The Citizen

Student elections open today. Has voter information been ‘widespread’?

Eliot Faine, Staff Writer • April 9, 2024

Didn’t know your student body elections are today? That’s okay. We didn’t find out until last week. On Wednesday and Friday, we reached out to the four Directors of Student Activities and Campus...

We sued our district over public records and won. Here’s what we learned

Li Khan, Editor in Chief • February 22, 2024

We asked our district a question in the form of multiple Public Records Act requests, but got incomplete answers. It's still happening.

Just call me Grinch

Why I ‘hate hate hate, double hate’ and entirely loathe the holidays

Nico Addams-Tumaneng, Staff Writer • December 14, 2023

As I’ve gotten older, the holidays have become more about endurance and survival rather than celebration...

The Citizen endorses Tammeil Gilkerson for PCCD Chancellor; Rudy Besikof strong runner up

The Citizen Editorial Board • October 28, 2023

The Citizen recommends that the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) Board of Trustees select Evergreen Valley College President Tammeil Gilkerson to be the district’s next permanent chancellor,...

This is Intersectionality

Reflections of an aging queer rights advocate on Peralta’s Lavender Graduation ceremony

Timothy Lane, Staff Writer • May 30, 2023

On May 5, 2023, the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) held the first-ever district-wide Lavender Graduation ceremony for LGBTQIA+ graduates from the district’s four community colleges. I am a...

The Citizen’s Endorsements for the 2022 Board of Trustees Elections

The Citizen Editorial Board • October 12, 2022

October 10, 2022 By The Citizen Editorial Board On Oct. 5, The Citizen held a virtual forum with candidates running for seats on the Peralta Community College District’s (PCCD) Board of Trustees...

The Citizen staff wins Society of Professional Journalists’ James Madison Freedom of Information Award

Peralta Community College District’s only student-run publication was awarded for its transparency and consistency in reporting on Peralta’s security transitions

Leticia Luna, Editor in Chief • March 23, 2022

The 37th annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards were announced on Wednesday, March 16th, by the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ Norcal). The...

Why the State of the Union address matters to the Peralta community

Shiloh Johnston • March 16, 2022

March 15, 2022 By Shiloh Johnston, Staff Writer President Biden addressed Congress and the nation in his first State of the Union address on March 1, 2022. The televised address, which was given...

An Old Student Opines on Belonging and Otherness

Pamela Rudd, Opinion Editor • November 23, 2021

In America, old people are seen as irrelevant - It doesn’t matter your race, religion or political party. We don’t count for much. With our social security, our homes bought for the price of today's...

Afghanistan in the eyes of an Iranian

Farhad Golriz, Staff Writer • November 13, 2021

The struggles, pain and sadness of the Afghan people are not just recent hardships. The Afghan people have been through the most heartbreaking of life’s moments for more than 20 years. The world...

The First Step

Shiloh Johnston, Special to The Citizen • November 5, 2021

In 2009, Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave a TED Talk where she spoke on the dangers of a “single story”. According to Adichie, single stories are a form of narrative stereotype, wherein...

A Letter to Peralta

Questions Have Been Raised About Our Work

Leticia Luna and Luke Wrin Piper • October 22, 2021

When, in 2019, an electrical failure occurred due to a rodent’s ambitious stroll around a transformer at the Laney College Student Center and F building, leaving the location closed for weeks until...