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You’re an Ohio University student moving into your first rental house, or perhaps you’re a Buckeye moving into a new apartment in Columbus. Congratulations! But that doesn’t mean you have to live like a typical college student. Yes, you too can decorate your Athens or Columbus apartment like a real adult — and it …

We don’t often say this, but attending Ohio University and living in an Athens Ohio apartment frankly kinda sucks right now. The same with your student rental in Columbus. Normally it’s awesome — a great school, lots of parties, the hippest college town in Ohio. But COVID-19 ruins just about everything it touches, and …

COVID-19 has changed college in Ohio and elsewhere substantially since it struck early spring 2020. Many students at both Ohio State and Ohio University continue to take classes online, including many students staying in off-campus rental housing in both Columbus and Athens. And even with many students returning to in-person classes, much of campus …

Did the prof drop a group project on your head? Silly you. Think COVID-19 would save you from the terrifying group project where the sanctity of your grade rests on Zed and his beer can smashing cranium? Yeah, good luck with that. We’re kidding. It’s going to take a lot more than luck to …

Yes, in person classes at Ohio University are expected to resume in the Fall of 2020 — at least tentatively. The OU Board of Trustees made the announcement in early June. That doesn’t mean we’re through this crisis, by a long shot. Life’s not returning to normal, whatever that means. But you can expect …

Classes are resuming at Ohio University in the Fall of 2020, at least tentatively. But the virus hasn’t gone away, even if our hopes for a normal existence have. How do you limit the spread of germs in your Athens Ohio apartment? Here are 6 cleaning tips to limit the spread of COVID-19. Stock …

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 …

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 …

College is about freedom, so it’s only natural you’d want that freedom to be mobile too. You just started driving a few years ago. Who wants to give that up and be stranded in a town as small as Athens Ohio? (Those 23 bars are all in the same half mile because the town …

Updated with current information for 2022 College is stressful stuff, but it also can be a highly socially engaging environment. Between cramming for finals, writing a novella of a term paper, and the Court Street shuffle, you feel lucky to get a spare moment in your apartment much less have time for an actual …