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DIY a Dorm-Approved Air Conditioner

Believe it or not, college co-eds, but dorms have rules. Lots of 'em. To avoid breaking every. single. one., why not stick to the guidelines about appliances and make a do-it-yourself air conditioner....

How to Pack Electronics For the College Move

If you're anything like us, you've got a reasonably sized collection of gadgets and home furnishings, as well as some kind of over-sized monstrosity you've done nearly all of your work in during the p...

Flickr Finds: Dorm Room With a View

We cannot stress the importance of building a calm surrounding for your hectic workspace. It helps to be able to instantly cut working tension by looking up at a stellar view. Good advice for anyone, ...

Living with Roomates: Proper Tech Etiquette?

In communal living, life tends to move at a different beat. You've got to worry about those meddling kids downstairs trying to hack into your wireless. However, that should be the least of your worrie...

Freshen Up Your Dorm Laundry Room Etiquette

Excited about heading back to school but dreading heading back to the loud, filthy mom-less laundry rooms? Well when you're sharing ancient home tech like community laundry rooms, take care to not bre...

Sophomore Sophistication: The Coolest Dorm Ever

Heading back to school? Check out these photos of student Aaron Francis' college room in a rent house. The whole room is 10 feet by 11 feet, but Aaron manages to pack it with high-tech function and mi...

College Students Forced to Cut Into Beer Money for iPhones

Remember when Duke University gave each member of its incoming class of freshmen in 2004 a brand new iPod pre-loaded with freshman-orientation information, an academic calendar and even the Duke fight...

The Perfect Grad Gift: Thanks, Wikipedia! Shirt

There are definite perks to going to college in an age when the students knew more about the resources available to them on the internet than some of their "how-do-you-use-this-thing" ancient professo...