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

The Citizen
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
December 4, 2024
Illustration by Gabriel Hongsdusit, CalMatters
How California keeps transgender student athletes on the court as bans unfold across the country
December 2, 2024
(Photo by Eli Pluma on Unsplash)
Laney classified employees organize annual toy drive
November 27, 2024
Three candidates vie to lead CoA instruction
Three candidates vie to lead CoA instruction
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
November 24, 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
November 26, 2024
A new space for LGBTQ+ students has popped up on the Laney College campus. The Queer Community center will host events and offer resources to LGBTQ+ members of the Peralta community.
‘We’re here, we’re in school, we have dreams’: New Laney queer center offers safe haven for LGBTQ+ students
November 20, 2024
Citizen Staff Writer Eliot Fane pays a visit to PCCD's cat community. Photos by Stevie Campos-Seligman.
The Feline Freaks Come Out at Night:  Peralta District Office’s Nocturnal Neighbors
November 3, 2024
Peabody Award-winning journalist Candice Nguyen captivated a crowd of student journalists Saturday as she recounted her life and career. Nguyen, who was born and raised in Oakland, said journalism gave her the "structure and purpose" to stitch her life back together after a chaotic childhood.
Peabody Award winner inspires students
November 1, 2024
Who are Peralta’s student trustees?
Who are Peralta’s student trustees?
October 31, 2024
Merritt Librarian reimagines 'alebrijes' sculptor’s life in new picture book
Merritt Librarian reimagines ‘alebrijes’ sculptor’s life in new picture book
May 30, 2024
College of Alameda jazz professor Glen Pearson demonstrates his musical talent on his classroom piano. He's 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
March 4, 2024
In Director Chelsea Bo's first feature-length film, half-sisters Harper (left, Chelsea Bo) and Georgie (right, Ava Acres), thrown together by circumstance and a weak blood relation, must untie the knots in their relationship. The film won "Jury Prize Feature" at the Alameda International Film Festival last week. (Courtesy: Paxeros)
No Right Way, Chelsea Bo’s hard-hitting emotional rollercoaster about the complexities of sisterhood, shown at Alameda International Film Festival
February 29, 2024
©Netflix 2023. Fair Use Disclaimer: This image has been used in good faith for the purpose of review and critique under the terms of "fair use". Under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" of copyrighted work for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.
Queer Black History: A review of ‘Rustin’
February 28, 2024
Muffler’s first headlining performance at the Golden Bull in Oakland, CA on May 24, 2023. From left to right: Wes Allerd, TJ Gardea Jr., Gaby Aravjo (Photo by Lylah Schmedel-Permanna/The Citizen)
Your next favorite post-punk band includes two Peralta students — an interview with Muffler
November 6, 2023
Incumbent Area 2 Trustee Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, pictured here in The Citizen's newsroom, has what it takes to stay on the Peralta board for another four years.
EDITORIAL: Keep Paulina Gonzalez-Brito on the Peralta board
September 25, 2024
Staff Writer Desmond Meagley stands in the very spot where a security guard confronted him last month: the doorway of the men’s restroom in the Laney College Library. Meagley, who is transgender, tried to report the incident, but reached a dead end when an administrator told him he would need the security guard’s name.
The Catch-22 in AP 3435, Peralta’s Harassment Protocol
May 19, 2024
Social Media Editor Isabelly Sabô stands in front of the door to The Citizen's newsroom. Sabô is an international student from Brazil.
We’re not just ‘rich kids on vacation’: The journey of an international student
May 5, 2024
(Photo: Glen Carrie/Unsplash)
Student elections open today. Has voter information been ‘widespread’?
April 8, 2024
The state flag of California flies underneath the American flag on the west side of the Laney College campus. Behind, the Tribune Tower, which once housed Oakland's daily print newspaper, sits in the city skyline. Both California and the United States have open government laws that establish the public's right to information, but the Peralta Community College District consistently lags behind in comprehensively fulfilling requests for public information made by student journalists at The Citizen. (Photo: Li Khan/The Citizen)
We sued our district over public records and won. Here’s what we learned
February 22, 2024
The American Straight A Academy helped students in China receive transfer degrees from the Peralta Community College District without paying international tuition or setting foot in California. The for-profit company, registered in Dallas, Texas, has not disclosed how much students pay for the experience.
Investigation: A look at the for-profit Chinese business that sold Peralta classes overseas
October 30, 2024
Investigation: Over half of PCCD conflict of interest disclosures nowhere to be found
Investigation: Over half of PCCD conflict of interest disclosures nowhere to be found
September 17, 2024
The Citizen Investigates: International Travel
The Citizen Investigates: International Travel
July 25, 2024
Sunshine Week 2024: Spotlighting public records
Sunshine Week 2024: Spotlighting public records
March 17, 2024
The UC Berkeley chapter of End Overdose at Sproul Plaza in Berkeley on Jan. 23, 2024. The organization passes out free fentanyl test strips to students, and gives other organizations training on Narcan usage. (Photo: Juliana Yamada/CalMatters)
Narcan at California colleges: Are students getting overdose medication?
March 8, 2024
Peralta Community College District's only student-run publication.

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

The Citizen
At student media teleconference last week, state chancellor Eloy Oakley talks vaccines, reopening, legislation and more

At student media teleconference last week, state chancellor Eloy Oakley talks vaccines, reopening, legislation and more

Jacquelyn Opalach, Features Editor • May 12, 2021

Messages regarding the importance of COVID vaccinations, reopening campuses, and pending legislation were California Community College Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley’s primary focus at a student media...

Will Peralta Require Vaccinations in the Fall?

Will Peralta Require Vaccinations in the Fall?

Jacquelyn Opalach • May 11, 2021

State chancellor is leaving it up to individual districts to decide, but will encourage  “some type of vaccine mandate” once a vaccine is granted full FDA approval (Image by Ryan Barba/The Citizen) May...

Dr. Carla Walter, Interim Chancellor of the Peralta Community College District (PCCD), unexpectedly resigned her position today citing “personal reasons” and listing her accomplishments over the past 8 months. The resignation will take effect April 15. (Photo courtesy of PCCD's YouTube channel.)

Interim Chancellor Carla Walter resigns

Interim Chancellor steps down after eight months on the job, cites 'personal reasons'
Jacquelyn Opalach, David Rowe, and Luke Wrin Piper • March 17, 2021

Peralta Community College District (PCCD) Interim Chancellor Dr. Carla Walter announced today that she is resigning her post as both interim chancellor and as vice chancellor of finance and administration,...

Most classes and services at Peralta to be online this summer and fall

Most classes and services at Peralta to be online this summer and fall

More flexibility coming this fall
Jacquelyn Opalach, Features Editor • March 10, 2021

The majority of classes available at the Peralta Community College District’s four colleges will be offered in remote or hybrid formats for the upcoming summer and fall 2021 semesters, according to...

An update on Peralta’s chancellor search

An update on Peralta’s chancellor search

Board selects search firm, appoints committee to conduct process
Jacquelyn Opalach, Features Editor • February 5, 2021

During regular and special board meetings last month, Peralta trustees checked off a few boxes on their chancellor search to-do list -- by selecting members for a chancellor selection committee and...

"Tricked"

“Tricked”

A Peralta trustee accused the Citizen newsroom of unethical practices. Her comments were incorrect and inappropriate
Jacquelyn Opalach, Editor in Chief • October 26, 2020

    What’s valuable about our newsroom -- and the Peralta colleges, for that matter -- is our multifaceted diversity. Our staff transcends age, race and background. Together, we are...

The Citizen newsroom endorsements for Peralta Board of Trustees Candidates

The Citizen newsroom endorsements for Peralta Board of Trustees Candidates

The Citizen Editorial Board • October 5, 2020

Our endorsement process Written by Rashee Taneja and Morna Mandic On Wednesday, Sept. 23, the Citizen newsroom held a virtual trustee forum for the five candidates vying for seats on the Peralta...

California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley addresses the Board of Governors about Peralta’s fiscal health during Tuesday’s meeting.

Board of Governors reviews Peralta’s stability, proposes strict timeline for improvement

Over 150 comments submitted to board in opposition of a special trustee appointment
Jacquelyn Opalach, Editor in Chief • September 25, 2020

An informational item regarding Peralta Community College District’s fiscal health and governance issues -- and what is at stake should they go unresolved -- was presented at Tuesday’s California...

Peralta Board of Trustees votes to accept resignation of Chancellor Stanback Stroud

Peralta Board of Trustees votes to accept resignation of Chancellor Stanback Stroud

Stanback Stroud placed on administrative leave; Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration Carla Walter to serve as acting chancellor
Jacquelyn Opalach, Co-Editor • July 19, 2020

The Peralta Board of Trustees voted to accept the resignation of Chancellor Regina Stanback Stroud at yesterday’s special meeting and placed her on paid administrative leave until August 15. Trustees...

Regina Stanback Stroud addresses community members during a forum when she was being considered for the position of Peralta Community College District chancellor in Sept. 2019.

Peralta District Chancellor resigns abruptly, effective August 15

Stanback Stroud says she experienced “harassment” in letter to board
Jacquelyn Opalach, Co-Editor • July 18, 2020

Peralta Community College District Chancellor Regina Stanback Stroud announced her resignation to the Peralta Board of Trustees via email on July 16.  In the notice, Stanback Stroud listed “extensive...

Quynh Diem Bui Ngyuen, Phuc Bui Diem Nguyen, and Amiri Taylor smile together on Wednesday, May 30, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Quynh Diem Bui Ngyuen)

Peralta community responds to professor’s offensive emails

With investigation pending, community advocates for anti-racist action
Jacquelyn Opalach, Co-Editor • June 30, 2020

Four days after screenshots of an email exchange between freshman Phuc Bui Diem Nguyen and Laney College Professor Matthew Hubbard went viral on social media -- placing Laney in the global spotlight...

Laney College safety aides gather in the quad. The security plan proposed at the June 9 board of trustees meeting would increase unarmed security services at Peralta. (Photo courtesy of Laney College)

Ongoing conversations about safety gain momentum at Peralta in wake of police brutality protests

District develops potential hybrid model reducing traditional law enforcement as petition to terminate contract with Alameda County Sheriff's Office circulates 
Jacquelyn Opalach, Co-Editor • June 22, 2020

Energized by the wave of national protests against police brutality, faculty and students at Peralta Community College District have adopted an active role in conversations about safety and law enforcement...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Citizen
$0
$500
Contributed
Our Goal