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College Life: Do's and Don'ts in the Dorm Zoo


Living in the dorms is an experience you'll never forget - although sometimes you may wish you could! Here are some things you definitely want to make sure you do, and some you seriously don't!

Do...

  • use Superman/Minnie Mouse sheets.
  • personalize your space.
  • close the blinds at night (unless you're on the 27th floor).
  • use your closet.
  • keep your microwave and TV on a table.
  • let your mom send you a care package.
  • remember to check your mail.
  • watch out for cafeteria food.
  • buy your roommate a gift for no reason.
  • call your mom and dad.
  • play fun pranks on your friends (like duct-taping their door shut).
  • remember your roommate's birthday.
  • nap whenever possible, except during class.
  • go to Wal-Mart.
  • get a fish.
  • avoid dining hall food if at all possible.
  • sell your books back ASAP, mo' $$$.
  • believe the prof when (s)he says to study, (s)he means it!
  • eat breakfast.

Don't...

  • wallpaper the cinderblock walls.
  • sleep in your roommate's bed.
  • fill in old holes in the wall with blue toothpaste.
  • keep your CPU on the floor (too much dust).
  • leave your underwear on the floor.
  • have spitting contests on the window ledge.
  • sleep through a final.
  • tell an R.A. that you need to get 24 bottles of a beverage from the mailroom for a "gathering" tonight.
  • eat your roommate's food.
  • hang your underwear all over the room because someone of the opposite gender might show up unexpectedly.
  • set your room on fire.
  • attack anyone with the fire extinguisher.
  • get a hamster, they're too noisy.
  • leave hair in the shower.
  • put a cigarette on the couch.
  • ever eat anything with the word "surprise" in it.
  • borrow clothes without asking.
  • play Def Leopard at 3 a.m., not cool.
  • wait until 30 minutes before the test to buy a Scantron, there won't be any left.

Copyright WSN Press, Campus Crusade for Christ, Inc., 1997-2001 Used by permission of WSN Press and Campus Crusade for Christ. All rights reserved. WSN Press, Campus Crusade for Christ--2500, 100 Lake Hart Dr., Orlando, FL 32832 USA.

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