Features

Car company program expands into the Tri-Valley

Jason LeskiwPublic Relations OfficerWhether you need to dash to the store, dash to class or get the heck out of dodge, one non-profit company is bringing new modes of transportation to the Tri-Valley area. City CarShare, a company that offers short term rental…

227Views 0Comments

Eight go-for-broke majors

Aretha WelchSpecial to the ExpressBefore he/she even begins to make money or lands that entry-level gig, the average American college student graduating in 2013 will be in $35,000 debt. This is according to a study done by Fidelity, the financial services company. Some…

219Views 0Comments

Starbucks provides limited service to LPC

Kalama HinesStaff WriterGrande mocha. Quad. Non-fat. No whip. 135 degrees. Half-pump vanilla. No matter how elaborate a student’s coffee order is, they can get it at Starbucks. And now they can also find Starbucks beverages at Las Positas College. “I love it,” said Lisa Duran, English…

Culture News Profile by LPC Express September 12, 2013

276Views 0Comments

District chancellor uses past as guide for future

Ashley FreitasStaff WriterBack in May, the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District approved to offer the former president of Alameda College, Dr. Jannett Jackson, the seat for Chancellor and she was named as such during the meeting on June 25. But before she…

Culture by LPC Express September 12, 2013

213Views 0Comments

LPC runner makes history in Fresno Invitational

Martin GallegosStaff WriterIt started off as a normal day in Fresno for the LPC men's cross country team, but as the day came to a close, history was made. On Sept. 7, LPC sophomore runner Abraham Espinoza finished fifth in a field of…

Culture by LPC Express September 9, 2013

204Views 0Comments

Las Positas College hires new men’s basketball coach

Will TannerArts & Entertainment EditorThe position left by the passing of the late Tony Costello has been filled. Las Positas College athletic director Dyan Miller announced Thursday afternoon it has hired a new men’s basketball coach: Lon Rork. “I’m incredibly excited to be here,”…

Features News by LPC Express September 5, 2013

479Views 0Comments

Tony Costello gone but never forgotten

Travis DannerEditor in ChiefThe clock has expired. The game is over. But the score doesn’t tell the story. Yes, Las Positas College’s men’s basketball coach Tony Costello lost the battle. On Sunday afternoon, Aug. 25, he died at age 57. He succumbed to…

Culture News by LPC Express September 5, 2013

218Views 0Comments

Security working to perfect policy for school schootings

Bekka WiedenmeyerManaging Editor/ Copy EditorThe Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14, 2012 sent America into a grief it had never known. The idea that anyone could carry arms into a school facility and ruthlessly send bullets into 26 people, the…

Culture Opinion by LPC Express September 5, 2013

361Views 0Comments

OPINION: Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance was actually genius

Brandon ClutterWeb EditorIn the two years since Miley Cyrus ended the “Hannah Montana” show, she has become the wild child of the decade. To me though, she has become so much more than the poster child for irreverance. She broke up with fiancé…

Culture Uncategorized by LPC Express September 3, 2013

267Views 0Comments

LA school officials accused in plot to steal thousands of textbooks

Lateef MunginCNN.comCNN) -- Twelve Los Angeles County employees stole thousands of textbooks from school districts to supply them to a buyer, who paid them bribes, court records show. The buyer, who was also indicted, allegedly paid out $200,000 in bribes for the books. Prosecutors say…

Subscribe