want your money to go to while you're riding. A pretty awesome way to give back!

Chariot for Women will launch across the country on April 19. 

Iceland's prime minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, has resigned after days of pressure from the Panama Papers scandal. The Panama Papers, released on April 3, are a series of leaks which have exposed 11.5 million confidential financial documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, including information pertaining to many rich, powerful people and companies all over the world. According to the The New York Times, Gunnlaugsson's resignation "was the first prominent political fallout from the document leaks."

The prime minister insisted on staying in office, even after the documents were released. The Times states that in 2007, he and his partner-turned-wife used Mossack Fonseca to set up a company in British Virgin Islands—basically a place where the couple could hide and invest large amounts of money in order to avoid paying taxes on it. In 2009, he sold his part of the company to his wife for only $1, because of a new law that was going into effect. The new law would have forced Gunnlaugsson to disclose this company's existance. After all, as a politician, he was involved in making decisions about banks that his company was using for investments, according to the BBC. But selling his half of the company allowed him to avoid disclosure.

Not so fast, prime minister. After Iceland's economy crashed in 2008, the company lost a ton of money. It's now claiming $4.2 million from three Icelandic banks that tanked after the financial crisis. And when the Icelandic people found out about all this from the Panama Papers leak, they were not happy about it.

The pressure from the Icelandic public and other governments became too insurmountable, leading to the prime minister's resignation on Tuesday.

Karma sucks, doesn't it?