On Campus

Las Positas Responds to Ethnic and Racial Issues Across the country, many families, businesses and universities have been affected by what has come to be the Black Lives Matter movement, an organization that formed in 2013 shortly after the unjust murder of Trayvon…

In a study done by the U.S. Department of Justice, inmates who participate in education while incarcerated are 43% less likely to be back in jail after they have been released. Inmates who received vocational or academic training are 13% more likely…

by Lizzy Rager and Alan lewis If it seems like students are getting younger it may because they are Middle College Students. Middle College is a program where high school students take both high school and college classes on the Las Positas College…

Las Positas College is slowly returning to in-person classes. Kristina Whalen, Vice President of Academic Services, said “We are hopeful that the fall schedule we release in late April/early May will offer options to students as they consider their health and wellness…

Like many places throughout the community, the library at Las Positas College has had to adapt to sudden changes in operations and routines. It has been over a year since everyone went r lockdown due to COVID last March. Libraries, among many…

Student Government elections are being held from Friday April 16 to Sunday April 25. A candidate forum was held via Zoom on Thursday, April 15. The forum was hosted by Hannah Nguyen and Yanran Yan. Seven of the nine candidates for office participated…

The English Department recently released a new clause that encourages diversity and is more inclusive of all races and dialects.  Diversity and embracing cultural values are the standards and tribulations that our country is built on. Las Positas has always strongly encouraged…

On March 18, 2021, Andi Schreibman, Las Positas, Financial Aid Officer sent an email to the Las Positas faculty and staff about potential financial aid fraud at LPC. Dean Ho noticed that a large number of first-time students were registered in a…

The Forensic Speech team of Las Positas College, the Talk Hawks, have been successful this semester. The team is coached by Jim Dobson and Natalie Kellner. Alexis Bondarenko, a member of the Talk Hawks, was not initially interested in joining the team.…

COVID-19 testing is available at the LPC campus. One year ago in January, the first case of COVID-19 struck in the United States. Today the United States has a total of 26.2 million confirmed cases. Alameda County has been deeply affected by…