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Spot and Avoid the Most Common Student Rental Scams

Dec 15, 2025

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 …

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When Were Most of the Ohio University Rentals Built Anyways?

Oct 28, 2025

Depending on where you’re at in Athens, you can tell fairly certainly that groups of buildings and homes were likely built in the same time period. But what about the majority of spots for Ohio University students to rent? And how do those older homes stack up to newer models? The answers might surprise …

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Party Pad or Peaceful Retreat? Choosing the Right Athens Neighborhood for You

May 13, 2024

There’s a lot to be said about calling Athens home. It’s a quaint city with a busy downtown, a sprawling college campus, and access to lush forests and parks, among many other things. It’s a great area of Ohio to call home, and it’s an even better place to go to college in. If …

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Athens Going OU Green for Homecoming Festivities

Sep 25, 2019

OU’s homecoming is set for Oct. 7-12, with a roster of exciting events concluding with the Ohio vs. Northern Illinois game on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 3:30 p.m. at Peden Stadium. This year’s theme, “1804 and So Much More” has inspired the 2019 homecoming logo, which you’ll see all over campus and around Athens. …

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Why Your Housemates Need to be on the Lease

Mar 19, 2018

So you decided to share your apartment in Athens Ohio with two friends whose names aren’t on the lease. No problem, right? You’re not a lawyer: what should you care? But do you want to have to hire a lawyer? Do you want to be financially responsible for potentially thousands of dollars if these …

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