dorm
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Winterich conducted an experiment with college students moving out of dorm rooms.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
I watched the carnage from an NYU dorm room, having just moved to the city to start my freshman year of college.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ramirez moved into the New North dorm this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
For a new generation, starting an internet business from the dorm room became the rage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
She said she wouldn’t give me her notes but that we could study together, so after class I followed her to her dorm room.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
It’s also a good way to get daily exercise walking or jogging up the hill beyond school dorms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The Camino is a choose-your-own-adventure: Sleep in public dorms or private rooms, walk solo or in informal groups, carry everything or send your bag ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In a documentary capturing the band's early days, external, the trainees were berated for posting photos from their dorms on social media.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Digital spaces can still provide community without that friction, which is why so many college students spend so much time in their dorms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
The dorms were black and silent, and the big parking lot behind the tennis court was empty except for a few faculty cars and a lone green truck from Maintenance.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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