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Recall election FAQ<br />
News, Page 2<br />
BC students react to return<br />
to campus<br />
Campus, Page 5<br />
Vol. 97 ∙ No. 1 Wednesday, <strong>Sept</strong>. 8, <strong>2021</strong> Bakersfield College<br />
The <strong>Renegade</strong> <strong>Rip</strong><br />
is back in person... sort of.<br />
RAZAN MAKHLOUF/ THE RIP<br />
NICK COVELLO / THE RIP<br />
The last Woolworth’s in the United<br />
States is located here in downtown<br />
Bakersfield.<br />
HILARIO GOMEZ / THE RIP<br />
Aug 31 Bakersfield College center midfielder Anthony<br />
Miron (10) slides and makes contact with the ball near<br />
midfield in the first half.<br />
The <strong>Renegade</strong> <strong>Rip</strong> @bc_rip @bc_rip Follow us online at www.therip.com
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News<br />
The <strong>Renegade</strong> <strong>Rip</strong> www.therip.com<br />
Tuesday, Sep. 8, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Recall Election day is <strong>Sept</strong>. 14<br />
By Hugo Maldonado Garcia<br />
Senior Digital Editor<br />
Many California residents have<br />
mixed signals on the Recall Election,<br />
but one thing is certain: the deadline<br />
to submit your completed Recall Election<br />
ballot is before 8 p.m. on Sep. 14.<br />
The California Gubernatorial Recall<br />
Election ballot will have two parts<br />
to it. The first thing to know is all qualified<br />
candidates for the Office of Governor<br />
will be listed. Along with their<br />
political party preference and possibly<br />
the lack of party preference.<br />
An important thing to note is if a<br />
majority of the votes on the recall<br />
question are a “Yes” California Governor<br />
Newsom shall be removed from<br />
office. The candidate who receives the<br />
most votes on the 2nd question will replace<br />
Newsom even if they do not win<br />
the majority of votes.<br />
The second thing to know is if onehalf<br />
or more of the votes on the recall<br />
election question are “No” California<br />
Governor Gavin Newsom shall remain<br />
in office.<br />
“First of all, I think all elections are<br />
important and it allows the people the<br />
opportunity to choose who is going to<br />
be making the laws by which we all<br />
have to live,” stated Bakersfield College<br />
Political Science Professor & former<br />
President of Academic Senate,<br />
Steven Holmes.<br />
According to Holmes, “This recall<br />
election is very unique to California<br />
and approximately 12 other states that<br />
don’t necessarily have the right to remove<br />
their public officials before the<br />
end of the term. It gives the people the<br />
ability to hold the officials accountable.”<br />
At the back of every California Recall<br />
Ballot, there is a square slit where<br />
a barcode is located. This is intended<br />
to help voters track their ballot, it is an<br />
interesting detail that most registered<br />
voters never paid attention to.<br />
BC Poli-Sci Professor, Charles Kim<br />
stated “if you are not happy about the<br />
government then you need to vote to<br />
voice your opinion. Facebook and Tik<br />
Tok are places to express your feelings,<br />
but to change the government, voting<br />
is your platform.”<br />
“Voting is a civil duty, as an American<br />
Citizen voting is something people<br />
take for granted,” explained Kim.<br />
“My parents immigrated to America<br />
from a country where at the time my<br />
mother did not have the opportunity<br />
to vote. I think of the sacrifices she<br />
made to come to America to vote and<br />
create a better life for our family.”<br />
Contact the County of Kern, Elections<br />
Division at KernVote.com for<br />
any additional election information.<br />
California’s mask situation<br />
By Aubrianna Martinez<br />
News Editor<br />
With the arrival of California’s wildfire<br />
season and currently seven ongoing<br />
situations according to CAL Fire’s<br />
website, there is plenty of cause for concern<br />
for not only being in the path of a<br />
wildfire but the other dangers that they<br />
pose.<br />
In areas such as Kern County, poor<br />
air quality is frequently a factor in discussions<br />
of health, especially where<br />
wildfires are concerned. Additionally,<br />
the Delta variant of COVID-19 threatens<br />
public safety, and some wonder if<br />
there is an intersection between the two<br />
health problems: masks.<br />
After a year of mask mandates in the<br />
golden state and requirements continuing<br />
in certain locations for people to don<br />
them before entering, the question of<br />
whether or not the face masks that people<br />
are wearing to combat COVID-19<br />
and its variants could also protect one<br />
from the effects of wildfires that alter<br />
the air quality. The San Joaquin Valley<br />
Air Pollution Control District issued a<br />
news release on Aug 27 that is available<br />
on their website, stating that fumes<br />
from recent wildfires have resulted in an<br />
air quality alert being issued.<br />
Within the news release, the Air Pollution<br />
Control District cited the multitude<br />
of health issues that could be affected<br />
by the poor air quality and on the subject<br />
of face masks that most have taken<br />
to wearing during the pandemic.<br />
“Common cloth and paper masks being<br />
used as protection from COVID-19<br />
may not be sufficient protection from<br />
smoke inhalation” the Air Pollution<br />
Control District said in their press release.
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News<br />
The <strong>Renegade</strong> <strong>Rip</strong> www.therip.com<br />
Wednesday, <strong>Sept</strong>. 8, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Campus Pass app challenges<br />
Erami Dominguez<br />
Reporter<br />
The Kern Community<br />
College District Board of<br />
Trustees unanimously passed<br />
vaccine mandates for all students,<br />
faculty, and staff returning<br />
to campus on Aug.<br />
12<br />
Ṫhe education system took<br />
on a much different shape<br />
after the initial Coronavirus<br />
outbreak. Students and educators<br />
had the task of transitioning<br />
to completely online<br />
learning, and as life on campus<br />
resumes, the tech-forward<br />
solutions are here to<br />
stay.<br />
New health and safety protocols<br />
are being enforced so<br />
that everyone at BC is safe,<br />
especially considering the<br />
recent development of the<br />
COVID-19 delta variant.<br />
All parties are directed to<br />
download the KCCD app to<br />
complete daily health checks,<br />
and to confirm their vaccination<br />
status with the BC<br />
COVID-19 response team to<br />
mitigate the spread.<br />
Some students have had<br />
difficulties downloading or<br />
using the app.<br />
Paper or non-app health<br />
screening options were addressed<br />
in an email from<br />
Dean of Instruction, Rebecca<br />
Farley, to department<br />
staff:<br />
“There are no paper forms.<br />
They can come to student life<br />
and complete the form (online)<br />
and we give them one (a<br />
printout of the digital health<br />
tracker verification pass).”<br />
Anyone having trouble<br />
with the app can get help at<br />
the Office of Student Life.<br />
Other than accessibility,<br />
it seems the only issue with<br />
the Campus Pass app is<br />
awareness of the app’s features<br />
or purpose. It is possible<br />
to overlook new protocol<br />
in the flurry of purchasing<br />
textbooks and locating classrooms.<br />
One anonymous user<br />
expressed confusion about<br />
the QR code contact tracing<br />
system.<br />
“I had no clue why there<br />
were bar codes everywhere,<br />
but once one of my professors<br />
explained it to us, I<br />
caught up pretty quickly and<br />
now it’s just a natural part<br />
about being on campus in<br />
my mind.”<br />
Information about using<br />
the KCCD app can be found<br />
on the homepage of the BC<br />
website in the “About BC”<br />
section under “COVID-19<br />
Information.” Scroll down<br />
to see red labeled sections,<br />
expand the “<strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2021</strong> Protocols”<br />
tab, and click the red<br />
“KCCD Campus Pass app”<br />
hyperlink for detailed instructions.<br />
Zachary Finch, a third-year<br />
BC studio arts major, stated<br />
the ease of use of the app,<br />
his only negative being that<br />
the contact tracing feature<br />
is “a little anxiety inducing,”<br />
but he feels safe knowing that<br />
he is vaccinated.<br />
“The more people we get<br />
using the app regularly, the<br />
better communication, the<br />
more trust we will have in<br />
each other to return back to<br />
school with the main goal of<br />
pursuing an education.”<br />
Alejo summed it up perfectly;<br />
trust and communication<br />
are essential. Familiarize<br />
with the app and remember<br />
to scan QR codes before entering<br />
all buildings.<br />
BC offers Vaccination Clinics<br />
By Breonna Zapiain<br />
Reporter<br />
A vaccine requirement has<br />
been mandated for all Kern<br />
County Community College<br />
campuses, “BC students and<br />
employees will be required to<br />
provide proof of first vaccination<br />
by <strong>Sept</strong>. 7 and proof<br />
of full vaccination by Nov.<br />
1,” according to information<br />
found on the Bakersfield<br />
College website.<br />
Those who do not wish to<br />
be vaccinated are encouraged<br />
to visit the Student Information<br />
Desk on the BC<br />
website to get information<br />
on alternate options that are<br />
available for them.<br />
In an effort to make<br />
COVID-19 vaccines more<br />
accessible, BC is providing<br />
free vaccinations for people<br />
18 or older at the Student<br />
Health and Wellness Center<br />
Mondays through Thursdays<br />
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br />
BC Student Health and<br />
Wellness Center will also be<br />
offering the Moderna vaccine<br />
Tuesdays and Sundays<br />
in August and <strong>Sept</strong>ember<br />
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for<br />
walk-ins only. Students will<br />
also be provided with the opportunity<br />
to get the Moderna<br />
vaccine Saturdays at BC<br />
home football games. They<br />
will be offered at the Memorial<br />
Stadium located at the<br />
BC main campus from 5:30<br />
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.<br />
Just between Aug. 30 and<br />
Aug. 31, the BC Vaccine<br />
Clinic vaccinated 54 people.<br />
Charles Collom, Director<br />
of the Student Health and<br />
Wellness Center, shared that<br />
there are a few commonly<br />
asked questions from those<br />
getting vaccines.<br />
“Occasionally I’ll get questions<br />
like ‘How does it work,’<br />
I love that question because<br />
it makes me get to sound<br />
smart,” he said. Collom also<br />
shared that there are times<br />
where the clinics get very<br />
busy, often between block<br />
schedules for classes when<br />
students get out of class, and<br />
other times where they are<br />
not busy at all.<br />
The Student Health and<br />
Wellness Center is located<br />
on BC’s main campus in<br />
the Levison Center marked<br />
“LEV” on the college’s map.<br />
It is next to the M & O building<br />
and south of the library.<br />
Walk-ins will be accepted at<br />
all clinics but those looking<br />
to schedule an appointment<br />
can call 833- 422-4255 or<br />
register for appointments at<br />
myturn.ca.gov. Information<br />
available on the BC website<br />
states that anyone looking for<br />
more information or has any<br />
questions is encouraged to<br />
call 661-395-4336.
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Sportss<br />
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Wednesday, <strong>Sept</strong>. 8, <strong>2021</strong><br />
BC men’s soccer<br />
loses season opener<br />
HILARIO GOMEZ/THE RIP<br />
Aug 31 Bakersfield College number 10 center midfielder Anthony<br />
Miron slides and makes contact with the ball near midfield in<br />
the first half.<br />
By Hilario Gomez<br />
Reporter<br />
The Bakersfield College men’s<br />
soccer team headed up to Visalia<br />
for their season opener against<br />
the College of the Sequoias Giants<br />
on Friday, Aug 27.<br />
Head Coach Vayron Martinez<br />
was available for comment before<br />
the game and detailed the expectations<br />
and struggles he sees in<br />
this upcoming season.<br />
“We have a positive outlook for<br />
this upcoming season. The boys<br />
have been working extremely<br />
hard this summer and have had<br />
a good preseason so far. There’s a<br />
lot of excitement to compete and<br />
represent the institution. I think<br />
that due to us not having a season<br />
in 2020 and then just playing<br />
a few games in the spring, it has<br />
given a lot of motivation to our<br />
returning group and they are instilling<br />
that into the freshman”<br />
Coach Martinez said.<br />
He explained how expectations<br />
are high, with hopes to compete<br />
for another conference title and<br />
make a run into the postseason<br />
and how he emphasizes following<br />
COVID-19 protocols to protect<br />
his team and their season.<br />
The game ended up in a tie 0-0<br />
between the two teams with the<br />
<strong>Renegade</strong>s showing promise with<br />
a very aggressive and energetic<br />
performance.<br />
Players such as Anthony Miron<br />
took multiple decisive shots that<br />
sadly failed to hit their mark.<br />
The <strong>Renegade</strong>s seek a different<br />
result in their home opener<br />
against Fullerton College <strong>Sept</strong> 7.<br />
Quarterback shuffle<br />
With the start of the<br />
NFL season around<br />
the corner and college<br />
football week zero<br />
concluding, excitement<br />
and speculation over<br />
the upcoming games<br />
have reached their boiling<br />
point. Quarterback<br />
battles raging across<br />
the league are coming<br />
to a climax, and our<br />
first taste of meaningful<br />
taste of football has it<br />
at the forefront of our<br />
minds.<br />
Quarterback being<br />
the most important in<br />
football, there was no<br />
surprise that five quarterbacks<br />
were taken in<br />
the first round of last<br />
year’s draft and less<br />
surprisingly, fans are<br />
already clamoring for<br />
many to take the field as<br />
early as week one. With<br />
the highest two picks<br />
with little to no competition<br />
for their jobs,<br />
we turn to Trey Lance,<br />
the polarizing prospect<br />
from North Dakota<br />
State drafted by the<br />
San Francisco 49ers.<br />
While impressive in the<br />
preseason like any other<br />
rookie quarterback,<br />
Lance has his highs and<br />
lows and with quarterback<br />
Jimmy Garrapalo<br />
still on the roster, it<br />
seems unlikely we see<br />
Lance take the field till<br />
mid-season sometime<br />
in Oct.<br />
In stark contrast, Justin<br />
Fields, the big-time<br />
Ohio State quarterback<br />
picked by the Chicago<br />
Bears looks to be the<br />
most enticing option<br />
as he has answered all<br />
Everything football<br />
By Hilario Gomez<br />
Reporter<br />
Hilario Gomez<br />
the questions that surrounded<br />
him throughout<br />
his college days.<br />
Fields might not be the<br />
readiest but expect him<br />
to play often for a team<br />
looking to contend this<br />
year.<br />
With the first meaningful<br />
taste of this college<br />
football season<br />
concluding, it is a perfect<br />
time to highlight an<br />
impressive players from<br />
college football week<br />
zero, UCLA running<br />
back Zach Charbonnet.<br />
Charbonnet, who recently<br />
transferred from<br />
the Michigan Wolverines<br />
program, was playing<br />
like his hair was on<br />
fire against the Hawaii<br />
Rainbow Warriors.<br />
Showcasing explosiveness,<br />
vision, and power,<br />
Charbonnet showed he<br />
was the best player on<br />
the field every time he<br />
touched the ball. This<br />
was a standout performance<br />
with multiple<br />
touchdowns and a<br />
yards per carry average<br />
over 17 that could put<br />
the UCLA runningback<br />
on multiple draft<br />
radars and cement him<br />
as a top player for this<br />
college football season.
Campus<br />
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Wednesday, <strong>Sept</strong>. 8, <strong>2021</strong><br />
COVID-19 effects on personal habits<br />
By Collin Acevedo<br />
Reporter<br />
The return of in-person learning<br />
flocks many back to campus after a<br />
17-month hiatus. The return of bright<br />
eyes sharing excitement towards the<br />
new year, walking away from the endless<br />
nightmare of zoom calls and deadlines<br />
that only stared closer as the hours<br />
would pass.<br />
Now is the time for new bearings and<br />
beginnings. Dancing within a new image<br />
which covid broke, showing who<br />
we are with no filter, no filler, and no<br />
remorse. For some, it was a time of renewal<br />
within the days, while others saw<br />
the beauty in the darkness rather than<br />
the light.<br />
“My COVID experience was good<br />
because I learned a lot about myself,<br />
but bad because I learned more about<br />
mental health. More than I would’ve<br />
known before and I think that’s good, it<br />
kind of learned what I was on the inside<br />
and what it means to judge people. Just<br />
really worked on myself,” Mason Heath<br />
said.<br />
“I think personally that it made me<br />
better. Made me think about new goals<br />
that I actually have for myself, to have<br />
more inspiration to grow,” Raquel Lopez<br />
shared. Within COVID-19, seeds<br />
of solitude were planted and now as<br />
we come back together, these beautiful<br />
flowers have bloomed. These petals,<br />
however colorful or dull, possess what<br />
was done with our time spent. Leaving<br />
us to question if we picked up new<br />
habits and whether they are favorable<br />
or not.<br />
“I became more secluded to myself,<br />
not many good things picked up, to be<br />
honest. Now I just like to stay in,” Lopez<br />
said.<br />
“Sleep was awful. Sometimes I’d only<br />
get three hours of sleep, but that was<br />
the worst of it,” Heath said.<br />
“I became static, it put a dampening<br />
on things to be at home,” Matthew<br />
Mier shared.<br />
Yet what lessons were learned during<br />
covid, and how they will be used transitioning<br />
into the post COVID-19 world?<br />
How will a newfound stride move into<br />
a world which still stumbles upon one<br />
step? “Yes, I learned a lot about myself<br />
and a lot about the world around me…<br />
I spent hours thinking and thinking. I<br />
think that solitude was a good thing<br />
because if there wasn’t then people<br />
wouldn’t have seen what they would see<br />
with solitude and understood whether<br />
to change it or keep it,” Heath replied,<br />
“I think in an odd way I learned better<br />
people skills. I’m more eager to speak<br />
with people now because I really want<br />
to.”<br />
BC students return to campus<br />
By Erami Dominguez<br />
Reporter<br />
After 18 months, students<br />
and staff are back on campus<br />
at Bakersfield College.<br />
Educators and student services<br />
worked hard to provide<br />
remote support during the<br />
challenging stay-at-home period<br />
of the pandemic. Now<br />
they can provide in-person<br />
instruction and services<br />
again to the maximum benefit<br />
of all new and returning<br />
students.<br />
The financial aid office is<br />
continuing remote support<br />
in addition to their office being<br />
re-open on the second<br />
floor of the Center for Student<br />
Success building. The<br />
Student Health and Wellness<br />
Center is also resuming<br />
on-site care providing all<br />
<strong>Renegade</strong>s with basic health<br />
and mental wellness support.<br />
Mental health services<br />
are available to all students<br />
who have paid the health fee<br />
upon enrollment.<br />
COVID-19 is an ever-present<br />
factor affecting peoples’<br />
ability to attend the school’s<br />
reopening. A student, whose<br />
name is withheld, contracted<br />
the virus at work and is not<br />
allowed on campus until they<br />
return a negative COVID-19<br />
test result. They will have to<br />
call into class via Zoom until<br />
after their quarantine period.<br />
“I’ve always really liked<br />
school and the structure of<br />
being on campus, so it was<br />
mostly very exciting for me!<br />
It’s honestly very fun getting<br />
to socialize with classmates<br />
face to face after feeling so<br />
disconnected and isolated<br />
for a year and a half. I have<br />
struggled with sitting for<br />
two hours in the classroom,<br />
though,” said Emma Scott, a<br />
BC returning English major.<br />
A lack of structure and<br />
routine were loss when transitioning<br />
to remote work and<br />
education. Peer support was<br />
overlooked, active listening<br />
skills and non-verbal communication<br />
are beneficial to<br />
the learning process. Zoom<br />
meetings continue to support<br />
students who cannot yet attend<br />
class, yet the personal<br />
interaction is missing.<br />
The <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2021</strong> experience<br />
is new for incoming freshmen,<br />
Marina Gradowitz is a<br />
theatre student stepping onto<br />
campus for the first time.<br />
She graduated with the high<br />
school class of 2020 and has<br />
had a strictly online experience<br />
at BC so far.<br />
“I’ve been really enjoying<br />
coming to campus… I am a<br />
little wary of it actually staying<br />
like this though, and I’m<br />
very aware of the possibility<br />
that we’ll have to go back<br />
online so I’m enjoying it as<br />
much as I can now.”<br />
Construction has been ongoing<br />
through the pandemic<br />
and will continue until 2024.<br />
All building projects are listed<br />
on the Bakersfield College<br />
website in the section<br />
“A Better BC.” Some of the<br />
completed projects include<br />
the renovated Levinson Hall,<br />
and a new Campus Center!<br />
BC provides many beneficial<br />
programs for the welfare<br />
of the student body and with<br />
their ability to help in person,<br />
students retain the support<br />
of the <strong>Renegade</strong> Pantry,<br />
EOPS services, the tutoring<br />
and writing centers, and<br />
Veteran resources. For more<br />
information on campus resources,<br />
visit the “Student<br />
Services” section on the BC<br />
website.
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Former FBI agent recalls<br />
events from his career<br />
By Raul Padilla<br />
Reporter<br />
James Fitzgerald, a criminal<br />
investigator and former<br />
FBI agent, was the first guest<br />
speaker for this year’s Distinguished<br />
Speaker Series,<br />
organized by the Bakersfield<br />
College Student Government<br />
Association (BCSGA),<br />
on <strong>Sept</strong>. 1, via Zoom.<br />
Fitzgerald worked for 11<br />
years as a police officer, solving<br />
numerous homicides,<br />
assaults, and other crimes before<br />
eventually entering the<br />
FBI during the Unabomber<br />
case, the main topic of the<br />
presentation.<br />
“You wouldn’t consider<br />
him as infamous as others,<br />
but because it went for 17<br />
years, near the end he was<br />
taunting law enforcement,<br />
taunting his victims,” Fitzgerald<br />
stated.<br />
He began with background<br />
information on the case, stating<br />
that it went back to 1978,<br />
with the first bombing of<br />
the UNABOM (University<br />
Airline Bombing) case in the<br />
University of Illinois.<br />
Fitzgerald stated the Unabomber<br />
was finally seen in<br />
person by a computer store<br />
employee after a failed bomb<br />
attempt. Despite the lack<br />
of clear identification, the<br />
FBI finally had a lead. The<br />
bombings stopped after this<br />
information became public,<br />
until 1993.<br />
He explained that in 1993<br />
the bomber would resurface<br />
and continue his spree,<br />
targeting universities and<br />
businesses with nothing left<br />
behind but letters.<br />
Fitzgerald said 1995 was<br />
RAUL PADILA/ THE RIP<br />
James Fitzgerald presenting<br />
his story on Zoom for<br />
BC’s Distinguished Speaker<br />
Series.<br />
the year that he joined the<br />
force against the Unabomber.<br />
From there breakthroughs<br />
began to be made in the<br />
case, starting with a letter<br />
from 1985.<br />
“It suddenly hit me, looking<br />
down from the left-hand column…<br />
it formed a sentence,<br />
‘DAD IT IS I,’” Fitzgerald<br />
explained as he recalled the<br />
moment where he noticed<br />
something that the FBI had<br />
not known for 10 years.<br />
Immediately after this observation,<br />
Fitzgerald said he<br />
was put in charge of all documents<br />
related to the case.<br />
From there he made more<br />
observations about the Unabomber’s<br />
behavior and potential<br />
motives.<br />
On the topic of his letters,<br />
Fitzgerald also explained,<br />
“The Unabomber made<br />
no mistakes in his writing<br />
style…it’s perfect and he’s a<br />
wordsmith and prided himself<br />
in his language, and I<br />
happen to know for a fact<br />
it truly bothered him when<br />
it was determined it was<br />
his language that identified<br />
him.”<br />
Fitzgerald said this lead<br />
toward the critical moment<br />
where a few months after he<br />
joined the case in 1995, the<br />
Unabomber sent a manifesto<br />
towards several media outlets<br />
titled, “Industrial Society<br />
and Its Future.”<br />
Fitzgerald said he spent<br />
countless hours reading<br />
through the manifesto until<br />
he came across a breakthrough<br />
of a shorter, older<br />
manifesto sent to him by his<br />
colleagues.<br />
“When I called back my<br />
colleagues at the UTF, here’s<br />
the deal, you have an elaborate<br />
plagiarism and someone<br />
got the manifesto… or<br />
you’ve got your man,” he<br />
said, recalling those<br />
exact words.<br />
A phrase that alerted<br />
Fitzgerald was,<br />
“As for the negative<br />
consequences of<br />
eliminating industrial<br />
society – well, you<br />
can’t eat your cake<br />
and have it too.”<br />
He noted that the<br />
phrase, “eat your<br />
cake and have it<br />
too” wasn’t written<br />
correctly, a mistake<br />
made by someone<br />
with otherwise flawless<br />
writing skills.<br />
Fitzgerald said he<br />
then went through<br />
all related files that<br />
he could find, until<br />
he came across a<br />
1970’s letter sent to<br />
the “Saturday Review”<br />
magazine,<br />
which said, “We will<br />
be sacrificing some<br />
of the materialistic<br />
benefits of technology, but<br />
there just isn’t any other way.<br />
We can’t eat our cake and<br />
have it too.”<br />
After presenting this information,<br />
as well as a 50-page<br />
affidavit on the matter, this<br />
was enough to issue a search<br />
warrant.<br />
“And behold, the judge<br />
saw this and for the first time<br />
ever, language analysis and<br />
handwriting language and<br />
content analysis of someone’s<br />
writing was used to obtain<br />
a search warrant in the<br />
Federal Courts,” Fitzgerald<br />
commented.<br />
He said eventually it all<br />
linked back to a man named<br />
Ted Kaczynski. The Unabomber<br />
had been caught.<br />
The first Unabomber sketch<br />
which drove the criminal into<br />
hiding after release.
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Our Town<br />
The <strong>Renegade</strong> <strong>Rip</strong> www.therip.com<br />
Wednesday, <strong>Sept</strong>. 8, <strong>2021</strong><br />
The last Woolworth in America<br />
By Razan Makhlouf<br />
Reporter<br />
The rumors are true.<br />
The iconic Woolworth<br />
building is being sold with<br />
escrow.<br />
Sherod Waite and David<br />
Anderson, the CEO<br />
and co-owner of Bakersfield-based<br />
Moneywise<br />
Wealth Management,<br />
are in the process of<br />
purchasing the historic<br />
Woolworth’s building in<br />
downtown Bakersfield.<br />
According to the Kern<br />
County Historical Society,<br />
Woolworth stores have<br />
been in various Bakersfield<br />
locations since 1911. The<br />
most modernly equipped<br />
and air-conditioned Woolworth’s<br />
store on the Pacific<br />
Coast opened to the public<br />
on May 6,1950.<br />
By the end of the 20th<br />
century, Woolworth’s was<br />
struggling to compete<br />
with other retailers, and<br />
in 1997, it closed its last<br />
American store.<br />
Located in downtown<br />
Bakersfield, Woolworth<br />
served as an antique mall<br />
for decades known as Five<br />
and Dime Antique Mall.<br />
Inside one can find the<br />
iconic Woolworth luncheonette<br />
and soda fountain<br />
with all its original<br />
counters and equipment.<br />
The Five and Dime Antique<br />
Mall is expected to<br />
close down in November,<br />
with the classic diner remaining<br />
intact.<br />
What was once a popular<br />
chain of about 5,000 stores<br />
across the country in the<br />
80s and 90s, Woolworth<br />
locations have either completely<br />
been demolished,<br />
remodeled, or closed. The<br />
Bakersfield location is the<br />
last fully functional Woolworth<br />
store that has maintained<br />
its original design.<br />
Although the luncheonette<br />
at the Bakersfield Five<br />
& Dime is no longer officially<br />
owned by the company,<br />
it’s almost exactly as<br />
Woolworth’s left it.<br />
The new buyers of the<br />
Bakersfield-based Moneywise<br />
think of Woolworth<br />
as a community asset.<br />
Their intention is to preserve<br />
the historic nature<br />
of the building. They are<br />
keeping the luncheonette<br />
and leaving the outside<br />
pretty much as it is.<br />
While many vendors indicated<br />
they will move on<br />
to other antique stores in<br />
the area, the Moneywise<br />
guys are planning major<br />
renovations, and they<br />
expect to find an operator<br />
who will maintain the<br />
quality and flavor of the<br />
long-favored burger venue.<br />
According to the Californian,<br />
Bakersfield City<br />
Councilman Andrae<br />
Gonzales said, ““I’m very<br />
proud of a local, successful<br />
business making such a significant<br />
investment in the<br />
heart of our city. It really<br />
shows their love and care<br />
for our community”.<br />
The current owner, Mark<br />
Sheffield, is hopeful that<br />
the move by Moneywise<br />
from southwest Bakersfield<br />
to downtown will continue<br />
what many believe is a renaissance<br />
of sorts for the<br />
central business district.<br />
RAZAN MAKHLOUF/THE RIP<br />
Taking a peak inside the famous last Woolworth Luncheonette<br />
counter, located in downtown Bakersfield.<br />
RAZAN MAKHLOUF/THE RIP<br />
Entrance of the famous Woolworth Building. This<br />
downtown location is the last one in America.<br />
RAZAN MAKHLOUF/THE RIP<br />
Art on the side of the Five and Dime Antique Mall located<br />
in the Woolworth building in Bakersfield.
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Opinion<br />
The <strong>Renegade</strong> <strong>Rip</strong> www.therip.com<br />
Tuesday, Sep. 8, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Bakersfield’s new<br />
coffee shop<br />
HUGO MALDONADO GARCIA/THE RIP<br />
Bakersfield Roasting Company is located at 6501 Schirra Court<br />
in Southwest Bakersfield.<br />
By Hugo Maldonado<br />
Garcia<br />
Senior Digital Editor<br />
The Bakersfield<br />
Roasting Company is<br />
the hottest new coffee<br />
place in town! Located<br />
at 6501 Schirra<br />
Court in Southwest<br />
Bakersfield. It’s the<br />
perfect place to go for<br />
a quick coffee run.<br />
As someone who<br />
drinks about three<br />
cups of coffee a day<br />
just to stay awake, this<br />
new coffee shop had a<br />
great first impression.<br />
They have a variety<br />
of flavors and coffee<br />
options that can be a<br />
little overwhelming if<br />
you have not taken a<br />
look at their menu before.<br />
Bakersfield Roasting<br />
Co.’s menu consists<br />
of their house<br />
favorites like caramel<br />
lattes, espresso, and<br />
brewed coffee with<br />
the choice of iced or<br />
hot. Other delights<br />
include Italian soda,<br />
house mocha, and<br />
12oz or 1lb purchasable<br />
coffee bags to<br />
make at home. They<br />
also have coffee brewers,<br />
plus branded apparel<br />
like t-shirts and<br />
aprons.<br />
An interesting detail<br />
that caught my attention<br />
about this coffee<br />
shop is they have<br />
a huge coffee bean<br />
roasting machine<br />
right as you walk in by<br />
their main entrance.<br />
The Bakersfield<br />
Roasting Co. roast<br />
their coffee beans inhouse<br />
every Tuesday.<br />
Any day of the week<br />
is great to stop by and<br />
grab a cup of coffee<br />
and your choice from<br />
many of their baked<br />
goods.<br />
When it came down<br />
to taste their coffee I<br />
was impressed with<br />
my order, the flavor<br />
of their iced cold<br />
brew with a dash of<br />
almond milk was just<br />
what I needed before<br />
the busy day ahead.<br />
My iced coffee went<br />
great with the taste of<br />
their cinnamon roll<br />
that is served with a<br />
side of cream cheese<br />
frosting.<br />
You will not only<br />
love the quality, you<br />
will love the price. A<br />
16oz cold brew coffee<br />
with almond milk is<br />
priced at $3.25 which<br />
is almost equivalent<br />
to a grande vanilla<br />
sweet cream cold<br />
brew at Starbucks for<br />
$4.25. Think about it,<br />
you can put that extra<br />
dollar towards your<br />
next cup of coffee at<br />
Bakersfield Roasting<br />
Co.<br />
This new place is<br />
denfinitely in my top<br />
three coffee shops.<br />
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Workshop at 4:00 pm, in the Library, room<br />
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Workshop at 1:00 p.m. in the Library,<br />
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Workshop at 10:00 a.m. in the Library,<br />
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