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Young woman files lawsuit against BPD

By Megan Fenwick Social Media Editor

A press conference was held at the legal office of Chain Cohn Stiles at 11 a.m. on Aug. 30 to announce that Tatyana Hargrove filed a claim against the City of Bakersfield following her encounter with police this summer.

It was on June 18 that Hargrove, a 19-year-old African American woman, was riding her bicycle home in southwest Bakersfield after searching for a Father’s Day present and was stopped by police who were looking for a male suspect wanted for assault with a deadly weapon.

According to Hargrove’s lawyers, the officers asked to see

Hargrove’s backpack and she asked if they had a warrant.

The officers then claimed that they did not need a warrant and Hargrove eventually handed her backpack over because she was afraid of the K-9 dog with the officers. When an officer took the bag from her, he tripped and Hargrove fell against him.

Hargrove says that the officer then punched her in the face and held her to the ground with his knees on her back. The police dog then proceeded to attack Hargrove’s right leg. She was then arrested and it was only then that the police asked for her name and discovered that Hargrove was a woman.

The police assert that a differ-

ent version of events took place.

The officers claim they mistook Hargrove, who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and 120 pounds and has short braided hair, for the male suspect, an African American man who was described as approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and 160 pounds with a shaved head and a goatee. In the arrest report written by officer Christopher Moore, the first person to see Hargrove, it is stated that she attempted to flee on her bicycle after Moore pulled a gun on her and ordered her to put her hands on her head. When officer Vasquez arrived as back up, Moore retrieved his K-9 partner for his vehicle. Moore warned Hargrove to comply or risk get-

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Tatyana Hargrove prepares to leave with her lawyers as her press conference comes to an close.

. ting bit, and claims she set her backpack down and put her hands up but did not get off of her bike, and Vasquez proceeded to approach her.

Moore’s report then says, “Senior Officer Vasquez grabbed

onto her hands to gain control of her as she spun into him with her left shoulder. This sudden movement caused Senior Officer Vasquez’ feet to come off the ground and he fell to his back…

Hargrove landed on top of him

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BC students survive hit and run

BC alumni hits number one on Spotify

By Karla Gutierrez Reporter

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Firefighters prepare to leave after assessing the scene of the hit and run car accident on the corner of Mt.Vernon and Vanderbilt Drive

By Lizette Chavez Editor-in-Chief

Bakersfield College students Glendalyn Gallegos and Julie Tassin were victims of a hit-andrun accident at the intersection of Mount Vernon and Vanderbilt Drive on August 24. Officer J. Hernandez was on the scene and said that there was a car collision, but that everything was fine. She stayed on the scene with both students while she waited for backup. Hernandez later helped Gallegos when she called her insurance company.

Gallegos was driving south

on Mount Vernon when she was struck by another vehicle turning left going 20 to 30 miles per hour, according to Gallegos.

“I was going straight … and he just drove off going 20 or 30, he stopped for a bit and then left. They found him; he called to the cops saying that he got in a car accident and that the other person wasn’t there anymore or something, but everyone who were witnesses here had already called [the police],” Gallegos said.

Gallegos and Tassin were on their way to a Starbucks for a break before class when they

were struck. Gallegos said her chest hurt a lot and that she felt disoriented when asked to spell her name and was too dizzy, so she handed her ID instead. Tassin, who was sitting on the passenger side, seemed less affected and was able to spell out her name.

Gallegos said she and Tassin were looked at by paramedics in the ambulance but were going to wait for Gallegos’s mother to take them to the hospital as an ambulance would be too expensive.

Jose Manuel Cortez, the Director of Legislative Affairs at

BC, was on the scene and mentioned he was trying to get the students’ professors’ names so he could email them about the situation as they most likely would not make it to class.

The driver of the vehicle that hit the students was localized shortly and was reported to have been seen and followed to his residence where he proceeded to empty his car, enter his home and refused to exit. This was Gallegos’s first big car accident and she admitted that it was a very scary situation to be in. Gallegos and Tassin were not gravely hurt and recieved minor injuries.

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on her back and quickly turned over on top of Senior Officer Vasquez in a mounting position.”

Vasquez then punched Hargrove and pushed her off of him, but she managed to get back on top of him. This is when Moore

Bakersfield College alumni Peter Fenn, 26, recently hit number one on the “United States Viral 50” playlist on Spotify.

Peter Fenn and GrizzRivers wrote the Spotify hit “Let Me” that has caught the attention of the Bakersfield media outlets.

“It’s crazy! We initially put the song out and then two weeks passed and nothing really happened, it got a thousand plays.

But I was actually in Columbia about to go on this trip and we were heading down on a bus and I pulled up a playlist called “Fresh Finds” that refreshes every Wednesday, which I listen to all the time. And we were the first song on the playlist,” said Fenn.

The song transitioned into the viral chart and from there it started to grow, going from number 10 to number four to eventually hitting number one and staying there for four days.

Fenn and GrizzRivers, the producer, had never met. GrizzRivers found Fenn online from his band called Polaroid, who are in the process of changing their name to “Small Talk”, where they had done a previous song that Fenn co-produced and wrote. Six months later, GrizzRivers contacted Fenn to sing and write a song to his beat and that is when they created “Let Me”.

“There’s millions of tracks in the sea of music on Spotify, but they put us on the playlist and that got us so much exposure.

We had posted it on social media like ‘Hey, we just put out this new song, check it out’ and people were saying that it was a cool song. I love the song, but when people say they like it, it makes me like it more,” said Fenn.

It surpassed artist like Skrillex, Macklemore, Kesha, and even one of Fenn’s influences, Jack Johnson.

“Jack Johnson was a big influence when I started playing guitar. He has this kind of chill

and acoustic vibe, so I was really inspired by him and learned a lot of his songs. Then I got into soul music a lot, like Ottis Redding and Sam Cooke. Then I got into reggae music like Bob Marely.

Honestly, there’s so just so many influences like Merle Haggard, who’s from Bakersfield. I just love the Bakersfield sound,” said Fenn.

Fenn appreciates that Bakersfield has been so welcoming and it feels good for him to see that his town is taking notice of his music. He mentions that it’s important to realize that there’s a lot of good music around Bakersfield.

He is currently working on solo projects as well as creating music with his band, who will release a new song under the band’s new name Small Talk, around October.

Fenn mentions that he believed in himself and took a leap of faith to pursue his dream full time, even when people told him that it wouldn’t work out.

“The only way you grow is to get out of your comfort zone. You have to do it. It’s going to feel terrible, but on other side of the fear of ‘I’m so scared’, the other side of that is the best joy in the world. The first time you play for the people you feel so nervous.

I was so nervous the first time I played for people and after I felt the best joy in the world. You’ll never know how amazing it is until you get out of your comfort zone,” Fenn said.

“It really means a lot when people support local music and there’s been so many people in Bakersfield who have been supporting me and I’m super grateful for them. This is where I got my start, where I started playing music. I know it’s just the beginning and I’m really excited to keep sharing with the people here.

Also [I] hope to be a motivation for other people in Bakersfield to put out their art and really work hard to make it happen, because it can happen. With the internet you can do anything,” Fenn said.

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Rally held in Yokuts park to oppose Trump

By Brandon Cowan Web Editor In favor of the about 100 people that attended a rally at Yokutz Park, the National Monuments that are in California were not a part of the three that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended to be altered.

The rally, which took place on Aug. 22 on an afternoon with the temperature reaching 91, was a response to the possibility of the Giant Sequoia National Monument being reduced in size.

Jessica Pineo, 18, is a freshman at Bakersfield College that attended the rally. She said that anyone on the political compass can agree to not reduce the size of the National Monuments because there is no monetary reason to do so.

She also stated, “I’ve grown up here my entire life and there’s so many times where I’ve taken trips to Carrizo Plain. It would be terrible to see that place be destroyed, because once a place like that is destroyed, you can’t go back. It’s gone forever.”

A band lead by Marlon Mackey was playing music for the first half of the rally.The second half of the rally was dedicated to speakers conversing with the attendees.

The mayor of Arvin, Jose Gurrola, was the last person to speak on a microphone.

He started by saying, “I never would have thought that I would have been here talking in public about the Antiquities Act.” Gurrola then went on to mention Trump’s response to the violent protests in Charlottesville.

“Especially, defending a monument under attack from a presidential administration, and a few days after that he refused to condemn bigotry, terrorism, and hatred, and complaining about the reasons that we need to take down these Confederate statues.”

After Gurrola was done speaking, the organizers then instructed the people that attended the rally to stand next to Kevin

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Arvin mayor, Jose Gurrola, speaking out about the importance of preserving national monuments and denouncing Trump about Charlottesville.

McCarthy’s office with signs supporting the National Monuments.

The crowd of people was chanting next to McCarthy’s office, “Save the Sequoias,” “You can’t eat money,” and “The Sequoias are under attack. What do we do? Stand up; fight it back.”

The Washington Post reported on Aug. 24 that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended Trump to only change three National Monuments.

Those National Monuments are Cascade-Siskiyou, Bears Ears, and Grand Staircase-Escalante.

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BC is now completely tobacco free Fill water bottles at new fountains A student is shown standing while filling up his water bottle with the new fountain.

By Megan Fenwick Social Media Editor

As of the current 2017 fall semester, Bakersfield College is a completely tobacco-free campus. After passing through various committees, the procedure was finally approved by the District Consultation Council last spring semester.

BC previously followed state law by not allowing smoking within 20 feet of the entrances, exits, or windows of public buildings. Under this new procedure, the use of any tobacco or marijuana products is prohibited, along with any electronic smoking devices.

The head of Allied Health, Cindy Collier, has been working for six to seven years to make this policy a reality on campus. “The people who are going to become permanent users are your 18-24 years, so if you can stop tobacco use during that age, you tend to not become a lifetime user,” she

said.

According to Collier, there will be no punitive measures taken against students who are found smoking on campus, but instead will focus on education, providing resources and relying on peer-pressure for enforcement.

“Ideally, if the faculty chairs can take it down to the faculty members, [and] the faculty members can just mention it in class, discuss it in class, [and] point students to the right resources, that’s really the goal,” said Collier.

Raymond Purcell, the director of Student Health and Wellness and the author of the tobacco free page on BC’s website, said that a compassionate approach would be more effective than a punitive one.

“We recognize that tobacco products, particularly nicotine, are highly addictive, and discontinuing tobacco products is very difficult and so we are very in-

terested in people’s success,” he said.

Some of the resources available to students trying to quit smoking are free telephone counseling through nobutts.org, health risk information through organizations like the American Cancer Society, and downloadable phone applications. Collier also mentioned the potential for group counseling if there was a need from students.

While the procedure aims to help people quit smoking, there is also a huge focus on health equality for all students and staff on campus.

“So, you say that an educational opportunity is free and unrestricted in a community college, but if you can’t pass through that environment to the classroom … then it’s not truly free and accessible,” said Purcell. “And so now there is a free and accessible court through tobacco free environments for students with vulnerable conditions.”

By Fitzgerald L. Graves Sr. Reporter Fall semester at Bakersfield College will be a bit more refreshing for members of the student body, staff and faculty. The purchase and installment of two hydration stations on BC campus will provide cold filtered water in seconds. The hydration stations are expected to reduce the use of plastic water bottles, give students access to clean filtered water and promote healthy water consumption.

The Bakersfield College Student Government Association along with Kern Health Systems, Kern Schools Federal Credit Union, and the Office of Student Life collaborated to make the hydration stations possible.

The two stations that were installed in June are located in different areas of the campus. One

is in the Collins Campus Center near the men’s restroom and the other station is in the gym in the area of the Athletics Office near the vending machines.

Several students have taken advantage of the stations. Julia Pinal, a freshman at BC, stated that she used the station because of the environmental concept of reduction in plastic bottle use.

Sidney Fadden simply enjoys the lack of “tap-water” taste prevented by the filtration system. Luis Garcia as well supports the idea of access to clean filtered water for students.

Yuritzi Sanchez, a sophomore at BC majoring in Kinesiology said, “The water bottle fountain [Hydration Station] is very beneficial for students financially.”

The fountain also has a digital counter imbedded in its stainless-steel casing that keeps track of the number of plastic

bottles that will not end up in landfills or melted by recycling centers.

The hydration stations align perfectly with the BCSGA celebration of Healthy Hydration Week from Sept. 5-7. Participating in this activity challenges students to consume half of their body weight in ounces per day. To promote the use of the hydration stations, BCSGA provided large reusable water bottles when students sign up for the monthly Food Pantry distribution.

The current heat wave in Bakersfield requires many who reside in the area to consume large amounts of water.

With the addition of the hydration stations to the campus of Bakersfield College, students, staff and faculty will have access to clean filtered cool water even if their resources are limited.

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Gamers’ giving spirit for charity

Video Game Cutlure:

From a veteran’s perspective

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George (Nick Ono) talking about his friend Lennie on The Empty Space Theatre stage while sitting down and holding his left wrist.

‘Of Mice and Men’ play at the Empty Space

By Chris Cocay Reporter The play “Of Mice and Men” was performed at The Empty Space Theatre from August 25 to September 9.

The play is about two migrant workers who have big dreams.

The two have a very different personalities. One, George, played by Nick Ono, is really smart, and the other, Lennie, played by Treyvon T. Fletcher, is mentally disabled. The two had a dream of having their own ranch.

Robert Kempf is the director and also plays the role “The Boss.”

According to Kempf, they have been in rehearsal for six weeks, but for him he is familiar with the book and the play.

When asked why he chose to direct the play, he said, “It was a pretty popular story and it’s taught in middle school. It hasn’t been performed in town in over 10 years so we thought it was a good time.”

Directing a play for him is kind of easy and hard at the same time; there were some performances like stage fights that could take time. “It is both easy and hard, but the challenges are always great,” he said.

Kempf said he had a good time working with the actors.

They were nervous and anxious when doing the rehearsal, but they were enthusiastic. When it came to working with the other directors, it was interesting. It was not really hard for him, and they had the same vision for the play. “I’ve never really worked with someone directing before like that, we’ve both had an even hand,” he said.

The “Of Mice and Men” play is not just for entertainment purposes, but the cast and crew members were also doing the show for a good cause. They

have been doing a book drive for schools.

When Kempf was asked about how difficult it was to direct and act at the same time, he said, “It’s a challenge for me as I get older.

It gets harder to memorize and remember lines, and as a director, I’m always thinking as a director, so I’d always been up the acting part to a bitter end, so I didn’t have my lines memorized very well until the couple of days ago.”

Regarding the preparation for the play, Kempf mentioned that he has read about the writer of the play and the book. “I’ve been

familiar with his books over the years but I like to refresh my mind about his story, and see how much knowing about him can influence the story of the play just knowing little facts about him.

We watched the whole cast and we sat together and watched a movie, based on another book of his, ‘Grapes of Wrath’ and that’s kind of the same period of time about the migrant workers, so that was eye opening to everyone to see people at that time through what the two main characters are going through,” he said.

Gazing at total solar eclipse

By Ambria King Photo Editor On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse could be viewed from the U.S. mainland for the first time since 1979.

The eclipse, which could only be seen as a partial solar eclipse from California, reached totality at 10:16 a.m. Sixty-seven percent of the sun was covered when viewing the eclipse from Bakersfield.

The eclipse happened to coincide with the first Monday of the fall semester. Students returning from summer break could be seen gazing toward the sky as they headed to morning classes.

For some students, the event wasn’t a big to-do.

“I heard about it,” said Bakersfield College student, Jason Carter. “Maybe when I was younger it would have mattered, or maybe when I’m older it will.

Right now, it was just the sun being weird for a minute, and I had a class to go to.”

For others, like BC astronomy

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A picture showing an image of the eclipse that occured on Aug. 21 by Bakersfield College astronomy professor, Nick Strobel. professor Nick Strobel, the event was a bit more momentous.

Strobel travelled to Wyoming to view the eclipse, returning with photos and videos that can be viewed on the Bakersfield College Planetarium’s website.

Some may have noticed that

shadows seemed to appear slightly different during the eclipse. According to Strobel, this is due to less of the sun’s surface being visible, which causes the light to come from a smaller point source, thus making shadows appear sharper.

Another interesting phenomenon that can happen during an eclipse is the appearance of shadows bands. Shadow bands appear as wavy lines that seem to move and undulate. They can be seen immediately prior to or after totality. Shadow bands

weren’t visible in Bakersfield, but Strobel said that a family member who viewed the eclipse in Oregon reported seeing them.

There will not be another total solar eclipse that is visible in North America until April 8, 2024.

People that play video games give so much. The amount of charity events that are held throughout the world and are so successful is astonishing even to someone that has been playing video games for well over a decade.

At Bakersfield College, there is an event called Extra Life that is held year-round.

For this year, BC Renegamers have raised over $1,000 for fundraising Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Extra Life is a national program that is also held at California State University of Bakersfield.

Brandon There are Cowan careers that are funded solely by gamers who donate money to them.

Twitch is a livestreaming website where normal people can stream video games on the internet. These streamers can make hundreds of thousands of dollars just from donations from people watching the livestream.

There are also monthly subscriptions that people can buy into for the livestreamer.

People can pay $5 to $25 every month just for some custom-made emotes that users can use in the chat of the livestream.

Awesome Games Done Quick is a charity event that is centered around speedrunning video games. Speedrunning is a competition in which gamers try to get the fastest time in the world to beat a video game.

AGDQ raised over two million dollars in 2017. This event is livestreamed on Twitch and the people watching will donate this much money for fighting cancer.

Something that is so niche can raise so much money and if you are not someone that plays so many video games, chances are, you do not know how big these charity events are.

People who play video games also fund video games to be made. People that want to have a dream come true, in which they try to create a video game that everyone will love, do not always have the funds to do so.

Kickstarter is a website dedicated to raising money for just about anything, but video games are also funded at the website.

The people that put up a page asking for funds can put a goal of how much money they want to be raised. These goals can also be surpassed far above the goal that someone has set.

Ouya is a console and was put on Kickstarter with a goal of $950,000. The goal was surpassed by millions of dollars – to be exact, it raised $8,596,474.

There is also a website called Patreon. This website is something that people pay monthly in order to support creative content makers, such as people that make videos on YouTube. Of course there are pages for creators that only make content centered around video games that get money from Patreon.

I love people that are dedicated to something that they love doing. A community is centered around a form of entertainment that gives so much to people in need.

There is nothing in comparison to how much gamers give to people from around the world.

I am happy to be a part of it.

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Dagny’s open mic held in downtown’s First Friday

By Christina Benavides Reporter

A way to release your artistic abilities would be at an open mic in downtown which has a comfortable environment On Sept. 1, the open mic event was sponsored by a downtown Bakersfield coffee shop, Dagny’s Coffee Company. Open mic is free to the public, and is on the first Friday of each month at Dagny’s. This event gives an opportunity to share original work and get involved with the community. People perform spoken word, read poetry aloud, and share music; open mic encourages everyone to join in on the creativity.

Friday night, the local featured band, “Moon Spirits” performed three of their original songs, they described their music as “hipster sad.” The band features four members, John Lanier, Aramy Scrimshire, Jose M. Lopez, and Felix Lopez Jr. Some of these musicians are Bakersfield College students.

Guitarist, Jose Lopez said, “We have only been a band for four months but we formed when we realized we all had the same interest in music.”

Although they have only recently formed, the band played seemingly well together, and had no trouble playing in a room filled with people.

The open mic was all about coming together with fellow creative minds that share the same interests as one another. Moon Spirits set a beautiful atmosphere for the other artists. Everyone who read their work came up to the mic empowered and passionate about what message they were sending to the audience.

One poet spoke about an important topic such as teen consent, and mentioned how it is normal for most people to get nervous before they perform, however she encourages people to come out and perform despite the nervousness you may feel.

That night there was various messages about heartbreak, manipulation, teen consent, and so much more. Open mic is a chance for people to celebrate poetry, words and music. Anyone that attends this event can be inspired to do a similar performance as these performers.

Portia Choi, who was hosting open mic, is a poet herself and founder of Kern Poetry. She writes poems with diverse themes and mentions how she started writing in her twenties recalling the memory she had of the Korean War. “I don’t remember everything, but I remember some things, and the feelings that you had they never go away. They are deep inside of us.”

The best way Choi was able to express how she felt during the Korean War was through writing. She recalls the memory of the war when she was a child and believes her feelings come out in her poetry.

Choi hosts open mic in hopes that others will be able to share their voice.

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Emily Andrew recites poetry about heartbreak and women’s empowerment at Dagny’s Coffee Company.

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The audience watches a man recite his poem about manipulation at Dagney’s on the first Friday of the month.

AAMP hopes to help BC students graduate

By Brandon Cowan Web Editor African American Mentor Program, or AAMP, is a tool provided by Bakersfield College to help African American students at BC stay in school and graduate with a degree.

AAMP had a meeting Sept. 1

with over 20 students attending and will continue to have meetings every other Friday at Levinson 40 from 10 a.m. to noon from Sept. 15 to Dec. 1. Free food and beverages were provided to students after a lecture explaining what AAMP was and how it can help students.

The meeting was held in an air

conditioned room and was started by asking students what they think AAMP was and how it can benefit them.

One student answered this question by saying, “I feel like we [are] here to push the culture because a lot of stuff going on in the world, so we [are] here to bring each other [together].”

Most of the students that attended this event were athletes.

Coach Reggie Bolton, was also there to help students that attended the meeting.

Coach Bolton was explaining that he knows how to fix them in the lecture that he participated in.

“African American men fix African American men. … I

know how to fix you. I went through all the experiences you went through, so I know how to fix you and a lot of older African American men will tell you that.

I can’t expect a Caucasian white man to fix you. He don’t know what it means to be black,” he said.

Kenneth Holmes, 18, said

that his coaches told him about AAMP. Holmes is a receiver on the BC football team.

He said, “I learned that they’re bringing us a foundation in a way of a blueprint. They can only tell us so much. We kind of have to take initiative ourselves. They show us where things are at; we have to go get them ourselves.”

Renegade Struggles: Anthony Rodriguez We all have a struggle, and every person has a different story. Each issue of The Rip will feature a student overcoming certain struggles to gain an education and better their life.

By Chris Cocay Reporter Being disabled was never a burden for Anthony Rodriguez, 29, a sophomore student at Bakersfield College who is majoring in Kinesiology. He loves to play music, in fact, he is a drummer in two bands which are the Tritone Mafia and Stanley Jay Tucker. Being visually impaired does not stop Rodriguez from playing; his condition challenges him more to do what he loves.

“I was born premature, the oxygen in my brain killed my retina, that’s how I got blind.”

When asked if he feels different when comparing himself to other people, his response was, “I just grew up like a normal kid,

I learned how to live with my condition and be normal and not worry about people’s opinion.”

Rodriguez also mentioned his family background. He used to live with his grandmother when she was alive; his grandmother was his biggest supporter. Rodriguez currently lives with his cousin, which he moved in with when his grandmother passed away.

When asked about what gives him hope, he said, “A lot of things, God, Music, Friends, and Family. It’s quite beautiful how proud they are. Remembering the memories with them, it feels like I’m at the top of the world.”

But there are also sad moments in Anthony’s life, he hasn’t been in good terms with his mother

since he was very little. There was not much affection when it came to the two and his father abandoned him when he was a baby.

“My Mother never asked how was my day, my grandma was always the caring one,” he said.

When it comes to struggles, he is just like any normal college student; he has had some good and bad times when it comes to academics.

“When it comes to school, my struggles are assignments, quizzes, and projects. Sometimes, you just need to have a little bit more time. You cannot just finish everything with a limited time, and sometimes my teachers, they didn’t understand about my condition. But I don’t worry

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Anthony Rodriguez smiles as he listens to “Blood and Beer,” by Tritone Mafia. about them that much, because I believe that with God, there are no struggles, but [as] for my condition I will say familiarizing a new place, it will definitely take some time to memorize everything, and sometimes other people, they just don’t know how to react with a blind person.”

Rodriguez mentioned that he doesn’t have problems when it comes to communicating

with people, his condition never stopped him from making friends. In fact, he has plenty.

“I never had a problem with making friends. I talk to a lot of people. I have a lot of friends in this campus,” he said.

Rodriguez seemed to become excited when he talked about music. He was only 4 years old when he became interested in playing drums.

“I started with spoons, and cups. I was in sixth grade when I had my first performance,” he said very proudly.

His band “Tritone Mafia” has three members. The band plays Metallica based music with Pantera’s influence. While his other band “Stanley Jay Tucker,” that was formed in 2014, plays blues rock, classic rock, and country.

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Luke Duffel and Nolan Long play the part of an old man and caretaker during an improv scene on stage at The Black Box in Bakersfield College.

Improv at The Black Box excites Ambria King Photo Editor Bakersfield improv troupe Brian’s Beard graced Bakersfield College with a laugh-outloud performance on Aug. 31.

The two-part performance took place in The Black Box, which is located in the BC performing arts center, and featured intimate story telling from monologist Miles Worthy, which was then deconstructed into improvised routines by the rest of the troupe.

Brian’s Beard, who derived their name from BC professor Brian Sivesind, also features

performers John Spitzer, Martin Arroyo, Carlos Vera, Josh Carruthers, Nolan Long, Luke Gaines Duffels and Jose “Paco” Tenorio.

The troupe covered subject matter ranging from the mundane to the disturbing. During the first half of the show, Worthy shared an intimate story about a horrifying encounter with the Bakersfield Police Department that ended with a homeless man being beaten and pepper sprayed in front of Worthy and his family.

Worthy managed to tell the story in such a way as to leave the audience alternating between gasps of horror and fits of uncontrolled

laughter.

“Comedy comes from truth,” said Worthy, “I think the more brutal it is, the funnier it is. You can’t be afraid to go to some dark places sometimes. You have to be honest and try to honor yourself as a performer and an artist … I don’t know if it means I’m a damaged person, but when I’m in fucked up situations I’m often thinking, ‘this is going to make for a good story!’”

Audience member Chris Estrada said the story was his favorite part of the performance.

“Out of context, it’s like whoa,” said Estrada, “but you had to hear the build-up. It was really

funny in the moment.”

The troupe doesn’t limit themselves to just performances.

They also offer improv workshops, which they encourage all people, even those who aren’t interested in a career in improv or acting, to attend. According to the performers in Brian’s Beard, practicing improv can help one in all kinds of different situations, from a workplace environment to day to day life.

“As trite as it sounds, real life is improv. None of this is scripted. Even the most type-A personality people, we just have to react to the world. That’s all improv is, just reactions,” said

Spitzer, “The skills you need for improv are listening, acceptance, group mind, being able to walk in other people’s shoes, and being able to let go of things that are out of your control.”

Long agreed with this sentiment, adding that practicing improv can really help one to break out of their shell.

Brian’s Beard hope to expand their performances to more local venues, like The Empty Space and Dagny’s Cafe.

For information on upcoming shows from Brian’s Beard, check out their Facebook page or follow them on Instagram @ BriansBeardImprov.

Mentalist bends metal with his mind

By Ambria King Photo Editor Bakersfield College welcomed students back for the fall semester with another edition of Mind Surfin’, a mentalist show. The performance, which took place in the cafeteria on August 22, allowed BC students to participate in telepathic and psychokinetic tricks lead by the mentalist, Rick Aimes.

The event began with the mentalist guessing the favorite scary movies of multiple audience members, all of whom marveled at the abilities of the performer.

Next came a game called “Find the Killer,” in which a blindfolded Aimes managed to pop a green balloon with a pocketknife after having BC students pass it around at random. Aimes blindly ambled around the crowd in search of the balloon, leaving many onlookers crying out with gasps and shouts. Aimes finally decided on a “victim” and popped the balloon with a quick thrust of the knife. Jose Garcia, the student holding the balloon, laughed as Aimes zeroed in on him.

Later, Aimes asked for audience volunteers for two games.

One had a student ring a bell with nothing more than the power of their mind, and the other had the same student bend a spoon with their mind. Claudia Flores was the chosen volunteer.

As the crowd looked on, she sat in a chair and closed her eyes while Aimes told her to focus all of her energy on ringing the bell. Several seconds passed, but eventually the bell chimed and many, including Flores, gasped in amazement as the bell rang without any hands touching it.

Immediately after that, Aimes had Flores hold a metal spoon between her hands and focus all of her energy on bending the spoon.

After a few seconds Flores cried out and threw the spoon on the floor. The spoon, which was originally straight, was now noticeably bent at a 90-degree angle.

“It’s real. I felt the energy,” said Flores. “I felt something move through my back, then the spoon got hot in my hand. I felt it bend. I could feel the energy around me, and I knew I could do it,” Flores responded when asked about her role in the performance.

Following the spoon bending, Aimes performed another round of guessing random words and images that audience members thought of. One exercise had audience members and longtime friends, AnnaBelle Aldaco and Jax Malivuk, think of two different scenes in which Aimes accurately predicted components of both.

In his penultimate endeavor, Aimes attempted to hypnotize

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Them mentalist finds a balloon that Jose Garcia was holding and pops it with a knife. the audience into overcoming their fears. He held up a poster with a list of common fears, including change, public speaking, failure, pressure, and stress.

Aimes then chose an onlooker at random and accurately guessed that their fear was public speaking.

He walked the audience through relaxation techniques and encouraged all who watched

to let go of their fears.

For his final trick, Aimes taught the audience how to hypnotize themselves.

Stating that, “Hypnosis is not like what you see in the movies. Anyone can do it. You don’t black out. Hypnosis is nothing more than affirmations that you tell yourself and believe.”

Aimes taught the crowd that the first step in hypnosis is re-

laxation, second is a countdown from five to one, third is a repeating of affirmations, and fourth is snapping one’s self out of the hypnotized state by pinching or digging your thumb nail into your fingertip.

Aimes encourages everyone to hypnotize themselves with positive affirmations and to use his techniques to achieve one’s goals and let go of fear.

Welcome week at BC welcomes new students to campus

By Jenny Brito Reporter Bakersfield College welcomed new students with activities, food, music, and entertainment.

During the first two weeks of class, Welcome Week introduced students to life as BC renegades.

Welcome Week has become a yearly event; this year, the event was held from Aug. 21 to Sept.

2. Activities included everything from movie screenings to concerts and more.

For most of the week, new students were encouraged to stop by different buildings where they could receive helpful information including campus maps and student planners. BC staff also helped students find their way around campus.

Patricia Costa, a returning student, said that Welcome Week was an excellent way to meet new people and provide them with the support needed to begin their journey at BC. One of the first activities was

the BC tie-dye where students got to make their own shirts.

The event attracted dozens of people, which gave new students a chance to meet other students.

Aug. 23 was all about the arts and entertainment. The band Epic Proportions performed at the Campus Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For those who wanted a more hands-on experience, the Fireside Room hosted a bowling game.

The second part of the week

began with an event called Cafesito Time, hosted by BC Student Government Association President Dezi Von Manos. The event allowed for students to learn more about BCSGA while enjoying free pizza and horchata.

Rayven Acosta Webb, Student Trustee, stated that events such as Cafesito Time had the goal of getting students involved and sharing information about the role of BCSGA in implementing change at BC. The rest of the week was fo-

cused on giveaways and student support. The Renegade Pantry was open every day, and it offered snacks and other goods for students who needed them.

Other events included the student involvement festival, which brought music, outside vendors, and different student organizations to the Campus Center.

As Welcome Week came to an end, students were encouraged to get involved and take advantage of the different success tools that BC has to offer.

Summer is almost gone, but our secret desire to have a beach body remains. Whether you want to lose or gain weight, getting the body you want requires commitment and consistency.

Be warned, however, that wanting to look like a celebrity is both unrealistic and impossible. Still, we all have a few things that we would like to change.

If you are like me, then your goal is to lose weight this year. To be honest, it might be a bit too late for those who promised to lose 50 pounds before 2017 was over. For those who would still like to be a couple of pounds lighter, there is time.

I have tried everything for weight loss but only found some approaches to be effective. One of the most effective tools for losing weight quickly is Jenny Craig. When I did it, I lost about 30 pounds in two months.

T h e way Jenny Craig works is that they provide you with food for the week.

You are not al- Jenny Brito lowed to eat anything other than their brand, but that works considering that the meals are delicious.

Meals include anything from lasagna to chicken fajitas, so you are not deprived of your favorite foods. They do it this way because their portions are minuscule, so it would be extremely difficult for you to gain weight even if you eat a lot.

Despite being so small, the meals are surprisingly satisfying. The only thing that is not satisfying is how much money you have to spend to be on Jenny Craig. This way of living is not for the broke.

I quit Jenny after realizing that I am not, in fact, rich. A couple of months later, all of the weight I had lost came back, and then some. I learned the hard way that weight loss that comes easy is often not sustainable.

This experience did teach me something valuable, which is that portion control can contribute to weight loss.

When done right, it can help you lose weight without having to obsessively count calories.

I know that some people find all the measuring of portions kind of confusing, but there are simpler ways. If you do a quick search online, you will find hundreds of stores that sell portion-control plates and containers.

I got one that included different sized containers for each food type. For example, there was a small container for rice and a bigger one for chicken. Again, look around and you are sure to find the one option that best fits your needs.

There are still a few months left before this year ends, so now is the perfect time to work on your resolutions.

Portion control is highly recommended based on my personal experience, but always do what feels best for you.

In the end, that is what matters most. You should find out what works for you and stick to it. Consistency is key for weight loss, and for anything in life for that matter.

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realized that her school offered free counseling, so she decided to take advantage of the opportunity. When she went to the counseling session, she explained to the counselor that the session was more for her mom than her; however, the counselor was more concerned about Brooks.

The counselor questioned Brooks about her and her past, so she talked. He came to the conclusion that she was experiencing depression, so he recommended her to talk to a psychiatrist. She realized that the stuff he was explaining towards her, was the same stuff her mother was going through too. Brooks, at the time, felt terrified to go through the whole process of talking it out and finding out that she was diagnosed with something.

In chapter six, she starts inserting these journal entries from her

diary called “Diary of an Unfit Mind” at the end of each chapter, where each one of them is a different theme. This diary was a suggestion from her therapist that she should start a journal to clear her mind. Writing, for her, was her own kind of therapy.

At the end of chapter eight, she speaks out to the reader telling them if they feel down or feel that something inside them could be wrong. The first thing to do is to find the strength to talk to someone and it can be anyone.

A friend that can be trusted or going to therapy, even if it’s the hardest thing to do. “You might just find exactly what you are looking for.”

She mentions that there’s two cycles to bipolar disorder: depressive and manic. Manic cycles can make a person be happy or as she explains makes

a person want to clean the whole house. Depressive cycles are when the person doesn’t want to get out of bed or is having suicidal thoughts.

Even though Brooks dealt with being bipolar or being labeled crazy, poor, weak, freak, nerdy, etc., she made those things her greatest strengths. She didn’t become a success overnight because of them. She became successful because of them.

This book brings awareness to mental illness because not a lot of people are talking about how to deal with any sort of mental illness. Brooks proves that help is not a sign of weakness; in fact, it is a tool to guide a person into becoming his or her own superhero.

‘Rick and Morty’ season three keeps up the pace

By Megan Fenwick Social Media Editor The comedic adult cartoon “Rick and Morty” is in the middle of airing its third season and it’s better than it’s ever been.

The show’s strength this season has definitely been the way the writing has delved into Rick and the Smith family’s flaws and development, particularly in the most recent episode, “Rest and Ricklaxation.” When Rick and Morty almost die on a six-day long adventure in space, they decide to its time to destress at an intergalactic spa. They choose to get into a detox machine, and unknowingly get separated into two versions of themselves: a “healthy” version and a “toxic” version.

Healthy Rick and Morty waltz out of the detox machine, where Rick apologizes to a spa employee for being rude earlier. As the two fly home, Rick tells his grandson that he’s proud of him and Morty tells his grandpa that he loves him: a rare moment of affection between the characters that rings false for the audience, and is supposed to. Meanwhile, toxic Rick and Morty, who are green and covered with gunk, remain trapped inside the detox machine. Toxic Rick is meaner than ever, berating Morty and

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Bakersfield College is now tobacco free, in which it is no longer allowed to smoke tobacco on campus.

By Karla Gutierrez Reporter New York’s best-selling author AJ Mendez Brooks revealed her secret weapon to the world on what led to her success in her book, “Crazy Is My Superpower”. Brooks writes this book in her own point of view and we, the reader, read her life story of when she was 7 years old living in poverty to being 30 years old as successful pro wrestler and author. And throughout this life journey she reveals at one point that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Brooks is known for her inring wrestling work for WWE being a three time WWE Divas Champion and being known as the person that sparked a women’s revolution in the wrestling industry for her uniqueness and her “crazy” persona.

Throughout her childhood, her family brawled with drug addiction, poverty, and mental illness.

Brooks mentions in her book that she had to move from motel to motel to eventually living in her family car with her two older sibling, their dog, and both of her parents in New Jersey. Her parents did everything they could to get by. Her father was an automotive engineer while her mother stayed at home to take care of the children.

Even though Brooks retired from wrestling, many of her fans expected this book to be about her journey of becoming a professional wrestler. However, this book’s main focus was more on her mental illness and how she handled it. Her family was always against getting medical help, especially talking to a counselor or psychiatrist because it was a sign of weakness for them.

She discovered she had bipolar disorder when she decided to seek help for her mom because they were in same conflict. She

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calling him worthless while proclaiming himself God and superior to all. Toxic Morty cowers, cries, and agrees with Rick that he’s useless.

Anyone who has been paying any attention to the show at all is familiar with the unhealthy aspects of its eponymous characters. What really made this episode fascinating was that the detox machine separated the

“toxic” personality traits based on the users’ own definition of toxic, which healthy Rick and Morty discover after their toxic versions have been released. It’s this kind of fun sci-fi plot that has allowed the writers, especially in season three, to analyze their characters at depths that aren’t always possible in other genres.

While healthy Rick is shown to care about Morty, he later

shows no hesitation in shooting toxic Morty to force toxic Rick – who, despite mistreating his grandson, shows great concern and anger when he is hurt – to agree to join their personalities back together. It’s clear that Rick, who has tried sacrificed his life for Morty in the past, sees his “irrational attachments,” as he calls them, as unhealthy. Yet, healthy Rick still wants to rejoin his personality and face his flaws on his own terms, and I think that says a lot about how far his character has come. Healthy Morty, on the other hand, flies away on a jetpack before he can merge with his toxic counterpart. The new, confident Morty goes on to be a successful businessman with an apartment and an adult girlfriend, before Rick finally forces him to accept his toxic counterpart.

In addition to the incredible character development, the animation, comedy, and voice acting was phenomenal in this episode. The way Justin Roiland, who voices both Rick and Morty, used his voice to exaggerate the differences between the healthy and toxic versions of the two characters while still remaining true to the way they sound was great.

Sept. 7: UC TAG workshop at CSS 151 from 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Sept. 8: Financial aid fall appeal workshop at CSS 151 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Sept. 11: Intermediate canvas for instructors online at noon.

Sept. 11: Financial aid fall appeal workshop at CSS 151 from 11: a.m. to noon.

Sept. 11: Transfer day at renegade crossroads from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Sept. 13: Gadly Cafe: Poverty - Policy, Progress and People and People at the Levan Center from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 13: Kern County Library one book kick-off at renegade crossroads from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m.

Sept. 13: UC TAG workshop at CSS 151 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Sept. 14: BC art faculty exhibition - artists’ reception at Wylie and May Louise Jones Gallery from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 19: UC TAG workshop at CSS 151 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Sept. 19: Outrach orientation at Forum 101 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 21: BCSGA workshop: How to run an effective meeting at BCSGA Executive Boardroom CC 5 at 2:00 p.m.

Sept. 26: UC TAG workshop at css 151 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Sept. 26: In-hone daycare information workshop at the indoor theater from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 29: Kern Shakespeare Festival 2017: Hamlet is at the outdoor theater from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Sept. 29: Kern Shakespeare Festival 2017: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at the outdoor theater from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Oct. 1: Kern Shakespeare Festival 2017: Hamlet at the outdoor theater from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Oct. 2: CalStateApply! workshop at CSS 151 from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Oct. 3: Outreach Orientation at Forum 101 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 3: Kern Shakespeare Festival 2017: Hamlet at the outdoor theater from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Oct. 4: Kern Shakespeare Festival 2017: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at the outdoor theater from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Oct. 5: CalStateApply! Workshop at CSS 151 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Oct. 5: Kern Shakespeare Festival 2017: Hamlet at the outdoor theater from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Oct. 6: High school counselor conference at the Fireside Room, Forum 102, Cafeteria Alcove, LA 116 and LA 201.

Oct. 6: Kern Shakespeare Festival 2017: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at the outdoor theater from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Oct. 7: Kern Shakespeare Festival 2017: Hamlet at the outdoor theater from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Oct. 11: Gadfly Cafe: Robotics - At Work, at Home, in Bed at the Levan center from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 11: CalStateApply! Workshop at CSS 151 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Oct. 13: Panorama creative music summit at the indoor theater from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Oct. 14: Tailgade: The 2017 BC Alumni ASSociation BBQ at the North Side of Memorial Stadium from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Oct. 20: Last day to withdraw and receive a “W.” Nov. 1: Last day to file for graduation.

Nov. 8: Early web registration begins for spring 2018.

Nov. 10-11: Holiday - Veterans Day. Nov. 22: Classes starting at 5:30 p.m. and after will not be held.

Nov. 23-25: Holiday - Thanksgiving.

Nov. 29: Open web registration begins for spring 2018.

Dec. 2-8: Final exams.

Dec. 9: Fall session ends.

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FIRST TIME AT FIRST FRIDAY By: Jenny Brito Photos provided by: Jenny Brito Ever since I moved to Bakersfield, I always heard people talk about First Friday. I had heard both good and bad things.

Most people told me that the monthly event was a must-

here, I had still not been to a First Friday. As I thought about options for my adventure, I stumbled across a flyer on my way to class and decided it was finally time to go. The flyer prom-

appointed.

Still, I decided to look around and wait for more people to arrive.

I spent some time window shopping and was eventually asked to join some people in the Bakersfield Art Association’s office. The association was having an exhibition of the work made by students.

Once inside, I realized why people love First Friday so much. In addition to the exhibits, they had free wine and food. People were very friendly, and I got to meet some of the artists whose works were on display.

After that, I went back outside, and the street was now filled with people. There was music playing in the background and more vendors on the street. There was a lot of beautisee. ised music, food, escaping the sum- couple of vendors, ful art for sale, and Years after living performances, and mer heat. It was still so I was a little dis- the prices were very vendors.

The event is held on the first Friday of every month, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. I decided to go around 6 p.m. with hopes of

very sunny when I arrived on Eye Street, but it was much more manageable.

When I arrived, there were only a

accessible.

I chatted with different people who sell their products during First Friday.

They had drawings, sculptures, handmade jewelry, and home decoration items. There was also a booth for those who were more daring and wanted to get a tattoo.

I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the nice atmosphere of First Friday. I am one of those people who believe that there is nothing fun to do in Bakersfield, but this event proved me wrong.

I got to experience a side of Bakersfield that I did not know. I met incredibly talented people that were sweet and welcoming. Most importantly, I spent the evening doing something different, and it drew me closer to this town to which I now call home.

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Tatyana Hargrove sits next to her lawyer, Neil K. Gehlawat, as they take questions from the press about their strategy and expected outcome of the lawsuit filed against the BPD.

LAWSUIT: Tatyana Hargrove is victim to police brutality after being mistaken for male suspect.

Continued from Page 1 decided to let his K-9 dog attack Hargrove’s leg and were then able to subdue and arrest her. All charges against Hargrove have since been dropped by the Kern County District Attorney Lisa Green due to insufficient evidence that Hargrove committed a crime.

“Part of the reason that we are filing this claim … against the officers is because there has to be accountability for these types

of things. And the District Attorney is not going to prosecute these officers for what happened with Tatyana. So how is there going to be accountability?

That’s where we step in,” said Neil K. Gehlawat, who, along with Thomas Seabaugh, is Hargrove’s attorney.

“The time will tell: are they going to hold officers within their own department accountable to send a message to other

officers that if you don’t comply with policies and procedures, and if you deviate from norms, that there will be consequences.

But if there are no consequences to the officer, what kinds of messages does that send to other officers within the department?

That these things will be brushed under the rug? That they’ll be looked over?” said Gehlawat.

However, he isn’t hopeful that the officers involved will face

prosecution from the district attorney. “I think that there is virtually a zero percent chance that the district attorney’s office is going to prosecute any of the officers in connection with this incident. The only person that they were ever contemplating prosecuting is sitting right in front of you, and that’s the sad thing about this case,” he said, referring to Hargrove. Hargrove and her legal team hope that this law-

suit will provide some measure of accountability and compensation for her suffering.

“What happened to me is like … it was just vicious. It changed me... My friends tell me I’m different,” Hargrove said, before she began to cry. “I hope and I pray this doesn’t happen to anybody else.”

“Physically, I’m still in pain every day … I’m very paranoid,” said Hargrove during the press

conference. “I don’t like my parents to leave the garage up, open. Doors have to be locked.

Windows have to be closed. You know, when you grow up, and officers come to your school, they tell you, ‘you can count on us, you can count on us’ and they turn around and they just violate you, and your rights, it’s just the worst thing ever.”

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Renegade volleyball scores another win Alexandra Apatiga Reporter

Last Saturday, Sept. 2, was the Bakersfield College women’s volleyball team’s first home game at the Gil Bishop Sports Center against LA Pierce. The Renegades won 3-0. So far the team has been victorius five out of six games this season.

The Renegades in the first set won with ease, scoring 25-10.

By the second set LA Pierce had begun to catch up as they closed the deficit by seven points, scoring against the Renegades 25-17.

The final set of the match proved the most difficult with the Ren-

egades barely keeping their opponents at bay 24-23. But the Renegades powered through, winning the third and final set 25-23.

As Renegade volleyball player #7, Haley Sanchez, said following the game, “We made a few mistakes, I myself missing some key points,” Sanchez shared, “but I kept telling myself, ‘next ball’ because those mistakes don’t matter as much as what’s to come.”

So far the Renegades have averaged 13.21% kills per set,

13.11% per set, and 18.58% digs per set.

Future games, however, may prove more challenging, as the Renegades still have nearly 13 games left this season. Their next game will be this Saturday, September 9th in Santa Barbra. If the women’s volleyball team can continue their persistence as they have these past six games, then they may have a chance to make it al the way to the playoffs, and perhaps, eventually, to the championships.

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A Renegade volleyball player serves the ball during a game against LA Pierce last week.

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The Bakersfield College football team won a decisive victory of 21-6 last Saturday night.

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BC Renegades face off against Allan Hancock at a home football game on Sept. 2.

Sidney Fadden serves during the BC Tennis Fundraiser Tournament.

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Alexis PinedaStrange returns a volley at the tennis tournament in August.

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