▁ 9 th ▁place , ▁the ▁school ' s ▁highest ▁final ▁ranking . ▁U IC ▁Men ' s ▁G ymn ast ics ▁individual ▁Division ▁I ▁All ▁America ▁hon ore es ▁include : ▁Paul ▁F ina ▁( R ings ), ▁Mike ▁Costa ▁( P omm el ▁Hor se , ▁twice ), ▁Barry ▁Mc Donald ▁( Par allel ▁B ars ), ▁Sh annon ▁Wel ker ▁( F loor ▁Ex erc ise ), ▁Neil ▁Fa ust ino ▁( V ault ), ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Sto ver ▁( Horizontal ▁Bar ). ▁ ▁Student ▁life ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁Taylor ▁Street , ▁Gree kt own ▁and ▁P ils en , ▁with ▁restaur ants , ▁and ▁bars ▁nearby . ▁Dow nt own ▁Chicago ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 0 - min ute ▁walk ▁or ▁a ▁short ▁C TA ▁ride ▁away . ▁ ▁U IC ▁has ▁ 2 0 0 ▁student ▁organizations , ▁sports ▁clubs , ▁volunte er ▁groups , ▁Greek ▁frat ern ities ▁and ▁sor or ities , ▁and ▁other ▁associations , ▁which ▁include : ▁ ▁U IC ' s ▁month ly / week ly ▁events : ▁ ▁Friday ▁Night ▁Live ▁ ▁U IC ' s ▁once - a - sem ester / year ▁events : ▁ ▁Spark ▁in ▁the ▁Park ▁Spark ▁in ▁the ▁Park ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁music ▁festival ▁that ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁Harrison ▁field , ▁off ▁Hal sted ▁and ▁Harrison , ▁except ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁U IC