Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of California State University, Bakersfield

The Runner

The Student News Site of California State University, Bakersfield

The Runner

The Student News Site of California State University, Bakersfield

The Runner

Cruising Bakersfield for good eats

April 26, 2013

By Alex Ripepi Staff Writer Every once in a while, it’s nice to break the day to day norm of eating whatever is the most convenient or the closest thing possible. Falling into the trap of chain restaurants...

Student-parents thrive at CSUB

April 26, 2013

By Michael Wafford Senior Staff Writer   From April 15 to April 18 the Alcohol and Drug Education Committee held a series of alcohol screenings, awareness activities and gave students information...

Online parking permits ease congestion at cashier’s office

April 26, 2013

By: Katherine Downey Staff Writer The ability to buy parking permits online is the newest news to hit campus this quarter. When students stood in line along with hundreds of others to get their parking...

ASI student elections on the horizon

April 26, 2013

By: Garrett Geissel Staff Writer It is nearly that time of the year for the Associated Students, Inc. elections on campus. Becoming a student representative for ASI is a way for students with leadership...

Bakersfield lacks entertainment for students

Caché Cantrell April 26, 2013

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...

Students support local charity by dancing the night away at CSUB's Dance Marathon on April 19. (Pablo Hernandez/The Runner)

CSUB ‘dance for those who can’t’

April 26, 2013

By: Michelle Bean Staff Writer Last Friday's Dance Marathon provided an opportunity for hundreds of CSUB students to give back to the community while having a good time. Dance Marathon participants...

CSUB sociology professor, Gonzalo- Santos, who recently became a U.S. citizen, speaks about the new immigration reform bill outside of Congressman Kevin McCarthy's office Thursday, April 16. (Brian Willhite/The Runner)

Professor’s citizenship, an ‘act of solidarity’

April 24, 2013

Ashley Zaragoza Editor in Chief On April 10, just six days before Senate bill 744 (immigration reform) was introduced, professor of sociology Dr. Gonzalo Santos became a U.S. citizen. The timing of...

Members of the Native American Heritage Reservation Council of Kern County. (Tara Baraceros/The Runner)

Kern County Museum hosts Wild West Day

April 17, 2013

Katy McCoy Managing Editor The annual Wild West Day event was held at the Kern County Museum on Saturday April 13. It has been a few years since the event has taken place at the Kern County Museum...

Facebook Confessions Page Causes Controversy

Facebook Confessions Page Causes Controversy

March 14, 2013

Robin Gracia Staff WriterSex, drugs and an open forum to confess it all: the CSUB Confessions page on Facebook housed, for five days, some shocking revelations and allegations. The confession page was...

Kern County named the most illiterate county in America

Kimberly Gill March 8, 2013

Staff Writer After a census was conducted by Central Connecticut State University, it was determined that Kern County has the highest illiteracy rate, compared to other cities in the United States. The...

Michael Ogundare, a junior, sang a Boys II Men song along with the help of Erica Hawkins, a senior, at the Poetry Slam/Open Mic Night at The Roost on Feb. 20. (Lexi Philippi/ The Runner)

CSUB students participate in poetry slam

Cache Cantrell March 1, 2013

Music played and the room began to fill with students gathering to watch other students and members of the community showed off their poetic and musical talents during the poetry slam/open mic night...

Writing competition encourages student creativity

Kimberly Gill February 27, 2013

Are you interested in writing and money? You can possibly have both by entering the 2013 Betty Creative Writing competition. Dr. Stafford Betty, a professor at CSUB, has been donating the money for each...

Load More Stories