Spring Fling flung its way across the Bakersfield College campus March 22-25, inciting games, festivities, election booths and anthropomorphic bird sculptures.
Sponsored by the Student Government Association, numerous activities were offered to the students throughout the week. Tug-of-war, sack race games were held and all participants received a $10 voucher for the BC bookstore.
“Overall, I think Spring Fling went really well,” said Bethany Rice, SGA activities liaison. “We have gotten some feedback from the students. Everyone seems to have enjoyed themselves.”
On Tuesday, a cakewalk was made available to the students. Stopping to participate between classes, students like Oshea Webber walked the circle as long as it took to win a cake. Legislative Liaison Kristen Mercer and Vice President Chris Ballard awarded winners of the walk with their choice of lemon, German Chocolate, coconut or carrot cake.
Later Tuesday morning, a cart of pies was rolled out. Intended for a series of pie-eating contests, only one round was held due to the messy nature of the sport and the lack of willing participants.
With pieces of peach pie falling from his face, Bryan Ramirez said, “I don’t feel so good,” moments after winning.
Large multicolored papier-mache birds were displayed all along the campus center. An assignment from Emily Maddigan’s sculpture class, students lined the area in front of the fine arts building with their projects, attracting the children from the BC child development center.
Free food was also provided to the students. Sandwiches, hot dogs, churros, corn on the cob and drinks were passed out throughout the week in the campus center. Students stood in long speedy lines as Alex Gomez, Penny Loos and Deana Urias of BC Food Services served the treats to eager students.
Falling during the week of SGA elections, the week saw an SGA information table set up just outside the Campus Center. SGA senators Sean Hill and Katrina Oldershaw informed students on the workings and purpose of the elections. The SGA staff surveyed willing students in an attempt to discover what the student body would like to see more of on campus. SGA t-shirts of various colors and sizes were handed out to those who participated in the elections and the survey.
Election booths and information tables were also set up in the free speech area. Club info and bake sale tables from MECHA, the Geology Club, the Spanish Club, Fresno State, and Classified Memorial Scholarships were displayed throughout the week, informing on off campus activities, further scholastic opportunities, and money that could benefit them in their scholastic career.
Spring Fling events concluded Thursday with a softball game between SGA elected officials and BC staff. The game saw dramatic slides and heavy hits. The staff triumphed over SGA with a score of 13-3.
“The process is pretty intricate,” Rice said on putting together the annual event. “We have to come up with ideas; get everything started and then search for materials on the Internet, and find things here at the local stores in town if we can. Then we have to get it approved through the committee meetings, then the senate, then following through with the purchasing process and then the whole actual playing process.”