With a goal to get a hands-on education while on field trips, the Geology Club recently threw a bake sale to contribute to that dream Oct. 23.

The club had a few treats to offer such as Fruity Pebble crispy treats, sugar cookies, frosted cookies, cup cakes and cake slices. As a collective unit, the members of the club worked fast to keep the line under control.

Tabitha Guadian was working the sale and joined the club to get “a full education of what geology is about … the fundraiser is intended to help the club raise extra money to take future fieldtrips.”

Pursuing a career in petroleum geology, Guadian is planning on using an upcoming field trip to Red Rock Canyon “to get a more hands-on experience.”

Guadian said the fieldtrips are very educational. “[They give] me experience and are a fun learning environment,” Guadian said.

When asked about how the bake sale was doing, third-year student Naomi Bacop and president of the club, said, “It is going good. We have sold the majority of our goods.”

Bacop is serving her first semester as president and joined the club “for the idea of getting geology outside the classroom as well as inside.”

Whether you’re a geology major or not, the benefits of being in the club are “that you get a more personal connection with other members and paid field trips,” stated Bacop.

“Ever since I was young I had a thing for geology and wanted to be in that field,” said Bacop. The thing that interests her most is “The rocks! It is cool learning about what type of rocks are out there, and it is satisfying to be able to indentify the kinds.”

Bacop is also pursing a career in petroleum geology and hopes to find a career in California.