Winter can get cold and lonely, right? It’s not exactly fun to meet up at the bars in 20-degree weather, or take a hike in the freezing rain. And not being outside a lot, coupled with it being dark all the time, can give even the cheeriest of people a bit of the sads.

Every home needs a good dusting off after the dark and the cold of winter, especially a student apartment. There was Thanksgiving Break, winter finals, Winter Break, and then the chaos of a new semester. The chaos of the start of your last semester, if you’re graduating.

Athens has a settler heritage of over 200 years; it’s one of the oldest towns in Ohio. In fact, it low-key predates the state. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg as far as Athens’ actual history goes.

No matter your area of study, your major, your thesis, we could all use a bit of an anthropology brush-up at times. Remembering to consider everyone else’s point of view as the same value as your own is part of being a well-rounded person.

Anyone who’s visited the Athens area knows it’s crisscrossed with train tracks – both derelict ones, one still in use, and old trestles converted to walking and bike trails.

You’ll often hear your parents and their friends talking about their time in college dorms fondly. To some extent, many people do enjoy their 2 years of on-campus residency. And, to be honest, Ohio University’s dorms are pretty legit compared to other schools.

For nearly 60 years, Hocking Hills State Park has hosted an annual winter hike in late January. It’s a chance for locals and tourists alike to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the area from a different perspective – because who plans a hiking trip during winter, right?

Sibs weekend is always a blast. It’s great for your family to get to check in on you in the dead of Spring Semester, before the weather gets warmer and Fest Season starts. And what’s a better college visit for your younger relatives than a tour of campus and uptown from you firsthand?

Remember the 2002 movie Drumline?

Yeah, it’s a Hallmark holiday, and sure, it’s a little exclusionary (some of us like to be single; sorry not sorry), but Valentine’s Day is nevertheless overwhelmingly present in the month of February.