<p>is there some sort of water dispenser in the dorms, hot and cold water, or do we buy our own water..? because buying it seems inconvenient</p>
<p>Yes -- the residential halls have water fountains located on every floor, and the suites/plazas have a few water fountains in the lobby area. Most students in the suites/plazas buy bottled water anyways, however. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>flopsy:</p>
<p>Is there a place on campus to buy cheap bottled water?</p>
<p>campus and cheap generally does not go together :p</p>
<p>Nope -- all the bottled water on campus is expensive.
You have to head into Westwood to buy cheap, bulk bottled water. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Figures! </p>
<p>If misery loves company, the store on campus at UCSD is way overpriced also. I think they buy the stuff at Costco a few miles away, multiply the price by 1.5-2.0 and sell it to students.</p>
<p>i thought the water was reasonably priced at ackerman market.. anyway i know the vending machines are ridicolously overpriced, and they use aquafina aka tap water</p>
<p>costco water FTW! just stock up on a couple cases. ;)</p>
<p>I seriously second water from costco if you </p>
<p>A- have access to costco
and
B- have a way to get water from costco to ucla. </p>
<p>But really, it's like $13 for 28 giant bottles of Arrowhead. Cheaper for the costco brand, but the bottles are smaller and it doesnt taste as good to me. Other options, also. </p>
<p>I suggest making friends with people who have cars and costco memberships asap.</p>
<p>would there, by any chance, access to hot drinking water? or is the only other way buy a microwave and microwave it?</p>
<p>nope. get a hot water boiler thing (i think theyre "illegal" so you'd have to hide it during room inspections). there about $10 and heat up water in like 30 seconds. another way would be one of those regular drip-style coffee makers. just put water in with no coffee (those are also "illegal"). microwaves (also "illegal" unless its a micro-fridge) will work too, but i think microwaves take too long to heat water.</p>
<p>I don't think the electric water boilers are illegal.. at least that's what my unsure RAs (two different houses) said when they raffled it off at the end of the year.</p>
<p>Electric water boilers are allowed; coffee makers are not allowed, however. :rolleyes:</p>