Renegade Rip, issue 4, March 20, 2024

The Renegade Rip
Vol. 101∙ No. 4 Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Bakersfield College
BC Election Season
News, Page 2
DSPS Coffee &
Convo
Campus, Page 6
Opinion, Page 7
Ariana Grande
album “Noises review Off” full of
fabulous chaos
Opinion, Page 7
JONATHAN WHEELOCK/THE RIP
Pi Day was held on March 14 in the GS courtyard.
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A line gathers for free pizza and pie that stretches
through the courtyard.
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Pi Day was held on March 14 in the GS courtyard.
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News
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
BCSGA Election
Sessions
Journalism Day
held at BC
By Mario Saldana
Reporter
Election time is just around the corner for open BCSGA positions
at Bakersfield College, such as Director of Student Organization,
Fund Manager, and other vacant senator-at-large
positions. Candidate information sessions are being held until
Mar. 14. They are providing any ideas for any students
looking to run, like where to start and how to grow a healthy
campaign on campus.
Students, such as Hugo Garcia, were one of many students
who have been visiting the sessions to get information on how
to become a candidate.
When asked if he had any experience in student organizations
or if he’d been in any student governments during his
time at school, Garcia stated, “No I haven’t, to be honest I
never had any experience. But I’m looking to run now because
I’m looking to get more involved, and I want to be part
of the school’s events and community. Of course, it’s something
new but it seems interesting, and I’m excited to start my
campaign, I just hope people vote for me.” Hugo responds.
Lily Linares and Julianna Mullen were two of the BCSGA
members who hosted the session. They answered questions
for anyone that needed advice on how to run a clean and
healthy campaign, without resulting in disqualification.
Some of the topics covered were about how to become a
qualifying candidate, the rules you must follow (including the
dos and don’ts when running for elections), being approved
to start campaigning, how donations work, and the important
dates through the election cycle.
Though sessions are starting to wind down, Linares and
Mullen feel like this is an event one must attend, not only to
start your campaigning career, but because it’s also mandatory
for anyone trying to run. This is because not attending one
of the sessions will automatically disqualify you.
Linares is impressed by the student turnout, as she said,
“We have been getting a lot of students coming into the info
sessions, and they’re coming into the physical session more
than the zoom ones, which is always a positive thing to see!”
MARIO SALDANA / THE RIP
BCSGA members Lily
Linares and Julianna
Mullen hosted an session
for BC students
looking to campaign
for vacant election
spots
By Joscelyn Martinez
Reporter
On Mar. 8, aspiring journalists
from different high
schools in Bakersfield came
to BC’s Journalism Day to
learn more about what the
profession has to offer.
Speakers from different
branches of journalism contributed
to the event by sharing
advice and ideas. Staff
also provided baked goods
and water for students.
However, before the
event began, maintenance
and operations attempted
to close off the front of the
building, making it inaccessible
for disabled students.
Justice was swift to action
when Professor Erin Auerbach
was able to push the
construction date to a later
time, allowing the event to
continue.
“A lot of what people
want to know is behind the
scenes,” said multimedia
journalist for 23 ABC News
Ava Kershner. “They see
the 2-minute shot but not
the work that goes into it.”
Kershner along with co
reporter Dominique Lavigne
and former broadcast
reporter, Brian Atawater
held a seminar on broadcast
journalism. They both
discussed their journey to
become reporters along
with the skills they’ve gained
overtime.
Lavigne and Kershner
detailed their journey to becoming
multimedia journalist
by painting a thoughtful
and optimistic storyline for
future journalists.
Atawater concluded the
seminar by showing comparison
between past and
modern journalism.
Students were also given
the opinion to explore public
relations (PR) Jorge Barientas,
director of marketing
and PR at film Chain Cohn
and Clark.
Then Barientas expressed
how useful journalism can
be for other jobs.
“You gain the ability to
communicate better and
build positive relationships
with different groups as people,”
said Barientas.
Press Photographer, Mark
Nessia, held a seminar for
those interested in photography.
He discussed how
variety is important when
taking photos, and how capturing
emotion can add to
the readers or viewers experience.
Concluding the event students
were given awards
for excellent writing and
broadcasts and were sent
home with ambition and he
around and skills.
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THE RIP
Condor’s photographer
Mark Nessia
explaining how anyone
can be a photographer.

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Pi (3.141592653589), not pie
By Jonathan Wheelock
Reporter
Pi Day was on Mar. 14 with an event
held in the GS courtyard. Nearly a hundred
different people passed through to
check out all the different activities that
the event had in store.
“We’ve just come to have some fun
and learn a little about math,” said
Claire Lahorgue, the event organizer,
“This is my favorite day of the year.”
The event had games and activities,
a raffle, pizza, and, of course, pie. All
students would have to do to get a slice
of pizza or pie was to sign in on a signin
sheet.
Lahorgue explained the event was
able to get this food due to their Title
III grant, which funded the pizza, and
the BC Culinary Department, which
made all the pies.
Students were able to obtain raffle
tickets by participating in different activities
that were set up. There was a
table where you could make your very
own Pi-themed necklace, another that
challenged your trivia skills, and one in
which you would be able to test a hypothesis.
“If you were able to throw arrows at
a board [with a circle on it] the amount
inside the circle and outside the circle
will come closer to Pi with the equation
4 x a/(a+b)” said Arianna Perez, a newly
joined member of the of the Math
Club, as she explained her activity.
About halfway through the event, the
Pi Recitation contest started. For every
three digits of Pi that were correctly
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Arianna Perez, a new member of the
Math Club, explaining her activity to
a group of BC students.
stated, the contestant would get a raffle
ticket.
The competition escalated quite
quickly as, by round six, Stella Black recited
110 digits of Pi. Soon after Black,
Santiago Martinez would say 103 digits
before he made a mistake. After a few
more rounds, a new record was set by
Greg Jimenez with 118. However, this
record didn’t stand for long as Joseph
Lara went next, reciting 155 digits of
Pi. As one of the final contestants got
up on stage, Johan Degante recited 159
digits, which made him the new record
holder.
Towards the end of the event, the raffle
was drawn and four students were
chosen to throw pies made of shaving
cream at their professors.
Other contestants of the Pi Recitation
include Alexander Wilson, Jack
Evans (35 digits), Ananda Pidatala (60
digits), Dembo Baldeh (66 digits), Juan
Torrez (21 digits), Osiel Bahena (11
digits), Luis Morales (18 digits), Francisco
Gomez (33 digits) and Monserrat
Mencilla (21 digits).
Latinas in leadership speak
By Angela Medina
Reporter
A panel on Latinas in Business and
Leadership was hosted via Zoom on
March 7th by Bakersfield College’s
Women’s History and More Committee
(WHAM) and Kern County Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce (KCHCC). In
honor of celebrating Women’s History
Month, BC’s WHAM committee has
curated a series of events celebrating
women throughout history.
This was the first event to shed light
on women’s accomplishments. It included
guest speakers, Nicole Alvarez,
BC’s Program Director of Student
Life. Sonia Arreguin, Clinical Director
of SJET Clinical Services. Dr.
Olga Meave, Chief Executive Officer
of Clinica Sierra Vista. Beatriz Trejo,
Lawyer and Certified Legal Specialist
at Chain|Cohn|Clark and Gabriella
Mello, VP. Community Development
Officer at Citizens Business Bank. The
panel was hosted and created by faculty
coordinator, Olivia Garcia, Professor of
History and Chairwomen of the KCH-
CC. It was also hosted by President/
CEO of KCHCC, Jay Tamsi.
Professor Garcia asked the panelists a
series of questions followed by a Q & A
from the viewers.
When asked what challenges one
faces as a Latina in any profession, Gabriella
Mello stated, “In the corporate
world, its male dominated and it can be
intimidating, but regardless of where
you come from, be proud and have
confidence.” Sonia Arreguin added,
“Failure can never be an option.”
Beatriz Trejo encouraged viewers and
stated, “I was such a minority attending
school in Ohio, but I took that as
an opportunity to learn. You can only
miss the shots you don’t take.” Dr. Olga
Meave also stated, “You have to love
whatever you do and enjoy your work.”
The panels’ Q & A was flooded with
numerous questions from viewers. Nicole
Alvarez encouraged students to
take care of their mental health and
never be afraid to take advantage of
the resources provided by BC’s Student
Health and Wellness Center.
As BC celebrates women breaking
barriers all month long, be sure to view
WHAM’s library book display at BC’s
Grace Van Dyke Library all month
long and attend their next event at the
Levan Center on March 12th as they
celebrate Voices of Female Scholars at
Bakersfield College

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BC Track & Field
By Natalie Macias
Reporter
Bakersfield College hosted
its second home meet, as the
BC relays were held on Mar.
15 & 16. Several schools
participated in the Bakersfield
College meet.
The first day consisted
of the heptathlon, which is
made up of seven events.
The seven events include
the 100-meter hurdles, high
jump, shot put, 200 m, long
jump, javelin, 800 meters.
The first four events were
held on day one.
Track & field also consists
of jumping events, as
athletes participated in the
high jump, long jump & triple
jump. There were also
throwing events, such as
the shot put and the javelin
throw.
On the track, there were
two types of running events,
sprints & distance. Different
heats for both male &
female categories were held
depending on their time for
events.
Because of the big number
of events, both track
and field events go on at the
same time with individuals
competing in various heats.
On day two, the track
events continue, starting
with the rest of
the heptathlon,
followed by the
steeplechase.
The first track
event that concluded
was the
4 x 400 meter
relay. Overall,
BC was doing
well in each of
its events.
Three athletes
competed
in pole vault,
including BC’s
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Melany Franco. In the
men’s side, BC was represented
by Jack Evans and
Miles Schmidt. Each athlete
had three attempts at each
height jumped before moving
up inches.
Back to the track, where
the first men’s 1500 meter
heat has five BC runners, including
three BC athletes in
the top five. Abraham Castro
came in second, Atzin
Anguiano was fourth, and
Ishmael Nungaray came in
fifth in what was a very tight
race.
BC freshman Jacob Perez
talked about his goals for
the season, including a “sub
9:25 on steeplechase & 4:08
for the 1500.” Additionally,
Perez said, “improving time
for the season and pacing”
was crucial for season goals.
Afterwards, BC’s Gabrielle
Espinosa spoke on how
the training is “mentally
and physically challenging,
because not just focusing
on one event but all the
heptathlon is just mentality.
Asking her about what
she does to help herself focus
before a meet, Espinosa
said that “giving words of
affirmation & motivating
myself ” are huge towards
making her feel better and
confident.
NATALIE MACIAS/THE RIP
Mar.16 BC Track & Field Jack
Evans Bc Men’s pole vault
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
NCAA Tournament
Sports Buzz
The 2024 NCAA men’s
basketball tournament
bracket was unveiled on
Mar. 17, as fans gathered
on ‘Selection Sunday’ to
see where their team was
heading. After two weeks
of conference tournaments
that served as an appetizer
for the upcoming weeks, we
are down to 68 teams left
competing for the national
championship.
In the East regional, defending
champion Connecticut
earned the #1
overall seed. Yet, the metrics
and stats show they may
have the hardest path to the
title out of the four #1 seeds.
That is because the next
three highest seeds (Iowa
State, Auburn and Illinois)
won their conference tournaments
in the past week.
Moving to the South regional,
where Houston got
the second #1 seed despite
losing to Iowa State by 28 in
the Big 12 tournament on
Mar. 16. Despite that, the
selection committee could
not ignore their overall body
of work, which includes a
30-4 record to go along with
a top three defense in the
country. Their biggest challengers
to the Final Four will
be #3 Kentucky and #4
Duke, although potential
upset teams in #11 North
Carolina State and #12
James Madison loom large.
The Midwest regional
is headlined by #1 Purdue.
Last year, they lost to
Fairleigh Dickinson, becoming
the second ever #1
seed to lose to #16 in the
process. This is the region
where many upsets will be
By Gesus Garcia
Sports Editor
Gesus Garcia
picked, as #12 McNeese
State and #13 Samford
are two mid-major teams
with great offenses that
can score on anyone. On
the flip side, two favorites
include Creighton and #2
Tennessee, who is led by
player of the year candidate
Dalton Knecht.
On paper, the West regional
may be the weakest,
which could lead to chaos.
North Carolina is the #1
seed here, but their defense
may stop them from going
far. #2 Arizona was on the
wrong end of an upset last
year, when they lost to #15
Princeton. #3 Baylor is an
underrated pick, as this
squad is great defensively,
and their offense doesn’t
rely on one player to carry
them, allowing anyone to
go off on any given night.
Who will cut down the
nets in Phoenix come Apr.
8? The next three weeks
promise to deliver thrills
and heartbreaks; now it’s
time to sit back and see
who gets their ‘One Shining
Moment.’

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Facing the music
By Kaley Soren
Reporter
“Deep Cuts and Conversations” —
that is the name of an event held at the
Norman Levan Center three times a semester.
But what does it entail? It may
not be what you expect.
“Deep Cuts and Conversations” provides
an environment for people to listen
to and talk about different pieces of
music.
Reggie Williams, director of the Levan
Center and a philosophy professor,
was joined by Kyle Burnham and Timothy
Heasley of the school’s music department
for this gathering.
“I’m just trying to help students and
community members, for that matter,
love music the way we do,” said
Williams. “And also to help them understand
music, not just in terms of
background noise, if you will, but also
to dabble a little bit and appreciate a
little bit of the cultural significance of
music.”
Williams said each “Deep Cuts and
Conversations” session involves listening
to music, and talking in depth about
the piece afterwards.
“In my opinion, these sessions are at
their best when we talk at least as much
as we listen,” said Williams. “There’s
so much I can say about these artforms
about their cultural significance.”
According to Williams, the topic of
each “Deep Cuts and Conversations”
session can vary between guilty pleasures,
protest songs, controversial songs
and fusion songs that encompass different
cultures.
“It’s ultimately an attempt to try to
help students realize the significance of
music, and so the more we can get them
into it, the happier I am,” said Williams.
“Deep Cuts and Conversations” isn’t
just open to students either. Like all Levan
Center events, the session is open to
the public.
“It’s open to everyone and I love all
of that,” said Williams. “One of my
real goals has been to try to break down
barriers… I am always trying to be inclusive
in all senses.”
If you are interested in attending a
“Deep Cuts and Conversations” session,
Williams said sessions are held
three times during the spring semester
in February, March, and April, and in
September, October and November
during the fall semester.
The next session will be held Wednesday,
April 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30
p.m.
KALEY
SOREN/
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FOTO Club Hygiene Drive
By Angela Medina
Reporter
Bakersfield College’s student organization,
Free On The Outside (FOTO)
hosted a hygiene drive dedicated to
helping those less fortunate in the community.
The event took place at the
roundabout by the Performing Arts
Center from March 11th-14th.
The FOTO Club is dedicated to supporting
previously incarcerated individuals
and their allies. They also aide
students and their peers in succeeding
academically and developing tools to be
a productive citizen in the community
and in college.
While the club provides resources to
help peers succeed in all areas, the drive
was intended to further their presence
and help in the community, not just intended
for students.
FOTO’s hygiene drive was accepting
items such as new toothbrushes, deodorant,
body wash and other hygiene
and body care products.
FOTO will then package and distribute
the donated items to the less
fortunate in the community. FOTO
volunteer and BC student, Alejandro
Rocha stated, “We will package every
item and put positive affirmations in
the bags and let them know everything
will be okay.”
Although not many items were donated,
it is encouraged to donate any
items no matter how big or small next
time FOTO has another hygiene drive.
“It wasn’t the best turnout, but it
wasn’t super bad either,” added Rocha.
Fellow BC student Anissa Martinez
stated, “I donated what I could, but
they definitely could have more donations
as it wraps up the last day of the
drive.” “I hope they receive more items
because they are a really positive club
here at BC,” added Martinez.
FOTO continues to provide support
and tools to its members with their
drives, class sessions and planned future
events.
With the final day of the drive and
acceptance of donated items, keep an
eye out for The FOTO Club and their
next representation of BC in serving
the community.
If interested in visiting or helping The
FOTO Club, be sure to watch for future
events and drives. You can also attend
their meetings in the SE Building
every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month
at 11:00 a.m.
ANGELA
MEDINA/
THE RIP
FOTO
Drive volunteers
at
the table

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DSPS hosts coffee & convo
By Jacqueline Villatoro
Reporter
The Department of Programs and
Services for Disabled Students (DSPS)
at Bakersfield College (BC) held their
“coffee/convo” event at Mar. 6, after 4
years without doing so.
The conversation began with two
guest speakers, Nicole Alvarez, the
Program Director and student Organization
Advisor, and Abigail Tamayo,
the Director of Student Organizations;
discussing how students with disabilities
can both feel welcome at BC and
where they can go to get help.
Tamayo began her presentation and
explained the different benefits of student’s
professional, personal, and academic
growth. At BC it is not only
important that students grow academically
but also that they grow personally,
and that people are willing to step out
of their conformity zone.
Further showing the different clubs
that BC has, and how each of them
helps students in different areas; not
only academically, but also socially.
She also mentioned the office of
student life who organize events like:
Campus Rush, Veteran’s Festivals,
Welcome week events, Trunk or Treats
Events, workshops and much more.
Tamayo also explained to the students
in attendance what the requirements
are to obtain help from the
school to start a new club.
Afterwards, Victoria Cortez spoke,
explaining the functions of DSPS and
how it helps students who have different
disabilities so that they can also
achieve their goals in BC.
Cortez also explained that before
Covid-19 started, the DSPS office had
a club where students could come and
do fun things in which they would find
out about the help that BC has for
them and is starting again.
She mentioned that many times, students
only come to their classes and go
home and thus do not get involved in
school activities every day. She believes
that it is important that students also
do extracurricular things to have more
experience.
If you are interested in knowing more
about this club, they are meeting Mar.
20 at CSS 3A from 1:30 to 2:30. For
more information email at bernanette.
madrid@bakersfieldcollege.edu or call
at (661) 395-3526.
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Abigail Tamayo, director of the student organization
informing students starting a student
organization or club.
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Eating healthy
By Joscelyn Martinez
Reporter
Over the past few decades,
food and grocery
prices have skyrocketed,
making it almost impossible
for some families to eat,
let alone live.
According to the United
States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) “all
food prices are expected to
increase by 2.9 percent in
2024, due to inflation and
labor costs.”
Getting food on the table
is already a struggle
for many, and that’s before
you factor in other costs
such as gas, electric, water
or mortgage. Many people
are barely able to get by.
With this ongoing problem,
what has the government
done when it comes
to providing aid for these
families?
The government has
multiple programs and
organizations to aid struggling
families like Cal-
Fresh, food assistance, or
the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
(SNAP).
In a study done by SoFi,
the annual average cost
of living for a four-person
family is $53,076, or
$4,423 per month. This
doesn’t include the miscellaneous
expenses that
come with having a home.
Even with government
assistance, it is almost impossible
for families to stay
afloat in this difficult time.
With such high prices, it
makes it difficult for low
income or the middle class
to acquire high quality
food.
So why are we so insentient
in eating healthy
when food is barely affordable?
Food programs can only
get you so far. They can’t
pay for rent or get you a
high paying job. Pushing
a healthy lifestyle and diet
would be acceptable if it
was affordable and accessible
to everyone.
No one should have to
worry about being able to
provide for themselves or
let alone their families. We
are living in a time where
we are being forced to survive
instead of thriving.
With every new year,
prices have only continued
to increase. The future is
still uncertain for upcoming
generations.
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“Eternal Sunshine”
Music Notes
By Trevor Glenn
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Vocal acrobat Ariana
Grande has released her long
awaited seventh studio album,
“Eternal Sunshine.” The record,
released on Mar. 8, includes
13 tracks.
Upon first listen, the album
sounded underwhelming.
Some of Grande’s lyrics lack
depth and inspiration, and
most tracks felt forgettable.
However, after letting the album
really marinate, “Eternal
Sunshine” might be one of
Grande’s best.
As one may expect from
the title, “Eternal Sunshine”
is a reference to the 2004 film
“Eternal Sunshine of The
Spotless Mind.” There are little
nods to the film throughout
the album and its corresponding
music videos.
The production on this record
is beautiful. Production
legend Max Marten, ILYA,
and Grande herself all have
production credits.
The first single “yes, and?”
was not good. The lyrics felt
inauthentic, like any made for
radio empowerment song. The
production in the bridge was
strange and out of place.
“bye” was the song that worried
me that the rest of the
project would also fall flat, and
it was only the second track.
“bye” lyrically is extremely
basic. “Bye bye/ boy bye/ bye
bye/ it’s over it’s over oh yeah”
being the hook was jarring. It
felt like an unfinished demo
had somehow made its way
onto the tracklist.
Eternal Sunshine, like any album
has its lows, but the highs
are wonderful. “We can’t be
friends (wait for your love)” is a
Trevor Glenn
very emotional track. This is
what this album needed. Real
authentic lyrics with great vocal
delivery. Grande has never
sounded so healthy vocally. She
has a beautiful technique, and
her enunciation has improved
greatly. “true story” seems
to put an end to the homewrecking
allegations plaguing
Grande. “i wish i hated you” is
such an impactful song. Even
just from the title alone, you
know this track will be a heavy
hitter. The twinkling sound in
the back adds a nice ambiance
to the track, almost sounding
like a distant memory.
In all, “Eternal Sunshine”
is a great R&B/Pop record.
Grande shows an elevated
more mature side of her sound.

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Netflix Original
‘Damsel’ a damsel
in distress?!
Renegade Events
Campus Events
March 20: Guest Speaker Mary Ziegler,
UC Davis Professor of Law discussing abortion,
located at Campus Center Ball Room,
from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
By Kenya Rice
Reporter
Millie Bobby Brown is not your
average damsel in distress as seen
in the 2024 Netflix original film
“Damsel”. The “Stranger Things”
and “Enola Holmes” actress plays
Elodie, a princess from a poor
kingdom who gets married off to
a wealthy prince to save her struggling
lands. On her wedding day
immediately after the ceremony
her new husband sacrifices her in a
ritual and throws her off a cliff into
the lair of a dragon. The dragon is
out for the blood of the royal family
because years ago the king of this
land killed the dragon’s offspring
which ended the dragon’s bloodline.
In an act of revenge and stricken
with grief the dragon proclaims
that the king’s punishment for killing
its daughters is to sacrifice three
of the royal
daughters for
three generations.
This film
had potential
to be
great and
many viewers
thought
it would be
judging by the
thrilling trailer
that Netflix
put out before
the release
of the film.
It featured a
star-studded
cast of Angela
Bassett who
played Lady
Bayford, Robin
Wright who played Queen Isabelle,
and Shohreh Aghdashloo
who voiced the dragon, but their
talents were wasted on a subpar
film.
The film lasted over an hour and
though it focused mostly on the survival
of the main character the suspense
building in some parts lasted
so long that it was difficult to stay
interested.
It was however refreshing to
see Brown play the role of such a
powerful woman and even though
the story itself was not particularly
good she delivered an amazing
performance especially considering
that for most of the film she acted
alone in front of a green screen.
“Damsel” was not a terrible film
but contained many aspects that
could have just been done better.
For instance, the first 30 minutes
of the film were spent introducing
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the characters,
but it gave no
real backstory
to what was in
store and frankly
was boring. The
rest of the film,
up until the final
ten minutes,
was repetitive
and finally the
last ten minutes
were completely
rushed and
made no sense.
This is the type
of film that you
watch once for
the novelty of it
and then never
watch again.
March 21 - 23: BC Theatre presents: The
Lilies of the Field, located at the Edward Simonsen
Black Box Theatre, starting at 7:30
p.m. and at 2 p.m on March 23
March 23: MESA Stem and Pre-Health
Conference, located at the Renegade Events
Center, from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
March 25 - 29: Spring Break, Campus is
closed
March 29-30: Rape Agression Defense
(RAD) Training, at the Fireside Room, from 12
p.m. - 4 p.m on the 29, and 8 a.m - 5 p.m on
the 30
April 3: Gadfly Cafe: The purpose of theater,
located at the Levan Center, from 12:30
p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
April 3: Guest Speaker Olivia LaVoice, Investigative
Reporter, located at the Levan Center
from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
April 4: The Planetarium presents: Black
Holes, The Other Side of Infinity, located at
the William M. Thomas Planetarium, from
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
April 10: Deep Cuts and Conversations
located at the Levan Center, from 1:30 - 2:30
p.m.