Aubrianna Martinez, Senior Digital Editor
April 22, 2022 • No Comments
The overpour of rain that Bakersfield saw did little to slow down the approximately 500 people attending and staffing the Industrial Automation day showcase that Bakersfield College's new Industrial Automation program put together on April 22nd. While originally the day's events were to start at the outdoor theater, the night before the day's events the plan changed due to the weather forecast, and the day's staffers transitioned seamlessly to holding the breakdown for the itinerary and introducing the administrators for the program inside the gymnasium. Program manager Carlos Medina walked the high school students in attendance through the basics of the industrial automation major that is offered at BC, while his colleagues spoke on the...
Nathaniel Simpson, Reporter
April 19, 2022 • No Comments
On Thursday, March 31, 2022, Bakersfield College hosted the last in a series of webinars focused on the Jess Nieto memorial, titled “Cesar Chavez, the Farmworker Movement, and the Legacy of Ghandi’s Commitment to Nonviolent Activism.” The webinar focused around a short film directed by Juan Rodriguez Jr. with BC students helping out with the film. The short film centered around Chavez’s Farmworker Movement, which helped improve many working conditions for the farm workers during that time. In the film, Rodriguez and the BC students talk to many locals living around the Kern County era about what the Movement meant to them, and how it had changed their lives and the field of work they are in. The film was excellently shot, and it depicted...
Alyssia Flores, Reporter
April 5, 2022 • No Comments
WHAM (Women’s History and More) and WHAM’s faculty coordinator, Olivia Garcia, Professor of History and Chairwomen of the KCHCC (Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) held a webinar on March 22 to discuss how Latinas are engaging in local business and leadership roles. The themes of this discussion were how Latinas are achieving success, how they are overcoming challenges, how they are embracing empowerment, and how to find secrets to business collaboration and partnerships. The panelists that were on this discussion were Adriana Coleman, a Marketing and Physicians Relations Manager of Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center and serves the Kern County Hispanic Chamber, Ariana Joven, a government affairs manager for the Wonderful...
Recent News Stories
March 25, 2022
As of March 8, Bakersfield College has lifted mask requirements on all of its campuses, yet it is still recommended that students and faculty continue wearing masks as the institution strives to move into a post-pandemic lifestyle. Bakersfield College recently updated its COVID policies as the state...
BC in-person commencement ceremony returns
March 21, 2022
Bakersfield College has officially set the decision to make the 2022 graduation ceremony in person. After two years of holding the ceremony online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bakersfield College will finally welcome upcoming graduates and their families to the ceremony, which will now be held at the...
March 11, 2022
Reggie Williams, Professor of Philosophy, Josh Ottum, Professor of Commercial Music, and Kris Tiner, Professor of Jazz, put on their second installment of Deep Cuts and Conversation on March 9 via zoom. The professors got together three years ago with the idea of playing a few tunes and discuss...
Alyssia Flores, Reporter
May 4, 2022 • No Comments
Jessica Ho better known by her stage name Jessi, a 33 year old Korean-American Rapper, Singer, and Entertainer under P Nation has released her single called ‘ZOOM’...
May 4, 2022
Now that Bruce Willis has retired from acting, it seems like Liam Neeson is taking his place of making...
“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” Film Review
April 26, 2022
Nicolas Cage was one of the most famous action stars of the late 1990's, starring in such hits like "Con...
BC’s “I Have a Voice” choir concert
April 25, 2022
Over the course of the spring semester of 2022 Bakersfield College has hosted many of its firsts, both...
Justin White, Sports Editor
May 14, 2022
Renegades softball lost games 2 and 3 on May 14, eliminating them from the playoffs. Game 2 got ugly quickly, as the Renegades went down 3-0 in the second and then 5-0 in...
Justin White, Sports Editor
May 14, 2022
The Renegades came back late against Mt. SAC to win game 1 of round 2 of the regional playoffs on May 13. Mt. SAC struck first in the 1st inning, but BC tied it in the...
Justin White, Sports Editor
May 7, 2022
The Renegades took game 2 of their 3-game series on May 7, staying alive and tying the series 1-1. Kady Smith took the circle in game 2 for the Renegades. BC took a quick...
Justin White, Sports Editor
May 7, 2022
The Renegades softball team dropped their first playoff game on May 6. BC took the lead in the bottom of the first when centerfielder Kylie Havens bunted and reached first...
Jacub Bill, Reporter
May 2, 2022
As the first month of the MLB season is quickly wrapping up, the NBA playoffs are moving along. Both would not be the same without their fair share of upsets. On the MLB side,...
Justin White, Sports Editor
April 25, 2022
Bakersfield College softball ended their season on a high note when they defeated Allan Hancock 10-0 after 5 innings. The scoring got started in the bottom of the first...
Bakersfield bests West LA in a slugfest
April 22, 2022
April 6, 2022
BC falls to Antelope Valley 12-7
April 6, 2022
Jacub Bill, Reporter
May 2, 2022 • No Comments
As the first month of the MLB season is quickly wrapping up, the NBA playoffs are moving along. Both would not be the same without their fair share of upsets. On the MLB side,...
Aubrianna Martinez, Senior Digital Editor
April 27, 2022 • No Comments
"Dungeons and Dragons" the tabletop role-playing game has experienced a resurgence of sorts over the last five or so years. Arguably its name being brought more into the pop...
Aubrianna Martinez, Senior Digital Editor
April 8, 2022 • No Comments
Lin Manuel Miranda's breakout musical "In the Heights" which debuted on Broadway in 2008 was finally adapted to film and slated for release in the summer of 2021. Due to the...
Anthony Vasquez, Reporter
May 4, 2022 • No Comments
The final play presented by the BC Theater Department rolled out from Thursday, April 28 to Sunday, May 1, 2022. Directed by Brian J. Sivesind and Co-directed by Cory Geurtsen,...
Anthony Vasquez, Reporter
May 4, 2022 • No Comments
For several students this year, many of them got the opportunity to receive awards and scholarships for their academic achievements. BC held their 2022 Virtual Honors Celebration...
Anthony Vasquez, Reporter
May 4, 2022 • No Comments
Directed by Kris Tiner, who is also the department chair for the performing arts department, the jazz ensemble made their in-person performance come back at the BC Indoor...
Raul Padilla, Features Editor
May 4, 2022 • No Comments
The Renegade Roundtable came together for this year’s last Levan Center event. The event hosted was a talk titled, “The Great Resignation”, in which the topic of the...
May 3, 2022
Graduation sparks new beginnings, and tomorrow shines more lucrative than today in new tidings. Another school year has passed,...
Final Student Media Teleconference for 2022 Spring Semester
April 27, 2022
The California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Oakley was present at the final Student Media Teleconference for the Spring...