Apr
19

Green your Dorm Room

By | Dorm

Green Dorm Room

Living a green lifestyle can be difficult; it’s something that you need to think about all the time. But here are a few simple things that just take a few extra seconds, and will help make your dorm cleaner place to live. Recycle It only takes a few extra seconds, but recycling is the easiest way to decrease your ecological footprint. Instead of tossing your paper, plastic aluminum, and glass in the garbage can throw it in the recycling bin instead. If your university doesn’t have an … [Read more...]

Jan
10

The New Semester: A Packing List for the Forgetful

By | Dorm, Residence Hall, Shopping Lists

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The holidays are over. Sigh. Don't you wish you could start them over? Anyway, as you start packing and preparing to return to your dorm, don't leave these important items behind. The last thing you want is to start your new semester worrying about the school supplies you accidentally forgot. That's just unnecessary stress. 1 - Your dirty laundry hamper If you brought all of your dirty laundry home with you for mom and to deal with, don’t forget to bring your empty hamper back with … [Read more...]

Dec
21

What Did You Forget Now?

By | Residence Hall

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Every year there's always something. One thing that you meant to grab on your way out the door but never did. Your ride was impatiently honking the horn, your hands were full of other stuff, and it just completely slipped out of your mind. Now your stuck at home without it; you can't just drop in and grab it because your dorm is closed for break or you traveled really far to be with your family. Whether it's something as insignificant as a pair of socks or as important as your laptop's power … [Read more...]

Nov
07

The Clothing Situation

By | Dorm, Fashion

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Every dorm has limited closet space. The typical dorm has at most one wardrobe/closet and a dresser drawer or two for each student. Some don’t even have that much. Check out the floor plans for Penn State’s East dorms and Arizona State’s North Neighborhood to see what I’m talking about. It’s difficult to cram 4 season’s worth of clothing into the tiny space that you’ve been allotted, but it’s even more difficult to divide your belongings before you leave for school.  What if … [Read more...]

Nov
02

What You’ll Miss

By | Computers, Dorm, Fashion, Food & Diet, Residence Hall, Roommates, Shopping Lists

I never could have dreamed up the things that became important in college. The little inconsequential things I had taken for granted at home, suddenly became almost as important as air. I guess it really is true, you only want what you can’t or don’t have. Of the things that I missed the most, many seem silly to me now. (Did I seriously miss having my Twilight books sitting on my bookshelf?) Others can still get me riled up. The roominess of your fridge Many dorm rooms come equipped … [Read more...]