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The Student News Site of California State University, Bakersfield

The Runner

A group of students participating in Zumba at National Recreational Day on Monday, Feb. 22. 
Photo by Karina Diaz/The Runner

SRC celebrates Homecoming week

February 24, 2016

By Rose Ayala Reporter   The homecoming dance is just around the corner and the entire CSU Bakersfield campus is prepared to spread school spirit this week. The Student Recreation Center...

Some students plan to party after Homecoming

Haleigh Earls February 24, 2016

Reporter CSU Bakersfield’s Alice in Wonderland themed homecoming dance will be held on Feb. 27 at the DoubleTree Hotel. The homecoming dance is a time for students to socialize together and have a...

Old Homecomings remembered

February 24, 2016

By Abigail Youngblood Archivist   Homecoming offers a time to celebrate, be festive, and reminisce as students past and present come together to celebrate their school. CSU Bakersfield once...

CSUB students celebrate Ash Wednesday

CSUB students celebrate Ash Wednesday

Javier Valdes February 17, 2016

Assistant News Editor   CSU Bakersfield’s Newman Catholic Club began the season of Lent with an Ash Wednesday ceremony and service in the Student Union Multipurpose Room on Feb. 10. The...

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...

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