Smart Dorm Room Designs Please Parents And Students
(NAPSl?One of,the first
lessons many college students
" learn is smart space-management.
Students often quickly
realize how to turn a dorm
room?which at first glance may
seem short on space and possibilities?into
a study, bedroom and
even social area.
To help students make their
dorm rooms feel more comfortable,
decorators say it's important to
remember that rooms are an
expression of personality.
They suggest students think
about who they are, what they
like to do and how they want others
to perceive them, then decorate
to reflect their individual
styles.
To help students make the
most of their space, decorators
from Linens 'n Things offer students
the following tips:
Begin with your bed?The
bed is usually the largest piece of
furniture in the room and therefore
becomes its focal point.
Choose bedding that not only
looks good, but feels good as well
(after all, you'll be using it as a
couch half the time). Once you've
decided on a covering, such as a
comforter or polar fleece blanket,
accessorize with sheets, decorative
pillows or shams and a bed skirt.
Remember, dorm beds are generally
five inches longer than traditional
twin beds. Stores such as
Linens 'n Things carry extra long
sheets that may come in handy.
Keep clutter to a minimum?Storage
containers can
mean the difference between
organizing your closet and living
in one. Unlike a generation ago,
when "storage" tended to mean
"stored away," today's storage
solutions are lightweight, colorful
and can easily be-made part
of the decor. On the walls, over
the windows, behind the door, on
the floor or under the bed,
today's storage units combine
form and function.
Personalize the place?
Decorate with pictures that remind
you of home. Family photos and
treasured momentos can go a long
way towards making the most of a
small space. Bring some frames in
an assortment of colors and styles
to showcase your artwork and
ancestry.
For more information, visit
www.linensnthings.com.
It's a smart idea for college students
to make their dorm rooms
as comfortable as possible.
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TV Viewership, Networks, Are Falling;
Small Town Newspaper Readership Up
By BILL HISTED
From al surveys available, about the only madia whose numbers are up are smaler
publications, probably including the one you are holding in your hand now. The media is something I
have specialized all of my We, having worked in several forms of news and entertainment media.
About the only segment of the media to hold its own and actually gain strength in recent years are
smal town newspapers and suburban-type publications.
The bigger media is getting more splintered and fragmented.
As of 1992, 69 percent of Americans watched one of the "big three" TV network evenings
.newscasts. Now, that figure has slipped to only about 28 percent What happened? Millions getting on
the internet every evening, competition from satellite and cable TV channels and other choices have
taken millions away from NBC, ABC and The CBS Evening New With Dan Rather."
Large daily newspapers are about holding their own in circulation, thought there has been
some limited slippage in some markets.
People cart easily read one, two/thhee or'mote publicabonslh a^veek or evtin /day,
but its pretty hard to watch more than one TV channel at a time.
Many smal town newspapers?I'm speaking mainly of the weeklies here?are stfl
family owned or have the main owner in town. These truly local" papers don't stray
much out of the neighborhood or community and still serve those they target
I Nve in the Tampa and Orlando, Florida TV markets, and I can tel you there is next to
NO local TV programming from these local" stations anymore. An exception might be
local news shows, but you can forget about the TocaT programming on TV that existed
when I was a youth. There's a hint in this, owners.
I own a few smal town newspapers and a couple of local, 1,000-watt radio
stations. And I'm usualy covering three night meetings a week. People are gene rely fair and If they
see that a local paper b working for them, even if they don't always agree with everything in
the paper, they wil support IL
Recently, in the Tampa TV market two of the tele vision stations were in bankruptcy
proceedings. And that's too bad. I didn't see either one change their programming or
strategies much when they encountered trouble paying their bib. Maybe if one of them
would have taken 90 percent of their canned programming from New York City off the bird and hired
some local shows they might have survived financialy. There b a "surplus" of nabonaly "hyped"
stories. J3ut most people stH want their LOCAL news.
I read where a smal daily newspaper in Georgia suffered a decline in circulation
until the management finaly realized that most of the Associated Press stuff was on
CNN and MSNBC the night before. That paper threw out the news wire and printed nothing
but local news. If It didn't happen in the State of Georgia, it didn't get in.
I hate to give away some trade ideas for free, but I believe the survival for many
LOCAL TV stations ki this internet, satellite and wireless age b to once again become
LOCAL stations with local kids shows, local tour shows, maybe a local TALENT hour, etc.
Most smaB town newspapers are surviving?some even thriving?in thb space ageby
doing what they have done for generatk>ns....paying attention to those who are
paying their bflb. It's a simple strategy, really.
It works for us...only because we are married to our communities and
work long hours because the people wb serve are like family to us.
ABC, which was purchased by Dbney, has bepn a thorn in Disney's side. Profits
are less than expected as what was once a "franchise" business has become a
"commodities business." I saw an ad in the paper the other day of some satellite
outfit offering some 260 different "channel selections." Tens of millions now have
cable or satellite TV. Ifs sure not like the old days of TV
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