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Factoids: little things you might not know about campus and the city

At the Lan Jiao bakery in Chinatown, you can get 4 Chinese buns(assorted fillings) for $1 on Saturdays after 2pm. Take the CTA Red Line to Chinatown. —Zhao Cheebye

Six times a day In the lobby of the GSB, an Aramark employee fills three fruit bowls full of pears, apples, and oranges as a courtesy item to visitors.

three words: el famous burrito it is located on 7047 N. Clark

Lthforum.com is a wonderful place to find out information about great, undiscovered restaurants in Chicago, often cheap enough for students. —Evan Druce

Spring World restaurant, in the Chinatown Square Mall, serves a lunch special for $3.95 on weekdays that includes soup, an entree, a vegetable, and tea. —Evan Druce

Every weekday from 11:30-2:30, you can get a personal stuffed pizza, a salad, and a can of soda for $6.31. You can also nab a family special (big pizza plus pitcher of soda for relatively cheap) if you go in on Sunday or Tuesday night. —Ryan Monarch

There’s an Au Bon Pain in the UofC Hostpial (Mitchell building lobby). Make sure to go between 4 and 6 PM for half-price baked goods. —Jeremy Guttman

Monday thru Friday, from 4:30 to 5:30, they sell sodas for 35 cents and coffee or tea (small size) for 50 cents at Uncle Joe’s. —Miguel Stookey

Any event sponsored by the Student Government Finance Committee (this includes most events on campus) is open to all students, graduate and undergraduate. If they are serving food or drinks, you are entitled to them free of charge (unless there are ticket sales). —David Courchaine

They sell $1 milkshakes all day at the C-Shop every Wednesday. They sometimes run out of flavors, so go early. —Miguel Stookey

You can get lattes for $1 at the Div School Cafe every Friday EXCEPT between 11:30-1:30. —Lindsay Atnip

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