Yeah, that pic reminds me of something that happened in my freshman dorm when I was in college. Same couch, same cinderblock wall. It could be the same room, if they hadn't torn it down...
There seems to be a pletheral of artists in training here. I go to OCAD, which is the Canadian equivalent of the Art Institutes in the US.
I've seen that furniture up here aswell...just different colours. It seems that all of the older residences of the more established universtities have them.