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Win Sade’s Soldier of Love CD from ChickSpeak!
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After a ten year hiatus, Sade returned February 9th with Soldier of Love. Full of romantic interludes and a sultry voice that empowers listeners too, Sade didn’t disappoint with her second album’s release.Inspired by the ups and downs of love, Sade’...[Read on] |
Protect yourself from identity theft and win!
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In a recent ChickSpeak article, Katherine Chen discussed how to protect yourself from identity theft. While its something most chicks don’t think about on a regular basis, learning to be proactive and smart can pay off.
After all, there are some things...[Read on] |
Domestic Violence Week in Memory of Yeardley Love
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Yeardley Love’s life was filled with promise. At 22 years old and just weeks away from graduation at the University of Virgina, she seemed to have everything going for her– a bright future with goals of becoming a lawyer, having her own family one day...[Read on] |
Be bronzed, be beautiful: and save $10, too!
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Calling all chicks! Tired of constantly making those weekly trips to take care of your waxing, tanning and hair removal needs?
Now is the perfect time for you to be as bronzed and bare as possible as summer starts to heat up and ChickSpeak has the perfec...[Read on] |
Yeardley Love: An Angel Remembered
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Yeardley Reynolds Love, 22, of Cockeysville, Md. and a member of the University of Virginia women’s lacrosse team was found dead in her apartment in Charlottesville, Virginia, early Monday morning, the apparent victim of a homicide. In custody and charg...[Read on] |
Goo-Goo for Lady GaGa
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Lady GaGa. We all know her; she’s a hot mess of sunglasses, futuristic dresses, and club thumping hits. Her new album The Fame Monster is no disappointment to her diehard, sequined fans. Whether you’ve been with the lady from the beginning or you’re...[Read on] |
The Coal Tattoo- A Diamond in the Rough
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As everyone frantically finishes up papers and crams for exams this next week, I’d like to suggest a little light reading for your after-Thanksgiving naps. I love this book so much I’d really like to suggest it to anyone, anytime. Set in the 1950’s ...[Read on] |
Formula for Success: Motivation, Focus & Drive
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The past few weeks, ChickSpeak has covered the 2010 Olympic Winter Games by featuring articles on inspiring athletes and their practically unprecedented, awe-inspiring accomplishments - including Angela Ruggiero’s historical hockey games and Lindsey Jac...[Read on] |
The Return of 80’s Fashion: Leggings
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“Fashion is repeating itself” or at least that’s what my mom says every time she has seen me in my latest ensemble. She explains to me that all the fashion she wore growing up is the same clothing I wear today in 2009.
Fashions in the 1980s were co...[Read on] |
Cool Chick to Watch: Anais Mitchell
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Anais Mitchell is not new to the music scene, and although she may not be topping the charts in quite the same way as Lady GaGa, she’s definitely been making her mark. Signed to Ani Difranco’s label, Righteous Babe Records, this sweet-voiced songstres...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: David Grounds shares tips on healthy snacking
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Bikini season has open! You may be trying to find an exercise regime to follow to make yourself look as fit as possible. However, exercise is only part of looking and feeling your best. It is important to eat a healthy diet every day, and there are many d...[Read on] |
Five great movies for your next Girls Night In
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Every now and then it’s necessary to take some time out and put away the stilettos and short skirt and replace it with some PJs and a glass of wine. On nights like these it’s the perfect opportunity to call up the girls and get together for a girl’s...[Read on] |
Think Twitter is Just About Status Updates? Think Again
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You may think Twitter is only about knowing what your friends are doing every minute of the everyday-what time they woke up, that they’re still sleepy and that they’re having a grilled cheese for lunch. But keeping up with friends is really only the t...[Read on] |
A Chick’s Guide to Summer Music Festivals
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It’s that time again. The flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping, and the music’s a boomin’.
Every year, like magnificent, melodic clockwork, music festivals kick off around the world. Poland, South Korea, Germany, Turkey - anywhere you can t...[Read on] |
The Top 5 Classics Every Chick Should Read Before She’s 25
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In the age of HDTV, DVDs, shows online, and iPods, it’s hardly a wonder that the reading of actual books has been on the decline. While the idea of chugging through a thick classic novel may seem daunting and uninteresting, I’ve compiled a top five co...[Read on] |
Steps toward a better philanthropy
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As one of their cornerstone objectives, many sororities focus on philanthropy, which is the desire to improve the material, social and spiritual welfare of humanity. Different sororities have certain causes that they’re passionate about and raise money ...[Read on] |
Exercising Love
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I had been a loyal patron of my local gym for a month when I decided it was far too mundane. Thirty minutes on the elliptical, 30 minutes on the treadmill, and 30 minutes of arm and ab work - the same order, for the same time period, six days a week. I wa...[Read on] |
A Chick’s Guide to Beer
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I can remember very well my first beer experience in the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had contact with alcoholic beverages, since in Brazil the drinking age is not as enforced as in the United States. The chance to try an American beer came...[Read on] |
Help Pass IVAWA and Help to End Violence Against Women
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From the time we are old enough to face bullies, have cooties and be pushed down for being a girl -we are told to stand up for ourselves.
I’m sure little boys are instructed to “be tough” as well, but as little girls, it’s always stressed to not ...[Read on] |
From the Editor’s Desk: Help pass IVAWA and end violence against women
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From the time we are old enough to face bullies, have cooties and be pushed down for being a girl -we are told to stand up for ourselves.
I’m sure little boys are instructed to “be tough” as well, but as little girls, it’s always stressed to not ...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Say No to a No-Carb Diet
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A diet that says you should not eat carbs is ludicrous. Carbohydrates are necessary to life. “Carbohydrates are our main source of energy and provide the ideal fuel (glucose) for your body to function optimally, as well as many essential vitamins and mi...[Read on] |
Back in Black to battle breast cancer
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When you think about southern California, Los Angeles is probably first in mind. Along with the city of Angels you may think of Disneyland, the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, The Oceanside Pier, the summits of the San Gabriel Mountains, the Colorado and M...[Read on] |
Chic Q&A;: A Chick’s Guide to Yellow
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With the LA Lakers on all our minds after the epic seven-game battle last week where they reigned victorious, that yellow hued jersey is seen around just about every corner. But yellow has been making a come back before the NBA Finals obvious contribution...[Read on] |
ChickSpeak hearts Bruno Mars
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Most notably, you’ve heard this newcomer serenading all of us chicks on rapper B.o.B.’s ubiquitous hit “Nothin’ On You,” his contribution to which helped propel the single to its number one spot in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the ...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Edamame
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A couple of years ago, I went to my favorite Asian restaurant with one of my best friends and her fiancé.
There I ordered the best rice bowl ever created in this western world, and my friend’s fiancé ordered a big bowl of edamame as an appetizer. Th...[Read on] |
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