December 2025 – The Express

News by Musa Ashraf December 23, 2025

Early retirement for Faculty Association in new deal with District

On Dec. 18, the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District announced, after negotiations with the Faculty Association, a plan offering a Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (SERP) to eligible faculty. These benefits will supplement other retirement benefits that these faculty are eligible to receive…

Sports by Annie Moore December 18, 2025

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Three Hawks named All-American Scholars

Three of the 45 soccer players at Las Positas College earned All-American Scholar honors following the season. Leading the way is Arteen Arianmanesh, the first player in program history to earn both First Team All-American and First Team Scholar All-American honors. Women’s…

Express Video by Maximilien Kiyoi December 17, 2025

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How LPC supports cultural diversity

The new Community Cultural Center is a hub for LPC's efforts to embrace its variety of cultures and ethnicities.

Opinion by Carson Pfotenhauer December 13, 2025

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Why community college is a good call

Many students at LPC once dreamed of attending a prestigious university, but chose a more affordable option to pursue their goals. For many, financial limits, poor grades, or personal circumstances made the junior college route the most realistic choice. Las Positas is one…

Profile by Camille Leduc December 12, 2025

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Meet some of LPC’s most powerful women

Upstairs in the 1600 building. Past the glass doors. Tucked behind the front counter of easily the most important office on campus. A woman sits quietly. Out of the way, as if she’s avoiding a spotlight, making a front-facing position feel like…

Opinion by Milo Jones December 12, 2025

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The therapist in my phone

From the start of the AI boom, users have spoken to chatbots as if they were real people. They attach names to them, give them personalities and even generate images of what their chatbot “companion” would look like as a Studio Ghibli…

Profile by Jaxyn Good December 12, 2025

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“Aussie” duo enter a whole new ball game

In the midst of a muggy Chicago summer, Mason Bruce witnessed the scale of professional American basketball firsthand. The United Center crowd pulsed with enough energy to power the city. Eyes locked in on the court. Fans relinquished their emotions to the…

Culture Features by Jaxyn Good December 12, 2025

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Inside the 6-7 trend sweeping the nation

Adhering to the post-football game tradition, on a Friday evening in October, a group of high-schoolers gathered at an In-N-Out in Burbank for a celebratory cheeseburger. The youth gathered around the pickup counter like a barricade at a concert. Phones out. Shoving…

News by Musa Ashraf December 11, 2025

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Trump administration strikes at Newsom and California Colleges

On Nov. 20, the Trump administration filed a lawsuit against California, Gov. Gavin Newsom, the attorney general and the governing boards of the University of California, California State University and the California Community College system, which includes LPC. The lawsuit challenges California’s…

Columns by Sabrina Hossain December 11, 2025

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OITNM: Ableism is here to stay in Trump’s America

Somewhere between political rallies and college curriculums, cruelty became a virtue. Maybe it started when showing basic human decency was deemed “snowflake behavior.” Maybe it trickled down from the president’s podium to the professor’s desk, where the syllabus now doubles as a…

Monthly Archives: December 2025

Early retirement for Faculty Association in new deal with District

Three Hawks named All-American Scholars

How LPC supports cultural diversity

Why community college is a good call

Meet some of LPC’s most powerful women

The therapist in my phone

“Aussie” duo enter a whole new ball game

Inside the 6-7 trend sweeping the nation

Trump administration strikes at Newsom and California Colleges

OITNM: Ableism is here to stay in Trump’s America

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