Bakersfield College students will soon see the New York Times and the Financial Times back on stands around campus this semester.
Lyne Mugema, SGA president, said that it’s a sure thing the NY Times will be back at BC. SGA just has to place an order, she said. The order for the NY Times will be about $800 for two to three months, and it will cost about $300 for the Financial Times for two to three months.
Once a distribution plan is worked out among BC clubs, the order will go out. The paper will be on stands Monday through Thursday, Mugema said.
SGA had contacted the Wall Street Journal as well as the Washington Times about placing an order for papers, but they received no reply. The NY Times, however, replied to a request. That is because the NY Times has an education department that works in conjunction with colleges and universities, Mugema said. NY Times offered the best deal, she said. CSUB currently receives the NY Times.
“I read the NYT myself,” said Mugema. “It has a great art and fashion section, and it is well written. Many newspapers are written for people with a sixth-grade level of education. I imagine a lot of BC students will be saying: ‘It’s about time!'” she said.
Many BC students concur.”The students will be better informed with that newspaper,” said Esther Ibarra, 18, psychology major.
Jennifer Long, 46, psychology, said that it will be good for the BC student population to receive the NY Times providing the students here understand the high caliber of that paper’s writing.
“It’ll be good: It’s a bigger newspaper than the Californian,” said Alena Reagan, 18, biology major.