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Features by LPC Express August 29, 2014

Child development center receives a generous donation

William Tanner EDITOR-IN-CHIEFCorrine Calica looked relieved. Her coworkers were curious because she had a look on her face that they were not used too. She was a little more light-hearted and looked less stressed. After the Child Development Center was almost shut down…

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Features by LPC Express August 29, 2014

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L.A. student civil rights leaders marching to campus

Laura Cameron COPY EDITOR Two leaders from a series of historic civil rights protests will be speaking at Las Positas College on Sept. 8. Bobby Lee Verdugo and Yolanda Rios were student organizers during the 1968 East L.A. student…

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Editorial: Editor-in-chief finishes at LPC on a high note

The 2014 valedictorian of Las Positas College is one of our own. Yes, we’re bragging. We confess to the shameless self-promotion. But once you learn about Bekka Wiedenmeyer, it will be clear why we strayed from traditional objectivity. Her impressiveness goes way beyond her…

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Features by LPC Express May 16, 2014

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Navy veteran graduates LPC with three degrees

Kalama HinesFeatures EditorHers is a story of persistence. One of commitment and the willingness to succeed. Ramona Peterson joined the military to see the world. After her term of service concluded, she set her sights on something else — a college degree. “Mona” will graduate…

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Features by LPC Express May 16, 2014

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Lolitas spotted more frequently in tri-valley area

Ashley FreitasStaff WriterThe term Lolita according to the Cambridge Dictionary is “a young girl who had a very sexual appearance or behaves in a very sexual way.” Yet if you were to use the word in a sense of fashion, the term…

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Features by LPC Express May 9, 2014

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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