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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 14, 2012 -> 05:42 PM) Herm Edwards & Marcellus Wiley donned party hats & got him presents. Wow. Holy f***, ESPN needs to just go away, only have programming on when their is a sporting event.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 07:01 PM) So my illini aren't gonna be good again this year? Havent followed them recently. It's a transition year with the new coach, we'll see how they do. They've got talent still, but with a new coach coming in that wasn't highly talked about (positively) no one is going to be counting on big things from them.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 13, 2012 -> 06:43 PM) I moved to Rogers Park a few months ago and couldn't be happier. Everything I need(redline, metra, beach, restaurants, grocery stores) are all located within a mile radius to us. You can also find places for dirt cheap around here. I live in a 4 bedroom, 3 bath, huge, beautiful apartment with 3 other guys and we pay a whopping $2100(all together) a month. I know there's a certain stigma associated with Rogers Park but it really is a great place to live. Did you find your place on craigslist or a different service/site? I'm only moving in with 1 other guy at the moment, which is too bad because there are some awesome 3/4 br places for cheap, but the 2 br market isn't as good from what I've seen (in terms of quality and price).

Anybody live in the north neighborhoods of Chicago? Im looking to move in that area, I need relatively easy access to 94 (I work up in Lake Forest), and I'd like to be within a 30min walk of the EL (red or brown line is fine). I've been thinking of Ravenswood or West Rogers Park.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Aug 12, 2012 -> 07:34 PM) I'm 4 for 5 in my life in job interviews. Hoping to continue that trend tomorrow morning. Wish me luck! Good luck!!

Congrats! Now sell me your Ducati!

QUOTE (farmteam @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 11:35 AM) I'm still not exactly clear on this: If that's on TOP of normal yearly tuition increases, that's shady. If it's INSTEAD of normal yearly tuition increases, that's not shady, IMO. It's both. Michigan increases tuition annually across the board, and on top of that your tuition depends on how many credits you have.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 01:03 AM) Oh, it wasn't clear to me that # of credits increased tuition. I'm a fan of the "11/12-to-18 credits is the same tuition" model. It's not different if you take 12 credits one semester or 18 credits that semester, but when you accumulate more credits (aka your academic standing as a junior/senior) costs higher than as a freshman/sophomore. It's just hidden costs that most HS students won't see when applying and will be thinking they are paying much less than they will be.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Aug 10, 2012 -> 10:27 PM) Michigan is also the only school in the Big Ten (maybe Wisconsin too -- not sure on that one) with the reputation of having as high of tuition as Illinois. I also don't understand what's "shady" about tuition increases, unless you're referring to the size of the increase and not the fact the increase is there at all. It's normal to expect costs to go up, but yeah 10% is pretty steep. Though, something similar might have happened at Indiana the year after I left. It's the fact that they have tuition increases annually on top of increases for numbers of credits you have.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 10, 2012 -> 10:07 PM) Do they make SoyCrow? BocaCrow

Holy f*** he crushed that.

Danks you homer hittin son of a b****!!!

Oh, and U of I Housing is following the lock in pricing, which is pretty rare from what I've seen.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Aug 10, 2012 -> 08:14 PM) Even JUST room/board + tuition is still 22-27. Okay, let's just say $25k/yr with room and board, which is just about the base rate for Illinois. Meanwhile, Michigan is $23 for their LOWER payments, anyone with over 54 credits gets to pay the nice price of $24.5k, AND that goes up EVERY year. Source My brother went to Umich, and it was advertised as $18k including room and board (back in 2008). Well, with AP credits he was actually paying the rate of a sophomore, and every year they went up about 10%. That right there is some shady s***. You may pay a bit more during the freshman year, but I would say overall Michigan was more expensive for my brother compared to myself at U of I (if looking at comparable years).

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 10, 2012 -> 01:45 PM) It's chalk. f***ing dumb. If it was something racist, or giant dicks (which I would still find hilarious) then I could understand. But the article says whales and seaturtles...

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 10, 2012 -> 02:53 PM) They like to raise tuition because it makes them feel elite. They aren't concerned with the state as much as prestige. This is bulls***. The state owes the school hundreds of millions of dollars, the school needs some form of income. They also lock in your tuition, so they don't scam incoming students who think their tuition is going to be $18k/yr (with room and board) only to find they are paying $24k+ their senior year.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 8, 2012 -> 11:25 PM) I've haven't seen anyone this excited about a train since Bubbles stole the Swayze Express Awesome reference.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 8, 2012 -> 11:35 AM) They have to find a LF'er who puts Viciedo on the bench, its the easiest way to upgrade the team. Man, I don't know how you can go from a guy I want to defend to just flat out troll.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Aug 7, 2012 -> 03:00 PM) TWSS - Town Water Supply and Sanitation. Duh! Come join the Toilet Party

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 6, 2012 -> 09:24 PM) Congrats, Russ! She's a beauty! Thanks! Got a great deal on it.

Damn that ball blew by Francouer, way to go Youk!

That is why bunting f***ing sucks.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Aug 6, 2012 -> 08:52 PM) Ok. Were you a cheerleader in high school?

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 6, 2012 -> 08:49 PM) Mendoza is really good This curve is just f***ing with AJ right now.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Aug 6, 2012 -> 08:48 PM) Not overreacting. Even Hawk has said it. Brat? Really? You call me a brat? Haa haaaaaaaaaaaaa Right, because Hawk never overreacts.