Renegade Rip, Issue 2, Feb. 26, 2025

The Renegade Rip
Vol. 103 No. 2 Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025
Bakersfield College
Arvin library opens
News, Page 2
Men’s baseball wins
on Feb. 20
Sports, Page 4
Opinion, Page 7
The Vault- trading
finance “Noises for food Off” full of
fabulous chaos
Opinion, Page 7
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Designated Hitter Jordan Mora (24) runs in for a score in
the bottom of the third inning.
STEPHANIE PEREZ/ THE RIP
New boba shop opens in Bakersfield.
SAM COOLEY/ THE RIP
Preview of upcoming play: Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric
Play.
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Arvin Library opens
By Xitlalic Millan
Reporter
The Arvin Educational Center (AEC) has opened for students
in Arvin and local areas. The AEC library is open from
Monday to Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The current librarians at the AEC are Melissa
Banuelos and Suzanne Aguirre. Banuelos stated
that the library will be organized in the same
way the Panorama library is organized using the
Library of Congress Classification system.
The library offers three study rooms up for
reservation, 12 desktop computers, five available
tables, a printer, Wi-Fi, and power outlets
around the library. Both Banuelos and Aguirre
will be available at the front desk to assist students
in finding books, eBooks, resources, and
reserving study rooms.
Banuelos and Aguirre are currently working
on getting a diverse spread of books for the library. However,
if students are looking to check out books it would have to be
at any of the other BC campuses.
“Unfortunately, BC library has no budget for interlibrary
loans between its satellite campuses. Students can, at most,
check out books when they visit any of the other BC libraries
in person,” said Aguirre. However, Banuelos did mention an
alternative option “luckily, our students still have access to
BC’s collection of eBook titles which can be found online
using our databases.”
Both Banuelos and Aguirre are excited for the new library
and are looking forward to creating a library from scratch
that addresses the needs of BC Arvin students.
“I’m excited for the local community to
have access to higher education from their
own backyard. I grew up in Arvin and currently
live here, so to witness the campus’s
creation go from an empty, dirt lot to celebrating
its opening with the ribbon-cutting
ceremony has been a dream come true,” said
Banuelos.
“I’m excited for dual enrollment students
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The right side of the AEC library.
to have more access to college courses right
across the street from Arvin High School.
Dual enrollment students are given the incredible
opportunity to take college courses
for credit while still attending high school; an opportunity I
wish I had when I was in high school,” stated Aguirre.
Although the new library doesn’t have any print books
now, they are looking forward to filling up their bookshelves
for the upcoming fall semester.
Starbucks New Policies
By Adriana Valdez
Reporter
Starbucks, a coffeehouse company has implemented some
changes starting late January 2025 that may affect students
and/or customers in various ways.
“They [Starbucks] are trying to turn them [cafés] back into
an actual café kind of ambiance,” said a Starbucks barista,
Daisy Fernandez.
When visiting Starbucks now, the barista will ask if the order
is for here or to go. If the order is for here, customers can
receive their food and drinks on a ceramic plate, mug (hot
drink), or glass cup (cold drink). Starbucks is also bringing
back the condiment bars (sugar, creamer, etc.) where there
will also be a bin to place the used dishes.
Purchases will now be required: to sit and chill at the café,
get water (no longer free without purchase), and use the restrooms.
Depending on the area, there have been some issues with
homeless individuals in the café.
“They [Starbucks] are trying to do that so homeless people
aren’t there,” said Fernandez. “There’s been some incidents
where they [homeless] will flood the restrooms because they
will try to take baths in there sometimes.”
Starbucks is attempting to keep the restrooms safe and sanitary
while also reducing complaints from customers about
being disturbed.
Although Starbucks will no longer be considered a pit stop,
these regulations will not be applied to first responders and
law enforcement officers.
Apart from frequent customers, college students have also
been impacted by these updates. Despite the fact that there
may be a few disadvantages, the pros definitely outweigh the
cons.
Many college students enjoy going to a café, like Starbucks,
for a place to study.
“When I think of cafés, I’m thinking of getting a cup of
coffee, sitting down, reading a book, doing my homework,
stuff like that,” said Fernandez. “I think that’s kind of what
they want to bring back, this kind of relaxing ambiance of
catching up, having a good, chill time.”
Even though purchases are needed for services, some advantages
include a quieter place with no disturbance and free
refills (with certain conditions applied).
Starbucks is enhancing the in-store experience by the return
of the condiment bar, writing on the plastic cups, baristas
bringing the food and drinks to the table, and the use of
reusable dishes.

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Deep diving into music
By Alyssa Ramirez
Reporter
Hosted in the Levan Center on Feb. 12, 2025, for an hour,
is chats all on music. Anyone attending the event recommends
music of any genre while everyone listens. Not only
will music be playing, discussions on the deeper meanings of
the instruments, lyricism, or symbolism of
the covers.
Starting with talks about Arctic Monkeys
lyrics to Mardy Bum then jumping into Oye
Como Va by Santana because of a peer’s
recommendation. Jamming to Pink Floyd
songs, it got deep discovering the meaning
of their album cover: Dark side of the moon.
Reggie Williams, the man hosting the
event, shares his idea of the cover. Everyone
is different even though we come from the
same place. Referring to the light starting
on one side of the prism and a hue of colors
By Alexandria Gomez
Reporter
Students in Bakersfield College have noticed variations
in food portions they have received at the cafeteria,
with some leaving with much more food on
their plates than others. This is making students
concerned about fairness, and they are starting to
question if they are all being served portions of
food evenly.
“I don’t believe they give fair portions because I
see others getting bigger portions than me and it
makes me wonder if the food is evenly distributed,”
said Uma, a student at BC.
The issue of food portions became more noticeable
during busy times, when the cafeteria is
crowded with students. To help with some questions,
Lou, a cafeteria worker, gave some answers
to understanding the portion process from the
staff’s perspective.
“Most of the time the amount of food you get on
your plate depends on two things: who’s behind the counter
and what time of day it is,” Lou explained. “Some workers
just tend to give less portions than others, especially during
rush hours when there are a lot of students with orders, at
that point we start eyeballing it instead of measuring,” she
shine outwards.
Tim Heasley and Kyle Burnham brought
up a good question if any recent artist creates
albums that need to be heard in one sitting
front to back. That is something Pink
Floyd did on multiple occasions, so it became
a trend in the 70s and 80s. Not all albums follow this
pattern today, but you can find some gems.
How people listen to their music was another topic brought
up. Heasley mentioned how vinyl has made its way into a
mainstream form of listening, most peers in attendance just
stream music from their mobile devices.
When closing the conversation, William encouraged students
and staff to attend the next Deep Cut events to give input
for songs that were not played this
time or bring up interesting viewpoints
of other songs.
When asked why these events were
created at BC, Williams shares, “everything
I do is to give a bigger sense of
what college experience can be.” His
passion is to show college campus can
be more than just a class for a grade,
but also a place to grow a bond. People
in attendance showed up to previous
conversations because there is not
ALYSSA RAMIREZ/THE RIP
From left to right: Reggie Williams, Tim
Heasley and Kyle Burnham discussing
the guitar chords used for the intro of
Riot Van by Arctic Monkeys.
Unequal Portions
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Student showing their
plate of cafeteria
nachos.
enough to be said about music and its
culture.
Listen around campus to know about
the Deep Cuts & Conversation happening
next month, you won’t want to
miss it.
exclaimed.
While the cafeteria staff is supposed to measure portions,
they often aren’t capable during peak hours to give each student
exact measurements of each item of food, so they resort
to estimating the amount. Lou also explained that
the decision of portions largely depends on what
fits on the plate and what type of food is being
served.
Despite the rules the workers must follow to
confirm consistency, students like Daisy feel that
the system is flawed. “It just feels unfair when I see
others with more food,” she said. “I think there
should be a clearer system to make sure everyone
gets the same amount of food.”
With the cafeteria workers balancing busy hours
and the pressure to be able to serve quickly, some
students have suggested that a more consistent approach
to measuring portions could improve the
chaotic situation.
Whether it’s intentional or a result of working
in a time crunch, the varying portion sizes have
raised concerns among students who regularly buy from the
cafeteria. As the semester progresses, it remains to be seen
if the cafeteria will address these concerns or if it will continue
to have effects on students who pay for these unequal
portions.

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BC Baseball stuns Golden West
By Samantha Trujillo
Reporter
BC baseball faced Golden West College, on Feb. 19 at
home, winning 7-6.
Golden West was the first to make a scoring run, off a BC
wild pitch. B.C. quickly matched the opposing team’s energy
in the bottom of 2nd with Issac Torres (23) tying up the
game.
Golden West scored in the third inning, which was once
again tied up by BC in the bottom of 5th.
Golden West had an exciting 6th inning taking the lead,
5-2. In the 7th neither team scored, but B.C. would later
make a thrilling comeback in their last two innings.
In the bottom of the 8th, BC’s Liam O’Reilly (44) hit one
straight down right field getting two of his players to home
and raising the score 5-4.
The crowd and team were chanting with excitement. With
2nd and third base loaded Dadjael Salcedo (21) made it to
first, getting #44 to home and tying the score 5-5.
As the game continued with all bases loaded and Anthony
Nunez (13) up to bat, Golden West’s pitcher balked, letting
each BC runner advance a plate and B.C. scoring another
run taking the lead 6-5.
With B.C. in the lead and bases loaded, Jordan Brito (1)
advanced to 1st, off a walk, getting #21 home and making a
dramatic change in score, of 7-5 to end the 8th inning.
Golden West was able to score one more run in the top of
9th but was then stopped as B.C. gets out Golden West from
a catch on first base ending the game.
Pitcher Kaleb Peinado (41) said, “Well we definitely know
what type of hitters they are now, so we know what to throw,
what to not throw to them.”
Head Coach Kurt Townson shared his thoughts on the
game and what the overall objective is for their team, “Nothing
is ever easy when you have seven errors and don’t take
care of the baseball, but it was a good offensive grind for our
guys and an opportunity to fight our way back into that game
which is good to see.”
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The BC Baseball team gathers in preparation before
their game against Golden West on Feb. 19.
BC Baseball goes back-to-back
By Emily Vincent
Reporter
The BC baseball team claimed another
win over Golden West on Feb. 20,
ending the game 10-7.
Beginning with a fiery start, Nick
Martin scored on a wild pitch, and
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Third Baseman Anthony
Nunez (13) prepares his at-bat.
Trent Martin hit down right field for
Ben Ulyott to score.
In the top of the second inning, Golden
West scored two runs. Not long after,
in the bottom of the second inning, Jordan
Brito got a triple, bringing in Anthony
Nunez to score, and N. Martin
hit again down the right field to bring
Brito home. Liam O, Reilly hit a single
down center field brought N. Martin to
take their 5th point.
During the third Inning, both teams
took another point when lead into
an exciting fourth inning. With a triple
play to end the top of the inning.
O’Reilly hit the only home run of the
game at the end of the bottom of the
fourth inning which gave his team a
4-point lead, bringing the score to 7-3.
Heading into the bottom of the sixth
inning, the team’s unity was evident as
they scored 3 runs. T. Martin, Jordan
Mora, and A. Nunez scored. BC went
into the seventh inning with a 7-point
lead.
Golden West, spurred on by their
coach, made an effort in the top of the
seventh inning, scoring three points.
However, showing their strength, the
BC team shut down any further scoring
attempts, securing their victory.
The BC team is off to a promising
start in their season, with seven wins
and four losses. When asked about the
team’s potential for playoffs this year,
Outfielder Isaac Torres said, “I think
we have a good squad, a bunch of people
that like to work hard, and we are
going to continue to work hard and
fight.” Given BC a hopeful outlook on
playoffs this year, it excites fans to see
what the rest of the season will look like.

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Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play
By Sam Cooley
Reporter
In a post-apocalyptic world, a group
of survivors work on reciting and recreating
an episode of “The Simpsons.”
In Bakersfield College’s take on the
play “Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play”
by Anne Washburn, currently being directed
by Cody Ganger.
Carlos Garcia the actor playing Edna
Krabappel said, “It’s probably the most
unique show I’ve ever done.”
This play takes some wild twists and
turns. It can be dark and sad at times
while at others it can be hopeful and
uplifting. It feels like it is walking on the
lines between different genres.
“The show itself is very eclectic. You
have everything in this show,” said Gretta
Gonzalez who plays Marge Simpson.
Though this play has many different
aspects it is very difficult to describe.
There is a lot that goes on during the
acts and there are many different characters
and relationships. Everything in
this play both fits together while also
seeming like multiple plays.
Jesse Magdaleno the vocal director
and choreographer worked closely with
Ganger in making sure the vocals and
choreography were matching to the
songs. This has actors sorted nicely into
their vocal ranges.
John Calanchini, music director,
is one of two musicians for this play.
There were meant to be more but as
the dates got closer people started to
cancel, leaving only two. John said that
although there was more work for him,
he found it easier to work with just the
two, as it made scheduling much easier.
Although Calanchini and Magdaleno
worked separately their roles overlapped
creating beautiful instrumentals
and vocals making every song shine.
Show times will be Feb. 27 to March
2 at 7:30 p.m. and two matinees on
March 1 and 2 at 2 p.m. in the indoor
theatre.
This play is made up of three acts
with two intermissions. It will span approximately
two hours. These acts vary
in time period. Act 1 takes place in the
near future. Act 2 then follows it 7 years
after. Finally act 3 takes place another
75 years after act 2. The whole play
spans a time of about 82 years.
Some of the actors were asked about
preparing the guests, they agreed with
Garcia when she said “Expect the unexpected.”
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Kaine Brockenbrough (Bart Simpson)
standing in front and below
Breana Riggs (Lisa Simpson),
Gretta Gonzalez (Marge Simpson),
and John Bolinger (Homer Simpson).
BC Offers Financial Wellness Support
By Cleo Wells
Reporter
Becoming a college student can arise
the need to know how to balance your
finances.
Bakersfield College (BC) is paving
the way for its students to gain the
knowledge and skills of financial stability.
This February every Wednesday
from 11am-12pm in the Levan Center,
the Office of Student Life will hold a
Financial Wellness Series with lunch
provided. In hopes of students in attendance
become informed of their own
financial capabilities. This series discussed
new topics each Wednesday. Joe
Garcia, VP for Business Development
Manager lll at Tri Counties Bank and
the speaker for this workshop, brought
topics such as debt management, independent
living, financial building, cost
cutting strategies, setting saving goals,
understanding taxes, and much more.
Garcia also left time for the listeners
to ask questions, along with leaving resources
to contact him down the line if
needed.
Caitlin Davidson, the program director
for Office of Student life explains,
“Financial literacy equips students with
the skills and tools needed to make informed
financial decisions. Through
this series, we want to empower students
with the knowledge to manage
their income, expenses, and debt effectively.”
Garcia expressed, knowing the foundational
pieces of understanding your
personal finances are crucial. Garcia
expressing that, gaining this information
brings benefits to help others and
understanding it makes it easier to now
flex the information going forward.
When asking listeners of this workshop
why they chose to attend, Johana
Soils, a sophomore at BC said, “...financial
literacy is something not everyone
talks about... it’s really hard to get
accurate and helpful information. From
this event I’ve learned a lot, like credit,
what are soft and hard inquiries, and
knowing the different types of assets.”
If you would like to find more information
on your personal finances, The
Office of Financial Aid will be offering
a free financial literacy course with
CashCourse.
Davidson explains this is an option
students could complete at their own
pace and on their own time. Bakersfield
College puts on many workshops and
events throughout the year, in hopes to
benefit their students. To find what will
most interest you, you can visit Bakersfield
College website.

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Tuning into the voices of black scholars
By Jabari Bryant
Reporter
Bakersfield College hosted an event consisting of African
American panelists sharing their stories with the BC community
on Feb. 12.
The event gave panelists the opportunity to instill knowledge
that they learned to create opportunities and open
minds to what others can achieve on their own paths.
Kelvin Winston was one of the panelists sharing their
stories and explained how his experience joining the army
changed his viewpoint of life.
“My mindset before going into the military was an identity
crisis. I was battling who I should become, who I should
listen to, who to take advice from and I decided I wanted to
get a break from it all and that’s how I got into the military,”
Winston said.
Winston explains that the most important viewpoint the
military taught him was how to adapt to any environment
and anybody. He adds, “I took certain things from everyone’s
culture.” Stepping outside of one’s comfort zone can
increase the growth of an individual in certain aspects of
life.
Another panelist, Trevor Turner, touched on how negative
impacts around certain environments can affect the
youth. He describes that the youth can be exposed to struggles
like finding who they really are because of what they
are surrounded by.
“We have this mentality of victim mentality, all these
things happen to us, and I am a product of my environment.
I learned the reason I was in my situation was because
I put myself there and that gave me my power back
to dictate how I wanted to be and where I wanted to go in
my life… I figure I will talk about how to fix the identity
crisis. Owning your mistakes leaves you open to whatever
you want to do in the future,” Turner exclaimed.
These panelists not only want the best for themselves,
but also want to instill the confidence, knowledge, and life
taught lessons, that they have learned to future scholars as
well. Taking pride uplifting students to the best of their abilities
so they can achieve greater things on their own path in
life.
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Participant panelist speakers at the Campus
Stories event who shared their personal
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The vault opens its doors
By Isabel Farias
Reporter
The Vault Restaurant, located
on 3901 Ming Ave, has officially
opened on Jan. 1 and has
started welcoming guests since.
Ryan Stuteuille, the manager,
explained the meaning
behind the restaurant’s name.
“Well, it’s an old bank. It used
to be Great Western, and then
it became Washington Neutral,
and then it was Chase
Bank most recently and then
we have a pizzeria in town,
Woodstone Pizzeria on California
Ave and lennox and so
we were initially going to do
another pizzeria here but we
decided with the vault, the
bank vault is still here, that we
would just call it the vault instead
and then kind of have little
inspirations of Woodstone
around here. Try to keep the
whole banking theme, with little
bankers lamps, and we repurposed
a lot of the glass and
bullet proofed glass around the
bank, and just kind of make it
feel like an old time-bank.”
The Vault specializes in all
types of cuisines, described by
Stuteuille as “kind of like an
Italian steakhouse I would say.
We do pizzas, pastas, steaks,
seafood, chicken plates, we
have salads.
When asked about the
restaurant’s signature dishes,
he stated, “Our pizzas and
our pizza dough we make at
Woodstone Pizzeria and they
bring it over here, so I would
say that would be our signatures,
our dough and the pizza
sauce. But as far as that goes
I mean we have a really good
marinated citrus chicken dish
that’s awesome and I would
say our steaks are next level.”
When asked about recommendations,
Stuteuille suggested,
“I think anything with steak
and pasta. You can’t lose.”
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The Woodstone sandwich
came with a side of
fries and had an amazing
taste. The Lemon Raspberry
Cheesecake was
also really good, and the
portions were great for
the price.
The Vault was designed
for elegance with a warm
lighting that adds an inviting
touch making it the
perfect spot for a romantic
date even if the idea was
for casual. “I think when
you look around the place
it looks fancy, but I don’t
really want it to be fancy. I
want it to be more casual,
just come as you are and
enjoy the ambience,” said
Stuteuille. The restaurant
also features live music on
Fridays and Saturdays,
with performances by pianists,
guitarists, and other
musicians from Bakersfield
College.
In terms of pricing, Stuteuille
stated, “I would
venture to say entrees
are probably $14 to $40,
I mean desserts will cost
you another $10 to $12.
Appetizers are generally
from $9 to $18.” As for
serving sizes, “I think they
are large, I think they give
a good value, definitely.”
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Inside of the resurant which was
designed to look like an old fashioned
bank.
All Things Music
By Reina Gacia
Digital Editor
Selena Gomez and producer/
fiancé Benny Blanco released
their collaboration song “Scared
of Loving You,” on Feb. 14. This
song is one of many on their
upcoming joint album “I Said I
Love You First” which will be released
on March. 21.
Due to the fact that this is Gomez’s
first song since 2020, one
could tell how precious the future
album will be with just this song
alone. “Scared of Loving You”
was very heartfelt being that Gomez
and Blanco are an engaged
couple.
This song is somewhat different
from other songs Gomez has
made in the past. Gomez’s vocals
are complemented by an acoustic
guitar-which suggests that she
can be leaning a little out of her
usual pop sound.
“Scared of Loving You” highlights
the main fear of loving a
person and the deep emotions
that follow it.
The way Gomez sings the
song, makes it feel as though she
is having a one on one conversation
with Blanco. One would
suggest that the song is her own
personal diary of which, once
read aloud, can be nerve wracking
but fulfilling.
The line in the song “I’m not
scared of loving you, I’m just
scared of losing you” encapsulates
the vibe of the song beautifully.
Going into the song, one can
suggest that it’s a heart break
song due to the title, but once
heard it is evident that it’s actually
a love song between Gomez
and Blanco. The simplicity of
this song is what Gomez needed.
Although most of her songs are
considered to be hits, I am glad
she is stepping away from the
kind of genre of songs she made
before.
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Selena is so in love
Reina Garcia
This new album could offer
us something soulful, sweet,
and soft. One could say this is
the right direction for Gomez
because frankly, her older music
just wasn’t cutting it anymore.
I just hope it stays this
way throughout the album.
Now is this song revolutionary?
No, but it’s cute and
could be the first step to a
fresh approach for Gomez.
Overall, “Scared of Loving
You” is a tasteful song that
shows the chemistry between
Blanco and Gomez and the
rawness and realness their
love for each other is. It’s exciting
to say that this song can
resonate with many listener’s.
Even if one isn’t quite fond of
Gomez, the song itself is very
catchy for everyone.
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Sippin’ and Spillin’
By Stephanie Perez
Reporter
Have you heard of the new
brightest place in town? The new
restaurant La Chime brings you
creative crafty drinks and delicious
deserts. A little background on this
restaurant is it’s not a local mom
and pop shop; it’s a chain based
out of Mexico. The chain has
locations in Sinaloa, Mexico City
and Sonora, bringing its trending
sweets to the U.S. With their very
first location being wn Pico Rivera,
Calif. Opening its second U.S.
location in Bakersfield, Calif. The
location here in town has been
open for about 4 months now.
We spoke with Brea, an employee
there and she said some of the
most popular drinks include Coco
Lotus and Berry Special along with
Raspberry Boba, Mazapan Boba
and King Nutella. We were given
the opportunity to speak with the
manager Maria and she gave us
a little insight on Ruben Jimenez,
the co-owner of La Chime, he also
owns other well-known businesses
here in the area including Con
Azucar Café, La Carniceria Meat
Market, and a venue called Villa
Punta Del Cielo. She mentioned
to us that the reason they chose
to open a location here locally
was because he wanted to offer a
unique approach to boba drinks
given the great success his other
businesses have brought him here
in the community.
Maria encourages students to
come here and study while enjoying
a sweet savory treat. Jesus,
a customer at La Chime said he
thinks it’s a great alternative to
Dutch Bros and La Michoacana
ice cream shop. La Chime is the
“best of both worlds.”
With its vibrant atmosphere,
unique drinks, and a welcoming
space for students and locals
alike, La Chime is quickly becoming
a go-to spot for boba lovers in
Bakersfield.
While La Chime’s prices are
slightly higher than your typical
boba shop, they are comparable to
other specialty drink spots, offering
a more unique selection. If you are
used to places like Dutch Bros or
Starbucks the prices will feel familiar-
making it a great alternative
for those looking to switch up their
usual drink routine.
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Raspberry boba a popular drink
STEPHANIE PEREZ/THE RIP
A photo inside La Chime with
its neon lights.
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