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My Bullying Story

September 11, 2013 / By

By Malcolm Rivera for South Kern Sol

I’m what many students would consider to be a nerd, geek, dweeb, or whatever term you prefer.

One Year Later, Greenfield Locals Seeing Benefits of Garden

September 11, 2013 / By
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By Chris Romo for South Kern Sol

BAKERSFIELD – About a year ago, the City of Bakersfield offered a plot of land in southeast Bakersfield to the Greenfield Walking Group, to plant a community garden.

Central Valley Students Breaking Social Barriers by Pursuing Degrees in Science

September 6, 2013 / By

By Erika Villaseñor for South Kern Sol

ARVIN, Calif. – Although the number of college students in the U.S.

Residents Still Grappling With Safety Concerns at Waste Recycling Plant

September 5, 2013 / By

By Malcolm Rivera for South Kern Sol

LAMONT — A town hall meeting organized by 5th District Supervisor Leticia Perez and Dolores Huerta was held on August 21 at the David Head Center, to update the community about recent developments in the controversy surrounding the Community Recycling & Resource Recovery (CRRR) facility, where two young workers, brothers Armando Ramirez, 16, and Eladio Ramirez, 22, lost their lives in October 2011.

My Failures at the Gym: The Journal of a Wimpy Kid

September 3, 2013 / By

By Malcolm Rivera for South Kern Sol

Being a teenager isn’t as easy as it seems.

Six Tips to Get into Your Dream College

August 30, 2013 / By

By Malcolm Rivera for South Kern Sol

Are you a high school student applying for colleges?

Learning to Live Without Anorexia

August 23, 2013 / By

By Estephanie Aquino for South Kern Sol

As August began, students across the nation, filled with anticipation for the start of a brand new school year, and eagerly went shopping for a new binder, new clothes, a new hairstyle -a new look.

Caravana pro-inmigración sacude a Bakersfield

August 20, 2013 / By
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Por Daniel Jimenez  / South Kern Sol

Este pasado miércoles 14 de agosto tuve la oportunidad de asistir a un gran evento pro-inmigrante donde activistas y organizadores por los derechos de los inmigrantes se convocaron en la ciudad de Bakersfield para exigirle al congresista republicano Kevin McCarthy, el tercer líder más poderoso de los congresistas republicanos, y al resto de la cámara de representantes, su apoyo para una reforma justa y con camino a la ciudadanía para más de 11 millones de indocumentados en este país.

Arvin’s Academic Decathlon has a History of Success, but Not Recognition

August 20, 2013 / By
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By Malcolm Rivera for South Kern Sol

When people ask what I did during my high school career, I respond by saying “I was involved in various clubs, tennis, choir, AP/honors courses, We The People (a constitutional knowledge competition), and Academic Decathlon.”

Vidak-Perez Election Turns Out Few Kern County Voters

August 16, 2013 / By
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By Donna Europa for South Kern Sol

ARVIN, Calif. – In the wake of the July 23rd special election pitting Republican Andy Vidak against Democrat Leticia Perez for the State Senate District 16, South Kern Sol asked Kern County residents what kept voter turnout at a low 4%.