Fitzgerald Graves, Reporter
April 16, 2018 • No Comments
On Friday April 6ththe downtown Bakersfield United States Post Office located at 1730 18thSt. was dedicated to a country music icon and Son of Bakersfield, Merle Haggard. Several members of the public, local, state and national government officials were in attendance to honor Haggard’s legacy of redemption and accomplishments. As this measure took an act of congress to enact, the lead on this effort was United States Representative of California’s 23rd congressional district and Majority House Leader, Kevin Owen McCarthy. McCarthy spoke candidly about the challenges Haggard faced throughout his young life. And how he was able to maintain his passion and talent while paying his dept for an earlier transgression that led to Haggar...
Miranda Defoor, Reporter
April 16, 2018 • No Comments
The current Veteran Program at Bakersfield College (BC) is being connected to Cal State Bakersfield (CSUB) and Taft College. The Veteran’s Club at BC is a resource for any veterans that are BC students. The aim is to provide information and assistance, along with creating a feeling of belonging for the veterans. The services provided to veterans at BC include priority registration, a designated counselor, and access to the BC Veteran’s Lounge. In the Veteran’s Lounge, students have a place to study, use computers, access counseling, and referrals to other veteran’s services. Taft and CSUB are also offering assistance to veterans on campus, though CSUB’s Veteran’s Success Center opened this year. Both BC and Taft are trying...
Hector Martinez, Reporter
April 16, 2018 • No Comments
On April 10,Bakersfield College’s Public Safety sent out an alert about an incident that happened inside the women’s restroom of the Humanities building. A female was followed into the bathroom by a male suspect. She was able to defendherself and the suspect left, according to the notification. When the female managed to reached Public Safety the suspect had already left the scene. As of press time no one has been detained or arrested. The suspect is described as a White or Hispanic male between 20-30 years of age. The height of the suspect is between 5’10”- 6’ tall. The female victim saw a tattoo of a colored boat on the suspect's right shoulder. Christopher Counts, Director of the Department of Public Safety at Bakersfield...
Recent News Stories
Studio Movie Grill’s Grand Opening serves up movies, food and drink options at the push of a button
April 16, 2018
The Dallas-based theatre concept, Studio Movie Grill (SMG), which incorporates affordable box office hits, full menu options for food and drinks, plush leather reclining lounge chairs with individual dining tables and push-button concierge-like waitstaff service, celebrated its Grand Opening event on...
KCHC continues work to end homelessness in Kern County
April 16, 2018
The Kern County Homeless Collaborative had their2018 Spring Membership meeting, the KCHC’s goal is to end homelessness in Kern County by collaborative planning and action. At the meeting, they discussed the Built for Zero movement, introduction to the local Cost-Benefit Analysis, and the release of...
April 16, 2018
Dozens of activists, community organizers, and professionals attended a professional development conference at the Doubletree Inn on Wednesday, April 4. The 28 Annual Professional Development Conference for Nonprofits was held by the United Way of Kern County, a local nonprofit organization that focuses...
View All
Melissa Puryear, Managing Editor
April 16, 2018 • No Comments
Bakersfield College presented its annual Renegade Talks on April 10 in the Simonsen Performing Arts Center Indoor Theatre. The Renegade Talks series is similar to the TEDx...
Karla Gutierrez, Photo Editor
April 15, 2018 • No Comments
The 2nd Annual Korean Culture Festival was held in the Fireside Room on April 9. This event was host by the Bakersfield College Korean Culture Club. This event started from...
Naythan Bryant, Reporter
April 15, 2018 • No Comments
Bakersfield College held its annual Spring Fling Carnival in celebration to kick off the spring season on Wednesday, April 11. The event was coordinated by the Office of Student...
Sabrina Lopez, Reporter
April 15, 2018 • No Comments
The Gadfly Cafe hosted their last discussion for the spring semester in the Norman Levan Center on April 11 th. The Discussion was led by Reggie Williams, a philosophy professor...
Levan Center for the Humanities hosts a panel discussion on women in politics
April 15, 2018
Bakersfield College’s Levan Center for the Humanities hosted a panel discussion on women in politics on Thursday, April 5. The...
Bakersfield College’s M.E.CH.A hosts annual Noche de Cultura
April 15, 2018
The Bakersfield College M.E.CH.A club had a Noche de Cultura event that took place on Friday, April 13 in the Outdoor Theater...
Bakersfield College welcomes speaker Jimmy Santiago Baca
April 15, 2018
Bakersfield College welcomed guess speaker, Jimmy Santiago Baca on April 4 in the Levan Center for the Humanities. The event had...
View All
Melissa Puryear, Managing Editors
April 19, 2018 • No Comments
Bakersfield College Performing Arts Department actors perform in play packed with angst, vulgarity and hostile rumination where daring and bold behavior are acted out in bizarre...
Jenny Brito, Web & Social Media Editor
April 15, 2018 • No Comments
With tax day around the corner, United Way of Kern County hosted an event on Stockdale Highway to help Bakersfield locals file their taxes for free on March 7 and 8. Hundreds...
Issy Barrientos, Reporter
April 15, 2018 • No Comments
A line for booths ranging from rocks to robotics filled the room at the Double Tree Hotel on April 7 during The Spectacular World of Science 8th Annual Convention from 10...
Fatima Lopez, Reporter
April 15, 2018 • No Comments
On April 7. the community of Bakersfield came together for a rally celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Yokuts Park. As well as commemorating the 50th anniversary...
Edward Simonsen Performing Arts Center hosts Kenyan Artist Andrew Kamiti
April 15, 2018
Bakersfield College hosted a presentation by Kenyan Artist Andrew Kamiti on April 5 in the Edward Simonsen Performing Arts Center....
Pet Match Maker Rescue hosts yoga event with baby goats for public to enjoy
April 15, 2018
Pet Match Maker Rescue (PMMR) held the first ever Goat Yoga event in Bakersfield at the rescue on April 8th. Along with being...
View All
Alexandra Apatiga, Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2018 • No Comments
The Renegades’ win against Allan Hancock College at the last softball home game on Thursday, April 12, brings the BC softball team one game closer to winning their first...
Alexandra Apatiga, Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2018 • No Comments
The Bakersfield College softball team played against Santa Monica College Thursday, April 5 and won 8-0 in a softball shutout. This game marks the sixth game in which BC hasn’t...
Naythan Bryant, Reporter
April 13, 2018 • No Comments
Bakersfield College baseball defeated LA Valley College 18-6 in their highest scoring game of the season on April 10 at Gerry Collis Field. The Renegades offense was led...
Naythan Bryant, Reporter
April 13, 2018 • No Comments
Bakersfield College baseball defeated LA Valley 10-9 on April 5 at Gerry Collis Field. The game was decided by an explosive fourth inning in which the Renegades scored five...
Naythan Bryant, Reporter
April 4, 2018 • No Comments
The Bakersfield College Softball team defeated Cuesta College 3-1 on March 20 at BC. The game was won with the offensive help of BC player Aryka Chavez. Chavez went two for...
Alexandra Apatiga, Editor-in-Chief
April 4, 2018 • No Comments
The Bakersfield College women’s tennis team defeated Santa Monica College, 7-2, at BC Thursday, March 15. The BC women’s tennis team followed up their win against Santa...
View All
Diana Coronado, Reporter
April 15, 2018 • No Comments
Friday night plans just became Karaoke Night at the new Downtown Red Zone. On April 6, I made my way down to the new Red Zone, given the fact that it was my first bar experience...
“Ready Player One” sends out a message
April 15, 2018
The film “Ready Player One” was released on March 29, 2018, and it is based on Ernest Cline’s science...
Post Malone’s “Stoney” is as bland and underwhelming as his personality
April 15, 2018
Post Malone’s debut album, “Stoney” is receiving much attention over a year after its release....
“Strong Style Evolved” was like watching a movie
April 1, 2018
When going to watch a movie, a live act, or in this case a wrestling show and not knowing what’s a...
View All
Advertisement
Paige Atkison, Reporter
April 16, 2018 • No Comments
Stress is everywhere. From the second you wake up and open your Twitter feed until your head hits your pillow at night- you will be exposed to stressors. Lightning-fast internet...
Karla Gutierrez, Photo Editor
April 16, 2018 • No Comments
I was that child that was very naïve when an adult would tell me wrestling was “fake.” Looking back at it now, they were an idiot as much as I was not wanting to accept...
Christina Benavides, Copy Editor
April 16, 2018 • No Comments
There are many ways that society has heavily influenced people that are dealing with mental health issues, and it may be for the worse. One of the negative influences is...