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Teaching singing to a person you never met is a challenge. Not being able to rehearse as a group is a challenge. Teaching music and voice over the internet is a challenge. The LPC Music department is rising up to the challenge…

At The Market held on Oct. 20  one of Las Positas College’s vice presidents was hard at work, moving boxes and bags of food, organizing the food for distribution and doing many chores. He was working so hard you could see sweat…

High school senior Kanchan Naik is concerned that the pandemic is changing the college application process. She worries that she won't get into her dream school because of the challenges of the COVID-19 conditions affecting her classes and extracurricular activities.…

Over four million acres have burned. Nearly 9,000 structures have been destroyed. A confirmed 31 lives lost. California’s fire season typically starts in the middle of summer, running through fall and sometimes into the winter. However, with global warming accelerating and California’s…

Hispanic Heritage Month started as Hispanic Heritage Week back in 1968, but expanded to become a celebration that lasted a whole month in 1988. The celebration, which takes place from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15,  is designed to celebrate the contributions made…

When firefighters are depicted on TV, in books and even in neighborhoods, the normal experience has always been seeing men take on this job. In elementary school when the local fire department came in and talked to the school, it was most…

When it comes to school, normally you have to get ready and make your way to class, leaving your house, your family and pets behind.  That is not normal for classes these days as we are learning online through Zoom and wearing…

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the graduation rate for African Americans attending a two year college is 23 percent. The average graduation rate for African Americans attending a four year college is even lower at 21 percent.  LPC recently…