Renegade Rip Issue 5, March 30, 2022

BC will host in-person 

commencement this year 

News Page #2 

BC presents first consent 

fair on March 23 

Campus Page #6 

Vol. 98 ∙ No. 5 Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Bakersfield College 

The Renegade Rip 

JUSTIN WHITE/THE RIP 

Centerfielder Jacob Baker swings at a pitch during 

Feb. 24 game vs. Golden West. 

HUGO MALDONADO GARCIA/THE RIP 

The SAGA club particpates in the first consent 

fair held at Bakersfield College on March 23. 

RAUL PADILLA/THE RIP 

GUEST SPEAKER ERIKA SANCHEZ TALKS ABOUT 

HER BOOK “I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN 

DAUGHTER” ON MARCH 24. 


“CHADWICK BOSEMAN” ACRYLIC PAINT/CANVAS, 

BY AUSTIN LEMONS FEATURED S AT BC . 

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News 

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 

BC in-person commencement 

ceremony returns on May 12 

By Anthony Vasquez 

Reporter 

Bakersfield College has 

officially set the decision to 

make the 2022 graduation 

ceremony in person. After 

two years of holding the 

ceremony online due to the 

COVID-19 pandemic, Bakersfield 

College will finally 

welcome upcoming graduates 

and their families to the 

ceremony, which will now be 

held at the Memorial Stadium 

on May 12, 2022. 

After the news of the ceremony 

being set to return 

as an in-person event, there 

have been several questions. 

Monika Scott, who is the 

director of marketing and 

communications in the marketing 

and public relations 

department, was able to answer 

some of the questions 

that many have been asking. 

Towards the question regarding 

why is the ceremony 

planned to be held at the 

football stadium rather than 

the Mechanics Bank Arena, 

like in the past, Scott stated, 

“Bakersfield College’s 

commencement ceremony 

is traditionally held at Memorial 

Stadium and was 

only paused in 2019 due to 

renovations and construction 

taking place in the stadium, 

thanks to funding secured 

by Measure J. The two years 

following had been switched 

to virtual and televised ceremonies 

due to COVID, but 

we are so excited to be welcoming 

graduates and their 

families back to Memorial 

Stadium for this year’s celebration.” 

Many have also been wondering 

if people are going 

to receive links for a virtual 

livestream of the commencement, 

and how many tickets 

are going to be planned to be 

given for each family. Scott 

suggested, “Information to 

reserve tickets will be provided 

to graduates once the 

process has been finalized. 

Graduates and those who 

have submitted a graduation 

petition should check their 

BC emails for information 

when it is distributed.” 

More information regarding 

the commencement can 

be found on Bakersfield 

College’s website online. 

Through the website, students 

can view how to apply 

for graduation, eligibility, requirements, 

guest tickets, and 

registration towards participating. 

It is also mentioned 

that students will also have to 

check-in at the ceremony at 

5:00 pm. Guest information, 

parking information, prohibited 

items at the commencement, 

commencement tips, 

and information about graduating 

with honors are also 

provided through the website 

PHOTO COURTESY OF SUYEN TORES 

BC lifts mask mandate 

Collin Avecedo 

News Editor 

As of March 8, Bakersfield 

College has lifted mask 

requirements on all of its 

campuses, yet it is still recommended 

that students 

and faculty continue wearing 

masks as the institution 

strives to move into a 

post-pandemic lifestyle. 

Bakersfield College recently 

updated its COVID policies 

as the state of California 

sees lower COVID cases 

and has now slowly begun 

to loosen restrictions. And 

Bakersfield College sets its 

footprints updating its mask 

protocols within its COVID 

policies. With masks now 

no longer being required 

indoors, there are still exceptions. 

BC professors are 

allowed to set their own 

mask requirements for their 

individual classes. 

Most students interviewed 

for this article that was a fair 

compromise. 

“We can’t wear masks forever,” 

Nate B. said. “Everyone 

here is vaccinated, too.” 

[Editor’s note: while there is 

a vaccine mandate at Bakersfield 

College and the majority 

of people on campus are 

vaccinated, some may have 

earned exemptions from the 

mandates due to medical or 

religious reasons.] 

With the decision made 

by the school, it leaves the 

school in half masquerade 

ball, with some faces still securely 

covered and others 

completely exposed. 

“I’m ok with it. If you 

don’t wanna wear masks, 

you don’t wear them,” BC 

student Jatzibe Urenda said. 

“And if you do, then you will. 

It makes everyone happy. It’s 

a step to going back to normal.” 

When asked about what 

the teachers say in class, 

Urenda stated, “They say it’s 

up to us if we wanna wear 

the mask or not; they are 

supportive of whatever we 

decide on.” 

Both sides of the mask debate 

are left to choose as some 

teachers take a laissez faire 

approach to this continuing 

situation with COVID.

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News 



BC’s upcoming Jess Nieto 

memorial conference 

By Anthony Vasquez 

Reporter 

For about the past five 

years, history professor Oliver 

Rosales, along with 

English professor Andrew 

Bond, have organized a 

conference at BC as a form 

of a memorial tribute to 

Jesus Gilberto Nieto. The 

annual conference is set to 

be held this year from Tuesday, 

March 29 to Thursday, 

March 31. 

When asking Rosales 

about the upcoming conference 

he stated, “In brief, 

the conference began as a 

memorial tribute idea at the 

funeral of Jesus Gilberto Nieto, 

or Jess as he was known 

to all. Myself, along with 

Octavio Barajas (prof[essor] 

of Ethnic Studies at College 

of the Sequoias) and Gonzalo 

Santos (prof[essor] of Sociology 

at CSUB) decided to 

try and organize a one-day 

conference celebrating Jess’s 

diverse and significant legacy 

within the field of Chicano 

Studies, international education, 

and civil rights and 

social justice activism.” 

He mentioned that 

throughout the years of 

holding the conference, he 

has seen significant growth. 

“Professor Andrew Bond 

(prof[essor] of English at BC) 

and I have co-directed the 

conference each year since 

we began in 2018 (we took a 

one-year hiatus in 2020 because 

of COVID[-19] and 

have brought in numerous 

speakers, academics, activists, 

student leaders, and artists 

from across the United 

States,” he stated. 

Rosales has also made it 

clear that this year’s conference 

will be significant, he 

plans to host professor Manuel 

Vargas, who is not only a 

philosophy professor at UC 

San Diego but also a protégé 

of Jess Nieto. Professor Vargas 

plans to talk about his academic 

journey from being a 

student at BC to a professor 

within the UC system. 

Professor José Luis Benavides 

of CSU Northridge 

will also be attending the 

conference. He has directed 

the Tom & Ethel Bradley 

Center, and he is planning 

on presenting his recent 

$350,000 grant from the National 

Endowment for the 

Humanities, to digitize farm 

worker movement photography 

from Delano within the 

1960s. 

Other things, such as a 

short new documentary film 

featuring local students at 

BC touring historic sites in 

Kern County, mostly relating 

to the farmworker movement, 

a student art showcase 

event, which will be hosted 

by a Fresno-based virtual dj 

and emcee OMEDJ, a research 

panel focusing about 

Latino/a Studies, and a student 

leadership panel that 

will be organized by the Latinas 

Unidas at Bakersfield 

College, are all programmed 

to be included in the conference. 

Erika Sanchez, Live your Life 

By Raul Padilla 

Features Editor 

In this month’s ongoing 

Distinguished Speaker Series 

organized by the BCSGA 

(Bakersfield College Student 

Government Association) 

and the Office of Student 

Life, guest speaker Erika 

Sanchez was invited to deliver 

a speech about her experiences 

growing up and the 

impact that she has made as 

a writer. The meeting took 

place via Zoom webinar at 

10 a.m. on March 24. 

Erika Sanchez is best 

known for being the author 

of the bestselling novel, “I 

Am Not Your Perfect Mexican 

Daughter” as well as a 

poet featured in various literary 

journals and websites 

such as Poetry.org. 

Erika spoke of her time 

during childhood in which 

she had to overcome much 

hardship, struggling with 

depression and expectations 

that were set on her, and 

longing after things that she 

believed were far out of her 

reach. 

“I felt that I was being 

raised to be a wife, when all 

I wanted to do was to write 

books and be able to travel 

the world all by myself,” she 

explained. 

After university, graduating 

with a degree in fine arts 

and poetry in 2010, she did 

not know what to do with 

herself as it was unfortunately 

timed during the recession 

of that year. 

Feeling overqualified and 

wasting her time on many 

jobs, she eventually began 

writing to begin making the 

change she wanted to make, 

modern Latinx representation 

in books. 

“Most of the books available 

to me were the middle 

class white kids in the suburbs 

and their worlds were 

unfamiliar…needless to say 

there wasn’t a book I could 

relate to, I was desperate to 

see myself,” Sanchez stated. 

From there she began work 

on her best known book, “I 

Am Not Your Perfect Mexican 

Daughter.” Despite it being 

rejected several times due 

to her main character seen 

as too abrasive, she pushed 

through believing that it was 

important her character was 

real and alive. 

Sanchez began finishing 

her speech, saying that literature 

is key to challenging 

oppressive power structures 

such as the one she had lived 

through, as they are a way to 

express possibilities, nuances, 

and transcend borders. 

“To the young women 

here, I have a few pieces of 

advice, you don’t have to accept 

the norms that you were 

born into…be proud to be 

different…always for what 

you want, no one in society 

will give it to you.”

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Sportss 



BC softball 

beats Antelope 

Valley; improve 

to 18-5 

By Justin White 

Sports Editor 

Bakersfield College softball defeated 

Antelope Valley by a score 

of 9-0 on March 24 to improve 

their record to 18-5. 

BC started the scoring early 

and scored often, beginning with 

shortstop Shelbie Valencia scoring 

from third on a passed ball, 

and BC scored 6 runs within 

the first two innings, including a 

home run by first baseman Anika 

Romo in the second. 

Catcher Destiny Cuellar logged 

the most hits for her team, hitting 

a perfect 4 for 4 and driving in a 

run. 

Pitcher Talia Nielsen was as 

close to flawless as one could ask 

for, pitching all 7 innings and 

striking out 13 batters while giving 

up no runs on just 4 hits, with 

an exceptionally high percentage 

of strikes thrown, with 83.3% of 

her pitches being strikes. 

Nielsen’s ERA of 1.53 is the 

second-best in the Western State 

Conference (WSC), just behind 

Moorpark’s Lindsey Cowans’ 

1.12, according to the Western 

State Conference website. Her 

13 season and 5 conference wins 

also puts her first in wins in the 

WSC. 

When asked about Nielsen’s 

fantastic freshman year, Head 

Coach Casandra Goodman said 

that Nielsen works hard and 

cares about the team. 

“She wants the team to have 

success, she trusts her defense, 

and our offense supplies run support 

for her, so she is able to just 

go out and throw her game and 

a lot of times that’s when you’ll 

see pitchers thrive. If our offense 

goes cold, she keeps us in games 

and that’s been huge for us. I’m 

glad she’s on our team.” 

When asked about the intensity 

that comes with playing against 

conference foes, coach Goodman 

stated that the preseason prepared 

them for these games, and 

that “[they] try to have the same 

mentality and intensity every 

game, regardless of who [they] 

play.” 

She also said that heading into 

the final month of the season, 

she doesn’t need to tell the team 

much in order to push them to do 

better. 

“If we play our game and focus 

on our team, we are extremely 

hard to beat.” 

With the victory on March 24, 

the Renegades improved to 18-5 

on the season and 5-0 in conference 

play. They’ll play 6 games 

over the weekend on March 25 

and 26 in Ventura for a tournament, 

before returning home to 

play Citrus College on March 29. 

For more sports 

coverage, please 

visit TheRip.com 

Spring flowers, Spring Training 

National Sports 

By Jacub Bill 

Reporter 

After multiple scares 

regarding the lockout, 

fans all over the country 

were excited as the 

lockout was finally lifted, 

which means free 

agency, trades, and all 

other baseball operations 

could finally begin. 

Many star players 

who were free agents 

have now signed multiyear 

contracts. 

Freddie Freeman 

signing with the Los 

Angeles Dodgers on a 

6-year contract is a huge 

move for the Dodgers, 

certainly making a 

team who were already 

the favorites to win the 

World Series that much 

better by bringing in 

the 2020 NL MVP. 

Carlos Correa signed 

with the Minnesota 

Twins on a 3-year contract. 

Love him or hate 

him, Correa is an extremely 

talented player, 

and is a great addition 

for a team who just 

needs that last push to 

help them contend in 

the AL Central. 

A name synonymous 

with the Dodgers, Clayton 

Kershaw re-signed 

with Los Angeles for 

one year. Kershaw returns 

after an injury 

riddled 2021 season 

hoping to bring another 

world title to the powerhouse 

Dodgers. 

Trevor Story signed 

with the Red Sox for 

6 years, and together 

with Xander Bogaerts 

they give Boston one of 

baseball’s strongest infield 

duos and strengthens 

what is already a 

stacked division. 

Jacub Bill 

Spring Training is 

a time for the players 

to get acclimated with 

their teams and to prepare 

themselves, especially 

with the longer 

than normal offseason. 

Much like the 2020 

season, Spring Training 

has been shortened, 

and feels much more 

like a tune up as opposed 

to the 2-month 

long process that the 

players have been used 

to. The biggest issue of 

the shortened training 

session is how the bodies 

of players will react. 

MLB canceled the first 

two series of the MLB 

season, which will give 

the players a little more 

time to get fully ready 

for the long and grueling 

season. Since the 

first week of the season 

was canceled, the 

games that were missed 

will be made up later 

in the season with doubleheaders 

and games 

being played on what 

would have been off 

days. 

The season is set to 

begin on April 7 with 

eight games slated for 

Opening Day, with every 

team playing on 

April 8.

BEFORE THEY MAKE PLANS 

WITH FRIENDS... 

Establish some family rules for social and 

extracurricular activities. 

Young people don’t always have all the facts when it comes to alcohol and 

other drugs. Talk with your children about the risks of underage drinking and 

substance use, and be clear and consistent about your expectations. For tips 

on how - and when - to begin the conversation, visit 

underagedrinking.samhsa.gov 

drugfreekern.org

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Campus 



BC presents first consent fair 

By Aubrianna Martinez 

Senior Digital Editor 

Bakersfield College’s Campus Prevention Education Specialist 

Adrianna Oceguera Donahue worked to put together 

an event centered around the important topics to communicate 

with your partner about, called the Consent Fair. The 

2022 BC Consent Fair was organized and advertised as a 

campus carnival, with tented booths, fair food, and games 

available for students to take part in. 

Organizer of the event Oceguera Donahue listed the various 

clubs and BC departments that were involved in the 

event, “the Consent Project Club, SAGA, L.U.P.E., and [the] 

Japanese [Culture] Club.” These student clubs and institutional 

organizations had individuals operating the booths as 

well as games for the BC students who came to experience 

and take part in the campus event. 

On the BC department side of those involved in the fair, 

Oceguera Donahue listed the “[Office of Student Life], [Extended 

Opportunity Programs & Services], [Student] Health 

and Wellness [Center], Financial Aid, and Campus Safety.” 

Oceguera Donahue explained how her goal for organizing 

the Consent Fair event was “to provide the BC community 

education about consent, healthy relationships, and sexual 

assault awareness within an intersectional lens.” 

The idea for a fun carnival-style informational event was 

sparked by various other activities that different educational 

institutions hold for their students, but Oceguera Donahue 

specifically noted how she wanted to ensure that while the 

event was educational and instructive for the attendees and 

participants, it still provided the opportunity for entertainment 

for those interested. 

Oceguera Donahue implied that the 2022 Consent Fair 

will not be a one-time event, adding “I am excited for this 

Consent Fair and look forward to the next one.” 

It should be emphasized that those involved in the Consent 

Fair were not all strictly health related groups or departments. 

The Japanese Culture Club’s booth was prominently 

featured despite its club’s goal or mission statement not having 

a clear or direct tie to the Consent Fair. It seems all of 

those who wish to be involved to assist in educating others 

about healthy, consenting adult relationships as well as the 

recognition of sexual violence are welcome to join. 

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Booths operated by varioius Bakersfield College organizations 

such as the Student Health and Wellness 

Center as well as other student clubs hosted games, 

gave away free items, and handed out carnival foods 

for BC’s first Consent Fair. 

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Opinion 



BC art show exhibit 


The BC Wylie & May Louise Jones hosted an in-person art 

gallery exhibt on March 24. 

By Hugo Maldonado Garcia 

Editor in Chief 

The Bakersfield College Wylie 

& May Louise Jones gallery 

hosted a BC art student exhibition 

on March 24. 

All art pieces displayed at the 

exhibit were created and constructed 

by past and current 

BC students majoring in studio 

arts, graphic design and photography. 

Although there was no 

theme, there was a pattern in 

the different art pieces with students 

submitting designs that 

have sentimental value and 

with photos and paintings that 

hit close to home. 

Artist and photographer, Ana 

E. Cortez Ramos had a piece 

at the exhibit titled “Siempre 

En Mi Memoria” Fall 2021 

which is an acrylic on canvas 

and a drawing of her grandpa. 

Another painting on display by 

artist Austin Lemons of late actor 

Chadwick Boseman (title of 

piece too) Fall 2020, with acrylic 

paint on canvas. 

As someone who has no 

ability to draw or paint the 

way these BC students can, it 

made me feel great knowing 

that there are so many talented 

people out there who attend 

the same college as me. Bakersfield 

is a small town and so 

everyone who is working extra 

hard in achieving their goals 

and dreams are acknowledged. 

An interesting detail about 

attending the art exhibit is an 

artist by the name of Daniel 

Rodriguez with a digital 

photography piece titled “Fotografía 

Turística” Spring 2022 

which translates to “Tourist 

Photography’’ in English and 

was actually taken in the city 

of Querétaro found in central 

Mexico. Which is interesting 

because I have traveled there a 

while back. It was also nice to 

see how many people showed 

up to look at the art on display. 

This is the first time in three 

years that the BC Jones gallery 

has held an in-person event. 

For anyone who would like to 

visit the student art exhibit on 

display right now. 

The new hours of operation 

are Monday through Thursday 

from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

“Fantastic Beasts” 

Adaptations 

By Aubriana Martinez 

Senior Digital Editor 

In a few weeks, the 

long-awaited third movie 

in the “Fantastic Beasts 

and Where to Find 

Them” series will be released 

into theaters, and 

it’s time this fever dream 

prequel series was well 

and truly leveled with. 

The introduction to the 

prequel series, “Fantastic 

Beasts and Where to 

Find Them” was initially 

viewed as an acceptable 

addition to the story because 

the film offered 

more of what fans had 

enjoyed from the original, 

and was compared 

to the more mature 

“Harry Potter” movies. 

Yet as time passed, and 

the second movie was released, 

some fans had to 

remove their rose-tinted 

glasses and ask what exactly 

was happening. 

The second prequel 

movie, subtitled “The 

Crimes of Grindelwald,” 

features some 

of the most bizarre sequences 

in an attempt to 

world build and expand 

upon an already fairly 

dense history of the wizarding 

world. By the end 

of the first prequel, it 

was clear that the author 

of the original series who 

wrote the screenplays for 

“Fantastic Beasts and 

Where to Find Them” 

had wedged a backdoor 

pilot for a story she had 

already told within her 

original series into a 

series advertised as a 

lighthearted return for 

audiences to the world 

of magic and whimsy. 

Instead, fans were 

met with more abused 

Aubriana Martinez 

orphans, confusing references 

to the future 

characters from the original 

series, and ridiculous 

plot points that frankly 

read more like someone 

misremembering a Victor 

Hugo novel that they 

skimmed for class. Not 

to mention, the prequel 

series plays extremely 

loosely with information 

from the original series 

that was introduced as 

rules for the world and 

scrambles it for a story 

that is obviously written 

on a movie-per-movie 

basis, as opposed to 

a consistent story that 

is being told over the 

course of multiple chapters. 

The prequel series is 

aging poorly in real-time, 

which makes defending 

the original series much 

more difficult, as fans of 

the original must choose 

either to acknowledge 

their nostalgia bias that 

keeps them from being 

able to see how far the 

series has fallen in the 

cold light of day, or at 

the very least consider 

why they are continuing 

to see these films, and if 

they bring the joy that 

the audience is seeking, 

and will never get from 

these films.

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Opinion 



“Turning Red” 

film review 

By Nathaniel Simpson 

Reporter 

Pixar’s latest film, “Turning Red” 

tackles the stress and tribulations of 

puberty, showcasing every aspect 

that a young pubescent girl can go 

through. From the discussion of 

pads to teenage girl’s fascination 

with boy bands, this film is a complete 

tonal change of every other 

Pixar movie to come out to date. 

While I appreciate what writer 

and director Domee Shi was doing 

with this film, as well as breaking 

the barrier that has been set up for 

what animated films can show and 

talk about, I think this movie misfires 

on some aspects, such as plot 

points and characters, but overall 

presents a fun and cute movie that 

contains that Pixar charm, no matter 

how different it is to the other 

films in Pixar’s filmography. 

The movie follows 13-year-old 

Meilin (Rosalie Chiang) in 2002, 

who believes she is a grown up in society. 

She presents her reasoning for 

believing this in the opening scene 

of the film, showcasing how she is 

mature and succeeds at almost everything 

she does. She shows off her 

three best friends, showcasing their 

love of boys and boy bands, especially 

“4*Town.” 

When Meilin hits puberty, she 

is forced to face the curse that has 

plagued her family for decades – 

the red panda. Due to this unfortunate 

curse, it sets the plot in motion 

for this new film from Pixar. 

Like most pixar films, the animation 

is beautiful and draws the viewer 

into the events that are unfolding 

on screen. The animators are able 

to craft a perfect landscape for 2002 

Toronto, as well as taking a journey 

back in time to the fads and wonders 

of the early 2000’s. 

Yet, at the same time, I don’t 

think Shi really knew how to create 

her main characters for this movie. 

Each of them are annoying at times, 

and some of the jokes seem to go on 

for too long. They seem very cocky, 

rude, and arrogant. It’s hard to put 

up with these characters for an hour 

and a half, and seems tiring after a 

while. I understand that it demonstrated 

how Meilin has changed as 

a person throughout the film, but I 

think Shi spent too much time on 

her cocky personality. 

However, towards the end of the 

film, the film changes tonally, and 

delivers a great second-half. It keeps 

the viewer on the edge of their seat, 

and is possibly the best part about 

this film. In the way that this film is 

able to tackle social norms in these 

cultures and show how they affect 

those growing up, Shi does an excellent 

job of making those in these 

communities not feel as alone while 

watching. 

While Shi is able to create a Pixar 

movie that is different from the 

rest of the studio’s filmography, it 

is hard for everyone to relate to this 

film. Geared towards women who 

grew up in the time period and their 

struggle of going through puberty, 

it doesn’t really appeal to the other 

viewers. Even though I did enjoy 

this movie being a white male, 

I couldn’t relate to the problems 

going on in this film or the girls’ 

attitudes. I’m sure there are girls 

out there who can easily relate to 

the main character, and absolutely 

love everything about this film. I’m 

not saying that it is a bad film, but 

it didn’t appeal to me as much as 

other movies do. 

Overall, this is a cute and fun 

movie that keeps the viewer engaged 

and entertained throughout. 

It definitely does have its flaws and 

is far from the best Pixar movie, but 

for what it is and what it showcases, 

I think it is a pretty good coming-ofage 

film for young girls. 

Renegade Events 

Campus Events 

March 30: 2022 Bakersfield College Art 

Student Exhibition at the Wylie and May Louise 

Jones Gallery from 2 to 5 p.m. 

March 29-31: 4th annual Jess Nieto Memorial 

Conference (see BC website for event 

times) 

March 31: Mental Health Group Session: 

Anxiety/Depression Education at Student Life 

from 1 to 1:45 p.m. 

April 1: Pursuing the Dream: 2nd Annual 

Conference on Zoom from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

April 2: MESA STEM & Pre-health Conference: 

Discovering Your Vision for Success at 

1801 Panorama Drive from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

April 6: Mental Health Group Session: Suicide 

Education at Student Life from 3:30 to 

4:15 p.m. 

April 6: Mental Health Group Session: Interpersonal 

Skills at Student Life from 11:30 

a.m. to 12:15 p.m. 

April 7: KMCEA Jazz Day at the Edwards 

Simonsen Performing Arts Center from 8 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. 

April 7: Should we educate for liberty or 

liberation? Renegade Institute of Liberty at 

BC (Zoom Webinar) 6 p.m. 

April 21: MARS One Thousand One at 

Planetarium, Math-Science building, classroom 

112, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. 

April 22: Spring Choral Concert at the Edwards 

Simonsen Indorr Theatre at 7:30 p.m. 

April 25: Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert at 

the Edward Simonsen Indoor Theatre at 7:30 

p.m. 

April 28: Concert Band Spring Concert at 

the Edward Simonsen Indoor Theatre at 6:30 

p.m. 

April 28-May 1: Spring Play #2, “The 

Wolves”

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