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Bakersfield holds its first Rock and Country Music and Art Festival set to debut in May

March 10, 2015

The first annual Bakersfield Rock and Country Music and Art Festival will be located at The Kern County Museum Pioneer Village on May 23 and will showcase more than 50 performers, both national and local...

CSUB presents the 39th annual Jazz Jam

March 10, 2015

On Saturday, Jim Scully and the Jazz ensemble performed at for the 39th annual Jazz Jam. The night began on a sorrowful and regrettable note. Adele Davis, wife of David Davis, the former Department Chair...

Super heroes unite together to fight for good causes at Sci-Fi Con

March 10, 2015

On Sat., March 7, the second annual Tulare Sci-Fi Con was held at the International Agri-Center in efforts to raise money for the “Make the World a Better Place Foundation” and...

Profile of Noah Salinas, Photo by Diana Olivares

Entrepreneur Noah Salinas starts her own business

March 10, 2015

  While most 18-year-olds are on the fence about going to college or what they want to do with the rest of their lives, California State University, Bakersfield student, Noah Salinas, is quite...

How to fight procrastination habits

March 10, 2015

Throughout the week most students have one day in mind, Friday, that is because after Friday comes Saturday and Sunday. The weekends become the time for college students to sit back, have fun, relax and...

Hijab challenge inspires student to see through others eyes

March 10, 2015

Muslim women wear hijabs because “women are so beautiful that we [men] should focus on their soul, rather than their appearance,” according to a source who does not want to be named due to undisclosed...

Guy Fieri's new restaurant, Johnny Garlic's, offers great  flavors but is a high-priced tribute to himself. Photo by Josh Bennett/The Runner

Overpriced but not overrated: Guy Fieri’s new restaurant comes to town

March 4, 2015

Johnny Garlic’s restaurant, which is owned by Food Network chef and star of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” Guy Fieri, recently opened its new location in Bakersfield on Feb. 24, right behind CSU...

Dore theatre presents Lorca in a green dress Photos by Chris Eicher

The costumes that make the play presented by Dore theatre “Lorca in a Green Dress” come alive

March 3, 2015

Set and costume designs are just as important as performance when it comes to telling a story.  The California State University, Bakersfield theatre and music department presented Nilo Cruz’s “Lorca...

Dore Theatre presents ‘Lorca in the Green Dress’

March 3, 2015

In 2003, Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his magnum opus “Anna in the Tropics,” making him the first Latino to win the prize. Only a year later did he produce...

Film club of CSUB presents “Hearts and Humor” film festival

March 3, 2015

The Film Club at California State University, Bakersfield hosted their Hearts and Humor Film Festival in the Multi-purpose room of the Student Union On Wednesday Feb. 25th. All of the films shown were...

Homecoming King and Queen Hakim Rasheed and Denisse Silva after Homecoming Game

Photo by Silent McCarthy/Contributer

Homecoming King and Queen

February 25, 2015

The California State University, Bakersfield homecoming king and queen were announced Saturday at the homecoming basketball game against Kansas City. During half time, Hakim Rasheed and Denisse Silva were...

Walter Stiern Library Presents: Documentary “Lessons in Dissent”

February 25, 2015

On Wed., Feb. 18 the Walter Stiern Library at California State University, Bakersfield screened the documentary “Lessons in Dissent.” British Director, Matthew Torne, also made an appearance and...

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