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PCCDs classified employees pose for a pic at the first-ever professional development day for classified professionals. PCCD Chancellor Tammeil Gilkerson reflected on the event in her report to the Board of Trustees. (Source: PCCD)
Peralta’s leadership search, CCC public safety earmark, and “rumors” discussed at 4/9 meeting of PCCD Trustees
April 24, 2024
VC of General Services retires
VC of General Services retires
April 22, 2024
Plants grow in plastic pots next to Merritt Colleges Landscape Horticulture greenhouses. Merritt is set to launch a new Certificate of Achievement in Cannabis Horticulture this fall.
Merritt’s new Cannabis Horticulture Certificate is about ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’
April 20, 2024
San Mateo district passes on Besikof
San Mateo district passes on Besikof
April 15, 2024
(Illustration: Eliot Faine/The Citizen)
CoA to host blood drive
April 13, 2024
Carpentry instructor spruces up department
Carpentry instructor spruces up department
April 24, 2024
Student Trustee Natasha Masand believes her voice has the power to impact the PCCD community.
Student trustee Natasha Masand finds her voice
March 19, 2024
College of Alameda jazz professor Glen Pearson demonstrates his musical talent on his classroom piano. Hes one of the newest members of the Count Basie Orchestra, a historic 18-piece jazz ensemble that took home a Grammy this year.
The humble Grammy-winning pianist leading CoA’s music program
March 4, 2024
Student Trustee Naomi Vasquez, who was sworn onto the Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees on Dec. 12, 2023, sees her role as an opportunity to uplift her fellow students and advocate for the value of a community college education.
Student Trustee Naomi Vasquez aims to lift voices and empower students at PCCD
February 28, 2024
Childhood photo of Burgess
Tea with Tamara: Drew Burgess, art faculty at College of Alameda
February 21, 2024
College of Alameda jazz professor Glen Pearson demonstrates his musical talent on his classroom piano. Hes one of the newest members of the Count Basie Orchestra, a historic 18-piece jazz ensemble that took home a Grammy this year.
The humble Grammy-winning pianist leading CoA’s music program
March 4, 2024
In Director Chelsea Bos first feature-length film, half-sisters Harper (left, Chelsea Bo) and Georgie (right, Ava Acres), thrown together by circumstance and a weak blood relation, must untie the knots in their relationship. The film won Jury Prize Feature at the Alameda International Film Festival last week. (Courtesy: Paxeros)
No Right Way, Chelsea Bo’s hard-hitting emotional rollercoaster about the complexities of sisterhood, shown at Alameda International Film Festival
February 29, 2024
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Queer Black History: A review of ‘Rustin’
February 28, 2024
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
November 6, 2023
From The Ground Up inside of the Berkeley City College Atrium. (Photo by Emily Tenorio Molina/The Citizen)
BCC Art instructor Juana Alicia honored by the San Francisco Art Commission
September 21, 2023
(Photo: Glen Carrie/Unsplash)
Student elections open today. Has voter information been ‘widespread’?
April 9, 2024
The state flag of California flies underneath the American flag on the west side of the Laney College campus. Behind, the Tribune Tower, which once housed Oaklands daily print newspaper, sits in the city skyline. Both California and the United States have open government laws that establish the publics right to information, but the Peralta Community College District consistently lags behind in comprehensively fulfilling requests for public information made by student journalists at The Citizen. (Photo: Li Khan/The Citizen)
We sued our district over public records and won. Here’s what we learned
February 22, 2024
(Photo: AlchemillaMollis/Pixabay)
Just call me Grinch
December 14, 2023
Tammeil Gilkerson answering a question at a public forum held on Oct 25
The Citizen endorses Tammeil Gilkerson for PCCD Chancellor; Rudy Besikof strong runner up
October 28, 2023
An image of lavender-colored tassels in the foreground and rainbow pins in the background.
This is Intersectionality
May 30, 2023
Sunshine Week 2024: Spotlighting public records
Sunshine Week 2024: Spotlighting public records
March 17, 2024
The UC Berkeley chapter of End Overdose at Sproul Plaza in Berkeley on Jan. 23, 2024. The organization passes out free fentanyl test strips to students, and gives other organizations training on Narcan usage. (Photo: Juliana Yamada/CalMatters)
Narcan at California colleges: Are students getting overdose medication?
March 8, 2024
(Graphic by Li Khan/The Citizen)
Laney’s Tower of Terror
December 28, 2023
(Graphic: Li Khan/The Citizen)
How $11.2 million in state funding led to a $6.2 million deficit for PCCD
December 25, 2023
The Citizen Investigates: Outside Speaker Fees
The Citizen Investigates: Outside Speaker Fees
June 22, 2023
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In the fall of 2019, The Laney Tower rebranded as The Citizen and launched a new website. These stories were ported over from the old Laney Tower website, but byline metadata was lost in the port. However, many of these stories credit the authors in the text of the story. Some articles may also suffer from formatting issues. Future archival efforts may fix these issues.

 

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Athlete sacrifices housing for education-Laney football player resides in ‘Tiny Home’ so he can…

Athlete sacrifices housing for education-Laney football player resides in ‘Tiny Home’ so he can…

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May 14, 2019
What Really Happened

What Really Happened

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April 19, 2019

Hernandez a bright spot for Eagles baseball

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April 19, 2019

Formerly incarcerated? Lose your ‘RAP’!

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April 19, 2019

Everyone is biased

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April 19, 2019

Word on the Quad: How has the closing of the Student Center affected you if at all?

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April 19, 2019

Disparities in food and housing run high — Thirty percent of Peralta Students homelessness…

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April 9, 2019

Punk’s Not Dead — Opening night goes off with a bang, keeping the anonymity of the “Pussy Riots”…

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April 9, 2019

Got $$$? We got the college — Admissions scandal: a new outrage but old news

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April 9, 2019

Tower Watch — Inconvenience and inaccessibility plague Laney campus elevator systems

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April 8, 2019

Remembering 1963 — Laney Tower Cover Art for March 14

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March 26, 2019

‘Fire Watch’ costs Laney $12,000 per week — Oakland Fire Department reports a host of…

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March 16, 2019

Convention center renovations set to begin-Construction on the Henry J.

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March 16, 2019

Coral reefs lead to Laney classroom-Engineering instructor Barkdull works on Ph.D.

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March 16, 2019

In loving memory of KeithWelch, Laney Hero-Students, administrators and friends mourn the loss of…

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March 16, 2019

Ancient art of ceramics now ‘cool’ at Laney — Club president Spring Montes ‘pushes boundaries of…

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March 16, 2019

Emmy-winning journalist showcases work — Cott talks to media class, explores the contrasts and…

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March 16, 2019

Welcome to the ‘Spring’ — Power plays in Venezuela are reminiscent of what happened in the Arab…

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March 16, 2019

Modern capitalism and the online reading environment have brought into focus the worst aspects of…

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March 16, 2019

Word on the Quad — What are the political issues today that concern you the most?

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March 16, 2019

Laguerre Out — PCCD Chancellor will leave post March 1

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March 1, 2019

BSU Brings Black Panther Power to Laney — Black-Panther inspired brunch bridges generational…

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March 1, 2019

‘The Art of Living Black’ is back — Annual Richmond show makes appearance at Laney’s June…

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March 1, 2019

Why it’s time to ‘eat’ the rich — Sometimes it’s hard to digest late-stage capitalism

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February 28, 2019

The Tower Watch — Student Center has ongoing repairs

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February 28, 2019

To lower stress, expand your focus

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February 20, 2019

Who’s in control?

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February 20, 2019

Advocates respond to massive Oakland Homeless camp shut down

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February 15, 2019

School honors first-time football champs

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February 14, 2019

Rousing welcome for ‘Year of the Boar’

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February 14, 2019

Club Rush shakes up Student Center

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February 14, 2019

Love advice for the faint of heart

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February 14, 2019

Senate opposes chancellor — Faculty group votes 20–1 in support of ‘no confidence’

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February 14, 2019

No shots fired — Frequent arrests at Laney shed light on Oakland’s struggle to treat the mentally…

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February 14, 2019

BSU hosts Poetry Slam

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February 14, 2019

WOTQ — Why is it important for everyone to understand Black History?

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February 14, 2019

Some students are lost — Navigators Club at Laney can help

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February 14, 2019

Tower Watch — Bathrooms are full of it

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February 14, 2019

High-flying Eagles are №1 team in State!

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February 5, 2019

Melting guns to plant trees: Reclaiming MLK Day

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February 5, 2019

Breakfast Program goes Brunch-style at Laney

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February 5, 2019

Tales from the editor — Riding the political wave — from Oakland to the White House?

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February 5, 2019

#MeToo Movement matters to men too

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February 5, 2019

Word on the Quad — Who do you think should run against Trump in 2020?

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February 5, 2019

Tower Watch — First impressions of Laney

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February 5, 2019

Laney parking lot break-in costs staff member $500 damages

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January 11, 2019

Review — An experience at the Laney Bistro

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December 21, 2018

Community-based radio offers opportunities

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December 21, 2018

Laney advances to state championship

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December 21, 2018

Alameda Aviation Program receives $3 million

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December 21, 2018

Tensions arise at Peralta District meeting

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December 21, 2018

Tower Watch — Laney and College of Alameda work to improve cafeteria food safety

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December 21, 2018

Words from the Tower’s editor-in-chief

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December 21, 2018

Letter to the editor — A letter to Peralta Trustee Meredith Brown

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December 21, 2018

Oakland homeless encampment scores victory in court

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December 21, 2018

Laney to compete in NorCal Championship

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December 21, 2018

Laney Takes the Cake — Laney’s culinary students show off exceptional skills

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December 21, 2018

Repair of broken elevator is huge releif for culinary arts students and instructors

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December 21, 2018

Food programs aid struggling students

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December 21, 2018

Describe your favorite holiday dish?

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December 21, 2018

I’m a Shaky Catholic.

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December 21, 2018

Balance your body, heal your brain

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December 19, 2018

Word on the quad

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December 3, 2018

I’m a Shaky Catholic

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December 3, 2018

BOSS fetes graduates

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November 9, 2018

Laney hosts homelessness teach-in

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November 9, 2018

Oakland vs advocates for homeless

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November 9, 2018

Facebook to offer tuition-free course

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November 9, 2018

Handy retains trustee seat; Reiss defeats Riley

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November 9, 2018

Laney to face rival Chabot for Bay 6 title

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November 9, 2018

Student journalists show ‘write’ stuff

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November 9, 2018

Housing unsure, but students keep studying

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November 9, 2018

Feature: SF Chronicle Editorial Page Editor John Diaz

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November 9, 2018

“Mommy, what’s a Tuff Shed?”

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November 9, 2018

Dia De Los Muertos — Reflections from our Mexican-born students

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October 27, 2018

Treasure Island Music Festival Shores Up in Oakland

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October 27, 2018

BPP marks 52nd anniversary in Oakland

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October 27, 2018

The death of a journalist

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October 27, 2018

Voting is important — really, it is

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October 27, 2018
‘Decision Peralta’ lacks main ingredients

‘Decision Peralta’ lacks main ingredients

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October 26, 2018

Eagles football: win one, lose one in the Bay 6

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October 26, 2018

WOTQ — What are your views about countries having borders?

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October 26, 2018

Tower Watch — Blue Phones Replacement

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October 26, 2018

Eagles football: win one; lose on in Bay 6

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October 26, 2018

WOTQ — What are your views about countries having boarders?

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October 26, 2018

Laney student assaulted by unknown assailants

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October 14, 2018

Harnessing the California Public Records Act

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October 14, 2018

Student Center funds vanish

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October 14, 2018

Laney’s first loss due to weak second half

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October 14, 2018

Fake news is your fault

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October 14, 2018

Letter to the editor

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October 13, 2018

Heal trauma with rhythm

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October 12, 2018

Candidates to speak in Laney Forum Oct. 17

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October 11, 2018

Tower Watch

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October 11, 2018

Mayoral candidates field questions

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October 11, 2018

Anita Hill hearing: Shadow boxing with the past

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September 29, 2018

Housing crunch has straining effect on residents

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September 29, 2018

Umoja-Ubaka promotes cultural awareness

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September 29, 2018

Forum seeks ways to make Laney a safer place

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September 29, 2018

Exploring shades and hues

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September 29, 2018
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