Glitch in the System

District’s million-dollar expenditures on IT firm contracts raise more questions than answers

Peralta students and faculty have struggled for years with creaky and decidedly user-unfriendly information…

An open letter on the election

While teaching political science classes, I do my very best to remain as non-partisan as possible. 
I never discuss my own political beliefs, and I don’t use my classes as a platform to convince students that they should share my ideology. But I will break my self-imposed…

Tourettes Without Regrets

Update 11/23/16:
From the Tower staff
This photo essay raised some eyebrows throughout the district.
It has been brought to our attention that the essay’s graphic — and some accompanying language — might have offended some of our readership. We apologize if we have done so.
The…

¡VIVEN!

Lively celebration marks Día de Los Muertos

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DON’T STOP FIGHTING

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Don’t stop fighting. If there is one thing we must take away from the events of the last two days — the events of the last few…

Events Calendar

Laney College screens Christopher Chen’s “The Late Wedding” Showing from Nov. 10–12 at the Odell Johnson Theater at 7 PM, tickets are $15

Acclaimed author visits Laney College on Nov. 10 H. Senzai, author of Shooting Kabul, will visit room D-200 at 12 PM

Standoff at Standing Rock

There’s a stand off at Standing Rock, North Dakota.The Dakota Access Pipeline threatens the Missouri River, the Standing Rock Sioux’s reservation’s water source. The tribe alleges that the Army Corps of Engineers, Sunco, and its parent company Energy Transfer Partners ignored due…

WHAT NEXT?

As Oakland joins cities across the country in protest, the nation asks itself: What Next?

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