-- - ~--~ - .- -~-~ ~--------~~ . ., ..· • . MKUSFW.D COLI.EGE VOLUME XLIII NUMBER J MONDA\', OCTOIFJt 5. 1111111 Tighter withdraw! gradirig .sys~em going into· effect . By Jay Donato Staff Writer students would get a Won iheii' card · . 1:keause of new academic regula· record. This year students will tions that were enacted by the Kern . receive a grade of 111» (i11complcte); . Community College District for all · "IP" (in progress), · or "RD'' three ·schools in> the di$trlct, the (r~port delayed) rather than a "W"; policy ofdropping classes h~, been · Along with the "F'\ · changed. _ . · · . _ _ . With the new grad.ins system, . Instead of the seven weeksthat . many more students arc likely to students had before to drop a class. erld up 'on probaJion. Any s~udent -without it'_ gojng -on t~eir. r~~oi-ds. · · who has attempted at least 12 units a ~.they. now. have ·onl~four. .weeks.. "semester. shalfl:ie placed on prooa· · · Aftei: ttie f6µrth week.-.students will . tion .when they . have· . earned · a - have up until"Dec, J J io ,withdraw · ·semester grade pointa~age beloy, . from cl!!SS~. as <>pposed~o l~st year.. 2:~ ;tud~nt Oil academic pr~batiori ·. .· ! . when a student coutcL .withdraw · · -· · · · -· . from a class anytime up to the 'day . ·. shall·. be rerrio~ed. from probation . before finals. After Dec; 11 , • · when .. the studeni's accumulated· . studeiifs .• who .• go "ahead._· and .. •.. gra4e point aviitag~ is 2.0 or higher. p ; withdraw from a class will be· given· . Stie Scoggins~ director of a<Jm1~. : : ; a grade: Students who decide to.· -sionsand records said,''ltis impor~ '. .. drop'a class will still receive a:irade tant for student$ to realize the im· ' ln the class. Thus a student with· a· . por°tance of having a "W': on their . ·-· ~ . ' .· · · · · - · · recor_ds insi_ead o(a: "F" because-_of - ,:.}:f?· t• <·:· _ "C''. in a dass when he ·drops out :•. ..... "could end ~up: with a ••j.i• on hfs probatfon; . ' . .. ~ -~- i... " . ~ . · GIVlN\IT ·THf>OL'COi,LEGt: TRY; Repres~nlatlves from niore ihan . •. _. their piirenls. Thurs~ay's lhu.nde~showersJriay have hampe~ct the students - . record,. if they drop out after the -- . • · · Students wishing to make up ~ ·_ . .. : two dozen: Cailfomla·un{versllles and shate' coliege~ gathered In BC's cam~: 1urnciut, but lhe co Hege reptesentallv~ still passed on t~llege'lnformatlon _· -··_final withdrawl 0 date. incomplete class rnusfrriake them up.· ·: :- ••-· pus ct!'lter-)V~ne:sd~y ait~_l'hursday ror the college's annuaiTnrcirin11llon · 10 sludenls who plan lo further their education iit the r~specf'lve lnsUlullons. The <'F" on records is something · · .· within one year of the end; or-~ ·.. ; · (Photo: Stott Rice) · . · . '.,: . - · .thaf has no( appeared o~ .records · -- semester that the grade was ~lgil· '. ;'. , .days. Wedntsday'i. ·gatherin&. , ,~as . dlre~ted. ,·,· .tow$1rds ... high . schoof senlo·rs.· . and:-. · · ._, · · , here at 13C for some titti~. Last vi-:i~ ed." • -· · · , · ·, . , .; :New,'~fees' distllrb ·__ ··, Spof!~Qreil by Foundatiqn,· Athletics . A.cadelllic·•.Senate · · .S.cholafship car t<lbe .•.. given .. aw0.Y.· . : The topk of park°in_ g fees _dominated_· the Academic.Senate meeting recent- I . By TONY).~ACA VA . adds Wrighi·. "We're not s.ure that's . ·. ''We've had .· un~lievable he~p ner dislik~ the color. o~ another , ~ -~'· _·, ·' Editor-in:~ChiH· . '"--:c unreasonab_le_; "--~~~--.-...,.:.-,~'.-ff om ~Jitft-'-:"Butke,'' --add~d Wright • aspect' of the ·c~r •. a trade car(be -, - ~ty;,iccordingtoSemilePre~i~enl JimCardirC . -·· -~ - : · - : --,..--.-. • · i ., k·• . , : . _1-.· .- -. F' ·. d.. M. · . : , A rii_tisfarig was chosen Jofc two . who ad.. ded a thajtks to Shar_· pe ~olar .· · . worked out, according to Burke .. .· i,t_· wo. th_in.g-_s.· .genera_. led, t_h_· em_ os.· t h~at_-,·,_.,: S".l_"d C_atd'i_n. re_ fer_r._,i.ri'g t_o _v._ar_io. ~-s· ..· . -. See1 new 981 · or ustan 11 · · · •· · ·d· · W · h a· · · ·· · · · · · · · . .. · · · · .. , .. aspects of'the piiJking col1 fuslh ·a·ndfacl'ilty fee payrrienis/ftie·~~iiate) iiiih·e . is .;up jo{· gr·it~s '--tc(' BC'· 'stddenfs~ -. ,.rt~h-son_st. a(ccbor tm$g9: _tOOOo- ) r,w1ga___ st;·,·n ,n,.hee, :cc:. Sy_stemhs': ':"·hifh donated . the. solilr .· .· T,· "kets .. c· an ·.·b-.e. ·_ ..obta\~ed. :~t _· - . ·. ~utcome, ·!)ass~ two: me>tions dealing wit ti.· 'the: parking. fee. and in . :. ·_· fa~ulty/emp1oy_ee5: an~_~embers_qft .• ~a:~1r1ce8ir:ge a{mcist Mu~tings; . water . eat,_ng_system.. Arn~;toy's Bar or{River 131¥<1.• and .. · ·• -eUmi_riatiilg'facuity fee 'paytn¢rits, · <. ·_ ·.. ;,'. .· .. .. .. •. tpe com111umty. as t~.e. J3f Founda~ ': and two;> its wide :appeal. l'Jt;s •·. ·. The wirin~rs \i(iH be· ~n-nounted. · · · Maitii 's Basq~e in'East Bakersfield,_·. · In parking; faculty me'111bers' a-re now 'allo.wed twoparking.perinits, ~ith · -tw~ and· Athlet.1c Com~Htee Foun- Foid's best· .• selfing -car;,; n9ted · during . BC's _ football. game. _at, ·at_ the. Biikersfield . Racquet ChJb . · j . the_ second permit {IVailable {or:.$1. Registration rnust be showed for both. da11on are rafOmg off tickets for $5 . Wright,_ "it's economical and Memorial Stadium, Saturday; Nov. downtown, and the Laurel Glenn ~ri-n. its_-.- ac_c_ord_ 1_._ng. io. Ca_rdin_,·_rii_ay'·· be_·-.. ·.rep-Jaced_."-_for an ad.d1't'1ona_.l 's·1.. a shot - · · ··· . · · · . · · · · · · · 1 -· . · '· ·· . •. L.os_t .,... "' · · ·. something witn a broad range ap- 21 a'gainst Santa Monica. The win··._· ·· Tennis C ub and Sage Music Mart an . The discussion stemme,dfrorn the fact ihat several facuHy m~mbers have. · ·: The autombile~ a donation frolll .· peal.'' . · · ·· · ner need not be present. ff the win· . west Baker:Sfi'eld. b~nt~ykti~{rjf~rk~gs~ckeittiiev~ltalso~~in~)ot~~~o Ji~~~e~~.~o~d,~~d;ify----~----~-------------~~-------~~--~---~-~ . must alternate cars on a. regular" basis while the sticker is stuck on the . (withcilding: weekends) throughout :_·. bumper of <inc C.ar/. .. - . <i~e-ca111pus. A second-place.prize (a: Another resolution passed says facuity are no longer requir~d tO 'pay in- .. Magi!,: Box Solar Hot-wa,ter He"ati_ng :Structioilal. and. health fees. if they. choose take courses ai BC .. Because .· System) and iillermediaie P.i'iz.es (a .. io. i . : says <;:ardin, 1'This may persuade i,Jople not ·,o take the classes ... • . Seko •.watch. and 'an. Apple'· Com- ! puter) ,w{II also be aw·arded. BuyC:rs ·Sulrlmer: enrollmen·t :.fo·w. :· -~i;e~:r~~:"t~:te::di;}e·~~;:~ . \ . syst~m . ' ; . .-. .. ·' . ·_Th. epJ_Oj' e<:t., sponsored by the· BC By Jay Donato .... of the increased cost of. atiending ..· · · . Staff Writer · -· · · · · · · and Ath!etic · Committee Fourida· ·.. school and everything else(Harkin.S . · .. - .. , . - . · . -f-ell that·siudent~ soti ht einnfoy.• - . tions,was •n._strgated to raise.money .. As school officials worry. about · .t · t·. -· • -gd .-. f.. t ..k. ·· ror the support of the BC Founda 0 . the cir. op ·,n enrollment. du. ring the men 1as summer ms 1ea - o a mg . ' . h• ., ·., ·. h'. ·' .. d. -. I · Th'· · r c1_· ·t · b ·th. hons sc oars 1p program an for ·_ year, they aiso_ have to worry about c asdsest_. -. 1\ ?PP. ,•.e B 'k0 f?ld · the enrichment (iri ail aspects) 0of the : 1 , th, e decUne. in__. e. nrollment. during·. the_ -stu· ·en .-s.. re urnmg. -o -.,.• a hers ie·. at hi et1c.. , program.. ,. -· . summer session. from four year co 11 eges ,or t e sum· . · - . .· . mer · and stude!JIS . wHo had just . · "So far, the response (in purchas- · :: _I.he loss of· over· 400 students · · graduated fro.m high school.·_.· · ing. itie. tickets) has· been •pretty·. frGin last summer's cl11s~es has those .. good. "ft kirid of brings OU~. the _ in charge.of summer ~hoot wonder-·. -_ Another possible reason leading gambler in ·people," Wright smiles, : ·... , '::· ··-· -·:'""· ~~ in~ ·what caused: ·,he· decrease and - · to the drop in enrollment is the fact "but pe6ple also know the mo_ney is· + what can be done_ to beef up the. that students no longer feel that they going to good use-to our students.;' . -, :,, . enrollment next summer. must finish school in two or four . So far: 5,000 ticke;~ have been -.· r • • YOU CAN WIN THIS CARii $5-donatlo~ tlcke~: _ ::·-~et 111bs are drawa. Tiie wiHet of tllear ...& ._ : Dr. Richard Harkins, dean of in· years. Harkins also feels another . sold and another 5,000 were ordered are being sold at a nambtr o, ottlletl as the BC FOtlll· le<~ prize wiD be aUOIIIICtCI · ftrNII IC'• struction, feels that one, if nof the rea,on for the drop· is that many· and will be ·on sale again Tuesday. main reason for the drop in enroll- students believe. that having a col- Wright said the foundations are datlon and the Ath~k: Con1111lttee Foulldation offer· football p•t at Memorial Stadium apiat _Saa lhls car 11n'111. riumbtr of otllff prim to those wllott . Mo1ka S.l11rday, No-vembt_r 21. (Photo: Sri>tt Rb) menl last summer was the economic lege education is noi as worthy as it hoping to generate up 10 s I S,OOO, wsition the nation was in. e«ause was in the past. ·, . .· . Lakota Indians challenge Constitution ' . that the pe-opk lea,,.e the ~te b~· Sept. 8. ~ people o( f~ . By Yvonne Hutchinson .~ Staff Writer Yellow Thunder have suited, "T'M-r will not IQiorc · - Attempt to regain Black Hills " ',l,' 1ll defend I hci r homeland .. : A t.c,t of Honor Prir\Ciples of the LS. Constit.;tion has bttn challenged b) t~ ukota (Siou,) ~alion'i, in Hills :hrough jOld mining. and uranium trailings havt res1dcn1ial ;,urpoS(s. Also, a form.a.J rcqueu •~ m~ Recent action O'f tnc Encampment h.m bes die mi.. · a;n'.attemp< to regain the R11ht of R~um to the Black contaminattd the aqu1frrs iead,~g to r~erva11ons and b, the Yello,,., Thunder Camp, to Secretary of Interior, of a laW1Wt.