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The Citizen

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

The Citizen

Laney College Graphic Arts students celebrate Halloween

admin October 27, 2016

Dreamscape by Lauren Zimmerman by Gloria Esquivel by Ashley Salaz

COMMUNITY, COLLEGE

admin October 27, 2016

Laney College teach-in tackles local issues to strengthen student-community bonds Volunteers from Laney College faculty, student body, and community hosted their second teach-in of the year in The Forum...

Senator’s speech inspires athletes

admin October 27, 2016

N.J. Senator Corey Booker visits Laney College Field House to talk confidence, success New Jersey Senator Corey Booker (D) was the featured guest at a gathering of the Laney football team dinner on...

Vote 2016

admin October 27, 2016

From parole to pot, from plastic bags to prescription drugs, the bay prepares to cast their ballots in a historic election. The Laney Tower’s guide to measures and propositions. In the Laney Tower’s...

Tiny Wins BIG

admin October 27, 2016

On Saturday, Oct. 15, the winners of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s (SMUD) “Tiny House Competition — Build Small and Win Big” contest were announced on the campus of Cosumnes...

Laney Tower wins top marks at regionals

admin October 27, 2016

Journalism Association of Community Colleges awards the Tower 13 awards in total At the 2016 Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) NorCal Regional Conference, the Laney Tower was awarded...

The Black Cowboys of Oakland

admin October 27, 2016

The city of Oakland was host to a fun, unforgettable, community-driven gathering at the 42nd Annual Black Cowboy Parade and Festival on Oct. 1.Members of the Oakland Black Cowboy Association (OBCA) joined...

We Have Your Money Now What?

admin October 14, 2016

Peralta district administration balloons under Chancellor Jowel Laguerre The headline above refers to a 2015 grand jury report produced by Solano County after their investigation of a Measure Q...

Legality of district contracts in question

Wen Li October 14, 2016

The East Bay Times ran two articles, one on Oct. 9 and another on Oct. 10, about Peralta Community College District officials breaking contract-bidding and conflict of interest laws. The district paid...

Searching for solace: stories of refugee students

admin October 14, 2016

ASONTAFor Asonta Abifo, a student at Laney, America is her home now, but half of her is not here. The other half is still back home, in South Sudan, amidst another civil war. Tears form in Asonta Abifo’s...

Stem cells for Diabetes

admin October 13, 2016

“When I was growing up, diabetes didn’t seem to be a big deal because my father only had a minor version of the illness,” said Dr. Matthias Hebrok of his profound interest in diabetes research....

Echoes

admin October 13, 2016

Oakland exhibit traces history of Black Panthers Party Oakland, fifty years ago: two visionary students at Merritt College joined together and started a revolutionary organization. These students were...

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