Home of the Dave

Rather than visit Chicago, this April Late Show host David Letterman brought the city of Chicago to him—including 140 U of C students (20 English department students especially requested) who received an all- expenses-paid trip to the Big Apple for being part of the studio audience. Below, five reasons the trip was well worth it, according to University Publications assistant Jennifer Agustin, AB’98:

5. The Chicago El just doesn’t have that funny smell that the New York subway system has.

4. Doesn’t everyone need a little more smog in their lives?

3. The Jay Leno Tonight Show in Chicago just didn’t do it for me.

2. Free hot dogs at the hotel.

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