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Friday, January 30, 2009

The IIT Triple Header

Hello Hello!
Back for more IIT sports news! IIT has been hosting some lively sport events lately that are really worth watching! This Saturday 31st, there will be three amazing games going on and no one should miss it! Starting at 11:00am, IIT will be competing against Lake Forest College in swimming! At 1:00pm, IIT's Women's Basketball Team will be facing Robert Morris University in an amazing basketball game. It doesn't end there! More basketball excitement will come at 3:00pm, this time it'll be the IIT Men's Basketball Team against Robert Morris University.
We've got an incredible weekend coming up and no one should be left out of the fun!
For more information about IIT sport events or if you are planning in joining a team, please visit: http://www.illinoistechathletics.com/

Hope everyone has an awesome weekend! I'll keep you posted!
Go Hawks!

Monday, January 26, 2009

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Hello to all of those Chinese people out there! Wish you had a great New Year, the year of the Ox (as my friend Rishab is showing with the Golden Chinese Ox)!

I'm sure that all of you called home and wished your family an awesome New Year, like me!
For New Year last Saturday, a bunch of Chinese IIT students got together and headed over to Chinatown for dinner. It was an awesome get-together and I actually got to meet new Chinese students that had some cool backgrounds! It was an awesome night with great Chinese food and everyone enjoyed it. It felt just like home, only here in Chicago!
Here at IIT, students like to celebrate different holidays together. Being so far from home, it is always great to have people to relate to, have fun with, and speak the same language too!!! Once again 新年块乐!!!

Join the Diversiity at IIT!

(Thanks to Kurt and Jack for organizing this fabulous Chinese New Year night!)

Monday, January 19, 2009

IIT Spring 2009!!!

Hello Hello!
Ladies and gentlemen I apologize for my long absence, I was taking a rather long vacation in China! It was an awesome trip, I got the chance to visit my family and enjoyed lots of good chopstick-licking Chinese food!
Now I'm back at IIT ready for some more work (and ready to exercise a bit due to all the food, but that's another story)!
IIT will soon be starting its 2009 Spring Semester with much enthusiasm and excitement. The faculty at the Office of Undergraduate Admissions has been working hard to admit new students this spring as well as reviewing files for future Fall 2009 students.
For those of you who are applying for Fall 2009, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be reviewing your applications as soon as they come in. Make sure you send in your applications and the required files as soon as possible and before the deadline! (Please check the IIT Office of Undergraduate Admissions website for more details: http://www.iit.edu/undergrad_admission/ or contact the Office at 312.567.3025 or email in at admission@iit.edu). Please do not hesitate to call the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for any questions or concerns you might have, because the people working there are awesomely cool and will take their time to answer them!
Now as for the weather, I've been hearing lots of concerns about the weather from friends and people that have been coming back to Chicago, so as a new student you might be wondering about the weather as well. I'm sorry to say that Chicago has been receiving quite a lot of snow and chills lately, but hey, not to worry! The weather's got its ups and downs, in other words it's not like super cold all the time. I mean it's easily manageable with an extra layer on or running around the campus playing with snow will work too. Besides, all the buildings are heated, so it's pretty warm inside. I'm telling you this from my own experience, taking into account that I have never experienced temperatures below 0°C (32°F) and I'm doing just fine, Undergraduate Admissions hasn't found me frozen yet.

IIT students, welcome back and new IIT students, you'll do just fine, and welcome too!
I wish everyone a successful semester and I'll keep you posted!