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Features by LPC Express May 9, 2014

Cost per gallon is the magic number

Kalama Hines Features EditorForty-five dollars. The weekly cost, for a full-time student, to drive from Hayward or Tracy to Las Positas and back, when getting 20 miles per gallon. That may not seem like much, but added up over the course of a semester…

Features by LPC Express May 9, 2014

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Equipment managers go above and beyond

William Tanner Managing Editor It’s the little things. It’s the gaps that are filled when no one is looking. The chores no one wants to do, but somehow get done. That’s what makes organizations run smoothly. That’s how companies thrive. That’s why teams succeed. And…

Features by LPC Express May 2, 2014

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LPC reveals its ‘Best of the Best’

Brianna Guillory A&E EditorThere was an abundance of food and wine was bottomless. Entertainment was loud and lively. But this was not your typical gala. The Las Positas College Foundation held the 11th annual “Best of the Best” gala on April 26. Run solely…

Features Profile by LPC Express April 25, 2014

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For Ted Kaye, it all started with a mouse

Bekka WiedenmeyerEditor-in-chiefIf there is one thing that stands out to him, it is Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech. In this speech, Jobs stated that “you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.” In Ted Kaye’s mind, this…

Features by LPC Express April 10, 2014

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Meet ‘Molly,’ drug not as harmless as it seems

Kalama Hines Features Editor In demand. Exciting. Dangerous. Drugs. Every recent decade has had one it was known for. In the 1960s, LSD (acid) gave people the trip they were in search of. In the 70s troops returning from the Vietnam War brought heroin back…

Features by LPC Express April 10, 2014

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California fails to decriminalize marijuana

Angelica EstacioDesign EditorPuff. Puff. But don’t pass. This is what the fight to fully legalize the usage of marijuana in California looks like right now. Despite polls suggesting the majority of Californians’ support, the Democrat Party’s backing and positive tax figures, state Governor Jerry…

Features by LPC Express April 3, 2014

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Retired LPC professor receives district’s highest award

Alicia WatsonSpecial to The Express“What would Karen do?” the students pondered, as they prepared to set up LPC’s brand new Botany room. The room was part of the new science building designed largely by their recently retired Biology Professor, Karen Pihl. With her…

Features Profile by LPC Express March 28, 2014

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LPC alumnus triumphs over hardships

Brianna GuilloryA&E EditorAlaina Schofield was not expecting to win the scholarship of a lifetime when she had applied for the Jack Kent Cooke scholarship during her sophomore year at Las Positas College. But as fate would have it, she became one out…

Features by LPC Express March 28, 2014

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Women’s basketball loses key player

Kalama HinesFeatures EditorThe 2013-14 season was a struggle for the Las Positas women’s basketball team. One strongpoint for the team was the play, and leadership, of freshman guard. Gabriella Barbalinardo. “She was a fantastic leader off the court,” said women’s basketball Head Coach Clarence Morgan.…

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Student health resource alleviates stress

Will TannerManaging EditorStress is nothing new to college students. Juggling classes, study time and work can quickly lead to added stress in life. Add in being financially responsible and there is a recipe for “burning out.” Nestled in the 1700 building, the Student Health…

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