<p>My wife and daughter are planning to visit the campus. </p>
<p>They have plenty scheduled for Saturday and Monday, but nothing for Sunday 10/14. </p>
<p>Any suggestions on things to do and see on or near campus on a Sunday?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Well if she will be wanting to attend a church they could attend a service at a church they’d be interested in. I’m just a Northwestern hopeful, so I don’t know anything specific they could do, but they could have lunch on the beach, it may be a chilly though so they should definitely take jackets, haha. That’s all I can think of since I don’t go to NU (yet, hopefully class of 2013) but I’m sure that some people will chime in with more specific ideas.</p>
<p>What are your plans for Saturday and Monday?</p>
<p>So many restaurants, so little time. Try one/many of the following:</p>
<p>Edzo’s
Bat 17
Andy’s Frozen Custard
The Cellar
Joy Yee’s</p>
<p>“What are your plans for Saturday and Monday?” </p>
<p>Attend a student theatre production on Sat night; and classes and two tours (general and Theatre dept) on Monday.</p>
<p>^Maybe there’s a show at the steppenwolf to catch on Sunday?</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.steppenwolf.org/Plays-Events/productions/index.aspx?id=562&performanceDate=2012-10-07T15:00:00[/url]”>http://www.steppenwolf.org/Plays-Events/productions/index.aspx?id=562&performanceDate=2012-10-07T15:00:00</a></p>
<p>I’d spend the day exploring Chicago a bit, since it’s a fabulous extension of campus!</p>
<p>Depending on their interests and the weather, I’d suggest taking the Architecture cruise on the Chicago River and out into Lake Michigan, spending time at the Art Institute and Millenium Park (see The Bean), a visit to Navy Pier to ride the ferris wheel, and/ or see a show at a local theatre (Second City, Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf or…).</p>
<p>Thanks MomCares and arbiter213</p>
<p>These theatres all have shows on Sunday! So much to do and so little time!</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>If the weather is good (forecast now is high of 54), I’d echo the suggestion of the architecture boat tour (some leave from Navy Pier) and walking around Millenium park. Also great shopping along the “Magnficent Mile” (North Michigan Avenue…a long but pleasant walk from Millenium park). If it’s raining – hit the Art Institute, Field Museum, etc.
Edzo’s has the best burgers I’ve ever had but is closed on Sundays.</p>
<p>Personally, I’d stay on campus as much as possible. If you’ve never been to Chicago, I guess you can devote a half day to it–see a museum or a show, see how easy/difficult it is to get to the city from campus. But personally, I’d want to focus mostly on campus since that is why your D would go. You just miss NU’s mainstage show, the Verona Project. What is your D interested in? Whatever it is she’s interested in - eg journalism, theatre - I’d email the department chair or perhaps call the secretary and ask him/her for on campus recommendations. Sometimes there are classes on a Sunday or other events. If you can’t find anything, I’d go to the NU museum or library or walk around and eat in the student cafeterias and get a feel for the student body (you’re allowed to do that for pay). The lake is really nice. Evanston is nice although I’m from the PHilly area so it wasn’t a huge thing for us; my D and I loved this Asian restaurant close to campus. HUGE portions and well done. Personally, my D goes on ‘feel’ so the more time we could spend on campus, the better sense she had for ‘feel.’</p>
<p>I’d recommend Chicago – take the Elevated Train-Subway into the loop.</p>
<p>Maybe catch one of the hop on-hop off busses. Explore Navy Pier, and the other sites. If you can, maybe see a museum – I love the Museum of Science and Industry. Otherwise, there are many shows and restaurants, so I’m sure you’ll find a lot to do.</p>
<p>From teh NU website:</p>
<p>[PlanIt</a> Purple: Home](<a href=“Northwestern Events Calendar: Home”>Northwestern Events Calendar: Home)</p>
<p>But Fall IM will be in full swing, so go cheer on your favorite dorm team in Dodgeball or flag football…</p>
<p>^I second Chicago trip since it’s usually less happening on campus on Sunday. In the morning, many people are still catching up their sleep and some head to churches. There are also less events so you see less people walking between places. Also, people that have homework to do over the weekend usually get to it Sunday afternoon/evening</p>
<p>Sunday Oct. 14 is Northwestern Day, part of the Chicago Humanities Festival. They will be hosting a number of discussions and talks, including one by Yo-Yo Ma and another by John Hodgman from The Daily Show.</p>
<p>+1 on visiting Chicago.
Three days is a lot to spend on the campus. We were there a full day last October and felt like we got a great sense of what it’s like//has to offer. Pretty sure you can go to all relevant campus tours/info sessions in two days, assuming the tours are available on those days (and even if not they wouldn’t be available on a Sunday).
We just dropped our son off and spent the extra time we had visiting the Art Institute of Chicago, which was great. The “Magnificent Mile” was somewhat of a joke, and would be for most unless you come from a very small town that doesn’t have high-end malls.
My next favorite thing to do in Chicago would be the architecture tour someone mentioned above (we didn’t have time). We saw the play Freud’s Last Session, which was pretty good.</p>
<p>Great tip, CCMomU! Thanks! I looked it up and passed this info along to my D.</p>
<p>Here’s the link: [The</a> Daily Northwestern : Yo-Yo Ma to speak at Northwestern](<a href=“http://dailynorthwestern.com/2012/10/03/blogs/oncampus/on-campus-yo-yo-ma-to-speak-at-northwestern/]The”>http://dailynorthwestern.com/2012/10/03/blogs/oncampus/on-campus-yo-yo-ma-to-speak-at-northwestern/)</p>
<p>My D is a Daily Show fan, so she plans on going. It sounds awesome.</p>
<p>Whatever your wife and D decide to do, remember to focus on the information you’d like out of this trip. That’s personal. It’s why in our place, we’d focus on staying on campus–we’ve already been to Chicago, we live close to another metro city, and most importantly, my D makes her decisions based on ‘feel’ and how she fits in with students. </p>
<p>But if your wife and D want to find out what Chicago is like, how easy and do-able it is to get to Chicago from NU, and/or they just need a break, then Chicago could be a fun mother/daughter time together. The main thing is for them to consider what their goals are for this trip.</p>
<p>@connections is absolutely right that what your wife and D see during their 3 days should be driven by what information your D needs to make her school choices, and it does sound like there are exciting things happening on campus on the 14th! </p>
<p>Our D had attended a summer program at UMich and while she loved Ann Arbor, as a Theatre kid who had grown up in a city she wasn’t sure she’d enjoy living as isolated as Ann Arbor is from a bigger city for 4 years. For this reason, and also knowing that many of her courses at NU would assign projects in Chicago, she wanted to see for herself what it felt like to her. She had never gotten outside of O’Hare prior to her campus visit, so experiencing Chicago was a priority for her and we spent a full day there.</p>
<p>Whatever they do, I hope they have a fantastic time visiting Northwestern. I’m jealous that your wife and D get to go to Evanston soon!</p>
<p>Scratch what I said about Sundays; it doesn’t apply to Oct 14. :)</p>
<p>Damian Woetzel*, a former principal ballet danseur with the NYC Ballet, is also a speaker on campus on Oct 14. Not only was he one of the best dancers and a choreographer at NYCB, but while he was there, he somehow found time to commute to Boston to obtain his Master in Public Administration Degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He was also a guest lecturer one year at Harvard’s law school. He is presenting with Yo Yo Ma so you can hear both of them. </p>
<p>If you like to try different cuisines:<br>
Mount Everest (Indian): 630 Church Street (They have a lunch buffet; excellent curries)
on the same street you’ll find an Irish restaurant, French restaurant, Bistro Bordeaux, (the food here is good, too), a Japanese restaurant (never been here) and Whole Foods at the end of the street if you want to pick up a quick bite and carry it with you. </p>
<p>i would stay in the Evanston area to get a strong feel of not only the overall town and campus, but to talk and possibly meet current students, if they are not too busy studying for midterms. </p>
<p>Once you get all of your acceptances in next March, you will not regret the extra time you put in on these trips when making your decision.</p>
<p>the college students I know who attend college in the Chicagoland area all like it very much and they travel about on public transport to cultural and other activities all the time; my (NU) student travels from Evanston down into the Loop etc quite a bit.
My thought is that even though Sunday is a slow time in most cities, for your student to have a general look at the general area of the Loop and River North and Mag Mile and Millenium Park, etc. would be great for your student to check out; walking by the theatres is pleasant and easily doable, for example. The lakeshore is attractive and there is stunning architecture in Chicago. We have found the performing arts to be excellent there, for example (we are from another major metro region of the country)</p>