Campus SIFE team earns honors
Bakersfield College students in Free Enterprise Team (SIFE) took home top honors at the Western Region SIFE competition.
The eight-member squad of Dominick Martin, Alex Balfour, Tianna Fallgatter, Diana Trigo, Maricela Maciel, Jonny Machado and Omar Monarrez won the right to represent BC at the 2002 SIFE USA National Exposition in Kansas City, May 12-14.
SIFE was the brainchild of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart.
It involves college students nationally and is designed to bring the message of free enterprise to local community and K-12 while engaging in community service.
Judging was based on how creative, innovative and effective the students were in teaching a variety of topics, ranging from free market’s role in the global economy to ethical and social responsibility in business.
Jazz concert will debut original works
The Bakersfield College Jazz Ensemble spring concert will take place on Saturday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Indoor Theater.
The concert will feature such classic jazz standards as “Blues for Stephanie,” “Chameleon,” and “I’m Beginning to See the Light.”
Many students will be featured. Soloists include: Greg Lopez and Aron Vietti, piano; Apollo Alva and John Romero, trumpets; Brandon Russie, baritone saxophone; and Anthony Garcia and Frank Brown, guitar.
In addition, the concert will feature two works by BC jazz ensemble director Jim Scully.
The two original pieces are “I Mean You” (an original arrangement of a Thelonious Monk classic) and “Did Somebody Say F Blues?” (an original composition).
Tickets will be available at the door on the night of the concert.
Prices are $5 general admission and $3 students and seniors.
Guest lecturer will speak on genetically modified food at Weill Institute
Consumers will learn about genetically modified food at the San Joaquin Biotechnology Center at the Bakersfield College sponsored “Genetically Modified Food in your Grocery Cart: Who is Watching Safety?” May 28 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Weill Institute, 2101 K St.
The seminar will feature Dr. Christine Bruhn, director of the Center for Consumer Research at the University of California, Davis.
As a consumer food marketing specialist, Bruhn studies attitudes toward food safety and quality while conducting educational programs to inform consumers about new products and new technologies.
There will be a question and answer session at the conclusion of the lecture.
The seminar is open to the general public and admission is free. To RSVP, call 395-4105 or 395-4106.
— Compiled by staff writer Lorenzo Miranda