Renegade Nexus Offers Students Free Haircuts and Styling
By Deanna Rea
Bakersfield College’s Renegade Nexus is dedicated to supporting the basic needs of students who are experiencing challenges while pursuing higher education. Through this unique program, students have access to additional resources, such as nutrition, transportation, health services, clothing, and much more.
The Renegade Nexus recently hosted “Styled for Success” an event that offered BC students professional haircuts and styling at no cost to them. Located in the Renegade Campus Store, BC’s Bookstore was transformed into a pop-up salon featuring salon chairs, mirrors, and local professional stylists. In partnership with ClipDart, a mobile hair care company, this exciting initiative presented students with the unique opportunity to receive haircare services on campus, accommodating the needs of each student and relieving any stressors of cost, transportation, and accessibility.
From cutting to styling, over fifty students were seen checking in and leaving with fresh new hairstyles, feeling more prepared to take on the fall semester with confidence. Inside the salon, each student filled the air with light-hearted conversations, passing the time cordially with the professional hairstylists: Dro, Imani, and Isaac, who are passionate about their craft and chose to dedicate their time volunteering for this event.
One student, who felt more than satisfied with her experience, had this to say about the event: “I’m very happy that they were able to give something like this to students and grateful for this opportunity to have a nice haircut once in a while,” she says. “It felt like a regular haircut that I would usually get when I was little. The place that my mom usually takes me to—it’s a little more expensive than I would like, especially if I wanted to get a haircut like this.” She then commended the Renegade Nexus for facilitating the process: “All I had to do was sign up with my Student ID number and that was about it,” she says.
Thank you to ClipDart and the participating stylists for volunteering their expert services to BC students. For those who missed this edition of Styled for Success, there will be more dates in the near future. Please visit the BC Online Events Calendar for future dates and details.