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Hi Fellow UIC scholars ,

I am a transfer student and I am looking into the dorm prices , I am interested in living in MRH 4bed /2 bath .. I see the price is $14,565 a year . I wanted to ask is that the price I will pay myself or is that cost divided between the 4 so I only pay 3,641.25 for a whole year -( this does not seem the case as this seems like absurdly cheap living arrangements but I just wanted to clarify

Alright y’all, I know I’m kind of a known complainer on here 😅 but I promise I’m not just ranting for no reason—I really care about accessibility on the CTA and also just sharing what the day-to-day experience is actually like.
Today I rode the Blue Line from Forest Park → UIC → Clark/Lake → back to Forest Park, and it was… a mix.
First off, accessibility-wise:
UIC–Halsted is ROUGH. The platform is so narrow that with a walker it honestly feels unsafe. There’s barely space to move without blocking people or getting too close to the edge. Like if I fall, there’s not even really space to fall safely. At least at Clark/Lake, if something happens there’s room—you’re not right on top of the tracks. At UIC–Halsted it genuinely feels like if you lose balance there’s a high chance you’re going toward the tracks because it’s that tight.
The sidewalks around UIC are lowkey worse than the station. All those parking garage entrances make the sidewalks slanted sideways, and it’s exhausting to deal with over and over.
On the flip side, Clark/Lake is chaotic but weirdly easier to navigate because there’s actually space and better flow.
Rosemont (from past experience) still feels like one of the best designed stations accessibility-wise.
Then just… CTA things:
Train held for a “connection request” so we were crawling for a bit
People straight up smoking weed/blunts on the train at Forest Park
Got asked for money at a McDonald’s downtown, offered food instead, got flashed 💀 (???)
I’m not saying this to trash the CTA—I actually rely on it and use it a lot. I just feel like there’s a gap between “technically accessible” and “actually usable in real life,” especially for people using mobility devices.
Curious if other people (especially folks with disabilities) feel the same way about certain stations being way harder than others? Also—are there other Blue Line stations I should avoid because they’re this narrow?
Anyway, thanks for reading my daily CTA saga lol