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The Runner

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The Runner

Squirrel population overruns CSUB

Squirrel population overruns CSUB

Jayson Edgerle October 9, 2018

Reporter As the squirrel population continues to grow on CSU Bakersfield’s campus, the question of how best to keep that population in control begs to be answered. The California ground squirrel...

Fun For a Good Cause

Fun For a Good Cause

Kimberly Hernandez October 8, 2018

Reporter It might typically be uncommon to walk onto campus and run into Spiderman, Captain America, or any other comic book character. But that was not the case on Saturday, Oct. 6 as CSUB hosted it’s...

Droid builder Jackie Bell of the R2-D2 Builders Club shows off his own model at Rowdy Con on Sept. 30. 
Photo by Jarad Mann/The Runner

RowdyCon returns to CSUB

Chelsea L. McDowell October 2, 2018

Features Editor CSU Bakersfield’s campus will be taken over by video game enthusiasts for the second annual RowdyCon on Saturday Oct. 6. Influenced by Vintage Days, Fresno State’s three-day...

Droid builder Jackie Bell of the R2-D2 Builders Club shows off his own model at Rowdy Con on Sept. 30. 
Photo by Jarad Mann/The Runner

Second annual RowdyCon coming to CSUB

Chelsea L. McDowell October 2, 2018

Features Editor CSU Bakersfield’s campus will be taken over by video game enthusiasts for the second annual RowdyCon on Saturday Oct. 6. Influenced by Vintage Days, Fresno State’s three-day...

Thirst Project works to make clean water accessible

Thirst Project works to make clean water accessible

Kayla Olivieri October 1, 2018

Reporter Waterborne diseases kill more children every year than AIDS, Malaria, and violence around the world combined. “Water is a human right,” said Roel Romualdo, president of the Thirst Project...

Film screening on campus explores modern fatherhood

Film screening on campus explores modern fatherhood

Kayla Olivieri October 1, 2018

Reporter With expert commentary from sociologists, psychologists, and family law specialists, “The Evolution of Dad” takes a close and personal look at society to uncover the challenges today’s...

Celebrating a month full of fiestas

Celebrating a month full of fiestas

Valerie Hernandez September 27, 2018

Assistant Features Editor   CSU Bakersfield began the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month Kick off on September 17 with a series of cultural events for the month. The kick off started...

Over $65k in student fees granted to 23 campus groups

Over $65k in student fees granted to 23 campus groups

Rylee Smith September 26, 2018

Reporter   Every year at CSU Bakersfield, a committee comes together to determine how to allocate funds from the Instructionally Related Activities Fee required by the California State University...

Kern County Fair brings life to Bakersfield

Kern County Fair brings life to Bakersfield

Jayson Edgerle September 25, 2018

Reporter   Whether it be for the food, music, or the animals, the Kern County Fair has 102 years worth of stories to tell.  With variety of selections of funnel cakes, corn dogs, gelato, and...

Students turn out for free night of fun

Students turn out for free night of fun

Chelsea L. McDowell September 24, 2018

Features Editor   In a line that stretched all the way to the Student Union patio from the Don Hart East lawn, CSU Bakersfield students waited eagerly for the Fall Runner Nights Carnival gates...

A conversation with local country DJ Brent Michaels

A conversation with local country DJ Brent Michaels

Kayla Olivieri September 20, 2018

Features Reporter   Brent Michaels is KUZZ’s Program Director and On-Air Personality. Brent loves his job, from covering large music festivals like Stagecoach, being nominated for a Country...

Photo by Simer Khurana/TheRunner. The "Fun Slide" was another one of many attractions at Runner nights. Although the line was slightly long, students awaited to ride and race down this slide multiple times.

Runner Nights Fall Carnival to feature two new rides

Chelsea L. McDowell September 19, 2018

Features Editor    Campus programing will debut two new rides to CSU Bakersfield’s fourth annual Runner Nights Fall Carnival on Sep. 21st. The addition of the Super Sizzler and the Rock-O-Plane...

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