Cowell (and old info)
Pros:
Closest to the bookstore
Middle of campus
Ocean view (select dorms and apartments)
Closest to OPERS and the field (gym and track)
Cowell Creamery (Cowell/Stevenson DH ice cream bar every
Thursday evening)
Cowell Computer Lab - open 24/7 with printing
Omelette Bar in the Dining Hall almost every morning
Cons:
Dining Hall hours: Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
7:15am - 7:00pm weekdays
10:00am - 7:00pm weekends
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Stevenson (and old info)
Pros:
Stevenson Coffee House
Ocean view (select dorms and apartments)
Closest to OPERS and the field (gym and track)
Stevenson Knoll (great hangout spot)
Closest to Pogonip (really great hiking trails)
Cowell Creamery (Cowell/Stevenson DH ice cream bar every Thursday evening)
Omelette Bar in the Dining Hall almost every morning
Almost all Linguistics classes are in Stevenson (excellent if you're Ling/Language studies major)
Has a CruzNet office (fixes computers)
Cons:
No bus stops directly nearby
Core course lasts 2 quarters (though can be used to fulfill the W2 GE)
Dining Hall hours: Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
7:15am - 7:00pm weekdays
10:00am - 7:00pm weekends
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College 9 & 10 (same pros and cons basically)
Pros:
Almost newest dorms
Most consistent Dining Hall (in terms of what there is to eat)
Late night Dining Hall hours
Middle of campus
Cons:
Dining hall hours: College 9/College 10 Dining Hall[7]
7:15am - 11:00pm weekdays
10:00am - 11:00pm weekends
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Merrill (slightly updated by me)
Pros:
Closest to the LGBT center
The Merrill scholarship (Joel Frankel Scholarship)
Near the area for a new restauraunt (literally infront of dorms)
Voted best Dining Hall on campus
Closest to upper campus hiking and biking trails
Banana Joes Groceries and Burgers
Newly Renovated Dorms with Keycard locks
Going to have elevators finished at some point this next year
Wi-Fi literally everywhere in the Merrill Area (The entire grass quad, every dorm, even parts of the forest)
Cons:
Up Cardiac Hill (con unless you like exercise) [staircase recently added to make easier]
Only one bus stop
Dining Hall hours: Crown/Merrill Dining Hall[6]
7:15am - 8:00pm weekdays
Closed weekends
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Crown
Pros:
Banana Joe's (smoothies, hamburgers, sandwiches, groceries)
Generally quieter community
Active gaming community
Voted best Dining Hall on campus
Only one bus stop
Cons:
Only one bus stop
Oldest dorms on campus (that haven't been renovated)
Up Cardiac Hill (con unless you like exercise)
Dining Hall hours: Crown/Merrill Dining Hall[5]
7:15am - 8:00pm weekdays
Closed weekends
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Kresge
Pros:
Most vegan/vegetarian friendly Dining Hall
Apartments! (No dorms, only apartments available to freshmen)
Owl's Nest Cafe
Excellent writing community
Ice Cream in the Dining Hall every Wednesday
Dining Hall has crepes every Tues. and Thurs. at 2pm
Cons:
Not very close to the Dining Hall
Harsh CSOs
Apartments are much more expensive than dorms
Dining Hall hours: Porter/Kresge Dining Hall[14]
7:15am - 7:00pm weekdays
Closed weekends
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Porter
Pros:
Most vegan/vegetarian friendly Dining Hall
Near the Art Studios (pro for art majors)
The Quad is great and central
Porter Meadows (great hangout spot, also the site of many... gatherings...)
Ice Cream in the Dining Hall every Wednesday
Dining Hall has crepes every Tues. and Thurs. at 2pm
Porter Quad hosts Qi Gong classes every Tues. and Thurs. at noon
Koi pond! (excellent reading/studying/hang out spot)
Cons:
- The Quad can be noisy if you live adjacent to it
Dining Hall hours: Porter/Kresge Dining Hall[15]
7:15am - 7:00pm weekdays
Closed weekends
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College 8
Pros:
- Late night Dining Hall hours
Cons:
Dining Hall hours: College 8/Oakes Dining Hall[16]
7:15am - 11:00pm weekdays
10:00am - 11:00pm weekends
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Oakes
Pros:
Latin American and Asian communities
Oakes Cafe
Late night Dining Hall hours
Has a CruzNet office (fixes computers)
Tight-knit community
Ocean view
Oakes Cafe
Cons:
Pretty out of the way
Old buildings
Dining Hall hours: College 8/Oakes Dining Hall[17]
7:15am - 11:00pm weekdays
10:00am - 11:00pm weekends