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Changes made to DACA will affect 800,000 Julia Coty @JULIACOTY The immigration policy known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, had a pretty short lifespan. It was created for minors who entered the country illegally at a young age. Originating from an executive…

Jen Burnett @JENBURNETT11 Math Pre-Requisites will soon be eliminated Come Fall 2018, students will be happy to hear that come math prerequisites to complete general education requirements for their AA or transfer degree will be a thing of the past. Students that are not pursuing…

Rachel Hanna @RachelCH97  An unnamed student wearing a backpack, dropped to his knees in front of the class in February. With his fingers shaped seemingly to mime a gun, per eyewitness reports, he closed his eyes, his lips moved as he mumbled. For many,…

Julia Coty @julia.coty From grenades to textbooks, tanks to city buses: A large portion of California’s community colleges, like Las Positas, are made up of veterans and enlisted soldiers. With over two million veterans residing in California and the countless military personnel returning home, veteran…

Alexandra Lontoc @Alexxllontoc Imagine inventing a breakthrough in technology, only to hide it from the public and avoid risking your life. Starting Friday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Oct. 29, theater arts students will be performing the social drama “The Water Engine” at the Black Box…

By Christopher Hartwell @SilienceSeen As new programs reach out to students to create networks of friends and classmates, Las Positas puts the community into community college. The newest program, Umoja, is debuting on campus this year and promises to raise intercultural issues in the…

By Christopher Hartwell @Silienceseen Las Positas is sometimes referred to as “Lost Potential” because so many people seem to get stuck in a whirlpool of non-progress. On May 16, the Transfer Center held a celebration for the students who managed to escape the tide. For…

Newly-elected ASLPC officers weigh in on the attributes and skills they can contribute. Quotes are taken from their application forms. Director of Legislation Garrett Culbertson   “I will bring my excellent organizational skills as well as my meticulous record keeping to the position. I will also…

By Chris Hartwell @silienceseen No end is in sight for building projects at Las Positas. With the passage of Measure A in 2016, $950 million in bonds has been created for improvements and new buildings on the campuses in the Chabot-Las Positas Community…