More like Robin Hood than Billy the kid

Cassandra McGowan, Reporter
November 30, 2011

Outlawz Car Club of Bakersfield will hold its fifth annual toy drive Dec. 3 in the parking lot of La Cabana on White Lane from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Don’t let the name of this car club fool you because these people are actually very charitable and pay for all the costs of setting up the toy drive from their... Read more »

People in positions of power destroy trust

Cassandra McGowan, Reporter
November 30, 2011

Molestation and child pornography seem to be a trending topic lately and quite frankly, I’m disgusted. Grown men forcing themselves on children, girls or boys, is wrong in so many ways that it just makes me want to vomit. Coaching football, working charities for children, composing music for children’s... Read more »

Banks signs pest control contract with BC

Cassandra McGowan, Reporter
November 30, 2011

Bakersfield College has entered into a contract with Banks Pest Control to spray for bugs and rodents on campus. In an e-mail from Paula Bray to the BC faculty, she asks the faculty to remove or seal any food in their offices to prevent further infestation. She also asks that no one use household bug... Read more »

Displaying Christmas from around the world

Cassandra McGowan, Reporter
November 30, 2011

Experience Christmas from all over the world and learn how Christmas customs from 40 other countries have been woven into American culture to make Christmas in the United States what it is today. Christmas Around the World opened Nov. 25 and will run until Dec. 30 on the second floor of Timeless Furnishings... Read more »

BC unit fees to stay at $36 for spring semester

Cassandra McGowan, Reporter
November 16, 2011

There is good news for Bakersfield College students planning to attend spring semester. There will be no fee hike implemented. Assembly Bill No. 32 has pushed that fee raise back until at least the summer, but BC president Greg Chamberlain said even then, “It’s not absolutely for sure.” Had the... Read more »

Politician Grove speaks about business at BC

Cassandra McGowan, Reporter
November 16, 2011

Bakersfield College’s Students in Free Enterprise club held a workshop Nov. 2 with Assemblywoman Shannon Grove as the guest speaker. SIFE is a program designed to help students who want to open their own business become business savvy. Grove greeted everyone with a handshake and introduction. Throughout... Read more »

A modern salon with a 1950s style

Cassandra McGowan, Reporter
November 16, 2011

Atomic Kitten may sound like a scary type of cat, but it’s really a cool cat in the world of full-service salons with its extensive services, a ’50s vibe, and a staff of caring and charitable people. “The retro ’50s pin-up style,” is how Ramona Potts, co-owner, described the aura of the salon. Kerisa... Read more »

Honoring those who have served

Cassandra McGowan, Reporter
November 16, 2011

Hundreds of people lined the streets of downtown Bakersfield on Nov. 11 with flags and roses to kick off the 92nd annual Bakersfield Veterans Day parade, and to show their appreciation for the service military personnel have provided throughout the years. Veterans old and young were in the parade and... Read more »

Moms, discipline isn’t a bad word

Cassandra McGowan, Reporter
November 2, 2011

Some women should never become moms. Seriously. Day after day, I see moms totally uninterested in interacting with their children, sometimes even ignoring them completely. Everywhere I go, I see kids running amuck, acting like maniacs, screaming, crying, begging for toys or candy, and acting like plain... Read more »

Occupy movement finds home in Bakersfield

Cassandra McGowan, Reporter
November 2, 2011

With signs reading: “Honk if you pay taxes,” “No Fortune, No Voice, No Fair” and “We are the 99%,” the Occupy movement has made its way to the streets of Bakersfield. Every day, people who want to make their voices heard are gathering together on the corner of Chester Avenue and Truxtun Avenue... Read more »

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