Knowing how to act in a dorm for the first time can be hard. Here is what this year’s cherubs learned after living with 82 people for five weeks.

DO:

• DO plan on doing laundry once a week.
• DO have a shower caddy to carry your stuff to and from your room.
• DO throw away all your trash.
• DO have snacks handy in your room.
• DO bring your laptop and movies.
• DO talk to your roommate.
• DO have candy to share with your floor.
• DO leave your door open during floor hours, since you probably will forget to carry your key with you.
• DO keep small bills and change to use for laundry and vending machines.
• DO clean your room daily, or you probably never will.
  

DO NOT:

• DO NOT wait until the third week to do laundry.
• DO NOT leave your toiletries in the bathroom.
• DO NOT leave food lying on a common room table. (It will be eaten or it will start to smell.)
• DO NOT leave hair in the sink or shower. You floor mates will not appreciate it.
• DO NOT bring food that will smell within two days.
• DO NOT eat other people’s food without their permission.
• DO NOT assume your roommate left your door unlocked; keep your key with you at all times.
• DO NOT stay up until two in the morning when you have class at 9 a.m.
• DO NOT leave your laundry in the machine overnight, and DO NOT start your laundry just before floor hours.
• DO NOT let your finished laundry prevent other people from washing/drying their own load.