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Most OU students spend their first two years living on campus, not entirely by choice, but because Ohio University requires it. However, once you hit your third year, or if you qualify for one of the university’s exemptions, moving into ohio university off campus housing becomes an option worth thinking about seriously. But before you start …

According to Ohio University’s Parking Services website, “The Baker University Center Garage has 100 numbered, reserved spaces in which any active Faculty/Staff or Student in good standing with the University may apply to be included in the lottery.” With over 23,000 students attending the Athens campus alone in 2014, not even counting the faculty, …

One of the biggest concerns students have when considering Ohio University off campus housing is getting to and from campus without a car. It’s a fair concern as Athens is hilly, the weather isn’t always cooperative, and nobody wants to be stranded far from class. The good news is that between the university’s own transit services …

Ohio University has made national news again, but the college’s President McDavis certainly isn’t celebrating. Playboy Magazine named OU the number 1 party school in the country in its listing of top party schools. OU has made the list four times, but failed to make the top 10 in 2014, and this is the …

There are a lot of cool Athens Ohio rentals. Browse through Krause Rentals listings, and you’ll quickly find plenty of pads that are hip, posh, and some with that special zany craze that has made Athens, Ohio famous. Athens is a cool town, one where you can rent a former lush vacation house just …

The statistics say it all. There were literally 22,000 parking tickets distributed by Athens parking enforcement authorities in 2013 alone. That yielded $900,000 in revenue, nearly a million dollars. Parking tickets are nearly making millionaires out of city officials, literally. If you plan on having your own car at Ohio University, you need your …

Updated with current information for 2023 Halloween is legendary in Athens. The entire state literally shows up on your doorstep and demands beer. It can be the perfect party, or the world’s cruelest joke, depending on your point of view. It’s an epic enough event that it’s worth planning your housing choice around. Trust …

Updated with current information for 2023 So you’ve finally decided to escape the dorms with off campus Ohio University housing. Congrats. You’re on your own. Freedom. But don’t expect it to be nothing but Animal House and John Belushi. Before you plan the keg party and where to set up the beer pong table, …