CollegeCandy.com catches up on sweeties

Website keeps the average college student updated on everything from news to babes

Carrie Widder / Staff Writer / The USD Vista

One of the aspects that I love most about college life is the fact that all over America, despite every school being a little different in their own way, almost every funny nuance of college life is universal: beer, scandalous Halloween costumes, liberalism, Facebook, “The Office,” shall I keep going? The bottom line is that it’s almost a guarantee that there will be common ground somewhere in a conversation with another college student.

This is why I have recently been checking in with CollegeCandy.com. It is another little internet gem, especially for us college kids.

Granted, most of the ladies out there will gravitate more towards this site than the boys will, but seeing as how USD is comprised of a large female population, I’ll go ahead and write about it.

CollegeCandy.com is written by college girls, for college girls. They post daily about topics ranging from sex, food, celebrities and politics to typical college happenings (un-prescribed Adderall usage, prevelance of marijuana and, of course, the scandalous Halloween costumes).

Highlights of the site? Their weekly feature presents guys they want to, well, you get the picture. Last week’s pick was actor Michael Cera, most recently seen in “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.” He may not be your first pick, but this site perfectly describes how appealing he can be:

“Ok, so he’s not the sexiest man on the planet. In fact, if we saw him hanging out at Starbucks between classes, we probably wouldn’t give him a second glance on our way to the Splenda, but there is something about Michael Cera that makes him so attractive. He is the nice guy. The modest guy. The quiet guy. The guy who doesn’t say much, but when he does, it’s funny and cute and sweet and totally makes you want to tear his clothes off and… Especially in that quiet Canadian accent.”

I also love this site because, let’s not kid ourselves, we’re really freaking busy! I know I’m not the only one who has at least four midterms this week. Why spend time reading a full-length article about the news when you can get a quick overview in a minute or less? Not that I don’t appreciate the in-depth stories on CNN, but sometimes you just need a little summary to stay on top of your current news. And maybe it’s just me and my sudden hatred of the infamous Perez Hilton, but is anyone else annoyed with how many pages you have to scroll through to actually read something celebrity related that is interesting? As much as I care about what blogger Perez has claimed to have “omg discovered,” frankly, I just want the tidbits, and that is what you will find at CollegeCandy.com.

At the very least, check out their post on Halloween costumes. Seriously, it’s hilarious.