Last month, students from the LPC Umoja program spent the weekend at the 20th annual Umoja Conference in Los Angeles. The organizers say the conference aims to “enhance the cultural and educational experience of African Americans and other students.” This year’s conference…
In the state of California, 19% of adults over the age of 25 do not have a high school degree, as reported by the California Office of Health Hazard Assessment’s Educational Attainment report. This leaves a considerable amount of students…
Overcast and cold — the ideal atmosphere for staying in and drinking wine. Despite being called “cold rooms,” attendees of the new Viticulture facility’s ribbon cutting were anxious to get inside. To see wine stored in cellars at ten degrees colder than…
Following Donald Trump’s second election to presidential office, he may attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — also known as DACA — for a second time.
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), on June 15,…
Macbeth is a riveting character. Power-hungry. A skilled warrior determined to maintain control. Afraid to be seen as soft. A tyrant driven to brutality. Competitive. Violent. Insecure. A complex antagonist whose layers of masculinity have captivated artists and audiences for more than…
Evil is a plague that torments the earth, a darkness that shrouds those who inhabit it. Through that darkness comes light to conquer evil. This triumph of good over evil is celebrated by millions of Indian people and their families across the…
On Oct. 16, the public libraries of Hayward and Tracy participated in LPC’s annual library card drive for the first time.
The Las Positas College Library hosted its annual library card drive on Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in…
Raina Dent was born in Alabama two minutes before her twin sister Reese. Her primary place of residence as a kid was a state up in Memphis. And, as a sixth grader, she and her family moved again – this time to…
Students graduating high school have multiple options when choosing what they want to do after receiving their diploma. They can go straight to a four-year university or join the workforce. They can go to a community college to obtain their associate degree…
Back in April, LPC’s Rising Scholars program — a partnership with a local women’s prison — was suspended indefinitely when the facility was closed. The Federal Corrections Institute Dublin was shut down following reports of sweeping sexual abuse inflicted by staff on…
