Martin GallegosSports Editor
They’re supposed to make all of your worries go away.
Sporting events are meant to be an escape from reality. People dealing with real-world problems can go to a ballpark or arena and have fun for three hours without thinking of…
Jason LeskiwManaging EditorIn the hunt for evidence in relation to the events at this year’s Boston Marathon, law enforcement is using a tool that the American mainstream may not have thought about until recently. And it may be a permanent tool in…

Bekka WiedenmeyerNews EditorA fair number of college kids don’t know which direction to take their future careers. They don’t know who they want to be, or if they will be successes or failures in life, depending on what career they choose.
Drs. Monica…

Jason LeskiwManaging EditorFor a group of student representatives, the attacks in Boston hit very close to home.
The National Center for Student Leadership hosted members of ASLPC for a conference in Boston, ending on April 7. Student body president Cherry Bogue was one…

Timothy Salinas PiperStaff Writer The Biology Department and Biology Club hosted Dr. Khanh Nguyen for a pre-med workshop in the 1850 building. Dr. Nguyen answered questions and shared personal insight with the attendees about health care.
Nguyen reassured students that tests and exams would…

Bekka WiedenmeyerNews EditorTwo are dead and more than 100 injured in the Boston Marathon bombings that occurred late Monday afternoon.
Shortly before 3 p.m., the first marathoners crossed the finish line on Boylston Street in Copley Square. Two explosions quickly occurred within seconds…

Express StaffThe bombing of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon sent shockwaves from Boylston Street all the way to the communities surrounding Las Positas College.
27 participants of the marathon were from Livermore, San Ramon, Tracy, Dublin and Pleasanton. The Express has cross-referenced…

Bekka WiedenmeyerNews EditorThree are dead and more than 170 injured in the Boston Marathon bombings that occurred late Monday afternoon.
Shortly before 3 p.m., the first marathoners crossed the finish line on Boylston Street in Copley Square. Two explosions quickly occurred within seconds…

There were four Livermore residents running in the Boston marathon. Two of the four are confirmed alive with help from the Google People Finder tool. They are:
David Ly
Status: Someone has received information that this person is alive
Jaclyn Hepler (Pedersen)
Status: Someone has received information that…

By JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP)Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers in the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton were rerouted away from the smoking…