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

The Advocate

Richmond City Manager Bill Lindsay discuses the Richmond Promise Scholarship program in the Richmond City Council Chambers on Jan. 27.

Chevron grant to move into ‘capable hands’

By Cody Casares, Photo Editor February 4, 2016

RICHMOND — High school seniors and their parents gathered in the Richmond City Council Chambers on Wednesday for the first of several workshops designed to help students apply for Chevron’s $35 million...

Mathematics professor Edward Cruz presents note-taking strategies to his Math Jam cohort in AA-103 on Jan. 21.

Math Jam program changes perceptions of learning potential

By Denis Perez, Staff Photographer February 4, 2016

Math Jam is a free three-day accelerated learning program organized by HSI/STEM for students who need help with mathematics. Math Jam had its 2016 Intersession on Jan. 19 to 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m for...

Music major Savannah Cofield-Bey (left) rehearses with the Jazzanova performance group on Monday in M-116.

Vocal resonance aims to dazzle

By Roxana Amparo, Associate Editor December 9, 2015

Bonded together through musical notes and chords, vocal jazz choirs Jazzology, Jazzanova and Chamber prepare to end the semester with strong vocal cords during their final performances. “We share music...

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Comet defenders swarm to tackle Hartnell running back Marcus Washington in hopes of forcing a fumble during the Living Breath Foundation Bowl in Salinas on Nov. 28.

Comets dulled in bowl re-match

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor December 9, 2015

SALINAS — The 2015  Comet football season started with promise, but ended in less than ideal circumstances as the team lost 41-28 and failed to repeat as Living Breath Foundation Bowl champions at Hartnell...

Police Services Officer Charles Hankins (left) and Buildings and Grounds Manager Bruce King help upload toys for the sixth annual Toy Drive by the Parking Annex close to Castro Road on Friday.

Toy Drive exceeds fundraising expectation

By Xavier Johnson, Staff Writer December 9, 2015

The sixth annual Contra Costa College Toy Drive is looking to have its biggest year ever as it provides toys to needy families throughout the Bay Area this holiday season. Police Services Officer Tim...

Bay Area Rescue Mission culinary arts manager Chris Dikes talks to the volunteers and staff before serving the food, giving words of motivation in a hallway at the Richmond Civic Center during the annual Great Thanksgiving Banquet sponsored by the Bay Area Rescue Mission.

Shelter extends service, support

By Roxana Amparo, Associate Editor December 9, 2015

Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and cranberry sauce filled the bellies of Richmond community members at the Richmond Civic Center on Nov. 25 during the Thanksgiving banquet. The Bay Area Rescue Mission...

Cosmetic Car Care employee Zach Lyle wipes off the fingerprints of attendees on an Infiniti Q60 coupe during the 2015 San Francisco International Auto Show at the Moscone Center on Nov. 26. Lyle and other employees were responsible for the  maintenance and visual aesthetics of the models on the show floor.

Regional auto show lures crowd

By Christian Urrutia and Jordan Khoo, Staff Photographers December 9, 2015

Photos by: Christian and Urrutia and Jordan Khoo

Ram midfielder Sergio Segura shields the ball from Comets Pedro Rodriguez and Alejandro Gonzalez during Contra Costa Colleges playoff game against Fresno City College at Fresno City College on Nov. 21.

Rams eliminate Comets from NorCal playoffs

By Lorenzo Morotti, Associate Editor November 30, 2015

FRESNO — The Ram’s scored four goals during a seven-minute stretch in the second half to smother the men’s soccer team’s chance of progressing further into the 2015 NorCal Regional playoffs. Despite...

Drama students Umi Grant (left) and Oz Herrera-Sobal (right) enact a scene from the play “Almost Maine” during a preview performance in the Knox Center on Thursday.

Performance brings love, despair to stage

By Keno Greene and Mike Thomas, Staff Writers November 18, 2015

A romantic play was presented at the Knox Center Friday night. Drama students portrayed John Cariani’s “Almost Maine,” a play about residents in a small town going through the struggles of falling...

Lauren Butler, a Million Student March organizer and UC Berkeley senior rallies other protesters to chant with her during the Million Student March at California Hall at UC Berkeley on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. The protest called for tuition-free education, creation of a $15 per hour minimum wage for jobs campuswide and the remission of any existing student debt.

March to end debt joins nationwide protest

By Christian Urrutia, Editor-in-chief November 18, 2015

BERKELEY — Students advocating for tuition-free education, cancellation of all student debt and a $15 per hour campuswide minimum wage were met with strong backing at Sproul Plaza on the campus of UC...

Richmond resident Christa Zizi (right)  receives bread from Concord volunteer Steve Dasovich at the Bay Area Rescue Mission’s Food & Distribution Center on Friday.

Charity, help exemplify hope

By Roxana Amparo, Associate Editor November 18, 2015

As the holidays approach, local nonprofit organizations prepare their donations and annual feasts to open doors to community members in need of holiday delicacies. Local food banks distribute food and...

Math 118 and Math 120 are planned to be combined in order to heighten student success. Only 35 percent of students who enroll in Math 120 and 15 percent from Math 118 eventually enroll in Math 164, Introduction to Probability and Statistics.

Classes combine, increase success

By Jose Jimenez, Spotlight Editor November 18, 2015

The possibility of two math courses being combined and units counted as transferable is a plan for spring 2016. Mathematics professor Susan Van Hattum said mathematics department Chairperson Terrill Mead...

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