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Peralta Community College District's only student-run publication.

The Citizen

Peralta Community College District's only student-run publication.

The Citizen

Peralta Trustee Paulina Gonzalez Brito addresses the crowd at Berkeley City College’s 50th anniversary celebration. The event featured a block party along with a groundbreaking ceremony for the college’s new Milvia Street building. (Photo: Marcus Creel/PCCD)
‘We’re still rising’: BCC celebrates 50th anniversary
College throws block party and breaks ground on new building
Sam O'Neil, Associate Editor • May 6, 2024
College of Alameda jazz professor Glen Pearson demonstrates his musical talent on his classroom piano. Hes one of the newest members of the Count Basie Orchestra, a historic 18-piece jazz ensemble that took home a Grammy this year.
The humble Grammy-winning pianist leading CoA’s music program
Desmond Meagley, Staff Writer • March 4, 2024
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PCCDs classified employees pose for a pic at the first-ever professional development day for classified professionals. PCCD Chancellor Tammeil Gilkerson reflected on the event in her report to the Board of Trustees. (Source: PCCD)
Peralta’s leadership search, CCC public safety earmark, and “rumors” discussed at 4/9 meeting of PCCD Trustees
Desmond Meagley, Staff Writer • April 24, 2024
Student Trustee Naomi Vasquez, who was sworn onto the Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees on Dec. 12, 2023, sees her role as an opportunity to uplift her fellow students and advocate for the value of a community college education.
Student Trustee Naomi Vasquez aims to lift voices and empower students at PCCD
Isabelly Sabô Barbosa, Social Media Editor • February 28, 2024
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    Letters to the Editor — One no Trump on bridging chasm

    Editor — The 2016 Presidential Election is set to be an interesting one to say the least. Running for the Republicans and leading in the polls in the primary election is socialite and “exuberant” TV personality, Donald John Trump. 
    Trump came to fame from his TV series, “The Apprentice,” where he would gather a group of hungry contestants, who would perform numerous business related tasks and out-do the other contestants to ultimately win a prize of a $250,000 contract to run one of Trump’s companies.
    Although Trump is without a doubt a business tycoon, he has proven to know little about politics. He is the living embodiment of the idea that one can get just about anywhere in this country with a large sum of money. 
    From his controversial and bigoted remarks, most would say that he is not fit to be President. But somehow, it looks as if he will be the one to win the Republican primary and move on to the general election with a chance to win the candidacy and be the 45th President of the United States. 
     God help us all.

    D’Ondrae Fuller
    Communications

    Guest editorials — Send 400–500 word editorials to laneytower(at)peralta.edu We sometimes edit for space and clarity.

    About the Contributor
    In the fall of 2019, The Laney Tower rebranded as The Citizen and launched a new website. These stories were ported over from the old Laney Tower website, but byline metadata was lost in the port. However, many of these stories credit the authors in the text of the story. Some articles may also suffer from formatting issues. Future archival efforts may fix these issues.  
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