Renegade Rip, issue 1, Feb. 12, 2025

The Renegade Rip
Vol. 103 No.1 Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025
Bakersfield College
ICE: Know your
rights
News, Page 2
Black voices, Black
Power: Umoja United
Features, Page 3
Opinion, Page 7
Lil Baby’s not so
‘WHAM’ “Noises of Off” an abum full of
fabulous chaos
Opinion, Page 8
ISABEL FARIAS/THE RIP
Construction entrance - sign in front of construction site.
SAMANTHA TRUJILLO/ THE RIP
Point Guard Isabel Acevez (5) shoots a 3-point shot from
the corner in over a defender in a match vs West LA.
SAMANTHA TRUJILLO/ THE RIP
Guard Zaila Marquez (2) goes up for a in traffic
layup vs. a West LA defender.
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News
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ICE: Know your rights
By Stephanie Perez
Reporter
ICE raids have been a popular topic
in the community leaving fear in
many. Members of BC have turned to
the community to ask how they stay informed
about this current event taking
place, if they know their rights, how
they felt about ICE trying to imply
school raids, and its effects on students.
When asked, Frank Martinez (Executive
Dean) on how he will handle this
matter, he had this to say regarding immigration
enforcement, “We recognize
the recent immigration enforcement
activity has created for many of our
students and their families. We are here
to support every student in their pursuit
of higher education. Bakersfield college
will continue to provide comprehensive
resources. The Renegade Nexus
is available to help with housing, transportation,
or food insecurity, the Health
and Wellness Center for healthcare
needs, and the counseling and advising
center to discuss attendance concerns.
Students can also utilize free legal services
from Rapid Response Kern and
the United Farm Workers (UFW) foundation.
We are committed to ensuring
that all students feel supported and
have access to the resources they need.”
Many BC students seem to have the
same concerns and worries. When interviewed,
students on campus had this
to say about immigration enforcement
while at school, “I don’t think that kind
of stress should be put on students especially
while they’re in school because
many children of immigrant families
take their education seriously and it can
shift their focus onto being more afraid
that they can show up to their campus
and be separated from their family,”
said an individual on campus.
Another individual stated, “Schools
should be a safe space where students
can focus on learning, growing and
planning their futures- not living in
fear that their parents might be taken
away or that they themselves could
be detained. Many of us already face
immense stress from academics, financial
struggles and societal expectations.
Adding the fear of deportation on top
of that is not only cruel but also counterproductive
to education.”
Members of BC wanted to see how
informed our students were about
resources available to them and the
community, which one student stated,
“There is an app and a website that I
have heard of that shows you where
ICE has been spotted, I think the app
can be helpful to families who are afraid
of immigration it helps them stay safe.
There is also red cards being provided
to many people that list your rights.”
Delano improves its campus
By Alyssa Ramirez
Reporter
Delano’s BC campus has invited
many students with open arms since
2005. In 2023 Delano opened its doors
for the new Learning Resource Center
building.
It is two stories with a new library
space, a tutoring center as well as a college
pantry.
While more students continued to
enroll, the campus has expanded. Last
year they removed the first classroom
trailers that have been there since the
opening of this campus to create more
space for community.
Delano campus’s new librarian, Kimberlie
Sullivan expresses, “There is just
more of a community atmosphere,
everyone here is super kind and welcoming
which I do like about this campus!”
Students are more excited to have
classrooms that feel more ‘college like’
than a cozy room. Ximena Sotelo a
student at BC shared “I love how this
campus is smaller, creating a more intimate
environment [...] allows for us
[students] to get quicker access to resources
such as counselors, library, tutoring
center and pantry.”
Evelyn Jaime, who is dual enrolled
at CSUB communicates, “I like the library,
it’s always for the most part quiet.”
Jaime also expressed “The campus,
for it being in Delano is a good size.”
A great reason why these upgrades
work is because more students are coming
from surrounding towns that might
be intimidated by a bigger campus.
Adding Delano as a town to help with
college education benefited some students
to receive jobs at this location.
One may know about the fun events
happening on the main campus, some
of these events are also available at the
Delano campus. Although the events
hosted at the Delano campus are emptier
than the ones hosted at the main
campus, spreading the word and getting
more students involved can help.
As more Delano and neighboring
communities grow, the more classes
and buildings will, but so will the drivers
and number of cars piling in which can
cause an issue with parking. Since opening
the new building, a new parking lot
has been added. When the parking lot
opened it may have been a bit too small
for the number of students enrolled.
When asked how parking is at this
campus librarian Sullivan shares, “I do
definitely see cars parked in the dirt, it
could be expanded.”
Jaime explains “they [Bakersfield
College] should add more because people
park on the sides and it’s a mess.”
Students may also get dropped off because
there may not be parking when
their class time arrives.
Delano does not want to stop their
process now and continue to increase
in size to show how much these towns
strive to succeed but one thing they may
keep in mind is parking.

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By Shanaria Killebrew
Reporter
Bakersfield College hosts the 7th annual Umoja Black History
Month Conference in the Renegade Event Center on
Feb 6th.
Umoja is a Kiswahili word meaning unity. African American
Success Through Excellence and Persistence (ASTEP)
is a program that integrates academics, supports services,
and African-American culture. The event captured the audience’s
attention with its beautiful vibrant colors, traditional
South African ‘Mokhibo’ dances, and the captivating instrumental
works of the ‘Djembe’ drums.
The event was not intended for any specific audience.
There were many races, identities, and people with different
cultural backgrounds present.
The crowd was broken into two groups to then unify one
another with passionate African cries to signify harmony.
Students were then invited onto stage to perform a traditional
African dance with the event performers. Each student
was guided carefully throughout the entire event.
Umoja’s head coordinator, Tye McCovey, provided palatable
food for those in attendance. The guest speakers First-lady
Vicki Kemp, Dr. Niesha Davis-Massey, and Artisa Mae
Moten, MS gave acknowledgement to the crowd and their
questions to better themselves both individually and as one
with their community. The enlightened and empowered
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Bakersfield College’s Medical Professionals Program
By Sam Cooley
Reporter
Bakersfield College hosted an information
session about the medical
professionals program on Jan. 29. The
speakers, Bianca Gabribay program
manager for the medical professionals
program, and Dorthy Mullen program
manager for the research laboratory
technology program went over many
details to help students interested in the
medical work on getting into medical
school.
There were around five students in
attendance. Their majors range from
STEM to communications. Most of the
students were looking into going into
the medical field, whereas others were
just curious about the program.
The medical professionals program
does what they can to guide students
interested in the medical field. They
will make sure students know what the
required and recommended courses are
for their preferred medical schools.
This program offers hands-on experience
and chances to get experience in
Black voices, Black power: Umoja united
hospitals. They also offer study materials
for students’ classes and a free printer
for students.
The medical professionals program is
working on offering students discounts
on MCAT prep courses with Princeton
Review. They are also working on setting
up a testing center at BC, so students
don’t have to travel to Visalia.
“So, the spots actually get filled very,
very quickly, and it makes it difficult,
so, although Visalia might be the closest
one, you might have to take that test
in LA or even go further north, just because
that’s the only slot that’s available
for you to register for it,” said Gabribay.
Mullen and Gabribay spoke briefly
about WesternU. WesternU is a medical
school that works with BC to offer
students seats at their schools. They are
offering five guaranteed seats for students
in the research laboratory technology
program.
“WesternU is going to be wanting to
guarantee us up to five seats for select
research laboratory tech graduates into
their program,” said Mullen.
One of the last things that was discussed
was the Association of American
Medical Colleges (AAMC). This
website helps students find the requirements
for medical school. They have a
list of all the schools and their recommended
courses. There is also a paid
part of the website that would offer
students to look at every detail of these
medical schools against each other. It
was not recommended for students to
pay for this until they were closer to
transferring to a medical school.
To contact either Mullen or Garibay
you can email Dorothy.mullen@
bakersfieldcollege.edu or Bianca.garibay@bakersfieldcollege.edu
respectfully.
women speakers shared their wisdom amongst the crowd
insisting them to keep themselves involved in events such as
the Umoja event. Their overall goal was to try and motivate
our younger generation to take charge of their communities
and to expose them to such engaging programs like this one.
There were also high school students in attendance. Detric
Morwen, senior student from Golden Valley High School,
stated that something he was able to take away from the
Umoja Program is that it explains the background culture
of where he comes from and how it can help him in his life.
Morwen emphasized how even excelling in higher education
can make a difference.
Supporting your community is important, and it starts with
what you involve yourself in - make it a lifestyle! Get to know
the community you are actively in. Put yourself to participate
in events that expose you to other communities. We can all
learn from each other.
SHANARIA KILLEBREW/
THE RIP
Umoja event bringing
the community together
SAM COOLEY/THE RIP
Garibay discussing the program initiatives.

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Women’s basketball team
barely defeated by West LA
By Samantha Trujillo
Reporter
The Women’s BC Basketball team took an unfortunate
loss at home on Feb. 5th against West L.A. with an ultimate
score of 55-46.
Within the first couple of minutes of the game, Zaila
Marquez (2) scored the first point of the game from a rebound
which was then quickly followed by West L.A. soon
scoring the same way as well. Following both back-to-back
points, the beginning of the game consisted of both teams
playing back and forth to get their scores up. West L.A.
maintaining their aggressiveness for the ball throughout
the beginning of the game, ended up in the lead of the first
quarter, leaving it at a score of 21-11.
Second quarter consisted of a similar pace from the
previous first quarter. West L.A. continued with their determination
to up their scores, and BC with their drive to
gain back their points. West L.A. ended the 1st half still in
the lead with scores of 35-18, but did not expect the turnaround
of pace that would come in the next half from BC.
Second half is when BC flipped the switch and brought
out their urgency to gain back their points. Marquez said,
“Our energy, we just need to pick up our energy from the
start instead of waiting till halftime to bring up our energy.”
Both the third and fourth quarter were the most intense
moments of the game. With West L.A. fighting to stay on
top and BC gaining those points that were needed to catch
up to the opponents. Although BC really began to put up
a fight in the last half, West L.A. took the win with a final
score of 55-46.
Isabel Acevez (5) said that there are two main factors
from this night that they can take to help them learn and
be better prepared for their following games. Acevez stated,
“I definitely think we need to communicate better… communicate,
move, be more aggressive, I feel like we didn’t
come out as aggressive as we usually do during the games.”
BC women’s basketball is now at an overall record of
7-16. The next home game will be on Wednesday Feb. 12
at 5pm.
SAMANTHA TRUJILLO/THE RIP
BC women’s basketball game against West
LA.
SAMANTHA TRUJILLO/THE RIP
Zaila Marquez (2) trying to score for the BC Renegades.

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Campus
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Painting and sipping into the
Spring 2025 semester
By Jabari Bryant
Reporter
Bakersfield College welcomed incoming Renegades as the
first week of spring semester starts to break with fun events
awaiting students!
On Jan 23, BC hosted a fun cooperative event for
students called ‘Paint N Sip’ inside the cafeteria.
Students can sit down with friends, express their feelings
throughout the painting, also while being provided with
mocktails.
“Being able to sit down and do small activities with
friends is a great way for people to create stronger connections
to start off the semester,” BC student, Bryan Ruiz said.
“I don’t have anything in particular that I want to paint, but
hanging out with my friends and being outside the house
brings me a good time while being at school.”
Creating small events that people don’t usually do
is what brings students together as a community on campus,
making new experiences on their college journey to enlighten
the best of their abilities.
Most students that participated in this activity don’t
have desires to be an aspiring painter in the future, but it
gives them the excitement and ability to discover new hobbies
as well with superiors around them.
“I wouldn’t say I’m the best at painting but having this
time outside of school is definitely worth a new experience to
do because it creates more memories,” exclaims Aurelio Prieto,
BC student. “Overall, I am having a good time here and I
can’t wait to attend more upcoming events BC has in store.”
BC student, Diego Alfaro, encourages students to not
only make time for themselves but to have fun and to still
keep their minds focused on their main goals to pursue that
future life many are chasing. “Events like these are great for
students to socialize with others and find hobbies, but it is
most important for students to get their work handled and
caught up first before prioritizing other things that can mess
up what they have going on,” Alfaro said.
BC will consistently have upcoming events for students
to come along together, however, it is best for students to prioritize
school work first to be successful in their goals.
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Bryan Ruiz (far right), Aurelio Prieto (left,)
and Diego Alfaro at the ‘Paint and Sip’ event.

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Student housing progresses
By Isabel Farias
Reporter
Bakersfield College is expanding its
campus experience with the construction
of a student housing project. This
will provide a convenient and affordable
living option for many students.
The project holds importance for
many students, specifically for those
living far from campus. By providing
students with on-campus living arrangements,
students will have an easier
and stress- free time getting to class.
Additionally, this option provides students
an affordable alternative as housing
and apartments can be costly.
The project officially began May
2024 and is expected to continue
smoothly. According to the dean of students
Nicky Damania, “we remain on
track with our projected timeline. At
this stage, there have been no significant
delays, and we are continuing to
move forward as planned. The goal is
to welcome students into the new residence
hall by Fall 2026.”
Regarding delays involving the weather,
he’s also stated, “Thus far, weather
conditions have not had any major impact
on the progress of construction.”
Although the construction provides
many benefits there have been concerns
such as minimized parking space
since the project has started. According
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to Executive Director of College Safety,
Joseph Grubbs, “Once the building
is complete, we should get some additional
parking back, but not a whole lot.
At this point, there have not been any
discussions for additional parking of
which I am aware.”
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One of the housing buildings
surrounded by freight containers
& building materials.
Other concerns were if students need
FAFSA, or other criteria to be eligible
for student housing, Dr. Damania
responded, “we are currently in the
development phase of establishing policies
and eligibility criteria for student
housing. What we can confirm at this
time is that residency will be limited to
students actively enrolled at Bakersfield
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When asked if there were going to
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It has been 9 months since the beginning
of the project with many wondering
when it will be finished, the response
given by Dr. Damania was, “the current
projection is to have the building completed
and ready for student occupancy
by Fall 2026. While the construction
timelines are always subject to various
factors, we are making steady progress
and remain committed to meeting this
target.”
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managing operations, student engagement,
and support services within the
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be established to ensure living-learning
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It was definitely one of them days
By Esme Garcia
Sports Editor
Keke Palmer and Sza
create a buzz for the new
comedy film, “One of
them days.”
The movie was released
on Jan. 17. 2025, and
immediately had the attention
of fans as it was
singer-songwriter, Sza’s
first film. Sza takes on the
role of Alyssa who is best
friends with Dreux, portrayed
by Palmer.
Other actors that bring
the storyline to life include
Maude Apatow (Euphoria),
Janelle James (Abbot
Elementary), and Katt
Williams (Comedian). Issa
Rae, who is also an actor
and comedian, produced
the film which made fans
eager to tune in.
The movie takes place in
LA and brings in the west
coast culture feel to it. The
audience gets to see the
LA lifestyle of the black
community. There are real
socio economic issues presented
but they are mixed
with jokes that can catch
the audience off guard.
From the Migos to Glo-
Rilla, the soundtrack was
phenomenal and made the
scenes more lively.
The film highlights that
it is the first of the month
which means rent is due.
Dreux and Alyssa discover
that Alyssa’s boyfriend
never turned in the money.
To avoid being evicted,
the girls go on a wild goose
chase in hopes of making
their rent payment by 6pm.
Just when their problems
are starting to look better,
they get thrown into another
dilemma. Every trouble
they face brings on a hilarious
encounter with a side
character.
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Besides the obstacles
they come across in an attempt
to get money, we
also see the importance of
friendship. Sometimes it is
necessary to address discrepancies
in a friendship.
Alyssa and Dreux are the
epitome of girlhood. They
represent how crucial it is
to have at least one great
friend. You need someone
to call you out on the things
that blindside you. They
also bring a warm feeling
to the audience because
no matter what struggles
they face together or within
themselves, they will always
uplift each other.
“One of them days” really
proves its own point.
No matter how tough the
day you face is, it will soon
come to an end. However,
going through a shitty day
with someone that is going
to have your back no matter
what will bring some
light to the day.
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By Reina Garcia
Digital Editor
All Things Music
Latesinger/songwriter,
Mac Miller; the artist of well
known songs, “Good News,”
“Best Day Ever,” and “The
Spins” estate released a retrospective
album “Balloonerism”
on Jan. 27.
Although this may be a
“new” album for most listeners,
it isn’t new at all. “Balloonerism”
was made very early
on in Miller’s career but ultimately
was left unfinished for
reasons that were unknown
but one could say substantial
for the late artist and his art.
The album consists of 14
songs with musical tones of
jazz, lo fi, and hip hop. When
listening, one could sense a
homage being paid to Miller’s
childhood; with child-like
sounds that, once heard, can
bring a nostalgic feeling to
anyone.
All the songs and artwork
for the album were created at
the same time years ago, and
wasn’t something just put together.
This could say how
ahead of time Miller was due
to hints of his life and his unfortunate
death in a lot of the
songs.
It is safe to say that this album
was put in the vault
for a reason. The album is a
time capsule and if released
earlier to Miller’s passing;
wouldn’t have made sense.
Miller wasn’t supposed to see
the birth of this album and he
knew it, that was the point.
Miller encapsulates his realization
of what his life was
and what could have been,
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“Balloonerism”:
a time capsule
album
Reina Garcia
perfectly. “Balloonerism” is
a very clean and well put together,
with a great level of
maturity and self awareness.
The album is like a canvas
of art that was put away specifically
for some time, only
until people would really be
able to grasp the idea and acknowledge
the story behind
it, because of how bright and
deep the painting is, the public
would have been left confused
because as a society, it
wasn’t their time to see it yet.
Now that the album is finally
finished and released, it can
now be a painting on a wall
for everyone to see and understand
not just how beautiful
the painting itself is but the
painter behind it as well.
That’s not to say if Miller’s
estate won’t continue to release
more music of his in the
future, but will end this book
of which Miller started.
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Lil Baby’s not so
“WHAM” of an
album
By Ralph Melendrez
Photo Editor
Artist Lil Baby released his album
‘WHAM’ early this year
on Jan. 3, 2025. The extended
version of the album features 19
tracks with 8 features on 6 different
songs. Artists Travis Scott,
Future, 21 Savage, Young Thug,
GloRilla, Rod Wave, and Rylo
Rodriguez all
made an appearance
on this album.
I personally do
think this album
had a lot of potential
but with the
number of songs it
had, it threw me off
on the length and
the difficulties of
the ups and downs
of the album.
I found about
8 songs that were
okay and good.
‘Listen up’, ‘F U
2x’, ‘Redbone’,
‘Due 4A Win’,
‘Stuff (ft. Travis
Scott)’, ‘Outfit (ft.
21 Savage)’, ‘99’,
and ‘Runnin This
Shit’ were all very enjoyable
songs.
Compared to his other albums
such as ‘My Turn’, ‘Street Gossip’,
and ‘Harder than ever’, I do
hope he fades away from the direction
he is trying to head with
his music.
I would love to see him bring
his catchy beats and lyricism way
more into play.
One thing I did notice and loved
a lot was that Lil Baby did start
off this album with a very furious
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beat while he chose to scream out
his accomplishments.
Throughout the album I found
it extremely easy to forget some of
these songs only because I found
no motive or story behind these
songs at all.
Some of these beats were extremely
hard to listen to and the
flow of the songs just didn’t match
the earlier tracks at all. The cohesiveness
really lacked within
this album and really would’ve
been better without a lot of these
tracks.
So, the album ‘WHAM’ was
quite easy to listen to just because
the flow and lyrics in his verses
were easily catchy since Lil Baby
is known for his lyricism but from
what I have heard from others
and for myself, most of the songs
are easily forgettable.
Renegade Events
Campus Events
Feb. 12: Campus Stoires, Voices of Black
Scholars, Renegade Event Center, 11 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.
Feb. 12: UC Merced CV PATH Research Experience
Info Session, Science and Engineering
Room 201, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Feb.14: Lincoln’s Birthday holiday.
Feb. 17: Washington’s Birthday holiday.
Feb. 19: Black History Mobile Museum, Renegade
Events Center, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Feb. 21: Zu Zu Acrobats performance, Renegade
Events Center, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Feb. 26: A2MEND Barbershop Talk: Leadership
& Responsibility, Fireside Room, 2 p.m. - 3
p.m.
Feb. 27 - March. 2: “Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric
Play,” Edward Simonsen Indoor Theater,
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
March. 5: BC/CSUB Orchestra Spring Concert,
BC Indor Theater, 7:30 p.m.
March. 26: Early Web Registration for 2025
Summer/Fall Semester.
March. 26: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Career Expo, Renegade Events Center, 1 p.m.
- 4 p.m.
March. 28: Last Day to Withdraw from a
Semester Length Course and Receive a “W”