Anthony Abrams opened the door and grinned – very like the topic of a house makeover present who has simply seen his ramshackle abode reworked right into a palace. “Oh my God, this looks like a hotel,” mentioned Abrams, 18. That was a typical response Wednesday, as dozens of freshmen started hauling their mini-refrigerators, prized posters, books, garments and different possessions into the University of Illinois at Chicago’s new $100 million Academic and Residential Complex. Dormitories don’t appear like they used to – significantly for individuals who recall a shared room not a lot bigger than a jail cell. And the glittering glass-and-steel UIC facility, with residing house for 550 college students, stands in stark distinction