Ayers Residential College, otherwise known as the College of Commerce and Industry (CCI), is a business and economics-themed residential college on North Campus. Mostly freshman and sophomores live in this mid-sized res college, and partake in group activities such as intramural sports and the annual business symposium. Located in a prime spot next to North Beach, Lisa’s Cafe and one of the main gyms, Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, CCI is a hidden gem.
“I like all the activities they have available to the people who live here. I really like the location because it’s close to [Henry Crown Sports Pavillion]. The thing I don’t like is that the closest dining hall is Sargent, which is still kind of far.”
Lindsay Adamski, SESP freshman
“The community is really nice. Everyone’s pretty close to each other. If you want to make friends, it’s a good place to live. The facilities are nice, and if you want to do work, it’s always quiet if you need to, but if you want to hang out, then you can always do that too. It’s like best of both worlds. It can be loud at times, but you can just go somewhere else.”
Adwaiy Manerikar, Weinberg freshman
“The community is fantastic. The people here are just so nice and welcoming. I’m a sophomore, and I stayed here after my freshman year because I liked it so much.”
Allison Lu, McCormick sophomore
“The lounge is a great place to work. It’s comfortable. I’ve met some great friends… Maybe there could be a way to have more personal interactions between residents. It’s just after a while, people stick to their own groups, and it would be nice to have people from different groups have some more personal connections. ”
Edmond Chen, Weinberg freshman
Reporting by Matthew Zhang, Hyunjee Lee, Mia Zanzucchi, Arielle Schwartz, Leo Ji, Rosalie Chan, Margaret Corn, Harrison Simons, Lizzie Philip, Isabella Jiao, Virginia Nowakowski, Nicki Kaplan, Audrey DeBruine, Alejandra Fernandez, Alyssa Morvis, Missy Chen, Rachel Wolfe, Morgan Smith
Photos by Mia Zanzucchi, Christopher Bayston, Leo Ji, Virginia Nowakowski, Brianna Willis, Audrey DeBruine, Alejandra Fernandez, Missy Chen
Videos by Matthew Zhang, Hyunjee Lee, Mia Zanzucchi, Arielle Schwartz, Leo Ji, Rosalie Chan, Margaret Corn, Harrison Simons, Lizzie Philip, Isabella Jiao, Virginia Nowakowski, Nicki Kaplan, Audrey DeBruine, Alejandra Fernandez, Alyssa Morvis, Missy Chen
Editing by Tanner Howard, Austin Siegel, Morgan Kinney, Alex Duner, Erin Bacon, Petra Barbu
Design and development by Alex Duner, Tyler Fisher, Hilary Fung, Dan Hill, KK Rebecca Lai, Sheng Wu and Katie Zhu
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Data provided by Northwestern University Residential Services
Last updated May 24, 2016