Laney athletic trainer retires after 37 years of service By Bonnie Oviatt Greg Smith, the respected athletic trainer for the Laney Eagles’ athletic teams for over 37 years, will be retiring on July 31. He will be missed by students and faculty alike. At the 2017...
Black history abounds in the art, books, and historical documents at the African American Library and Museum at Oakland At left, a quilt near the entrance to the African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO) Archive room shows events from the history of the...
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 members at Laney College on May 4. Prior to the signing, he shared his...
Octopus Literary Salon plays host to genre-bending — and genre-blending — local bands By Shane Frink It was a pleasant warm night and on the edges of the First Friday festivities of Oakland’s downtown. At the Octopus Literary Salon, a band called Catchlight struck a...
Reallocation of funds criticized at Peralta trustees meeting By Alice Feller While everyone agrees that part-time faculty should have paid office hours, the chancellor’s scheme to pay for them out of student equity funds is causing outrage. Faculty and students lined...
Laney College once again potential Oakland A’s stadium site By Brian Howey Laney’s collective sigh of relief was cut short last week. The college is not out of the clear yet, as it appears that the Oakland A’s are still eyeing Peralta land. The East Bay Times reported...
By Jumoke EvansTower Staff Writer “I believe that we have a lot of hungry students out here,” Nona Claypool said, “and by uniting resources we can help students meet their needs and worry less about where nutritional food is coming from while they’re attempting to...
By Hoku Gearheard GendreTower Staff Writer The Peralta Association of African American Affairs has awarded eight students with scholarships for their academic achievements and community involvement.Two students chosen from each Peralta school will receive $500...
By Brian HoweyTower Staff Writer Lock up your backdoors and turn on your screens, kiddos. It’s time for another lesson in privacy protection. Text messaging is one of the most popular forms of communication today. But snooping eyes can easily intercept your texted...
Resist. Rogue. Hands off. Deplorable. Bloodstained. In mourning. What next? Now what? Who are we? These incendiary words and questions have been printed in red, white, and big, bold letters on the Laney Tower’s front pages over the last year. It’s time for a big and...
By Emily Tenorio Molina September 21, 2023 Berkeley City College Art instructor and Bay Area...
Correction 9/9/23: An earlier version of this article erroneously referred to Chavarin as tenured...
By Isabelly Sabô Barbosa, Staff Writer May 12, 2023 The newest addition to the Board of Trustees...
Former econ professor making the most of her time as acting president By David Rowe, Associate...
By Timothy Lane April 29, 2023 Lavender Graduation, a ceremony honoring LGBTQIA+ students...
By Emily Tenorio Molina September 21, 2023 Berkeley City College Art instructor and Bay Area...
TRUSTEES APPROVE DECISION TO RECLASSIFY HIS POSITION By Lylah Schmedel, Staff Writer September 4,...
Correction 9/9/23: An earlier version of this article erroneously referred to Chavarin as tenured...
Payments Range From $150 to $60,000 in the Absence of a District-Wide Policy By David Rowe,...
By Jindi Zhang, Staff Writer June 18, 2023 Students are organizing to tackle problems with...
