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

editorial

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Dental assisting courses

suspended indefinitely

Higher costs, lower wages

afflict students, faculty

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STORMING SACRAMENTO

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College students

rally against cuts

“We march

today with

the purpose

to give voice

to the other

364 days

of the year.

Education is

our right.”

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 VOL. 98, NO. 16

Editorial

Title IV changes unfair to most vulnerable

CampusComment

Should students have to pass a basic skills test to receive federal financial aid?

Ugly dogs deservereverence not mockery

Understanding other languages devalued in USA

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Technology dries conversation

GAMBLING

SALE

Newsline

CrimeWatch

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| 62-year-old department suspended

PIXAR

FUNDRAISER

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“It would be great if

the program could

continue. (But) we

have to be realistic.”

| Rallies

| Changes alter qualifications

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Peer Support Clinic hosts open house

76-year-old mother figure Patterson dies

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Coach Webb, baseball team hope to establish postseason contention for first time since 1993

CCC softball squad looks to generate winning reputationAfter finishing 0-28 in 2011, group hopes for successful year, wins four games against CCSF

“We have a lot of potential on this team and good coaches who focus on all areas on the field. We have a good chance of win-

ning a lot of games this year.”

lolowwAfter After successful successful

“I’m definitely looking forward to the sea-

son. We have a lot of potential and we have a very good chance to

make it to the play-offs. Everyone needs

to worry about himself as an individual, but

also come together and work as a team.”

Father, brother shows leadership away from court

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AND

ONE

ScoreBoard

Constant juggleAmid the drastic downsizing of services and courses on campus,

the convergence of economic stressors tests students’ priorities

CampusComment

How has the economy affected your financial situation?

source: U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic

Analysis, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Energy Information

Administration, State of California

‘ROCKIN’ IN THE KNOX

★★★★★

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Hokey production,

shallow storyline bore

Wicked reality show satisfies guilty pleasure

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P IN ARMS

Photos by George Morin

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