Metas program celebrates 30 years of science mentoring
By Gabriel Quiroz, Advocate Staff
November 17, 2017
The Metas program is having its 30-year anniversary Gala today from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Berkeley Country Club in El Cerrito. The event will feature a cocktail hour, dinner, live music as well as a silent and live auction. Metas or “goals” in Spanish is a free program at Contra Costa Colle...
Future networking class aims to help computer technology program
By Andrew Weedon, Scene Editor
November 15, 2017
A computer networking class has been proposed for next semester in order to modernize Contra Costa College and introduce students to a part of computer technology that may be foreign to many students. The proposal is the brainchild of computer science professor Francis Reyes and introduces a networking ...
Bill to remove first-year costs, offer financial assistance
By Roxana Amparo, Associate Editor
November 15, 2017
California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley will ease the financial burden for first-year community college students through Assembly Bill 19 once legislation to establish funds is established. Students are not required to provide proof of financial need to qualify for free tuition and the b...
New interfaith prayer room may be hazard to students
By Rob Clinton, Opinion Editor
November 14, 2017
A balcony in the Applied Arts Building that has been approved as an “interfaith prayer room” may not be a place that was initially designed to support substantial weight or in this case — students. “The load restrictions are something that I don’t know off of the top of my head. There are a ...
Veterans Day celebration honors sacrifice
By Efrain Valdez, Social Media Editor
November 14, 2017
The Veterans’ Resource Center and Contra Costa College held a Veterans Day celebration to highlight the hardships that women veterans go through while serving in the military. Also, four veterans were recognized with certificates for their service in the military during the event on Nov. 8 at Fireside...
Business courses offered online
By Anthony Kinney, Associate Editor
November 14, 2017
As a method to promote higher enrollment in business classes at Contra Costa College, the business information and computer technology (BICT) department will be offering online business courses starting in spring 2018. The online courses are the product of the business department’s merge with the co...
Campuswide emergency alert system to be installed
By Michael Santone, Associate Editor
November 14, 2017
A districtwide proposal to install a direct emergency line throughout campus buildings and classrooms was approved at the July 26 Governing Board meeting. The two-way screen and speaker system will be button operated providing audible and text-based alerts that connect directly to Police Services. ...
Ancestors, family remembered with song, food
By Drew Thomas, Advocate Staff
November 7, 2017
Every year holidays are celebrated, but for a holiday like Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) some people are unaware of what it’s all about. The La Raza Student Union hoped to give students a better understanding of Dia de Los Muertos when it held a celebration on Thursday, with the opportunity...
LGBTQ stories provide insight
By Alondra Gallardo, Advocate Staff
November 7, 2017
Alphabe+ Club member Miguel Alvarez remembers when he was ridiculed by his peers in elementary school and was made fun of and accused of being gay. “I was scared because I grew up in a Catholic home. I would pray to God and think I could just pray it away,” Alvarez said to the group during the Aphab...
Midterm report sets goals, aids accreditation
By Roxana Amparo, Associate Editor
November 7, 2017
To ensure an institution continuously meets its standards while resolving its deficiencies, a midterm accreditation report is a vital piece of the evaluation process. Accreditation is a self-regulated system that evaluates the overall quality of an institution and encourages continuous improvement,...
Renovation project begins
By Ryan Geller, Advocate Staff
November 7, 2017
Construction barriers are now in place for the Applied Arts Building renovation leaving teachers and students with no second-floor entrance and only one men’s restroom. The second-floor entrance to the AA Building is blocked from the outside with chain link fencing and the second-floor hallway by...
Genocide of natives shifts opinion on cultural holiday
By Roxana Amparo, Associate Editor
November 1, 2017
Cities throughout the nation continue to adopt Indigenous Peoples’ Day over Columbus Day as that holiday holds a dark past of the torture and murder of millions of Native Americans. Christopher Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and colonized Native American land. “Why celebrate a terro...