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Military Vets Share Dark Truths About Media Propaganda and America’s War Machine
Military Vets Share Dark Truths About Media Propaganda and America’s War Machine
Going Remote: A Teachers Journey by Adam Bessie and Peter Glanting
Teaching in the Cloud: Adam Bessie Delivers 2023 DVC Faculty Lecture
Trans Athletes at DVC Await New Policy Rules from College Athletic Association
Trans Athletes at DVC Await New Policy Rules from College Athletic Association
Pleasant Hill Adopts District Elections, Drawing Criticism in the Process  
Pleasant Hill Adopts District Elections, Drawing Criticism in the Process  
Student Artists Showcase Their Talents in Awe-Inspiring DVC Art Exhibit
Student Artists Showcase Their Talents in Awe-Inspiring DVC Art Exhibit
Military Vets Share Dark Truths About Media Propaganda and America’s War Machine
Military Vets Share Dark Truths About Media Propaganda and America’s War Machine
Going Remote: A Teachers Journey by Adam Bessie and Peter Glanting
Teaching in the Cloud: Adam Bessie Delivers 2023 DVC Faculty Lecture
Trans Athletes at DVC Await New Policy Rules from College Athletic Association
Trans Athletes at DVC Await New Policy Rules from College Athletic Association
Student Artists Showcase Their Talents in Awe-Inspiring DVC Art Exhibit
Student Artists Showcase Their Talents in Awe-Inspiring DVC Art Exhibit
Veterans of 2022 Championship Team in Speech and Debate Honored At DVC
Veterans of 2022 Championship Team in Speech and Debate Honored At DVC
Pleasant Hill Adopts District Elections, Drawing Criticism in the Process  
Pleasant Hill Adopts District Elections, Drawing Criticism in the Process  
From Contra Costa County website
Martinez Residents Voice Anger, Fear Over Refinery’s Toxic Spew
Courtesy of Antioch PD
Antioch Police Department Under Fire After Leaked Racist Text Messages
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
Clubs Return in Force After Three Years of Lockdown
Clubs Return in Force After Three Years of Lockdown
Military Vets Share Dark Truths About Media Propaganda and America’s War Machine
Military Vets Share Dark Truths About Media Propaganda and America’s War Machine
East Bay residents weigh the costs of California’s sky high gas prices
East Bay residents weigh the costs of California’s sky high gas prices
Photo by Sora Shimazaki via Pexels.
2022 Proposition Rundown: What You Need To Know Ahead of the California Midterms
Photo by Coolcaesar via Wikimedia Commons. CC By-SA 3.0.
California Community Colleges Unshaken By Federal Court’s Decision to End DACA
Photo by Matheus Câmara da Silva on Unsplash
Brazilians in the Bay Area Weigh in As Presidential Election Heads to Second Round
A’s Departure for Las Vegas Gets Resounding Boo from Oakland Fans
A’s Departure for Las Vegas Gets Resounding Boo from Oakland Fans
Student Artists Showcase Their Talents in Awe-Inspiring DVC Art Exhibit
Student Artists Showcase Their Talents in Awe-Inspiring DVC Art Exhibit
Slow Wi-Fi on Campus Continues to Impact Student Productivity
Slow Wi-Fi on Campus Continues to Impact Student Productivity
Courtesy of Adam Bessie
New Wave of Books By DVC Professors Tackles Student Challenges
Dont Procrastinate: DVC Students Struggling with Bad Habits in Post-Pandemic Times
Don’t Procrastinate: DVC Students Struggling with Bad Habits in Post-Pandemic Times
Courtesy of Adam Bessie
New Wave of Books By DVC Professors Tackles Student Challenges
4CD Chancellor Recounts ‘Extraordinary Experience’ Attending Last Month’s State of the Union
Photo by Cassandra Shoneru
‘Nosebleeds for $500’: Students Shocked By Exploding Ticket Price for Concerts in 2023
Spooky Film Festival Puts Students’ Short Works on the Big Screen
Spooky Film Festival Puts Students’ Short Works on the Big Screen
Photo courtesy of the DVC website.
Culinary Arts Program Shifts Toward Catering, Seeking A New Direction Amid Pandemic
Student Artists Showcase Their Talents in Awe-Inspiring DVC Art Exhibit
Student Artists Showcase Their Talents in Awe-Inspiring DVC Art Exhibit
Slow Wi-Fi on Campus Continues to Impact Student Productivity
Slow Wi-Fi on Campus Continues to Impact Student Productivity
Courtesy of Adam Bessie
New Wave of Books By DVC Professors Tackles Student Challenges
Dont Procrastinate: DVC Students Struggling with Bad Habits in Post-Pandemic Times
Don’t Procrastinate: DVC Students Struggling with Bad Habits in Post-Pandemic Times
Don’t Freak Out! There’s Still Time to Catch the Freaky Friday Musical 
Don’t Freak Out! There’s Still Time to Catch the Freaky Friday Musical 
Slow Wi-Fi on Campus Continues to Impact Student Productivity
Slow Wi-Fi on Campus Continues to Impact Student Productivity
Courtesy of Adam Bessie
New Wave of Books By DVC Professors Tackles Student Challenges
Is Pulling an All-Nighter The Key To Good Grades, or Bad Health?
Is Pulling an All-Nighter The Key To Good Grades, or Bad Health?
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
Photo by Coolcaesar via Wikimedia Commons. CC By-SA 3.0.
California Community Colleges Unshaken By Federal Court’s Decision to End DACA
A’s Departure for Las Vegas Gets Resounding Boo from Oakland Fans
A’s Departure for Las Vegas Gets Resounding Boo from Oakland Fans
Photo by Kyle Glenn
How International Students Adapt to Life at DVC
A Target in Pleasant Hill has locked up aisles in an attempt to prevent products from being stolen. Photo by Alexandros Silva.
Thefts at East Bay Targets Are Soaring
Scrambling for Eggs: How Consumers Are Coping with Scarcity and the New High Cost Per Carton
Scrambling for Eggs: How Consumers Are Coping with Scarcity and the New High Cost Per Carton
Humans Wrapped in Plastic: Scientists Reveal Exposure is Linked to Health Problems
Humans Wrapped in Plastic: Scientists Reveal Exposure is Linked to Health Problems
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
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
Photo by Kyle Glenn
How International Students Adapt to Life at DVC
It’s Time to Increase Book Center Inventory
Restaurant Staff Need to Be Treated Better
It’s Time to Increase Book Center Inventory
Restaurant Staff Need to Be Treated Better
Gun Accessibility
Are the Latest Trends Worth Illegal Labor and Pollution?
People Are too Sensitive Nowadays
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
To Fight Gun Violence, Prepare for When – Not If
To Fight Gun Violence, Prepare for When – Not If
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?
People Are too Sensitive Nowadays
The Amount of Food Waste in America is Alarming.
A’s Departure for Las Vegas Gets Resounding Boo from Oakland Fans
A’s Departure for Las Vegas Gets Resounding Boo from Oakland Fans
After Season of Ups and Downs, Strong Pitching Carries DVC Baseball to Regionals 
After Season of Ups and Downs, Strong Pitching Carries DVC Baseball to Regionals 
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
‘Change Needs to Occur’: Locals Outraged By Police Killing of Tyre Nichols
Photo by Sophie Emeny on Unsplash
Pride Alliance Calls Out ‘Harmful’ Requirements for Trans Athletes
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
Looking ahead to the offseasons of two Bay Area, MLB off seasons
Looking ahead to the offseasons of two Bay Area, MLB ‘off seasons’
Battle of the Bay: By the numbers
Battle of the Bay: By the numbers
Geoffrey Weseman
Bay Area roller coaster
After Season of Ups and Downs, Strong Pitching Carries DVC Baseball to Regionals 
After Season of Ups and Downs, Strong Pitching Carries DVC Baseball to Regionals 
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
Image by Colleen AF Venable via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.
DVC Podcast: Where is Men’s Soccer?
Retail GameStop by ccPixs.com is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Courtesy of ccPixs.com
Inquirer Podcast: Robinhood Investment App: Champion of the Little Guy or Shill for Wall Street?
Photos courtesy of the L.A. Dodgers and vhines200 on Flickr.
Inquirer Podcast: Minority Communities and COVID-19, the Importance of Masks and the 2020 Major League Baseball World Series
Photo courtesy of KClvey on Flickr.
Inquirer Podcast: Propositions and Why Voting Matters
Eric Handy, courtesy of Ethan Anderson. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, courtesy of the Lakers. Voted sticker courtesy of Jamelah E. on Flickr.
Inquirer Podcast: The 2020 Presidential Election, Voter Suppression, NFL and NBA Update and Guest Speaker Eric Handy
Image by Colleen AF Venable via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.
DVC Podcast: Where is Men’s Soccer?
Retail GameStop by ccPixs.com is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Courtesy of ccPixs.com
Inquirer Podcast: Robinhood Investment App: Champion of the Little Guy or Shill for Wall Street?
Photos courtesy of the L.A. Dodgers and vhines200 on Flickr.
Inquirer Podcast: Minority Communities and COVID-19, the Importance of Masks and the 2020 Major League Baseball World Series
Photo courtesy of KClvey on Flickr.
Inquirer Podcast: Propositions and Why Voting Matters
Eric Handy, courtesy of Ethan Anderson. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, courtesy of the Lakers. Voted sticker courtesy of Jamelah E. on Flickr.
Inquirer Podcast: The 2020 Presidential Election, Voter Suppression, NFL and NBA Update and Guest Speaker Eric Handy
Umoja Student Panel
E-cigs continue to cause controversy
Courtesy of Joe B. Weems V
San Jose’s Big Wow! promises big fun for comic fans
DVC Faculty Art Show
The End of an Era
The End of an Era
Inquirer April 25 – May 22, 2018
Inquirer April 25 – May 22, 2018
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Inquirer April 11 – April 24, 2018
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Ink - Spring-Fall 2019
Ink – Spring-Fall 2019
Ink - Winter-Spring 2019
Ink – Winter-Spring 2019
Ink - Summer and Fall 2018
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Shortstop Chelsea Mari is up to bat for the Vikings on Feb. 21, 2019. (Samantha Laurey/ Inquirer)

[Photo] Recap: DVC Softball ends season losing to Sacramento City

April 25, 2019
Sierra Smith (left) and Zahria Hendrix (right) celebrate their state championship victory with members of DVC in the Business/Foreign Language building on April 16, 2019. (Samantha Laurey/Inquirer)

[Photo] Women’s Basketball celebrates spectacular season both on and off the court

April 18, 2019
Brown bag workshop flyer for both workshops on sexual awareness month at Pleasant Hill campus (Photo courtesy of Brown Bag Series)

Sexual assault awareness brought to light at DVC workshop

Samantha Laurey, Senior staff member
April 11, 2019
An array of the comics featured in the 9th annual James O’Keefe Comic Contest held on March 19. (Samantha Laurey/The Inquirer).

[Photo] DVC comic contest help forge new chapters in art students’ career

March 26, 2019
First baseman Kathryn Cassin gets ready to throw during the home game against American River on March 14, 2019. The Vikings lost 18-11. (Samantha Laurey/Inquirer)

[Photo] Recap: Softball takes hard fall against Delta

March 21, 2019
Chelsea Mari up to hit for the Vikings on Feb.21. The Vikings lost 11-18. (Samantha Laurey/The Inquirer).

[Photo] Softball fights with nine players against American River

March 15, 2019
Drama students rehearsing song piece in the music building at DVC Pleasant Hill campus. (Samantha Laurey/The Inquirer)

Behind the Scenes with ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’

Samantha Laurey, Senior staff member
March 15, 2019
The staircase leading up the Diablo Room. The DVC Inquirer was advised to not take photography to provide a safe space for students. (Samantha Laurey/The Inquirer).

[Photo] Concerns voiced at DVC listening circle

March 14, 2019
The graffiti was found in the Engineering Technology building on the Pleasant Hill campus on March 6. (The Inquirer file photo).

Lamb sends out memo to students regarding racist graffiti

Emma Hall and Samantha Laurey
March 8, 2019
DVC Latino Students Rally Behind Bernie Sanders (Samantha Laurey/The Inquirer).

More details about racist graffiti revealed, students remain unnotified

Samantha Laurey, Edwin Chen, and Ethan Anderson
March 7, 2019
Freshman Chelsea Mari hits the ball at DVCs game against Chabot College on March 1, 2019. Vikings won 19-4.(Samantha Laurey/Inquirer)

[Photo] Softball WINS 19-4 against Chabot

March 4, 2019
Sophomore Mariah Schuchart pitches for DVC vs Cabrillo Feb. 21 (Samantha Laurey/ Inquirer)

[Photo] Softball takes two hard losses to find a win

February 26, 2019
Audio visual equipment that students use in class. DVC Music Building. (Samantha Laurey/The Inquirer).

New Audio Visual Technology Associate Degree offered at DVC

Samantha Laurey, Senior staff member
February 14, 2019
DVC art gallery showing paintings and burnt violin for art show at Pleasant Hill campus. (Samantha Laurey/The Inquirer).

New silent orchestra strums artistic dialogue

Samantha Laurey, Senior staff member
February 13, 2019
Jason Burke (Blue Dog Dealer) starts next round of poker at DVC Poker Night. (Samantha Laurey/The Inquirer).

DVC Athletics Foundation supports sports funding with Poker Night

Samantha Laurey, Senior staff member
February 12, 2019
DVC Latino Students Rally Behind Bernie Sanders (Samantha Laurey/The Inquirer).

[Photo] DVC to implement new educational bill and change to assessment tests

February 11, 2019
Car drop off started fall 2018 semester. (Photo courtesy of Diablo Valley College)

Car drop off planned for next year

Samantha Laurey, Staff member
November 7, 2018
The Buzz: What are you dressing up for Halloween?

The Buzz: What are you dressing up for Halloween?

Samantha Laurey, Emma Hall, and Isabel Villalobos
October 29, 2018
Dentist chair that DVC students use during the dental programs at Pleasant Hill Campus. (Samantha Laurey/The Inquirer)

Teeth Cleanings now available at DVC

Samantha Laurey, Staff Member
October 10, 2018
Student organizers met in front of ASDVC on April 30 to purpose a mens soccer team at Diablo Valley College. (The Inquirer file photo).

Academic Freedom resolution passes

Emma Hall and Samantha Laurey
September 13, 2018

The Buzz: How did the new valet parking work for you?

Samantha Laurey, Emma Hall, and Isabel Villalobos
August 28, 2018

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