Welcome to the first day of class. Did you have a good break? Are you excited about the upcoming semester? Are you ready for this semester?

Here are some resources that you may want to check out during this first week of class:

Textbook Buying Guide

2010 Spring Course Catalog

How to Find Your Classroom

UIUC General Calendar

And what better way to start the semester than with an Illini Men’s Basketball game! Tonight at 8PM at Assembly Hall. The Illini will take on Purdue, and the game will be broadcast on ESPN.

Illinois vs. Purdue // Jan. 19 // 8pm

• Live Audio | GameTracker | TV: ESPN
• BUY TICKETS TO THIS GAME | Fan Guide

Go Illini!

A good tip for new and returning students is to locate their classroom before the first class. That way, you know where you are going and you won’t be late. If you are adventurous enough, map out your daily route from class to class and do a walk-through today to get comfortable with it.

Check the location of all your classes:

1. Go to the Illinois Campus Map Directory
2. Either search, or select your building from the list
3. Click on “ADA Accessibility Map” under the address
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Floor Plans”
5. Locate the room where you need to go to.

If you don’t know the building or room number of your course, check out the Fall 2009 Class Schedule.

Good luck on the first day of class!

As many of you know, The Quad is an official registered student organization (RSO), which means that we will be participating in this year’s Quad Day festivities. We are not your typical RSO however, so we are planning some pretty special activities. We will be live-blogging from the event and hosting live-video from our Quad Day tent. We also have some awesome freebies including pens and ping-pong balls. Don’t miss it!

Quad Day is from 12pm-4pm on Sunday, August 23rd on the main quad. Come to our tent early to take advantage of the give-a-ways. We are offering a free preview of the Quad Day organization map so you can check out our location and scope out the location of your other favorite RSOs. It is included at the end of this article.

On Quad Day, we are looking for readers and writers to join our team. If you are interested in writing, please stop by and have a chat with us. We’d love to have you aboard. It is our hope, as an organization, to bring new writers, editors, and designers to our team. We’d like to create a news source that spans the many disciplines and lifestyles of Illinois’ students.

We’ll see you on Quad Day!

Official Quad Day Map – Download Here