Calling All Co-Eds! Vote For Your Favorite Scotch Packaging Tape Sculpture

Have you ever thought of packaging tape as an art medium? Five young artists from across the country have put their artistic skills to the test and have been selected as finalists in the third annual Scotch Brand Off the Roll Packaging Tape Sculpture Contest, sponsored by 3M. From a skydiver to an octopus, these sculptures are super cool!

Vote now at OffTheRollContest.com through Wednesday, May 2 to help determine the top two sculptures made from Scotch Packaging Tape. Votes should be based on creativity (60 percent) and presentation (40 percent), and the limit is ten votes per person/email address per day.  The two sculptures with the most votes will go to a final round of judging determined by a panel of experts, and the Grand Prize winner will be awarded $5,000.

Be sure to check out OffTheRollContest.com to view this year’s finalists and vote for your favorite! If you’re interested in creating a tape sculpture yourself, the website also contains great tips, or watch this time-lapse video to see what noted artist and contest judge Mark Jenkins can create from packaging tape in just five hours.

Stay in touch with Scotch Products on the web:

• Scotch Brand Website
• Scotch Brand Facebook Page
• Scotch Brand on Twitter
• Scotch Brand YouTube page

 Disclosure:  We’d like to thank Scotch Brand for supplying us with this sponsored post.  We wish all good luck on the tape sculpture contest!  Who is your favorite?

 

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Sponsored Post: Savvy Shoppers Unite! We Review CouponCodes4u

As savvy shoppers, College Lifestyles prides itself in finding gorgeous and fashionable finds for less.  Whether shopping at vintage stores, Goodwill, or designer lines at our favorite department stores, we know how to spot a good deal.  Imagine our excitement when we were asked to review a site devoted to coupons, deals, and discounts at our favorite stores.  Welcome to CouponCodes4u.

CouponCodes4u is a website featuring over 200,000 coupons, deals, and discounts by various stores including The Body Shop and White House Black Market.

How does the site work?  Simply visit the CouponCodes4u website (click here).  Use the ‘search box‘ on the site and type in your favorite store, department store, or boutique to discover what discount codes are available.  You are then directed to the store site to print the code or coupon.  In addition, one can sign up for a free email newsletter delivered to your inbox giving you the latest scoop on deals and discounts.

Some codes to check out right now include:

•  Chicos Coupons.  Just in time for Mother’s Day, use the Chico’s discount to purchase mom a great necklace and earring set.
•  Puritans Pride Coupon Codes.  Stock up on your health and wellness needs/products for summer vacations and travel.
•  6pm.com Coupon Deals.  Stock up on your favorite fitness gear (workout clothes and shoes) for your summer workouts.

Since the site is updated regularly with codes, deals, and coupons; be sure to check the site each time you head out the door.  You never know, you may get a great discount!

Disclosure:  The review of CouponCodes4u is a sponsored post.  As always, reviews and opinions are all our own.

 

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Job Challenge Day 9: What Was Your Favorite Internship and Why?

With so many individuals looking for internships, give us a little taste of your favorite internship!  This will help others in searching for the good (and bad) on internship opportunities!

Day 9:  What was your favorite internship and why?

 

 

Remember to RSVP for our Job Search Twitter Party on 4/18 9pm EST/8pm CST using the hashtag #CLchat.  On 4/19, you will be able to upload your resume to our site to aid us in your job search!

Technology + Fashion: We ‘Model’ with Verizon Wireless.

Everyone has heard the expression music + fashion is a marriage made in heaven.  At College Lifestyles, we also believe technology + fashion makes a wonderful marriage!    While writing, tweeting, posting, interviewing – our personal style AND technology needs to be on par.

As a proud Verizon ambassador, we have been testing 2 fabulous Verizon products, the Droid RAZR and Motorola Droid XY Board.  We have been tasked on combining how tech and fashion can go hand in hand.  From running to a studying session OR writing a great post, we have developed some of our favorite looks to accommodate our technology.

 Interview Chic

 

We can carry our pen, notebook, AND Motorola Droid XY Board in this fabulous tote and look chic (without the stuffy suit) while interviewing our favorite authors and stylist.

 Casual Work Day

 

Heading to the coffee shop, library to edit, or going to study group?  Surf the internet and pull up your notes on your Motorola Droid XY Board while looking casual chic.

Networking Gala

 

If attending a networking event at a conference or in your hometown, you can look stylish AND carry your technology while enjoying the event.  Store business cards and your Motorola Droid XY Board in these totes while chatting it up with the crowd.  Take pics, tweet, and video the fabulous night!

 Writer Chic

Be sure to carry your composition book AND Motorola Droid XY Board on a Saturday stroll.  Jot down great notes in your composition book AND take great pictures for your article.  End the day at the local coffee shop putting the pieces of your article together.

Looks created by our fabulous team of Lauren Townsend, Shanae Hatchett, and Jessica Fecteau!

Disclosure:  We’d like to thank Verizon Wireless for selecting College Lifestyles as a Verizon Ambassador.

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Job Challenge Day 8: What’s the Toughest Question You Were Asked on a Job Interview?

You have researched the company and practiced interview questions in the mirror.  You look polished and professional.  You arrive 10 minutes early.  You are called into the interview room.  You shake hands and take a seat.  And the first question is….well…..difficult and one you did not practice in the mirror.  What was that question?

Day 8:  What’s the toughest question you were asked on a job interview?

Job Challenge Day 7: What Should You Wear to a Job Interview?

Dress for the career you want.  What if your career does not require a suit?  Should you wear pants, a skirt, or only one piece of jewelry?  Bring a handbag or not?  Put your keys on the table or not?  Times have changed from the stuffy suit to a more relaxed look.  What do you suggest?

Day 7:  What should you wear to a job interview?

 

 

Remember to RSVP for our Job Search Twitter Party on 4/18 9pm EST/8pm CST using the hashtag #CLchat.  On 4/19, you will be able to upload your resume to our site to aid us in your job search!

Job Challenge Day 6: What You Should NOT Do in an Interview?

Time and time again we hear statements such as…

‘Turn off your phone.’

‘Dress appropriately.’

Many of these ‘do not do in an interview’ we already know.  What are some ‘realistic’ do NOTs in an interview?

Day 6:  What you should OT do in an interview?

 

 

Remember to RSVP for our Job Search Twitter Party on 4/18 9pm EST/8pm CST using the hashtag #CLchat.  On 4/19, you will be able to upload your resume to our site to aid us in your job search!

Job Challenge Day 4: Where Do You ‘Look’ for Job Oppurtunities?

Career centers, calling companies, career fairs, websites, instructors?  College Lifestyles is incredibly excited to start listing both job and internship openings to our website starting 4/19; but where do you find out about job opportunities?

Our CEO was pretty bold when looking for jobs, ‘I called the HR department at local hospitals, wellness centers, and any where else.  I was pretty desperate for a job.  Sure, I got hung up on and told no, but one call did lead to a job!’

Day 4:  Where do you ‘look’ for job opportunities?

 

Remember to RSVP for our Job Search Twitter Party on 4/18 9pm EST/8pm CST using the hashtag #CLchat.  On 4/19, you will be able to upload your resume to our site to aid us in your job search!

Job Challenge Day 3: Interview Day Superstitions?

While this question may seem a little odd, think about it.  Do you do something before a huge exam – listening to a favorite song, yoga – to relax you?  If so, we want to know!

Day 2:  Will you have an interview day superstition?

Verizon Wireless Online Workshops: What We Loved, Learned, and Wanted More Of!

As a proud Verizon ambassador, we have been testing 2 fabulous Verizon products, the Droid RAZR and Droid XY Board.

 

While we loved playing with both out Droid RAZR and Droid XY Board, it got to the point where we had questions about our devices.  Tired of typing in google our questions, we signed up for an online workshop.  (Do know Verizon does offer workshops in their stores).   

 Why we LOVED the online workshop format as compared to in store presentation:

1 – Let’s be honest, sitting through an hour workshop is a bit, well, time consuming.  The fact we could pause AND skip segments was quite appealing.

2 – Even though we completed the class, we can still go back and review a specific segment.

What NEW information we learned (and set up) about the fabulous Droid XY Board in our online workshop (and why the XY Board is great for students)

1 – Combined view email.

Instead of logging into various email accounts (personal, student, work, etc), the XYBoard has an option of combining all your emails from your various accounts into one view.  This is a great time saver when running back and forth between class, projects, and meetings.

2 – MotoCast

I-tunes, pictures, video, and documents from our MAC can be viewed on our XYBoard by using this application.  A quick set up on both the computer and the XYBoard had us viewing all documents in a matter of minutes.  Great to upload a video for a plane ride OR a presentation for class.

3 – MotoPack

This application allowed us to browse through ‘favorite’ applications for the XYBoard in the categories of business, games, entertainment, library, productivity, and family.  By clicking on the app, you are directed to the ‘Play Store’ where you can download and directly install on your XYBoard.

4 – Bookmark via Webmaster

Similar to our own desktops, we can bookmark our favorite sites.  The first site we bookmarked was College Lifestyles.

What we would like to see more workshops on:

1 – Home Screen Organization.

We are still trying to figure out how to organize all our apps, widgets, etc.  We are massive organizers here and need a bit more help in this area.

2 – Upload, edit, save, and share documents.

We review and edit tons of files on a daily basis.  We would love to be at the coffee shop or library working, but still trying to figure out how to upload, edit, save, and share our documents!

Sign up for a Verizon Wireless Workshop near you or online by clicking here.

 

Disclaimer:  We’d like to thank Verizon Wireless for allowing us to be a Verizon Wireless Ambassador.

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