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

The Advocate

Photo editor Christian Urrutia plans to incorporate multimedia projects into the standard workflow of The Advocate and continue to further promote the newspaper by attaining a larger social media presence.

Urrutia takes lead with multimedia experience

By Lorenzo Morotti, Editor-in-Chief May 17, 2015

Throughout the history of The Advocate there has never been an editor-in-chief with as much experience with multimedia projects than the one who has just been recently elected. “He’s ready,” journalism...

Quarterback Jonathan Banks and guard Ahjahna Coleman earned 2014-15 Athlete of the Year 
honors for their leadership and outstanding performance on the field and on the court.

Tenacity, leadership shines through actions

By Lorenzo Morotti, Editor-in-Chief May 17, 2015

Being one of two returning sophomores on any team that is full of freshman forces a person to take on that leadership role, or fade into obscurity. But for sophomore Ahjahna Coleman, leadership comes...

Brenda Vega, Alpha Gamma Sigma president, METAS tutor and Kennedy-King Scholarship recipient is driven by her passion to bring her parents back to the U.S.

Tearful goodbye fuels academic prosperity

By Jose Jimenez, Spotlight Editor May 17, 2015

Arguably the most dedicated, polished and actively involved individual walking around Contra Costa College remembers the saddest goodbye she ever had to whimper. CCC Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS) president,...

District Director of International Education Aleks Illich explains the process for applying for the Study Abroad Program to prospective students in a conference room in the Student Services Center on May 4.

District international program coordinator to retire

By Lorenzo Morotti, Editor-in-Chief May 17, 2015

Twenty-two years of countless flights around the world in search of bringing more international students to the Contra Costa Community College District is likely to make one never want to set foot on another...

English assistant professor  Heather Roth speaks to students during “The Unfinished Women’s Stories in The Things They Carried” panel discussion in the Media Lab at the Library and Learning Resource Center on Thursday.

Interactive stories highlight resilience, heroism

By Roxana Amparo, News Editor April 28, 2015

Students, faculty and staff gathered for interactive stories through an open conversation titled “The Unfinished Women’s Stories in The Things They Carried” in the Library Media Lab on Thursday from...

Comet second baseman Rome Watson jumps up for a catch during CCC’s 10-2 loss to the Mustangs at Los Medanos College on Friday. The Comets ended their season 6-29 overall.

Comets fail to find win in ultimate rivalry game

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor April 28, 2015

The baseball team let go of its last chance to finish the 2015 season on a high note, leaving runners stranded on base and failing to patch defensive holes, leading to a 10-2 loss Friday against Los Medanos...

Arlene Passini, Monticello Vineyards employee, pours a glass of red wine for Tammeil Gilkerson, vice president (center), and Vicki Ferguson, dean of student services (left), during the 8th Annual Food and Wine Event held in the Gymnasium on Sunday.

Wine, food brightens spirits

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor April 28, 2015

Local celebrities, vendors and residents all came together in the name of food, wine and a chance to give culinary arts department students a chance to travel the world at the eighth annual Food and Wine...

Alameda resident Sarah K. chants with protesters inside the Oakland City Council Chambers during the first stop of the Shut Down Day rally in Oakland on April 14.
The protest was organized to raise awareness about the increase of police officers using lethal force.

‘Shut Down Day’ urges outrage against system

By Lorenzo Morotti, Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2015

OAKLAND — A mass of protesters marched Southbound from Oscar Grant Corner on 14th Street and Broadway here on April 14 with the intent to send a clear message that police brutality is running rampant...

Agustin Palacios, La Raza studies professor, speaks to students during the Big Read’s “Lecture and Discussion of Chicano Participation in the Vietnam War and Their Struggle for Civil and Human Rights in the United States”  seminar held in L-107 on Friday.

Chicano image, pride shifts during ‘bloody’ war

By Lorenzo Morotti, Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2015

Mexican-American involvement in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War influenced young people to redefine the term Chicano and demand social equity during the civil rights movement of the 1960s and...

Fundraising feast links community

By Marlene Rivas, Staff Writer April 17, 2015

The All You Can Eat Crab Feed was held in the Gymnasium on March 28 with the intention of raising funds for Contra Costa College’s athletic department and it received many participants from 6 to 9 p.m. The...

Length matters

Length matters

By Cody McFarland, Associate Editor April 7, 2015

The Academic Senate of Diablo Valley College voted to endorse the districtwide compression of fall and spring semesters from 18 to 16 weeks. By the date of the Faculty Senate Coordinating Council’s May...

ABOVE:
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Vice President Christian Talavera educates K-12 students during the STEM Day in the PS-113 on March 21.

Program highlights realistic scientific usages

By Roxana Amparo, News Editor April 7, 2015

Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Day gave K-12 students a glimpse into the hands-on lab work that the STEM program at Contra Costa College provides through interactive workshops on March 21 from...

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