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A protester holds up a sign in the middle of a large crowd during the Women's March on D.C. sister march from MAdison Park near Laker Merritt to Oscar Grant Plaza in Oakland, Calif. Jan. 21.

Thousands unite, assert equal rights

February 1, 2017

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

Demonstrators hold hands along the 3.4 mile perimeter of of Lake Merritt as a Form of peaceful protest during the

Demonstration shows unity

November 16, 2016

Business major Clarence Bonilla (right) and undecided major Christina Hantakas observe pieces of art in the Eddie Rhodes Gallery as part of the “Ageless Expression” exhibit in A-5 on Oct. 11.

Artists showcase creativity, interests

November 5, 2016

Play depicts life beneath authoritarian dictatorship

October 21, 2016

Recovery efforts underway, aftershocks threaten lives

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor

April 20, 2016

A collection of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks rocked Ecuador and the island of Japan this past weekend. The combined number of injured rests at 1,300 with total deaths at 392. Both numbers are expected to rise in the co...

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

Hundreds of San Francisco residents and non-residents attended the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Festival and Parade in San Francisco on Saturday.

Culture illuminates, excites visitors for lunar new year

February 25, 2016

‘Natural’ world offers poignant insight into soul

February 4, 2016

Comet defender
Edgar Yepes (center) fools Thunderbird
defender Shishay Sebatu (left) by cutting
to the outside during
Contra Costa College’s 3-1 win against Merritt College on Friday. Yepes has started 19
games this season,
including 11 conference games.

Making mistakes, amends on the path to prosperity

November 12, 2015

Local resident Denise Maloney examines a bowl during the Empty Bowls project event at the Applied Arts Building Patio outside of the Three Seasons Restaurant on Friday.

Empty Bowls assuages hunger, exceeds goal

October 21, 2015

Defensive back Jackson Finch learned the mastery behind tackling and hitting from a young age because of his father. That enabled him to perform well on the field even after experiencing a severe injury during his high school years.

Football legacy fuels instinctive skills, hunger to uplift others

October 21, 2015