University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

The Courtyard Cafe in the Student Union is Awesome. You can get your coffee, meet your friends, or study for once. They host improv comedy on monday nights, and bands and dancing is common too on the weeknights. The student union isn't limited to just the cafe though. Downstairs there's a food court with food for everyones taste, and a bowling alley and DDR too. The upstairs boasts huge, comfy couches where you can take a power nap between classes and a convenience store with everything a student could need in case they forgot it at home. The new Jamba Juice has been a really popular addition to the Student Union in the past year.

The bar Scene at the U of I is huge. If your not parting at a Frat House, you're pratying at a bar. Students can enter the bars at 19, although their not allowed to drink until the Legal age 21. So even for freshman, the bar scene is where to be. Bars on Green Street, which is our main drag, hold different themed nights that have something for every one. From Country Night to 8th grade Dance Party, the bar scene has something for everyone.

A lot happens at frat houses across campus. Typical things such as; parties, a lot of drinking, and pledges cleaning up after the upperclassmen. But it's not always like animal house. Fraternities usually host their events that support their national philanthropy at their houses. The house shown here, Sigma Chi, they hold events, for example a blood drive and other events,over a whole week to raise money for their cause.

I give a short tour of the campus.

It brings out the true meaning of "working hard" because you truly have to work hard to get around places in the university.

It's a large, diverse, university where you can grow and learn about yourself as a person.

Socially and Academically sound.

My school is ethnically diverse, career-focused, and upbeat.

My school would be described as a very diversed learning community, but there is a bit of racism on campus that needs to be addressed.