THE ANXIETY OF CHOICE

By Dr. Julie Straight One semester in college, I earned an A-minus in private organ lessons. That minus annoyed me: I practiced my required hours and did what I was told to do. But I’d hit a stage at which I wasn’t told what to do on a crucial point: namely, how to...

PACKING WITH PURPOSE: DORM ROOM LIVING

If you are planning to live in the dorms, your new “home” is going to be—well—cozy. But, with a little bit of planning, you can do a lot to transform the space inside of those four walls into the perfect place for studying, sleeping and making memories with friends....