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From left to right: Ace Perez, Angel Perez Jr., and Adam Perez of the band Creation pose with their father Angel Perez Sr. after winning Bakersfield's Got Talent on April 28.

Creation rocks Bakersfield’s Got Talent

May 3, 2018

By Veronica Morley Digital Managing Editor Everyone at Celebrate CSUB was in for some rocking entertainment by the local youth band Creation. The band, made up of 13-year-old guitar player Angel...

Photo by Cecilia Torres/ The Runner
In a brief introduction Archives Librarian Christopher Livingston talks about Ranger John’s job
at Angel Island, Thursday, April 19, 2018.

Park rangers gone virtual

May 2, 2018

By Jayson Edgerle Reporter Students and faculty at CSU Bakersfield were given a virtual tour of Angel Island State Park on April 19. Park Ranger John Clagett held a conference call from his station...

Photo by Andrew Paredez/The Runner
Dr. Helena Rozbicka Ganar talks about her sister and mother whose lives were taken
during the Holocaust.

Holocaust survivor tells people at CSUB of her experiences

May 2, 2018

By Christopher Sanchez Reporter The audience listened in awe as the Holocaust survivor told her story of escaping Nazis in Poland during WWII. Dr. Helena Rozbicka Ganor shared her experiences with a...

Photo by Richard Gonzales/ The Runner
The Poncho Sanchez Band headlines day two of the 2018 Bakersfield Jazz Festival.

Bakersfield Jazz Festival has high notes

May 1, 2018

By Chelsea L. McDowell Reporter CSU Bakersfield saw its 32nd Annual Bakersfield Jazz Festival take place on April 27 and 28. It was directed by Professor Jim Scully in partnership with Lourdes Nilon,...

Photo by Ana Canales/The Runner
Celebrate CSUB showcased many of CSUB’s clubs and organizations it has to offer students.
Here, Political Science major and junior transfer student, Maria Contreras stops in at the Helen
Hawk Honors Program table on Saturday, April 28, 2018.

There was something for everyone at the Celebrate CSUB event

May 1, 2018

By Runa Lemminn Features Editor   As the incoming student orientation ended in the Icardo Center, rivers of people wearing gold T-shirts poured out and began traveling purposefully toward...

By Karina Diaz/The Runner
Soulajar brought out the crowd on the first day of the jazz festival last year on April 28, 2017.

Jazz Festival Returns to CSUB

April 26, 2018

By Runa Lemminn Features Editor  Musical talent from near and far will once again flood the amphitheater at CSU, Bakersfield when the 32nd annual Bakersfield Jazz Festival returns this weekend. ...

Photo by Simer Khurana / The Runner
People dance at the 5th Annual Macaroni and Cheese Festival, held at CSUB on April 21, 2018.

Macaroni and Cheese Festival serves up cheesy fun times

Runa Lemminn April 21, 2018

Features Editor The only thing hotter than the macaroni and cheese was the weather at CSU Bakersfield’s fifth annual Macaroni and Cheese Festival, held at CSUB today. Thousands of people indulged...

Photo by Cecilia Torres/ The Runner 
Eager to showcase the films the club has been working on President of the Film Club Leonard Garcia, 23,
kicks off the event, Tuesday, April 10, 2018.

Film Festival features CSUB talent

April 21, 2018

By Jayson Edgerle Reporter Film Club members held a Mini Film Festival on April 10, featuring films the members themselves had produced. The six short film projects were shown in the Student Union...

Vendors hand out samples at the Macaroni and cheese Festival on April 22 in Alumni Park at CSUB. The annual event hosted nearly 30 different vendors offering different types of food. Photo by Simer Khurana/ The Runner

The Macaroni and Cheese Festival returns to CSUB

Runa Lemminn April 19, 2018

Features Editor Macaroni and cheese lovers from around California will have the chance to unite and indulge once again at the fifth annual Macaroni and Cheese Festival on April 21. Held at CSU Bakersfield’s...

Photo by Andrew Paredez / The Runner
Stickers and t-shirts were given out to all who sign up to donate blood at CSUB on April 11, 2018.

Save a life, donate a pint to Houchin Blood Bank

April 18, 2018

By Christopher Sanchez Reporter Donating blood is a lot like voting. Everybody should do it, but most people don’t. The Houchin Community Blood Bank held its Spring Blood Drive at the student union...

Photo courtesy of Jorge Moraga
Meeting La Pasionaria Chicana, Dolores Huerta, Maya Cinema, Sept. 2017

CSUB professor’s plan for culture class

April 18, 2018

By Jayson Edgerle Reporter Ethnic studies has been a recent and growing addition to the interdisciplinary program here at CSU Bakersfield. To sum up what ethnic studies entails, it’s the study of...

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Students perform in Theatre of New Voices on April 10, 2018.

Theatre of New Voices delivers talent and imagination

April 17, 2018

By Chelsea L. McDowell Reporter  Student playwrights got the chance to have their words come to life at CSU Bakersfield for the tenth biannual Theatre of New Voices.  The Theatre of New Voices...

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