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Students share skinny on local housing

The College Area is chock-full of apartments and students willing to share dirty details. Dustin Michelson, Staff Photographer

As the school year comes to an end, so will many students’ apartment leases.

With a history dating back to the 1960s, SDSU housing hasn’t always been what it is today. Antonio Zaragoza, Photo Editor

SDSU housing holds history in its walls

Imagine living in the 1960s. Now imagine experiencing college during the ‘60s while living in the first on-campus dormitory, Zura Hall.

Homes open spaces for multiple rooommates. Antonio Zaragoza, Photo Editor

Home dwellers, be wary before renting

You and your friend get along great. You hang out on weekends, have fun at parties together and, for this reason, you’ll be perfect roommates, right? Wrong.

Landlords respect tenants who pay on time. Chelsea Massey, Staff Photographer

Savvy tenants skirt landlord squabbles

First-year college students often look forward to living independently and finally breaking free from their parents’ restrictions.

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Contest awards praise-worthy mates

The saying, “You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a prince” doesn’t only apply to love.

Beware rooms with boyfriend infestations. Katie Foster, Staff Photographer

Some monsters live above the bed

Terrifying transformations like these are all too familiar when San Diego State students reminisce about horrible roommate experiences.

Chelsea Massey / Staff Photographer

Explore the variety of campus housing

As the school year comes to a close, students are faced with choosing living arrangements for the fall semester.

Chelsea Massey / Staff Photographer

Avoid trials of rotten roommates

In the span of most college careers, students will live with a roommate.

Courtesy of Michael Misselwitz

Home in PB and the living’s easy

Perhaps every San Diego State student debates moving to Pacific Beach.

Moms make the best roommates

There are three types of students at San Diego State: those who live in residence halls, those who share apartments or homes close to campus and those who live with their parents.

Chelsea Massey / Staff Photographer

Full house shares more than space

For nine months I have been living in a hostel-style beach house with a half-dozen other women, and by now I have a pretty good idea of what to expect when I come home.

Moving off campus can be a breeze

With the school year mercifully coming to a close, many San Diego State students are ready to kick back and enjoy an all-too-brief session of summer bliss before the fall arrives, bringing a fresh year of chaos with it.

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