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The Runner

Four basic tips for students of any major

Ashley Balcaceres January 20, 2020

When students first begin college, they usually attend an orientation at the university they have chosen. At orientation, students are told where everything is, the names of all the main buildings, the...

Students eating in the Runner Cafe during the Fall 2019 semester. Runner Cafe is one of many dining options available on campus.

Sushi Rolls into Runner Cafe

Sam Underwood January 20, 2020

Changes are coming to the Runner Café in the new semester, including sushi, music, and a new executive chef to provide meals to the campus community. The Runner Café has multiple meal stations to...

Students gather around their "STD/STI Awareness and Prevention" poster to bring awareness to safe practices to the students on campus.

Sexual Ethics Education Fair

Briana Gutierrez December 10, 2019

Along the red brick road at California State University,Bakersfield,Club GEN(Gender Equality Now!)along with professor Katy Hanson’s2329 Sexual Ethics class held their bi-annual event. The event...

Josh Buchanan (Drip Mobb) playing his set at The Mint on Nov. 27.
Photo by Damian Lopez

House finds a new home

Damian Lopez, Social Media Manager December 6, 2019

Josh Buchanan, known by his stage name Drip Mobb, hopped and danced along patrons of The Mint Bar in downtown Bakersfield at a Thanksgiving-eve performance on Wednesday Nov. 27. Colorful lights flashed,...

Student Grace Gil triesher luckboulderingon the bouldering wall in the SRC on Thursday Sept.26 2019.

Prepare for finals at the SRC Zen Zone

Angie Saavedra, Reporter December 4, 2019

  As the 2019 fall semester is coming to an end, finals are beginning to approach. Students who are looking for ways to de-stress during finals week can go to the Student Recreation Center, which will...

On Nov. 21, 2019 California State University, Bakersfield held the Homeless in Bakersfield: A Community Conversation inside the Dezember Reading Room.

Ongoing homelessness crisis in Kern County

Ashley Balcaceres, Reporter December 4, 2019

  A recent report by the Kern County Homeless Collaborative showed that the homeless population in the county has increased by 50% since last year.    Being homeless is defined by the Oxford Dictionary...

From left to right, Professor of Religious Studies Katy Hanson, CSUB student Nakiai Kiai, Common Grounds Club president Sumaiya Oila, Esther Schlanger, Sudha Bhatt, and Fauzia Shah during the Women, Religion, and Empowerment panel discussion hosted by Dr. John Young with Common Ground Club on Thursday November 21 in the Stockdale room at CSUB.

Women in religion recognized at empowerment panel

Lauren Hill, Features Editor November 26, 2019

  When women come together in their differences to build one another up, that is where positive change occurs. This kind of reality came to light at the Women, Religion, and Empowerment Panel, an interfaith...

Tim Ulitzka a German mechanical engineering student shakes hands with fellow German Hanes Kolasch a business administration student at talk time for the international students on campus on Sept. 3, 2019.

CSUB celebrates International Education Week

Andrea Rabago, Reporter November 16, 2019

  This upcoming week is International Education Week here at CSU Bakersfield. The week of activities starts on Nov. 16 and goes through Nov. 22. There are various activities and programs planned for the...

Valley citizen Alma Fuentes along with her family pose proudly with her certificate of citizenship after the naturalization ceremony in the Dore Theatre on Nov. 12, 2019.

Faculty and community members become US Citizens at CSUB

Tony Hernandez II November 12, 2019

On Tuesday Nov. 12, 2019, CSUB hosted a Naturalization Ceremony inside Doré Theatre. For the first time at CSUB, the university hosted an event in which 100 San Joaquin Valley residents were sworn-in...

Photo contributed of Dia de los Muertos event on Oct. 31.

Celebrating Día de los Muertos

Angie Saavedra, Reporter November 8, 2019

  Día de los Muertos is a two day holiday that reunites the living with the dead and brings a joyous atmosphere to what may be a trying time. Día de los Muertos, meaning Day of the Dead, is a traditionally...

A blanket from the organization S.A.L. T (Save a Life Today)commentating the lives of individuals on October 22, 2019 at the 6th Annual CSUB Candlelight Event.

Remembering those lost to suicide

Ashley Balcaceres, Reporter November 8, 2019

As the sun goes down and the night begins creeping in, all one could see is a candlelit heart. Looking closer, they would see that each and every cup has a message for anyone willing to hear, provided...

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