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News by Travis Danner September 6, 2019

School employee arrested, charged with two felonies

A Las Positas College employee has been arrested and charged with two felony counts after the school reported theft of school property. According to Alameda County Superior Court’s records, the school employee has been identified as Raymond George Salas, Las Positas' lead…

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No, Quentin Tarantino was not disrespecting Bruce Lee. Lighten up. Please.

Quentin Tarantino— for a director whose filmography over the last decade has seen Hitler getting shot in the face with a Tommy Gun, a plantation exploding and the hanging of a racial-slur spewing outlaw— sure stirs up a lot of racial controversy…

Features by Timothy Cech May 18, 2019

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Geology department builds new worlds in a digital playground

Waves of people crowded the display. Bright, colorful and intuitive, it invited the inquisitive minds to manipulate a standing box of artificial sand with little trowels. Aside from engaging the tactile senses, they were also subconsciously absorbing geologic concepts. As they built…

Features by Kirstie Burgess May 16, 2019

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The journey from LPC to NYC — how Julian Lim made it

Las Positas College. San Francisco State University. Columbia University. What do these three schools have in common? Julian Lim attended all three. The college behind Costco sure seems to have some fine produce. Lim is an example of the gems these halls…

Features Profile by Emily Forschen May 15, 2019

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7,000 miles and counting: Las Positas is Nikki Liu’s second chance

Emily Forschen @Emilyschen When Nikki Liu graduated high school, she had university in mind. She wasn’t quite sure what she was looking for. Like many fresh graduates, she wasn’t sure what she wanted to pursue. She just knew college was the next…

News by Nick Despotakis May 15, 2019

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Humanities professor pushes school to add a new film degree

Elizabeth Wing-Brooks, a humanities teacher at LPC, is in the process of establishing an interdisciplinary Associate of Arts degree in film, the first of its kind on campus. The degree will incorporate classes from the departments of mass communications, theater arts, music, photography…

Opinion by Ruben Banuelos May 15, 2019

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Amazon is listening to your chats with Alexa

In thousands of homes across America, hundreds of tenants are living rent free. It’s not a squatter crisis. They’re teams of Amazon employees, getting paid to listen to what people say to their Amazon Alexa devices. According to a survey from Coldwell…

Opinion by Nick Despotakis May 15, 2019

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Flavored Juul are a wolf in sheep’s clothing

Juul flavors are now banned in the state of California, and the state’s decision to do so will certainly be a benefit to its residents.. The Senate Health Committee passed the SB38, which prohibits retail stores and vending machines from selling tobacco…

News by Nick Despotakis May 15, 2019

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BART officials approve use of license plate readers

BART parking garages are expected to begin implementing the systems soon, although officials have not yet stated when or where.

News by Emily Forschen May 15, 2019

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Vice President search reboots following failed first attempt

Las Positas College administration is ready to walk down the aisle again, fresh off of running from the altar. The search for a Vice President for Academic Services didn’t have a great first run, getting their final two candidates to the last…

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