About-to-be CSUB graduates capture their moment in the spotlight — in this case the blue light that permeated Mechanics Bank Arena — before their commencement ceremony Friday night.
Communications majors Cristal Duran and Brittany Piepmeier take a selfie before the start of the commencement.
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CSUB President Lynnette Zelezny, who will retire at the end of the year, speaks to graduates at Friday night's commencement ceremony.
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Many graduates decorated their mortarboards with messages important to their goals and accomplishments.
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About-to-be CSUB graduates capture their moment in the spotlight — in this case the blue light that permeated Mechanics Bank Arena — before their commencement ceremony Friday night.
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California State University police officers post the colors at the start of Friday night's CSUB graduation ceremony at Mechanics Bank Arena.
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Cal State ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ faculty and administrators file into Mechanics Bank Arena Friday night for graduation.
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The national anthem is sung at Friday night's CSUB commencement ceremony.
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The national anthem is performed at CSUB's Friday night commencement ceremony at Mechanics Bank Arena.
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A sea of faculty members, graduates and family members stand for the national anthem at CSUB's Friday night commencement ceremony.
Cal State ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½ brought together its community, friends and family for a heartfelt commencement ceremony Friday night, honoring students who earned degrees this summer and fall.
Some 860 students in total elected to participate in ceremonies over two days at Mechanics Bank Arena out of the 1,381 students who finished their academic requirements.