Shelby Escott STAFF WRITER After just over six years working behind the scenes, Janice Noble is ready to retire from Las Positas College.
The current Vice President of Academic Services looks forward to Sept. 12, her last day on…
Laura Cameron COPY EDITOR Two leaders from a series of historic civil rights protests will be speaking at Las Positas College on Sept. 8.
Bobby Lee Verdugo and Yolanda Rios were student organizers during the 1968 East L.A. student…
Jason Leskiw PR MANAGER When Paul Sapsford moved to the United States by way of London, he already had a pretty decent resume. Sapsford coached at soccer schools on behalf of Wimbledon and, Arsenal, among others.
Now, 15 years after coming…
Ongoing crises in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip. Robin Williams’ suicide. The (considerably less important cosmically but nonetheless significant to me) 8-month-struggle of the Oakland Athletics.
Turning on the TV or checking Twitter was not a pleasant occurrence in the month of…
Shayla GascaSTAFF WRITER$130 for a math textbook. $80 for a lab workbook. $20 for the semester’s parking pass. And, of course, the $552 for 12-unit tuition.
After spending what is often over $1,000 many students may be worried about where they will get…
Brandon ClutterArts & Entertainment Editor “Mother Popcorn.” “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag.” “Get On Up.” These are just a few of the hit singles made by James Brown, the proclaimed “Godfather of Soul.” “Get On Up,” one of his songs, is also…
William Tanner
Editor-in-Chief
As the end of the semester draws to a close, one student can’t wait to graduate. For her, the Associate of Science in Interior Design has been 25 years in the making. Before getting her degree, Nancy Tatarka, 65, was…
William TannerEditor-in-Chief
With a few short words Ted Kaye, CEO of the Las Positas College Foundation, rocked the campus. Two separate donors are making an investment into the school through the foundation to a total of at least $1.7 million.
For Kaye, this…
Brianna GuilloryWeb Editor
When “X-Men” premiered in 2000 it set the standard for what are today’s comic book based movies. Now, 14 years later and seven movies in, “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is the latest installment of the “X-Men” movie franchise.
Loosely…
Brandon ClutterArts & Entertainment EditorIn the recent years, Marvel has been releasing movies in a rapid fire motion, and they have been nothing short of fantastic. From the solo movies of “Captain America,” “Thor” and the eventual team-up movie “The Avengers,” audiences…