Spring Break: Come Back With a Tan, Not a Criminal Record
By VictoriaReitano - March 6, 2010 - 9:01am |
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Viva Mexico! Or not. It’s actually quite a dangerous place to be, despite the vast number of students from American Universities traveling there for Spring Break every year. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of State, the decisions you make on Spring Break could be a lot more influential then whether or not to put on a higher grade of sunscreen.
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Wall Street Journal and MySpace Recognizing Citizen Journalists
By VictoriaReitano - January 16, 2010 - 9:55pm | Comment
Olga Belogolova, a University Chic blogger, is currently competing in the Myspace MyJournal contest. The contest, sponsored by MySpace, The Wall Street Journal and the World Economic Forum, will be sending one MySpace user to Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum meeting. This user will be representing the entire MySpace community and will be a part of the press corp--with the likes of ABC, CNN and all the other grand affiliates--which will ultimately give whoever wins a chance to show the world just how important social networking and citizen journalism really is. Read on to learn a little bit more about Olga and remember to vote by Monday, January 18!!
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Volunteering in New Orleans: A Chicster's Experience
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Erica Strauss May 1, 2008 - 10:14am Comment
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When a college-aged girl who loves Teen Vogue, MAC makeup and red wine hears the words "spring break," a few scenes come to mind, like lounging in the sunshine at Panama City Beach in a new, pink-and-black striped bikini from Pacific Sunwear or downing shots of tequila at a bar in Cabo and stumbling her way back to her parent's all-inclusive condo.
Now, let me preface this by saying that I am a girl who loves Teen Vogue, MAC makeup and red wine. However, my spring break was not full of sunshine, shots and sexy, scantily-clad co-ed but rather run-down homes, FEMA trailors and a group of eccentric, offbeat but extremely caring people.
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UChic Hot List: Travel Writing Boot Camp
By UChic Staff - October 25, 2007 - 11:37am | Comment
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Have you always wanted to visit Latin America? Or are you interested in breaking into travel writing?
You could have a chance to do both by applying for V!VA Travel Guides travel writing boot camp. The organization offers week long writing crash courses on everything you need to know to work as a travel writer. This includes providing hands-on learning and experience from professional travel writers and editors, find out what editors want and how to get paid and published for your work, and daily critiques by peers and professional travel writers to improve your writing skills.
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