<p>Usually people living in the dorms have “swipes” they can use to purchase food. I usually got friends who lived in the dorms to swipe me because it was a lot cheaper/better value than actually purchasing it with money. You can also load your BruinCard with money and purchase whatever you want at the dorms using your bruincard, but the prices aren’t the best in my opinion. When you get to the front, you just tell the person that you want to pay with your bruincard money and they will charge you and give you what you want or let you in.</p>