On the 3rd floor of the Regenstein you can find a copy of pretty much any issue of any major newspaper or magazine on microfilm. Just find the film you want, put it in one of the machines, and you can even use your UCID to print out whatever you are looking at! —Jeremy Guttman
Take advantage of the services of the Student Ombudsperson —Jeremy Guttman
If you go to the reserve desk at 10:45pm to check out a two- or four-hour reserve book, you can get the book until 9 am the next day. —Elizabeth Daniel
A list of research opportunities for students in the College can be found at http://crop.uchicago.edu. These are jobs specifically for students at the U of C, with descriptions from the researchers themselves, in every school or division. —Nilesh Patel
The basement of the COOP supermarket in the 55th street plaza has a post office and a wine store on the lower level of the store. It used to have a video rental store, but it’s since been closed. —Jeremy Guttman
If you have lost a library book, you will get charged $100 automatically. Instead of paying the money you can just buy a copy of the book (even used) plus a $25 dollar processing fee. Just go check with the people at the front desk first. —Joseph Stein
If you go to the reserve desk at 10:45pm to check out a two- or four-hour reserve book, you can get the book until 9am the next day. —Elizabeth Daniel
Everyone loves Google, but everyone at UC should love Google Scholar, which allows you to specifically search scholarly literature. —Alexandra Cirone
Whereas most dry cleaners in Hyde Park close at 6:30, the Hyde Park Launder-Koin and Dry Cleaners at Harper and 52nd stays open until 9 every night. —Evan Druce
You can get Playboy magazines at Harper Library with permission from the desk attendants. However, you can’t check them out and you have to bring the magazine back within a certain amount of time.
Experimetrix is a site where you can sign up for (more) paid psych experiments.
Also, the Decision Research Lab, downstairs in Room C74 of the Graduate School of Business, usually has walk-in paid studies. —Emily Vitale
Participate in (paid) psych studies on campus by joining the study-pool listhost —Jeremy Guttman
If you need chalk for the blackboards in the Reg, ask at the first-floor circulation desk. —Jeremy Guttman
If your UCID is a little worn out (i.e., doesn’t work all that well in the turnstiles), just take it to the Chicago Card office at the Regenstein Library (right next to the turnstiles) and they’ll replace it for free. —Jeremy Guttman
If you have a problem, or just want to know the phone number for the Student Care Center or the UCPD or something, go to help.uchicago.edu, or call 834-HELP.
You can take the #55 bus all the way to Midway Airport for only $1.75. The trip takes about an hour.
If you plan it well, you can catch the 173 bus back to campus when you are on the North Side. You just have to know where it picks up and at what times, so check the schedule before you leave.
The CTA website has a trip planner that can tell you how to get from one address to the other at a specific time using buses and L trains.
To get to O’Hare airport quickly, use the Omega Shuttle. It runs once an hour to O’Hare from 5:00am to 8:30pm, and costs $25, or $24 with a UCID. It picks up at Rockefeller Chapel, the Quadrangle Club near the Reynolds Club, and the Shoreland. Note that the Omega Shuttle does not take credit cards or checks from banks outside of Chicago. Be sure to have cash in hand!
When planning your transit time, keep in mind that there are 8 pick-ups in Hyde Park, and allow at least 5 minutes for each pickup after yours. —Joan Wolkerstorfer
The Co-op grocery store on 55th has a video store and post office in its basement.
You need to bring a letter sent to your Chicago address as proof of residence in Chicago to be able to get a Hollywood or Blockbuster video card.
