Ribbon cutting honors president, Fireside Hall
By Reggie Santini, Advocate Staff
September 16, 2016
A treasured community member’s investiture brought nearly 200 people to campus for the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Campus Center and Classroom Project. Contra Costa College President Mojdeh Mehdizadeh was honored by staff, students and community members during the ribbon cutting cerem...
Stroll builds community network
By Dylan Collier, Advocate Staff
September 16, 2016
ALBANY — Families and vendors alike enjoyed the sunny day at the 42nd annual Solano Stroll on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., along a two-mile stretch on Solano Avenue in here. With rides at the beginning and end of Solano and vendors spread throughout the middle, it offered something for everyone....
Author of Nobel Prize laureate explains climate issue
By Benjamin Bassham, News Editor
September 16, 2016
The co-author of a report that earned a Nobel laureate spoke in GE- 225 Friday on the state of the climate, and the consequences if humanity fails to act. William Collins said what he had to show the approximately 110 attendees at Contra Costa College was “not my own work, but the results of many,...
Financial Aid Day boosts access to transfer funding
By Naylea Hernandez, Advocate Staff
August 31, 2016
The Financial Aid Awareness Day attracted curious students to the Campus Center Plaza on Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to find out more information about the various types of financial aid offered. Representatives from different universities set up booths at Contra Costa College so students could bro...
Richmond Grasps Rosie Record
By Cody Casares, Photo Editor
August 25, 2016
The Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historic Park, along with other sponsors, hosted 2,275 attendees in Rosie the Riveter costumes, setting a new world record, at the annual Home Front Festival at the Craneway Pavilion on Aug. 13. The previous record was 2,096, set on Oct. 24, 2015 in Willow...
Music major shines through multiple talents
By Tashi Wangchuk, Staff Photographer
May 26, 2016
Music major Joseph Saeteurn talks about his interest in music and his early piano days during his upbringing, and some of Dr. Stephanie Austin's personal history with music is also featured.
Sanders campaign draws 11,000 to Vallejo
By Lorenzo Morotti, Associate Editor
May 20, 2016
VALLEJO — About 11,000 people from cities across the Bay Area converged to listen, promote or counter Senator Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign platform at the Waterfront Park in Vallejo on May 18. Even after the sun set behind the Mare Island Naval Complex across the Napa River as...
Strong managerial skills prepare Amparo to lead
By Christian Urrutia, Editor-in-Chief
May 18, 2016
Assuming the role of a leader can be a daunting task for some, but for newly elected Advocate Editor-in-Chief Roxana Amparo it is just the next challenge. “I always feel the pressure to do better. I put myself in a situation where I tend to do more, take on more responsibility. “I think it is ...
Union celebrates 40th anniversary, legacy
By Christian Urrutia, Editor-in-Chief
May 4, 2016
The United Faculty reminded students that faculty working conditions equate to student learning conditions by treating them to free barbecue on Wednesday, in front of the Applied Arts Building near the chess tables. This was done to honor its 40th anniversary operating as the independent, (contract) n...
