More than Corn, Cows, and Chemistry

More than Corn, Cows, and Chemistry • Life in Urbana-Champaign Contents: Overview of Urbana-Champaign Entertainment • Restaurants & Specialty Foods • Bars & Clubs • Live Music • Movie Theaters & Film Events • Sporting Events • Parks & Outdoor Adventures • Museums & Cultural Venues Libraries & Bookstores Bus Transportation Newspapers Local Radio Stations Local Utilities Emergency Contacts page page page page page page page page page page page page page page Overview of Urbana-Champaign Urbana-Champaign, home to the University of Illinois, is a place where the sense of community found in small cities and towns meets the outstanding cultural and entertainment opportunities usually associated with major metropolitan areas It is a place where world-class faculty members are your neighbors, and where leisure is laced with learning The school’s longstanding history and the international diversity of the student and faculty populations have greatly influenced this area of Central Illinois Students of every age are able to find academic and extracurricular activities to suit their needs Entertainment There is a diverse array of recreational activities available in and around UrbanaChampaign, including museums and cultural venues; live music; parks and outdoor adventures; sporting events; a variety of restaurants, bars, and clubs; and much more Urbana-Champaign is also almost geographically equidistant from Chicago, Indianapolis, and St Louis – large cities that offer even more activities for all people Restaurants & Specialty Foods Urbana-Champaign is truly a university town The international community has prompted a wide array of restaurants with many varieties of foods at different price ranges to thrive in the area Whether you have a taste for sushi, Middle Eastern, Italian, vegetarian, Thai, or just a great burger, you’ll find it here Restaraunts and Bars Where graduate students go to eat and socialize? Mia Za’s Bread Company Cravings Crane Alley Maize Ambar India Restarant Quality Bar Brothers Bar & Grill Murphy’s Bar Clark Bar Destihl Sakanaya Watson’s Shack & Rail Bevier Café Black Dog Huaraches Moroleon Golden Harbor Cowboy Monkey Legends Bar Joes Brewery Blind Pig Co C Street Bar Radio Maria Sushi Kame Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurants Most restaurants in the area offer vegetarian options Listed here is a selection of restaurants that cater to vegetarian and vegan diets Cravings Mashawi Grill Fiesta Café Jerusalem Restaurant The Red Herring Strawberry Fields World Harvest International Food Store 603 S Wright St., Champaign 617 E Green St., Champaign 216 S First St., Champaign 601 S Wright St., Champaign 1209 W Oregon St., Urbana 306 W Springfield Ave., Urbana 519 E University Ave., Champaign Farmers Markets Country Fair Farmers Market Mattis and Springfield Avenues, Champaign June—November; 7am—1pm Market on the Square Vine and Illinois Streets, Urbana May—November; 7am—12pm International Food Shops Am-Ko Oriental Foods Annapoorna Store Art Mart at Lincoln Square Mall Asian Supermarket Common Ground Food Co-op Curtis Orchard El Charro Mexican Grocery Store and Deli Far East Market General Nutrition Center at Market Place Mall Green Onion J6 Mart Lee’s Oriental Foods Maligaya’s Store Natural Gourmet Persimmon Grocery Strawberry Fields Trout 45 World Harvest International Food Store 101 E Springfield, Champaign 505 S Neil St., Champaign 1705 S Prospect Ave., Champaign 1215 N Prospect Ave., Champaign 300 S Broadway, Urbana 3902 S Duncan, Champaign 55 E Green St., Champaign 405 E University Ave., Champaign 2000 N Neil St., Champaign 2020 S Neil St., Champaign 516 E John St., Champaign 303 S Cedar St., Champaign 2410 W Springfield Ave., Champaign 2225 S Neil St., Champaign 111 N Walnut St., Champaign 306 W Springfield Ave., Urbana 2006 S Neil St., Champaign 519 E University Ave., Champaign Bars & Clubs The Campustown area of Urbana-Champaign includes a number of college bars with inexpensive drinks, music, and dancing or TV’s for sports-viewing Head to downtown Champaign and downtown Urbana for a variety of bars and clubs frequented by upperclassmen, graduate students, faculty, and residents that showcase a wide variety of beer, cocktails, food, and entertainment Live Music Check out The Daily Illini (www.dailyillini.com) and Buzz Weekly (www.readbuzz.com) for a complete listing and calendar of events Urbana-Champaign has always supported its thriving local music scene Bars, restaurants, clubs, theaters, and auditoriums around campus and throughout town host a variety of musicians, bands, and orchestras on a daily basis All venues are very affordable and accessible to all students Whatever your taste, you’ll find it here Movie Theaters & Film Events Carmike 13 910 Meijers Dr., Champaign First-run theater Boardman’s Art Theater www.boardmansarttheatre.com 126 West Church St., Champaign Foreign films and art films by independent film makers Goodrich Savoy 16 IMAX 223 W Burwash Ave., Savoy First-run theater Virginia Theater www.thevirginia.org 203 W Park Ave., Champaign Vintage and modern films in a historic theater building Showcases various musical and theatrical acts Hosts the Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival (www.ebertfest.com) Sporting Events The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is part of the Big Ten Division Conference There are 19 varsity men’s and women’s teams at UIUC that play throughout the year Graduate students are eligible for student-rate ticket prices to all sporting events Check out fightingillini.cstv.com for more information Parks & Outdoor Adventures There are a number of local and state parks and nature preserves in the Central Illinois area where you can enjoy the outdoors, hike, fish, bike, boat, and camp Check out the 58 parks in The Champaign Park District (www.champaignparkdistrict.com) and the 22 parks in The Urbana Park District (www.urbanaparks.org) Also check out the state parks of Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri at (www.stateparks.com) Museums & Cultural Venues – highlights Check out 40 North/88 West (www.40north.org) for a more complete listing of local cultural venues Champaign Urbana Theater Company Cinema Gallery Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Parkland Art Gallery Parkland College Theatre Springer Cultural Center Spurlock Museum William M Staerkel Planetarium The Station Theatre www.cutc.org www.cinemagallery.cc www.kam.uiuc.edu www.krannertcenter.com www.parkland.edu/gallery www.parkland.edu/theatre www.champaignparkdistrict.org/facilities/springer www.spurlock.uiuc.edu www.parkland.edu/coned/pla www.stationtheatre.com Libraries & Bookstores Libraries University of Illinois boasts the third largest academic library in the country (behind Harvard and Yale) The Main Library (www.library.uiuc.edu) is located at 1408 W Gregory All registered students have access to the University library services Library cards to the Champaign and Urbana public library systems are free to residents of each city and are honored at all Lincoln Trail Libraries System libraries Urbana Free Library http://urbanafreelibrary.org Champaign Public Library www.champaign.org 201 S Race, Urbana 505 S Randolph, Champaign Bookstores Barnes and Noble www.barnesandnoble.com 51 East Marketview Dr., Champaign Illini Union Bookstore www.uofibookstore.uiuc.edu 810 S Wright St., Champaign Jane Addams Books www.janeaddamsbooks.com 208 N Neil, Champaign Priceless Books www.abebooks.com/home/PRICELESS 108 W Main Street, Urbana The Used Book Store (in campus YMCA) 1001 S Wright St., Champaign Bus Transportation www.cumtd.com The Mass Transit District (MTD) of Urbana-Champaign is a highly urbanized system, offering convenient bus routes throughout campus, Urbana, Champaign, and some outlying areas As a student, you can ride for free by showing your I-card Every MTD bus has a bike-rack The MTD Web site includes a STOPwatch GPS system that provides up-to-the-minute scheduling information Newspapers http://theblacksheeponline.com/illinois www.dailyillini.com 217-351-5252 www.news-gazette.com www.readbuzz.com The Black Sheep The Daily Illini The News-Gazette Weekly Buzz Magazine Local Radio Stations WPCD 88.7 FM WGNJ 89.3 FM WEFT 90.1 FM WBGL 91.7 FM WKIO 92.5 FM WEBX 93.5 FM WLRW 94.5 FM WEVX 95.3 FM WQQB 96.1 FM WHMS 97.5 FM WWHP 98.3 FM WXTT 99.1 FM WIXY 100.3 FM WHPO 100.9 FM WDNL 102.1 FM WGNN 102.5 FM WPXN 104.9 FM WCZQ 105.5 FM WGKC 105.9 FM WGCY 106.3 FM WPGU 107.1 FM WILL 580 AM WITY 980 AM WEIC 1270 AM WDWS 1400 AM WJCI 1460 AM WDAN 1490 AM WBCP 1580 AM College (Parkland College) Christian Community Radio for East Central IL Family-Friendly The Greatest Hits of the 60s & 70s Rock Top-40 Rock Top-40 Adult Contemporary Americana/Roots Classic Rock Country Country Variety Christian Adult Contemporary Hip Hop Classic Rock Easy Listening Alternative/College (UIUC) Public Radio/NPR (UIUC) Nostalgia Gospel Music News/Talk, The News-Gazette ESPN/Sports News/Talk Urban Contemporary Local Utilities Ameren IP (Electric/Gas) Illinois American Water Company AT&T/SBC/Ameritech (Phone/Internet/Cable) Insight Communications (Internet/Cable) 800-755-5000 www.ameren.com 800-422-2782 www.amwater.com 800-288-2020 www.att.com 800-880-0926 www.insight-com.com Emergency Contacts On-campus emergency University of Illinois Division of Public Safety 9-911 217-333-1216 Off-campus emergency Champaign County non-emergency Champaign Police non-emergency Champaign Fire non-emergency Urbana Police non-emergency Urbana Fire non-emergency 911 217-333-8911 217-351-4545 217-403-7200 217-384-2320 217-384-2420 Carle Hospital 611 W Park, Urbana Emergency/Level Trauma Center 217-383-3311 Provena Covenant Medical Center 1400 W Park, Urbana Emergency Room 217-337-2000 ... available in and around UrbanaChampaign, including museums and cultural venues; live music; parks and outdoor adventures; sporting events; a variety of restaurants, bars, and clubs; and much more Urbana-Champaign... restaurants, clubs, theaters, and auditoriums around campus and throughout town host a variety of musicians, bands, and orchestras on a daily basis All venues are very affordable and accessible to all... and towns meets the outstanding cultural and entertainment opportunities usually associated with major metropolitan areas It is a place where world-class faculty members are your neighbors, and