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Editorial- Student smokers sshouldhould be courtteouseous - pg. 2 THE Intramural B-Ball playoffs tonight - See page 6 Lady Runners battle Monterey Bay- See page 7 SINCE 1975 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY BAKERSFIELD One copy per person of each edition is Vol. 31, No. 17 www.csub.edu/runner FREE free. Additional copies 50 cents each. March1, 2006 A Night in Paris is huge success By Alexis Stokes out for people to snack on, along turnout. lots were counted and nominees Managing Editor with quiche and other hors d’oeu- There were five people on the were called to the stage, it was vres that were displayed buffet committee who helped plan, time to announce the King and Une nuit dans Paris. style for guests. advertise and set up for the dance. Queen of Homecoming as voted Or, for the French illiterate, A “We picked the theme from a Monday began Homecoming by the students of CSUB. Night in Paris, the theme of the catalog. We wanted something Week, during which each day ASi The nominees were Jasmine CSUB 2006 Homecoming Dance. simple and romantic that would gave out free food and advertised Banuelos, Devan Bernier, Lotella The night was glittered with draw interest from the students,” the dance on cups. They also Hale, Janae Jacobs and Sarah French accents that were dis- Bianca Gutierrez, ASi vice presi- handed out ballots for homecom- Sewell for Queen. For King the played around the room. Lanterns dent of programming, said. ing king and queen nominations. nominees were Kenneth set up on the edges of the Jungle CSUB students and invited Students danced the night away Beurmann, Matt Johnson, Tony Café banquet room and a large guests filled the packed room and on a super-small dance floor that Kelly, Marlon Mitchell and Isaac Rocha/The Runner A view of the property located by Camino Media that CSUB is Eiffel Tower display that graced outdoor patio for the incredibly soon became a sweat fest. CSUB Marcus Mulick. currently accepting proposals for businesses to be built. the entrance gave a genuine successful event. Gutierrez head- Hip Hop Club provided DJ serv- French evening feel. A chocolate ed the Homecoming Committee ice. Homecoming cont. fountain with marshmallows, and worked busily throughout the The crucial part of the events on Pg.3 strawberries and pretzels was laid week preparing for a successful was soon under way. As the bal- New buildings for CSUB in exchange for property By Sandra Vicuna Senior art students leave CSUB with a bang Assistant News Editor By Rosie Cruz CSUB may see some new structures in the near future. Staff Writer As a part of the master plan, the land on the southern boundary of Camino Media will be developed as part of a public-private part- raduating students hop- nership project. The project calls for proposals from private, pub- ing to make a career in lic, non- profit and government entities that are interested in a part- Gthe art field had a nership with CSUB. chance to display and The university is trying to be flexible in choosing the proposals share their most prized master- that will be developed, but also remaining wary of each company’s pieces while drawing attention intentions. to the Art Department. Last “What we’re certainly not interested in is something that would week the Todd Madigan Art just make money for someone else in lieu of buying some land Center hosted the Tender Offer: someplace. We want to make sure we are looking for proposals Work by Graduating Students that will enable us to enhance the mission of the university,” says Art Show that displayed work Michael Neal, vice president of business and administrative servic- by several of CSUB’s senior stu- es. dents. Ben Schramm, an inter- Some possible proposals include a pre-school or charter school disciplinary graduate student, which would have collaborations with the School of Education, also had several pieces of his classroom and laboratory facilities that would involve collabora- work on display. tions with the nursing program, shared-use buildings and a joint-use The show took place in the NCAA Division I/minor league baseball facility. main gallery of the Todd Rosie Cruz/ The Runner Neal explains that the companies may build a building that the Madigan Art Center and fea- This piece was one of the various exhibited at university wouldn’t otherwise been able to build. The companies tured Monica Aguilera, Corinna Todd Madigan gallery. might share the cost on an education program, or generate an Fonshier, Alisa Howard, and income stream. Erin O’Brien. Michael John, work is something that does not come diffi- “Between teaching myself to become more “At the end of the day, the University needs to receive some eco- director of the Art Center, said, “We host the cult to any of the artist. self sufficient, taking on more masculine nomic or long term benefit from the partnership,” says Neal. show at least once a year. The students have “More or less I wanted to try something qualities to survive in a male dominated Neal explains that the university won’t be paying into the projects, to go through a series of courses and prepare new that was interactive and involved metal society... I begin to feel as if my gender has but give the use of the land as part of the agreement. a thesis.” These students were able to show- work,” O’Brien said about her newest, and become lost somewhere in the midst of it CSU campuses Dominguez Hills and Fresno State have done sim- case years of hard work, dedication, and favorite sculpture, Walk the Beaten Path, of all.” And through her artwork, Howard and ilar projects. artistic talent. the Road Less Traveled. In an artist state- other artists are able to convey these pas- According to Neal, the idea of proposals for public-private part- “Some people have natural talent,” Erin ment released by the art gallery, O’Brien sions. nerships stemmed from a combination of things–a new president, O’Brien said, “It’s a lot of trying to work out says, “My recent artwork has been filled Ben Shcramm said, “The idea that a single the long term outlook and the land to develop something like this. ideas. The skill you learn from various peo- with constant experimentation, a test of my unit can be the whole just sings to me.” His Neal explains that President Mitchell feels very strongly about ple,” Schramm said, “[My talent is] devel- own creativity, and even a release from the favorite piece, Coalescing Histories, at first wanting to partner with the community in an effort to serve the oped. There might have been something frustrations of my life.” seems to be a representation of far-out gal- community the best way possible. there, but I don’t think I could have done Alisa Howard, whose art deals heavily with leries. But Schramm explains, “If you look “He’s looking at this opportunity as a win-win situation for the this when I was 5.” Each artist recalls hav- a specific social issue, has chosen to name at it, it takes minuscule little parts and cre- community as well as the university,” says Neal. ing different amounts of raw talent but hav- all her pieces the same thing, Alvis. The ates an entire galaxy.” Schramm’s passion The deadline for the proposals is March 31. The proposals will ing to combine it with an ample of amount term “Alvis” is one that Alisa coined which lies within combining art, communications, have to go through the normal CSU process, which requires them to of training and further instruction. Alisa merges her name Alisa, and the name of her and marketing. Proving that, “All art is rela- be approved by the board of trustees. After approval, it can take Howard admits she is not the exception but fiancé, Travis. “ I am inspired by the gender tive,” as O’Brien puts it, Schramm states from a year to 18 months before construction begins, which says, “My artistic creativity is natural. I identity loss of when two people get mar- that for him, “Art is the use of creating includes the design aspect of the project. have been doing it my whole life.” ried.” In an artist statement, she says, images to make a profit.” “What we’re looking for is just something that will enable us to Inspiration to create each new piece of art- further support the mission of the university,” Neal said. Men’s hoops come back to roll to victory against Monterey, 90-87 By Ariana Estrada tion. No answer could be found on the defensive end, but the Mens Basketball Runners offensive attack is what did the trick. Consecutive lay-ups by Randell Harding and Barnes tied the game at 62-62. he Runners had to work extremely hard to gain their win The Runners finally captured the lead 81-79 with 4:56 remaining on Saturday against Cal-State Monterey. Indeed, it was in regulation. They kept the lead but the Otters would not back T well earned as the Runners came back from trailing most down. Demaestri were sent to the line to shoot three free throws of the game to win 90-87. which tied the game at 85-85, but Dwuan Rice responded with a This win was important because it keeps the Runners in a first- three pointer that gave the Runners a lead for good. place tie in the CCAA. Also, for seniors Tyler Hair, Antonio There was 12 seconds remaining and the Otters were down by two Griffin, Marlon Mitchell and Tim Barnes, it would be their final giving them enough time to make a comeback, but Richard “Zeke” game at the Rabobank arena, and what better way to go out than Andrews and Rice worked to gain a steal from Otter’s D’Shon with a win.