Opinions and facts The Renegade Rip @the_renegade_rip Wrestling has five on the BC Wi-Fi @bc_rip conference champs Campus, Page 3 www.therip.com Sports , Page 9 The RenegadeBakersfield College Rip Vol. 87 ∙ No. 6 Wednesday, November 18 , 2015 BC hosts a pro soccer game Faculty Thousands at BC of fans at BC for the under pro game review By Mohamed Bafakih Online/Sports Editor KCCD hires Winding down the 60-year cel- ebration of Memorial Stadium, the venue has had its fair share of investigator to many different events. Professional soccer, however, review case had been long overdue. Fortunately for the field reno- vations and International Soccer By Javier Valdes Challenge organizing the match- Copy Editor es, professional soccer made its Bakersfield College faculty return to Memorial Stadium after members believe that they have 10 years on Nov. 14. become a target for the Kern In the press conference, held Community College District. on Oct. 5 regarding the an- On Oct. 1, a BC faculty member nouncement, International Soc- filed a formal complaint against cer Challenge president and BC English professor Kate Plu- organizer Ranbir Shergill simply ta, BC women’s basketball coach specified that “It is going to be Paula Dahl, and a BC adminis- unbelievable”. Sure enough, his trator, all which are now under statement proved to be accurate. investigation by the KCCD. The two-match grand spec- Interim dean of student suc- tacle featured United Soccer cess Janet Fulks confirmed that League’s Los Angeles Galaxy pions Toluca – almost similar to the faculty members in question II and the USL’s 2014 champi- what Memorial Stadium used were not notified until Oct. 28 ons Sacramento Republic FC as to look like when football drew Above: 12,000 about the complaint, in which the preliminary match in which massive crowds – but Bakersfield fans gather Dahl and Pluta were initially L.A. cruised to a 5-1 victory. being Queretaro’s sister city, they at Memorial called in to report to the district Following it was the main event also had a decent showing. Stadium for a office, as witnesses to speak to a between Liga MX’s Toluca Dia- Los Angeles native and cur- professional KCCD hired investigator. They blos Rojos and Gallos Blancos rent Queretaro midfielder Jona- soccer game on were not given warning or infor- of Queretaro. than Bornstein found this as an Nov. 14. mation about what or whom the Liga MX is the highest re- unusual opportunity to return Left: Omar complaint involved. garded soccer league in Mexico, close to his hometown and play It wasn’t until the union re- and the atmosphere 2,000 miles in a much different environment. Riveron (23) quested a copy of the complaint away from their respective home “It’s always a pleasure to play of Toluca FC that Dahl and Pluta realized that grounds proved that both teams in front of new fans and people tries to win they were not being called in as had a large fan base patiently who don’t get to see us play in possession of witnesses, but as the accused in awaiting their arrival. front of them live every day,” a loose ball the complaint. Approximately 8,000 presale Bornstein said following the Nov. against Wilson Fulks said that after Dahl and tickets were sold and another 13 team practice. “Especially for Tiago (29) of Pluta realized that they were be- 4,000 made their way to the gates me personally to come to Ba- Queretaro FC. ing accused, they requested to prior to kickoff, and whether it kersfield – not too far from Los reschedule the meeting with the was fans from Hollister, Calif., Angeles where I was born – so photos by district in hopes that they could or Los Angeles, the die-hards all my family is coming up and mason J. contact a lawyer for representa- made their presence felt at Me- I’m super excited to see them.” rocKfellow tion. The district denied to re- morial Stadium. Families commuted from THE RIP schedule. There was a sea of red repre- many different cities throughout Although The Rip could not senting 10-time Liga MX cham- Please see SOCCER , Page 5 obtain the exact content of the complaint, Fulks was able to confirm the reason as to why the faculty members were being in- vestigated. “They were told they Teacher Smoking policy at were being investigated for vio- lating district policies in using KCCD resources to send email, and hosting social media on the ranked 5th district/college website during BC moves forward the Team Sonya campaign,” said Fulks. By AK Pachla ment action has been taken On Nov. 2, Dahl and Pluta sep- Reporter against smokers on campus, arately met with an investigator nationally except for what is mandated hired by the KCCD to question The Student Advancement by state law. and investigate the faculty mem- By Chris Miller Committee, assembled by the During the Nov. 10 meet- bers. During the meeting, the ac- Reporter Student Government Asso- ing, the matter itself was cused were asked nine questions, ciation, held a regular meet- prepared by the district, which Jonathan Hernandez, a profes- tabled by committee chair ing on Nov. 10 to discuss mostly related to T-shirts that sor at Fresno State University Sen. Fitzgerald Graves, who the topic of Bakersfield Col- were sold to show support for and Bakersfield College’s Dela- committed to pursuing fur- lege’s erstwhile campus-wide BC president Sonya Christian no Campus, was recently ranked ther information on the reso- smoking ban. The topic of during her recent contract battle number five in the country in the lution. Present at the meeting smoking on campus has also with the KCCD. official Top 25 national rankings were SGA President Clayton The accused were asked for Rate My Professors. been brought up in a recent Fowler; senators Alfredo San- whether they sold T-shirts or Rate My Professors is a web- Photo courtesy OF Jonathan hernandeZ Academic Senate meeting. chez, Jose Chavez, and Dan- used BC email to sell T-shirts, as site affiliated with MTVU where BC Delano Campus professor Jonathan Hernandez is At present, the only policy iel Galvez; as well as Raquel well as where funds to purchase students can rate and review their ranked as the number five professor in the country. enforced on campus is the Vega, SGA public relations the t-shirts were acquired. professors and the ranking sys- one provided by California director; and SGA director In a letter to the Bakersfield tem is based solely off of student until the official Top 25 rankings ences as a student and makes a law. The law says smoking of finance Epifania Mendoza. Californian, Bakersfield College feedback. were made public. Despite being real attempt to connect to each is not permitted indoors in Nicky Damania, director of planetarium director Nick Stro- Hernandez was ranked num- unable to tell anyone about it for student. He often calls his stu- public places, nor within 20 student life, also sat in for a bel wrote that questions asked to ber five in the country, making a while, he was still humbled by dents “the best students in the feet of any operable doors, few minutes. the accused BC faculty members him the highest-rated professor the experience. world.” windows, or vents, open or Discussion on the mat- also included, “possible campus in California. “It is extremely humbling to “You can ask any student of not. This rule applies both to ter continued for about 10 discussions of the president’s Hernandez was born in Selma know that my students think of mine, and they will tell you that firelit tobacco products and minutes, with the assembled contract and her evaluation— and attended Reedley College. me so highly, and I am whole- I am an open book,” he said. “I electronic vaporizers. senators bringing up diverse questions not even remotely He later transferred to Fresno heartedly grateful for each and am not afraid to talk about my The non-smoking initia- concerns such as security and pertaining to the content of the State for his undergraduate and every one of them,” he said. past failures as a student, for the tive at BC has something of sanitation around designated complaint.” graduate degree in Communica- “From Bakersfield to Fresno, I reason that I do not want my stu- a history. During the 2012- smoking areas, and enforce- The way in which the KCCD tion. am completely blessed to have dents to make the same mistakes 2013 academic year, the mat- ment of the policy among has handled the investigation of Hernandez was first notified the best students each semester.” that I once did. I express how ter was put to a vote by the college employees, who have the formal complaint has led BC of his high ranking via email by Hernandez thinks of his stu- challenging college and graduate student body, which chose certain superceding rights of faculty members to believe that MTVU’s Digital Coordinator dents as family and because of school were for me personally, an outright ban by a wide their own. the accused faculty members are back in late July, but he was un- this, he levels with them and but through hard work and a lot margin. To date, no further The findings of the Aca- able to speak about it to anyone often talks about his own experi- Please see RANKED, Page 5 implementation or enforce- Please see SMOKING, Page 5 Please see KCCD, Page 5 FEATURES Page 2 The Renegade Rip www.therip.com Wednesday, November 18, 2015 BC supporter leaves legacy Top Ten Black Friday shopping tips.