It’s that time again—the annual moving-into-the-dorms rite of passage for college freshmen. Somewhere along the line, academic and social concerns went by the wayside as the foremest contributors of butterflies in the bellies of brand spankin’ new college students. These days, the principal worry is having a big enough pile of plastic crap [...]
It’s that time again—the annual moving-into-the-dorms rite of passage for college freshmen. Somewhere along the line, academic and social concerns went by the wayside as the foremest contributors of butterflies in the bellies of brand spankin’ new college students. These days, the principal worry is having a big enough pile of plastic crap for the picture-perfect version of dorm living.
It probably needs to be color-coordinated as well (because god knows no one wants to end up with the orange closet organizer, the pink Mac, the green fridge, the purple hamper, the red desktop organizer, the red bean bag chair and the blue shower caddy).
If you need a second curmudgeonly opinion, read the excellent rant on Around the Academy.
If you need some inspiration for frugality and the reduction of crap in the world, watch this non-preachy and tolerable video: The Story of Stuff. I generally loathe informational videos and documentaries (excepting, as always, Dogtown and Z-Boys) and this was totally watchable.
Please feel free to read the Reuters article on how much money parents pay every school year on questionably necessary school supplies.
Posted by Alexa Harrington
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