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The Las Positas College campus shutdown with one day’s notice on Thursday, March 11. College leaders hoped that the campus could open soon afterward, but with the Alameda County Shelter in Place directive, the campus remained closed. Everyone, including LPC’s Student Government,…

The new coronavirus is so highly contagious it has taken down whole nations, such as China, South Korea and Italy. It has forced large portions of America to shelter in place. The Centers for Disease Control recommends everyone stay in their homes…

Not all classes are easily adaptable.  Dance Students at LPC are trying to learn complex dance moves through a zoom conference. The challenges of dealing with lag, everyone’s individual internet speeds amongst other things makes it tough.  Another big issue, especially when…

Las Positas College held its 8 th annual Honoring Women Veterans event on Wednesday, March 11, 2020.  The event kicked off with the honor guard from the Army Recruiting Station in Livermore presenting the colors and the national anthem, sung by…

COVID-19 has finally closed LPC’s campus and, by the sound of things, preparations are being made for it to stay closed a lot longer than the three weeks initially given. An email Monday night from interim Chancellor Ron Gerhard, President of Chabot…

The spread of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, has forced a temporary shutdown of in-person classes in the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. An email was sent from Interim Chancellor Ronald Gerhard to the campus community on March 11, announcing that,…

Coronavirus. Nothing has caused more commotion and fear during the first few months of the new year. The last thing that was expected was for a global virus to hit and hit hard. As spring break approaches, many are considering limiting travel…

In the crowded cafeteria, Pikachu tails protrude from a cacophonous congregation of cosplayers. “Go ahead,” Shawn Taylor, the Director of Student Equity thinks to himself. “I’m so appreciative because they chose to say, ‘I don’t care, I am going to live my authentic…

After my last disastrous trip to the cinema to see the Harley Quinn movie, I had little hope that my latest sojourn to the downtown Livermore multiplex would yield anything but another two hours of my life down the drain. That all changed…

The campus community has suffered another loss. Las Positas College student Ke Zhang, a fixture on campus, died on Jan. 22 at the age of 86. After one of his classes, Zhang collapsed near the back of the 2400 building by the steps…