For years, the boundary between the sexes at colleges has been getting fuzzier and fuzzier. First, there was the strict, “No boys allowed in the girls’ dormitories!” policy, with security guards monitoring closely and guys trying to beat the system (hello, perfect teen comedy plot). Then came the coed dorm buildings, with girls on some floors and boys on the others. Everyone seemed happy, as you had the opposite gender close, but not too close. Then came the scandalous coed floors! Boys across the hall! Girls in bathrobes! People adjusted, some happily, some not, and life was good. And now, horror of horrors, we have coed dorm rooms! A boy and a girl, living together! Shock! Scandal! Despair! But is it really such a crazy idea?
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You can’t set foot into a Target or Bed Bath & Beyond these days without being overwhelmed by the aisles of “must-haves” for your dorm room Some of them are pretty obvious - extra long sheets, shower caddy, pictures of family and friends from home. But there are a few of those necessary items that will sit around collecting dust until you finally chuck them out on moving-out day, and a few less obvious things that you’ll find out you’ll need when you least expect them. So which dorm room essentials are actually essential?
Worried about staying fit during the upcoming school year? No need. The Institute for European Environmental Policy has it covered. Their workout suggestion: Quit driving to school and instead opt for walking. The organization, based in the UK, is looking into banning cars from school zones so that you have no excuse for being so darn lazy (and chubby).
So you’re just entering high school, and you’re considered that “perfect student.” You’ve been enrolled in all the AP classes possible for a freshman, you play sports, you are involved with extracurricular activities, and your social life is seemingly perfect. Yeah right. While summer is here, I’m worried about failing to succeed in high school. The pressure for me is building as my parents expect me to move on with a 4.0+ average. I am also involved with my school’s marching band, which is one of the most prestigious organizations in the county. Everything that I used to know is now fading away. I am afraid I will not be accepted and that I’ll be that awkward social outcast everyone loves to make fun of. All I want to do is fit in, but make my mark in high school at the same time. 
Study, read, eat breakfast, get a perfect score on your tests, get a 4.0, the pressure is building up, and college is coming my way in just over a year. With a lot of my friends scoring above a 30 on the ACT and getting straight A’s (including their multiple AP classes), I have a lot to live up to.