Renegade Rip

Bakersfield College announcer Al Nealan remembered as 'caring person'

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Friends of Al Nealan remember his time and commitment made to the community and to Bakersfield College.

Nealan was a long-time Renegade public address announcer and radio host who passed away on Feb. 15 at the age of 76. Several friends and fellow announcers had much to say about Nealan and what he has meant to BC and the community as a whole.

Bakersfield College's Community Week postponed

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Student Government Association at Bakersfield College had planned a Community Week for Feb. 22 to Feb 26. According to Bethany Rice, member of SGA and organizer of the event, the event was meant to show students the opportunities for "community [service] in the community.

Poetry reading honors Langston Hughes

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

With around 100 in attendance, actor Wayne Cook, accompanied by bassist Glen Fong, brought to life the poetry of Langston Hughes on Feb. 19 at the Beale Library, in celebration of Black History Month.

Various poems from the years of Langston Hughes, including "Crosses," "Dream Differed" and Hughes' first published work, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," were sung at this profound performance.

State senate proposes California college tuition caps

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

California Senate majority leader Dean Florez and co-author Senator Curren Price introduced Senate Bill 969, to be called The California College and University Fee Stabilization Act of 2010, to the State Senate Feb. 5, which would put a cap on the increasing tuition and fees that have faced California college and university students in recent years.

Bakersfield College instructors cheer layoff decision

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

March 15 was supposed to have been the date when instructors would possibly receive layoff notices informing them that, depending on the new budget numbers, their services may no longer be needed at Bakersfield College. However, according to the Community College Association's chief negotiator, instructors will not be receiving any layoff notices this year.

Update: Public safety subdues man at Bakersfield College's GET bus terminal

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

At 2:49 p.m. on Feb. 25, a Caucasian male, wearing a light tan hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans, was subdued by campus public safety at the GET bus terminal on the Bakersfield College campus.

The subject was handcuffed and held to the ground until officers from the Bakersfield Police Department arrived to take control of the individual from public safety personnel.

American Idol contestant and Bakersfield minister Jim Ranger sings at New Life

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Commonly known as the "American Idol" season nine contestant and pastor at New Life Center, Jim Ranger's life is much more than the footage shown on the popular television show.

Ranger, 27, is a husband and a father of three children: a 5-year-old girl, a 4-year-old and 1-year-old boy.

Art student starts business with Bakersfield College education

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

What do you get when you mix horseshoes and chandeliers? A unique jewelry line that is created by a mix of hand-picked cultured pieces and reconstructed chains.

Chris Parker, 54, student from the Levan Institute at Bakersfield College, has been involved with jewelry design for ten years.

Plans for KSVG, Savage Radio, underway

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Residents of Bakersfield may soon have a new station to tune into on the radio dial.

89.7 KSVG Savage Radio is expected to be on the air within a year, and after three years of submitting applications, hiring lawyers, engineers and resubmitting applications, Kern Community Radio Inc.

Bakersfield College baseball: Team heads into conference play with wins

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Bakersfield College's baseball team is preparing to go into Western State Conference play after going 8-4 in the early part of its season. The Renegades' most recent win came on Feb. 25 against Moorpark, in which they won 17-5.

BC's offense started off fast, getting out to a 6-3 lead after three innings.

Bakersfield College Basketball: Fisher's thirty-four points not quite enough, as season ends

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Bobby Fisher had 34 points, but the Renegades men's basketball team still lost in the semifinal round of the playoffs on Feb. 26 to Southwestern College of Chula Vista, by the score of 93-88.

Bakersfield College was rewarded for its season by being given the eighth seed, a bye for the first round and a home game for their second round game.

Bakersfield College softball wins three straight after slow start

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Bakersfield College softball team played against Santa Barbara City College and lost 3-1 on Feb 18.

The game remained scoreless until the top of the fourth inning, when Santa Barbara's Laura Cayons came in to score off a double from teammate Lisa Zeitlin.

Bakersfield College swim teams routed

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Bakersfield College swimming head coach Charlie Pike said that the swim teams' plans to travel to the Feb. 26-27 Invite at Mt. San Antonio College were cancelled due to lack of funding.

"By just going through our budget and how much money we had in the foundation, I figured we couldn't pull it off," Pike said.

Bakersfield College women's basketball loses in final game

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Bakersfield College women's basketball team held the last game of the season against Glendale at BC and lost 50-49 Feb. 20.

Sophomore guard Ashlee Taira talked about the loss after the game.

"It was the most disappointing game I've played in a while.

Bakersfield College women's tennis: Coach likes attitude despite WSC matches

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Bakersfield College women's tennis team has played six matches and has a record of 2-4 overall and a conference record of 0-2.

The Renegades lost to Ventura by a score of 8-1 on Feb. 25 and 6-3 to Santa Barbara on Feb. 18.

Coach Gene Lundquist said of the Santa Barbara match that, "it was a much closer match than the score indicates.

Slow start to the season and conference for Bakersfield College men's tennis team

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Bakersfield College's men's tennis team is 2-4 overall and 0-2 in the Western State Conference.

The Renegades last match was against Ventura College on Feb. 25. BC was defeated 9-0. Nick Jacobs, the team's No.1 player, was defeated 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 by Ventura's Rob Diamond.

Update: Bakersfield College Athletic Director Jan Stuebbe due to return in March after Dec. 10 stroke

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Bakersfield College Athletic Director Jan Stuebbe was supposed to be out until mid-February with unspecified health problems, but when he was spotted at the BC softball and baseball games on Feb. 20, he was asked to confirm his return date and why exactly he was on medical leave.

Burning calories while saving gas

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

For some students at Bakersfield College, driving to and from class every day is not always an option.

The high costs of driving, the need to be physically active and a desire to "go green" have prompted some to seek alternative means of transportation not only to school, but in their daily lives as well.

Kern County Home and Garden Show attracts green thumbs

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The majority of Bakersfield residents, who are intrigued by improving their home and gardens, spent a weekend attending the 24th annual Home and Garden show.

The Home and Garden show was open Feb. 19-21 at the Kern County Fairgrounds. Bakersfield home shows are known for their landscape displays, kitchens, baths and barbecues, along with over 300 exhibits for home, garden and outdoor living products that attract the eye of attendees.

Merlyn, Arthur bring 'Camelot' to Bakersfield

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Right, honor and justice: These words represented the theme of the Broadway show "Camelot," which performed on Feb. 28 at the Rabobank Theater and Convention Center.

"Camelot" is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner (book and lyrics) and Frederic Loewe (music). It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T.

Performers steal the night in Primal Infusion: Tribal at the Nile

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Nile Bar and Grill, for the second year in a row, hosted the Primal Infusion: Tribal at the Nile belly dancing festival, which was not only an opportunity for vendors to sell their wares, but also a place where belly dancers were able to show off their skills to a varied assortment of music.

Pretty Things Peepshow peels off layers of talent

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Sword swallowing, burlesque dancing, fire breathing: It was all that and more on Feb. 28 at the Pretty Things Peepshow.

Held at Fishlips Bar and Grill, the show included the burlesque dancing of Go-Go Amy and Bettina May, the fire-eating, sword-swallowing and science-defying side shows of Donny Vomit and Heather Holliday, as well as a special guest appearance from Bakersfield's own George "the Giant" McArthur.

Saosin, pronounced 'however you want'

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Saosin, an Orange County-based alternative rock band, played to a crowd of varied ages at the Bakersfield Dome on Jan. 18, with appraisal from young and older fans alike.

Hundreds flocked to the former boxing ring to hear post-hardcore tunes from the band's older material ("Translating the Name," "Seven Years," "I Can Tell (That There Was An Accident Here Earlier)" and "Bury Your Head") and newer music ("Changing," "Deep Down," and "On My Own") and according to lead singer Cove Reber, the band played for the first time ever live, "Is This Real," which was on the band's latest album, "In Search of Solid Ground," released last September.

Underground hip-hop fills basement at Jerry's Pizza in Bakersfield

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Dozens of hip-hop enthusiasts gathered inside Jerry's Pizza & Pub on Feb. 21 to see underground hip-hop artists Scarub and Eligh, of the Los Angeles-based Living Legends collective, perform.

The show, organized by Porterville-based promoter Ramsey Barrios of FourFameEntertainment, was an all ages event with free entry for women.

Alkaline Trio: Punk rock band plays to the heart and soul

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Alkaline Trio is back with a vengeance with their seventh album, "This Addiction." Released on Feb. 23, the Illinois punk rock band returns to darker lyrics about love, death, addiction, suicide and war more so than their previous efforts for their first full-length album on Heart & Skull/Epitaph Records.

Black Dynamite: Stickin' it to 'the man' with booty in hand

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"Black Dynamite," released on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc on Feb. 16, is a loving tribute to the blaxploitation genre.

Black Dynamite (Michael Jai White) sets out to fight "The Man." He is joined by club owner Bullhorn, (Byron Minns), who channels the spirit of the genre classic "Dolemite," the pimp Cream Corn (Tommy Davidson) and an assorted group of revolutionaries and other blaxploitation staples.

Ray Manzarek: Aging hipsters light up the ballroom

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Everyone ages, even the most influential of rock stars. With too many of these rock stars, aging means not realizing their abilities have gone the way of their youth and playing concerts when they should be relaxing on a beach, long-retired, with a fruity drink in hand.

Shutter Island: Scorsese disturbs audiences with psycho thriller

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"Shutter Island," Martin Scorsese's latest gripping suspense thriller, is scary yet intensely moving at the same time.

Set in 1954, in the Boston Harbor, U.S Marshall Teddy Daniels investigates a mental hospital on Shutter Island, where a dangerous patient has escaped.

Bakersfield College agricultural department installs hydroponics system

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

rsfield College is introducing the future to its students as they experience first-hand the revolutionary uses of hydroponics.

Stepping away from traditional farming practices, hydroponics utilizes a system of flowing water mixed with fertilizers to feed plants their nutrients, according to Sally Sterns, horticultural technician and adjunct faculty member at BC.

Bakersfield College archive displays Olympic torches

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

c Games, is now being displayed at the Bakersfield College library archives. Two former staff members, Chuck Wall and Ray Maranda, donated their Olympictorches to BC for the community to view.

The origins of the Olympic torch or Olympic fire come from ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning due to the celebration of the ancient Olympics.

Bakersfield College hosts 'Ice Worlds' show at planetarium

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Bakersfield residents of all ages filed into the William M. Thomas Planetarium at Bakersfield College on Feb. 18 as Professor Nick Strobel began "Ice Worlds," the first planetarium show of the spring semester.

"The show I do is a sort of combination," said Strobel.

Bakersfield College students need to take more initiative

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

To the students of Bakersfield College: here is the proverbial flame to be lit underneath your behinds. This is higher education. It is not meant for the lazy and apathetic.

The problem of student apathy is pretty common among junior colleges. Students see their first two years here as a stepping stone to bigger and better things, so most don't see the point in taking pride in their school.

Fewer coffee choices in Bakersfield College cafeteria

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

With the loss of the River Oaks Espresso Bar, owned and operated by Gary Wallace in the Bakersfield College cafeteria, students at BC are left to the Farmer Brothers coffee offered at Panorama Grill.

BC student Christine Abarca said, "I'm happy with it, I always get the cappuccino.

Green trend: fact or fake?

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

If you don't like the color green, then just say so. But for many people green means a lot more than a fashion statement or someone's preference of M&M's. Being green is a type of lifestyle, one that strives toward the ability for everyone to drink clean, healthy water, breathe air that doesn't agitate asthma and eat food that won't incite cancer.

LA riots, racism depicted in new theater drama 'Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" is the newest production by Bakersfield College's theater department. Written by Anna Deavere Smith, the documentary play is about the Los Angeles riots that took place in 1992 following the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police Department officers of police brutality charges after beating a man named Rodney King.

TV storm chaser Reed Timmer comes to Bakersfield College

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Capturing video footage of 250 tornadoes and a couple dozen hurricanes in his career, Dr. Reed Timmer, who stars in the American documentary reality television series, "Storm Chasers," spoke of his experience with tornados on Feb. 25 in the Fireside room at Bakersfield College.

UC Merced on Bakersfield College campus to recruit

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

At a time when some university campuses are slowing their recruitment efforts, the University of California, Merced campus is stepping up their efforts at community colleges across the state.

Frank Ramirez, southern region recruitment and outreach coordinator for UC Merced, said the young university is doing well despite hard economic times.