Renegade Rip, Issue 5, Nov. 2, 2022

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Page 6 Campus The Renegade Rip www.therip.com Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 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. First place nationally for two year college Websites at the Associated Collegiate Press 2020 midwinter conference. Fifth place newspapers. First place for newspaper in 2011, third place in 2013, 2014, 2015 for CNPA General Excellence Fourth place nationally in 2019 for website publication by Associated Collegiate Press The Renegade Rip is produced by Bakersfield College journalism classes and is circulated on Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters. The newspaper is published under the auspices of the Kern Community College District Board of Trustees, but sole responsibility for its content rests with student editors. The Rip is a member of the California Newspaper Publishers Association, Associated Collegiate Press, and California Colleges Media Association. The Renegade Rip EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief..............Anthony Vasquez Jaspreet Multani........................Designer Adviser.........................................Erin Auerbach STAFF Reporters/photographers: Blake Burton Amanda Hernandez Jocelynn Landon Eduardo “E.J.” Martinez Jason Mena Jaspreet Multani Nicolas Watson Write The Rip Letters should not exceed 300 words, must be accompanied by a signature and the letter writer’s identity must be verified. The Rip reserves the right to edit letters, however, writers will be given the opportunity to revise lengthy or unacceptable submissions. If an organization submits a letter as a group, it must be signed by only one person, either the leader of the organization or the letter writer. Anonymous letters will not be published. How to reach us -Address: Bakersfield College, 1801 Panorama Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93305 -Phone: (661) 395-4324 -Email: ripmail@bakersfieldcollege.edu -Website: therip.com
Page 7 Opinion The Renegade Rip www.therip.com 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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