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Many Ohio University students come to Athens from suburbs of cities such as Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Akron. While all those cities have histories of accepting migration from Appalachia, not much Appalachian character can be found in those places. A suburb of Toledo could be dropped into Dayton and nobody could tell they had …

Even during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, other forms of campus safety have never been too far on the back burner at Ohio University. While the long-used Blue Light Emergency Phones are being phased out in Athens, the university has shifted to a more modern way to keep students, faculty and staff feeling secure. It’s …

You’ve got your rental house or apartment to live in while you attend college, whether it’s Ohio University, Ohio State University or some other college in Ohio or wherever. You drew lots for the available bedrooms with your house or apartment mates, and you’re finally sitting in that room trying to figure out what …

If you’re staying in Athens this summer, to attend classes at Ohio University or perhaps work a summer job, you’re probably wondering what’s happening? After all, this is the second consecutive pandemic summer, and while it appeared in late spring that the pandemic was significantly easing its local, state and national effects, things were …

Choosing a housemate or flat-mate is not a small decision. After all, this person (or people) will dwell in relatively tight quarters with you, share the responsibility for locking the doors, keeping the place clean and paying the rent and utility bills, as well as getting along/tolerating your friends. For most people, this definitely …

No healthy, well-adjusted person would eat or drink poison on purpose. Most folks are very conscious about what they put into their bodies. However, often they show less concern about possibly harmful substances that they could be breathing in. Of course, over the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe, people have …

While attending Ohio University and living in off-campus housing, students are making a big mistake if they don’t make an effort to get to know some of the people who make Athens their home. Part of what makes OU such a great place to go to college is the surrounding community, a classic college …

Renters often find it challenging to find or create storage space in relatively small rental houses or apartments. However, if you plan carefully and get creative, you might be surprised at how effectively you can store all your stuff without anyone being the wiser. Storage space in small quarters is often at a premium, …

The pandemic of 2020 (now 2021) has had numerous local repercussions for Athens residents and Ohio University students. One question that’s of high interest to many students is how COVID-19 will affect the outdoor fests that take place in close-in student neighborhoods every spring. One full slate of annual spring fests already went by …

If you’ve just started looking for an apartment and this process seems intimidating, there’s plenty of online resources to guide your way to an apartment in Columbus (or wherever) that you’ll feel good about. On various apartment finder sites (including apartments.com), you’ll find numerous helpful articles about navigating the apartment search process. Meanwhile, many …