A speaker praised as "extraordinary" and called one of the most humanitarian people alive by President Vicente Fox of Mexico and President Ronald Reagan will come to Bakersfield College on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Known as the "Prison Angel", Mother Antonia Brenner has lived in a Tijuana jail for 29 years.
Bakersfield College students may have no complaints about the wait listing system. However, everyone, including students, counselors and professors do not like waiting for the printed class schedule, which, they all say, typically arrives too late for practical use.
Mystery writer John Shannon entered the Bakersfield College Fireside Room on Nov. 9 and was astounded at the large turnout for his speech on the American mystery genre. Shannon, who would later reveal he is currently working on a mystery novel about Bakersfield, warmed up the crowd with a quote from John Banville, the recent winner of Britain's Man Booker Prize.
Statistics show it is accurate to say that Bakersfield College is filled with intellect, but it would also be accurate to state that a great number of students at BC have difficulty in one or more courses. The math and English/English Second Language departments, both of which are required to graduate from BC and transfer to a four-year university, rank as the most difficult and failed courses among all students.
Porterville College, a member of the Kern Community College District, announced its new president on Nov. 9. Dr. Rosa Carlson, vice president of Academic Services at College of the Sequoias, was selected as the college's eighth president since the college opened in 1927.
Staff members, faculty, and administrators are currently working together to further improve the Bakersfield College experience by renovating the Student Services building. The Student Services building is the next renovation project for the BC campus. Vice President of Student Services Mildred Lavato said the renovations plans are "on schedule, all the Student Services directors have spent time working together.
Although voter turnout for the Nov. 8 special election was more than expected, only 20 of 55 Bakersfield College students polled said they voted. All eight of the propositions on the ballot failed. The voter turnout was "more than expected," said Professor of Communication Helen Acosta, who is also the adviser for the BC Democratic Club.
Approximately $300,000 has accumulated into the SGA's Senate Bill 135 account and has left student government wondering how they plan on using it. SB 135 passed in 1981 and was implemented in 1982. The account acquires money from students at the time of registration.