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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 …

Bluetooth and bookshelf speakers are common sites in college apartments and houses.  Oftentimes, sound quality is the last factor considered when college students purchase speakers. Understandably, price tends to be the most important consideration.  However, many students care too heavily about loudness. And while it’s nice to turn up the volume sometimes, it tends …

We get it. Between classes, social life and extracurricular activities, there’s not much time for the average college student to cook, quick, healthy and good-tasting meals. In order to maximize what little time you do have, keeping the kitchen as clean as possible is vital. Cooking in a messy, disorganized area will waste valuable …

Alabama and Auburn. Army and Navy. Texas and Oklahoma. College football is filled with dozens of iconic rivalries that span decades. But no matchup is as well-known and revered as Ohio State and Michigan.  Last year, Michigan won its first game of the rivalry since 2011, snapping an Ohio State eight-win streak. But this …

Looking for an apartment or house in Athens, especially for the first time, can be a nerve-wracking experience.  Deciding where you want to live, even if just for a semester or a year, is a big decision that should not be taken lightly. There are several things to consider: how many people do I …

In the two years since the coronavirus pandemic began, college students have faced tons of adversity. From shut-down campuses, to restricted dining halls and capacity limits at libraries and common areas, maximizing the study space in your bedroom has become essential.  But doing so is easier said than done. Bedrooms that double as study …

It’s easier to have more friends over, you can cook your own meals and there’s no gross communal bathroom. Just you and a friend in a college apartment, what could go wrong? If boundaries and expectations aren’t set quickly, then things can go south fast. Here are a few helpful tips to a great …

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 …