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Women aren’t rehab centers for entitled men

Women aren’t rehab centers for entitled men

By Jessica Suico, News Editor November 7, 2018

When most people think of the word rehab, they think of a center with doctors who help motivate a person to kick a drug addiction. Many people have no idea that as humans, we sometimes siphon the strength...

Editorial: Female faculty, staff remain silent in lieu of VP finalists

By Editorial Board November 7, 2018

It’s hard being a woman on campus at Contra Costa College and if this past week is evidence of what’s to come, things are only going to get tougher. CCC has a student body made up of close to 60 percent...

Nunca te olvides

Nunca te olvides

By Editorial Board October 24, 2018

Similar to fractured families coming together at a funeral, communities tend to rally around its members in times of need or when navigating adverse situations. However, when momentum is lost and the...

NCAA sells dreams: student-athletes finessed

NCAA sells dreams: student-athletes finessed

By Alex Kwasniza, Staff Writer October 24, 2018

It’s 2018, the NCAA hit an all-time high for annual revenue of more than $1 billion last year, universities are raking in hundreds of millions in sports revenue and coaches are making millions upon millions...

Camping provides active, affordable means of entertainment

Camping provides active, affordable means of entertainment

By Jackson Stephens, Staff Writer October 24, 2018

Attempting to juggle relaxation and staying active on the weekend can be a daunting task. Camping is the best activity in the Bay Area that can incorporate these elements, while feeling like being on an...

Economic policies fuel need for DACA

By Cindy Pantoja, Staff writer October 24, 2018

How would you feel if by the time you finished college, thousands of dollars in debt, opportunities were limited because the government planned to revoke your work permit ending the possibility of you...

Student-parent seeks community connection

Student-parent seeks community connection

By Cindy Pantoja, Staff Writer October 17, 2018

There is a nagging guilt that parents feel when remembering the future of their kids is in their hands, especially when the parents haven’t even finished college yet. When attempting to return to college,...

Lack of condoms on campus raises questions

By Editorial Board October 17, 2018

Experimenting with sex and exploring the human body in our teens and early 20s has been a societal benchmark of maturity as long as history has been recorded. Turning a blind eye to this expected behavior...

Fan fetishization fuel Kanye Wests ego-driven fall

Fan fetishization fuel Kanye West’s ego-driven fall

By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor October 10, 2018

Fans of celebrities are among the most amenable groups of people that tread delicately on the border of becoming fierce cults. These fans have the capability of starting trends online, orchestrating huge...

Community colleges embrace prison-to-education pipeline

Community colleges embrace prison-to-education pipeline

By Editorial Board October 3, 2018

The U.S. prison population outpaces the incarceration rates of every other country on the planet ­— from industrialized western nations to developing nations still suffering the repercussions of colonial...

Kavanaugh hearings muddy democracy

Kavanaugh hearings muddy democracy

By Kit Duckworth, Staff Writer October 3, 2018

The confirmation hearing for Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh played out in the public eye like a well-written Hollywood script on Thursday. Emotions boiled over and tempers flared, but the...

Campus activities lack adult orientation, leadership

Campus activities lack adult orientation, leadership

By Editorial Board October 1, 2018

On any well-functioning college campus its student government is a coalescing force with the ability to transform thousands of people pursuing higher education into a collective student body through events,...

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