Campus Life

Ever notice that dorm room posters tend to lack variety? Here's a great blog entry that claims to list the most overused dorm posters ever:

Top 10 Most Cliche College Dorm Posters of All Time

When I moved into a dorm 20 years ago, the list of cliche posters was a little bit different-- but it was also pretty similar.

I don't think the clever but completely overused "Periodic Table of Mixology" was available 20 years ago. In abundance, however, were dozens of posters about alcohol-- especially beer, and including those tacky neon light beer signs that look like they were stolen from a restaurant, but that actually came from a cheesy mall gift shop. Let's see... can you think of anything more stereotypical that could be in a college student's room than a picture of beer?

Oh, wait, there might be one thing more stereotypical than beer decorations-- and that's the semi-naked woman poster. That "High Street Honeys" poster (you know, that "five naked women" poster that you've seen a zillion times) wasn't around back in the day, but there were no shortage of pinup girl type posters around the dorms. Guys, here's a newsflash for you: if you want to impress the real-life girls of campus (the kind you do not find in posters), don't hang tacky pictures of half-naked women on your walls. That doesn't exactly scream "great dating prospect."

Of course, the "look at me, I have culture" art prints have always been popular too. When I was in college, everyone had Van Gogh's "Starry Night" hanging from their wall. Including me.

Looking for some other ways to decorate your dorm room? Here's how to give your space a cheap dorm room makeover.