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Navigating life as a hyper independent woman

Nestled between a Subway and a beat-up video store in Waterford is the Pioneer Market. Inside this local grocer was my sweet paradise, also known as the candy aisle. Treats hanging from shelves. Posters of chocolate and oatmeal cookies plastered on the…

Columns Fresh Takes Opinion by Sophia Sipe May 11, 2022

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High school ruined my mental health but college replenished it

Hundreds of young teenagers in one place for hours on end, in theory, has always sounded like a recipe for disaster. Take into account the ridiculously high number of students who consume blue raspberry smoke for breakfast and stress during snack time,…

Fresh Takes Opinion by Josh Jones February 15, 2022

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Tom Brady changed my life

Dear Tom Brady, I don’t know where to begin. 22 seasons, 624 touchdowns, 84,520 yards and countless other career achievements, but the past two years have been life changing. You made the dreams of an 8-year-old kid from a small town in…

Fresh Takes Opinion by Gibran Beydoun February 15, 2022

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New California student program has flaws

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Aug. 19 that a new public service program will take place and 45 of the state’s colleges and universities will take part in it. Seven of 10 campuses from the system of University of California, 16…

Columns Fresh Takes by Sophia Sipe February 15, 2022

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Life on antidepressants

This month marks my one year anniversary of consistency with medication. It’s taken a long time to get here, but now that I’ve joined the stability club, let me break down the process. With the consideration of mental health medication comes the…

Fresh Takes by Taylour Sparkman December 24, 2021

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Men’s soccer team misses playoffs

The #15 state-ranked team Las Positas Hawks entered their Oct. 22 away game against the Evergreen Valley Hawks. Evergreen Valley struck first in the 25th minute. This was the first of four goals to be scored within nine minutes of each other,…

Fresh Takes by Nathan Canilao May 6, 2020

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Shelter in Place — Missing sports and human interaction as the days breeze by

It’s 40 days into shelter in place, and the days just breeze by. I feel like my clock is running at twice the speed as usual. One moment I’m doing homework at 2 p.m.,. and by the time I’m done and ready…

Fresh Takes Opinion by Rebecca Robison May 4, 2020

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Shelter in Place — Diary of a depressed student

March 11. The first day that set off a chain reaction of events at Las Positas College. I remember being in my friend Sally’s car, on our way to the campus. It was a Wednesday, and I was in the passenger seat…

Fresh Takes Opinion by Alan Lewis April 27, 2020

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Shelter in place — Learning a new skill during quarantine

As a retired person who is only taking one class this semester, I have a lot of free time during the shelter in place. Many of the usual activities I do are not available during the shelter in place. All golf courses…