Electronics are a necessity for the college student whether commuting in the car, for the dorm, out on the campus or in the classroom. Jack Wayman of the Consumer Electronics Association explains.

�For commuting in the car, I suggest an upgraded audio system with CD and cassette, a hands free cell phone and a radar detector. For the dorm and campus, a notebook computer and a combination answering machine, fax, photocopier and a cordless phone that will reach around campus. For entertainment: a TV with DVD and a pocket-sized mp3 player. For the classroom: a palm-sized PDA, a combination handheld dictionary, encyclopedia, language translator and a shirt pocket voice recorder for lectures.�

Wayman says students should be sure to preserve these college memories with a digital camera and camcorder.