Real Life Lessons: Roommate Relations 101

Back-to-school season is looming large, but for many college freshmen it's off to a brand new school and a brand new roommate, maybe for the very first time. My own college roommate (Hi, Sara!) showed up to our enthusiastically-named "garden level" (i.e., basement) dorm room with ankle weights (you know, jazzercise style, 20 years too late) and I knew that girl was tops. But no matter who you get (or get stuck with), remember these basic principles of roommate living and nip potential problems i...