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March 17, 2023 • No Comments
In collaboration with the SoCal and NorCal ACLU, as well as Project Rebound, the Rising Scholars Program hosted a “Know Your Rights!” event on campus on March 16 to help inform BC students of their rights during trial, arrests, and as a non-citizen. Lunch was made available for those attending and most attendees enjoyed a sandwich and chips before the talk began. Bryan Hirayama, lead faculty for the Rising Scholars, introduced the main speakers of the event: Emelia Garcia, an investigator with ACLU NorCal, Mayra Joachin, a secretary at the ACLU office in Bakersfield, Rosa Lopez, Senior Policy Advocate and Organizer at the Bakersfield ACLU office, and Emi MacLean, an attorney at ACLU NorCal. Joachin started the talk by discussing...
Nicolas "Peter" Chavaria, Reporter
March 17, 2023 • No Comments
BC professors Oliver Rosales and Andrew Bond were joined Monday night by Professor James N. Gregory for a Zoom webinar discussing the work Gregory has done in civil rights and the history it has within America. The beginning of the meeting had a brief introduction as to who Gregory was. Small topics brought up were the books he’s published, his career in teaching history at the University of Washington, and his time living in Bakersfield during the 1970s and 80s. The main focus of the webinar was presenting Gregory’s work as the director of the Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium and the projects within. The 3 projects focused on were the “America’s Great Migrations,” “Mapping American Social Movements,”...
Amanda Hernandez, Sports and Digital Editor
March 8, 2023 • No Comments
The Bakersfield College Journalism program received a report on Mar. 6 regarding damage to the news kiosk located by the Office of Student Life. According to the staff at the Office of Student Life, a student employee was utilizing a golf cart during his working hours and had no intention of causing damage to the kiosk. However, the impact of the collision caused enough damage to deem it nonfunctional and a potential hazard for students on campus. After receiving the report, the head professor of Journalism Erin Auerbach also assessed the damage and requested that it be replaced. The office of Student Life at BC has apologized for the incident and agreed to pay for the damages by replacing the kiosk with a new functional one. Unfortunately,...
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BCSGA passes senate bill that acknowledges National Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Harvind Grewal, director of legislative affairs for the Bakersfield College Student Government Association (BCSGA), has worked with BCSGA senator Amanda Anguiano and director of student organizations Sonoma Rose Ball on forming and legislating a Senate Bill to “Remember and Recognize National Holocaust...
Bakersfield faces bipolar weather
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Many people experience more than what they think they do on a daily basis. Which includes a topic called “The Weather”. Our weather here in Kern County can be pretty chaotic in the four different seasons. When you think of winter you think of cold temperatures, when you think of Summer you think...
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After a months-long national search, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges announced the appointment of Dr. Sonya Christian as its new state chancellor on Feb. 23. The board’s decision to select Christian marks a historic appointment. She will be the first woman and first...
EJ Martinez, Opinion Editor
March 13, 2023 • No Comments
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Steven Kertis, Reporter
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Athletes hit the mountaintop with fame, fortune and success in their careers, but some of those athletes tend to throw it all away in the most notorious ways possible. Aaron...
Steven Kertis, Reporter
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It is that time of the year again. The NCAA Tournament is set and it is time for everyone to fill out their bracket. The No.1 seeds for the NCAA Tournament are the...
Amanda Hernandez, Sports and Digital Editor
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The Renegade swim team participated in their first meet of the season on Feb. 17 in their home pool. The team practices year around to ensure they perform their best during...
Nadeen Maniord, Reporter
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The women's tennis team for Bakersfield College, had a home match against their second team on Feb. 4 and unfortunately was met with a loss 7-2. The beginning of the season...
Steven Kertis, Reporter
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In this week of sports, two fights in the NBA, and top teams losing in college basketball headline the recap for this week. NBA On Thursday night there...
Nadeen Maniord, Reporter
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We all fall in love with athletes, but when that athlete dies in a tragic accident, the sports world goes into a state of shock and sadness. Too many people have been...
Nadeen Maniord, Reporter
March 17, 2023 • No Comments
Once again Houchin Blood Bank returned to Bakersfield College, to give students a chance to donate blood March 8 and 9. BC has Houchin come on to campus at least once...
Samantha Britt, Reporter
March 6, 2023 • No Comments
Women's Rights are a vital part of American History because of the discrimination and inequality American women fought against to gain the rights women have today. Rosemarie...
Blake Burton, Editor
February 22, 2023 • No Comments
Bakersfield College held the Financial Aid Fest on Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the quad of the main Panorama Drive campus. The event presented several opportunities...
AJ Manalili, Reporter
February 10, 2023 • No Comments
Step Afrika, living up to its reputation as world class performers, wowed the crowd with dazzling wide arrays of choreography, dance steps, songs, and humors. People who graced...
Gadfly Cafe on Artificial Intelligence
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HBCUs visit Bakersfield College
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Pups visit BC during opening week of spring semester
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Marley's Miracle Mutts therapy dogs is a volunteer group that visits places such as senior homes, hospitals, and colleges. They...
Samantha Britt, Reporter
March 17, 2023 • No Comments
The Renegade Roundtable took place Wed. March 10th, at 6:00 p.m. the main topic of this roundtable was Chat GPT. The speakers at this event were Javier Llamas, Dave Moton,...
Emily Urias, Reporter
March 17, 2023 • No Comments
On March 8th Reginald William hosted the semester's second Gadfly cafe, a round table which is open to conversion of student driven political and social issues. This discussion’s...
Emily Urias, Reporter
March 3, 2023 • No Comments
The Consent project threw an event led by Adrianna Oceguera in honor of teen dating violence awareness month. This event took place on Valentines in front of The Office of...
Nadeen Maniord, Reporter
March 3, 2023 • No Comments
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BC’s Umoja program presents their 5th annual Black history month event
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Umoja celebrated their 5th annual Black history month event at the BC's Indoor Theater on Feb. 17, at 9:00 am. One of the...