Laney runners come out on top in competition

Laney runners come out on top in competition

by Tower Staff Writer Luke Wrin-Piper Laney sprinter Jasmine McNary outruns all competition and wins the 400 meters at the Coast Conference State Championships. McNary is a returning sophomore who excels in sprint and middle distance events. The sky over Cupertino was...

An unexpected path

An unexpected path

Community college made my dream possible Sydney Toth/Staff Writer 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...

Restoring Paradise with Permaculture

Restoring Paradise with Permaculture

California’s first ecosystem restoration camp rejuvenates school in the Camp Fire area. By Saskia Hatvany A charred school bus lies among debris at the entrance of Pine Ridge Elementary School in Magalia, California, one of the communities heavily impacted by the 2018...

What Really Happened

What Really Happened

Laney Tower Cover by Saskia Hatvany Rodent ‘sets off’ electrical failure. Trustees take quick action, hire firm to effect ‘emergency electrical repairs.’ By Saskia Hatvany. Story posted below:...

Spirited journalists swarm Sacramento

Spirited journalists swarm Sacramento

Califorina’s JACC Statewide conference kicks off: Laney Tower wins 11 awards by JORDAN HANKSTON Laney Tower delegates pose for a photo on March 30 at the 2019 Journalism Association of Community Colleges conference awards ceremony. Reporter Isis Piccillo won first...

Hernandez a bright spot for Eagles baseball

Sophomore pitcher leads Bay Valley Conference in wins and strikeouts By Eva Hannan/Co-Editor Photo by Tiehui fan / TOWER. Starting pitcher Ricky Hernandez throws against Mendocino College April 9 at home. He came within one out of throwing a complete-game...

Formerly incarcerated? Lose your ‘RAP’!

Alameda County’s Clean Slate Program offers system-impacted a fresh start by EVA HANNAN/Co-Editor Vincent Garrett / Restoring Our Communities. Laney College’s Vincent Garrett and Alejandra Landin pose under the seal of the Department of Education seal after receiving...

Everyone is biased

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 Fagan’s speech at the 2019 JACC state convention. Fagan likened journalism...

It’s a shame about body shaming

Bullying can be dangerous, but our culture doesn’t take it seriously by TAMIA LANE/Tower Staff WriterBody 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...

Featured

Loading
Most Popular
Loading
Twitter Feed