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• BC students voted for their caught by representatives in the Student Government Association during Spring Fling week lv1arch 26-Ma.cch 30. security By TAYLOR M. GOMBOS tgombo~baJ:.ersfiela'college.edu Rip staff writer • Car burglary suspect appprehended by. campus public Attention students of Bakmfield College: You have a safety officers in the parking lot new leader. John Lopez, BC computer science major, defeated the on M~.rch 21. SGA veteran Alan Crane to win the presidency of me Stu­ dent Government Association. · . By ~'YLE BEALL Lopez defeated Crane by securi.ag 66% (364 votes) of kbeall@bakersfieldc(}//ege.edu Rip staff \•.triter i.;~ \v.¢:i wailc U.llltc ouly ~-ureo 33.3% (184 votes) of the Votes. Crane said that he was a little swprised by the 66% mar' A burglary suspcc-t was apprehended and ar­ gin oot added. "'ibe students have spoken and said that the!' rested on the po.rt.ing lot at the northeast side of , 1;llffipo5 three Wllllt John as a president. I am sure he will do a fine job. He for felony count$ of car burglary, including one felooy count of possession of will have the support of a team whlch is absolutely ~ moo burglary qualified exocuti~ team ever put together Ill BC." tools end a felony coont of grand theft Cnne, who cwn:ntly seTYes as .legislatiYc liaison of the auto, SGA aw ~It of the statewide ·suadent senate, lklded The arrest .,.,as made on campus by 8~Ll College public safety officers after IY',..e of the of­ tb.l.t be is planning 10 go back to being a regular sni&:nt when his Sfll1c term is up in J\D'le. . ' fi:::cn observed the suspect peering through the "I plan to dedicate my time to my studies, my wife mi windows of several vehicles before breaking the my bess guitar." · . p.e.ssenger-side window 'Of a car and removing a Lopez said he was excited and haWY that be won. "It w~ purse from inside. a loog week of camp.igning. I was just relieved to ,get it Two separate vehicle burglaries occurred on (1Vf".r with,., Lopez said. Man:b 14. A purse and camcra were stolen from C'B.,...., ...... ,~ ..... ,.. -- c~ ...... l...! ... l-- _...- __ ..-.,: ..... _ l:-..,...__ th ..... ,,..._4....__ i.»pc;i cuwneo l8ll guais ior hi'I tam in oiike, "I wam -.... _.. ··---··, .. ·- ...... ,.,_.. I I.&-.. T'lr'I.._'"""-> -- UV'l,,l.UJ.*6 lrvil! ...._.. VU...... a.o Both vehicles hid. been broken into from the pas­ to aaile men publicity fur the SGA, I Wint students ta be li1de ~ but it's just someone eli.e's time to hold senger·side window. awwe tilld n ~ 111 SGA oo camplS," L,JPeZ said. ..-, the office," Langdon w..:... &km.field policie detectives recovered the sto­ "I ...... •" HO to cane IO me wi1b tbeii ideas; I look · Langdon said that she still pl11IJS to be a part of the SGA; !en truck that the suspect reportedly drove to BC fo,wa,d IO wcw~ widJ everyone who won wbctbct' they "I am going :o apply for a senator ~ition. I am looting when the Marr;h 14 burglaries took place, prior to 1"111 Clppi*>l or LiOCflX)SCd. .. foni. ard to being a :ien.a..1oc again. I have no protlcm with bis arrest on Mardi 21. OlhDr poairm lhlll .we filled: l.alJ Craoe, mming U& :i..." ~.said. "I b,re being a part of the SGA, mid As P3f1 of a~ ~ into the up­ Ji ,,,~ Jl'PII ViQf" ttl bA,~~ .. "!fie ...(~ £. t.!e:•4'111!1 '9. .,.7'7,s•-..aM•s4ftllti in -~~!l~~bettHliMaj~ PliXJ dW ~ pibtic safety officm come et•Dt Ill, · ...... ,.. '1 · · . · dlbesn,,....*>d».:bd'omew filed l ~~ nm: of operation of !hp 0-..,p..._~;:•n :&.~as tlate webt,;ife and all the trachers ., pie lbcir et ts *'~1 wilh a wwwgiu ol . (322 M I ); ibe Qlher 8% 1h! information oo bow ro vote. I: k,ot forwsrd to tt0tkiug ~ this infonnalion. pubiic safety offia:rs I. . (28 VOleS) wait to write-in Cllllltidlltes. with the new group next year." appeared ready for what tookpL,ce March 21. Kmtin Tmlor befit out 'Tamera Langdoo ~ \ltaswU De.lo of Sfwk:als Doo Tuoey SIBd that be appecii1tcs "I was working a burglary s~1l8it," I 1cporte,,i ~ Richard Co~ "fwu ad\'L1l".d by wilb a m,qin of 611% ('.l95 YOleS). I -.,:)

11 ' ' I ', ' :J. J The Renegade Rip I ,V'NW Hierip.com Page 3 Page 2 The Renegadi: Rip I \W.w therip com April 11, 2007 April 11, 2007 ----·------FEATURES NEWS ------~·------~------·------·------·------·------Rip on the Road: Governor comes to Kern to honor Chavez

.. - ~ 0~ sro·· · in the middle of his speech. liil California Governor ' . . ' _,.... . ';ch" ~ggu ~lped her to her . ~ . Arnold Schwarzenegger ; the sl.'gc before continu- . . . .r ._ : ' . . . r ,, ...... Ne\\' York Citv spoke about the legacy ··'b· " . 'Tvc held a lot of spced,cs, but of Cesar Chavez in his I've ne,·er made people faint," said Photos by Erik Aguilar I The flip - ' hometown of Delano. Schwarzenegger. ------·------·------During his speech, SchwarLcncg­ By KY Le BEALL ger pr.iiscd Chavez and advocaied kbeal /@baker sjieldcol lege .edu cducalion, "heal regulalions" for Rip staff v,riter farm workers, public service a.nd general good will. Governor Arnold Schwarzeneg­ "We should not take this Saturday ger spoke to Cesar E. Chavez High and jusl look at ii as a day off; it's a School studenls March 29 in Dda­ day on," said S,hwar.'.Cneggcr. "We no. should !hink about what can wu do Schwarzenegger was just one of in order to really honor Cesar ChaveL the gue,,I speaker, in a memorial on his birth

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• -~~·,_ "• ..., • ., ' -• Ls.1. • ' 8y c:;AfJNo VEGA cause they are hard working people," he towarc1 th.i MLK ~~ct'ii~ ;ouih An . . [email protected] said. South Owens S~t and Easl l 0th street. Rip staff writer Making bener working conditions is The march went on through different . -·-. -··· ( •t . ~ n9t only for farm workers, but also for streets where many bystanders watched - . - ' • • > I ; ~. • . . . . .·. . . . -...., .-. . - . "What athered in the Martin Luther he said. Chants like "si se puede" and "the . ~ . King Pan:: on an early afternoon March "We continue to remember Chavez's peopl.e united will never be divided" kept 31 to celebrate Cesar O,avez's birthday work because a lot of people still ne

Display CHAVEZ: BC professor Brigham in the The Renegade Ripl Fireiide spoke about friendship with Chavez Room on Working adults ail over the Valley wili finish their bachelor's degrees in March 28 -••• Allll1 Cc,ii~i~;.;~.:! f.·c.;11 r'i.;z 1 "v,~ c..t.n't 1.li.ink o~ (ur.d;~un-:.~ntcd c1::lttiJ1 ailng Business Management, Christian Ministries, Richard talke.d about how the loi· workers] as less than human beings. Cesar I Early Childhood Development, temiJ do lhe hard t;iry professor Jack Brigham spoke I •,nnv n11r111E111•1 wo.k that no one else war,!s 10 do about his experienc;es with Cha,·ez standing Cesar," 5aid Brigha.'11. front. To left and right of his portrail and L~at if they weren't here, "the and va,ious mernlers of the O.icano T\l.o filr.1s '..\trc shoi.\ll during lhe v. ere posters supporting the l 973 ; 1 1 grape ooyco!l and the UFW. ~ 1 un, rn~••~ww11i i.;..,..._;,.v,11;.,- .... -_ ...... ,..,. .. ,.,,1-v ,h·1s._.,, cc"ntT"\,,._.,,u; \ •·ou , d co'·• rr:ovc:-r:::'.nt. ceremony. L,pse in two days."' Brig,'iern 's most memorable expe­ The fil'>t, "Fighting For 0-or L i,es." Effons for organized labor in the WW'lf.iilERIP.COM WV.'W.THERlj "A lot of p:xip!c in !his co:m:ry rience "as at a political focus group is an Osc;,r-nominated dccumcnr"'ry agriculrural industry star1cd long be­ think Lhat all t,'iat beauti~,I produce fr,r R ic:h ard Ibarra. about the 197 3 gr3pe ,,, orkcrs' stf,kc, fore the ioception of lhe UFW. in their grocery 5torcs gro"'s right Brigham, along wilh l l ouier peo­ where grape work rs from Coachella 1ne first agriculn,1ral labor strike 1330 Truxton Ave., Suite A, Bakersfield, CA 93301 I fresno.edu lhe,e c-n the ,helf,,. Richard ,aid. ple in the focus group, "Tote do"'n 10 Fres:io quit their job, to fight for a v.a.s initialo:I by Japar,= and Mexi­ Richard believes thal there should five lhings they felt wue imF<;n.ant union conrr.:!ct. can beet wor',ers in 1903 in Oxnard, be re.,trici;ons on in·,migraticn, but lo the ib.'ITa campaign on a poster The s,ccond, '"The Fight in the California. I I ' - , ~ {, i I ' . I ' _ ~ ~, ' i •. \ ,I ! . ,-- .- ·:-, 5 I. -, • 'I , c ---- 0 2 a ,a J • Ii 0 I I SS 7 22 717122217 pp I NEWS CAlVlPUS Tunnels BC students make 'Oasis in Space' a hit in the new planetarium sorbets for A's By MARYANN KOPP projecting stars 01110 the 36--foot Spitz With two much smalkr screen, A nearly full pl;;:,cwrium crowd with a m;nima111 occup:mcy of 72 scats. The ''Black Hole:," 11 ,,, '!'!'lic- -.how with ~ 10ur comtell~tions in liner rl•tail whi:e ·~' each planet could sUPf>Ort lineT Chris Garza earned an honor­ "The.e's a tremendous aced for states that 1he forest service .._ to a horse. He also teaches his students able mention. them as witnessed by the fact that cmitc and majnlajJj quafuy camp­ kids get bener, especially the ones the different riding styles, saddles, Danny Edwards, BC journalism they're full every weekend, a lot of gr911Dds tbr 1bc =.tioo of the . that have never rode before," said puhlict said Richard }l(Ull. '"Rather Oakes. 'This course has been around and disciplines. .. ,.. pwfessor and adviser of the student weekdays, too, in the SUllllilel'," stllt· .: ._:,: _.. 'Tm a new horse owner, and I newspa,'ler, received an extra-mile ed Richard. than creating and maintaining camp­ for a linle over 2 years. It emrhasizcs safety for horses and riders alike." heard really good things about David award from JACC for contributions C1IDpgrowids were ev:tlu::l::d . gr'J'-~. they'~ wanting t

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STAFF EDITORIRL Long wait for radiology program pays off big Weighing These days, hard to sense sincerity piocc of furniture and a r.11her largo:, heavy could go back to hand her wrne cash anJ lo By CRYSTAL ROBERTS ccnl of people who graduate from the Medical Center, Mercy l!ospilal, be above the srandan:l, co11siqcn1ly tanct even longer. ,rart of the program in June, which By ANNA ROBLEDO though! 1ha1 'Thi, lady is 101ally gonna take < roberl5(ii /.,la,jiddcvllege.n/u arol>ledo(A;nt i::111ff 1hey the ic Technology Program has proven ro .,... Cf..ll 1.-1• IHJ Ur,.--><...,_.,)'-'•~•·• V ·~ .-~···· !n. Wh,en began ~1t10-1ng ilfm,;,; \\'f1 thal I h.1d 10 p,1,s the story along to se,·eral ogy program. training for Sluder.ls in D,.,lano. edgeablc and skilled in the rJ.diol­ 25 pcopic per }'l:ar a:1d im·olvcs the gram, these courses muse Ix: com­ - ... b'--"•~·-, ,,0uld 11t to do ,;;0111,~1hing nice for .'lnolher be populz.r with many sludenLs. Wiih into our ,ar, I saw an older lady in a truck 'The community is excellent in Perkins said her program is "excel­ ogy profession. Hue lx:fore they can romplelion of two consc.:urivc years pleted in addition lo BC's gtne1al where c,·rn a smile f r;,rn a stranger can make (l<'"i)n wi1hout any uhcriur 11101ivcs t,.,h;nd people so that lhcy 100 could be in wonder at parked dos.e by staring al us. I just ignored filled classes every year and an c~­ provinal uncom­ On a,eragc, 85 percenl lo 90 per- got thal we don't have a truck or some large Suddenly the staff slartcd taking the sruff mirror to male sure she was s1ill lx:hind us. ciate and accept kind gestures. It's one thing cal hcahh agrncies, including Kern communily colleges, BC prows 10 requisites, which can prolong accep· prerequisites comp!c,ed before the gree in radiologic technology. fortable moments when one realizes rhal SLN to l>ring thc.sc irems home; we have a out of my car and pulling it into her !ruck. My When we finally arrived al our houSe, I 10 be lotally nai've and trusting in rhe world, one of their beliefs does not conform 10 car. husband got in lhe ,ar and said that she ~as stayed in che car, complcrcly mortified, and bul ii is cleJrly another to have zero rrust in Lliat of their chosen pa,1y's. The discom­ Without even thinking about how we were going 10 follow us home. l was so furious. upset f:om che whole si1ua1ion while my hus­ humanity. I can now accept that kind ge.stures fort is lhe S<'raping as the pel>Oll tries lo going 10 get this large (already put together) As I know many others would think, I, loo, band unloaded our stuff. Before my husband somelimc.s just that, kind geslures. fit his or her rounded peg or values in arc The car Stripping away the the square-shap.!I) hole or lheir party's ideologies. No matter how contor1ed and ide.al the per;oo 's peg is. it is sriJt not going facade of strippers to fit euctly in the sharply defined hole. There's a fine line between sexy and sick that lllere will always be the gaps between By LILIANA FAHEL By MARYANN KOPP cerviewe-0. The dancers, should they the right ~11gt~ and the acrual curve of is this scenario or role play an abso­ Jjalu!l@bukersfieldco/Jege.edu [email protected] decide k> stick wi:h it after qieir first !ha! peTS011 's beliefs. luce requirement in order to achieve Rip staff writer Rip staff writer day, may initially e~pe1 ience the pos­ Sometimes these irKonsiSleilCie-s arc 5' 4," 18 YEARS OLD, orgasm? itive side of their work on the micro prcvaknl in such a 1.u-ge population of a BLONbE, 36 DOUBLE I), My concern is that the Internet is drives I w.!S reading about fetishes A packed Fireside Room wei­ level. They find themselves "intoxi­ party's ~ char there be,;omes makir. unhealthy sexual activities and sexual addictions on the In­ VIRGIN, LOOKING 6 comed Bernadette Barton of More­ cated by ,,r .entioo and money" and a possibility of a •ltird party. It happene-0 too available to both youth and aduhs ternet and I came across a number head State University to Bakersfield the actual acts in which they engage in the 1860s wh::n !he Republican P.u1 y causing cmolion:tl and psychological of e,ttremely weird pref~rences College March 21 for her hoUI-lc,,g · while worl:ing. 0-,er time, however, formed horn anti-slavery progrcssi,·es instability. I mean there a,e people l 'would lvlve never imagined itself presentation tilled "Su;pped." Barton found that the radical femi· wichin the Whig Party. The question lirerally hooked on cybersex who would i\et people off, like diaper As a p.:ui of \Vo.n<:n's Ilistc;y 1liil p..::1-~tiv~ tM-'li1rC3 J. ffiOl~ p~­ i~ ~ct :c±y ·:.t:-n th,:r:, is a cor: of h~ve become isolared, complele!y fetishes, sock fetishes, fecal fe­ • BC's MESA and Mooth, Barton's discussion revolved dominate factor. 1bis is part of what hard-right conservative evangelica:,; alone, and severely depressed. tishes, emetophilia (vornitiJlg), arowid her doctoral exploration of Barton refers to as "the toU." who see the Republican political lead­ Many who prefer thc.sc unorlhc­ Engineering Club l~ tell that the se,: industry has on 1hls roU is a "coraplcx ac<:umu­ e!lihip making more and more moderate and belie-le ii or not, choking n, ms people on. dox ways of sexual gratification sponsor an a~tonomous female exotic dancers. Her book, latioo of experiencee and emotions and progressive choices. aren't capable of maintaining healthy How do we distinguish bel',•,een "Stripped: Inside die Live,; of Exotic · built up over time," according to The most pov, erful voting bloc in 1elations!-Jps. These ftxations take vehicle demonstration Dan,;ers," is the end result of the field 6artoo. The strippers start to equate the country is seeing their party mal,:­ what's se;;y, and what's simply skk? · over their lives, and according to on campus for students work she did for her dissertation. the amount of money tht::, make with ing fewCT favorable policy cha!!gc., to Cybersexualaddiction.com, "Unlike Some of these fetishes are .. I il!terviev.-ed women from San their own self-worth. ''The mecha­ areas such as gay marriage, abortioo, healthy that is integrated into re­ March 28. clearly unhealthy, unsanitary, Francisco, Honolulu, and Kentucky," nism of being bought makes the and pr"yer in schools. Furthermore, lationships, sexual addicts use sex 'lS very disturbing. and can lead to Banon S'.ated. "! fonnerly inter­ women feel objectified," she said. when the most powerful voting bloc in a means lo cope, to handle boredom, sex addictioo. By ASHLEE FLORES viewro 36 different female e,-:otic While

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A iarge backhoe is Southeast Bakersfield parked in 'Grindhouse' plots contain no real substance By CRYSTAL ROBERTS r,·,tc,ur:uit featured Authentic Salva­ Looking for a place lo Jo some between a pile uvlvm@ b' like about this and Ikmolition what they featur~. provocative, gory, and, interestingly caught and had spread the L,fe,;tiQn I'm not even sun: what to advise. If s,:ll a.s Stuntman Mike, who seems who arc evidently stunt women !hem- can '1 believe it g1Jt four .siars. p!Jrc. 'Ille Mercado features a wide /620 East Brundage Lnw Gre.tt Ca~tle v.:tricty or clothing .<,tores, electronic llelp keep the envirorunent clean really big pets, like horses or fam1 get their crcryday things at the local 410 Union A,e stores. 0,alon,, s,:rcrnl restaurants and and get some spare change as well. Golckn Wc,t will make you fed Off of the comer of East 5'' S1 is a mariachi band on ~undays. They take almost anything to recy­ like you wenl away to a mini Veg~,. animals. This ,tore caters per,onally P.tSmart Wako alv, 'f)r band had a My companion ordered the COW!- without delay. My order was taken as ]ale as 8 p.m. Thursday through anybocly who missed it should try to better performance than !nvitro. All try-fried S1Cak and eggs, ~ on and the food was served hot and in a Sa1urday. make it to any other Sevendust show. members were pretty enef%elic only ~ pisses tc, •• -uw - e \imely m8111let". Knotty Pines is localed in north If you don·, like the pit, it would be on the harder parts. Diecast had a bet­ bave bccD enough. The ~ was peasant aod Bakersfield, 1530 Norris Road. wise to sit du~ to the rough play of ter mix of Metal with some smooth The siz.eable stw sat oo a bed of the Sttwn ~ friendly and attell- inconsiderate jerks. simple riffs. I give this whole show a 9 oul of A song that stood out from the 10. rest was a song caUed ''The Cold· est Rain" because of the soft vocals. All photos by Erik Aguil,H Funherrnore, later on in the song, the From top to bottom: lnviao at The Dome March 30, lnvitro's whole band played a great perfor­ Bred D~jmo'!!c, and lnvitro's Benny Cancino rotks out. mance of Metal. In total, I give the.i:r perfqrmance 9 out of 10. •.·--,.. ;····· .•·., •.· The energetic band Red played next al 8:40 p.m. in typical rock-s.'low clothes. This band had a slower beat than the previous bands, bul they still put up a good active show. This bend had a little similar sound to the band Linkin Park, though not so complex, the band would still be considered as a Christian band. Since I did., 't know this band that well and did not like lheir sound, I University of La Verne's curriculum is carefully designed to empower you with the would still recommend this band to anybody that likes softer beats. Over­ knowledge, skills and the understanding to respond to the challenges as well as the all I give this band 8.5 out of 10. 'The main stage was for the band opportunities in your industry. The University's rich learning experience will help you Seven<\ust, which pl~yed for more than an oour and a half. gain the confidence to move forward and upward, strategically positioning you for the Sevendust have been in the scene since late 1997, ~nd their rectnt CD future. Convenient Scheduling & Academic Support Services I 'Starless and Bible Black' album • Evening classes one night per week for ten weeks • One~to-one academic advising plays bi-polar music sounds

By CHRIS GARZA on this album. The next song "La­ the group will fill out the rest of the Other Bachelor's Degree Prograwns Available: [email protected] ment'' is as well. Ths song moves song, but in a subtler manner. The Rip staff writer into a few different directions. It Night Watch is a mellower song tha1 ~ LI' ~t,u• ,1; -:><' (J'J'"n ,.1,.,, .. O..onn t'nti r.n) ... rhllA n.ouplr.nmllnt I b::,r,,aJ-~ UL YJ.\.<.;, .&.'-''4."'ll'-'.L ... L '-'f:'~L"4UV.11 ~- --.-· ...... ,c ... ----..-- st.arl.S off very sweet wirh the violin they don't gd lo fancy on; ii is pretty King Crimson released "Starless then Wetton \ vocals a.nd bass line steady in play with no sudden move­ • Organizational Management* • Public Administration* and Bible Black" on Atlantic Re- come in as well as what sounds like ment of sounds. cords in 1974 the banging of teacups. From the Th~ last song on the album is I foundation of this bass and what are Fracture and it is a linle darker in * Also available online I and features RLBUM the line up of described as "cups" comes a harder appearance than the others. It is all ! REVIEW David Cross on sound. The drums really pick-up instrumental, as is half of the album. I viola, violin, from here and speed up the song. This song spaces out al moments and Apply Now - Classes Start Soon I is ti-en brought back together for the I and keyboards, Cross has another touching show :Zobert Fripp on guitar and m~Uotron, of violin on "Trio" later in the Jlbum. chorus. The mellotron whines 011 in . I jc,hn Wenon singing and playing bass One thing that is really gre;it about the chorus over the harsher picking s.,d Bill Bruford on percussion. this album is how they will portray oi guitar a.nd drum beating. One thing . '" - ..._ The band moves in a lot of differ­ very soft momcms of violin one mo­ that wa.s ldnd of random is th~t if you }. • !;".· '"' dire,;tions with this release. The ment and then suddenly a slicing listen very closely towards the end ; )'. s,t<.Jm s121ts off with "The Great De· propeller of razors is thrown your of Fracture, when its really picking : i: ;;.• :e1,·er," which is a satirical descrip­ direction to chop up the song, replac· up, someone yells "Whoo," which I ..~-·-: t . - •• ::cm of decadence a.nd hypoclisy. The ing it with a fa.seer, kavie; sound. don't thirlk was done on purpose but •· 'Clusic sounds very spastic and fast. Very bi-polar of them. found its way on the album. !f- _:.;/ik-.,.. I Ir !'"rn"""l< 0n un•il it P. vi01::1 •' .. ~::: . I Then-_ 1<:. ~ .chin-;;r rf the. h ....- half-way through. This song notice· for a few albums, then mm·e on a.nd C=s towards the e;i. Cross' viol;, ably builds itself up, but an aspect come oock. The othertv.o albums are c,-,·,~•,;:_ ,..,..,;,..,..,. 'lnr! \Vr.,ttJ"\..-.'c h~.c"." s:~ ~ ~u,,.... u ...... ,... ,,.....,,....,, J .....,,...>-J tbt is 2drnirable about this album ta.sty little trc.its for your e;:,rs a.swell ·;:eave lhrnugh each oth:r perfectly. is a lot of the songs will start from a.~d they are "Lark:; Ton2ues' in As- COM?:L,:') BY ULY FAl :a AND DESIGNED BY ERl(l( MAlll/ THE RI? This isn't the only witty little song a small fram:wor\.: and progressively pic and Red." -

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PARAMO · sloppc,:l and slrelch~d to do a toe touch for the fight ~ong. there these days," said Fricker. and Gn:enp<"aCe has a guide for all il'"r,11110([_1 hakcnfieldcolfr.~c .cd11 I wasn't sure if I should b: jumping, but the c.oach as­ Do not use petroleum jelly or oth­ who are concerned about the envi­ Sports editor sured me Jial I.didn't ha,e to do ii if I didn't want lo. er fossil fuel based lubricants, said ronment: The Oreen)X'ICe Guide to l feli like a girl; I was gening special treatment fie. Greenpeace, "Esso's (the intema· Environmentally-Friendly Sex. · l ne,-cr thO'Jghl it could be w painful to train 10 be n cause they didn't think a guy could jump tional 11ame for Exxon) screwing the Ac..:oofing to ''Gettmg it -on for the cheerleader. I threw myself into four days of practice, and kick. So, I lried it, and, to my planet, but you don't ha..-~ to." good of the planet," there ar~ 10 ways pulling in :i.; much effort a.~ l could from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. an1aumcnl, il hnrt, Adult stores also consider lubri· to have fun while being eco-fiiendly. but I did it. cants a serious subject. every day. One way is to "tum off the lights" l 'd find myself practicing by myself al home or in class · Then Coste· "A lot of the lubes Iha! people use ERIK AGUILAR I THE RIP or to engage in sexual activity during with fellow Rip reporter and cheerleader Crystal Roberts. ris:U\ stopped are unhealthy," said Fricker, "specifi· the day. Sure, people laughe'J gets sticky." Guinness world record-holder Vivian Wheeler shews off her I I.hough! I might ha..-e a chance unde"'tanding a sim· ly ca.'lle to the part caj u. "Our oceans are being &..-strayed splits sining on the ground, and, as I was slretchine my In between every break, I practiced knowing that the According lo Fricker, organic or 11-inch beard in the Campus Center at BC. pie rule: "Cinr,amon rolls out." Unfortunaicly, pcop!e that killed me. We al an unpreMCOlOO rate-we need body between my legs, Costerisan came up behind me week of pain was almost 01·er. I didn't rea.ize until to­ all-natural lubricants such as fruit have cheerleading all wrong: you have to keep up with did a right split to slop pbmkl ii,g for pk... ..,ili~." and pushed me farther into the stretch. "Tell me when it day how close I'd cSfTlC to these girls. They all knew my ~ extract and seed oil are the pace, go fast, punch, cul, and keep your arms straight 0010 the ground, Do the deed on a naturally fertil­ hurts too much;' she said. name. We practi~ together and helped each other. sak "We try to carry things that arc and clean no matter what. · rolled onto our ized lav,11. "Would you really want to Going ooly an inch farther down than I alnlooy was, I I guess that's w11at happens when y0<1're the only guy · healthy." According to the coach, Layne Cosl~risan, it's all aboul stomachs, right couldn't take it anymore. It was bloody heli. inside of set your bare bottom on weed killei?" Beardedladvleads. . The among a bunch of girls.~ only thing I regret row is not Anothcr piece ofinformalion from .., confidence, but, to me, it's more about technique and ath· leg to right elbow. my thighs hurt more than they ever had before. I wanted being mon: experiew:ed to keep up with them Oie...orlead­ asks Greenpeace. ERICK MAIW THE RIP Gretnpeace is that water is a llL,wy '.etic ability. l had some personal help from the ladies try­ pose, pelvic thrust However, polyvinyl chloride not to die. l now realize how much pain and work, time and . ing is intense. That week l saw things that only athletes and it "should definitely be shared ing out and Costerisan, who explained to me that because into the air, back only affocts t.'le planet, it affects _wine sad part is I say 98 percent Eve no !onger selis products contain­ dedication goes into being a checrkader. could do. Sure. I obviou~ly d1dn'1 make the team, but it with a mend." I'm a guy, I didn't h:ive to mm·e my legs. That was a down, legs into L'le health, and ooult stores are really taJc. of customers aren't aware," said ing phthalates. lifestlye less traveled Day three: As usual, I started a linle before 4 p.m. I had was ,..orth the les.;on I learned. Even though it is not listed on the relief, but those girls were sw~ating, and il was unbeliev­ air and then back ing this problem seriously. Fricltc:c, "people tend to believe that "I rcwmrnend that people buy the cheers and the fight song down pretty well, but today guide, trcehugger.com takes a step ably hardcore. to our feet. I have 'Toe mainstream porn industry is if someooc liCII~ them something, it toys that are silicone, glass, metal, or facial ex;ircssions lost and she is con­ there was a guest, a fonner NCAA cheer coach named further by advising people to use a By JOEL R. PARAMO After trying to keep up with only three gan1e cheers a bruise on my full of toxins," says Matie Fricker, would be safe." plastic because they are non-porous fined to a wheelchair due to osteo]Xr Marvin. For one day I wasn't the only guy.· "solar ," a toy available From [email protected] and half of the fight song, I went home and practiced. My knee to prove how C(>--Ov,1,er of Self-Set'Ye, an adult Not only does Seif-Serve spend materials· and are ~fe · to use," said rosis, she is c6nfident and religious But he was there to teach us the hip-hop dance for try· 69 Lo\·e Toys. Sports editor arms hurt, but I was determined to prove myself. clumsily I was do- stOtt in AlbuqllCTIJllo!, New Mexi,o. time educating their customers about Fricker. in this chapier of her Life. outs, not to be my friend or helper. He jumped right in. The. Greenpeace guide also ad· Day two: I spent the day trying to remember the cheers, - ing it. Now it's "There has been no regulations, so a safe products, there is also the Co­ Although silicone is non-biode­ ''My life is different from others," Keep in mind I rarelf had to mo~e my legs the last two vises that people should stick with Oddly enough on T~eS<\ay mom· honestly net sure of the progression, bu1 it really didn't probably the lot of people arc felling things that alition Against Toxic Toys lincludes gradable, ac<:ording to treehugger. said Wheeler. "It's the way the good days. He didn't go slowly. and I didn't get any special sustainable harvested timber when ing of spring breal<, 58,year--0ld maner because as soon as we stretched and proceeded lo only part I children's toys and pet toys) that are com, it is re,::yclable as "ell as latex lord wanted it to be. He's lening me men's moves. Today you either had it, or you didn't, and are unhealthy." using paddles, and know the bound­ woman Vivian Wheeler, the world warm up and fini;h the rest of the fight-song cheer, I was i.!1 p.i\A~;s condoms. being the most ine~perienced person, I became a iiuge i-...,,ve:OO·i,i..-n Accorcilng '".o UlC gUR.IC. r·.,·c ptv-­ t!"t~ of informing the p~b­ recon:1-holder for having an J I-inch live, and I needed him in my life However, according to Fricker, aries when in engaging in sexual very lost. for sure. It ductioo releases a toxic chemical, di­ lic about what is safe and what is ,10t beard, wandered onto Bakersfield to feel whole in my heart ·to fill the ln the middle of le.uning the rest of che cheer, we loser. some products may say that they are role-playing games, al1d "make lo\·e, was like doing Tue Bo on the floor. I am, Mlict.l is one of lhe &KJBt toxic safe. College's <;am pus. emptiness.'' silicooc, but they contain to percent not Vw·ar." thought it was painful the last twO days, rut who was 1 tbc:lr,i- ... According to Frid.:.er, Adam & 'Tm a celebrity, nobody knows Like_ other people, Wheeler de­ cided to find something to fill up her kidding? I ='t even remember the piog,essioos. For­ -, : .,. '; ... where I'll be tomorrow," she said. tunately though, I understand the concepl and tinung "Living the life of a bearded lady is life to replace tlie children she gave of the roll offs. Oil, and on top of all of this, we had to a 24-hour job. It's a full-time job just up for adoption so foat they could · I smile! I warrred 10 die, but I was smiling. being myself." lead a oonnal life outside of the side· \ Day four: I sti II didn't know the dance all the way After being examined by 30 doc­ show she worked for, Brothers Grim. · through. We talted a Joe, and the day w» all ~ tors in St. Louis. it was detennined Over 30 years later, her stage name I even though l c!idn't find the time to slOp and actu.ally in 2000 that her beard was real and Malinda Maxey, was left behind for a walk my way slowly duoogh all die SlepS. The c.dviser, completely natural, Guinne$S World short time so that she could move to Becki Whitson, told us wbat to v.-ear Di gave us a talk Records marle i.t official. ·11,<'Ugh de - Oildale to be closer to her daughter, about what she expects out of lb: cheer 1ea!ll ml let us ciding to take the step at large into wro is now 33 years old. know what the judges would be looltiDg for. the public's eye was hard.. ,t was al­ "I'm not letting society ruin m~· life D,\y five: Tryouts, aild 1 finally had some help to get ready hard working for the Brothe"' anymore;· said Wheeler. "I wouldn '1 Grim Sideshow. have the facial hair ifl didn't want to. "I wanted to be in Guinness, I I wanted to lead my own life." 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I k,·1' were I. td i 11~ a.nJ dusl wa, thin)''" rnkr.. 1n l'O\\boy hat, and 11~1it j,:,,n, nwk the tr way into lhe ,uc11J on J ,unny Sh;iftcr day. ll.Jker5i ....:1 010 0 20 1 t 00 The eigh1h annual Tram Roping C itn.>'> 000 i.Xll 1 Ql 1 :vid BBQ on April 7 at Thunderhead Ranch rai,,:J money for Optinul WI'. VanG c.{)(fy (C mus) LP Swen (BC\ lie.spic~ Car.:. lk top winn-:rs of !he day. Craig \\1ison and Tom Mullin,. won gift buckles. --addlh and money. '"Two BC 7, Mission O w,-.,h ago I won a '>addle plus cash ------· prize, on my hor,;e Rosie, a 5-ycar­ Baker..re: ... o..me r says is needed in a good ann wres- ~- b} 'r,@bc.cc.auu Editor in chief muscled under his polo shin, and his . 'Don't give up,"' according 10 . Sequoias 9, BC .8 1ier. He sips at the bar and segues Campus editor arms resemble oak tree limbs. Fisher Lundquist. lives in San. Diego, holds world as he gestures at the students. 1ltls Bakersfield--· ...... e-.000031004 A group of mer. sit at two tables 25 The team's WSC record is 3-6. camp is a prelude 10 the Ryan Sheel.s Play og!y. Sequoias. ···-·---, ... 000035001 pushed together in the midd!e 0f lilies, is 53 years old and has been and their overall is 3-8. Meir.orial South Valley' Ann Wres­ Thal is what Bak=fiekl College's Fishlips in downtown Bakersfield. arm wrestling for over two decades. ''The}"rc fighte~ ," Lundquist tling Championship." tllCll 's llellilis Cooch Roh Slaybaugh •. WI': 'N.llkowialr. (Sequoids LP: They are dining on fish and chips, He is considered one of the best arm said of the team. "Their level of Ryan Sheets said about ti.e t=i 's playing tech­ ':S # r {ll() . . sipping on beer, and tailing in bari­ wresllers iri tM .competitiveoess is at the top of .: : Gil!le 2 . was a graduate lones through the classic rock com­ world. ~ the ladder." . San JoSe 10, BC 7 . of North High fni.lwm Jake Desme ~ tbe ing from the sounJ system: "EvefY tran­ 'fre,;hman Jennifer Kelly be­ ------~------. - . -· - ---~ "Strength, technique, School. and had team's ability to play a "powa game" The Allen Fisher Arm Wrestlir sition has a lieves the learn is completely llakenfield. -, ...... 300022f'()() brains, hearts and guts." attended Cal with lhar rivals, mld he says that die .Siln Jose...... 100600201 Training Camp is currently on lune,, weakness," · comm.illed to facing challenges. Stale-Bakersfield Professional arm wrestler .&Jlen risher, 53.. sta,es down Seao Sheets. l4, as the two practice a teal& coostaedy ,e.. n:hes for ways to he says. "You Sbe cites the team's "diversity break. - Billy Joe Sheets, before he passed a resistante technique. ' improve their IDCDllli g._"'!De ~­ The group breaks from the meal, guys _ have a of cxpcrieoce" as a plus. Kelly es­ El'ent organizer, on whal it away f:-om com­ . . ly when facing a "deep" team su,;h as WP: Duran 151,.. Jose) and as the other bar patrons look on. lot of strength, pecially lauds fellow'player Leia plicarions due to a Band~cci s.ays 1.,'1ey mew that wres­ sport. "Never be one-dimensional and dedicatioo needed for a spon Sanla F..arbara. ·IJl-.~IIC) Fisher takes his students through dif­ endurance,. takes to be good arm wrestler. Penins a~ being a consistent asset "'-restling' injufY. tling programs at the sc:-tools and col­ when it comes to ann =rting.'' says 111,ith vay little mooetary payback, "They 're tough pk!yers." sail:: fcrenl tech11iques and exercises to but there is a to the team with hei formidable Another ohe leges were always under-funded, and Roberts. "Yoo waot to train at all dif­ ''Most cf the guys doing ii are in it fremman Joe<-1 fr1n Afic>' jX)Sl guy." boasts that he was Valley champion pianet." 1e.;guc. " Sla·"'-·..i., ._... Sl'id.. . . ·' ,• ... .:nt muscles a., he puts pre.ssure in through The winners BC lost 2-7. Santa Bart>ara doliji­ in the 200 l tournament. · He believes the sport has yet to fim thini place. The team is 4-3 in wsc and g..3 Damon Magana goes. for a batl at practice on April 9 at the ly working' to impro,e her serve. na•oo the singles matches, win­ He also helps wit.n the instruction take off because ''the rigli: person from each weig,it class will also be c,vera!L Bale. sfield College tennis C,Ol.lrts. TI.:: team lost to Ventura 2-7 M=h , . . - .. '. . . . ·- . . • '· • < • • • • • • • • - - • • •• nir1i 5 rr.:::!cr.t.s...... v ••• ..,...... :, .... by expanding on what fisher has n~n t CV1'~ d..lvu.5 .... U-U u..::. 1-lt,ih , j- ~ ~ t,-" """""""...... :.· Accorum g to .:, u,)' °"" !;< 1, oC u "'" ', 30. Howe\.er, li.1e le-afll \.vd.S vjcturiou~ · The team lost to Glendale I -7 1he team's No. I player, Amy just taught student Ne1than Brawell. a sion." 'There is aho a lot of training lion match for a 6-fool trophy. have beaten tea:nS in olher leagues. has talented local men on the 1ea111, over Cuesta &-3, April 3. Cowan lost 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Fellow 28-year--0'd e:,;.-Marine, while Fisher Teams from tbe other leagues have other areas such as Ventura and SanLa March 22. Howe-,·er, the team beat April 12 is when BC will face iop player Ruth Cressa banled top mo,es on to another studcnL Com­ beaten teams from the league that Barbara have the advantage of hav­ Sania Barbara 7-2 on March 29. Dur­ Santa Monica on their turf in Santa ing the team's April SBCC player SUS,ll\Ile Petrie and menting on how. Bra well seems to BC is in. ing more foreigners on their tea.i;ns. · week break, the Monica 5 match wiL~, Ventura at BC was can­ woo the matches 6-2, 3-6. 6-2. rely on his narural size. Toland ,ells S layba,.; gh ,.ays that the team is do- 'This diversity of players equals The team ·s WSC Tournament is celed due to rain. The team will face "I had fun with the rally, a good him, "If you don't think you need to ing especially well in doubles. · . more competitiveness and depth. April i9-2 I at Cuesta. Their Ojai LA Pierce Tou,;&y, April 12 at BC. time," Petrie said. work out, you 're in the "'TOng sport." Slaybaugh says that although BC Slaybaugh says. Tournament is April 2&-29. To:a,;d i, emphasizing th~ need to specifiN!ly train cert:1in rr.uscles fo, <1 m, .,...-re.Qt ir,~. -- I ..• ,.. 11 • . . II .. Otiming in on the a.:l,ice is San Diego filmmaker Gary Roberts from A rm TV, an ortline hub for arm Y,res- t1e1a ll in g Yw.'.eos- lracl< ano wrapping up compet1t1on ,.·. <. Roberts crave ls around the country r.1rr-;n<"J .... t"m ..,.:r,s.tlin.?: to post vid- fi::i,e;~:":"d Lrt thi.ro p!x--e in (he &))..me­ tional on April 13. the Western Slate be held al UC San Diego on May 1.JJC41 '::. LC4.111 iw ~14..:..:. :~.:;...) f_;..:. C::..--::,·c: .. \ !:!".:!-"..£c:1 5..r!.!s!-:~ ff·'.!!:h !!'"! ~-~;his Web site and p.oir.<1~ the ' 'tSy tAIU. ~; Conference preliminary event;; will 5, and Lhen Lhe finals .,.;11 also be at • ep.:mo,rs.."i: txwrsfieia,:ol ley,e .edu ,t,JJ!lWa Jackson qt;a!ified for the the 100--meter hurdks 11.-ith a persoa­ ter race in 2:23.22. be held ::! Ccl.!~e cf Ll;-: C.:...1""'!;'0l"'s M UCSO M Ms::· 1' Ci.lifomia state ;iepWJllon 3rter her ai best tirrteof i5.-+1 ::,o..;vr,J..::.. AJ

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< I • Scottish culture comes to 1bere were also a variety of danc­ Throughout the day, bands from Stramler Parle fOi' the 12th ers that per:formc..l on stage while the Oakdale, Fresno and Tehachapi heavy athletics games such as Put­ played the pipes and drums. As U1ey year. Food, drink, dance and ting the Braemar Stone and a Ham­ played, many stopped to listen and games make the iiay. mer Throwing competed. begin {O tap their feet, clap their George the Giarit and Ye , Olde hands and move to the tune. With By ASHLEE FlORES Silversmith attracted crowds that each song, the c:rowd gave a round of asflores@bakersfteldcoltegeedu watched as George perfonned his applause. Ri!) stMf writer ~how a.n

A.bow: Georae the Giant MUJfM ._ tw nMf ~ t» hM cw Mv.~id ~ ~, Tf)fl ~h~ A R'10CW 1876 Gatling gun is used by·e·~:-,- wt lolider' Ben GHlaspy to re-enact the battle of Tel El Kebir. Right George the Gimt on• bid¢ Miis while h~ wife, Stade McArthur, breaks concrete on his chest with a sledi9tw111w. . .

Clockwise from lower left Ron P.tmer uw.:b a smile betvJWen posing for pictures with children and other patrons: Josh ltodenf Ir: dl."OWS 22-pound stone during a Braemar Stone Putt competition. Right The group ly(&.nd Forwer recreates the flm battalion 'of the Gordon Highlanders and ~r 1882 battle In Tet El Kebir, Egypt A group of marching bands and Scottish dans join during the opening CM8fflOnY ol-ihe Scottish Games. _

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By JOEL fl PARAMO cording to MSNBC, sd.ools nation· [email protected] wide have been reporting would-be S[X1rts editor copycat'threats. "I'm sure it was a copycat. al­ The day after the Virgu,Ja Tech though we went through the nonnal ~hooting. Bakel'Sfiel •. Co!lrge ex· bomb thee.It procedures," said An· peiienced a minor bomb threat that drews. "Our challenge is that we're most students ori campus didn't an open ~nvirorunent; anyone can know about. wal.lc onto campus, but we need it to It brooght to question student be a secure safe haven. This sort of safety on campus, and, in the case thing can happen anyy.,here, the only of somethin~ like the Virginia Tech thin5 we can do is l:,e prepared. We shooting actually occurring on cam­ could only stop it by building a 20- pus, the emergency procedures and · foot wall all around the campus with what students should do. gates and metal c!etectors and even "NoY.' (i>fter Virginia Tech), people then, who blows? I hope we'd never will be interested in what we nee An­ dent William Andrews. "We need drews. BC did learn something from them to do what we want them to do, . the bomb ihrea!. BC was lWble to and we ne.ed them to want to do it. contact its first and second respond­ When we receive threats like this, it's ers, whi<:h is a very serious problem, taken very seriously." but ~ will be a debriding. ~ Ir• light of what happenoo at Vrr­ importantly, they will be gettins cell glnia Tech, education coortlinators · phone numbers for all responders. are u;-gently preparing for some " We've been pl8nning to s!art of the worst-case St.enarios and a training in the fall," s!l.id Andrews. Homeland Security grant has b::en "Next year, we are planning ~ a The 4nnuaJ. War Bi"'* In Action Air.SAow ot Minter Field in Slui.fter ~ with ~ Crlobal Coromu­ caml)\l5·Wide drill,, in~~ case mq ~. Inc., 10 provide Cll~- &cenlilO. Then tbe BPD, · Fire Oc­ showM vintage warplanes en Aprif 21. off fiilt,.~ ind Je.d:tabq>. . . partmmt and ~ncy •Oli••trf1 ~: Tht rejftttfon in tltt proj¥1lat~.ll/l'wd Dfxonf,o!t,lg his 1'he tragic incident at Vl!'ginia . will get involved. We 're plMODing on gmndson Charlie &xton, 5, ~ to c J-25 "Heavenly Body"' as a crowd Tech this J™t week reminds us of the locking down the schools, but slU· from the airshow loob on. The "'He

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NICK STOCKTON during the ~ ...... L...... G"""• .... ,...,. By foul play elei.. tions. "I O#I 11"\I VI'\ . VHl~V~ legislari,e iiaisao Alan Ullnc wowd r..stocicto@baursfteldcolle~e. du was even $20 u."Jder on the spending [email protected] be running unopposed. ' Editor in ch~f limit, to make sure that I was wittin · Rip staff writer "I like to see a lot of represetlbl. the guidelines of the campaign, n The tioo, at least a choice, especially at A photograph on the frout page of spending limit was $75 per candidate, \'!t,.:..i fo~ul Loj:.c, -.,:;;.s fi.1$l told . the lcadershlp position. l wanted the April 11 LSSLie of the Kenegade with this cost including donations. about the Student Govenunent As­ to give students a ch'lice of who to brought not seen Rip has controven.y to the Although Lupez had the sociation elections, he heard that one pick, and not say 'well there's your recently concluded student govern­ picture prior to being . interviewed, position had a candidate running un· leader,'" Lopez.said. he said he had ~., made a•vare of ment eiections. oppc,sed and the other one might be That prompted Lopez to run fur In the photograph, handouts from the is.sue on Wednesday of the el~­ apen. president, and :n a surprise victory, 'tion week. Lope? said that he did Pnsident:-elect John Lopez's cam· · Lopez was told that the positicn the computer science major was CM tiled neatly SUI· not the fliers tht--re, 3nd that he paign he seen put of treasurer JT1Jgh1 be open because elected by the students of Bakersfield rounding ~ laptop that the student "explained to people helping me Tamera Langdon might have her Ccllege. is using to vote on. that they could not put them [in the , .• 1' •• ~. ··-· './!,,. -. -· .. _1 ... ~ ··- ~iiJj J..L.,.u.. ..1. ... Y-J"" .U. u..,.. ..,..._..,...... u.1.1,~illl I.U fi,;A- Loi-ie:t menlioneo tna.t thJs will Accord.lng to the by-laws govern· breezeway), could not put them r.:.1r STEVEN MARTIN I THE RIP tend her term limit did.,'t pass. The be his first time holding a ~­ ing the election.5, il is ~ain;St the compJters." The drded areas show the handbills which violate ttt. constitutional amendmeot did not ship position. "It's r._,,t like I haven't rules to have campaign litaature He does not foel that the fliers had election by-laws. · pass, with 59% of the students 't'oting practiCl"d any leadership skills. This within 100 feet of .. polling place. a large effect on the vote, believing no on it. wi 11 rJSt be the first time that I will Because the b'"llot was on line, every that they were there for "maybe a a candidate for breaking these rules. campaigning 99 feet from the poll· Lopez added that after hearing be look.ed at I have to lead where Internet-capable e-0mputcr is consid· couple of hours." "My opinion is that every candidate ing place, to candidates speaking a.rout the treasurer position he in· people want to go," Lopez said. ered a polling place. Dean of Students Don Tumey commined some kind of infraction," in classrooms that have computers. quired abcut the position' of pre~i­ Lopez reitrraled hls desire to let Lopez said M is innocIY)i -.~s ,:Ee:- deemed a model representative ~ . . . - . ,~~m.' .. !2-<:! f2.!I. ~uvug ., uice 0!1 c"trni,,u:, ;,,nci Liiill tiie ASGA niLion is prwy cooi. for the other 518 university played. "We're the O'lly community college to host kMvrs community college leaderships is a Tho'Jgh, no matter what, the SGA h.a.s t --h •~ • II c-~: v;" 5! '; .-,,..::1,·1k1" ~:-,(.-.:.1:.; iJ':(;uJ;1ig ilii\ .... i,10 oi c::-.crit in Li1e councry." '.'.Jid A.•.'1 worked to become the best, bringing in con­ SGAs in the nation. ,C,U~il gig. .. . fon-y::a.· uniYer.;ities BC's faces were cho· \\'est, r:ext ye-l.r~5 !!:gi~!::ti~::: !iJih:i. HT;\, a c.-,,-,-,1r1uiti cGr11pu~, '.'-dt;· <:o t O he.· •"IT~ Ih.• be<. f'i ., F'EATURES ------~------A------Garden Fest gets a Old birds fly green th11m hs-up off of their

...... · \ . . ' . Aoove: l~a~turtillums, or ucherry roses" were among the perches for ' . l . many plants that were for sale at the Garden Fe:.t. Above: The Orchid Society displays dozens of their Below: Kiki the goat cries out for her mother A!")abel as she orchids, none of which are attempts to feed. for sale. ~ight: Ron Everett another year and Meg Kirkeby admire the orchid display owned by the Above:Two Orchid Society. By KYLE BEALL L-19 -s1rd kbeall@ba ke rsfi el droll eg e .ed11 Dogs-show By DONNY VAN SLOTEN off for the dmn@baker sfi e Idea/ I ege.edu Rip staff writer crowd on Rip staff writer Above the crowd, the roaring en­ April 19. Garden Fest was held Sa!ury BC chef Pat Coyle and high schools and local garden clubs '1bcy were produced for liaison, . Th · d d ·b hao a chance to sell their plants to h1s crew. e menu 1nc 1u e n s, ~·· artillery spemng, hotdo&s, salad, chili beans lll\d tlOP' ·: -~~llrofit. ,.~ -~.~.; , am....--.i.Ci1114;~ trans­ \ • • • ·...;,.L· ~ Photos by ~ ··'3-~ent?. gro~...... anu .- .Jill~;r, po~ said,~n from coKrazm. K"ds p : Zoo aJ ' thenfto·pay·fflf'f!e1'11hps and e 60 Black Hawk, which were flown Also present fer ~iewing was a airplanes from about i 972-1992," in from Fort Erwin, to participate Japanese Mits.ubushi A6M Zero. said Stambovs.lcy, a retired Marine in L'le show. People were allowed to "'Ibere 's no war history on this,, it's of 39 yt..'ll'S. ''They trained RAF and climb inside the helicopters and did just pie,;es that were put back 10- Royal Navy pilots in it, a primary ged!er and made into an airplane," trainer and lead in fighting tactics. so free\y. Al Goss, a native to the Minter said Jason Somes, pilot of the z.ero. "It's go: a Rolls Royce engine pro­ which were used by the ;~panese ducing 2,500 pounds of thrust. I !ove · Field area, Jlew his North American during World War Il. L, addition to it, oh man, I ieli everybody I drive a AT-6, built in 1945, named the War­ of 140:145 mph. Byron Originals tieing a pi!..ry Organiz_ational Leadership or liberal Arts the mac1 entrance to Minter Field. vehicles, drinks, fo•A, dog tags, I "This has been great. Usually in the a'ld assoned clolhing apparel. at Fresno Pacific University before the end of next year. All My Leve Fresh Flowers & Gifts floral designs in all price range past the crowds kind of walked through Tuo clowns, known as Nosey and lhat was about it, they didn't ask and Claydoh even made an ap­ Vvill you be one of them? BC 10% " Roses" Mixed Bouquets a lot of 1uestions. A lot of people re­ pearance, dressed to amuse and entertain as they made balloon Discount. G~~ADUATIONS Charge it by phone ally seemed interested and not just in the models, in e,e-ylhing else," said Al animals for children near one of 1603 so."H" (Ming &"H") 661-832-8000 Lockhart of Bakersfield, model owner the entrances to the field. INFORMATION MEETING 44(,j ~Cf'~ f"MI!&' Cr and guest of BARK 's. Although some plane mrners tlJrJ .. ~~,;.,, • ~ ~ l( a..,; "This model is an F-15 Eagle. It's did charge appearance fees, many ""'111~-·---' .... ~ "-"'-... ? .,n.l\.,.. • =:.')n ~ _.... .tl(U.l~Q}_ !~!'QT...,, ,....v-~ · o.1 ••,v t' ...... about 19 y= old. It's from an original of the pilots and plane o ... r,tr> ~- B)'TOn 's kit," said lo;;khart as he de­ were not paid to take part in the air Call 864-1515 to reserve your spoL I show. Instead, besides hospitality, RU.00~ sc:ibed the small plane, about as long as L.xkhart was ta\!, J1at can reach speeds the only thing they requested for STUDENT DISCOUNT their participation was fuel for lI I their planes. That and their lme ~~~:=:~-11.At,,..,...,...,.._,, I for av;ation, the preservation of I I I I l:Oj~ I history and to share it all wiln the . . public. ,.as enough to moti,ale - . -- •- . - t ---·---·-----. ----- tJ-:!! pi !cts. o'.vne:rs ?.... ~d every0!"!e dse invoh eu, in preparing a.n

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Continued from Page 1 Ix in order to declare it valid?" Continued from Page takes warnings seriously whc11 for annual conference 1 By KATHERINE J. WHITE 1\•,o of Sun Ra's compositions, oohonist Elvis Bates. 18, who is also the difkrcri! jau fonns arc vividly lbe special sci up featured the fur1ive noled tenor saxophoni,t Jan1cs Rus­ ··111..:1~ .... uu!J h~\\"C- lx.''l'n t:;,unpaign Turilc.cc .ca. ,is "Kohou!ck 'l11emc" and "Moon a BC mechanics cngi11ce1irg ,iudcnL infu>Cd wi1h the cultures and limes electric keyboard playing of member - Anocher YC!lldc)f ..... -1 poster< 0ut on the Saturday ocfore points concerning the controversy. 3 p.m., or 5 p.rn., a bomb could go Dykes, 18, liberal arts major. l'yCl,JW.. l )S Campus editor Dance,'' were perfornied. According Dates said tha1 Sun Ra's professional ,·ach furn\ hails from. Recher, 24, is a Jorcfan Herbst as well a, thrcc sa,;o­ African instrnmcnt, the a,;atse, for ROSE 1rea!i~ ~ for stv- official campJigning was allowed to lie said that the elections committee off. School continued on as norn;al, f.ccording to Andrews, this son c,ot-t, 1~.,.._M.,,aq,.­ lo lin~r. Sun Ra had an extensive name is a play off of bosh the nick­ IJC music m;ijor and plays bass gui· phonists, one trombonisl and Tiner, the Sun Ra numbers. Russell played h..,i_in. lie condudcd the statcm,:nt \\ould nccators and leaders Earth to teach humans about music. larly experimental. In a small cameo, dicnc_e. ing was a prominent feature in the I was born, here's Woody Shaw's lik~ 1h1t," said Koll fk,nmings, 24, compukrs. "Technically," he said, ically impossible" for a candidate to what could liappen." of small-group jau, such as Swi Ra Sun Ra e.-en went so far as to dn-,,ss Golson played "Whisper Not" on his "Thank you for coming," Tiner renditions of Sun Ra's "Kohoutek 'Rosewood,"' liner said. The audi­ busin<·s, aoministrations major. "I was campaigning in a polling patrnl all of the polling places on Students were upsel, but under­ (aka Hennan "~-0ru1y" BIOWJl} who his fellow band members as well a, sax0phone in Tom Hanks' film "The said. "We do more than this," he add· 1neme" and "Moon Dance,'' both ar­ ence groaned a little bit . For more infom1ation on emer· place." campus to make 5ure that no voting . sroc.d that it wa, a hou that shou Id believ,!d he was a space alien. himself in spacemen outfits for their Terminal." cd.1bc audience chuckled. . ranged by Kris Tlllcr. ''The music was wonderful; it was gency procedures, a new page on However, Crane defrnded the ac­ infractions were being broken by his be taken seriously. Other jazzmen fea1w-ed were perfomiances. Many peoiJle began to Ensemble member and percus· After playing "Boogie Stop Shuf­ Enoch, 19, and a llC communi­ really great," remarked Megan San­ the BC Web site has been de,.licated tion by pointing out that the corn· campaign. "People arc just so used to other Theolonius Monk, Benny Golron, see him as psychotic, Tiner said. sion player E1ick Recher said Lllal nc" an\ eyeballs from the tips of coodilion. A completed work, he professor Rob Parsons admitted sun­ SGA Vice Prwident Rodolfo committee "talke.d about these issues thing then you have no limitations. lize the TVs that are c•;.rrenlly not By ASHL.EE f-LORES I want lo ha,e the SGA pro·,ide in use in th<' cafeteria anez ...,ant to make the TVs functiooal and light fixnnes. Artist Frida Kahlo of peace when I finish." tribute to his musician girlfriend who have to bring up the item for formal so s • .,.,.,_..SY,; .. -cut dianic..1d wtt.*"1 s.ctti.~;. · bas a sign on i l stating, "Out of ()(oer, 'The exhibit of student art at the (SGA) an e~clusive group that am the presidenl. and you will see MICHAEL PlAZA I THE RIP However, these figures snd objects toilet. along with an interest in the Berkeley cireumslanc-es, interview all can· er·at-large for the SGA. are 1 he ring is a size eight, and a no fixed in 2008." Wylie and May Louise Jones Gallery does their own thing but that w~ do me oo ~ ! woo't be biddeo have been rendered on canvas for the A brown cross embe.ry, according · a fire of lavender, purple, red, black. clean does a student election need to cause of t~:n.'' Sn... will -i lbl:ir tu lab, in Campus Center 4. · is stating that ~ machine was not tv.·o in the northeast parking lot and to Margllt'et Nowling, curator of the pink, a.n,1 blue splatttrs. •A Wrong • I • _, •. ,r working properly as their excuse will ·';!'· I"'. ~ in- dw-soothwcst.·- COW!t .ali;o . .galleiy that. is s.b.owcasiag .)he-. lalest. .BC art.-,Stlldent. Rita. Bamua's. ~~ liq-*IJ ~ paJ-a; Tum"'.by said that the out-of-Order sign stating artwork by BC students. The exhibi1 acrylic on canvas, 'Tunking about . ' ~'. .· ' Eddie · the machine will be fixed in 2008 is ,uns April 18 • May IO. Death," is a tribute to Hispanic A~ IO Sergeant of Public Felix on only an estimllted time frame to have . ''There is no theme to this exhibii; artist Frida Ka.1.lo. In Barraza's ~ 'Quis Counts,, "Studenls need display in the machines n.uming. it is an eclectic mix," Nowling said. painting, Kahlo's feral-lookin~. sin- to buy a pem:lit from a machine that the Wylie . ''\\'e've p,ur.cssed_ a request to BC graduate and cwrent CSUB gular-browed head is swrowided by =*5. There ii,-e other m!lchlnes that and May have them replaced and new ones put ort major, Cheryl Wingerejd said that foliage, and a round window is em· worlc on campus and are good for the Louise in," he said. she really admired the non-tradition- bedded in her forehead. A benign- whole day."He also said that students Jones· For now, students must g,:t a per- al approach featured in the exhibiL looking skull with bones can be seeo can go online to pun;llase the regular Gallery mil from other rnacltines brcause the She also apprcciak:(i uJ<: appcar..,-,o;: in tl1c window. from penni~ parking Jots are being checked daily of sculpture at the showing. "I love Kahlo's history and her art," According :o ~. mere are April 18 ! for infractioos. "They usually don't have any Barraza, 27, BC undeclared major said. 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Th(' ,torics of the heroi,m oi ,ti., ,111denh Rip staff wriltr gcocralions of fanners, Beeman had something was dying," Beeman said. manure on his college campus while ni1ed the hann in ti".e abuse fam1ir,g In current times, ,uslainablc agri­ and the solemnnc,s needed. my 0\111 r><:ws judgment. having these fed ~ hate that ITfY}rtC-r; \\L"fC a,li.:in~ tk:~a\Cd an11Sibility to report accurate shootings would affect fuwre :-.dmiuancc to a.swell as those that li\'c'd and helpcd others to fTace & Pn,sperity," were greetcc "I hated ha,ing to work on that organic dog food. stereotype and thing for certain. "Everyone is vul­ One of such instances was watch· ture? , Rip staff writer reliable information, esp,.xially when their school. to do the ,ame. with wine. che.:se, and live piano fam1," said Beeman. "I thought fann nerable;' and mostly because the ing Wes Jackson, who is now rec­ Beeman calls it "Counter Culture A lot of this is dL'e to people like somcthing a, hom:rxlous as this \'iolcnt at­ Wh;,t kind of question i.s that to a,k wrnc­ I" ish the media would ju,t forus on that. music at !he Bakersfield College life was for stupid people." government has !he power to make ognized as the leader of sustainable Agri<:ulrure," which ind udes organic Jackson v. i.o helped to "slowly chip "l 'm IT'.)! n the Middle East. so I'm not used The trageey at Yttginia Tech i.1 appan.-nt tack takf;S place in ooc of our arc herocs. llie the hi>lory of emergence and devel­ That was Bccman's generation. astation firsthand, it didn't take long Beeman sha.-;:d how this ques! lrQ\)hes like the dust bowl, the actions Beeni.n has written over 100 arti­ shootiii g at Yuginia Tech oo Apri I 16. Student compounded by the media's inces..s.ant C! at Virginia Tech, it's apparent to me conscience, who tells us when we \·e gone n1ation every five minulc-s for v,:ccks, even East. he is not used to violent situarirns, or this student ;rows up at school with a Ii.st of that this docs atfe.."t our own campus, and I to far. months at a time. sort of vio6eol siruation? names and a gwi, well the media is just as feel it r,e,tinrnt to ask jU5t how safe we are One of the questions l am most ,ntencst­ lh, i r apparent lack of respect for ihe Of coun;e Ihm: aie violent sit:;.3tims in the mudt IO blame as the parents. at ~ersfield College, what prc--..autioos or ed in having answered, is why the- can1pus dead and the mourning process that many Middle E.ast, we hear about tbcm daily on the ',\,'here did the student get che idea in the plans 3l'C in plare to protect us from sonie­ wasn ·, locked do"'1l after th.: first two vic­ of the people in that community arc going invade campus news. Ask almost any American oo the stittt. ~pw;c? :hing such ;1lbomb~ I have no= in capitalizing on soch I do expect and ho?: that news orgJniz.a- profession. will con1e April 25, looking ford, coordimtor of WorkAbility m. people h.tve been hired on the spot in Moch like we form our opimom of ocher for potential employees. the past at this event. CO\llltries based Oil ileWS OOVCf1lgC, they are E~pccted to be the biggest Career likely to form their opiniom under the same By K'fl.E. BEALL Day ever at BC, Crawford re<:orn· conditions. If sdv;il shootir>gs .seem awfully kbeal/@bakers:fieldcollege.edu mends to dress app~ately, have Daylight savings COOllllOll lO an Ameticar>. then they t:DUS, ~ Rip staff '!.:.iter a prepared resume, shake hands, get doubly so IO a v'oewtt, who is only ,n:ing the rosiness cards and then foliow up. highlights of Anaicm dlllly news dlnlg !be • Today is Careef Day at Bakersfield ''The ones that are actually prepared, inl.ematiooal " gmcnr of lb:ir own moclia out­ College. Starting at 9 a.m. and end­ and they gc, around anj shake hands let 1s unnecessary ing at I p.m., April 25, i..'I and out· with the employers, are the ones that In the wa'I that some fod th& e,,,ery mosque .side of the Campus Center, Frreside are going to stand out to the t!tllploy­ in the East is a likely c.111,cliflase for a Room, and the cafeieria Businesses ers," said Crawford. "ll's once a year. Millt of clashing ideologies, rlllber thmi the clam daylight-saving day. Two days ou\ of early in the morning. · ... of ooe person wiost _his ..- """ w ~!\ii· ~Ji-tgs, ! the yw, we "'ill either spring back l've heard dayligh1:-savmg· time i.s They ~ .Kaw Sllile l'llha' ... c.oi--· Death pane\ professors discuss the definitior\c~of d~, Nfe car&in',Fireside Room to that uay again or fall forward and 10 help the farmers. Does it really bme. skiJ, lo the next. help the farmers? ?\'Clldy ~ .uack. OD m A+nn' #4 • 4 14 I By MARYANN KOPP death.'' fear of "premature burial," which and olher inwlgll,l,e p, oblems to help the j)etien's ability to belp make IDC(\;,;a] professionals are required I don't know aooul you, bui l hate Ac:cording to standardrime.com, since the I 990s diough to die p;m• 1118 Ilea! [email protected] Arthur went lluough how the defi­ happened often due to l,ick of train­ i.Uusttate this point. de,..-isioos, and -.iemg affiuned e ., to act in etttain sitoatioos. One ex· changing the clocks at my house, farmers generally oppose daylight· caused by an ~- a 1<1>.Jdo!t. Rip staff writer. nition of death has "changed over the ing oo the doctor's behalf. Anhur also Most (1ldic:m. tion, accorc1- whole pmon.n ample presented by Michael Evans the microwave, the oven, the coffee saving time. sanmc These ...... an: ofta, 05bCi2lCd by Ihm' I~ 34 Y=·" This discussion start­ spoke on the Whole Brain Standard, ing to Willi:am, lies ;ieavily Oil the Nursing IA Michael Evans . was that if a loved one ~ maker, and that's just the kitchen. Farmers who have to wake up with mess.rs peas. wbdl is daoguoos al. a 9dw.lOi be, ew Four Bak'!rsfield College profes­ ed back in. I 852 with the invention of which stales lhat "you 're dead if your "~ manner of the pro­ and Ray PuroeU bodl spoke Oil the int- has a heart attack or stroke and yoo Arizona and Hawaii say no to day· the s•m no matter wlial time it is are .----.- c:-f:;n;...... ~ ~t...1 ... o....~·- ,...... 11 OJ 1 t-1,,,. .. ~°'.-.;,....,.. .-.,t..,.....,~•a. of the f<.mwNe IOd es*'• iaHy vulnenlble sor.; :;poke in a p::r~I di:;..~cn B_...,·~..cn 's B....."""lfr,·, ~.·.:hi~h ..,_.~ :i cl~ entire br.>in has ce=d to fur..ctir;..," \~." 11-.is c-:n ~r'~.r; ~ ~..c-;; r'...... __ _._~...... ,_._..-...... i.u,...... ,...._j,j I ... _ .... r--u-...... ••••,_J ...... ,..., light-s~ving time; why can't every grea,ly inccn\'enienced by having to envirorar,mt. SdJools are ~ bu:tdiug titled ''The Meaning of Dealb & Fro e~ample of how deaih was defined at and the Higher Brain .Standard, or a patimt. especially who is tet'­ of Aaorney or ID Advance Directive must, by law, do everything they can state? change their schedule in order to seU one grounds fa dae sibP6oRs of Life-Care" to a packed Fm::side the time ...: by Ille Oudio Pulmotwy "death in terms of pennanent loss of minally ill. hluxiles . their situation. for= widJ close family members, to l=-,J l.he patient alive, and by call. It's because our government knows their crops to people who observ;;, What lhis SlC'fS to the outsi,r ..or1d is Iha Room on April 23. S!Jllldard, or CPS. Simply put, the coosciousness.'' This can also influence.~ or and nw:ing sure you speak wifu iiii mg 9 ! I, it is inferred that is exactly what's best for us, so we let it be. It's daylight-saving ~me. America's •J•IO!s me pp\w ~ by imala' Philosophy professors David Ar­ CPS stated tha:t' if you aren't breath­ Reggie Williams was second to oot a patient bas wtm is comldered family members "who may m_:eive what is desired All were encouraged been said that daylight-saving time I believe we should just get rid of childmL tbur and Reggie Wtlliams spoke on ing and have no heanbeat, yoo 're speak, a'ld t,e fo.:used on "values as­ to be a ~good dealh." ~ sit eJe.. a ,;:all" about euctly what yoo want by ~11 to set up a Palliative Care ~es better use of dayligi:t. daylight-s.,ving time. To,,;:se childretl ie oot just the - who arc Ef;;;".I( MAIN /THE PJP the meaning of death, while nursing dead. sociated with terrr.inally ill patients." meats of a Mgood dealh" lt!'C: dying sbould YOl' ever beqime stricken coosultation to help discuss options doing the ,hootit.~. but the ones who are raised professors Michael Evans and Ray With developments in te,;hnology Engaging the audience in a series with ue=-. Di contriwtion, having a \>lith an ailment or situation which as a patient to pay atSallioo IO oely theii' OIWII problems, Purcell spoke on end of life-care. and moJelll medicine, the CPS had, of questions which all tied togdbc:r sense of complelion, having a :,ense may lllke away your ability to spe,ik . The panel discussion was s~s­ dealing with odlm' iodiaeuty (oftl:n dJrough AJthur started out the evening with with time, become less prevalent, as to dernonstra!<= a point, Willi:nns of what to ~ (bodt ptrys;c:llly for yourself. ful in covering issues both l!lllgible gossip or mod.ta y.) lus shon discussion on "defining the concept had partly stemmed from used the issue of human vulnerability and spiritually}, pain managmx,nt, Legally, there are cenain ways and intangible concerning death. ~ybe th(-re is somelhing ID be ieamed f:\m · Imus' comment pales in comparispn to other groups the countries we 're sup:,osed to be the prolr.dOr . &u V-diA Guirk racially labeling them as "ll3MCO>~ You have yom own race discriminating Past struggles were far more offensive heading.,;, Iii= is little news of childr.:ti killing [email protected],, hoes" and also adding "the jigaboos versus your own race! Before yuu point the finger and racially motivated compaied to these Rip staff writer the wannabes" at someone else, start pointing it to your little petty comments. .~.:·~ By ANN.'\ ROBLEDO ur... ran ~ilv Ofl4' r,wWht nn ~ ,. c:lilrW'rinr -- ·- --J Q~. """ -... . • Though tt-~sc \Vere c:xtrerr:e?y r..i::!e cc:n­ o•.vn rtce. We have to t-e the bigger race anti not call ripmail@baursfteldco/Jege.. ec!JI. -:'; rnindsri by thinking about bow !heir groi;ro­ Don Imus, bGst of the MSNBC show ments, similar to Kramer's incident when I'm nor jl!Sl talking about the African Imus a "cracker" if he calle-d them "nappy ...... ,. '-News editor ups don'! know how !o beh.ne, but from their lmus in the Morning, n>•.'.le .! wuple of rude he ~aid the N-word, people ilCCd to realize Americans but ?.lso Latin Americans, Asian headed." -.-; .. pe,sptaive, it is our kids who have the same jokes alJotJt a women's basketball team that these 1s.;nc1s of things hawen all the time. Americans, and so on. Be the bigger race and ignore it. -.,_ ~e;,:.ican artist Enrique Chagoya ,r{)k~ to a packed audience on April I 9 in t:he Fme Arts building. Cha~ya, whos.e wort is d=lched wi:h political and socia) satire en­ 'GUE FEEDIICI · Compiled by Crystal Roberts I The Rip twined with pop culture, described l'Us wort as "a cooceptual fi.1Sion of o­ SM< Barooza. Scott ~~ Shawn Pilja, Aim,,e Azusena . --.... . r: El in1edared: ..... : . campebell, . ailinary arts: Docdosi, Ortiz, opposite cultural realities that I have musk: "It's ·, • As lc.,19 music e,.pmenced in my life." are your ... 'J! ·1 don't care. ;_ , _. -· -· - . i as Spanish: What ., don1 really they can oo •. tr.c. r OYm people lo\'e therapy: "It's ti1eir life. - Chagoya opened his presentation . .. --!...-!------·· -· , . .I-,~·~·---++- ..... , ------c~;~;-=-~- r~ . e2ch c~i1fr, "'.A~~:r"l5t it" "'1th a little backil:!OUlld infoonation . ~- .. want· not exa...11y for people don't .,,_ I mro his life to let the audien,;e imder­ it, bllt 1·m not have the right . ~ t stand some of the issues and focuses ~-. ·. exactly against to jUG<'~ other ' . found L, his worl.:. rt .• peop•e.· "k was born and raised in Mexico (1tv, to which J-,e cred\t:; .i lot of his in­ sp~ons, not only in his 31' b.Jt also - ~is der.ision to sr~dy e-cono:nics. '\1exico \Jt'a..$ going ITu--ough a lot Write The Rip : ; ::,olitica: changes," Chagoya re- !I I T'rIE RE~'EGADE RIP letters shou!d not exceed 300 words, muS'\ be i I 24'.ld.. "One thing tll31 really soo:kcd I 1. A , I•. accompao'ed by a s•gnature and the !etter ,•.,ite's me ,,as onc day, my mom came home Ai,diA. ~~ DO J I t,t l'(Jt' EDITORIAL BOARD STAFF identity must be verified v,ith a photo ID. c.:, mg because sbe had jU:St seen a Olagoya ~ to students after his prese'ltation in the Rne · ,~11-1 The Rip reserves the right to edit ieners, however. • c,,r shoot an I I ·year-old bey. I was on ,.-.riters w,11 be gc.•en the O,>()Ortunity to rev.Se !e~g:~,, or Arts~ A,.~ 19. Editor in Chief ...... Nick Stockton Ref)<'.'.ters/ph-;tograpoors: Tyrone Barner, Kyle unc-:ceptab~e sub;-;,iss!Ons. ,..-,xuld tt,e same age, and it t::uly im· ~.. -- of the 2003 If an o~gan•zation submi~ a.letter as a group. it must :,.-,._"!Cd my life." said. "'I never sroi:-,»J painting tbc that the i: :pira!Jon behind [t.31 one JACC Paces tta Awwd News Editor ...... Anna Robledo Bezll, Liliana Fahel, Ash!ee Flores. Chris Garza. be s·gned by on'y one person. either the leader of the ,na~c,,a wen: 011 to earn r-'.s bach­ Vi-+o.le r~-""ile. t1. ..u T ~-.:r im.aQ'lnerl T Y,,a, "O.iTii"n Re--.'.=ler;. .,, .....-~.._ AO'"',-i1.:.,yj ,'"'If • ""~ ·. ___ .... --..1\-..0-1,--.t ... 1...i ,,...;;"""""'"' ,._...... ,.__,._ .. - r.J!...... --. 1/~.._L._.._·_.., ! 1 .. 1\...:..1...-. Tayicr Gombos. Maryann Koo9, Steven JI l'-7-' ,,:, P..;;, ;-,ot,·1~.i 01t: 1·10~ -e (',::-:~ ..,...... ,.....'.i '"') _.._.,._,.,. . ._.,.. --··-.~ ...... ,....~ :.Ut\.Y1 .....••.... (\..0'-11Clltlc'J .... Vll!lC: -I _c:.;0:-.. :22:,.:1 c: :~. .:: I::-:...;; ·:.-:-::c:. ~ ""' , degree :n political economics at could maki a career c,;,.1 of it. My fa- lying about selling guns to ten'ori.st . p.;rc aitsm <:'.asses. ;:.,cr.ted by E.;.:e,,,',e,d Er:\>'el.::,pe & i,"c:rtin, ~arl Pa~sons. Cry,,ai Roberts, Jeremy c·"o··--"· .... e-v c.,0 d·"""·moc"vdf v s'·H,.,s,•''lroth"tt'l,c, .:, 1 L,'t: pu1...·h' .. s h-~'='LI ...... - .. ---- ..... -:- ,.._.., r .:...... ,..J...... 1-...... ,___ . - - . • . -' -- ••'---'-··-'·- • .J. _;- __ C:~ S::n;+,-p lr,ol R Pararr.r, ~ I I --- ,.__, ...... -...... ,, -...... J- ...... & .... t-' v-y-· n-1r:-::!nq 1._c..1 I<...._., 01io..1 w, ... vioV::-d V"• ,,'1:'.",,..,,~y>u"""'"'':l -r-·- --·~-· ...... #--· .... -·--···- 1erra2as. l.J::cnny Van S'.oten, G;;bino Vega :;,: \le,ico i.a l 975. Cnagoya and his 'If he can't make it, than neither can Anoe.d itK'. pres-..-ntl.· and Cub.-:n-; ()IJt cf Ccntra.l Arrierica'' I t:.e t.'.err, C=~·, "0' Col].>gE [J,st-ict Board a; T-.s:~. Photo Editor ...... Erik Aguilar c.; • News(oom: Cacr,;:,o, Ce~ter l _,...ii:e ;]l_ ti,:,n "'i th a , Iice show of hi, "'o:i: . in :m. t.i,t sc.:e ·esc,:-,.sb'Ccl' foe its cortent ·= "~h ~ Online Editor ...... Michael Plaza • Phone: (66, l 395-4324 After bxoming bored wich xo­ Some of r,is worr includo:l dra,,.ir,gs Ctago:a is curr~rHl) a professor a~ ec. i:.::,-s T:,e Rip ,s a~ e,f t!'>€ )Gr0 .a!:sn-, /.5Yx.,.a' ,,;,ri • Fax: (6&iJ :<95-4027 rmnics, Ch.,goya rook a chance and c{ President Roo.Jld Reag-..n, 11,hich Stan ford l'~ iv~rs ity where he teaches Adviser ...... Danny Edwards of c.:.. :';:rn[; .. ~y Coi~ .ar,d the ~aif~iQ ~ • E-1'1'\ail: rr::irn.a··~b.a-.;.l· Chagoya will al;,, be h~vir,g an c, v.hcn T u.;i:s 7 ye-1.J--s o!d," 0.2goy:2 gJ..'1 a..-;; Pir-.x..:.:hio. CT,agoya cxpi.iii1c-d hibit in 2(Xl-3. •

( ' . ' f \ ' I ; l • • • '\ ' UPINION FEATURES Immigrants shouldn't avoid red e to citizenry Cleaning Bakersfield more fun than expected put a slOp oo the drain oo our po-l­ corcsidcr doing the same thing. By TYRONE C. BARNER kgal immigranh who~"'' short cuts I l..now for a fact lhal once you ;.tMt b,re. I thin!.:. as"' African Nll<"n('iill, llohbv ~lcGo" an. 40, mok his fin.rocwly an..1 olt.:r "ise. A kot of ilk-gal immifrar,ts ""'~ ti,-ipale in tho:' ev<.'nl since it started. To.,._~.. pcnJL·nt ~•rg4fii7~t!1)n-.. h:1.v(" get l..1<:h out 0f trouble in or.kr to rh..ir n rr(IJ /',,J kt~r.\/7 c l,f c'i~l !cgc .C(lu to a tx·11n life. running from '.Omething, it lttps 1:1:11 they get wtwt they de...cnc. c,­ ct,. By GA8'NO VEGA voluntc--ers 1nvt'llvc1 gwsa@ bakNsfiddwilf',~C.cdu geh biucr and big,gcr each year. be­ llall <;r your par,·nl\. have 3\x1ut the cv~nt. This was his fir,,.t pr,~ ... ~ they life t:cwig pris,,')fl number; that alre.ady b<-lon,g to up alc,ng II igh way 99 ()()I.'( 11 momh. field Young Marir>e,, who 11:l\'C p.1r· Colorado. wh<,,c th<,y haYc the tough­ ~hny 1llcgal immigrnnts p.lid hun­ 1 &.·,:lan'. Rip staff writer cause of our caring community." says year. a'lUC v.~ h.n't: is ~ion, membc~ of lk group. "] hclicn:- ,l's munity." said Rodngua, n:-garding er,',, "antcxl to mike it a felony for the state lxx:.au-;c of th<,se law,. do th<,y get ofl'np,,xting it to be e,;..;,y pas.sing Jaws, it stands to re"'°'1 th.It \'OI untce.s were pid.i'.lg up trash gani7atioo. 11'e C\'Cnt ha, volunteers all th<, ki,1s src h;,ing fun," said Mc· that Atne1'K:.afls don't want to do, IN.)' n,,.I/ »nd &,e,,,· -,houkl he hxlcd up ~ it's not just one group. It's evcry­ a J105i1iw thing. gi,·ing l\Jck w the childn:-n \\ho an: intrc,du.:-cxl to , io· ;i..·,1dlnf i,1 thi'> c~·,untry il)c-gally. l'n1 Cal ifomia ;md the re-st of th<, coun­ ()nc~ ~:Wy ~r~ he re? things an: soing to gel tonghe-r tx-.-vr~ for the KC<'P B:tkt'.sfidd Bcw,iful sc.a;;::i\.-.:I all around 10·,11 picking up G,man. while he \\atchc-.:1 his kids he 1,,,i.;,g ll,c argument. l thin.I. anJ &~·j"),__1fit:."d, .:1..1,,j Ir\.,_...... h()...:.JJ iri~i.c community," ;caid Rodriguo_ ~,~oc.e in 311 ...-· ..uly 3f!..:'. .:::!! !~""! !~~·, ~~-· f"<"' (\FL,:_> hf­ r,)· ,hnul,I ~a;i\:,:_. r,1,tr; ;-.u,,1 ,--l,, 1ht• ,;;;:i.rn{' l fcr·l 'l.\'f)-' .:..111·ln_:ly ;{,h..,11f 1l-.,..n1 1~y ~t·t t.:1.:--.ier for illc~al irrJ11ier •..:1;_,_ u• .r ~-(·nr Dfl;.-i·-1lly l. r°'1\.\·il il'- ··Tl-.c:- \Jr('.~1 11;-:h.h ,IArting <1.:.. c:.-:rly :'1., 8 a_m_ ··J:v­ i.... 1v in !he city who is responsible." ...... ,,., _ .. :-1_•~·.:- ,h.,~11.--1 p!.t\ lUSIIK."t lU::.~. Cal!fomi.a t.. ,,.,g a brgc pri'A•1 pop- ~! .:. \'ti1 h.1i J.:.,-r 1or i.t'...:·n1 an,J lY,t;--·•:-. ILl I regi<.tcr for the C\'U1t, pc(·plc I'he Young ~1 an"""' cl,,-:i.. '1<:'d hc- In th,~ c,·cot. _£3.Jfk.' v.·c"rc prt)\ idcJ .:.tl"'l<.~ ,,.,.) a\·1,id the rt..~,i tap..:- lt.) tx..,'1.)r,lC thing wh.cn it come., to making it s.:·nding rnoc.ey ba.:k t.ome t,1 l:C:)l lb "hi1.·h I ~y. £00d for the gu\''--·in­ Afl1<'ric.an Ckan Up." It was foHu~cJ Cl') lx_-,Jy in the community can lcq> To Though _, .. pcopk \'olunlfJI <.-i:12,·n_ I (k,~~t agree v•ith il- easy or turd for illegal immigrants. bring OL!icr membe.s of th<-ir family n1Cnt and. t.hc Sl.i1<:s f(1r ._...f,11..\ng i1..) 11latioo and a 1ol of faml'O.:: ,,;.._,uld up by a post-<:k.nup party at Yol..uts the c,1nu11unity beautiful hy pichng 1.. "e

Compiled by Ashlee Flores! ~Jo one made Tech ! « P ti I & ,CU SL mJCW IT - I :Ia$T' Mae lr1 The Rip IA«lll-W \ AIIIIICll6~~ ll[UJ Local magazine seeks Ed tor's note· BC Bra,ns IS Lively street fair a fea'ure rf,at asks studerds a wild OJe5!'(){} kno,v;e,_-ige the girls go to rest the;r quality of a', things trivial to serve local artists the !Th-.rning it', like, ·-& my ~ • The underaged girls are what iliJ I do>" for rh= undc'TI!Red in downtown By CHRIS GARZA is amazinf!.'' JUSl as m1Ki1 at fault a, "Girls escape if some.body bai lod them oot CRar:a@halcrif,ridcollr,~c.~du Loe.al Artist Marisela Oropeza was What is 0-0ay? lost Gooe Wlkl" fourkr for J 'm scrry, girls (.i.mtk bul I lh1."ll By ASHLEE flORES for Rip Staff \Vriter also there to offer her support to the exposing lhemselves. 1hM they should\~ th<:.uthl aboul lhc a.,florc [email protected]'rsf.e/J, ·ollcsc .cdu $5. ' All pro;ioeds woold go t""'-ard the maganne. By MARO!"fOA Cotl ~ before commimng the Rip staff writer Relay for Life program. Froe face Past a dimly lit dining room was a '1 think ii is g=t," SJid Oropa..a. mar.-:,w,il(gyahoo.com 1y Cltt'S1.U RCMRT'S act.,. "door; .are r.:-«:ly opening for Jo..·& SWJ OOY,'Tl painting crafts and Plinko games lighted ,•aircasc that Joo do\\TI to the Opinions editor rm = say,ng thal ch ids can't ex­ As the wc.nt on April 19, INtllww ~olkge.edM Cllester Avenue and l 8tt> through were offered by Stine Road Baptist premier of a new local literary maga· artists and f'<--Opk who want to e,­ F1-gln. pose~ oo Gms Gme \l.'ikl ~ Slilff wtter 21st streets were fun of life as pe..Y,)le Omrch. A youth from the ct::rrch, zinc in Bakef',field, The Nowltown press thense Ive,." Mineu: lbc pnntrng press was invented Be ,f tney do., !he)· need too,, TI up IO "Wt want to networl< "ith the Ba· ,. They invaded gJlhet'cd fof the D.:,,,mt°"'Tl Street Donovan Norton, said, "We 're here Rc,iew. in the 1400s. 'fk telegraph. tele­ M,ilti-milliamin, fou,vJ,er d Gire; ii 11'1 die end. kcrsfickl oommanity," said &lardes. , to outreach for Ovist. spread the The magazine is to be put out on so,ne country phooc and camera were im'ented in Cl:J II fMTTierS mar­ -"""· - - • ~ .... -~--:.....- ..,_ --....&.-...... :... ~,..,_ _..... ,. .._ dDv.11. which is an independent lit­ c.:. ..-~ • ..,..,,,...,, ~ the 1c;;-;;:,,,, •. nd .,JJ else '•iL> i'""'''.:.J in ,'d:,a, i-CR1B,.... -., 1C1M Oi, _yt.."":N t..irvu~.:,.~ ...... ;,v,u-y--.;:. ,....t..»...,._ ... - •• , ...... - •• ..;o.:.J -•~1,..~. bis for Bobo the Millennium Ck,.,.,11 to let selling lresh fruits, vegetables erary press and onlinc blog ~~t for mu~ic was provided by Bakotopia, since then. f'·oander Joe flw:illleCfflS 10 be • pul ye. bm(I Oii y,:is OWll boob. BE:ICIIW: Bnptit. churdt youth gave free face painting for kias. crea!e.an objo.:1 out of bal k)Ofls. and flowers. "'Titer; who "'isl! to share their ideas Man Munoz_ which is anoiher local Throughout time, im·entions lend 1"CllfY .,.,_ ii IO dllCtci: • gues-- M\1111~ I.'• y,.,- t.d:. l)ke it- littl.e ~ Thca!er, by EZ Performing among each other and their readers- er.tity that h&pes to unite local music themselves 10 competition. As soon Try: fair fc.wred different ccmpa­ -. 111.: p,opu .a a ..., bri(n N.:ivelto"TI c.ame to e~iqcncc in and culture.. Cot'ltny A'fCOX, • - 111e e:61,i-oa lmld, ~ and YCndors from Bakersfield, Arts, displayed perfonnm:es. by as radio broadcasted. television 1-.e begins kl film mtlltpom, 0. !tu, is a multi· Belardes went on to comrnenl animal v.ifflce: ail 1lle!'c ~ Tl) mnd thcir pro:l­ children 9,f,o ~ sa,g-!lnd a.1<:d the spring of 2005 by 10!:: jm&..... XS Energy Drinb.. ~ -We 're Flores said, -1' m vety c~citcd mat he Ackland. and he died in a c.ar ,,reek." last longer; however. !hey find them­ do' l 8, they ire ~ children Jimciil.lll"t• W('O, ~ culture is dowTIIO\\'Tl, and cul­ "\A'e invaded 5 ..... ~. - ...... ~ ...... ~...- --"'··-··-·...... ,_.T- ~-- ••~...... l'W"iTw- •" • -'.Xlli lt ,,,~ his fil'SI~ and said Belarde,- ''when he die.J.. l kind Gt·r'Nny. • selves pwcilasing a new VCR eve1 y aBri flC( airdC't-. in music and theater. consumers' ho.-ues. Quiliry h.Ls beeli O.i\11 pl.A'IM ti ..._ a 6'e lilllie,m-1ba 1bey give out ~ he won first pl.ace n 9f decided to take things into my ture is me the four to si:o. months. Thi: so m9l'l":SS us ~ :0 be me - abandoned. an c\ t" , 4 Ml ' , h t -.-: .... bo,i,, -,. - 111 Plllk ii se::m as Thml ~ who an: a pin of The DowalO,iin Business Associa­ 0'\\11 hand.s, an,ie,w, gtapliics: "What's first and D-day? Dooms authors and filmma};ers filled the "Our issuo is\'.:!)' serene Double in pacts basemcnt-lilc bar. nice," said Belardes. ''tut the next is­ Day." standards occur teen abstinence Ho:tic Films, a local film oompa­ sue we really want to get gritty." be e,g g' [ ie scm:ai ~ 111 llblC By KATHE1tlNE J, WHITE tween JllOlh<,,<, ~ sons oonccming di.1ys, pei. oily ca voifxd fectivc, especially - .. ii doos ..y was prcsc11t to lend tm-ir support Belardcs is in1erested in v.Titing ~lltbe. I& !8 •io-L St, ,rfy 1be -,JC as - ii! : 5, MIDl is., b,•[email protected] the ''.;," mainleoarice of their vilgia­ l»C .. DNA. tu ii " Illa to Nove!tov.'Tl, and they currently cre­ the dinicr, gritty stories of hard n<:v.'S ;«• f @ l!O die C rf . I m1ide, Carn-;:>i,;S editor ity? You guessed it: lt's thal atn.ciow ~ is still - ...... ia .-oUq; ow gh. - m1iclt ws ... - tint ated an adaptation of Belardes book, and r.-.ility. double sumdard again. People m, ~·s sei. !Ms, ~ is l'O'::ed n· oce pi<@ god dlnlll ... said that Briann<, Dean. I Lords: Pan Om\ into a film. He the next issue will fea­ in n ·die Thii iriA.i · is lhc Oiukm ldnun;;<;l!'auaa, ...ai 1), ? f FS llb il'Z)'~ ~ is smlle--­ liberal sludies: Scared chaste, Or more succinctly, srill l!OI quite as worried alx,ut lhe +rn )al,00 Sander.;, oo-creaior of Hec­ ture writers from London who call DII@ ~ ffi , g ·p~arl Harbor wait to do it, so-c>.JkJ abstinence virginity and sex lives of tbei r teell­ ....-i:-r,rs IIDI 10 RoDain adimMn WIIS aillO -ouud U - lime .... ii,*'"" memsclves ·'llle London Brutalists." ~{·~·.,, ...... t:fl pRJtS r Modi IR tic Fihns said, "there "as an actual .• '• ' .' bombed." i . . sons. After boys can't gel. in their • ... 14 i, fo..'ld- and information about and in neo.l of spirirual peace. ~ hit l!ti!d wor\d (X)dlw ic:. lllllSI ,-~--~~-" loc.?.l church<..-.,;. Christian group Go As uncooperative as the wealher Fish came fr0m ~1inne,ota to pc;· was with the \\ind s!anlflling into f.._~rm a li\"i' cvx.cn for hundihl'i of tc.,L" X-Stram Fam.ily Day anro.,sr .¥.11 children .and their iamilics at Bright­ ces weren't discoura,;-cd. drive parents bonicersn inftuenrod said, "We 're ju;.t grateful it ha.sn 't peep!,- ciq.-,;.:: nch ~ al ihelr their sales of CDs and,ide,.-,s_ r.,in.:-d on us." 1k X-Ste.am Fam­ cxploimioA "rigt!tc>-" then the COUil· Food and be\'crages w= ,oid at ily Day event atten1pted 10 cover as !ly' ...~ 'TI M¥t: 00 r."""' P""''~ Ho,,.- l:x:,o:J,s set u-p by k,:.?.l busill<-~ many c.ategories a, possible in one STORYPIM : . . . . eve. 111.m,1: uu.1u--'--"t11.. ..__..,,_IU~~ 41,..; such as Littie Cae.sar-, Piu.a. Subway ("(."'f)ciCfk~ u.i). L:l.:,iii"1g f_-Vt-,l 3 p.i.,). - ~ . . . " - ...... ~ ' ~ - . - . - -- ~ -~· .- _; __ --, :... ~ .... . Cath.;,i.:: e.d Calt.olic,, ~ ·, , d..-.e until alm..'N 8 p.m., partK..;,.._.;:;-,iS ir the WWW.littHit'.Cfiffl mtw. TittRi: . -- -...... and Jinertug E,prcs.,. Garne booths I !!"I .:-ont:r31...~, ~t,:, u~ ("(."'lnr;.l-s;t("d of a.:iiYitics Ii\.-~ the km e\'cnl ~·c::re abl{.. ~-:. jo1r, toguher mart)' b~g {CK,;. 2nd f3'..l,;" ~ii1l)"1£_ .3..S:. v.·c;::\1 d.S fi:lt~iii,"'='... ~{ Out a 0-M-i~°l~I rf'tO,._<...l.£,C ~ ~ 11::(m, ar>G 8'd< edu-::Mc a t,.,.-.::,rn sci up by Solo.-no., 's Porch. and gc~ a fl'cl for the su...ccss rate for I Jwj.,;..ociG pe,.'lpk !!\al ,-;·ntra.:t:pflOO "'hich offc.cd child lD:s for S 10 for another p:,<-sihk X-~m Family I J1 i; 00! e,, 1 I and .igams' God. ooc child or $25 fort~ fomily_ Day in me lls'ar future.

\' ' 'r • ------~------··------FEATURES REVIEWS Stones Throw reissues Stark Reality concept album , plctdy dilfrrcnt d1111cmio11 lo this aihu111. By CHRIS GARZA by the hii>-'JOP label Stooes Throw in 2003 a bit i;eniu,. They took a children's album '1:nding yo11r head to the fur1hc,t rc,Khe, of ti..,t songwriia lloagy Cam1ichael had writ- 1hc ui:;rnic srcctrum, yet the steady ..ike r.1/i eldcol I ege. fdll a., Now; for they kit that this r;uc e.,istcnce ten and inlerpn:ted tl10,c songs in their own ,ning of Vinnie Johnson and the popping bass drc·Jms and the le"on of the mu,ical scale. try is to gel coffee straw: lock your fl,p staff writer must be brought to those anlicipaling ears, be 111ul..'h 1..~a~1('r. lf\OU can't bn:athc-, it ,,as my entire fault." a twisted way. - of Phil Morrison keep your feet planted in the Upon li,tcni11g to the lyrics of the songs and • 600 people participalc lips on to it and hold your nose. Start who were_ awaiting such glorious music to th,·n no1hing ,rnllcrs." ,aid Sh.1Ion sioce the,e is no cure for astluna, ~ «~•0 ...... _.:,. o~,1 t""J;,._ k'·"k,,. '"c"v ...... ~ ...... "'"'.,CC" v...... y ,L .... ~ b,o~gl:t fro~i th~ c!.:pj-,s cf tin:~':; !c~t !'-!'· organizations like the American Lwig b"--athing and don'i let go of ti,c to hear !heir interpretation with the original in the asthn1a walk for Borradori, 59, an a,1lum patient. of simultan,:,,u, s,up, of chi\·c.s. jw1k as in a useless object !hat should be · Although "Bustin' Out of Doors' is a bit of Association of California are holding straw, that's v:hat an asthma anack word,. On more than 011c occasion they take I.he American Lung She is the program di"-'Clor for the ----·- lhe snare a!1d cr.Lsh in- Accorc1ing lo lhe liner nolcs written by thrown into a trash can, but sl1cdding that music·al lravd as they have no intentions of events lo cducalc and raise funds for coJ!d feel like, Uom:dori said. a sor1 of 1011gue-in-d1cck epproach when .\mcrica11 Lung A,sociation ofCali­ vile the li\ttll('f into ti~ Stones lhro•1; anist Egor,, Ix: comments ;,hwt '"'~sti,c concept of junk ard meaning to ex- leaving you here with this song. h•n?, ;:11,1,:;::i r1~n1~''- A ft"~·,~nt C\'ent in ll<\­ To help prc,·cnt astl11m att3cks in Association to trv, to raise fu111i.1 ,utt.l j:'l, \..'01i.c"1i.111tly \1,u1ting h) ALB OM pi,.Uu 1110._(t.: ti1,,i ~uu11J.') a bil j,iiL)' .::i.,·,J fu1ili..) Til.:il i~ just th~ u,u~i.:. 11,ro·.v in lhc idea of add lng rh::ir 1nu\ic to c~m1ich:!i.:-rs lyrir~, b,:­ chronic sufferers, p,:opk can reduce dro., sy, luu.y sound, ol "hal Stones· 11irow LJJ ;· nd cxccul '"" proJu-:­ c-trn@bal:,,rsfieltkollexe.fdu these things produced a cool and art, and 1hc irresi,1ibly calchy song, ERICK MAlf'U THE RIP len -and it makes it harder to get air. tient~. Disease (COPD). husband go to a bicycle event on Rip ~taff writer comfortable feeling. The atmosphere "Lollipop," arc rcgrcuably the only "You will ncHT know what it's really For more information on the After about half an hour of wasted '"The thing that rrok~ me the ,;id­ the Central Coast. She was the co­ breathing, she i gnom:I i l becau5e she dance tloor until tny attack hit, and inside was dim, but not dark, and a high poinls to t,is whole work. like bcc.lusc it's so frightening," said American Lung Association of Cali­ time listening to each of Mika's end­ dest is when I see children sufkring ordinator for the event and had been was constantly moving and did not the paramedics had 10 ge1 me out," ~ food, great service, and a very peaceful mood was created as less uacks, you can already read the I am not here to make 1hc claim Borradori. fornia plei!se call (661) 847-4700 or needlessly, and I know all it takes wry ac1i,e throughoul the three--0.ay ham time to take her medKation_ said Borradori, with gestureS of the clean and peaceful environment de­ jazz music played soflly in the back­ words "washed up" in black ink in that Mika is untalented. He ccr1ainly An experiment everybody should email [email protected]. is asthma cducaticn, and life '"'uld e,c111. Afler ha,ing some difliculty "On the last day, I was on the way she felt. "I could ha\'e dioo, but· scribe Slhlgun, a Japanese steak and ground. There were also three fiat­ the headlines of knows whal he is doing in 1hc realm ASHLEE FLORES I THE RIP seafood screea TVs that showed a baseball Rolling Stone. of vocals am1 piano. house that game to serve as en1ertainmenl. Shogun, on california Avenue off of Stockdale Highway, CD Thal is if he · h would jusl be easier to p,.:rsuadc RESTAURRMT features a My waiter prompily brought me features entertaining performances from their chef~. is c;cn lucky that all of his talent has :Xen p,.:n:eiv­ full bar and my drink aru:I wailed patiently while REVIEW ~nough for ab\y wasled. UFW }zits Sac·ramentc· I 1 perfomiing I tricdhod of grow­ United Farm Workers officials lo sign the Fair Tream1entfot Farm with surreal humor and tumed-Godzilla-monster, powered be made up off of the top of his head WorkRrs Act, which allows farm ,rorkers the right to vote in either ing a!g,..e in open ponds. a ~ by their crab-infested neighbor Carl, and always start with "Thousands of Rqx,rts from organizations and wilh a !owe' capital ros1 lhan ellla­ secret-ballot elections or by majority sig11-11p as administered by the unusual characters. from destroying their hometown ye-1rSago.)" oaiwrsities amund1he world indicate medlods, requires • distrilned tict­ Agricultural Relations Board. somewhere in New Jersey. Neil Peart of Canadian rock band 1hM 'llpe could be uaed as an elfo:- source lhd would podl* deep inlo By EARL PARSONS At the same time, the movie at- Rush pl~ys as himself in the movie, .:.~ ~ ...I h...J.-J r .... s,•A .....,..._ .._ ___...... __ -~ to .,...,..tnf'9ffl th,...... ~ ...... __. .... -·-·-~---. r-·--r ~ --··-· -r---,- ··-,1- -~ -·----- ,p,Hs(;;;[email protected] 1em~ lo explain the creation of the commanded hy a wa1em1elon slice to DCCI ssars; fee GI,;-~: C°'"5t to Coast" and ring ATIIF charactci,;, including the Tus movie would probably be of algae. · acre biodiesel per year, ""hich Briggs cal­ "~ect Hair Forever." Mooninites, (hoodlwp.s resembling confusing to anyone who is not a fan Palm oil, .:urrenlly 1t.e highest oil-· culated as !he app.-o:tlmatc amount Aqua Teens Ma.ster Shake, a gi­ 1980s video game creatures) !he Plu­ of ti:e show or of Adult Swim pro­ IO $3lisfy cu=t yielt:•ng crop being used, on! y J'f!tS requiJro energy ant cup that's selfish and egotistical, toniar,s, (zigzagged aliens who could grams in general. The unusual humor gaJ..lon5 IOU>:, co, LSillllpti-0,1 in the US, wouia 680 per men. :-.1eatwad, a naive chw1k of hamburg­ possibly be borderline retarded) and and lack o; wy easily discernible plot is far less need to t,e 15 squares mib of Biodiesel, in geocral. .cro rr meat that can shaix: shift into a hot the Cybernetic dhost of Christmas might tum a lot of peoµle off. volatile 1hau hydrogen fuel, anothe£ saltwater algal poods if 780 ~ dog and an igloo, and Fry lock, an in- ' ~ solution of ridrlmg the miles, or 200,w itlt the S l 00-$150 billioo at each other," according to Young, to about how she can't undefsUnd how Our law pmfe-s=s are local Pfactici!l9 Cali fr mia Poet Lwreate Al Young, Tour," a collaboralio!] "ith the Cali­ B iofuei made from algae can be the US spends every year oo qude -Globalism. Gf God Speaks To The people find her daugtrcer anractive. Free tutoring ~ssioos- \!>le war• yoo to. along with four to.'3.l poets, including fornia.A,.._:; Council and the California produced tn faciories, unlike com Attorney General," about forr,;.:, U.S. Marit M2cArthur, assistant profes­ oil from other countries, the amount Bakersfield College professor Naoc,• Ccnla for the Book. Accompanying and soybeans, which must be grown of cap ital requinxi to bJild the algal You do no) need a ~h€:o,s :..,,gree Lo Young was jazz bassist Dan Robbins, Attorney General John Ashcroft, de­ sor of English a: Cal Sta.le University Edw=ls, panicipated jn a poetry re­ 0,1 farmlands. farm.s, coupled \\1th the initial nega- . Extensive Law Library .. ~ 1000 who has performed in so!o, duo, trio, aying "the heavy holy oil your staff Baker..field, had two poems about cital at Beale Library on April 18. This could reduce the biological tiw iiwestmenl it wGUld y:eld, make anoints )OU on." land..,~. "East of Oaklar.iv,,;;J t.:t..oj) ;;,~d t!~:,s rh)'lP-'11S ·-.·:~ 2-.::\._~ 1 ?_1~.3 v.·frh fh!"e'! ("~ Schwar,.enegge, on May I, 2GJ5 Iv v.oc-= irom c:rops wowa oc;,=. gal bio1.lese! be p.ofil.ibk;] than for further informauon in tr.c bac~v-ound from Robbins. local poets. to reci~ approxim..iely Lee l',kCati:!.y read r..,o poems '° compo:;de:its in a c:..Ssroom Mni<'>g. bv California fa>1: I.adv Malia Shriver Young sang a couple of soogs he rW" 1m rnillir.., o:-.llnn~ l",f ")1~ ,....'\"t ...... , , ..... ------·· - -·'-'"· i n! a1~ a.s rt,,, primarv ~= nf .._.. - a-· ...... • ..._ .... ~.::.~~.. ~ 1~··l !'.~'.°2=-'J', t~ !~~::, ~.~ !Y,:1J! ("f ~0J.....•J !"::-;?t ~'!~'(h: rs:nccmt.crcd lo\'ing growing up, ewn b3 g 1ad y who j ivej ~r<,.Y1,)' ~1'1- :_, .:+<"'I~ !."C<""'\ t...'-ie ~..._ f;:-.- P:--..--1:e ?,...~·..-.;~·! .a.·-1 ·.,.-x.a. V~ 1 ~_..:.a.:--·'/1 C"t v~· :, t":"-C';.., v'-~ i:-·t.a.;. ::, Lis.a_ v.n Lo Basso, cal led a "p:>­ "Coastal Sight.., and Inland Afu:r­ self-pnx L1i med Poei_s Laure.a ,e of Young said after singing a noic olf­ (:f.-!'X! I ~~".'i' ,·,'9"('"..,.:,1 :f ~ ,.-.,;:.;~_.::.;,-; nool'os, Poems 200 I -2f05.'' For more ~.g, Califomi&_ car !ha! could run IX': ethanol rnaoc CalifilrTIU. Young is only the s._..:on r;n ,,,1 fmm .. Doo-v.oo." about tis- sr,e line "God is a cdllnibal,'' "My u-- ...... ,. ___,....__ ...... } --- --~--'r~cri,dJtnr, - .... 0 ). • I ·~ l April 25, 2007 Page 12 The Renegade Rip I \V\VW ther•p com April 25, 2007 The Renegade Rip I ,\"N\v.tlierip.com Page 13 ------··------·--· ----·---~--- REVIEWS SPORTS

Kern 'Outskirts' 1 By NICK STOCKTON maybe ii Js that 111istt>11<:cp1ion thal leads to II.\ t( i< ·J..1 v(t_l I >t.1 kt ·r .\Ji f hicol I t)!,t ·.<'

There are a lot uf linlc '"" ns 1ha1 make ur \V:-isco the ou1,kir1, of Kem Counly. 'll1cy all haw tl1cir unique a1traclio1t\ \Vasco Union High School Auditorium anJ peculiarities 10 /9{}() Se,·cm/1 Street A~EJI keep rhe <:itizcns bus·,. For all their faults (lhc main one being REVIEW Ry the ~.amc 1oken, ll1;r rhc aclual building of \V;is,:o Union lligh arc all very similar. School), 1hc Wascolian lcadcrs of rhc pa,t got 1l1e mos I u 1ifying one lhing righl, am! lhJI was building a very l feature among all of them is thal rhcy pro­ classy autlirorium. Anyone who has had the j duce people who are tied to Bakersfield by plc;isurc of attending a concert rherc !;nows I proximity, but who are nol defined by ii. rt.at the awesome acoustics arc almost wast­ I ed on its location. l Shafter Blue Cube l. Sno Fun 7.J? Serenth St. l ., JOI Central Are. Sometimes I get lo hankering for a teriyaki ; j Sno Fun u,ccd to be the crown jewel of the burger. The problem is. I know that I am go­ Shafter Summer Hangout Trifecw. II stands ing to spend about 20 minules for those kids alone as a monument to a forgotten era, be­ ar Country Boy 10 get me my order. No more! <:ausc the other two landmarks, Front Row II is worth venturing into the lion's den that Pizz.a and Stringham Park have boih fallen is Wasco in order to get a more punctual te,i­ victim to development. yaki burger that might just be better lhan the Sno Fun is such an important part of ShaFlcr Country Boy version. that rheir name is synonymous with !heir PHOTOS BY NICK STOCKTON I THE RIP product. When Shaf1cmians feel the heat of Amtrak Station . ' · PHOTOS BY ERIK AGUILAR I THE RIP summer, 1~ey don't say to one another, "Lei's 700 G St. A bed of roses that make Wasco 'tamous runs ir, between the sidewalk le.-ding to the Wasco Union High School Above: Rip reporter Earl Pa~ns, we~ring.yellow Hawaiia'l print shorts, is in the middle of the action as the Rio !3ravo Sk run begins. Below right: Parsons splashes himself with water as he go get some shaved ice!" !leek no. Shaflcmi­ If you ever want to fulfill your Jack Ker- Auditorium. Also seen are the distinctive Arabian-styled arches in the <:ntryway. passes one of the water stations durmg his run. ans say "Let's go get a snc fun." 0uac fan1asics by j11rnping a !rain at the dusty, lonesome Amlrak stalion in Wasco, you arc Margarila Mo11d2y party to the next level. ceni skaic park so their residents need to .step BMOkside Deli on th~ righ1 track. up and keep the legacy going. 123 Ccmral Are. h is a p,,rfect selling for such a literary­ Old Bi,er It's not really by a brook; it's by the tracks. ba.«:d ad,·cn1ure. fost don't take the train Pumpkin Center But that adds 10 the aUTioSD~ere of this bou­ south, because having io stop in Bakersfield The Monte Carlo tique-y sandwich shop. The s~rvice is quick. and ride a bus the rest of the way lo Los An· Comer of Taft lfigh>1·ay arul Old Rirer Road Bugni Hardware ar.d Feed lh,; girls are nice. and 1hc price is reasonable. gele-:; really ruins 1he romance of the whole Old River is the best town lo be from if you 2612 Taft Highway · deal. are going to write a country song about your I wouldn't re-llly even mention this place if The Cani.ls hometown. Getting drunk at the Monte Carlo it weren't for the gigantic melal sculprure of Okie skiing. If you grew up around canals. Mcfarland is probably the best place to ac1ually write the· a norse that they apparently use as a doorstop you know exactly wbat this means. It means song on a dirty, tear-slained napkin. for the fence to their yard. This thing is de· waiting all winier for the nexl canal season to Restaurant Familiar For those who are no1 going to be country tailed, they even have a tiny metal sculpiure come around. II means buying booties and a 105 W Sherwood Are. singers, the Monte Carlo is a good place to of a rooster down by the hooves of the horse. wetsuit for riding du,ing the winter. They have a dish advertised on the wm­ cool off afler taking your linle skater brother By EARL PARSONS Track Oub Rio Bravo 5K and 10 the Anheuser-Busch kgo on a beer It means trying to devise equipment !hat dow as "vampiros." That's right, don '1 waste up Taft to impress lo skate park honeys. Buck's Landscape Materials Ppn r ,rm ,@oo /.:,, r.ill .and b3ck down. I knew that I .patter whr,re )'OU g.re"' up.... ,:.Lupita's P~~ feud. · · 11000 Mpin St...... ~=~no 0 ge . Wa!CI. I signed up, mooched. the mooey wQ\lld have to pace myself, so I kept · 115 Kern A1·e. There needs to be a rerriaJ,i ,,;...iih ;;·bund1 or " One thing' aboui having i reaffy 'regal,,­ · So when I~i,pp,,;ached with~ for my entrance fee off of Erik and up a brisk jog until I got to, the bot· mile and a half.. Foxy Lady Siar-shaped pifiatas arc $9.99. If you wan! old school skaters going head to ~,ead for tftc · sounding name is that you have 10 back it up. idlliul{~I!~ waited for him 19 run the 5K by him­ tom of the hill. After crossing the river again, I 308 State Are. one shaped like a Power Ranger, it's $12.99. glory of best skate town. Taft was definitely The King of Root Beers should either be the (~lsappnJ~lyT.1- miles self before the race even started. He After saying an expletive followed considered giving up. I wan!ed to The name sounds like a strip club. and That's a small price lo pay for taki~g _,our the first place in Kem County 10 have a de- guy who makes his own root beer, or serves for tbos-: who doo't speak metric), a variety of delicious root beers from other The Foxy Lady is the most popular came back in 20 minutes and ap­ by the word "no," I decided to walk coni:inue, but my body didn ·,. How­ I needless to say I was a liule scared. peared unscathed and still weariog all the way up the hill. ever, a I 0-mile racer pa.ssmg me gave brewers. That said, don't go nammg yourself of the few waterholes in Shaftar. tr,e Root Beer King if you are only going to I hadn't evCR nm a mile since the his sweatshirt. I was simply miazed. At the first slation, I grnbbed two me a boost of confidence. I told my­ last time I had physical as serve Mug Root Beer. Pizza, and m McFarla;id it is Maria's. 'They education Everyone around me was stn,tch­ cups of water, one for throwing in my self to go hard or go home, which in all have the same fean:.res: named after some­ a ,opooroore in mgn schooi. T nae D ing for the race, so i figured i might sweaty face and the other for drink­ reality meant absolutely n0thing as Right: A Lenny's Pizza one, sassy girls behind the counter, and deli· grade kept me .05 grade points away as well /Jo· so myself. However, l ing. Erik was my only ride home. massive 1040/ Main St. cious, cheesy pizl.a. from earning a 4,0 GPA (thanks a lot · knew no sire.cbes · and just simply Feeling energized, I picked up the Toward the last quarter-mile, the Mr. what doing, of my jog slightly, walkit)g for finish line in sight, I began to run as welded Every one of these small towns ltas a ver­ Lenny's is the winner of these ~ of Bl•rtJ. copied everyone was pace sculpture si0,, of Lenny's Pizza. !n Shafter, it is Tony's the flaky crust and the massive patio. Luckily, Rip Photo Editor Erik . earning some strange looks at the mie paint mark on the ground used to fast as I could. I wanted to bum ev­ I finished the race m 43 minutes, group, of which there •.vere three, I of a horse Aguilar was there as my motivational s=tirne. marlc the direction racers go and jog· ery last OWlce of energy left inside 51 seconds. I didn't realize how slow was given a red Bakersfield Track coacb. A,, a runner and an Iraqi war ging every of me. As passed through the cones stands Erik noticed t'-Jat I had pinned my three. I this was until the first place winner in Club cloth, which I believe is sup­ veteran, he knew how to deal with at the race number Oil !ike a picture frame By the tin)e I made my way to the and the official cut off the bottom of the ten·mile race finished five min­ posed to be a brJldanna. That and the lethargic recruits. However, i didn't after an CIU1bquake and to put it second station, fatigue began to set my race number, an overwheL'lling entrance J13d utes after I did. However, I placed sleeveless shirt I raced m make two !Jave to be the Private Pyle to his Ser­ on. me right like my mother would in. The packet of gwn l had bm•!g!:t feeling of accomplishment overcame . to the yard 22nd out of 23 racers, so some-0ne thmgs I can show my descendants geant C:irter neressarily. probably ha~e to. to keep my mourh ·;.,aiery had run me. I f.nished my firsl and probably was acrually s)ower than I was. behind as proof that I actually ran ma race When we gol to the Bakersfield · Attached to my gut, it resembled out. It was going to be a difficult final only SK. For finishing third place m my age once Bugni's Hardware in Pumpkin Center. Far Right: Spanking Men, women qualify to be- champs The flora Hauling it in of Buck's By JOEL R. PARAMO Landscape their [email protected] way Sports editor Materials.

L.st Friday and Saturday, many to finals of the Bakersfield Coll..-ge track and field team members qualified to By KATHERINE J, WHITE compete in il'e Western State Confer­ k>vh ile@bc .cc.ca. /,S en~e championships while they were Carnpus editor ai Moorpark and College of the Can· yons. The w Jmeo remain undefeated Bakermeld C0lle~e·s mer.'s and at 13-0. Thorogood and the Destroyers come to pa wom.:n 's tennis teams have given The WSC championships wil' rake their opponents the backha.1d and the place April 28 at BC's Memorial Stadium. The field events start at 11 . . . . forehe.w; bod', te.l'llS Spanked their . . . By MARCINDA COIL their favorites. . . . opponents at their respective WSC .. a.m., and the runnmg events start at - . - . ·. . .- . - . - marc')·coil@J·ahoo.com "One bouroon, cne scotch, anG ·, ...... 1.. . .• toumamenL, April 1 4 p.lt'. - - . . . . - - -.--. 1-• -" .,,,_. __ _,,, :- 1}-,..-,. ....,,,-1;.-,.f'.-,O 19-21. ed1tc: VJ, ... ..,...... _._., ._., ... ., ...... ,_..J •••• '---·· ····- ",.., . 1 O;i:n'cr;s I lle:aouo1es team or Marc Joi1r.s v"' !:,O,u l'oa.5 to. get as many chanted, including myself, smging and ·.~ G=r defeated the Santa people as we could to qualify," said 'Tm going to try everything in my along to the song. BJll'blra re;m · of tv1illho !land and Coach Dave Frick.le. l,l., power 1,:: gc: arrested lonight," said However, in between songs, peo­ King 6-0. 6-1. Johns and Greer quali­ Anakia Jackson qualified for a George Thorogood at the Fox The­ ple screamed for "Bad to the Bone" fied for the So Cal regionals. Jc;hns team-high six events for the BC I . - . . • ater April 12. and a.fter anticipation had.buill, Tno­ defealed Glendale College's Norik women. Jackson came in second for rogood planted t,'le rock hit on us. He might Qodrir 6-1, 4--0 and qualified for So hurdles and third in the 400 h u..-dles. I\' l '1 ,:~~ 1·., have if it was Even if one has never heard the Cal's srr,gles. Johns and Greer seed­ She also qualified m the 100, long CONCERT name Ge,xge Thorogood. most have I a P.rivate party ed fourJ·, 1:, doubles. J.\ke De,rne 311d jump, shot pul :l!ld javelir,. Andrc;i th!s song. REVIEW and evc')·onc heard Tne song is a ori.::­ Josh P.aicic, ..,.,,J,ed 9 in double.,. Jackson ion L'le 400 and qualified let go of their of-a·kind. Tu ~r.·, u.ill go re L~.e'Ojai se,·enai in ,he 200. I, ~- ~- • . ·'· ---- r ____ r· -I = 1,ot Olli)' 'r'tcu; u1c ::-v115.) H. ..111 ....,;,.. inhibitions; T~ April 2.o-29. So Cal Hi.II t'alTl (Cild, ("I among the top qualifiers for the men. ' ~ Lur.~ui,;: .:...1id. made !his b:ind '·Toe Be.'1 Bar Band," th.! audience roar,.., ith c,citen-:cnL PHOTOS BY MICHAEL PLAZA I THE RIP p:,1p!e. ju;t ·.1 an;cd him 10 sign this." ,he said The "'omen's ieam will go 10 the BC' s Ashleigh Pryor catches a fly ball April 17 against Lee came in first for Jc,ng jump and which "a' displ3)Cd high through He cH~n di<.a~rcd a few limes, Above; George Tr.orogood aci:epts che€rs from the audience hThi, i_.;; 2: pubiic s.er.. ice t1.nno;__incc­ holding up a CD). CYC[)-J;ing \l.er,I Ojai Tourr.ament April 26-29. The LA ,',.fission the softball team won 14-0. Their record at l'o.ss fif'.h in the 100, while Sr.ip!S some of his songs. one 1ir..e into the aud,cfl<'e. Those men1," said Thorogood and expbined smootMy. Limousine; and ta:,;is we.re came in fifth in the 400 and sixth in near~ end of the show at the majestic Fox Theater on April te.am's regionals "'ill take place in press time stands 29-/2 o,·era/1, 19·5 in the \Vestern Stale It wa.s 211 s,:,;iL, in the tha!cr. but ·>.ho could not s.;.e, including mys.:lf. 1.h;:t drinking arid dri·,·i;:g v.--a.\ 3 poor wailing to p:ck up their pi~senger,. the 200. MARCl~;OA COIL/THE RIP 12. An!~lope V.iliey \fay 3-.'i. The team after a few songs, ii ti.:,:;icne all floor. thou-2ht ~m~;J-1ing \\·as \a..TonQ. fio1,1;. 1,1,J.;;, night, night Cor>.f::rence after their 6-1 win over Glendale April 19. "'.L,. =···~~~r1 nbvc"' nff while exciting the cr')wd chcice. lt an a'At-~orr,e a wdl go 10 s~.,a Cruz for S1a?e May "Eve')or,c Iha qualified will be LaShay Bagsby practices her javelin throw at practice. Bagsby l\,Ylll, IIIVl~VY...., r-·-.,J- - T~. • Pcopie ~tcw.xi anJ ix;~dn dar.cing 10 c,c,.\~ r,.sppe;srcd claiming girls the It"·"' clear that 93.5 11:" Fox did tu r1.?n1-:::n1 her. I 0-12. out there tr.;ining," said Frickle. won at College of the Canyons to qualify fr:., ,hampionships.

,. }, \ t Paue 14 The Renegade Rip I VNl'Ntherip.com -·------·---- ··----~ .. ------April 25, 2007 ----~-----·------SPORTS - Pugilistic police duke it out for a good cause • Battle of the Badges puts co1Icagues against each other to raise money for Bakersfield Police Activities League.

By EARL PARSONS [email protected] Rip staff writer

. Law enforcement officers from cll over Kem County brawled it out at the 13th Mnual Battle of the Badges event.at l'.1e Bakersfield Dome. 1l1e Dallle of the Badges, coordi­ nated by tJ1e Bakersfield Police De­ partment's Police Activities League, is one of the biggest fur.draisers that BPAL has ali year, acconJing to Sgt. Chad Jackman, BPAL director. BPAL provides athletic and (Xiuca­ tionaJ pm grams to children at no cost in an effort to keep kids from engag­ ing in criminal be,l1avior. BPAL's facilities on 301 E. 4th St. are open from Monday to Friday 2:30 p:m. to 7:30 p.m., depending on the program, and on Saturdays for the boy scouts and soccer programs. According to BPAL's mission statement, "BPAL targets at risk youth in high crime neighborhoods . . Through BPAL's quality programs in education, athletics, and sociai llevelGpment, we strive to teach chil­ Gren to become successful, 'respon­ sible, and caring individuals." · There were 11 fights, each lasting three rounrls. The announcer was KRAB radio DJ "Meathead" and the referee for each match was Mike Dallas, BPAL boxing coach and re(;:eation coordi· na!or. -~ first fight, which was between B~A.L girls Uima Portillo and Lili­ aila Almaguer, was called a dmw af. ter three rounds. Ctuis Knutson of the BPD knocked PHOTOS BY MICHAEL PLAZA I THE RIP out Co1ey Beilby of tJ,e Taft Police Above: Jullo Casas' jab connects with Anthony Aguero April Department in one round during the 14 at the Dome. Rfght Julio Casas gets taped before his fight. second match. Jessey Esposi:o of the Probation Department also knocked dcdared a cmw. out his opponent, Ctiance Williaois Mike Hale of the BPD knocked ''Through BPAL's qu~ity of the District Attorney's Office, in out Mark Jackson ofthe Kem Courl­ the first round. . ty Sheriff's Department in the second programs ... we strive 'to In the fowth match between Eric round to win the seventh match. teach children to become Medrano of Probation and wuis The eighth match between Louie successful. ..individuals." Onega of the California Department Salas of Probation and Jose Aceves of Corrections, the audie~ bcg.-n of COC was easily the most con­ - BPAL mission statement tested and the gre.atest cr.rwd pleaser. · repeatedly chanting "Laredo," '~le www.bakersfieldpa{org name of the minimum-security facil­ Sa!as w~s decl!Wd the winner after a ity located on the outskirts of town. t!-u"w·iwi'.d d.xkivo. Medrano won a unanimous decision Anthony Swanson of the CDC de· of the Badges were Kem Cowtty against Ortega after three rounds. feated Jaime Rodane of Probation . sheriff Donny Yowigblood, KF!?.C Dam.icio Diaz of the BPD won a in 00! round, Tommy Howell of the channel 23 broadcasu-r 1.-iike Han three-round decision against Julio C.OC beat Mike Lili~ of the Cali· and BPD chief Phil Rector, who Martinez of Probation in the fifth fomia Highway Patrol in two TOWll '1"n\'Of"'C11lA o··-~_:. · - -:. •• _, ',,...... l.,,.l ....\y,-l h.,,.lrl,,;, arts ii, the world." Paul encourages others to get in­ lt is di fforer.t from traditional volved in this art. He sa;s that "any­ kiclct,oxing ~use, according to body "that '.:atches ~. kw'i(Y.., fu. Paul, ·~you use your ~hins a lot more, movies ... it's not hard ~you get it\ re~ rust a regular kick in Muay in there and be.come pan of it; it be­ Thai it'~ more like a soccer kick were comes natural. It's like you're part of you use all your shin." something bigger then yourself." .'.!~e:ugh Paul is srdl in trair.ing, Paul is currently trains three tinld re h,l' t~P.il attending m~-.y cc17;;:,eti­ a v;.eek at Eric Nc!en Extreme Mar­ ~ons arwnd California. The5.e tour· tial Arts and Fitrec-

E;1glish and C()fflmun katk>n major Bry"SOn rdui someday hopes ti') compete in Muay Th~i kickboxing at a professional level. t• ERh'C AGUil.AR/Ti,:: Klr !. I_English and communication major Bryson Paul trains in Muay r;,ai April 23 at Eric Nolen Extreme Martial Art and fitness.

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