Editorial: ASU fails to maintain campus relationship
February 27, 2019
Filed under Opinion
With the collective focus of the campus community firmly placed on administrative changes that have been happening over the past year, many of the other changes on campus have possibly been overlooked. In semesters past, grievances surrounding representation were not only directed at state employees...
Boycotting Israel is a constitutional right
By Denis Perez, Creative Director
February 13, 2019
Filed under Opinion
In 2018, 29 Republican and 14 Democratic U.S. senators wanted to make it illegal for businesses and business owners to boycott Israel through an unconstitutional bill, Senate Bill 720, that violates the First Amendment. Because the unrest between Palestine and Israel is known worldwide, blatant human...
Editorial: Missing the message
February 13, 2019
The mission statement for any upstanding institute of higher learning should be to provide the greatest opportunity for student success, and at Contra Costa College every endeavor seems to be cultivated to suit that purpose. However, far too often, hard work and administrative planning falls short...
Indigenous beauty tests society’s view
By Cindy Pantoja, Opinion Editor
February 6, 2019
Filed under Opinion
While most people who watched the movie “Roma” agree that director Alfonso Cuarón transformed a simple storyline into a masterpiece, many of them won’t hesitate to add “but” into headliner Yalitza Aparicio’s success. Even though Aparicio managed to execute an award-winning performance...
Editorial: Fresh start for everyone
February 6, 2019
For students and members of the Contra Costa College campus community, the fresh start that accompanies the beginning of a semester is a welcomed opportunity to re-write the wrongs of semesters past. If the saying is true, that each beginning comes at the expense of some prior beginning’s end, then...
Boxing draws spoil the fun
By Xavier Johnson, Web Editor
December 5, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Tyson Fury and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder each had one mission going into the 12th and final round of their championship boxing match on Saturday. For Fury, it was to stick and move and avoid Wilder’s dynamite right hand and cruise his way to a scorecard victory. For Wilder, it was to...
Complacency plagues athletic department
By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor
December 5, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Last month, the Camp Fire in Butte County proved to be an event that brought tragedy to the doorstep of tens of thousands of people. With similar catastrophic events comes many smaller instances of tragedy that are not life-threatening, but still have significant importance. Just ask the CCC men’s...
Rape threat spoils college experience
By Cindy Pantoja, Opinion Editor
December 5, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Talking about sexual assault is extremely uncomfortable, but as the cases of student rape on college campuses continue to rise, having that conversation becomes a necessity. Rape and sexual assault are more common than we think and even though some progress has been made in recent years, it is still...
Editorial: Under pressure
December 5, 2018
After being smoked out, shunned and sidelined from campus decisions that affect their everyday lives, students at CCC are just weeks away from receiving a much-needed break. It’s been a hell of a semester, but in some ways, it lived up to everything it was expected to be. Even before the Butte County...
Editorial: Search halted after process exposes district hiring flaws
November 14, 2018
Filed under Opinion
In a move to ease mounting pressure and defuse the reaction to what would be another acrimonious appointment to an administrative position at Contra Costa College, President Katrina VanderWoude has discontinued the searches for both the vice president of student services and the vice president of academic...
Yoga strengthens the mind, body and soul
By Jose Arebola, Scene Editor
November 14, 2018
Filed under Opinion
All too often life moves so quickly we rarely take a moment to reflect on our experiences. Whenever stress begins to accumulate, having a reprieve through yoga creates time to relax. It can be difficult to see the value in a few moments of silent focus. Those moments, however, can be the difference...
Women aren’t rehab centers for entitled men
By Jessica Suico, News Editor
November 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion
When most people think of the word rehab, they think of a center with doctors who help motivate a person to kick a drug addiction. Many people have no idea that as humans, we sometimes siphon the strength of people who are close to us and use their compassion as rehabilitation centers. Women feel the...