<![CDATA[The Advocate - Opinion RSS]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/se/the-advocate-opinion-rss-1.776547 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:20:41 -0400 en <![CDATA[A grim decision]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/a-grim-decision-1.2267175

By: The Advocate Editorial Board


Laying off employees not best way to reduce

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....

]]> 1.2267175 Tue, 18 May 2010 21:42:45 -0400 <![CDATA[Acts of growing up reveal true desires ]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/acts-of-growing-up-reveal-true-desires-1.2267174

By: Alec Surmani, associate editor


Introspection

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

]]> 1.2267174 Tue, 18 May 2010 21:41:11 -0400 <![CDATA[Forehead preps return]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/forehead-preps-return-1.2267168

By: Asia Camagong, associate editor


Dermatology

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....

]]> 1.2267168 Tue, 18 May 2010 21:39:42 -0400 <![CDATA[Staff memories define college]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/staff-memories-define-college-1.2267166

By: Lauren Shiraishi, opinion editor


Relationships

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

]]> 1.2267166 Tue, 18 May 2010 21:35:58 -0400 <![CDATA[Mistakes unmasked as true blessings]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/mistakes-unmasked-as-true-blessings-1.2267164

By: Holly Pablo, editor-in-chief


Life choices

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

]]> 1.2267164 Tue, 18 May 2010 21:33:56 -0400 <![CDATA[Censorship regulations distort true messages ]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/censorship-regulations-distort-true-messages-1.2258596

By: Lissette Alvarez, staff writer


Entertainment

So I say to you... and I know you get cable... and I say this to anyone whose threatening death in the name of religion and politics... everybody go fuck yourselves now.” ...

]]> 1.2258596 Tue, 4 May 2010 20:08:10 -0400 <![CDATA[Justice at-risk]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/justice-at-risk-1.2258594

By: The Advocate Editorial Board


Immigration law only perpetuates racism

The United States of America has long been regarded as the land of freedom and opportunity. In search of a better life, immigrants and their families flock to the country in hopes of living the American Dream....

]]> 1.2258594 Tue, 4 May 2010 20:06:12 -0400 <![CDATA[Voices silenced]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/voices-silenced-1.2243348

By: The Advocate Editorial Board


Limits to privileges only reduce representation

As student trustee of the  Governing Board, Christina Cannon frequently visits the Contra Costa, Diablo Valley and Los Medanos college campuses and speaks with students about their educational, financial and personal concerns....

]]> 1.2243348 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:05:33 -0400 <![CDATA[Good vibrations]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/good-vibrations-1.2243343

By: Alec Surmani, associate editor


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....

]]> 1.2243343 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:02:54 -0400 <![CDATA[Cost of job hunt hard to pay]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/cost-of-job-hunt-hard-to-pay-1.2243334

By: Malcolm Lastra, sports editor


Income

Through my years of living on this earth I have come to realize something so simple yet something I never really paid attention to....

]]> 1.2243334 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:59:58 -0400 <![CDATA[‘Hot’ lesson burns morals of Girl Scouts]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/hot-lesson-burns-morals-of-girl-scouts-1.2243331

By: Lauren Shiraishi, opinion editor


Culture

While browsing through the online news headlines on my home page the other night, one in particular stood out: “Girl Scouts Guide Draws Criticism.”...

]]> 1.2243331 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:57:29 -0400 <![CDATA[Unqualified officers unfit to enforce justice]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/unqualified-officers-unfit-to-enforce-justice-1.2243328

By: Cody McFarland, staff illustrator


Law enforcement

While listening to music in my room recently, a song came on from one of my favorite bands about the lead singer’s half-brother who is a crooked cop....

]]> 1.2243328 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:53:29 -0400 <![CDATA[Cosmetic experiments on animals inhumane]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/cosmetic-experiments-on-animals-inhumane-1.2233166

By: Cassidy Gooding, staff writer


Animal testing

Giggles floated like bubbles over the shelves of candy-colored shampoo bottles, and I shushed the girls next to me as a woman with a bright red collared shirt passed our aisle....

]]> 1.2233166 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:46:43 -0400 <![CDATA[A burden mitigated]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/a-burden-mitigated-1.2233159

By: The Advocate Editorial Board


Medical reform helps reduce youth pressure

When students graduate from high school and make the transition into higher education and adulthood, they face rites of passage....

]]> 1.2233159 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:45:08 -0400 <![CDATA[Is the census reliable?]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/is-the-census-reliable-1.2198844

By: Alec Surmani, associate editor


]]> 1.2198844 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:55:51 -0400 <![CDATA[Perfection unrealistic]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/perfection-unrealistic-1.2198842

By: Alec Surmani, associate editor


Basic purpose still served despite apparent flaws

Reliability is a funny thing. Often mistakenly interchanged with perfection, the idea that something or someone can be relied on does not necessarily mean that it does exactly everything and anything it is meant to do all the time, any time....

]]> 1.2198842 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:53:59 -0400 <![CDATA[Inspection lacks truth]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/inspection-lacks-truth-1.2198837

By: Brent Bainto, social media editor


Low response rates indicate abundance of erroneous data

The census is one of the most important activities American residents can participate in, but it is certainly not a reliable survey for the measurement of population growth or resource allocation....

]]> 1.2198837 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:51:32 -0400 <![CDATA[‘Fictional tomorrow’ steals opportunities]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/fictional-tomorrow-steals-opportunities-1.2198834

By: Holly Pablo, editor-in-chief


Reflections

Live each day as if it were your last. Love like you have never been hurt. Life is short. Carpe diem. Open up your heart and live in the moment....

]]> 1.2198834 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:45:12 -0400 <![CDATA[Activism necessary]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/activism-necessary-1.2198832

By: The Advocate Editorial Board


Future of education requires student voice

Community colleges are facing further budget cuts and tuition fee increases. Programs are being reduced to almost nothing. Competition for financial aid is intensifying....

]]> 1.2198832 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:43:19 -0400 <![CDATA[Sleeping awake]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/opinion/sleeping-awake-1.2193134

By: Diana Reyes, opinion editor


Disorder causes body to undergo mysterious state

Awake but still asleep, as many people describe it, is far more than a delirious or restless state of mind....

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