At the UV there are variety of food places such as Village Wok (Chinese) and other Asian food. There is also a rubios. The UV also feature a cinema where it shows new movies and is also utilized as a classroom. To be honest there really is not much that is accessible walking distant for clothes, unless you count Kmart
. However, as a UCR student you do have full access to RTA for free (Riverside Bus System). With that you can go to Moreno Valley Mall which features many different venues to purchase. Also the Galeria in Tyler, my female residents love going there.
For grocery there is also Stater Brothers which is walking distance next to Kmart. There is a Ralphs in the Canyon Crest Town Center. The Costco/Winco is located next to the Moreno Valley Mall.
East Lothian should be available as long as you submitted your contract by now. The reason why people choose Pentland is mainly for the bathrooms and privacy.