Archive for 'College Life'

Glam Secrets for Pampering Vous in 2008

Darlings!!
Well?? Do tell Itty how the holidays were on vous side of the fence? Did vous sip lots of hot cocoa with a Special Someone? Were vous treated to lots of gifts with endless amounts of pretty bows and wrapping? Or are vous still trying to get over that mid winter cold that all […]

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Fight for Your Rights, But Don’t Forget Women in the Congo

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When I started writing this column, the editors wanted the opinion columnists to stick to campus issues as much as possible. So I could sit here and complain about the recent increase in the price of birth control (or the fact that you can’t even buy condoms, much less the Pill, at Georgetown). Or I […]

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Congrats to Our Winner: New Member- SammyGirl

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Recently added ChickSpeak member “SammyGirl,” also known as Samantha, is the winner of our FREE $50.00 Target gift card. What amazing thing did she do to win, you ask?
She did something fantastic… she signed up as a ChickSpeak member and created a profile in our private member’s only section.
Yup, winning at ChickSpeak is that easy!
We’re […]

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Home For The Holidays: Moi’s Advice on Dealing with The Fam

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Darlings Itty can’t believe she is writing to you on the very eve of her most favorite holiday.
Moi is a true fan of turkey day and loves the meal more than anything, even her most recent gorgeous purchase of a new Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress, which Moi plans to wear to Thanksgiving dinner because […]

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Clear the Clutter: Tips to Reclaim Your Space

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Packing for your freshman year of college was probably very exciting and overwhelming. 
 If you missed all of the talk-show segments and didn’t get a chance to read that “back-to-school” article on what and how to pack for college, my guess is you took EVERYTHING except your bed (which you actually tried to figure out how […]

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How to Negotiate Your Way to Better Grades

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Have you ever felt that you deserved a better grade than what your professor gave you (er.. sorry Profs. I mean, than what you “earned”)?
Ever left an exam feeling confident, only to get your test back with much more red ink than you would have imagined?
Ever wondered what- if anything- you could do about it?
We […]

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Seven College Students Perish in North Carolina Beach House Fire

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The ChickSpeak community mourns the tragic loss of the 7 University of South Carolina and Clemson students who lost their lives in the fire on Ocean Isle Beach.  
The following article is from New York Times today. Two university campuses were gripped by grief this morning, a day after a fast-moving fire swept through a beach house at a […]

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Looking for a Few Good Men–To Go To College

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Ever since sex inequality became an issue in education, women have been told that we are behind.
We spent two generations trying to make up for the opportunities our grandmothers didn’t have, doing whatever it took to achieve our goals, from running every club at school to mastering derivatives and integrals.
All of our hard work paid […]

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ChickSpeak in Colorado State University’s Rocky Mountain Collegian

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 FIND YOUR VOICE: ChickSpeak connects college women
By: Molly Armbrister
In an attempt to give young women across the country a forum for discussion, activism and a sense of connection, ChickSpeak.com has recently launched its communications Web site.
“I created ChickSpeak to be a platform for young women everywhere to find the power of their voices in the […]

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Salisbury University Covers ChickSpeak in The Flyer

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From The Flyer, Salisbury State University’s Student Newspaper. A big thank you to Lisa and the Flyer Team for spreading the word about us!
By Lisa Emery
Staff Writer
ChickSpeak.com is a Web site geared primarily toward helping female college students become published and inspiring women to share their stories.
Mary Beth Ardolino, the Marketing Associate for ChickSpeak […]

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