Family Weekend Recommendations

85bears46
Sun, 14 Oct 2018 18:13:55 +0000

Here are my suggestions:

1. I like to take fall color pictures. U. of Chicago fall foliage is simply breathtaking. It makes the Gothic Campus a stunning place to walk around on a sunny, crisp fall day. My recommendations for where to take pictures are as follow. One, in the middle of the Main Quad (Circle Garden) there will be a couple of fiery red maples. Take the pictures in the morning before 9:00 am when the sun angle is just right. Two, Culver Hall on the opposite side of Botany Pond. The orange and red ivy on the wall will make the building look like as if it were on fire. Also take these pictures before 9:00 am. Three, Cobb Gate and Hull Court looking north in early afternoon. To me that is the quintessential U of Chicago picture and experience: leaving classroom and heading towards Reg.

2. Go to Saieh Hall for Economics. As least for the first floor it is open to the public. You don't have to like Economics to enjoy the architecture. There is conveniently a Starbucks just off the main entrance. You can sit on the bench in a medieval castle like hall way and just take in the surrounding scenery. As the rehab architect says it herself: this is Hogwarts ;) !

Now if you like Economics and are fan of the Chicago School, it will be a pilgrimage to visit the exhibit “Chicago Economic Experience”. There you can find the Nobel Prize medal and award certificate for Milton Friedman. It is open on weekday between 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. Maybe it will be open for Family Weekend on Saturday.

1. The Arley D. Cathey Learning Center at the Harper Memorial Library.

https://college.uchicago.edu/academics/arley-d-cathey-learning-center

It is frequently featured as one of the most beautiful libraries and reading rooms of the world. Go there at night. Sorry for the Harry Potter reference again but you can easily imagine Hermione and Harry studying at the long table while Ron snoring away at one of the comfy (although a bit beat up) sofas. I have done that before :).