People often ask where the Reg’s DVD collection is. Well, it should be in the back of the third floor, except all the good DVDs are constantly checked out. If you want to get the movies, your best bet is to go online and recall them. You can check them out for the entire quarter. —Zev Berger

Every fourth Saturday in October, dozens of professors from throughout the Humanities Division (and some from Social Sciences) offer public lectures on campus. This is a great, commitment-free opportunity to check out potential thesis advisors or sample whole new areas of study. —Sophia Carroll

The Renaissance Society, on the fourth floor of Cobb Hall, is one of the best contemporary art museums in the United States. Also, two to three times a month, they have free live music in the gallery - sometimes ethnic music, sometimes avant rock experimental, sometimes classical….

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Every fourth Saturday in October, there are lots of public lectures offered by dozens of professors from throughout the Humanities and Social Sciences Divisions. This is a great, commitment-free opportunity to check out potential thesis advisors or sample whole new areas of study. —Sophia Carroll

The Renaissance Society, on the fourth floor of Cobb Hall, is one of the best contemporary art museums in the United States. Also, two to three times a month, they have free live music in the gallery - either ethnic music, avant rock experimental, or classical —Mia Ruyter

The Hyde Park Arts Center offers art classes, and has its own gallery and darkroom. HPAC is on the corner of 53rd and Hyde Park Blvd (2 blocks from the Shoreland). —Jeremy Guttman

The Chicago Public Library has a limited number of free passes to Chicago museums (Field Museum, MSI, Shedd Aquarium, et al.) that can be checked out for one week. See the CPL’s website for more information. —Sharlene Holly

If you go to the Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum or Adler Planetarium, bring an envelope addressed to you in Chicago (to prove you are a Chicago resident) with you, and you save a bunch of money. Field Museum and Adler are also free on Monday and Tuesday during off season (check www.museumcampus.org for details)

The Film Studies Center on the third floor of Cobb Hall has tons of DVDS you can watch for free. However, you must watch the DVDs in the Film Studies Center unless you are a film student.

You can pay 1 cent to go to the Art Institute of Chicago any day of the week; $6 is a suggested donation for students, but you really just have to pay SOMETHING. So you should not bother scheduling around going on free Tuesdays. Just go any day and give $1 or whatever you want. It helps to ask to donate $1 before they ask you to give them $6. Also, there is free parking behind the building on weekdays after 3:30pm, and the museum closes at around 4:15pm.