Steven Barker Opinion Editor On April 29, Jason Collins made American history by becoming the first active athlete in the four major American sports (NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL) to openly announce that he is gay. However, much to the chagrin of gay and lesbian activists, Collins’ announcement, despite being the first of its kind, … Continue reading »
By Michelle Bean Staff Writer Over the four years required to complete a degree most students will spend around $6,000 on textbooks alone. “I was very surprised that I had to set aside $500 for books each quarter,” said sophomore Rommel Gotico regarding his experience in buying textbooks. Gotico’s sentiment is a practically universal plight … Continue reading »
By Caché Cantrell Senior Staff Writer The first time I ever heard of Bakersfield was when I was watching the movie “Cast Away,” starring Tom Hanks. There is a scene in the movie when the shell of a Porta-Potty floats onto shore and on the front it says Bakersfield. Back then, I didn’t really pay … Continue reading »
Alex Ripepi Staff Writer In an interview with Officer Jesus Navarrete, I was proud to discover that expectations of the campus police are typically within reason. Being the cynical person that I am, I thought at least half of the requests they receive about prospective crimes would be totally unreasonable, and I was pleasantly surprised … Continue reading »
Caché Cantrell Senior Staff Writer Before attending CSUB, I came from a high school with extreme school spirit and tradition. A sea of roaring students would fill the bleachers for rallies, cheerleaders would perform to the music of the band and the rally would conclude with a performance by our mascot. I don’t want to … Continue reading »
By Cache’ Cantrell Staff Writer Released to the app store in September 2011, Snapchat is gaining popularity in the media. Founders and fraternity brothers Evan Spiegel, 22, and Bobby Murphy, 24, created a free photo and video sharing app that stands out from others on the market in that it deletes the photo or video … Continue reading »
By Athena Skapinakis Features Editor In life’s everyday garden, sometimes all we want is to blend in with the rest of the gardenias, tulips, violets and daisies; however, if you were born a sunflower – a woman 5’6” and above – then you’ve realized that towering over the other flowers doesn’t count as blending in. … Continue reading »
Nate Sanchez Senior Staff Writer From the nation that fell like a sap for Gangnam Style comes the latest dance craze that’s sweeping the Internet: the Harlem Shake. Americans live from stupid dance craze to stupid dance craze just like Arsenio Hall lives from paycheck to paycheck. Thankfully we can now look into society’s rearview … Continue reading »
By Jonathan McDonald Staff Writer A new bill authored by democratic California Assemblyman of the San Rafael district Marc Levine would ban people from smoking in their own homes. When I first became aware of this bill I was shocked and thought it was a large invasion of personal privacy, but with more information I … Continue reading »
By Cache’ Cantrell Senior Staff Writer Most people know that the divorce rate in the U.S. has elevated throughout the years and the topic is no longer taboo. According to divorcerate.org, 41 percent of first marriages end in divorce. Divorce has become somewhat of a norm in America – last Wednesday, I was watching an … Continue reading »
