DVD players, Todd Oldham sheets and La-Z-Boy recliners help students through their first year on campus

s freshmen settle into their dorms, they need to make sure they have the essentials for on-campus living: books, writing utensils, TV/DVD combos and Todd Oldham sheets.

DVD players? Todd Oldham? What do these things have to do with the education process?

Officially, they have nothing to do with school, but they might just be as essential as air and water for those trying to survive their first year away from home. [Read article]

If your most complicated recipe for dorm cuisine requires one plastic credit card and a liberal sprinkling of delivery driver, then Marilyn Davison, a Certified Culinary Professional and an instructor at Culinary Concepts, 2930 N. Swan Rd. Suite 126, has a few tips for making dorm food taste just like homemade.

Davison, who taught a class on cooking for small apartments and dorm rooms in July, says the cooking options available to students are much better than when she went to college. [Read article]