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The Advocate’s weekly news update for 2-15

By Tashi Wangchuk, Yesenia Melara, and Sean Austin Feb 15, 2017

Advocate staffers Yesenia Melara and Sean Austin discuss content for this week's podcast. Details include updates in the art degree, LGBTQ studies degree updates in Los Medanos, the false report that Immigration...

The Advocate’s weekly news update for 2-8

By Tashi Wangchuk, Yesenia Melara, and Jose Chavez Feb 9, 2017

Advocate staffers Yesenia Melara and Jose Chavez discuss the featured content in the 2-8-17 issue of The Advocate. Details include UC and CSU tuition increase for nonresident students, Contra Costa College's...

The Advocate’s weekly news update for 2-1  

By Tashi Wangchuk, Sean Austin, and Yesenia Melara Feb 6, 2017

Advocate staffers Sean Austin and Yesenia Melara discuss the featured content in the 2-1-17 issue of The Advocate. Details include the board meeting where sanctuary status was voted for the three colleges...

The Anti-Police Terror Project launches their 120 hours of direct action campaign against president-elect during the Third Annual March to Reclaim King's Radical Legacy on Jan 16, 2017 in Downtown Oakland, Calif.

March sets forth action to reclaim King’s radical legacy

By Denis Perez, Photo Editor Jan 18, 2017

Oakland- Thousands rallied with the Anti-Police Terror Project in Oscar Grant Plaza in Downtown Oakland, Calif. for the Third Annual March to Reclaim King's Radical Legacy on Jan 16. This event also...

Ninoangelo Lastimosa of JAZZ-ology performs "The World Keeps You Waiting" during the CCC music department's fall showcase titled "Songs of the Season" in the Knox Center, San Pablo, California on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016.

Music ensembles gather for ‘Songs’

By Christian Urrutia, Web Editor Dec 17, 2016

The vocal and piano programs of Contra Costa College's music department hosted "Songs of the Season" featuring Schola, JazzaNova, JAZZ-ology, College Chorus, Contra Costa Singers, classical and jazz soloists...

Community celebrates sun, indigenous pride

By Denis Perez, Cody Casares, and Christian Urrutia Dec 9, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO- Alcatraz Island has been an ideal home for commemoration for 33 years every Thanksgiving Day morning for the Indigenous People's Sunrise Ceremony. This year's gathering brought close to...

Oakland’s Ghost Ship vigil, mourning

By Denis Perez, Assistant Photo Editor Dec 7, 2016

Mourners of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire honored victims by speaking to the crowd. Speakers recounted memories with victims, shared ideas of the victims and encourage the attendants to keep living for...

The Advocate’s weekly news update for 11-16

By Sean Austin and Naylea Hernandez Nov 29, 2016

Advocate staffers Sean Austin and Naylea Hernandez discuss the featured content in the 11-16-16 issue of The Advocate. Details include protests in Oakland against President-elect Donald Trump, undocumented...

Partnership promotes higher degree

By Tashi Wangchuk, Multimedia Editor Nov 29, 2016

The Nursing Program has a concurrent enrollment program with the University of Phoenix that awards a bachelor of science to Contra Costa College's nursing students. "This is an unusual opportunity where...

Hands Across Lake Merritt gives perspective, solidarity

By Lorenzo Morotti and Cody Casares Nov 18, 2016

Oakland — Thousands of Bay Area residents gathered around Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland, California on Nov. 13, 2016 to peacefully protest against President-elect Donald Trump's divisive and targeted...

Experience sounds, sights of anti-Trump Oakland protest

By Lorenzo Morotti and Denis Perez Nov 18, 2016

The Advocate compiled sounds, and photography of the Not My President protest in downtown Oakland, California on Nov. 9, 2016 into a video. Protests in cities nationwide erupted in the wake of Republican...

As he is arrested by Oakland Police, a man yells to the crowd of fellow protesters blocking the I-580 freeway during the protest against the election of Donald Trump as president in downtown Oakland, California on Nov. 10, 2016.

East Bay communities fill streets to protest president-elect Donald Trump

By Cody Casares and Denis Perez Nov 11, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump's victory on Tuesday erupted protests in major cities throughout the United States. People throughout the Bay Area assembled to speak out against his divisive rhetoric of women,...

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