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For many students, college becomes your first chance to establish independence and learn how to live on your own. Once you've arrived on campus, you start learning to manage your time, plan your meals, and take care of yourself. But the reality is that, until you get...

Thinking about staying in Athens this summer? Maybe taking some additional courses or scoring a summer job? Sticking around the campus throughout the summer isn't as bad as you think! Bars and restaurants are less crowded, there's plenty of parking, and the weather is...

Finding the right place to live for next year is something every returning student goes through at Ohio University, and choosing the right roommates is an important part of that. For some students, they already have the right roommate: their romantic partner. After...

Athens, Ohio, Court Street apartmentscan feel a bit drab at times. You’re often limited on just how much sprucing up you can do. Most apartments won’t allow you to paint, and some are strict about what you can hang to minimize the holes you put into the walls. So how...

If you’re leaving school for a few weeks to head back home or go on a trip, then it’s important that your apartment is in good condition before you leave. As a renter, it can be easy to overlook your role in properly winterizing your apartment while you’re gone but...

The majority of students enter college immediately after graduating from high school and continue to attend college courses full-time until graduating. If this applies to you, and you’re between the ages of 18 and 23, then you’re what’s considered a...

As a new student, it’s easy to get so caught up in your studies that you forget to enjoy all that Athens, OH, has to offer. Whether it’s your first semester at Ohio University or you’ve been here for years and just haven’t taken the time to see the sights,...

Moving in with new roommates—especially ones that you’ve never met before—can come with a lot of growing pains. You have to share spaces, learn to deal with each other’s bad habits, and find a way to live together without driving each other nuts. But one...

Even the finest Ohio University rentals are often lacking one thing: closet space. It’s a fact of living in an apartment that most square footage is going to be dedicated to living space with very little to spare for storage spaces, such as closets. This...

When searching for Ohio University rental houses, there are a lot of elements to consider. Starting with the most obvious, Halloween is right around the corner. This is a holiday celebrated at any age, but it’s definitely a huge night in a college town. As...