Accent Advocate

Editorial

A grim decision

Laying off — or forcing faculty and staff members to retire — in order to save money is like skipping a home-cooked meal for McDonald’s because it’s cheaper.

Speak out

The Advocate is a student newspaper run by and for students. Help us be the voice of Contra Costa College.

Columns

Acts of growing up reveal true desires

This place has made me push through the inner grimace to find the truth.

Mistakes unmasked as true blessings

During high school, nobody thought I would ever attend college.

Staff memories define college

One year ago, I wrote what I thought would be my last column for The Advocate.

Forehead preps return

After years spent keeping it in hiding, I recently made the decision to reintroduce an old friend of mine to the world. Its name is My Forehead.

Thinkpiece

Good vibrations

Music influence extends beyond pleasant sounds

It allows us to say what we want. It allows us to say what we need to say. The words that infect your entire being and prod you to make the biggest little mistakes of your life.

Debatable

Is the census reliable?

Mailbag

Prices cheat student need for understanding of health concerns

I am writing in support of the article titled “Program helps workers diet” (Aug. 26, 2009) written by Lamar James.

Guest commentary

High road starts with education

J. Danforth Quayle, the 44th Vice President of the United States shared this in a speech on May 9, 1989 to the United Negro College Fund Convention.