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Library Dean Curt Asher set to retire

Estefany Henriquez, Reporter February 25, 2020

  Walter Stiern Library Dean Curt Asher recently announced his upcoming retirement from CSU Bakersfield. Dean Asher will depart in June 2020.     Asher was chartered as a librarian in 1998, having...

Once the jackfruit has been prepared, the sensory experience will be similar to that of eating traditional tacos.

Runner recipes: Jumping jackfruit tacos

Destinee Sims, Opinions Editor February 21, 2020

We all know that cooking on a college student’s budget can be hard; making food that tastes good and has any quality nutrients seems even harder. In a world of rising prices, students need to learn to...

Profile image of Rebecca Bender pulled from a press kit on her website, rebeccabender.org.

Human trafficking survivor Rebecca Bender to speak in downtown Bakersfield

Estefany Henriquez, Reporter February 11, 2020

 Human trafficking is a worldwide multibillion-dollar industry and a crime. Human beings, including children, are being sold and treated as possessions to be controlled, and commonly forced into prostitution.    ...

Illustration by Lauren Hill.

Bernie Sanders to send campaign team to CSU Bakersfield

Lauren Hill, Features Editor February 10, 2020

  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is sending his campaign team to CSU Bakersfield for an election rally on Wednesday, Feb. 12.     Phillip Agnew and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez are national...

The set for "The Outsiders" at The Empty Space in Bakersfield, Calif on Jan.31.

Staying Golden at The Empty Space: Local theatre portrays societal struggles in “The Outsiders”

Lauren Hill, Features Editor February 10, 2020

  The impact left on an audience after a few hours in a small building on Oak street is anything but small.    The story, The Outsiders, has been made famous by the novel in 1967 followed by its...

CSUB Art majors Vanessa Ramirez (left), Yi Sing (center), Lorena Cazeras (right), learning calligraphy at the Lunar New Year festival on Jan. 30 at the Student Union.

Embracing new year cultural traditions

Francisco Ruiz, Reporter February 10, 2020

   As the new year and new semester begins at the CSU Bakersfield, campus Chinese Dragons came to celebrate the 2020 Lunar New Year Celebration by running and dancing around in the Student Union building....

Bakersfield becomes the happiest place on earth

Yoana Andrade, Reporter February 4, 2020

  On Sunday Jan. 26, 2020, Disney fans and Disney workers came together at Mouse-Con to enjoy the life Disney can bring into a community. Mouse-Con is an event that celebrates Disney It had vendors that...

Ben Webby, happily holding up a CSUB Transfers shirt in the Student Union Blue room 137 on Wednesday Jan. 29th.

Smoothing the transition with pizza and resources

Estefany Henriquez, Reporter February 2, 2020

  The spring 2020 semester has begun, and many transfer students are starting their first semester at CSU Bakersfield.    On Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, the Transfer Pizza Social took place from...

The Runner: Your Voice

Amy Pachla January 26, 2020

Ethicist and former director of the Kegley Institute of Ethics Christopher Meyers defines the profession of journalism as reflection with meaning and expression with purpose. Good journalism does more...

How to reduce stress with mindfulness

How to reduce stress with mindfulness

Cecilia Torres January 23, 2020

Syllabi need to be printed, books and parking passes need to be bought, finding parking is a challenge, and financial aid troubles need to be fixed as soon as possible.The beginning of the semester is...

The cast for CSUB's Fall 2019 performance of Antigone take a final bow in the Dore Theatre on Oct 26, 2019

CSUB Theatre Department sets up for a rockin’ semester

Lauren Hill January 22, 2020

It’s officially the Spring 2020 semester, and the performance schedule for the CSU Bakersfield Theatre Department is sure to guarantee a rockin’ school year.In March, the Theater Department will debut...

Aaron Wan- ASI President 2019-2020

ASI president welcomes students back from break.

Aaron Wan January 21, 2020

To all our students at California State University Bakersfield, I hope that you had a wonderful winter break and were able to replenish all your energy! Whether you are a returning student or an...

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