the advocate 10-26-11

THE STUDENT VOICE OF CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE, SAN PABLO, CALIF.

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Funding woes limit

spring staffing hours

Gibson shares tale,

triumphant survival

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Burglars grab

two computers,

‘shock’ staff

in brief

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DOUBLE TALK

Heartfelt

No. 7 Beavers

humble Comets

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Coverage details

safety, dangers

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011 VOL. 97, NO. 9

Editorial

Skipping out on drill leaves CCC unprepared

CampusComment

Should students have to pay for online course access codes in addition to classes?

Interracial dating provides more choices

PERFORMING ARTS

Newsline

CrimeWatch

| Staff worried

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“I remember I was

sleeping and a guy

I met two days

before the fishing

trip, Fish Rich,

came in our room

and said, ‘Get up,

Charles, the boat is

sinking.’”

| Speaks

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| Smart classrooms plundered

| Pupils pay extra for website access

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FUNDRAISER

HALL OF FAME

MCHS

“It was a little bit

shocking because it

was the first time we

lost a computer out of

a smart classroom, and

we don’t lose many

computers.”

“It’s really easy for most teach-

ers. The parts are already

predetermined. It’s practically

point and click. Some teachers

have gotten a little lazy.”

Diners vote for recipes created by CCC students

City donates energy-saving street lamp bulbs to college

“This will save us on labor, maintenance costs and will

help the school become even more green.”

ASU sponsored event draws in contributors

“I’m a little nervous. It’s my second time giving blood and I don’t like it. But it’s for a good cause.”

Makeshift accomodations challenge music department

Stock jokes land surprising laughs

Multifarious tools, iPad forge avant garde songs

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★★★★★

Louisiana culturebrings forth fare, imaginative play

Comedy act delivers stale stand-up routine

ScoreBoardLousy execution

results in second

loss for Comets

Distant

athletes

convergeOut-of-state students

choose CCC’s squad

Mustangs trampleshorthanded troupe

Storm defense rains on squad’s moraleScoreBoardComets struggle

offensively in shutout defeat

ScoreBoard

ScoreBoard

“We need to work at being able to read what (other

teams) are going to do.”

Surrounding dangersaffect psyche, focus

CampusComment

How safe do you feel at Contra Costa College?

Lack of Police Services contact, crime prevention information keeps

students at risk, uninformed of methods to help prevent robberies

Editorial

PRO

Video feed fruitless against wily perps

CON

Visual observation is small concern to lawless criminals

Investment in deterrents restores sense of security

Bus transfer station local spot for crime

Students perceive campus as dangerous

“You have new college students out of high school who are not

street savvy talking on their iPhone or (using)

their MP3 player. Someone comes with a gun and asks for all their stuff, and they panic and give it.”

“The campus is unsafe especially at night. It’s dark everywhere and

everything is closed. It makes it easy for peo-ple to be victimized.”

District crime figures diverge

Aversion to telling one of many factors limiting interaction

source: District Police Services

Rough past helps officer guide futuresEast Bay native serves youth in familiar situation

Alert system forewarns students

wATTENDING CLASS

wDURING A ROBBERY

wGIVING DETAILS

source: Contra Costa College Police Services