The world is getting smaller. The combination of an increasingly rapid advancement of technology and the expansion of the global market has created a world in which…blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. We’ve all heard this before, and quite frankly, it’s old news. The real story isn’t the world getting smaller, it’s the fact that the dating scene is getting bigger.

With the growing popularity of studying abroad and the numerous travel opportunities presented to students the chances of meeting your soul-mate are getting better. We’re no longer stuck scouring classes, the library, or a bar for potential hook-ups; given a couple of months overseas (or weeks in some cases) and a cursory understanding of a foreign language the number of places to meet the next Mr. or Mrs. Right are almost endless. Read More »

Lately, my days start around 7:30 AM, a time inconceivable to me when I was a college student. You were more likely to find me up at 4 AM, still in party mode, and arising some time after noon to grab a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich from one of Philly’s myriad food trucks. I wouldn’t know how much I would miss those days until I had to grow up and get a real job. Now I’m forced to have thoughts like “I wonder if this shirt is too wrinkled to wear to work?” and “I wonder if they’ll notice if I leave this meeting to go vomit?”, thoughts so repugnant to every fiber of my being that I spend eight hours every day at my office job fantasizing about the days when I had more pressing and important concerns, such as figuring out how to have sex on the fifth floor of the student library without getting caught.

Yep, the real world sucks, and nothing I can say will prepare you to deal with passive aggressive e-mails from your boss, the body odor stink arising from the person sitting next to you on the bus, or the existential despair that you’ll experience when you realize that you’ve been having the same thing for lunch, every day, for nine months. But while you’re in college, you might as well make the most of it, which is why we’ve prepared the official COED Magazine College Bucket List.

Of course, feel free to improvise, and consider this list a floor, not a ceiling. F–k, that last sentence sounds like something my boss would say. I’ve gotta get away from this office… Read More »

So you’ve been saving you change (and significantly more) for months now in hopes of finally completing that wild two week summer European backpacking trip. Only problem is gas prices are on the rise and the price of flights to Europe have gotten completely out of hand.

Fear not, because Zoom Air is here to cater to college students in the San Diego, Ft. Lauderdale, New York and Vancouver regions looking to go abroad this summer.

They are offering ridiculous discounts any college student could afford — Ft. Lauderdale, New York City or the UK for $225! I really don’t think there is a better deal to be found anywhere.

I flew Zoom Air from NYC to London in September and it was a great experience — spacious seating, my flights were on time, they didn’t lose my bags and, most importantly, the flight attendants were gorgeous. Seriously: if you have any interest at all in visiting Europe this summer check out the promotional deals on Zoom Air.

Planning to study abroad in Europe this summer? Wait until the “open-skies” agreement kicks in on March 30 and you’ll save a boatload on your plane ticket.

Michael O’Leary, chief executive of RyanAir, the Irish no-frills carrier, has plans to start a new airline that will offer base fares from US cities to locations in the UK as low as 10 Euros, or about $16.

Sound too good to be true? It’s not!

The “open-skies” agreement is the largest single-day expansion of international air service since 1974, and is expected to open up dozens of new routes and offer consumers major price competition from carriers. For more fare information, check out RyanAir’s website.

Read all about the “open-skies” agreement here.

Chances are you or someone you know has studied, or plans to study abroad. It’s a great opportunity to experience a new culture, learn a language, and travel to places you’ve never been before. But according to New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo (he’s the head of all law enforcement for the state), your choice of programs may have more to do with benefits for your study abroad office members than for you and your friends.

Remember that financial aide scandal last year? Large universities usually hire external companies to deal with student loans, and it turned out that several of these companies were bribing colleges with gifts and rewards in return for directing students to them. They got busted for it, and schools were forced to give back the cash they received. Read More »

Cold winter days got you down?

Many college guys experience withdrawal (no pun intended) during winter break, since all the attractive, young snow bunnies are nowhere to be found. Even those who have no luck getting lucky during the school year can at least take solace in all the eye-candy on campus. Instead of quenching this thirst alone in front of your computer (or, even worse, at your old high school) go abroad.

Something happens to girls when they cross the border.

Good girls become bad; bad girls become worse; and everyone is making sure that they go home with a story. The question about traveling abroad is not if you’re going to get action but, rather, who it’s going to be with. You control your destiny, but follow these pointers. Read More »