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By Christopher Hartwell @SilienceSeen “No matter the circumstances that you’re given, you can use those as fuel to be successful at whatever you do.” If anyone embodies these words it would be the person who spoke them, Eddie Gramajo. On Feb. 7, Gramajo gave…

Faculty looks to support students struggling with legal issues By Christopher Hartwell @SILIENCESEEN If a student goes to see a counselor on campus, they will likely be greeted by a sign reading “Undocumented? You’re not alone. We’re in this together.” This sign is meant to…

By Brianna Ross and Christopher Hartwell @ITSBRIROSS and @SILIENCESEEN Open forums were held on campus for candidates running for the position of Vice President of Student Services at LPC. The forums took place over a two-day period on Monday, January 23 and Tuesday, January…

By Cierra Martinez @CIERRAMARIE26 Las Positas College English professor Dr. Catherine M. Eagan has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to teach American Studies in Croatia for the spring 2017 semester. According to a press release on the district website, clpccd.org, “The prestigious…

By Usra Ali @USRAALIMSCM31 With the new president-elect Donald Trump, some people are worried about what may happen to the undocumented immigrants of this country, following his anti-immigrant remarks. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA, was created after a rapid…

By Paris Ellis @PARISELLIS92   LPC Anthropology Professor Kweku Williams was a featured speaker at a recent panel addressing Islamophobia among side with Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Zahra Billoo to address controversial topics surrounding the Islamic community, including, terrorism, the…

By Laura Kuang @LAURAKUANG Blackboard has been a learning management system (or LMS) for the universities and colleges for a long time. Professors use Blackboard to help with their teaching instructions as well as assign student projects homework. Whenever students log into Blackboard, they…

Christopher Hartwell @SILIENCESEEN A solemn feeling swept the audience as the words of veterans filled the air. Iraq War veteran Jim Zenner and Vietnam War veteran John McPartland spoke at this event held in the Mertes Theater on Nov. 11, 2016. For the veterans…

By Elisa Villanueva @BBELISACATS Adult film stars in California are hit by this year’s ballot. But will it help them or limit them? According to voterguide.sos.ca.gov, Proposition 60 will “require adult film performers to use condoms during filming of sexual intercourse. Requires producers to…

By April Johnson @APRILBLAKE_ This upcoming election has a hot topic on the ballot. Proposition 64 would allow California residents and visitors 21 and older to buy and carry up to an ounce of marijuana for recreational use. They would also be able to…