From the streets of New Orleans, to the clubs of Chicago, to the halls of the Barbara Mertes Center of Las Positas, jazz music is known for saving itself by constantly changing. It’s lasted for decades while still constantly evolving, […]
A prayer is spoken as the lights are still down, as the show begins. The unnamed narrator of “The Drowsy Chaperone” explains to the audience what he prays as he enters a theater. He asks, begs, even implores God to […]
When student Taylor Hendricks runs through the song and dance number “Accident Waiting to Happen” for the upcoming spring musical, the show calls for it to be done while wearing a pair of roller skates. “Break a leg” seems to […]
It’s difficult to say if the Barbara Mertes Center for the Arts feels larger when it’s full or when it’s completely empty. That perception probably changes depending on where you’re standing. On Feb. 7, Brian Copeland stood on the main […]
Katrina Gardner Arts and Entertainment Editor The new Volbeat album, Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies, came out earlier this month on the ninth and didn’t disappoint. They showed, once again, that they don’t stick to one genre and are […]
As new classes arrive in the fall semester, there are also new resources for the LPC community, from a brand-new building to places to plug in. These additions are designed to help students and faculty better experience Las Positas College. […]
Taken by Blake Sperling Las Positas students gather in the quad on campus to enjoy the roasted marshmallows a the campus campfire hosted by student government on April 26, 2018.
Nursing major Jacqueline Vega considers the life lost as she examines the name tag of a 49-year-old victim of the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech, Va. The name tag was one of many passed out to students involved in […]
Jennifer Snook @SIRJID Buying gifts is hard. Your dad doesn’t seem to want anything, and you gave him enough tool kits when you were younger to last a lifetime. So, you head to Walmart, buy him a bag of chocolate […]
Alex Lontoc and Christopher Hartwell @ALEXXLLONTOC @SILIENCESEEN From textbooks to scripts, classrooms to stage sets, teachers to directors. Harold Ny, a student at Las Positas, juggles schoolwork and acting. A third year student at Las Positas, Ny majors in theatre […]
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