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Surprising Must-Haves for Your Apartment

By Sarah Lalond | November 9, 2018

The difficult decisions are over. The apartment is picked, a roommate is lined up and the lease is finally signed. However, for first-time renters, there are still other factors to consider in apartment living.Hannah Mintz, junior electrical engineering...

Four things you never want to find in your room

By Annastazia Camarena | April 23, 2013

Life is full of surprises. Chances are that once in a while you will get a very unpleasant one that could really turn your day around. We all had our fair share of awful surprises, but the worst are when you find them in your own humble abode. Let me...

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How to adjust to living with a roommate

By Faith Healy | August 25, 2011

One of the most challenging aspects of college life for students can be living with a roommate. Some students, like freshman business major Kevin Ohren, get along with their roommates without previously knowing them. "It's been fun, and I enjoy being...

Individual assaults roommate with knife

By Eric Beesley | March 1, 2011

DeKALB | An argument between two roommates ended in a physical confrontation leaving one injured from knife wounds Sunday, around 10:39 p.m. Feb. 27. Jasmine A. Evans, 21, of the 1000 block of Regent Drive, was charged with aggravated domestic battery,...

If you clean your apartment, your roommates will like you

If you clean your apartment, your roommates will like you

By Eric Titus | November 3, 2010

As I write this article late at night, I think to myself that I'm probably not the most dedicated person. In most instances, actually, I'm pretty lazy. I tend to let dirty clothes pile up until I have no clean clothes left to wear, and the same can be...

Make friends – they’ll let you crash on their couch later

By Jessica Jenks | August 29, 2010

Due to a roommate SNAFU toward the end of summer, the school year started and I found myself homeless. Very few things are more nerve-racking than having no place to live and having no one as a potential roommate. It causes much stress and many headaches,...