13. Go nocturnal: It's cooler at night. Try to get your teacher or your boss to let you work at night and sleep during the day. Desert animals use this method successfully.

Advantages: For those who love the Cambridge night life, it's a natural fit.

Disadvantages: You'll be pale and out of sync with most of the rest of the world.

Variations: You could just sleep 24 hours a day. If you're asleep, you probably won't notice the heat.

14. Ice: The symbolic essence of cool, ice is available in cubes from you refrigerator or in bags from Store 24. Put it in your drinks, against your skin or down your friend's shift.

Advantages: Cold, cheap.

Disadvantages. Heavy to carry in large quantities. Melts fast.

Variations: You can buy colorful plastic cubes with liquid inside at some gourmet stores. The idea is that they don't water down your drink or ruin the taste.

15. Wet towels: A thick, soaking wet cold towel, wrapped around your head turban-style, is just the thing to beat the heat.

Advantages: Cold, convenient. Everyone has a towel and a cold water faucet.

Disadvantages: You look silly and drip all over the furniture.

Variations: Try draping a wet, cold towel over your shoulders.

16. Seersucker. This miracle fabric (along with khaki) worked for the British Empire, at least for a while. It works for Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III. It can work for you.

Brooks Brothers makes suits and blazers in blue and white stripes and black and white stripes for both men and women.

Advantages: Look crisp, stay cool.

Disadvantages: How can wearing a jacket make you cooler?

Variations: The aforementioned blue or black stripes.

17. Attitude. This is the secret weapon, to be used when all else fails. Just think cool thoughts, and you'll be OK, at least until winter hits.