<p>Are we allowed to bring our own sports bottle/water bottle and fill it up with a drink and take it to our rooms? xD</p>
<p>yes, there is a limit to the size though. although they may not enforce if unless you have a ridiculously large bottle.</p>
<p>so i was wondering whether i should purchase a brita water filter or just bring a pack of bottled water.
should i just bring the filter instead? but where would i get water? in the bathroom? oh wait, the kitchen. but i’m not really sure if those filters will give me 100% clean water</p>
<p>A lot of people, including myself, brought a filter. It saves you money and the trouble of having to lug water to your room (then again I was on the third floor with no elevator), plus you get to cut down on plastic waste. </p>
<p>Actually, you can get water from the bathroom or kitchen. It doesn’t really matter unless someone stuck gum into the faucet or something gross. It’s all the same kind of water anyway. It’s the same as getting a drink from the fountain in the park.</p>
<p>You said you’re not sure whether a filter will give you “clean water” but think about it. The water must be purified and cleaned before going back through the system for people to bath in, brush their teeth, cook with, drink with. Toilet water is only gross because it touches the toilet bowl where lots of body waste has been deposited :P</p>
<p>It’s been debated before: some people believed tap water (even without being filtered) is healthier than bottled water unless you live in an area with unclean water. I myself don’t know what to believe, but if there are people out there drinking tap water without a filter, I’m sure you drinking from a filter won’t do any harm.</p>
<p>yeah i did that for the freshmen summer program and you can also bring 1 piece of food item with you. It will save you money on water and snack</p>
<p>Do those Brita filters really work? I mean, does it look and taste clean? My friend has one and last time I went over to his house, lets just say it tasted like tap water…</p>
<p>Maybe he was doing it wrong but I question how purified the water is if it still tastes like tap water after filtering.</p>
<p>ohh we can also take a piece of food?? nice</p>
<p>^yeah you can. they get specific though (like you can actually bring 2 cookies :P). I remembered reading about this on the uci dining website.</p>
<p>In my personal experience, Brita filters have made my water taste much better than tap. It could just have been an unlucky filter, I don’t really know. They’re supposed to taste better, yes. One tip I have is it definitely tastes better after you leave it in the fridge to get cold :)</p>
<p>Their main function is to reduce the chlorine (that’s what makes the water taste like the tap we all know…it’s in the water to keep it clean though, so taste is the only bad thing about it) and attract any contaminants that might be in the water.</p>
<p>junshik, Yes you can take food 
They restrict it to like one dessert or fruit, but honestly, if you’re reasonable (and sneaky) about it they won’t care (or notice). We used to bring zip-lock bags to the dining halls and steal some food for whoever was someone sick and couldn’t go out to eat, etc. It helps to be a girl (purse) or wear a jacket if you’re a guy :)</p>
<p>Is there a specific place where we can find the ‘‘rules’’ for the dining halls?</p>
<p>At Pippins, the rule are located at a conveyor belt where you turn in your dishes after your done.</p>
<p>You will also get a brochure with the rules and stuff along with other things in an envelope when you move in.</p>