Community mourns Courtney Beane’s sudden death
By Robert Clinton, Opinion Editor
April 10, 2018
Nearly one week has passed since former Comet football player, Courtney Beane was pronounced dead following an early Easter morning car accident in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where the junior relocated to attend college at the University of Sioux Falls in January. Beane, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene, ...
Multiyear project to furnish state-of-the-art science facilities
By Xavier Johnson, Scene Editor
April 10, 2018
A new 50,000 square feet science building accommodating the astronomy, engineering, physics, chemistry and biology departments is in its final planning stage with a budget of $68.86 million. The three-story building, developed by SmithGroupJJR, a San Francisco based architecture and planning firm, ...
Deadline looms in search for college president
By Robert Clinton, Opinion Editor
April 10, 2018
The search to find the next president of Contra Costa College officially began on March 22 as the Contra Costa Community College District posted the open position and began accepting applications to fill the post. The exploratory process began roughly one month after district Chancellor Fred Wood a...
Mobility upgrades assistance
By Dan Hardin, Staff Writer
March 21, 2018
Student Life Coordinator Joel Nickelson-Shanks purchased a second-hand golf cart to help transport Student Life staff members and complete endeavors around campus. Nickelson-Shanks said, “I came out of my pocket with $650 to obtain a cart.” The price of a new golf cart can range anywhere from $3...
Schedule changes to reduce class conflicts
By Ryan Geller, News Editor
March 21, 2018
Block scheduling, early bird classes and a more convenient winter break cybersession are some of the changes coming with the shortened 16-week schedule for the fall 2018 semester. Many classes may not feel much different with the addition of 10 minutes to lectures and some classes that used to meet ...
Firewall update lifts restraint
By Robert Clinton, Opinion Editor
March 21, 2018
Last November, the Contra Costa Community College District upgraded the firewall to protect servers which store the personal information of more than 50,000 students enrolled across all three of the district campuses. The move, which brought much consternation to students, was not announced by the distri...
After 18 years, librarian Judy Flum to retire
By Alondra Gallardo, Opinion Editor
March 20, 2018
After working as a librarian for 46 years, Judy Flum’s time doing that job is nearing an end. Flum has been a librarian at Contra Costa College for over 18 years. She said she has always worked at public libraries, but she really likes working at college libraries in particular, because she feels l...
DACA decision halted
By Ryan Geller, News Editor
March 14, 2018
President Trump was unable to sunset the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program due to the rejection of his administration’s fast-tracked appeal by the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of February. Trump had set March 5 as the date that those protected under DACA would no longer be able to...
Interim board president appointed after resignation
By Michael Santone, Associate Editor
March 14, 2018
At a special meeting held Monday at the District Office in Martinez, the Contra Costa Community College District Governing Board voted 5-0 to approve Trustee John Marquez as interim board president. The action also approved the move of Secretary Gary Walker-Roberts to interim vice president and Vick...
Wood plans transition period for campus
By Robert Clinton, Associate Editor
March 1, 2018
Change is inevitable, but in recent years Contra Costa College has been a campus defined more by changes in leadership positions, than the negatively stigmatized reputation that its students and employees constantly work to shed. The decision to return Contra Costa College President Mojdeh Mehdizadeh to h...
Court decision states District Office broke labor laws, concealed specifics
By Anthony Kinney, Associate Editor
March 1, 2018
The Contra Costa Community College District is laying the groundwork to appeal the Public Employment Relations Board’s court decision in the United Faculty’s two unfair labor practice claims filed against the district in November 2016. Administrative Law Judge Donn Ginoza’s ruling, which was is...
HBCU caravan aids transfer
By Jessica Suico, Assistant News Editor
February 28, 2018
There was big love for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caravan that pumped beats into Campus Center Plaza and showcased the unique culture of these schools, especially since it coincided with Associated Student Union’s Valentine’s Day event on Feb. 14. Twenty representatives from HBCU atten...