Managing Stress and Maintaining Your Health and Wellness During Covid-19
Managing Stress and Maintaining Your Health and Wellness During Covid-19

We know being a student can be stressful and due to the Covid-19 pandemic you may be dealing with uncertainty and circumstances that are taking a toll on our physical and mental health. As we see an increase in cases across the country and additional lockdown measures being imposed, we are here to let you know you are not alone, and we wanted to offer some suggestions on things that might help you.

Note: We have dedicated Covid-19 resources page if you are looking for more resources and materials.

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More Spring Cleaning
More Spring Cleaning

In last week's blog, we talked about some extra measures we can take while doing spring cleaning in support of the recent renewed focus on hygiene, social distancing and trying to stay healthy. This week we continue that discussion.

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Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning

It’s that time of the year again. Winter is nearly a thing of the past and spring is just around the corner and that usually means spring cleaning. Considering recent events and the renewed focus on hygiene, social distancing and trying to stay healthy, we wanted to talk about some extra measures we can take while doing spring cleaning.

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Let's Talk About Roommate Agreements
Let's Talk About Roommate Agreements

In one of our previous blogs, we talked about recommended roommate interview questions and this sparked a discussion about the importance of roommate agreements and some of things that must be included in roommate agreements. So, we compiled a list of these items from our group members and have them below for your reading pleasure.

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Common Mistakes for First Time Renters
Common Mistakes for First Time Renters

Whenever we are doing or learning something for the first time, we tend to make mistakes simply because we didn’t know better or just because it comes with the territory. We’ve gotten some feedback from some of our community members on things they would’ve done differently the first time they rented.

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