by Sarah Carpenter & Brian Howey Brian Howey & Sarah Carpenter are finishing their tenure as co-editors-in-chief of the Laney Tower.For four tumultuous and exciting semesters, we’ve kept...

by Sarah Carpenter Rev. Edward Pinkney tells his story at the Laney College teach-in on Februay 21 in the Forum. Pinkney was wrongfully imprisoned for 11 months after his efforts to recall Benton...

by Sarah Carpenter Anita Hill adresses a hall of about 2,000 people in her talk about racial and gender violence, as part of the Barbara Lee and Elihu Lecture Series at the Oakland Marriott. (Photo...

by Sarah Carpenter A woman leans against a shop window as she watches the crowds march down 14th street for the 2018 Oakland Women’s March. (Photo by Saskia Hatvany)One year ago, the United States...

Decisions about your future are being made all around you — you deserve to have your say. Last semester, Laney College did something incredible. It stood up for itself, and got its representatives...

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...

Nina, played by Reyna Amaya conducts a mock safari through Oakland, pointing out the species of Oaklanders to her friend Marcus, played by Donte Clark. (Courtesy of Youtube)New Oakland-based comedy...

Lucy Siale, the 16 -year-old high school student from Concord who organized the Defend Daca rally, gestures toward the march destination from the back of a pickup truck. (Tower/Toni Cervantes)16-year-old...

Trigger Warning: This story touches on topics of rape and rape culture. The Mentors might be free to write ‘rape rock.’ But the Bay Area is free to shut them down. By Sarah Carpenter They call...

ADLEY PENNER LIVES IN THE SHED behind the tomato plants. Its door is painted with azure streaks and golden loops. The plywood walls are warped, the plastic roof cracked. Last year’s rain...

Lorenzo Santillan talk about life after beating MIT in underwater robotics Lorenzo Santillan (center) signs copies of Jonathan Davis’ “Spare Parts,” of which he was the focus, for community...

Why we must accept “they” as a gender-neutral pronoun By Sarah Carpenter For the first time, the Associated Press has recognized ‘they’ as an acceptable singular and/or gender-neutral pronoun...