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Ramadan dining program: February 28–March 30, 2025

Iftar: UCSC Dining offers increased Halal food options during Ramadan at the Late Night Dining Halls, including dates for students to break their fast.

Three Dining Halls offer Ramadan options sunset to 11PM*

  • College 9/John R. Lewis Dining Hall, Tuesday - Saturday
  • Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall, Sunday - Thursday
  • Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall, Sunday - Thursday

Suhoor: Porter, Merrill, and Slug Stop markets have items you can purchase for suhoor. Available items include cereals, oatmeal, yogurt, and hard-boiled eggs. Meal plans are accepted at all UCSC Dining-operated locations.

In addition to the markets, if you go to the dining hall for iftar, you can use a second meal swipe to get a to-go Eco-Box for the next day's suhoor.

Eco-Box program

  • A deposit of 10 Slug Points or Banana Bucks will be collected for use of an Eco-Box. The deposit will be returned when the box is returned. If you lose your Eco-Box, you lose the deposit.
  • Eco-Boxes are generally available Monday–Friday until 10PM. During Ramadan they are also available on weekends.

Spring break

* Dining halls are closed during spring break, from Saturday, March 22 until 5PM on Sunday, March 30. There is no Late Night on March 21. Regular hours resume Monday, March 31.

Prayer space

  • The College 9/John R. Lewis Community Room will be made available as a prayer space in the evenings. The room will be available nightly from 7:30 p.m. to midnight during Ramadan (excluding spring break).
  • Dates and water will be available in the space.
  • The Reflection Center in Quarry Plaza will be open 24 hours during Ramadan for individual prayer.

More campus food options

  • Meal plans (Slug Points, Banana Bucks, and Flexi Dollars) are accepted at all UCSC Dining-operated locations. 
  • UCSC Dining’s Porter Market, Merrill Market, and Slug Stop have a variety of Halal options that students can purchase to eat later.

UCSC Basic Needs website has information on food pantries and produce pop-ups including free and low-cost options to pick up food during the day.