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Annual Greek Week ends with talent show and BBQ

Aaliyah Beed, Reporter May 2, 2019

Associated Student Union alongside the Greek council held the annual Greek Week Barbeque April 25 on the Student Union Patio. Student, staff, and Greeks enjoyed food provided by ASI as well as a talent...

Students educate each other about sexual ethics

Students educate each other about sexual ethics

Sarah Jane Atkinson, Reporter May 2, 2019

Representatives from many associations on and off campus lined the Red Brick Road to promote safe, consensual and ethical sex on April 25. CSU Bakersfield students and staff were given the opportunity...

EDM festival coming to Bakersfield May 8-13

By Silvia Lopez Medero, Reporter May 1, 2019

Imagine going from camping out at night under the stars, and then waking up to experience cultural dances, yoga, and a wide range of EDM music all in the same general location. Bakersfield will be experiencing...

Cook's personal recipe for a basic macaroni and cheese.

Missed the fest? DIY recipes

By Samantha Cook, Reporter April 30, 2019

We all love a good comfort food, especially at the end of the semester to combat the stress of finals. And what better food to find comfort in than macaroni and cheese?  With the gooey golden cheese and...

Alejandra and Bianca Frausto during cross country/ track and field practice on March 26, 2019

Frausto twins eat, run, sleep, repeat

By Vanessa Villalvazo, Sports Editor April 30, 2019

Twins that run together stay together. Bianca and Alejandra Frausto do a lot of things together and cross country and track and field are some of them. They are both 2016 graduates of North High School...

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In their fourth consecutive win, Countryside Market members pose with their first-place trophy on April 20 during the Macaroni and Cheese Festival at CSU Bakersfield.

Nacho average Mac and Cheese Festival

By Silvia Lopez Medero, Reporter April 29, 2019

Bakersfield lined up early to partake in an experience that pulls in their love for music, beer, and most of all macaroni and cheese.  The sixth annual Macaroni and Cheese Festival took place on April...

Leviak Kelly, father to Jason Quinn Kelly, comforted his son Andrew Kelly during a brief stream of pictures and videos in Quinn’s memory, near the conclusion of Quinn's memorial service at CSU Bakersfield on April 24.

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Jason Quinn Kelly: A life not lost in vain

By Vincent Perez, Features Editor April 25, 2019

[Ed note - The following errors have been fixed: Quinn's paper was on ecology and geopolitics, and the CSUB English literary magazine is correctly spelled as Calliope] Quinn Kelly made few enemies in...

On April 5, Pilipino women dance inside the Dore Theatre for Pilipino Culture Night.

All photos by Sergio Hernandez/The Runner

Pilipino culture celebrates with ritual dances, entertainment

By Silvia Lopez Medero, Reporter April 17, 2019

CSU Bakersfield was host to a night full of impactful performances from scenes depicting issues like family and identity to dance performances that offered a sneak peek into Filipino culture. All this...

Angela Davis speaks inside the Dore Theatre on April 11.

Photo by Marsulh Mussad/ Special to The Runner

Angela Davis inspires in visit to CSU Bakersfield

By Lauren Silvis, Reporter April 16, 2019

Angela Davis, 75, visited Bakersfield, California, for the first time in history on April 11, to speak at CSU Bakersfield. The event was hosted by The Kegley Institute of Ethics. Over the next hour,...

Cheap spring break activities

Cheap spring break activities

By Samantha Cook, Reporter April 15, 2019

Twelve weeks of early mornings, late nights, and caffeine consumption have come and gone. Thousands of words poured into term papers and all of those 27 cent credit card and 15 cent per page transactions...

Common Ground, a club of CSU Bakersfield, has members at their table at the Festival for Peace and Non-Violence, on March 30 at CSUB.

Common Ground pursues unity

By Vincent Perez, Features Editor April 15, 2019

Sumaiya Olia, 21, president of Common Ground, an interfaith club, heads into her second year in charge.  The club was formed in 2018, the first officially recognized interfaith club at CSUB. She mentioned...

Tyga performs during Runner Nights inside the Icardo Center April 12.

Photo by Simer Khurana/Special to The Runner

Tyga takes over Runner Nights

April 13, 2019

By Vincent Perez Features Editor CSU Bakersfield got a taste. A taste of Tyga. The Compton-born rapper hypnotized the approximate 1,500 CSUB students with his infectious beats in the Icardo Center...

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