Campus Vending Machines

Vending machines in Olson Hall.

Many buildings on campus have vending machines. These machines are owned and operated by Sodexho throughout campus. In 2007 one student proposed that machines dispense bluebooks and scantrons in lecture hall buildings, but the idea is unfeasible because the University would have to pay too much rent to itself for the space in the buildings. Really.

Vending machine types:

Soda — Coca-cola sodas. 20oz bottles are $1.25.
Drinks — Non-carbonated drinks (Powerade, Juice, etc.)
Snacks — Candy, chips, etc.
Food — Bagels, yogurts, fruit, burritos, instant microwavable meals, etc.
Frozen — Ice Cream

Building	Floor	Location	Types
Academic Surge	1st Floor	Near West entrance	Soda, Drinks, Snacks, Frozen
Activities and Recreation Center	1st Floor	Near locker rooms	Soda, Drinks, Snacks, Frozen
Bainer Hall	1st Floor	By restrooms (center)	Soda, Drinks
Bainer Hall	2nd Floor	By restrooms (center)	Soda, Snacks
Briggs Hall	Basement	Main entrance, turn left	Soda, Drinks, Snacks
Chem 194	1st Floor	Main entrance	Soda, Drinks, Snacks
Engineering III	1st Floor	Northeast entrance	Soda, Snacks
Everson Hall	1st Floor	South entrance (by 176 Everson)	Soda, Snacks
Hart Hall	1st Floor	Northeast entrance	Soda, Drinks, Snacks
Haring Hall	1st Floor	West Corridor	Frozen, Drinks, Snacks
Hutchison Hall	1st Floor	Near the center of the building, north side.	Soda, Drinks, Frozen
Kemper Hall	Basement	East elevator (near CS Labs)	Soda
Kemper Hall	2nd Floor	West elevator	Soda, Snacks
King Hall	Basement	South end of main hallway	Soda, Drinks, Snacks, Food, Frozen
Mathematical Sciences Building	1st Floor	Just inside the east entrance	Soda, Snacks
Meyer Hall	1st Floor	South building, east entrance	Soda
Meyer Hall	2nd Floor	South building, behind elevators	Soda, Drinks, Snacks, Food
Mrak Hall	Basement	Next to Registrar	Soda, Drinks, Snacks, Food ¹
MU Games Area	Basement	Near the bathrooms	Soda, Frozen
Olson Hall	Outside	North entrance	Soda, Drinks
Olson Hall	Basement	Lobby	Soda, Drinks, Snacks, Frozen, Food²
Regan Main	Lobby	On the dorms' ride	Soda, Drinks, Snacks
Scrubs	First		Soda, Drinks, Snacks, Frozen
Tupper Hall	First	Right of main entrance	Soda, Drinks, Snacks, Frozen
Vet Med Teaching Hospital	1st Floor	Behind the L.A. clinic reception, 4 of them.	Soda, Drinks, Snacks, Frozen, Food
Wellman Hall	2nd Floor	Southeast doorway	Drinks, Snacks
Wellman Hall	2nd Floor	Northwest doorway	Soda
Wright Hall	1st Floor	Near the stairs	Soda, Snacks
Young Hall	1st Floor	Northeast doorway/closest to Deathstar	Drinks, Snacks

Dateline article about campus vending machines.

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Are there any 12oz soda machines around anymore? 20oz is way too much, and too pricey.

2005-10-26 22:35:55 I want a tofu vending machine. —SteveDavison

2005-11-09 22:50:33 Last time I checked there was a 120z soda machine outside of 194 Young, the lower enterance...and I know that in Haring there is a LINE of vending machines that are not just of the frozen variety... —KarlaFung

2005-11-09 22:52:57 Second comment...what about those hot chocolate/coffee machines? Does that really constitute as a "drink"? As far as I can tell, there are only a couple of those on campus. —KarlaFung

2007-05-12 23:26:38 Is there no where to find Pepsi on campus??? —Jedron

The Junction and Trudy's might have Pepsi.

No, Pepsi is impossible to find on campus.
i think all the machines are coke so you wont find it there. but i do know that the aggie store and the coho sell pepsi's. you probably just have to look where coke isnt sponsoring something

2007-05-13 15:04:06 I do like the ice cream machines. The lid opens up and a vacuum cleaner hose machine sucks an ice cream treat and delivers it to you. —Jedron

2007-06-01 12:22:15 DONT USE THE MACHINE IN THE CHEM ANNEX BUILDING. I guarantee that you will lose your money. The bags of chips in that machine are never dispensed properly. —PatrickSing

2008-01-15 05:51:30 I would not recommend buying a drink from the soda vending machine in young hall. i've had numerous sodas dispensed as hot as soup. luckily the aggie store clerk was nice enough to let me trade it for a cold one —fredchen

2009-08-05 10:25:35 My roommate ate a frozen burrito from a vending machine in Olson and was throwing up for a week from it. Eat at your own risk. —ChristopherCivil

1"The Mrak Hall vending machines often fail to release your purchase, particularly bagged snacks. Calling the posted phone number for a refund is fruitless — no one answers or returns voicemail messages."
2"Beware of the vending machines in the Basement of Olson Hall. If you put a dollar in and want change back, they will not give you your money back."