Not trying to bum out all the axiom supporters here, but I would just go w/ one of the Denon/Mission shelf systems for your dorm room. I am not very far removed from the dorms, just a couple years, and remember what it was like =)

Save yourself a few bucks, get you an average shelf system that takes up VERY LITTLE room, and save the fun stuff for four years from now.

By the way, I think ecost has a pretty good deal on a Denon refurb shelf system right now.