It's hard enough when you have your own kitchen -- what do you do when you're relying on someone else's cooking?

• Don't be afraid to ask for what you want. This goes beyond the caf staff, who can give you extra veggies but can't choose which brand of soymilk to stock. Talk to the head of your dining hall about the kind of food you'd like to see on campus, or a more detailed food labeling system. If you're armed with facts and you're passionate about the subject, they'll probably listen to you.
• When they don't, get creative. A lot of dining hall staples -- e.g. brown rice for stirfry, sauteed peppers and onions for sandwiches, chickpeas at the salad bar -- can be combined to create a decently tasty vegan meal.
• But if you have more discerning taste buds, plan ahead. Bring your own soy milk for cereal and coffee. Prepare for the worst and arm yourself with snacks. Especially ones high in protein: soy or seitan jerky, raw nuts and trial mix are all great power foods (plus they're portable and edible even after forgotten in a backpack for weeks). But don't forget the sweets for late-night munchies; chocolate hemp milk sounds disgusting, but it's actually very tasty (and incredibly appropriate).
• Now share the wealth with with other veg-heads. Strength in numbers! You'll find out about the best hidden spot near campus with the juiciest veggie burger (plus you'll have people to commiserate with when the spacey grill guy flips it onto the meaty part of the BBQ). Save the cute animals by volunteering with the ASPCA, or save food waste, the homeless and your street cred with your local chapter of Food Not Bombs.
• But don't be too insular. If you find that you and your friends are debating the sins of isinglass and eating at the same hippy cafe night after night, it might be time to branch out. Exercise your tolerance muscles and make some meaty friends. It's way more fun to trick them with vegan cupcakes, plus you'll have someone to argue with (don't worry, you're still right).
• Or better yet, make friends with the cafeteria staff. Some people don't even bother to address them -- why not go out of your way to be extra friendly, and maybe get your own cheeseless pizza once in a while as a sweet bonus?

PETA's top schools for vegetarians are Indiana University at Bloomington, Humboldt State, and University of Puget Sound, all of which serve tons of animal-free choices at breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

Personally, I think Oregon State and Reed students are the real lucky ones: Portland is Veg Mecca, and this weekend, it'll be one giant green leafy party when the VegFest rolls into town, complete with tons of delicious free food and other swag. 

They also live near the world's only vegan strip club (for when tuition gets really expensive...).