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The Advocate

NCAA sells dreams: student-athletes finessed

NCAA sells dreams: student-athletes finessed

By Alex Kwasniza, Staff Writer Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct 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 West's ego-driven fall

Fan fetishization fuel Kanye West’s ego-driven fall

By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct 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,...

Self-realization, therapy ease depression

Self-realization, therapy ease depression

By Gabriel Quiroz, Staff Writer Sep 26, 2018

Imagine you’re in your room feeling significantly sad for no particular reason — crying, frustrated and thinking everything bad that’s happening is somehow your fault. You have no idea why this...

Lack of crime reporting blurs transparent environment

Lack of crime reporting blurs transparent environment

By Editorial Board Sep 20, 2018

The quest for an improved sense of transparency at Contra Costa College has engulfed every corner of administrative activity on campus and no area is more important than those who are able to reveal the...

Musical appreciation grows through tragedy

Musical appreciation grows through tragedy

By Xavier Johnson, Web Editor Sep 19, 2018

Over the past two years there have been a significant number of musicians who have died, young and old alike. The deaths have ranged from people in their 20s, like Mac Miller and Avicii, to old legends...

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