On Flex Day the Peralta community learned that Chancellor Jowel Laguerre had…
Gilda Feller, a remarkable figure on the Berkeley political stage, gifted raconteur and beloved friend and family member, passed away after a brief illness on August 26. Gilda served two terms on the Berkeley…
On Sept. 7, the Laney College Cafeteria opened for
The Laney College Culinary Arts Department is being pulled in two directions. It has a responsibility to serve food that is prepared in a sanitary environment, but the department is almost…
There is growing discussion at Laney College and throughout Peralta about serious issues that may appear to be separate, but have a common thread.Our district administration, led by Dr. Jowel Laguerre, has been much more responsive to concerns than certain…
Reading the Laney Tower for the first time has given me an appreciation which I had not expected to find. I would like to thank the Tower for its approach to the issue of homelessness. I’ve spent many nights on the streets even when I had a roof to hide under. Like many of your…
It was refreshing to read Allison Stapp’s article on Olympic boxer Clarissa Shields (“For US boxer, two golds but no green”). Before reading this article I was unaware that Clarissa was from Flint, Michigan where the town has…