Meet Jasmine Hsieh, running for AS EVPSA (Romi Riss and Alexander Aviña did not respond to interview scheduling requests from KCSB News).

To vote in the elections, visit vote.as.ucsb.edu before April 23rd at 4pm.

Meet AS President candidates Eemaan Wahidullah and EJ Raad (Alex Esparza did not follow up on our requests for an interview).

Timestamps:

Eemaan Wahidullah: 00:18-11:48

EJ Raad: 11:51-25:42

To vote in the elections, visit vote.as.ucsb.edu before April 23rd at 4pm.

Hear from EVPLA candidate, Noah Luken, who is running unopposed in this election. To vote in the elections, visit vote.as.ucsb.edu before April 23rd at 4pm.

Hear from Nadine Malhis and Victoria Ly, the candidates for AS Internal Vice President. To vote in the elections, visit vote.as.ucsb.edu before April 23rd at 4pm.

Timestamps:

Nadine Malhis: 00:34-10:02

Victoria Ly: 10:05-24:11

Statement on Sam Safahi: 24:12-24:37

Congressman Salud Carbajal is in his fifth term representing California’s 24th district, and is now campaigning for a sixth. In a recent conversation with KCSB's Ray Briare, he spoke about Trump pushing the restart of Sable, and recent ICE operations in his district.

April is Earth Month. KCSB's Soluna Terrill offers some simple ways students and community members can 'go green'.

The Gaucho Think Tank is a UCSB student-led group focused on solving community challenges in Isla Vista. Their current projects include a street mural at Camino Pescadero and Pardall to improve safety and beautify the area, and a study with IVCSD on the feasibility of making Isla Vista an independent city. Here is Hayden Stengler with KCSB News, who interviewed two students leading the Think Tank.

The AS Senate at UCSB has the ability to create temporary Senate committees to address concerns and important issues on campus. In early February, the Senate convened to form a temporary Student Safety Committee following a reported sexual assault at the UCSB Lagoon in October 2025. KCSB’s Tatiana Jacquez spoke with Senator Riss, Chair of the new Student Safety Committee, to learn more about the MSUs, next steps, and what the committee learned from the pilot program.

UCSB undergraduate students pay around 240 dollars to Associated Students every school year. Where does this money go and who is in charge of disbursing it? KCSB’s Tatiana Jacquez interviewed AS Finance Committee Chair, Jenny Jiang, to learn more about financial allocations by the Finance Committee, and how their budgetary process works.

Continuing our conversations with AS Senate Committee Chairs, KCSB’s Tatiana Jacquez interviewed Internal Vice President, Enri Lala, to break down the Executive Committee's big projects from Winter Quarter.