Lauren Friedman Fashion blogger behind My Closet in Sketches
Issue No. 2 September 2013
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CONTENTS Editor’s Note
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What I Did This Summer
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Fall Essentials
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Beauty Bar
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Get The Look
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DIY
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The Intern Diaries
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The Freshman Files
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This Girl Is On Fire
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The Power of Color
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Endless Summer
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Entertainment
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Bucket List
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Lifestyle
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Recent Grad
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Festival Madness
From Day to Play Back-to-School Style
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Show Stopper
Coming Up
My First Pantry Dream Team
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EDITOR’S NOTE
hello there, Happy school year! New beginnings are exciting—filled with new obstacles and surprises around every corner. I’d like to share with you the epiphany I had this summer to help you as you start off the year. I love to run. Give me an open path outdoors and I’m off. Running didn’t always come easy for me. In fact, sometimes I still struggle. If you told myself from five years ago that I would be able to run eight miles I would have laughed. Let’s be honest, myself from last year would have looked at you with suspicion. Maybe you are a runner. Or maybe you can’t even run a mile. Either way, I would like to proclaim that running is the best metaphor for life. I used to think that running was easy, well, relatively speaking. All I had to do was push myself to take those last few strides or go the extra mile. “It will all be over before I know it,” I would tell myself. That was running. But if I had a life crisis or a tough semester, I thought it was the end of the world. When I hit the eight-mile mark this past summer, I had an epiphany—life is like running. All of those times when I would get lost in my head as my feet rhythmically hit the pavement, I worried about everything that was “hard” in my life. If only I could just run my way through life. Well, I realized that I could. And you can too. When I start my run, the first mile or so is always tough because I am getting into my groove. There are times when I run uphill and I never think I am going to make it. There are times when I’m running in the shade and I think that it can’t get easier than this. There are times during the last few miles when I feel like my feet and knees are going to give out at any moment. But once I hit that final stretch, I go my fastest and always make it to the finish line.
Replace running with whatever task is at hand for you and it’s the same. There’s always going to be ups and downs, new beginnings and endings, just like running. So this school year, challenge yourself. Push through the hard parts and don’t take for granted the easy times. You’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish.
Shelby Newsome Founder & Editor-In-Chief
CONTRIBUTORS
Caro Romero Graphic Designer
Rachel Parker Photographer
Leanne Rowe Beauty Expert
Julia Sclar Illustrator
Colleen Kochesfahani
Katie Lemon Writer
Fashion Guest
Would you like to contribute to Tote? Contact Shelby at shelby@totemag.com Eva Niessner Writer
Caitlin Farley Writer
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Hauling a tent on an airplane, from the states all the way across the pond to England, can only mean one thing: the Glastonbury Festival. That's exactly what sophomore Emily Kirn, an advertising and marketing communications major at Fashion Institute of Technology, did. She was on the scene two days early, for a total of five festival-worthy days in Pilton, England. Plus, she spent a week in London afterwards. Camping out, friends in tow, and music 24/7 is the quintessence of the Glastonbury Festival. It's the largest performing arts festival in the world and with 53 stages and tons of bands, including The Rolling Stones, Mumford & Sons, and Vampire Weekend, to name a few, the arts are in full throttle. Read on for Emily's envy-worthy accounts of her time at Glastonbury.
The phoenix on top of the Pyramid Stage during Sympathy for the Devil during The Stones’ set on Saturday night
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WHAT I DID THIS SUMMER What made you decide to almost got suffocated from the crowd because it was so crazy. go to the festival? Music is like my thing pretty much and it's the world's biggest music festival and I've wanted to go for ages and it was just kind of a silly thing my friends and I brought up like "hey, we should go to Glastonbury." And we asked our parents and they actually said yes. So that's how it went.
Had you been abroad before this? I went to France with my French class in ninth grade and last summer I went on a student tour group thing to England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, and Turkey.
What was a typical day like for you? So once the music started, we would get up at nine then wipe ourselves down with body wipes and use our dry shampoo. Then we'd go get breakfast from one of the many many many food stalls that they had and then usually the first band we would want to see would be on at 11. From there, there's pretty much concerts straight through all the way till about midnight. Then we'd go back and crash pretty much.
What was the best part of the festival? My favorite, favorite band is Arctic Monkeys and they had lined up Friday night and I was able, very stressfully, to get to the very front for their set. So that was definitely the best part for me. The artist before them, Dizzee Rascal, was a rapper. We had to stand through his set too and during that, I literally 8
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What is the craziest thing that happened that you witnessed? There were a lot of crazy things. I guess, the most entertaining at least, the very last night our bus back to London was at three in the morning so we just had to stay up basically and we saw this drag queen DJ set that was really fun and when we were there, Chris O'Dowd, he was in Bridesmaids, he was there and just the drunkest I think any person has ever been and literally could barely stand. That was the craziest thing that I saw.
Did you meet or make friends with the other festival-goers? We talked to people briefly but usually there just wasn't that much time. There are a lot of people who go just for the festival experience and don't really care that much about the music but my friends and I, since we were just so busy seeing the concerts, we didn't really have time for that.
How has this experience changed you? I definitely feel like—I mean I've always found myself a pretty confident person in terms of traveling and being able to do things independently—but I definitely feel even more sure with my own capabilities and that I don't have to worry about myself doing things. Danielle Haim of Haim at the Park Stage, Saturday at 4 PM
Miles Kane at the John Peel Stage, Friday at 5 PM
Palma Violets at William’s Green, Sunday at 2 PM
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1. 'Millionaire Quote' iPad Sleeve by Kate Spade New York, $33.49, Nordstrom 2. Chartreuse Chevron Keycals, $14, Kidecals 3. Marc by Marc Jacobs Metallic Heathrow iPhone 5 Case, $38, Shopbop 4. Diana F+ Camera, $89, Lomography 5. Urbanears Headphones - Coral, $60, Urban Outfitters 6. Home Stand Amplifier Speaker for iPhone 4/4S, $8.60, Fancy Cost 7. Smartphone Multi Pouch, $42.95, Mochi Things 8. AV Room Portable USB Turntable By Crosley, $160, Urban Outfitters tote
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FROM DAY TO PLAY Our in-house beauty expert, Leanne Rowe, reveals how to take your tresses from a day of classes to a night out.
Day time look: Laid back beachy waves Step 1: When you are done showering, towel dry your hair so it is at least 70% dry. Wet hair dilutes a product so you don't get the full effect when you apply it. Step 2: Tilt your head upside down and coat your hair from roots to ends with a styling cream. I like Paul Mitchell Wild Ginger Hydrocream Whip. To help build body, scrunch your hair in your palms from ends all the way up to your roots. Step 3: Next, we are going to apply the texturizing sea spray. This product is really going to help bring out those loose beachy waves. Tilt your head upside down or sideways and use one hand to spray the product and the other hand to scrunch your hair, do this from roots to ends as well. Step 4: Lastly, apply a finishing spray! Step 5 (if needed): If you have extremely straight hair, do these steps at night. After you complete step #4, take small sections of hair, twist them tightly and bobby pin each section to your head. In the morning, take your bobby pins out and run your fingers through the twists to loosen them up. Note: All the products I am using are from the Paul Mitchell Awpuhi Wild Ginger line. I love these products because they are not as damaging as many other styling products. 12
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1. Throw Pillow-Home Decor- "Rootless" Pillow-Inspirational Typography- Wanderlust- Home Decor-, $35, Rachel Burbee Designs from Etsy 2. Starlet Giclee, $48, Papaya! 3. BÜja Table Lamp, $39.99, Ikea 4. Teakwood Ice Cream Scoop, $18, Anthropologie 5. "Napping‌ it's not just for toddlers any more" magnet, $4.99, Anne Taintor 6. Latte Bowls in Seafoam, $7.80-$20, Anthropologie 7. Yellow Austin 3-Tier Wire Tray, $49.99, World Market
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GET THE LOOK
BACK-TO-SCHOOL
STYLE
Fashion blogger, Colleen Kochesfahani knows a look when she sees it. On her blog, Jimmy Choos on the Treadmill, she posts outfits to her readers that are currently in the spotlight for her. Colleen shared with us her three favorite outfits for the new semester and how to get the look.
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Swap your yoga pants and flip-flops with a shirt-dress and leather booties for class. A bright, oversized handbag will pull your outfit together, adding color without being overwhelming. Plus, it’s a much cuter alternative to a backpack—maybe toting your books around campus won’t be so bad after all. 18
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You’ve landed the internship, so now it’s time to look the part, too. A peplum top is a versatile piece to have in your closet—paired with a pattern skirt, it’s office appropriate and stylish. Add nude pumps and a statement necklace to complete the outfit. 22
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SHOW STOPPER
This doorknob wine stopper is super cute and easy to make.
Wha t yo u ne ed A hacksaw A wine cork (the size depends on the bottle; we used a 1” one) A cute doorknob (we got ours on the sale rack at Anthropologie for $3)
Wha t to do 1. Using a hacksaw cut the screw of the doorknob roughly in half. If you’re not good with tools, you can always ask your cute neighbor for a hand! 2. Take the doorknob and push it into the center of the wine cork. Continue to push and screw in until it’s in place. 3. Pop into a wine bottle and there you have it!
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Text: Shelby Newsome ver wonder what it would be like to work at a top fashion magazine like Marie Claire? Junior Claire Shriver from American University spent the summer as a features intern for the magazine, working alongside the features department. This public communication major and marketing minor branched out from her normal field for a different experience.
Walk the walk and talk the talk Searching for internships, Claire had an idea that she wanted to work in the features department of a magazine. She knew someone that had previously interned for Marie Claire, so with that connection she was able to contact an editorial assistant. Claire then got in contact with another editorial assistant and a few weeks later was sent the material for an edit test, which would decide whether she got the internship. Between midterms and spring break coming up, Claire now had this crazy deadline for the edit test to work in. "So I had 48 hours to come up with the edit test which was comprised of doing a bit of research and fact checking and pitching three ideas," Claire says. "I had to do five example tweets for their twitter account and I think something else that I can't remember right now." But in order to impress the assistants, Claire looked to the magazine as a guide. She got her graphic design friend to help layout the content as if it were an actual magazine 26
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spread. "I kind of told her what I wanted, like put it in a nice layout to make it look like it was a magazine page since I figured if you're going to apply to a magazine, you want your edit test to look like it should be in the magazine—to try and help me stand out," Claire says. Her test landed her the internship.
All in a day's work The features department of Marie Claire consists of different sections like Bulletin, Marie Claire at Work, Love and Sex, and Marie Claire Life. Claire has many tasks and responsibilities that aid in the process of completing these features. She does research and transcriptions, tweets for the Marie Claire at Work account, and puts together the morning newsletter that goes out to the staff. "Those are the tasks that we [the interns] consistently do but there's a ton of other things that we have just been thrown at that we also do," Claire says. "So it definitely ranges from day to day which is nice but a lot of it is research and pitching story ideas and once a week we pitch trend ideas, things that are going on, so
it changes a lot but there's also a lot of consistent tasks. So anything features related basically."
The best part is learning "The favorite part, for me, the point of the internship is to try and figure out what you like about a work atmosphere and what you don't like and just pick up as many skills as possible," Claire says. "So for me, being able to learn as much as possible and accessible of a magazine and how it's published and how far in advance they have ideas pitched at them [and] how far in advance they have to ship the magazine. Basically, the nuts and bolts of how a magazine is published, from the beginning to the end. Like right now they are working on pitching ideas for January and February. That's not something you'll necessarily learn in a classroom."
Hectic deadlines While Claire hasn't experienced anything super crazy on the job, the deadlines for tasks at hand can be crazy themselves. The editor-in-chief's assistant once
asked her, along with the other features interns, to come up with a 40-question survey that would be put in the magazine. Types of questions like 'what celebrity would you want to be?' or 'what's a T.V. show character you're most looking forward to watching in the fall?' were to be expected for the survey. The catch? A 90-minute deadline. Luckily, Claire had four other interns to work with. "It was a really fun task," Claire says.
Experience under her belt The internship opened Claire's eyes to how a magazine works. "The one thing that I've learned is that voices really are important," Claire says, "like you know when you are writing you usually write in your own voice or if you are writing a press release or if you're writing a story for your newspaper—but in a magazine, in particular, when you pitch ideas you have to think of the voice and so I really learned what the voice is of Marie Claire compared to another publication. That was a really really good take away, I think, that I'm continuing to learn."
internships. "So for me the thing that I've learned is that it's important to intern at small places, bigger places, and different types, whether you are in the sciences or whether you are in the arts or anything else, don't intern at the same type of company because you are not really going to learn what you like and what you don't like," Claire says. "So it's important to spread your wings and try as many different things as possible because once you do have to get a job and once you do want to get hired, you're not stuck
at your first position but that's kind of where you start off and you go from their on a similar track. But in college you have an excuse to try different things and it's okay to try something and hate it. Because also the next thing you try, you'll love it because you learned what you didn't like and you'll hopefully learn what you will like in the future. Don't do the same thing all of the time because you're not going to learn about yourself and what your strengths and weaknesses are."
Coming full circle While she may be a PR major, her extracurriculars aren't too far off from the magazine lifestyle. Claire started writing for Her Campus, a website for college women, her freshman year. "Next year I am going to be editor-in-chief and there's also a girl that is going to be president with me,� Claire says. “So I'm going to head up the content of the site and different sections and editing the writers.
Her advice to you With a few already under her belt, Claire knows the in's and out's of
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Text: Katie Lemon Everything was packed: my carefully selected bedding, cherished clothes and shoes, all the toiletries a girl would need, as well as every other necessity of college life. I had received my dorm and roommate information back in early July. I was lucky; my brother was going into his third year at the college I was going to, my roommate was a nice girl I had met at orientation, and I had received a considerable academic scholarship to cushion future college debt. Regardless, the nagging at the pit of my stomach refused to relent, and that’s when I realized: this would be the first time in my life that I would be away from my family for more than a few weeks. Let’s brief over some of my background before we delve into my freshman year experience together, shall we? I grew up in a nice suburban area just outside of Baltimore, Maryland, and attended public school for first through twelfth grade. I’ve got two great parents, and three pretty cool siblings. By the time junior year rolled around, I was dragging my feet about the college visit process. I was overwhelmed: the US has over 7,000 colleges, how was I ever supposed to narrow down that list? Where was I even supposed to start? I’m embarrassed to say that my mother was far more responsible for cranking the gears on my college search than I was. Once we (okay, mostly she) got together a substantial list of colleges mostly along the east coast, we began visits. We drove south to the Carolinas, north to Pennsylvania, and west to Ohio. The tours began to meld together:
most had swipe cards with gimmicky names to purchase meals, and they all, without exception, had a Quidditch team. From that point on I realized the important factors were a lot smaller and harder to grasp through a general tour. I wanted to be around happy people and have the classic college experience with sports teams and school spirit. I was going to be investing quite a lot of time and money in college, so I wanted to have top-notch facilities and a bustling city nearby. This wish list narrowed my search to two huge public universities. In the end, I chose Ohio State. Since making my decision back in April, it’s been a whirlwind of shopping and financial aid and general excitement. I don’t only hope for intellectual growth in college, but also personal growth. I’ve already had to grow in my independence: going to seminars
at orientation alone, calling school offices, and making my schedule without much assistance. My year has yet to start and I have been pushed to become more of an advocate for myself.
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If there’s anything I’ve already learned, it’s that you mostly fend for yourself in college. Gone are the parent-teacher conferences and over-involved “helicopter” parents. Even if you’re commuting to college and living at home, there is very little interaction between your school and your parents, and there’s a certain beauty to that. At the start of college, most of us are barely adults (or in my case, still legally a child. I won’t turn eighteen until the second day of classes). Suddenly we’re thrust into this semi-adult world, where we’re still insulated by a learning community but now responsible for our own well-being. Mom’s not
there to buy our shampoo or tend to us when we’re sick. Not only that, but my built-in friends from first grade and those easy-going acquaintances from English class aren’t exactly coming along with me. In fact, other than my brother, I don’t know anyone going to Ohio State. While I’m an outgoing person, this will still be a massive adjustment for me. I know there will be more than a few meals spent alone for the first several weeks, not to mention plenty of those awkward niceto-meet-you moments where I immediately forget the other person’s name. At the same time, I’m ecstatic for this shiny new chance to present myself to others. My slate is wiped clean and I’m the one with the paintbrush. Who knows, maybe I’ll introduce myself as Kathleen, my real name, instead of Katie, the name I’ve been going by for seventeen years (although probably not, I wouldn’t remember to respond to that). Hopefully I’ll find an on-campus job, which would be my first occupation that actually has taxes applied. Or perhaps I’ll delve into new, enriching classes and earn a higher GPA than the one I had in high school. At this point, the opportunities seem limitless, which makes my upcoming year all the more exciting.
first semester. Regardless, I have a feeling this year will be invaluable in my ongoing process of learning who I am and what I want. Now, college is no longer a distant destination to occupy my idle thoughts, but a very near reality. It’s time to leave home and grow in my independence. As nervous as I am, I can’t help but also be extremely excited. College is an educational luxury that I couldn’t be happier to benefit from, and over this school year I will be chronicling my experiences here for others to read. I want to be a part of the American college experience and witness it through my own lens here at Tote. My future may be uncertain, but I am sure that this year will be one to remember for the rest of my life, and I can’t wait to share that with you.
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FIRE Text: Shelby Newsome Photography: Rachel Parker Washington DC transplant Lauren Friedman dishes on her blog, fashion, and life in general. tote
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When asked if she realized her artistic ability before creating her blog, My Closet in Sketches, Lauren Friedman, 26, responds, “I’ll say that everyone who knew me as a kid was not surprised that this is what I was doing now. Because as a kid I was always into fashion and I liked drawing and I loved ar t classes. I took so many art classes in high school.” For Lauren, the path to her blog and self-employment as an illustrator was unconventional. Originally from Michigan, she went to Wellesley College in Massachusetts where she majored in political science. That’s right; ar t wasn’t even on her radar. “But for some reason at school I think if I had majored in ar t in college, I don’t think I would be doing what I’m doing right now because it would have probably taken some of the fun out of it for me,” Lauren says. “Whereas, now I’m constantly learning and teaching myself things so I have always had that inclination but I’ve had to kind of figure out my own way to get to that point.” It looks like she was right. Shortly after college, Lauren came to DC to work as a PBS desk assistant. It was on a whim one evening that the idea for the blog materialized. Lauren was putting together an outfit for the following day. She didn’t have her camera on her so she sketched it out to send to a friend. When she realized she hadn’t seen anything like it before, the blog was born. Three years later and My Closet in Sketches is still going strong. 32
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“Every single day I used to come home and draw for four hours for no reason except just for doing it,” Lauren says. Her blog was what she did for fun and because it was something that she wanted to do, which was good enough for Lucky magazine. She went on to draw illustrations for the “Dear Lucky” column for two and a half years. While she learned a lot from that experience, she says there was always more to learn. “I would say you kind of just have to fake it until you make it,” Lauren says. “Because people ask me to do these things and I don’t necessarily feel prepared for it all of the time but I find a way to practice and get better so that by the time it does happen I’m prepared. And even if I’m not fully prepared I’m comfortable in my abilities to know I can kind of challenge myself in whatever the new project is.” As Lauren’s career is evolving, so is her style. “When I first graduated from college and I was working in a professional environment, it was really fun to dress up,” Lauren says. “I had always wanted to do that. I had always wanted to wear heels every day and pencil skir ts and just kind of push myself in that way. And I actually really miss that now that I only go to my studio everyday. My style is much more relaxed than it used to be. But I like that experimentation.” Now, Lauren appreciates a style that allows her personality to shine through.
“My style has evolved less towards trends and more towards just letting my personality show in a way that doesn’t compete with my clothes,” Lauren says. “So kind of figuring out what really works for me and what makes me feel comfortable.”
husband. Like she’s feeling good…” Lauren describes. While she may not be in a fashion capital like New York City, the DC street style gives Lauren total inspiration.
Lauren and her friend even coined a sartorial slang to describe their looks. A “dig” is an item that takes your outfit to the next level, something that makes it unique. Through her friend, Lauren learned how to tell a story with what she’s wearing. Take the cover look that she wore to the interview—a sleek, black dress paired with a fierce red leather jacket and cheetah print stilettos. “Probably my outfit today is like a young cougar who is in New York City cheating on her husband, or ex-
“When I see someone, not even that they’re wearing something that would be in a magazine page,” Lauren says. “But I think it’s obvious when you see someone who’s wearing something that is totally just themselves and like a projection of their personality, that inspires me more than anything. So it’s not so much of a tangible thing, it’s just a feeling about how you know when someone is really being themselves by how they dress.” Lauren’s all about being original. She likes mixing hard and soft, boy and
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girl pieces to create her look. One of her favorite pieces from her closet is her collection of her brother’s old basketball jerseys from when he was a kid. “Last fall I went to fashion week and I wore one of the, it was actually for a Lucky event, I wore the Jordan jersey tucked into a high-waisted black skirt with a pair of wedges and a jean jacket,” Lauren says. “And I felt like I didn’t see anyone—like I’m going to say this now and hopefully it won’t become a trend because I say it, I’m not going to give myself that much credit—but I didn’t see anyone wearing it in New York. It was totally original.” With all of the success Lauren has acclaimed, she’s just along for the ride. In five years, Lauren hopes to become a published author and
Through her unconventional success, Lauren hopes that there’s a take away for women. “I really hope that people can look at my story and say ‘Oh I don’t have to follow the traditional path and I don’t have to worry about getting the right job or doing the right thing,’” Lauren says. Finding yourself and what your passions are, whatever they may be and however you find them, is what Lauren advises.
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“It really taught me one: how to work hard but two: how to take care of other women in successful places,” Lauren says. “I think that is our biggest loss as girls in our
So get on out there, live out your dreams and suppor t the women around you. One final parting piece of advice: “There’s no reason to fear the future.”
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As much as Lauren rhapsodizes about finding your individual passion and going for it, she makes it clear that cheering each other on along the way is integral to the process. Her time spent at Wellesley helped her see this.
“I think that’s true,” Lauren says. “There’s no place for us to judge one another for the choices that we make and the more supportive we can be about our dreams the better we’ll all be.”
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Lauren connects it to a quote from Madeleine Albright: “There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.”
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“I guess, my ultimate goal in five years is that I’m still being challenged and that I’m still being given opportunities that push me outside of myself and make me feel like I’m getting better all of the time,” Lauren says.
generation is that we can’t, like we think that someone else’s success takes away from our own individual success.”
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COLOR College is one of those places where you can feel every emotion under the sun, all in one day. Ever wonder if there’s a way to control it? Say, you can’t focus and you have a big test the next day; is there a way to hold your focus? Karuna Joy, owner, practitioner and teacher of Reston Reiki Self Healing and Arts in Virginia, shares with us how color therapy could be the key to solving your problems.
Text: Shelby Newsome Illustration: Julia Sclar
THE POWER OF COLOR Has your mood instantly changed when you see flowers bloom or the leaves changing colors? You could unknowingly have reaped the benefits from color therapy. Color therapy is a form of self healing arts, which is using things in your daily life to heal yourself. While a facilitator, like Joy, can help you get to a level of healing, it is something that you have to realize and embrace yourself. Color therapy is one outlet of self healing arts. “Color therapy is based on the fact that color is light that has different wavelengths, different frequencies and vibrations and each color has its own specific signature wavelength and vibration,” Joy says. The effects are different depending on the color because of the wavelengths connecting with our beings. “There are different colors [that] connect with different frequencies and because we are energetic beings our energy and colors are interchanged with frequencies,” Joy says. “The frequencies of the color will originate with frequencies in us that we might need.” Joy also adds that because we are all different,
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Is the still quiet of the library or the constant bustle of a café causing you to lose focus while you study? Red is a good color for concentration and memory. So break out the strawberries, red pen, or even the desktop image on your computer. 1. Baroque Red Acrylic Accent Lamp, $79.99, Lamps Plus 2. Red Dahlia Artificial Flower and Ceramic Vase 6"x7"x7", $5.99, Target 3. Red by Taylor Swift, $1.29, iTunes
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Having a nervous breakdown while taking a test? Wear orange that day. “Orange is good for nervous exhaustion,” Joy says. “It uplifts our spirit and leaves us feeling very cheerful and gay and bright.” This color exudes positivity so surround yourself with it when you need that extra boost. 1. Bright Fluro Shir t, $76, Topshop 2. Nail Polish Ginger, $8, Zoya 3. Sunburst Tangerines, Wegmans
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Arguing with your roomies or boyfriend can be very stressful. When you’re feeling stressed or under pressure, try surrounding yourself with yellow. “Yellow works with our feelings of self-empowerment,” Joy says. “It’s also very relaxing. It helps to clear any excess worry that we might have when we are feeling stressed and under pressure.” 1. Yellow Small Soft Cover Notebook, $6, Poppin. 2. Neff Daily Beanie in Yellow, $16.50, PacSun 3. The A-List Tote in Yellow, $550, Henri Bendel
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sometimes the effects of a certain color will vary depending on the person. In that case, go with what works for you. Because color therapy is all about using your surroundings, it is surprisingly easy to get started. You can surround yourself with different items, wear a specific color, drink the color, eat the color, and visualize the color. But the options are endless. “It’s amazing that we can use our imagination to power up our ability to visualize to connect with the colors and other things too,” Joy says. We agree. Nothing’s better than using our mind as a tool for healing. Follow our color guide so you can start practicing color therapy.
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Asking your boss for a raise? You definitely want to surround yourself with blue. Blue is associated with our freedom to communicate. It’s also a peaceful color and helps us connect with our feelings of well being, according to Joy.
If you’re feeling under the weather, you may want to be surrounded with green. “Green is very balancing and calming,” Joy says. “It supports our immune system and really promotes healing.” Bonus: Joy says it can also help with headaches.
The yogi within you is crying out for you to wear purple. “Purple is a color of creativity, joy, and it’s associated with meditation,” Joy says.
1. Control Tee in Royal Blue, $255, Rag & Bone 2. Uncommon Deflector Case for iPhone 5, $34.95, Apple 3. Pilot Hi-Tec-C Slim Knock Gel Ink Pen - 0.3mm - Clear Blue, $3, Jet Pens
1. Naked Green Machine Juice Smoothie, $2.99, Wegmans 2. Delray Plants 10in Schefflera Trinette, $16.98, Home Depot 3. Burberry ‘Colour Check’ Square Scarf, $295, Nordstrom
1. Flower of Life Yoga Mat (3mm), $21.98, Gaiam 2. Lilac Slit Shoulder Dress, $49, Dorothy Perkins 3. CamelBak BPA Free Eddy Water Bottle - .75L Plum, $13.99, Target
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ENDLESS SUMMER Keep the summer spirit alive this fall with these three transitional looks. Photography: Shelby Newsome Model: Emily Kong
Sleeveless Top with Blazer Take those darling sleeveless tops and dresses from summer and add on a blazer.
Crop Top & Boyfriend Jeans Nothing says summer like a crop top. Pair it with boyfriend jeans for a relaxed, comfortable look.
Crochet Throw-on A crochet sweater is a great light layer for when the days start to get a little cooler. Throw it over a dress for the perfect care-free vibe.
ENTERTAINMENT
COMING UP Text: Caitlin Farley
M U S IC Justin Timberlake “The 20/20 Experience Part 2” September 30
It’s no secret The 20/20 Experience was a success when it was released in March. Everywhere you go “Mirrors” is playing. So who’s ready for Part 2? We are! We are! At the beginning of July Justin let slip his first single off the album, “Take Back the Night.” It still has that 20/20 Experience feel with a full band background, but it definitely reminds us of the old Justin.
Panic at the Disco! “Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!” October 8
After a five year hiatus, Panic is back and plans on being as different as ever. Brendon Urie told MTV to look for an eclectic album. Where one song may sound like one genre, the next could be just the opposite. Their inspirations for Too Weird are all the electronic songs out there now. So all you Panic fans, get ready for some synthesizers.
Keith Urban “Fuse” September 10
If you’re lucky, you’ve had a chance to catch Keith on his summer tour, “Light the Fuse.” His first single, “A Little Bit of Everything” was instantly a hit, and Urban has already said he wants to share a different side of him on this new album, while blending with his original sound. As one of the first country pop cross over stars, there’s no doubt September 10th is an anticipated date.
M OV IE S Gravity October 4
First things first, Sandra Bullock… and second, George Clooney. In a movie about what ifs, the preface will have your eyes widening. While on a space mission, two astronauts are disconnected from their shuttle and left floating in space. After seeing a preview, we’re already wondering how on earth (or in space) they’re going to get home.
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Carrie October 18
In this remake of the famous Stephen King novel, Chloe Grace Moretz stars as Carrie, the troubled teen who finally takes bullying into her own hands. After a prank at prom, Carrie unleashes the telekinetic powers she’s been holding onto, and trust us, there’s blood. Julianne Moore plays Carrie’s religious mother who has a hand in pushing her daughter just a little too far.
Don Jon September 27
Joseph Gordon Levitt has sure grown up since his 10 Things days, and we don’t think he’ll disappoint in his directing debut. Also the lead character, Levitt portrays a Don Jon with a dirty little secret who will have to put his bad habits aside when he meets Scarlett Johansson’s character. Barbara Sugarman (Johansson) is looking for her chivalrous prince charming. It’ll be a battle of the ages as these two figure out what they are really looking for in life and love.
BOOKS “Someone” Alice McDermott September 10
From childhood to motherhood, we’ll watch as Marie, a Brooklyn raised woman, defeats all of life’s little problems. Follow her through her first love (and heartbreak), her marriage, deaths, and how she makes it through World War II. Alice McDermott is sure to inspire women everywhere through the complex and influencing life of Marie.
“Dirty Love” Andre Dubus III October 7
Mark is dealing with infidelity in his marriage. Marla’s innocence is taken. Rober t is disloyal to his expecting wife. Devon must live with the consequences of a dirty picture that goes viral. Love certainly isn’t always the easiest, or cleanest thing in life, and Dubus reminds us of that in his newest book. Four novellas describe the lives of Mark, Marla, Robert, and Devon and show us even when life seems it’s hardest, it’s not impossible to get through.
“Cartwheel” Jennifer duBois September 24
In duBois’ second novel, an exchange student is in for the trip of her life. Just five weeks after Lily Hayes arrives in Buenos Aires her roommate is murdered. The main suspect? Lily. When secrets come out, and evidence doesn’t lie, Lily suddenly loses the respect and trust of everyone she knows. So how will she get through this case and her time in Buenos Aires? Pick up a copy of “Cartwheel” to find out.
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BUCKET LIST you might meet someone who could become your BFF for years to come.
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4. Plan a Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter or other holiday dinner for your dorm floor: If your RA doesn't already have this in the works, take the opportunity to plan a floor gathering. Make a sign-up list for people who want to participate and have each person bring something (think potluck dinner-style!). You'll get time to catch up with friends before leaving for a holiday break and it's also a great chance to meet some fellow residents you don't know yet. 5. Go to the tutoring center: Campus tutors are a FREE resource that will come in handy when you're drowning in work before midterms or finals. They can also help you develop good time management and studying skills that will no doubt help you throughout the rest of your college career.
Make this year unforgettable with a bucket list filled to the brim. Add in a few of your own to make this personal!
6. Go tray sledding: Take advantage of the first major snowfall by sneaking out a tray from the dining hall (we didn't tell you!). Find the largest hill on campus and go for it.
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8. Pull a prank: Close quar ters make it easy for pranking. Covering a friend’s dorm room with foil is one of the ultimate pranks. And we mean individualized wrapping. Think desk accessories rather than the desk itself. But be warned: prank wars can last a while.
1. Take a class purely for pleasure: You have time right now to fit in something outside your major, and maybe you don't even know what your major is! Try yoga, theater, a study of a different religion, or a film class. Often they will work within your general requirements. 2. Find a new group to hang out with: Don't ditch your old friends, of course! But this is your chance to meet all new people, some of whom might share an interest in something that your friends at home don't get.
7. Stay up all night with your floor mates: Watching movies, playing games, and having incomprehensible conversations are the perks of dorm living. You’re so close to all of your friends so make it count.
SOPHOMORE YEAR 1. Travel: Whether it's a semester abroad or a day trip to a new city, find the time to go adventuring and the right people to go with. 2. Get into the local scene: Go to concer ts with local bands, try the town's best non-chain places to eat and find stores that you can't find anywhere else. Most college towns have a vibrant local scene, so what are you waiting for?
3. Participate in a volunteer service trip: Whether it's a weekend trip to an area around your college or one that's not so close by and takes place during winter or spring break, service trips give you more than just an oppor tunity to help people in need. Volunteering 3. Join a club: By this point you'll have a better idea during your freshman year helps you learn about of what you want to do. Find a club that fits your major yourself at a time that can sometimes be confusing and or passion. It may just open up some new doors for you.
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4. Spend time with your friends: This may sound like a no-brainer, but once your junior and senior years hit, so do the tougher classes. Whether you spend time in your dorm rooms, hit up a campus event, or meet up in between classes, make an effort while you have more time.
6. Go to an on-campus event: It may not be a Broadway play, but those theater majors are sure to keep you entertained. Same goes for art exhibitions, guest lectures, and conferences. These events are normally free or cost little so take advantage of it!
5. Visit the gym: Most colleges have gyms that are free. Try it out or sign-up for a yoga or zumba class.
1. Get an out-of-the-box internship: It goes without saying that you should intern, but employers will probably be seeing a lot of the same things. Stand out from the pack with an internship that they haven't seen a thousand times, and highlight the applicable skills you learned along the way.
6. Get involved in a campus-wide game: Assassins is a big game for college campuses. Some adrenaline-packed fun is always the perfect cure for stress. 7. Join the student government: The student government is the perfect way to make friends and get a close-up of what is going on with your campus. You don’t have to be a political aficionado to have a voice and make a difference.
JUNIOR YEAR 1. Have a wild Halloween party: Kids go trick-ortreating; adults hand out candy. But by now, you're likely out of a dorm, and you can finally have a "Mean Girls"-wor thy Halloween bash.
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2. Throw a friend a 21st birthday party: Your friends have sat with you while you cried, talked you out of dating horrible people and bought you Taco Bell when you were broke. Show them how much they mean to you by planning them an awesome 21st! 3. Get lunch with a professor: Come senior year, there is sure to be that one professor that has become your mentor. Thank her by taking her out to lunch.
4. Put yourself apart from the rest: Take advantage of the courses and skills you’ve acquired and put them to 2. Learn to cook: By now, you may be off a meal plan, use. Do something that no one else is doing. Whether which means actually learning to use the stove that you write a stellar thesis paper that gets published or came with your apartment. Foodnetwork.com ranks start up a jewelry line, put yourself out there. Don’t be their recipes from easy to hard, so star t off slow, and afraid of failing. work your way to Iron Chef! 5. Don’t be afraid of the future: Enjoy your last year 3. Meet your neighbors: If you're in an apar tment, in college. Live in the moment. Worrying about the make an effort to meet the people you will run into the future won’t help. So just keep doing what you’re whole year. College-geared apartments mean you may doing and breath. even become friends with the people across the hall. 6. Network: Don’t just keep in touch with your 4. Make a difference: By now, you know the ways of internship supervisors, but stay in touch with your your campus. Do they not recycle? Or maybe there is peers as well. Your peers, especially those in your a club that doesn’t exist that you think should? Well, major, may be able to recommend you for a job or start a petition for recycling bins or start that club. help you with an assignment. 5. Meet the rest of your campus: It’s your third year; you’ve already started your major courses so you know your way around. But what about all of the other buildings that you pass by? Take some time to explore your campus. You may find an unfrequented coffee shop or the perfect study lounge.
7. Give back: So you’ve had an amazing college experience. Help a high school senior decide if it’s the right school for her. Apply to become a tour guide or let your major depar tment heads know that you’d love to talk to potential students about your experience.
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Kitty fruit snacks if you want to. And it's easy to put together a pantry full of inexpensive (and even healthy) stuff. But let's back up a little bit. Before you buy as much as a single apple, you're going to need a budget. More likely than not, you'll just be shopping for yourself, but your weekly budget will be different depending on where you spend it. Target is usually a good bet, especially since many of the stores have converted over to having a grocery section. In my own experience, a $25-30 budget will take me through the week at Target. Wal-mart is often even better, and if you have a rewards card, you can do very well for yourself at Weis. When you get to the store, make sure you've eaten first. This is probably the most cliche piece of shopping advice ever, but it's really true. It's so hard
LIFESTYLE to stick to your budget when everything looks amazing—and it all will if you're shopping on an empty stomach. Another good way to keep your costs down is to start out with the basics in the beginning of the school year. Go on a big trip right before school starts (or have your parents or friends help you out) and get things that will always come in handy. Sugar, flour, vegetable oil, eggs/egg beaters, butter, and chicken or vegetable stock are some key items to have in the kitchen, and if you have them, you can add in additional ingredients to make something fancier. When you're making your list, make sure you're going to get things you actually like. Don't just tell yourself to get peas because you think you should be eating healthier. There are dozens of other fruit and vegetable options, so pick one that you'll definitely eat (especially relevant to produce, since it'll go bad in your fridge if you don't eat it, and your money will have been wasted). Don't get anything you feel ambivalent about--if you don't love it, that's your money down the drain! There's no need to fear generic brands, either. I try to get whatever I can in the generic brand. Why bother paying more for the exact same thing? Ask yourself if you're dead-set on a more expensive item, and if it's worth it to you. For instance, if you just want plain vanilla ice cream, you could get a half-gallon for about $3, de-
pending on the store you go to and the brands they have there. But if Ben and Jerry's makes your absolute favorite flavor (Americone Dream, anyone?), then it might be worth it to you to make room in your budget for it (roughly $4 a pint at most stores). Let's look at what I bought on my last shopping trip, at Wal-Mart, on a budget of $20. My total was $18.91, and I got...
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This is what I would typically get for myself on a weekly shopping trip. It isn't particularly health conscious, nor do I think it's all junk food, either. If I didn't show some restraint, I would just buy bread and candy, because that's all I ever want to eat. I tried to stay generally healthy, with the yogurt and the pea crisps (which are an amazing alternative to potato chips), and even the juice (though beware—there's a lot of sugar and corn syrup in juice, though it's better than soda). I also wanted to indulge a little, which is why I got the jalapeno poppers and the candy. I wanted this to be as honest as possible, and I didn't want to pretend as though I only ever ate celery. You can get a decent mix of healthy and indulgent food for under $20.
º Green Giant cheesy broccoli and rice º Ronzini garden rotini noodles º Old Tyme English muffins º Great Value fiber bars º Snapea Crisps º Chobani Greek yogurt in Almond Coconut Choco º Farm Rich jalapeno poppers º Chicken broccoli cheddar Lean Pockets º Banquet brown-n-serve turkey sausage º Rizzo's gnocchi º Pina Colada v8 Splash º York Peppermint Patty
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TEAM Text: Shelby Newsome
Alicia Valko, Towson University class of 2013, knows what it’s like to transition from intern to employee. Working her way from intern to strategy coordinator for Jack Morton, Alicia is living out her dream job.
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During high school, Alicia's internship advisor suggested touring Jack Mor ton, a global brand experience agency, that was right down the street from her. Alicia had been interested in working for their sister agency, Weber Shandwick, so she took the tour her junior year of high school. "I thought freshman year [of college] that I should get an internship with Jack Mor ton to get experience and kind of see if that would help in the future to put me at Weber Shandwick," Alicia says. "My first internship was great and I really enjoyed it. I interned there the summer after sophomore year as well, in New York and then the summer after junior year, so last summer, in New Jersey again. I had three internships with the company and after coming back from [studying abroad in] Italy, I got a job offer. It was a dream oppor tunity for me, especially to be working in the area that I really want to, which is strategy."
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So what exactly does Alicia do as a strategy coordinator? "A lot of it is research based and figuring out the problem for each client with the project that we're currently working on," Alicia says. "So figuring out what's their core business problem." Once she puts together key insights from her research, Alicia says a compelling idea is composed to create an objective that could make a noticeable change for the company.
Best Experience
"I think everything has been really good so far," Alicia says. "I guess just getting the opportunity to define my goals and to know that my personal success is important to my manager.
Other than that, I think just being able to go to a trade show, which is something that in college you never really do." Alicia was able to go to NCTA's The Cable Show where companies display what they're doing and have the opportunity to talk to other businesses and people.
Lifestyle Face-off
While college had its perks, the real world isn't all that bad. "I think doing something different and interesting everyday is really cool," Alicia says. "I think doing things that are practical and have a real world application is different than some of the assignments that you would do in college. So I guess it's really nice to know that your work isn't just for nothing, which a lot of the time in college it is because it's just for a grade. I think it's just really cool to see your work being put to use." But waking up at noon and being so close to friends are some things that Alicia misses about college. "I guess the thing I miss most about college is being able to see people and having the opportunity to make plans with people whenever it's convenient," Alicia says. "Whereas when you start working it's kind of hard to make time to hang out with everybody you want to and all of your friends are farther away. That's been the only challenge, you know, reconnecting with people from where I live and knowing that you can't just walk to their room."
A Look At the Future
"In five years, I think I still would like to be doing the same thing, just hopefully with a few promotions," Alicia says. "But eventually I think I would like to move to a city, I don't know when that would be yet but potentially New York or even London for a bit. I think [that] would be cool."
Her Advice to You
"I would definitely say that if you are looking to get a job after college you have to intern these days," Alicia says. "I know a lot of my friends either are still looking for jobs or are just in a position that they know they already don't like and are three weeks in and are just kind of waiting to change careers. Which I think is pretty sad. I love waking up in the morning and going to work—I mean I don't love waking up in the morning—but I do like that I get to go to work and do something that I am passionate about. So I think finding those internships are really the most important thing. And don't just do one. If you're really going to find out what you're going to do. You should have multiple internships and hopefully that's just going to benefit you. "And then to get internships my biggest advice is to make sure that what you're putting out is good quality. I think some of the resumes that I've seen in the past have been not a very good representation of the person. It doesn't have to be very graphic or anything like that but just making sure that what you're putting out is representative of who you are as a person. Ultimately, they're not hiring a piece of paper, they are hiring a person. You want to represent yourself as who you are. I would also say, in order to get those internships you have to really know what you're talking about so get some experience whether it's just following other industries or other agencies that you're interested in so you have something to talk about in interviews or getting real world experience by blogging or even just what you do in school. Just maximize ever y oppor tunity to present your work and to do something worthwhile."
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