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Elbow Grease
If you have a pet, a baby, a smelly roommate, or a tight budget, you have a reason to switch to DIY cleaning products. With only a few ingredients, many of which you probably already own, you can clean your apartment and skip on the toxins. Here are a few recipes to get you... »
Inhabiting the Frat
“It’s sort of like being at an overnight summer camp,” says AEPi brother Jacob Rabinowitz, describing what it’s like to live in a frat on the UofC Campus. “It’s the little things that happen all the time. Just hanging out…spontaneous things happen.” Living in a fraternity allows brothers to have “quality fun through doing... »
Housing Guide 2011: In the Dog House
Finding a new apartment can be especially stressful when you are responsible for finding a place that’s welcoming to you and your cuddly companion. Most apartments and houses that allow pets require a non-refundable fee that is paid before the move-in date. Some also require leasers to pay a “pet rent” fee in addition... »
Housing Guide 2011: What’s in a Name
Ever been to a party at the Toolshed? Had pancakes at the Shtetl? Got down and dirty with some wrestlers at the Unit? Are you thinking these places may be the newest North Side dance-pancake-boxing fusion joint? Believe it or not, you likely walk by some of these places everyday. They are, in fact,... »
Housing Guide 2011: Confessions of a Passive-Aggressive Roommate
Despite my occasional self-denial, I’ll be the first to admit it—I’m the roommate they warn you about. No, I’m not the naked one, or the one who eats your food, or the one who stays out until five in the morning, stumbling in drunk and disoriented. Rest assured, I’m not the one who has... »
Housing Guide 2011: Renters’ Rights
Finding your apartment pilfered, putrid, pest-infested, or otherwise out-of-order in even the pettiest of ways can be stressful to say the least. Residents often know little of their landlords’ obligations, and find themselves at the mercy of their circumstances. However, a bit of knowledge of your rights as a tenant can go a long... »
Housing Guide 2011: Living Cooperatively
The phrase “cooperative living’ is steeped in the counterculture of the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s. The name harkens back to hippie lore and conjures up images of Kerouac, Snyder, and Ginsberg hunkering down together in San Francisco; waxing poetic in the morning, agitating in the afternoon, and reveling through all hours of the night. While... »
