Supreme court ruling tramples Constitution, bible
By Mark Wassberg, Staff Writer
October 29, 2015
On June 26. 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of same sex marriage and passed it into law. But what right did the court have when the laws of marriage are enforced by states? The argument was that the state and local governments in California and throughout the nation violated gay people’s...
Exposing historical hijacking, integrity
By The Advocate, Editorial Board
October 29, 2015
The United States Census Bureau gives people who have cultural ties to Central and South American countries the option of filing as either Hispanic or Latino. It seems that many federal and state institutions, including the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, consider these umbrella...
Street serves as artery to heart of the city
By Jose Jimenez, Spotlight Editor
October 29, 2015
One of the most notorious streets in California runs right through the heart of a city known for its gangs, diversity and The Iron Triangle. It’s 23rd Street, located in the heart of Richmond, California, and it is the vein that connects the city and basically splits it in half. The street begins...
Desire to switch
By Editorial Board
October 21, 2015
It is clear now. Since the Contra Costa Community College District experienced its first semester using Desire to Learn as its only online learning system, it should have picked its second choice — Canvas. The Advocate agrees that deciding between the four vendors that responded to the districtâ€...
Plunge into mixed martial arts reveals inner peace
By Xavier Johnson, Staff Writer
October 21, 2015
Compared to the players on the football team I am a terrible athlete. I am 160 pounds and barely measure 5 feet 5 inches. I have an awful 40-yard dash time that would make an offensive lineman, who aren’t normally very fast, look like Bo Jackson in his prime. I can barely bench press my body-weigh...
Financial aid program cut
By Editorial Board
October 13, 2015
Students at Contra Costa College faced with economic barriers will no longer be able to go to Single Stop USA to receive financial or legal support because the $74,000 grant ended at the end of the spring 2015 semester. Since 2012, Single Stop has worked with students as a nonprofit organization tha...
Societal pressures denote feminism’s message
By Asma Alkrizy, Staff Writer
October 13, 2015
Feminism tends to discourage individuals from advocating for gender equality because it is associated with the connotation that it is reserved for women. Because of that connotation, not many people are capable of identifying themselves as feminists. I thought about this term one day during class. So ...
Social media’s ‘dark side’ should not fuel ban
By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor
October 13, 2015
To the average college student the expansive landscape of social media platforms is no passing fad. It is a communication staple connecting people in ways that could not be fathomed just a decade ago. But there is a dark side. Lists exist online of tweets and stories that can only be described as ...
EasyPass aims to impose fee
By The Advocate, Editorial Board
October 7, 2015
The Associated Students Union and the Sustainability Committee at Contra Costa College are entertaining the terrible idea of partnering with AC Transit to increase AC Transit’s ridership by adding a semesterly fee for every CCC student. The idea on the table would be adopting AC Transit’s EasyPas...
McDonald’s devalues breakfast all day long
By Jared Amdahl, Opinion Editor
October 7, 2015
We did it, y’all! After years and years, we somehow managed to push McDonald’s into serving all-day breakfast. Let me be the first to congratulate everyone who helped make this momentous day possible and for achieving such a hard-fought victory. I’ll also go ahead and guess that the amount of sa...
Leap to the leaf
By Robert Clinton, Associate Editor
October 7, 2015
If you believe marijuana is a larger threat to society than alcohol then you are not alone. Just like there are people who argue that Earth is flat or that racism is dead, there is a place in the world for those who harbor completely irrational views on things science and societal examination dispro...
Retro designs bring nostalgia to shoe fanatics
By Joseph Bennett, Staff Writer
October 7, 2015
All of these shoe brands re-releasing older shoes is a brilliant idea. But it feels like not everyone out there will see it the same way. Older shoes bring back memories for the older audience, while presenting an opportunity to create new memories for the younger crowd. Why anyone would go against the...