“Why doesn’t she just leave?”
This is what we ask victims of abuse when they don’t leave their abuser. It is a question I have (shamefully) asked my loved ones before. And when it happened to me. I found myself in a…
In a culture that often glorifies exhaustion as a badge of honor, success is frequently framed as the reward for pushing ourselves to the brink. Sleep deprivation, skipped meals and relentless productivity are treated as signs of dedication. People boast about late…
Somewhere between political rallies and college curriculums, cruelty became a virtue. Maybe it started when showing basic human decency was deemed “snowflake behavior.” Maybe it trickled down from the president’s podium to the professor’s desk, where the syllabus now doubles as a…
The man-child in chief did not get what he wanted, so he declared a government shutdown. And guess who pays the price? Average Americans who are just trying their best to make ends meet.
The government shutdown has dragged on over a month…
There’s a high chance you know the name Tupac Shakur. If you don’t, you are definitely from another planet. He’s the master behind “California Love,” the song that still dominates every summer playlist.
It’s less likely, but entirely possible, that you recognize the…
The 95-degree weather on Sept. 17 did not deter student government and community volunteers from encouraging students to register to vote. To achieve this, the event took place in the quad from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. when student life was bustling.
Free…
The call from the pharmacy started routinely, but the condescending tone of the older woman delivering the news rocked my world. She said my prescriptions of Vyvanse, Zoloft and Trazodone would no longer be covered after my 26th birthday the following month. …
On Wednesday afternoon, the Las Positas College Basic Needs Center partnered with several Tri-Valley organizations to host a resource and accessibility fair in the quad in front of the campus library.
According to representatives from LPC’s Basic Needs Center, the goal of…
The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District introduced a new immigration policy on March 20. This comes in response to growing concerns among students and faculty regarding federal immigration enforcement actions.
In January, the district stated that both police and Campus Safety and…
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — headed by Elon Musk — sent out a letter on Feb. 15 threatening to revoke all federal funding for public schools, colleges and universities housing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives.
The Trump…