Ever wonder what a typical day is life for a University of Chicago
student is like? Follow four students through their everyday escapades…
Meet the students!
Name: Dan Mega Year in the College: First-year student
Concentration: Economics
Hails from: Chicago, Illinois
Involved in: Varsity Football
Name: Julia Coburn Year in the College: Third-year student
Concentration: Latin American Studies, Human Rights
Hails from: Brookline, MA
Involved in: Women's Ice Hockey (Captain!),
Name: Jamie Morgenstern Year in the College: Second-year student
Concentration: Mathematics
Hails from: Bigfork, Montana
Involved in: Polk Brothers Program, Hillel, PSAC
Name: Imah Effiong Year in the College: Second-year student
Concentration: Political Science, History
Hails from: Irving, Texas
Involved in: Kappa Alpha Theta, Washington Park Schools Program, Rhythmic Bodies in Motion, Campus Tour Guide
Random Fun
Fact
This is actually the second University of Chicago.
The "original" was founded by Stephen Douglas, the U.S.
senator from the Lincoln-Douglas debates (and who's also responsible
for all of the railroad lines that run through the city). It was a
Baptist farming college located near Comiskey Park. However, it soon
went bankrupt and disappeared. Many years later, John D. Rockefeller
bought the name "University of Chicago" and founded this
university. We've done better financially than the original, and I'm
hoping that it will stay that way, at least for the year. -Josh, 4th year
