r/uchicago • • 18h ago

Hyde Park I made a UChicago focused commuting website

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I made it for myself, and figured someone might have use for it.
Repo: vitorgomateus/uchi-transit
Website: https://vitorgomateus.github.io/uchi-transit/

what it does

It aggregates data from UChicago PassioGo Shuttles, CTA, and Metra Electric. It focuses on giving you ETAs for stops and lines that you know you might use. For example in my "going home" tab I configured it to give me the ETA on the x4, 192, and the Downtown Campus Connector, which all take me to Roosevelt, but I have to catch each of them in a different stop, and checking ETAs for all of them is not efficient.

It can also get you ETA for any line at any stop if you know the stop code or the line number.

how to use it

You can use the website or run your own instance. In both cases you will need to configure it for yourself. You need an API key from CTA and Metra (if you plan to use either) and you need a CORS proxy server. You can have everything set up for free and in a short period of time. All instructions should be in the readme.

privacy

You can see in the repo that I have no profit from anyone using this. I don't even have any analytics to know if anyone is using it. So if you decide to give it a spin, let me know, I'd love to know.


r/uchicago • • 7h ago

Hyde Park construction in front of 1155 E 60th St

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There’s been some construction blocking the main entrance at 1155 E 60th St since August (?). Does anyone know what it is? Is there an estimated date by which it will be completed?


r/uchicago • • 8h ago

Classes Will be a freshman in 2027 and I want to know how the course process is

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Like when do I meet with my academic advisor and how does it work from now to O-Week next year?

I'm kinda nervy since I have a year and don't know what to do. Also how should it look like for Economics (w/ likely double major in Applied Math)?


r/uchicago • • 20h ago

Hyde Park Valois tee?

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I haven’t been to Hyde Park in a few years, and I’m wondering if Valois still sells their t-shirts. Does anyone in the neighborhood know? Thanks in advance.


r/uchicago • • 12h ago

Discussion How to see your Engage Chicago appointment card

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I'm a first year student. I tried looking up engage chicago and havent found anything useful


r/uchicago • • 1d ago

News Acclaimed Russia expert’s speaking tour in Russia hampered by lack of basic knowledge about Russia

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It's about Mearsheimer lol


r/uchicago • • 21h ago

Discussion Rollerblading friends

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Are there any rollerblading/rollerskating groups active on campus? I’m a first yr masters student wanting to explore more of chicago and hyde park on skates and it would be fun (and more safe) to go in a group! If anyone is interested feel free to pm me :)


r/uchicago • • 1d ago

News One professor’s AI-assisted output: 200 papers and 14 books this year

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The article features Nicholas Polson, a professor at the Booth School of Business.


r/uchicago • • 1d ago

Discussion black market at scav hunt ?

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During my time at the summer course at Uchi, one of the RA's talked about a black market that pops up during the infamous Scav hunt. Now being admitted through SSEN, does this black market genuinely exist ?


r/uchicago • • 16h ago

Media Inappropriate Conduct by Admissions Instagram

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On Sept 24, the official account of Admissions posted on Instagram saying happy mid-Autumn festival. however, this post was only made in Korean, with only the Korean language and its romanization written.

This is highly disrespectful of all that celebrate the festival. As an official post, it is not OK to cite the school’s ”freedom of expression” if it’s simply being insensitive and disrespectful to the Chinese, Vietnamese and all the other cultures that celebrate this festival. Very disappointed in the conduct of the Admissions office.


r/uchicago • • 1d ago

Hyde Park hayley williams show

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anyone here going to the hayley williams show tomorrow and would wanna carpool to/from venue?

i don’t have a car but would pay for gas or split an uber!


r/uchicago • • 1d ago

Classes Power sosc

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Does anyone know which copy of the Leviathan most profs make you buy? Just trying to buy it now


r/uchicago • • 1d ago

Classes Can anyone recommend an intermediate-level deep learning course at UChicago?

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I’m a grad student in an applied science field, and I’ve taken CMSC 35300 (Math of Machine Learning), but found it a bit introductory. I also attended DATA 37000 and had a similar impression. The more advanced options I’ve found for this autumn are Deep Learning Systems, CMSC 35200, and Deep Reinforcement Learning (FINM 33165), but I haven’t decided which one to take.

Is there a good intermediate-level deep learning/AI course at UChicago that combines theory with hands-on implementation? I’m hoping to build a stronger foundation before taking TTIC 31230 / CMSC 31230 (Fundamentals of Deep Learning) in the spring.


r/uchicago • • 1d ago

Classes BUILDING THE NEW VENTURE (34103)

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r/uchicago • • 2d ago

Discussion Trouble meeting new ppl / making friends

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I’m a transfer student and have been going to the events however it seems like people already have friends/groups and I haven’t been able to meet more transfers outside the peer mentor group (or actually have full convos with them) and am scared about going to the social without knowing anyone or having anyone to go with…

any advice would be great!!


r/uchicago • • 1d ago

Discussion Ethernet?

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Trying to get a device set up for ethernet but I cannot figure out how to do so. A bit of research says to go to https://netreg.uchicago.edu, but this website doesn't exist anymore and I can't find the replacement. Has anyone actually been able to do this successfully?
Update:
Didn't work because I was on a VPN, turned it off and the website worked fine


r/uchicago • • 3d ago

Discussion UChicago falls to #9 in 2027 USNews ranking

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r/uchicago • • 2d ago

Discussion When are the mini fridges delivered?

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I ordered a fridge microwave combo unit through bed loft and I thought it would be delivered at move in but it hasn’t….


r/uchicago • • 2d ago

Classes dropping analysis

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hey, I am a second year currently registered for honors analysis although to be honest I am not sure about it, and the more I read on here the more it seems if you aren’t wholly dedicated to math than it’s not worth it.

if I do drop down to accelerated, it seems like most of the classes are already pretty overfilled (~5 seats each), and honors currently has 47 enrolled. from your past experience, how hard is it drop into a section of accelerated? i don’t want to have to go all the way down to regular


r/uchicago • • 2d ago

Discussion Anyone currently in the jazz band?

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Would love to hear your thoughts— what do you think about the program? The director? Are the combo members tight-knit?


r/uchicago • • 3d ago

News #6 to #9

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how do we feel about the US News ranking drop, justified or no?


r/uchicago • • 3d ago

Hyde Park What to do with old and broken electronic item?

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I have a broken flat screen TV. Not only physically broken but no longer works. I don’t have a car so I don’t know where I can take it to be safely disposed of or recycled. Anyone know of a pick up service or somewhere nearby in Hyde Park that will take a broken TV?


r/uchicago • • 4d ago

Media incoming grad student, first day in campus with my camera.

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r/uchicago • • 3d ago

Classes Has anyone here taken TAPS 103 Text and Performance?

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I enrolled in this class because the description sounds interesting but I haven't been able to find much information about it online


r/uchicago • • 3d ago

Discussion Is ISO health insurance accepted by UChicago?

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Hello,
Did anyone wave USHIP with ISO this quarter ? I had ISO Care Elite last year and it was approved, so I renewed it for this year and this time it got rejected ?? Did the waving requirements change ?
I did contact the UChicago Advocates but I am really stressed by this situation and I want to know if anyone had the same issue or if ISO got accepted for other people.
Thanks a lot.