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News by Alan Lewis January 29, 2021

LPC veterans meet with General Mattis

Student veterans at LPC were treated to a meeting with General Mattis on Jan. 26. General Mattis held various Marine Corps positions, culminating as Commander of U.S. Central Command in July 2010. After his retirement from the Marine Corps, he served in…

Columns by Alan Lewis January 25, 2021

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Alan’s Ramblings: Facebook disabled my account

On Friday, Nov 27 I received an email from the “Facebook Security Team” that my account was not secure and needed to click on a link to secure the account. The return address for the email was security@facebookmail.com. I ignored the email…

Opinion by Alan Lewis January 25, 2021

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Where have all the clubs gone?

In the fall of 2019 there were 41 recognized clubs on campus. In spring semester 2020, 26. This semester, just 17 clubs. Some of the decline can be attributed to the COVID-19 switch to online classes, but not all. Many of the…

Features by Alan Lewis January 25, 2021

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LPC virtual music department rises up to the challenge

Teaching singing to a person you never met is a challenge. Not being able to rehearse as a group is a challenge. Teaching music and voice over the internet is a challenge. The LPC Music department is rising up to the challenge…

News Briefs by Angela December 10, 2020

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Photography department hosts lectures apart of the Fall 2020 art lecture series

The Las Positas Photography Department will be hosting its final three lectures in early December as part of the Fall 2020 Fall Artist Lecture Series. The lecture series, organized by faculty and students in the photography department, “consists of a diverse group…

News Briefs by Alan Lewis December 10, 2020

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Sydney Roberts awarded first place prize at state music conference

Over the weekend of Nov 21/22, Sydney Roberts, one of LPC’s composition students in the LPC music department, was awarded First Prize at the annual Music Association of California Community Colleges Conference for her original piece for three marimbas entitled "Thief." The…

Profile by Alan Lewis December 9, 2020

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Humans of Las Positas: Esmaa Elgarguri

If you were on campus prior to classes going online, you may have seen Esmaa Elgarguri traveling around campus on her yellow skateboard. She would not be hard to spot as there are not many other Hijab wearing women on skateboards at…

News by Han Nelson December 8, 2020

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Beacon of light event planned for remembrance of Pearl Harbor attacks

On Dec. 7 Mt. Diablo State Park will be hosting a beacon lighting for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The event will be virtual. For 45 minutes, three living survivors of the attack will share their experience and honor both the living and…

News Briefs by Han Nelson December 7, 2020

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Professor Ashley McHale to speak at math seminar

On Dec. 9th Ashley McHale will be speaking before the LPC Math Society about cryptography. The seminar titled, “Mixed Messages: A Brief Discussion of Cryptography,” will discuss cryptography, forms of encryption and their development and use throughout modern history. McHale is a…

News Briefs by Alan Lewis December 7, 2020

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Student health and wellness center to host workshop on anxiety during finals

The LPC Student Health and Wellness Center is hosting its last workshop of the semester on Anxiety and Coping Skills during finals. The seminar will be Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 2 to3:30 p.m via Zoom. The Zoom meeting id is 951 2224…

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