Renegade Rip, Issue 5, Nov. 2, 2022

The Renegade Rip
Vol. 99 ∙ No. 5 Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022
Bakersfield College
Midterm elections:
CA prop voter guide
BC’s Rodeo Team
likes to compete
Review: Taylor Swift
keeps you awake
News, Page 2 Campus, Page 6 Opinion, Page 7
COURTESY OF DAVE SEY-
MOUR
Drone footage from BC’s
first Light up the night on
JASPREET MULTANI/ THE RIPP
JASPREET MULTANI/THE RIP
BC’s Rodeo Team club prepares
BC’s for Rodeo competitions Team Club prepares
for competition
BLAKE BURTON/ THE RIP
Via Arté continues its annual
tradition at the Market Place
JASON MENA/ THE RIPP
The Sayuris performing their song “Sun
and Moon” at Dagny’s open mic
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News
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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022
CA propositions explained
By Nicolas Watson
Reporter
It’s that time again. Everywhere you look, signs, posters,
door-to-door campaigners, TV ads, radio ads - it seems like
it starts earlier each election cycle. It can all be so confusing!
Here’s what you need to know about all those propositions
that ads won’t shut up about.
Proposition 1
Proposition 1 seeks to enshrine the right to an abortion in
the California State Constitution following the overturning
of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court. While the right
is already protected by state law, fears of legal intervention
by the courts or undermining by the State Legislature have
driven this proposition forward, to ensure that the right to an
abortion is absolutely enshrined in California’s constitution.
Proposition 26
Proposition 26 seeks to legalize in-person sports betting
within the four horse-track casinos across the state. The proposition
would also permit tribal casinos to offer new games,
such as roulette and a wide variety of dice games. While it
doesn’t directly tax tribes, due to the sovereignty, it requires
tribes to reimburse the state for the costs of enforcement of
regulation. The question is whether the measure will actually
generate revenue for the state, which could be redirected to
other departments and needs, such as education or healthcare,
bolstering the state’s income.
Proposition 27
One you’ve probably heard a decent amount about, proposition
27 seeks to allow tribes and online sports betting
companies to offer online sports betting to people outside of
tribal lands. This would include well-known companies, such
as Draft Kings and FanDuel. The concern is that these massive
corporations could drive smaller companies and tribal
operations out of business through their sheer size and resources,
potentially starving tribes of a potential source of
income. Of course, the state would also make a considerable
amount of money in fees from the legalization of online
sports betting, where the money has been pledged to fight
homelessness, as well as 15% to go to tribes that aren’t involved
directly in sports betting.
Proposition 28
Substantially less controversial than proposition 27, proposition
28 seeks to allocate more funds for arts and music
education across the state, sending 1% of the funds from
the prop. 98 minimum funding guarantee to arts and music
education programs. In real money terms, it’s an estimated
billion dollars across the entire state.
Proposition 29
Yet another dialysis clinic proposition. It seems there’s always
something to do with them on the ballot. Third time’s
the charm for the combined union groups seeking to increase
transparency in the newly booming industry. The proposition
would require all dialysis clinics to have at least one
physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on site or
available for immediate contact via telemedicine. It also requires
clinics to report patient infection data to the state, as
well as prohibits clinics from reducing or denying service to
anyone regardless of insurance status.
Proposition 30
Proposition 30 targets the ultra-rich of California, imposing
a 1.75% personal income tax increase on anyone with an
income above $2 million in order to generate revenue to fund
California’s switch to zero-emission electric vehicles and fight
against increasingly damaging and deadly wildfires. The tax
is expected to generate between $3.5 billion to $5 billion annually
if put into place.
Proposition 31
Proposition 31 seeks to uphold a previous ban on certain
flavored tobacco products. The list includes flavored cigarettes,
e-cigarettes, pods for vape pens, tank-based systems,
and chewing tobacco. The law was originally intended to
keep flavored tobacco products out of the hands of kids and
teens, who have seen rising usage rates across the state. The
law, however, was unable to go into effect due to tobacco
companies calling this referendum, putting the enforcement
of the law on hiatus until this referendum is decided.
ANTHONY VASQUEZ/THE RIP

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News
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Despite controversy, new
non-credit courses will go
By Anthony Vasquez
Editor-in-Chief
At the BC curriculum committee meeting Oct. 20, a new
non-credit certificate program was approved after weeks of
contentious discussion.
Two non-credit online courses, along with a certificate
were initially proposed at the Bakersfield College Curriculum
Committee meeting last month. On Oct. 6. Dr. Oliver
Rosales, a professor of history proposed the courses under
the program titled the “César E. Chávez Leadership Certificate
of Completion.” The proposed courses were then
brought to a halt when participants of the Curriculum Committee
questioned the course’s merits and the approval of
the courses was then removed from the committee’s agenda.
Rosales stated in his proposal to the committee that these
courses involve the study of Cesar E. Chavez and others who
were involved in the farm worker movement. An emphasis
was placed on this course through the fact that this course
aimed to represent various historical landmarks that are located
throughout the Bakersfield College service region.
The courses were found to hold interest by Kern Community
College District Chancellor Sonya Christian, as Rosales
includes in his program an outline report for the committee
that states, “Chancellor Christian has an interest in seeing
this program offered in Delano for our dual enrollment
students. The program is a unique opportunity to provide
an engaging learning opportunity for our dual enrollment
students in Delano, as well as the potential to grow in enrollment
and become a model for innovation in place-based
education.”
Although its proposal shows interest, the Renegade Institute
for Liberty at BC shared an online statement on its social
media platform that stated its perspective on the proposal,
“As California moves forward directing college districts to institute
a political litmus test, KCCD Chancellor Sonya Christian
is demanding new courses and a certificate program to
learn about the virtues of the local left wing UFW political
machine. Should BC spend tax dollars to provide UFW activist
training classes?”
The people have spoken
By Eduardo Martinez
Reporter
A packed Curriculum committee meeting at the Levan
Center on Oct. 20 resulted in the passage of the César E.
Chávez Leadership Certificate of Completion, which includes
two noncredit courses.
The room was filled with committee members, concerned
citizens and police officers. Because so many people wanted
to comment on the proposed courses, they were only allotted
one minute to speak. Public comments took nearly an hour
to complete.
The vast majority of speakers came out to support the
courses. A local history teacher said that these classes should
not be considered controversial as they would explore the
rich history of farming in Kern County. She believed the resistance
to teaching these courses is due to the potential negative
exposure of people in power. History professor at BC
Olivia Garcia, who helped co-author the following courses,
said to have in faith in that the courses will be taught in way
that is fair. Maria Romero, an educator over 25 years, said
she feels a sense of identity, community and pride in these
proposed courses. “There’s nothing partisan about that…
Culture should not be suffocated. I urge committee to approve
these courses.”
Rudy Salas and Dolores Huerta both sent speakers on
their behalf to voice their support for the courses.
One public speaker did not approve the courses. Local radio
talk show host Terry Maxwell said BC should be a place
of learning and he considers these courses indoctrination.
Maxwell hopes that the courses will give all positions of
César E. Chávez, especially his stance against immigration.
Most of the 20 speakers who provided public comments
supported the courses and certificate in history and culture.
The curriculum committee voted pass them through with a
few no votes and abstentions.
Now these courses will go to the KCCD for final approval.

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Sportss
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BC beats Ventura 31-21 in
homecoming victory Oct. 22
By Amanda Hernandez
Reporter
The BC Renegades beat Ventura
College 31-21 at the homecoming
game on Oct. 22.
The team strategized well and
worked together to keep the score in
their favor.
In the first half, Joe Campbell
laid down two touchdowns and
put points on the board early in the
game.
Although it started off well, Ventura
attempted to fight back. They
tried to intercept the ball against the
renegades twice within the first half.
However, the refs called them back
and this resulted in zero technical interceptions.
As halftime approached the Renegades
were up by a touchdown at
14-7 and still needed to put up a
fight to keep the win.
Interestingly, they came back even
stronger after half time.
As the third quarter began, Campbell
led his team once again by scoring
a touchdown from five yards out.
Ventura attempted to stay in the
game by intercepting the ball and
scoring a touchdown on the renegades
in the fourth quarter.
However, BC continued to add
numbers to the board.
In the fourth quarter, Tristin Skinner
contributed with a field goal and
his team also stepped up.
Jordan Norwood put down the
last touchdown and they ended the
fourth quarter 31-21 against Santa
Barbara and celebrated their win
amongst themselves.
Considering the fact that this was
Bakersfield College’s homecoming
game, many wondered whether the
team felt more pressure.
To gain insight into the player
perspective, Freshman and wide receiver,
Jamaal Thompson explained,
“Yeah, I feel like it had more hype to
it because we knew the stands would
be packed, but overall, it was just another
game that we had to win, our
motto is to be 1-0 every week. Also, I
don’t think it was more pressure because
we have had pressure on us all
season.”
AMANDA HERNANDEZ/THE RIP
Xavier Ramirez and Nicholas Harris
strategizing on how to keep the game in
their favor.
AMANDA HERNANDEZ/THE RIP
(Above): Craig Royal prepares to help defend
his team as the ball is put into play.
(Left): Malik Brown and Jayden Smith put
up a fight against Ventura Community College
during homecoming game Oct. 22

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Features
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Dagny’s hosts Open Mic Night
By Jason Mena
Reporter
Dagny’s delivers coffee and
soul to downtown patrons as
it hosts Open Mic Night for
musicians and poets alike to
express themselves in a communal
atmosphere.
For the last few years, Dagny’s
has provided an open
space for artists to share their
thoughts and experiences in
the company of other creators
and locals every first
Thursday of the month.
Now, in collaboration with
Wasteland Zine, a free community
magazine showcasing
Kern County artists, and
The Plan B Company, a production
company in charge
of putting on local concerts
in Bakersfield, Dagnys will
host the Open Mic Night every
Thursday at 6 p.m.
Dagnys is located in downtown
Bakersfield on the corner
of 20th and Eye Streets,
and encourages anyone to
come perform or enjoy a
show with freshly brewed
coffee.
The Event is held in a
smaller and cozy room separated
from the rest of the
cafe, housing many of the
shops art pieces, collections
of literature, and their very
own stage.
They had a collage of personalities
during the october
13th junction, with local favorites
such as the Sayuris,
a small band of three young
guys who have been making
the rounds through downtown
and have made quite a
name for themselves. They
played two of their songs
“Nothing Good Ends Well”
and “Sun and Moon” from
their album, “For Those of
Rejection” which is available
on Spotify and Apple Music.
Another musician who
went simply as Ben, narrated
his harrowing 2200 mile journey
from Georgia to Maine
on the Appalachian Trail
which took him 6 months to
complete. The journey was
a huge undertaking and inspired
him to write the music
he played for everyone that
day.
The night came to a close
and the musicians were
brushed out of the cafe, and
gathered under the waning
light of the street lamp to
discuss what they plan to perform
for next week’s event.
JASON MENA/THE RIP
Worst Things By Better
People perform “Ghost”
2022 Via Arté at
the Marketplace
By Blake Burton
Reporter
Via Arté, the annual street painting festival in which artist chalk their
creations, was held in The Marketplace on Oct 22 & 23.
The asphalt parking lot was filled with artwork, contributed by artists
from all over town.
Visitors from all over the state went to this event to see the work being
showcase.
All of the artists worked diligently, often crouching on the ground for
hours at a time, to make sure their pieces of art looked great.
The majority of them told the Rip that they love coming to this event
every year, and they were here for the music and vibes.
The reason they do this every year is to help fund the Bakersfield Art
Museum to continue to showcase Bakersfield’s artists and their work and
bring awareness to the community.
BLAKE BURTON/THE RIP
Colorful Picture of girl flying on records on
display at Via Arté

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Campus
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Spotlight: BC’s Rodeo Team
By Jaspreet Multani
Reporter
BC’s Rodeo Team Club is a current organization that participates
in the farm and ranch lifestyle. Established in 2021,
rodeo club is competing for the second year in the West Coast
Region of the International Rodeo Organization.
Bakersfield College can offer students more ways to participate
in the farm and ranch lifestyle that helped bring the
rodeo culture to life on campus. In 2021, BC’s Rodeo Team
Club students were honored as the organization of the year
at Bakersfield College.
The club practices on Wednesdays and Fridays at local
people’s houses as they don’t have their own practice space,
according to team member Cloey Griffiths.
The Rodeo Team club’s mission is to continue the rich
history of cowboy and rodeo culture in every small-town.
It is common to meet someone for the first time at a rodeo
or horse show one week and see them again with a mutual
friend the next. It is hardly a surprise anymore because “It’s
Bakersfield!”
With a growing number of students and members of BC,
Rodeo Team has competed at Feather River College in
Quincy, Lassen College in Susanville, Fresno State in Clovis,
West Hills College in Coalinga, Cuesta College, and Cal Poly
University in San Luis Obispo.
With such a strong background in Western Heritage, it
is only natural that Bakersfield College should provide students
with the opportunity to participate in a college rodeo
while continuing their college education in their hometown.
While allowing students who may not have the Western
background, the club provides the opportunity to learn more
about rodeo and the cowboy way of life.
Griffiths explained, “To be part of the team students should
own their horses and equipment. But to be a part of the club,
it’s completely free, and as a supporter you can travel along
the Rodeo tournaments. Rodeo provides transportation only
to members of the club and BC students.”
Jaiden Melton, Vice President of Rodeo Team club, started
riding and competing in Rodeo at 2 years of age. She
wanted to continue her experience in riding horses. Melton
and her mother decided to establish a Rodeo team club for
future tournaments. Bakersfield College hopes to grow its
Rodeo Club in the coming years and has already received
great feedback and support from the community.
JASPREET MULTANI/THE RIP
(Left) Rodeo team members Jaiden Melton and Cloey
Griffiths riding their horses across the fields of Delano
Calif.
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Opinion
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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022
“Midnights”
swiftly becomes
a hit
By Anthony Vasquez
Editor-in-chief
Taylor Swift rises back into
the world of music with her
brand new album “Midnights.”
The album represents
a collection of songs
she has created throughout
her sleepless nights, starting
with 13 brand new tracks
and a surprise “3 am Edition”
of the album on Friday,
October 21.
The album was produced
by Swift herself, and her
long-time collaborator Jack
Antonoff. The two of them
worked together on writing
most of the tracks within
the album, aside from a few
which were written by Swift
alone, or with the help of
Lana Del Rey.
Swift had swiftly announced
the “Midnights” album
earlier this year back on
Aug. 28 at the VMAs when
she presented her acceptance
speech for the Video of the
Year award for her 10-minute
short film “All Too Well:
The Short Film.”
Her new album stands out
to many people as the majority
of her fans were expecting
her to continue along
with her series of re-recordings
of her first six albums.
It has only been a year since
her release of “Red (Taylor’s
Version),” and she still is set
to release the remaining
re-recordings of her 4 past
albums eventually.
The album opens up with
the first track titled “Lavender
Haze,” and by the first
verse, listeners can already
find that Swift is jumping
back into the upbeat pop
music genre for the first time
after releasing a more alternative-driven
form of music.
The album has an overall
upbeat theme with songs
such as “Karma,” which
seems to be an anthem for
Swift’s appreciation of the
karma she’s had in life as she
compares it to her love for
cats, “Karma is a cat purring
on my lap ‘cause it loves me.”
“Midnights” also continues
along the tradition Swift
has held for her albums in
the past. Every fifth track of
her albums has included an
emotionally vulnerable song
and her song “You’re On
Your Own, Kid” is no exception
as the new fifth track
tells listeners about Swift’s
experiences on her fame and
the scrutiny she’s faced.
Overall the album has
been a smashing success for
many listeners. The album
could also be considered a
potential door for people
to explore her music if they
have not yet as it has so far
reached a higher success rate
than any of her albums before.
White Woman Nightmare-land
Our love for horror scares
us white, but sometimes it
neglects others that do not
have the same skin tone. The
relationship of horror and
women have existed for centuries;
however, oftentimes
the relationship had only
existed with that of white
women and neglected other
women of color.
In the past, horror has often
only focused on white
women and their fears of
surrounding dangers. Horror
films such as “Psycho,”
“Texas Chainsaw Massacre,”
“Halloween” and
“The Silence of the Lambs”
hones in on the fears of
white women. Specially
what they define as danger
to their society such as poor
disgruntled workers, fears towards
dangers in suburbia,
non-hetero and non-cis individuals.
Although, their fears
deserve to be acknowledged,
the intense focus on their issues
often neglect women of
color and other women who
lack privilege.
This is problematic as
most violence perpetrated
on women is often focused
on women of color in the
real world as in a Special
Report “Characteristics of
Suspected Human Trafficking
Incidents, 2008-2010”
by the U.S. Department of
Justice Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistic.
It states, “Confirmed
sex trafficking victims were
more likely to be white (26%)
or black (40%), compared
to labor trafficking victims,
who were more likely to be
Hispanic (63%) or Asian
(17%).”
The Horror Files
By Eduardo Jr. Martinez
Reporter
Eduardo, Jr. Martinez
The fears and experiences
of women of color deserve
to acknowledged and represented
on the big screen.
Another issue is the lack
of Black women villains in
horror as most villainesses
in horror are often solely
portrayed as white in flicks
such as “Carrie”, “Jennifer’s
Body” and “Pearl.” This is
important as the female villainess
serve as a point of
catharsis for audiences, especially
women, as their story
often centers on revenge plotlines
with women seeking
vengeance due the grievances
that society, and to a wider
extent men, has committed
against them. And none are
more fitting to this feeling
than women of color and
other minorities who are often
victims of misogyny, racism
and sexism.
Although, horror movies
such as “Us,” “Nope,”
“Barbarian,” and “Ma” are
confronting this trope of
white women in peril within
horror and as villainess there
is still a long way to go for
equal representation within
horror.

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Opinion
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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022
Meghan Trainor
widens artistic
horizons with
fourth album
“Takin’ it Back”
By Jocelynn Landon
Reporter
Singer songwriter Meghan
Trainer released her fourth studio
album “Takin’ it Back” on Oct. 21,
and let me just say that it will for
sure have you dancing to the music.
I’m “Takin It Back” to some history
of Meghan Trainor and the
inspiration of the album, which is
all about loving yourself. In an interview
with Rolling Stones earlier
this year, Trainor told the publication
that this album was going to
be all about her reflections on being
a mother, marriage and how
she navigated her confidence over
these past years.
It started off with a “Sensitive”
vibey song that has you listening to
every hook, and next it leads into
“Made You Look” that became a
TikTok dance trend.
In this album you get her traditional
doo-wop style, music that is
rhythm and blues, yet this time you
also get very raw and emotional
music.
For example, in “Don’t I Make
It Look Easy” Trainor opened up
about her relationship with social
media. Stating in the song “You
won’t ever see me cry…I got a filter
for every single lie.” In this song
she exposed how the media made
her feel and the things that she
does in order to cope.
Trainor “Shook” it up with the
songs in this album. From explicitly
talking about sex, to really captivating
how she felt, and may still
feel, at different parts in her life.
Over the 16 songs that were
placed in the album, they are all
so different and evoke a different
feeling from what we have heard in
previous albums of hers. I like that
she added back in her famous style
of music, while also adding in new
styles that are a lot softer.
One of the most shocking songs
to me was “Mama Wanna Mambo”
as she added a major twist in
the middle with the Hispanic style
music.
It isn’t a favorite of mine, but
I think it’s quite interesting and
unique. You can tell that she is exploring
her music style and adding
in other styles that aren’t traditional
when you think of her.
This album was “Bad For Me”
because it’s all I can listen to. Overall,
the style and the words meshed
really well together. Everything
flowed well together, and I never
knew what to expect.
Get ready to dance, and cry, this
album is filled with songs that will
bring a smile to your face and tears
in your eyes.
Renegade Events
Campus Events
Nov. 2: Early registration begins for spring
2023 semester.
Nov. 2: Cal Fresh outreach, main campus library,
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Nov 2: Rethink Your Drink workshop, Delano
Campus DST109 , 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 5: The Scars You Can’t See: Breaking
the Stigma, Bakersfield College Indoor Theatre,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Nov. 7: Jazz Ensemble, Big Band Favorites,
Edward Simonsen Indoor Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day Holiday (Campus
Closed)
Nov. 15: Distinguished Speaker Mark Rabbitt,
Renegade Ballroom, 3rd floor, Campus
Center, Panorama Campus, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Nov. 16: Open web registration for spring
2023 semester begins.
Nov. 17-19: “Celestials: The Chiness Question.”
a play directed by Professor Kimberly
Chin, Edward Simonsen Indoor Theatre
Nov. 24-24: Thanksgiving Holiday (Campus
Closed”
Nov. 29: BC Concert Band, Classical, Contemporary
and Holiday Favorites, Edward Simonsen
Indoor Theatre, 7 p.m.
Nov. 30: BC/CSUB Orchestra, Classic and
Contemporary String Music, Edward Simonsen
Indoor Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
This album was “Bad
For Me” because it’s all
I can listen to.