Winter Quarter at UCSB has concluded, and during that time, the Associated Student Senate Committees worked on and passed a series of projects aiming to enhance student life. KCSB's Tatiana Jacquez sat down with the AS Senate Advocacy Committee Chair, Keizo Ono, to learn more about the Committee’s beautification projects and how student fees are being used.

KCSB's Devon Szalva brings us news updates from around the world.

KCSB's Ruby Rai discusses Cesar Chavez, who helped bring national attention to the struggles of farmworkers as co-founder of the United Farm Workers and how a new New York Times investigation raises abuse allegations.

The Trump administration used emergency powers under the Defense Production Act on March 13, ordering the restart of the Sable Offshore oil platform and pipeline off the Santa Barbara coast. Following the war with Iran, is domestic oil pumping off the coast a way to reduce dependency on foreign oil? How are anti-Sable advocates and the local economy reacting to the restart? On this episode of Spilling the Worm Tea, Mavis Holley examines the pipeline restart and its implications.

UCSB’s Associated Students Senate is a governing body of elected student representatives serving as the policy-making body for Associated Students (AS). The Senate has five standing committees, comprised of student representatives and senators: Advocacy, Outreach, Finance, Liaison, and Executive. Each committee plays a different role in representing student interests. KCSB's Tatiana Jacquez sat down with Outreach Chair, Noah Luken, to discuss how the Outreach Committee functions and its ongoing projects.

Soltopia is an event introduced by the Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) following the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors' unanimous vote in favor of a noise ordinance during Deltopia weekend. The new music festival aims to offer a sanctioned alternative for Isla Vista's residents to partake in April 4th, the Saturday of Deltopia weekend. KCSB's Tatiana Jacquez spoke with IVCSD's Community Programs and Engagement Director, Myah Mashhadialireza, to learn more about the event.

Soltopia is an event introduced by the Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) following the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors' unanimous vote in favor of a noise ordinance during Deltopia weekend. The new music festival aims to offer a sanctioned alternative for Isla Vista's residents to partake in April 4th, the Saturday of Deltopia weekend. KCSB's Tatiana Jacquez spoke with IVCSD's Community Programs and Engagement Director, Myah Mashhadialireza, to learn more about the event.

KCSB's Devon Szalva brings us the latest news from around the world.

KCSB's Devon Szalva brings up international news updates from around the world.

KCSB's Annabelle Hurst brings us social justice and activism updates from local to national news. Listen in to learn more!