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The RenegadeBakersfield College Rip Vol. 85 ∙ No. 6 www.therip.com Wednesday, April 17, 2013 New SGA president elected By Jazmine Montoya ran unopposed. Elizabeth Gon- professor Michael Ivey. members plan on having a sit- best as a team,” Acosta said. Reporter zalez will fill the vice president A little more than 300 stu- down dinner with the newly The swearing in will take place position with 328 votes. Forest dents took part in the election, appointed council members to at the beginning of June, and at Election results are in. Bakers- Barnes is the new treasurer with which took place April 1-4. discuss responsibilities to have that time, new members begin field College students have cho- 316 votes. Alex Enciso will be That’s about the same number of an opportunity to get familiar their training and duties. sen a new president and officers the general counsel with 304 students who voted in last year’s with their new team that they Acosta said SGA is still re- for the next school year. votes, and Daniela Miramontes election. will be working with. viewing applications for any With 228 votes, Travis Tillis will hold the job title as activity “Elections went great,” SGA “New officers will get a chance students who are interested in defeated Rudy Strong for Stu- liaison with 324 votes. general counsel Nick Acosta to talk with current members of becoming council senators. If in- dent Government Association Along with elections, students said. “It was a relatively good SGA and get an idea of what to terested, visit the SGA office in PRISCILLA dauven / THE RIP president. Strong had 135 votes. voted for “professor of the year,” year.” expect with the new year, as well Campus Center 4 to pick up an Tuan Nguyen is a BC All of the other elected officers and it was awarded to business Acosta said the current SGA as being explained how to work application to begin the process. student achieving his dream of dentistry. New NASCAR raceway debuts soon Alum is off to dentistry By Mitchelle De Leon Reporter When former BC student Tuan Nguyen woke up on Dec. 3 last year, the first thing he needed to do was check his email to find out whether he got into dental school. Even before high school, Nguyen wanted to be a dentist. As a student studying biol- ogy at BC over four years ago, Nguyen spent three years as a research assistant at the Kern Medical Center Emergency Department. Through his ex- periences, he learned that he preferred the work environ- ment of a dentist. “I like heavy interaction mayan LARA / THE RIP with patients, so being a phar- Driver Eric Richardson stands in front of his car at the soon to be opened Kern County Raceway on April 13. The first race is scheduled for May 4. macist isn’t going to help me much,” he said. Furthermore, his research By Adam Cree car after a race to make sure the position allowed him to im- Reporter team isn’t “pushing the edge” by prove his odds of dental cheating. school admission by working Kern race fans rejoice. The The building is mirrored, iden- on research on bronchiolitis Kern County Raceway is almost tical on both sides. It also has an of infants. here, and it promises to be fast. on-site grounds keeper and all “It’s giving students the op- Fans will have to wait a little the metal work for the construc- portunity to get their name longer, though. Partners at Race- tion is done on site. on the research. By the time way Development, LLC have The track, at a bit over a half- I transferred, I had two re- elected to postpone the sched- mile, promises to be faster than search publications with my uled April 20 opener to Saturday Mesa Marin. The track is also name on it.” night, May 4, with the NASCAR completely banked, 14 degrees When he transferred to UC Whelen All-American Series. in the turns and eight degrees in Irvine, his job shadowing ex- Construction is nearly com- the straightaways. perience with a dentist further plete on the state-of-the-art half- Brian Richardson, the track cemented his aspiration. mile and quarter-mile speedways champion at Marin in 2002, said “Everything was very high set on 120 acres near Interstate 5 that the track is fast and that fans tech,” he recalled. and Enos Lane in Bakersfield. should expect track times in the Nguyen suggests that stu- The huge undertaking will be “high 18’s.” dents should prepare for the unveiled to the racing world on James Vernon, a track owner, Dental Admission Test, or May 4, bringing the NASCAR said, “the guys who were prac- DAT, as soon as students Whelen All-American Series ticing on Thursday were going transfer, but he says that ev- back to Bakersfield for the first fast. Really fast.” eryone should tailor it to their time since 2003.The new track These assessments were con- own study habits. has a fully stocked garage, with firmed once practices runs start- “After you transfer and two tire-changing stations and ed. Lap times for the racers were you’re good at managing three stations for engine repair. between 17-22 seconds. your time, you can study for It will also cater to fans with Richardson said that the track the DAT. Most students can’t 18 concession stands. The track drives “very smooth and fast,” do that because they have to also has 24 suites on the top two adding that it should be “a fun study for midterms. Studying floors. The suites hold 25 people place to race.” for the DAT is hard because it PRISCILLA dauven / THE RIP apiece. Vernon hopes that the track is a combined six hour test.” The garage also allows race will be “a place for people, for The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series will kick off the races at the new track. The He recommends students officials to check the winning families, to go and have fun.” track will be over half a mile long and will feature 18 concession stands and 24 suites. study approximately six months before taking the DAT. “You will forget what you studied a year before the test,” he said. BC bookstore gets a makeover At Irvine, he spent three years studying general biol- By Ruben A. Perez feel and everyone knows there’s the layout of merchandise, such ogy with a minor in business Reporter a change on campus.” as putting the textbooks in the Bookstore management. He believes that Griffin explained the reason it back and other supplies toward employee this will benefit him as a den- The Bakersfield College Book- took two years to get the remod- the front. The Kern Community Imaret tist in the future. store just received a makeover. eling done. College District and Barnes & Martinez “At some point, I might According to store manager “We were working with state Noble paid for the renovations assists a open my own clinic or be a Brian Griffin, the changes were regulations, working with the collectively. Within the district, student at partner of my own clinic. You expected when Barnes & Noble school, and working with the Cerro Coso Community College the register, have to take care of a lot of took over operations nearly two district office to make sure ev- and Bakersfield College have paperwork, and you have to years ago. which has been manage your own employ- erything was under their thresh- remodeled bookstores, and Por- moved from “Typically, when Barnes & old,” he said. terville is expected to remodel ees,” he said. “I know how Noble goes into a new college, The changes made include its bookstore in the summer. The its previous to solve conflicts between that’s part of the transition pe- moving the cash registers to the bookstore is open Monday to location. employees in business. It has riod to go and kind of redo the side of the store, new paint, and Thursday 7:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. [made] me aware of insurance MJ INGUITO whole bookstore so there’s a new new floors. Also remodeled was and Fridays 7:30 a. m. to noon. Please see NGUYEN Page 5 THE RIP The RenegadeBakersfield College Rip Vol. 85 ∙ No. 6 www.therip.com Wednesday, April 17, 2013 New SGA president elected By Jazmine Montoya ran unopposed. Elizabeth Gon- professor Michael Ivey. members plan on having a sit- best as a team,” Acosta said. Reporter zalez will fill the vice president A little more than 300 stu- down dinner with the newly The swearing in will take place position with 328 votes. Forest dents took part in the election, appointed council members to at the beginning of June, and at Election results are in. Bakers- Barnes is the new treasurer with which took place April 1-4. discuss responsibilities to have that time, new members begin field College students have cho- 316 votes. Alex Enciso will be That’s about the same number of an opportunity to get familiar their training and duties. sen a new president and officers the general counsel with 304 students who voted in last year’s with their new team that they Acosta said SGA is still re- for the next school year. votes, and Daniela Miramontes election. will be working with. viewing applications for any With 228 votes, Travis Tillis will hold the job title as activity “Elections went great,” SGA “New officers will get a chance students who are interested in defeated Rudy Strong for Stu- liaison with 324 votes.