Faculty approves 16-week semester
Bakersfield College faculty members approved a proposed 16-week semester that is expected to take effect in the fall of 2002.
In a campus-wide vote, 120 teachers voted in favor of adopting the 16-week semester, while 56 voted to keep the 18-week semester, according to Susan McQuerrey, president of the Academic Senate.
Auditions for winter play announced
Open auditions for the Bakersfield College theater department’s production of “Latins Anonymous” will be held Monday, Oct. 8, from 2 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 4 to 8 p.m. in SAM 107. Actors will be asked to read from the script with no monologue required.
The play will be performed in the BC Indoor Theater Nov. 29 and 30 and Dec. 1, 6, 7 and 8. For more information, contact Kimberly Chin at 395-4388.
Shakespeare Festival tickets go on sale
Tickets are now available for the Kern Shakespeare Festival. This year’s presentations are “The Winter’s Tale” and “As You Like It.” Both shows will be presented in the BC Indoor Theater Wednesday through Saturday evenings Oct. 3 through 20. Employee tickets are $5. Call 395-4326 for more details.
Open meeting planned for Oct. 8
BC President Dr. Sandra Serrano has scheduled a “president’s open meeting” on Monday, Oct. 8, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the ASBC Executive Board Room. All students and employees are welcome to attend.
Forensics wins big in year’s first event
The BC Forensics Team had a “fantastic beginning” at the Raisin Center Invitational, according to forensics adviser Helen Acosta.
Team members earned top awards in events such as parliamentary debate, persuasion, poetry interpretation, dramatic interpretation, impromptu speaking and extemporaneous speaking. The team took second place overall in the community college division.
– Compiled by Online Editor Jarrod M. Graham