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[Photo] Democratic oligarchy

May 17, 2017

The Advocate’s weekly news update for 5-17

May 18, 2017

DVC’s student fee ledger exceeds $1 million, ASDVC pays employees

May 17, 2017
Pre-med student Alex Aquino (right), nursing major William Tucker (left) and fire science major Grechen Medel (center) perform a spinal immobilization demonstration for the crowd on administration of justice major Karla Polanco during a press conference in the Fireside Hall on Monday.

Career technical programs save communities, lives

May 9, 2017
Drugs cause district trustee’s death

Drugs cause district trustee’s death

May 2, 2017

ASU uses student fees to pay full-time employee’s salary

April 25, 2017

Elections to reshuffle ASU Board

April 18, 2017

The Advocate’s weekly news update for 3-29

April 14, 2017

The Advocate’s weekly news update for 3-22

March 29, 2017

Budget cuts hurt teams

March 29, 2017
ASU may delay mascot reveal

ASU may delay mascot reveal

March 8, 2017
‘Helper’s soul’ carves legacy

‘Helper’s soul’ carves legacy

March 1, 2017

Departments ‘trim’ course offerings, focus online

March 1, 2017
Vice President Tammeil Gilkerson leads an enrollment management meeting in AA-216 on Jan. 27, 2016 after her short time leading the Contra Costa Community College Districts enrollment management task force.

Peralta board approves Gilkerson as Laney College president

February 22, 2017
The ASU Board listens to Contra Costa Community College District Chancellor Fred Wood (right) as he responds to a question about political engagement at the ASU meeting in SA-107 yesterday.

District chancellor attends first ASU meeting, asks for feedback

February 9, 2017

United Faculty vote to reduce semester span

February 1, 2017

Plan to eliminate tuition costs gaining local support

January 31, 2017
Death of trustee Nejedly ruled as overdose

Death of trustee Nejedly ruled as overdose

January 11, 2017

Comets earn connsecutive title

December 8, 2016

Former student trustee replaces Nejedly

December 7, 2016
Bipartisan ignorance cannot quell hate

Bipartisan ignorance cannot quell hate

December 7, 2016
A car turns into Lot 10 behind Buildings and Grounds on October 3, 2016. On December 6, two unknown male assailants robbed a Contra Costa College student at gunpoint in the same lot.

Assailants rob student at gunpoint, avoid custody

December 6, 2016
Comets forward Juvenal Pena (right) slide tackles Dons forward Alexis Estrella-Preciado during CCC’s 3-1 loss to DeAnza College in the first round of the 2016 NorCal Regional Playoffs in Cupertino on Nov. 19.

Dons knock BVC champions out of NorCal regional playoffs

November 21, 2016

Hands Across Lake Merritt gives perspective, solidarity

November 18, 2016

Experience sounds, sights of anti-Trump Oakland protest

November 18, 2016
Richmond residents, Ben Choi (left) and Raquel Antolin (right) raise their sit and raise their arms on 8th and Washington in the front line of the #NotMyPresident protest in Oakland, CA on Nov. 9.

Police halt protesters, Black Bloc starts chaos

November 17, 2016
Comet Forward Anthony Maytum (right) runs to midfield to celebrate with his teammates after scoring a goal in stoppage time during CCC’s 1-0 win against Napa Valley College at the Soccer Field on Thursday.

Stoppage time goal clinches win, title

November 17, 2016
A protester holds up a sign in front of a trash can set on fire during the #TrumpProtest in Oakland, California on Nov. 9, 2016.

Election results spur outrage

November 16, 2016
Demonstrators hold hands along the 3.4 mile perimeter of of Lake Merritt as a Form of peaceful protest during the Hands Across Lake Merritt event in downtown Oakland, California on Sunday.

Demonstration shows unity

November 16, 2016
A protester holds up a sign in front of a trash can set on fire during the #TrumpProtest in Oakland, California on Nov. 9, 2016.

Anti-Trump protesters express grievances in downtown Oakland

November 10, 2016

Title within reach after road sweep

November 9, 2016

ASU grant program stalled

November 3, 2016

Search underway to fill seat

November 3, 2016

Bond aims to fund projects

November 3, 2016
Corporate greed muddies flowers

Corporate greed muddies flowers

November 3, 2016
Evidence opens questions surrounding district trustees death

Evidence opens questions surrounding district trustee’s death

October 21, 2016

Board member’s unexpected death leaves ‘family’ devastated

October 21, 2016

Hayward Fault poses threat, need to prepare for crisis

October 21, 2016
A student walks away from a sign posted on the General Education Building door near the Liberal Arts Building that reads, Power Outage. College is Closed. on Oct. 14.

Storm causes power outage throughout East Bay, campus closed

October 14, 2016
Board Trustee dies; district loses longest tenured member

Board Trustee dies; district loses longest tenured member

October 10, 2016
Police aide Jagrwop Singh makes his rounds in the basement of the LA Building on Monday. The building is empty but remains open to provide elevator access to students with disabilities.

Measures taken to prevent loitering, potential crime

October 6, 2016
Professor Analyzes Political movement

Professor Analyzes Political movement

October 6, 2016
Comet midfielder George Burrows and Eagle midfielder Jose Araiza battle for possession of the ball during CCC’s 2-1 loss to Mendocino College at the Soccer Field on Friday.

Eagles down Comets in conference opener

October 6, 2016

Council approves policy for online ‘transparency’

September 28, 2016
Cougar forward Carlos Cusatis (left) takes a penalty kick and sends it past Comet goalkeeper Eduardo Escamilla (right) for the game’s only goal during CCC’s 1-0 loss to Lassen College at the Soccer Field on Saturday.

Comets rue loss, lack of ‘physicality’

September 28, 2016

District prepares for online course exchange

September 21, 2016

Winless road trip sets back Comets

September 21, 2016

UC Berkeley suspends Global Campus project in Richmond

September 16, 2016

Burglaries, thefts build security concerns

September 1, 2016
Comet soccer players fight for possession of the ball during a defensive one-on-one drill during practice at the Soccer Field on Monday.

BVC Champs lose first game, seek resurgence

September 1, 2016

Professors begin to use canvas, meld to platform

August 26, 2016
A construction worker with Kleinfelder, Inc. digs out dirt inside a 15-foot trench in Lot 6 in front of the Gymnasium on Aug. 16.

Seismic fault hinders location of Police Services

August 25, 2016

Sanders campaign draws 11,000 to Vallejo

May 20, 2016
The General Education Building of the Campus Center and Classroom Project is set to open in August.

Campus Center rebuilds community

May 18, 2016

ASU passes safeguard, denies vote of no trust

May 18, 2016

‘Advocate’ coach finds gratitude in public affairs

May 18, 2016

Primaries spark public interest

May 18, 2016

Comets win title, lose playoff game

May 18, 2016
ASU Board denies vote of no confidence against its president

ASU Board denies vote of ‘no confidence’ against its president

May 6, 2016

Professors given chance to prepare for Canvas

May 4, 2016

Sexual crime stigmas halt victim from legal action

April 22, 2016
Two students walk across the bridge where two armed robbers held up Douglass Castro (not pictured) at 2:40 p.m. on April 5 between the Liberal Arts Building and Physical Sciences Building.

Two suspects hold up student

April 20, 2016
Retired political science professor Leonard McNeil sits alongside a college sign on campus on March 7. McNeil reminisced of the time he and former CCC president McKinley Williams spent together “dragging the main”on McDonald Avenue and 23rd Street in Richmond as Richmond High School seniors and as students at Contra Costa College.

‘Advocate’ cuts social, economic mires

March 16, 2016

Student trustee elections near

March 16, 2016

Chancellor’s Office grants one-time funding in equity

March 16, 2016
Measure E planning omits Art Building retrofit

Measure E planning omits Art Building retrofit

March 16, 2016
Dr. Paul Alkebulan speaks with students about his involvement with the Black Panther Part in Oakland from 1969-72 as a student activist during the Reflections on the Black Panther Party seminar on Saturday in LA-100

Former Black Panther dissects political fallout

March 2, 2016

Council backs $95 million budget, bond project list

March 2, 2016

Prior leader sets sights on revival

February 25, 2016

Website project aims to rebrand ‘virtual front door’

February 10, 2016

‘Student voice’ resigns from presidential search board

February 10, 2016

Semester length negotiations postpone looming decision

February 10, 2016
Comet coach Nikki Ferguson gives his squad an impassioned speech before taking the field under the lights at the Soccer Field. Ferguson was Bay Valley Conference coach of the year.

BVC Champion’s sage voted as Coach of the Year

February 10, 2016

Project enters final phases

February 4, 2016

ASU approves final group of Grant for Support applicants

December 9, 2015
Angelica Arriaga, program director for College is Real, a college readiness program, gives advice to Richmond High school graduate Marvin Parra in the College and Career Center at Richmond High School on Monday.

City Council extends Richmond Promise

December 9, 2015
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.

BVC champions buckle in playoffs

December 9, 2015
A hole clearly visible on the Soccer Field shows the current state of the field and how neglected it has become and, in certain instances, dangerous for players.

Field condition undermines safety

December 9, 2015
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

November 30, 2015

ASU to decide building names of Campus Center Project

November 18, 2015

Conference title ends 10-year drought

November 18, 2015
Comet forward Alan Morales (right) fires a shot toward the near post sending the ball into the back of the net for a goal during Contra Costa College’s 3-1 win against Merritt College on Friday.

Comets direct hunt for BVC supremacy

November 11, 2015

ASU grants first set of support funding

November 11, 2015

Comets spoil Eagles’ Homecoming, nearly clinch playoffs

November 4, 2015

ASU Grant program garners requests

October 29, 2015

Departure disrupts asu recruitment, structure

October 29, 2015

‘Mobile access’ pushes statewide online initiative

October 29, 2015

Celebrating Latino multiculturalism

October 29, 2015

Comets snap 49ers streak, share control in conference

October 29, 2015
Online Education Initiative Statewide Program Director Steve Klein explains the district’s options with OEI at the Canvas demo last Wednesday in LLRC-107.

Academic Senate endorses state’s desire to switch to Canvas

October 21, 2015
Local rapper and teacher Chhoti Maa (right) concludes her poetry set during Indigenous People’s Day in Diaspora in the Library on Monday. Maa’s performance included raps and a cappella songs concerning decolonization and Columbus Day.

Indigenous People’s Day counters Columbus narrative

October 13, 2015
Comet center back Edgar Yepes steals the ball from Eagle midfielder Oscar Martinez during the Comets’ 2-1 win at the Soccer Field on Friday. The Comets host Santa Rosa Junior College today at 4 p.m.

Comets edge Eagles in last minutes

October 13, 2015

State pushes online uniformity

October 7, 2015
The AC Transit EasyPass program if approved, could implement a fee of $35 to $45 for students to gain total access to the bus system. The EasyPass imprint can also be added to the back of a Clipper Card.

Bus program discussion resurges

October 7, 2015

Comets snap losing streak, shut out the Storm

October 7, 2015
Admirable effort ends in heartbreak

Admirable effort ends in heartbreak

October 7, 2015
Comets collapse against Yuba in conference opener

Comets collapse against Yuba in conference opener

October 1, 2015

Grant returns for clubs, organizations

September 30, 2015
Coyote midfielder Daniel Valdez (left) shields Comet striker Bryan Vega (right) from the ball during Contra Costa College’s 3-1 loss to Lake Tahoe Community College on Friday at the Soccer Field.

Comets cede late set-piece goal to lose against Coyotes

September 30, 2015

Comets romp into win streak

September 23, 2015
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