Food safety for US college students

Some of us are going to become college students, too; some of us will perhaps even left the hometown.
I suggest we all read a few lines of advice from US department of agriculture on food safety:

Q. I will be attending a tailgate party at the stadium and enjoying hamburgers. How can I be sure the burgers are fully cooked?

A. The only way to know hamburgers are safely cooked is to use a food thermometer (...)

(OK, I admit that contracting diarrhea may be a bit unpleasant, but still...)