2008 Woodie Awards
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed several initiatives to be voted on by registered voters throughout California on Nov. 8, many of which might affect BC students. As a result of this forthcoming special election, a number of politicians across the state have spoken out either for or against the proposed constitutional amendments.
The Supportive Services program has modified the Bakersfield College campus in order to accommodate the growing number of disabled students. One change is the set routes for the courtesy carts according to the Courtesy Cart Service brochure. Alos, all elevators are functioning without the use of a key, except for the elevator located in the Math and Science Building, because it is an "exterior" elevator and for safety reasons it remains locked.
Some professors have left their homes some 2,000 miles away to teach at Bakersfield College. Natalie Bursztyn, 25, who is from Canada, is a first-year professor at BC and had taught labs at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, for five years. But she ended up in Bakersfield because she wanted to come to California.
Counselors and professors openly sparred with Bakersfield College President William Andrews on Oct. 19 during an open forum in the Collins Conference Room designed to address urgent and pertinent issues irking many faculty members. For the most part, Andrews shared the same sentiments that the faculty had.