Chicago
Lovingly called "The Bean", this reflective bean-shaped artwork in Millennium park reflects both the city and the clouds.
What is Cloud Gate?
The number of residential halls at UChicago
What is 7?
This beloved character, the UChicago mascot, attends various campus special events ranging from graduation to sports games.
Who is Phil the Pheonix?
All first year students are required to meet with this person once a quarter to discuss course planning and to navigate various academic programing together.
What is an academic advisor?
The name of the giant glass egg dome library thing attatched to the Reg that people like taking photos with.
What is Mansueto?
Most students fly home each summer through one of these two Chicago airports (which USG provides free shuttles to, if you sign up early enough!).
What are the Midway International Airport (MDW) and the O'hare International Airport (ORD)?
The oldest dorm at UChicago, this residential hall located on the quad boasts some of the best rooms on campus--including one that (allegedly) roomed Enrico Fermi.
What is Snell-Hitchcock (aka Snitchcock)?
Once the largest scavenger hunt in the world, this week-long cardboard and coffee fueled campus event gets students across campus staying up late building various items and completing randok challenges.
What is Scav?
Located on the second floor, in the west tower, of Harper Memorial Library, this office helps students navigate applying to and preparing to both UChicago Study Abroad programs and Direct Enrollment study abroad programs.
What is The University of Chicago Study Abroad Office?
This student run campus cafe serves the BEST coffee. (Free space-- just name one of the campus cafes!)
What is: Grounds of Being, Cobb Cafe, Harper Cafe, Ex Libris, or Hallowed Grounds?
The Chicago skyscraper still informally known by its original name, the Sears Tower, has been officially called what since 2009?
What is The Willis Tower?
This residential hall doubles as a cultural center, hosting unique programing every quarter. This is also the only only dorm with a built in cafe and the only dorm where students are given $100 extra Maroon dollars per quarter.
What is International House (aka I-House)?
On this day of the week, Hutchinson Commons offers vanilla, chocolate, and oatmilk milkshakes for $1.
What is Wednesday?
This healthcare center, located at 840 East 59th Street, offers free physical and mental health services to all students while also organizing various wellness events like Wellapolloza and Pet Love sessions with certified therapy dogs.
What is the Student Wellness Center?
Tian's favorite place on campus, home to the Le Vorris and Vox circus as well as other arts, music, and theater organizations (including but not limited to: University Theater, the student orchestra, the costume room, the wood workshop, numerous music rooms with free recording materials, film clubs and ceramics club).
What is the Logan Center?
This free campus shuttle (which Tian somehow FORGOT TO INCLUDE IN THE TRANSPORTATION EMAIL smh) runs weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m and takes you from campus straight to the city (and back).
What is the Downtown Campus Connector?
The winner of Scav 2025, this is the only residential hall where students live in suites, sharing one private bathroom between 2-4 students (but usually 4, since the single suites are super competitive).
What is Max Palevsky Residential Commons (or Max P)?
During this winter time event, students wake up at sunrise to complete sun salutations and various workshops for five days in a row in order to win the ultimate prize: bragging rights and a free shirt.
What is Kuvia?
This online telehealth service gives all UChicago students 12 free sessions with licensed therapists. (I highly recommend it--they're great!)
What is TimelyCare?
This student run campus thrift store, located in Swift Hall, is the perfect place to get rid of your old clothes AND the cheapest place on campus to get UChicago merch.
What is reSOURCE (formerly reSTORE)?
A pretty cool way of getting to Chinatown from the Loop-- this fun mode of transportation lets you get from one location to another via boat.
What is the Chicago Water Taxi?
The colloquial names of the three UChicago dorms south of the Midway.
What are Woodlawn, South, BJ?
The event where students gather by the Nuclear Energy Sculpture at 9:59pm on the Monday before Finals Week and scream as loud as they can.
What is the Primal Scream?
This college center, which primarily serves first generation and lower income students, offers free printing, laptop lending, and food security programs as well as tons of other resources. Plus the center is gorgeous.
What is The Center for College Student Success (CCSS)?
This building on the Quad, mostly used for physical sciences, includes the only legal way to gain roof access at UChicago--through the ________ Astronomical Society, which hosts observation nights (when the weather permits) with their rooftop telescopes.
What is Ryerson?