Sophomore Brennan Mock cracks a smile, one toe tapping as he waits on stage. In a few minutes, Mock will pluck a random topic from a hat, and emerge 30 minutes later with a fully memorized seven-minute speech. His topic today: Why…
Sarah Thompson was looking for a satiny pageant-style sash that read “RETIREMENT” across the front. The party store she rummaged didn’t have one. She settled for the BIRTHDAY PRINCESS one she could fine. It would have to do. Plus, it came with…
As a kid from Oakland, naturally, I'm a Warriors fan. Kobe Bryant was drafted the year I was born: 1996. So from the time I could comprehend basketball, Kobe was the best in the league. I grew up hating him. I wished…
Shrouded
in mystery and misconception, Las Positas College is situated on the hills in
the city of Livermore. Like many community colleges, LPC is locked in a
constant battle with stigmatization, facing ostracizing names like “Lost
Potential” and “UCBC – University of California, Behind Costco.” But…
Waves of people crowded the display. Bright, colorful and intuitive, it invited the inquisitive minds to manipulate a standing box of artificial sand with little trowels. Aside from engaging the tactile senses, they were also subconsciously absorbing geologic concepts. As they built…
Las Positas College. San Francisco State University. Columbia University. What do these three schools have in common? Julian Lim attended all three. The college behind Costco sure seems to have some fine produce. Lim is an example of the gems these halls…
Emily Forschen
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When Nikki Liu graduated high school, she had university in mind. She wasn’t quite sure what she was looking for. Like many fresh graduates, she wasn’t sure what she wanted to pursue. She just knew college was the next…
When Trevin Smith was 10, he wanted to act like a grown up. So, he read an article in The New York Times. The writer reported on various issues all while traveling the world. After reading it, he ran into his living…
Emily Forschen
@Emilyschen
She was born Jean MacPherson, but her name underwent a few changes throughout the years. As did she.
She holds a master’s degree in nursing from San Francisco State University and boasts a controversial career in the California State Assembly. She retired…
Emily Forschen
@Emilyschen
The student government office on any given Thursday is bustling with conversation. LPCSG members are in there working, socializing and meeting with each other. Mahdi Totah is not in student government, but when walked in, no one batted an eye. They…