Life @ Cal
Life in a new city is hard to figure out. Where to go for good food? For good coffee? For a great salad or a good burger? Things were so familiar back at home, but now, everything looks about the same. Don’t worry. We know the best eats at the lowest costs, the best places to study, and the essentials for every Berkeley resident (on a school budget…)!
Good Eats!
Best Late Night Eateries:
- Fat Slice (open until 12 AM)
- Top Dog (open until 2 AM)
- La Burrita (open until 2AM)
- Kingpin Doughnuts (open until 2 AM)
- Taiwan Restaurant (open until 1 AM)
Best Cheap Food:
- Top Dog ($2.75)
- Fat Slice Pizza ($2.50)
- Blondie’s Pizza ($2.75)
- Cheese & Stuff sandwich (~$3.00)
- Kip’s cheeseburger special with fries and drink ($4.00)
- Bear Basic breakfast special at GBC ($1.99)
- Lunch Specials at Taiwan Restaurant ($3.50)
- Sun Hong Kong 3-6pm Specials ($2.75-$3.75)
Rest and Relaxation
Top 5 weekend excursions accessible by public transportation
- Take the BART to SF
- Hike the fire trail
- Take AC Transit to Bay Street in Emeryville
- Catch an A’s/Raiders game at the Coliseum
- Grab some Dim Sum in Oakland Chinatown
5 things to do before graduating:
- Take a ride up the Campanile
- Go to a Cal football game
- Hike up to the Big C
- Attend a noontime performance on Sproul
- Pull an all-nighter in the Main Stacks during finals
Nerding Out
Best Places to Study:
- Doe Mainstacks
- Valley Life Sciences Bldg
- Moffitt 1st, 4th, 5th floors
- Soda Hall
- Sufficient Grounds
- Dining Commons (during finals)
- Student Learning Center
- Cafe Strada
- Cafe Milano
- Bechtel Hall
Worst Places to Study:
- Dorm room
- Laundry room
- Main Lounge in dorms
- On the grass outside VLSB
- Golden Bear Cafe (too many distractions)
Top GPA Killers:
- Missing lecture
- Taking 18+ units in a semester
- Watching too many movies in your dorm room
- Wasting a lot of time on AIM or blogging
- Counter-Strike or other computer games
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