On Tuesday, May 6th, activists Pua Chase and Kapulie Flores held a discussion and participated in the screening of the documentary film “Standing Above the Clouds”, directed by Jalena Keane-Lee, at the Isla Vista Theater.

The event, attended by students, educators, and community members, follows Native Hawaiian families and mother-and-daughter activists, including Chase and Flores, in their fight against the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea, a sacred mountain in Hawaii.

The UCSB Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life organized the event. Greg Johnson, the center's director, hosted it.

KCSB’s Mavis Holley has the story.

UC Santa Cruz student protester Lena was served a highly invasive search warrant this fall. This warrant came as universities around the country, including UC Santa Barbara were attempting to prosecute pro-Palestine activists. Here’s more from ACLU attorney Chessie Thatcher.

Senate Democrats are calling for an investigation, accusing billionaire CEO Elon Musk of using his government position to sidestep regulations and benefit his companies. The Senate Subcommittee report reveals Musk could face more than $2 billion in potential legal risks—and that's just the beginning. KCSB’s Lena Cen has more.

Maurice Backschat is a PhD student at the University of Munster and University of Groningen studying the overlap between theology and Germany history. His research on the changing beliefs of the Protestant Church during the Nazi regime, specifically through the eyes of the case study of Helmuth Schreiner, was presented upon at UCSB on April 29th. KCSB's Devon Szalva has the story.

In the ongoing effort to reduce fentanyl-related deaths, the California government declared that the state will now sell the overdose medication Naloxone at a highly reduced price as part of Governor Newson’s plan to lower the prices of prescription drugs. KCSB’s Abbey Guerrero has the story.

Germany's 2025 election has declared Friederich Merz of the CDU/CSU faction the new chancellor, with the far right AfD party gaining the second-most number of parliament seats. KCSB's Devon Szalva recaps the election and its controversies.

KCSB's Mavis Holley brings you the latest in environmental news.

KCSB's Anvi Murarka brings you the latest in science and technology.

KCSB's Emily Kimmel brings you the latest in labor, activism, and social justice.

Hear from Neha Kumaran and EJ Raad, who are running for AS External Vice President for Local Affairs. Visit vote.as.ucsb.edu to vote before Friday, May 9 at 12 PM.

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Kumaran - 00:24-07:50

Raad - 07:54-16:00