Campus Cafe

The Campus Cafe (without the accent, yes. This is really what it's called) is a made-to-order café located in the Wadworth Hall basement. They are open from 6pm to midnight every day, closing during breaks.

The Cafe is infamous for price gouging and shrinkflation, especially when the Fall 2026 semester started, as the tater tots, cheese curds, and other foods were moved into smaller baskets with tiny portion sizes, while keeping the same or higher price.

The Cafe consists of a small shop area, with a counter to order, a counter to receive food, shelves, fridges, and a freezer. It is always well-stocked. Outside the stock area is a dining/common area, with TVs and plenty of tables and chairs. This is still open outside Cafe hours, and is the site of many Magic: The Gathering games.

Strategy Guide

It is optimal to only buy Cafe food with dining dollars. The food is (usually) good, but it is not worth spending 8 dollars on 3 chicken tenders. Exhaust your dining dollars first, do not pay if you don't have to. It should be noted that dining dollars roll over between Fall and Spring semesters, but disappear on the end of Spring semester. USE THEM BEFORE THAT! If you have remaining dining dollars but not enough to make a purchase, you can split-tender with card if need-be.

Going into winter and summer breaks, the Cafe will usually have lots of excess stock. Depending on how they run it that semester, you may be able to score some free food, as they may leave cases of Mountain Dew and chips for people to grab in the Cafe dining area. You may have even better luck if you know someone on the Cafe staff.