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Film fuels discussion, relays historic story

Film fuels discussion, relays historic story

By Xavier Johnson, Scene Editor September 16, 2016

Director Nate Parker’s film “The Birth of a Nation” based on the Nat Turner-led slave rebellion in 1831 will be released Oct. 7 amid a storm of consternation and dispute. The film received national...

Participation in athletic programs reflects apathy

Participation in athletic programs reflects apathy

By Robert Clinton, Opinion Editor September 16, 2016

For the second season in a row the Comet women’s soccer program will forfeit all of its scheduled games and the strange thing is, nobody seems to care. It’s easy to point out sociological reasons...

Repairing our ‘weak link’

Repairing our ‘weak link’

By The Advocate, Editorial Board September 1, 2016

About $6,500 in property was stolen from campus in four separate incidents over the summer. Roughly $4,600 was Contra Costa College’s property while $1,900 belonged to Lathrop Construction Inc., the...

America obsessed with mass consumption

America obsessed with mass consumption

By Denis Perez, Assistant Photo Editor September 1, 2016

People of sound mind can agree that American social values and our extreme focus on materialism have ignored the sovereignty of other nations as well as that of its own citizens. The way this generation...

Remodeling education

Remodeling education

By The Advocate, Editorial Board August 26, 2016

Canvas, the online learning platform recently approved for all 113 of California’s community colleges, will change higher education in the next 10 years more than any new buildings could. Do not be...

Spreading knowledge is an art, not a job

Spreading knowledge is an art, not a job

By Benjamin Bassham, News Editor August 26, 2016

I'm really not comfortable with people, and that’s something of a failure in a journalist. Talking to new people is always uncomfortable, even when I’m not trying to extract information from them,...

Media excludes Asian culture’s social identity

Media excludes Asian culture’s social identity

By Marci Suela, Art Director May 18, 2016

When I was 6 years old, my idol was figure skater Michelle Kwan simply because she looked like my then image of sleek black hair, pale skin and dark brown eyes. As I grew older, I started to worry about...

Domestic violence seeps into social youth trends

Domestic violence seeps into social youth trends

By Joseph Bennett, Staff Writer May 18, 2016

It is estimated sneakers get more than 1,200 people killed each year, and Nike’s Air Jordan brand in particular deserves blame, according to Marc Bain on qz.com. Depending on the shoes in question,...

Slavery exists in justice system

Slavery exists in justice system

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor May 18, 2016

For many, an encounter with a police officer can be soul-wrenching experience because at the whim of a total stranger your dreams, goals or actual freedom can be indiscriminately taken away. Since its...

Certain change threatens time management

Certain change threatens time management

By Nora Alkrizy, Staff Illustrator May 18, 2016

The possibility of adopting a compressed academic calendar has been a looming issue for Contra Costa College students. The idea is that in response to increasing faculty interest, CCC and other community...

ASU wastes potential

ASU wastes potential

By The Advocate, Editorial Board May 18, 2016

Politics is about power. It is about who gets what, when, how, why and who pays. The Associated Students Union at Contra Costa College is no exception to this definition. And while the ASU does promote...

Complacency hijacks ASU

Complacency hijacks ASU

By The Advocate, Editorial Board May 9, 2016

Student government groups should establish lasting change through strong leadership. But at Contra Costa College, its student leadership has been reduced to a culture of missed chances and complacency. Do...

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