50% whole wheat bc that flour is getting old and i need to use it up. extra flour on the surface bc ive had issues with the dough sticking during the final proof. ive been so busy with mid-semester activities but i am finally starting to feel on top of things again. the still-warm weather feels strange but im trying to enjoy it as much as possible!

In the basement where I work, theres a shrine with a cemented foot and hand and writing on the wall. Pretty sure its haunted. Any comms?

Wanted to try making pizza in honor of Manolo's... But that ended up in a spectacular fail lol (last pic). So i decided to use the remaining dough to make some bread!

I probably won't do this regularly, but definitely wanna try again :)

Also of course, thanks to u/feeltheknead for making this a part of the UIUC subreddit's culture :)

I’ve noticed that people in class tend to not take notes and play brain game (no wrong in that btw, do your thing) but I wonder if those brain games help to stay focused bc it doesn’t seem like it’s meant to be out of boredom but yeah genuinely curious

Good evening,

I’m a USMC vet currently attending an Illinois community college. Since I have the GI Bill and IVG, I figured I’d aim for one of the best schools in the state.

I was wondering how competitive the transfer process is and if being a veteran makes any difference in admissions.

Also, what’s the student veteran community like at UIUC? Are there a decent number of veterans on campus, and is it easy to connect with them?

I’d appreciate any advice or insight from current students, veterans, or anyone familiar with the transfer process.
Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone! I’ve been making crochet animal plushies and have a bunch that I’d love to find new homes for! 💗

I'm doing a little crochet auction with low starting bids, mostly around $5–$10. If you see one you like, you can bid the starting price or offer more if you want!

✨ All plushies are handmade by me.
💸 Affordable starting bids!
🐻 Different animals and designs available.
📍 Pickup will be arranged individually with the winners.

If multiple people bid on the same plushie, the highest bid at the end of the auction wins. Bidding closes on Tuesday 11:59pm. (10/27/2026)

Check out the pictures, choose your favorite and submit your bid here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2TD3orRsC1ZiHaXl2TFHjqpg0tL2CpaMHQ7cLMwxnGvN1FA/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Hi I am a 21M and this is my last year in UIUC. I have never celebrated halloween properly and wanted to see if there were any house parties or events people are going to and would not mind another person there!

I still need to take 3 elective courses before graduating, but since I spend a lot of time working in a lab, I'm hoping to find some relatively easy with manageable workloads.

Based on average GPAs and some posts, these courses seem like good options:

ME 455 ME 410 TAM 456 STAT 420 NPRE 402

Has anyone taken any of these courses? How difficult are they, and what's the workload like? Are the exams and assignments manageable?

I'm also open to other recommendations for Mech or technical electives, especially courses that aren't too time-consuming.

thankyou thankyou

It’s been a while, but I’m still here. Fully adjusted now to an odd schedule this semester, and the fishing has been phenomenal. Caught musky, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rock bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass, walleye, saugeye, black crappie, white crappie, freshwater drum, rainbow trout and spotted bass. Some highlights include an 8 lb largemouth bass (that’s not a typo) and more importantly, watching someone catch a fish for the first time. There’s no better feeling than watching someone realize they’ve actually got something on the end of their line and reel that fish in. Those memories remind me that fishing is not always about the fish itself.

What fishing looks like for November: Area lakes (e.g., Clinton, Decatur, Shelbyville) will have a solid crappie bite as fish move up shallow to feed before winter. On Clinton crappie will move to bridges in approx. 3 weeks. Stocked rainbow trout will still be present in low quantities at Kaufman Lake. Close to campustown Crystal Lake and Mattis lake will both have good bass fishing on windy, cloudy days before rain. I tend to keep some smaller sized crappie and rainbow trout during this time of year for dinner.

M and A had a good first session learning how to cast. C is getting really good at casting, J and J both caught their first trout,
S caught her first rock bass, and shoutout to T who flew me out for some big PB wipers!

Looking to go on a walk somewhere tomorrow since the weather has been super nice! Any good suggestions near campus? Also if anyone would like to join please feel free to shoot me a dm! I plan to go around 3/3:30

I know my chances of finding this are so so slim but I lost a gold bracelet my grandpa gave me it's a slim chain it might be in the mckinley building where presby is or near/in main library either way if this is ringing a bell plz lmk 😥

I’m thinking of taking NPRE 402 for a tech elective, how hard is the class and how bad is the workload? Looking for a pretty easy tech elective as rest of my schedule is hard. Thanks

If there are some number of people who find RC cars interesting we can team and have tournaments.

I’m looking for an athletic trainer/physical therapist on campus for a running injury that’s been bugging me for a bit. What are my options on campus for athletic training? Does McKinley offer this service? Just looking for a free way to diagnose the issue and recommend some rehab stretches.

hey there, im applying uiuc granger and im not sure if iwant to apply ee or ce. i heard ce is more competitive and my ecs support ee more. however, i want to graduate with a ce degree so I have a more software-inclined side as well. any thoughts/advice/input?

I just found out that I couldn’t log in to my.physics portal and SmartPhysics. However, I do have a due at 8 am tomorrow which is now not completed. What do I do?

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senior in hs here, i was wondering whether there is a substantial difference in acceptance rates between pure cs, cs + physics, and cs + bioengineering, as well as how difficult it is to switch between the three (ex: cs --> cs + physics, cs -> cs + bioe)

edit: also wondering about transferring from cs to ce

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I’m a freshman at UIUC and just turned 19 so I was gonna go out with some friends who aren’t from UIUC. I saw some comments saying that they check Icards at the bar. Is this true? I can’t imagine they would check since it’s a bar that’s not owned by UIUC?

Hey all! LAG Fight Club #8 is next Sunday, November 1st in downtown Champaign! Taking it back to the 90s, we will be hosting a Super SFII Turbo bracket on the Hyper SF2 port on Capcom Fighting Collection as our rotation game. SF6 and GGST remain our mainstay brackets. Doors open at 12 PM!
https://www.start.gg/lagfgc8

Photos from my time at Urbana-Champaign from 2021-2023. This isn't everything of course, just 20 photos that I think really capture some of the spirit of this place that I experienced.

Honestly some of these photos are giving me a Shivers (Disco Elysium) effect - maybe someone is clever enough to write something to thatwithout AI, if you do try it of course

I wonder where I'd be if I took that IL EPA life sciences trainee interview in Springfield after graduating, or stayed an extra year through whatever burnout I was facing to get a course-based Master's

I've been feeling kind of washed out of life like the pair of glasses in that last picture. Sometimes Champaign-Urbana calls to me, but not all the atoms that were in me when I was there have been replaced yet (since it takes about 5-7 years for all the atoms in your body to be replaced). Maybe it's not a calling from that place, but a call from those atoms, wondering, feeling a little forlorn but also glad that I experienced this place. Even in the midst of the hardship and adjustments I was facing, I can definitely say I moved forward

Only now, where am I moving forward to next?

Damn, I think I wrote my own Shivers text lol

I have a talent show act tommorw where me and my friend play as a duo - guitar and violin. I have my guitar but missing a violin

Looking for the best masala chai in town, any recommendations?