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Shootings highlight national epidemic

Shootings highlight national epidemic

By Wanda Gonzalez, Advocate Staff September 25, 2019

White supremacy is a huge problem not only in the United States, but all over the world. When taking a look at many of the recent terrorist attacks in the U.S., an alarming trend shows many of them...

Editorial: Measured response

By Editorial Board September 25, 2019

The first day of fall not only ushered in a change of season at Contra Costa College, it also brought with it an attempt to challenge the boundaries of free speech in public spaces. Shortly before noon...

Christianity erodes church, state division

Christianity erodes church, state division

By Jose Arebalo, Advocate Staff September 18, 2019

The variety of experiences, attitudes and beliefs on any campus is an amazing blend of what the world has to offer. At any given moment we could be standing next to people from multiple religions in a...

Editorial: Cuisine Conundrum

By Editorial Board September 18, 2019

Achieving educational success doesn’t begin with guided pathways, class size or retention specialists — it starts with proper nutrition. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 27:  In this photo illustration the logo of Instagram is displayed on a smartphone on September 27, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo Illustration by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)

Instagram users anguished over outage

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor August 28, 2019

Last month’s 4.5 hour Instagram outage, which according to Newsweek affected an estimated 2.3 billion users, highlighted just how much power social media has over consumers. The idea that social media...

Editorial: District Disruption

By Editorial Board August 28, 2019

After another whirlwind semester defined by administrative scandals on campus and inept management practices at the district level, the current state-of-affairs in the Contra Costa Community College District...

Inferno sheds light on religious inequality

Inferno sheds light on religious inequality

By Luis Lopez, Advocate Staff May 15, 2019

April’s fire at the Notre-Dame Catholic Cathedral in Paris, France was presented in the media as a global tragedy. In a country where citizens are protesting financial inequality, the world’s richest...

Editorial: Point-blank problems

Editorial: Point-blank problems

By Editorial Board May 15, 2019

Some 20 years after 13 students were murdered and 24 others suffered injuries in the massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, no concrete plan to ensure student safety has been implemented...

Drag culture gets watered down by mainstream TV

Drag culture gets watered down by mainstream TV

By Michael Santone, Editor-in-Chief May 15, 2019

Centuries ago, dressing in drag was a way for males to satisfy female roles in theatrical plays. The common theater practice of men wearing women’s clothing, contouring their beards and portraying...

Sexual predators thrive

Sexual predators thrive

By Cindy Pantoja, Opinion Editor May 15, 2019

Although sex is just a natural process where two organisms exchange gametes for the purpose of reproduction, human beings have a tendency to use sex as a weapon of mass destruction. We don’t have...

Robert Clinton

Techno Terror: The Silicon Valley take over

May 8, 2019

California has long been known as a bastion of liberalism and inclusivity, but for those who lived through the gestation period preceding the birth of widespread gentrification, it’s never been more...

Congressional representatives Mark DeSaulnier (D-Contra Costa County) and Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) spoke at the conversation on race town hall at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill.

Editorial: Conversation on race

By Editorial Board May 1, 2019

Anyone who’s taken the time to check the pulse of public opinion through any medium, word of mouth, media outlets be they mainstream, social, underground or otherwise, know that racial divisions have...

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