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Self care is necessary to find balance in life

By Nijzel Dotson, Advocate Staff May 1, 2019

Nobody wants to be considered selfish. At a young age many of us were taught that it’s important to help others and to put the needs of others ahead of our own. But like many things in life, as...

Editorial: Leading the charge

Editorial: Leading the charge

By Editorial Board April 17, 2019

Modern politics have become a combination of popular catch-phrases punctuated by empty promises that rarely seem to be accounted for after all ballots have been counted. That dynamic does not define...

Mental health checked by grounded mindset

Mental health checked by grounded mindset

By Jose Arebalo, Scene Editor April 17, 2019

How do conversations around the family table usually go? You might ask your parents how their day went or tell your roommate about a good joke you heard. But when do we ask each other how we really feel...

Editorial: Hate is present

By Editorial Board March 27, 2019

Much has been written about the increase in hate crimes over the past three years. According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report they have increased 17 percent from 2016-17. California is not immune...

Young mindset spurs minimalist outlook

Young mindset spurs minimalist outlook

By Daniel Hernandez, Advocate Staff March 27, 2019

Almost everyone my age has access to media outlets at their fingertips. On our phones we can scroll through Instagram, see all the models and their chic outfits, open Spotify to listen to the newest...

Editorial: Exposing a wrong

By Editorial Board March 20, 2019

With any student-run endeavor, mistakes are bound to happen and student-journalists are not immune to this reality. Student-journalists at this college receive the Canons of Community College Journalism...

Pongphop Mickie Rattanasangchod (right) fist bumps his teammate Min-seok OGE Son during an Overwatch League match.

Gaming professionals need league support

By Xavier Johnson, Web Editor March 20, 2019

From packing approximately 2,000 people in a room to watch “Starcraft” to selling out Madison Square Garden for the League of Legends World Championships, esports is consistently growing...

Editorial: Toxic relationship

Editorial: Toxic relationship

By Editorial Board March 13, 2019

In the predawn hours of March 6, the Chevron Refinery in Richmond issued a warning to local residents about potential flaring in a processing unit caused by a power outage. The alert and subsequent...

Hunting for sport blurs moral compass

Hunting for sport blurs moral compass

By Michael Santone, Editor-in-Chief March 13, 2019

Since the dawn of human evolution, sports and sporting events have contributed to human growth and development by incorporating skills used to survive with competitive activity. Oftentimes, a fun spirited...

Ancestry DNA results generate inner conflict

Ancestry DNA results generate inner conflict

By Jessica Suico, News Editor March 6, 2019

When I got my AncestryDNA results back everything I thought was my ancestry and ethnicity changed in the blink of an eye. For my entire life, through my mother’s life and my grandmother’s life,...

Editorial: Fishing for information

Editorial: Fishing for information

By Editorial Board March 6, 2019

Over the past few years, it has become increasingly difficult to determine which side of a story is true, if information is factual, or if the phenomenon of fake news has leaked into every aspect of fact-finding...

Can you feel the Bern, again?

Can you feel the Bern, again?

By Jose Arebalo, Scene Editor February 27, 2019

The world was a different place in 2015. Presidents still had decorum, the #metoo movement was still unborn and the nation’s public moral conversations of today had yet to begin. In the middle of...

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