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@nick__despo On Feb. 14, 2019, California State Senator Connie Leyva D-Chino introduced Senate Bill 291. If it passes, eligible students at Las Positas College will be assessed for financial aid based on entire costs of living and attending, opposed to just tuition…

Spring semester of 2019 marks the first time that teachers will be recording students taking online tests-- while students are in their homes.   Proctorio, the controversial online software being adopted by Las Positas, has sparked protest from students and faculty alike.…

Las Positas College is getting a facelift.  On Feb. 6, as part of the Town Hall meeting, Las Positas hosted an open house in the tutorial center (2401) where plans for new buildings were posted. The budget for the remodel, which includes…

The District is now on its third interim chancellor in six months. Thomas Fallo, who served as interim during the fall semester, is out as the fill-in leader of the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. Ronald Gerhard, previously the Vice Chancellor of…

Emily Forschen @Emilyschen There were six or seven people filing out of the conference room of Interim President Roanna Bennie’s office on Jan. 24. They had just exited a meeting, planning this semester’s commencement ceremony. The room filled with noise as they all spoke…

Emily Forschen @Emilyschen It was lit on campus Friday morning. “The moment I entered the parking lot," first-year student Jacqueline Thach said, "I started to smell smoke.” A student's car caught fire on Friday, Jan. 25 around 10:30 a.m. in parking lot D in front of…

In November of this year, two fires broke out in Los Angeles and Butte County, named the Camp Fire and Woolsey Fire. The fires, which were among the deadliest in California’s history, devastated over 200,000 acres, killed 88 people combined and even closed…

Business Club We won first place in the design competition, our President won Mr. Pbl ( Phi Beta Lambda) , won second place for highest membership increase, first place in money raised for March of Dimes, and all of the winning teams…

Once the 2016 presidential election was finished, there was an increase of concern many Americans had. America’s leader seemed to have it out for diverse groups, and many felt threatened in their own homes. Soon after the election, political knowledge any common…