Give blood for community
Ruben A. Perez, Reporter
March 14, 2013
The Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive challenge is back at Bakersfield College. The blood drive is a part of a national competition among colleges to donate the highest amount of blood and to educate in general. “It’s pretty much to raise awareness on health issues related to blood and also the title,... Read more »
Local high school students’ competition well received
Mitchelle De Leon, Reporter
March 14, 2013
High school juniors and seniors had a preview of Bakersfield College’s Industrial Technology programs during The Second Annual Drafting CAD Competition on March 1. Over 100 local students participated in the six areas of competition: Mechanical Hand Drawing, Architectural Hand Drawing, Architecural... Read more »
Overwhelming support for the smoke free ban
Graham C Wheat, Features Editor
March 14, 2013
The policy to make Bakersfield College a tobacco free campus has cleared the next hurdle in the administrative process, although two more committees still must support it before being considered by the BC Board of Trustees. On Feb. 27, the Academic Senate, the voice of faculty in matters concerning local... Read more »
Info on transfers provided
Patricia Rocha, Reporter
March 14, 2013
The Bakersfield College transfer center has begun a semester’s worth of workshops to inform students about different majors and the careers they lead to. One of these workshops was for those interested in psychology, led by CSUB’s Steve Bacon and held on Feb. 28. Bacon, a clinical psychologist and... Read more »
Religious diversity takes center stage at Norman Levan Center
Robert Mullen, Reporter
March 14, 2013
Student Government Association hosted a religious diversity panel in the Norman Levan center Feb. 27. The panel had two speakers, a Muslim and a Catholic, both Bakersfield College students. The panel began with a brief introduction from Nick Acosta, the SGA general counsel, and each speaker was given... Read more »
Speaker targets immigration
Mayan Lara, Photographer
March 14, 2013
Associate professor of American Studies and Associate Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Nicole M. Guidotti-Hernandez, spoke for Woman’s History Month on Feb. 28th. People of all ages gathered in the Fireside room to listen to Professor Hernandez. Seats... Read more »
AA-T degrees becoming a reality
Patricia Rocha, Reporter
March 14, 2013
An Associates Degree of Transfer is a new way of getting students though college quicker and more conveniently. Bakersfield college transfer counselor Sue Granger-Dickson talked about how this new transfer degree came to be and how it benefits students. “[Senator Alex Padilla] got a lot of complaints... Read more »
BC class gets a visit from police CSI
Hannah Breeland, Opinions editor
February 27, 2013
Bakersfield College’s Forensic Science class got a special visit from the Bakersfield Police Department. Professor Smith called BPD CSI to give a lecture, answer questions and show students their truck. “I ask them to come out once every semester,” said Smith, “It’s always fun for the students... Read more »
DREAM Act more complicated than you think
Robin Shin, Online Editor
February 27, 2013
The DREAM Act may not have passed yet, but when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was enacted on Aug. 15, 2012, it was an enactment given to DREAMers to be pardoned from deportation and given the opportunity to stay for two years with a work permit. While it was enacted, many people were misinformed... Read more »
Learning Center an asset to BC
Mitchelle De Leon, Reporter
February 27, 2013
The Jerry Ludeke Learning Center aids student success by offering free tutoring, writing consultations and various workshops. Despite being a valuable resource, many students are still not aware of it. The Tutoring Center is one part of the Learning Center. According to Midge Ladd, tutorial coordinator,... Read more »
