Like most students, professor Mark Salinas commutes to LPC’s campus, where he teaches ethnic studies. Once those classes conclude, he commutes back to his hometown, Hayward, to instruct at Chabot College. His days don’t finish on a college campus — after Chabot,…
ELK GROVE — James Giacomazzi took his seat in the packed Sheldon High School gym, barely able to squeeze past the crowd to sit. It was winter of 2023, a rivalry game for Sheldon, led by their top rebounder, point scorer, and…
Upstairs in the 1600 building. Past the glass doors. Tucked behind the front counter of easily the most important office on campus. A woman sits quietly. Out of the way, as if she’s avoiding a spotlight, making a front-facing position feel like…
In the midst of a muggy Chicago summer, Mason Bruce witnessed the scale of professional American basketball firsthand.
The United Center crowd pulsed with enough energy to power the city. Eyes locked in on the court. Fans relinquished their emotions to the…
Adhering to the post-football game tradition, on a Friday evening in October, a group of high-schoolers gathered at an In-N-Out in Burbank for a celebratory cheeseburger.
The youth gathered around the pickup counter like a barricade at a concert. Phones out. Shoving…
When Anthony Johnson, then a sophomore at Cosumnes River College (CRC) in 2010, saw the red and blue lights in his rearview mirror and heard the sirens, his heart sank. He knew he was caught.
The breathalyzer would reveal his true state. Leaving…
Luke Caba Guerrero Lam took a seat in Dylan McBride’s class, Musical Theater Workshop. It was fall 2023, and Caba Guerrero Lam had just transferred from Castro Valley High School. He found himself surrounded by the kind of talent he could only…
Of the top 12 point-scorers for the 2024 Hawks, seven were freshmen. For a team that made a deep run into the playoffs, the idea of seven experienced returners figured to bode well for the 2025 squad.
But as Las Positas prepares for…
The scent of samosa filled the air, accompanied by the sound of Hindi and Punjabi music in the Las Positas quad during the Diwali celebration.
The event was a source of entertainment for students at LPC. It was organized by Movement API and…
Ainsley Wade has spent her life chasing wins.
Not just in organized sports fields either. Before she was a two-sport star at Las Positas, she remembers breaking paddles in celebration over winning family ping-pong tournaments. She’s a born athlete who’s lived a…
