1. The important issue here is that your college probably has a policy regarding the recording of lectures and your roommate should check to see what it is. Violating it could result in his expulsion (assuming he's caught.)
2. If English isn't his first language then he can probably go to the department head and get permission to record the lectures, many colleges will make exceptions for students in such situations.
3. As Lazyturtle has already pointed out, 'One party consent' refers to the legality of recording private conversations, not to things like public lectures. Even if it did, being in a one party consent state would mean that the law was in your roommate's favor.

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