Finallyyy... I am posting the pics of my univ hahahah.... Quick facts about University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign: 1) Founded in 1867 2) Situated about 140 miles south of Chicago, 125 miles west of Indianapolis, and 180 miles northeast of St. Louis 3) The owner of Playboy graduated from this place.... so he donates every issue of Playboy to the University Library... and the great thing is... students can borrrow it hahahaha 4) Internet was developed on this campus. 5) Most of the people working in Microsoft graduated from here. (Maybe I will be one of them hahaha ) 6) Ranked 4th for Engineering in US 7) Ranked in the Top Ten for most high tech university in US 8) Has the largest Frat and Sorrority system in US 9) 24 Noble Prize Winners 10) The University University is the largest public university collection in the world, housing more than nine million volumes, over six million manuscripts, periodicals, and other non-print materials, and more than 90,000 periodicals and journals. 11) Has the first agricultural experiment field in US = = (This place is sourrounded by cornnnn fieldd) Sooo here are some picturesss: 
On the way from Chicago to Urbana..... it hasss notthing = =... below is corn fieldd 
Some buildings along the way.... (very rare = =) 
Corn fiellddd... with several barns and ranches scattered aroundd.... my university is surrounded by this kind of environment hahahahhaha soooo cooolll = = 
And finally.... at Urbana airportttt 
The main street of the University.... not baddd right?? hahaha
This is a mathh buildingggg hehe.. like studying in a castle - - 
Corridor in the Union.... (union is a place where people come meet and study = =) 
Cafeteria in the Unionn.. 
This is the Unionnn from outside hahah 
Auditorium where concert takes place... 
Agriculturall buildingg hahah and noww... hmm the most important area in my univ (for mee haha).. the engineering department: 
Engineering Libraryy 
Courtyard in front of the Engineering libraryy
A creeek that passes through the engineering area... On the right.. Matherial Science Engineering Building.. on the left ..I duno = = 
It's either hmm... Mechanical Engineering building or Aero Engineering.. or maybe that's Electrical Engineering = = 
I duno what those buildings are = =
This is the place I took Math exam hahah 
and here is myyy area haha Computer Engineering and Computer Science building...(the coolest building of all the engineering departments... very very modern inside ... I will show pictures inside sometime laterrr) So those above are the general pictures of UIUC... I will post some cool things here later (if I have time and not too lazy to post - -) some of cool things here: 1) Underground Library 2) Underground Cafeteria 3) VDO wall... where the wall are all TV 4) Indoor soccer stadium - - 5) Ice skating arena 6) Elevator.. that use heat detector to detect signal... eg. you can use ur breath instead of using ur finger to press the buttons.. Oh noo... I already had 2 midterm exams T.T and shit load of worrkkkkk >< PS. Ning and pla after u see the picture... is UBC still nicer than thiss place ???  |