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The 25 Most Beautiful College Libraries in the World

By Emily Temple on

[Editor's note: In celebration of the holidays, we're counting down the top 12 Flavorwire features of 2012. This post, at #4, was originally published December 13, 2011.] The college library, whether ornate or modern, digital or dusty, is in many ways the epicenter of the college experience — at least for some students. It is at once a shining emblem of vast, acquirable knowledge, a place for deep discussions and meetings of the mind, and of course, a big building full of books, which, as far as we’re concerned, is exciting enough. Colleges and universities are understandably quite proud of their libraries, which can be a selling point for prospective students and donating alumni alike, and they often become the most well-designed and beautifully adorned buildings on campus. To that end, and perhaps to inspire your studies a bit, we’ve collected a few of the most beautiful college and university libraries in the world, from Portugal to France to Boston. Did your alma mater’s library make the list? Or did we miss one of your favorites? Let us know in the comments. … Read More

News

Is One of the 13 Most Useless College Majors Yours?

By Judy Berman on

In an economy like ours, just about every college major can seem pointless. But which ones are actually most likely to doom a graduate to failure? With the help of some data from Georgetown University and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Daily Beast has compiled a list of the 13 most useless fields of… Read More

Art

Cure for the Common Poster: Affordable Dorm Art That Doesn’t Suck

By Nicole Rallis on

A new semester has begun for college kids throughout the States, and now that they’ve settled into new living quarters, bought loads of clunky textbooks, and have their routines down, it’s time to talk wall decor!  If you’re as tired as we are of bland walls and once-classic, now-tired posters and art prints, then fear not, dear reader!  You can decorate your digs — whether it’s a dorm room or a new apartment — with this killer collection of posters that replace old standbys with fun, original, and inspiring pieces. So say goodbye to Einstein, sayonara to Animal House, and au revoir to Keep Calm and Carry On and prepare to fall in love with a brand-new collection of wall decor, after the jump. … Read More

Art

Bill Watterson’s College Cartoons

By Sam Schlinkert on

Years before his world-famous Calvin and Hobbes strip debuted in 1986, Bill Watterson was a political science major at Kenyon College from 1976 to 1980. Luckily for us, Watterson was already practicing his art, drawing cartoons for The Kenyon Collegian. Here are some of his frames that appeared in the school’s 1980 yearbook. For any current college students or recent grads, you’ll see college life hasn’t changed all that much. … Read More

Architecture

Trend Watch: Recycled Student Housing

By Caitlin Brody on

So with all this talk of recycled cities, it makes perfect sense that the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle slogan is being taken to student housing across college campuses worldwide (ironically, many are in the Netherlands, where another college ritual can be relived.) After the jump, check out our favorite shipping-containers-turned-dormitories to realize your inner college adventurer. Studying abroad, after all, has become a rite of… Read More

Books

Trend Watch: Muggle Quidditch Goes Collegiate

By Lauren Hubbard on

Despite the fact that the seven book series ended over two years ago and the latest film took a 60 percent tumble at the box office last weekend, it looks like Harry Potter’s grip on the muggle world may not be over yet. Quidditch, yes quidditch, is sweeping the nation’s colleges (ha, broom pun!) with over 200 schools interested in the sport, and 150 — from Princeton to LSU — already participating in the International Quidditch Association.… Read More