UCSD Price Center

The UCSD Price Center is a student center located in the center of UCSD's campus, just south of Geisel Library. The Price Center offers a variety of services, places, and spaces geared to the needs of students including restaurants, the central bookstore, movie theater, and various student organizations.

History

The UCSD Price Center opened in 1993 as a replacement to the smaller Student Center (which, though less popular, remains open).

West Plaza Food Court

*Espresso Roma (coffee shop)
*Jamba Juice
*Panda Express
*Round Table Pizza
*Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill
*Shogun (Japanese food)
*Subway
*Tacone (sandwiches, wraps, salads)

tores and Other Services

*ATMs
*Box Office
*EDNA Student/General Info
*Gameroom (pool hall)
*Imprints (print shop)
*La Jolla Rose Company
*Movie theater
*STA Travel Agency
*Sunshine Store (convenience store)
*UCSD Central Bookstore
*UCSD Post Office

Price Center "East" Expansion

In the Spring of 2003 a Student Referendum was passed to expand the Price Center to nearly double the original size for the start of the 2008 academic year. The students agreed to tax themselves $39 per quarter to pay for the expansion, which costs about $64 million [cite web | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20080513-9999-1m13expand.html | title = San Diego Union Tribune Newspaper Article on Price Center East Expansion|] . The student "tax" gathered roughly $46 million dollars for the expansion, with the remainder coming from various campus accounts.

As of Fall 2008, the expansion is now open and nearly complete. It includes:
* 24-hour study lounge with computer lab and group-study rooms
* commuter student resources (including lockers, commuter kitchen, etc.)
* a 24-hour Burger King
* Bombay Coast (Indian food)
* Santorini Greek Island Food (Greek food)
* Expanded full-service Post Office
* Sunshine Market (grocery store)
* Associated Students offices
* the Cross-Cultural Center and adjoining art space
* Communidad (meeting room)
* Additional dining seating
* The One-Stop (student organization resource center)
* Price Center East Ballroom
* 84 additional student organization offices
* The Loft (nightclub venue)
* Social lounge spaces

Still incomplete:
* Tapioca Express
* another coffee shop
* unknown (unused retail space, possibly bank and/or hair salon)
* expanded General Store
* Expansion of Soft Reserves and Lecture Notes

References

External links

* [http://theuniversitycenters.ucsd.edu/root/index.html The UCSD Price Center and other University Centers Online]
* [http://expansion.ucsd.edu UCSD University Centers Expansion Homepage]