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UCLA has been charging students for avocados at an elevated cost. While this may seem minor, it reveals how the university has been shortchanging students. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)

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Yes, UCLA has great dorm food. But that cannot justify its inflated prices. - Daily Bruin

Yes, UCLA has great dorm food. But that cannot justify its inflated prices.

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Whether it’s Tex-Mex at De Neve, Asian fusion at Feast at Rieber, health-conscious options at Bruin Plate or one of the many other choices available, UCLA delivers.

https://dailybruin.com/2018/10/11/yes-ucla-has-great-dorm-food-but-that-cannot-justify-its-inflated-prices/

Thursday, March 12, 2026

IN THE NEWS:

Yes, UCLA has great dorm food. But that cannot justify its inflated prices.

By Sam Smoot

Oct. 11, 2018 11:30 p.m.