On the May 13th edition of “UCSB Reads 2021” on 91.9 KCSB-FM, we welcome Stephen Snyder, who reads When They Call You a Terrorist, Chapter 11: "Black Lives Matter." Steve S. is Merchandising Manager at the Isla Vista Food Cooperative. He also hosts KCSB-FM's long-running weekly music program "Joyf [...]

On the April 1st edition of “UCSB Reads 2021” on KCSB-FM, we welcome Diana Collins Puente, Director of Community Affairs, Student Development and Leadership for UCSB's Associated Students. Diana reads from When They Call You a Terrorist, Chapter 7: “All The Bones We Could Find." Every Th [...]

On the March 18th edition of “UCSB Reads 2021” on KCSB-FM, we welcome Diana Escamilla, a 3rd year Psychological & Brain Sciences Major at UCSB with an English Minor. Diana is also a member of KCSB-FM’s Executive Committee in her capacity as our Promotions Coordinator. Diana will be comple [...]

On the fourth edition of “UCSB Reads 2021” on KCSB-FM (Thursday, March 4th), we welcome Whitney Ater, Financial Analyst in the Phelps Administrative Support Center and a Committee Chairperson for the UCSB Professional Women’s Association (PWA). Whitney is reading When They Call You a Terrorist: A Bl [...]

With the majority of developers in the STEM field being white males, much of the resulting code tends towards serving white males and under-serving communities of color. KCSB’s Aubrey Valerio spoke with Dr. Sharon Tettegah, the director of the Center for Black Studies Research at UCSB, about the dif [...]

Native and Indigenous Students at UC Santa Barbara have been working towards establishing an American Indian and Indigenous Studies Department for upwards of six years. Recently, a petition was created to bring visibility to this topic and show support for the initiative. KCSB's Kathryn Foster sits [...]

The UC Board of Regents discussed the possible suspension of standardized testing for admissions on January 21, according to the Daily Nexus. Alternative tests are being proposed in replacement of the SAT and ACT. KCSB’s Jennifer Yoshikoshi has more on the story. KCSB News and Sports · UC Conside [...]

The UCSB Reads selection for 2021 is When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, co-authored by Patrisse Cullors and asha bandele. This annual program of the UCSB Library brings the campus and Santa Barbara communities together each year for dialogue about important topical issue [...]

KCSB News and Sports · The American Radio Archives Moves to UCSB The American Radio Archives will be moving to UCSB. The collection, one of the largest in the world, was previously housed in Thousand Oaks. KCSB’s Sierra van der Brug speaks with David Seubert with the UCSB Library Special Collecti [...]

KCSB News and Sports · Move-In Day During a Pandemic “Chaotic..excitingly chaotic" and "rushed" were the words used to describe the weekend of Jan. 15-18th. In a span of four days, 1,000 undergraduate students moved into university-owned apartments for the Winter and Spring quarter. KCSB’s Pricil [...]