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Peralta seeks proposals for new security vendors
Peralta seeks proposals for new security vendors
May 30, 2025
As a part of a tour of visits and study sessions at all four Peralta campuses, the Board of Trustees made their final stop at the College of Alameda.
April 22 Board Brief: College of Alameda highlights its academic programs and district enrollment trends
May 28, 2025
The district announced a new app allows students to access campus security, emergency contacts and law enforcement with the touch of a button.
Peralta community members now have access to new safety and security app
May 3, 2025
Laney athletics members line up for their turn during public comment.
April 8 Peralta Board of Trustees Brief: students say no to cuts, resignation incentives approved, and 2025 Employee of the Year Awards
April 22, 2025
An athlete looks down the dark stairwell towards the locker rooms. Illustration by Eliot Faine
The Locker Room Stall: 47 years of Title IX allegations at Laney College
March 31, 2025
Laney College Machine Technology students construct this high-powered reflector telescope as they progress through their training. The project teaches students how to create complex parts out of various materials using precise tools.
(VIDEO) Laney’s student-built telescope launches machining careers
April 16, 2025
Berkeley City College Multimedia Arts student Yunha Kim created the new owl mascot in collaboration with Marcus Creel, the district's graphic design specialist. (Owl and banner design via Yunha Kim and Marcus Creel. Used with permission.)
Berkeley City College arts student helps new mascot take flight
April 16, 2025
The pieces shown in Clay, Paper, Wood are crafted by advanced Laney students across many mediums. The gallery offers a tranquil space in the center of Laney College’s campus.
Laney Art students get crafty in new gallery show
March 10, 2025
New CoA President wants to be a role model for students
New CoA President wants to be a role model for students
December 12, 2024
Laney's student body president, Frida Veliz, wants to help connect students to the resources she didn't have access to when she first started college.
New ASLC President Builds Community
December 11, 2024
Berkeley City College Multimedia Arts student Yunha Kim created the new owl mascot in collaboration with Marcus Creel, the district's graphic design specialist. (Owl and banner design via Yunha Kim and Marcus Creel. Used with permission.)
Berkeley City College arts student helps new mascot take flight
April 16, 2025
The pieces shown in Clay, Paper, Wood are crafted by advanced Laney students across many mediums. The gallery offers a tranquil space in the center of Laney College’s campus.
Laney Art students get crafty in new gallery show
March 10, 2025
Native American photographer Dugan Aguilar spent decades documenting the lives of Indigenous Californians through his camera lens. His collection of work is on display now at the Oakland Museum of Califoria. (Shown: “Mimi Mullen (Madiu) Grand Marshall,” 1997 Greenville Gold Digger Days Parade)
This Indigenous art exhibition is free for Laney students
January 27, 2025
A seven-year relationship ends in a tumultuous fight in Jeffrey Lo's "A Kind of Sad Love Story," performed live at the Laney Theater last month. Shown: Maya Wooten, Jesse Savoey
‘It started with an argument about bags’: Laney Theater performs A Kind of Sad Love Story
December 8, 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
Incumbent Area 2 Trustee Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, pictured here in The Citizen's newsroom, has what it takes to stay on the Peralta board for another four years.
EDITORIAL: Keep Paulina Gonzalez-Brito on the Peralta board
September 25, 2024
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
An athlete looks down the dark stairwell towards the locker rooms. Illustration by Eliot Faine
The Locker Room Stall: 47 years of Title IX allegations at Laney College
March 31, 2025
The American Straight A Academy helped students in China receive transfer degrees from the Peralta Community College District without paying international tuition or setting foot in California. The for-profit company, registered in Dallas, Texas, has not disclosed how much students pay for the experience.
Investigation: A look at the for-profit Chinese business that sold Peralta classes overseas
October 30, 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
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
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Laney advances to state championship

admin • December 21, 2018

Eagles move one game away from first title in college’s history by Eva Hannan Laney Eagles pose for celebratory picture after they won the state championship on Dec. 8 scoring 40–35.For the...

Laney to compete in NorCal Championship

admin • December 21, 2018

Eagles shut out SMC 14–0 to advance to final for the first time ever by Eva Hannan Tight end El-Joshua Allen jogs off the field in Laney’s victory against Chabot College on Nov. 9. The Eagles...

Eagles football: win one; lose on in Bay 6

admin • October 26, 2018

Laney quarterback Jordan Brookshire (4) calls a play against CSM while lineman Chris Stoneking (77) waits for signal. Screenshots from: http://baosn.tv/By Eva Hannah The Laney College Eagles football...

Coach ready for new conference

admin • September 8, 2018

By Eva Hannan In his seventh season as the head coach of the Laney Eagles football team, John Beam must contend with an imposing adversary — keeping up the standards set by the last two seasons. The...

Dinner will honor football stars

admin • May 23, 2018

By Eva Hannan The Laney Wall of Fame displays the names of players who have excelled as both athletes and students. It is located in the student center. (Photo by Michelle Snider)Some people have...

Solidarity on the playing field

admin • October 14, 2017

By Staff The Laney Eagles rushed for 323 yards in a 34–6 grinding of visiting Contra Costa College on Sept. 28. It’s the kind of showing that attracts the attention of recruiters across the region. But...

Running fast, toward big dreams

admin • September 28, 2017

Ahmari Davis, 19-year-old running back for the Laney Eagles, looks toward Laney from the parking lot of the Kaiser building, behind the Oakland Museum of California. (Sarah Carpenter/Tower) Laney...

Laney makes history with double win over CCSF

admin • December 8, 2016

Wonder of wonders, miracles of miracles.The Laney College football team has defeated City College of San Francisco twice in one season for the first time ever.The Eagles (9–2) finished their best season...

My experience at ‘The NFL Experience’

admin • March 3, 2016

Tower staffer was among 30–40 Laney students working at Super Bowl 50 This spring I was recruited by a temporary staffing agency to work at the NFL Experience held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco....

Brady to CJ: ‘Keep climbing to be great’

admin • February 4, 2016

Editor’s Note: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Denver running back C.J. Anderson shared a moment after Anderson’s Broncos defeated Brady’s Patriots, 20–18, in the AFC Championship...

No bowl for Laney this season

admin • November 27, 2015

Eagles get waxed by rival Chabot College in final game Ugh.That describes the effort and result in Laney College’s season-ending 48–21 defeat at the hands of rival Chabot College on Nov. 13 in Oakland.The...

Still hope for bowl bid

admin • November 13, 2015

Eagles must defeat Chabot to go There is no getting around it — for the Laney College football team to receive a postseason bowl bid it must defeat Chabot College on Friday, Nov. 13.One advantage...

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