COMMENTARY Page 8 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Staff Editorial An American visionary leaves behind global legacy

The death of Steve Jobs has not just to uying out new ideas, many of those his own personal wealth. posed to create wealth for eve1yone, bur We need people who can take on been the passing of a famous entTepre­ ideas eventually becoming the standard 'fo the pioneers of Silicon Valley, he is instead he created real products and di­ Job·s role of head cheerleader for entire nem, but in many ways it has been a hit for how those thil1gs were done for ev­ the model of success. To computer guys. rectly employed people for a fair wage industties. He was a charismatic speaker to the American Dream. eryone. he's an engineer who knew the science. while bringing something new and use­ with a gift for elegant turns of phrase The man's life murnrs the mythology At any moment of our Jjves, most but dominated the business world. ful to society that we can hold it in our and he invigorated people with a bound­ stmounding the promise of America. people in the United States are mere feet Heck. even art students know his hands. less optimism. He started a small company wit11 a few from a product that includes at least one name simply because he's the guy re­ To Americans. thar is the dream. We Finding someone who can fill that friends and turned it into one of the most idea that he promoted or created. sponsible for the products that make aU need innovators who are not mired in niche is not going 10 be an easy task successful in its industry, creating out of He was also the proof of concept for of their favorite projects possible. the alliances and feuds of existing eco­ even though there are a few with the ac­ nothing a new way to make money and the idea that a child of the counter-cul­ Most impo1tantly, to the average nomic relarionships. tual resume to jusrify such optimism. bring prosperity to those around him. ture could come back from the wilder­ American. he was one of the few real We don't need people so enu·enched We need another white wizard to help Then he was fired from his own com­ ness with sometlling useful for society. job-creators and we lost him right when in old ways of making money that they us overcome the funk we seem to be in pany, only to be brought back years later His experimentation with LSD and we needed some new jobs. need to be bailed out by the government where protestors on both sides of the to herald a new pe1iod of innovation and love for eastern philosophy seemed to I-le wasn "t a 1ich guy that moved because no one else u·usts them enough political spemwn are demandil1g that profi t. have no effect on his ability to exist in arow1d slips of paper with ot11er rich to float tl1em a loan because there is someone bring back the promise of the He was a free-thinking visionary and the wildly conservative world of big guys and then through some "invisible­ doubt these old leviathans can still profit American Dream and just the hope of a a consummate gambler when it came business or prevent him from buildmg band.'' trickle-down magic was sup- with their out-dated busu1ess models. better future. Is the red planet really worth the journey?

By Keith Kaczmarek a new frontier to explore. We need new lands to By Tyler McGinty example. Reporter tty out new social experilnents free of thousands of Opinions Editor Hell, I'd settle for just a clean energy somce. years of history and prejuruce and new resow·ces We really shouldn't even 1J1ink about colonies Gening to Mars is not going to be easy, and in to exploit, and we can't strut too early considering Leave Mars alone! on other planets until we have these kinds of en­ the cwTent economic climate it that Mars might not be ready for large-scale Why is humanity obsessed with look- ergy sources. The amount of energy might not even seem like a good I Ihuman habitation for hundreds of years. ing onward and upward while ignoring needed to sustain a colony on Mars idea. but that's onl y half the sto1y. pRo Of course. we have problems. No one the problems at their own feet? There is would have to be incredibly high. Going to Mars is going to in- is pretenrung that this is going to magi- absolutely no need to even think about CON What would be the point of travew1g volve more than just stuffing a ------cally transform ow· society for the better, coloniz:ing Mars when Eaith has so ------I to a new planet, setting up shop and few patriots into a glorified tin can but given the u·ack record science has for much to fix already. then polluting it all over agail1? that costs billions. It is going to involve discovering improving ow· lives and makmg them safer, better, Things like pollution. wai·. poverty and corrup­ Fm1he1more, who is going to pay for such an hundreds of new technologies that will affect our and more productive. I'd prefer that my tax dollars tion. These aren't t11e things I'd like to see spread outlandish venture? lives in unexpected and wonderful ways. go to a broad base of scientific research instead of to another planet. We can bai·ely take care of one I doubt any government in the world would fund The space program has already borne fruit in too being used to blow up foreigners in petty disputes planet. To suggest we could handle two ilnplies it even if they could. many areas to cow1t. Velcro, Teflon. and indusuial- over local resources and intractable politics. that we, as a species. have a monsu·ous ego. China might have enough money to do it if we grade ceramics are just some of the more ''space- We should take to the stars not just to uphold our The sheer an1ow11 of research ai1d development paid back all of om debt. Even if they could, no age'' inventions. but the technologies created by the proud tradition of finding new frontiers to conquer, time, and the money to fund that, that would be one government. can lay claim to any part of Mars. space program have applications in ai·eas as ruverse but because space is full of prosperity and profit if spent in order to make Mars livable could be spent It would violate space law (which is a real thing) as make-up to cancer treatments. we are just willing to make the initial investment. on far better things. Renewable energy sotu-ces. for set fortb by me Out.er Space Treaty of 1967. Since This means that the space program itself is one of all of outer space is the "common heritage of man­ the mythical "engi nes of grnwth" for our economy kind ," it can't. be owned by any government. that pundits like to wax poeticall y about. Counter­ With governments out of the picture due to legal­ intuitively, t11e very act of pushing the boundaries ity and budget issues, that would just leave private of human exploration has also been quite good for companies to foot the bill, and space travel isn't the pocketbooks of the American people, creating cheap. Just tl1e fuel to get ro Mars costs more tl1an new products and indusu·ies that employ Ameri­ most people would see in their lives. It takes over cans. $10,000 worth of fuel to get one pound of payload Not only that, but the pure science needed for into a low Eaith orbit. prolonged spaceflight seems to be the exact same That's just to get off Eai·th. Can you imagine the science we need so desperately right now. Getting cost to actually get to Mai·s? I don't even want to to Mars and back is going to require new ways to All right ladies tl1ink about it. produce cheap and clean fuels. new ways to manu­ and gentlemen, These exorbitant costs would leave space tt,wel factw·e, new understanding of complex ecosystem we have accessible only to the rich ai1d the super-rich. I'd and climate problems. new solutions for sustain­ arrived at our rather not see Mars rw·ned into tl1e priciest condo­ able resource collection, and new materials that mmium complex cate1ing to movie stars, oil ty­ will make possible inventions that ctmently only coons and other various billionaires. exist in the imagination. The costs already mount up to ridiculous amounts While some people like to give credit for the without. even considering maku1g the planet livable cunent wealth and prosperity of the fiJSt world to in anyway. democracy or to capitalism, in truth we owe it all In addition to fuel, we'd have to find ways to to science. Science has not only kept the economy make a renewable atmosphere, obtain a water humming with new products. but it has created new source and create an agricultural system. economies of scale that make previously expensive If we took the outrageous amount of (hypotheti­ products cheap enough for even the poorest to af­ cal) money spent on colonizing Mars and spent ford. Investing in the project to get to Mars is go­ it on technological advances and social welfare ing to create science faster, simply accelerating the programs, you might not be looking at the stars so in1provement of our lives. much anymore. You might find you're happy here. But the in1mediate concerns aside, a ttip to Mars Until we've got our first planet under conu·ol, we also deals with a long-time issue: we need more should absolutely not expand to another one. How room. The human population has already risen to about we leave Maitian submbia where it belongs: a level that could be unsustainable. and we need CHRY5'TAL FORTI /THE R1P in cheap sci-fi books. Haggard's 'Tennessee' eaves you yearning for more

By Jon Nelson It has a '80s pop-country, It was only after a few spins that I was able to Reporter ALBUM Jimmy Buffett feel that seems realize it sow1ded almost happy. like such a shatl) conn·ast to A happy song about a man who kills his wife in After being raised around his music and seeing REVIEW what I've come to expect from a cocail1e-induced frenzy? him half a dozen times in concert, I thought I knew the man. The highlight of the album comes with the last everything mere was to know about Merle Hag­ The song "Sometimes I song. "Jackson," also a cover. is a duet Haggard gard. Dream'' is the kind of beauti­ recorded with his daughter Theresa. However, with his new record, "Working in Ten­ **** t:{ fully gut-wrenching piece that I got chills listening to the song because Theresa nessee," the "Okie from Muskogee" proves t11at could have only been written by an old soul that's sounds so much like June Carter Cash. despite his age. he still has a few surprises up his been to hell and back a few 6mes. It made me think of her and Johnny singing it sleeve. Witl1 lyrics like "Seldom I laugh and seldom I and I almost got tears in my eyes. The 6tle track from the album is "Pure Haggai·d.'' ever cty," and "Forever a lonely man, but some­ Thematically, "Working in Tennessee" is similar in the best way possible. times I dream." it's hard not to be t1-anspo1ted into to much of what Haggai·d has done in the past. The lyTics seem 10 be about a down-on-his-luck his to1ment. However, the album doesn't feel stale. country singer. but they could also be the superstar Along with new material, the legend also record­ The listener is taken through a journey of stt·ug­ taking a jab at the country music establishment. ed a few counuy standai·ds on the album. gle, love, despau· and joy as seen through the eyes The music is the mix of country and twangy I-laggard has covered "Cocaine Blues" (w hich of t11e working class man. Bluegrass that Haggard has perfected in the last happens to be one of my favorite songs of all time) My only complaint about I-laggard's lat.est offer­ few decades. for years but he puts a new spin on it for ''Working ing is the length. COURTESY OF GOOGLE IMAGES ''Down on the Houseboat'' is a standout track be­ in Tennessee." The song is indesc1ibably strange At just over 30 minutes. it leaves me wondering, Merle Haggard's " Working in Tennessee" cause it's so unusual. upon first listen. "what else he's got banging ai·ound in his head?" was released Oct. 4.

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Letter to the Editor Column BC Cheer 'Rage' is certain to satisfy your id Recalling By Gregory D. Cook Photo editor is tougher It's just another evening on near-future Eaith. In pod-like bun­ the Green kers called Arks, all over the planet, the world's best and brightest are being tucked into their cryo-beds and buried in the hope that they will one day emerge and rebuild civilizatfon. In the sky, a rather large chunk menacing-looking of space-rock is smashing Album than into the moon on its dramatic way to wipe out life as we know it. Sweet dreams. And so begin your adventures in "Rage," the newest offering from legendary first-person shooter developer id Software, and for the most pa.it , the 1ide is well wo1th the price of the ticket. and Mikey you think While id didn't actually invent the geme, as many believe, they can cenainly claim credit for guiding it through its awkward ad­ olescent phase with such groundbreaking ti tles as "Wolfenstein Pop, Girls, Etc. I The Rip's Editor: 3D," "Doom" and the "Quake" series. "Rage's" well-polished Opinions Editor shares his I am responding to Zak S. game play and breathtaking visuals make it wo1thy of a place on thoughts on pop culture and Cowan's comments on Sept. that list as well. media 21 that began with, "our cheer The first thing a player will notice about team is unbearable." I realize "Rage" is the fact that it looks damn good. Celeb1ity deaths ai·e rumored that in the Oct. 5 edition of the GAME to come in threes, and it may The outside world is filled with crumbling SCREENSHITT BY GREGORY D. COOK /THE RIP Rip you admitted your error and REVIEW rnins of cities, and mountain ranges ren­ be just be­ called yourself a moron, which dered in more vibrant color than most Dan Hagar, voiced by John Goodman, is your beginning cause we takes some courage. I still, how­ post-apocalyptic worlds in gaines of late, guide to the post-apocalyptic world of " Rage." stop paying ever, would like to set the record ** **A telling you that ve1y little about this game grade pa.its and weapons on their cai·s. This and other mini-games att.ention af­ straight on a few things. J..-{ is going to be muted or drab. serve to give the player a lot to do other than just filling bandits ter the third First of all, I wondered how The id Tech 5 engine does a fantastic job and mutants full of lead. one, and many football games you've ac­ of bringing the world of"Rage" to the screen. The game is not without its shai·e of drawbacks though chiefly this month tually attended. I also wondered Character animations are fluid and realistk, and the gore factor in the multiplayer realm. There ai·e only two multiplayer modes to was no ex­ if you traveled with the teams to is definitely well represented. Shoot a mutant right in front of you speak of; a two-player co-op mode that lets you explore some of ception. the out of town football games. with a double-barreled shotgun, and you can expect to get some the back stories of the characters with a friend , and a vehicle race Wi t hin And just how many sporting of it on you. mode that pits four players in a no-holds -baJTed rally to collect the same Tyler McGinty events do you attend on a regular The aitificial intelligence of the enemies the player faces in points for driving over check.'J)Oints while attempting to blow up week Steve basis? "Rage" is also pulled off pretty well, although there isn' t much the other three racers. It. is fun to begin with, but it gets old pretty Jobs, Al Davis and Mikey Welsh If you look in your archives, vaiiety in the types of opponents the player faces. Enemies gener­ fast. all passed away. Poor Mikey may you will find an article from ally come in two flavors; those that sit back and shoot at you, and The fact that there is no large-scale player-versus-player game not have been as important as the back in March that covered the those that prefer to take a more hands-on approach to their work play seems odd coming from the makers of the Quake se1ies, espe­ othe1-s, but as a member of Wee­ Bakersfield College cheer team and come at you with clubs, claws, knives or lit torches. Both have cially from the same company that brought us the Quake se1ies. zer, he deserves something. tryouts. The team was not cho­ dynamic behaviors; the ranged opponents will try to fi nd cover The sto1y also seems move a bit too quickly, not that the gaine is Welsh was my second favorite sen on "sparkle" as you call it, when they notice the player, and move if they see a beaer place, too sho1t. There ai·e a good 20 or more hom-s of game even when Weezer bassist (and if you're fa­ whatever that is. The members while the melee specialists rush you while dodging, rolling and played at a mshed pace, but the main chai-acte1-s never get devel­ vo1ite is anyone but Matt Shaip, are selected on college-level tal­ jumping off walls like something out of a John Woo movie. oped quite as much as they could be before the player is whisked you 're wrong) not necessaiily ent alone and only after a week There is a fair bit of personality to each enemy that makes up off to the next settlement to continue the main story. because of ai1y special talent, but of clinic learning college-level for the general lack of overall vai·iety of encounter. Opponents will Although the races and abundance of side missions give the im­ because he isn't Scott Sh1iner, material. taunt you with insults and threats and when sufficiently wounded pression of an open world, the game is actually quite linear. and to me he's symbolic of a A lot of the team's cheers are some will t:Iy to cai1y on the fight, while others will attempt to And fina11 y, the game's ending is somewhat underwhelming. change for the band. tradition, that's true. Have you limp or crawl away. After spending most of the game learning to deal with enemies Welsh joined Weezer after the looked in the stands lately? Our But to label "Rage" a first-person shooter is only telling half that, for the most part, put up a pretty good fight, you are handed depaltUre of Sharp for the third crowd is not made up of BC stu­ the sto1y. A lai·ge pait of the game takes place behind the wheel a weapon that allows you to just walk to the end of the game as album, dents. of your vehicle. Your vehicle is how you get to the various mis­ if you were taking a Sunday stt·oll in the pai'k. The challenge just "Weezer" (the gi·een one, not Our crowd is made up of loyal sion areas of the game, and for some reason, the post-apocalyptic isn't there like it was in the rest of the game. the red one or the blue one) and Renegade fans, the majority of world seems to be obsessed with the sport of anned auto racing. But despite these sho1tcomings, "Rage" is still an ente1taining their sound had changed incred­ whom are over the age of 50 or Every settlement in the wasteland sponsors a series of races and romp through the first-person and racing genres, wo1thy of the id ibly. Weezer had gotten more higher. They are the rooters who vehicle combat events that offer the player the opportunity to up- Softwai·e name. populai·, it seems everyone heai·d support the cheer team and the "Hash Pipe" or "Island in the Renegades and au.end football Sun." games at home and away. They What was most shocking to are the ones wearing red and me was how mean Welsh looked white and cheering in the stands. on the cover. The cheer team is also held to It's a stark contrast to how se­ a certain level of conservatism Occupy has right message rene Sharp looks on the cover of by the town we live in, the col­ "Weezer" (the blue one, not lege we attend, and the fan base, By Nate Perez Wall Street criminals to be pros­ the red one or the gi·een one.) He which again, is over 50 years of Reporter ecuted, and so on. looks so upset, maybe because age. If they get too far away from One thing I really like about he thought that's what rock stai·s tradition or too 1isque, we imme­ Ame1ica: Where a handful of these protesters is that they're should look like. I remember diately hear about it regardless robber bai·ons helped destt·oy the angiy and they're actually doing when I heai·d that he suffered of the fact that neither the school economy ai1d got paid for it. Where something about it. from a mental breakdown. I nor the fans support us finan­ the wealthiest of all Ame1icans ai·e Most people just complain about wasn' t surprised at all. He looked cially. not properly taxed. Where you can the cmTent state affairs, but they're like a guy ready to pop. Just so you know, the cheer live a lifestyle you can't afford. not willing to sacrifice in order to Welsh ended up quitting music team funds itself 100 percent.. Now we have people occupying make change. after his breakdown and focused They pay to go to camp, which Wall Street. One thing I don't like about the on ail after he got out of the hos­ enables them to bring new side­ The Occupy Wa11 Stt·eet protests protesters is the way they represent pital. Ifit weren't for the fact that line cheers and dance routines to now have union support. and are themselves. The whole 99% thing a dmg overdose is his suspected the games eve1y year. acknowledged worldwide. They is a bit ridiculous to me. cause of death, I would have We can't afford a professional have gained major momentum We get it, you got some crazy thought it did a lot for him. choreographer and we do not since they 01iginall y stait ed almost art degree and now you can' t be More recent pictures of Welsh have the time, money, or sup­ a month ago. the famous aitist you've always make him seem fai· more calm polt to compete. We are too busy Peaceful protests ai·e occuning wanted to be. than the cover of "Weezer." Sure, cheering for almost every sport in New York, Los Angeles, San All jokes aside, all the pictm·es there are a couple of pictures that BC has to offer. Francisco, Boston, Cincinnati, of people holding signs on their where he looks pretty intense, You made mention of USC B1itain, and so forth. webcams ai·e really embairnssing. but it looks far more appropriate and Division-I. The USC cheer The protesters are made up of I feel for them, but I can' t help as an a11ist specializing in outsid­ team wears the same uniform different political backgrounds: but cringe when I see them. er ait than it ever did as a bassist year after year and has for some Anarchists, hippies, Ron Paul sup­ Despite what I don't like about forWeezer. thirty years now. porters, etc. the Occupy Wall Street movement, Welsh also sent a mysterious They also do the same routines Basically, these occupy move­ I do like the message. tweet predicting his death on year after year. If they changed ments may reek of patchouli. That They're angry and they know Sept. 26, saying he had a dream it up too much, eve1yone would being said, we should all support what they're fighting for. If you that he died in Chicago the next balk. these protesters. don' t think the wealthiest of all weekend. Afterwai·d COITected Many of the BC cheer team Some of the protesters list of Ame1icans should pay more in tax­ to two weeks later, and that he have gone on to cheer at four­ demands ai·e: for congress to pass es something is wrong with you. should get his affairs in order. year schools, including Division­ HR 1489, they want corporations The tycoons were supposed to cre­ The timing is far too accurate I schools. They have even gone to stop buying elections, they want ate jobs ai1d influence our economy to not be potential suicide, so GREGORY D. COOK I THE RIP on to USC. So they are not lack­ the rich and the corporat.ions to pay in a good way, but instead they're Welsh probably wasn' t in his ing talent by any means. A local Occupy group protests in Oct. 13. their fair share of taxes, they want hurting us. right mind. If you have better ideas, I cer­ I know it's foolish to attribute tainly welcome them. Perhaps this to Welsh, especially since you could be the team 's next Weezer's creative output is held coach. firmly in the hands of Rivers But by all means, b1ing some Cuomo, but after Welsh left the ideas for financial assistance Dialogue carries new Clooney film band, it seems like Weezer went since each team member spends a bit downhill. anywhere from $900 to $1,100 A part of me knows that "Mal­ every year just to be out on that By Nate Perez Paul Giainatti, and Evan Ra­ gi·ound. "The Notebook." adroit" is a better album techni­ field or court cheering for the Reporter chel Wood. With the race getting closer The list of movies really cally, but "Weezer" (again, the Renegades and receiving un­ Gosling plays Stephen Mey­ and closer, Meyers begins to shows his diversity and ability gi·een one) holds a pan of my called-for comments from peo­ "The Ides of March" doesn't ers, a campaign press secretary feel the pressure. as an actor. heail because it was the first ple like you. feature any fight scenes, or that appeai·s to be more than When a campaign scandal Clooney not only staiTed in Weezer album I owned. This year I do think they will have any corny, over-the-top just an employee of prominent breaks loose within the Monis the "The Ides of March," he I real! y wish I had found get a little more financial support dilemma. politician, Gov. Mike Mon-is campaign, Meyers has to figure also directed it. Welsh 's rut before his death. It's because as the president of the What it does feature is great (played by George Clooney). out how to control the situation This is not the first. time sadly a case of finding out too BC Alumni Association, I usual­ d i a - Meyers seems to really believe that is unfolding. Clooney has directed a movie. late. Outsider rut usually doesn't ly donate money to the Rip, But logue, a MOVIE Mon-is can win because he is You should watch this movie He's directed "Good Night, and impact the rut world all that since you ripped the BC cheer fan tas­ different from the other politi­ if you ai·e over 30 or if you're a Good Luck," "Leatherheads," much, but it would have been team, and myself, I think I'll skip tic plot, REVIEW ciai1s. fan of any of the above actors. and a few othe1-s, but "The Ides cool to follow Welsh's career. the Rip this year and give your and sur­ He's honest, he sincerely be­ You should definitely not of Mai·ch" appeai·s to be one of Mikey Welsh may not be share to the cheer team instead. pris ing lieves in his cause, and he's not watch this movie if you're ex­ his best. missed by many people, but I'll We don't really need "Alumni" e n te r ­ another pawn. pecting some so1t of fight scene If you want to see over-the­ miss him. He was there when like you at the games anyway. tainment. Morris is a progressive poli­ or if you hate good movies. t.op fight scenes with awfu l dia­ Weezer went in a radically new You probably only support the g i ve n ***** tician involved in an intense Gosling does a phenomenal logue and a mediocre plot, go direction and devoted his life to Renegades when they're win­ that it is a political drama. Democratic primary against a job in this movie as he did in watch "Real Steel." rut. For Weezer fans, he is an ning. "The Ides of March" features more conservative Democrat. "Drive" and "Blue Valentine." If you want to see good act­ immortal pait of their history, an all-star cast: Ryan Gosling, The race is very close and any Gosling's been in other films ing, quality dialogue, and an regai·dless of how you feel about Becki Whitson George Clooney, Phillip Sey­ littJe mistake or mishap could worth mentioning, such as overall good movie, watch Weezer before, after or during BC Cheer Coach mour Hoffmai1, Maiisa Tomei, cause either opponent to lose "Lai·s and the Real Girl" and "The Ides of Mai·ch." his sho1t tenm·e as bassist. SPORTS Page 10 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Another win for volleyball

Meis ha McMurray gym. I saw things in Erica in the end Reporler that I have never seen before. She had very demanding leadership a<; the set­ Bakersfield College volleyball host­ ter, which l thought that was outstand­ ed College of the Canyons on Oct. 12 ing," said Fe11:eira. and won with scores of 25-18, 15-25, Sophomore libero Rachel Christian 14-25, 27-25, 15-9. had 24 digs and 18 perfect passes. Af­ BC is currently No. 12 in the South­ ter the game against COC, her overall ern California Regional Poll and No. digs record is 198. 20 in the latest women's Volleyball "One of her greatest strengths is State Poll with an overall record 9-5 serving, and one thing I enjoyed is and 2-1 in the Western State Confer­ how she responded defensively," said ence. Feneira. BC freshman Charisma Hernandez "E1ica and Rachel perfmmed at lev­ had 16kills. els I have never seen them play in be­ "Toward the end of game four and fore, and I am very proud of them." game five, there's no doubt Charisma Brittany Smith made the final kill was in there. The fire got hot and she for BC, allowing them to win over carried us. Very happy for her," said COC. Smith's overall kill record is Volleyball Head Coach Carl Ferreira. 110. Returning sophomore Sarah Borch­ "The tiring I'm most happy with er added 12 kills and 17 digs which of this team is how what we do is so brings her overall kill record to 106, impo1tant to them. Having the mental and Erica Rico had 42 assists and 10 side of the game allows their physical digs, which brings her assists record mentality to perform." to 324. BC will travel to Glendale on Oct. BRANDON BARRAZA I 1HE RIP BRANDON BARRAZA I 1HE RIP "Second-year player, one of the 19, then host Santa Monica on Oct. Mikinzi Demarco of Bakersfield College comes down after hitting a kill Charisma Hernandez kills a volley. most very improved players in the 21. past College of the Canyons' Jennie Long at BC on Oct. 12. Renegade soccer shuts out Glendale College 3-0

Bakersfield College soccer sit,;; at a record of 6-3-3 overall and 2-2-2 in conference play af­ ter defeating Glendale on Oct.11 and LA Valley College on Oct.14 at BC. With no SPORTS goals made in the first ROUNDUP half against ------Glendale, BC fresh1mm Sablina Spink made the first goal for BC to start the second half, with freshman Caitlyn Wilger assisting, putting them in the lead 1-0. BC returning sophomores Mitzi IbatTa and Sarena Under­ wood made the final two goals for BC allowing them to take home the win with the final score of 3-0. Stopping Glendale from mak­ ing any goals was BC goalie Lauren Ash, who put up a great defense. Ash stopped every single goal attempt came from Glendale. Underwood, who had great ball control, managed to run BR /\NDON B/\RR 1\Z/\ / Tl 11-: RIP with the ball from one side of Ceci Amador (7) goes up for a header in a game agianst Citrius College on Oct. 14. the field to the other without losing the ball and allowed her out of 20 teams with Fresno City them just to be competitors and them out as we go fmther into to make her first goal attempt getting first, Rio Hondo second not let bad calls get to them. the season," Kalivas said. against Glendale. and Sacrainento City third. " I thought Castenada did a The next tournament will be Three days later, BC took Two BC individuals wrestlers good job listening to the coaches the Meat Head Movers Tourna­ on LA Valley College and beat placed in the overall standings. and sticking to the strategies. I ment at San Luis Obispo on Oct. them with a score of 6-0. Castenada, who wrestles in the did think he made a couple mis­ 22. BC will travel to Fresno on 174 weight class, placed second, takes in the final match that cost Oct. 18, and then host Canyons and Mark Collier, who's in the him. Cross country and Santa Monica on Oct. 21 124 weight class, placed eighth. "We 're helping him elimi­ The BC men traveled to Mount a11d Oct. 25. Mike Flores of Chabot College nate those mistakes so he can Antonio College on Oct.14 for took first overall. put himself in good position to the Mt. SAC Invitational and "I really liked how we im­ win." finished ninth as a team. Wrestling BR ANDON BARRAZA / Tl Iii RIP BC's v.,restling teain compet­ proved on our feet. We're mov­ Kalivas also said that Mark The first runner for BC was ed in a toumainent at Modesto ing better, getting rid of high Collier, Jonathan Gomez and Ja­ Richard Langdeaux, who fin­ BC's Amber Beckham leaps high to deflect the ball away where it got big performances school habits a11d we're making cob Pendleton wrestled well and ished with a11 overall time of from Angela Castellanos of Citrus College on Oct. 4. out of Lance Castenada and some growth as a team," said continued to show progress. 22:43. Mark Collier. wrestling coach Bill Kalivas. "Jonathan and Jacob are fresh­ "Overall, it was not a bad per­ had an off day. College in San Luis Obispo. The tournament was on Oct. He also added that he is happy ma11 a11d they 're are starting to formance," said men's coach The Renegades will next com­ That will detennine qualifying 8 and the BC team placed 14th that they are applying techniques use what they learn in practice Dave Fiickel, noting that the pete in the Western State Con­ for the Southern California Re­ that they practice, but he wants and I think that's going to help team's top runner, Robby Baker, ference finals Oct. 25 at Cuesta gional on Nov. 4. ENROLLING NOW! Complete Your Degree or Credential at One of America's Best Colleges 1 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in Available Programs Include • Business Administration':' • Organizational Management':' NURSING • Public Administration''" • Health Administration Only a 16 month program* • Liberal Studies (Teacher Preparation?':' • Multiple or Single Subject Teaching Credential • Special Education: Mild/Moderate • M.S. Educational Counseling CALL NOW • M.Ed. Educational Management

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