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Jennifer Self, CSUB’s Director of Public Affairs and Communications, enjoys the afternoon in her office in University Advancement.

Newest Director of Public Affairs and Communications

By Vincent Perez, Features Editor March 28, 2019

A vital part of The Bakersfield Californian staff for 30 years, Jennifer Self was intertwined with CSU Bakersfield’s campus long before settling in her role as Director of Public Affairs and Communications...

Dixie Salazar speaks with the CSU Bakersfield community on March 27 in the Dezember Reading Room inside the Walter Stiern Library.

Poet Dixie Salazar visits Walter Stiern Library

Sam Underwood, Reporter March 28, 2019

With her violet hair, shiny green outfit and large rings on nearly every finger, you can’t help but notice Dixie Salazar among the simple wood and book décor of the Dezember Reading room at the Walter...

ASI Director of International Relations, Ibidunni Adebisi, hands out flowers to attendees of the Persian New Year that took place inside the Stockdale Room on March 20.

Sergio Hernandez/The Runner

Persian New Year: 25,000+ years in the making

March 28, 2019

By Aaliyah Beed Reporter CSU Bakersfield’s Associated Students, Inc. alongside the International Students Club held its first annual Nowruz celebration March 20 in the Stockdale Room. The event titled...

Harvey hops into Doré Theatre

By Samantha Cook, Reporter March 27, 2019

Harvey, a pooka rabbit measuring up to precisely 6 foot 1 and a half inches tall, hopped onto the stage of the Doré Theatre for the opening night of the play “Harvey” on March 21, only nobody can...

Dixie Salazar: artist, activist, to visit CSU Bakersfield

Dixie Salazar: artist, activist, to visit CSU Bakersfield

Sam Underwood, Reporter March 22, 2019

By Sam Underwood Reporter Dixie Salazar is not only a poet. She is an artist, a photographer, and an activist for the homeless.  Salazar, coming from Fresno, will be reading her poetry Wednesday,...

Roel Romualdo, former intern and member of the CSU Bakersfield Thirst Project Club, demonstrates how limiting it can be for communities to access clean water in the Student Union Multi-Purpose Room on March 21.

Leo Garcia/The Runner

CSUB Thirst Project gains ground in first year

By Vincent Perez, Features Editor March 22, 2019

Roel Romualdo has been promoting clean drinking water since last spring. The reason he is doing this is for Thirst Project. A former president of Thirst Project Club at CSU Bakersfield, Romualdo interned...

New Zealand tragedy hits home

By Amy Pachla, Reporter March 21, 2019

On March 15, a gunman killed 49 people, leaving many more injured and the world in mourning in what authorities are calling a politically motivated act of terror against the Muslim community in Christchurch,...

Eric Campbell, professor of language and linguistics from UC Santa Barbara, demonstrates the difference between tone in Chinese languages on March 14 at the CSU Bakersfield Humanities Office Complex.

Bre Parks/The Runner

Campbell, UC Santa Barbara linguistics professor ‘sheds light on syllable structure’

March 20, 2019

By Sam Underwood Reporter We all have fond memories of childhood games like, duck - duck - goose, jump rope, shooting marbles, and Pig Latin.  Pig Latin is an example of a play language. A simple...

Women's History Month Kick-Off

Women’s History Month Kick-Off

Bre Parks, Photo Editor March 16, 2019

Students, staff, and faculty join in the festivities during the kick-off for the CSU Bakersfield Women's History Month celebrations on Mar. 4 on the Student Union Patio. Photos by Sergio Hernandez/The...

Illustration by Norma Hernandez

The risks of binge drinking

Sam Underwood, Reporter March 16, 2019

Eric vaguely remembers falling and crashing through his oven door.  One Sunday, in January of 2015, Eric, who wishes to not disclose his last name, had some co-workers over for drinks. The CSU Bakersfield...

CSUB softball girls during practice on February 2019.
Photo by Sergio Hernandez

Batter up because it’s softball time

Vanessa Villalvazo, Sports Editor March 15, 2019

Softball has opened their season with a win against UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 8. The Roadrunners beat the Gauchos with am ending result of 4-3. CSUB lost against Sacrament State University 0-6, but got...

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Luz Zamudio-Torres, a Dignity Health Community Wellness Specialist, spoke to
students on December 3, 2018 about the changes students can make to their diets
at a more affordable price.

Free nutrition workshops offered by Dignity Health

By Sarah Jane Atkinson, Reporter March 14, 2019

The CSU Bakersfield Food Pantry is planning on partnering with Dignity Health in a four-week health workshops. Dignity Health will provide workshops for students that include meal planning, food labels,...

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