Political Activists Honored with Plaques
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VISION QUEST 2011, FEATURES, PAGE 2 UNUSUAL PETS, FEATURES, PAGE 3 SOFTBALL, SPORTS, PAGE 10 BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE Vol. 83 • No. 2 www.therip.com Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Political activists honored with plaques By Michael Wafford Also speaking was honoree Jack Martinez said, "It was hard and Editor in Chief Brigham, the executive director of hectic to put together, but every the Center for Kem Political Educa thing went great." The plaques were Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta tion. placed to help educate the communi and Jack Brigham were honored by "Obviously, Cesar has a holiday ty about the work of Chavez, Huerta commemorative plaques on Bakers named after him, Dolores has a Girl and Brigham, said Martinez. field College's campus Feb. 9 for Scout patch in her honor .. I'm not The plaques are placed between their lifetime achievements. Dolo someone like that. I'm from Bakers the Business and Humanities build res Huerta was unable to attend the field. I'm very proud of my time ings located near three trees that unveiling due to an accident result here at BC:' said Brigham. were dedicated to the trio in 2008 ing in a need for shoulder surgery. Brigham said he became involved by Maiz. The area between business However, the executive director with civil rights in the '60s. Dur and humanities is also dedicated to of the Dolores Huerta foundation, ing his time with the Civil Rights their legacy, according to Severo and also Huerta's daughter, Camila Movement, he met Cesar Chavez Ramirez ofM.E.Ch.A Chavez, spoke. and Dolores Huerta. Brigham said Chavez said, "I think it's awesome During her speech, Chavez being honored by an educational because it's homegrown history that brought up the importance of politi institution is the favorite award he we're celebrating. Unfortunately, cal activism among the youth while has received. the work that they started is not recounting stories from her past in BC's M.E.Ch.A and Maiz clubs over, and so hopefully it will inspire BRANDON BARRAZA I THE RIP volving the United Farm Workers organized the event. students to become involved and Azteca dancers perform near the Campus Center in celebration of the dedication and Cesar Chavez. BC M.E.Ch.A member Enrique help carry the work on." of plaques to Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta and Jack Brigham on Feb. 9. New program offers LGBTQ community a'Safe Space' By Brian N Willhite sues. the differences that LGBTQ persons Reporter Topics that are discussed, includ must overcome in society, such as the ing what constitutes homophobia "norm ality" of relationship statuses In an effort to make Bakersfi eld and the differences between toler and how they can affect employee College a more comfortable environ ance and acceptance, seek to point benefits or the constant battling of ment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans out that even good willed intentions social commentary with phrases like gender and questioning students, the may still be inappropriate. The het "that's so gay." Student Government Association has erosexual perception of gays and gay Participants were also informed initiated the Safe Space program for culture is presented on an "attitude of statistics relating to students in professors, staff and students. scale" and is designed to educate the LGBTQ community. The study The Safe Space workshop was held individuals of the different levels of reported on situations, among other on Feb. 5 and was a discussion-based attitudes toward LGBTQ persons. issues like assault and homophobic orientation that identified issues and More specifically, the chart helps the remarks, verbal harassments of LG terminology among the LGBTQ participant identify where they cur BTQ students were at 64 .1 percent community to better acquaint the rently stand on the scale as well as and 74.2 percent of LGBTQ students individuals participating. The initia where they would like to be. who report feeling unsafe at their tive aims to provide counseled sup Another topic that participants school. port for LGBTQ students by being discussed at the meeting was the Those in attendance felt that the a resource, allowing concerned or concept of heterosexual privilege. program is needed at BC because not troubled students an opportunity to This designation implies that, in a all LGBTQ students feel that they confide, in a positive environment, heterosexist society, heterosexuals are safe to express themselves like with an ally who is trained to be sen take their sexual identity for granted, heterosexual students do without any sitive and understanding in matters alienating those that do not fit the animosity or discrimination directed concerning sexuality and gender is- spectrum. The concept illustrates Please see SAFE SPACE, Page 4 GREGORY D. COOK / THE RIP Bakersfield College's Philip Valos delivers a pitch in a game against Golden West College played at BC on Feb. 13. Valos came into the game in the fifth inning and closed BC's 10-4 victory. Reneaades open up season 4-i Please see BASEBALL, Page 11 Bookstore works to fix delays in shipments of spring stock By Andrea Delanty Lorigo assures staff that while the full ex Reporter planation behind the delay is not clear, all steps were being taken to remedy the situa Students and faculty experienced frustra tion as soon as possible. tions at the beginning of the Spring semes After unsuccessfully finding the neces ter stemming from the delay in shipments sary textbooks at the campus bookstores, of textbooks to the Bakersfield College some students have resorted to finding the Bookstore. books elsewhere. Bill Norris, manager of the bookstore, "I went to get my philosophy books and attributes the problems with receiving the they didn't have any of them. I went and correct books on time to a "tight schedule." found them at Barnes and Noble;' said Adding to the initial holdup in shipments sophomore Benjamin Servin. was the sudden onset of heavy snowfall on Other students were unaffected by the the east coast where most of the publishers delay. of the required textbooks are located. Freshman Patricia Rocha said she had Norris explained that there are actually experienced no problems getting the books only a few titles not in stock and that he she needed. reordered shipments every time a problem "It was packed and I had to wait in line for arose, using overnight shipping to get the a while, but they had all the books I needed. books in as soon as possible. It's almost impossible to find something Laura Lorigo, auxiliary services manager that fits my budget, though;' said Rocha. and budget analyst for BC, sent an e-mail to While the delay made for a rough start instructors addressing the problems many this semester for some, Norris said all of the were experiencing in ordering and receiv books are in and there are no more prob SAMANTHA GARRETT I THE RIP ing the correct textbooks. lems, "only success stories." FEATURES Page2 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com Wednesday, February 16, 2011 BC professor organizes ride for charity By Gregory D. Cook rides." vete rans. Features editor This will be the third Vi "I see a lot of veterans come sion Quest Tour and it will take through my classes," said Way Vision quest is the name given, place over the summer break. It land. "And I read a couple of in many Native American nibes, will have pruticipants struting in books that kind of pushed me to a difficult rite of passage de Bishop, Calif. and riding over 12 over the edge and I decided I had signed to test the limits of endur mountain passes in the eastern to do something more concrete ance, and it usually represents a Sien-as before returning to Bish than just think about it and be turning point in a person's life. op 13 days later. sympathetic." It's also what Bakersfield Col The ride is not for the faint of One of the books Wayland lege English professor Scott heart. Riders can·y all of their credits with bringing the plight Wayland has taken to calling his own gear and camp each night of of the nations war-wounded to annual 13-day, 425-mile cycling the ride. "The camping is a mix his attention was "War", by Se tour of the eastern Sierras. of Forest Service campgrnunds bastian Junger. " I just started Wayland is a self-proclaimed and a couple of nights of just thinking about the kind of sac adventure junkie. "I've been re Scott Wayland wild camping," said Wayland. rifice and commitments these ally lucky to live an adventurous 'fo make sure his 1iders ru·e up guys go through." he said. "And life," he said. ''I've been a rock places the rider in seated posi to the challenge, Wayland orga that we, as a counn·y, ofaen don't climber and mountaineer for over tion with theit· legs out in front nizes regular n·aining rides for even think about them because thitty years." The walls of his of of them. people that are it1terested in un it's a volunteer militaty." fice in the Humanities building Wayland feels it is important dettaking the Vision Quest Tour. Wayland hopes to raise $5,000 are decorated with photos of his to share his passion for cycling "We've got a series of training for the charity through donations exploits scaling the faces of El with young people. "One day T rides and one significant test ride from riders and others who may Capitan, Half Dome and other was just bombing along, think that's 40 miles.