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The Runner

The Student News Site of California State University, Bakersfield

The Runner

The Student News Site of California State University, Bakersfield

The Runner

CSUB ethics team takes gold

CSUB ethics team takes gold

Esteban Ramirez February 16, 2016

    Editor-in-Chief   The CSU Bakersfield ethics bowl team achieved something unprecedented in the school’s history when it won the California Regionals Ethics Bowl. The...

CSUB students gather for Dems debates

Abigail Youngblood February 16, 2016

Archivist   Students gathered around on Thursday night to watch the Democrat debates put on by the Young College Democrats of CSU Bakersfield. Many of them were a part of the Young College Democrats...

‘Bachelor nation’ emerges at CSUB for 20th season

Haleigh Earls February 16, 2016

Reporter   Twenty-five women vying for one man’s heart does not seem like a typical scenario, but for the ABC show The Bachelor, it’s just an average Monday night.   The Bachelor...

Runner Nights surpasses expectations

Runner Nights surpasses expectations

Javier Valdes February 9, 2016

Assistant News Editor   CSU Bakersfield held its second Runner Nights event at the Student Union’s Runner Park Friday night as part of a new collaboration between CSUB’s ASI, athletics,...

Local cinema may start serving alchohol

Annie Russell February 9, 2016

Assistant Features Editor The constant thirst for a slushy has been replaced with a want for a strong alcoholic beverage. In between the dimming of the lights and silence your phones clip, a salty buttery...

Don’t let workout myths hinder your gains

February 9, 2016

By Abigail Youngblood Archivist   As students begin to venture into a new year and with summer quickly approaching, the gym becomes a priority to many students. As they look to keep fit,...

: Elizabeth Lewis teaching 3-year-old Lula Wyatt how to knit at the Maker Faire on Saturday. 
By Alejandra Flores/ The Runner

Maker Faire encourages ingenuity

Patricia Rocha February 3, 2016

News Editor   Robots, balls of yarn, lime green goop and the future of agriculture: the student union multipurpose room was filled with the materials and inventions of professional and hobbyist...

Starting a club made easier by social media

February 3, 2016

By Roseanne Ayala Reporter   Joining a campus club is an excellent way to become involved with other students and to find a positive outlet from the rigors of school work. However, finding...

Runner Nights will let it snow

February 3, 2016

By Haleigh Earls Reporter   Students are encouraged to come enjoy real snow and the chill atmosphere of this quarter’s winter-themed Runner Nights carnival. Associate Director of Campus...

CSUB students comment on being single

February 3, 2016

By Melissa Maddux Reporter   Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, yet there are still some people at CSU Bakersfield that are single, whether they want to be or not. A majority of...

Where's Rowdy?

Where’s Rowdy?

Lindsay Costa January 28, 2016

Reporter   Rowdy the Roadrunner is the beloved school mascot for the CSU Bakersfield campus. An art installation that was made by the art department in his honor sat in Runner Park, unmoving...

CSUB gets a new director

Javier Valdes January 26, 2016

Assistant News Editor   CSU Bakersfield has hired returning staff and alumnus Vikash Lakhani to take on the position of assistant vice president for student success, retention and graduation...

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