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Elizabeth Joy @ELIZABE53603091 A silent protest spoke loudly, and perhaps it spoke even louder than words. This past week at LPC as BSU Club students gathered to support the Sanctuary Resolution. Held both Monday and Tuesday, prior to the resolution being signed Dec. 5 at Chabot…

Rachel Hanna @RACHELCH97 On Fri, Dec. 1 in the Las Positas Mertes Center for the Arts, the LPC Forensics Team presented stories and monologues. The room shared laughter and some shocking moments as the students delivered each of their ten-minute long speeches. Six students who had…

Tim Guan @TIM_GUAN30 In a student senate led referendum for the approval and implementation of a transportation fee for next fall semester 2018, the “Student Mobility Initiative(SMI),” has passed in a unanimous vote of 293 for “yes” and 36 for “no,” out of a…

Rachel Hanna @RACHELCH97 Chabot-Las Positas Chancellor given vote of no confidence Chancellor Jannett Jackson of Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is receiving a vote of "no confidence" from the Chabot Academic Senate. Both LPC and Chabot have concerns about Jackson resulting in frustration. These concerns include…

Jen Burnett @JBURNETT11 They say the best things in life are free and now you can add your first year of college to that list, thanks to Gov. Jerry Brown. On Friday Oct. 13, 2017, Brown signed Assembly Bill 19, a new bill that would…

Elizabeth Joy @ELIZABE53603091 Student after student lined up to speak out Nov. 14 at the Chabot-Las Positas College District Board meeting, wanting their voices to be heard concerning the Sanctuary Resolution. Las Positas College DACA student, Angela Vasquez, psychology major, spoke up in tears. Inspired…

Taylor Lobb @TAYLORLOBB No medical card necessary. No lies about glaucoma. No excuses about anxiety, or back pain. Or insomnia. California residents are now free to use marijuana recreationally. This means at the turn of the calendar year, it will be legal to sell marijuana for recreational use.…

Rachel Hanna @RACHELCH97 Stress, being overwhelmed and unsure of what major to choose.  For some, college can be a trying time for students figuring out which road they want their future to go down.  Before Ruby Elias joined the Puente program at LPC, these…

Julia Coty @JULIACOTY Heroes Around Us Name- Olinser Perez Branch- U.S Marines Hometown-San Leandro, California Years served- 2003-2014 Major- Engineer Technology 20 miles northeast of Baghdad, the closest town being Karma near Al-Anbar Province, platoon sergeant Olinser Perez and his two other men were tasked with a mission to recover…