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LPC formulating new policy on electronic cigarettes

Brandon ClutterStaff WriterSmoking is the number one cause for preventable disease and death everywhere. According to “The American Lung Association” as of 2009, smokers accounted for 46 million, or 20 percent of adults (18 and older) in America. Since 2008, the use of electronic…

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Superior preparation is key to Talk Hawks success

Bekka WiedenmeyerManaging EditorUpstairs in the Mertes Center for the Arts, in room 4211, the whiteboard on the wall features each member of the Talk Hawks. Beneath each name is a list of their events, color coded. If the event is in red, it…

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LPC host events to honor members of the Armed Forces

Kalama HinesFeatures EditorOn Thursday, Nov. 7 the campus hosted its Seventh Annual Event Honoring Veterans Day. The landing of a Bell UH-1 Iroquois, on the upper soccer field, launched the festivities. But, that was nowhere near the entirety of the event. “I just walked…

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Ranking the top ten universities in California

Ashley FreitasStaff writerForbes created a list of the top colleges back in July 2013. On their website you have the option to choose only colleges in a certain state, so of course why not check to see the top colleges in California. The…

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Livermore police swarm campus after gun sighting on campus

Bekka WiedenmeyerManaging editorOn Halloween night around 9:15 p.m., the Livermore Police Department got a call from Las Positas College’s Campus Safety and Security Office. A group of five people with what looked to be a gun were spotted in the parking lot. Every…

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Five tips to spice up your college applications

Bekka WiedenmeyerManaging editor‘Tis the season! With the holidays coming up, it’s time to focus on the real things in life: turkey, cranberries, eggnog lattes and everything pumpkin. With those scrumptious ideas in mind, though, it’s also time to focus on things that may…

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Editorial— LPC security worthy of praise for gun response

On Oct. 22, a 13-year-old Santa Rosa boy lost his life for carrying a realistic-looking replica of an AK-47. In light of that unfortunate event, it is especially important that we, the Express editorial board, commend the men and women of our Campus…

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US News determines list of top 10 public universities in the country

Ashley FreitasStaff writerWith the time to start applying to different colleges and universities coming up some students may still be looking around for where they want to go. The U.S. News created a list of the top ten public universities for the…

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Experts question low rates of California community college tuition

Lisa LeffAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCO -- The fees to attend California's community colleges are by far the lowest in the United States -- less than half the national average -- yet at least 40 percent of the 2.4 million students in the largest…

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LPD swarms campus after fake gun sighting

Will TannerA&E editor On Oct. 31 around 9:15 p.m. the Las Positas campus was set upon by police. Campus Safety and Security officers saw people in the parking lot with “guns” though a security camera feed. The campus security officers immediately called the Livermore…

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