On Campus

As second year LPC student Trinidi Zuniga listened to the Women’s History Month panel in LPC’s Cultural Community Center, she gained not only advice, but insight into her own life. Zuniga’s mother, Tanika Zuniga, is a criminal analyst and former law enforcement…

Gold balloons formed an arch in a room adorned with moons and stars. Students dressed in abayas, thobes and other forms of cultural wear filled the space. Muslim students across campus at LPC have been participating in the month of Ramadan, a…

Pink and white petals painted every surface. Red paper lanterns inscribed with kanji draped from wall to wall. Japanese pop music and a bubbling crowd welcomed Las Positas’ first-ever Cherry Blossom Festival on March 18 in Room 2401, the Cultural Community Center.…

A smooth bossa nova track introduced Las Positas to a taste of authentic Brazilian music. A cover of “Triste” by Antônio Jobim, transformed the Main Stage Theater into an intimate, dimly lit dive bar in Rio de Janeiro. The Edu…

The liveliness and festivities of the Lunar New Year Festival came to a close. Just yards away in a quiet corner of the 1600 building, a group of students gathered for a different event.  Before it began, the room was subdued. Students…

The LPC Student Senate passed its long-awaited “divestment” resolution on March 11, citing the district’s previous million-dollar ties to the investment firm BlackRock. The district trust that held those shares sold them last June and faced backlash. The Student Senate’s resolution demands…

Tea enthusiasts all around campus had the chance to try new flavors and brewing methods on Feb. 26 at LPC’s Tea Tasting and Mahjong event. The Las Positas Chinese Student Association hosted the event at the Cultural Community Center, located in room…

A student-led initiative to establish a Turning Point USA club at Las Positas was tabling on campus on Feb. 26. TPUSA is a nonprofit organization founded by conservative activist Charlie Kirk in 2012. Following the public assassination of its founder on Sep.…

Building 1700, Room 1726 sits n estled between the 2100 and 1600 buildings, but the presence it holds is anything but small. Open and ready for students from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Black Cultural Resource Center (BCRC) serves as a…

The presentation was brief, but the possibilities were endless — stretching far beyond the walls of the 4000 building at Las Positas College. On the morning of Feb. 14, hundreds of people filed into the Mertes Center for the Arts to attend…