For most students, their four — or so — years living in the University District flies by. One year (or two) in the dorms; maybe a year in an apartment before moving into a house. If you’re lucky and find a place you enjoy, you ...
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Renovated church becomes home for Ohio State students
A Google search for 30 E. Norwich Ave. will take you to St. Juniper’s Temple, a tall brick church complete with a bell tower, stained-glass windows and a large arched wood door. But don’t expect to see church pews when you walk in. The 2,366 ...
Read More »Transfer tales: finding a place to live at a new school
Finding housing on Ohio State’s campus can be challenging for any student, but for the thousands of students arriving on campus as transfers, the task can be more daunting. “It definitely stressed me out a little bit since I didn’t find out where I was ...
Read More »Housing gamble? Ohio State upperclassmen can enter lottery to live on campus after sophomore year
If you’re a second-year not quite ready to leave the dorm life, there’s a solution, but it will require a little luck. For third- and fourth-year students who want to continue living on campus, the Office of Student Life offers a lottery system for available ...
Read More »How to live sustainably off-campus (and save some money, too)
Living off campus means a number of things. You finally get your own bedroom, a private bathroom and (hopefully) get to choose your own housemates. But with great power comes great responsibility — and by that I mean it’s time to start paying bills. Water. ...
Read More »Campus living: organizational hacks for your room
Ever move into your apartment, house, dorm or parents’ basement and realize that you have stuff you don’t know what to do with? Perhaps when everyone moved into your apartment, everyone bought one of those fun cutlery trays that sorts utensils because no one thought ...
Read More »When it comes to roommates, sometimes less is more — or not
Living off-campus with 10 roommates If you told freshman me I would be living with 10 other females — willingly — for two years as a college student, I probably would have laughed in your face, vomited or passed out. Not really, but I most ...
Read More »Studying productively off-campus is possible with these tips
The semester just started, but it feels like midterms are already upon us. While you can test your luck finding a study spot in Thompson or an open table at Starbucks, your best bet might be posting up at home. Whether you live in the ...
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