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Romantic stressors cloud holiday's origin

Romantic stressors cloud holiday’s origin

By Roxana Amparo, Associate Editor Feb 10, 2016

The red and pink colors displayed proudly on Valentine’s Day were not always roses and balloons. Instead, the holiday’s hues came from a bloody tradition that lacks the romance it is thought to embody...

Resource still missing

Resource still missing

By The Advocate, Editorial Board Feb 4, 2016

This is the first tax season since 2011 in which there are no resources on campus where students can seek financial coaching because Single Stop USA shut down when its $74,000 grant ended in the spring...

Society wrongly deems skeptics as ‘crazy’

By Asma Alkrizy, Opinion Editor Feb 4, 2016

I always wondered why the sky is blue, what makes us dream, what exists beyond the universe, because I was curious. But when I began to question my authorities on controversial matters, people started...

Lack of experience stalls success

Lack of experience stalls success

By Marci Suela, Art Director Feb 4, 2016

First-generation college students may feel frustrated due to psychological challenges and a lack of guidance. These issues can prolong the academic plans for these students, who don’t have a sense of...

'Natural' world offers poignant insight into soul

‘Natural’ world offers poignant insight into soul

By Cody Casares, Photo Editor Feb 4, 2016

If you live in the Bay Area then you are probably surrounded by bustling traffic, vast infrastructure and neighbors sometimes only a wall away. With such close proximity to others it is easy to forget...

Rape culture undermines human rights

Rape culture undermines human rights

By Roxana Amparo, Associate Editor Feb 4, 2016

The disturbing reality of our society in which nine out of 10 victims of rape are female and one in 33 are male embodies rape culture’s suffocating grasp on female identity. Although rape is a serious...

Recruitment foils program

Recruitment foils program

By The Advocate, Editorial Board Dec 9, 2015

If the Associated Students Union is not going to take steps to abolish the $5 Student Activity Fee, then it should recruit more people to ensure student generated revenue is used effectively with its Grant...

Fantasy league football prods competitive drive

Fantasy league football prods competitive drive

By Jose Jimenez, Spotlight Editor Dec 9, 2015

While drafting smartly and managing the waiver wire are keys to fantasy success, few owners lift up a trophy at season’s end without dealing some trades and making gutsy calls along the way. So whether...

Snapchat lures users to snap while driving

Snapchat lures users to snap while driving

By Magali Mercado, Staff Writer Dec 9, 2015

Many people know that using a cellphone while driving is dangerous. It is against the law and there are constant advertisements about how dangerous it can be to just glance at a cellphone for just a second...

Behavioral norms shift, circulate around phones

Behavioral norms shift, circulate around phones

By Jason Sykes, Staff Writer Dec 9, 2015

The perception of relationships continue to change over time. With all the technological advances in the world today people have found new ways to get in contact with others. Within these new ways to get...

Food reflects richness in health

Food reflects richness in health

By Keno Greene, Staff Writer Dec 9, 2015

Soul food evokes the warm spirit of tasty food and communal unity at an escalated rate during the holiday season, and denotes the polarization of food nourishing the soul. The obstruct of the latter needs...

Educational opportunities

Educational opportunities

By The Advocate, Editorial Board Nov 18, 2015

The proven success rate of incarcerated individuals who turn to education while in prison, or once out, cannot be neglected by the district. According to a 2013 report by the RAND Corporation, entitled...

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