ucsb has a small housing problem and a bigger party image problem. there’s great dorms, probably some of the best in the country. not because they are nice, the

ucsb has a small housing problem and a bigger party image problem. there’s great dorms, probably some of the best in the country. not because they are nice, they are old and small, but they are close to the ocean. you can hear the waves crash from your room in most dorms there’s only space for freshmen and some upperclassmen. the upper class dorms are reserved for honors or scholarships. everyone else moves out to isla vista (iv) after freshman year. iv is adjacent to ucsb iv is a fucking amazing place. high density shitty housing that costs insane amounts. home to good parties. iv is so famous for partying it has lots of students for santa barbara city college too even though that’s a 20 min drive away. and people come from all over the country for this community college just to party ucsb wants to shake its party image. halloween is so nuts in iv they do id checks just to enter, have mounted police, close down roads, etc. so getting more student housing away from iv will let them say we have options for students who don’t want to party. but holy shit that dorm complex looks horrible to live in