May 2020 – The Express

VIDEO: LPC’s Puente learning community makes donation to Border Angels

The Puente learning community and club of Las Positas College in Livermore, Calif. recently made a donation to Border Angels which is "volunteer based, non profit organization that advocates for human rights (and) humane immigration." Puente is "is a learning community with…

Sports by Nathan Canilao May 18, 2020

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CCCAA restores Spring athletic seasons, looks to ensure Fall

After the closing of community colleges state wide, Spring athletics were effectively shut down for the rest of the school year. All events that would have taken place this Spring semester were also cancelled. One of the biggest events of the Spring…

Video Video by Amy Tilson-Lumetta May 12, 2020

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VIDEO: “Leap,” a visual-auditory journey about a new beginning in the midst of a pandemic

Amy Tilson-Lumetta, the managing and features editor for The Express recently moved from Northern California to the Lone Star state of Texas in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Come along as Amy makes her way from the Bay Area to Texas by…

Opinion by Alan Lewis May 11, 2020

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Student government donates money to LPC — Is it the right move?

At the April 30 Las Positas College Student Senate meeting, a $6,000 donation from Student Government was approved, with funds benefitting the LPC Financial Aid Office, Library and Tutoring Center, each receiving $2,000. While this is a noble gesture, was it correct?…

Features by Rebecca Robison May 8, 2020

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New LPC president might be perfect fit to lead school through pandemic

Dyrell Foster was smiling. It wasn't the expression one would expect from the leader of a school that has been shut down by a global pandemic. But when he logged into ConferZoom for an interview with The Express , a beaming…

News by Alan Lewis May 6, 2020

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LPC still working on criteria for disbursing CARES student aid

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security act, known as CARES included money for student aid. Las Positas College is receiving $1.4 million for aid to students. Requirements for who can apply for aid were given by the Federal Government. Federal Requirements…

Fresh Takes by Nathan Canilao May 6, 2020

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Shelter in Place — Missing sports and human interaction as the days breeze by

It’s 40 days into shelter in place, and the days just breeze by. I feel like my clock is running at twice the speed as usual. One moment I’m doing homework at 2 p.m.,. and by the time I’m done and ready…

Opinion by Alan Lewis May 5, 2020

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Recyclables destined for landfill graveyards, not reincarnation

You get a takeout meal, the meal is in a Styrofoam container, in a plastic bag. With the meal, the restaurant placed paper napkins and condiments in plastic packets. You also grab some water in a plastic bottle. After you eat, you…

Fresh Takes Opinion by Rebecca Robison May 4, 2020

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Shelter in Place — Diary of a depressed student

March 11. The first day that set off a chain reaction of events at Las Positas College. I remember being in my friend Sally’s car, on our way to the campus. It was a Wednesday, and I was in the passenger seat…

News by Ana Delgadillo May 4, 2020

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Students demand tuition rates be lowered for online courses during pandemic

After stay at home orders began, schools instantly went virtual. What first started as a two week long shelter in place quickly became indefinite quarantine. With the COVID-19 curve rising at a high rate it soon became clear the remainder of Spring…

Monthly Archives: May 2020

VIDEO: LPC’s Puente learning community makes donation to Border Angels

CCCAA restores Spring athletic seasons, looks to ensure Fall

VIDEO: “Leap,” a visual-auditory journey about a new beginning in the midst of a pandemic

Student government donates money to LPC — Is it the right move?

New LPC president might be perfect fit to lead school through pandemic

LPC still working on criteria for disbursing CARES student aid

Shelter in Place — Missing sports and human interaction as the days breeze by

Recyclables destined for landfill graveyards, not reincarnation

Shelter in Place — Diary of a depressed student

Students demand tuition rates be lowered for online courses during pandemic

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