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Submissions now open for Berkeley City College student-run art show

The BCC Student Arts Guild will host a reception for its multimedia art exhibition on Nov. 25.

Feven Mamo, Staff Writer • October 21, 2025

Berkeley City College’s (BCC) Students Arts Guild is currently accepting submissions for its Fall 2025 art exhibition. According to an Oct. 18 Instagram post, the guild is accepting submissions of “all media” from applicants until Nov. 11.

Peralta set to launch campus shuttle service in December

Students will be able to pay a one time fee per semester to travel from all four Peralta colleges

Dustin Chu, Staff Writer • September 29, 2025

The shuttle bus program will start with limited service on Dec. 1, while full implementation will begin at the start of the 2026 Spring semester.

Merritt College updates its online resources for undocumented students after The Citizen finds outdated information from 2022

Up until Feb. 10, undocumented students seeking resources via Merritt’s website were not given the proper information for the state-mandated “Dreamer Liaison” at Merritt College.

Lylah Schmedel-Permanna • February 20, 2025

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are now permitted on college campuses, including Peralta community college campuses, following the Trump Administration’s reversal of a federal policy...

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...

Meet Peralta’s student leaders

Four student body presidents discuss their backgrounds and aspirations

Satch Alvarez, Staff Writer • December 13, 2023

At each of the four Peralta colleges, student body government plays a substantial role in the shared governance structure, responsible for voicing the needs and concerns of the students at their respective...

Spring is free… again!

Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, Investigations Editor • November 28, 2023

PCCD is offering its districtwide “Spring is Free” initiative for the second year in a row. Tuition and fees will be waived for those who complete the requirements.

Word on the Quad – Students Views on Class Modality

Jindi Zhang and Lylah Schmedel • March 2, 2023

Reporters from The Citizen interviewed students on the Laney College campus Wednesday, Feb. 15th, 2023, on the subject of whether classes should be in-person, online or a hybrid of both. Charlie...

Low level of adoption for PCCD’s AC Transit bus pass program

Fewer than one-third of students paying for EasyPass actually claimed one

David Rowe, Associate Editor • December 16, 2022

Despite support from the Peralta students who voted in an April 2022 election for reinstatement of the AC Transit EasyPass program, only 31% of students being charged for the pass actually claimed...

Peralta Community College District reinstates mask mandate across all campuses

Randi Cross, Staff Writer • November 15, 2022

In a Nov. 1 email, the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) announced that the district's indoor mask policy has been reinstated on all Peralta campuses. “Yesterday the Peralta Community...

Word on the Quad — students share views on district’s mask mandate

Jillian Jones-Grant, Emily Tenorio Molina, Randi Cross, and Leo Premnath-Ray • September 27, 2022

By Jillian Jones-Grant, Staff Writer | Additional Research By Emily Tenorio Molina, Randi Cross, and Leo Premnath-Ray Reporters from The Citizen canvassed various areas of Laney College campus Wednesday...

RAÍCES online graduation ceremony showcases Latinx excellence

Justin Burrows, Staff Writer • June 3, 2022

The RAÍCES graduation, which translates in Spanish to “Roots” graduation, is Peralta Community College District’s annual graduation celebration for Latinx and Chicanx students. The ceremony...

Peralta Foundation scholarship deadline approaching fast

Students must apply by March 1 at Midnight

Travis Chapman, Staff Writer • February 27, 2022

The Peralta Colleges Foundation grants and scholarships are due March 1, and foundation officials encourage students at Peralta to apply. The Foundation’s online smart application system, available...

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