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The cast of Footloose will perform in the amphitheater this summer.

Culture by LPC Express Staff July 15, 2023

Faculty and theater students get ‘Footloose’ in the amphitheater

The city of Bomont might ban dancing, but this summer at LPC, there will be singing, dancing and a huge set built out in the outdoor amphitheater. This summer’s hit musical will showcase theater arts students and a few surprises, including some faculty…

Features On Campus by Cj Flores May 26, 2023

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School president has a talent for rolling with the punches

LPC's leader discusses his tenure through COVID-19 and his persistence toward equity He laid back in his chair, hands resting on the knees, legs crossed at the end of the long wood table. His demeanor is calm as he reaches for his…

Profile by Cj Flores May 26, 2023

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P-LO reflects on his path from Bay origins to hip-hop stardom

Every young Filipino can recount that time as a kid being at a family party with the karaoke machine out. The Aunties and Uncles singing their favorite songs from their youth, while you and your cousins patiently watch before getting pressured…

Profile by Ashly Meija Ferreras May 22, 2023

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The women of Academic Services get things done

The rain was angry on a Wednesday afternoon. The wind whistled through the glass windows in the 1600 building, creating a cool breeze outside of the entrance of the VP Office of Academic Services. But there was also a chill inside. It…

Features On Campus by Peter Zimmer May 11, 2023

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Valedictorian conquers mental health issues and academics

Hunting for new sources. Scheduling interviews for stories. Taking chances in new roles. In room 2409, talent is constantly burgeoning. And every once in a while, a valedictorian emerges. Sophia Sipe, the former editor-in-chief of the Express News for the fall and…

Features by Lizzy Rager May 11, 2023

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Fencing extraordinaire puts LPC fencing on the map

In the year 2014, the screen lit aglow with shadowy figures, a cautionary horn sounding in the background. From a tiny metal hilt, blue plasma energy emitted into a sword, grasped in a scrappy boy's hands. Towering over him, a man with…

Daniel Cearley measuring the Columbian mammoth’s left upper arm bone at UC Berkeley’s Museum of Paleontology repository in preparation for loaning the bones. (Photo courtesy: Carol Edson and Dan Cearley)

Features On Campus by Jude Strzemp May 3, 2023

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Mammoth bones on display, discovered 14 years ago on campus

Nov. 9, 2009, was a normal day of construction at Las Positas campus. Until metal hit bone. Off of Loop Road on the Nature Valley Trail, at the west side of campus, a construction team worked to create a swale. This shallow…

Profile by Georgia Whiting April 26, 2023

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From Nigeria to Livermore: a student’s pursuit of dreams

A student travels 8,000 miles to study at LPC as one stop on her journey Securely strapped into the window seat of a United Airlines flight, Fatimah Mohammad wiped the remnants of tears left on her cheeks. It wasn’t her first flight…

Profile by Cj Flores March 3, 2023

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Hawks guard Isaiah Victor is getting exactly he wanted

(This article was originally posted Feb. 24, 2023) The sophomore sharpshooter nearly left LPC for a bigger role, but stayed and became the leader he envisioned Isaiah Victor walked the length of the court, his Hawks 11.6 seconds from victory, and stepped to…

Profile by Natalie Kruger February 17, 2023

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Dream Center coordinator gives students sense of belonging

At 11 years old, Miguel Pimentel and his siblings left Puruarán in Michoacán, Mexico, to reunite with their parents in the United States after being separated for two years. Pimentel and his siblings immigrated to the United States as undocumented children, an…

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