December 2018 – Page 3

Opinion by Rebecca Robison December 12, 2018

LPC has a drug problem

@RebeccaRobiso19 According to a 2014 report by samha.gov, 1 in 5 college students partake in drug use. This statistic has since risen. Las Positas College seems to be a well rounded school, with a 71 percent success rate in course completion as of 2017.…

News by Arion Armeniakos December 12, 2018

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Gov. Brown vetoes nightlife bill

By @ArionArmeniakos On Sept. 28, the bill that would have allowed two Bay Area cities to turn up even later into the night was vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Oakland and San Francisco were included in Senate Bill 905, which would have permitted the…

News by Rebecca Robison December 12, 2018

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BART’s new safety measures leave many uneasy

@Rebecca.Robiso19 Nia Wilson was simply trying to get on the train, just like everybody else on the platform. The 18 year old was alongside her sisters, Letifah and Tashiya, on July 22. That night, Wilson was randomly stabbed in the neck and killed at…

Opinion by Victoria Lachnit December 12, 2018

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Students feel disrespected by their own school

(Photo illustration by Victoria Lachnit) “Students first.” That’s the motto that many of Las Positas’ administrators preached. It’s tied onto email signatures, splashed across other documents and school literature. “Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.” That’s the Oxford Dictionary definition of the word facetious--…

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A response to “It’s a culture, not a costume”

To Editor-In-Chief Ms. Forschen, Your opinion piece, “It’s a culture, not a costume – the fight against appropriation” is one which I respectfully disagree with in all aspects. As a “person of color,” I find your elaborate but fallacious Halloween anecdote detailing…

Uncategorized by Mitchell Mylius December 1, 2018

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Woman’s Water Polo Makes Debut from LPC

By Carleen Surrena The sun was bright on this October afternoon, creating a glare off the pool at the Las Positas College swim complex. It may be fall, but no clouds were among the powder-blue sky backdrop highlighting the rolling vineyards…

Uncategorized by Mitchell Mylius December 1, 2018

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Mid-Season Fall Sports Round-Up

Carly Surrena @surrena_c Men’s Soccer The men’s soccer team plays strong but keeps coming up just a little short each time. They are not losing by much but can’t seem to get the goals scored when need be. The Hawks were looking…

Culture by LPC Express December 1, 2018

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Volbeat: Album of many genres

Katrina GardnerArts and Entertainment Editor The new Volbeat album, Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies, came out earlier this month on the ninth and didn’t disappoint. They showed, once again, that they don’t stick to one genre and are not afraid to experiment with…

Monthly Archives: December 2018

LPC has a drug problem

Gov. Brown vetoes nightlife bill

BART’s new safety measures leave many uneasy

Students feel disrespected by their own school

A response to “It’s a culture, not a costume”

Woman’s Water Polo Makes Debut from LPC

Mid-Season Fall Sports Round-Up

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