Music taught at CSUB
Omar Ramirez
December 5, 2007
The Music Teachers’ Association of California, the American Guild of Organist and California State University Bakersfield came together under the Doré Dome to present Sandra Soderlund’s workshop and master class titled “How Did They Play? How Did They Teach?” that focused... Read more »
BC sells fruit of its labor
Tyrone Barner
December 5, 2007
Since 1975, Bakersfield College’s Agriculture Department has conducted a fruit sale from the trees located on the agriculture laboratory near the library. This year it took place on Jan. 30-31. The fruit sold for $3 a bag if someone picked it themselves and $5 a bag if it was picked for you by... Read more »
Bi-annual quilt show had 192 quilts
Bianca Hernandez
December 5, 2007
Almost every inch of the building at the Kern County Fairgrounds was covered with patchwork reminiscent of a craft from long ago. The quilts on display ranged from traditional Dutch dolls, to dragons, and even the Denver Broncos. The bi-annual Quilt Show, which is the main fundraiser for the Cotton Patch... Read more »
Sign language and spaghetti
Lauren Kizziar
December 5, 2007
Spaghetti Western Night at the Norris Road Veterans’ Hall was far from an old Sergio Leone western film and more of a dinner with a live band. Quota International of Bakersfield is a non-profit service group that specifically focuses on the deaf and hard-of-hearing in Bakersfield. Being the only... Read more »
Cars crushed at Energy and Clean Air Expo
Quinn Schlussel
December 5, 2007
With the horrible sound of metal against metal, a small Toyota Camry met its fate, smashed into a pancake by a car-crushing machine. The machine was designed and painted to look like a monster, teeth on the two plates that were used to compress the automobiles into cubes and eyes above it, baring the... Read more »
Blues guitarist Robben Ford gets picking at Doubletree Jan. 25
Nicholas Sparling
December 5, 2007
When I first started to watch the movie “Cloverfield,” I thought to myself, am I in the right theater? It did start off slow. If you like science fiction movies, stay tuned. It took about 15 minutes for the action to start. The storyline was hard to understand and gave no tools to interpret... Read more »
‘Cloverfield’ just one big gimmick
Amber Troupe
December 5, 2007
When I first started to watch the movie “Cloverfield,” I thought to myself, am I in the right theater? It did start off slow. If you like science fiction movies, stay tuned. It took about 15 minutes for the action to start. The storyline was hard to understand and gave no tools to interpret... Read more »
Supersize your awareness
Marcinda Coil
December 5, 2007
Though it has existed for seven years, Eric Schlosser’s “Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal” remains unforgettable by those who have read it and shocking for those who have yet to read it. In fact, “Fast Food Nation” and “Chew On This,”... Read more »
Come in or drive through Maui Pho BBQ Grill
G Vega
December 5, 2007
Maui Pho Fusion Barbecue Grill is a new “fastaurant” that catches your attention as you drive on busy Ming Avenue. I call it a “fastaurant” because the food can be purchased at the drive-thru like a fast-food restaurant, or eaten inside a nice interior. The food is cooked to... Read more »
Bakersfield grows in all directions with population
Crystal Roberts
December 5, 2007
The city of Bakersfield has expanded in every direction possible, from the north and northeast to the south and southwest. Bakersfield continues to develop new housing projects and continues to build new schools, stores and parks. It is evident that the city of Bakersfield is being built with an idea... Read more »
