The mission statement for any upstanding institute of higher learning should be to provide the greatest opportunity for student success, and at Contra Costa College every endeavor seems to be cultivated...
While most people who watched the movie “Roma” agree that director Alfonso Cuarón transformed a simple storyline into a masterpiece, many of them won’t hesitate to add “but” into headliner Yalitza...
For students and members of the Contra Costa College campus community, the fresh start that accompanies the beginning of a semester is a welcomed opportunity to re-write the wrongs of semesters past.
If...
Tyson Fury and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder each had one mission going into the 12th and final round of their championship boxing match on Saturday.
For Fury, it was to stick and move and avoid...
Last month, the Camp Fire in Butte County proved to be an event that brought tragedy to the doorstep of tens of thousands of people.
With similar catastrophic events comes many smaller instances of tragedy...
Talking about sexual assault is extremely uncomfortable, but as the cases of student rape on college campuses continue to rise, having that conversation becomes a necessity.
Rape and sexual assault are...
After being smoked out, shunned and sidelined from campus decisions that affect their everyday lives, students at CCC are just weeks away from receiving a much-needed break.
It’s been a hell of a semester,...
In a move to ease mounting pressure and defuse the reaction to what would be another acrimonious appointment to an administrative position at Contra Costa College, President Katrina VanderWoude has discontinued...
All too often life moves so quickly we rarely take a moment to reflect on our experiences. Whenever stress begins to accumulate, having a reprieve through yoga creates time to relax.
It can be difficult...
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...
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...
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...
