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The Student Voice Of Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.

The Advocate

Performers with the ballroom class/ensemble showcase their moves during the annual Dance Jam in the Knox Center on

Dance Jam stimulates youthful expressions

By Marlene Rivas, Opinion Editor May 18, 2016

This year’s Dance Jam took place on May 13 and 14, beginning at 7:30 p.m., and included performances by students of the college’s various dance classes and local youth dance groups. The Knox Center,...

The lecture hall in the General Education Building features a drop down projection screen and dwarfs the LA-100 lecture hall in size comparison.

Construction completion

By Cody Casares, Photo Editor May 18, 2016

Photos by: Cody Casares    

New Jersey native Ed Carney recently assumed the role of district police chief for the Contra Costa Community College District.

Carney’s expertise goes above and beyond

By Benjamin Bassham, News Editor May 18, 2016

A district police chief has to have some experience under his belt. You start on the street, you get shot at, you get some education, you blow some things up, and 35 years later you can work at all hours...

Dancers with Danza Azteca Guadalupana perform for the crowd during the Cinco de Mayo Festival on 23rd Street on Sunday.

City of Richmond, San Pablo embrace culture

By Roxana Amparo, Associate Editor May 9, 2016

RICHMOND — A diverse mass of people packed the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration as it manifested into a colorful and cheerful community gathering on 23rd Street in Richmond on Saturday and Sunday. Cinco...

Lt. Tom Holt attended the Coffee with a Cop event held Sept. 20 in the Fireside Hall.

Film exposes culture of harassment, opens debate

By Marlene Rivas, Opinion Editor May 9, 2016

To bring attention to Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a viewing of the documentary “Hunting Ground” and a public question and answer panel were held in LA-100 on Thursday to talk about the societal...

Shoppers travel to and from Wal-Mart on Monday. Hilltop Mall slipped into foreclosure in June 2013 after the former owner, Simon Property Group, Inc. failed to repay a loan that used the mall as collateral.

Mall closure inevitable, property to see change

By Salvador Godoy, Staff Writer May 9, 2016

Hilltop Mall was once a flourishing collection of businesses supporting an expanding residential community during the 1970s and 80s. This year the outdated property will be sold and re-configured to better...

El Sobrante resident Juan Lopez rides a mechanical bull provided by Eventos Lopez at the Cinco de Mayo Festival on 23rd Street in Richmond on Sunday.

Street fair brings out community

By Cody Casares, Photo Editor May 4, 2016

Photos By: Cody Casares

Kinesiology Major Andrew Lilly (left), health and human services major Shelby Wichner and Pinole resident Allen Pablo shovel gravel into wheelbarrows to spread across the lot to deter weed growth and beatify the area during the Youth Service Day on the Richmond Greenway event at South 42 St & Ohio Ave on Saturday.

Volunteers restore beauty 

By Cody Casares, Photo Editor May 4, 2016

RICHMOND — To honor Earth Day, community members gathered to collectively beautify a park and pathway along the Richmond Greenway at South 42nd Street and Ohio Avenue on Saturday as a part of the Adopt-a-Spot...

NSAS Dean Ghada Al-Masri aims to be an educational resource for students and faculty. Dr. Al-Masri conducted research in Lebanese refugee camps after the 1974-1990
Lebanese Civil War.

Experience fortifies leadership

By Roxana Amparo, Associate Editor May 4, 2016

She was invited into the homes of refugees living in Beirut City, Lebanon eight years after the 1974-1990 Lebanese Civil War ended, while researching how Filipina and Sri Lankan domestic workers were treated...

Dancers from Teokalli, meaning house of creation, perform an Aztec ceremony asking the land for permission to alter it during the Youth Service Day event along the Richmond Greenway at South 42nd Street and Ohio Avenue on Saturday.

Restoring Richmond’s parks

By Cody Casares, Photo Editor May 4, 2016

Photos by: Cody Casares

High school student
Mian Jalal (right) poses next to his pencil drawing as Richard Ambrose, RAC executive director, takes a picture with his cellphone during the WCCUSD Student Art Show at the Richmond Art Center on Thursday.

Art Center highlights ‘human spirit’

By Yesenia Melara, Staff Writer April 24, 2016

RICHMOND — An afternoon of music, art and local young talent filled the halls of the Richmond Art Center on Thursday. The RAC and West Contra Costa Unified School District partnered to hold their 51st...

Berkeley Copwatch	member Marcel Jones (right) speaks to the audience during the “Mass Incarceration Panel” event held in LA-100 on April 7.

Panel aims to expose ‘New Jim Crow’ era

By Tobias Cheng, Staff Writer April 24, 2016

The “Mass Incarceration Panel” event, organized by English professor Dickson Lam, was held in LA-100 on April 7 and was attended by more than 40 people. Lam said his class has been reading “The...

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