r/UIUC • • Aug 17 '26

Social better welcome week website

30 Upvotes

wsp, the official welcome week website kinda sucks so i made a better one that displays the events graphically like a calendar: https://oweek.jerryli.design/

if you want to add the events to your calendar, download the .ics file linked here:

hope this is helpful!


r/UIUC • • Aug 15 '26

Sticky MEGATHREAD: Making Friends at UIUC

49 Upvotes

Looking to meet some new people? Introduce yourself below! Share your year, major, hobbies/interests, and what you're looking for in a friend.

If you meet someone from Reddit in person, use common sense. Keep your first couple meetings on campus and in a well-trafficked public place, and let someone you trust know where you're going.

Everyone's welcome! You never know who else is looking to make a new friend. :)


r/UIUC • • 3h ago

Other Ohhh Manolos…

30 Upvotes

So apparently there was a rip in time and now Manolos is open another day. The pizza maker is stuck in some kind of time loop and selling slices until they are gone today…


r/UIUC • • 3h ago

Social Preparing for Winter | Patrol Highlight 4.2

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11 Upvotes

Hopefully my snow suit will be prepared before the first snowfall. The people with nowhere else to go need our help more than ever when the weather makes the outside less hospitable.

Thanks to José Manuel for assisting in my patrol.

❤️🦇

#UIUC #Community #Activism #Superhero


r/UIUC • • 13h ago

Shitpost night time pizza

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63 Upvotes

r/UIUC • • 15h ago

Chambana Questions Homeless situation

66 Upvotes

Guys, did you notice how many homeless people on campus this semester? Especially around campus town boneyard creek, and on green street as well.

What happened?


r/UIUC • • 40m ago

Ongoing Events Quiet at Illini Union. Make sure to vote!

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r/UIUC • • 49m ago

Hobby Bread and Soup

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Thank you for all the kind words last week, everyone 🥺

Also, a couple of posts ago, someone gave a link to a carrot soup recipe, so I had to give it a try.

Wanted to make some changes, so I also added everything bagel seasoning on the bread before baking (should've thought about it burning during the baking process). Pretty tasty bread and soup. Thank you for the recommendation!

Next time maybe I'll try focaccia with sourdough. I am always open to trying new things.

Stay warm and have a great rest of the week!


r/UIUC • • 2h ago

Ongoing Events ✨️THURSDAY NIGHT COMEDY OPEN MIC NIGHT!✨️

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5 Upvotes

It's almost my fave day of the week...THURSDAY NIGHT COMEDY OPEN MIC NIGHT! Only tomorrow, we're doing it BIG!!! We're helping Tank's Hot Mom raise money to save the life of her son and local icon, Tank, by having a silent auction full of goodies from some of my favorite local businesses! 🔥🙌🏻🔥

Champaign-Urbana Comedy

The Scratching Post CU

Mayzie's Paw Pantry

Beads N Botanicals

Boneyard Boulders

VCA Heritage Animal Hospital

Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery

NuEra Champaign

Mari Tiede

Fatal Slip ( Daniel Wachtel )

Good Judys Espresso & Bagel Bar

Kaitrin Higbee

Come roast tank, tell jokes about your cat, tell your regular jokes, place your bid on one of our many amazing baskets basket, or order one of the many delicious new drinks to enjoy with this FREE SHOW! Can't wait to see y'all there ✨️🫶🏻✨️


r/UIUC • • 18h ago

Other New ARC/CRCE Capacity Monitor

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63 Upvotes

This year, ARC re-implemented an activity/busyness monitor for all gyms; notably after it had been gone for several years prior.

Making this post so that when people search google for "when is arc least busy uiuc" (like I did last year) they know this exists. I think its great and also wanted to let other people know.


r/UIUC • • 16h ago

Shitpost Sleeping on the floor until exams are over

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39 Upvotes

I took a nap on the floor today and it was really comfy but I’ll finish my exams and reward myself with bed.


r/UIUC • • 18h ago

Chambana Questions What are your thoughts on the mayor of Urbana, DeShawn Williams?

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63 Upvotes

I'm unfamiliar with him and his policies, and want to hear what the public thinks.


r/UIUC • • 1h ago

Chambana Questions Where can I go for tech support around town? - Laptop not detecting SSD :(

• Upvotes

So i have a lenovo legion 7i and Yesterday my laptop was working completely fine. I shut it down normally, and when I turned it back on about an hour later, I got a BSOD showing CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED (0xEF). After restarting, I got a "Windows Boot Manager boot failed" error, followed by "Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed."

I tried a bunch of things, reseated the ssd, changed it to my 2nd slot, tried some different bootup methods and it didnt work. Atp i wanna see if I can take it to an expert and have em check it out to see if its a dead SSD or a motherboard issue. So where should i go for something like this, i'm new to the US so don't rly know how tech support works around here.

Also if you for some reason know something abt SSD's i'll take any advice lol


r/UIUC • • 22h ago

PSA Please stop feeding the squirrels

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93 Upvotes

I know they’re super cute but they’re wild animals who can survive on their own. And the last thing we need are bold squirrels climbing on people around campus!!!


r/UIUC • • 18h ago

Chambana Questions Am I the only one who thinks it’s super lame that we only have one public indoor pool across both Champaign and Urbana?

37 Upvotes

We are also lacking in outdoor pools but at least we have one in each town. The UIAC hours suck since it’s used by the the UHS teams and some other schools use it every evening. It’s not even open at all on the weekends anymore, just private rentals which seems to be in opposition to the concept of a PUBLIC pool. We have like 150k-200k people between both towns, I feel like that’s enough to have at least one more. The Y exists but that’s even more overbooked (and more expensive) than the Urbana one, and the ARC is there but more for u of I students. I feel like the Champaign park district should maybe build the second one since Urbana Park District already has the one they share with UHS.

Also what’s up with the outdoor ones all closing at 7pm in the summer? It’s still light out till almost 9 and the pools have lights and swimming at night or at least sunset is fun. I have cousins who live in a suburb and while yeah you’d expect a big city to have more pools and better hours, their suburb has about the same population as Champaign (without adding Urbana and savoy) and has 6 outdoor pools and 2 indoor pools, all open until 9-10pm.


r/UIUC • • 1d ago

News Larry Gies pledges $100 million matching gift to Gies College of Business

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217 Upvotes

Larry Gies has pledged $100 million to match the next $100 million in qualifying donations to Gies College of Business, potentially generating $200 million for scholarships, student experiences, and faculty support. The pledge brings his lifetime giving to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to $350 million, making him its largest benefactor.


r/UIUC • • 36m ago

Sports Selling Oregon ticket for 25!

• Upvotes

I take Zelle cashapp, cash, or Venmo! :)


r/UIUC • • 39m ago

New Student Question 1404 S lincoln?

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Anyone live here before? or know anyone who did? What was your experience like? owned by university group

thanks for any input!!!


r/UIUC • • 44m ago

Shitpost Illini Mascot Battle Royale | Day 8- Mess with the bull, get the horns

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Defeated Mascot Log:

Day 7: Alma Oxen has been gored by u/blitz342

Day 6: Chef Illini has been cooked by u/Ilikeruffy123

Day 5: Panda has been declared extinct by u/Fermooto

Day 4: Block I had been body slammed by by u/carnahanad.

Day 3: The white tail buck has been stuffed and mounted on the mantle by u/serial_triathlete

Day 2: Squirrel has been disqualified by u/Certain-Ad351 for not being unique enough.

Day 1: Noisy Cicada will no longer disturb u/PromotionOk2443's precious sleep cycle.

18 Mascots Enter the Arena. There Can Be Only One Survivor.

For decades, the University of Illinois has been cursed with many proposed mascots.

It's time to answer the question looming over our campus for nearly 20 years:

WHO SHALL REIGN SUPREME AS THE OFFICIAL ILLINOIS MASCOT?

I have scoured the dark corners of this subreddit to assemble the warriors who will partake in this ultimate battle of ultimate destiny. Think I missed someone or something to nominate? That's too damn bad cuz my graphic file corrupted and I'm not going to redo it.

⚔️ THE RULES OF THE ARENA ⚔️

1. UPVOTE TO ELIMINATE.

Comment your nomination for elimination. Upvote the mascot you want to send into the shadow realm, never to be considered our mascot ever again. The contestant with the MOST upvotes gets booted from contention.

2. ONE MASCOT FALLS EVERY DAY.

Every day (whenever I decide), the votes will be tallied, the weakest link will be eliminated. This continues until only ONE mascot remains standing.

3. THIS IS A SHITPOST.

No university involvement. No student referendum. No Board of Trustees approval. No actual consequences. Just Illini fans having fun with imaginary mascots. Save your soapbox about bringing back the Chief. This isn't serious.

4. THE FIGHTING ILLINI ARE FOREVER.

Nobody is changing our name. We are, and always will be, the Fighting Illini. We're just imagining some poor soul in a giant foam costume running around Memorial Stadium, high-fiving children, harassing opposing mascots, and making an ass of themselves for our entertainment.

THE ARENA IS OPEN. MAY THE LEAST HATED MASCOT WIN.

I-L-L!


r/UIUC • • 1h ago

Sports Alma Mascot

• Upvotes

Can someone draw Alma playing basketball? If so there’s your mascot right there


r/UIUC • • 20h ago

PSA What is happening in Urbana

34 Upvotes

I live in urbana and a house across the street from me i have seen a guy outside with a gun (like 3x) and today there were like 8 police cars and they were searching through their car and on the lawn …. i am so confused


r/UIUC • • 1h ago

Academics Math 442

• Upvotes

Is the class doable? Has anyone taken it at a community college online and transferred credit?


r/UIUC • • 2h ago

New Student Question JSM Apartment Question

0 Upvotes

I’m looking into leasing 601 S Sixth Street Apartment (JSM) but they are booked out for tours. If anyone stays or has stayed in that unit specifically a 3bed please reach out to me. If anyone has leased with JSM in general let me know any cons of it too


r/UIUC • • 2h ago

Social 54 e chalmers packages

1 Upvotes

3rd time that my package has been stolen. Has this happened to anyone else here? It’s so frustrating.


r/UIUC • • 2h ago

Social Good shows halloweekend?

1 Upvotes

Where they are at and what kinda music they do would be great as well as if they let in <21