I mentioned before how Aquarius is an air sign and how this sign is known for being a thinker and doer. This is going to play a huge part for us because we are going to see a lot of innovations during...

When the ability to enjoy life to its highest degree dampened in 2020, transitioning to the next chapter may appear bleak. In the COVID world, the continuous lack of certainty has created a downshift...

The Laney College community is in mourning as longtime journalism instructor Scott Strain died suddenly on Sept. 25. He was 70. Strain was a long-serving member of the Peralta community and was...

This piece is part of a series that members of the Citizen staff wrote to share our stories and in response to comments that Trustee Linda Handy recently made about our newsroom. ~~~ Trustee...

This past Valentine’s Day, Zack (whose name has been changed at his request) departed from his home in Oakland, California to start a new life in Portland, Oregon. Due to the Bay Area’s high cost of...

   “Lock-down Diaries” is a series featuring different members of The Citizen newsroom as they go about their day while under the shelter-in-place directive. Ryan Barba Saturday, April 11,...

Laney College Geography instructor Gregory Schwartz Ph.D. has a message, “I am here to inspire hundreds and hundreds of students to play a part in healing the planet.”  Schwartz is an environmental...

Home is where the heart is — and although the new home base for the A’s has yet to be determined, A’s fans packed the annual FanFest to show their support for their favorite team. In a line longer...

A renovated newsroom, updated curriculum, increase in enrollment, rebranded publication from the “Laney Tower” to “The Citizen,” new website (in-process): these are just some of what Eleni Gastis...

The Laney quad echoed with the sounds of poetry, singing, solo dance routines, rhyme and spoken word as a crowd of more than 50 gathered for the talent share hosted by the Performing Arts Club at Laney...

If black cats are bad luck, then my family and I are going to be doomed forever. Cats supposedly have nine lives, and five out of our seven cats happen to be black-furred. Our lives are forced to revolve...

Laney College’s Undocumented Student Week of Action came to a close on Oct. 17 with a “Know Your Rights” workshop led by the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC), a local...