BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE

Vol. 83 · No. 12 www.therip.com Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Alifetime of service to medicine, evan's to his country and to education

By Zak S. Cowan John D. Rockefeller is a man that Levan Editor in Chief looks up to in relation to philanthropy. "Old man Rockefeller had no problem giv­ Norman Levan, the 96-year-old philanthro- ing out money - he passed out bags;' Levan pist who has given Bakersfield College nearly said. "There is a lesson to be learned from $20 million dating back to September of 2007, that." sits in his modest house watching CNN as he Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil, reads the subtitles. His hearing is all but gone, helped define the art of modem philanthropy but his knowledge never stops growing. and donated more than $550 million. His long-time friend, former BC presi- "There is a joy of giving and it's better to dent John Collins, is gone, as is Betty, his give than receive;' Levan said. "One thing you wife of 55 years. But the impact Levan don't do is expect anything back for it. Any- has made on BC and its students will be thing back for it or any appreciation is not im- felt and remembered ------portant." for 100 more years, Levan has nonetheless whether he likes it "I'm not modest; I think I'm gotten accolades. Most or not. h b , h I' recently, the Bernard Os- Levan doesn't t e ng test guy Ve ever her Foundation named him have any longing known. 11 Philanthropist of the Year desire to be remem- -Norman Levan on Oct. 12. bered for what he has Levan has been a cru- done and the dona- sader for higher education tions he has given. and hopes that the students at BC appreciate "I don't care if I'm remembered or what they have and that they take advantage not;' he said. "I don't want to leave any of it. PH01DS BY GREGORY D. COOK / TIIE RIP legacy, but of course the Levan Institute for "For the person, [education] helps them live Norman Levan, 96, stares into a the humanities and the similar things I've a happier life," he said. "There are two kinds microscope at his dermatology office, done for USC and St. John's [College], I'm of uses for a college education. One is to learn where he still practices medicine once glad I had a chance to do those things." a trade and the other is to learn more broadly a week. Levan gives because he believes it is his ob­ about what there is to know in the world." ligation to do so. Levan has experienced nearly a century of which I've known for three generations;' he "It is very difficult, the art of giv­ history, and for more than 60 years, has prac­ said. "And also there's an intellectual pleasure ing, to know what to do ticed medicine. in it." with the money you He has seen some groundbreaking inven­ Levan has no children and has no regrets have;' he said. tions enter the medical field, but Levan still about it either. hasn't seen his biggest desire of the medical He seems perfectly content with the life field come to fruition. he's lived and the people he has met along the "In ancient Rome, the doctor was an em­ way. ployee of the state;' he said. "Now, the doc­ He may be modest about his philanthropy, tor is a business man, and there's a conflict of but he is ever so prideful of the man he is. interest - it's money making and practicing "I'm not modest; I think I'm the brightest medicine. guy I've ever known;' Levan said. "But I'm "I'd be very happy to be like a fireman still alive so I can do more:' and be an employee of the state." Levan is no doubt approaching the end of Levan still practices medicine, his life, and in his autobiography, "Life on My once a week for five or six hours in Terms;' he confronted that fact head on. his little office right next to Rose­ "I don't care what people say about me af­ mary's Family Creamery. ter I'm gone," Levan said in the final chapter "I don't think I need to, but of his memoir. " ... In the long run my opin­ I enjoy the relationships ion of myself is more important than anybody with the people, some of else's."

Levan fought in World Levan's first interests Levan has lived through 18 War II in the Pacific. Levan said that the were writing and English. Levan graduated United States presidents. diminishing use of X-ray from USC in 1939. (( in the medical field was (( (( I was the first man to go on shore the biggest improvement When I was IO years old, I was (( Truman was my favorite. I in Okinawa. College students were throughout his life. editor of my school's paper. The The girls are very pretty. l thought he was a very unassuming given an exemption [from the draft] name of the school was Alexander didn't get a lot of education and forthright man with a lot of at the time. It was ridiculous. They ((It was harmful and Hamilton, so the paper was, of there. I wasn't a very good guts." should be the first ones drafted;' useless!' course, called the Federalist:' student. Everything was easy."

"From the beginning, I've been Construction on new saying I'm Anghellic, an angel within hell. It's why I paint half of my face. It's always been bus stop delayed good and evil" -Tech N9ne By Esteban Ramirez would be December, but con­ Reporter structional delays, such as equipment not shipped on time The new bus stop on Panora­ and orders that were changed ma Drive is going to take a little held it back. Tech N9ne longer then originally thought "The construction to the bus due to construction delays. stop and the restroom facilities According to Lamont will be done by the time class­ Schiers, executive director of es start next semester," said administrative services, the bus Schiers. stop was thought to be finished "The main reason we are invades in December, but now it looks making this new bus stop is that like it will be finished in Janu­ we will have the ability to bring ary. buses in quicker and easier be­ Bakersfield College has been cause the way it is right now, talking about making plans for buses have to wait for the buses Bakersfie d it for two years, according to in front to leave. Schiers. "I'm excited about it because Martin Chang "We originally thought it Plea se see BUS STOP, Pag e 4 Online Editor When Tech N9ne, one of the most success­ Inside ful independent rappers today, hits the stage he transforms. Dressed in ghostly face makeup and a mental patient outfit, he raps his songs in a hard technical style that along with songs like "Am I a Psycho?" and "He's a Mental Gi­ ant" explore the darker more aggressive side of the human mind. Yet when talking to him just a few hours be­ fore a show, he is dressed in ordinary match­ ing black shirt and pants. He talked about the power of music and family, of how miscon­ ceptions can be overcome, and what his fans mean to him. It is a stark contrast to the man he becomes onstage. Tech N9ne sees music and hip-hop as a Bakersfield College's choir performs at St. John's. Pages 3: way of providing, of changing people's lives. When asked what his fans gave him, he said, Pages Pages "It saved my life. I was nothing. They're the Kevin McCarthy makes Debating the biggest reason I can take care of my families and do appearance on argument in the history MARTIN CHANG / TIIE RIP what I do within this music. BC's campus. of nerdness. The number-one independent rapper in the world, Tech N9ne, makes a "It always hits me when my kids are having dramatic entrance at the beginning of his set at The Dome on Oct. 22. Please see TECH, Page 2 FEATURES Page 2 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com Wednesday, November 2, 2011 BC carvers give something back to local veterans

By Tyler McGinty 'Tm developing a skill, and that's all I isn't worried about it. He plans to mention Opinions Editor wanted out of it and if I can help somebody the program in the course description for next who wiJI benefit from the cane rather than semester to attract people who are interested For anyone that's wanted to give back to just hang it on the wall and say 'gee, it's pret­ in the Eagle Cane Program. tl1e military for their service and didn't know ty,' then we'U get twice as much use out of "We're at the beginning, but we're not go­ how, Bakersfield College has the solution. it," said Johnson. ing to let it go," said Hageman. Students who enrolled in the woodwork­ Johnson has spent 10-12 hours working on The canes are all personalized with tl1e ing course at BC are invited to take part in the head, and he's almost completed it. name, received medals and awards of the the Eagle Cane Project that gives personal­ "I have feathers left to carve and I have to veteran, but Hageman and Johnson are still ized canes to veterans. paint it. Then it will be done." looking for a local veteran to award the cane They get the chance to make the head of Professor Steve Hageman, who teaches the to once it's complete, so they haven 't been the cane, which is shaped like the head of a course, heard about the program at a conven­ able to personalize the cane yet. bald eagle. tion and thought it would be interesting to Hageman hopes to find a veteran at BC, 1l1is way, students get to learn a skill as bring back to BC. but his top priority is finding any veteran they give back to the military community, ''It's a neat way to give sometl1ing back," who deserves tlle cane. which is exactly what BC student and former said Hageman. " If there's not a disabled vet at BC, then MEGAN LUECKE r mE RIP auto mechanic Don Johnson wanted out of Although Johnson is currently the only we're going to find one locaJJy," said Hage­ Hageman's stencil and current project sits in the shop his retirement. student participant in the program, Hageman man. waiting to be finished on Oct. 28. Gentlemen, start your engines Fighting cancer by donating brassieres

By Amber T. Troupe to breast cancer, so I even felt more compelled Production Editor to do this. We are grateful to have World 's Champion Hand Cleaner Products, a local A lot of lives have been affected and taken business, to match $1 for every bra tllat's col­ by breast cancer, so the montl1 of October is lected," Reyes stated. nationally and locally recognized as Breast The month of October is also the national Cancer Awareness Month. Domestic Violence Awareness month and The Bra Shoppe is a local family-run busi­ Reyes thinks that this issue often gets over­ ness in the expertise of breasts and bras, so shadowed. they were definitely on board to be a donation "A lot of the time breast cancer awareness center for collecting bras in support of breast overshadows the domestic violence issue, so cancer awareness. I felt like by donating the bras to this kind of The store's owner Susan Pudiwit:r has a shelter. We were sort of killing two birds with family history of cancer that motivates her to one stone," Reyes said. support drives for the research and cure of tl1is Links for Life, Executive Director Jennifer disease, as well as celebrate and honor smvi­ Henry is one of the people who helped put the vors and those whose lives have been lost from Bras for Cause drive in effect as well as vol­ tllis vicious disease. unteering to become a donation center. Kelly "I have always been a pan of donating to 95.3 Radio contacted Henry as well about the Links for Life and other organizations like upcoming donation. Relay for Life. I have a personal history witl1 "Links for Life has been around for about 19 breast cancer because my mother-in-law, my years and it was staited by 10 golfmg women daughter and myself have had it as well as who wanted to give back to the community. some friends," Pudiwitr said. Every dollar raised here stays here in Kern She explained how she became a part of this County," Henry stated. year's Bras for Cause drive. Henry talked about how th is is the first is ·'r was contacted by the radio station I ad­ time that a drive like this one has been held in vertise with, Kelly 95. 3, to become a donation Bakersfield and Links for Life is glad to be a center this year." part of it. Pudiwitr said that since the drive started at "We feel that every woman counts and have tl1e beginning of the month, women have been felt that way over 40 years. There are nine Above: Bob donating at least two or tllree bras per person. women witll breast cancer 40 years and up and Williams launches The people that have been stopping by are there ,ue tllree women under tbe age of 40 suf­ his car down the her usual clientele, but a few new people as fering from breast cancer," Hemy explained. quarter-mile track well. "The California Breast Cancer Treatment at the 20th annual ''I had a lady who came in and said she was Fund is continuously performing research NHRA California driving by and had heard about drive on the ra­ about breast cancer. The bras donated will be dio and wanted to make sure she stopped by given to one of the local women's shelters here, Hot Rod Reunion and made a donation," explained Pudiwitr. held at Famosa The Arnance Against Family Violence organ i­ The donators are supposed to bring in new zation." Raceway on Oct. or gently used bras and they are given a list The bras have been on display at In Your 22. of specific cleaning instructions and require­ Wildest Dreams Antique store since the start of ments. the month and at the end of everything tl1e bras Right: A racer The Bra Shoppe is one of three different lo­ will be counted up and given to the AAFV and warms up his tires cations where women can drop off the old bras. the money received will go to Links for Life. before his first In Your Wildest Dreams Antique store and Kel­ The community can participate by dropping qualifying run at ly 95.3 radio station are the other two. off their gently used or new bras at one of the the 20th annual Pudiwitr said that she is always excited to be donation centers as well as at Bakersfield Col­ NHRA California part of women's causes and has intentions of lege football games during the tailgating sea­ Hot Rod Reunion participating in next year's drive. son. held at Famosa Kelly Reyes is the host of 95.3 FM Morn­ The Bakersfield Fire Department, in honor ing show on Kelly Radio and decided to put Raceway. of breast cancer awareness month, is sponsor­ together the Bras for Cause because of her con­ ing tlle breast cancer tailgate. The winner from GREGORY D. COOK I nection to the cancer. the tailgating contest will be presented witl1 a 111ERJP "I have two best friends that lost tl1eir mother check for their support of the cause. TECH: The art of being sinister

Continued from Page 1 attention to everybody smiling sad and it's all the time because their bi,thday parties and they're in the crowd. You know I never I have a sick mom. It's pa1ty all so happy. Without the love of my really paid attention before be­ the time because I'm trying to fans, I wou ldn 't be able to pro­ cause it's so hard to remember muffle the sadness. It's ultra­ vide for my children. That's my all those 1yrics . dark at moments because I have one and on ly th ing in life that I "It makes me smile on the an imagination." ever wanted to do was to provide inside because they are really Fans of Tech 's music call for my children." enjoying what I'm doing. Every­ themselves Technicians. Tech Tech started an independent body's smiling right now, from explains, "Technicians, ones that record label called Strange Mu­ people at tlle front row to people love tlle technical style tllat Tech sic with Travis O 'Guin, a fan. all tl1e way at the top. I can see N9ne spills. Technicians, tl1ey When asked about signing other teeth. That's a wonderful feel- love wordplay. They love what I artists, he talked of how music ing." spit. What I spit is super techni­ provided for them ______Despite being cal. It's intricate." and the feeling of SeetheRenegade Rip named after a gun, Tech 's music and imagery has seeing them grow Tech N9ne's sub- a startling uniqueness that brings PodcastattheRip.com NATHAN WILSON / THE RTP and being a part of For the entire interview jects go beyond to mind tllemes of religion and their journey violence and guns. mental illness. Krizz Kaliko, Tech N9ne and Kutt Calhoun perform "The Beast" during the Tech N9ne: He said, . "Being witll Tech N9ne "Tech N9ne is a These images are inspired by The Lost Cities Tour concert that took place at The Dome on Oct. 22. able to sign people name I got from a a cono-adiction, a divided self he like Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, gangster back in 1988, and of feels inside. me. I love that it's a conflict. It because it starts out at home. It trol it either. So they try to tear it is a beautiful feeling to use course it's a gangster name, but "It's a total conflict in my body. makes for beautiful music." started at home way back in the it down. They threw at me, 'Oh what I do to put into other art­ the way we spell it is different. I've always been tl1at way," he Starting his career in Kansas day; the people that caught on that's devil worship shit. That's ists. I feel like somebody that Technique number nine, the said. "From the beginning, I've City, Tech found it hard to get were the fiJst Technicians. It was white people shit.' That doesn't can bless anotller person, tl1at's complete technique of rhyme, been saying I'm Anghellic, an people to understand his take on a beautiful thing to see people matter cause real shit will always a big thing to ab.le to see fami­ I'm every MC in one. It straight angel within hell. It's why I paint rap music and hip-hop. gravitate toward me." shine, and tl1at's what happen­ lies prosper because you offered fits me," Tech said. half of my face. It's always been " It was hard for a brotl1er, a Tech 's unique imagery has ing right now. I tl1ink tl1at a lot yourself. It's a beautiful feeling "Just because my name is a good and evil. black guy, painting his face com­ been labeled "from the devil" of people really eat their words for me and Travis to have that gun don 't mean that's what I talk " You're going to find things ing out in a Bishop's robe. No­ and he has been called a cult now. power to change people's lives about. If you know my music, that conn·adict, tl1ings like my body got it. It was totally hard." leader, even to the point of be­ "I just think that they are called through our vision and their vi­ you know I'm not quoting cali­ talking to the lord, tllen over here But Tech still treasures his be­ ing compared to people like Jim fans, not fanatics, but fans. lt's a sion as well." bers and shit like that. I'm like 'oh my god I'm lustful. ginnings. Jones. A comparison Tech calls a lot of love and I love it. Recently, Tech has started to "l just write my life, and guns That's a sin.' That's the beauty of "That's why it makes [it] now "major insult." "And it's not devilish and it's notice something special about are not my Ufe. It was drugs at me, because I'm imperfect. all the better, all the obstacles I He said, on these labels, "What not a cult. If they want to call it a the audience while he perfonns. a point in time. I've been clean "Man is imperfect. So I don't had in the past. Getting known people don't understand, they try cult tl1en so be it. It's a following He said, 'Tve really been paying for more than four years now. It's care if it's a conflict within in in Kansas City felt beautiful to destroy. Then they can't con- of people that love me." FEATURES Page 3 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Column Reporter braves This open-mic night autumn

By Tyler McGinty leave extTemely hateful comments like on Opinions Editor Youtube. People didn't even heckle here, stay warm which took the edge off a little bit I thought it. would be the most. nerve­ No, it felt like an eternity because I was wracking experience of my entire life and nervous, and I was waiting through two it came pretty close. hours of acts. and stylish Every Wednesday night at Fishlips, Ba­ Plus, it started about. 40 minutes late. kotopia.com puts on an open mic night I was growing tenser eve1y minute. I called Bakotopia Unplugged. I happen couldn't even dlink more than a couple What are you wearing? I The to think I'm kind of a funny guy, and I beers because I was afraid to mess any­ Rip's Features Editor talks about thought I would put my humor to the test. thing up. what's hot and what's not. I worked on my act for about a week. So instead, I waited. I waited, I smoked My humor lends itself to the st.orytelling and I !lied to make jokes. It always becomes really cold vaiiety and I thought I really onl y needed Trying anything to get. my mind off what the day before Halloween.It's the two good stories to hit. the five-minute I was going to do. worst. time to wear cute skimpy mark that. they allow for spoken word per­ Luckily, there weren't. that. many come­ outfits and it's probably the last formances. dians up t.o compare myself against, which time you'll wear something like I timed and practiced my act and by made me feel much better. that till June. Tuesday night I was ready to go. Ready, If I was a singer/songwriter with an You pur- except that I couldn't sleep. acoustic guitai· though, I would be scared chase an entire It was only a little less than 24 hours for my life. new winter away ai1d butterflies were already in my There were two other comedians: some­ wai·dl·obe or stomach. one calling himself Rob Shock ai1d a guy you can plai1 My mind was reeling with the possibili­ in a dog costume. on weai"ing ties. What ifl forgot my act? I got the impression that both of them your spring What ifl made a terrible mistake? What. came every week, so that makes their per­ clot.hes if you if everything that could go wrong did? formances a lit.tie more understandable. I want. to freeze. I was already prepared for the worst.­ don't think I could write 5 minutes of great If there's Chrystal Fortt case scenaifo because I had already imag­ and new material every week. a will not to ined the most outlandishly tenible thing But they both seemed to be lacking a spend money and t.o keep wear­ happening. certain something. I don't think I'm so ing spring clothes in the winter, Finally, it was Wednesday night and I egotistical to just think I was better than there's a way. was ready. I was weai·ing my Spider-Man they were, but I do listen to a lot of stand­ GREGORY D. COOK I THE RIP Luckily, almost everything in shirt (because I decided to write a joke up. I know what I like to listen to, and Tyler McGinty starts his act with a joke at his own expense at the your closet that you have from about it) and I was at the bai·. Somehow, these guys weren't quite it. open-mic night at Fishlips on Oct. 26. spiing and summer cai1 be made when sign-ups started there were already Rob Shock seemed excessively vulgai·, into a winter outfit. 10 names on the list. I took my number 11 and it got worse the longer it went on. a look at you. them. They were legitimately great. Sometimes we forget that the spot and hoped I wouldn't have to wait too Some comedians use swearing as a crutch The act iight before me was a duo Then it was my tum. The emcee built winter season always has ex­ long. and he was definitely one of them. If he with an acoustic guitar and they were me up a lot. He kept throwing the phrase tra elements every season like But I did. wasn't getting laughs, he was swearing the best act of the night. All the ner­ "new talent" around fai· too frequently scaives, gloves, and boots. It felt like an eternity. more. vousness that was dl·aining away from for me to be entirely comfortable. He Those extra things alone can It wasn't because the acts were bad. I And he wasn't get.ting many laughs. me built right back. said my name, and then I walked on­ automatically help 11-ansform a mean, some of them certainly were, be­ The guy in the dog costume wasn't too I had to follow those guys? They stage. I was nervous. I didn ' t. know if spring out.fit turn int.o a winter cause the open mic night is the last bastion bad, but the costume was pretty dellimen­ were great.! I was funny. I hope I got at least one ready outfit. of amateur peiformers. tal to his act. If you 're telling jokes about I'm just a guy who thinks he might laugh. Tiy buying extra accessoiies At least, where anonymous people won't what you look like, we should at least get be funny. It wasn't fair for me to follow I think I did all right. that ai·e autumn colors like burnt orange, emei-ald green, and dai'k brown. These colors can become a neutralizing color to the bright. colors of spring clothing. Local gamer wins tournament Also, when tTying to make spring clothes look wai1ner, buy extra layers. By Martin Chang If you have a pair of suede Online Editor summer shorts, add opaque tights with a pair of boots. Neo, a toumament fighting If you have a great summer video game player, is from here in blouse you love, add wai1nth by Bakersfield. He has ranked about adding a vest over a cardigan. fifth place in the world in the Mar­ Adding more and more to vel vs. Capcom gaming series, a an outfit always makes an out­ fighting video games seiies in its fit. look ready to fight the cold third installment. The game was weather. developed by Capcom and staited In case you are more simple in the mid-'90s. He recently won and don't want to look like the $10,000 playing a Marvel vs. Olsen twin's overly layered Capcom 2 one-on-one match. dumpster dive look, there ai·e Neo was first exposed to video simple ways to look waim by games as a child in Guadalajara, GREGORY D. COOK /THE RIP adding ceitain mateiial. go Mexico. He said, "I used to Fm is such a huge 11·end for the The Bakersfield College Choir performs at to this placed where they served winter; you can't go wrong with St. John's Lutheran Church on Oct. 21. menudo. They always had an ai·­ buying a bull..-y fur coat to throw cade machine in there. I would over any outfit. always see 16, 17, 20-year-olds, For something that's a liuJe playing Street Fighter 2. Just less bulky, get a dark-colored fur watching them have fun and be BC performs MARTIN CHANG /THE RIP vest to throw over a long or sho1t competitive made me wonder sleeve shirt. about it Devin Palmer, right, challenges Neo, left, to a game of Marvel vs. Wann bottoms isn't really a Ever since then, seeing fighting Capcom 3 at Gamestor on Oct. 9. hard thing to get. A good pair of games, or video games all togeth­ said Neo about playing in front of that adapt," he said. jeans are really versatile and go hea Ii ng songs er, I've wanted to play them." with just about anything. Neo explained what it means type of crowd. "The Final Chapter" match was However, eve1yone has jeans to play these fighting games at a Neo wanted to create excitement Neo's favorite and most memorable and that isn't quite a grom1d­ By Jon Nelson higher level and how he reached ai·ound the match, so he decided to moment playing video games com­ breaking n·end. Reporter that place mentally. ''When you have a little fun with it. petitively. To be a liu.le different and add play against people at a higher "There were a lot of t:heallics in­ "It created a lot of hype moments. originality, buy '70s pleated gau­ The choirs of Bakersfield College came togeth­ level, you discover things about volved in it, he was clearly the good A lot of them created by ClocJ..-wOrk, cho-style pants. er at St. John's Lutheran Church to present. an eve­ yourself, not just in fighting guy. I'm thinking how can I get peo­ others created by me. It. made me not They can be wom with pretty ning of music for the community. games, but you could be doing a ple more involved, well people al­ only be in that moment right. there, much any J...ind of top. "I was very pleased with the performance, and spo11., and as you're getting beaer ready want. me to lose, I might as well but made me think about from where The great thing about gaucho­ so were my students. I have heai·d nothing but fa­ at it., your brain starts to register mn with it. I start.ed, t.o how fai· I went, t.o that style pants is they're comfortable vorable comments from audience members, most new strategies, new things you "So I took this role of a heel. To moment in time. Even though the of whom were musicians," said Ronald Keai1, who where we both made videos, of him crowd at first was hostile, at the end it ai1d come in all sorts of colors; can do to com~ct these previous they can be plain black or fuch­ has been director of choral activities for the past mistakes." saying 'show up to the match and seemed a great pait of the crowd went sia pink. 17 yeai·s. The $10,000 match that hap­ have fun.' Then me saying, 'This guy my way." Boots ai·e always comfort­ ''The goal of music making, to me is to make pened last Februai·y was called cai1't beat me, so come show up just The tournament fighting video able just like gaucho style pants, meaningful connections with students, with the ''The Final Chapter." It was meant to give me your money.' So that gets game community is even bigger than which is one of the gTeatest. audience, and the planet. through the ai-cful re­ as a send off of Maivel vs. Cap­ people's auention, and other people the local and national level; it is an things about the winter season. hearsal and performance of nuly great. music." com 2, a game with an intense ten­ will be like ' have you heard about his international community with people The on! y thing is that everyone The Oct 21 event featured BC's Chamber Sing­ year-Iong tournament. following. video? Yeah dude it just came out, go coming from Japan, Central America wears black and brown boots. ers and Soloists performing songs by recognized Neo played ClocJ...-wOrk, a veteran watch it. I can' t. wait. for this match to and South America. Try t.o take on the trend of liv­ masters such as Brahms, Briaen, and Bruckner. player of fightfog video games. happen.' So it spreads." He said of his experience being ening up color for the winter, use Kean was inspired by one of the pieces to title "We call them OGs because they A humorous thing happened to Neo invited and playing a national tourna­ forest green, dusty rose, or ma­ the conceit "Shining Night: Music of the Mas­ have contTibuted to a part of the when ClockwOrk was ahead. ment in Mexico. "It was easy for me roon. ters." scene," Neo said of ClockwOrk. "At one point, the crowd, in unison, since I spoke Spanish. Most counllies Extra pieces that can add on to "'Shining Night' was chosen because I thought According to Neo, it takes play­ staited chanting what I thought was that invite you to go, they greet you, a wardrobe ai·e gold bangles or that it best represented the main composition of ers six to ten years to play at the Neo, [so I thought], ok now I've be­ they 11·eat you really well, they show leather wrap-around bracelets. the conceit, Morten Lamidsen's, 'Lux Aeterna,' level he got to in about three years, come the underdog because it's obvi­ you ai·ound. Chunky jewehy as bracelets or which means 'Eternal Light' in Latin," said Kean. and because of his rapid success, ous he's beating me at this moment, "Most players in the states in the necklaces really aligns with the The overa11 theme of all the compositions in ClockWOrk's following and his­ so maybe the crowd wants me t.o win, Marvel series dominate, so when we tTends. the concert was healing and carried a special mes­ toiy with the tomnament fighting to fight back. play, players are really happy that To complete an out.fit and for sage. scene, and Neo's defensive play­ "What I didn't know was that they you come through and they get a first that. extra hint. of waimth, you "We dedicated the concert. event t.o those in need ing style, Neo said about. 80% of were actually chanting Freeo. In the hand exposure of your game play first can add a hat. of healing, especiall y t.he Ramirez family from the audience was against him. fighting community, free means you 're hand. Arvin who lost both of their sons to the work­ free money because anyone can beat "There was a kid that beat me once Floppy hats of pret.Ly much "It can do one of two things, ai1y mateiial work, but tweed in related injmies at a compost plant in Lamont the a lot of people are going t.o get you. They combined my name Neo, or twice, and you would think that particular is pretty populai·. week of the conceit," said Keai1. crushed or nervous by it., for me with free, so Freeo. So I was getting would make the crowd happy. You Next up for the BC choir is a concert on Dec. a little happy, thinking at least they're know "one of our own is keeping up". Tweed on pants, coats, tops, it actually does the opposite. What ai1d accessoiies is really wai·m. 2 that will feature 11·aditional holiday music from it does, it motivates me, so when behind me, but they're chai1ting Freeo But they actually got a bit upset. It Since tweed looks wann it's around the world. The Clipper Club of Bakersfield they did it to me, it was more like 11·ying to elevate ClockWOrk, but was like 'I thought you were going to acceptable to weai· tweed shorts. is sponsoring the annual event. 'ok now I really want to win,"' you go tlu·ough the process and you beat everybody."' NEWS P~e4 The Renegade Rip I www.therip.com Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Occupy movement finds home in Bakersfield News Briefs Sweeney Todd The Spotlight Theatre is presenting By Cassandra McGowan Sweeney Todd at 7 p.rn. on Fri. Nov 4 Reporter and Sat. Nov. 5 Tickets are $25 and $22 for students/seniors and are available at With signs reading: "Honk if you pay taxes," "No 634-0692 or thespotlighttheatre.com. Fortune, No Voice, No Fair" and "We are the 99%," the Occupy movement has made its way to the su-eets of Bakersfield. Skills workshops Every day, people who want to make their voices Critical Academic Skills Workshops heard are gathering together on the corner of Ches­ are available for free on campus and ter Avenue and Truxtun Avenue to protest against focus on a variety of topics useful to America's current financial and economic state. students. All workshops are in SS151. The local protesters are calling for a balance be­ On Nov. 2, there will be a Power­ tween big business and government and a happy ful Proofi ng workshop from 5-6 p.m. medium. On Nov. 3, there is the Understand­ "l'm tired of the corporations weighing down on the government. I'm tired of my classes getting cut ing Parts of Speech workshop 2-3 p.m. over and over," said Dustin Wolaver, a 21-year-old From 3~4 p.m., there is a Writing Effec­ employed college student. tive Essays workshop. Other workshops "It's insane," he said, speaking of the financial are available most days, and a schedule state of the college system. can be fo und on the BC website on the Wolaver is hoping for a New Deal 2.0 type of re­ Student Success page. form and thinks it would be a good idea to reframe American's infrastructure. He said the total deregu­ NATHAN WILSON I THE RIP lation of business would be bad and could possibly Bonnie Wilson, left, and Gabriela Castellanos hold signs on Oct. 22. Nursing Open House "create a dictatorship." All pre-RN and pre-VN students are in­ Like many other people involved in the Occupy vited to attend the Nursing Open House movement, Wolaver is hoping the United States can on Nov. 9, al 5 p.m. al lhe Levan Cenler. ultimately achieve equal opportunities for all its citi­ Representatives will be available to an­ zens. While many of the protesters are either employed, swer your questions about admission, or are in school in hopes to be gainfully employed, application and eligibility to the Nursing they worry about the future. program. For more information, contact Jarrett Newhouse wishes to be considered a mid­ Lucas Rucks at 395-4395 dle-class male, but said working a 40-hour work week just isn't enough anymore to cover rent and bills, and people are having to find a roommate just Levan Center to get by. The Levan Center is presenting a semi­ Newhouse has been protesting for 11 days and when asked what his ultimate goal was, he said, "Ba­ nar called "Should We Ration Health­ sically, equal job opportunities." care for the Elderly?" on Tuesday, Nov. As the protesters stood on the busy corner down­ 8 at 7 p.m. with guest speaker Dr. David town at the end of the workday, many people were A. Goldstein from the Keck School of honking and waving. A Hall ambulance honked as it Medicine at USC. Admission and park­ turned the comer. "It's just ironic that someone who ing are free. Call 395-4339 for more in­ works for Harvey Hall honks," said Newhouse. formation. "One out of 10 flip us off," said Bonnie Wilson, a disabled Navy veteran and Bakersfield College stu­ dent. NATH A~ wn .'.ON /THE RIP Nguyen She said she's tired of just sitting around com­ Gabriela Castellanos and Erik Chaidez make signs for the protests on Oct. 22. The Gay Straight Association is bringing plaining, so she decided to get up and do something about it. Wilson finds it sad there are so many issues with don't think you will make a difference, they think it's in Jimmy Nguyen on Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. in In between classes, she goes to the protesters cor­ the system America has at this point in time. worth a try. the Fireside Room. Nguyen is a law part­ ner to drop off the signs, stays for as long as she can, "Flush the system, get rid of the whole thing and "Most people know in their heart that this is right," ner who became known after represent­ comes back to class and then back to pick up the start over if we have to," she said. "Things aren't said Wilson. ing a client against Miss California USA, signs. She's also in the work-study program for BC's changing for the good, in my opinion." The protesters are at the comer Monday through Carrie Prejean. For more information, athletics department and still makes the time to stand She asks that if you have questions that you go and Friday 4-8 p.m., Saturdays 3-10 p.m., and Sundays conlacl Helen Acosla al 395-4075. up for what she believes in. "I believed people don't talk to them or do your own research on it. 5-8 p.m. really care, now I see they are, I'll be here every day The protesters are urging the people of Bakersfield "We love any and all support we can get," said Ne­ until we see some change." to stand up and make their voice heard. Even if you whouse.

BUS STOP: New site behind schedule

Continued from Page 1 the buses will stay on roads in­ stead of being on campus and that way no accidents can hap­ pen with all the foot traffic," he said. Schiers also said that the major holdup has been on the restrooms and since it's going together, the ELEOJ\ORE SEGURA / THE RIP bus stop won't be ready until the restrooms are finished. The construction site on Panorama Drive where the GET He added that the benefits of bus stop will be relocated. this are that it's spread out, it's easier to see your bus coming people, but I think that they'll changing the bus stop will be and that you won't have to rnn adjust." better for some students. A nega­ around to look for a resu-oom. She added that if she had to tive effect that this might have is Some students that take the bus choose she would rather have that some students might think offered their opinions on the new it in the same spot because it's that changing the bus stop will bus stop on Panorama Drive. more convenient for her. change where they get dropped "I had no idea that they were Patrick Bolanos commented off. making a new one, but I don't on the bus stop. "I hope the change works think it will affect me," said Me­ "I didn't know that they were out though because if it doesn't lissa Mata. "It might affect some changing it, but I think that they'll have a lot of complaints."

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