Category Archives: Columbus

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 …

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 …

If you’re in a relationship with a fellow Bobcat or Buckeye, your best bet is likely a one-bedroom apartment in Athens or Columbus. A studio likely would be too small for two people, and multiple bedrooms too big. That’s unless you’re OK with having housemates or can afford an extra bedroom to use as …

College students these days are increasingly looking at improving their diets, or at least balancing the bad things they eat with some good things. There’s no better way to accomplish this than to frequent farmers markets. And there’s no better place to live than Columbus if you want a full range of farmers markets. …

Now that you’ve got your car safely stored in your off campus parking spot in Columbus or Athens, you can start planning ways to get out of town for weekend road trips. But where will you go? While we’ve got plenty of answers to that question, part of it depends on you. Where do …

You might be surprised to find out that while attending college, whether it’s Ohio State, Ohio University or some other school, you’ll learn as much about living independently as you will learn about whatever your major is. Well, that’s the hope anyway. Alas, some people score a “C” or worse at independent living. We’d …

If you’re about to make the big transition from the dorms to off-campus housing, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is whether to live on your own or with one or more friends. We’re assuming that you’re not contemplating living with one or more enemies (though it wouldn’t be the first …