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3 tips for finding summer housing
So you’ve gotten an offer for a summer internship, and you’re excited to get through the last half of the term. But before jetting off to your new city for the summer, you’ve got to find a place to...
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3 things to consider when choosing housing
By James Woodson The dorm/roommate experience is pretty amazingly awesome … while also being completely awful. Sometimes, simultaneously. On-campus college housing can run the gamut from “very similar...
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Security deposits raise issues between student renters, landlords
By Goodshot Rutgers, West Virginia and Tulane Universities say their student legal services departments are kept busy by tenant/landlord disputes. Rutgers reports 40.7% of all student cases involve a...
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Are you living in a 'forced triple?'
Most students report that living with two roommates is a mixed-bag of positives and negatives.Filed under: CAMPUS LIFE Tagged: college living, housing, Monica Vendituoli, Wheaton College
View ArticleStudents locking into leases for next year's housing
College students are signing leases for houses and apartments earlier and earlier, making the first month of school a big rush to find housing for the following year.Filed under: CAMPUS LIFE Tagged:...
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Gender-neutral housing options helping LGBTQ students feel safer
By DigitalVision Many colleges and universities across the country have implemented a gender-neutral housing program or trial period. Last November, Kevin Claybren celebrated a victory he’d been...
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5 tips for living off campus
(Photo by iStock) There comes a time where many college students decide to move off of campus. As the U.S. Census Bureau says, 25% of college students live off campus without a family member. Along...
View ArticleStudent housing in a big city: Inside the Summer of Love Residences
The Summer of Love Residences in San Francisco, Calif., offers a rare affordability that attracts students temporarily living in the city. The dormitory style residence features double, triple and quad...
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Wesleyan orders residential fraternities to become coed
The main green of Wesleyan University exhibited (AP Photo/George Ruhe) Wesleyan University in Connecticut on Monday ordered its residential fraternities to become coeducational within the next three...
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Stock up on ramen: Average cost of college rises again
Time to stock up on the ramen noodles. The average cost of attending college crept up again this year, the College Board said Thursday. The average sticker price, with room and board included, for...
View ArticleWhen the rent is too high: Cornell's student housing conundrum
Students planning to live off-campus at Cornell University are familiar with high rent prices for less-than-stellar apartments and signing leases a year in advance. The competition for off-campus...
View ArticleStudents struggling with rising on-campus housing rates
In the 2013 to 2014 school year, Arizona State University student Tiffany Lam shared a 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom apartment at Vista Del Sol for $5,290. This year, she will pay $2,610 more for the same...
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Graduate student lives in tent for a year to cut housing costs
Finances have always proved challenging for college kids who are just starting to live on their own. But how far would you go to save some money? One 24-year-old University of Manchester student took...
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The 25 best states to start your post-college life
Now that you’ve got your degree, it’s time to decide where you want to put down roots and start a career. Transitioning into the “real world” can be difficult, especially when you start to consider...
View Article6 odd landlord stories anyone can relate to
The landlord: a crabby (usually old) person that you will have to deal with at some point in your college career if you want to escape the dorms. Now, don’t get me wrong, I understand why landlords...
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Vermont college student saves money by building 96-square-foot house
In this Aug. 14, 2015 photo, Rob Dunn’s two-story, 96-square-foot home sits in the woods in Poultney, Vt. (Anthony Edwards/Rutland Herald via AP) POULTNEY, Vt. (AP) — A college student in Vermont is...
View ArticleShipping containers: Next big trend in campus housing?
“It’s two-bed, two-bath. Has a washer dryer in unit. Wood floors and granite countertops.” Sean Krieger is describing the home he is building in the Loop. It’s a duplex located in the Third Ward, just...
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Top 5 qualities to look for in a student housing landlord
(iStock) Living off-campus is something most college students do sometime during their years at school, and whether you’re in a house or apartment, you want to know that your landlord will be there for...
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The dos and donts of doing laundry in college dorms
Living the college dorm life is rough. You no longer have your parents there to do your laundry, and you’re left on your own to figure it out for yourself for (probably) the first time ever. While you...
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New to grocery shopping? Some tips for first-timers
Food equals happiness: it’s a simple fact of life. So if you are a college student who just moved off campus, you are going to have to go grocery shopping to make your tummy happy. Eating out all the...
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5 types of landlords you'll encounter in college
Medioimages/Photodisc As a young person, the odds of you encountering a landlord of some type are high if not guaranteed. However, which type of landlord you meet is the real question. Just as all...
View ArticleThe pros & cons of subletting your apartment
If you live in a college apartment on or around campus, it’s highly likely that you have to lease the apartment through the summer as well. If you are not taking summer courses and going home for the...
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Millennials: We want more than nightlife
It’s a truism voiced by every generation: “Our future depends on the young.” For many Westchester County municipalities, the future is now. Faced with aging populations, stagnant post-“great...
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