Besikof brings wide-ranging experience to Laney

By Eva Hannan

Sometimes the answer can be found right in your own backyard, but other times solutions are better provided by someone who has travelled to the other side of the globe and back.

Exploring shades and hues

By Spencer Bell

Umoja-Ubaka promotes cultural awareness

One goal is to increase transfer rate to UC campuses for Black students

By Geremy Lowe

Creek to Bay Day cleans up Oakland

By Robert Hinton

For 23 years, Creek to Bay Day in Oakland has helped ensure the purity of Oakland’s creeks, streams and watersheds. The 2018 effort, held on Sept. 15, helped to keep trash and pollutants out of the San Francisco Bay and help…

Water polo ‘more than our win-loss record’

By Eva Hannan

The Laney College Women’s Water Polo team saw plenty of improvement in their match at home against Merced College on Sept. 19, despite losing the match 16–2.

WORD ON THE QUAD

What do you think of the Judge Kavanaugh hearings?

Peter Tatum, Mechanical Engineering
“I think that Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation would shift the stance of the judicial system too far to one side.”

A’s donate $100,000 for scholarships

Baseball team’s largesse will assist Peralta students’ educational goals

By Eva Hannan

Anita Hill hearing: Shadow boxing with the past

By Michelle Snider

Housing crunch has straining effect on residents

By Ebony Belser

Who knew the cost of living would be an arm and a leg? I can’t speak for all areas, because I live in the Bay Area.

Get your club on

By Michelle Snider

Club Rush convened with an array of clubs tabling on the Laney quad Sept. 18…

Events Calendar

Oakland Block Party
Sep. 29 / 12:00am–3:00 pm
Old Oakland, Washington & 8th St.
Yo-Yo Ma & XQ Presents Oakland Block Party Feat. Jax the Band and Yo-Yo Ma. A celebration of youth, culture and community. Ajai Kasim, SOL Development, MC Hammer, 24/7 Turfin’ Dancers, Nick Reeves.

Forum seeks ways to make Laney a safer place

By Saskia Hatvany