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University of California - San Diego - Facilities - Facilities - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.46

Facilities

Quick Stats

Service & Maintenance Staff 774
Campus Size 1,200 acres
Student Centers
  • The Old Student Center
  • Price Center
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries
  • Biomedical Library
  • CLICS
  • Giesel Library
  • Mandeville Special Collection
  • Medical Center Library
  • Scripps Institute Library
Popular Places to Chill
  • Library Walk
  • The Old Student Center
  • Porter’s Pub
  • Price Center
Bar on Campus
  • Porter’s Pub
  • Round Table Pizza also sells beer
Bowling on Campus None
Coffeehouse on Campus Café Roma
Movie Theater on Campus Price Center Theater

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The facilities on campus are excellent. There are lots of newer buildings, including a huge gym, RIMAC, and the Price Center. There are so many facilities on campus that UCSD is like a mini-town where you can find anything you need on campus. Students enjoy hanging out at the Price Center, Library Walk, and the Old Student Center. The Giesel Library, named after Dr. Seuss, a former resident of La Jolla, is well known and has even been used in a few movies because of its interesting architecture. UCSD students are happy with the facilities on campus and enjoy using them.

A common problem with the facilities on campus is the crowding. The Price Center was expanded, and plans to renovate other facilities on campus in the next few years are underway. However, UCSD is growing quickly, and the campus is starting to become overcrowded. However, campus is still beautiful and scenic, and with all the construction going on, there are new facilities being built each year.

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Facilities at University of California - San Diego

kiddmysteriouss

Urban Studies and Affairs '15

3.5
B

Gym Is Great

Rimac Gym at UC San Diego is really nice with it's new and modern machinery. The very large campus is definitely beautiful in aesthetics. The Geisel Library looks like a spaceship with millions of books inside and is a great place to study. There is the Price Center where students can enjoy fast food, study, and attend seminars and meetings.

May 26, 2012

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misskiana

Pre-Medicine Studies '15

4.2
A-

Facilities Are Great

The facilities at UC San Diego are nice. There are large gyms for playing and practicing sports and for working out. The library is also very large and provides many quiet study areas. There are student centers for every college and activities for the entire university as well as those for each of the six colleges.

Feb 20, 2012

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CarrieH

Biology and Biological Sciences '14

3.5
B

Closure Leads to Crowds

Libraries have been closing down one after another though the most favored one is still open. The athletic center fees keep increasing and has good equipments, attracting a crowd. The campus overall is very unique with different aesthetically pleasing constructions. Campus activities at large brings in people from other colleges while smaller events are just for socials.

Jan 15, 2012

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User rating for University of California - San Diego - Facilities is 4.6 out of 5 based on 36 user reviews.

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Favorite Things To Do

Hanging out at Porter’s Pub, listening to poetry at the Grove in the Old Student Center, working out at one of the three gyms on campus, attending free concerts, finding the talking trees in the Eucalyptus forest, listening to the UCSD radio station, and going on an Outback backpacking trip.

Students can watch movies in Price Center, listen to music on Library Walk, and go rock climbing at Canyon View Recreation Center.

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