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Sean Penn addresses a crowd at the Liberty Bell in downtown Bakersfield on April 28 to speak about "Witch Hunt," which was shown later that night at the Fox Theatre. |
Rally held for wrongfully convicted
In the 1980s, dozens of Kern County residents were wrongly convicted of child molestation. Twenty-plus years later, the documentary "Witch Hunt" was made to expose the conspiracy behind these wrongful incarcerations.
The film was directed by journalists Dana Nachman and Don Hardy in 2008 and was executive produced and narrated by Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn.…
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Seggan Moore (left) and Kelly Ardis (right) watch their fire start to burn. |
Women prepare themselves for camping challenge
We won. This was the challenge to end all challenges, and we won it.
We talked up our game for weeks on end and after all that, we had to win. There was no going back. We could not face the shame of losing.
Our challenge was to go on a two-day camping excursion completing other challenges along the way.…
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Staff EditorialSGA's representation, communication falls short
Just like in real government, here at Bakersfield College, it is important to know who represents you. Student Government Association officers were elected last spring to do just that: represent BC students. The Renegade Rip editorial board feels it is necessary to evaluate these officials and the job that they have done this past school year.…
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Hall of Fame inducts seven, Covey shines
Seven members were inducted into the Bakersfield College Track and Field and Cross Country Hall Of Fame at the 27th annual Track and Field alumni dinner April 30, but it seemed as if only one member was being inducted.
The inductees were Brooklan and Britany Grimes, Jerome and Jeremy Miller, Theodore "Spud" Harder, Dr.…
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Pink Venom, a local roller derby player, utilizes free stickers at the festival. |
Brews for charity
The smell of beer and food and the sound of music filled the air at the 17th annual Festival of Beers at Stramler Park on April 25.
All the money raised went back into the community for children's charities. The Active 20/30 Club International started back in 1922, according to their Web site.…
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Online editor Andrew J. Ansolabehere expresses his love for his favorite toilet papers, Charmin Ultra Soft and Quilted Northern Ultra Plush toilet papers. |
Not all toilet papers equal
Frappuccinos, iPhones and "boss" rims are things that people can definitely do without. There is a point, however, where a line must be drawn. This line is at your bathroom door. Toilet paper is not, at least in this country, a luxury. It is a necessity.
The bathroom tissue section of Vons is astounding.…
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Nick Ono portrays the character Eugene Morris Jerome in the Bakersfield College Theater Department's production of Neil Simon's play "Brighton Beach Memoirs." |
BC show to 'wow' audiences
He's a horny Jewish teenager, and he wants to be a baseball player or a professional writer.
It's 1937 in Brooklyn, N.Y., and the country is still in the grip of the Depression and on the brink of war.
In dealing with chaotic times and chaotic hormones, life is not easy for 15-year-old Eugene Jerome, who has family concerns in the Neil Simon play "Brighton Beach Memoirs.…
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New changes made to elections process
No complaints.
That's what many said about the changes in Bakersfield College's Student Government Association elections April 29-30, which were held in BC's Campus Center. The changes made in the student elections process drew mainly praises from students and SGA.…
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