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Alumnus reflects on decades-long performing career: “it really started in Laney College”
For Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff, it all began with a dance class.
Eliot Faine, Multimedia Editor
• September 26, 2025

National art exhibition ‘STOKED’ showcases wood-fired possibilities for Laney ceramics program
A new kiln is igniting enthusiasm among Laney College ceramics students.
Erik Bracken, Staff Writer
• September 24, 2025

SALAAM program helps immigrant women find confidence and careers at CoA
The program supplies students with materials, grants, food vouchers, and a safe community.
Romi Bales, Copy Editor
• September 19, 2025

Peralta in the roots of Oakland labor history
Courses about the American labor movement are few in number at the Peralta Community College District – across all four schools, the district currently offers just one eight-week class about labor history through Laney College.
Eliot Faine, Multimedia Editor
• September 1, 2025

(VIDEO) Laney’s student-built telescope launches machining careers
The Laney Lunar Looker project is part of a "massive modernization" that recently took place within the college's Machine Technology program.
Desmond Meagley, Editor in Chief
• April 16, 2025

Berkeley City College arts student helps new mascot take flight
Native birds, Dungeons & Dragons and UC Berkeley all served as inspiration for Multimedia Arts student Yunha Kim's design.
Ian Waters, Staff Writer
• April 16, 2025

Laney Art students get crafty in new gallery show
"Clay Paper Wood" melds Art and CTE student creations together in free multimedia exhibition
Emiliano Villa, Staff Writer
• March 10, 2025

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

New ASLC President Builds Community
Frida Veliz wants campus and students to thrive
Gabriela Garcia, Staff Writer
• December 11, 2024

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

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

‘We’re here, we’re in school, we have dreams’: New Laney queer center offers safe haven for LGBTQ+ students
Romi Bales, Staff Writer
• November 20, 2024
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The district says it will work with up to four new firms to deliver “community-based” safety and security services, in line with its new Holistic Safety and Wellness Plan.
Nelzy Gonzalez-Zaragoza, Staff Writer • May 30, 2025

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The college invited the Board of Trustees and the public to review its accomplishments

Ian Waters, Staff Writer • April 16, 2025

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New security app will help address safety concerns from students
Nelzy Gonzalez-Zaragoza, Staff Writer • May 3, 2025

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