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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 …

You thought finding an apartment for rent in Athens Ohio was tough. Now you’ve got to move in, and so does the entire campus. On. The. Same. Day. It’s like the movie 300, only bloodier and more U-Hauls. Be brave. Get smart. Absolutely rock moving into your Ohio University student rental with these 5 …

College textbooks have to be one of the biggest rackets out there. You’d think the textbook industry was controlled by the mob. (We’re looking at you, Little Professor!) You could afford a decent vacation in the Caribbean for what one semester of textbooks can set you back. Some classes cost more than the rent …

How many college students would starve to death if Kraft stopped making Mac N Cheese tomorrow? It’s a staple to the Ohio University diet. If Kroger stopped carrying Kraft tomorrow, Unicef would have to send a relief team to your Athens Ohio apartment. It’s that serious. But eating Mac N Cheese day in, day …