One of the most difficult challenges facing college students is how to juggle schoolwork with the demands of a job. One study indicated that half of full-time college students have jobs. Three out of four part-time students have jobs, according to the same study. A solid majority of those students indicate they deal with …

Sometimes in order to identify a poor landlord one has to have a pretty good idea what comprises a good one. However, sometimes, when a landlord is so obviously bad, there’s no trick at all to recognizing that fact. So with no further delay, here are some identifying traits of rotten landlords. This applies …

If you’re in a relationship with a fellow Bobcat or Buckeye, your best bet is likely a one-bedroom apartment in Athens or Columbus. A studio likely would be too small for two people, and multiple bedrooms too big. That’s unless you’re OK with having housemates or can afford an extra bedroom to use as …

College students these days are increasingly looking at improving their diets, or at least balancing the bad things they eat with some good things. There’s no better way to accomplish this than to frequent farmers markets. And there’s no better place to live than Columbus if you want a full range of farmers markets. …

Now that you’ve got your car safely stored in your off campus parking spot in Columbus or Athens, you can start planning ways to get out of town for weekend road trips. But where will you go? While we’ve got plenty of answers to that question, part of it depends on you. Where do …

You might be surprised to find out that while attending college, whether it’s Ohio State, Ohio University or some other school, you’ll learn as much about living independently as you will learn about whatever your major is. Well, that’s the hope anyway. Alas, some people score a “C” or worse at independent living. We’d …

If you’re about to make the big transition from the dorms to off-campus housing, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is whether to live on your own or with one or more friends. We’re assuming that you’re not contemplating living with one or more enemies (though it wouldn’t be the first …

Moving into an off-campus apartment or house in any college town, including Athens or Columbus, is an exciting prospect. It’s such a thrilling experience, trading that 12-by-12 dorm room for a bedroom in a 1,200-square-foot apartment or house. It’s so exciting that you just might forget to make a checklist of all the stuff …

Most college students – including the Bobcats at Ohio University and Buckeyes at Ohio State – enjoy living in the dorms. Yet, nearly every student will jump at the chance to move to off-campus housing in Athens or Columbus. After the typical two years of cramped residence hall living, moving into your own place, …

One of the greatest things about living in off-campus housing in Athens or Columbus is the bonds you’ll make with your housemates. That is, if you’re not renting a place by yourself. On the other hand, one of the biggest perils of sharing housing with other folks is, we’ll be blunt, the risk of …