The Academic Senate of Contra Costa College chose to address the imminent compressed calendar decision with the utmost consideration for college faculty by electing to democratically survey all faculty...
After the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the removal of Saddam Hussein unleashed terrorist groups like the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and the most feared ISIS. Before the removal of Hussein the U.S. government sponsored...
When a boy meets a girl and the interaction results in the exchange of contact information to discuss meeting up at a later date, there are many factors to be considered before initiating the next step.
Although...
Influential women in history are rarely the focus of history classes in the K-12 public school system in California, but this does not mean community colleges should follow suit.
Women’s History Month...
Women in today’s society are not taught to accept themselves for who they are.
Rather, they are taught to focus on promoting judgment, competition and disrespect for one other.
This is a harmful enabler...
As an adopted child born after legalized abortion every day I wake up is like a gift because from the beginning of my life I know I was not supposed to be here.
That feeling never goes away. It instead...
When one is asked to think of reasons to oppose the United State’s renewed intervention in Afghanistan, one readily thinks of having our soldiers sent to their graves.
But does anyone ever give thought...
This month serves as tribute to women everywhere for all that they have done and continue to do.
Throughout history women have played multiple roles. They have been caretakers, warriors, activists...
Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the most devastating day of my young life. The exact date of this egregious event was Friday, March 5, 2010.
My name is April May. I am a 36-year-old single mother...
Out of roughly 6,000 students currently enrolled in classes at Contra Costa College only 86 of them are veterans of the United States military.
And the modest number of veterans on campus reflects in...
There are a few things that will instantly ignite my anger and draw a dark shadow over my already sullen face. Of those things, one of the worst is the indecent behavior men can have toward women.
And...
Many people who talk about African-American history often start at the slave trade and end with the civil rights movement.
While the myriad of student groups, civil rights activists, abolitionists and...
