The best thing to do is speak with your roommate about who will bring what items. Refrigerator rentals will also be available during move-in week. Residence halls provide students with more than a roof over their heads. See Tutoring for more information on the Academic Centers. Occasionally students experience problems with rentals or living situations that require information and counseling services.
Banking There are a lot of banks and savings and loans on the south and west sides of campus.
If you're currently banking with a large institution, chances are they'll have a Berkeley branch. Best of all, CUBS is the only financial institution on the Berkeley campus. If you are like most new students and have not established credit, the Cal Student Store sponsors a variety of special programs designed to give you credit. Three of the old clunky diesel shuttles were fitted with natural gas fuel injectors, a breakthrough technology that offers the power of a diesel engine without the environmental and health hazards of diesel emission. The three campus passenger buses are first in the world to run on the new technology.