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Casper and Spink are The Renegade Rip @the_renegade_rip Fundraiser held in the comeback kids @bc_rip honor of counselor Sports, Page 8 www.therip.com Campus, Page 2 The RenegadeBakersfield College Rip Vol. 87 ∙ No. 4 Wednesday, October 21, 2015 BC homecoming spirit Becki Whitson is the epitome of enthusiasm at BC By Marcus Castro them about Bakersfield College tra- Editor in Chief * BC students show off their talent, dition.” page 5 She explained that as the cheer Long-time faculty member of * Alumni speaker comes to campus coach she teaches the cheerleaders Bakersfield College Becki Whitson about the tradition at BC. She does got emotional when speaking about for homecoming, page 5 not want to see the long-held tradi- her time and experiences at BC over * Football gets their first win, page 9 tions of BC go away. the years. * Homecoming photos, page 10. Being a cheerleader when she “This is where I always wanted to was a student at BC, being the cheer be,” said Whitson. did. Being given that award will al- coach now, and being in charge of Whitson has been a faculty mem- ways be special to me. It’s such an getting the alumni cheerleaders re- ber at BC for around 25 years, but honor.” turn to BC has kept Whitson very before that, she attended BC as a One thing that Whitson has been involved in homecoming over the student. very involved in is anything related years. She explained that she has “I loved my time as a student at to BC cheer. She was, and still is, in only missed two homecomings in BC. I loved the teachers, and I loved charge of getting the alumni cheer- her time here at BC. the closeness in the community that leaders back every year, and she has Whitson also puts the cheer uni- we had here. So when they actually also been the cheer coach for around form back on for homecoming asked me to teach, it was kind of like 13 years. games alongside some of the cheer a dream come true,” said Whitson. She explained that becoming the alumni at BC. Her most memorable and proud cheer coach was another dream “Homecoming is pretty special to moment at BC was when her peers come true. me because it is a time when people nominated her for the Margaret When asked about her experience come back,” said Whitson. Levinson Faculty Leadership award as a cheer coach, Whitson said, “You She explained that one of the rea- in 2009. have good years and bad years, but sons she likes homecoming is be- Whitson said, with tears in her I love to see the kids from all dif- cause she gets to see old friends and eyes, “That was an honor. I don’t ferent high schools gelling them new friends all in one place. know why they did that but they into one squad and really teaching Please see Whitson, Page 5 MASON J. ROCKFELLOW / THE RIP JOE BERGMAN / THE RIP The alumni cheerleaders perform during halftime at the homecoming football game. Becki Whitson waves to the crowd during the alumni cheer squad’s performance. Messick BPD and students is to retire switch roles at BC By Crystal Valdez by Sgt. Daniel McAfee, took Reporter students by surprise as roles this year were reversed. Bakersfield College hosted a Students dressed in police By Felicity Tomisaka Hill Zone Community Meeting uniforms were expected to act Reporter that discussed what the Bakers- as they saw necessary in poten- field Police Department experi- tially dangerous situations, and Randy Messick, a theater arts ences on a daily basis through officers were dressed in jeans professor at Bakersfield College, the college student’s perspec- and t-shirts, acting as civilians. will be retiring in the middle of tive. The first scenario was titled the academic school year after The meeting was held on “Behind Closed Doors,” and teaching and directing at BC for Oct. 15 at the east forum at BC consisted of a woman, por- 30 years. from 6 to 8 p.m. About 100 trayed by Officer Jessica Villa- While directing his final people attended the event and real, coming home to a drunken Shakespeare Festival this month many were criminal justice ma- husband who was portrayed by at BC, Messick recalled some of jors at BC. There were a series a fellow officer. his favorite moments during his of speakers, all active members The scene escalated and time teaching. CINTHIA LOERA / THE RIP of the BPD who focused on quickly became violent, as the “I had some amazingly tal- Actors in The Kern Shakespeare Festival’s presentation of “King Henry IV Part 1” introducing new ideas to the wife gave her husband a “black ented students since I have been perform at the Performing Arts Center Outdoor Theater. audience. eye.” here and so have been able to do Subjects such as the purpose The BPD then received an some shows that were first-rate lights include doing the play of the meeting, proactive com- artificial call about potential because of the talent of the stu- “Hair,” which explored the hip- munity policing, and BPD pro- domestic abuse, and the student dents,” he said. “Some have gone pie atmosphere of the 1960s. A scene with grams were discussed in depth. actors were called to the scene. on to continue to work in profes- The play called for two-thirds of characters A citizen forum in which stu- The actors hesitated as they sional theater, and I’ve had a lot the cast to take their clothes off Lady Percy, dents acted as police officers walked onto the scene. Dave of great experiences with the right before intermission during played by also took place during the Wescott, one of the actors, tried Shakespeare Festival.” a song. Karisma meeting. handling the situation the best Messick, who will turn 60 in Messick said that it created a Normandin, Chief Greg Williamson dis- way he knew how but was still November, will be retiring be- big controversy with the people, and Henry cussed the purpose of the event. overshadowed by the wife and tween semesters, meaning he’ll who were against this play, but “Hotspur” The objective of the meeting husband. be done when the fall semester was to prevent people from it gave the show a lot of public- Percy, played “I didn’t know what to do. ends in December. “It’s just the ity and made it the most well- victimizing themselves. by Ryan Lee, I walked in not knowing what time you’re supposed to go,” he attended show ever to be put on It tried a different angle of my limits were. Do I grab her? said. “When you reach all those by BC students. is underway depicting what police officers Was I supposed to use force? I things, you’re not supposed to “The students and I really during the experience and the tense situ- didn’t know if I should stay at stay around. You’re supposed to got to learn about what it really performance ations they are forced to go arms reach,” Wescott said after get out and let new people come means to exercise freedom in of “King through on a daily basis. the scenario. in and do stuff.” the arts because a lot of people Henry IV “Hopefully, you’ll under- McAfee pointed out an im- Messick has enjoyed his time didn’t want us to do that play, Part 1.” stand why our job looks so easy, portant aspect of the scene wit- at BC. “[I’ve] been lucky,” he and we did it,” he said. but really it’s very difficult. We nessed by the audience. said. “I’ve been riding a wave, BC is currently presenting CINTHIA also want you to see how fast “You never know when you know, for 30 years, as far as “King Henry IV Part 1” in the LOERA things can happen,” said Chief someone’s going to turn on the shows go. For the most part, outdoor theater. There are four THE RIP Williamson in reference to the you. The husband in this sce- I’ve been really blessed.” showings left from Oct. 21-24. citizen forum. nario could have been the one Some of his memorable high- All shows are at 8 p.m. The citizen forum, mediated Please see BPD, Page 5 CAMPUS Page 2 The Renegade Rip www.therip.com Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Fundraising event honors late counselor By Mason Rockfellow “He loved his spaghetti and did for his father and his fam- Photo Editor meatballs, so he was remem- ily. bered for that,” said Andrae. Gonzales had Guillian-Barre A scholarship fundraiser with “It’s funny because he’s prob- syndrome and was in long-term live music at the Huddle in front ably one of the only ones in our care for the three years and of Bakersfield College’s Memo- family who really liked spa- what helped make Gonzales’ rial Stadium was held to build a ghetti and meatballs. [Laughs] days good were nurses. foundation for the Manuel Gon- So that is what we are doing “We want to support those zales Jr. Memorial Scholarship today in his honor.” students who want to go into and honor his memory. The fundraiser was accom- nursing, because we need good Manuel Gonzales Jr. who panied by live blues music per- nurses,” said Andrae. worked as a counselor at BC for formed by Ben Thomas, known Son of Gonzales, Marc Gon- 37 years, died earlier this year as Mississippi Ben, 75, on gui- zales, 30, said that he really on July 27.