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The Runner

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The Runner

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A Beginner’s Guide to Dating in a Pandemic

Leah Truitt, Reporter October 21, 2021

  Let’s face it. Love is hard; dating is hard. And when you add in a global catastrophe, such as the novel coronavirus, let’s just say that it doesn’t get much easier. It takes a lot to stay in...

Families gather around a cart full of pumpkins at Banducci’s Family Pumpkin Patch. Thursday, October 7, 2021.

Fall in Love with Banducci’s Family Pumpkin Patch

Jennifer Chavez, Features Writer October 16, 2021

Get in the fall mood by taking a visit to the newly reopened Banducci’s Family Pumpkin Patch. I visited the pumpkin patch on October 4th, opening day, to have a chat with the owner, Nancy Banducci. Nancy...

Animal Shelter’s Services Have a Positive Impact in Your Community

Animal Shelter’s Services Have a Positive Impact in Your Community

Ana Dominguez, Staff Writer October 13, 2021

Few people know the importance of an animal shelter in their community. People assume that animal shelters are created to reunite pets with their owners or help them get adopted. However, animal shelters...

Courtesy of The Empty Space: The cast of The Full Monty from left to right, (Top Row) Jeremiah Heitman, Nick Ono, TevinJoslen, Trenton Benet, Eric Lempinen, Matilyn Powell, Katelyn Evans, (Middle Row) Victoria Olmos, Salvador Vidaurri, Nate Pugh, Alex Mitts, Ciaran Lollar, Emily Thompson, Julia Rios, (Bottom Row) Eric Miranda, Tessa Ogles, Julie Gaines, Jordan Fulmer, Missy Lonsinger, Ariel Clark

‘The Full Monty’ spices up the stage at The Empty Space

Yasmin Marcelo, Staff Writer October 13, 2021

The Empty Space’s production of The Full Monty, the theater’s first indoor in-person performance, successfully ran from September 3-25 and ended with a bang. Ariel Clark, who fabulously played...

ASI members Divyang Motavar and Tiffany James were the first to play “The Big Shoe” outside the Student Union Wednesday, September 29, 2021.

Runner Hour

Yvette Meza, Photographer October 11, 2021

Runner Hour successfully gave students and staff members a way to be involved by playing “The Big Shoe,” an event hosted by CSU Bakersfield’s ASI on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. This event was outside...

The Fil Bake Shop in Delano, CA

The Fil Bake Shop in Delano, CA

Juniva Bojorquez, Reporter October 11, 2021

The Fil Bake Shop in Delano, CA first opened its doors on Aug.1, 1981. It’s is a one-of-a-kind shop, and it is the only place where you can get sweet Filipino delights for an amazing price. The current...

The Best for Our Vets

Rhyan Nile, Reporter October 8, 2021

The Veteran Success Center at CSUB offers a substantial amount of resources for our veterans and their dependents. With military benefits and the resources that CSUB offers, these services will...

Three students with masks on interacting during the pandemic. All of them are wearing masks and one of them is using a computer.

Students Adapt to Class on Zoom

Victoria Cipres, Feature Writer October 6, 2021

  Being a college student at any point of your life is stressful. Adjusting and adapting to classrooms, professors, the student body, and of course, working toward a degree takes time, and there are things...

Illustration that shows a road runner who is distressed by different social media platforms

Social Media is Harmful to Humans

Lilliawna Shaffer, Staff Writer September 22, 2021

  Social media is a highlight reel of our happiest moments, half of which are construed to look better than the moment itself.     Easy access to editing programs caused millions of people...

Bilingual Musician Breaks Boundaries in ‘Princesa’

Xochitl Martinez, Assistant Features Editor September 22, 2021

  Amid the chaos of the pandemic, an up-and-coming artist from El Centro, California has risen as the promising future for the Chicano music scene. At the age of 18, Jaylene Terrazas, also known by...

Latinx Heritage Month kicks off with food, music and festivities

Victoria Cipres, Feature Writer September 21, 2021

For the first day of Latinx Heritage Month, CSU Bakersfield kicked off the celebration on Sept. 15 in front of the Student Union Patio with food, music, and keynote speaker Dr. Jorge Moraga. Students...

Roadrunners Return: Students sprint back to school

Carlos Hernandez, Digital Content Producer September 15, 2021

It’s been 721 day’s since CSU Bakersfield’s last Rowdy Run. An annual tradition to welcome incoming freshmen that was not held in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. This year, freshmen and sophomores...

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