By Nate Sanchez Senior Staff Writer On Feb. 15, 2013, the ‘Runners will begin the baseball season against the University of Nebraska. This season will be different from the previous ones. The ‘Runners will play this season in front of fans and fellow students as they’ve always done, but the difference this season will be … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Team effort at home leads to decisive win
By Steven Gaede Sports Editor The CSUB wrestling team dominated the Cal Baptist Lancers in their dual 26-7 on Jan. 26. With the win, CSUB improves to 7-3 in duals this season. Winning the first five matches of the 10 match event, Bakersfield was in control from the get go. The first and third match … Continue reading »
Networking event boosts CSUB’s MBA program
By Michael Wafford Staff Writer On Jan. 25, 116 students, alumni, and guests from California State University Bakersfield’s Master of business administration program gathered together at The Padre Hotel to get to know about each other and to help work toward their dreams. Kent Stenderup, 53, entered the program in the fall 2012 quarter. Stenderup … Continue reading »
Campus documentary encourages hope
By Yenny Nolasco Staff Writer On Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m., CSUB Doré Theatre will premiere a 90-minute documentary film called “Camp to Campus.” The film focuses on first-generation college students who come from a migrant labor background and who are descendants of the Mexican Bracero Program which dates back from 1940 to 1960 … Continue reading »
Lifetime film spotlights Casey Anthony Murder Trial
By Aubrey Singh Staff Writer “As to the charge of first degree murder, verdict as to count one, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty…,” and on the list went as the court clerk reported that Casey Anthony was innocent of aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child as well. She was … Continue reading »
‘Catfished’: The tale of Manti Te’o
By Ashley Zaragoza Editor in Chief Looking for love online has brought on many a problem from the Dateline series’To Catch a Predator’ to the newly publicized phenomenon that is called catfish-ing. Last summer I stumbled upon what was then an obscure documentary-thriller,’Catfish,’ about the dangers of online relationships. Subject of the film, New York … Continue reading »
ASI looks to get more involved
By Yienessa Warren Staff Writer CSUB’s student government, Associated Students, Inc., recognizes their inability to effectively reach out to a larger amount of students. The organization met on an eary Friday afternoon on Jan. 25 to discuss matters involving the student body. Their weekly meeting, which was canceled the previous Friday, was held in room … Continue reading »
A new twist on the opera
By Jeneal Wood Staff Writer On Friday, Feb. 1, students will have the chance to witness a compilation of Opera scenes from four different operas at the Doré Theatre. Some people may normally find opera to be boring, myself included, but after learning what these operas are about, I was surprised to discover how interesting … Continue reading »
‘Spring Awakening’: an exploration of innocence
By Robin Gracia Staff Writer Adolescent lust and angst take center stage at The Empty Space Theatre during the opening of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical ‘Spring Awakening’. The controversial production, written in Germany in 1891 by Frank Wedekind, has been either banned or censored onstage since its original debut in 1906. The … Continue reading »
Inauguration: Obama makes history again
By Diamond Smith Staff Writer Four years ago, America witnessed history right before its eyes. President Barack Hussein Obama was elected as the first black president of the United States. And for his second inauguration on Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington, D.C., Obama was sworn into office in front of an estimated 800,000 to 1 … Continue reading »
