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Get Handy: Ten Reasons to Buy Your Own Tool Kit

Thursday, December 31, 2009
By Rachel Cieri

It’s 8 p.m. and already pitch-black when you get back from the library on a Sunday night. You flip on the lights in your room and reach for the cord to lower your window blinds. THUNK. Either you tugged the stubborn thing a little too hard or, more likely, the college maintenance staff hasn’t replaced the blinds since 1970.

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Your Own Bo- Living with a Pet at College: What to Consider

Thursday, December 31, 2009
By Kathleen Corlett

My housemate talked about getting a cat for two months. I shrugged it off as all talk, until one day I could tell from the look in her eye she was serious. Though I consider myself a cat lover, I was wary of the idea. My biggest worry: could college students have enough time and money to provide a good home for a pet?

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Your Holiday Gift Guide 2009

Thursday, December 3, 2009
By Taylor Trudon

I adore the holidays. There’s nothing like coming home after finals and cuddling on the couch in front of a roaring fire, mug of eggnog and Jude Law (obviously this means I’m watching The Holiday).

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The Roommate Files: Case II, The Case of the Mysterious Smell

Thursday, November 26, 2009
By Cara Sprunk

The Random Roommate—the thought is so scary that it’s easy to imagine a horror movie sharing the title. Sure it could go okay…but it could also go horribly wrong. One Her Campus reader shares her story about a random roommate situation that went sour…literally.

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Not Your Average Apartment: Living Coed In College

Thursday, October 22, 2009
By Cassie Potler

Every day, James Madison University junior Lauren Granger comes home to her cozy four-bedroom apartment. She checks her Facebook, listens to her favorite band “She and Him,” and heats up some leftover lasagna her mom sent from home. As her roommates walk in the door, she greets them—Sarah, Stephanie, and…Glen. Yes, Glen. Granger’s fourth roommate is a guy.

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How to Deal with Roommate Money Spending Issues

Thursday, October 1, 2009
By Joanna Buffum

It’s the first few weeks of school and your apartment is still completely empty, and you and your friends have no idea how to go about buying things to fill it. Sound familiar? Things can get tricky when it comes to mixing money with relationships, and each person’s budget can be a touchy subject.

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