Julio M. Ramirez, Contributing Writer
April 6, 2017
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Editor’s Note:
The Vanguard celebrates the diversity among CCP’s students. Our goal is to represent our complete student body to the fullest extent possible. We encourage bilingual students to reach out to us to con...
Amanda Cintron, Editor-In-Chief
April 6, 2017
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On the afternoon of Friday, March 17, an extremist Christian group made its way to CCP’s main campus, spreading hateful messages, resulting in student backlash and even the arrest of a CCP student. The group, who calls themselves...
Devonte Gillespie, Business Manager
October 20, 2016
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The United States of America is the free world. The land of opportunity with laws that give all people equality. However, in today’s America, equality does not seem to be equal for all. Social media, and the news media, have...
Michael Castaneda
October 21, 2014
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Eating naturally grown food is a lifestyle. One would think that something that sounds this simple would be a part everyone’s everyday routine. The fact is, it’s not. Part of the reason why I’ve joined the Vanguard team...
October 23, 2013
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By Justin Clarke & Zach Mentzer
The Student Government Association (SGA) held its inauguration on Tuesday, September 25th at noon in the Mint Building Rotunda. The event was attended by representatives of student organiz...
September 30, 2013
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By: Geneva Gerwitz
Summer semesters in the bookstore at Community College of Philadelphia offer a slightly different financial experience for students.
During Summer I and Summer II, financial aid is offered for a shorter amount...
August 15, 2013
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By Kenyatta Wright
With the recent retirement of Bears Linebacker Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears Linebacker Lance Briggs now becomes the head of the Bears Defense. After going through a number of scenarios with his agent on possibly...
June 29, 2013
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Interviews and Mugshots by Geneva Gerwitz
"To finish school and find a job."
“Well, first I am graduating from CCP, thank goodness, it’s been two years. Then I’m attending Georgia State University in the Fall. I...
June 28, 2013
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Interviews and Mug shots by, Justin Clarke
In February, I served as one of three panelist of Journalist at the Poets and Writer’s Symposium. Many great questions were broached, but one question has continued to linger away ...
May 18, 2013
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By: Cristina Baj
On Tuesday April 16th, Community College of Philadelphia’s annual Magner Nichols speech competition was held. This year fourteen people competed in the speech competition, and fifty-one originally auditioned....
May 14, 2013
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By: Zach Mentzer
This past Wednesday, CCP’s main campus library held a focus group in its auxiliary classroom on how to improve its services to students.
The focus group was conducted without the presence of library faculty ...
May 12, 2013
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By: Zach Mentzer
On January 2, 2014 several changes will be made to the General Educational Development test (GED), according to a press release from the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP).
The test is being updated in...