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The Runner

Jennifer Sanchez commenced the Sustainability Recognition Ceremony, on May 15, and CSUB President Lynnette Zelezny was also in attendance. 

By Sergio Hernandez

Recognition ceremony recognizes sustainability efforts by students

By Aaliyah Beed, Reporter May 16, 2019

On May 5 the sustainability office closed the year with its second annual recognition ceremony held in the Stockdale Room at CSU Bakersfield. Individuals and projects were acknowledged and thanked for...

Taking the road less traveled: A literary experience

Taking the road less traveled: A literary experience

By Samantha Cook, Reporter May 16, 2019

Every college student has been there when someone finds out you’re in college. Wide-eyed with fleeting interest, a family member, friend or stranger asks you what your major is. Normally, one might...

From left: Karina Miranda, Daisy P., and Yuridiana Pantoja demonstrated a dental dam during the Let’s Talk About Sex event on April 10 inside CSU Bakersfield’s Multi-Cultural Alliance and Gender Equity Resource Center.

MAGEC hosts open sex talk

Sam Underwood, Reporter May 3, 2019

In the remote west end of the CSU Bakersfield campus, at the Multi-Cultural Alliance and Gender Equity Resource Center (MAGEC), a group of students converge to talk about sex. The room was packed to capacity...

Photo courtesy of the SRC Climbing Club

SRC climbers reach new heights

By Vincent Perez, Features Editor May 2, 2019

Your pulse is racing. A bead of sweat rolls down your cheek, falling off. For some reason, you agreed to rock climb and your nerves are getting the best of you. You look down. Someone is encouraging you...

Photo courtesy of Hannah Banks

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...

Photo courtesy of Chase Campbell/American General Media

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.

Sergio Hernandez/The Runner

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...

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