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For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. The necessity of wearing shoes in the shower is often considered one of the more annoying quirks of dorm life. With several dozen people using the same shower, students may worry about the risk of contracting an infection such as athlete's foot from the floor. Both Sara Kornstein (freshman-elementary education) and Melissa Surovec (freshman-elementary education) wear shower shoes to protect their feet from infection. "Everyone [wears shower shoes]," Kornstein said. "You don't want to get any diseases." Athlete's foot is the infection a person would most likely contract from a dormitory...