Norris University Center — Local services in Evanston Township

It depends what you are rating this place on... if it is the food, it really falls short. Hours of operation are narrow and many places are closed in the summer (who cares about staff!?). The chain businesses (Starbucks, Dunkins, and Subway) don't take their respective gift cards because apparently they aren't real franchises. If you actually can get food here, it's not tasty nor is it very nutritious. The Mexican joint is Norris's only redeeming quality, but it's hours are even more arbitrary than the...

This is where I would unwind. After class. Regroup. My usual routine. Refresh myself with a meditation by the lake. No matter the weather. That's the beauty of the Lake. Drink in its energy. Anytime. Then come in here, look out the window, grab some coffee. Maybe two. Something to eat. Get some perspective before I went back to the library. Gripe about the professor or life in general. Debrief. Decompress. With a good friend. She was always there for me. So...

Norris is a great central spot for students to meet up, grab a bite to eat or catch up on some homework.

The food joints inside all have different hours making it difficult to know which will be open.

If you're planing on getting some homework done and need a quiet place to be, then you'll have to find somewhere else.

TIP: On a beautiful day you can sit out back at the picnic tables (or on the ground) and still snag the...