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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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The Citizen
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Journalists tell stories, not fairytales

Journalists tell stories, not fairytales

Acknowledging Peralta’s problems should not make student journalists unpopular
Saskia Hatvany, Co-Editor • May 16, 2019

When I was younger, I always thought journalists were nosey people with no boundaries who would do anything to get their grubby hands on a good story. In my mind, the word conjured images of slick hair,...

An unexpected path

An unexpected path

Community college made my dream possible
Sydney Toth, Staff Writer • May 10, 2019

Growing up, I was told that to fit the mold for a “perfect” life I must attend a four year college straight after high school. I was told work hard, get good grades and graduate with an acceptance...

Everyone is biased

admin • April 19, 2019

by ISIS PICCILLO/TOWER STAFF WRITER “Journalism can really take you places” Tower Co-Editor Saskia Hatvany won honorable mention for an on-the-spot cartoon competition based on journalist Kevin...

It’s a shame about body shaming

Bullying can be dangerous, but our culture doesn’t take it seriously
Tamia Lane, Staff Writer • April 19, 2019

by TAMIA LANE/Tower Staff Writer Body shaming is the act of humiliating people about their shape or size, and is one issue in society that affects women of all ages. Men tend to hide their insecurities,...

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

admin • April 19, 2019

BY Lucky Thomas / Tower staff writer Sinh PsamI cannot go to the student center. I don’t have a place to eat breakfast and lunch. Also, I don’t have place to study, do my homework, and to meet...

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

admin • April 9, 2019

By Isis Piccillo/Tower Staff Writer Tower Staff Writer Isis PiccilloThe overwhelming response I’ve observed from the recent college admissions scandal is that many are appalled, but few are surprised. Of...

Still we rise; still I write

Tamia Lane, Staff Writer • April 9, 2019

by Tamia Lane/Tower Staff Writer Tower Staff Writer Tamia Lane Knowing your true self and reclaiming your power as a Black woman is indispensable. As history changes over time, with the amplification...

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

admin • March 16, 2019

by Tarek ElJarrari Tarek ElJarrari, Faculty of Psychology/Co-Chair, Social Sciences DepartmentTalk about foreign meddling — how can a member of the opposition simply declare himself president,...

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

admin • March 16, 2019

by Eva Hannan By Eva Hannan/Co-EditorModern capitalism and the online reading environment have brought into focus the worst aspects of journalism. The trend towards sensationalism, the shortened...

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

admin • February 28, 2019

by Michelle Snider Michelle Snider is Co-editorThe fight for who holds the most wealth in our country is almost like a couple fighting over the covers in bed at night — except that 99 percent...

Failing our students — The American public school system still has a long way to go; what can be…

Tamia Lane, Column Writer • February 28, 2019

By Tamia Lane We all believe that school systems could do a lot more to improve kids’ learning experiences, whether they are in grade school, middle school or high school. African Americans...

Don’t be a hater — by Tamia Lane

Community support can keep us from acting like ‘crabs in a barrel’
Tamia Lane, Column Writer • February 14, 2019

When crabs are in a trap, the animals as a group will pull down any of their kind that start to climb out of the barrel in an attempt to be the first out of the barrel that holds them in. Often...

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