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21 Things Freshman At UIUC Should Do Before The Year Is Over

I would quote number 21 but I feel like you need to see it to get the full effect.

Brittany Kiss

Sep 24, 2017

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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21 Things Freshman At UIUC Should Do Before The Year Is Over

Brittany Kiss

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (located in Champaign-Urbana) is in the middle of corn. Corn. What can you do with corn besides eat it? Nothing. And it's not like you can head on over to some big city if you wanted to do stuff. You can't really hike anywhere. But let me tell you something, there's a heck of a lot of stuff to do at U of I, so make sure you check these 21 things out! (Especially the last one, but I'm biased.)

1. Cheer on Illini Football from Block I

2. Eat at the Cracked food truck

3. Take a picture in front of the Alma Mater

4. Swim in the ARC pool

5. Picnic on the Quad

6. Rub the nose of the Lincoln statue before an exam in Lincoln Hall

7. Go rock climbing at the ARC

8. Go to late night at PAR

9. Go bowling in the Illini Union basement

10. Visit Japan House and the Arboretum

11. Eat ice cream at Jarlings

12. Take a class outside your major just for fun

13. Go ice skating at the ice arena

14. Take a walk through the Krannert Art Museum

15. Ring the bells in Altgeld Hall

16. Try every restaurant on Green Street

17. Cheer on Illini basketball from Orange Krush

18. Get insomnia cookies delivered to the UGL

19. Go to a gymnastics meet

20. Attend a show at the Krannert Center

21. REGISTER FOR ILLINITHON, the 12-hour dance marathon program that fundraises all year long for St. Johns Children’s Hospital! Sign up at: https://goo.gl/uE4CeH

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21 Things Freshman At UIUC Should Do Before The Year Is Over

I would quote number 21 but I feel like you need to see it to get the full effect.

1. Cheer on Illini Football from Block I

2. Eat at the Cracked food truck

3. Take a picture in front of the Alma Mater

4. Swim in the ARC pool

5. Picnic on the Quad

6. Rub the nose of the Lincoln statue before an exam in Lincoln Hall

7. Go rock climbing at the ARC

8. Go to late night at PAR

9. Go bowling in the Illini Union basement

10. Visit Japan House and the Arboretum

11. Eat ice cream at Jarlings

12. Take a class outside your major just for fun

13. Go ice skating at the ice arena

14. Take a walk through the Krannert Art Museum

15. Ring the bells in Altgeld Hall

16. Try every restaurant on Green Street

17. Cheer on Illini basketball from Orange Krush

18. Get insomnia cookies delivered to the UGL

19. Go to a gymnastics meet

20. Attend a show at the Krannert Center

21. REGISTER FOR ILLINITHON, the 12-hour dance marathon program that fundraises all year long for St. Johns Children’s Hospital! Sign up at: https://goo.gl/uE4CeH

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Sleepovers are not a thing. They're just not.

1. You only ask things once.

2. Seriously, you only ask once.

3. When you do muster up the courage to ask your parents for something, you creep around and wait until they’re in a good mood.

4. Before you get that final yes, you have to go through an interview.

5. If you ever got “the eye,” you knew you were screwed.

6. You were always the first to leave your group of friends when hanging out.

7. If you say you will be home at a certain time, you better be home at that time.

8. Seeing a missed call from your parents sends fear and horror through your veins.

9. If relatives are coming over to the house, your room better be clean.

10. You are careful about what jokes you share with your parents.

11. "You’re not an adult until you turn 18! You can do whatever you want then!"

12. If plans change while you’re out, you better text or call.

13. Don’t talk back. Ever.

14. When you’re called by your full name, you’re in deep trouble.

15. Don’t make them call your name twice.

16. Sleepovers are not a thing.

17. Despite all of these things, you know your parents love you.

For better or for worse

1. Pets

2. Mornings

3. Mistakes

4. Cooking for yourself

5. Hosting

6. Taking care of yourself

7. Holidays

8. Roommates

9. Keeping focused and getting stuff done

10. Cleaning

11. Social life

No, really. I'm not mad. Just hungry.

1. You’re tired of people asking you if you know what “RBF” stands for every time you zone out.

2. You’re constantly using the excuse, “I’m just tired” when people ask you if you’re mad.

3. Or “I’m just thinking.”

4. In fact, you’re rarely ever actually mad.

5. But when you are, people usually can’t tell.

6. You find other people with RBF’s and have to convince yourself that you don’t look like them.

7. You constantly remind yourself, “At least I’m not a psycho.”

Some of your best ideas come through boredom.

1. If the professor is late by one minute, I'm leaving.

2. Oh crap, that's due TODAY?!

3. Can I nap in here?

4. I wonder what they're serving at the cafeteria.

5. How much does my teacher even get paid?

6. How much will I get paid?

7. This is the longest 50 minutes of my life.

8. Maybe if I call mom, she'll give me money.

9. How much do street performers make anyway?

10. Why am I here? I could be a street performer by now.

11. Oh right, I'm not talented.

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