The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

It has been about four months since I’ve moved into the RC, and I can honestly say that this place is starting to feel like home. I originally signed up to live here because I knew that living across the street from school with my classmates would have advantages. At the time, however, I could not have predicted how comforting it would be to lethargically cross the street at the end of a 6-hour day and immediately collapse into my bed. Or, how sneaking into a friends room to

I attended my first Chicago Bulls game this weekend with a group of friends and colleagues from ICO. Though I’ve lived in Chicago and cheered on the Bulls for years, it wasn’t until Saturday that I actually saw them live at the United Center. The possibility of attending the game came as a perk of living in the ICO’s Residential Complex. Students frequently have the opportunity through the RC to attend fun events together like this Bulls game, Broadway in Chicago theater even