Renegade Rip, issue 3, March 2, 2022

BC Counselor talks about
coping with OCD
News Page #2
‘Uncharted” is a light, fun
find film review
Opinion Page #7
Vol. 98 ∙ No. 3 Wednesday, March 2, 2022 Bakersfield College
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Centerfielder Jacob Baker swings at a pitch during
Feb. 24 game vs. Golden West.
ANTHONY VASQUEZ/THE RIP
LEFT AND RIGHT: WITH “THE HOUSE OF BERNAR-
DA ALBA ,” BC THEATER RETURNS TO LIVE, IN-
DOOR PERFORMANCES
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Helping others with OCD
By Alyssia Flores
Reporter
Being diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder
(OCD) at the age of 22,
Bakersfield College Counselor
of Business Jonathan
Schultz did not receive popper
help until the age of 32.
Now Schultz is wanting to
help people overcome their
OCD by writing a book
called, “OBSESSED! A couple’s
story living with Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder
and their strategies on how
to deal with this condition.”
For those who don’t know
what Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder is, Schultz explains,
“OCD is an anxiety disorder
that causes certain thoughts,
images and feelings to get
‘stuck’ in your head. This
causes immense anxiety,
pain and fear.” Schultz talks
about how OCD affects people’s
mental health. “To get
rid of the anxiety people
perform rituals or ‘compulsions’
to make the feelings go
away. But compulsions only
give momentary relief and
the thought or feelings will
just come back harder” said
Schultz. If OCD is left untreated
or treated incorrectly
there are horrible outcomes.
These outcomes are “immense
fear, anxiety and panic,
losing jobs and suicide,”
says Schultz. Some common
forms of OCD that Schultz
explained were, “Relationship
OCD (fear you do not
love your partner), Scrupulosity
OCD (a fear you are
going against or have done
something against your religion
or spiritual belief), Sexual
orientation OCD (the fear
or thought you are “turning”
into the opposite of what
your gender identity is. So
some straight people think
they are turning gay or gay
people think they are turning
straight) this is different than
being non-binary or questioning
your orientation.”
Most often OCD is a misunderstood
mental health
condition and Schultz explains
why that is, “normally
people think that if you have
OCD you have to have everything
neat and in order,
or you just constantly wash
your hands. While those are
symptoms of OCD there are
so many more things people
deal with.”
One example that Schultz
explained is “some get
thoughts stuck in their head
that they are going crazy
or that they will be fired at
work.” Some advice that
Schultz would give to others
with OCD is, “you have
to go to someone who specializes
in OCD. Traditional
therapy will not work and if
the therapist is not specifically
trained in OCD they
can hurt you more than help
you.”
If Schultz could go back in
time to his younger self he
would say, “get the appropriate
help sooner…but, if I did
I may never have wrote this
book so I think it worked out
for the best to help the greater
good.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF JONA-
THAN SCHULTZ.

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By Raul Padilla
Features Editor
The Bakersfield College Student
Government Association invited guest
speaker Justin Hansford to their series
of Distinguished Speaker events on
Feb. 24. Hansford spoke of his experiences
regarding the first amendment,
free speech, hate speech, and protests.
Justin Hansford is a Howard University
School of Law Professor of Law
and Executive Director of the Thurgood
Marshall Civil Rights Center, a
leading scholar and activist in the areas
of critical race theory, human rights,
and law and social movements.
He began his movement when he had
participated as an observer in a protest
at a Wal-Mart in Ferguson, Missouri.
He had been arrested on that day as a
trespasser when the store had suddenly
closed and subsequently arrested by the
police.
“I asked “what did I do?” The officer
replied, “shut up’ and put me in the
squad car and pinching my wrist and
five legal observers in total. Four were
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white and one was Asian and me. I
was the only black one and I was the
only one that was arrested” Hansford
recalled.
It was from here that Hansford became
much more interested in the first
amendment, and how it corresponds to
protestors and race.
He explained the disparity in how
protestors are treated throughout the
country as a result of race has never
been so evident as how Black Lives
Matter protestors had been treated as
opposed to the people who had entered
the capitol building on Jan. 6.
“This event has demonstrated that
to the contrary extreme speech experienced
is already here” he explained.
Hate crime convictions were also
brought up by Hansford, stating that
only around a fourth of hate crimes are
prosecuted by courts and judges, meanwhile
the actual number of hate crimes
has been found to be much higher than
reported.
He explained that when these hate
crimes are performed, it allows for discussion
to take place and potentially
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Justin Hansford talks race and speech
solve the issues, however another issue
then arrives in which some states do not
allow the discussion of the topic. Education
is mentioned as one of the primary
ways to combat these issues and
suppressing the people’s education on
critical race theory only serves to harm
free speech.
“If I was to end my talk today with
a call to action, I call on you to continue
to defend your right to teach the
truth and continue to defend your right
to demonstrate in support of justice.”
Hansford said, finishing his presentation.
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Justin Hansford discussing race to BC
Discussing anthems and modalities
Aubrianna Martinez
Senior Digital Editor
University of Southern California
professor of gender studies, political
science, as well as gender and sexuality
studies Dr. Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro
led the virtual presentation “Anthems
and Modalities” which focused on the
connections between African American
music and African American political
theory was held on Feb. 23.
Hancock Alfaro engaged with the
webinar’s attendees through reference
and deep examination of both contemporary
and older African American
musicians’ use of purposeful repetition
of positive statements that she defines
as anthems. Referencing the use of
Kendric Lamar’s song “All Right” as
having been adopted as an anthem by
members of Black Lives Matter in protesting
police violence, Hancock Alfaro
explained “you can see that the anthem
has this very deep meaning for folks
who are committed to this particular
political agenda.”
She added shortly after on the subject,
“anthems can certainly be adopted
but then they also end up taking on different
meanings in different moments.”
Later still she expounded upon this
point, “music can become an anthem,
but anthem status is contingent upon
socio-political movement that make
them so” Hancock Alfaro said.
Hancock Alfaro likened the use of an
anthem to “a crack within the concrete
walls of racism” that African Americans
use to escape the trapping debris.
She detailed that the Black Atlantic is
another way to explore and experiment
with wide-ranging concepts such as
equality compared to injustice.
Hancock Alfaro also spoke on the
subject of presumed self-censorship in
the case of Lamar’s performance at the
Superbowl this year due to the political
atmosphere, compared to the restricted
censorship of artist Nina Simone wherin
the second word in her song title
“Mississippi Goddamn” was reduced to
asterisks because of the time in which it
was produced.
In regards to the shift in messaging
in Lamar’s performance at the Superbowl,
Hancock Alfaro pondered if he
chose to omit the ‘problematic’ lines in
his song or if he was pressured by the
NFL to do so, and was asked by an attendee
to speak more on the subject of
minority artists choosing to censor their
work in order to sanitize their art for a
wider audience.
“We don’t think about enough […]
the degree of which people are carrying
not just the hopes and dreams of
extended family and extended community
of an entire set of folks, but also
carrying, economically speaking. To
those folks, to have something go away
is very much a real threat to their being
able to continue,” she stated.

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Gades lose
heartbreaker to
Golden West
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BC pitcher Jarrett Brannen throws a pitch during Feb. 24 loss
Justin White
Sports Editor
The Renegades lost their Thursday night Feb. 24 game against Golden
West.
Golden West got off to a hot start, scoring a run in each of the 2nd
and 3rd innings. BC was able to collect one hit during the early innings,
but remained silent for much of the game.
Tensions ramped up in the bottom of the 8th inning when shortstop
Gillermo Monje singled to Golden West’s shortstop, scoring pinch hitter
Grant Holleman. On the same play, Monje was able to advance to
second on a throwing error, which also allowed infielder Joseph Alatorre
to score. Monje then tried to advance to third, but was thrown out
to end the 8th inning, the score tied 2-2 heading into the 9th.
Pitcher Brady Fox was brought into the game to keep the score the
way it was to allow his team a chance to walk it off in the 9th. After
forcing a pop out, Fox allowed a single to center field, and with one out
the Golden West designated hitter blasted a home run to left-center to
take a 4-2 lead. Fox would allow another hit before forcing a fly out and
then striking out the next batter to head into the bottom of the 9th.
After a fly out and a strikeout, BC once again made things interesting
when pinch hitter Jordan Lopez was able to reach base on a throwing
error, and advanced to second before Golden West could collect
themselves. Second baseman Andrew Townson then also managed to
reach base on a throwing error, and Lopez was able to advance to
third. With runners on the corners, Holleman walked to load the bases
with 2 outs, giving BC hope for a walkoff victory. However, Alatorre
then went down on three strikes, ending the game in heartbreaking
fashion for BC.
The loss, given to Fox, drops Bakersfield College to 4-9 on the season.
Tomorrow on Feb. 25, the Renegades will have a chance at revenge as
they will take on Golden West once more at 4pm.
Super Bowl LVI in L.A.
On Feb. 13,
the Los Angeles Rams
hosted the Cincinnati
Bengals with the Lombardi
Trophy on the
line. This game would
be the finale of an incredible
2021-22 NFL,
which saw everything
from players running
off the field mid game,
new superstars being
recognized, and the
ending to the career of
the greatest athlete to
ever play football. The
Cincinnati Bengals lead
by Joe Burrow were one
win away from hoisting
the Lombardi Trophy.
All that stood in Cincy’s
way were the Los Angeles
Rams. The Rams
were the powerhouse of
the west and the powerhouse
of the NFC
whose goal all year
was to bring another
championship to Los
Angeles. Both teams
started with 3 and out
drives, but it was not
much longer before the
Rams would score a
touchdown when Matthew
Stafford would
hit Odell Beckham Jr.
with a pass that would
open the game up giving
them a 7-0 lead.
The Bengals would respond
with a field goal,
ending the first quarter
at 7-3. Then in the second
quarter both teams
scored a touchdown,
but the Rams would
botch a PAT only gietting
the six. Going into
the half the score was
13-10 with the Rams
still leading. Then in
National Sports
by Jacub Bill
Reporter
the third quarter as the
L.A. sun was setting is
when the game started
to head south for
the Rams as Matthew
Stafford threw an interception
early on in their
drive, Los Angeles gave
up 10 points, and were
Jacub Bill
only able to score three.
Going into the fourth,
the Bengals had the
lead 20-16. The fourth
quarter is where the
Rams defense proved
why they were one of
the best defenses in the
league. L.A. did not
give up a single point,
and neither did the
Bengals until late in the
game Matthew Stafford
saw receiver Cooper
Kupp on the right side
of the endzone and
connected with him
for a clutch touchdown
placing the Rams on
top 23-20 with 1:25 left
on the clock. With the
Bengals last possession,
on a 4th and 1 play with
45 seconds remaining,
the Rams defensive
line would hold strong,
and under the pressure
from Donald, Burrow
would throw an incompletion
giving the Rams
the football with 39
seconds left. Matthew
Stafford took a knee on
the final play, and the
Rams were crowned
world champions. This
win gave the city of
L.A. their third title in 2
years, placing Stafford
on hallowed grounds
with other Rams greats.

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BC mental health screenings
By Collin Acevedo
News Editor
Bakersfield College hosted a mental health screening day
on Feb. 16 led by the Office of Student Life and the Student
Health and Wellness Center, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m on Zoom.
A beneficial promotion for all Bakersfield College students
to be screened privately by Students of Concern (SOC) interns
for depression and anxiety. To help promote a healthy
BC, it is free of charge for all of those who are currently enrolled
and stand to help connect those who need assistance
to the help they require.
Speaking with Vanessa Nunez, who helped run the program
and explained a bit more about it she stated, “We are
Students of Concern (SOC) MSW student success interns,
and our role at BC is to connect students with wraparound
services both on campus and in the community.”
“After screening students, we will discuss BC resources such
as SHWC services which are available to enrolled BC students.
All students who partake in the event will receive crucial
information and services to assist them in their journey
at BC,” Nunez said.
With this being the third year of the program running, it
continues to benefit Bakersfield College students in years to
come.
Nunez also stated “to normalize mental health and address
health equity for the student body. Everyone needs help or
someone to work through situations. It’s important to understand
that asking or receiving help is needed, and we are here
to help.”
Remembering that no one is alone in mental health situations
is an important thing to realize. The Student Health
and Wellness Center services are open for all Bakersfield
College students, with online and in-person counseling being
available Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. You can
also schedule an appointment by calling (661)395-4336 or
emailing us at BCStudentHealth@bakersfieldcolleg.edu.
Nunez lastly stated “while this event is only once a year,
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“Uncharted” is
a light, fun find
By: Nathaniel Simpson
Tom Holland is
perhaps one of the
most famous actors
in the world right
now, so it didn’t
come as much of
a surprise that he
was cast as Nathan
Drake in the
film adaption of
the popular video
games series, “Uncharted”.
The series,
which follows
Drake around the
world as he searches
for hidden and lost
treasure, has been
played by millions
of people around
the world, prompting
Sony to pursue
a cinematic path for
this character. They
were also lucky
enough to cast acting
heavyweights
like Mark Wahlberg
and Antonio
Banderas alongside
Holland in this fun,
mindless action-adventure
film.
Drake has been
on the search for
Ferdinand Magellan’s
hidden treasure
all his life. After
learning the trade
of treasure hunting
from his brother
(who runs away after
getting caught
trying to steal the
map to Magellan’s
treasure) at a young
age, he starts to
hone his craft and
journeys after big-
Reporter
ger and bigger treasures.
When he is
approached by Victor
“Sully” Sullivan
(Wahlberg), who
claims he knows
his brother and is
on the hunt for the
treasure, Drake
jumps at the chance
of finding both his
brother and the coveted
treasure.
However,
when the duo is
being chased by
Santiago Moncada
(Banderas) and
Braddock (Tati Gabrielle),
who also
want the treasure,
the two unlikely
heroes must force
themselves to trust
one another and try
to find the treasure
as a pair. Things
are further complicated
by the beautiful
Chloe Frazer
(Sophia Ali), which
Drake falls head
over heels for.
This film is,
without a doubt,
extremely fun and
exciting. Our characters
are thrust
into crazy situations
where they have to
fight to survive. One
of the biggest action
sequences in the
film comes towards
the middle, and it
is beautifully shot,
and Holland is able
to bring in his fun
sense of humor into
action sequences
like this.
Speaking of
humor, this film is
full of it. The characters
crack jokes
whenever they get
the chance, which
gives a real adventure
vibe to it. It
calls back on the
jokes that are made
in films such as “Indiana
Jones”, which
makes our characters
so much more
fun and lovable.
Although the
biggest peeve in this
movie is the lack of
characterization,
especially for the
villains of this film.
There is a major
plot twist towards
the middle of the
film, which practically
shifts focus
from one villain to
another. However,
they never really
gave this character
much of a backstory
or a real purpose
for why they are
there.
Overall, this
movie is definitely a
film to just sit back,
relax, and enjoy
watching. It doesn’t
make you think too
hard, and you can
just turn your brain
off while the movie
plays on the screen.
Adaptations
Aubriana Martinez
Senior Digital Editor
When Netflix announced
a new adaptation
of Lemony Snicket’s
book series, “A Series of
Unfortunate Events” fans
of the original series were
reasonably wary. This was
due to it being the second
time the series has been
adapted to screen, the first
being in 2004 with the
film adaptation, “Lemony
Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate
Events.”
The 2004 movie is infamous
among book fans for
being close but so far from
the series. While the film
hit the nail on the head
in its—rare—depiction
of the distinct stylism that
Snicket filled the pages
with, it ultimately missed
the important themes that
left lasting impressions.
The Netflix series included
the author in a
much more hands-on
capacity that led to these
issues being assuaged and
for the story to develop
past the original version,
as the author helped build
new connections within
the story and elevate subtext
to the text.
A significant critique in
comparing adaptations is
that the film was greatly
limited by its nature as it
sought to encapsulate the
events of fourteen books.
The film holds a runtime
of 1 hour and 48 minutes,
which certainly is enough
time to tell a story, but
not this one. The Netflix
adaptation holds the advantage
of being a wellpaced
show: it was able to
efficiently and accurately
execute the intricate story
over the course of three
seasons.
Aubriana Martinez
The film’s tone should
be addressed, as it is severely
confused. The
books are known for being
incredibly and even
outlandishly tragic, and
while the film attempts to
portray this, it ultimately
shies away from committing
to this choice in favor
of asking the audience to
laugh with a silly villain.
Despite the antagonist’s
incompetence, he is truly
meant to be an obstacle
for the characters.
The show accurately reflects
this, as the majority
of laughs are derived from
the ridiculousness of situations
and commentary
made by the interrupting
narrator played by Patrick
Warburton instead of Jim
Carrey uncomprehendingly
pretending to be a
dinosaur.
Ultimately, the film
promises in its first few
minutes to tell a story
that it ultimately fails to
faithfully finish, while the
show occasionally strays
from the well-turned pages
of the books in order to
flesh out the original tale
to surprise and devastate
fans one more time.

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Indoor theatre returns
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Bakersfield College indoor theatre returns with “The House of
Bernarda Alba” which ran from Feb. 24-27.
By Anthony Vasquez
Reporter
The curtains rose up from the
stage last Thursday night, Feb. 24
and Bakersfield College’s theater
program had its very first opening
night of their production of the
well-known play, “The House of
Bernarda Alba,” by Federico Garcia
Lorca.
Held at the Edward Simonson
Indoor Theater, and directed by
Cody Ganger, the excited audience
was welcomed inside at 7 p.m. The
play began at about 7:30 p.m. and
the audience was immediately captivated
by the stage.
The characters, Bernarda Alba
(Rachel Daguman), and her five
daughters Angustias (Madison
Shuck), Magdalena (Karina Ronquillo),
Amelia (Trinity Coston),
Martirio (Alana Edwards), and
Adela (Alexis Long), allured the
audience at the beginning of the
play with entrancing mournful
looks. The design of the scenery
and lighting, which is done by Kevin
Ganger, made a huge impact
towards the start of the play as it
complemented the scene in its entirety.
The play focuses on the family in
the house of Bernarda Alba, and
the events within their period of
mourning. The characters fall into
a dramatic and intensive storyline
that had the audience sit on the
edge of their seats, just waiting for
what happened next.
The characters were all played
very well, as it could be seen that
each and every cast member fully
committed to playing their respective
roles. Some significant roles
like Daguman’s role of Bernarda
Alba were played amazingly, as
they perfectly captivated the angry,
yet powerful emotions of the character.
The roles of the daughters
were all played uniquely differently,
but their roles were dramatic and
full of real emotions that made the
audience connect and understand
them on a deeper level. The supportive
roles of the maids, played
by Suzana Louden and Margarita
Diaz Alcala, allowed the audience
to understand the other characters.
The Production Crew’s work also
played a huge part in the play, every
detail that was involved created
an overall amazing performance
and a special and unique experience
for the audience.
Along with opening night, the
play was continued throughout the
rest of the week. It was the first of
the semester, and the next play that
is set to be in production soon is
“The Wolves,” which will run from
April 27-30, 2022.
Renegade Events
Campus Events
March 1-18: BCSGA Elections filing period
March 8: Women’s History Month Mural
at the Campus Center from 10:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m.
March 10: Closing Reception for the
Panaroma Invitational (Kern County High
School Art Exhibit.)
March 11: Groundbreaking at the Delano
Campus from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
March 14: BC Blood drive from 9:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.
March 24: DSS Speaker: Erika Sanchez
via Zoom from 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
March 24: Opening Reception for the BC
Art Student Show (Runs through May 5)
March 27: Bakersfield Youth Symphony
Orchestra at the Edward Simonsen Outdoor
theatre at 4 p.m.
April 7: KMCEA Jazz Day at the Edwards
Simonsen Performing Arts Center from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m.
April 22: Spring Choral Concert at the
Edwards Simonsen Indor Theatre at 7:30
pm.
April 25: Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert
at the Edward Simonsen Indoor Theatre at
7:30 p.m.
April 28: Concert Band Spring Concert
at the Edward Simonsen Indoor Theatre at
6:30 p.m.
April 28- May 1: Spring Play #2 (The
Wolves).
May 4: Performing Arts Combined Concert
at Edward Simonsen Outdoor Theatre
at 7:00 p.m.
May 11: BC/CSUB Orchestra Concert at
CSUB Dore Thatre at 7:30 p.m.