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Photo by Coach Shelly Pierson. Courtesy of DVC athletics department.
Racing The Heat: How DVC Women’s Cross Country Athletes Push Through Extreme Conditions
New Inclusivity & Wellness Center Provides a ‘Beacon of Hope’ to Students
New Inclusivity & Wellness Center Provides a ‘Beacon of Hope’ to Students
Courtesy of Dr. Sang Hea Kil
Suspended SJSU Professor Criticizes University Reaction to Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests
Courtesy of Kerry Surman. DVC student Monique Cortes and her 5-year-old daughter Mia enjoyed ice cream and bouncy houses at an event promoting services for student parents.
Children Fill the DVC Commons on Bring Your Kids to College Day
Courtesy of Melissa Hickok
New County Program Aims to Instill Voter Confidence in Election Process
New Inclusivity & Wellness Center Provides a ‘Beacon of Hope’ to Students
New Inclusivity & Wellness Center Provides a ‘Beacon of Hope’ to Students
Courtesy of Kerry Surman. DVC student Monique Cortes and her 5-year-old daughter Mia enjoyed ice cream and bouncy houses at an event promoting services for student parents.
Children Fill the DVC Commons on Bring Your Kids to College Day
Courtesy of Contra Costa County
Misinformation and Election Security On the Mind As Voters Head to the Polls 
Photo by Grace Perry and Kit Town
Make Way, Sweet Charity is Coming to Town!
"Ghost Students" Abound As DVC Classes Overrun With Fake Enrollments
“Ghost Students” Abound As DVC Classes Overrun With Fake Enrollments
Courtesy of Dr. Sang Hea Kil
Suspended SJSU Professor Criticizes University Reaction to Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests
Courtesy of Melissa Hickok
New County Program Aims to Instill Voter Confidence in Election Process
Measure S Could Expand and Improve Parks Across Pleasant Hill
Measure S Could Expand and Improve Parks Across Pleasant Hill
Small Businesses Fight to Weather the Economic Storm in Clayton
Small Businesses Fight to Weather the Economic Storm in Clayton
Photo by Edmond Dantès: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-person-holding-a-voting-ballot-paper-7103079/
Wages, Housing and Crime Top the Ballot in California
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash
ANALYSIS: Young Voters Could Decide the 2024 Election—If They Vote
Ballot drop box at Walnut Creek City Hall.
Winners and Losers from Super Tuesday
Conflict Reignites In Spain Over Catalonia’s Fight for Independence
Conflict Reignites In Spain Over Catalonia’s Fight for Independence
Letter From Barcelona: Protesters Demand Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Letter From Barcelona: Protesters Demand Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Bay Area Resident Reflects On Tragic Loss of Her Hometown in Devastating Lahaina Fire
Bay Area Resident Reflects On Tragic Loss of Her Hometown in Devastating Lahaina Fire
Courtesy of Timothy Mitchell
Drawing on Faith and Community, Business Student Launches New Clothing Brand
Fifteen Minutes with Bestselling Author and DVC Alum Daniel James Brown
Fifteen Minutes with Bestselling Author and DVC Alum Daniel James Brown
Going Back to Our Roots and Regaining the Skills of Horticulture
Going Back to Our Roots and Regaining the Skills of Horticulture
Courtesy of Colin Dalvand (center)
Final Innings: My Oakland A’s Experience
Photo by Grace Perry and Kit Town
Make Way, Sweet Charity is Coming to Town!
Courtesy of Timothy Mitchell
Drawing on Faith and Community, Business Student Launches New Clothing Brand
Fifteen Minutes with Bestselling Author and DVC Alum Daniel James Brown
Fifteen Minutes with Bestselling Author and DVC Alum Daniel James Brown
Going Back to Our Roots and Regaining the Skills of Horticulture
Going Back to Our Roots and Regaining the Skills of Horticulture
Photo by Grace Perry and Kit Town
Make Way, Sweet Charity is Coming to Town!
Courtesy of ASDVC Webpage
New ASDVC President: ‘By the Students, For the Students’
"Ghost Students" Abound As DVC Classes Overrun With Fake Enrollments
“Ghost Students” Abound As DVC Classes Overrun With Fake Enrollments
TimelyCare: 'A Therapist in Your Pocket' Free for DVC Students
TimelyCare: ‘A Therapist in Your Pocket’ Free for DVC Students
As a part of the SoCal University Tour, selected DVC students visited campuses like the University of Southern California to enhance their transfer journey. Courtesy of DVC Career and Transfer Services.
SoCal University Tour Illuminates the Path Forward for DVC Transfer Students
At the beginning of her presentation, Lynch shared a quote by Zora Neale Hurston, who worked toward racial justice in the U.S. by “documenting the history of struggle.”
Advancing Equity and Reparations in California
Career and Transfer Services held DVC's annual career fair on March 13, connecting students to job opportunities at over 60 local businesses.
Career Fair Helps Students Discover Their Path Forward
Courtesy of The Contra Costa County Library.
Climate Careers Chat Highlights Two Speakers Employed In Sustainability
Courtesy of Nicole Simpson.
Come Together at Roadside22
Leaders of the DVC community gathered at the DVC Foundation building for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday April 3 to inaugurate the new DVC Alumni Association. Photo by DVC Foundation
Launch of DVC Alumni Association Opens New Opportunities for Students to Connect
Courtesy of Andrea Sorce
DVC Economics Professor Andrea Sorce Runs for Mayor of Vallejo
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash
Fast Food Fare: How California’s Restaurant Wage Increase Is Impacting Customers
Photo by Monika Stawowy on Unsplash
OPINION: This Holiday Season, Buy Less and Celebrate More
Anything But a Woman For President
Anything But a Woman For President
Photo by Andy Kelly on Unsplash
Letter to the Editor: A.I. Should be Banned in Schools
Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash
Letter to the Editor: Are Millennials Lazy and Entitled?
OPINION | Book Censorship: America’s Losing Battle for Academic Freedom
Photo by Andy Kelly on Unsplash
Letter to the Editor: A.I. Should be Banned in Schools
Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash
Letter to the Editor: Are Millennials Lazy and Entitled?
Book Censorship: Academic Freedom Comes at a Price, When Will American Schools be Willing to Pay?
Letter to the Editor: How Money Wins the Election and Democracy Loses
Dr. Amer Araim, adjunct political science professor at DVC. Photo by Keith Parsons.
Letter to the Editor: Peace and Justice in the Holy Land 
OPINION: Democrats are Handing Trump the Narrative on Immigration
OPINION: Democrats are Handing Trump the Narrative on Immigration
Opinion: Mental Illness Is Not a Crime, So Let’s Stop Treating It Like One
Opinion: Mental Illness Is Not a Crime, So Let’s Stop Treating It Like One
Why Critical Media Literacy Matters: Dr. Allison Butler Talks Digital Tech and News Consumption in Higher Education
Why Critical Media Literacy Matters: Dr. Allison Butler Talks Digital Tech and News Consumption in Higher Education
Opinion: It’s Time We Called “Returning Students” By Another Name
Opinion: It’s Time We Called “Returning Students” By Another Name
Photo by Emily Wade on Unsplash
Opinion: The Danger of Using Technology to Babysit Our Youth
OPINION | Book Censorship: America’s Losing Battle for Academic Freedom
This Girl’s Guide: Going Solo to IndyCar at Laguna Seca
This Girl’s Guide: Going Solo to IndyCar at Laguna Seca
How Segregation and White Flight Continue to Impact Life in the East Bay
How Segregation and White Flight Continue to Impact Life in the East Bay
Gun Accessibility
Are the Latest Trends Worth Illegal Labor and Pollution?
Photo by Coach Shelly Pierson. Courtesy of DVC athletics department.
Racing The Heat: How DVC Women’s Cross Country Athletes Push Through Extreme Conditions
Courtesy of Colin Dalvand (center)
Final Innings: My Oakland A’s Experience
Courtesy of DVC Athletics
DVC Women’s Volleyball: How Isabelle Dungca’s love for the sport brought her back to the court
Photo Credit: John Sachs with Tech Fall
Wrestler Amit Elor of DVC Brings Home Gold from Paris Olympics
Courtesy of DVC Athletics
New Coach Takes the Helm of DVC Football
Cyrus Saatsaz, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Opinion: How the Warriors Can Go Forward After a Year of Disappointment
Jar-Lar, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Brock Purdy’s Unexpected Journey from Mr. Irrelevant to MVP Finalist
New DVC Head Football Coach Targets Players' Success On and Off the Field
New DVC Head Football Coach Targets Players’ Success On and Off the Field
A’s Departure for Las Vegas Gets Resounding Boo from Oakland Fans
A’s Departure for Las Vegas Gets Resounding Boo from Oakland Fans
‘Change Needs to Occur’: Locals Outraged By Police Killing of Tyre Nichols
Photo by Coach Shelly Pierson. Courtesy of DVC athletics department.
Racing The Heat: How DVC Women’s Cross Country Athletes Push Through Extreme Conditions
Courtesy of DVC Athletics
DVC Women’s Volleyball: How Isabelle Dungca’s love for the sport brought her back to the court
Courtesy of DVC Athletics
New Coach Takes the Helm of DVC Football
Photo by Lee Ward, associate head coach of the DVC swim team. Although Gigi Zuniga is in her first competitive swim season, she has already emerged as a top freestyler in the state.
Gigi Zuniga Makes a Splash In Her First Swim Season
Ben Tellez Photo Credit: John Bynum, Jr., @DVCMensHoops/Twitter
DVC Three-Point Specialist Steps into the Spotlight
Photo Credit: John Sachs with Tech Fall
Wrestler Amit Elor of DVC Brings Home Gold from Paris Olympics
Photo by John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Caitlin Clark Effect
Jar-Lar, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Brock Purdy’s Unexpected Journey from Mr. Irrelevant to MVP Finalist
New DVC Head Football Coach Targets Players' Success On and Off the Field
New DVC Head Football Coach Targets Players’ Success On and Off the Field
Behind the Mic and On the Court, Malik Edwards’s Star Is Rising
Behind the Mic and On the Court, Malik Edwards’s Star Is Rising
The News Drop Podcast – Episode 5
The News Drop Podcast – Episode 5
Artie the Child Sorcerer: The Last Spell
Artie the Child Sorcerer: The Last Spell
Artie the Child Sorcerer: Dragon Magic
Artie the Child Sorcerer: Dragon Magic
The News Drop Podcast – Episode 4 feat. Flavio Cuevas & Abraham Allison
The News Drop Podcast – Episode 4 feat. Flavio Cuevas & Abraham Allison
Vikings Sports Splash – Episode 3
Vikings Sports Splash – Episode 3
Artie the Child Sorcerer: The Last Spell
Artie the Child Sorcerer: The Last Spell
Artie the Child Sorcerer: Dragon Magic
Artie the Child Sorcerer: Dragon Magic
Artie the Child Sorcerer: Love Jitters
Artie the Child Sorcerer: Love Jitters
Artie the Child Sorcerer: Late to Class
Artie the Child Sorcerer: Late to Class
Artie the Child Sorcerer: The Art of Struggling
Artie the Child Sorcerer: The Art of Struggling
The News Drop Podcast – Episode 5
The News Drop Podcast – Episode 5
The News Drop Podcast – Episode 4 feat. Flavio Cuevas & Abraham Allison
The News Drop Podcast – Episode 4 feat. Flavio Cuevas & Abraham Allison
Vikings Sports Splash – Episode 3
Vikings Sports Splash – Episode 3
The News Drop Podcast – Episode 3 feat. Dani Ahuicapahtzin Cornejo Ph.D.
The News Drop Podcast – Episode 3 feat. Dani Ahuicapahtzin Cornejo Ph.D.
The News Drop Podcast - Episode 2
The News Drop Podcast – Episode 2
Bay Area Resident Reflects On Tragic Loss of Her Hometown in Devastating Lahaina Fire
Bay Area Resident Reflects On Tragic Loss of Her Hometown in Devastating Lahaina Fire
The Hardships of San Francisco Crime: City Market Owner Speaks Out
The Hardships of San Francisco Crime: City Market Owner Speaks Out
Chemical Dependency Counselor Speaks on Fentanyl Crisis Here in The Bay Area
Chemical Dependency Counselor Speaks on Fentanyl Crisis Here in The Bay Area
Umoja Student Panel
E-cigs continue to cause controversy
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Inquirer April 25 – May 22, 2018
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Inquirer April 11 – April 24, 2018
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Inquirer March 14 – April 10, 2018
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Inquirer Feb. 28 – March 13, 2018
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Inquirer Feb. 14 – Feb. 27, 2018
Anything But a Woman For President
Anything But a Woman For President
Courtesy of Timothy Mitchell
Drawing on Faith and Community, Business Student Launches New Clothing Brand
Photo by Coach Shelly Pierson. Courtesy of DVC athletics department.
Racing The Heat: How DVC Women’s Cross Country Athletes Push Through Extreme Conditions
Fifteen Minutes with Bestselling Author and DVC Alum Daniel James Brown
Fifteen Minutes with Bestselling Author and DVC Alum Daniel James Brown
New Inclusivity & Wellness Center Provides a ‘Beacon of Hope’ to Students
New Inclusivity & Wellness Center Provides a ‘Beacon of Hope’ to Students
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Managing editor, fall 2015.

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The Inquiring Minds podcast staff.

[Photo] Inquiring Minds: The State of Journalism

Jesse Sutterley and Marcel Scott
April 19, 2016
Students line up to receive their diplomas at Diablo Valley College, Friday May 28, 2016.

Graduation celebration

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
May 29, 2016
Diablo Valley College President Peter Garcia speaks with the Inquirer Thursday, May 12.

A final farewell to President Peter Garcia

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
May 18, 2016
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[Photo] From the Great Migration to gentrification: DVC presents ‘Clybourne Park’

Dominique Smith, Staff Member
May 18, 2016

Letter to the reader

Katharine Hada and Jesse Sutterley
May 18, 2016
Sterling Farrance reads 'Bittersweet Citrus' to an attentive audience at the creative writing contest dramatic reading in the Diablo Room, Wednesday April 27.

Literary winners get dramatic

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
April 29, 2016
Miranda Konoplisky addresses the audience on the benefits of shorter semesters at the DVC speech and debate night, Tuesday April 19 in Pleasant Hill.

DVC debates for shorter semesters

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
April 29, 2016

DVC lacks safety training

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
April 20, 2016
Artist: Steven Kricken Title: "Koi"

Art show highlights student creativity

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
April 17, 2016

Inquiring Minds: Stuck in Soledad

Jesse Sutterley, Marcel Scott, Sean Ross, and Katharine Hada
April 6, 2016
Stalking the idea of a relationship

Stalking the idea of a relationship

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
April 4, 2016
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[Photo] DVC’s admission services fail to meet students’ needs

Jesse Sutterley, Co-editor-in-chief
March 8, 2016
Garrett Goldman, Freshman for Diablo Valley College, strikes back in his singles match against America River City College, Saturday March 26.

Men’s tennis gets no love in final home match

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
March 26, 2016
#43 Safiyyah Yasin drives to the basket in an attempt to score in 64-56 loss to CCSF on March 5.

[Photo] Rams defeat Vikings in elite eight round

Julianna Cardinale, Sports editor
March 6, 2016
DVC player Jojuan Carrington (11) looks for an open pass in a game between DVC and SCC at DVC in Pleasant Hill, Calif. on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The Vikings won 73 - 40.

[Photo] Vikings blowout Panthers and advance to the quarter finals

Julianna Cardinale, Sports editor
March 3, 2016
Daza (right) and Keith Montes at the 2010 International Student Alliance award ceremony.

DVC student victim of hit-and-run

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
March 3, 2016
Co-hosts Marcel Scott and Jesse Sutterley prepare to discuss the week's events, Feb. 19

[Photo] Inquiring Minds: ‘Man Seeking Woman’

Jesse Sutterley, Marcel Scott, Cooper Mead, and
February 24, 2016
Horticulture club members Mercy Garetz (left) and Teresa Conroy (right) and professor Frank Kluber (center) prepare a raised bed for the horticulture plant sale, Feb. 19

Club plants seeds for DIY gardens

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
February 23, 2016

Buzz: What stresses you out about school?

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
February 23, 2016
Campus Safety Act

Campus Safety Act

Katharine Hada, Co-editor-in-chief
February 10, 2016
Campus Police Officer W. Bell addresses students at the 'Cop Coffee' Brown Bag Workshop in the DVC Student Union, Feb. 4

[Photo] Coffee with Officer Bell

Chelsey Schallig, Staff member
February 8, 2016
Transferring is the Next Step

Transferring is the Next Step

Katharine Hada, Editor-in-chief
February 6, 2016
Art by Wesley Ihezue

Journalists not welcome

Katharine Hada, Managing editor
December 9, 2015
Students enjoy a smoke break in the designated parking lot on DVC campus in Pleasant Hill, Dec. 7.

[Photo] Smoking Policy: Will it ever change?

Allison Roullier, Staff member
December 1, 2015
Anne Frank, played by Tamara Hurwitz, writes in her diary in the DVC production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" opening Dec. 4

‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ wows crowds

Katharine Hada, Managing editor
December 8, 2015

One Bread, one fashionable body

Katharine Hada, Managing editor
November 18, 2015
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[Photo] Where to watch the game

Erin Smith, Inquirer Staff
November 17, 2015
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[Photo] Vikings tie up the Pirates

Alejandro Ramos, Editor in Chief
November 12, 2015
Students participate in a "step up, step back" activity lead by a key speaker during the Women's Empowerment DVC Take Back the Night Rally in the DVC quad, Nov. 4.

WEDVC Takes back the night

Katharine Hada, Managing editor
November 9, 2015
Students get transfer and financial aid information from visiting colleges at Transfer Day on DVC campus Oct. 26

[Photo] Colleges need to provide debt relief

Randy Taylor, Staff member
October 24, 2015

Is vaping rehabilitation or harmful?

Katharine Hada, Social Media Editor
October 25, 2015
Pleasant Hill council members discuss an amendment to the marijuana ordinance, Monday evening, Oct. 19.

[Photo] Pleasant Hill residents push for legalized marijuana cultivation

Madeline Berry, Staff member
October 22, 2015
Professor Amer Araim instructs DVC political science students on the importance of democracy Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Millennials affect the masses

Katharine Hada, Staff member
October 13, 2015
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[Photo] Gas leak on DVC campus

Marcel Scott, Opinion Editor
October 13, 2015
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[Photo] Change needed for students safety at night

Julianna Cardinale, Staff member
October 12, 2015
Andrea Weinstein defends in the first half of the DVC vs. Sacramento City game in Pleasant Hill, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The Vikings won 3-0.

[Photo] The Vikings tame the Panthers

Fidel Ontiveros, Sports editor
October 8, 2015
Contra Costa citizens line up to get recycled water for irrigation from the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District in Martinez on Oct. 8, 2015.

Drinking sewage water is the future

Katharine Hada, Staff member
October 8, 2015
Phases of the blood moon. Images courtesy of Flickr user krheesy under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

Yay science! Check out the Bloodmoon this weekend

Katharine Hada, Staff member
September 25, 2015
Women's empowerment DVC protests the right to choose Sept. 22

[Photo] Anti-abortion demonstration proliferates at DVC

Tyler Newhouse, Staff Member
September 23, 2015
Pointe shoes for the gallery were donated by SF Dancewear

Art exhibit is en pointe

Katharine Hada, Staff member
September 14, 2015
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