Lounges
Here are some places on campus where you can hang out, eat (usually), and study. Some lounges may only be used by a specific population, like majors or students taking a class in the department. Where possible, we’ve listed access, location, and a phone number to call for other information (like hours!). The “*” indicates that the lounge is open to any student.
African American Studies: Reading room open to undergraduates taking courses in African American Studies; 675A&B Barrows Hall; 642-0351 or 642-7089.
* Anthropology: The Gifford Room is open to all students by appointment or if unoccupied; 221 Kroeber Hall; 642-3391.
* Astronomy: Open to all students; 661 Campbell Hall; 642-5275.
Business: Open to undergraduate business majors, F371 Haas School of Business; open to graduate students, F330 Haas School of Business; PhD students F534 Haas; 642-4617.
* Cal Corps Student Center: Open to all students; 505 Eshleman Hall; 642-3916.
* Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Library: Open to all students; 100 Hildebrand Hall; 642-3753.
City and Regional Planning: Open to city and regional planning graduate students only; 216 Wurster Hall; 642-3256.
Classics: Open to classics, film and rhetoric majors only; 7231 Dwinelle Hall; 642-4218.
CNR Resource Center: Open to all College of Natural Resourcesstudents; 260 Mulford Hall; 643-8162.
Comparative Literature: Open to comparative literature majors and graduate students only; 4114 Dwinelle Hall; 642-1202.
Demography: Tea Room open to demography graduate students and undergraduates taking courses in the department; 2232 Piedmont Avenue; 642-9800.
* East Asian Languages: Open to all students, (call for more info); 642-3480.
Economics: Open to economics graduate students; 611 Evans Hall; 642-0822.
Education: Open to education graduate students with access code; 4625 Tolman Hall; 642-8683.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: 240 Cory Hall and 337 Soda Hall are open to EECS undergraduates; 347 Soda Hall is open to EECS graduates; 642-3214, Cory Hall; 642-1042, Soda Hall.
English: Open to English graduate students; 330 Wheeler Hall; 642-3467.
* Eshleman Library: Open to all students; Seventh Floor of Eshleman Hall; 643-9127.
Ethnic Studies: Open to ethnic studies graduate students; 573 Barrows Hall; 643-0796.
French & Comparative Literature: Graduate student access only; 4114 Dwinelle Hall; 642-2712.
German and Dutch: Open to graduate students in German, Spanish, Dutch, and Portuguese; 5310 Dwinelle Hall; 643-2004.
* History: History Library at 2337 Dwinelle, Open to everyone during open hours, otherwise open to graduate students; 2410 Dwinelle Hall; 642-1971.
History of Art: Open to art history graduate students only; Doe Library, Fourth Floor; 643-7290.
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research: Open to IEOR students; 4191 Etcheverry; 642-5485.
Information Management and Systems: Open to SIMS students with access code only; 4 South Hall; 642-1464.
Linguistics: Open to declared linguistics majors only; 1202 Dwinelle Hall; 642-2757.
Math: Open to math majors only; 1015 Evans Hall; 642-6550.
* Mechanical Engineering: Open to all students; 5139 Etcheverry Hall; 642-1338.
Military Science Library: Open to ROTC cadets during the day; 144 Hearst Gym; 642-3374.
* Multicultural Center: Open to all students; Heller Lounge, MLK Jr. Student Union; Second Floor; 642-4270.
* Morrison Library: Open to all students for reading and relaxing; Doe Library; 642-3671.
Music: Open to anyone taking music courses; 8 Morrison Hall; 642-2678.
* Near Eastern Studies: Open to all students, may be reserved by department members or NES graduate students; 254 Barrows Hall; 642-3757.
Nuclear Engineering: Open to any student taking a course in the department; 4147 Etcheverry Hall; 642-5010.
Optometry: Open to optometry students with code access only; Minor Hall, Fourth Floor; 642-0945.
Philosophy: Open to graduate students only; 301 Moses Hall; 642-2722.
* Physics-Astronomy Library: Open to all students, 351 LeConte Hall; 642-3122.
Political Science: Open to political science students and groups; 202 Barrows Hall; 642-6323.
Public Health: Open to public health graduate students; 56 University Hall; 643-0881.
* Queer Resource Center: Open to all gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning Cal students, along with their allies; 305 Eshleman Hall.
* Rhetoric Library: Open to all students during open hours and graduate students with code access during off hours; 7337 Dwinelle Hall; 642-1415.
Social Welfare: Open to students in the department; 12 Haviland Hall; 642-4341.
* Transfer Student Center: Open to all students; 100 Cesar E. Chavez Student Center; 642-4257.