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Ban Cigarettes on Campus

February 10, 2014

Smoking on campus: Ban all cigarettes on campus By Anthony Jauregui Staff Writer   How many times have you had a cloud of cigarette smoke blown into your face around campus? Were you outside your classroom...

ASI eyes general education models

Stephanie Cox February 2, 2014

Staff writer Student input is now being encouraged regarding the general education reform in the university’s switch from quarters to semesters in 2016. During the weekly Associated Students Inc....

Russo’s closes store, switches to website

February 2, 2014

After 24 years in business, Russo's Books closed its doors and sold its furniture, no longer welcoming bookworms and comic book readers alike. Russo's opened in 1989 and announced in December that their...

Resolutions

February 2, 2014

By Kristen Garza Staff Writer New Year’s resolutions are prevalent and CSUB students participated in the tradition. CSUB students share goals of getting in shape and bettering their lives in some way....

Campus rises to recycling challenge

Maggie Rodriguez February 2, 2014

What started as a friendly competition between Ohio and Miami University, as a way to motivate their student bodies to recycle more, is now a nationwide tournament known as RecycleMania. RecycleMania...

Angelica Grim of the Bakersfield bluegrass band The Sisters Grim performs Tuesday evening at the Walter Presents event “Music of the Great Depression”.

Bluegrass band plays Great Depression music

February 2, 2014

The sound of yodeling, fiddles, and banjos invited the community into the Dezember Reading Room at the Walter W. Steirn Library on Jan. 14. The band, The Sisters Grim, performed traditional bluegrass...

Flu hospitalizations rise in Kern County

Maggie Rodriguez February 2, 2014

With the flu season in full swing and the number of people experiencing flu-related symptoms rising, Kern County residents are on a mission to stay healthy. While CSUB students don’t have to look...

ASI mulls student-only gen ed reform committee

February 2, 2014

A meeting of the Associated Students Inc. took place on Friday, Jan. 17, in the multipurpose room to discuss various student issues and events. The Student Union has been collecting signatures from students...

Trainer Josh Thompson oversees his client Marisol Escudero, working hard to reach her goals at the Student Recreation Center on Jan. 16.

Student Recreation Center helps students get healthier

Ileana Angulo February 2, 2014

Staff Writer A new year often brings individuals the opportunity to reinvent themselves. Living a healthier lifestyle and attaining fitness goals are the top resolutions many decide to take on. On campus...

Crystal Becks shares her difficult battle with cancer

Crystal Becks shares her difficult battle with cancer

Alex Ripepi January 29, 2014

Assistant Opinion Editor Last week, Crystal Becks, the CSUB director of housing, invited others to hear and learn from her experience with ovarian cancer as part of the Brown Bag Talk series. Becks...

New Director for Honors Program

New Director for Honors Program

December 4, 2013

By Elizabeth Cortez Staff Writer An alternate to a traditional college experience, California State University, Bakersfield offers the CSUB Honor Hawks program, a curriculum that offers special honors...

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation rally Bakersfield citizens to walk for a cure

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation rally Bakersfield citizens to walk for a cure

December 4, 2013

Jessica Martinez Staff Writer  The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes was held the morning of Nov. 16 at Yokuts Park in Bakersfield by the Central Valley chapter of the organization. JDRF’s...

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