How often do NU students go to Chicago?

k_amp_s
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:25:09 +0000

Really depends on each individual and the people he/she socializes with.

My friends and I went to Chicago 1, if not 2 times a week (mostly going to bars - whether it be the bars by Loyola, in Wrigleyville or on/adjacent to Halsted).

While I wouldn’t really count this as “going to Chicago” - there are a couple of bars just across the Chicago border which students frequented on “cheap pitcher” nite.

Besides barhopping - students also go to Chicago to catch a Cubs game (whether it be the one organized by the student association or just a bunch of friends going), there are usually a couple of concerts in Chicago organized by the student association, and fraternities/sororities often have formals or other events planned in Chicago.

The frequency of going to Chicago is probably helped by having some friends who are from the Chicagoland area.

Also, there are usually planned trips to the Kentucky Derby and Indy 500, as well as the NCAA BB Tournament (when held in Indy).

I didn’t go to any of those, but did make road trips out to Champaign, Madison, Bloomington, Ann Arbor, etc.