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Ashley Sizemore/The Runner Manny Beltran/The Runner Lydia Reyes/The Runner The Athletic’s Fall Barbecue brought students, faculty, Women’s Volleyball took on UC Riverside. Story on Via Arté gave Bakersfield the opportunity to show its athletes and the community together. Story on Page 4. Page 6. creative side. Story on Page 4. October 14, 2009 One copy per person of each edition is Vol. 35, No. 4 www.csub.edu/runner FREE free. Additional copies 50 cents each. Photo Illustration by Mark Nessia/The Runner RALLYING FOR A CAUSE: Members of the CSUB women’s soccer team sur- round teammates wearing pink jerseys from last year’s breast cancer aware- ness game. For the sec- ond year in a row, the women’s soccer team will be sporting pink jerseys in honor of breast cancer awareness when they take on Seattle University on Oct. 16 at the Main Soccer Field. The jerseys will be auctioned off after the game with all the proceeds going to Links for Life, a local organization promot- ing breast cancer aware- ness. Fans are encour- aged to wear pink to the game to support the cause. Story on Page 5. Professors featured on National Geographic By Victor Garcia which described the journey oil takes before it Staff Writer reaches the gas pump. The show aired Sept. 24. [email protected] The show was filmed on three separate dates, last October, February of this year and in August, he Geology professor Dr. Robert Horton received a said. “They wanted me to give them examples of call from representatives of the National petroleum source rocks and describe how the Geographic show “Man Made” asking him who rocks form,” Horton said. he thought would be a good person to appear on Negrini talked about the effect of carbon emis- their show. sions on the global climate. It turns out they called the right person. The show was filmed in McKittrick, an area with “I thought I would be a good person to work large amounts of oil, west of Taft and near the with,” Horton said. Panorama Bluffs east of Bakersfield. Portions of He also suggested that geology professor Dr. the show were also filmed at California State Robert Negrini appear on the show. University, Bakersfield. Horton’s job was showing National Geographic [Cont. on Page 5] Lydia Reyes/The Runner where would be a good place to film for the show, ASi, along with President Horace Mitchell, held an address regarding campus issues. ASi receives low turnout Safety course returns By Lydia Reyes a plan for enrollments in 2010-2011 to Staff writer match level state funding. RAD courses offered Oct. 23, 24 and 25. [email protected] Furloughs are when professors do not By Nick Robison conduct class for two days per month, Staff Writer A banner on the ground near the entry were voted by all unions except for [email protected] of the Dore Theatre was decorated one. It is a one-time saving of $5.5 mil- with student signatures and read, “We lion and will turn into a permanent If you are a woman and want to are the future”. practice starting next year. The new learn realistic defensive tactics, ASi Vice President of External revenue of $3.2 million is a partially then sign up for Rape Affairs, Ruth Leon, senior plans to use off-set budget and one-third of the Aggression Defense. the banner in a future student march in Student University Fees are set aside The next course schedule will Sacramento. for student financial aid. be Oct. 23, 24 and 25. The “State of the Runner” address There are more students enrolled than This is a three-day course. was held Oct. 7 and only received 10 funded and a reduction plan will be in RAD, Rape Aggression attendees. place Winter and Spring of 2010 Defense is a national program of “The main purpose of this forum is admissions. realistic self-defense tactics and about how they [students] will be New admissions can only apply for techniques taught specifically effected by budget cuts,” Said Leon. enrollment during the Fall quarter. for women. Some methods Cal State University Also only students who are fully eligi- Regardless of your physical Bakersfield implemented are fur- ble in a timely way will be admitted. condition, RAD is designed to help women defend themselves Mark Nessia/The Runner loughs, increased university fees, The exceptions would be transfer stu The RAD course is offered to help women protect themselves. reductions to campuses, and developed [Cont. on Page 5] against being victimized. Despite your ability, age, expe- used after the first day of class. ical, as well as non-physical rience and strength, this three- The RAD system also provides options. day class will provide effective students with information on the Every student participating in martial art training that can be Crime Beat on Page 4 insight of the attacker, and phys- [Cont. on Page 5] 2 Opinions October 14, 2009 RUNNER ON THE STREET By Ashley Sizemore, Editor-in-Chief; Melissa Villagomez, Assistant Features Editor This week, The Runner asked, “Does Barack Obama deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? Why or why not?” Angel Perez, Jeremy Hernandez, John Paul Horn, Savanah Tarvar, Sophomore, Senior, Economics Senior, Junior, Economics Liberal Studies Liberal Studies “I don’t really know all “We cannot say yet if “What did he do to what he’s done to or not “I don’t think he’s been he deserves the Nobel deserve it?” to deserve it. I don’t think in office long enough Peace Prize. I don’t its such a big deal as or done as much as think he’s done any- everyone is making it. It necessary to deserve thing yet, but he might could help with the way the Nobel Peace Prize.” if he has more time.” other countries see us.” THE RUNNER Volume XXXV, Issue 4 A doll on the shelf is The Runner California State University, Bakersfield 9001 Stockdale Hwy. Bakersfield, California 93311-1099 Telephone 661.654.2165 a doll without a home Fax 661.654.6905 By Derek Bato displays poor taste. The American Doll site is stuffed animals from the ‘80s E-mail [email protected] Staff Writer The price tag of $95 for a reporting a 100 percent customer should have been forced to editorialstaff [email protected] homeless doll is rather ironic; satisfaction for all the parents donate a large sum of money to Photo courtesy of shopping blog.com with a price like that it definitely who have purchased the Gwen animal shelters. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ashley Sizemore leads itself to be one of the more doll for their children. Many of It is marketing people, every [email protected] Recently, the American Doll expensive dolls on the market. the reviews com- toy should have a gimmick or MANAGING EDITOR Hillary Haenes brand released a new doll named Is it not alright to be homeless? ment that their end up on the 99 cent store [email protected] Gwen Thompson, retail price of Wait a minute, Oscar the children do not shelves. If you do not like the $95. Grouch from Sesame Street is find the contro- price, do not buy it, if you do not ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR The doll is 18 inches tall with homeless and lovable. No one versy in it or like the dolls’ completely fic- Patrick Arvizu [email protected] long blond hair, brown eyes, and has ever seemed to want to help get any of the tional story, do not buy it or just comes with a white dress, pink Oscar to not live in a trash can. mixed mes- make up a new one. Give your SPORTS EDITOR Manny Beltran headband, pink underwear and I do not agree that children sages the child an old school Skeletor [email protected] braided sandals. Each American should think it is perfectly media is action figure and call him a man Girl doll comes with a book acceptable to be homeless, I reporting. with a skin disease named Todd OPINIONS EDITOR Jeff Eagan [email protected] telling the story of the doll. think all their penny pinching It is all a from accounting who works for When her father lost his job, the parents who snub homeless ped- matter of an international insurance com- PHOTO EDITOR Mark Nessia family lost their house, then her dlers daily whose eyes pany. That was not that difficult, [email protected] father left soon after. Gwen and should cor- you are was it? ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR her mother lived out of their car rect any looking Parents decide what is best for Melissa Villagomez and then eventually moved into a thought of from. their children, anyone who has [email protected] community home for homeless that. The Another big ever tried to make a parenting children. By the end of the story, message of issue is that the suggestion has heard that lecture COPY EDITOR Juan Torres Gwen and her mom eventually the story doll does not I am sure. VIDEOGRAPHER Celia Kelly move into a new apartment, and does not raise money Let us not get too carried away [email protected] apparently have happy times. seem to be for the home- with the latest “controversy” out Sounds like another typical that it is alright to be homeless, less. there. There is always something ADVISER John Emig after-school special story of just that homeless people are still Really? more important going on in the [email protected] acceptance and overcoming hard people too.