<p>Chicago is really really spread out as well as a town…it’s a city of neighborhoods primarily. The idea that we spend our weekend nights (okay sunday doesn’t count as a weekend night) studying is…silly. Sure, some people do. But those are the kind of people who get lockers at the reg and prefer contemplating the human condition and their relevance to it as opposed to social contact. (yeah, that’s a quote from a person I knew). </p>
<p>Anyway, those of us who don’t mind a little action either have fun on campus or do go downtown. However, I can say that I didn’t often go downtown at night during the last year. The few times I did were for concerts or one or two spontaneous outings to Clark’s (a 24 hr hipster diner in belmont…). Most of my trips to the city with my friends occured during the week or during the weekend in the daylight. The reason for this? Well, there are quite a few. The primary ones being I didn’t need to go downtown to have fun, I’m not 21, going downtown takes planning, and since I had to rely on public transportation it’s a lot safer to go downtown during the day. </p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong, the transportation is for the most part safe. The worst thing that’s ever happened to me was that I got pickpocketed on the last day of school here. That being said, the buses that are the safest way downtown end at around 1am…and that doesn’t really give you a lot of time to do much night life action. Of course the red line and the 55 bus always run, but they’re quite a bit diceier in terms of safety (again, I’ve never had anything bad happen to me or my friends, however…).</p>
<p>Newmassdad is also right about the fact that we don’t really do the club thing here (at least before the age of 21…)</p>