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Finding a new place to live as a student is an exciting time, to say the least. Doubly so if it’s your first time away from the dorms in an off-campus rental home. There’s no resident advisor patrolling the halls, and you finally get to live like a true Athenian in the city. When …

When you’re searching for student homes to rent, deciding whether you want to take up residence in an apartment near Ohio University or find a home to split the rent with a friend or two can be a tough choice. Both types of housing offer their fair share of benefits and drawbacks (depending on …

Being a spring freshman at Ohio University can be a unique and exciting experience. While it may be different from the traditional path of starting college in the fall, it can offer a number of advantages and opportunities for those who are up for the challenge. Here are some things to keep in mind …

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 …

You’re an Ohio University student moving into your first rental house, or perhaps you’re a Buckeye moving into a new apartment in Columbus. Congratulations! But that doesn’t mean you have to live like a typical college student. Yes, you too can decorate your Athens or Columbus apartment like a real adult — and it …

Like opera? You don’t have to go far from your Ohio University housing to enjoy the best. The Metropolitan Opera is live in high density at the Athena Cinema. This award-winning series of opera performances is transmitted live from the Met stage into movie theaters around the world. It’s pretty cool to experience live …

Updated with current information for 2023 Thanksgiving is a family-oriented holiday. So, when your family lives too far away to go home for Turkey Day, you may suffer serious disappointment and even feel depressed. Fortunately, most schools recognize that not all students get to go home for the holidays, so they make an effort …

Columbus Day is traditionally celebrated on the second Monday of October: this year, that’s Oct. 14. But at Ohio University, the holiday isn’t taken until later, typically the Friday after Thanksgiving so that students have a longer holiday. Just so you know, the celebration of Columbus as the “discoverer” of “America”, as it used …

Those pursuing a career in the sciences will want to become quite familiar with words such as colloquium, which translates as an academic conference or seminar. If you’re enrolled as a physics major, you can get a taste of what colloquia are all about on Wednesday, Sept. 25, when Professor Charlotte Elster, Ph.D. , …

College textbooks have to be one of the biggest rackets out there. You’d think the textbook industry was controlled by the mob. (We’re looking at you, Little Professor!) You could afford a decent vacation in the Caribbean for what one semester of textbooks can set you back. Some classes cost more than the rent …