Dorm Room Checklist

Overwhelmed and overloaded with all the information coming your way when sending your son or daughter off to college? You are not alone. It’s difficult to juggle all the “do’s and don’ts” of what to send with your child. That is why “experts”, experts being those who have done it and know the facts, thought it was necessary to develop the ultimate college dorm room check list. This college dorm room checklist was compiled from experience...  

In a move that the Post reports will soon allow Columbia University undergrads "to live in sin — on their parents' dime," students will be permitted to shack up with roommates of the opposite sex in dorm rooms. The so-called "gender-neutral" housing policy could be implemented next fall, allowing sophomores, juniors and seniors to choose roommates of the any gender. Supporters say the new policy will make things easier for gay and lesbian...  

Yields eight slices I love to make desserts that are simple to prepare without sacrificing style or taste. Scavenging through my baking cabinet last weekend I had an epiphany. I was reminded of Swedish Pancakes, a Scandinavian dessert resembling a crêpe.  

Are you a college student looking for great ways to add holiday cheer to your home away from home? With these top 10 best Christmas dorm room decorating ideas in AC content, you are sure to find a few that fit your style and budget.Contributor: Angela EppsPublished: Dec 07, 2009  

MANCHESTER – Police charged six Hesser College students with felony riot early Tuesday morning when confronted with 50 screaming students while answering a call about an out-of-control fight, police said. The incident took place during finals week, and the six students, three of them women, appeared in Manchester District Court Tuesday. Five face additional misdemeanors such as assault or resisting arrest. All were held on $1,000 cash or...  

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BC-NH — College Brawl,1st Ld-Writethru,0120 6 arrested after dorm brawl at NH college Eds: APNewsNow; updates with students arraigned, names of students charged; will be led. MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police say six Hesser College students from Massachusetts have been arraigned on charges stemming from a fight in a college dorm.  

Even being away from home can t stop some students from showing their holiday spirit through decorating. As most students bear down for the final week of the semester, some are doing so in dorm rooms adorned with makeshift decorations. This includes several residents in Living Center South, who have made space in their rooms for miniature Christmas trees, hand-cut paper snowflakes and lights. Jack-o-Lanterns were still sitting on the curb...  

A baby alligator, a diamondback rattlesnake, six pythons and three chameleons have been found in a University of Arkansas dorm room. Campus police Lt. Gary Crain said Monday the reptiles — and four white mice that were apparently intended as lunch — were found in Maple Hill West.  

Read the full story in the Brandeis Hoot. A model ‘green room’ was displayed Thursday in the Shapiro Campus Center Atrium, in order to demonstrate the university’s program piloted earlier this month by the Brandeis eco-reps, environmental advocates, and Students for Environmental Action (SEA). In the corner of the atrium, the model stood as a mock dorm [...]  

Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. has recently announced that starting in the fall 2010 semester they will be piloting co-ed suite dorm rooms. The rooms will have two bedrooms, one for the male and one for the female with a common area room.  

A Vietnamese student was found dead in a closet in her dorm room in Singapore last Tuesday (DATE?), local police said, adding she is likely to have died at least two days earlier. Nguyen Cao Minh Ngoc, 24, who joined the Management Development ...  

UNH Police: Dorm room attack not sexual assaultThe Union LeaderUNH police Sgt. Steven Lee said the female student entered her dorm room on the seventh floor of Stoke Hall, the school's largest residence hall with more ...Female assaulted on seventh floor in Saturday Stoke AssaultUNH The New Hampshire (subscription)all 2 news articles »  

(CBS) Ken Ilgunas graduated from the University at Buffalo several years ago with a history degree and $32,000 of college loan debt. After finally paying back his loans in full, he swore he'd never go into debt again. And so Ilgunas, 26, who is ...  

Parolee arrested after camping out in APU dorm room over holiday breakSan Gabriel Valley TribuneWhen students left their dorm rooms at Azusa Pacific University for Thanksgiving break, they probably didn't expect a parolee ...