Student funding (finally) gets hearing

Trustees respond to Oliver’s strong plea

An ongoing complaint of Peralta procedures regarding student funding got a major hearing at the Nov. 18 Peralta Trustees meeting. 
Student Trustee Carl Oliver asserted…

Tobacco-less clubs seek clean air for all

After two years of partnering with Laney College and Berkeley City College (BCC) Tobacco-less Clubs, the Community Health Education Institute is now working with Merritt College as well.
The schools were brought together after receiving a grant from the…

A last-minute loss at Chabot

Eagles to play College of San Mateo on Nov. 22

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Computer vision’s bright future

How continuing advances in image-reading tech benefit you

The Internet is a vast source of information, an archive of data that grows far faster than we can catalogue it.
With unquantifiable amounts of data…

A sweet pagoda for Hotel Nikko

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Laney Photo 180 Students Tour KTVU 2 Studios — Nov. 13

Town Hall on Dec. 3 to discuss campus law enforcement

ASLC President Carl Oliver has set up a Town Hall discussion on “Law Enforcement on Campus” for Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Laney Forum for all Peralta students. 
“Everyone will have two minutes to speak about their…

Math doesn’t solve easy

Usually, when people ask me what classes I’m taking this semester I tell them “the math class from Hell.” 
No jokes here. Every time I walk through that classroom door I feel as if I’m being engulfed in flames. While it is Hell, I can’t help but feel like I jumped into a cold pool…

Laney Tower attends JACC

Six representatives from Laney College attended the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) 2014 NorCal Conference at California State University, Sacramento on November 8, 2014. Vying for the perfect shot, students participating in the JACC news photo competition gathered…

Volleyball season ends

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Black Fridays go home!

With a chilly rain or two and the smell of pumpkin spice lattes in the air, it’s clear the holiday season is here. A time of giving, family, and love. I love the holidays. I love wrapping presents and I love giving them even more. Plus, the peppermint hot cocoa is amazing. But then there…

Letters to the Editor

Shiny, new Oakland

Editor — A recent article in the SFGate talked about a serious problem: the gentrification of Oakland. The article showcases amazing statistics on how much Oakland has changed in the past twenty years, but doesn’t acknowledge the…

Indigenous march at UN Climate Summit

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Tower Watch

The women’s restrooms on the upper level of the G building are frequently short on toilet paper and one stall is even missing the dispenser.
Those using the restroom should be careful and check for paper first before going to the bathroom.
In the same restroom some of the stall doors do not lock or close…

Word on the Quad

What do you anticipate from the Ferguson grand jury?

“I wouldn’t be surprised if it comes out in favor of the officer.”
Jay Sanchez
Undeclared

Asian Exhibit

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Probe sheds light on distant comet

For the first time ever mankind has landed a probe on the surface of a comet. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) robotic lander Philae touched down on Comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko on Wed., Nov. 12.
Pictures of the comet made their way across internet forums and…

Letters to the Editor

Laney is falling apart

Editor — The Laney campus has the potential to be a wonderful school. But due to a lack of initiative by the Peralta system, certain aggravating issues have arisen without any fix in sight. 
Among the chief concerns for the…

Nolan takes viewers out of this world

Humankind was born on earth. We have grown and matured here on this tiny blue planet near the heart of the Milky Way. It is the only home we have ever known.
But what if we had to leave? What if our planet could no longer care for us? What if we had to turn to the…

I Wasn’t There

Original poem by Angela Scott

This poem is in response to the shootings in Ferguson, Fruitvale, Florida and all around the nation where police are snuffing out brown and black lives that matter.

Crawler rules the night in gritty action thriller

“Nightcrawler” landscapes the greater Las Angeles area as a breeding crowd for paparazzi and ambulance chasers, for its high crime rate and its large population that delivers crazy photo opportunities for night owls like Lou Bloom (Jake…