Alice Vol. 1 No. 1

Letter from the Editors
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It started with one question: Would you be interested in
developing a women’s magazine? The question, posed to
a room of more than 100 college women last spring, was
a simple yes or no. The women, each from a different part
of campus, from a different background, from a different
state of mind, all said yes.
After months of brainstorming, conceptualizing, and
answering a million what ifs, we’re excited to be debuting
the first issue of Alice — your new source for everything
fashion, entertainment, beauty, lifestyle and more. To us,
Alice represents everything we love and hate about our
college years. She’s into following the next big fashion
trends, but just as concerned about the big issues —what’s
going on in the world and how can she stay engaged. In
other words, Alice is just like us.
Think of Alice as your co-pilot as you navigate your way
through college. The transition out of your teens and into
your early twenties is an important one, and she wants you
to make it count. She’ll be there when your friends convince
you to go on your first awkward Tinder date (p. 53), when
you finish your rewatch of Grey’s and need a new Netflix
obsession (we’ve all been there) (p. 72), and when you finally
decide it’s time you learned to cook (p. 27).
And when your time is up and graduation looms, Alice
will help you prepare for the world. For everything from
how to get a perfectly polished one-minute face (p. 6) to
what to wear to an interview for every job or internship
(p 19) — she’s got you covered. And that includes the big
issues. For example, the upsetting wage gap that exists
between men and women coming out of college (p. 44).
Many of the subjects you've wanted to talk about
during your years in college (and maybe some you haven't
considered) are spelled out in the next 80 pages. So we
wanted to take a moment to thank you, the readers, for
going on this journey with us. We saw a need, and Alice is
our way of filling it in a way uncharted by any other college
media. We’re thrilled (and just a dash nervous), that the
day has finally come, but we can’t wait for you to dive in!
Tara Massouleh and Allison Ingram