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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

Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, Investigations Editor November 6, 2023

On stage, Muffler has the timeless energy that all great punk artists possess -- a fantastic, effortless dark harmony that tells the audience they are not here for the crowds, but for their own...

Joya Chavarin is committed to growing BCC’s Teacher Preparation Program

Joya Chavarin is committed to growing BCC’s Teacher Preparation Program

Tamara Copes, Staff Writer July 11, 2023

Through holding a multitude of positions in Education, leading socially focused community organizations, and raising a family, Joya Chavarin will bring over 25 years of moxie to Berkeley City College’s...

Community organizer Paulina Gonzalez-Brito begins new chapter as Peralta Trustee

Community organizer Paulina Gonzalez-Brito begins new chapter as Peralta Trustee

Isabelly Sabô Barbosa, Staff Writer May 12, 2023

The newest addition to the Board of Trustees at Peralta Community College District (PCCD) holds their passion for community organizing close to home. Whenever they're advocating for Latinos, workers,...

Acting CoA President Diana Bajrami “doesn’t know how to do things halfway”

Acting CoA President Diana Bajrami “doesn’t know how to do things halfway”

Former econ professor making the most of her time as acting president 
David Rowe, Associate Editor May 1, 2023

Diana Bajrami has less than a year to accomplish her ambitious goals for College of Alameda (CoA) as its acting president but she is not letting that slow her down. Bajrami was named to the position...

Trustee Louis Quindlen Brings Decades of Experience to the Role

Trustee Louis Quindlen Brings Decades of Experience to the Role

Leo Premnath-Ray, Staff Writer April 12, 2023

With his decades of experience as an activist and community organizer, Trustee Louis Quindlen says he understands “what you need to do to pressure organizations to make them work.”  Quindlen,...

Laney Profile: Robert Crowley

Laney Profile: Robert Crowley

Nebai Esaias, Staff Writer December 8, 2022

Laney Women's Head Track and Field Coach and Men’s Football Quarterbacks coach Robert Crowley strives to instill positivity in the athletes he works with. His enthusiasm for coaching stems from the...

Student Trustee Leesa Hogan quietly advocates for those with learning disabilities

Student Trustee Leesa Hogan quietly advocates for those with learning disabilities

David Rowe, Associate Editor February 25, 2022

Viewers of the Peralta Board of Trustees meetings on YouTube are probably familiar with Micah Cooper, the outspoken student trustee from Merritt College. Leesa Hogan, Cooper’s fellow student trustee,...

Kevin Jenkins: From School Trustee to the Town Stump

Kevin Jenkins: From School Trustee to the Town Stump

Luke Wrin Piper, Consulting Editor February 22, 2022

Kevin Jenkins is a dangerous kind of elected official – he is both young and experienced. He is the kind of leader that can leave a room full of students feeling heard; who is unassuming and approachable,...

BCC student president applies his computer skills to hack student government challenges

BCC student president applies his computer skills to ‘hack’ student government challenges

Described as an 'extraordinary student leader' by BCC administration official
David Rowe, Associate Editor February 16, 2022

Harry Mapodile, a sophomore computer science student at Berkeley City College (BCC), relaxes by listening to movie soundtracks and sea shanties while refining his C++ and Python coding skills. Unfortunately,...

Angélica Garcia: Afable, Carismática, y Latina

Angélica Garcia: Afable, Carismática, y Latina

Leticia Luna and Maria Gomez Castro December 13, 2021

December 13, 2021 Leticia Luna, Gerente de Redacción and Maria Fernanda Gomez Castro, Periodista de The Citizen (English version below) Afable, Carismática, y Latina - Angélica Garcia comparte...

The Citizen presents: On Campus During COVID-19: The Laney College Carpentry Department

The Citizen presents: “On Campus During COVID-19: The Laney College Carpentry Department”

Leticia Luna, Social Media Editor May 7, 2021

In our first video of the “On Campus During COVID-19” series, Leticia Luna, Social Media for The Citizen introduces viewers to the Laney College Carpentry Department, one of the first programs...

A Bridge in the Hills

A Bridge in the Hills

Isela Santana and the Merritt Community
Gabe Johnson, Staff Writer April 22, 2021

Image by (Leticia Luna/The Citizen) It takes a committed educator to ensure that community college students develop the tools needed to recognize their potential and reach their higher education...

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