Exciting Area around Campus

unalove
Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:09:41 +0000

I don’t know the last time you were in Hyde Park, but there are some places, like the two new sushi places, the hookah bar, and Potbelly’s that just seem to be catering to undergrads. The “undergrad bar” would have to accept crayon scribbled on paper (not like there aren’t other permissive establishments, but let’s not go there right now) and most of the drinking and socializing is in dorms and apartments anyway.

I think HP is fine if you’re an undergrad, great if you’re a family, but lacking if you’re a grad student who is not living on their own and is dependent on nightlife as a way of meeting people. That’s why I think virtually all U of C undergrads live in Hyde Park and grad students are split Hyde Park/ other neighborhoods.