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Updated with current information for 2022 OU Student Services staff get that living with a roommate is a big adjustment. Whether you’re an underclassman in a dorm, or you’re living on your own, roommates can be a blessing or a bane. To help students adjust, OU maintains a Twitter feed to dispense advice for those needing …

Updated with current information for 2022 So, you’ve named your WiFi wireless password at your Athens Ohio apartment, and it’s hilarious. Bra Monkey, Great Jowls of Vonnegut, Jimmy Buffett Might Be My Dad all come to mind. Now you need to lock that baby up tight. Don’t be that sucker without a password. Not …

You’ve walked across the stage, moved your tassel from right to left and hit every bar on your senior shuffle. Now what? For many, the next step is moving out of town, whether it be back home with their parents or to a new city to start working professionally. But if you’re not ready …

Moving into a new apartment or home, especially for the first time, can be a daunting experience. Luckily, it doesn’t need to be complicated if you do your research and plan ahead.  Here are 10 different things to bear in mind for move-in day: Video and photograph everything When moving into a new place, …

At face value, Ohio University homecoming may seem like an event for the geriatrics. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Instead, homecoming is a magical and special time to be in Athens for a plethora of reasons – especially if you’re a current student. Here are some classic homecoming staples that you …

If you’ve paid any attention in your classics or philosophy courses, you’re probably at least somewhat familiar with the famous thinker Thomas Hobbes. His most popular work, Leviathan, details his thoughts on humanity’s bare state of nature, absent any government or society. The most cited passage from Hobbes’ most cited book is that the …

Ohio State is synonymous with “football school.” It’s a perennial national championship contender, laying claim to the title over eight different occasions – with two in the past twenty years.  But Ohio State athletics are more than just football (and trademarking the word “The”). OSU is one of the only schools in the nation …

On a cold winter day, few things sound better than cozying up with your dog.  On a hot summer day, few things sound better than spending time with your pup by the water. There are just tons of situations where just having a furry friend improves whatever the situation may be. However, those precious …

A common college experience that often goes unmentioned is the song and dance of sharing a bathroom with those living with you.  Most college apartments and houses won’t have a bathroom for each tenant, so it’s vital that you and your roommates work out strategies for sharing the limited space. You don’t want to …

Two California schools, UCLA and USC, have been unanimously approved by the Big Ten’s chancellors and presidents to join the conference. So, really, we should be calling it the Big Sixteen. Ohio State competes in the Big Ten for just about every sport. Since joining in 1912, several others have followed: Michigan State in …