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Off-campus
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GLENN
D. LUTHER |
DAILY KENT STATER
Students choose off-campus living, such as
in University Townhomes on Summit Street, rather
than the residence halls for a laid-back atmosphere
and more spacious student accomodations.
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Sarah
Baldwin
Daily
Kent Stater
Many
issues come into play when you are choosing a place
to live off campus – wondering if you can deal with
roommates, trying to find a good location, and budgeting
for many nights of supper from Chez Aldi’s.
However,
a thought that may not cross a future renter’s mind
is if living among other students off campus is a
good idea.
While
popular perceptions of off-campus student housing
may be that of wildly raucous Animal House-style
parties, the truth seems to be quite the opposite.
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Students
weigh on, off-campus picks
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GLENN
D. LUTHER | DAILY KENT STATER
The Centennial dorms are the newest residence
halls on campus, where many students live for
the "convenience factor."
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Anne-Margaret
Sobota
Daily
Kent Stater
Privacy.
Neighbors. Ability to study. These are all things
students have to consider when deciding whether to
remain on campus or move into an apartment or house.
Some
students love living in the residence halls and others
can’t wait to move out.
Residence
Services Director Azfar Mian said there’s a perception
among students that it’s a rite-of-passage to move
off campus.
Click
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Do
you know your renter’s rights
Alaina
Fahy
Daily
Kent Stater
Sophomore
accounting major Shawna Roberts tilted her head and
squinted her eyes when she first heard the question:
Do you know your renter’s rights?
Roberts
is about to move into an apartment and didn’t even
think to look up her rights. She is moving out with
her boyfriend this summer but does not know anything
about her renter’s rights – she’s counting on her
boyfriend to know about “those kinds of things.”
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Finding
the right apartment for you |
GLENN D. LUTHER | DAILY KENT STATER
Heidi Gerlosky, senior sign language interpreting major, enjoys
living in College Towers where she doesn't have to worry about
the volume of her muisc, but must tolerate noise from neighbors. |
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Hilary
O’Connell
Daily
Kent Stater
When
Kent State students make the choice to live off campus,
many are faced with the question: What kind of environment
do I want to live in?
Heidi
Gerlosky, senior sign language interpreting major,
said it basically boils down to a person’s priorities.
“It
depends on whether you value your scholastic study
time, or you want to have the freedom to play music
or be as loud as you want,” she said.
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Establishing
roommate
guidelines |
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SCOTT
R. GALVIN |
DAILY KENT STATER
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Joe
Murphy
Daily
Kent Stater
Kent
State sophomore Dan Maag said his advice to students
for choosing a roommate is to not live with someone
you also have to work with.
“I
lived with this guy and worked with him, and it was
just too much to handle,” said Maag, computer information
systems major.
Kent
State students have both positive and negative experiences
with roommates in college. Most students have some
guidelines for roommates before they move in with
them. Maag said his former roommate rarely followed
his guidelines.
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Getting
that security deposit back
Jef
Vidmar
Daily
Kent Stater
Believe
it or not, it is possible to get your security deposit
back after you move out of your apartment.
“Clean,” joked
Rillis Moneypenny Jr. of ASW Realty and Management,
a company that rents roughly 140 properties in Kent
and Akron. Moneypenny, the broker and general manager
of ASW, offered advice to tenants moving out on how
to avoid getting charged.
The
biggest problem he said people encounter is when
several people share a house and move out at different
times.
Click
here to find out ways to avoid being charged
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Commuting
not necessarily the cheapest option
Scott
R. Galvin
Daily
Kent Stater
Living
far from campus saves money. Or does it?
The
old adage “time is money” comes to mind when you
remember that a 15-minute drive to campus takes a
fair amount of time – and gas.
Natalie
Kontur, senior interior design major, has lived in
many places in and around Kent State, including the
residence halls, Holly Park Apartments and Hudson.
Kontur now lives in Ravenna.
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