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Blinding ‘love’ leads  to emotional trauma

Blinding ‘love’ leads to emotional trauma

By Jessica Suico, Advocate Staff May 2, 2017

In any successful relationship, friendship or marriage, three key ingredients are needed to prosper: trust, respect and love. When I was 15 years old I was blinded by love, totally immersed in the idea...

Falcons’ pick shows nation Richmond spirit

Falcons’ pick shows nation Richmond spirit

By Efrain Valdez, Social Media Editor May 2, 2017

Former Comet football player and John F. Kennedy High School alumnus Takkarist McKinley was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 26th pick in the first round of 2017 NFL Draft on Thursday. McKinley...

Draft picks nourish teams, provide hope

Draft picks nourish teams, provide hope

By Kyle Pierce, Advocate Staff Apr 25, 2017

A fan’s relationship with their team is a complicated one. Fans endure a lot of emotions: the joy of scoring, the dejected feeling of watching your team fall behind, the frustration of terrible officiating,...

Cursing is mainstream, overuse mars integrity

Cursing is mainstream, overuse mars integrity

By Michael Santone, News Editor Apr 25, 2017

Nowadays the use of profanity has become as common as hello and goodbye in everyday conversation. We were taught that these taboo “curse words” were never to be spoken, whispered or even thought about...

‘Last resort’ picks pockets

By Editorial Board, The Advocate Apr 25, 2017

The Associated Student Union Board renewed its agreement to use student fees to pay for part of a full-time employee’s salary because the college administration couldn’t find funds elsewhere to pay...

Micro aggressions demean morality, race

Micro aggressions demean morality, race

By Anthony Kinney, News Editor Apr 19, 2017

Most people are discouraged from publicly engaging in hate speech by the distressful possibility of rampant ridicule unabatedly attacking their better judgment. For these hate-filled folks, saying what...

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By Editorial Board, The Advocate Apr 18, 2017

The sudden launch of the redesigned website is a needed change to the outdated virtual front door of Contra Costa College, but students lost links to important information during the move. While the redesign...

Misuse of term ‘woke’ pushes need to unite

Misuse of term ‘woke’ pushes need to unite

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor Apr 10, 2017

In these turbulent times that we live in, many believe the end result of becoming an agent against systematic oppression requires little more than wearing the label of ally and topping it off with the...

NFL owners vote removes Raiders from Oakland

NFL owners vote removes Raiders from Oakland

By Efrain Valdez, Opinion Editor Mar 29, 2017

Ripping out the heart and torching the soul of Raider fans in the East Bay, the NFL owners voted on Monday to approve the relocation of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas. Mark Davis and the other 31 NFL...

Trump’s immigration policies hurt America

Trump’s immigration policies hurt America

By Dylan Collier, Assistant Scene Editor Mar 14, 2017

President Donald Trump continues to disgust working Americans with the policies he’s trying to pass, especially his threats to repeal any rights that undocumented individuals deserve. Deferred Action...

Losing focus on reality

Losing focus on reality

By The Advocate, Editorial Board Mar 14, 2017

Death is a reality that we all must face, but coping with how and when death arrives is not as simple — especially when a loved one is ripped away and no one can answer the only question that matters...

Spoon-fed manipulation

Spoon-fed manipulation

By The Advocate, Editorial Board Mar 8, 2017

Four months after President Donald Trump’s election the political war of ideologies still wages — but the war front transcends the bloody steps on the UC Berkeley campus. We live in a society that...

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