Open registration for the fall semester at OU is ongoing until Sept. 6. But if you’re in Athens right now in June and July, chances are you’re enrolled in the summer session. While summer classes can be intense, packing so much instruction into such an abbreviated session, you pretty much have to stay focused …

Dark skies are becoming an increasingly rare and precious phenomenon. Lots of people of university age may never have even seen a dark sky, or witnessed the dazzling brilliance of such celestial wonders as Mars, Jupiter, the Rings of Saturn and the Milky Way. Fortunately you have a nearby, on-campus opportunity to view these …

If you’re in the process of enrolling at OU for the fall semester, you’re probably aware of the mandatory Bobcat Student Orientation, aka BSO. The purpose of BSO is to extend the welcome mat to all new university students and transfers, making them feel more connected and assuring academic success. That’s a worthy goal, …

The Athens Pride Fest 2019 is ongoing this week. Co-sponsored by the LGBT Center and OhioHealth!, the festival finishes up this Saturday, June 8, with a parade at 11 am, starting at the Baker University Center. Marchers should line up at 10 a.m. The parade route will follow Court Street, with a rally afterward …

As the spring semester winds down, most OU students will be getting ready to head home for summer. But if you’re facing a warm season stay in Athens to pick up some classes, you’re probably missing your friends and roommates already. Sigh—it may be a cruel, cruel summer without your pals or your significant …

One of the best things about being able to walk or ride a bike from rentals close to OU is all the free stuff you can partake of if you live nearby. For instance there’s the next “Under the Elms Summer Concert Series” scheduled for Wednesday, June 12: “Raise the Curtain: Music from Stage …

Updated with current information for 2023 Many students wrestle with whether to live on or off campus. When you live on campus, you’re right in the middle of the vibrant college experience. You can easily partake of social activities, naturally, but there’s also the convenience of getting to class and all the campus amenities, …

College pulls you in a million different directions at once. You’ve got three to five classes each competing for your attention. You might be working a part-time job. Friends want to hang out. Your significant other says you need to make more time for them. Your apartment roommates call a house meeting. Sometimes there …

If you’re not careful, “Freshman 15” can quickly turn into the “Senior 50.” Most college students tend to put on weight living away from home, and it can add up, fast. The good news is the formula for weight loss is pretty simple: Burn more than you put in. But it’s all too easy …

Ohio University’s a party campus. Even Playboy says so. To prove it, all you need to do is open a window. Those late night screams are tomorrow’s early morning hangovers. But you don’t need to drink to have fun at college, even if you go to OU. And no, sobriety doesn’t mean you can …