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...Eirich recounts the tale of how living arrangements were sorted out in the apartment. Averell decided he would save money by not buying a bed right away, and instead “temporarily” borrowed another roommate’s air mattress...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Grad, Art Imitates Life’s “Amazing Race” | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

...From about November to April of 2005, he was just living on the air mattress,” Eirich recalls. “He had this fake plastic pirate’s hook. For six months, his room had a plastic pirate’s hook and no bed.” Averell finally caved and bought...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Grad, Art Imitates Life’s “Amazing Race” | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

...hour and supplements his income by doing freelance car repairs after hours, but after paying his rent and sending more than $1,000 a month to his mother (who plans to build a bathroom with running water), he doesn't have much money left. His only furniture is a mattress and a milk crate. Cardboard does the job of window shades. Octavio speaks just a few words of English and says he lives in fear of his Anglo neighbors, who seem to be constantly scolding him on the street. He thinks they might be mistaking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Life of the Migrants Next Door | 1/29/2006 | See Source »

...Prevention is not easy. Experts advise that you vacuum your suitcase and wash all of your clothes in hot water after you return from a vacation where you've seen signs of the pests. If you have the bugs in your home, wrapping your mattress and box spring with a plastic or allergen cover and placing the bed legs in cups of water may keep the insects out of your bed. Filling cracks in walls where bugs may crawl in from other rooms or buildings is another recommendation. Multiple pesticide treatments from professional exterminators are necessary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming to a Bed Near You | 12/2/2005 | See Source »

...separate allegations of rape, a report of indecent assault and battery, and a brawl between three men outside the club, according to police reports cited by The Crimson. Shortly before the club closed, a 1991 Crimson article claimed “the club maintained an unsanitary ‘mattress room’ for sexual exploits and promoted the room in its newsletters.” Pi Eta alumni maintained ownership of the building until 1996, when fraternity Sigma Chi became a co-owner. But the cohabitation did not last. Pi Eta forced Sigma Chi out of the building...

Author: By Daniel J. T. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 45 Mt. Auburn Saw Tumultuous Past | 12/2/2005 | See Source »

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