First it was a Bakersfield College student. Now the Jewish Defense League maintains that a few members of the BC faculty are anti-Semitic. That's according to a complaint filed with the league by a former student, said Shelley Rubin, assistant director of the JDL office in Los Angeles.
The Feb. 19 Fireside Room debate between the candidates in the 5th District Board of Supervisors race featured the incumbent's passionate defense of his record amid an exchange of personal barbs with his opponent, Michael Rubio. Parra, the two-term incumbent, faces a Tuesday challenge from Rubio, a former legislative aide to state Sen.
Students stressed by the recent tuition increase are about to be hit again. According to a recent story in the Los Angeles Times, the governor's latest budget proposal would cut $729 million from higher education. At the community college level, fees will increase by $8, from $18 to $26 per unit for undergraduate students.