<p>bear market sells all the cal merchandise? does it sell books for classes and such?</p>
<p>and it’s the RSF that has the pool right? If it does, it’ll definitely help me keep from those 15 pounds :)</p>
<p>there’s like 6 pools around. rsf just has the pool that like swimming comps and water polo use i think. unit 2 can’t be as far from rsf as foothill. i have to take a bus because i go at night and the last time i ran to it, some guy in a hood followed me for a good while. =</p>
<p>No, the student store sells the cal merchandise, books, etc. Bear market is like a grocery store where you can buy groceries with your meal points. They have like milk half-gallons, cereal boxes, etc. They even have eggs! :D</p>
<p>The RSF does have pool but I think if you’re going for swimming, it might be better to live in unit 1 since that’s closer to hearst gym which has the open rec swimming. (I believe so, anyone care to elaborate?) The RSF is more for your treadmills, ellipticals, and such. They also have instructional classes you can sign up for if that piques your interest.</p>
<p>well, a good cardio walk is alright before i take a swim.</p>
<p>how far would it be from unit 3 to hearst?</p>
<p>Haha, not that far actually. It’s like a block and a half? It’s just that relative to the RSF, it’s farther. So I guess it really doesn’t matter since it’s swimming. haha. It’s just that the hours for open rec are different for spieker pool (rsf one) and the hearst pool. o.o I guess it matters more for the cardio equipment. :P</p>
<p>wait so the hearst pool is located in that “woman’s gym” or whatever right…but it’s not actually only for women now is it? >.<</p>
<p>unit 3 is the bomb</p>
<p>Hey guys, do the cultural theme programs have any overall effect on the diversity of the population of that dorm? Are there more AA in Unit 1, more Asians in 2, more Hispanics in 3?</p>
<p>What if I’m majoring in Math / Econ / Chem and other stuff?
Those buildings are up in the north, aren’t they?</p>
<p>^ Yes, Math is in Evans, Chem is in the mini-campus known as the College of Chemistry, Econ is in Barrows (but the large lectures are held in Wheeler).</p>
<p>Units 1 and 2 would be the quickest walks…no going up hill. Stern and Bowles you walk downhill to classes.</p>
<p>For undergrad, Unit 3 would be the best. It has it’s own marketplace as well as being very close to the gym. It’s a very close walk to campus and it’s easiest to get to the BART with.</p>
<p>I hope I get one of the Units.</p>
<p>Would you guys say that the extra cost of getting a double is worth it? Or is a triple manageable? I just hope that it’s not too crowded, but it is cheaper.</p>
<p>i dunno… im in a double. it’s ok… i kinda regret not getting triple. but im happy with double</p>
<p>my friends and i are thinking about triple mini suite in unit 1, any ideas? are the suites mainly be reserved for the upper classmen? is the social atmosphere different in any of the units?</p>
<p>unit 1 mini-suites are pretty nice, considering that they were built recently. I think more upperclassmen live there but the social atmosphere should be okay.</p>
<p>Bowles and Stern are perfect for chemistry and engineering students as they are literally right across the street from the buildings associated with them.</p>
<p>Unit 2 is too far from campus. It takes 20 minutes to get to VLSB or Dwinelle from Unit 2, it takes 10 minutes to get to either of those places from Bowles and 12 minutes to return to Bowles from them.</p>
<p>don’t dorm with your high school friends.</p>
<p>^ lol why not?
and does anyone know how hard it is to get the same room with ur requested roomate?</p>
<p>Don’t dorm with your high school friends,
because then you <em>tend to</em> stick with them,
and not meet new people :)</p>
<p>Not really true. It depends more on if you have a naturally social floor or a quiet floor.</p>