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- ,, -··~ I"'•'-'• Jake \Vild hones his skills while contributing to BC success.

~..u,,...,.un.11~ Students, in pan, need to take responsibility for dirty campus.

-"'V•'lililll'I p11 n.~ Annual event sports jousting, music and haggis.

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• Coogressman Bill ~was a BC political science teacher just bef0te ~ elected.

~ Vk.ilM GMCIA Sports fditor

Ahhoogb Bill Tbrmas tw been a c:oogrestllNQ fur 1.6 years, he Im not for~ his days as a profess:ir at Bakenfield ~

Thomas, R-8*:nfield, chair­nw, of cbe House Ways and Mems Committee. which bas jurisdiction over all of lhe tax code, was a po­litical science prof C:SIOl • BC from 1%S to 1974. ln 1974 he was elect­ed to h California Asaembly DI WU there two tams.

.. After the ill>..""\llllbent CCJOll'CSl-' man dieu.they had a conveodon and after the prim.aJY in August. l was named to the ballot as ~.,em un­der California law with a wcmcy after the primary. I WU on the ~ lot in November of '78 and I went

to Washington in '79," said Thomas in an intl:rview with 17te Rip.

"One of the things that obviously impresscrl me ~ that the city of Bakcnfield al that time WIS :une-­~ bet~ 6S and 70.000. but

www.therip.com Bak• sfteld College

we mda b4td mdati lbiS Im• bm. ~IW. youCID'tn:gistcr ed 21.000 .md ii Vm fiDcd e¥Cll' tiD yoo 8d older. I alwllys ~ ..-," • • . . dlla lht 8A)IOIICbfO pcJe, ..aw

Wbea ,,..._ ·ilU&k • BC role of tbc iDdMdllal visa-~ d2 dlCR ... DD· t;ur,..,ar 9C:bool in ao•a1w1MH waa 1ROR along th: Ille. .-ea. , . ._.,. I dx-ct• it dloald be along · .. ; aa&y· -~ it bcaose R~ tblm Dt.:n.1c.1at. So I ~ Wiii DO~ ~ b:re was Ms kind of IMl ~."

00 foui..,-t iCbool. For imybody He said DO stlidenls tlkina Im who wanted to scay bo.'lle and r:o oourses al BC could 11!11 be was a to scbool !here w a much more Rcpublicm broed-ba.,ed community role that ., don't believe you shoo.\d tacb BC~ then."' said Thomas. tmt way. I kooa1 tllCR me a number

'1t still bas a very impotlaut role of feel tiers who wear chdr political to play, and I an pleased 1bal the ~ on lbcir ~ I don't n.........:..1-..o tD....a..) a..... __ ..:--,1 hem" mould .. bc-smd. Cl~ \~ Liii,.'\-~ ¥IC )IIOII ,

DOW in a number of speeches, lhe Wbeo med ..... bis - biog . role lbll UMIN ri -if)' co0c:ges have .pM°'+.., W, 1"hamls pill. '1Ja. ro play,· and I encourage him 10 do sialfty I cicln't me ~ m lbe mual more ofthlll." s-."Uctanl 41*·•~ ID 1':9C':Nna.

Tborw NINNCd Santa Ana Cof. Whit I .... WII 1mll lbe belief liege. . He aid Bush continues to ., ........ you .... ~ .. heal <:re-focus oo community colleges as an 8led and thit it ctn be lllljwled opioo. When asked how, Thoow t..scd upon your~ to real· JallOO'.'rd, '"'lie mcntiom ~ role n.-y. It's cded. a a•apllial frame. 1bal community coUqes c.irt play wort." be said. in people funbe. mg tlk:ir ::duca- '1be rral diffi;Jmce in term$ of tion in providing education close to peq,k is h yc.c obvior.lsly blow home 111 a n:lalm:ly Jaw cau." ""* )'OU · ~ llld J'Cl8 don't

Tbrmas g,ai1u-ed .wilb bls.B.A, kmwMlllt)"GG-don'tknow, ~.you aoo M.A. &om San Ftw:isw s.. ca be p&inlo ••--•~)'OU Uoiwasity. . .::·( •. Mow ywdcid'i~mdhoar yao

Wben l8D(f if be bas always . .'*1 wilb tbme. •• . luS iD terms hem a RqJubtican. he said, '1Jlt. S.. ~ ... 4

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West elected SGA president; only 314 students vote

By JOSHUA AYERS Rip staff writer

The Smdrot Govrmment Asso­ciation yielded a low turnout for this year's stadcot elcctiom despite the cbaoaes in bylaws that cxtcndc:d the dur1llion of lime svailablr for stu­daJls IO ¥Otle.

Out ot the entire registered stu­dei!IS • BlktnfieJd CoUegc. only 314 pc:ope aisi voees. SGA Vice Presi-cirnt Praym Piie! said that be 1hinb the low mnnber of Sllldeffl • di.t polh was a Jelllll ~ in- Micbad Wilson, ll biology major ~ am- West who ran fur Activities I iaison, said. .-il'Nl'I !ll!lt ~ from w,clear "People don't cme about making a .....,...rcls for campaigning in the difference ... People only care about bylaws. cloches, money and can."

"I tllll'Ugtc dley would campaign Accouting to a document pro-morc." Patel said. dua:d by the BC Web site. the school

l..lst ~·!' studmt clectioos were bad 14,083 ~ studmls oo the held &!mg the week befoo: finals firsl day of the 2005 spring sm.::sk:t. in !be spin& 9ea<Slb and geue.ated Widllbat number, less than two--and­in the oeipborhood of SOO to 700 a-half pcl'Cffll of students vor.ed. 'YOleS. During an interview wi1b TN Newly elcc:ticd SGA Presided! Ash Rip OD 1be first day o( clec1ions, Pit- West. who l'ID uoopposcd. ha plw Id said dial be hw:l hip hopes far a in the wwts 10 BJ4lO.C stPdee• in­'-tllrDIJul at tbk year's electiom votvemr:it M ~

"1liill Wiit aijlt · s •~ lo 2,000 . A000,ding • ~ 1hc SOil- • · :d• h-D 10 we tlle to ebc eueodr:d been wudq m rm, i1s on Jrm of Ille ck cdons. sern:r to bo,uhe '11Mhd go.a · ttt

., clm'hcall)'bow it'ias aomg Web site Iha! wool host .. aialilli, on, ml I clan 't ft:llly know' wbo is radio Sbition fur BC. nwining," SIUd IC.lie Holland, a 19- "We lcioda bad to jqaip ~ ah year-old uUteitiw major. Ste El.ECTION. .... 4

SGA finds it's 'above par' after D.C. trip • Student government shares ideas at~.

8y JOSHUA AYERS Rip staff writer

Seven Bakasficld CoUegc Student ·Govcmmcot Association membt':rs jcioi:d 4SO OOlCr smdcnts and !Im .tvaen to represent approximalely I 00 SCMols £rom around the COUDby fur lhe Ama icao Student AS&>Ciation of Olmmuoity CoUegc's National Ccnfueocc oo S!Udcnt Advocacy on Much 19-22 in Wasbiogtoo D.C.

The cwfetca:e WM aimed towllJd ttaining student leaders oo bow to lobby tbe appropriale government fipres. TbeoJ Mlffl<ltd wc:nshops and scminan that COV\.-rM topics such as lcaa- writing campaigns, writing ef­fective letll:rs aod who to send them to in ewer to mate progress.

Oda tcpic:s ~ bow to 000-

m;t 1epe• nt!"i:,ea at lbe JocaJ. 8'* md oatiooaJ ~ and bow to set~

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SOA , ,w11b,:;1 s met with odie.r com­munity colqe scuderJt govemmel)t

members from around the~ to t,raimtorm and share _.., that uve been ~ at !heir school&.

Prayas Patel, SGA vice president, was initially doubtful lhat BC was doing anytrung significaot with their student goYernmeot but felt confident after meeting with ocher student gov­ernment members irom other schools dw the BC SGA is well aba¥c par at the naliooal lcvd.

"We ·thought we we,:-e bcJow the ~ but actually fwe] teatiud that we weie at the cm¥C or setting it," Patel. said.

Dean Clf Studeocs_ Don l\Jmey said that ooc s~ on campus that had othc:r schools "slackjawe(f' was hav­ing an ATI,( indlioc. According to Tumey, M.E.01..A. V,ce Presidc:a1t Jesse Ibarra shared the A1M t!lca with odler commwmy colJcgc stu­dent l:eadels in a small~ md said that they ~ amazed with the ma of r.using money in that way.

''Our student :leaders are good. if noc better, than any c:L the students in the natioo," Tumey said.

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BC hires former Drake basketball coach Playing/or Cesar Chavez • New coach was fired as SWAC commissioner for alJeacdly mismanaging finances.

By VICTOR GARCIA Sports Editor

8*.nfield CoOqc 's oew twlethdl COKll was fired as conaui.ssiooer of the Soulhwes1a1, Alhletic Cottfe!ea...e in 2001 fur ai1eged!y mi,aiwginc funds.

Rudy w.bii.p,o. a former Divi­sioD I coach a1 Drake Univctsity in Des Moines. Iowa. was ruimdy hired as BC's tad t teltl&U cOICb IO replace ootgO­ing coach ~ D.vis..

[)ms tool; In iSS@ .. coaching posi· tioo • San Jose SDfe UniYcrsity under ••ciea fotUICi aiC ~ ~ ~

man. When asked about whaJ qualities o-1c

BC hire Wa.sh.ing.oo as its bead co.di, Vice President of Student Services Bill Cordero said, "Rudy Washington is a former community coUcgc and DivisioP I coach. He has sttoog coaching *ills and excellcm contacts in two-year and four-year schools."

Au:uding to ao ~ Press ar­ticle. the SWA£. aUeged Washington Offl'J)eid himself $78,7SO md flliled to document more than S99,000 in ~IS· es.

When asked about the maaer, CORicro said. .. That is no( proYal to be true ... h ~ from the information I ~ that me romts uphekl a nat-10 1be SWAC to di.911\m tum fur lad: of ow rgai.al ac· Wlliuoi i1ty .-.a for iacicmg or fldldlq

his duties." Wheo asked where his information

was fflning &om C;;.;.!an;> said. "Thi.,

is documents provided to me mim him (Wa.shington)."

In a telephone interview with ThL Rip. Washmy:,n said he had an ~ ~. DcLane Rosemond, an aaomey, in charge of payroll. "I bad~ solutl::V nodling to do widi payroll"

.. My praymen1 was S1ipp05Cd 1o come once a moodL We bad.-. OU!side ,aw ice dl8t was dealing widt chis. The mt of !be employees h.ad a twic,e a moolh ~"

Washiuglon said that his 1no, i• romtnissiooer subniiued bim IO b pl)'·

roll servi<'C ~ an en-.,toyce who IOI pal twice a moalb, rllber 1hlrt CJGX a moalh.

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From left to righl: DtnnisR~sof East High School; Ju/it Maldonado, a BC nursing major; and U>rit Maldonado, a BC biology major, play mariachi music at the trtt-planling cernno,ry on Cesar Chavez Day. See Page 2 for more coverage.

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M.E.Ch.A. honors Chavez Mayor Harvey Hall speaks at ceremony

to proclaim March 31 Cesar Chavez Day

By GfNA MENDOZA Rip statt writer

M any Bakersfield College students WCTC sad IO find out that CSUB would get Cesar Olavez Day off,

but BC would not. '"Unioo wise, BC gets the same amount of

days off. It is a rna!teT of what days the union members choose, so it is not like Cal Stme is getting an ,,xll'll day off," said Ros.a Gana, Oucano Studies professor and adviser of M.E.Oi.A. a1 BC.

Cesar Cliavcz was best knc:H,,n for orpuz­ing agricultural workers and labor wortcers in California.

He ro-acaled 1he United Furn Warters union along with Dolores Huerta in lhe slrug· glc for cquaJ rights not only for Mexicans but for everyone who suffered injustices.

They fought IO improYc 1he conditions of fann woricers wnh demands for clean Waler for the wortc:r.. IO drink, clean restiooms for them to use, higher wages, and IO cease the use of toxic pesticides dlat banned worters.

"It meam a lot, especially for myself. I have woriced in the fields, and it takes a loc to work out lhere and I ~ what be did ~ausc you can tell the dillueoce," Slid Miguel Perez, 21, a physical education ma­jor.

In honor of tbe lale labor leader, M.E.O..

Nico. Ch8vez. granclclaughwr of 1he late Cesar Chawez, wipes..,.., tears • she speaks about her gra1.dflitt.er.

Deleon, Michael Rubio, supctvisor for the 5th District, Corney Rodriguez; Cesar Oiavcz's g.u~•ghter Nicole Oiavez, and Dr. Jess Nielo, professor at BC.

Hall wu happy to accept M.E.Oi.A.'s in· vitalion lllld to read a proclamation that offi. ciaUy declared March 31 Cesar Cbavcz Day in the city of Bakersfielt\.

wit is always fun for me to come to BC and IO pmticipate with students. I am happy to be here !Oday," Hall said.

"It means a lot, especially for myself. I have worked in the fields, and it takes a lot to work out there and I appreciate what he did because you can tell the difference."

-M~lPem, physical e<bA,:ation major

~He put lhe idea out to the towns, 10 the boa rd of supcmsors., asking them IO make a decision as to whidl of lhe two of the 11 stale holidays we have would they vote to get rid o!, Md unfouurMl!ely the two that came out majority wae Martin Lulhef Kin&'s bbd,day _, Cesar c..:ha\U Hob:lay," said Ddeoo.

Del= ==--.. Sllldttts to get Oil the hilCi lkt RI ,end III e-.'Dlil to the gv.eiikW IO keep Cew Ollrvei Holid, .y.

The choir rrom Our Lady of o,ac1a1 .. pe sq as evc.yme JRSC!ll: made their way out on cmnpis becwee11 the HWlllilities md Busi­ness buildings. There, M.E.O .A. pllnced a sequoia trCJe in bor'Or of (',esar Ol&YC7..

1'he sequoia ,e-;acscus pospe.ily _, peace, aod wlMrl it sipfies is what a-. through Im canpaians would show -violence," said Jesse Ibma, pesidei• of M.E.Ot.A.

Nonviolence is our .ua,gtt.." The BC Mlriac!li group pe. fu 11.ed as

roughly I 00 people pd11;.1ed ID WllCh the ,c..

quoia be pined.

April 13. 2005

A. held a memorial March 31 in BC's fire. side Room.

Guest speakers included !,'.ayor Hmvey Hall, the daughter of ~ Huerta, Lori

Although Cesar Chvez Day is a holiday in Bakersfield, Gov. Schwarzenegger wants to get rid of two of the 11 California stale holi­days to help the budget crisis.

"',Ilk hope ihll the tree ldds diYersily to

cmnpus. showing 1hal BC is I great pb,oc to come to nourish YOW' mind 8lld get cduclll· ed, n said lb8na.

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Lori Oel10.-,.1he daughter of United Fenn Wortcers union ~founder Dobes Huerta, alls to• audience that flfled the Fireside Room on Cesar Chmvu Dl:y.

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Editor's note: BC &a;ns is a feature that asks students a question ro test their knowledge of all things trivial.

Who is Cesar Chavez ahd what did he do?

ICMhleefl l'asc:'ot, psyd,ology. • He started the United Farm

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.lusdrlS• k jolll'n Isa. • , forgot, but ikrowwho he is. He~ a M€xican guy."

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By GINA MENDOZA Rip staH writer

The upkeep of classrooms on CMllpUS has sutely falleo 10 lhc bol· IDIII of &tmfickl College's to-do list 11ie 6oors in die classiocxns ac· ai+il dirt and l1'8Sh throughOU1

· the ..... ~-'\~ if the rooms are not beq c......i 1.111 a daily basis.

The prc,bbn has grown and -c:mata tbe Mle(l(i(J(I of so many · -~~~~-~-~-~~~~,-;-...~ ii •M•• lhM they 'n: now afraid to -(la,e ..... .,. kpacks Mid belong·

' Ires Oii ~ floor. 1 havt ci- in foor separate

lwit T I m c.npus, and the floor.; .., eqally dirty in all four of those t ilf ea• 1n oot puticu1ar cws, -- 11.t lllded in dried-up lci,,es m a Wi wsday. 1b,e next

.\tr 71 «., k laM!s wen: still there,

l;f • ..,.. ..... lhey had bceo tnrn· , )llltiit 9'( IC'leftl 1911cs RI aushcd

'.•o ••--~m=. . ;~ 1Ji ~7 Do WC oot ha:ve ... , , cu•.Aw1., to lake care of ... p,Jlll ? , , .... 011irc to Fme ~ . . . for BC C\Nodial and

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: .•. 6:' lqsn ii' Sping 2003. ,~·"I .w•.-d101-40SOJ­. iii- tw ~"=d for IIS beep , 1-S al Wen Smdy, .-, we 11e 11-bllal ro.. bul c.w,tuly only '­two,• - c..roo.

0.1wdy eail OhbAiM+ is ~­liglled to II lt:8$1 one blP"Jding mmy ll'C I Sfi4uil& fur IWO b,.,ildings

I camo( point out the poblein without wondering should the blame comple1ely be placed on our custo­dians? Who is rcspons1blc fur the floors !IOI being delned pope,ly?

Should the imtnacfors Oii Cllll­

pus be respollSib6e for lhe IDOfflS

that they use? Pl:du,JS if 1bey did a quiet chcd: befon: dismissing lhcir S'letct•s. a lot of the big l>aer ilans oowd gel picted up - i*Clii¥1Y-

Cen.ioly ....... ~,·- cannot deny ,e­spc:IIISlbilily. We are an adults here, and WC should be ll'hmvd to dis· tqpad our 'lllliflpdiS, euw dritm, ..added piper, and Ml 1 .er odx:r miscd1aneous junk that gees thrown

--oot my 1.111 classrnom floors, but all Cl"eS' c-•1f1U$. However, it is obvious lhll many sotdc:Ns jusl do not care.

St'!dmes will argtlC that it is !IOI

their re 811 •wbi!ity to keep BC elem; bft 9" people who gel paid ID do lilll. 'Well, obviously thee ll'C

DOI ellJ ,tr of dw pcopk or else Ibis 'lllOllOld Du( be an issue, so quit beimg NS llld pick up your 11W1.

n.t is not to ~ the ar:w-tial lcali of iris duties. Si!ldtlrh pay tu­ilicn to MlaJd this coliege,. and Ibey have the rigtt ID lean ;a a clean, samay -ilom.eu. Gtanled, it is n.o.11y so,tct11:s who dirty the place, mes Se! 1hat are IN+i+ilHfuW such

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as the te.ves Mid debris tracbd in on people's shoes isn't being ad­dressed, eith:r. Classes need to be swept, mopped and vacuumed regu­llrly.

1'he small amount of help is no(

an excuse, we are still :Ible to per· form our <Mies. RI believe it crt oot, WC don't gd that many complaim," said Carroll.

In an effort to address these is· sues, f, building inspection P, <>g13111

has oceo iu1pleme111td. OISlodiaos will now face swprise inspections thM will '* their wort. These in­spectiut ltCOlds will go Ullo the a1stodiaos file.

good work By DANIEUA WIUJAMS

Opinion Editor

A good man is a rare thing. lndi· viduals who have the tenaciry, charis­ma and force of will todo something great with that qualiry are even hard­er to come by.

Cesar Oiavez was one of these people.

Oiavez.. who was remembered on Man;!, 31, led a hard life. Stirred by a childhood marred by injustice, he went on to form the United Farm Woners wid, Dolores Huerta in 1962. The UFW strived for better 'Numllg conditions, e':entually get· ting fresh waler 3nd bathrooms to be provided for 11,udcer... Cllave1.'s mosl

famous methods for change included the Delano grape strike. 36-<lay fast and a 340-milc march from Delano IO Sacramenlo. He cited Mahalma Gandhi, SL Francis and Dr. Manin Luther King as inspiration for his methods.

Even if non-violence is the order of the day, some followers can get out of hand. A mob s<:t fire to a po­lice station and killed 21 people dlJr. ing Gandhi's firn 0011violent protest

for India's independence in 1922. It is ~sible that followers of Oiavez took :o inrimidaling means to accom· plish their goal. but neither Chavez nor those who supported him ever advocaie this. The peopk, who line worked and continue to wod for the rights of fam, waders deserve re­spect for their efforts.

Throughout the mil of March and begiMing of April, people through· out California. Teus, Colorado, Arizona, Michigan, Utah and New Mexico ~,:d and celebr.lied Oiavez for his wod. The legacy that Cesar Chavez has left ;, one of hu­manitarianism.

Chavez impnwed conditions for migrant fann won=, and ma;,y respect him for thaL When people die, those who loved Dll:III tend to Jct mc bad memories fade and keep the beautiful ones alive.

Cesar Cbavez is someone who lclt his community in a better place than when he found il

The good he did outweighs rumors. There's noching wrong with cclcbral· ing th: positive ocro,nplishments of a man who changed people's lives for the beucr.

Legendary Chavez used forceful tactics

By BECKY JIMENEZ Rip st;,ff writer

· ran was a 'black savior' March 31 was officially Cesar Oiavez Day. Seven different stares a.lebtali.:d it (Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan. New Mexico, Tex.as and Utah).

init.Mes me when we praise an indi­vidual as a hero, when in reality his union OD ltllil)' occasions. obtaiued its goals throughout negarive means.

h is ridk:ulous IO med ~ mucb light on Cbavez 's United Faqpork · ers of America, bccalne their.mcm­ods weren't always wry ae,J,1 . By this I mean lhe union '"' -~ nnr.

Oxlt• is .l+w au -ID C'k.ij(D!

illlle ... ._.,_1hekf. ••s o.J.Si: 1•• i_ \.,awe. necae

made him an instant ccldlrity IOd are pob.ibly sad ID see such a sue· was my the !)qi,11;,,g of the nuay c:essful ... ney die because .lherc bill •• cws Ooctaa. i.s ~. will_. be.,,.,., 11wya: ClD ID4 . . ~ doing 1be •. npos,

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ll!illm - in -iiuus tOlillle ~ Thcy"R be sac at "* or, ~,i.. w-*1110 go boille · z 'Ill <I jril. Coclw..a h-> ~ •. ii;l,'l 111-

Co I a is a "bsJr;: smor" t» oflr:r M• -,a,y ia Ille wudd wilh bis ot 111: -, ~ lit his Sllwd md stills iii the W-liui&B. 11 w as if lbe 111il">oRS fl dolbn be llas lllbri be bu.iu• I it Ille rY ill bisbvor o,11 of Ilic ib txb «# die LAPD fur we his big 'fl'llllds ad pcaafol ~ injury r.r s

Noli, .. his _ta:.R of~ wiSI a-1· wilh his -•ir·d; deMla, kt'S •Ii+ s * .-....-t& "' J.#e . CudliM~deaia.~t:i*'f.

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ntc C.QCbnn on you," unless it's Now what possibly could possess• diioogb a ~'d>amcl h will thestmofMicbigan, TexasandUtah

· · · in.· :E ~~? If '""·e~ ·.: IO e~· · all ears.

, ilf · . '. we o:,ele-da "== • 'his ez y .,..,....se move-

.Id . .... <'.:odnn, l'lltili .. . . . . you. . O:ann bas "'°'1 cases from

$25,000 IO $4.5 miPioo fur. police ase agamsr the LAPO. Since Co­clH1Hi will no loog.er be a* kl .uib: br inlo i.w enfon:a- 8lld op­posing 111omeys, millul mes will oot be "" 0 .... 4 ... juslioe will be sm,ed..

Rest in peace 1<llniie Cocbta. h. It was a good 11111 wtule it l8*d.

ment bq:ari in the C'.erural Valley and more specifically in the city of Dela­no in the late 'SOs and '60s.

Aw, the infamous Cesar Cliavez., where do I begin? If I bad a penny for all the times I have reanl thal name, I would certainly oct be here writing in lhis piper today.

' . ~~r--· trayed as an o,gani7#i!w.

olher ~ - .... Cliavez -dtew 11. ~ .

Mlucormuuc.d _, ljr:ts II( . . • ' tov.-ard 6am wortas MB) .cbolli_ DO(

to become a part of a WlioL · ' These farm workers didn!t '­

a choice,. Most of lhrm - fo.ced 1o join ~ union~ or suffa- the con­sequeoces. which in most cases in­volved the slashing of tires, losing their jobs and many Wit. ds rs

There are many people who wiU testify to this being abs.'>lascly true.

For who disagree, too bad

I grew up in a oommunity wheR Oiavcz was idolized. I was taught about him in gtalHIW' school and high school, which I aueoded with his gu .. L hildren. I observed his fu. oeral p:oc.essioo in 19'}3 throughoUI the SIICe(S of Delano. My father knew and W<llte,I with Oiavez for many year.;. Therefore, I feel confident in wbal I am about to say.

Many of my family maobas, in­cluding my fart.er, worked as a fann WOOO,,- during the Cbavez days. He was osttaciz.ed for not wanting to be part of the llllion. My father md a Je. gitim.ue reasoo why he didn't want to get involved. but Oil many occa­sions ~ -~ .... threatened with the loss ot his job, had his car's tires sJasbcd, and witnessed II\IIDerOUS brawls.

.,.....,~ Rip staff"" ..

~ ~ ....... -~. 81-;id +\ M Wl&i? ,My \tifl N 1S.

• t - wlD'• • did paint of WR, •••• c ., bmii, wt Ii&­__ ..,ts ly Elij t I

W . . . . I . ... Iii~·· I lt)'·OC·-!5. 'Mii* c6:a lirzst. ottea Ines Ille

-, pc, ... ,.. - ..,,.,. '° -.ii will lb!,_.._.• 15-i • IC.

Yai med II) be OK. wi1b lhM. If )"09' wants ofta-1. paa.,.. it's he' cm!IC ii i.. !ea+ htd a pla:,e w'.J::r.

'CUI l'EDIICI

staJld con.vaceptives

. be ;aid O\W the cowater7

Iha! one bas )'Ct eo expbe. &pknlion is scary. Wools -

sairy. Cbangc is fCM"j.

Som,; people may not like your words. )<et )'(Ill i- to 1ne wilh 1hcm, SC choose lhielR anefully.

I envy n:a&bs fur Ibey have 1be rigb! not to tad my Wllltk if they so ci,o. s:: The wrilier has no such ~ o.oe his WOids - clo-9t'..'I, lha!'s il. He Dlll5t iM widi il.

Thmb may oome io lbe fumi of someone coming up eo you and say· ing, wAllhoogh I don't at-yi; agree, your opiniom mau me think. and

Fi

' r • ......, "it's better to be safe. You ne,,,erlcnow

"""° ciffee it people be 'Mth •

n:-etth my own point of view." Min oftm than not, you 'U face

:.....c...:.L-L. who . ..,,_ .... BNI¥~ Jl'e ......,..t4#11;q

. To lb<'EC individuals, I say, "Wrile yuur own , , · tiom n see bow maay agree CJ( ID06t )£ly ~ wilb yw." k's all a J,,"9t of the ga,ne. Those who 1111= often Slay ~ while lbosie • W M9ell ID yuur words wiD tnake their thoughCs tnooo.,

From 10pic eo IOpic, - cany 1be burdm of mligl• •Mire 1he unai­ligtat.ed aid Sllftieriog lbe wndi of those who'd nllher oot tune in.

Just beca11s,' you ~ 111 opin-

"' Fl J • s.,11.

"YC!S, tc prevent AOS .•

-E!>fTORIAL BOARD

U.1 d*-2CIB JACCPe ,- St ad

~ le119& /lip II' pn:,du,;ed ~ Bat~ College pmaisrndlr<YI.. ~ti,~<~ & f Ii ,ti ,g Co. inc., and aroJaci!d Ol1 Wednesday; ,b'iog lhe fall and spmg semesteis.. ~ lll!A NV is pcjJlshed lTldel' the au5jlices of

1te kan (omnu,,ty C~ Distnr:t Bo¥d of Trustees. but • ,C',j)l)l i$Dlitr tor ;,:s ccntent rests With st-..iclent erlDs.

Edlur in Chief ..................... Ian Hamilton News Editor .................... Julianna Crisat:: Photo Edlur .................... Dennis Mahan Online Edilur ................... SteYer: Martin <>p.llion Editor ............ Daniella Williams 5pol ts Edi lur . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .... Victo:- Ga."ci.3

ia, oo a subject. you still rnust do rcsuucb to bad: up your SWements. If you an: pro-war, refer to informa­tion that Jlro\'CS war is good. ~ will blOW if you lag be­

lmd in r : ,th. Misspelling impor· t:a words only shows that you aJC

malcing up 1he information based on whit you~ heard rather than what you can bact up and prove.

I have solid poin!s of view oo sub­jects, I :.n unwilling to bend, aod this may make me unpopular. I have to live with myself. I like myself. Good luclc to those who don 'L

pr~tection for people so you oor>'t get an, ciseases."

STAFF

According to the Bakersfield Californian, "Oiavez was known for his nooviolent Pl'OleSIS, fast.<_ boycous., strikes and pilgrimages." Now, this is absolutely true. Why? Well. because :JI we ever te..-dl so­ciefy about Oiavez is the "good" he au:o.:uplisbed. but we would never dare to really expose the violent acts that we,~ committed Jue to the many boycotts and ,1rikes.

Now don't get me wrong. I know that he accomplishetl plenty for farm wort....;, such as the availability of drinking water, restrooms and un­employment benefits, but it really

But none of this is ever martiot,ed when we are taught about Olavez and his uni.."111. Instead, socic:ly por­trays the union as w~ individuals," when in reality they were violent, ty· rant-like people and that is exactly why I get so irritaled when I hear about Chavez and lhe "union."

If we are going IO portray Oiavez and his movement, WC should also clearly depict his ractful, discreet, violent methods.

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psyr:, +19Y. ps,ct, + ff· "Because of "Yes, because my 2J..year-ON:l othelw,se daughter and people v.o.Jld 18-year-Old be less 111:efy to son. rt would use them, and be 'le!)' wise .• teen preg, .arlCy

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The Renegade Rip I www.thefip.com April 13, 2005

THOMAS: 'Bill was an active leader at BC'

TRIP: SGA members meet Ralph Nader at W~hington conference

Contirued fnlm ,.. I of"''"" you kno .. you doa"t know, really docs d.:k,munc 10hethcr or 001 you = tduc.lkd."

Hc said .. llc:n he "'as leaCru118 a c lits.s he "'oold give diffem11 vnp:,ints on facts and make Sift

his .wdc:nl5 I.IIXXTI100d boch side, of an i;su,e.

Thomas said C'\ er since he came to Baker.field. he has been imolwd in politics.

··\\'hen I c:ime here in 1965, I immcdUlely began ilr,·olving my­seif in the ~nnmunity wilh bolh the 1"0 major parties . . . I SC'! up c!as= v.here sludcffs could ga a one uni! for L1b :,anicipation in lh., campaigns, Ihm lhey would have to write a paper. So I ,.-as in­\'Olvcd "'ilh the parties as soon as I got ~t said Thomas.

He was part of a Repubtical search committee to find incum­bm candidales 10 run against io 1974 and he could oo1 find :111)'­

one who warud 10 run for lhe local assembly seal agaios# then incwnbcm Ray Gonzales.

'"I believe incumbcnls ougbl to ha\-c W,CiCllls 00 people CID

mac choices bm,,rm andi­llEs. lbat's ,.fm cla;cio,ir, arc 51,pposcd 10 be aboaL"

He ran againsl Gmzales in 1974. which was lhc yea, of !he NixonW~~

Ml was the only non-incumbml Rq,ublican 10 win ~1hing in

Calif omia that yca, ,n he sad. He got melccted in 1976 and

was oo the ballol 10 go bad lo Sacr.-ncnlO in 1978, wtxs1 the Baktistield ara ccug, PlMHl •

that tilne ~ and Thomn ~ up nnling fo1· ~ He's been 1ttlocted eva- ~-

l'hiloscpiy pro{CS10I' Jact Her­nandez. who has been • BC sinoe 1961, said Thoma5 --. M • .caDy good coUeguc. He - acwe ..... students n ~ pum­and actiYC wilh ocher ampus ac­tivics.90

Profc:s5ar &ouilm Greg Good­win. who !hared an office will! 11nnas in 1964, - unable to do an inlaview bec:MIIC be -on v. M ion tu said dllUugli an email CU11t114o•t..a, '"Bill was m aaive kadu- • BC. mg,ety nauiog the faculty bagaitaiog coo•11i'w."

"Qui1e a few of us ,a,w "*' lhc good agrcrman be got in pe,.

gori#i,c,1a. I..- DOW, bi5 IIJmg

5IUl 'WllS • ·--111 to ddail and really mowing lhe bm.. If the MlwHi+ril,.... cba0,4 I bis imam.6ltl Ibey - -1y al­Wll)'S pon:d wroag."

He said in lbc c-tmil, fa:ul. ty. ila;b.diog hiow If, llilDCd to

Thomas to bdp ,. i ·-- deals in buyiPg lhinp mdl • _. ea-

'* and -.iobib. "He -dmged ad)lhiog and ._ a much beau- bagaiou dran I -. "

ELECTION: Fewer voters than in the past Continued m,m !"age 1 some ho<Jp5 v,ith the administnwn," said Wat

Wllb lbc Web sire up. tbc SGA would be at,,e IO build ~ a dacd mie of SllMlet1t e-mails, which would al­low them IO send surveys lbat would bopcfully provide more feedback. from BC~ · Wesa also said Iba! next ~ lbc

SGA plall5 lo DXNC lbc electioos into 1be oolioe arma io order lo aaract more ,n,dmts who aR unable to vcfie

'"3tse of jobs or ioabilily 10 Qlllle

IOcamptll

The clcctiioo dJis ~ - ~ « CM11ie:f $ tp'O he6 ,ind +I. I• i · Accoutiog IO Welt, "'llm's .__. lbiog wc11 def+-il+ ly hlM Dal yez."

1be newly e" ::ted SNtk • ofti­ocn will be w.w\iwcc• lj _. 1be OlllgOiog ...... 4 moo IO .., •

par wilb umwt pojcds i s 1 ot .. oppog lhem and -lie ma in lbc faD.

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The CUlifcrma: bdd a scriea of ¥3ltn dial helped cdtecw -1 mo­tivaec 1bc slUdcm to 1D1K dw g IO lhrir It ,-,.:1i¥c amprses

One of lhc highligbl sy:ate-s -former h, lqw udelll p.c-sid- &lia ~ ~

didase Ralfb Nader, who Sfl'C*c ... dfectiYe w-rs f<a ONIM-4) alAcge m•\ • laden IO lobby gouu.-..... figures. Acuxdq to ~ Nade+­, ,11,,w·,,., tbal 1be ...,.ra..e of lotibyiog. ldilic-ling p. UWJUl and voicing 1,>i+.j.•,s lo gtHUWDI kadas is .lDlft dran jml • · d+c

lllnll 15 l'ula 11 5 _. W ,-. A female~ Colege SIU-­

uerlt reported an act of Yl!hde bur­.,.., 1hat omnt!d on ~ 4000 bled of Mt \A,noo lwerlu!!. to her bur­~ 1995 Hondil Accord. o.,,. 1D the front pa&Jlgi!I' window_ sustained. The swdent parked her air

at S p.m .• and e_.x,n .eurwig. saw that her da5l1boiwtl's blin, .ed and 'Pf Sony co player with a detid,­able face plate was I I :issi.,g. The CO ~ was valued at S 178.

·z .. ,s.a1:JS,-. A BC security officer confiscaled a

bogus staff pa.ti, ,g permit mm a ~ )'NHlld ~ 111* BC student. The offioer co, mo, ,ll!d the SIUde+-. in front of the student's bid'. 1996 f\.W iliac Sw1fire about the fake pennif. fi, di,g the student ·1mt1e· and • un:oop­eratiwe."'

The student said that he ll!Oei..>!d the permit •from a friend" and then said he recie · ,<eel the permit from the tlternet bv using false infonnarion. The student al5o cJ-aa I ,ed to be i1II of­ficial KCCD emplc ,ee.

The offic.!I' a5ted the student IO

- the permil. but~ student said mat lhe permit was ·stuc:1c· and allAd not be~ Tho! officer 1hen "Pqlit'1ed that the sba1ent mnd behi, Id the offu,\ a, wtlit the d­b mnowd the pennif. n.. sludenl refused and aro-sed lhe offioer d atlen,pti, ,g to • plant same4hi,g" in the lll!hide.

• ±,vauw I, ... , A-.. lhe ... ik--=lheollics; ~ ii IO "*-..? .W )IDU gi,,ing me pioblemsr the sba1ent w said to '- dt , ,ged. The sba1ent a:n­tinued bv shouling. -what an! )IOU

IO do IO pt iimo a goad Kilool CM'

ii ........ °*' goad (XI • job P'8:DC, il•s a ciric I 4 i1lil)·.

J<*1 L Alhm Ille ll('ec:ilil i,-· -bow ++Miy o:D g in d..,c U.S . Dqwnw of&»•••• was lllo Oil lmwl IO lpCa libc1UI how lo Im •• i4y mDrr .... , .. ~ p.6a,ays. Hu: , ... h -limed •• ; ........ di,: i-· ~ o1.-. ioccl g is~.«• job. Allw::n., .. ..- -.e Cal­.... c- Ii .•• iili.Mioe, which isapue,w lllllp.---, SD lji COiNMM) "4 g acn:a lbe

C11•1 IEIT pig to oo? Beat my ass and peppe, SJ1!11r me?" The officer rtjlOi 11:d that Ile plaa!d a • mlbul hil.nd'" on lhe 5tl.d!llt's left hand. wtleR!l4)0rl lhe 5ludent lifted ~ ,q,t fi5t ID pWICh lhe offica A Sl4)erior officer soon 111-

rilel upon the sane.

lllnli 15.tM ,-. An act of .eln l:uglaly CJO:Lffld in the 4000 blod at Mt Vernon ~ A BC sludfflt's gi*l 1997 Chewy Gwaier sustailied a bnlbn 191t,...s.zuga window. The9i!ped. a 20-,eaHitl , ._ it BC .ti.dent, was b.fld to be • Gl!iflg .etiicles" along Mt. 'A!ln:ln Aloierlue wet of the allege part. The~ was $0f­li!d by BC sea.ily oftice,) pit as t,e Died to bfealc a paa ige, Wit ldow d the Chelly cai 5 _ The 9 l!p!d fled * ·ind 1hrQql lhe park, wt w later app"'1eilded

one..,..17 s • akl +nsle.

.... fJ.~pa. ... A fBlllle IC 5IUdi!nt ll!pUted 111111 her .ed 2004 ~ IDn w --1a1--

coa1117 diSl~ckc lp,la--E g ~pm! b*'i- ....... 1'mEy llid ... lie is ........ * ..... atels ilamwe SD w if Sis 3C SGA .... ~--~ Since ' rm. Ille lrip. Ille

SGA ,_ beai ••• ~ IO ll7mr ti+: ..a.an.- -~ 11 I af .._ -, .,, 1111.. •• • ii

Ille SGA ¥C*II , . lj IO lllp­

pon .., hly BiE 912, .... -•• •'".&1 by... ,., Joli+ Lllitd (D&la Om). AB 912. it i 1 wil ez · =• aopwy a Sil pu--am W SD '*'°'' 61: -lalS ...... ccna. Oa ly,. loo+r • •

ized. pei .. byane: bo1f+itild. The Sludffll parted ii the ha·• ilj4.ed a.ei1 l'IDl1h of the ..... Alts ~ anl I ed t:> her dim II theSwdent Serw:es ~ The SIUdenl il!pUlld .-g lw e: bay-

fflf!ld ii h ftee 5t ! :t, --­ii the ca,. Thi! Sii.dent Slid ... fiw ilOiltb ~ ... a b6:,fii&.d hadlllilde •• bl:>• f 5 1lie mldenl's Cll' i the SIUdenl irMlll ,a1 herselwilhaiode-. lhe9npect is--.6fllettaln "Js380 p!Ulds..

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~ Ce IC student il!JJUW thal h-!r air- b.agaiad ii h nar1h-151!t j8ti,g lot The $1-odt,,t's,.... ~ C ...... 9 ' . ltd a snlllhed flall sm wild.w. A beige pu15e llilll.,ed at SlO _ ....... fl+;wn .. wfidl!'s Ind. The p-me CD . 5 at a blant Alilei:a, F11 = d..t will! acDUlt ,ur.t,e,s to a-* .a:xuit. At 5:20 p.m., a BC ...._.diimr ,IOlioed 1he eta,.._, ----ltiiiaillied at them IDil ._ sllt-dflll .iMCt at 5:23 p.m. The rapid • ca,ea.-ni-d!edied b gnpea iib11 f +lw tu I ;I S h-1 ne; r e-..S.

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AnlilelTledwlitiw,faa ti­lhola! F3llns rql(llled llllt his wtiml998Dodge(a1,111 had been • IT IU. ii \.Jldl I I .r t J !; .... .__ 7 .. is K1I S 2 A M f II Fob Del)art­ment ~ li!d•acia·-in .. 8C N*: ~Ofteat .. liir:e ... '°'* a ll!PDfl.

ULV's amiculum is cafflldly designed to aapowa yoa willl she 1muw• we, slls .t l'le wlu -tag so 1e.pwl so die ct I g •'lid• Ille opportunities in your iodosuy. UIY's rid! ailing ape.imre will help you pa 1he u-AA • e so 111011e b:waad..: wpwacl. • r J •; J r I s ~ [or die future.

Coil.uaieut S<:WwJleg I: Ac wl ek s.+,,,rt Satku • AcceierAed nenillg dasses ill Bakersidd or Debao, w lligk per weet ilr ts weeks • Ooe-!<>-Ooe :academic adrisiog It JQ11r site, ooce a 'f!m, ~ eena • Teubooks ordered oolioe, by phone or lltllil and deli,aed JO your 111-11! or iiCdplloe

Ute of Ted-aoloa • Through ULV's Virtual l.ibmy, stndmts have ams IO elea111oic 1ibnrJ d I t n I s • Ola' iJar II Tin .. I xt a1idls ooloe • lbily ol lhe &culty P"lr""' lhe lndilioml d OCH1 eq,ect e wi6 6e • "..,.. tf u JI. a._ d oca •rlaae

appoomoo Iha f:an1irre 5 dcaioaic COIIMII ..... :and OSille flCaS IO dr- I .. IWWWCtl

• <lass.ooms It the ~ ml Cao,- e • are wired 10 alow- ilr lmaa:lhe f 7 1 ~ 1 tam am 6e Hij I II ...... lb eqwpmt1ll 50 :dJow for l'rlfllerl'ooltfj pr E 0\ • •lols

AcatdM&Miol _. 114 aknWps • Member of M,Q;B lhe A.ssod2lion for lhe NfflllCeOleOt of C'.ollegi2rt Schools of BtNncss • UIY is apprOYed by lbe f.alifornia Cc-omisn oo Texl!er Oe,les•fzkng ror ,A lwg at:J. u '•

in se.aal areas and mainlJins ~ membeuilip ~ lbe Ames ic a· r-OUOCII cm M-.. • Acaediud by the Wt*m ~ clSchools md Colleges

UNM!RSIIY Of LA VF1INE r.mo :; c s•

• Cl:m loomoos in Bw:rsfield, Deb-lo, Por1eniBe aod Tm 16001'1- .TJ , S.. 100 • D ' S rt • Acc:deraled Sem, ~·1"5 & E..adng !lasses

If rt E 1 <w. • I rz 1 • w- • P ·a we I

• M Degree Not Rei:,1b ed 10 8egill 0asses for the Bacbdor's Ptog.:.as

• QualiCW ~s Appticuits Mly Not be ~td 10 Jae die Gl&QW'

... - ..,.,. from ..., .. ll+c iric.. Pafrl said lills low-ii· • -­daws MID nxriwc ll+c Bomd of Gow· U1MJ1S fio:ie Wai .a- will ~ e1 · aho p+j ror die fee if AB 982 i-,es i. added dial lhc BOG will cower die b.

Oa Ap-i 5 ..... med lWO lams Inn Iii- If ..t S(.lA Pu . I .r. - ETuW SD uild in SIFflPDll at ti+: bil.

11le.. f ' fen ......... ,-:-' s of' Ille S, 1 I RRqqillel-1-liwc Fu .... d hy Seen,-, 7tlOfiD 5

al die California E ._ •· 4' Code.

IEWS IIIEFS C _ .. 50 7 n •• ...,.A: tr .._ ~ plilrl! of an~ la':Tr

lielti Coiege is f i-1.it.g il$ ,_

pi aids 11. *T .. Ard e..s.. wilh a C:-14*5 +ec epei>r• llxa,

The --will llo# m.sa.s and -,J IO mmt II, J AS an ampus, and it will aod aw · r it phone all n viiits 10 hi!i office.

Fan 12:lO IO 2 p.,n.. 11!1,9,UII! is irM7l!d., ._ ,el a1lhllls...., /1,id.cws in lhe G · 1e !loom in 1hc U111JU5Cl!IIB. ,,__ al!o M) OCher ....

re q·-'5 ~ Api126. One will be held ,bw,!aWI,,, CM( lmd­~ wtlac about 30 off I e,,f 1'\ mml i*Aiiil.all caizeD M!le m'MIICI 1o meet A.dcu-.s. The Clltier ar,e.,,. be held at BC\ lbr.alJ '"'-al 1he pc411;. .. , ...... dip ffliP' de,­!lll. 1hc Red (l05IS, ~ f II~ N 1hc~l&dasdlhe~ will be ini,il!,d IO awne.

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By BARRY LPSON Rip staff writer

Scyle is lbc fo1eft0t• o( a Rohen Rodriguez film. md in that, "'Sin City" docs oot let llS down.

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Based on gr.r;,hic nov­els by Frank Mille-r. the film is a houillji,C lo

film ooir, comic boots and pop ewlln.

The film opens widi a -g•,ding 00 • talcony. Ho- body is bladt ant while while her dctss aod m.tle-iip - in cob.

While Ibis ms bcal oooc before, 1998's '"Pleasaorville" saving as a pufcct eurnpk. Rodriguez acids a tlliique flair with C3llled camua angles L!q,ii.g widi the ooir com­ic Iheme.

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Midtey Rourke plays Marv in Frank Miller's '"Sin aty.•

'The color scheme is red for blc'Jd, green for eyes and a vilfain n.med Yelm· Bastard "'no n-pre~ seills lhc devil.

Rodriguez, most famous for movies such as "'Spy Ki<h" and MEI Mariachi.." teamed with Miller 10

mate lhc comic book world come to life.

Qucmu Ta.a4il,o was brought on boa-ti as assistuw din:dor for lhe pahry sum of SI. of which I dunk he only camcd 50 ce1>tS.

That's right, as big a fan as I am of T.,.autilKJ's, I believe his only COl4llluion was to add gore to a cu,.,ic scenes, such as blood gush­ing out when a hand is SCV"7ro and a few martial art scenes as when Dewn Aoki It-rows a metal disc at someooc 's bead.

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know this melal disc from 1970s Shaw Bros. rnaniaJ arts films such as -Masier of the Flying GuiJlo. tine:·

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AU things being ~ "'Sin Citytt is visually snmning, and the stories arc at times riveting. Whal I Ii.le most is dlC fact that this movie: is diffcrenl

In a time where roost films tend 10 kx;!.: alike in onlel- to male a consistent amouni of moocy, it is refreshing to sec aimmakers take risks and producers woo will allow them lo do so.

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Congress works to eliminate steroids in professional baseball

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• Sarah Ramirez, 16, is the youngest player on the Bakersfield College women's tennis team.

By BECKY JIMENEZ R,p staff writer

Sarah Ramirez has been play­ing tennis as a recreational spon for many years, but it "'-asn 't unti I recently that she applied her talent to competitive athletics.

"I picked up tennis when I was IO years old and I was good at it. but I didn "t play it as a competitive sport until I anended BC," Ramirez said.

This is Ramirez\ fu5I year on the Baker,field College tennis team and she has shown tte111en­

doos ability. Ramirez. No. I singles player,

was undefeated al I 0-0 but she lost her first match to Cuesta College's Jessie Ritchie 6-0, 6-0 on April 5.

In a prior encounter, Ramirn defeated Ritchie ill three sets.

"Sarah is a power player and ap­proaches the net V~'f"j confidently," said BC coach Terri Lynon.

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Sarah Ramirez, BC'S No. 1 women's tennis player, lines up for a forehand against Cuesta College's Jessie Ritchie.

But most inpon.antly, Ramirez is only 16 years old and has al­ready shown a powerful game.

Ramirez is very enthusiastic while playing the game and covers the cowt e~tremely well. She has the ability to play well offensi,·ely and defensively.

Ramirez doesn't panic under pre= but rather embraces chal­lenges and gives all she's goc.

.. Sarah has impacted our team in =ny ,,,ays. She has a good at­titude and she works hard," Lynon said.

Ramirez no1 only shines in her competitive style and poise but also is an cntenaining pcr.;on to have around.

She practices five days per week, ancnds ma1ehes every Tuesday and Thunday, and plays in tourna­ments every Olher ,11eekend.

In spite or Ramirez's ~ in tennis, her main priorities arc education. Ramirez was home

schooled and ne,·er anended pub­lic high school.

"I passed my high school exam and recei\'ed my high school di· plf)flla when I was 14 years old;' Ramirez said.

Soon after that, she began at­tending BC and is in her second year.

Ramirez is currently majoring in biology and has managed to juggle being a full ·time student, a siilgles and doubles player on the team, and she is a volunteer with Hall Ambulance Explorer.

After this tennis season, Ramirez plans to alleod summer school and continue to anend RC next semes­ter. She plans on uansferring to a four-year school. Ramirez hopes to allend use.

"I want to ancnd medical school to become an eme1ge, ... -y or sur­gery dQctor," she said. Ramirez is scheduled to play in the Ojai Tour­nament on April 21-24.

By OtRISTOPHER W. PISAR Rip stafi writer

Amid the release of Jose Canseco's book, "Juiced," and the BAL.CO scan­dal, steroids has forced its way to the forefront of Major League Baseball, and thal 's nol euctly a good thing. The concern over the US(; of ana-

bolic steroids

COLUMN ~~ portions, so big

that it cunently overshadows the suc­cess of any team or individual.

Not only that. but the steroid proo­lem has re.1Chcd the point where Congress 00'.V feels obligated to step in anti do something about it. Their answer? An I I -hour hearing on ste­roids with the Iik~ of Commissioner Bud Selig and star players such as Curt Schilling and Sammy Sosa.

Congiess said that they held a hear­ing on ,1e, oids to ensun: that MLB has the right testing p,~am in pl11Ce to preYCnt the use of steroids because they believe that the omm1 policy's punishments are far too weak. 3y doing so, they are also atteu:¢ig to find out if the players rumored or suspected or steroids are guilty, in light of the rac1 ihat these players arc looked up to as heroes and ro:e mod­els by childre<l evnywhere.

In my opinion, they made little ground in regard to !his- G.very ~,er subpoenaed to the hearing either de­

nied ever using Slt:roids or •"'••l!N to avoid the que.stioM all togelher.

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When the players did answ.-:r, Jll05t of mnn did so in a ner,oos fashion wilh guilt wrincn across their fore­heads.

To me, proltCting the childmi and the game of baseball from the harm­ful effects of steroids is the key issue and should be, but I thin« Congress reasoning is mor-c of a ploy to div'Crt ancntion frorr. the fact thal they want ~ to do euctly whal they say.

The hearing toolt place despite the fact that MLB has an antitrust exemption from issues such as drug testing policies that no Olher major sports league, such as the NBA or NFL. possesses In my opinion, Con­gress is holding this exemption over their heads in mler to get what they Wml: a 5lrictcr drug policy.

MLB has come a loog way on the issue CM:!" the pd couple years. in­cluding a new mug tcstin& policy that includes I ando.11 leSting ft. ambolic ~ as wcll as ocher drugs and pcrfonmnce enhancffl; just n,ccntly ~ in J-...y ol this y,ear.

After m iewmg lhe policy. I think that it rally only has IW() flaws. The fines ,... posio.e leSts - much loo small . . ...___,__ .. sa1 m popo, bun IO ..,.,,, .. ilgC -

.-ies, and the testing is .tminisll:rcd in Ill umupervised famion.

Unlike 1be m::.cives of Congress in this !Diiier, Selig's jt08I is ~y

re,;ogninwle. It is as ca as day to me th.I he is doing evCl)'thing in his power to protec1 the iffi2'8C oi MLB and all of its players, especiah'y su­perstars like Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants and Jasoo Oiambi of the New York Yankees. He -to avoid asterisks in the rccool books at all costs. Why? If it WCR: discov­en:d that someone like Bonds or Mark McGWff did Slmlids then undoubledly there would hsYe to be some son of aslerisk next II) 1heil' name because they act ieYcd 1bose Slats with an unfair ad"~ thus leaving MLB with a nasty :11boid stigma. That is exactly whal the com­missioner is trying to avoid

Even so, Selig seems 10 be doing a gn:at job considering the f-.::1 !hll the most scnniniz.ed player in this whole ooleal, Bonds, was not subpoemcd to the hearing.

This is probably the >11•,gest dlillg of all. Bonds his been linked IO BAL-00 more often lhan Ill)' J*ofessional OU1 ~. and he shows lbe physical side effec:ls that a steroid U5a' would display, yet he is not al d,e bearing.

The future of besc:haD and its bout with ste.-.:>icb is rar from ova. As me commiaee chairman Tom Davis (R· Va.) said, "We 're in 1he lint iamo& oi whal could be an extra inning bllD game:·

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Pitcher throws the heat

BC pitcher Jake Wild turns down the

pros to continue his education !y JOSHUA AYERS

Rip staff writer

Bakersfield College pik:hcr Jake Wild mows bascoall. The sm rigbt­twdrd pitclier bas brm a key player in paring the R-.ns on top in lbe SoudM'ffl Wes.er;; Stale Coofer­moe this 5 ; IS JII

The Olicqo While Sox dnfted Wild list year in the , .,. l'OI.Di of Ml,jlir Leap,e B 1aeball 's Arn""1r Draft.. Wild derided IO :slay in sc:bool +,.ifr lbe CJllll(iltuDity IO play po­i-I . cml bllD.

"I wasn't \UY SWJ*iscd. He {Wik!) ia • -, ............ iooividUll. "said Ryan Wood. Vll'Sity ts t:.11 cOICh II Jrnrnanuel. Wood., said lhlt Wild bis p(*llilil and lhal "if be sticts with it. be 'll be ,... .s:ui. ..

The OtU di:W Sl)Qlt lllhlelc &om L111 el Hip SdM)nl in Reedley oop.n, de. icM ID end BC be­ame oftbe 1ew,+fMi+m lhe t*GS'Ml hid llld bei e of lbe biah-aliber m- hMrc sUJlf.

"I tboagbl ~ would be more opp.wbdly fur me in t tan 11m1

DENHIS MAHAN I THE RIP

8*ersfleld GaNege ~-.:her Jake Wild hes signed to pay baseball for the Unl\fes lilt hclflc this fall.

in fuod.11 Of bmkdbeJI so I stuc1c with it," said W'dd

Wild was a member or the 2002 Central Seaiori Ovanpion.wp Base­bell teMII md played in daw valley ~ during his career It ._. and be dido 't ;tut pildl­io& lnil. his senior )'C'II'.

Wild's most memonblc moment since playing t.. BC was 1be first pme be took the mound for the Ren-• &•let He was called in with ™> OUII in the be c11o11 of die 9lh as a 11)­

lief pilcber in • pne against Golden v.\,st College and suucir the batter

out on tine straight pitches. So far this scmo11, Wlkl is S-3 with

three saves and according to a Spin­costalS.com report on April 4, Wild has a2.39ERA.

felm., pitcher N'.ck VtllaloYos said that Wild is the best comp,-(itor he's = seen.

"He switches into anod>er gear," said Villalovos.

Wild has earned the respect or his teammales the ~ ™> seasom. He sigmd to play basebell with lM Univtt­sity of the Pacific in Stockton and will IIWWer there this fall.

Baseball team beats Citrus College 5-2

By CHRISTOPHER W. PISAR Rip staff writer

Lcadoff hitter Ryan Steele went 3 for 4 with two doubles. a sing le and an RBI to lead Bakersfie'd ColJcgc ~ Citrus 5-2 at Gerry Collis Field on April 9.

With the win, the Renegades im· proved to 18- 11 overall and main· tained their one·game lead over LA. Pien:e with an 114 record in the Weslem Swe Conference South Division.

Starting pitcher Jacob Wtld threw five innings, giving up only two M1S in the win while impro~ing to 5-2 on the season.

The Owls were led by center fielder Ollis Keilty, who went 2 ror 5 with a double and I single. Citrus feD 10 16-12 OYel'all and 8-7 in the conference and remained in dwd plllCe in the 5ou1h Division.

Br. sand in the second inning when Ricky Orton singled in BICtl Prieto, who two billers earlier walked and stoic second_ Thal -followed by I J...ome nm by Kyle Morgan that ga~ BC an carlv 3-0 lead.

"Early, our hiaers were work· ing into dead fllSl ball counts, and we were bitting him (Citrus pitch-t Ab Caldc:ra) hard," said BC coach Tun Painton.

Caldera (4-3) strugled early but senled dawn after giving up three

"To add those two runs at the end of the game was good because Citrus is a great hitting team ... "

- Tim Painton, BC baseball coach

runs in the secood inning. ··we thought he was dropping his arm a linle bit, especially with his off­speeJ pitches," said Citrus coach Steve Gomez. "Late in the seventh inning, he started gening the ball up again."

Catcher DJ. Sims and Keilty stmffll the third inning with back· to-back singles. But designated hit­ter Scon Marcus failed to advance ·lhc runners on a sacrifice bunt and SlnlCk out.

Eddie Crespo then grounded into a double play to end the inning and the sco.ing threat

In the top of the fourth inning, the Owls were threatening again as Matt Ross advanced to third or, the single by Chris Wrobel will: only one out.

After striking 001 David Correa, Wild walked Chris Moore to load the bases. But Citrus was unable to Cllpitalize as Sims grounded out for the final out or the inning.

Cit!Us finally scored in the ne~t in-

ning when Keilty doubled and laler scored on a sacrifice fly by Crespo, cutting the lead o 3-1. Crespo later scored on double steal, culling BC's lead to one. Wild wa., then pulle<l in favor of left-handed reliever Jarrod Bone, who came in to record di': last two outs of the inning. Bone held the Owls to just two hits over the ne~t three innings.

''Their left-hander (Bone) came in and threw well and goc a lot of pop-ups," said Gomez.

The O..,!s had trouble scoring the entire game, leaving eight men on base and scoring only two M1S on IO hits.

Both offenses were silent until the seventh inning when BC streti.:hed its lead to 5-2 on three singles and two stolen bases.

"To add those two runs a.I the end of the game was good because Cit!Us is a great hitting 1Cam and a one-nm lead just isn't safe:• said Painton.

Since their losing stieak that took place over spring, break che Rene­gades have reeled off five wins in a row.

''Our season is so long that son»­times teams area 't playing well. We dido 't play well over spring break in any facet of the game, but we·~ won five in a row n<:IW," Painton said.

'"That's just the nature of the game."

COACH: Washington explains firing from SWAC, wants to bring 'winning ways' to BC basketball team becmr we jusl sold our home in~ Ang ks, so any lllD&C up IOd down in 1he me< "' ing ICCOUllt - 't really rwtit-od"

WamiD&1loo sal wbm the associ-­Mc c:c-1111· .. · (H'S ,....&,rd lhe prob­

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SIMe ~the .. I trig WOMtf compensation inSU'anCe amer Inc Lull.ls i-. d 1n gR1d11- seeking ~ llld AlbaJ; Wt olrer a wide range af poslnncltlllolln-n<15 1hroughoul ca•~ 111tu, plus ... ~,t tNt wll Josw ~ condnmd 1,1\Mlh..

N. s.. Fund yau'I Ind. :IIJ Ii -' tw..ia. j.liuftisk.nill 11••111 tD aplRd ~ l'IOilall.S. and rMnY edwi .ament P,6 •••

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I paid so much mooey, I overpaid $25,000," he said.

1'hcre was ~ proven any Mmgdoing."

Washingmo said he thinks there wctt . ._.. things leading up to him beitlg_ ~ SllCh as tl!c suspc:nsion of lbe l'ltiie View .... Soumcm bands (lllliw:rsilies in l:.is a.wd'aUJCe) from pliryq: .&.- they got into a "huge

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•k..iM»-H • CUSU>mft Sonk:e .,... • l~ion TKhnolo91 • FiMn<:1 and Accounting • Human Rcsovrees

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tuekus." "Thal created a huge uproar," he

said. Washington said that as coach It

BC be would like to get the basket· ball prognun beck 10 "ilS wiNling ways."

"I lb •o WOil: with the nis in­divid!P.Dy aod play Ill llp(a11pO

style, pky a pressure defcme. much

like what Milwaukw-Wisconsin did this year," said Washington. "Bakersfield is a very, very good sports town .. The potential is off the charts:~

Washington's total record over su seasons al Drake was 63- I02, according to athletics director Dave Blank, in a phone interview. He w,,_-;

at Drake from l 990-1996. Washing-

ton's best record at Drake was 14-14 during the '92-'93 season. His WOJ'St record was 6-21 dmi,tg lhe '91 • '92 season.

Officials from the SWAC and for­mer assistant commissioncT DeHale Rosemond could not be reached be­fore!·~ rime.

- Staff writer Barry Lipson con­tribuled to this story.

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__ ts, sports, and whiskey The I 0th annual Scottish Gathering and

Games combines art with athletics By JULIANNA CRISAW

News Editor

Horses and cheir riders were dressed in rich colors and fabrics as they charged their competi1ors, lance in hand, for a cheering crowd.

The jousting demonsuation was one of many events that took place at the 10th annual Scottish Gathering and Games on April 2. Hundreds ar­rived at Strwnler Park to experience and share in the Celtic tradilions. Musical hi~ of the day includ­ed the widely known '1llc Wkked 'Ilnkers.'' and local bonds "Banshee in the Kitchc:G,. and "Whiskey Ga· lore." Scoaish dancing took place, and Che crowd even joined in during mini leuQns. . Dlffe.et• ldlletic e\'elJU ~ place the Cnlft day. The Scottish Heavy Adlletics tournament included putting the stone, lwnmer throw· ing, caber ·~. and throwing the weights.

"1be events are awesome," said Ow, McG:.llwn, a Heavy Athletic competitor. "My favorite part is drinking Guinness afterw.>.rd That's what we arc all really here for any­way."

Another fonn of entertainment was from 7-fOO( 3-inch George the GianL ~e has been in movies like Tun Burton's "Big Fish" ar.d tw appeared on television .,hows like "Ripley's Believe it or Not" where he pcrf onned some of his ID*IY dangl!r­CXIS thrill skills. He SD1pS bis tongue in a rnouseaap, jumps with ~ feet on top of bromt glass. and. sticlcs Jooc. sba ,p nails no ms nose. ·: .. EM,y time ~SM!.~•!.~-~­thing dial can get me really hurt," he said

He his Sbipped his throat. sliced hi! mouth., burnt and cut some of bis inner organs while pctforming, but DC4bing bas stopped him. He has been in the Guimess Book of World Records~ and sriil bolds bolb of the ,econk, bowe\u, one was 1am1 ,ut,bec •• it was too dangerous for ~ me 1o aaempl nm re­conl WU for sw,Jk,,,.ing lbe longest sword, which was 33 indlC., loog. The w,cooiJ NCOld is for iWallowing SO nuda II one time.

.. I loYe whir I do md I do what I low.. My (Ida oo,;:e told me if you do whit you love you'll newr Miit a day in your life, aod I * to WOlt,"

1AN HAMILTON I THE RJP

George the Giant lets a mouse trap go off on his tongue during Im . . performance at the gen-. ·

he said The crowd for George the Giant's

show wa.s filled throughout the eritR day. His mixture of dangm:lus stuntll and hwnor kept them all coming back. George ended · bis show with hwnor when he said, "If you enjoyed the show, remember my name is George the Giant H you didn't, my name is David Blaine."

Vendors selling everything from medieval costumes to the infanous haggis were at hand for the visitors. Visitors could even look up their fainily his:.Dr)' at the Geocalogy !alt. People shopped all day to the tune of roving pipers circling the part.

"I haven't even got pasa the ven­dors yet, and I'm already happy," sm first u ·~ Oam9 aa­tendee Jen Wiiliams.

As the games ended, visitors were invited IO stay for the dinner, cnier­laiiuncnt and a Ceilidh, which in­cluded a lot of daocin, and a lot of drinking.

Aa:olding to Hen.Id Yblc, Kem County Scouisb Society cbieftail&, dm year's festivities were ,,ener 1D.i larger than in the past. Altbmah an exact ....,.,,,,.,. ol attesA Is .... not available. j,()00 tdds ~ sold to the C\ICllt, COD'I~ to no fflOfC dam 3.IXX> in 1he ,-t.

'1t was exceOent. AbwN ly the beat eva," said Yule. 1be ptqale tmt came kept lbe spirit Ill) be, I C die)' are i111aa&ed in beaill,ge. ~ is nodtiog else in Ibis COlllll.y lb iL"

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John Sw.nson strtm a hud of lettuce during a jousting demonsb"ation at the 10th Annual Scottish Gathering & Games on April 2 at Sbwnler hl1L

DENNIS MAHAN I THE RIP

Far left Jessica Kraus, a dancer wfth Hlghi.nd Fusion,performs for the crowd. .

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-.ittldlwmer, q~ his thirst at the end of the of Scottish Gemes.

Below: A member of the American Jousting Alllanat, James Zoppe. prepares to charge during his jousting match.

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n. ~ lbilmln Pipes aind Dnlms •iblrtabas the aoHd in front of the Celtic C1'JSS during the opening~

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Saldivar, Ladd voted top professor, employee of year • EC Professor of the Year once wanted to be a doctor. but realized it wasn't for him.

By KATHERINE J. WHITE Rip staff writer

Dr. Joe Saldivar fuund out the hard way bl bein& a Rlll medical doctof 'WllS ~ II 1111 like 'Whal he S3W 00 "Sl. Else..be:,e."

But lbt short scilt in a bospml led 1o a ew: we career tt.t be bas m-a­repdMl

WdiV'llt, Bm.ufield Colqe's Prof . DC of st.: Year ttcipicm. re­manben his dlys • a ~ sw­dait ll i;aoo SUit Univeasity. He ~ two weeb .. ~ .. 'fllsb w ~ adocttt 81-omd

in a hoepital. To his disnay, SaJdMr faced people who W'CR gm'Cly ill. grieving families worried ~ lhcir loved ones' caoditioas lnll how IO pay medical bills. Slldrw rcalia:d !hat be did nol bPw.: the rigm person­ality to be a prk'ticing medical doc­tor.

""It 'WOWd tr.ar my heart ~ if I had to cell a J*iem"s family a kMili one is dying." Saldivlr ml.

According IO Saldmr. a doc­tor must be caring but mo dis4wice bumclf OI' bmelf ........ Dy from a pMf:m. Docton mma mo, aooonl­ing 10 s.ldmr, seecJ lhenwelw:s fn:m the po551'ble disappviutmeuta of per­tom,'111 surgay.

"You (a doctor) can CAptlie.a lhe high., of doiog )'QUI' best (dur­ing a surp;:al ~). IDd dllf

might no( be good enough," Saldivwmi

1bc next stop on Saldi­var's coUecc odysxy tOW1ltd finding his true caJq WM

It UC Irvine as a gndlllC

..... SIUdyio& ~ regeoen­tioo widl • eye tonrd a caRa' in media\! lalC*dl. ~. • a gnd ~ abo doiog as&i"'1Mlf lalching. Saldivll' round •• h~ much more ~ fbm medcll f! I ch

., wwld perform .. expel i.i.JM in a lab. llld lhen I'd ld1 a cJasa whit I fumld. aad l"d say, 'You"O be,-...

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Local law enforcement . ; ' ~ . . . . ~ :' . . . .

Qfficials give and take • District Attorney F.d J ls, Cbief of Police Bill R~ and Sheriff Mack W"unbish field questions frcm BC students.

ly VICTOR GARClA Sports Editor

'Ille tine &q) law cofurcement officials ill Krm C.ounty spoke to a group of ..... ,,s OYel' dw: ~ of

. ~ days in lbe Batenfield ~ Forum building ~ Police Chief Bill Ree­

b. 1wtn Coaa&y Sbr.riff' Ma Wan­bilh md District Aaomey &I Jagels 11119oeftd vsiom q,a••• p1escu1-edby ..,ms April 12-14.

Stud.:.ltS had to write down lhcir ~DCCII oe a cald. wtlidl WCR d.eo lad by b • .11 )f) arofcaol Wwoci ~ ..

Ult kT wbeD Rec::u tpOCc IO a FJ11P al •Ii s, die)' ~ 16 :eed 10 Alt die f1teSaOIIS lbem­ldws.

1eca-.-tie fina day md ..

''Never would we not respond to a call because of ethnic background."

- Bill Rfflllf', Bakersfield police chief

foDowcd by Wunbish and Jagds. ~ a,tc,d rqcd from IDD­

ics .. pld(Wl ·, rilJhe ~ Glfim'­involved ~

Recta ~la.$ ~ "Vr'hal cm be done t.c glCt help lepdlc&s of Jaeer

Reaor ·~·dtd. "'Ncw::r. WOllliJ we not "'S(l(Jlid IO a ca1J bee •-- al edmic baqio.-.d."

He said thlt oeaa.in calls hPe bigber priuritic.s lhal odlcn.

Anodler qiatii .. for R«b' w: "Do ::,,>'] a.lSWef IO ar,we ~ yoa'!"

R.caor ,e:apwW jovngty. "'Yeah, my wife."

He then Mid, '1 do t.·e a bo&s: Alm Tmdy, lbeciry 11+Atp:f."

R.caor aid OIOllt , .. .,. I · •uo Im

.,_m...-m are for "offi.:er ialr:nlc:­lion."

Rector said - lbe dqwtmenl ii ~ lmder IO HMCfaCt wdJ lbC Oiiif1Mmly.

w.,nsb was askeci 1be same cp:SbOO 1he am day lboul who ~ wms to IDd said be wnwas to lhe pe,,.,pe.

He said - 1bc sheriff is .. clca­ed positicm ne.eas the police dud is not. Tbe p.1la chief is lk)C .j.ej ~city··· hads .. (XI the final day of 1he I.aw Cilb( - 9C:rics..

ODe 9••• -*eel m Jacels w: "'Wiiy ii ..... alL cd lo a,tier a CJUIUOCd •id.um l'Ciiliaims?"

Jagds .. .pc wded, '"You doG ', Wlnl

to pctjudioe 1bc PY against lhc guy. Judaes ~ acuedy IClllili".'\: 10 lbe _...,......,,.1........ J· ~,Ul~rnu

BC iClll\ II Omni5 Robcru, 32. wt.o Wti dlCre when Jagels spoke. ..t that lhe cisb ict aGlA,w:oy sow-1',d like a ....,.,,.. p•ofes.t('t".

He said 1hlf ~ amc across wdl • fw as knowi.ig wtuw be wa tttin& ...

• aassified F.mployee of the Year Midge Ladd was a 'Valley girl' before becoming a 'Tutoring Mom.'

8y KATHERINE J. WHIT£ Rip Staff Writer

Behft the J'1iw.e.s "Gag me with a spoon" and ""Valley girl" became a pmt of Arna icau pop c.rlture aotiqui­ly, M;dae Ladd. 1U1oria1 eoonli, Hill cc for 8*rmeJd College's Leaming C'.fflller and cw-,mt ~ Em­puyec of 1he Year ~ipia1t, w a "Valley girl ~ dlC'IC ~ Valley girts."

Bui DOW she i3 quile hlwJ to be called 1bt 1\Jlmin& Mom. ..

This San FcnlHldo Valley llMive

said she rally likes living in Bakers­field with ils .. ~ feel and its targc-«Mn~"

Ladd said she ~ working at BC, }*tiwlarty in the Leaming Ccnti:T, and has beco lovinl ii for 18 10 19 yean W01kiiig in a variety of departments.

She cspocially enjoys working in lhe Leaming Ceofer, the depaitlnellt she has bcclt working in since 2001, because, she said, '1'he students keep me on my toes, Ind we haYC inluts1D'8 ct.uYCISIDOM nl scorics to teD. Sometimes Ibey teD me more thwl I W'1n1 10 mow." she said with a laugh.

The 01her depill1.cnt Ladd said she especially enjo)'ed v.ut:ing in was lhe OiliNry AJ1s dep-bi,Cill Ladd says she had been "bumped"

DENNIS MNitN I THIE ltlP

Kern County Slwi iff I,.~ M1ibat1 WBAtM'S questions p :a 51 d bf IC• 01 ,ts in the forum on April 13.

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swdents, .. she said.

to the Culinary Ans dcpart­mcot, but her exper icfu, she says, was very rewarding and pleuant.

"I really en­joyed work­ina with Cllef Coyle and his

Howe¥er, when lhe opportunity UOIC lo come tl8Ck 10 lhc lU1.0ring center, she an,bbed the chlnce, t,e. CAbSC, as she said, "Morin& is my lint kwe."

On receiving her awll'd as Classi­fied Employee of the Year, Ladd said she w»s ... lime smpised, ~ and a little emt.mtsscd."

Claik speaks against drug war • BC's Director of Public W.-mwm ~ Clatk. tells

-titltML •• ;nhas the drug "flafisMtng ·

lflWYUPSON Rip staff ¥mter'

Don Oat. diieclOf of pul,lic in­fOIIIMlllian for 8*nfield College, famw:r .- •d••DIMi 11111 ad­mined WVilb~ OirilibaD, ~ a apeecll AlsiI 20 deni•« •• 1he Dlllim's drag w cuing a bemfit cancat for BC poap N0RML II the Empty Spa-en.er.

The National Olpoizll4ioo for lbc Reform ofMlrijuma Laws is a group 11111 supports 1he legali%lllioo of mari­juana for medicinal and pc:csooal use. The concert included baods Addic­tion Theory, 11:Re Qiord Whore, and Lian and ThieYes. .

At tbeope,ang of bis spccdl. Cwk said, ~ is one quc:sbOO that needs to be answm:d here tooigbt about my brief appeauwx:e here. That question is: wtm is a guy 1i£ me ~ llt an C'Yelll lite lbis'r

He went oo IO say,·' Whit is a 1111n

who sdo• ••• uses ew:ri legal drugs do­ing at ID event that m+I)' will choose 10 COOSlrUe as a back-door effi:Jn 10 lcgitimiz.e an illcpl drug? In short, there is absohaly no upside for me to be here tmigbt

"'In my judgment. the so-called W'ar on Drugs is ooc of the most masm'C and ~ go'l'CIIBDfflt

b)poaisies of 1be modern era." a.lc's msom for giving the

speech have maoifeA.d Offl' 35 years. In an inlaview with lhe Rip two da~ a&r- lhe speech. am said that in 1970 as a cub l'q>(lita for 1be lbtc!l HeraM be was sent on mgn­mem to what he referred to as "the finest drug ,xx1fmence in America."

"Every top expert in fNef'J field was tbi:le. Fnm pbarmacok,gy. law c:oful~ 1be media, natiom1 lie•

CUlity, they all gave prCSCl'itllDOm 'JlleirconcJusion WIS it 'MJUld be best 10 gi¥e drags away me than to tight it with law cnforce.,ient means. ..

The Herald refused 10 report what Clark bcanf 11 lhis coufen:oc:e .

"'They were no( eYCT1 hire, esled in bealmg the ocber side m !his debate," Clark said. "What I hM! seen for 35 years is !hat Che media has bbcked Ollt and sileoced the whole other side of this pn:,bleaiL So the Amefiam people can't~ think about it cfe3:r. ly. The crade-offs arc so eoo, u lil>CiS

&hat the very~.., v.e use to fight drugs haYe a wane i,, .,.ct m result than the drugs lhc::.,biet~"

O.t beliaoes the U.S. goyem­UlCllt has not st! ,wed thc flow of dn.gs.. ooly fiff IS ::1 the ilicalO~

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Natasha Spkkenreuther, who plays Klnume in BC's production •Rashofnon,• is carried by Max Slternkk and Pedro casm,, who both play Shinobie 11th century ninjas.

Different perspectives

BC student production to feature authentic Japanese attire, language

By JUUANNA CRl5AW News Eriitor

A murder in 11 tt, century Ja­pan. Four different versioos of the truth, some comedic, some dramatiC'. Which tale is sinctte?

Kimberley Chin and her Siu· dents have b!en wortcing on this production since late February and are currently in dress rehears­als for the d..1111atic production of "Rashomon." Four chan,;:te, s v.ill describe their version of the murder and will let the audience decide which story is true.

"\ like the whole idea ofhavmg different versions of the truth," said Vincent Cruz.. who plays Takahiro (the husband) in the play.

The srudent performers will dress in traditional Japanese attite and will even speak a few of their l:nes in Japanese.

"They are doing a great job with the Japanese language Iha! r threw into the script," said Olin. "It is almost like survival Japa­ricse.''

In recent BC productions, the audience ilas been seated on the stage in a three qu.aner roond to view the play, but f<ll' this show all the seats in the lfla..ater will be open.

Olin and her students attended the Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco this past week­end where they viewed a parade in Japan toW'I. While there, they picked up several props for the play including hats, socks a.'ld scrolls of Japanese writing on rice paper.

"[ think jus! being exposed to

the Jap..iesc people helped the SIU· dents," said Olin.

Mil helped to hear the lquage spoken by the native people and sec the native costumes."

The play will nin from April 23-30 and May 5-7. It begins a1 8 p.m. and tickdS are $5 for gcnml admis­sion and $3 for students, staff and senion;.

"This play ~ everyllungt said Keilh SilVl!S who plays Tajomlru (lt.c bandit).

Min one version. we are wcalcer and in my ven;ion, I am, of course, all heroic:'

Takahiro, plaJ*1 by Vmwm Cruz. pre~ for his sword fight scene during a dl'e$$ rehearsal of '"Rasho.nori. •

Theater: more than meets the eye • Technicians are the b~ckbone of a11 stage productions, often requiring long hours and occasional injuries.

By PHIWP G. KOPP Rip staff writer

"I'm a genius if this worb" yells one of the thealer tech srudents inside the Blkersfreld College thealer. Thc crew a!tempts 10 lift an awning 12 feet high using a quick pulley syslffll and their own so-engt!1.

As the a"'ning is lifted, a slim part of the frame breaks c.lUS1llg the ~ 1,, lower the set piece bad down and r.,pid1y Ii~ the damag.-d frame.

While actors rcheaise learning the1r line$ and stage movements for 1he upcoming shaw,~ is another grnup al v.c,rk thal .,.,;n "°' TCC'Civc applau.se when they are done: the !c,h,. T,xhnicians ha\'e been the Jabom's behino the ,;cmcs thal go unre-cogni ,<'ti in the world of enter· uinment.

lJ ~ .... c.miy o( wern, they struggle "'ith fierce deadlines, llm-

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ited resources and a demanding cast, rot they wouldn't have it any ocher way. Rohen Hourigan, professiooal consultant of technical thc.uer, has been helping supe1vise the thealCr tech program at Baken;field College.

1bis is my second year wooong at BC," said Hourigan. "I try to get any­one who is will-

wc.n: to be more n,warding thm1 what could be done on SlllgC. l.eaming r:v­erything from set and lighl design to carpenay and oudming COii~

situations, the crew new:r sees a dull moment.

La.st year, Houripi was iffiuucted to s.rike down the~~ includ-

ing sc:abi,g., and ing tO WOO(."

"Performing doesn't have that kind of pressure. Things here are always changing, and there is alw~.ys something to do."

set it up in the outdoor !healer while dealing wilh an • H4Sicle concen that was coming in to per­fonn on the same stage.

Thc crew con­sists of a group of colonul char­acters thal make the class a show in its own. Misty IVCSICI' volllll­te=d her time, t;V;::rJ though she is no( in the class. Joe Kraute:- had

- Joe K.rrullu, Theaier technician

Alla' bcch shows nn, he was iustl ut*d to put as mud! of

b=l doing tcdl wort for more than 10 ye.irs and has become a -jack of 311 tr.ides" in th<- ~.

"Yoo 3e! a great str= high doing it," Krau1er said.

1'1:Tfonning doesn't have thal kiod of pi=. Things here arc always changing. and there is aJ,,,.-ays some­!hing to do."

Mo5l of the crew majors in tech­nical theater and have found their

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the set bad \l,fflC it orignlly was. Hourigan woriced lit:e a11 army re­

cnriter tr)ing oo ga anyone to c:omc :ind help out

"It's e~hausting Mn." Huoripl said.

-you won:: nighcs and wceb:t.ds and do "'tlalevcr you can to gd the jobdooe.''

The cm,,· wOftcs with a very lwn­ited twge1. which males tho:ir ...irk

all the mn p,nbleuuOc. Set picc,..""' that aie yean old are recoob11uctcd, and CYCI)' L.~ scrap is used ID ics fullest in Older to build the set lhe di-­rector wanis. Hotirigan uruaDy gees a me range ID design the set as he W3i1IS while W01 blg with specific instructions. He gets inpa from the c:olire an; 00 how ID IDlh e,w:cy­lhing 9, art.

"It's mOl'e rewarding," SlllgC man­~ Asheloo Ba said.

11,e set aa:ribllies to the sbow, and if lhc set is er.Ip, !hen the show is cnip."

Their biggest goal is to malce 1:11-

erydling Mn. ,.omehow. All in all. !heir nicts and bnmc$ pay off -C\oal Ibey de\,,clop stag,: frighl 00 optni.,g night. So,,dimc:s the set is finislled just minufes before the home opens and the cm taiu rises. While Mlricing on the set o( lhc ~ coming BC show, -Rashomo11. - die = was gi\'Cll .lbou! l'Q.'O •"Cet:s ID pull~ togelhet.

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11li= is , KAI lii,g 1i1ce wu,lillg in mie t!lC*'. Tom is r,od · g liR • op:nir,g nigl'l nt see1ng eou; 2 · g come IOgdha ...

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Men's track team finishes second at meet

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• Jeremy Miller and Robert Gomez win hurdle events to lead slrong team effort in the Western State Conference finals.

By CHRISTOPHER W. PISAR Rip staff writer

11-.e Bakersfield College men's traclc and field team placed se«lM at the Wes1er11 State Conference Fi -nals on April 23 wilh 144 I /2 points, behind coofer,:nce leader Moorparlc, which had 219 points.

Robell Gomez won the 400-mecer hurdles in a time of 54.34 seconds after dropping the 400 to run in !he event He alro anchored the 400-relay team, in which BC finished third

"I mink it was a good nm, and I l:ind of felt tired," said Gomez of his first-place finish in the hurdles. ~1 felt Ii.Ice I could win, but I '1a¥en 't been ruming as well as I did last ~'CU

(53. l )." Rickey Sims finished scx:oril', be­

hind Gomez in the 400 hurdles as the Renegades went one-two in the C\lffll

-11 was my best (run) of the yeai," said Sims of his performance. "l...3.51 v. eek I ran a 58, but I ran a 54 1oday, four seconds be11er. I just gave ii all I had."

Sims credits his perfonnaiice to hi, teammalC Gorriez for switching his blocks in practice.

BC's .Jemny Miller won the 110 high hurdcrs, and was on both of the relay ieams, including the third place 40J.relay team, as well as the 1,600 relay ieam, which placed second.

Miller placed fourth the state meet last year.

"Out of all the guys, Miller and Gomez really came through," said coach Bob an ey.

-If you go down th: list, we just had personal iecord after personal re­cord, and that's what you work for al I year," he said

'1'hc whole poin• of developing athletes in any Sp<llt is to get them 10

perfonn at their best level." Shannon Odom scored in three

field events, including a sixth-place finish in discus and a seventh-place finish in the hammer lhrow.

1liere were also several unexpect · cd surprises f<ll' the BC learn as far as individuals go.

Bamy Fkns fini~ sixlh in the l ,SOO, a four-second improvemen•. on his personal record.

'1aj Smi!h also came through ~ cxpectlllions," said Covey.

"He ran as well as I wa.s hoping he would. He ieally <lid a good job."

Smith placed second in the I 00 and thinl in the 200.

"lbe Renegades kind of have a histoiy of stepping it up in confer· eixe meets, and WC diJ it again." said Covey.

''Except f,..,.. a couple of cases, I was really pleased"

BC's next meet is the Southern c,nfomia Preliminaries this Friday and Saturday at Saddleback: College in Mission Vtcjo, which is the quali­fying meet f<ll' the Soothem Califor­nia Ownpionships.

The State Cllarnpiooships are ~..., ......... ~-!Jf ?.19$.¢1 - c,auor YIC(Of' IQ

a»+ITibut«I to dtis story.

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ROUNDUP

Softball team wins WSC title

lllc Bakel'field College soft­b;,II team swepl a doubleheader againsl Ci1rus on April 21 to clioch a 1ie for firsl place wilh Canyons in lhe Western Stale Conference Blue Divisjon.

The Renegades had all""...ady clioched a regional playoff t-erth. This is the first time 13C has won a softball conferer.ce championship sioce 1998, and ii is only !he third BC softball ti1le in 25 years.

BC is )0-9 overall and 21-3 in the WSC. The regional play­off schedule will be determined later this week. The nine losses are !he fewes! for BC in any softball season.

Against Citrus, BC's Keeley Johnson hi1 a home run e.uiy in the first game, and teammate Rachel Meyers hit a walk--0ff grand slam.

In the s«on<:1 game, Kari Or­liz drove in the eventual win­ning run wi!h a double in the si,th inning. Cassie Greek had a double, and Meyers had a triple in the second iame.

BC's Ashley Bailey earned the victory in each game to im • prove he{ record to 28-7. She snuck out a total of seven bat· ters and only walked one.

Women's ba*etball The BC women's basket­

ball ream held its banguet and awards ceremony on April 13. Nicole C,oss and Ashlee Nich­ols won the All Conterence first team award; Sarah Ortiz and Tayler McQuilliarns won the All Conference Hoocrable Mention aW1!:'d; Fallyn Lozar..:: won Outstanding Defensive Player; Alex.is Hodge won Most Improved Player; Sara,'., Ortiz won the Outstandir-6 :O,~ award; and McQumiarns won the OulStaMing Sophomo(e award 11tc e&-MVPs f<ll' the season were Nichols and Goss.

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DENNIS MAHAN I THE RIP

Kyle Morgan splashes w.rter on his head after SCOl'il'IJ a Nn against Co Hege of the Canyons.

• Baseball team has strong offensive game against College of the Canyons.

By CHRISTOPHER W. PISAR ~ staff writer

Bakersfield College got offeosiYc on April 21 as lhey lllllicd up 11 rum on 15 hits, beating College of lhe Canyon.\ 11-4 met improving to 20-14 ( 13-7 WSC) on lhe season. ~ of lhe nine BC play= in lhe

!Urting lineup had multi-hit gamw.. Sop iOOIOIC right-hander Erich

Schanz of the Rciiepies pitched !I 2/3 imings, giving up four nn. on eight hilS with live Sllikeou".s and threewab.

Ml didn't feel Jiu I pitched to the best of my abililies. I was miss­ing my spolS, down the middle and high." said Sctwiz. who impuYed to 4-!I widt the victory.

C.-.yom SW1"T Jah COL1h, wh;-;

is 19111 in the stale in strikcouls per pmc, ~ for 4 1/3 imings befon, sw,e.deiing to rdiew:r Jmtin Zvtcy in the fifth. Coah got hanuoe1ied foe nine MIS 11111 d, ,pped to 2-3 on the season.

1'm i10l wn: be was lady IO wllij)Ck: today," said Call)1lm ooacb

(]Iris Cota of Co.w1 's performance. With the loss, the Cougars fell 10

14-16 OYerall and 10-10 in lhe West­e;n Sf:ue Confen:ncc Soudl Division, good enough for fifth place in lhe standings.

The Renegades IOOk an emty 2-0 lead in lhe lir.it iming on blld-to­bact RBI doubles by Bmt Prieto and Kyle Morgan. FIJ'SI ~ Ross Hoffman slanrtl the two OUI r.Jly when he reached second on an error with two outs.

In lhe boaom of lhird iming, BC scored three more runs to ina : ils lead to 5-0. After cons«Uffi'C singles and a hit hllan, !'hort.stop Daniel Anaya 5CORd on a fielder's choice by Morgan. Two halters later, a single by Josh Ouislensen scoml Hoff,nm aidMorpn.

Canyons made a swift wo..t+ Ir, scoring four runs in lhe nen two in­nings to cut BC 's lead to just one. 1bc first of lhe four nios came in the fOID'lh iming after rigtrl-fleldtr­Kylc Boggio singled home Mall St:­-. Mall ReimeTs j,anp,taled the offaae the nex, imin& wilb a bin ~ and two hils IMa ii was .'i-4.

BC came right back to SCOR six runs in the next two iaariug• to pml i1s lead. Afta' HotiiMn IUUCt OUI md Prieto groun<led out, the Row g :fes Im liYe stniight - lal::h bese on two singles. a di iUI* nl a wait

DENNIS W"'WI I THE lltll'

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Stereotyping of women in regards to sports knowledge is wrong II 'Not every girl is sitting in front of a television watching a sporting event ... asking teclmical questions.'

By BECKY JIMENEZ Rip staff writer

We are currently at the peak of sports seasons. Basketball playoffs

a,ll, baseball COLIJJIN games are only

a click away. A great number of people. includ­

ing myself. arc glued 10 the televi-

sion ~ any spoitilig even! lhey can.

I know what you 're thinking. .. a girl who watches spons?

Yes, believe it« oot I Wlllch spons and it's not because my boyfriend fo1tu me to or hrca!JSC I Wlld to re­late to guys., but so4ely because I love sports.

Watching spon;; is one thing, but it is 1mfair for guys lo slpCOl)'pC _worn, m as being clueless when it comes tospons.

Now don'I get me wrong. If you are a girl and absolulely not ume.t­cd in anydling about spMS. lhen you

- fo,gi.eo f« being clueless. Nondh: I s, guys shouldn't haft

the right to put down girts if-. know 110,hiug aboot spMS.

Not every girl is silliug in &mt of lhe eelel. isioo wa:fring a sport-ing eYCl-.t twirling la- ..... .... !rdmical q11eaio11,. Um ... what is a HR? How mmy poinls is every shot worth'!

Guess what7 I know what these terms mean. and lberefon, r - com­p1e1e1y coovinced .... girls - fully capible of warchiog any si:uliog ~ without any diffic:uky.

If you 5lill don't bdoe me, I

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will try and prove it IO you. Hae -80IIIC of my top picks Jo,- the bmr:t­ball playoffs.

in the Easlan coofmD:c. I pMficl a two-way nee ~ , the MillPi Hell nl Boston Celtics. 1liis ~ wil be iulae.iii.1 to ulCla ll1111e~1e the Celrics me lu•.t:;:a,g ·-•••• ole wiih tey p:ay.n till= bd'Larf.~

~=:=::~:!· Pams. They couldn 'c stop ~ 9,11-ics in game I . l.alffliu ieJ Woitioa wilb 21 poirMs 1llllile PayTm ~ 14 poila in pine I ag-ililf Pams.

Miami will advlWICC (11/f:8 New kr-

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Millni -.rill pas bwad IOaNd the fiml .+ .. ,._. pii!IC-

III ttlc W ID O f e, I p;e-6ll a two way nice bd c • llou•s1on ltodtds md lhe Ali .a·· Suns.

t• • will aduw e&lily C'tl' Diiis M6 . "- Tl'acy McGndy ... y., MmJ. ~ tc(ftld 34 poil8 in a- I. Bat

tbele will be !11'1:mg I • 4NMe frnm Pt. Bx

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Life imitates art Career day features vendors from Mary Kay to the Navy • Over 86 prospective employers gathered for this year's~ day.

ly XIMENA BENITtZ Rip staff writer

M:Lisic, a big crowd and nu­

merous ~ - some the things thal chanctCT-

izJ:d c-a Day. On April 20, students at ~­

field College wen: given the oppor­tunity to sec diffem-« '3'CCI' optj<:,ffi. F.igbly-six diffawl ernplo1as were pmlt in the Canqu Caller quad.

'1t was graa." said Denise Craw­ford, coon!inator Work Ability D. Ml tllii* the employees titcd it. They like to cm,e IOd give information llbout their caeea s and also jobs that they have. Sbwlm«s lh it because tlley an (Ua,cct with diffe,uil em­plo)a s ;'\II • once."

Bmioesses such ii.\ Mary Kay had a posiDvc respoose libcJUl the C'ffllt.

-nm is my fifth or six1h ye-.,r that I came up to the am:r day." said

Kalhy Weir, Mary Kay represenu­li"e. "It is always delightful lo mccl lhe people dial ocganize it_ Prople ha"e a good attitude. We always need new men and women. As far as the career opportunity, we always meet someone who possibly loots f« a part time job to go along with lheir odlCI' activities, whc1tier they are go­ing to school or ~ another job. h is nice to nelWOOC and meet ocher people."

E"CI}' year, the CYC111 is trll M about the same time.

However, the pllnling S1ai1s oo Jmiuary of every year when phone calls are made by the suff and vol­unteers IO all of dlOSC corporations that might ha'<'e an il11ae$1 for the students.

AuXJ1:fu,g to Weir, people aacnd­ing lbe e\'Ull scu,lt:d men serious and inlet ste :I in the products and lbe compmies. oppo,tunicies wl!,pmed to last year.

"It was preay good." said JeffJey Goforth, a Nll\l}' ,ep, .. -;Mi\lt. "II was pmty wsy. ~ ran out of quilt

BECKY JIMENEZ I THE RIP

AIM W.ddns, 18, ..t Misty Hopkins, 19, fill out job applkations they obtained from various employen at BCs Career Day.

a few items. Each year is diff=m. Some yean ~ busy; some are noc so. Evaybody was pretty polite, r:v· erybody seem to gee along with each otbu-."

Ii was sponsored by the Corpora· tivc Aid Department, and this y~ the r:vent was co-sponsored by KGET, wfikh ran commercials to pmmo!C the event ·

Wt HMoaTOW THE Ill'

AudNy Sfl• lrt .-ruom a dMot d11l9oed 1lo 1Nch Mr ...... NI md 1rusl fur1he fflidlialm in Mr modem .. IOI dNs. Groups pe.funnecl In CMlplls C•uller on Aprl 13.

New club offers digital media art

Registering for Classes?? SMAU GROUP COMM is the the dass for YOU!!

For more information, email LasMonaLisas@yahQO.com

By KATHERIH£ J. W"ri IE Rip staff writer

For the budding Micbebngelo who wlWlls to mm a computa-OCSigue,d w:rsion of lbe Sisbnc Cllapel, « ooe cf the m I I pic;.xs in the Louvre, the DigiMedia aub is now fonning • Batasfield c.otlege.

Aiming to combire tradilional­Hliihk>J artim with computers, the DigiMcdia Club CIICOOl1lp the SiDdy of 3-0 griijAucs, fibn design, -i an - of. .... Dpllli:I g.apu,.: de­signing cadeaYOIS. .

Sp A •• of the bwgu HAI ii! club, p.<Asscw and dub adviser Dave Ko­edl says .. tbe dub wins to MgiYe

the ans, prarticumty digiul ans, a pesuace in the studCI-. wlrMIDlity" as well ii.\ helping g,apiic: il1s .... derlt:s tap inlO a useful "neni;ork" of

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Digi.'4edia -.day hod Owen said tbal the club would help man­bers "gain IIIOIC expe, iCIJoc, fui1ba' ski&, IOd get projects out nc 111e community."

According to member Cassie Mul­lm. the club "needs 11101C manbets" ll!d tbi: club - to rec:me Mseri• ous" recognitiOI,..

The DigiMedia Club is a '"very eclectic" group of alt d)•I, 16, Koc:dl said, and the club is plaooing .. a:-tive fumre. which ......... ...

the lNllilllll 'Tlmo;am 3" ooofmncc held • BC, as well as paaticipa­tioo in die "Siggnpl" inrmlaliooal .-.....&.If. of mt dNl +15 iests held in Los Aog,eL:s.. This ooofcrmcc will include sc.icdisu aad software ex­perts. as well as artisls who discuss what is ilC'W iD the graphic arts field The club is also cw,Uilly designing a club logo.

Owen swed tbal the club consists of artists who are eudMlsiastically COIMllitltd to digital art, but al the W111C umc, the club ro11sio1s of "tra­ditional mtisls. mt and fOIUtlOSt"

A.x::oicfuig to KDClh, the club is ....,.ISilSlially pbrning to design a IDlll1II in lbe aurown area of Ba-

W"s cuutrulso is caaeY:y d rs 1 to fJIIIIO'l'I' ,-wllh the bowkdr, s1dlb tad the undei stw-lng 10 respond IO lbe cbaOenrs as 1d • the oppon tin illlyouriD:heUf. W's ridl biAil,gapedma:wilbelp)'OU pini.ooufldeu11> mo,e madaod upwad, ~posi00Din8 )IOII for lbe bure.

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kersfiekl Although the downtown mural project is in its "infancy stage," as Koeth puts it. nevertheless, plans for fundraising for die project are al­ready under way. Acrording to Ko­eth, the space for the mural is owned by the Kem Community College District, and that Dean of Pine Arts Nan Gomez-Heitzeberg acquired the space for the department Accord­ing to Owen, the space has been in a "donnant" stage for a while. A Iheme for the mural is currently being dis­cussed.

Owen says lha1 the club definitely wants 10 promote the club and es­pecially BC's Fme Ans Department 1hrougb the mural project.

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0JPilllUN Older students need to shut up in the classroom

8y IAN HAMILTON Editor in Chief

OIJ.:r siu.knts. please ~ ~ in t IJ..,.,..

In a number of cw.s.es I have had ,,,-.-r ~ r,-.-1 kw years at ll-.\k(r,fi(,ld Colkge, I ha,·e nocked a plague hin­;j,:ring the <-ducation of BC studctts. It ,sn·1 drug us,e_ II isn't alcuhol. II isn ·t t\·en procrastination_ It's old people.

Young ~ arc generally criti-

Wiggles are sort of creepy

By GINA MENDOZA Rip staff writer

Picture it: a group of wemployed, aduh men who share a house and prance around in C-Oloc--<>M diN l!d turtlenecks singing, telling bad jokes and playing lame pranks. Cteepy, huh? Well, they came IO town, aid they were playing with your kids_

On April 12. the popular child entenainer... The Wiggles, visited Bakersfield. Parents lrOtkd excited drildrcninto ~ Arena to see the ~ingalong <µaJS. oops, I -, kings.

The first question that pops inlo my head is why?

Does nobody else see a,ything wrong with four grown men dancing around and singing before children simply for the purpose of fun?

Perhaps parents have avc:riooted the oddness of the TV show simply because ii keeps lheir kids~ Arc the rumc:.rs uuc'! Has the tdevisioo really become the new age babysitter in most Amaican homes?

People, just because your child throws a fit. does not meat thal you subject them to !he twisted Wiggles.

Noc to ruggest anylhing al all, lMlt where are their wives? And why is the only female chara:ta the mail lady who rarely makes an ~­ancc on the show?

Everyone seems 10 thir* that di<! arrangement on this show is pe, fecdy nonnal, and I beg to diffa-_

Nobody thought of Michael Jack· soo as a threat lo our youth and look what happened th=. It ..,,.. all r.., and ga'l1CS in Neva-land Ranch IM1lil someone pointed OUI. "Hey, young boys shouldn '1 sleep in the same bed with a grown man!" Duh, hello!

Over time lhcrc have been SCYCl'3i drildrcn 's shows that have bad male main characters. yet oooe quit.: as weird as The Wiggles. Mr. Rogers had a grandfather effect Oil ;.,dito es and simply read to kids. Blues Clues man SteYe could be un,:idered ques­tionable. But he sings and choces with an animated dog. 8¥2 i.ffl in a cartoon house, which 1ani,ds view· = that it is make bclieYe.

Who can leave out die kMble di­nosaur, Barney? Quite mrtiy, be dancts around ir: a big pmplc suit, :md stifl he is ll04 as weird rs The 'Wiggles_

'GIDE FEEIIICI

rued for bclin'ing they ~oo.N every­thing. This might be true every"' h.:n: bu1 in the classroom set1 ing_ In class, younger students jUSI "'ant to get finished so they can ha,·c fun whik oldn- SIUdmts want 10 make every ~ (oon1 -- and 11,(,y .,.,II make ~ sit through every random ~ and life experience that pops inlo !heir head.

Wnhout fail, an older snidcrll sil­ting in the front row will find a way to comment oo a tor,ic and how he or

she has seen it in lheil life. This does OOI emch the educational cxpm­mc-c; inslQI!. it distracts thc k111Cher­and loses the odlcr srudenls.

The ~ majority of studenls un­d=tand that there is an unwritten pr,:>tocc,l - a.<k the teachcT a q~­tion or make a COfMletlt. but lhen sit bad and let the teacher continue_

Older studmts don't seem 10 un­derstand this_ They begin lalking -.I proc=:110 carry on an entire cortYCr­satio,,_

If I 1-..d a ~ for CW!I)' ~ a moche1 has t{icicl IO Id: abclUl her ~ life upe. iaas ill class, I could ooy Bakcrsfkld C-Ollege n1 aea1e a policy tmt would requi,c muzzles be placed on .n labti't'C studeoo.

II seems unkind to single cu olda' studcrlls for mQOOPOOzillg a 1e.acla 's time, ..r. giYal. thae ue a IIMg,c number of young gndrre: 'a'.'!:o an: guihy of dus, bul in a ...,,ber of das.,es I've had ~ hn\: been stu-

It's not that I CAN'T fill your prescription .... I just won't.

Friendly Neighborhood Pharmacist

• Pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions based on their religious beliefs.

8y DOTIY BURNS Rip staff vvriter

In a growing trend. pham,acim across the country IMC refusing to fill prescriplions of t.o.moual con­trar::qltn'CS. atW1diug 10 articles =illy released by The Wash­ington Post and PnM:ntion.com. Phannacisls pal1icipating in lhc trend claim lhat the modicalion mates their personal moral and religious beliefs.

Whether or ilOI phannacisls believe they are promoting moral­ity by pushing their sacred beliefs upon their pat,wis, it obviously wasn 'I in their job descriplioo.

However, it's hard to convince people that what they 're doing is wrong ~ :hey use religious fervor instead of reason.

l an not cooda1w,iog rdigion in sry such way or form., only im­praclical religious pe,opk.

· At lhc heart of this anli-pill de­bate might be a !egian re cw, bul is is O\ClsfwloM:d by NCtigioas friaioo.

Unless they plan oo comuriog the usm of birth aX11!ol, who ba¥C made the co,IS(io,ts decision to use the drug. they will baYe a limiled amount ot ilnpact on die use of birth control. Asi!!c f-llllll having littl~ respect for the public's ~­sonal f'reocbn, much lo the dis­may ofdiese religious phamaciSls money is 1he bottom line in any bwiness.

When a number of OUlr.igM pharmacisU stop doirg th:ir jobs in the na;nc of religion, bealdl are companies might just do a bit of "downsizing,"

No maaa- what their cmse is, COlpoiale America will inevitably destroy it.

lk.m-pill debMellliglll bolda <*idle to~. • , lhlt - ,.,. ... rl .... iw,w ...e:.. if it didn'S M,owwwl 1he pOlll funila;..

tilAI is-, - w1lriher or - -*'"· !ilm,d CIP 1-oe ~

Cooic I wilih Im._... peo­ple doa'I &Id tie w ia %1 iMc for lbc ...... of eabi)oliic --­Fta*1y, n ·1 , do I., it111 pcWI IO P'WClte 1- ,.._ 1lae iwa'I aiy. Abo.Sion is - llli.w.

The iDOI--C lftrr pil (.WCI II

CMlbaon if falli •M'll• ... oc­cumd. I '11 r' h ii 10 be • llcJr. tion ;.;\ die bm of •• ,... - ,•, to wae it me + 's body to sml die --5)' fatilized egg.

In 51* of r4,;,r la.g ID)sdf'ID religious OJMMSio:asy, I i- Le­lhmn bucd ediia. I I I .y, I think abortion is a wry ·H :b fmn of wwwdri; ti..t I luftte .... .,s lhouglll of birth CXdlol as a -of pce.alting alntiw.

dents in lheir 4& icUing the te.w.:he. dw:ir lilt SIOric:s.

lea.nu S, I mYN )'OU SCC this p-ob­lcm IOO. You let snidmcs, ~ of .. fflOlqiolizc your time L'ur-. lecalre and aD you can do is Sir.lie· gaily tJy IO end the ~·s com---~ -'t erNJUgb "'OKs" or '"let's - cm~ in die wood ID shut 1hese $ • 1•1 -.,_ k's ... MO !Se - ct· • - fm wad to g,ec the class bKt Oii trd.

1 'm sick and tin:d of this.. and I'm not goinJ 10 Dike ii anymore. This is a pka to olda- swdenls as well as icaJea. Okn ~llidcnt,., please don 'I ma• ,politt lhe lt.a..hcl. 'leactl­crs, please don '1 lcl diem monopolizie you.

The dassrooin does not ~c ll'OID:! lffJ illdi, idual ,1 • .. Not lhe 11tffi4C ho,). I n being a jerk in the bKt md not lbc 50-y,:.---Oid ,DOdtt ill lhe ma row who CIOffl­

lllCIIIS Oii C'Wfj1hillg.

Quick, rethink the choice of Benedict

ly SEE.JIN MMl't,t Online editor

Lile - of J011. I wa:bed 1bc

Idol}' NIM -·---took piaoe leCUG)' in vw· we Cily. I .. alt:h::d

all lhe cu *" .. -···••hi th: Calhco!ic a.ch. • = pope was llid IO MCMl .......... - IO Im bis pl9ce. MM11::b ID Ille t.llotl ulCd tr. docide a - pope, I al8o wil­l 11,a · zityofeieC.dic JwJi., .......

Pape Jolm PIIII D. wliile fa" tlmm peded, helped Mi\jll\hC lhe wont's ~ TIC* nf C I Ji. 4PtL He w

MK* tie dMdl's adopioMt of ... he·ik>I)' mil *' _. fur * cbwcb ID iacli - Mid ...,.o.e Je­lMioos wida ocher ,dip ll!IS He e¥Cll

went as fa' as ID put,tic::I) ro.gn,e lhe - who tbot and lricd ID till mna.

Willi die Judi's !1'.k ction of lhe i.st pope. l'q,e 8, IN di..~ XVI., they 9CffllC4 ID llllt 11MY (.Wogl i>M, thcy "MRawb,g..

lb>' liq can the Cllbotic Cbmc:h . - . of ..L-'- l'aidMli " ~ ..... - ....... _

How loaJ! an they aviYe wilh

IIEir ....,....,, vns m mi 1op­

ics as n.arr· & , binh wi.,ol and a ............ 's place in lbc c:hurch7 The

C'aSbrlOC CIMdl - MO ctmc ID 1hr:m- bdid lhll a - C111 m'\IC <JDly two pap ,. tlllll of a mm or as a 1ep1ffl 1M1111e lMe 8-asa~llm.ethc

.......... le.poet for tbe pcl5ilioa of lhe pope. I feel lhM wbocws is Ir :led dlould m¥C Jed IS clan and ¥1i180lls a life .IS !• J.lr lOllllpl RM acer, when be - 14., was a n-1Htlo of Hidra-'s YOIIIIII and a pi i.w of ws diiri-c Wtstd w. u.

One woold think tbll one ot those C\IC:lls WOllld ba¥C ........ eQy dis­'f rr ,ed him. la cboo&ug RM I. gr.r, the -diaals of die C.dic a.di v-C- k MO ignore the views of !heir i:aimioios. A poll lllml before die oor,cla.e indicll!Cd thM - Rm· iilger's fellow Ga ,www COllillr)'mCil

would 1m.e p.cfeued SOfflCOille oda dml In ID be pope.

H dlamtic cbaiges wcn 't m8de SOOD, the ca.Iic Chord! will ron­tinlie to s,.,e the 11ou1be.s of their fu'­lowers dwnlle with ~'OOd --

Journalism ·cutbacks amount to censoring

lyltJJ:V WSON ~ staff wrill!!r '

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"Cwt •, - a -ny of '*, a. ...._ • 7S-)'Clll"-dd .................. dmly rfie ,, :as, we ailz ao1n:,~ says Joe Wat, of Cllihnia News N 1· t , Aseocilrion

Oae ....... OOfflrS tci IIMiad. Was 1Tle (' • Si+N of d!ae jlliOf,i a+ a of1-fFIWdlul or• a of aa­• :· i?Yeta.......,_ID 1 e I --J

- ip(+ ell. Wllll hrt+ • ~ m \b&eac.o.nry

is a CIDCU lhll cm al will spread .... gt 'Mil die -1* and Ollion Not mlirz , t llln111, we lhe

Nllltdlisur :e Wrilt your OJiiii 4 jGiUUOi

or pi,cbt in mu of 1he WIMin,: •• ' wt .a il uli:s ID kl 1IMe pl' was ... be km«.,... {no•-• of speecll isCN'llll!:J• 4UR-,_ U-. 6e h lg n uwll as III

CIIS)' W11J 90 sill • e die • p 1't11 is I ir(j. -- For i( yo11 IIC tnMly -­sp 4CII, )'(lll wil be 5-d. ~ die I Id. &1lffl OOiitis, puill:ic mt-n w ; wlue•• ya. wil be Ir.Ml • lang ,-,; yoa -, 2l'IIC ID }'Olll8Clf ..:,..rt r &.

nc ckwe m ;......, ... hi pro-­pmm dMiNlgt-q dllr SIS md ewn die Ul&lll)" caWll be lliml 1iglwly.

It 1M1111Yseenl nrsle 1Ddn ........ Ill(. b ill ~ diocJI di.aict will .-: oaiouwide. llo..c.cc. if )'4111

1hiHt 1hl2 suet. a 1llil.g • • rc:ml )'08 _, dis ,om- fieodool will -be i-.ea away from )'Oii. tMat )'OU 11C , ·aetn•

No 1oop fcdiMea -. (lClll4'6 it i., time ID ."'7ny -up and ,rt d!is {);;( ba'oK it's cut o« mJ • ...

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BC welcomes new president

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O.Slin Coolt.. • 19 ,.,, cM pol1kal science major. st.. Mnds with IC\ new p. t I lient 'Miiiam Andtews.

II Bakersfield College's new president meets students and staff.

By GINA MENDOZA R'4) staff writer

Wdlilm Andrews shook doz.ens of bnls on April 13 as swdcols llld >13ff flockccl to &kcrsfidd College's Fireside Room to wclcomc the newly l(lPOinled pesidc.il.

"I just walled to introduce m)'l,lelf a:w.l invite him.,_ to the library_ He used 10 be a libnirian, SO w,: figured thal he would be**' ted,n said BC lihn.rian l"lllti Brommclsick.

'The mect and greet was !idled-

ulcd from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p_m. and p&.nncd by w~ Howakl. the c~­ccutivc dittctor of Institutional De· vclop, 11c"4 and Foundation.

"We scheduled ii 10 go from 12:30 p.m_ to 2 pm., with the idea lhll w,:

would c= various classes bolh be­foce iond afu:f 10 a.ccommod.i.e facul­ty as well as sniclcnts," Howald said.

A.n(nws anMd slighdy cmfy llld talked with a group of~ v,hilc people sll'llggled lhrougll the door, ~ crutiug a huge line to shake lhe piesidttldS lwnd.

The line rcmued long rigk up until 2 p.m. when mly line people remained waiting for lhe chm:e ID talk with the picsidell. Evayone who -d:d did g,e( ID med t.m.

"I thought it wa il,IJlOILMII to come Ola and meet Ck Ara, CM OC· OIU.9C t · : ally this .-i is ill c:hqc of my c,:b:atioNI future," said De­nise Byford, 35, ~ administra­tion major.

1be decisions he makes along wilh sruda,t go.a,u, ... ~ make a diffaa.ce on ~ or nol I can learn, llld whit is IVlillblc for me to learn."

Ahhough ~ llld scaff seem eager IO see Miit c:hmges llld im · po.a1eats AuGiea'S will !Dike, the day - llllinly IO g,e( IO blO'W de .-presidal.

'1 l*1 a M.Ulufial time today, "tnlOdei ful pt,.«. jmt as I knew n1 ~ f.¥:wty, ~ scaff, stlllmS,

¥ld lldministration. TcJ<fa)· wa, arc­sounding =~ss." Andrew, s:iid_

Andrews has previously ,tressed the ~uc of more afternoon dasse, 10 expand availability for all stu­dents, but when askc<l ho',\· he plans on implementing thi~ plln. Andrcw, admined that he doe, 11,,1 haw" dear solution.

"I Wlderstand !ha.I ti><:, vast majority of stUdeots wort, and the afternoon is lhc toughest Lime_ I don "t know how to solve that problem for students:· he said.

"We looked into doing n,ore on­line classes, but dl3I is no( for C\ ery Sllldcnl. If they haven't ulcen one, an onlinc class is probably the hardest class they'll tllce."

SWIM: Travel, equipment too expensive, so no team this year

The Rip awarded general excellence

Gu tit • ._._., aw,.amua. i, t•i-c oae as fir away as P • ua. lhat ac­COlll!"S for a (X)I.S4nille .w.a. of*' $9,000 jlU'- in n¥CI expa.dilwcs.

MiR. ilgl"MI also said duit a 11ear11 Man CUI 1111.el c_pense sig­uifica4ly" by ~ ID cu.,, e~ in Felpe aid confermce meets wily.

DVC bas ~ of the larJe$1 ~collige swim­ill lbc .......... of -SO swilwi OD lllcir -·, IIHd 'M 'llleW.

111,r - leliet beavily (Ml ~ CII •• Pi-1• ..:I raises bd:wau $1,000 _, $2,000 per-

-· ""- ...-1•-• mxn •• ,,~: a Mt Rlilli" •t"'HIII· IHlid .. 0\/C will

bt-lwi1Wil&'IM-S111e1k--41 · tt­._ ,_.-,.,... • ...., niscd

• -•rr I SIOO 1 ---. ....__ tir JI& ill Ille 1- wee

SI It llil•lliile~ID h, a • f • 9 .. C «: .. ... • tleis lime b s • · e Si tk, - . ~--*""" ...... ol tlillllie Ilk+ cmlil I t 1s q,iiddy wbrn 1he lime QIIPe$,

"It would be a good step for BC to add a program. Any time you can add a swim team to any region is great."

- Latt Cu-'t, CSUB men's swim <;/)(JCh

"It would be a good Slql for BC ID add a prog,aa," Slid unoe r. .... +&,. ' . • bead a&-, IRml SW MC comch at Cal SC. Batm:6cld. "Any time yoa can add a swim leail lO ary ... is g.ul.~

Attadiic ID Cm.dak, netny 30 peiotd <ii. the n..-. oo the ....... ·~ lalll lhis yea---.. re­aaikd (mm lbe OOINMUMit)' col·

le&e leffl,. - -~slid lhabi: Im mda lot of

- ( tll ......... - $ c::cwtl.il)I - -..-•• , .. _, C I t died \bi8aa Col­

lqe as CN of 1be "po alaw" ""• .. m bis (.W\lglW loch ID ftallit fflMa. lie also Sllid dllll llrp '"boqls IIC domg 4be sane ....

Batersficld Swim Club head COICh Keitt. Mocwe, who is a prod­uct of community coilcgc swim­ming, said that if BC had some kind of- in place, it -id be a big lhiog for the comrnuni(y.

"It would giYe than (bich sdlool senior swimm=) anochcf oplial." Moore said.

The ICIIIIOdclcd BC pool facility 'Wlll$ u:,mpleto:I in lhc s.a1·1~ of 2002.

The 8lplll0onaliely $3 million fa::elift included the addilioo "' • 50-mdicr by 25-ymd Olympic­si2icd .xil,ipdiuon pool lO supple­ment the 25-yad lap pool:

Oiatic Pike, a BC aquatics in­suuaoi- and 8SC assida,t COldl. said the pool. which WllS imported from Italy, was lbe first of its kind ID be built 0u ~ West Coast. .

The sides of tbe pool lli'c oonslJ'IICtl:d of 51 • k SS saeel, sunabii,g thM is tcy in ulltiug C .• IWM t COSIS in dli: r....e. The pool i., die - type af pool lhll was -5 ill Long 8ea:h fur lhe 2004 otjmpic Trim,

"We at.ea1y lmv'C Ibis pool. IIHd dial's a IDlljority of lhe eqeae," ,. ...

SALDIVAR.: From the operating room to the classroom, teacher finds ways to help Ou Iii di • ._,.,

iog alxa lhis in a udwx* in a few )'CM'S,' " SaTdMr said. The i4f!Gil be expa ia.oed will, ,111dats was cocow .... - bis~ ill th: espe-. - • bis..___ nence 6S-, SI i l .........-

iwlg md r I. c expet" .:-c. be said.

s.ldivs, a Pubtile ~ lad I f . I so J-=ta. ,._ ii led MO ltilHl R HM ff Oii a j.WSI • 10 1:9. wife

- - Ol-,e a-y .-i.e lie iuet wbile a pad S1wl • • ...,_ - dm _, MlGld iWJI sdde in Baa sfidd.

&pir ,....s 180, SIAT" oa - ill­b tk::wcd for a s hi-c r•il~

a 8C. Im . d• Mi WlllS ID jlLllt get congenial 10 bis Saslies-iwm o iea ing cxpaieocc. bell then he At BC, Saldivllrwo.ts with "great - o& .cd die job at BC. oollcagues." And allhoogb be ~.

Despile -. la::t of "illhusirm !he IIIIDOOmy in his wcnc, at the fur W12liug in 8'*us6cJd.. Saldivar's same time, he atjoys the "g,ppon o( wii,, 1i1p ,_ MO tllte die job sinc:e OOilty md saff." 7! I. l jabs 11C 10 ljffi, all MO ac- In die liGDiug, SaldMr says be qme. Hu I ue4 IO ·«Ii & 90 Sal- thiob, "'I get ID go to v,ut. it's DOt 'I ..-, leis wa •c.• Jwiq lhe Ir.it 1-MOgoSOWOMk.'" ......._ c ,. ~ ~ - • <> • ....._ ...L.. h R"""'-, l I ftllllm& ....... ...._.._.,,<e, ..-.~'WU.II ,es~ -.id! .... Ml Aq , t..4 MP of .., Biology 38, says his ultima tee tnlial R I fdd IMmt. goal as an insn ucto1 is ID g,e( bis sa.-

a.. •oe[ C ID $nlciua, Ba- dr:nls IO diric critically, so lhlt_Miell b;. C If .,,_.. cm .._, md d,cy · tbey a11111r lbe wottil,g -..utd, they

,. . s I die .dfOl•ll.blr J,, • •· cat 1111G wise dccisiom in 81) gi,a, Saldi.a Ibo fom:5 -"UIS • BC pofi ssi'la.

Bak.cmicld College's Sbidmt nev,spapa, The Rc:ncg. :le Rip, was awadcd ~ cxocllcnoc SllblS April 9 during lhc Jol.analism Asso­ciation of Community Colleges SllllC

confCfCOCC in S.:1w1.::a110. Only six California ~

college l'ICWSfii4lCiS of bro=At [ et mie ea ,lbli !he . genenil a;celJencc

desipation. in whidl liCbools -­... ffi'C '~ ~ from the plC\'ious 9emea::r. The other win­nm wa-c Ccmlos, COl1ln C.osta. El Ca"n.ino, LA. Valley aid Soud,we.t­CM1L The award is tile highe.t honor a Califoou CIJl1lffiUllity a:,llege IIC'WSpllPef an win in lhc JM:C sae mail-inc t gwy.

Also in lhc mail-.i Uiilegwy, in which studmt won: from the Fall

AIICII. 11 AJ 1 l41 P.M. • A 26-year-old white male de-­

scribed .is >-feet 7-illdles tall anch1cip 19 170 pounds was app.ehendetl by BC security after trying to pry C4>ef1 two C OCKola machines. A BC 5eCIM'ity offia!r was on foot patrol and heard a noise emanating from the breezeway of the Student Sef· vices building. The officer looked around a comer and obseM!d the peq>etrator ji111 nyi, 19 open the Col:e ,nachines. The officer. deli>erately hid himself from the ~~ view and caled the Bak~ Police Depart­ment while doing so. The officer will .essed the pe!l)etrator leave the macooes and start walking on the north side of the Student Services bulding. heading east toward the Day Care Center. The sea.my officer folOII :ed at a <is­tance and 9iM! continual updates to a llalc.etsfield Police Depart­ment dispatcher. BPO anM!d on the scene aftd stopped 1tie peipe­trator as he came around a COi"· ner east of the Renegade Room. The peipetrator was taken into custody, photos of the machines' aamages v,,,ere taken, and the petpetl~ car was i11)0lClded_ The pepet, aro, was anested by BPO -...,ithout incident.

AIII. 12 Al 1:3 .... •,. ~~ 6C student reported that

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C11aE IEIT bv Church Ave.rue and Dana Street sustained damage to a f>d>*l ,gt:! 'M'ldott. ltfflNS pilfered were a Kenwood CO playe! val­ued at $350, a Pro CCJ1111 Kio:er subwoofef- valued at S 150, a cus­tom bOll valued at S 100, an amp valued at S 175, 50 CDs valued at Sl,000, and $38 in cash. The car owner spt(1 Ntl!!d 1twit the pe,petlab gained entry because the pas,er,ga window was "off its tract .•

Mii. UAJl:JS P.M. • An Asian male BC student report­

ed that his cieam<olored 1990 4-door Honda sustarled damage to his C¥ pned by Ctudl Av­enue and Dana S1reet. A Jensen car CD stereo worth S 160 was taken. The wi!ldows appeared "aacked."

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dent "' baseball pi¥I" R!pOlted that his blue 1999 Chevy Tahoe ~ was burglari2ed in the soutl1.wst parking lot. The pas· senger door harde and dash­board~ both damaged. The IMglary occurred whie the BC baseball 1Hnl was out of toMl for a game. ~ BC bastoal coach oontactl!d BC seamy to report !hit three oCher pla,jers' c.ars had been burglariad. The player with the 1999 Chevy Ta-

orHhe-sp.x categories and collected more awards.

Daniella Williams took first place for opinion writing, Garcia was first ill Jll&C design for broadsheet news­~ and Mahan finished fourth in headline writing_ Hami.ton (broad· 5h=t page design). Ayers (sports writing), Jacqueline White (feature pbolo), arwJ Ayus and White (team re.u.e) all earned honorable men­tion recognition .

Nearly 50 schools and more than 600 studeills - all members of their it spoctiYc newspapers - attended the amual event Each oo-lhe-spol

· compctitioo had up 10 80 srudcnts · al1eied with awuds going to the top four places and up lo ,i~ honorable rnc:ntiom_

~ left with the team at 10:30 a_m_ and returned to his car at 7:45 p_m. to find his Pioneer steceo. valued at $300, was miss­ing. Also taken from this player5 vehicle were two 10-inch Aud,o Sons subwoofers with custom oo.~ worth S200, a MTX amp worth S180, a West Coast Chop­per backpad: worth S 50. two history books, an anthropology book. and a small-group commu­nicatio,is book. The secc:1d male BC student and baseball player reported that his blue 1990s Chevy trud:: was burglarized in , the southwest lot. Remowd from the vehide were SO CDs, valued at S 1,000; a PIOl 1eer stereo valued at $300, a camouflage backpack with sdloo1 supplies worth S2 5. BC Security speculates that a Slim Jim was used to pry car Vvindows open_ The third BC student and baseball player reported that his brown 1995 GMC Yukon vehide pari:ed ifl the soothwest lot sus­tained damage to the front pas­senger door handle. Items taken were a Pioneer CD player with a black detachable f cKeplate, valued at S300 and s. CD valued at $20.

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Fueling up tips to save the air and your pocketbook

Saving mooey and si--. lhe air is tbe pl Hiid The Sa bfWD Val­ley Air Plillonion. Cclllnnll ~ is offericg SOOiC be!pul trips to t>ffll diis chan ilS1o a IC8iily.

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bide maif-iBc-d.. A dea in ps mi) e I ge cat OCQIM" whal ti.es - iwn­p,opa ly inflated or wbm air fikm - dirty. 'l'mnilla off 1he air ooodi­lioner will abo - you gas and lllUIIC)'.

The nm tip is to plan ~he3d when nDline a1ands. Combine your daily mks aid save those extra trips.

Do~ top off v.-hen you are get­ting gas. It will not give you more p.$, it just backs up into thc gasoline pump and gives the pcrsoo ne~t in line thllS cxtn1. 30 cents.

Finally, when you look for your oe:,;i car, try to buy one with better gas mileage, or better yet, buy a Hy­lwid psolir.c ~lectric car.

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proving student life SGA receives $300,000 to help spruce up Campus Center area

David Stenson.

legw.tive liaison,

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playing ·House of theDNd" in the new

Student Lounge.

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By PHIWP G. KOPP Rip staff writer

TI open campus of Bakersfield College makes it relatively easy lo find your way uound. But Ihm

= many parts of the campus that remain uneqiloml because of their location or for not having any real use.

One such spot is the Student Lounge, located inside !he CRteria near the cof'­fl'!C can.

The lounge has been vacant and ooused for some lime. It has been gMn pennis· sion to reopen by a vocc from the Student GoYemment As&ociltion last se.,~.

The SGA got to work oo the project of =mlling the 'JrlCC popular area.

Thanks IC :ien3le Bill I 3S, BC has bca',

gMn a budget to help spruce up. the Cam· pus ~ -- Focus points ~ the cafctcria, the ~ the F'oesidc Room. lhc outside area, the Student Serllle room and the Student I...ounge.

Wilh I budget around $300;000 dollars to wonc with. ideas swarmed the SOA oo how to use the money. Each officer was given a specific area to focus oo and c;ome

up with plans and proposals on how to onpovc that pmticular uea.

"We don't have enough money to do all -al once," said Dav;d ~ legis­latiYe liaisoo.

MWe 're fucus:ng on the FlrCSide Room,

the Student Senale Room, the Studcnl Lounge and the car.!."

Steman had to cootact thR,e different des.igncrs for the ~ and must prcsenc ~ OIIC of their proposal ideas. 10 the committee for the fin,J decision.

He wanted to remodel the cafti so it would loot like a Europc.i cafe completc

. with mmals, new tiling, chain and tables. The F~ and Student ScnalC room

arc wldef WOffS IO receive ~'W equipment to help studmt clubs lhal hold their meet· ings and for guest spca=. The biggest projects, so fv, have lx:en the ~~ and Student Lounge. . . "E~ should hopcfuUy be done

by fall ~" Stenson said. "One o( the main things is &dting a studen! to 'NOit in the kMlge... .

The SGA has been in the works of put· ting in new computers, bolll'd games and

Ms. Pec-fMl'I isontolthe •cade 91'11" found In the Student Lounge locabtd IIIS6de the c:ahteria .... the cuffw c.t.

hlS go11m in IWO video games for Wdents to play. Tht room is also cameaed to a small COIVffl:llCC room, llld vmious ideas have been suggested for pla\S on how to usethenxm.

The majority o( the wort has been left up IO the SGA. which hid 10 get pioes 00

evc,y edition tbll was to be n:p&ICOI Price ~ for .-chain, ligbling. COll1P*R llUd trashcab hid to be I md,ed for the best po!SSll>le price.

While final dccision.s arc beillg lllllde, the SGA continues to woit oo ming ~­cry dollar made avulablc. Some mcmben will eYal have IO come in during their MMICI' break to·sce that C\'CIYlbillg gets done CUI iectly.

"There ..-e strict guideline:; that we hirvc to follow,- Slaloon said.

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CLARK: BC public information director critical of U.S. drug war

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"If YiC ~ keep illegal drugs out of our tightly packed prisons, how are we to keep them out of our open and free society?"

C\mcven lambasted Bi\l O'Reilly of Fox News.

ulf someone C'ICfl brings up the subject as an intclligem discussion or debate he shuts them off," CJart said. "You're nuts, you're auy, you 're stupid, how dumb can you be? Thal 's the response you get from main! ine media."

Oark mentioned that drug agents would tell you thal the closer they get to the source of the problem, they get shut down by the higher sources apove them.

"There is :;omediing despc,ately wrong, that then: seems to be focce<; that actually want the drug trade to go on and this fraud of a drug war to continue because that is billions and billions of dollars in someone's pockei:> and a total waste of our Wt mone~,,n he said.

When asked wily he chose this event to come out and speak on this

"If we cannot keep illegal drugs out of our tightly packed prisons, how are we to keep them out of our open and free society?"

-DonClart, Public information director

topic, he said," This is the fiJlil time anyone hlS given me the freedom."

Clarie challenged the U.S. gov=i­lllfflt to eq>lain wily they send peo­ple to fv away places to give other people the fn,:dou, of democratic choice while they deny the people of California the right lo a democratic choice they alr;--ady made and pros· ecute those who exercise that right.

Clarie told those who attended the concen, " As a consetvative. I believe in the will of the people as CA.pressed at the ballot bo,i.. The people of Cali. fomia have gone 10 the ballot box on this issue. By a decisive margin, the

people of California have said to the world: • We approve c: the medical uses of marijuana. We rcjcct the fed. cral go,<!TT'lmcnt's unn:asonablc ac-1ions against those uses.'

"And what I know from my re· sean;h into the sybjcct of d'f: mcdi· . cal uses of marijuam is dill wti.~ the American govcrnr-. im fed the American people for dee aJrs on this issue is not the truth .... It is not designed to protect us. It is designed !O prevent US from making 8*lligent decisions about a health caie aJtema.. tive that runs CO\Ultcr to ~ enormous profits of powerful infle:t ests that me able to exen undue influence on what our government does and does nct d-J, on what it approves and what it disapproves, and on who it rcwards and who it punishes.

In the interview with the Rip, Clart said, "If I were p, esicb,1, I would do it very differenil~·. r would cmpcy our priwn ,ystems of those who were in for nothing more than drug use and build more IJ'eatmCiit centc:rs.. After 35 years of frustration, given this op­ponunity to speak out, I jumped on iL"

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anuouo.:.td its thi?d C';eot, "i:l ~­meodo Huaracbon," at Oie.-d>o's BBQ. and Beer in the 8akenfieJd Dome.

The all-ages show is scheduled at 7:30 p.DL FTiday, May 6. 'Ilckdl - $7 al the door with the tint 21'.l

· people witb a couce.t flier rma m for half pice. The bends wiB be N. falim frum Los Augelcs, V'l1lll from PonaYilZe Eld Ojo De Agua frum Bah.sfidd.

The .. p•i•w,g group, known as Motta Ei.v..taii111ent, has put oo IWO shows 'nil Ml 8\'U&ge of 100 in llllk-1•111,ce. -x:uding to a press ~ lcme frum Mm.ca.

"We 9Cell more· people to support thc:se shows so that we can ~ IO bring Sploisb rock to 1be Baken­fidd fw," said Jesus Medina, a S. tenfield College studcul and one of the organzas o( Mo=.

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'Guide' spices up your night • 2005 version full of

psychological suspense, goulish images and "based oo a true st<xy."

By DOTIY IUltNS ~ staff writer

Hemed lnme bom:r flicks ..-e 50 much fun to wmllCh. Thlt's bcca•ise

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the home, the yoong couple makes the l1IOYC anyway in an eerie abode. Only days after residing in the house, lhe family becomes confrontco by strange OCCllrlfflCCS and dislurbing sightings, espccialJy ~. wh) is actwlly the step(adler 10 Kathy·~ chilcnn.

George becoo~ incmlmlgly loalhsome 1owan1 rus famit which y,

• Book filled with graphic anatomically correct guides, comments and suggestions on huw to get it on.

By BARRY UPSON Rip staff writer

Mama Cass Elliot died choking on a ham sandwich. If you 1hink lhat's embarrassing, imagine how embar· rassed you'd be if you were 10 ...

lei's just leave i, al deeper is not al­ways bener.

Mt TIE IE'1EW when yoll -

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my•iouo md IS elusive as an old home run oe cmt bislory.

=s to be brought on by sinister ~ coming from the house that imiooale he repeal the grisly slaying that ROlllld DeFeo c.ried out, the fonner n:side111 who murdered his family.

The revamped MAmityville Hor­rw" is not a horror fibn maste.rpiece tile the 1961 film "The Innocents.," richly t-1 Oil Hemy Jamcs'IIOYCI "The Tum of the Sat:w." But the film can any out lhc mission of SC11iug tt.e general public. As the movie pro­JIJCSSCS, the plot does build with psy­chological suspeme, and every now DI then a ghoulish. image flashes Olllo the scene that could cause my IUdiencc member IO n:coil in horror.

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George Lutz (played by Ryan Reynolds) Is ready to attack his family In the reenake of the 1979 film "The Amityville Horror".

Lights oo. Lights off. With a part· ner. Without a partner. No, these are not Mr. Miyagi 's commands from

''The Kara,e

The "Guide" can get a linle graph­ic, offering anatomically correct drawings to ba.ck UF the sa-aightfor­ward language used to describe its subje,;1 maner.

Joannides values the input of oth· en;, as the book is filled wilh com­ments and suggestims from every day people on subje,;1s ranging from "variations in wetness" to "what does an orgasm feel like."

The film "lbc Amilyville 110110,"

is • -.abd YaSilti of the bor· mg 1979 d' r • The 200S ,easiw ioo.ely' fuluwa lhe OI iginal with the

--md time fnnle. ~ md ltldly l...alz lR)'III Reynolds and U:11 Cle(qe) 111CM: their flmily o/ dlftle imo ID elaboi• Cokcrial ._ iD Ami:)'Yille Oii ........ lallnd. ~ after I 11ui111 aboul the ma­~ made., ~ took place in

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fihn, however, aie the wonls "based on a true story." The story of the Lutz family is the alleged account of real­life OCCUJTCnCeS gm:n to Jay Anson, who wroec the best-selling book which inspired the first movie. The Lutz family talc might be a prod11et of an OYC'NIOltcd imagination, but the DeFeo homicide, which is viv. idly portrayed in the opening scene;. is in fact a true sttJIY·

Oo Nov. 13, 1974, Ronald Defeo

Jr. crepe into the rooms of the Long Island home and brutally shoe his mother and father, Ronald Sr. and Louise Defeo, along with his four siblings. The man, who pleaded in­sanity, is still in prison today, S('l'Vlllg a life sentence.

It's a shame that more contempo­rary hooor filmmalccrs don't take the opportunity to use something !hat is already shrouded in a dark history and build on it.

1001 REVIEW

Kid Part IV." These a."C just Svine of !he wonderful sub-je,;ts touched

upon in ''The Guide to Getting It On."

WritlCII by Paul Joannides, this book reads like '1lle Joy of Sex" with a sense of humor.

"The Guide to Getting It On" is clearly aimeo at a college-aged crowd or who I like to call checrleadeJS and the guys who love them ... a lot.

The book also dispels myth.s made famous by porn movies. Apparently drepe, is not always better.

Legend hlS it, that '60s pop singer

The book does not discriminate. II 1ouches oo hetero5exual activities as well as homosexual and even devotes an entire chapter called "Sex when yw 're horny and disabled."

While this book may be an inter· estinit primer, ;tis by no means a pre­lude to intimate activity. So the fl"Xt time you 're cozying up next to your partner, do not pull out the book, open it up and say, "I want to lry this" unless yeo1 want to try it alone. Lights off.

Scion TC: BMW looks without BMW price

By BRYSON PAUL Rip staff writer

If you haven't noticed, Toyota has leaked out a new vehicle that has been spreading throughout mads across

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like a cancer no one saw com­ing. The Scion Mi rem a diamond in the

rough for the past year, after Toyota decided to stop releasing Celicas and started reieam.g the box shape Scion XB and Scion XA models.

1bc exterior shows the car hlS po­tential; however, the talent under the hood is what consumers need for ap­proval.

'Ille aiew PlaJ 'Iliac 2 pme "Ood ol .......... you lo - Iba IDIP* IIDd • meec ** oo1cr­ful pei Ir wlct u,..Sbr .... y 11Mct• I eft:I)' slap: Clle af !hem.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SONY COMPVTER EHmITAINMENT

No st.a, tage of violent situetions and Mood-filed images in video game •God of War.• W'Jtb an impres.sive turnout with

the previous vehicles in 2004, Scion decided to slq> its ga,ne up and re­lease the 2005 Scion TC coupe, truly saving the best for wt on their at· tcrupt to take over the economy ve­hicle market.

When customers lift up the shin and unbutton the bra, they 'U never want to dose the hood. Under the hood, the Scion TC holds a 16-valve four-cyliDdCI' doubl¢ overhead cam engine. It malcbes the Acura RSX torque wi1h less rpms, Scion heads to the top of the class with this en­gine. Unlike "...idcge kid in Cancun on spring break, the Scion TC can hold down a pretty good gas mile· age before passing out and needing replenishment. 1bc TC carries a fuel tank of 14.5, a little over 300 ~es before needing refilling. Coosu= are looking for the luxurious look without having to spend the luxuri­ous prices.

Let's Ft llile ca of tic-,,: "God ol 'WII'" i. • Yiol . .... In fat, ....,, wilZI 111Q'& '"Ille Pwli4,a," wbidl.-. irk .1 ~ !his_~ lisp 111 • ., .. _.,;, fpmel .......... ,, ;ad. n.a,.. ... fie "Oral Theft ,.., .. llr:liea loalt lb"S M ?7 I,.

rr..e-rtc1••p111111._nm only Cl~ m. 3 die i-,a' IO dliral: ia Ille --_., dtpiwJ ways Ill aolw p I a wt JO •oaaJs 1be pmc bar w:tmDy ,ewads ~ for .. Yoa_ ........... blood-lbir-.y D) In "God of W.," Whiff ,.. • n u11o ac:t • 1'IIW IJIOlt besMdi;f A l'a2 '7

la ..... ,od ol War.'",.,.._ is a gm­catia tic Spa•..,. who Clllbs tic · 11• of ...... a (*twidube God of Vtw, Aria, iD ~ IO -

bis life. ~ ~ u:ebol of Kra- in the lush, rich INMlscap:s (with I05, who 5"ffl(ls the rest of the ~ pdCUlar anentiw seemingly paid trying to gd lt:YCOge by tilling Arie&. to the - effects found), before Tm,agbom !he course oi the gape. coutinuiug on with my wanton aCIS ftad,1-.;b tdl die story of wt. tiad of manslelgbtt:,'. of person Knitos was lDf wt.t - What really stands out is the atten­lbe e¥Cllb. duf ~ him to mae a deal . tion lo dttail. like when yo,.• an: just willi lb= dml. waltil!g oown a hallway, the mime

I hffe _. been bowu as a p:r- will softm but w:-cn )'QU arc about :IClil who aes to d•+v ~ or to eaRI' • room filled with bomble who •,• id:s kiam& au <Ji<1aM UIOllSfoas and heinous crcat11rcs the pt I' bins, but I cooldn't beJp !JUt sound tract will picl::: up, furcshad.. k1'oe 1bis pue's eocooragecl Dl'lf81. owing the upcoming confronwion. istic decay. If I end up going to bell The combat is handled with a ._._. I pla)'ed this pme, Ihm ~ unique 1'ooy H..--wk Underground'" Lelilll rB ,0 with a smile 00 my fa;,:,. inspired coml,at system, but instead

The g, ....... in 1bis pme arc ofpulliugofftricksinabalfpipeyou simply •·e.Jir!g Who knew lhal end up pilling off arms, legs, wings tbe PS2 w • 1liiilble of aating di:s and otbl:r CUMeaDities. i-i llli'beluly? I oftea found myself . About the only drawbacks I could ;,st 1e1si111 $11) look l'ouud and take find in "God of War" was at times a

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wonky camera syslem, which didn't always provide the most oppomme viewing angle. The game bas a dif. ficulty curve that although starts off easy enough, will soon be handing you your bmch when you get to the later pa1S. Also there are parts of the game that just feel tacked on, like their only pwpose is to extend the overall playing time (i.e. having to repeatedly nm up aD<l down long spi­ral stairweUs).

Although it sl?ould go without say­ing, I feel that this game is not for kids, the weak at heart or those easily offended. What more can I say about a game that has you use a decapitated bead oo ~ one but three separate oc­casions. ooce as a weapon and twice as keys to open locked doors?

When Congress finds out that this game eltists, I foresee a great deal of controversy and maybe even a few coronaries coming from their diiec­tion. I give ''God of War" an 8.5 out of 10.

Picture the exterior of the TC, an eye calCbet with it sleek, curvy front end and slim body style. It has a similar look to the BMW without the BMWcost.

The TC comes Sllllldard with 17 -inch alloy wheels and anli-loct four­whccl brakes. It's appealing bow lowered ioc car seems to look and how close the tires are to the frame but not rubbing against il Conswn­ers will be wondering if they are driving Oil rims by how thin the tires are wrapped around lhe alloy

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The brain of the coupe is a beauti· ful mind Everything from the locks to the windows to lhe seats are all power operated.

1bc sunroof is so large and goes so far back, the passcnge:s in the back seat will believe they are in a con­vertible.

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1be Scion TC is the new econo­my vehicle because the price is very reasonable and affordable. It's the cheapest vehicle in its class with a cost of about $17,000.

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"Gimme shelter!" Rolling Stone Mick Jagger once hollered, but so do many low-income, needy families, and the Golden Empire chapler of Habitat for Humanity hears.

And Golden Empire Habitat for Humanity has heeded the cry by building 7-8 houses in the Golden Empire area.

The organization is committed to building at least 12 houses a year, said Pat Rhoades, Golden Empire Htbitat 's office manager and volun­teer coordinator.

The international version of Habi­tat for Humanity was started as a me.ins to provide "decenl, affordable housing in all pans of the world," ac­cording to Rhoades.

'The Golden Empire chapler of Habitat for Humanity was formed on .4.pril 4, 1991.

The international orgai,;.zation it­self was started in Americus, Ga., in 1976 by "a group of concerned Christians who worked togethe.- in the Civil Rights Movement," Execu­tive Diiector Dennis W~ said.

This small group grew into the 18th-(argeg home building organil.a­tion in the U.S. Habilal for Humanity, and then spread out into 100 diffmnt counlries.

In the u .s., the orpniiarioo ad­dresses 1,700 municipalities. The organization welcomes the vohmtcer services of college students, engi­neers, electricians, carpenten and all manner of tradespeople, Rhoades said.

Somewhere in the world, "every 24 minutes, there is a oone built, and that means that 60 people IOnight will have homes to sleep in," said

Wallace. Habil3l for Humanity w;eives no

federal funding and subsists on do­nations from individuals, dl~hes and some corporati~ employing "maaching funds," said Pal Rhoades.

Ac«>nling to Rhoades, Union Bank is a frequent sponsor, hmna helped build four houses so fu this yw- for the Golden F.mpirc chapler of Habitat

Some colleges sponsor home building for Habjta1, and Bakersfield College volunteers tend to be plenti­ful, said Christina Aronhalt, Habitat's program director.

In fact, in 200 I , BC volunteen helped establish houses on East 18th and Gorill s1rce1s in Bakenficld, Aronhalt said. Golden Empire Habi­lal is looking into building houses in Arvin and Delano, and the organiza­tion is C111Tently constructing a house on Center Street in Taft, Rhoades said

According to Rhoades, most of the framework for Golden Empire Habitat's houses iR usually built on the Kem County Fairgrounds IIDd an: then moved to a pm'ticu:.ir localion wh= they - finished.

This high-velocity house con-~ is called "blitz" consauc­tioo, said Rhoedes.

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By BECKY JIMENEZ R,p staff writer

Kem County ·s ar,nual 24-Hour Re· lay Challenge took place al Bakers­field College's Memorial Stadiwn on April 16-17.

1\venty-four school teams and 12 community teams participated. Each team was composed of IO partici­pants, a school adviser and a chap­erone. Each participant walks or runs one mile per tum.

Opening ceremonies bc,gan at 9 a.m. as all of the participating teams gathered together and walked the track in unison_ Every team had its own banner and represented their school.

The main focus this weekend was completing the relay challenge, but most importantly spending a week­end among peers.

The event promotes alcohol and drug free awareness.

While team members walked or ran their turns on the track, other teanunllles en;oyed the various all­day activities, such as volleyball, Waler balloon · toss, cookie eating cootests, karaoke, Frisbee, fear fac­tor, T-shirt decorating booths and band performances.

Every year there is a relay theme .. "This year's theme was G-rated movies," said Adrienne Buckle, Kem County Prevention Services coordi­nator.

Teams were encouraged to partici­pele by dressing up in costwnes or decorating their campsites. Some of the t=ns chose "Star wars;· "Shm Tale" and "Shrek" themes.

Richard Rodriguez, 60, Shark Tales team adviser, dressed in a shark suit and could be seen U!roughout the track attempting to devour other run­ners.

Rodriguez has been participating in the relay for the past four years, and he has nev~r failed to amuse par­ticipants with his humor and great taste in costumes. The firs, year he dressed as a turtle. The secon<l year he dressed as an old woman. 'The third year he dressed as Superman, and this year he dressed as a shark. His devout participation is impres­sive, but Rodriguez begs to differ.

"What is most impressive of this relay is the reason behind ii. FNL brings healthy, wholesome people together lo raise money for a good cause," said Rodriguez. FNL stands for Friday Night Live, which helps organize the event

Several teams have been involved since the relay first began.

Dave Hanley, Highland High bi­ology teacher, has been involved in the relay challenge since it first be­garo. Hanley said he first g0< involved when he contributed the idea of hav­ing one runner complete a mile per tum. Ever since then, he has commit­ted to this event

Hllf'lley has also implemented an incentive at his school for any senior who completes the relay challenge. The rewan:l: grad-nite ticket paid for.

David Taylor, Hall Ambulancf. di· rector, has also been participating in the annual relay for the past 14 yw-s. He and his group provide the relay with an ambulance and first-aid in case of an emergency.

"Since this relay is a physical ac­tivity, the participants need coverage and we have been providing it for quite some time now," Taylor said.

The planning and organization for the event take a lot time. Ead1 year, preparations begin in October and = finalized by a conunittee and Fri­day Night Live.

'"The committee consists of eight

people who meet once a month and more often as the relay date ap­proaches," Buckle said.

Meals = provided by Kem County Firefighters. Phil Hart, fire engineer and Max Martinez, food co­ordinator, operate a mobile kitchen, which can feed approximately SOO people per hour.

Hart and Martinez said they con­tribute to the relay because it is a positive way of influencing young people.

A group that was greatly missed trus year was the National GumL Last year they provided a tank, M this year the tank was not ~t be­cause it is currently serving in Iraq, Buckle said.

"Having the tank here was neat be­cause students as well as children got a chance :o see and sit inside of the tank," said Norris Truman, Delano High counse tor.

However, students were invited tc sign relay shirts to be sent to Tony Garcia, K-= County firefighter, and Michael Payne, a National Guards· man. Both= fNL members cur­rently serving in Iraq.

After enduring an entire 24-bour period without rest and sleep, con­cluding ~remonieo took place. All teams gathered once again in uniaon to walk the final lap. Awards wcrc given for the best decorated camp­site, team with the most raised funds and most inspirational male and fe­male.

All proceeds raised benefit Friday Night Live, Club Live and various Peer Helping programs that benefit yooth involvement in Kem County middle and high schools.

"For many schools this is the only way to raise money to co, .tribute to alcohol and drug free awareness;' Buckle said.

Da"e Hanley, Highland High biology teacher, plays air gubr to the sc,,nds of musical performances at the 24-Hour Relay. Hanley c:ontributed the idea of having one runner complete a mile per tum 14 years ago and ever since then he Jlas committed to this event.

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