What Your Room Decorations Say About You: Atkins Dorm

1. Here we have Harper Edwards ‘26 pridefully showing off the flag of the infamous, masked vigilante, as well as his love for wrestling. These completely unrelated flags have one thing in common: the warrior mentality. Affectionately known as Batman, Edwards is a fierce wrestler by day and a protector of the innocent by night.

2. Alvie Zobel de Ayala ‘23 has chosen a different path. Personalizing his decorations, Zobel has chosen Amazon's choice route, ordering his posters by the fifty pack, thus achieving a unique room aesthetic, seen nowhere else. Through this incredible choice of decorations, Zobel can accurately reflect his creative personality as a trailblazer of fashion in and out of the room.

3. Perhaps the most important room in Atkins dorm belongs to Harrison James ‘24 as he has this year’s tour room. From crinkle-free pinstripe wallpaper tastefully lining only 75% of one wall to a beautiful clear glass bedside table, Harrison has objectively good style. For his favorite piece, brushing aside priceless trinkets and accessories collected across the globe, James has put aside his ego, and decided to go with a humble choice: a neon light spelling out his name. Since James’ room is the tour guide room, all who visit will recognize the humility of the Middlesex student.

4. Previous year’s remarks about a “basic” room have clearly gotten to him, so Thatcher Foregger ‘24 enhanced the eccentric feel of this year’s room with something found nowhere else on campus: a record player. Foregger enjoys classics like Nikki Minaj and Taylor Swift on his vintage record player.

5. LEGOS are a phase, right? Will Sumner ‘25 would like to disagree. Working diligently over the summer, Sumner wisely decided to invest his entire earnings in a LEGO Porsche. “Maybe someday I'll get the real thing, '' Sumner remarks, pushing the car up and down his desk.

6. Noted rule breaker Luke Power ‘24 has decided to rebel against the oppressive recycling industry. Through his only seltzer diet, Power has acquired a whopping 672 cans, which he puts on display for all to see. This incredible feat of architecture is known throughout campus, and has become an integral part of Power’s sense of style. Just as a Lion’s mane symbolizes strength, so does Power’s can wall.

7. Some might say that these are just ordinary chairs, but they would be wrong. Andrew Visco ‘26, Charlie Brand ‘26, and Colton McCann ‘27 have fought tooth and nail for these thrones, with Visco even sacrificing his right two fingers for them. They have fully adopted the sedentary lifestyle, refusing to get up from their seats of glory.

Alex Barron