The colossal, proposed boondoggle of UC Santa Barbara’s Munger Hall student housing project, memorably nicknamed “Dormzilla,” has finally been laid to rest. On October 25, 2023, UCSB Vice Chancellor ...

UC Santa Barbara’s proposed student housing project — a massive building dubbed “Dormzilla” — presents a potential health and safety risk and should undergo a “robust redesign” with ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A freshman student at UC Santa Barbara died of injuries sustained after a fall from an on-campus residence hall in February. At 10:26pm on the evening of February 14th ...

Developing both phases of the new student residences is expected to cost between $600 million and $750 million, according to UCSB. It’s a hefty price tag for a campus grappling with ever-growing ...

Payment to the County of $500 per student over the cap of 25,000 students, based on a three-quarter average, in the event on-campus enrollment exceeds the cap, unless the increase is mandated by ...

As local leaders in Santa Barbara County continue working to address local housing needs, lawsuits have been filed against UCSB regarding their alleged lack of student housing options.

Nearly four months after 18-year-old UC Santa Barbara freshman Liz Hamel died in an apparent fall from a third floor breezeway at a campus dorm, her family is pleading for answers as UC police ...

As a UC Santa Barbara freshman, Damon Dvorson solo-signed three housing leases for his fraternity in 2022. "I didn't realize I was signing on $10 million worth of leases," Dvorson said.

The announcement marks the first student housing project on the campus in a decade as part of the University’s 2010 Long Range Development Plan.In total, SOM and Mithun are designing seven ...

A man seen with UC Santa Barbara freshman Liz Hamel shortly before she died under mysterious circumstances has been identified by authorities, nearly three months after the 18-year-old student ...

US Father presses for answers in college freshman daughter’s death after fall from dorm: 'She was our world' Liz Hamel died earlier this year after a fall from a dorm breezeway at UC Santa Barbara ...

Nearly four months after 18-year-old UC Santa Barbara freshman Liz Hamel died in an apparent fall from a third floor breezeway at a campus dorm, her family is pleading for answers as UC police ...