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The Peralta boardroom. Photo was taken before current Board President Paulina Gonzalez-Brito stepped onto the board. (Photo: Peralta Colleges SmugMug)
Sinead Geneva Anderson runs for Peralta board against Area 2 Trustee Paulina Gonzalez-Brito
September 17, 2024
Investigation: Over half of PCCD conflict of interest disclosures nowhere to be found
Investigation: Over half of PCCD conflict of interest disclosures nowhere to be found
September 17, 2024
A street sign in Los Angeles's West Hollywood neighborhood. Often shortened to simply "WeHo", the area is considered to be LA's "gay mecca" by locals and tourists alike.
Who’s protecting WeHo’s walkable wonderland?
September 10, 2024
NBA legend Gary Payton, who recently wrapped up a tumultuous coaching stint at Lincoln University, is set to make a splash at the College of Alameda this fall. (Photo: Keith Allison via Wikimedia Commons)
Exclusive: NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton lands coaching gig at the College of Alameda
September 7, 2024
New contract approval process to reduce delays, confusion
New contract approval process to reduce delays, confusion
August 28, 2024
They conquered gloom and Zoom: 2024 college grads on what comes next
They conquered gloom and Zoom: 2024 college grads on what comes next
June 29, 2024
Armando Franco, BCC's new MESA Program Director, sits at his desk in a corner of the MESA center at BCC. The new program will offer support for low-income, first-generation students in STEM.
BCC’s new MESA director instills confidence in students
May 21, 2024
As College of Alameda searches for a new president, The Citizen searched for one of the college's former presidents. The late Jeanette Poore was the first woman to lead a community college in California.
CoA’s mystery woman: The forgotten legacy of the first female community college president in California
May 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
Merritt Librarian reimagines 'alebrijes' sculptor’s life in new picture book
Merritt Librarian reimagines ‘alebrijes’ sculptor’s life in new picture book
May 30, 2024
College of Alameda jazz professor Glen Pearson demonstrates his musical talent on his classroom piano. He's 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 Bo's 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
Staff Writer Desmond Meagley stands in the very spot where a security guard confronted him last month: the doorway of the men’s restroom in the Laney College Library. Meagley, who is transgender, tried to report the incident, but reached a dead end when an administrator told him he would need the security guard’s name.
The Catch-22 in AP 3435, Peralta’s Harassment Protocol
May 20, 2024
Social Media Editor Isabelly Sabô stands in front of the door to The Citizen's newsroom. Sabô is an international student from Brazil.
We’re not just ‘rich kids on vacation’: The journey of an international student
May 5, 2024
(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 Oakland's daily print newspaper, sits in the city skyline. Both California and the United States have open government laws that establish the public's 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
Investigation: Over half of PCCD conflict of interest disclosures nowhere to be found
Investigation: Over half of PCCD conflict of interest disclosures nowhere to be found
September 17, 2024
The Citizen Investigates: International Travel
The Citizen Investigates: International Travel
July 25, 2024
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
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Ehren Tool throws a cup during a demonstration at Laney College Ceramics studio on May 8. Tools renowned work cannot be bought, only give. Photo by Alice Robinson.

Gulf War veteran depicts the horrors of conflict 

UC Berkeley ceramics mechanician molds cups into visceral anti-war message
Alice Robinson, Staff Writer • May 16, 2019

Ehren Tool, a ceramics mechanician and self-described “kiln bitch” at UC Berkeley, came to the Laney College ceramics lab May 8 to talk about his personal odyssey. Joining the marines led him to serve...

Sarah Backes-Diaz facilitates counseling career mapping with a rainbow metaphor in Laney’s Survey of Mass Media Class.

Overwhelmed but planning for the future 

Laney counselors focus on student graduation goals
Sydney Toth, Staff Writer • May 16, 2019

What’s your major? What school are you transferring to? What are your goals post-graduation? Questions like these torment college students. For many students, college is a whirlwind. It’s easy...

Manuel Delgado, one of the TWLF leaders, and other march through Sather Gate at UC Berkeley in an event that led to the creation of Ethnic Studies. Photo courtesy of UC Berkeley ethnics studies library.

Community defends UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies 

Bay Area residents organize to protect and improve the longstanding program
Geremy Lowe, Staff Writer • May 14, 2019

The demands of the 1969 Third World Liberation Front Strike at the University of California, Berkeley, raised emotions and sparked intense conversation on April 24–27 of this year. Commemorating the...

Tower Staff Writer Isis Piccillo

Got $$$? We got the college

 Admissions scandal: a new outrage but old news
Isis Piccillo, Staff Writer • April 9, 2019

The overwhelming response I’ve observed from the recent college admissions scandal is that many are appalled, but few are surprised. Of course rich people are bribing and cheating the system. This...

Forum seeks ways to make Laney a safer place

admin • September 29, 2018

By Saskia Hatvany A discussion about campus safety prompted many Peralta staff members, faculty and student government to gather in the Laney Forum on Sept. 19. Of the four Peralta campuses, Laney’s...

Get your club on

admin • September 29, 2018

By Michelle Snider Club Rush convened with an array of clubs tabling on the Laney quad Sept. 18, inviting students to broaden their knowledge, rapport, skills and interests. ASLC President Dag Sabhat,...

A’s donate $100,000 for scholarships

admin • September 29, 2018

Baseball team’s largesse will assist Peralta students’ educational goals By Eva Hannan The Oakland A’s presented the Peralta Colleges Foundation (PCF) with annual funding for new scholarships...

Campus still under construction

admin • September 8, 2018

By Michelle Snider Construction blockades of yellow tape and chain link fences greeted students and faculty alike as the fall semester opened. The construction began in the first week of summer and...

Why students should care about the assault on labor

admin • March 29, 2018

by Jennifer Shanoski Right-wing groups have taken swings at organized labor for decades, promoting anti-worker narratives and limiting workplace protections through legislation and lawsuits. And now,...

Field Report: Health

admin • February 8, 2018

Two major Bay Area community college newspapers — City College of San Francisco’s The Guardsman, and the Peralta Colleges’ Laney Tower — have joined together to compare and contrast different...

Field Reports: HARTS

admin • February 8, 2018

Two major Bay Area community college newspapers — City College of San Francisco’s The Guardsman, and the Peralta Colleges’ Laney Tower — have joined together to compare and contrast different...

NO STADIUM AT LANEY

admin • February 8, 2018

A COMMUNITY DECIDES ITS FUTURE The Peralta Community College District is out of the game. At an emergency closed-session meeting Dec. 5, the Peralta Board of Trustees announced it had instructed Peralta...

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