Dorm Room Advice and Safety

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, there are a couple of things that you should do to close up your dorm room for the much needed break. You want to make sure when you come back everything is normal, nothing is ruined, and your room does not smell horrible.

First of all I would advise you to make sure your window is tightly shut and nothing can get in. You would not want any bugs or insects to get through your window if by chance you had a whole in your screen. Also, if there is any severe weather in the area you would not want this to come in your room. When there are high winds and storms there is a chance your window could break or shatter into a thousand pieces if it is not shut.

Secondly make sure that you have gone through your refrigerator and shelves and disposed of any food that will expire over the break. You should always make sure you go through and rotate your food and drinks around to make sure nothing get stuck in the back. That would be the worst to come back and your room smell like rotten spoiled food. It only takes a few minutes to look through everything and is definitely worth it.

Of course the most obvious and important is to make sure your door is tightly closed and locked. I know that at Harrison Hall alone this week five lab tops have gotten stole and 2 people’s iPods are missing. I feel horrible for the victims of theft but if you take a couple of seconds to lock your door you will not have to worry about any of this. Even if you are still in the building like down in the laundry room or in the computer room for example you should still lock your door just in case. It only takes a few minutes for something to happen and that would be devastating.