@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.…
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…
@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…
(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--…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Before I joined the military in 2006, I had heard the war stories my father used to tell me, but they were mostly in one ear and out the other. I am sure most of you understand that when a veteran starts…
By @RebeccaRobiso19
In the United States, there has been a recent sweep of fatalities relating to opioids. From celebrities such as Mac Miller to everyday students. Two teens recently died in Livermore and have recently been the center of the conversation, following their…