Page 12 The Renegade Rip I wwwtherip.com February 4, 2009 Bathrooms disgust staff Off to a running start The Rip staff is repulsed with the state Track and field teams place third at their EYES OF THE RIP of Bakersfield College's bathrooms. home meet. Teams look to improve. Opinion, Page 6 Sports, Page 11 Rainy Daze THE RENEGADE RIP As the winter rainfalls upon the Bakersfield area, its citizens www.therip.com continue with their daily activites inside or out of the rain. Vol. 80 • No. 9 Bakersfield College February 19, 2009 Administrators work on BC's accreditation
By KATHERINE J. WHITE for improvement arc connected \\ ith kH·[email protected] staffing. unit planning and prograrn Copy editor reYiev.·~. \aid ,\1nber ('hiang. BC di rector of n1arkering: and public rcla- l3ah.er..,fietd College j.., rnakini:,' 11on'.'I . ..,o,ne head\\ a: .. \\·e ·11 he out and an<,ur tt> ~,:1 C\ ;- The A.ccreditation Steering (\lm rnlltl'L'. headed h_\ Ed Knud-,on. BC The Lbt ...\CCJC \1,it \\acs 1n L1il \ ice pre,ident of acadctnic ;.i.ffair'>. i-. 2006. and the- nc\t Yi:-.il \\ iii ht? in fail \\Orking to addre-. ... \arious recon,- .:::'.()]:::,_.BC rnu.-.1 :suhn1it :1 r11id-tcn11 rl...' n1endations for in1pnn·en1en1 in :he pl)ft 1h:11 ..,h\1\',.., :..'\ 1dcrK·c uf inlJ-lf'l)\'-· operation of the college '>t'l fonh ti;, mcnt by ()ct. 15, 20(19. al..' ...·ordin~ h) the\ i,iting accreditation team knov,:n .Ann \1organ. \\ hn head, thl· rn..,t1- DAVID KARNOWSKI I THE RIP a ... the A ...·c-redit1ng (~omn1i..,sion for tut1ona.l re,earl..'h and plannin; d ...· Rainwater from the roof of the cafeteria in Bakersfield College's Campus Center drips into a puddle formed Just hanging C.in11nunity and Junior Coilege-.. pann1cnt. .-\1..· ... ·ording 11.1 the ..,, ...·crin.c-'. in the flower beds. \\"e..,tem As..,ociation of S1.:hoob and con1n11ttee\ \\orJ... plan. h'.1 \1ar,:h GREGORY D. COOK /THE RIP College..,. 2. evidence of in1proven1enh :.11 Re· A student manages to get some exercise between classes, Feb. 5. .4.11 college~ in thi.'> district and in rnust be compiled and recordL·d. B;, around and other di ... trict.., must '>Ubn1it to ex .A.pril 27. a draft of the repon n1uq amination by thi ... official accrediting be completed. BC prc ... iJent Gri:f team and mu ... t be found to be in full Chamberlain 1nu,t examine thi'> re upside down compliance \.\.-ith the guidelines es port by f\.-1ay 8, and the t.'diteJ fir,1 tablished by the U.S. Department of draft must be sent to the college di:-. Education. trict office by May 15. Bet\\-'CCn \1ay1 Above: "Bull" Bullard shows off If BC doe<; not continue to address 22-Aug. 15, the committee n1ust cor . . his dunking ability Feb. 12 . weaknesses noted by this visiting rect and post the final copy to the col Right: "Hi-Rise" Brown hangs tea.m. it "-·ill lose its accreditation sta lege Web site. The final copy n1ust he from the basket after slam tus. That means BC students will not approved by KCCD board of trustees be able to transfer their BC credits to by September. dunking a shot while teammate other institutions. Currently. BC ha'> Chan1berlain de ... crihe:-. BC's pro "Big Easy" looks on. The Harlem full accreditation status. which \\'as cess of self-examination as intense Globetrotters played at Rabohank granted by the Western As..,ociation and ongoing. Arena with trick ball handling and of Schools and Colleges. ··v,/e need to re-.pond to all of the aerial antics. The BC steering committee is ex recommendations." ,aid ('hambcr ainining the various BC depanments Jain. ··1t\ a process of con'>tantlJ and gathering information about looking for v..'ays to itnprove:· Photos by Gregory D. Cook/ The Rip them. ~id Knudson. According to Knudson. progre.<,s Trumpet Many of the recommendations See ACCREDITATION, Page 4 and double bass player Jamin Marshall of the SGA hands out new 'smoke free' policy survey Redmond, Oregon band, Larry By J. W. BURCH, IV posted designated areas .. and that ··1he dt':lig owned. leased and occupied by the state. smoke all that they \\1ant:· Nsuangani said. "It and his johhurch@hakersfieldcolle~e.edu nated smoking areas shall be '"'-'ithin a rea,on county, or city and community colleges:· is about protecting those who have decided 1 Flask, plays News editor able distance for access by students. faculty. \\ hether the smoking proposal is passed or not to smoke." the trumpet staff, administrators and \'isitors."' not, the Kern County Department of Public Although the proposal has never been to in the The Bakersfield College SGA has put out 1be proposal also sa'.I s. --can1pus n1ap.., Health \.v'ill be ~l?nding a letter to BC presi make BC a completely "'smoke free·· cam encore song a survey to help decide v..·hether to institute a shov..'ing designated smoking areas shall be dent Greg Chamberlain demanding that BC pus. there are those \\'ho think of it a_.:, a hetter at Sandrini's "smoke-free" tX)licy on campus. This is the made available to all employees. students and comply \\·ith the California state smoking solution. on Feb. 9. fourth time since 2004 that a "smoke-free'' visitors." la\\·. "'I'm for a completely smoke-free campus," tX)licy has been considered. "I'm fine with designated smoking areas." "State lav, prohibits s1noking \\·ithin 20 feet said Christopher Knaak, business major. '"But DAVID "This has been an ongoing struggle." said said Gilbert Cordova. psychology and human of any entrance. exit or operable windn\\::· I don't spend a lot of time on campus, so it KARNOWSKI/ Kem County Public Health Department of services major. !\suangani said. doesn't really affect me either way." THE RIP ficial Nsele Nsuangani, "because the SGA. ·"As long as there are enough. It is a big "". .\nd BC docs not enforce that la\\'. BC is "'I understand that people don "t v,:ant to be changes every school year. and the previous l'.ampus. and people aren't going to v;ant to the only ~chool that has been giving us head around smoke.·· Cordova ,;;aid. SGA could not come to a consensus and pass \\'alk across campus just to ha\e a sn1okc." ache-,. Poner\'ille Cullcg:c and Cerro Coso .. But cuning do\vn smoking at BC \l\:on"t the proposal:' California state la\\. says: Smoking i;; pro DAVID KARNOWSKI /THE RIP College ha\·e no smoking signs and enforce stop much. Aren '1 \I\ e still number one for GREGORY D. COOK I THE RIP The "smoke-free· proposal will make BC hibited ··\\·ithin 20 feet of main entrances. the la\,-:· Gray, rainy skies soak fresh blossoms in a tree in the Campus had air in the country? .. Andrew "Thrash" Collins, 23, '"a smoke-free campus except for officially ex.its and operable \\·indo\\ s uf an;, building ··Jt", not about ,makers. Smoker.., can Center at Bakersfield College. Sune)S can be found in the SGA office. smokes between classes. Delano works to revise SGA constitution 2012 plan still 'going By GABINO VEGA needed an approval," she said, ROSARIO "I thought Lyne (Mugema [email protected] BCSG A president) gave me Tracey strong' despite challenges Editor in chief the approval for the elections. the After this, the communication horse In November 2008, the broke off:• By J,W, BURCH, IV of deciding oo an artistic symbol. Created from Bakersfield College Delano The elections did not count, [email protected] by BC art Sllldent William Holler, the wodc Bakers Center held their first Stu but the students interested in News editor of typographic art will be in the shape of a field dent Government Association the project volunteered their tree with the trunk and roots of the tree being Raindrops College's elections but were declared time and have been helping The 2012 Plan, which was brought to frui made up of the plans that "form the basis and hang from farm non-valid because of the unap make executive decisions. tion in 2007, has reached the implementation foundation of the organiz.ation_" The branch a branch at stands proved constitution. Since the .. The Delano students \\-·ere stage. In the fall 2008 semester, new campus es of the tree will be made up of the seven Bakersfield still winter break. the Delano Cen not trying to run a coup:· said maps and building signage were introduced initiatives that form the 20!2 Plan. College on against a ter has been meeting v..:ith BC Bonnie C. Suderman. dean as a result of the 2012 Plan. "We believe in the importance of symbol SGA representatives to revise Feb. 9. fence on of learning measures and IT. Although much of the student body may ogy," said Patti Ross, who is a consultant for Feb. 9. the rejected constitution and ··Toe communication broke not notice any major changes to the campus. the 2012 Plan along with her colleague John GREGORY D. plan student events. do,,.·n on both ends. They both the 2012 Plan is still going strong. Milburn... We want to demonstrate that the COOK/THE PATTI J. A group of 17 volunteer stu didn"t knov..· 'A·hat to do." "Students might think that nothing is go BC campus and community are growing."' RIP LOOMIS/ dents called the Delano Center THE RIP But now both BCSGA and ing on." said Ann Morgan, BC director of The 2012 Plan, a five-year plan to help Committee is currently meet GABINO VEGA ROSARIO/ THE RIP thl.' Delano co1nmittee ha\'e institutional research and planning. "'But V.'e improve the BC experience. will be incorpo ing eveI)' Friday to discuss The Delano Center Committee holds a meeting on been \I\OrLing together to have one to two meetings a month. Organi rated into the existing infrastructure of BC. Banjo events and student needs like Feb. 13. hold e\'ents and keep in con zational change happens very slowly, and it something that can be a ··difficult and long player and any other student organiza tact. Dannie Gene!. from the takes time for results to show." process." vocalist for tion. The committee involves Though this is just a tempo "'The board of trustee~ had to Delano committee. is working The 2012 Plan is made up of seven initia When asked of the 2012 deadline and if the band, the follo,ving students: Ravia rary group. this committee is sign the formal process. but close \Vith Justin Salter~ from tives. each aiming at a different area for the it will be met, Morgan said, "Given the re Larry and Eublera. Dannie Genet Ro planning on being their ov.'n in the elections v.-crc held v.·ithout BCSGA. plan to focus on. The seven initiatives are cession and other challenges '""·e·ve had. I His Flask, berto Ibarra. Maria Zamora. dependent SGA in the future. this." '"\Ve are glad to have Dan student excellence, communication, over can't predict that we will be done by 2012. According to Mildred Lo The BCSGA and the Delano sings and Brittney Valov. Loy Salarda. nie:· said Eublera. ··she is the sight and accountability. fiscal responsibihty, But there has been good work to date and as Jack Brighan1. Jasirre Heredia. \'ato. vice president of student committee did not communi 1 dances in a the official communicator for facilities. image and linkage. much a..:, possible. if not all. \l\ ill be done hy Sandra Ortiz. Jesus \'alencia. sen·ices. a branch can1pus is al cate properl;, about thc clc.: live show. Delano :.ind SG:-\."" --,1,,11 the initiatives are in1portanr:· ~1org:an 2012:· Travis Llnden-vood. Hector lowed to have a SG.A.. but the tions;. :-\s their constitution \\ as On the firo;t day of school, said. ·'But communication is at the core of .. We need everyone to be involved.'. Ro.-....-... DAVID Hernandez. April Hernandez. board of trustees has to allo"· it. being re\'i~ed. Eublera gnt the BCSGA. v.-ent to the Delilllo everything v.·e do.'' said. ''Including students ... it is their school. KARNOWSKI I Elizabeth Santiago. Helen '"There is a formal process and v.·ord to n1ove forv.·ard ,,. ith Center to help students find Currently. the 2012 Plan is in the process after all." THE RIP Calip and \1arisol Guzn1an. a legal process:· said Lovato. the election<... ··I did nnt kncn, I See DELANO, Page 4 Page 10 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com February 19, 2009 Page 3 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com February 19, 2009 SPORTS FEATURES Olcott Women win, break long Energy and Clean Air takes 18-game losing streak Expo helps businesses center By TAYLOR M. GOMBOS [email protected] Photo editor stage For the Bakersfield College wom with energy efficiency en's basketball team. the long losing streak ended \vith its first \\restern By STACEY STAAB ever. e\e~'one \Vent on \\'ith the day <..e\·eral people -;aid that the infonna BC center looks to State Conference v.·in of the season. [email protected].~ficldco!lcge .cdu until the pO\\·er ca1ne hack nn. rion .-it-inut cle.111 air and energy "a\' The Renegades beat the L.A. \'al- '\ Rip staff writer There \\ere .1-.7 e.xhihitor:-. at the in~" j.,_ 1he :,,tcp in the right direction the future. ley Monarchs 64-62 Feb. 1 I to snap expo focu ... ing on their \ ital role-., J, for lhl· en\ in)J1J11cnt. an 18-game losing streak. The -lth annual Energy and Clean businc".,:-,e~ :.ind busine'-\ !eJder:s to Furthcnnorc'. there \\ ere many ex By VINCENT PEREZ ··1t\ been brutal. The kid.~ only Air Busines'.) Exposition focused on help improve \alle) air quality and hibitor honrh,;_ ,nini .:;eminars to learn \ ·inJ)(TC::.(c.] ho kcrsfi c Id( ·oll CQe. cdu had three v.·ins last year. The) \\ ere informing and den1on<,trating the im increa~e energy efficiency. c1hout the ne\\ 1echno!og;-. test dri\'e.;, Sports editor afraid that they \\ere only going to portance of saving energy and clean ··\Ve ·re fahricator:-. and a lot of of the ne\\' lo\\ en1i..,,ion hybrid \'e ha\'e three v. ins thi.-.. year:· said coach ing the air. the.-..e con1panie.., u\e thin~, tl;iat \\ c hiL'lcs . .ind :.i i.:ar cru,;hing Jen1onstra '.\ineteen-\ear-old Bakersfield Paula Dahl. ··It v.·a:-. fantastic. \\"e It <..hO\\'Cd valley bu'>ines\e'> im design and build. ,o \\C are hen: tion tc1 inf\1rn1 people abou1 gelling C0llege :-.ophomore center ,.\lex 01- shov.·ed a lot of discipline. \\/e got pro\'ing the environment and v.·ork trying to get nC\\ cu ,1on1er..,_-· \:1 ike gni.., po!!uting \ ehiclc, off our Above: Golden State Metals con i~ a Yital part of the BC men·._ the rebounds. That 1nonkey has been ing on i1nplernen1ing: their operations !,.1iller <.if Lort1 \1anufacturing c-0111- ,1n:ch and high\\ a: s. demonstrates how old and ha:-.~c-tball tea1n. on our back for mon!hs. It v.·a.:; a fun v.·ith air 4uality and energy efficien pan) ..,aid. Dt?hr;1 \1nrcnn. pre-.idcn1 of Gre:.it wrecked cars are compacted BC head .:oach Rich Hughe:-. said gan1e. I \'>a:. just really. really proud cy. ('hris LoedeL \\ ith Lortz \1anuL1s._· cr Bakcr:-.tielcl Cha,nher of Co1n before sent to recycling ahoul Olcon. ··He ·s the key compo of n1y team."' The expo kicked off v.·ith a speak turing Con1pan;. :-.aid. "\\'e arc here llll'l"l'l' .... aid. ··Thi, C\ent v.-ill :-.hO\\ centers, Feb. 12. Much of nent to our success the last t~·o years. Dahl felt like the fact that her tean1 er. Karen A.ldennan H:.irhcrt. v, ho Jl('t\\"Orking to llll'Cl Ile\\" pe(1pk."" tlll \\:I\" th;it ) ~ ,iu can particip<.!le in the metal reclaimed from .tnd he·, :1 ~l >Pli pia) 1:r \\ a:-. aht~ h1 \\ l1rk the g.arne l·ll ,__.~ j.., the prc,ident fl1r the !n,ti1u1c fnr H(lf'L' C,irn1..'_i11. .\Illl'rlc.lii HL!-!· dl'..' ,·j)r1r! !,' lk,tll l'Llr dll" ,llhf l'll!l \Ir these cars is used to make "f-{c·, the fUJ you al\\a:,.s \i..ant h1._·lpt·d hL'r tcan1 get the \·iL'lOf). 21,1 Century Energ: l .S. C.'han1lxT ne,, \131._·hine-.._ ,;uJ. ··1 ,ni: l1"Crl· 1n ,t'r\c'. \1Lff r~',\llJrLC'- ;11 :()Ur pl:.il'c' {if h.'an1 new, more fuel efficient ,111 \11ur bccau-.,e he·-, a leader. ··v..:hen V.I:' ni:eded to do\\ n \O\\ ard pf Comn1erce. Harhcrt de,;ignl.'."d and infonn pc,1pk (!! 1he )\>\\ -Cl1,'T;',) ,.1\ - hu,1n,:,, .u1~1 :ll hl1111c."· automobiles . . 1n,i h~··, pu-.hing t'\lTJhPdy C\CfJ· !he end \\·e \\ ere ~:hie !ti take '-·arc of ui-1plc-rnen1ed l'ncrg: polil':' 1n1!1J illt'-'> tr,1111 1!J,, (',1ni>ll r1r,,J,:~h. :hl· J"lk 'f\l'.1!,_l·r j,lj" !h;_' iUJlL'hl'll!l \\,!'> ,l.1:,. ()nc thint,: i" that he does;n't care hu ... ine,,. \\"e pot -.,on1e ke: rehnund-... ti\e, and O\Cf'-J\\ hudgt't rt'\·ic\~:s foT re.::L·!al-ilc pr(\t'-Ltn1 that ( .111,,11 ,1f "ihl·lh Sui!l\dll. l'\l'L-Llll\C dirc,-1ornf Left: Shelly Sullivan, Jhout ,tah. l lc \\·anh tl) \\ in. and \Ve hu,tlcd \\T didn't g!\e up lln our frh'-ll. nuck·ar. rcnC\'>al encrg) and fer, fur their t\1ncr ~·.1rtrid,..:~·· ti1 hL
• After defeating College of the Canyons and West LA. the Renegades were pounded 95- without the passport 76 b,- LA. Valle,. on Feb. 11. By TAYLOR M. GOMBOS • Clint and Suzie Denn use their n1u-.ic. then> ou get a L'hJnL·e to unpaL·k. relax and tour Bakersfield College Students rgcnnhos(Q baker5.(!c!(h t)!!cge cd11 international travels to help share the the ,hip:· h'-' ,aid. Photo editor ··A.b,o. your tir5>1 night on the ;'.)hip i~ at the captain·~ wonders of the world with others without reception v.·here food and drink are served ... "Success is not something you The Bakersfield College men's basketball team went them having to leave their hometown. Denn narrated his \i..:hole trip from St Petersburg 3-1 over the last two weeks; the only loss \i..:as a pounding to Russia and gave travelers tips and his knowledge from a conference opponent. BY LEIA MINCH about the country and the culture of Russia. become it is a journey" The Renegades were dominated for most of the game [email protected] A.s hi~ slideshov.· \vent from city to city, he spoke os they were defeated by L.A. Valley 95-76 Feb. 11. Feature editor of each city's history. and ho\v all of the country's fa -Nakysha Cummings. STOV 855 Instructor. BC shot 37 percent (27- 73) from the field while L.A. mous landmarks came to be. such as the Resurrection Valley shot 54 percent (35-65). On Feb. I 0. Bakersfield Adult School hosted Clint and Church of Our Savior. GREGORY D. COOK /THE RIP The Renegades were down 47-37 at halftime, but the Suzie Denn as part of their cultural studies program. The Denn also showed parts of the cities, such as the un Bakersfield College guard Darrin Dorsey closest they got in the second half was down 53-40. Denns, who travel across the country and show films of derground v.;alkways in St. Petersburg. He said it "was "It was good for us. We needed someone to come in drives up-court against L.A. Valley, Feb. 11. their journeys presente.d their newest film calle.d "Cruis built to keep pedestrians out of harm ·s way." Begin your journey here with and dri11 us. We need to wake ourselves up," BC coach cushion that Y.1e were able to withstand it. Vile 'II take it." ing Russia:' Denn gave an explanation as to Rich Hughes said. Hughes was frustrate.cl with the way his team's defense Originally from Granada Hills. \\'hy each city was important to "We "ve had terrible practices for the last two weeks. performed in the second half against the Wildcats. Subscribe to our the Denns have traveled all over the 'The second you get off Russia. Denn said that many of us at Project Voyager! When you pract1ce poorly. it translates to the game." ""Our defense \\'as terrible i:n the second half. We gave world and also made and produced the plane, you are greeted the Russian souvenirs that could Hughes v.·as embarrassed about the \\·ay hi~ team up v.·ay too many easy lay-ups," said Hughe-.. films about vacationing to countries be purchased \\·ere inexpensive. played in front of the home crowd. '"If \\.:e·re going to v.·ant to v.:in in the pla;-otls or v.--in a news feed and such as Germany. Samoa and Sv.-·it by the Russian custom Hov.ever. he recommended ··It's embarrassing to lose on your home floor. 1·rn em conference title. \\e.re going to h:.n·e to <..top doing that. zerland. of breaking bread and places to buy specific things at Project Voyager is a unique mentoring program at barras".'..ed as far as hov.· our team played:· he said. V•ie gave th~n1 too man> ea.-.: atten1pts in the _1.,econd get the news The shov.· \\:a.s presented in Ba traditional folk music, ..,o that one i.-.. not taken advantage In the los\ against L .. t'\. \'alley. Skyler \'aden led the half:· kersfield High School ·s Harvey of or induced to buy an unofficial Bakersfield College that assists students with identifying Renegades \\·ith 21 points. .--\l.,o ag:ainsi the \\.ildcat ... SL'Oll Draughon had 13 as it happens. Auditorium and is part of a class at then you get a chance to product. The Renegades bounced back frL)n1 the lo;;;s to L.A.. poinh before lea\ ing the _!;a111c \\ ith J groin inju~. \\'hile Bakersfield Adult School that is pro unpack. relax and tour He aho ga\ e the crov. d a look and achieving their academic, career, and personal goals. \'olley by beating Santa Monica 78-70 Feb. 14. Le\\·i-. Jnd Luiz Gon1e1 ciddcd l ! ~1 piece. vided to infonn and educate people the ship." into the thea.ter and entertainment ··\\'e got dO\\'n in the fin,t half. \\'e :-.truggled a little bit. E.J Kirtiy scored 22 poinh. Jnd sc· f,1rced 25 tun1u\ers about other cultures around the ~ide of Ru,,ia and v.·hat .;ights are kind of like \\'e did against L ..-\. \ 1alley:· Hughe" said. as the Renegade, defeated C,1Jk,gc of the C:.in:on-. Feb. Rnd out more about our RSS world. - Clint Denn, ··n1ust-:-.ces It takes the commitment of a semester to experience the ··\\··e Y..-ent out in the second half and pla)ed a little bit .j The '.)Chool hosts numerous shov.-~ filmmaker In Denn· s film. he ga\'e ...-iev.1ers better defense and got hot on the offen'-i\'e end. V1,/e \\·ere ··\\:e v.Tre able to pul tl1_~c1h,.:;- 1v, u good offensi\'e L and Javascript syndication such as '"La Belle France .. and ''Sea a look into traditional Ru..,".,ia and opportunity of a lifetime. able to pull av.·ay· \\'ith a victory:· halve<... \Ve pa..,..,ed 1he hall ,,ell. \Ve had a large nurnbcr to Sea in a Model T .. to help give the explained \\ h~ v. ood crafting: v.·as _·\gain,t Santa \1onica. \ 1aden had 22 points. \'>hile Ja of a,,.,j,1,. All in all. it\\ ,1, __ ~,)od ~an1~ f<1r Lh c ... peciall; options at: community an idea of v.·hat other cultures are like. -.o in1por1ant to their culture. n1ar Hani'>on had 17 point~. Eion Lcv,;i<:- added 13 point, 1w, th>' rr,ad 10 ::'itin ,,1n1c c1>nfH.k'ls.\.' :· l lu;he-.. -<1id. s The Denn< trip began in St. Peter-.burg. Ru5-'.-.ia ,vhere .. The IO\\ n of \1andro;i l-.. like" an old \\·ooden mu •· in the \\·in. :c\1:-.o againc..t C.in;on,. H~1rTi,011 had 1:-; pninr... \\hile the) took the ,,\madeus \\'aterv.:ays s;- stem to .\1oscO\\. -;eum. lt ,ho\\" the n1l1rc tr:.iditional part of Ru~si.i. Project Voyager: You decide ... We assist! Harris;on -.cored 1-4- poinh as the Renegade, defeated Rick) \Vntlord and \"aden poured in J ~ point.., :.i piece. www.therip.com/register .\s Clint Denn explained. all of .A.madeu" · boat\ arc on There arc no n1ctal tic, in thl' huilding,. 1he \\"e,1 L.A.. \\.ildcats 92-88 on Feb. 7. For Can;-on,. Brann\l:1 Br,idL.:; had J l} pu1nt, Jnd 6 ri\'ers that go throughout the country. The boat is ahout ··E\'ery1hin,!; i, 1nade llUl of \\OOd hecau..,e in the TI1e Renegades took a lead of 5-4--.36 inll1 hJ!ftinlt' and rebound, \\ hilc Ju,11n \111i1h p1..1url·d in 1- ptiinl'- and 6 360 ft. long and holds 156 people. pa:-.L the) could nPt afford n1eta!. The tradition li\'e~ If you would like more information about Pro;ect Voyager. piease do not had to fend off J \econd half run b~ \Veq L. ·\. tn \\ in the !T'h\,und, in ,i ]1hJTl~ c·lhll1. Denn recon11nended tra\'eling this \'>ay because he :-.aid on. 2:'.:.llne. \:011:1,:lu,l.11~ !h-:'ir Fch 1, ;,ur1~' c1~,tin,1 Ciknd:1k. the it is much more personal than a large cruise liner. and you A.ccording to Denn. hi.; video, are a ··great \\·ay" for hesitate to call ··[\'ery hon1e game in league v.-e\e huilt a hu~,._· k.id in Ren,._,~;-1Je_._ :trc .::::.=:.-"' 1 '\ l'r:dl :inll -<::. .n th,._· \\-1._·,Jl·111 Stall: can get to knO\\· the crev.- and fellO\\ pa-.5.engers; better. :-.omeone to learn aJ.out the Ru,,i:.in culture. and if one 661-395-4277 or Visit vs a! Car-:-::us Cer.ter 3. the fir.:;t. \\ hich L·arrie, u,:· Hughec.. ,aid CPnr'tTe11~l· Tli~· R,·ill·~a,k". fii~,tl hL1111,._, :-'·t111e ('I the re~u- ··Toe ..,ecr1nd ~nu get off the plane. )OU are greeteJ h~ i, 1111erc,1cd 111 tr:!\ elin~. tlll•,c \ 1de( ,.., gi\ e a '"helpful ··\\·e,t L .. --\. \\:!.., abk ll) tight. ThJ! k:.1d put tlic1t l1n!c 1:ir ,e:h,1n \\ 111 L-.c Fel-i ::'. 1 a):.':1in,1 Ci1n1, ,11 :" :•.111 the Ru, ... ian l'U"10111 of breaking hread and tradi1ional folk in,ight to tPurin~ ditlcrent ,._'nuntrie,:· Page4 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com February 19, 2009 February 19, 2009 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com Page 9 NEWS CAMPUS Wounded veteran from N BC e-mails blacklisted due to spam • Esser!t1als_ ,1-· ,;·?r_J cro ~ING 19 ·::es5,,g@ ..... ,· :::.:::, 151 • Tes: --;-a.z,~g Stra<:egy@ 6 o.m. By J. W. Burch, IV We had another incident that in\'olved an in ing BC e-mail to a different server so as to for all students to get a college-based e-mail I . . .• ~ t 1n SS 151 johhurch@hakersfie/dcollege .cdu fected computer as \\'ell." oversee it better. account. Iraq gets new home • KHSD teachers art exh1b1t@ 9 News editor Spam is defined a~ ··un\\·anted e-mail usually "We ·re pretty good at stopping spam from '·V,/e ·re trying to use other methods to contact a.m. @ Larry E Re:der Gal:ery of a commercial nature that is sent in bulk." coming in:· Palinsky said... But as soon as the students that the students are more likely to use:' Bakersfield College\ e-mail system has been Phishing is defined as "the act of \ending an spam protection system identifies it, and stops Suderman said. "We have user groups who are By MANUEL MORFIN Morgan arrived accompanied by nia. Oregon and Washington. "\Ve Ll) • Rip publishes [email protected] his wife Julian. his daughter Sophie are planning to \Valk an average of plagued again \\-'ith spam. resulting in major e- e-mail that falsely claims to be from a legiti it. spammers find a \\'ay to \\'Ork around it ... using such netv.·orking sites as Myspace. Face Rip staff writer and escorted by 37 bikers. mostly 25 miles per day." said Rose. 2 Q • SGA senate ,1eet1ng@ 1nail pro\·iders such as Yahoo. MSN and Hot mate organization in an atten1pt to obtain such it's just a viciou!-. cycle and a continuous strug book and Google Groups:· veteran members of the Patriot Guard These guys have the goal of com 10 am n1ail to blacklist e-mails from BC, lnis is not information as usernames, paSS\\'Ofd!-. or credit gle:· Student and staff should kno\\' that the dis In Bakersfield. 97 l O Fitzgerald Riders. pleting the hike in less than four • Deadl,...,e to \\·,t··drc '. fcocr an i..,..,ue nev.. to BC: last semester sa\\' a ,;,imilar card det.3.ils:· ··11 \\'i11 take tin1e:· Sudern1an said. ··But v.e trict and college v.·ill never request personal Drive \Vil} be the nev.: address ofC.S. "\Ve are all so proud to be here for months since they are ju..,, off for the c!asses ',\,:hc,~: a·-.,·.,' incident. ··Toe more often 1hJ.., happens:· said B0nnie are looking at instituting ii b: the ne-xt tin1e that infonnation fr0n1 you. ~uch as your u~emame '!\1:arine Corporal Evan ~organ. a comrade:· said J. Zimmerman v:ho sun1n1er... We ha\e the in-;.piration • ~a·.,.-n ct Sr!c:::e .::.,;:es•::: :• .g 7 .. \\"hat happened Ja-,t semester v.·a:-. essen Suderma.n. BC dean of inf1..)n113tion tcchnolog: . .;;tudents are regi:-.tcring for cJ3.,..,~c..:· or pas~v.ord . .. Vv'e love the location." said Julian. rode to Bakersfield from Encino. Ca from the many guy.;; that risk their p.rr,.@ BC Pia~'e:ar:-~~,· ti,dh our fault." said BC director of Infonna "the longer \\·e \\ ill be hL1cJ.,.Ji-..ted." BC ha~ also :-.tarted ...;etting up G-n1ail ac If it \\·a:-. ah ... olutely needed, the IT depan Morgan's wife. lif. lives for this country.'' Ro:-;e said. • "\r.Jo~an (c::ed T:.., ~;- © 3 ti.__)n Te ...·hnolog; DaYid Palinsky. ··\\·11at ha~ A..lthough ..,parn and ··phi..,hing·· will al\\ay~ count.'> to ht'lp get information tiut to onlinc ment has access to the infom1ation. If there are Staff happened ..,in ...-c \\·ere a couple of incidenb of be- a problern. BC i:-. looking into ... e\ eral dif· students \\'ho rel: fTe:1tly on recei\ ing e-n1ail, Morgan. 25. lost both legs and During the ground-breaking cer Their journey. they ... ay. i, not go Panc.-ng p.rT1.@ Bakers-i" e d Cor... ,.-, ... ,u ·. :v any questionable e-maib should be forv•arded sight in one of his eyes \Vhile serving emony, a couple of organizations ing to be a \Valk in the park. and the: w Theater ·phishing." in \vhich one a student and the other. ferent technoil1g: option, to help l'On1hat the,e from their instructor:-.. to Todd Co\ton at lnforrnation Technolog: at ln Iraq. recognized .\1organ for his service are training hard. ··\\'e are runninf' a -aatf n1en1her. re,;ponded tu spam message.;;. problen1s better. One of tho,e option" is Il10\'- BC is thinking: of implementing a mandate [email protected]. .'.'.\,_;to C,uo Fa:·-oso His home v.:ill be built thanks to the to thi.., country ..i\.lso. a trio of young seven n1i]e,;, ever: day." ,aid \\:il ...... f!PJ • TENNIS 21 Race.-.,ay oper- :.est 2 1d patronage of Home for Our Troops. men honored ~1organ \1-.:ith a song liams. He laughed \\'bile mentioning t'.Jne@ 8 a_'T' a non-profit organization that builds that the: \\Tote for him. that he had Joq .30 pound,, 1110-:,t fron1 POOi. POOi. homes specially adapted for severely Scon \\i'illiams. 23. Paul Rose. 22. his beer belly. 8 a.rr @ s,_,noa:e a·~,J :iet)b·e wounded veterans. Home for Our and 1'--1an \\Talker. 21. are the creators During their trek. they plan to make Beact-, or1ve Welding department receives new equipment Troops gets help from Dave Packer. of Trek for Troops. The three men 26 stops to re-supply. one of them in the general contractor and many vol from \\'estlake \Tillage. Calif.. are Tehachapi. They hope to ha\'c the op lene @' ·: O By STACEY STAAB unteers. "People like Evan give so raising: n1oney for Homes for Our portunity to pe:rfon11 and attract the e·Jr.g' 2~:,\C.~'-i ;:::, _,:es_~ r-·de' 1_~ llldh(i.1 haler.~fie lc/1 ·< 1/le'.!.e .ec/11 1nuch to this country. so \.Ve got to Troop'-. media\ attention. \\·hich \\Ouid help @ t:·~-,:·· , SDa~e ©...: R!p staff \vr1ter ~;\·c hJ.ck to then1:· "aid Annand() ".--\, 1.'Clllt·~c ... 1udcnt .... \\ c are hrnkt'. their purpn ... c of rai,Jn~ llitinl·:. "\Y;.· .:.:-- . ' ·, Pena. a \'Olunteer 0f Local 6(J(l Cc· :u1d \\C c;,in't dl)!1:.tk' 1noncy. bur \\L' ;ire tr) ing to rai:-.e n1onc:. but ;__iJv1 \\'l' -rhl· \s l·ldin~ derann1ent :11 B:ll-.er:-.fit'lJ 111ent ~11\.er;,. "\Ve hope \\ c can pou1 ,:an dll!lalc l)Ur !al,:nt, and tirne:· ,aiJ \\;J!ll i,1 raj..,__. a\,aren1..'._,..,_-· Rn,e ,aid. C(1ik~l· li;i, ,11n11..' nc1\ l'lJLiip1nt'rH f,,r the ,ru !ht' t(iundati1..lJ1 ne.\t S:-tturJay. if thl· Ro ...... ·.'T'hc thrc ...· lricnJ, Jt1en1..h:d high Tot: tri1..) h:1, a g<'Jl (lf '>11)().0IHI . ; -· ,k·ni, ;,, k.l!Ti h,i\, t,; \\1..'ld on hl'i.\lll"'-' 111 th..: ,, e;irher all0\\" 11.·· :-.ch(l\ll lllfc"ther and v.e-re part (lf th<:.' .1nJ 1he) \e l·urrentl) r:11,ed Sl.)...J.:". 22 11.1~.1 lbl-rl· \\a, of,....uJ ...·t..· C1..jUipn1 ...·nt that bad Ill .. lt"c, an1a1ing v-;hat the pcopk .:ho1r. _-\Iler high <.,chool. \\-illian1, -n1-:- guy ... are al,o nrgani1,1ng dil Ji.t\ l' rl·p .. Li:·, ;t]j th,: li!lll'- frt11T1 Baker,field are 1..h1in!,' fnr n1e j()ini.::d 1hc \;1\: \\ hen.' he de\ l·lopcd f,._Tcnt C\cnr... ll1 r.1i,c lllPlll': ;i, v,lll ··11 h,1, 1',uid.11 ...·d .1nd ;.u1\1l]_u:1tl'J. :1nJ the and 1n: family:· '>:.tid \1nrgan v,hn i.., the l'Ulll'LTn to du :-.ornething 1l1 hclp ;i.... :-.clling p.car 10 fCI thl' fund:- f,ir Wi-Fi hot spots 23 S _:r-·'.J f--.· l'l.jU1prn;.·r11 h:id !() tic repaired L'\CT)' J:1::· :!.'> currentl: attending Califnn1ia State the ,(i]Jicr, v.ho co1nc hack injured. !heir hike. "\Ve ha\·e don1.· c:tr\\ a_..,h- ,,,, ,.1k' pr.,r.__-,,,ir \1il-. ...· K,1n1in ,:.iid ath:T tx:ing CniveP,ity. Baker..,ficld and h n1Jjor lli:..11 dream took c,hape v. hen \\.il 1..·, .... inging door-to-do()r and \\.t' ha\c .'.' .1,f..,·._i .1b,•11\ thl' l'Ljtllpn11..·nt 1n the \Aeldint' Je ing 111 kine ... iolog:. lian1, and hi:-. tv,o fiiend, rc-united J golf H1un1a1nen1 1.·P1ning nn .\pnl 24 :,.1n1n~·11: ..... iil·n he tir,t '-!ancd 1caching:·sun1e A..11 the lahor and material'> \\·ill he and came up v. ith a grl'at idea to 20." s,aid R(l..,e. l·qu1p111vnl had pa11, that \\l'rc hard to get. It donated. Construction of Morgan·, rai,e money and get anention for The trek v-,·ill hegin in .\1ay ju,t af around campus \\.t, a lllt'iltnl,trL'.". hon1e heg.an on Feb. I h after an e1nn their cauc,e. ter college cla,..,e-, end. They plan to '~,:-. . l--,;.(,111111 ll.1, b,.. ·en !c,11.·!Jing lfl the \\l'lding tional cerr1nony held at the lor 1..11 \\-Jlliam,, Roc,e. and \\·alkcr are con1inue \\·riting 1-nurc ..,ong, dunnt 25 di.:~1:.1n1ncn1 for ti\'c ~ car.., full tune and 12 1\,torgan·s future homc. l"hc pn1je,:t j.., planning a trek that will cn)ss the their journey. ··1 an1 going: to 1ni,~ the Plca,c nore: All hotspots supporr lsU~.l la, h, and g unless marked ,1.1 h1g 011/r. \\ ,rein, rffc11riu11 :car~ hcfnr... · !hat as, :.u1 adjunct in,truc1or. Afte-r expected to be done 1n appro,in1ah:' Pacific Cre:..1 ~ational Scenic Trail. hik.e after v-.·e·re done." ... aid an enthu rarics lll'J)entling on lun1· close _rou are ro the hasc starion .. furn;run.'. \1·al!s. etc. /(you ure in one graduatinf fn1n1 Fre:-.no State v,.ith a hachelor"s, ly six 111onths or le,s, according t1..1 J. 2.600-nii!c \1-:alk that extends from sia,;,tic Walker. ufrhe areas helm,· and lwre pmh!em., co1111ccti11g to the wireless 111'11\"ork: check your signal Jeg.rcc. he \\·cnt in to the welding industry for Rick ('lark. superintendent of l)avc the Mexican border to the Canadian More information can be found at • L<:1'< ci,--'ly' oi Rece ... -,t strength. Try moving to a different sector of the room/area, 35 \'ears. Packer Homes. border cro:..,ing the states of Califor- "~-'V.'\\'.trekfortroop,.corn 26 V,'o··ks. ,'.'1 Jones· Gallery Profes~or Dale Gradek ha:-. been teaching • Softbc1·: .is \Jen;_._;ra@ 5 A (ADMINISTRATION) FOR (FORUM) al B(~ for 32 year~ in the v.·elding depanment • JdCK !ngrarr,@ Crystal Pa!ace af!er gr3duating frn1n Humboldt State Univer - Lobbv Area, A.S & A 17 - ea,,: & 1r-.est @ 7 3C ,it: \\ ith :1 hachelor"s degree and a ma,ter·s Welcon1e Je~n:c.(iradck said. ··1 have been fortunate to AG (AGRICULTURE) H (HUMANITIES) ,pt.·nJ rn: \\·hole teaching career at BC. It has - Office Area & Room 2 -Courtyard outside rooms 6, 13, 19 and offices 46 & 57 been a niCL' ride:· to the new • "gure cira·:-i:r''J '.'>'C.'r~: Thl' n... ·v. Cljuipn1ent in the v.elding depart- 28 ''1 sf·p@ 9 a @ East: --J1lis 111en1 i, a ~1iller Deltav.·eid. a 52-ton iron B (BUSINESS BUILDING) L (LIBRARY) ~Jldil world v. nrk.cr v. ith tv.. o stations. a 20-ton ..,hear and a - Ha:. Dy 82 & 83 - 1 i 1 oor & 2 fioor stuoy area fint,:er and pan brake. A nn, · puppr is horn Tile \1iller Deltav.-eld is a machine that has Above; Mike Komin, on Valemine ·s Day. CC (CAMPUS CENTER) LEV (LEVINSON HAU) • Bcii<.C'~,~IEIO Spee,::.::-,Cj .:-::,{)9 1nultipurpo...,e u~~ for \\·elding. It has all nev.' c,p( :,n~ or,.2·~t?' JdtF-'· Cf·::-r-, @ pO\\Tr ,ource.'. and a dual-\vire feeder \\'hich Miguel Martinez Jewels (the mother! - Coilrns Conference Center, Fireside Room & Executive - Room 40 ga,-e hirth to nine ..: 30 is the nc,J generation of indu'>trial-class v.·irc and Jonathon Bugos Board Room puppies in East • \\:,_:or Led,;·:Je i•rorov@ En-11:i feeder,. stand ready to use SE (SCIENCE & ENGINEERING) "ti S:Jace@ 6 r r1 The ~~-ton ironv.,orker. 20-ton shear and fin Bakcr_vfield. the new Miller \ FA (FINE ARTS) -For:..:n·s Si & 53 !,'Cr ,111d ran hrakc- arc all used for fabrication. machine. Th ...· cLh,e, 1hat are offered for student~ to \ - O,;ts1de cf 0~1ces 45, 57 & 67 Left Bugos and e \\'·~"'!::'.' -:e· '"',]'::= -.·::, he ahle 10 le:1n1 ho\\ to use the equipment are Photo by Patti J...... · SS (STUDENT SERVICES) Martinez look over 3 ,/e~+ ~'3 ~·-=-· ·'2~t"@ 2 in1n1ductiun lo the \\t-lding pnx·e:-.,e:... ,;,hielded Loomis/ The Rip ,,{ FACE (FAMILY & CONSUMER EDUCATION) the new epuipment, ""' - 1 f,oor counsel,'lg area & 2 · fioo· ;r1 T!:le V study are2 n1c1:tl art~ \\ e!ding. tig and n1ig \\'elding. \\-'eld - Renegade Room arid outside of offices 23 & 33 l'li ,reel :-.tructures and son1e advanced classes too. PATii J. LOOMIS I THE RIP Kern high schools gets sniffing dogs DELANO: BC and Delano Center unite By KAMYELLE POWELL rm kmd of glad:· said April LaPerre. to any particular eYent that led up BC play explores kstripl i@. bakersjie!dcollexe .edu n1other of a student. to these dogs being put on L'an1pus. to accomplish future goals together Students attend Relationship 101 class to learn Rip staff writer Several different questions have "'This city ha,; a rising drug problem. come up about the safety of the stu and it has been deemed necessary for Continued from Page 1 to make a speech in the Delano (:enter on \lctn:h 5. It is nov.· official: The Ken1 High dents OCcausc of the dogs. According safety purposes."' said Teves. about 'dating practices,' not 'hook-up script' their classe.'. illld shov.' the Delano Committee some and the Houchin Blood Bank v.·ill be on c:.unpuc, 011 School District \Vill deploy narcotic to John Teves. KHSD public safety Some students do not really have racial stereotypes suppo11. --since the campus is n1uch bigger. some March 30. sniffing dogs to the high school can1- officer. the dog\ \\·ill b.: nov. here near any feeling to\\·ard thi~ ...,ubject. Som(;' neo:ded help. It could h,l\e been really chaotic:· said The \ralentine \ Day eYent fell thn,ugh and ha, heen By AMBER TROUPE communicate on a regular basi: puses at the end of February. the students. "lt defeats the v.·hole of them re all: feel like it's not that big Lo\at(). Since last semester the campu, ha_,; heen u,; rhe only one • .. This is Ho\\ ll Goe,:· Calh(1un ~aid. atroupe(i} hokt'r~ti('/1!1·11!!1".;e.nlu and under,tand each other\ in- This has been a ho! topic of di'.- purpo..,e of the dog.;;, if they aren·t of a deal if :ou·re nt>1 the one dPin~ ing the Rohert J. Kenned: High School forum to hold BC and Delan1_, did ll(.l\ recei\ ,._, th-: prl1p ...·1 fundin~ \1andic- S()pher said that her char R,p staff ·: .... :er tere'>Ts. ··Ron1ance can be looked cu.-,,;ion for n1any parent,;. -;raff J.nct ...,nifTing. out the kids:· said La.Perre. 11. ···rhey ·rt' ju:-.1 tr: ing to h.eep it at \\Titten b, "eil LaBute "ill n1ore cLi ...... ,e~. '"\\·.... reall: needed a booth th ...·rc. ~md to have th ...- ._'\Cl1h on their can1pu, ...', al'ter. Belind.-1. doe, not like her hu:-; at .'.O 111an: different v..·ay-. ... he least out of the schoPls. but if you ·re be petfom1ed m the indoor I ,, . students of the KHSD. ··J think they llle dogs are going to be sniffing SGA. re,llly helped out:· :-.aid Salarda. The Dela.no co1nmittee \\·ill ,;uh,nit their c0n.;,,titu band \ controlling attitude tov.·ard In Bakersfield College·:- Fire- stated. should he on every ... ch(x>l campu'>:· out Jockers, parrs of the .:;chool and smart. you v.·011'1 bring. 1t v.·i1h you." Scin1e of the pO":,.'.ible event~ that the Delano com tion by A,pril ~d \\·ill avvait the board of tru...;tccs' deci theater opening March 5. her. and ~he v.·:.i.nts hin1 to he n1ore side Room. -.,1uJc-nts \\'Crc gerring Christensen listed \\·ay s to cre said Olivia Stripling, parent of a stu clas,srooff1.'.. Safety is one of the main said Matt Riva.":>. a KHSD s1uden1. mittee is working on are these: a Dolores Huerta visit sion. loving and affectionate. a lesson in Relationships 10 l, ate romantic dinners with light dent. priorities of KHSD, and that is why ··1 really don't care: it doesn't af to the campus, having the Houchin Blood Bank come ··we are on track. I think it's great we are doing By KATHERINE J. WHITE ··He makes it all about himself," The room held six tables with budgets and how to be caring and The policy was approved by the the dogs are not going to be in direct fect me. I'm not that stupid to bring to the Delano Center, having a Delano logo contest this;' said Salarda. "This is a way to get the v.rhole A.,1 ·[email protected] .us Sopher said. '"He ·s a jerk." white tablecloths and an assort creative with the ideas. Driving KHSD board members on Oct. 6 of contact with the students. anything like that." said Dustin Strip and having a Spring Fling. Dolores Huerta is planned community involved." Copy editor Of Man, the catalyst of the play. ment of candies on the tables. around town on nice nights and last year. The budget for this pro The board of trustees believe that ling, KHSD student. John Spitzer said that he is a ma survey sheets and prize drJ.\\'ing watching the sunset or moonrise gram was estimated to be somewhere this program will help the rising in A few students. though. do see the A dork threatens the marriage of a nipulator who relishes manipulating slips. would be a great and easy v.,·ay to around $55,000, but the dogs are go c line of dropouts to decrease to a use of drug-sniffing dogs on campus v.·hite ex-cheerleader and her black people. Ho\\-'ever. he does it \\-'ithout There was a table next to the get quality time, ing to be a free courtesy of the Ba lower percentage than v.·hat it is nov.'. as a bigger issue because it\ an inva ex-athlete hu,band in Bakersfield malice and only for fun. speaker's podiu1n set up to look. He suggested especially for the kersfield Probation Depanment. .A.ccording to the statistics put out last sion of rights:'They have no right to Colleges production of Neil LaB "Man likes to cause mayhem but like a homemade picnic V.-'ith the younger student attendees this im After this bill passed, there was year by KHSD, there were 500 ex be going through our stuff at all; it's ute\ play. "This i.; Hov.· It Goes," in a friendly V.-'ay:' Spitzer said. dishes. tablecloth and a basket portant fact: If they had to meet a flow of mixed emotions between pulsions due to drugs on campuses. our stuff and not theirs!'. said Amber Complete '{our Bachelor's l)egree The play" ill be performed at BC's The most important aspect of this that speaker Ken Christensen had a date's parents then they should parents and students. "It's crazy, but There hasn't been a direct link Amos, KHSD student. Join us for an Information Session Indoor Theater and runs March 5, 6. play is that it explores where so set up. be prepared. "They should dress 7, 12. 13 and 14. All shows starts at ciet) stands on racial stereotypes, There were students of all ages nice, and they should pick up a 8p.m. said Kimberly Chin. The foremost and races in attendance and there newspaper to see what's going on, ACCREDITATION: Bakersfield College to be examined, The play is directed by BC's Kim character, Man, remains unnamed was even a sign-language inter so they can have something to talk although students see nothing wrong with its current state berl: Chin. throughout the play because he could preter for the deaf. all occupying about with the parents."' The dork. k.J10\,n ,i1nply a:-. ··\1an" represent anyone of any ethnicity or the tables v,.·ith candy. A very inexpensi\·e way Chris (John Spitzen v. ent ll1 high '>1.."hool background \\·ho retains racial ste The topics v.·ere dating and ro Continued from Page 1 .. I ha\en·t seen anything \\Tong ··rd hate to take n1: clas"'e"' OYer tensen suggested students should \\·i1h the hlack t'\-JOck. Cody Phipp~ reotype.;;,. HO\\'e\er. the- play does not mance v.·ith each CO\'ered b) a dif has been made at BC. For example, here:· she said. "But I only come again:· said Janelle Rhodes. -+ 7, cu think about v.·hen choosing a place (]acare Calhoun I and the H hite :-.i1nply pron1ote ,ocial a\\·arcness: ar- ferent speaker. ALEJANDRO MONTANO I THE RIP BC has completed a code of ethic,;, here at night." ,he admitted. She :..aid linar:' art_c, major.Son1e BC r..,tudents to spend quality time is checking e.x-checrlcadcr. Be linJci {\1andie 1i..,lil'all: speaking:, the pla: i~ high The Relationship-; 101 i, an \\'rinen specifically for employees. that she hopes that BC retains it:.. ac are confident that BC operate" the Dawn Swiderski gives a speech for successful dating in the out re:-.taurant.., ahead of ti,ne and Sopher1. Cod: and Belinda ha\e l·aliber. organization ov.'ned h\ hoth The visiting accreditation team noted credited status becau~e she v.·ants to v.'ay a college should. fireside room at Bakersfield College on Feb. 12. asking: questions about seats and hecon1c th ..., yuintc,,,·nti,il .--\111cril-.111 .. LaButc",.., -,t)le i:-. a lot like Har speaker,;,_ DJ\\ n S\\ idlir:-.ki and that thi.'. code \\'as missing in BC pol tran~fer oul. Son1e BC student.'. e.x '"Thing> are runnint- ,111001hl::· menus. "I have found that order married L_\)uplc" Ii\ 111~ in .1 \lid\\ c,r ,,ld Pinter·,:· ('h1n ,aid. "There are Christen,;,en. hl>th e,pcl1:. in their icy. Knudson also said that a budget pre,;,s son1e concern that BC' might said Ben \-'idale.;,, 2 I. con1puter ... ci gan1c hranching oft ttl do ..,l)JTielhing _c,01nething I called ·fatal fla\\ .-.." High ing: ahout t\\.O appetizers or ::.har cn1 tll\\11 \\ ith lhe relJUhlll' t\\U l'hil :-.ilcncc, and pau,e, in thi~ play that fields, but \\'ith Sv.·idor~hi on the pr]\ ate:· Sv.·idor:..ki c\plained. allocation model has been completed not keep its accredited status. ence maJor. maintenance. addict. hysteric. energy ing a ~alad is le~~ expensive." he Jrcn. \1an. a quinte,,ential loser\\ ho build dr:unatic tension. It focu~es on West Coa~t and Chri:-.1en,en c(1\ - and is in full day-to-day operation. The :-en1inar \\·a:-. nnt about the \ an1pire and controller are the most stated. had a l'ru:-.h (_)fl B ...·Jind:1 in high :-.l'hool. a natural and realistic situation. and ering the East Coast. ··hook-up "lTipL.. bu! ;ihout ··Jating '·A foremost concern is the expan common types of people you ,night He finished his speech \\'ith a co1ne, to the Phi pp,· tO\\·n and rents the characters are multi-dimensional sion of efforts to assess student learn The first topic co\ ered at the practices:· v.·hich j.., thl' traditional encounter v.·hile dating:· she said. fev. more tips on being romantic. 1', l'niYcrsitT of J ,a Ycrnc a roon1 frnn1 then1. \1an jc, qj]] inler and not clear-cut:· seminar \Vas dating. but S\\ idorski ing outcomes:· Morgan :..aid. per \\·eek rr ten \VCt-1..:': st:, le of dating u,ed O\ l'r ...·tnturic, She defined tho,c tenns and talked like tlov.·ers. notes. v.·alks on the LaBute al,n ,~ rote the- c,\age plays • ( 'ln1..· i(, , •t:c· -it ;ldcnic e-..ted in Bt"ln1,l.1. and. uf tour,,.__,_ ;hat v.,·anted to focu" n1ort' on 1.·ollcgc \\ here !he t\\ 1..1 people tale each o!hl·r n1nrc about personality traits and tip-" beach and rides around tO\\·n \\ ith Many BC students adtnit that the: SKYDIVE TAFT~. "ThL' l)istan,:c frorn Here.'" --Bash'" cau,c, ..... ,1;1c d\11,1111iL 1cn,i\1n da1ing bccau~e ... he fcit it\\ a, n1ore iiut and get knO\\ each other. 1i:-1 hn\\ to protect your~t'lf :.u1d v.·ays a full 1110011 and ~oothing mu'>ic. haven ·1 noticed that BC needs im tS...:'· 1:-:11:c' l )-.:> JJl.'are Calhl1u11 dc, ...Tibc'J Cod:, a, :ind "In The Con1pany of !\.-1en:· ac relevant to the current audience. Sv, idor..,ki abo covered the rea~nn, 1l1 1nakc a relationship work \vhen They passed out fliers of roman provement. STUDENT DISCOUNT • ( '.,t;-,,:_·~ c:un SOI,,:. ~~- J. ..,c]f-...-cn!trcd. lkfcn ... i\l' :ind 1..nl'r·- cnr
Editor's note: Battle of the 5eXes puts both genders against ead1 other. A BC's student restaurant the Renegade Room opens challenge will be made testing them physically, emotionally, and mentally.
By SEGGAN MOORE Chef Patrick Coyle heads the op this month and has \\ itnessed over 60 ,.\!though the restaraunt is open to on Tuesday and Thursday evenings \\ ill be hosting its third annual Ren scn1oore@bakersfieldcol Icgc .edu eration along v.;ith his students and grand openings each seme,ter of the the public. Coyle reminds visitors from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Lunch i..; egade' Roon1 \\'ine Dinner. This din Sleep deprivation proves to be a bigger challenge for male journalist R,p staff writer other instructors from the Food and Renegade Roon1. that it's a training program. served on \Vednesdays from 11 a.n1. ner benefits the Bakersfield College J\utrition program. The Renegade "It's fantastic to see students on The spring menu has a fe\\-· chang to I p.m. Prices vary from S6.50 to Foundation Food and ~utrition pro By KAMYELLE POWELL first of many, actually. I thought I v.·as going to die (meta rm absolutely crazy. By MATT HUMBLE I tried a lot of techniques to stay At the beginning of each semes Room has a lot to offer not only to its opening night petrified because most es to it, such as featuring in-season $7.25 for lunch and SI0.25 for din gram. kstripii@haker.~fie!dcol!ege .edu After n1eeting up v.:ith my boy phorically) during this one. It turned I actually decided to try to give up n1hun1hle@'-haker.~fieldcollege.edu a\vake: from going outside and run ter. the Renegade Room has a grand patrons but also to the students. of them have never been in a kitchen. vegetables. Coyle explained that by ner and buffet. Re-;ervations 111ust be There \\·ill he four \Vines served Rip staff write,· friend and eating, it \\·as around fiye out to be son1ev..,hat easier than I at 11 o'clock, but for some reason I Rip staff reporter ning around a little to slapping my opening. Brand ne\\· culinary stu "It\; busy:· Coyle explained. "Stu By the end of the semester. the in the end of the semester, the menu placed and can be done by calling throughout dinner. Ticker:-, are 565 o'clock. This is actually the moment imagined. couldn't fall asleep at all. face. dents embark on the journey into the dents are trained in a real restaraunt structors are stepping back because \\·ill have lots of fresh fruits. 395-4441 or by visiting v.·\\ \\. ba each. and rescr\'ations must be made. My challenge 1vas to ~tay up for v.·hen I almost ga\e up co1npletely. I Don't get me \\Tong. I totally By two o'clock. I started to hal When put to the test. most people w·atching television helped a little restaurant \\-'Orld to serve Bakersfield atmosphere:· the students knov; v.·hat to do:· Coyle The Renegade Room is open to the kersfieldcollege.edu/renegaderoo,n. The e\ent \\ill be held at 6:30 p.m. 32 hour~ v.·hile doing eYeryday nor got so extremely full and tired. \\·anted to fall asleep. but it ga\"e n1e lucinate a bit and decided the only can handle staying up for 24 hours bit. but a~ the hour~ \\'(.;'!lt by. the' College and the community. Coyle ha.; been at BC for 30 years explained. public for dinner and buffet services On April 25. the Renegade Roo1n There are li1nited seats. mal actiYities. These activities \\'OUid \Vhen \\·e v;ere fini"hed. I n1et up son1e time to actually just lie there \\'JY I \vas going to fall asleep \\/as straight. but other people may find sho\\'S 5tarted to get very boring ..!\II seem rather difficult to do \Yith s1eep \\ ith ~ritnc of n1y friend, to tell them and think ah0ut stuff. Sure. it \\·as hy pulling out my history book and the task \'ery difficu1t. Recently. 1 the gc10d sho\\·;; di"appear h) a ,:<;"r let alone \\ ithout "'Jeep. Son1eho\\. \\ h) l \\·a:-.n ·t g.oing to be able to hJ.ng \ cry incoherent .c..tuff. but at least I reading:. It \\·as a \'ery use- participated in a Battle of the Se.\e:-. tain hl)Ur and are "in1pl;> replaced Professor speaks though. l ha\"e rre\·aih:d 11\·c-r n1; ('Ul ,, ith th1..·n1. They laughed h) \teri had a chance to think. ful tool for this. I fell c,Jeer te.;,,t again:-..t ft'illl\\ Rene- b;- L·on1111crcia1" and infon11?rci:tl"'. Cheerleading tryouts co1npetitor \1att. call) after\\ h::tt I had told 1hc1n. l continued to re:td a \\ holt' book right asleep. gade Rip reporti:r Kam)l'llc v, hich n1adc n1e C\'C!l Illl)fC tired ....\f This n1ean'>. IJ.diec,. that \\C hJ.\e They n1ade a fe\, JOk('" about it. v. hile \\Jiting for the .;.un {(1 ri~c. All in all. I \\'On Po\\·ell. I n1u"'1 admit 1hat lt'r that. J decided to lie on Ill) bed for hit !hi~ onL right out of the hallpd.rk. ..,ince I an1 thu:illY the• nne \\ ho fa]J., Thai·-, \\ hen I decided that I \\Ou!d J.nd learned a burning the n1idnig:ht nil ! () rninute.., v, ith in; hl'adphonl',., on about religion and The cha.llen~c took place on Fri· a-.leer fir:-,!. take it a step fanher and try some \'el}' valuable \,:a..; a lot harder th.-tn l to '.->ee if I could la"'t. coming soon to BC day and Saturda;. Feb. 6 and I. So. That 1:-, \\ h) I \\ a" extrcn1ely anx real-\~·orld acti\"itie" \'. ith ab ... olute!: le,"on. Don ·r 1hough1. I turned my CD pl3yer a!! the \\·a: this; actuall) n1c':.:tn,., 1ha1 I "la) ed up iou.., abl1u1 thi.., ._·b:tllcn~c. hccau-.e. Ill' ,.,Jeep. e\·er "13:'.- up for \\.hen : llU ·re not up and tried to .... ta: 3\\ a.kt'. It v, a-. for .12 hour:-. o\·er the \\ t?els.end and ) eah. I an1 that ptr-;on \\·ho j.., ll'-U I got all n1y clothe'> together and 32 hour'>! allO\\Cd caffeine or \c'T} difficult to do that. hut I n1an By BRlTANI ALLISON 1..'an ("hterll..'ading :-\~,ociation and did ,01ne rather tt'dinu.., act!\ i1ie,., ._:il]~ in hed h) 10 p.1n. Sl1. I n1adc it a \vaited for 111; laundr:- roon1 It' open. energ: drinl..., at all. agt?d tn ,1a: av.akL" after !(l n1inu1c ... medical decisions huili.\1111(a huJ..cr.1/lt'1d1 , ,/ lc,'..!.c cdu aLh i-.,cr,. Shc cre~ltl'd 1he firs! corn \\ hich sern1cd rather .... in1ple hu1 pninl th:tl l \\ :t.., ~oin~ lo do lhh and I had 10 go hacl... up the \lair" a couple it 111~!.ke.., \laying ..\-, four a.111. can1c. l \\a" l'On1plctc Rip staff 1.\'r1tf: pctil\\ C L"hecr!cading "t.Juad. and '.',he ended up not hl·ing "0 "in1ple in 1he \\ Ill 11. of tin1e:-.. though, becau:,,e l forgot a up for 24 hour" a ly exhau"'ted and \\ as; tc1np1cd to L'ali :-\fts.·r Me;-er.., '>lated that he \\-"J\ al,l• hc.1, hcen ga!h(.;'ring the alun1- • Cal State Bakersfield long run. \1o\'in~ alon~. l headed hcnne couple of e:-.<.,ential thing, f needed \·cry Jong and tiring it quit"' and go to \le'-"r. hut. in"1cad. guin!:-"'. In cut hack on the philosophy. Get read) ..... e1. chel'r. ni chs.·crk·;idcr.., for hon1ecom1ng professor Christopher-Meyers I \\(ll...t..· ur at .in1und (i a.111. That 1, about X p.n1. ,(1 th,11 I ._·nuld .... 1an on ... uch a:-. the laundr; roon1 kc:,., prtK'e""· To1\ ard 1hc I decided to read a cllapler in on~ Pl hi..' 1110\'ed on tn ethic..,. He pondered On ...\pri! 3. there \\ill he <-"ht:L'r 0an1c, actu~tlly ~1 preny non11:.1l tin1c for llll' ,.,,1111\.' pf !ht..' 1..hallen~1..'" that \\ 1..'rc \1..'t aud Ill) laundry. f)\!ginninf. it \', :hn ·, n1: NJok ...... \ll the \\Ord, ,.,teined h) gives two examples about 1hi,., l.JUCstion: I" it ethically okay lo tr: uut"' for Baker:-.fis.'!d (',illc~t: "1u \\ hiho11 hupc.., for a Ltrge :,,qu:.1d 10 get up ~tll)\\a:,\. Plu:-..1 :iJ..,(1 \\Jlll in frnn1 ufn1s.·.f \\aitcd til! abou1 n1id Thi, \'. a" a \'Cf:- tedinu.., ac that had, l \\ a" ..,in1pl: get a!! jun1hk·d. and l \\ a"' getting: religion versus medicine. put thl' rcligiou:-. belief<; of the "'urro dent..;. fi lk·tl \1 l1 h l'\<.:ik·d chccrle-adcr:-. ... 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"IL' ,,,ud. not h.1\ ,._, an1 1:.t!lt:it1L' .!l :111. in'-·ludin,_' :1it: .... 1;111 in tl·cl ,k~·r1~ I t,1u:1,i ti;1, d ,rlil 'l·~,l!hi .·"i..J11..·r !h:ll. 1..·1. \\!lc•n !he L'his.·h !1., L'Olllf'f...'hcnd \\ h;1l ii ,.,;nd By KAMYELLE POWELL ,pccial in 1hc 1..·lin1c:· ..,:1,d \11..·:cr". h Il(ll ll'llL' Th'-· ch._'LT '-ljU:1d ,'. '1Lii,l \lth,iu_:.'.h l'L'Ji1,_: .· p:tn 1\J ths.· L'hs.'1..'r ens.T~;' dnnk,. 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Sill' ha" he~·i: :...\1:11..·h;n; i,•r :::_..., 11·, ,,u1 .._i11i1'-' t.tke pl-1'-·,.: in1n1 .i '-·ouldn·1 h.t\L" :111: ilk~a: ,ub,t:Hh'l·,. 1n;in:, I th, ,u~ll! ! 1, .1, g11111~ \,, 111L'1 1- think 1h:tl L'd Ill Jes.'! tired lll ~non. and I tl~tffCll I );d\l' 11 ,·.1! :u1d Rcligi11n :scn1in,1r g1\l'll h) \s;in1in~ !t 1 vh.dkn~c rl·li~1ou, tx.· :'s.·ar, and lt1a__-hi11~ d! R(. t'(li ,,'\l·11 !' 1;· l" 1.: n1 .. \1.ir. .~(11hrt1u.c;h .-\pnl That JiJn ·1 prp1 L' ~• pn ibkni tu rnl'. 1.1hl: ~I\ s.' Ujl ,!\ th,:1 poinL ]Jttk a ~'llld L'11(1I1. II I ... 1a:cd ~l\\al,.l· thrt..'1..· ( 'S l .B pH ,fc,:-.or Chri\tophrr \ 1t..') ,·r, l1ef, :,car".',() "hl' Ln,,\\, a thin~ u: l\"1 .:: :ll tLl Ht Ht,d,lk ill 1n1111 uf the Sinl·l· I du n<)l dti dk·~:11 ,uh... 1.u1,:._,..,_ I l"llL' (1111: til111~ ;li:11 I krll'I\ \\ .1, ~ll- ,.,ll'l'jl). n11,re hliur.., I \\11uld h:t\L' n1:1dc it. hut in thl' F1rl·..,id1..· Ro111n ()Jl Fch. 11. .. It L'f"s.'clll..'" a ,ignitiv,tnl han11 h' lhi..' .1hnu1 ..,hak.in:-= p1 lff1p1 ,rn" ~~,i; Tlis.· ,1Llt1.,! 11·:,•ut 1, ..,_:h1..·duk·d found thi, OllL' qulll' funn: 111)-.' to 1\;1l,.L· JllL' ll!' uut 11! thi, half 111) r111nd \\;1, \\()rkin.!,' aga1n..,t 111:,. Jacl... i1en1:1ndez. dir(.;'ctor of 1he patient ..,o,nc1i1ne ... :· ..... ud \-1cyer..,. \\'hit,.,on i,., ceI1if1L'd h) !lll· ,\111,,·1·1· ,11 .'- p.rn ...-\p,d .~ 111 thl' dallCl' roon1. \1) da: actually \\ en! h: prcll) ;1..,Jecp ,tag\.' 1\a.., :1 h(irn1r lllllliL'. I hoJ\. :ind n1;- 1nind \\a-.. \\innin~. Levan In~titutc. introduced hi111 1n \te:t:r:s ta!J...i:d ah,n11 !\\o \pt:cific f.l'.;t. I had to ti,th) -\it Ill\)..,, n! Ilic da~ llk'an. '-·nn11..' Pn. 1h.11 \\(iuld 1\akc S1ayinf! up f(1r 2.t h(iur.., j.., t1(1 i:.1,: tht opt..~ning "PL'cch. c:t"e" 1h.it he ;ind Ste\\an l·_..,\.,,e\\ :\!k'r th;11. th11ub'.h. I ::11\ dr,,..,c·,! :uid :,n:,,inl' ur1 ll',t!I:, Ljll]L'" la'>~. :111d it d1.·tinill·i; ,.,tiund, :1 l\ll Ra:,,icall: the :-.c1111u;ir \~1..·111 intP ltiolt:d :11 lur .. 111l' .loun1al of C!ini- v,,('.n\ to run -::nand" h,:toil.' t,a, in~ 1-, S\ 1 l ~o\ up c1.nd lh 111hvd lip 111::-, l )\'l) (.;'a'>ier than look'.',. and \"111 ..,1n1pl: the philo~ophical rea ...,oning nf :-.urro 1..·,tl Ethic..,_ .. Ag Department holds event i1 !Til;'Ct up \\'ith 111) "1.1; ffl\'rld !(if d1n pla:,.'-'r and tine\\ in .tn (lid :,,.chnP] an1a1cd at the pt;llple \\ ho 1..·:111 d(I it. gate\ 1naking: n1edic.1l dl'ci:-.iun ..... f()r (Jne h:i:sica!I: talked about hO\\'. By KAMYELLE POWELL ner at the \Li.rl..l·tpLtll'. ··•·rid;i;- 1he Thir1L'l'Jllh .. 11HH 1s.· ·r1ia1 I aJ..,(i ..11n a1n:u.1..·d at ~ill the people the patient. du1..' to fl'llg_Hiu:-. tx·Jil·t:-.. a \\Oina.n fll'!.l !rip,: ,;i1tl BC prn!l·,.,s,ur Bill B;- 1nldda:. I v.;i, g.e!lin~ J...inJ ot i!L'luall;- wnl-..L" 1111..' up 4uicl,.J;,. out there v.. ho haYe in,on1nia and "Philosophy j~ a bunch of egghead ..,uffcred and died hccause medical kstripli(a hakers/ie!d, ·( ,i/c'.!.t' .edu Kell) ..·\g Dl·p:1r1111cnt (."hair. Rip staff vvr1ter dro\\·s) and \tarted lo think that thi"' I had no n1ore problems \ta) ing have to deal v. ith thi" ever! day. If mush." "aid Hernandel in the intro authorities \\ ere not allov.:ed to use The fntll v. a" ..,o]d for S5 dollars a \\'JS a r~alh· had idea. a\\'al...e after that. \\'ell. to he honc<..t. I had caffeine or an energy drink. I duction. pain ,nediLation. Th.:- other one talk hag t!' :1 buyer\\ :1nt(.;'d \ t 1!untl'er \Vork I ,naprxd OU( (lf that \\'ht'n I got that \\·a:-. ju"1 until :n:,. next challenge. \\-'Ould ha\c made it v..·ith lliJ problen1. \\-'hen !\-1eyers got up to speak. he ed ahout :1 \\·nn1an \\·ho died because The :\griculture Ikpart1nen1 fund er-. tl' pick it. and SJ dollar"' a hag if raiser \\'a., a half\\'a) ..,ucct:,.., v. ith an to \\:al-\1an and ft1und out that the: °'.\t:\t up ()Jl the li:-.t 1\·a"' lying in my hut. \\ ithout it. I atn a "'itting duck rcas\Ufl'd C\ eryone that he \\ ould ... be did11 ·1 \\ ant a blnnJ transfu\ion lhl' hu: l'r \\ .tntcrl 10 pick it himself nr didn't h;ne in) phPne 1..'harg:cr 111 h1td in tli1..· dark \\ ith no noi,.,c' or I may haYe lo<.,1 the con1pctition. hut keep it short and sweet since 1nost due to her religious belief'>. exceptional an1oun1 of fruit ~iught. he-r\elf. ··\\·,. '-Old c1 tot:1! of 90 bag:,., stock. :-.ound:-.. I did !hi.., one around 3 :1.m. I am happ: that I ]a-;ted a, long a" I people in the room did not have a rhe basic question of the v..·hole participants said. On Feh. 4 and 5. altogc-thcr:· said S:llly S1cm:,.,. horti- You could say I got n1y :-.ccond ·111i ... ch.tllcngl' v.as actual!) a real did. hackground in philosophy. lecture \\.:as thi-.: Should one choose the Agriculture Department \\'a:-, sell 1..·ulturl· technician.It the buyer had \', ind reall: l.JUick!y after th;1t. the challl'll~L·. \·1y congraiulation..; to the \\·inner. Meyers explained tha1 a \Urrog.ate biological n~a-;oning or religious rea ing fruit from the A~ fan11 to rai"e chn ... en to get a pre-picked hag. then DAVID KARNOWSKI I THE RIP is a person \\'ho speaks for a patient soning} money for variou-, activitie"'. 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:....·.. .' i-'' ::- -~;J_·~· Page& The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com February 19, 2009 February 19, 2009 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com Page 7 OPINION REVIEWS STAFF EDITORIAL PRO-CON: COLLEGE STUDENTS AND CARTOONS Product makes Film answers typical Staff horrified by Cartoons seen by some as harmless monstrosity of dating questions shaving dull By DARA GHOLSTON want? Is it me? Is she even interested, dg ho/sto@ hakersfieldcollege.edu and. of course, who should cal1 first? bathrooms escape, and by others as childish Rip staff writer I could give you the answers to all of BY LEIA MINCH sibly the most sensitive skin on this [email protected] planet. Every time I shave I feel like these questions. but since this movie Let's talk dirty. MANUEL MORFIN Feature editor my skin is being peeled off, layer by Ever have one of those days when is definitely a must-see. everyone Cobwebs hanging from skylights, unflushed feces in a [email protected] layer. There has been more than one you feel like you just don't kno\\o· should go see the n1ovie to under porcelain bowl and a strange substance splattered all over Rip staff wnter Ah, the horrors of shaving. The occasion when my pores have literal hov.· that date went last night? He stand the opposite sex. a wall. razor bums, cuts and the awful, time ly bled after shaving. For the reasons says he'll call Of course. the an5\\'ers ln this What else could we be talking about besides Bakers There is no such thing as an established age limit to consuming task. above, during winter I rarely shave () you later. but movie vary by relationship. so it n1ay field College's restrooms? watch cartoons, but it just takes a little bit of maturity to I With Smooth Away all those wor- my legs and they get to the point he never does. not be applicable. hut it\ still vef) While thankful that we 're not in a foreign country where understand that a cycle has ended. ries are gone, where my legs could compete with a and you \\-·on entenaining. cute and funny. The bathrooms are a miJe apart and that we are provided with Of cours.e. we had \\o'Onderful years watching a coyote or so it claims. man ·s for hairiest leg. der if he ·s even movie follo\\'S around four or five (it ALEJANDRO MONTANO I THE RlP numerous bathrooms on our campus. it's hard to help be failing on every attempt to catch the PRODUCT The Smooth This grosses most people out, es interested? gets complicated) couples and the di Smooth Away removes hair and smoothes skin. anything but disgusted \\1hen entering any of the restrooms {: 0 N roadrunner or Scooby-Doo earning REVIEW Away sys pecially my boyfriend. and when I ***** Well. maybe lemmas presented by each individual ( with the exception of the ones in the library and the auto a cookie by solving mysteries, and tem includes: saw the Smooth Away commercial on he\ just not that into you. to put it person. Each of the character·s rela po!itel). "He·s Just I\ot ·That Into tionships have a humor about the,n motive tech building). those are gocxl memories that will a travel case. TV, I deemed it could be the absolute successfully. I had a half\\ ay "ucce:-.s \\'ith ***** r·ou·· aJ1',\\'ers all of the questions that is evident in the different 'litua While it would be nice if our bathrooms were trimmed remain with some of us for the rest of our lives. However, one large and one perfect tool for me. The commercials I went through the same process Smooth Av,:ay. On the positi\e side. I in gold, an attendant was there to meet our needs and an just as children shouldn ·1 watch grown-up stuff. adults small applicator and five flex-crystal made it look so easy. All you had to again on my legs and had just about had no razor hun1 or bleeding pore ..... ;tbo\'C and morc. tions and the characters themselves. air freshener was provided, it is understandable that this is should watch television according to their age. replacement pads for each. do was rub it over your skin a couple the same results. It took a lot of tin1e and I could definitely tell that 111~ In a \'ery suhtle v.-·ay. this block Speaking of the character-.. the a community college. Not The Ritz. Children are not allowed to watch programs with a Discovered in Europe, Smooth of times, then barn! Hair was gone. to get every area of my legs, and it skin \\-'as softer. hu-;ter hit has attracted both men ·'He's Just Not That lnto You·· cast However, it still would be nice to change the restroom high-sexual content because they may be induced to act Away's box says it is safe and effec no razor bum or bumps and all for was even more difficult with my Ho\\·ever. Smooth A\\·ay i_., prctt) and \\·on1en (1no<;,t]y \\"Omen) to see is star-studded \vith Holly\\·(xxrs A experience from this scenario that could come out of a ahead of their age. In the !-.3ITie way. adults who continue ,·. tive for all areas of the body, includ $9.99 at Walgreen's. knees. much a lo\\·-g:rade sand paper. and exact!) ho\"- the opposite sex re list of actor~. There\ Ben .l\.llleck. suspense novel: watching cartoons. as their most regular form of enter ing upper lip, bikini line and armpit I rubbed clockwise three times. Trying my armpits was terrible. my skin felt like it had he-en ,anded all) feel:-.. The title phrase insinuate, Jennifer A.niston. Dre\\· Barryn1ore. After walking in the door an awful stench fills your nos tainment. tend to make childish decisions. area. Its claim to fame though is hov.1 then counter-clockwise three times. however. It felt like I had a super dull do\.\·n by the rime I \\·a.., done. thi-. 4uestion: .!\.re you the cxi.:eption Jennifer Connelly. Kevin Connolly. 1 trils that instantly triggers your gag-reflex. EYCT)' inch of 1 \\latching cartoon:-- kt'CP" -.ome adults out of reality. it •·removes hair instantly and pain as the directions told me to ... but razor. and the hair v.·a By VINCENT PEREZ ning to score four runs. on four hits. with two errors and ,·inperez@bakersfie/dco//ege.edu a wild pitch by Modesto to make the game 8-7 in favor bilingual students for Sports editor of Modesto. BC second baseman Greg Osteen went 4-for-5 with The Renegades' starting pitcher, Ryan Huston, had an three singles, a double and two RBis. impressive performance against Moorpark College with Painton said about the errors committed in the rainy nine strikeouts, three walks and seven hits in 7 2/3 innings game, '"We misplayed balls in the outfield that were mul over two decades as Huston threw over one hundred pitches at Sam Lynn tiple base errors and that resulted with runners on base. Ball Park Feb. 15 to win BCs I st game at their temporary which led to a lot of runs, but when the field's in this con By MANUEL MORAN ment. \vhich relies on the experience and high qualifica home site. dition. it's tough to move around very well. and you're [email protected] tions in Applied Linguistics or TESOL (reaching English Bakersfield College (2-7-1) defeated Moorpark 11-9, throwing a wet baseball." Rip staff writer to Speakers of Other Languages) from the faculty mem to receive their second win of the season on the last of the Painton summed the tournament up. ··It's just tourna ber~. four-day BC Light Brigade baseball tournament. ment ba"eball. That's all I can say." Dan Jia came from Chengdu, China three years ago. Parent has been teaching ESL for 30 years and still en BC lost the other three games in the tournament with BC lost to Merced at Sam Lynn Feb. 12 in BC's second She is a child development major and an English as a joys ''meeting and getting to knov,., students from around \\'et conditions and multiple errors for all teams in the tournament opener. 6-3. tournament. Second Language student at Bakersfield College. the v..1orld and helping them navigate their way through a The Renegades only runs came late in the game. after ··1 think the hardest thing about coming to a ne\v coun ncv..· Janguage and culture." BC head coach Tim Painton handed the ball to Huston Merced"s Brad.in Hagens pitched eight scoreless innings. try is learning the language:' Jia said. Parent 1nentioned that she keeps in touch with some as starting pitcher on account of his first appearance at with 11 strikeouts. "I appreciate the ESL program because it gave me a former ESL students who have gone to universities. Sam Lynn in a relief role. ''He earned it with that outing. Hagens only gave up five hits with t\N'O v.·alks and good chance to make a rapid progress on English study·. Some fonner :-.tudcn1-. have even completed their mas We gave him that opportunity today, and he did a good threw a reportedly 90-92 mph. and I really benefited from it so ter's degrees. job. He's a guy that's very dependable. somebody v.·ho 's Painton talked about BC"s performance against Mer much." said Jia who v.·on the ESL ESL students are encouraged not going to throv.· strikes.'' ced ...The kid \Ve faced tonight is very. very good. There ·s Department av,:ard last year. regard "I appreciate the ESL only to learn English but also to con Painton said about Huston's role in the future. ''I don't no doubt about that. but you would like to think you have less of the short period of time she program because it gave tinue their education and develop know how "'·e 'll use him, we ·11 use him in a variety of some guys on thi:-. side of the field that are pretty good. roles. probably during the course of the season. but he's too. and v.1e haven ·1 proven that yet." has been living in the United States. me a good chance to their full potential. The ESL Department was created ··1 ·ve had many students who have a guy that did thro\v strikes and gets outs. and that's the Painton added about the team "s difficult opening at Bakcr-;ficld College in July nf last make a rapid progress '>tarted in our lo\vest English cla-;s name of the game:· games. "'V.le"ve struggled offensi\'ely for three \Veeks BC\ Joe\' \\laJker \\'ent ~-for-5. \\·ith a t\\T1-run home nov.. "o v.·hcn that happens. they feel the pre,.,urc of e\· :car. on English study, and I that \\'C ha\·e on campus. ENSL 855 run O\'er th; centerfield V.'all and \\'as v.·aiked once. BC ery at-bat a:-. \\·ell. ESL t'\J~..,e.., have been taught at really benefited from it so and gone on to graduate from BC or BC for 1norc than 20 year..,. Ho\VCYe-r. tran,.fer to a four-year college." said teammate Travis ~1organ also had a .-.olo home run in cen ··\\''e \·e just got to -;\\ ing: out of it. \\'!;:: ·n he fine once they used to he p~U1 of the Foreign much .. " Jtihn Hart. v... ho has been teaching terfield. I\1org:an \\·ent 2-for-6. \vith a single and a \\·a]k. \\C g.e1 a_f!g:rL's;si\'c at the plate:· Language Departn1ent and then the The bottom of the BC line-up gave Moorpark trouhle BC had v.nn it-; first sea<.,on \\·in agains! Ce1To Coso -Dan}ia, ESL at BC for five :year:-.. Engli,h Department until last year Experience is truly .;omething that as moq of it contributed to the Renegades' 11 hits in the Feh. JO in a n1akeup gan1c at Taft in gan1e pul together v. hen they decided to create !heir t..-.\L snu/cnt heJp.., under..,tanding the \l,,·ay students 2.an1e. GREGORY D. COOK I THE RIP the day heforc. Painton \1,:as plea.'>ed v.·ith the offense but not satisfied o\vn department to ..,erYe the need.., of "truggle to learn a nev.· language and ~ BC pitcher Ryan Huston delivers a second inning pitch against Moorpark College, Feb. 15. The BC\ v.'oe.., continued against Fresno City Collt'ge. 8(~ their students. adapt to a nev.· count!)'. \\:ith the pitching after Huston. ··1 felt offensively \\·e put Renegades won the game 11-9, bringing their record to 2-7-1. [0,.,1 5-2 at Fre..,no. and the Renegades, onl~ run~ ca111e Jia \\a.'-. one of the 1n,my qudents \\'ho benefited frorn ··1 c..111 L'n1p:i1hi1c \\ ith n1any of the frustrations that my '>Otne thing..., together t