Skip to Content
Peralta Community College District's Only Student-Run Publication
Peralta Community College District's only student-run publication.

The Citizen

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

The Citizen

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

The Citizen

Recent Stories
Trustees Louis Quindlen (left) and Paulina Gonzalez Brito switched roles at Friday's board elections. (Courtesy of Ken Lester and Paulina Gonzalez Brito)
Quindlen/Brito duo tops board elections for a second year
Romi Bales, Staff Writer • December 17, 2024
New CoA President wants to be a role model for students
New CoA President wants to be a role model for students
Melanie Dixon recounts her childhood in Portland and her transformation through community college
Ivan Saravia, Staff Writer • December 12, 2024
Laney's student body president, Frida Veliz, wants to help connect students to the resources she didn't have access to when she first started college.
New ASLC President Builds Community
Frida Veliz wants campus and students to thrive
Gabriela Garcia, Staff Writer • December 11, 2024
Cheryl Lew has been an instructor in the Culinary Arts department since 2012 and was tenured in 2015. Her focus is on baking and pastries.
Multi-layered, highly decorated pastry chef Cheryl Lew brings culture and chemistry to Laney’s culinary department
Rym-Maya Kherbache, Staff Writer • December 11, 2024
Many of PCCD's neglected facilities need critical repairs, leading to high costs, Deputy Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer Greg Nelson said during the November meeting.
Facilities ‘in the red,’ districtwide employees get 1 percent raises and more at 11/12 meeting for Peralta trustees
Eliot Faine, Staff Writer • December 11, 2024
Dozens of community members weighed in on the timeline for selected a new Interim DA for Alameda County at the Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday. The board voted to extend the timeline by a week, after some speakers voiced concerns that the timeline felt "rushed."
Supes approve DA timeline; Royl Roberts eyes Interim DA role
Applications will open Wednesday and close Jan. 6
Li Khan, Editor in Chief • December 10, 2024
A seven-year relationship ends in a tumultuous fight in Jeffrey Lo's "A Kind of Sad Love Story," performed live at the Laney Theater last month. Shown: Maya Wooten, Jesse Savoey
‘It started with an argument about bags’: Laney Theater performs A Kind of Sad Love Story
Rolling river of emotion engulfs audience with a story of love, betrayal, and heartbreak
Romi Bales, Staff Writer • December 8, 2024
Photo Illustration by Li Khan/The Citizen
Who is Royl Roberts? Little-known Peralta veteran temporarily fills recalled DA’s shoes
Li Khan, Editor in Chief • December 6, 2024
Professor Dr. James W. Reede Jr. lectures students on the environmental impacts of California policies in the seminar hall of the Black Honors College at Sacramento State University on Oct. 3, 2024. (Photo: Louis Bryant III/CalMatters)
Black California students want more support. A new law names colleges that serve them best
Lylah Schmedel-Permanna and Jasmin Shirazian December 4, 2024
Illustration by Gabriel Hongsdusit, CalMatters
How California keeps transgender student athletes on the court as bans unfold across the country
Desmond Meagley and Amy Elisabeth Moore December 2, 2024
(Photo by Eli Pluma on Unsplash)
Laney classified employees organize annual toy drive
Toys and books for children aged two to five accepted
Toni McGhee, Staff Writer • November 27, 2024
Three candidates vie to lead CoA instruction
Three candidates vie to lead CoA instruction
As college faces budget challenges, candidates share strategies to boost enrollment
Stephon Autery, Staff Writer • November 26, 2024
Laney Engineering Department Chair Mallory Barkdull tallies points as her students pit their soccer-playing robots against each other. The friendly tournament challenges contestants to learn design and coding skills through play.
Robot soccer teaches students nuts and bolts of engineering
Engineering students at Laney College get to have a ball while learning coding and design basics
Sam O'Neil, Staff Writer • November 26, 2024
Paulina Gonzalez-Brito shares a laugh with The Citizen staff during the publication's public forums held Sep. 23. Area 2 voters re-elected Gonzalez-Brito this month, according to unofficial results from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.
Paulina Gonzalez-Brito to retain Area 2 seat
Incumbent trustee prepares to tackle finance, facilities
Romi Bales, Staff Writer • November 24, 2024
Laney community reflects on 2024 election results
Laney community reflects on 2024 election results
How is the Laney community responding to the new president-elect? (Spoiler: Mixed emotions.)
Rym-Maya Kherbache, Toni McGhee, and Gabriela Garcia November 24, 2024
Donate to The Citizen
$0
$500
Contributed
Our Goal