▁ ▁The ▁Ren eg ade ▁R ip ▁is ▁the ▁student - run ▁newspaper ▁within ▁the ▁journal ism ▁department ▁at ▁BC . ▁Pub lished ▁bi week ly , ▁The ▁R ip ▁currently ▁has ▁a ▁circul ation ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁An ▁online ▁edition ▁is ▁also ▁available . ▁The ▁R ip ▁is ▁a ▁regular ▁cont ender ▁and ▁recip ient ▁of ▁J AC C ▁( J ournal ism ▁Association ▁of ▁Community ▁Colleg es ) ▁awards ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁regional ▁levels ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 4 ▁won ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Colleg iate ▁Press ▁National ▁Pac em aker ▁Award . ▁They ▁are ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ism ▁Association ▁of ▁Community ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁California ▁region . ▁ ▁R ip ▁rep or ters ▁and ▁photograph ers ▁cover ▁the ▁campus . ▁The ▁students ▁cover ▁topics ▁r anging ▁from ▁crime ▁on ▁campus , ▁to ▁student ▁profiles , ▁sports ▁and ▁local ▁entertain ment . ▁The ▁tradition ▁of ▁The ▁Ren eg ade ▁R ip ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁to ▁ch ase ▁news ▁stories ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁what ▁affect s ▁the ▁student ▁body ▁at ▁BC ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁B akers field ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁Perform ing ▁arts ▁The ▁Ren eg ade ▁P ep ▁Band ▁supports ▁the ▁college ' s ▁athlet ic ▁teams . ▁ ▁Golden ▁Empire ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁B akers field ▁College ▁Foundation