Opinion

By Jeremy Julian @faithfulmantis In the last few months, we’ve seen Microsoft and Sony announce new upgraded versions of their current consoles that are on the market. Microsoft is releasing a new Xbox One titled the “Scorpio” and Sony is releasing…

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 23 percent of the adult US population is overweight or obese. They also say thirty six percent of disabled adults are overweight or obese.  That shouldn’t be a surprise, because we’re surrounded by fatty food…

I have some real off days. Days where I just don’t want to get out of the warmth of my bed. Days where I fantasize about calling in sick while nursing a second or third cup of coffee. I’m sure you can…

Election season is upon us and the Las Positas Editorial Board has issued its recommendations for June 6 and November 8. Presidential Endorsements The California primary is just weeks away and our editorial board has decided to endorse Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as its…

Glenn Wohltmann @GLENNERGY1 Every instructor on campus has likely encountered the phenomenon: that student who thinks she or he is doing great when they’re at the bottom of the class. It’s called the Dunning–Kruger effect: the science of stupid. According to an article in the…

If nothing else, boycotts get people talking. This year’s boycott of the Academy Awards by Jada Pinkett-Smith and other black actors did. While I agree with their reason, protesting the lack of black Oscar nominees, at least black actors and actresses in the…

As I’ve written previously, money is tight for the disabled. I make just under $900 a month in Supplemental Security Income (SSI). So the option to go past my Bachelor’s degree was never really there for me. I could have gone with…

@GLENNERGY1 A good friend of mine is a self-confessed thug. He has multiple felony convictions for drug sales, drug possession, a couple of grand thefts and burglaries. He’s turned his life around. Thanks to a 12-step program, he’s clean and sober for close to…

November’s coming, and it’s got me thinking. You’re lazy, America... Voter turnout in the U.S. is low. According to the Pew Research Center, only 56.3 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots in 2012. That’s almost at the bottom of their list…