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Elections for the Las Positas College Student Government (LPCSG) executive board for the 2020-21 school year are happening now. Candidates are running unopposed for President and Vice President, two candidates are running for Director of Legislation and three candidates for CLPCCD Student Trustee.…

California Community College Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley has issued executive orders that make significant changes to the student grading policies aimed at helping students who may be suffering while the college shut down continues.  Las Positas College president Dyrell Foster explained the…

Even with the campus shutdown and live speech tournaments canceled, LPC student Casey Hamilton finished third place for a Speech to Entertain, “Adapting to Adulting,” during a speech tournament on March 25. The tournament was organized and conducted by Mt. San Antonio…

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…