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In Soviet Russia …

The first thing that came to mind as I read your article on the proposed 4,500 person Megadorm at UCSB, was my own experience with the infamous Rossiya Hotel near Red Square in Moscow.

Beans

I pretty much stopped reading at “$80 to $450 a pound” / $20 cup of coffee.

A Failed Relationship

If, as Sheriff Brown insists, that building good relationships with students is their primary role, then armed officers on campus have failed.

Noisy Neighbor

The noise coming from the County Bowl on concert nights is bad.

Dangerous Dorm Design

Many parents will take one look at this death trap and direct their children to the many other university options in California.

Hostile Student Rooms

While putting seven people into a room isn’t new, it is well-known to cause a logistical nightmare for in-hall staff, particularly around roommate conflicts, suicidal ideation, and the simple act of moving into the space.

Scaleless, Overblown, Inhumane Prison

This proposal would be vigorously shot down at any architecture student review at any school of architecture in the Western World (or the entire planet).

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