PHOTO GALLERY: Students show off dorm essentials

A framed photo of "Kissing on VJ Day" will make Victoria Goodwin, a freshman from O'Fallon, Ill., feel more comfortable on campus. "Bringing it to my dorm will make it feel like my room again," she said as she held it up outside her dorm.   ¦  Rosellen Downey

COLUMBIA — Missourian staffers searched MU residence halls Tuesday to find which dorm room staples students couldn't live without.

Want to view the chaos of moving in more closely? We also have not one but two time-lapse videos of students moving into their rooms.