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Dormitory typically refers in the United States to residence halls, which are sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students. The U.K. equivalent for universities is Hall of residence, although "dormitory" is still used for schools. Most colleges and universities provide (usually for a fee) single or multiple occupancy rooms for their students. These buildings consist of many such rooms, like an apartment building, and the number of rooms varies quite widely from just a few to hundreds. The largest dormitory building is Bancroft Hall at the United States Naval Academy. Many colleges and universities no longer recognize the word "dormitory" and staff are now using the term residence hall (analogous to the United Kingdom "hall of residence") or simply "hall" instead. This is promoted as better describing a living and learning community that is part of the larger academic institution. When the word "dorm" was first adapted for universities and colleges, the atmosphere of the buildings served as places for students to sleep. Often students had a curfew to be in the building for "lights out" and a "dorm mother" was in charge of running the building. This is no longer true as residence halls as of 2007 strive to provide a more inclusive community for residents. Features of life such as cafeterias, academic centers, active and passive programming, resident assistants and hall coordinators have given a new experience to living on campus. College and university residential rooms vary in size, shape, facilities and number of occupants. Typically, a United States residence hall room holds two students with no toilet. This is usually referred to as a "double". Often, residence halls have communal bathroom facilities. In the United States, residence halls are sometimes segregated by sex, with men living in one group of rooms, and women in another. Some dormitory complexes are single-sex with varying limits on visits by persons of each sex. For example, the University of Notre Dame in Indiana has a long history of Parietals, or mixed visiting hours. Most colleges and universities offer coeducational dorms, where either men and women reside on separate floors but in the same building or where both sexes share a floor but with individual rooms being single-sex. In the early 2000s, dorms that allowed people of opposite sexes to share a room became available in some public universities.[1] Some colleges and university coeducational dormitories also feature coeducational bathrooms.
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1. From the Frat House to Your First House: The ABC's of Decorating like an Adult
August 26, 2008
So you've just purchased your very first home, and are now pondering how to dress the space in a way that is both sophisticated, and shows off your personality. You may be used to living with roommates or in a dormitory, where high style involved hanging up rock posters and Christmas lights. Now you're faced with the challenge of decorating in a more grown up way, and you may not know where to begin. To help you with your quest, here are the ABC's of decorating like an adult:
A is for Accessorizing
Action figures and stuffed animals need to find a new home, whether it's a cozy tru... (read more)
Author: Gregg Camp
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2. Filtered Water: Discover the Former Luxury That is Now a Necessity
June 11, 2008
Thirty-five years ago a student living at the Houston Medical Center experienced a sudden onset of diarrhea. Another girl living in the same dormitory had a similar problem. Neither student could find filtered water in the shops that surrounded the Medical Center. At that time, most people viewed filtered water bottles as a luxury item.
Today both these are found almost everywhere. Consumers buy and use those products, because they do not want to drink water that contains cancer causing chemicals. Parents make drinks for their children using water that's pure, because they know that such... (read more)
Author: Laurel Tevolitz
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3. Tips for Surviving Dorm Life - Happily!
June 03, 2008
Living in a college dormitory is a unique, once in a lifetime experience. While some students certainly make themselves miserable by focusing on the negatives such as limited living space, little privacy and community bathrooms, having the right mindset can make your stay in the dorm one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of your life. Here we provide tips for making the most of your time living in the dorm:
-Establish and maintain open communication with your roommate. Sharing an already small living space with a roommate may be the biggest challenge in dorm living. Whether y... (read more)
Author: Evelyn Saunders
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4. Hunting For Your Ideal Canterbury Student Home
May 16, 2008
Finding Your Ideal Canterbury Student Home
As the student home hunting season is rapidly approaching, this article focuses on the various different accommodation options in Canterbury that will usually be open to you and the pros and cons of each option. So without further ado:
1. University Dormitory
This is usually the preferred option for first year for Canterbury students. Normally, most people will opt for halls at first and then move out into the private sector for the rest of their university career. Only the strong willed tend to survive in halls of residence for more th... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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5. Considering Location When Choosing US Universities for Foreign Students
March 06, 2008
After considering the reputation of the University of your choice, the second most important consideration you should do when selecting US universities as a foreign student is the academic institution's location. You may look at the simple geographical site of the university.
Ideally, you should choose universities that are very near or proximate to major US cities. Such universities will be more convenient. If you aim to stay in a dormitory on campus, make sure it will not take long to get to the nearest convenience store or other basic commercial sites. If the university's location is n... (read more)
Author: Nick Sanders
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6. About Asheville Framing & Building
January 08, 2008
Asheville Framing & Building is a branch off of Abandre.com and they work with dozens of builders in the Asheville North Carolina area. A few of their projects can be seen on our website and there are many others that have not been photographed. AFB framed up a giant Social Hall on Lake James, a big roof remodel on the Unity Center in Cherokee, a Christian Camp Staff Dormitory in Weaverville, and many individual homes throughout the year. Many builders choose Asheville Framing & Building to frame up their personal homes. On a project in Swannanoa, the Buncombe County Building Inspector stated ... (read more)
Author: Janet Marie
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7. College Dormitory Room Security
December 18, 2007
Even though many colleges are out for summer vacation, there are those students who choose to take summer classes and reside in the dormitories on campus. Those students should exercise security measures during this time of year as they should during the normal course of the school year.
Burglary and property theft can happen to a student when he least expects it.
The #1 Mistake Perhaps you are familiar with this already. Most dormitory burglaries occurring on a college campus involve entry being made through an unlocked door. Even if you are just going a few doors down from your... (read more)
Author: Fabiola Castillo
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8. Travel Guide in MP3 format
September 15, 2007
Backpack travelling is a wonderful experience. It allows one to be in control of the time, cost and destination at will. The ease of booking a hotel through the Internet has made it even easier for a backpacker. Wide choices of hostels, domitories, budget hotels and even private rooms are easily available. Being well-prepared for a trip cannot be understated. The weather condition of the destination would determine how much load you can carry. The availability of hygiene facilities will also decide for you whether certain items are needed. The location for a slumber would ... (read more)
Author: Lucy Koh
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9. What Could Drive Seung Hui Cho to Kill?
August 05, 2007
It is a sad week all over the nation this week when a senior college student opened fire on fellow students at a small town college. First, he opened fire in a high rise dormitory. Two hours later, he gunned down several more students in a second floor classroom.
Seung Hui Cho, a South Korean, was determined to be responsible for the massacre that occurred at Virginia Tech (VT) on April 16, 2007. With pistols that he purchased several weeks ago, he turned the campus into a shooting gallery that took the lives of 32 VT students as well as his very own.
What went on in the mind of t... (read more)
Author: Fabiola Castillo
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10. Satellite TV for the Dorm or Frat House
June 12, 2007
Every dormitory and fraternity house has at least a few TVs for the occupants and visitors to use at their discretion. You can’t study all the time and learning to relax properly is part of the college learning process that hopefully will follow one through life and help to lead to a more relaxed and healthier life in general.
Do to the fact that there are so many different people and cultures in a college dorm or group living situation, such as a fraternity house, a variety of programming should be made available for everyone who lives there and their visitors. Satellite service would be... (read more)
Author: David Johnson
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11. Roommate Treaty
April 21, 2007
An ability to solve problems plays an important role in a person’s career. People that know how to quickly find a reasonable solution of a tribulation always receive decent jobs. Unfortunately, we get no credit for solving everyday routine problems. The problem I faced was more than just a simple routine dilemma. I experienced hard times with my roommate. We did not get along quite well because of some disagreements in basic everyday things. For instance, she would listen to her music without headphones on when I tried to study or invite guests over without asking if I did not mind. Another th... (read more)
Author: Jeff Stats
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12. Shared Web Hosting Explained
August 11, 2006
Shared web hosting is a service offered by web hosts wherein more than one website is hosted on a single server. It is an economical option since the overall cost of running and maintaining the web server is shared among many websites. A real-life comparison can be that of a students' dormitory where all students share the same facilities. Except that in case of shared web hosting, individual website owners do not normally know each other. Usually small websites prefer shared web hosting to keep overhead cost minimum. It is quite co... (read more)
Author: Josh
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13. Success Despite Hearing Loss
January 17, 2006
Oddly enough, I've come to think that my hearing loss was one of the best things that ever happened to me, as it led to the publication of my first novel. But it took a while for me to accept that I was losing my hearing.
I was born with a mild hearing loss but began to lose more of my hearing when I was a senior in college. One day while sitting in my college dormitory room reading, I noticed my roommate get up from her bed, go to the princess telephone in our room, pick it up and start talking. None of that would have seemed strange, except for one thing: I never heard the telephone ri... (read more)
Author: Connie Briscoe
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