Our college correspondent interviewed current college students about dorm-room essentials, including their favorite mattress toppers, shower caddies, and fans.

Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student with raping a fellow student in the stairwell of a residence hall late Thursday.

Hampden-Sydney College students, alumni and staff attended a vigil for Harrison Carter Cole, 18, of Jeffersonton. Cole was found dead in a dorm room.