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Sangera Subaru Holds “Mutts & Munchies” Pet Adoption with Pet MatchMaker
November 1, 2019
Bianca Cacciola, Reporter
Sangera Subaru of Bakersfield hosted Mutts & Munchies with pets ready to be adopted from the company Pet MatchMaker on Oct. 26. This event had a wish list of items that...
“Our World United” Sparks Creativity at Via Arté
October 31, 2019
Bianca Cacciola, Reporter
The annual Bakersfield event Via Arté hit the parking lot of the Marketplace on Oct. 19 and 20. Artists and creative minds got the chance to showcase their talent at the...
BC football team stuffers loss on homecoming night
October 21, 2019
Haley Duval, Senior Photo Editor
The Bakersfield College football team dropped their conference opener to the Ventura College Pirates, 29-21, on homecoming night at Memorial Stadium, on Oct. 19. BC’s...
Bakersfield College kicks off homecoming week
October 18, 2019
Jacqueline Gutierrez, Reporter
Bakersfield College kicked off homecoming week with the theme of Renegades Around the World, during the week of Oct. 14-19. During homecoming week, the Office of Student...
Bakersfield hosts annual local Pride event
October 17, 2019
Mariah Olivarez, Reporter
This year Bakersfield held its annual Pride festival which included of games, food and an exciting ticket drawing on Oct. 12, at Stramler Park in Downtown Bakersfield. The...

November 18, 2019 • No Comments

Following the fiasco of “fake news” hitting social media platforms during the 2016 presidential election, Twitter will ban political advertising on the site starting November 2019. The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, made the announcement days after Congress and the public collectively disapproved of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to refuse fact-checks on ads that are posted to Facebook. “While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics, where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions,” Dorsey said on Twitter. The decision comes after many videos have been manipulated and have misled people’s opinions...

CSEA and KCCD negotiations reach a halt resulting in KCCD declaring impasse

Bianca Cacciola, Reporter

November 18, 2019 • No Comments

The Kern Community College District has been negotiating a new successor contract with the California School Employees Association (CSEA) since May. After a negotiation meeting on Oct. 31, KCCD had to declare an impasse in the result of an unsuccessful attempt to reach an agreement with CSEA on monetary items that were desired by the district. “The district will be filing the required paperwork with the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) in the next few days. Despite filing for an impasse, the District remains willing and eager to talk with CSEA at any time in the hopes that an agreement can still be reached,” Tom Burke, KCCD Chancellor, said in a press release. PERB forwarded the request of a mediator to the State Mediation &...

Houchin Community Blood Bank unveils veterans wall of honor at Bolthouse Drive donor center

Bianca Cacciola, Reporter

November 18, 2019 • No Comments

Houchin Community Blood Bank unveiled the latest addition to their Bolthouse Drive donor center on Nov. 9. The debut of a veteran’s wall honored the men and women who have served the country in all branches of the military. “The theme of our Veteran’s Wall of Honor is service and sacrifice to our community,” said Brad Bryan, Houchin’s CEO and current Lieutenant Commander in the Coast Guard Reserves. The Veteran’s Wall of Honor had glass frames of the seals on the wall for each branch of the military along with insignias that run down below the seals. Houchin made the decision to design a wall that would resonate with the Bakersfield community and the veterans that donate blood. All who attended the event were welcomed...

Recent News Stories

Emilio Huerta announces candidacy for the Kern County board of supervisors

November 18, 2019

Longtime Community activist Emilio Huerta announced his candidacy for the Kern County Board of Supervisors for District 4 on Oct. 29. Huerta is the current general counsel for the Dolores Huerta Foundation which is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping the lives of low-income residents. Since...

Bakersfield ranked among top cities for teachers

November 18, 2019

A study by Justin Saeheng was recently conducted showing Bakersfield is one of the best cities for teachers. According to a study by AdvisorSmith, 380 cities throughout America were ranked for the best largest city for teachers and Bakersfield was placed at number two. The field of teaching is growing...

Pollution continues to plague California

November 18, 2019

Air pollution has been a problem in California since the 1940s and seems to not be going away. California has the worst air quality in the United States due to industrial output and the large-scale wildfires that frequently occur. According to Ca.gov the three main problems of air pollution in California...

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Reviews

Apple TV+ debut overshadowed by the lackluster drama “The Morning Show”

Jocelyn Sandusky, Reporter

November 18, 2019 • No Comments

The highly anticipated launch of Apple’s new subscription service, Apple TV+, was extremely disappointing. Much of the buzz surrounding the new streaming service was attributed...

Overwatch 2 coming soon

November 18, 2019

Earlier this month at Blizzcon, an annual gaming convention hosted by Blizzard entertainment to discuss...

Riverdale is worth seeing

November 18, 2019

The death of Jason Blossom, The Black Hood murders, The Gargoyle King, G and G. What do all of these...

Will Smith’s “Gemini Man” is predictable

November 4, 2019

A duo of Will Smiths star in the 2019 action flick “Gemini Man.” The film, directed by Ang Lee, is...

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Sports

BC volleyball triumphs over West LA

Jocelyn Sandusky, Reporter

November 18, 2019

The BC Renegades volleyball team triumphed over the West LA Wildcats in a home game on Nov. 6. The Renegades swiftly defeated their opponents in a three-game sweep and claimed...

BC women’s soccer team destroys competitor

Jacqueline Gutierrez, Reporter

November 18, 2019

The Bakersfield College Women’s soccer team crushed the West LA Wildcats with a score of 5-0 on Nov. 5. This win moved the Renegade Women’s Soccer Team up in their...

Men’s soccer beats Citrus College

Luis Rojas, Reporter

November 18, 2019

Bakersfield College Men’s soccer team hosted Citrus College at the Soccer field, November 12, to play one of their last games of the season. The renegades wanted to close...

CSUB ice hockey team loses to University of San Diego

Luis Rojas, Reporter

November 4, 2019

The CSUB ice hockey team got back on the ice October 25, at Rabobank Arena against the University of San Diego for their West Coast Hockey Conference game. The game started...

BC football team falls to Long Beach

Haley Duval, Reporter

November 4, 2019

The Bakersfield College’s football team lost their home game against Long Beach City College, 23-20, at Memorial Stadium, on Oct.26. In the second quarter, BC’s quarterback,...

Sophomore quarterback shares his experiences

Haley Duval, Senior Photo Editor

November 4, 2019

Sophomore, Stephen Figure, 20, currently plays quarterback for the Renegades football team. How did you start playing football? I started playing football when I was...

Men’s soccer wins first conference game of the season

October 30, 2019

BC Renegades Host Preseason Game Against the Central Valley Marlins

October 30, 2019

Women’s soccer suffers last minute loss

October 21, 2019

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Latest Issue

Renegade Rip Fall 2019 Issue 5
Renegade Rip Fall 2019 Issue 5

Sports photos from the semester

Video

Local creativity on display at "Via Arte" in Bakersfield. Story by Bianca Cacciola; photography by Jacqueline Gutierrez; produced by Miranda Defoor

Columns

The Mid-Season NFL awards

Tyler Frost, Reporter

November 18, 2019 • No Comments

Ten weeks into the NFL season, we have a pretty good idea of what players and teams will continue to be big-time as we head toward winter. Though football is the ultimate...

Not all vegans look the same

Haley Duval, Reporter

November 18, 2019 • No Comments

It’s important to realize whether you are a vegan, thinking about going vegan, or not vegan at all that veganism looks different on everybody. It truly does. There can...

How to study with a mental illness

Paige Atkison, Senior Digital Editor

November 4, 2019 • No Comments

Studying when in the throes of mental illness can be incredibly difficult. However, there are countless ways to adjust your studying style to suit your medical needs. ADHD ADHD,...

Video

LGBTQ ally story, written, photographed and produced by Haley Duval.

Past Issue

Renegade Rip Oct. 24, 2019
Vol. 93, Issue 4 Fall 2019 semester