Student Life

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

Merritt College updates its online resources for undocumented students after The Citizen finds outdated information from 2022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

Student elections open today. Has voter information been ‘widespread’?
Eliot Faine, Staff Writer
• April 9, 2024

Meet Peralta’s student leaders
Four student body presidents discuss their backgrounds and aspirations
Satch Alvarez, Staff Writer
• December 13, 2023

Spring is free… again!
Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, Investigations Editor
• November 28, 2023

Word on the Quad – Students Views on Class Modality
Jindi Zhang and Lylah Schmedel
• March 2, 2023

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

Peralta Community College District reinstates mask mandate across all campuses
Randi Cross, Staff Writer
• November 15, 2022

RAÍCES online graduation ceremony showcases Latinx excellence
Justin Burrows, Staff Writer
• June 3, 2022

Peralta Foundation scholarship deadline approaching fast
Students must apply by March 1 at Midnight
Travis Chapman, Staff Writer
• February 27, 2022

Student Trustee Leesa Hogan quietly advocates for those with learning disabilities
David Rowe, Associate Editor
• February 25, 2022
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Uncertainty over pending college merger, an EEO analysis of Peralta's underrepresented Latinx faculty population, and Peralta gets new tech
Tamara Copes, Staff Writer • September 29, 2025

Romi Bales, Copy Editor • September 19, 2025

Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, Managing Editor • October 30, 2024

Eliot Faine, Multimedia Editor • October 4, 2025
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Public comments focused on district security and a new payment schedule for campus facility rentals.

Eliot Faine, Multimedia Editor • September 1, 2025

Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, Managing Editor • October 30, 2024

Eliot Faine, Multimedia Editor • October 4, 2025
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In her FLEX day address, Gilkerson said the colleges may become “Oakland City College” in a move to “prune” and grow the district
Ivan Saravia, News Editor • August 15, 2025

Desmond Meagley, Editor in Chief • April 16, 2025

Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, Managing Editor • October 30, 2024

Eliot Faine, Multimedia Editor • October 4, 2025
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Ian Waters, Staff Writer • April 16, 2025

Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, Managing Editor • October 30, 2024

Eliot Faine, Multimedia Editor • October 4, 2025
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