Coaching style from strategy to the field
By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor
October 7, 2014
Of the athletic teams currently competing in the Bay Valley Conference for Contra Costa College, only two are above .500. All of the coaches agree that it is easier to win with talented players, but there is no consensus regarding a talented team always beating a well-coached team. Men’s soccer...
Shameful society focused on race
By Rodney Woodson, Associate Editor
September 30, 2014
Contrary to popular belief, I am an American, not an African-American. All people should be allowed to be themselves and coexist. This is a country that consists of many different types of people, all from different types of places. Embracing one’s culture and remembering ancestral origins is...
Executive over-reach
By The Advocate Editorial Board
September 30, 2014
Presidential fiat is one of the worst ways for a decision to be made. Associated Students Union President Antone Agnitsch used just that when he decided to “freeze” the ASU’s Grant for Support program. The Grant for Support program is a program the ASU started in order to give money generated...
Poop-strewn field accident waiting to happen
By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor
September 30, 2014
In our increasingly litigious society, it has almost become second nature to notice things that we colloquially deem, a lawsuit waiting to happen. More and more, we hear of cases like that of the Stanford family from Greenwich, Conn. Their son broke his foot on a bad soccer field resulting in a $15,000...
No does not mean yes
By The Advocate Editorial Board
September 24, 2014
A new piece of legislation to be added to the California Ed Code currently stands before Gov. Jerry Brown to either be signed into law or vetoed into the history books. Senate Bill 967, if passed, will require colleges in California that receive state funding for student financial aid to install a...
Domestic violence haunts its victims
By Rodney Woodson, Associate Editor
September 24, 2014
Since Ray Rice beat his then-girlfriend, two other abuse incidents have happened involving NFL players — Ray McDonald of the 49ers and Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings. Not only do the incidents make the players themselves look bad, but the blatant botched cover-up the Ravens tried to pull...
Who are they?
By Robert Clinton, Staff Writer
September 24, 2014
The declaration of war should only be considered after all peaceful negotiations have been completely exhausted. We have been a country at war since the Bush administration chose to retaliate against Iraq and Afghanistan after the terror attacks on Sept. 11. Potential Al Qaeda training camps in...
Secondhand treasure evoke fond memories
By Roxana Amparo, Staff Writer
September 24, 2014
They say that one man’s trash is another man’s come up. My first time visiting a thrift shop was with my mom when I was about 5 years old. She told me she would buy me anything that I wanted, and I was thrilled. Now, this was long before I even knew that shopping malls existed, but I would...
Mexico needs to change
By Florinda Hershey, Staff Writer
September 24, 2014
A country needs brave people to change, and people really need to have a clear idea of what they want their country to be like. I have heard many people complaining about their government or about their country, specifically in Mexico. People complain about the low salaries and new reforms and...
Coaches evaluate new quarterbacks
By Robert Clinton, Staff Writer
September 17, 2014
Striking first meant nothing as the Comets had no answer for the offensive onslaught West Hills College-Coalinga inflicted during its 50-21 route of Contra Costa College in Comet Stadium Saturday. The contest was, for all intents and purposes, decided before the first half ended. But, the preseason...
Retaliate through knowledge
By Janae Harris, Assistant Photo Editor
September 17, 2014
Mike Brown’s body laid helplessly in the middle of the street in Ferguson, Mo. Social media were the first to report what happened that day. My heart was broken, and so many emotions ran through me as I saw several video clips and live images on social media of many witnesses documenting this horrifying...
Not just another name
By The Advocate Editorial Board
September 17, 2014
A man died mere feet from the Knox Center on Sept. 10 in what the San Pablo Police Department is calling a suicide. Justin Liu, a 27-year-old man the police have labeled a transient, or in other words homeless, had his life come to a sudden and abrupt end at 5:30 a.m. that morning. His death has widely...