factoids.uchicago

Microfilm is awesome. and printable.

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

Resolve your important disputes

Take advantage of the services of the Student Ombudsperson —Jeremy Guttman

Extending Library Reserve Times

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

Cheap Coffee

If you bring your own mug, no matter how big, you can get coffee for 50 cents at Uncle Joe’s and 45 cents at Cobb. That’s a significant discount and you don’t have to use those awful styrofoam cups. —Sarah Lyons

Cheap Chinese Buns

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

Where have all the DVDs gone?

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

Reasearch Jobs

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

Humanities Open House

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 Co-Op Supermarket has a Post Office

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

Cheap Movie Theater

The Burnham Plaza movie theater at 826 S. Wabash has student discount tickets for any show, with ANY student ID. They are about $5. They also have a 2-for-1 deal sometimes, so ask for it. They even show current movies and it’s near the #6 bus stop at Balbo. —Anonymous Coward (in true Slashdot style)

Pennies on the Dollar

There’s a family-run dollar store on 53rd near Blackstone. Save a bundle on things that Ace Hardware charges an arm and a leg for. —Ibrahim

Art and Music for Free

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….

Check out the exhibits and the performances at: linked_text —Mia Ruyter

So you’ve lost your library book

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

Free Fruit at GSB

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.

Humanities Open House

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

Cheap and Close Movie Theater

The Burnham Plaza movie theater has student discount tickets for any show, with ANY student ID. They are about $5. They also have a 2-for-1 deal sometimes, so ask for it. They even show current movies and it’s near the #6 bus stop at Balbo, so it is much closer than AMC River East.

Contemporary Art Museum in Cobb Hall

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

microfilm is awesome. and printable.

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 use your UCID to print out whatever you are looking at. You can save it to a zip disk! —Jeremy Guttman

best food in chicago

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

Extending Library Reserve Times

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

Source help

Everyone loves Google, but everyone at UC should love Google Scholar, which allows you to specifically search scholarly literature. —Alexandra Cirone

Dry Cleaners Open Late

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

Free Resume Faxing at CAPS

CAPS has a fax machine in Ida Noyes for students to fax their resumes and other job-related materials for free, so you don’t have to go to Kinkos and pay to fax your resume somewhere. —Jeremy Guttman

lthforum.com

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

Chinatown Lunch Special

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

Edwardo’s for Lunch

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

Playboy at Harper

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.

(almost) Free Money

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

Computer Lab in Harper

Some people don’t know that there is a large USITE computer lab in the Harper Library. Just go to up the library on the 3rd floor, make a right, and walk ALL the way through the study area, and you will find the door to the USITE/Harper computer lab. It has 60 computers, both Macs and PCs. —Jeremy Guttman

Cheaper Baseball Caps

You can purchase a U of C baseball cap at Ratner Gym cheaper than you can buy one at the U of C Bookstore. —Heidi Reed

Find out about psych studies

Participate in (paid) psych studies on campus by joining the study-pool listhost —Jeremy Guttman

Hyde Park Arts Center

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

Network storage in ResCom computer labs

On all the PCs in the dorm computer labs you can store data on the network by double-clicking the desktop icon that says “Network Drive,” or double-clicking on the same icon in “My Computer.” This information is accessible from any other lab PC, and is much safer than storing your data on the computers directly since it will remain even if the lab PC breaks or needs to be replaced. —Jesse Farmer

Get chalk for study rooms in the Reg

If you need chalk for the blackboards in the Reg, ask at the first-floor circulation desk. —Jeremy Guttman

collegecatalog

The site for course descriptions! —Jeremy Guttman

Rideboard

Rideboard is a website where you can arrange to share rides with other UofC students who might be heading in the same direction. —Jeremy Guttman

Au Bon Pain

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

Uncle Joe’s Happy Hour

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

Free Food at Campus Events

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

Free Museum Passes with Chicago Public Library card

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