COMMENTARY Page 8 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com Wednesday, November 30, 2011 People in positions of power destroy trust

By Cassandra McGowan jobs are supposed to be able to lice about it. Sesame Su·eet, Fernando Rivas, Fine molested a boy in their age. Reporter be trnsted with our children. How would you like it if some­ was charged with making child house 10 years ago, and another And if I saw something like As a matter of fact, we teach one molested yom child when pornography when New Jersey man is accusing Fine of molest­ that going on, I would be the Molestation and child pornog­ om children to trust these indi­ they were at a football camp and police searched his home and ing him. first one in the police department raphy seem to be a trending topic viduals and that these are the someone else on the staff saw it found several inappropriate pic­ What the heU? making a report after I physically lately and quite frankly, I'm dis­ people to go to when something and said nothing or did nothing tures of children on his comput­ Where are they fu1ding these stopped the abuse. gusted. bad happens. to stop it? Your child wiU have to er. Rivas was also a jazz music people? Why aren't the people I can't imagine not doing any­ Grown men forcing them­ Theo we come to find out these live with that shame for the rest instructor at a private school. who are speculating these things thing about it. 1couldn't Live with selves on children, girls or boys, are the people who are hannjng of thier life. It has been speculated that Ri­ saying anything until years lat­ myself. Those who have suffered is wrong in so many ways that it our children the most. All of these people with their vas handcuffed a naked 4-year­ er? through it can never forget these just makes me want to vomit.. People like Jerry Sandusky and feelings of pity for good ol' Joe old girl and posed her for pictures All I know is if I found out hom:ndous acts, and the internal Coaching football, working all the other people tied in with Paterno and Mike McQueary, I'll that he had on his computer. someone who was supposed to damage is forever. charities for chilrlren, compos­ the Pennsylvania State Univer­ bet they wouldn't be so quick to Now there are allegatfons be trusted with my children was ln my opinion, all of these ing music for children's shows. sity accusations were supposed root for them had it been their against Syracuse University's sexually abusing them, I'd be the men deserve what's coming to teaching, policing, and preach­ to be trusted, but they allegedly own child making those allega­ associate head basketball coach, one in jail because I'd probably them, and I've heard that the men ing are all upstanding job titles, allowed numerous boys to be tions. Bernie Fine. His wife alleges go ballistic and fly into a fit of in prison don't like child molest­ and the people hired to do these molested and said nothing to po- Even a former composer for that she has reason to believe rage and do some serious dam- ers. Poisoning pests on campus isn't bad, it's necessary

By Gregory D. Cook saved countless lives that would Photo Editor have been lost due to mosquito­ transmitted diseases, and used Anyone who happens to find responsibly, countries like South themselves on campus in the twi­ Africa continue to use it today light hours of the day can't help with great effect and little harm but notice that a good number to the environment. of six and eight-legged beings And let's not forget the Black also attend Bakersfield College. Death that swept across Emope In fact, they make their homes in the 14th century. It is esti­ GIVE ME THE here. To help control this micro­ mated that the plague may have invasion, the college has hired a killed 40 percent to 50 percent of BC CAMPUS local company to do some spray­ the population of Europe over a OR GIVE ing, and that has more than a four-yeai· period; over 200 mil­ few people up in aims over the lion people dead. While rodents ME DEATH! supposed dangers of using pesti­ carried the disease. it was u·ans­ cides on campus. mitted by fleas. Today. pesticides During the first week of this could prevent such an awful out­ semester, I was surprised to dis­ break from occurring. cover a large black widow in the The responsible usage of pesti­ men ·s restroom of the Fine AJ1s cides is crucial to man's swvival building. I'm not sure what was on this planet. more disturbing, the fact that a There a.re from 6 to 10 million potentially deadly creature was different types of insects creep­ just hanging out in the men's ing, crawling, squi.lming and room. or tJ1e fact that this po­ squiggling over the surface of tentially deadly creatme was a the Earth, making them, by far, ''she" in the men's room. But i11 the most abundant fo1m of life any case, it should serve to il­ in the world. and some scientists lustrate that there are places that estimate that bugs make up 90 bugs just shouldn't be. percent of the living organisms In 1948, a Swiss chemist on this planet. They have to eat named Paul Muller was awarded the same as we do, and when the Nobel Prize in medicine for they get hungry, our farms, or­ figuring out the chemical Di­ chards and ranches are their fast chlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, food. commonly known as DDT, lt is estimated that insects de­ could be used to kill insects such stroy 10 percent to 30 percent as mosquitoes and fleas. It was of the food crops grown around a discovery worthy of such ac­ the world. Without the protec­ CHRYSTALFORIT /THERlP claim, not because it reduced tion that properly used pesticides the itching and scratching of the provide, those numbers would that statement can be said about use of pesticides such as DDT used today in resident ial applica­ the insects get their chance at the prize committee. but because the skyrocket, leading to even more almost anything. I imagine that has caused damage t·o the envi­ tions to control such pests as bed­ rop or the food chain. contrnl of such insects caused a shortages offood and starvation. the unrestricted use of dough­ ronment in the past. bugs and termites biodeg1·ade. Pesticides are a necessary dramatk reduction in diseases The key plu·ase here is "prop­ nuts would cause a devastating But as science progresses. and After doing their job. they part of life. unless you want ro like malaiia and yellow fever. erly used." It is abundantly clear increase in obesity. Unfortu­ our understanding of our envi­ break down into hatmless chem­ share your food, your beds, your That's right. despite the bad that the unregulated usage of nately, self-regulation has never ronment improves. safer pesti­ icals, leaving the environment homes or yow· Fine Arts build­ press it got in the 1980s, the evil pesticides can have detrimental been one of mankind's strong cides are being developed. nice and clean for the time when i.ng's men's room with the little pesticide, DDT, undoubtedly effects on the environment, but suits, and the misuse and over- Many of the pesticides being man finally destroys himself. and creepy crawlers.

Letters to the Editor Staff Editorial Smoke-free campus Smoking ban is awaste of resources and money

Dear Editor. have a designated smoking Smoking has always been a then it should be good enough for tTOlled. SGA decides to spend time and area. That way if they want touchy subject at Bakersfield Col­ BC. Some of you may remember a money in this attempt to regulate No-smokjng on campus to smoke, they could and it lege. The state rule as it stands is a staff editorial published jn May smoking on campus, this needs to should be enforced, even won't bother the rest of the The SGA has tried to regulate perfect compromise. The 20 feet 2010 where The Rip's staff spoke be the last rime. though the smoldng limit is students. smoking on campus since the fall that the law states does not great­ in favor of stricter smoking regula­ After this year. no more tries within 20 feet from a build­ It may be deadly for ast11- of 2005. and they've been failing ly inconvenience smokers. while tions. whether the initiative succeeds or ing. Smoking on campus is ma patients to be exposed to at it since. also placating those won-ied about We certainly thought that than. fails. If the SGA is serious about disrupting. It may be a stress the smoke every day. Afao, So we 're going to tell you what secondhand smoke. The 20 feet is but opinions change with the edi­ controlling smoking, then they reliever for some, but many secondhand smoke could we think should be done. enough so that the smoke is not torial boai·d. need ro get organized. people don't like tl1e smell. be hannful for the young The state law on smoking in leaking into buildings, where the The state law is perfectly fine The polls ai1d fornm meetings It gives others headaches as children coming from day­ public is all we need, and there is smoke is being forced onto non­ and the SGA can do a lot more for t11ey plan need to actually happen. they walk by, and there is care or pregnant women no need for extra 1ules and regula­ smokers. lt is enough space that its students than ttying to crack They need to consider the stu­ no way to avoid it. I think it passing by. tions. people woITied about smoke can down on smoking for the third dents· beliefs. lf they pass a new is gross to smell smoke all This is why I think it The state law reads, "No public simply walk away. time in six years. rule. they need to actually make it over tJ1e campus. should be enforced on the employee or member of the pub­ We at The Rip have not ob­ The SGA can better serve its happen. Every place I travel on Bakersfield College cam­ lic shall smoke any tobacco prod­ served huge clouds of smoke students by addressing issues that It is the best use of everyone's campus, 1·here has to be at pus. We come here to learn. uct inside a public building, or in outside classrooms, we have not need artention such as t11e im pacted time if we simply leave the policy least one person smoking. nor to be exposed to ciga­ an outdoor area within 20 feet of observed smokers being rude. We classes. Instead they attempt again as it is. instead of putting effort For instance, r get a head­ rettes and their smell. a main exit, entrance, or operable have not observed anything that and again to regulate and change into these policies that never actu­ ache and cough when r am window of a public building.'' suggests that the smoking here is something that doesn't need tin­ ally materialize. ai·ound a smoker. It both­ Daisy Morales If this is good enough for the out of control or that the smoking kering with. So give it one last shot and when ers me because they should BC student governments of most the states, on campus needs to be more con- The important t11ing is t11at if the it fails. don't bother another time.

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Column Polls show a race bias in America It's Oscar Obama's approval rating among "whites" Obama's approval rating among "non-whites" No opinion --....._,__ season No opinion~ 1% ~ Pop, Girls, Etc. I The Rip's 3% Opinions Editor shares his thoughts on pop culture and media.

I know it may be a bit early to guess what films are going to win the 84th Annual Acad­ emy Awards. Sure, some of these movies haven't come out yet, but I tlrink I can make an accurate guess. So here are my picks for the Oscars.

Source: CNN ORC Poll Nov. 11-13 Best Adapted By Zak S. Cowan percent. disapproving. could happen to our polit.ical landscape. voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 elec­ Scr een ­ Editor in Chief "Non-whites," on the other hand, ap­ When issues like national health care, tions, those with any sort of education play proved 67 percent of the time with just 32 our presence in foreign lands, and the na­ should have known that the racial line was This is With the election of Barack Obama in percent disapproving. tional debt should be at the forefront, but still there. a difficult 2008, people around tl1e world applauded This was the instance throughout the when the color of someone's skin is a vot­ There is no possible way that Obama's category Tyler McGinty the United States for making a step for­ polls and got worse, when it delved into er's deciding factor, we are in trouble. beliefs and stances on the issues line up because ward in the fight to defeat racism and in­ the issues. Now, I am not asking you to vote for wit11 95 percent of any group of people in right now the theater is flood­ equality. When asked if they approved how Obama. I am not asking you to vote for a the entire world. ed with adaptations. Most of Now, three years later, there is a scary Obama was dealing with the economy, the conservative candidate. And now, three years later, we have the movies that look like Os­ trend going on in national polls regarding disparity was even larger, with 70 percent If you are, or are not, going to vote for more proof, with these polls, that it is still car bait aren't original screen­ Obama 's performance as president as well of "whites" disproving and 52 percent of Obama, let it be because he is a left-wing there and will be an elephant in the room plays so it's hard to narrow as his handling on various issues. "non-whites" approving. politico and doesn't fit in with yom be­ come election time 2012. it down to just one. "Hugo," In the latest CNN/ORC Intemational Clearly, the racial line did not vanish liefs. I nuly believe that the majority of "The Girl With the Dragon Poll that included 1,036 adult Americans, with the election of President Obama and And if you are, or are not, going to vote American voters are the most educated Tattoo" and "Extremely Loud signs of a racial line were clear. it seems we are in for a hell of a ride come for Herman Cain, make the choice on and well-informed democratic body in the and Incredibly Close" could On one question, "Do you approve or election 2012. whether he is a right-wing whack job, not history of our planet. all be contenders. Of cow'Se, disapprove of the way Barack Obama is American citizens voting for somebody because he is an African-American candi­ If they can just get rid of their racial two of those three films aren't handling his job as president?" Just 36 simply because of the color of his/her skin date. boundaries, our country will be on top of out yet so it's hard to judge. percent of "whites" approved, with 61 is the single-most detrimental tiring that When 95 percent ofAfrican-Americans the world for decades to come. Still, "Dragon Tattoo" is a safe bet seeing as how it was written by "Schindler's List" scribe Steven Zaillian, and that's where my money is. 'The Muppets' is a homage to '70s films Best Original Screenplay This is another tough cat­ egory because there were so By Keith Kaczm arek here. There are a few shots of a famous actors like Jack Black few original screenplays this Reporter walking Ke1m it that were obvi- mal.,.ing hilarious cameos and year. I think it's up between ously CGI and felt extremely plenty of laughs to be had. Once "J. Edgar" which I thought The new Muppets movie is a jarring with my memories of the set up for doing the actual had some minor script issues, lit.tie too faithful to the long his­ Muppets, but there really isn't Muppet Show has sucked up a "The Tree of Life" which I to1y of Muppet movies. any evidence that the ------substantial section of didn't see, but had ''I want rrs a fun movie and don't let movie wasn't remastered MOVIE the movie, you get a an Oscar!" written all over it anyone tell you differently. It has from old prints found in hit of pure Muppet and "The Iron Lady" (the not two decent comedic actors and Jim Henson's attic. REVIEW magic and you forget yet released biopic of Marga­ it has Muppet songs and Mup­ Where are the kinds of all the trials it took to ret Thatcher). Unless "Iron pet jokes. It has everything you sets we now expect in a get there. Kids and Lady" blows it out of the wa­ might remember if you were a modern movie that are ***** adults leave the the-- ter, I t11ink the wtiter for "Tree fan of the Muppets when you full of life and character? ater humming songs of Life" should start clearing were eight and you still have a How about a real Holly- and that's exactly the a space on his mantle. soft spot for Muppets in your wood/Broadway dance number effect you hope for when you set heart now that you drive a car that doesn't look like a flash mob out to watch the Moppets. Best Lead Actor and pay taxes. you rustled up on Twitter? Heck, It's also fun to see famous co­ This is really impossible That's the problem. It doesn't l'd be happy with just some more medians and actors taking pot­ to call, because I don't even take rhe Muppets into any new original songs and not retreads of shots at themselves in the proud know how big of a role some teITitory and it still feels like it the old classics. Muppets tradition. It's a who's people have in some movies. was designed and written by There is also some real exis­ who of "people in Hollywood Tom Hanks has top billing in mildly stoned hippies in the '70s. tential darkness in this movie. with a sense of humor about "Extremely Loud and Incred­ The dialogue still feels stilted and All the characters, human or themselves" and I won't spoil the ibly Close'' but is he really forced and anyone who is not Muppet are questioning their surprise by naming any names. the lead? Because I thought stoned wants the pace to speed ve1y identities and it's hard to In conclusion, my hope is that it was the kid. Is Christoph up and get to the next sight gag, watch sometimes. (I won't even this movie is just the early stage Waltz or John C. Reilly tl1e or next joke or the next song. The go into how the premise of every of a new Muppet revival. The lead in "Cat11age?" choices of locations still have the Muppet abando11ing perfo1ming seeds are there, but it still feels a So, I'm going to guess 1970s lack of imagination and for soulless corporate day jobs, little odd to chastise the Muppets Brad Pitt, either for "Money­ feel like someone spent almost vagrancy, neurosis, or third-rate for being too serious and not zany ball" or 'The Tree of Life." a day to scout and then rented Reno acts is just the set up for enough. Muppets are supposed The guy was the lead in two them out with a banjo song and their future being stolen by cor­ to be fun, crazy, light-hearted Oscar bait movies, so he's got a bag of brownies. Most of the porate greed. It's just too on the entertainment for children and a good chance. songs are old classics. nose for a country in the middle adults alike, not a dark and intro­ Movie making has come a of the great recession.) spective look into the nature of Best Lead Actress long way in tl1e last 40 years and That being said, it's still the personal identity and self-esteem I'm rooting for Rooney you just don't see the evolution Muppets. There is still a cast of done in plush and felt.. COURTiiSY OF BEYO DHOLLYWOOD.COM Mara, playing Lisbeth Sa­ lander in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." The role is going to be exceptionally tough, and if she pulls it off she deserves the Oscar.

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By Zak S. Cowan Beckwith. "Now that we're do­ staffs of every sport as well as ing to Beckwith and the funding Editor in Chief ing that, we're making a little bit "You have to go at it little by little until you infonnation about every student is close to being finalized and ap­ of money and we 're able to cover build credibility in the program, and that's what athlete. proved. With the football team fmish­ our costs, which is great." we're trying to do. I want the community to "Doing an all-inclusive Web "It is one of those maintenance ing 4-6 and attendance slowly Beckwith's reason for the site like this and being able to tl1i.ngs tl1at needs to be done," declining as the season went on, change is the bleak economic see what we're doing to make ourselves better move forward and have some­ Beckwitl1 said. first-year athletic director Ryan outlook for the California com­ before we ever ask for help:' tlting a little more dynamic is Beckwitl1 said that he would Beckwith is pleased with how munity college system and the -Ryan Beckwith, huge," Beckwith said. like the funding to come from the other sports have picked up threat of budget cuts to athletic a depaitment within the school the slack and he 's using a meth­ departments around the state. Athletic director Court to be refinished such as the Alumni Association. od that hasn't been utilized at "With the way [California] Beckwith is also currently "As of right now, we are work­ Bakersfield College. community colleges are right working on getting the basketball ing on getting that money go­ The athletic depaitment has now, they're cutting back so department has done so with what the Web site can do for tl1e court in the Gil Bishop Sports ing," he said. "We don't have been charging for all sporting much that the funding that we strong attendance in sports like department. Center redone. a fmal dollar figure yet, but it's events on campus this semester, would typically get from the state volleyball and soccer. He also "If you tltink about how tl1e As of now, the court isn't up to only going to be a little bit more with the exception of the one could go away at any point," he expects the two basketball teams world is right now, it's all social­ regulation. tlrnn what we would nonnally wrestling match BC hosted, and said. "So we 're trying to show to do well tluoughout tl1e year. media driven," Beckwitl1 said. "Right now, we are out of spend on it." that will continue indefmitely, progressive ways of us saying, "It's really about the other "Our athletic department is filled code because we don't have the When asked whether the refm­ according to Beckwith. 'hey, you don't need to cut this sports stepping up this year and with student athletes that are 18- [charge] arc which is a new rule ishing would be complete by tl1e "A lot of [sporting events] or that. We 're making money having a presence themselves," 22 and are followed by the peo­ tl1at you have to have it," Beck­ time tl1e spring semester starts, haven't been charging to get in," thrnugh our own events,' which he said. ple on campus and the student with said. "So we have it taped." Beckwitl1 said, "It's likely, but Beckwith said. would allow us to have operating body. So the Web site is every­ The California Community it's not 100 percent at this point. "This is college athletics. We costs." Athletics to get new Web site tlting ... and obviously, the one CoUege Athletic Association has "It's just about taking little should be charging to get into Despite the new charges to at­ The atl11etic department will we had wasn't giving us what we also done away with the wom­ steps, and any time you're in a these events." tend, Beckwith is happy with the have a new Web site in the near wanted and we received a lot of en's three-point line that is still position to revamp anything ... Sports like swimming, wres­ turnout at events so far in his first future. complaints about it." painted on tl1e court. you can't go out and take out the tling, both men's and women's semester as head of the athletic The site, www.gogades.com, The biggest criticism of the Beckwith also plans on adding biggest chunk you can chew," tennis and both men's and wom­ department. has been under construction for previous Web site, which is the new logo for the atl11etic de­ said Beckwith. "You have to go en's basketball, that were previ­ "You have to look at the athlet­ the majority of this semester by still active under Bakersfield partment at center court among at it little by little until you build ously free to get into, will now ic department as a teain," Beck­ Willis Design Studios and is ex­ College's Web site, was that it otl1er tltings tl1at he said will credibility in tl1e program and charge for admission. with said. "Sometimes, your best pected to be up and running be­ wasn't updated regularly and "dress up" tl1e floor. that's what we 're trying to do. I "Now obviously the students player goes down and you've got fore students come back for the there wasn't a lot of information The refinishing process, in­ want the community to see what are free, but outside of our stu­ to pick up the slack in other ar­ spring semester. about the teams themselves. volving sanding down tl1e floor we're doing to make ourselves dent body, people should pay eas." Beckwitl1 is at the forefront The new Web site will have and painting and staining the better before we ever ask for to get into these games," said Beckwith said that the athletic of the process and is excited for detailed bios on the coaching wood, will take 10 days accord- help." Volleyball sees early exit as BC's lone playoff team

By Zak S. Cowan the season. Editor in Chief Black had 202 kj[ls (.348 kill per­ centage) and 46 blocks with just 48 Bakersfield College's volleyball errors. Smith accompanied Black team was defeated in the first round of along tl1e front line all year and fin­ the 2011 California Community Col­ ished with 193 kills, 50 blocks and lege Athletic Association's Women's just 59 errors. Volleyball Championship playoff at 111e Renegades finished their regu­ tl1e hands of Pasadena City College. lar season off witl1 a sweep against PCC swept the Renegades 25-19, West Los Angeles College 25-15, 25- 30-28 and 25-22 in the Nov. 22 match 15 and 25-12 in tl1e Gil Bishop Sports in Pasadena. Center on Nov. 17. The two teams rarely were more Coach Carl FeJTeira is encouraged than two points apart through the first by what he sees from his team men­ two sets witl1 PCC pulling away from talJy, how they finished the season, BC in the third set. and what the team will look like in The disappointment, tl10ugh, 2012. comes witl1 the hopes of success for "We 're in a very healtl1y stage," Fer­ next season. reira said. "I've tried to develop a lot The teain will see freshmen Megan of internal leadership and at this stage Black and Brittany Smith back next we're extremely healthy from the year. The two players led tl1e team in inside out, which means the nucleus kills and blocks. and the core of the whole team is real The Renegades will see their assist powerful, real strong, and tl1ey've got leader Erica Rico move on. Rico av­ their eyes dead set on what they want eraged 9 .34 assists per game tluough to accomplish."

PHOTOS BY GREGORY D. COOK / THE RIP Above: Bakersfield College traveled to Pasadena City College for the first round of the CCCAA SOCAL Regional playoffs Nov. 22. Right: Renegades middle blocker Brittany Smith attempts to send the ball past Lancers setter Jessica Xu (8) and middle blocker Jackie Valle-Acosta (15). Fal semester sports coming to aclose

By Esteban Ramirez er and Robinson will hurt them, ence it and by next year we will kel hopes that those returning Reporter but he thinks that Kambria Ulrich know what to expect," she said. and the inconting freshmen will will be a fine player next year as She added that this year was step up. This season for Bakersfield long as she is not huit. a success, but they are excited College women's golf was filled "I am really excited about about next year. Wrestling with great individual perfor­ Kambria coming back, that we "I think it was a successful BC's wrestling team had a mances, but they couldn't put it can get some talented freshmen season. We accomplished our non-conference match against together as a team. and hopefully tl1e team continues goals. We're looking forward to East Los Angeles College to "I thought to get better;' he said. the future," she said. make up for a match tlrnt was SPORTS it was a fairly The men's cross-country canceled Sept. 30. good sea­ Cross-country team's coach David Frickel gave The makeup match was on ROUNDUP son, but we BC's cross-country team's his thoughts on how the men's Nov. 19, team scores were not ------weren't able season is over and the team met season went. held and it was a round-robin of MEGAN LUECKE /TIIE RIP to reach our goals which is pretty the goals that it set out for from "I think we had a very good individual matchups. Memorial Stadium is drowned by fog the morning of Nov. disappointing;' said women's the beginning. season by achieving some of our "I thought we did good and I 28, as Bakersfield College settles in for the winter break, golf coach Bob Paillet. "We were a young team, but goals and I'm happy witl1 the re­ thought it was important to have except basketball which will play through the break. "I thought some of tl1e bright we were able to accomplish some sults," he said. mat time before the regionals, spots were seeing Malea Miller of our goals like qualifying out "I think it's a big achievement and I think that at first when it cism take over." victory over number-one wres­ breaking a BC record and seeing of tl1e conference and qualifying when you reach the Southern got canceled I tl1ought it hurt He added tlrnt he tl1ought Marc tler in the state Jake Harrison Paula Robinson shoot a career to the state meet," said women's Cals and the state champion­ us, but we have benefited from Collier, Jesus Valdovinos, Tyson from Cerritos College. best," he said. cross-country coach Pain Kelley. sltip." the match being canceled," said Pinon, Brandon Silva and Jona­ Kalivas also said that they He said that the team didn't Kelley added tl1at because they He added that everyone made wrestling coach Bill Kalivas. than Gomez wrestled well. don't know the matchups at the meet tl1eir goal of a state cham­ were committed from tl1e begin­ big improvements from the be­ "I tl10ught we looked better Pinon wrestled in both the regionals yet, but he wants at pionship, and even tl1ough tl1ey ning, they were able to have ginning of the year and he said defensively on our feet and es­ 197-weight class and heavy­ least five or six wrestlers to qual­ played well at times, he thought tl10se successes. he is looking forward for tl1em to caping, but now all we need to weight, and had tluee wins and ify from the regionals. they didn't get enough consis­ "Each year it gets harder to improving during track season. work on is limiting mistakes. I tluee losses. 111e regionals will be at Palo­ tency. qualify, but I think since tl1is year The men will lose tl1eir top also want to see them continue to Collier won all four of !tis mar College in San Marcos on He also added that losing Mill- au the freshman got to experi- four runners next year, but Frie- compete and just let the athleti- matches including an impressive Dec. 3. SPOR'TS Page 11 The Ren egade Rip I www. therip.com Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Column Renegades win again Cali teams and improve to 4-1 deserve

By Esteban Ramirez Huntington, who is a back.'Up Reporter "I think we just finally woke freshman guard, commented on her performance. your AfLer suffering a tough loss to up in the second half and "I think sometimes I'm on and Moorpark College, Bakersfield started playing at our today I was feeling like all of them College women's basketball team were going to go in, but I also got responded with an impressive vic­ tempo:' some good passes from my team­ support to1y over Reedley College. -Gabi Morales, mates. BC beat Reedley 68-54 on Nov. Forward "We were definitely motivated to Chiefed I The Rip's Editor in 18 in the Gil Bishop Spo11s Cen­ come out to play, and even though Chief tells you what's what in the ter. and Madison Tarver. we turned the ball over a lot we world of sports. BC was only up 32-24 after the BC women's basketball coach managed to keep our composw·e. first half, but then to start the sec­ Paula Dahl commented on the "I think we tw·ned the ball over I hate when Californians sup­ ond half BC went on a 21-7 run to game. so much because we kept react­ po1t out-of-state teams. take a commanding lead. ·'J thought we responded great ing before we got the ball and that Ow· great state is full of great "I think we just fi nally woke up after losing to Moorpark, but we caused us to travel,'' she said. franchises, both professional and in the second half and start.ed play­ still twned the ball over too many BC lost to Moorpark 78-63 on collegiate. ing at our tempo," said starting tinles," said Coach Dahl. "I think Nov. 15. They had a hard rime It doesn't matter what back- sophomore forward Gabi Morales. our depth really helped us because stopping the three-point shooting ground you------.. They got a big contribution from there was no drop off when the of Moo1park, and they also had 30 come from, Haley I-Iw1tington, who put up 21 subs came in, and when the subs tw·novers that limited their scoring ELEONOR SEGURA / TH ERJP black or white, points off the bench with 15 com­ play like that we're unstoppable. opportw1ities. Renegades forward Gabi Morales goes up for a hippy or red­ ing from behind the three-point "We still need to continue to BC's next scheduled game is neck, we should jumper over Tigers forward Stephanie Ficher in line. They also got good rebound­ clean up our defense, fastbreak and at the Cuesta Tournament from all suppo11 Cali­ ing producrion from Gabi Morales not turning the ball over." she said. Dec. 1-3. the Gil Bishop Sports Center on Nov. 18. fornia teams first and foremost. ZAK S. COWAN I can't stand it when someone from Los An­ geles roots for a team like the Dal las Cowboys or someone in Second-place finish for BC Oakland supports the Boston Celtics. By Esteban Ramirez we have ways to go defensively," over two minutes left. and then It boggles my mind that some­ Reporter he said. Porterville went on a 12-0 run to one can get into a team that is ·'r thought our full court de­ finish the game. based 4,000 miles away from where they sleep. The Bakersfield College fense was the reason we came BC also missed two crucial Me? Lakers, Raiders, and men's basketball team hosted the back because we got some free throws when they were only Thanksgiving Renegades Classic turnovers and the momentum down by two points. Dodgers. and had two competitive games changed in our favor." "We did te1rible. Our defense AU three, when I first under­ that came down to cmcial pos­ He added that on the game­ as a whole was just tenible. stood spo11s and team affiliation, sessions. winning shot the play wasn't We didn't defend the ball," said were less than 200 miles away from my house. The Thanksgiving Renegades originally for Bates. Hughes. Classic wa') on Nov. 25-26. "The play was for Aubrey Ball, "1l1eir guys were just blowing That should be the limit. BC redeemed a loss they had but they defended it so Bates right by us and we're not good Unless you've relocated, there in the last tournament against Al­ just took it himself and made a enough offensively to give up 80 should be a 200-mile limit. lan Hancock by beating them on play." points." Forget book burning. Let's Nov. 25 with a score of 65-64, Bates said that he knew he Hughes also said that they bum out-of-stat.e baseba IJ caps. thanks in part to good defense at would make the shot because he lost it at the end because they When going out for a beer at the end and a game-winning shot felt that it would go in. took bad shots, missed their free Firehouse to watch my Raiders by starting guard Gerald Bates as He also commented on the tlu·ows, had some dumb fouls tty to stay competitive, it's hard for me to heai· myself think with the game clock hit zero. team's performance. and Porte1ville made their free Allan Hancock had taken a 62- "We did very good, played tlu·ows. all the Cowboys fans erupting 56 lead after a three-pointer with hard on defense and had some "We've got to play harder be­ eve1y time the team gets two or more yards. 57 seconds left and then coach good offense. We just got to con­ cause they outplayed us and out Rich Hughes called a timeout. tinue to play as a team and work scrapped us in our own gym," he If everyone would just root "I think the game changed hard on our defense, but we need said. for the same teams, eve1yone when coach Hughes called a tim­ to start to make our free throws," ''I was just disappointed in our would be screaming in unison eout and told us to give it our all he said. etforr." and I wouldn't miss any pa.it of on defense," said Gerald Bates. In the championship round, Starting freshman guard Au­ the game or my conversation After the timeout, BC went on BC played against Porterville brey Ball, who scored 18 of his because I'd be screaming at the a 9-2 mn to come away with the and lost by a score of 88-79. 22 points in the second half, same time. win. Po1terville's slatting guard Ja­ commented on the team's per­ Would you root for a sports Coach Hughes commented on son Cannichael scored 36 points fo1mance. GREGORY D. COOK / THE RIP team out of the country over an NBA how the team played. on BC, but even with that the ''I think personally I did good, Bakersfield College guard Gerald Bates tries to squeeze team? "It wasn't a pretty win. We game was close tluoughout until but I'm a team guy and I think between two Porterville College players for a shot. I didn't think so. In America. where our states did enough to come away with the last minute when Porterville Coach has a good system so if are so close to being their own rhe win and we played for alJ 40 puJied away thanks to them sink­ we listen to what Coach tells us have it throughout the game not 29, and their next game will be countt·ies (especially California), minutes. T thought we defended ing their free throws and BC's we'll st.art. to have success," said just in spu11s." on Dec. 10 against Los Ange­ how could you not root against them better than when we played lack of it Ball. "We just didn't have the ef­ The team was scheduled to les Trade-Tech College here at a team from Arizona, New York them on Sunday, but I still think BC was up 79-76 with a little fort consistently and we got to play Porterville again on Nov. BC. or Bost.on? Rooting for tea.ins outside the 200-mile limit can also make one susceptible to wagon hopping. No one can say they have strong loyalty if they are rooting for a team that doesn't represent their home and California is our home people. So I hate the Chargers and everything that they represent, including their fans, but at least they're rooting for a local team. I can't stand all the Bronco stickers I see on cars in Bakers­ field. Don't get me wrong, I'd hate seeing Donco stickers even if I was in Denver. In fact, it'd prob­ ably make me sick, but it's much worse when that person grew up a dtive away from tluee or fow· other teams. It isn't that there aren't good tean1s in California, either. Yeah. Bay Area football has UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM been bad lately, but it's on the up at the Fresno main campus at the Bakersfield Center nowadays. And the Lakers were two-time world champions just • More than SCHEDULE A VISIT • Evening classes, PROGRAMS OFFERED six months ago. 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Bassist Randy Armstrong, of Red, plays at the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular at the Rabobank Arena on Nov. 17 while a smoke and frre show goes off in the background.

Photos by Brandon Barazza

Winter Jam was held at the Rabobank Arena on Nov. 77 for Christians to praise their beliefs together

Joe Rickard of Red plays his drums at the Winter Jam Tour at the Rabobank Arena on Nov.17.

Lead singer of Newsboys, Michael Tait, takes a ride above the crowd while singing "Born Again."

Newsboys lead singer Michael Tait dances next to lead guitarist Jody Davis on Randy Armstrong plays bass during Winter Jam Tour on Nov. 17 at Rabobank Arena. Nov.17.