The Barbara Fracisco Mertes Estate surprises college community with a huge contribution to Las Positas
By Ian Jones @Idjonesphotog
Jaws dropped at the Best of the Best gala on April 22 when the Las Positas College Foundation announced that Barbara Mertes and her husband…
Las Positas diver learns to be a mother as a student and a record-breaking athlete.
Carleen Surrena @Surrena_c
In 2016 the U.S. Census Bureau reported that out of about 12 million single parent families, single mothers headed more than 80 percent of them. In…
By Chris Hartwell @SILIENCESEEN
On an overcast Saturday afternoon, scientists and citizens came together to stand in united support for the future of American scientific communities.
On April 22, the March for Science rally was held on the Livermore High School football field. Among…
By Konnor McIntosh @easymoney_mac
A change will be coming to Las Positas in the fall of 2017, and it has nothing to do with the endless construction you see around campus. If you are a person who places in college-level math upon your…
COMMENTARY
By Brianna Ross @ITS BRIROSS
Kendrick Lamar has become a household name over the past few years for good reason. A tour through his musical catalog reveals his verbal dexterity, capacity for reflection and his ability to fuse black music’s past with…
REVIEW
By Jeremy Julian @faithfulmantis
It’s about time that Marvel finally gets the Telltale Games treatment. After the success of Batman, it left fans with the yearning to have more superhero games made by the developer. Enter “Guardians of The Galaxy: A Telltale…
COMMENTARY
By Konnor McIntosh @easymoney_mac
When you see a business make close to a billion dollars annually with little-to-no compensation to the workers, logically there is something seriously wrong. One could be left wondering why anyone would want to be a part of a…
By Gabriel Crosetti @gabrielcrosetti
The Las Positas swim and dive team just finished their conference competition this past weekend, and for the third consecutive season, both the men and women’s teams finished as Coast Conference champions.
In a press release sent out by head…
COMMENTARY
By C.J. Peterson @SFBayCJ
There was a time, not so long ago, when the Golden State Warriors weren’t NBA juggernauts.
When Andris Biedrins was the savior of the franchise — even though he couldn’t do as much as save his own free throw percentage…
By Ian Jones @IDJonesPhotog
A few weeks ago, a friend was verbally accosted in public, apparently for merely existing. My friend isn’t Black or Latino. My friend isn’t LGBTQ.
My friend was trying to get to a disabled parking spot, only to get cut…