I'm basically trying to do a 'bookshelf' kind of method but with less resources. Is this the right thing to do? Or should I put things up to the wall but without actually touching the wall. My idea was to put these 2 hollow but heavy drawers on top of the opposing desk (I do not have a roommate but it's a doubles room), and put the drawers up to the wall. My question is, what is a cheap way to 'sound proof' the lower frequencies without damaging anything since it is a college dorm. Of course I confronted them about it, and they say they'll fix it, but they don't. I started sleeping with earbuds but sometimes they fall out and I end up waking up in the middle of the night to them talking or playing something on their speakers.
My dorm neighbours are pretty loud, but even when talking at rather normal volumes their voices still go through the walls. So I live in a college dorm which is the oldest dorm on the campus, and it was made a long time ago (pre-war) so the walls are terrible.