California's budget issues could affect Bakersfield College in a potentially big way, should Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposal pass as it currently stands. The governor is seeking to make cuts in several areas to help California deal with its financial situation and has proposed taking $332.
At the beginning of the fall semester, the Kern Community College District noticed a violation to the union contract: American Sign Language interpreters' wages needed to be cut down. Thus, students were forced to drop classes because of the shortage of interpreters.
The old and new Delano campuses have been 10 to 20 miles apart from one another, but now all teachings will be at the Delano Science and Technology building along with 10 new buildings. The Delano Campus Center building has been the base of operation for the Delano campus since 1972.
Tagging on campus isn't a new issue, but the Student Services building has had several reports of tagging this semester. The amount of graffiti on campus varies, according to Sgt. Chris Counts of campus security. "There's sometimes a spurt of it. We sometimes go a month without a report.
The Delano campus has had its first student government election on Nov. 24, and the results were up by Dec. 1. During the summer, Delano and Bakersfield College were originally supposed to meet, but, according to Loy J. Salarda, there has been no communication from the main campus.
It's a gas. At least for now. It appears that gas prices are a little more reasonable these days; a lot of gas stations are selling gas at $1.75 a gallon. Some at Bakersfield College are pessimistic and don't believe this will last. BC economics professor Stephen Smith said these gas prices could be both a blessing and a curse.