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Millions get tsunami warning after earthquake

Fifteen minutes before 11 a.m. on Thursday, untold numbers of Californian cellphones buzzed. It was an alert from the National Weather Service issued up the Northern Californian coast to parts of Oregon. The message: “You are in danger.” “A series of powerful…

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Election makes clear the future isn’t female

He’s called women he disagrees with “fat pigs” and “disgusting animals.” He described a woman who’s been a district attorney, the California attorney general, a U.S. Senator and the Vice President as a “low IQ individual.” In an interview with Access Hollywood…

2024 Election Profile by Olivia Fitts November 25, 2024

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MAGA is here to stay

MAGA is a dirt parking lot lined with oversized trucks. Flags sprout from their beds. A few proclaim Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President. Another features the bloodied image of Donald Trump, post assassination attempt, defiant fist raised…

2024 Election News by Olivia Fitts November 7, 2024

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Trump, after sweeping win, can now execute unprecedented agenda

Livermore received a red flag warning on Tuesday night. It was issued by the National Weather Service on account of severe offshore winds and dry conditions in various East Bay valleys. Wind lifted unsuspecting umbrellas and hurled twigs at windows. But it…

Profile by Olivia Fitts October 19, 2024

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LPC honors student Raina Dent lands in New York Times program

Raina Dent was born in Alabama two minutes before her twin sister Reese. Her primary place of residence as a kid was a state up in Memphis. And, as a sixth grader, she and her family moved again – this time to…

Columns by Olivia Fitts October 13, 2024

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‘Liv on the Edge: Our apathy won’t save us

During office hours for a fall 2023 sociology class, I asked my professor this question: “Is it fair when people say that if Donald Trump got reelected he’d bring an end to democracy?” “People,” in the question, was implied to include talking…

News On Campus by Olivia Fitts September 24, 2024

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LPC’s moment atop college rankings ends — what now?

Prospective students of Las Positas Community College — who perhaps learned of the school from a student or an alum, or who drove past it on the 580 freeway so many times, or decided to attend a local community college —…

Columns by Olivia Fitts September 22, 2024

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‘Liv on the Edge: Caitlin Clark, the politics of ‘like’

I’ll never forget my introduction to Caitlin Clark. It was the 2024 women’s college basketball Final Four. I was on my parent’s couch, and Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes pulled off a massive upset against women’s basketball powerhouse UConn. On TV, she was statically…

News On Campus by Olivia Fitts September 8, 2024

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LPC’s textbook supplier closing campus bookstore

Las Positas College is soon to lose several million printed words. On September 30, the physical bookstore on campus will close indefinitely. The virtual store, found in the “Students” section of the college website, will replace its tangible counterpart. Five months ago, Follett…

A&E On Campus by Olivia Fitts July 24, 2024

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‘Escape to Margaritaville’ proves to be ‘pure escapism’

Margaritaville’s lead had two days to rehearse the role. Forty-eight hours before the opening night of “Escape to Margaritaville” – this summer’s LPC Theater Arts production – Daniel Gilmer got sick. He’d been set to play the leading man, the show’s theatrical…

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Millions get tsunami warning after earthquake

Election makes clear the future isn’t female

MAGA is here to stay

Trump, after sweeping win, can now execute unprecedented agenda

LPC honors student Raina Dent lands in New York Times program

‘Liv on the Edge: Our apathy won’t save us

LPC’s moment atop college rankings ends — what now?

‘Liv on the Edge: Caitlin Clark, the politics of ‘like’

LPC’s textbook supplier closing campus bookstore

‘Escape to Margaritaville’ proves to be ‘pure escapism’

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