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Updated with current information for 2022 If you haven’t lined up your Ohio University housing for next year, time to put down the glass blown flower vase and get on it. Your experience at Ohio University essentially depends on your housing situation. The type of apartment you get, whom you room with, where you …

This post has been updated current information for 2022 So, you’ve got the next year all figured out with your roommates lined up with the perfect place when somebody jumps ship. Somebody breaks up with somebody else; old friends who had each other’s backs for years now want to kill each other; your best …

Updated with current information for 2022 OU Student Services staff get that living with a roommate is a big adjustment. Whether you’re an underclassman in a dorm, or you’re living on your own, roommates can be a blessing or a bane. To help students adjust, OU maintains a Twitter feed to dispense advice for those needing …

Updated with current information for 2022 So, you’ve named your WiFi wireless password at your Athens Ohio apartment, and it’s hilarious. Bra Monkey, Great Jowls of Vonnegut, Jimmy Buffett Might Be My Dad all come to mind. Now you need to lock that baby up tight. Don’t be that sucker without a password. Not …

When winter arrives and you start feeling the chill in your Columbus or Athens apartment or rental house, you can save yourself both money and comfort by taking some simple steps to prepare for and survive the long Ohio winter. Some of these tips are unique to houses. And some especially apply to student …

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That old saw applies perfectly to the Ohio University Performing Arts and Concert Series’ planned presentation of “STOMP” on Nov. 17, 2021. The show already had been postponed twice due to Covid-19. Judging from how a renewed late-summer coronavirus surge affected the start of Fall …

If you’re shopping for your first house or apartment to rent in Columbus, Athens or wherever, you have something in common with millions of other people who have had the same experience. There’s a first time for everything, including living in rental housing. Your path into the rental housing world can be made much …

Some things never change. Just as was the case in 1982, some 40 years later college students, including both Buckeyes and Bobcats, have to be wary of the dreaded Freshman 15. This accursed affliction strikes many college freshmen who struggle to acclimate themselves to dining-hall food. Having the option to choose nearly any food …

Now that you’ve chosen your ideal off-campus rental, you’ll need to consider various tasks that need to be completed both before and after your move-in. This applies whether you’re inhabiting your new home in the fall or later in the academic year. Ohio State University’s Student Life department has extensive information on its website …

For generations of Ohio University students and townspeople who have enjoyed the outdoor attractions of OU’s Ridges property, they should be in for a surprise the next time they walk there. As part of the university’s OHIO Museum Complex (OMC), much of the Ridges’ undeveloped area has been dubbed an Outdoor Museum. Hikers on …