Exclusive: Alexa, When's My Next Class? This University Is Giving Out Amazon Echo Dots

Shower caddy? Check. Twin sheets? Check. Echo Dot ... check?  Starting this fall, some students at Northeastern University in Boston will be given the option of getting an Echo Dot smart speaker linked to their university accounts. They’ll be able to ask Amazon’s Alexa what time their classes are, how much money’s left on their food card and even how much they owe the bursar’s office.