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The Citizen

Peralta Community College District's only student-run publication.

The Citizen

Peralta Community College District's only student-run publication.

The Citizen

Beto O’Rourke draws in the crowd during a Town Hall-style event in San Francisco. Hundreds lined up for blocks to hear the candidate from El Paso, Texas.

Presidential hopeful O’Rourke addresses S.F.

Alice Robinson, Staff Writer May 16, 2019

Beto O’Rourke has a long, hard road ahead of him — he’s one of 23 Democrats (and counting) who want to be president. But unlike many politicians who want to brag about how great they are, O’Rourke...

Inflated floweresque tents from Astro Botannicals shade lounging readers at the 2019 Bay Area Festival in Berkeley. (Photo: Isis Piccillo/The Tower)

Readers converge on Bay Area Book Festival 

Annual event in downtown Berkeley hosts authors, vendors, bibliophiles
Isis Piccillo, Staff Writer May 16, 2019

A honeycomb-setup of authors, vendors, performance stages, and storytime circles drew book-lovers to the Bay Area Book Festival like bees to honey. The festival unfolded over the sunny May 4–5 weekend...

Ehren Tool throws a cup during a demonstration at Laney College Ceramics studio on May 8. Tools renowned work cannot be bought, only give. Photo by Alice Robinson.

Gulf War veteran depicts the horrors of conflict 

UC Berkeley ceramics mechanician molds cups into visceral anti-war message
Alice Robinson, Staff Writer May 16, 2019

Ehren Tool, a ceramics mechanician and self-described “kiln bitch” at UC Berkeley, came to the Laney College ceramics lab May 8 to talk about his personal odyssey. Joining the marines led him to serve...

Da’ja Archer (second from right) runs the third leg of the 4x400 meter relay, at the CCCAA NorCal Finals. The Laney team finished in fourth place. Photo by Luke Wrin Piper.

Sophomores run last races in Modesto

Laney team competes and excels at Northern California Track an Field Championships
Luke Wrin Piper, Staff Writer May 16, 2019

It felt like the last day of school. The California Community College Athletic Association Northern California Track and Field Championships on May 10 were the last meet of the 2019 season for the Laney...

Sarah Backes-Diaz facilitates counseling career mapping with a rainbow metaphor in Laney’s Survey of Mass Media Class.

Overwhelmed but planning for the future 

Laney counselors focus on student graduation goals
Sydney Toth, Staff Writer May 16, 2019

What’s your major? What school are you transferring to? What are your goals post-graduation? Questions like these torment college students. For many students, college is a whirlwind. It’s easy...

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,...

Social isolation: not what you may think

Social isolation: not what you may think

Jordan Hankston, Staff Writer May 16, 2019

Social Isolation is commonly viewed as a drastic concept: what often comes to mind is an individual alone in a darkened room who avoids nearly all contact with the outside world. However, this depiction...

Athlete sacrifices housing for education-Laney football player resides in ‘Tiny Home’ so he can…

Athlete sacrifices housing for education-Laney football player resides in ‘Tiny Home’ so he can…

admin May 14, 2019

Photos and Article by Laney Co-Editor Michelle Snider Armani Tuner-Jenkins looks forward to his future as he navigates away from dead-end jobs and living pay-check to pay-check towards full-filling his dreams. When...

Manuel Delgado, one of the TWLF leaders, and other march through Sather Gate at UC Berkeley in an event that led to the creation of Ethnic Studies. Photo courtesy of UC Berkeley ethnics studies library.

Community defends UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies 

Bay Area residents organize to protect and improve the longstanding program
Geremy Lowe, Staff Writer May 14, 2019

The demands of the 1969 Third World Liberation Front Strike at the University of California, Berkeley, raised emotions and sparked intense conversation on April 24–27 of this year. Commemorating the...

Laney Architecture team ‘Miso Soup’ gathers inside of their spacious creation. The structure served as a communal hangout space for Peralta students for the duration of the three day event at California Polytechnic State University.

Architecture club attends annual competition 

Students attend Cal Poly event and spend weekend living in their unique designs
Jordan Hankston, Staff Writer May 13, 2019

As night fell over the Laney college campus there was unusual commotion, Architecture Club students could be spotted loading construction materials on trucks. They then drove hours through the night towards...

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.

Laney runners come out on top in competition

Luke Wrin-Piper, Staff Writer May 13, 2019

The sky over Cupertino was dulled by heavy afternoon clouds, and below this slow moving and fortuitous shield, the track at De Anza College was busy with people for the Coast Conference Championships. Some...

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...

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