Conflict of interest
How the Culinary Arts Department operates 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,...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Gilda H. Feller
March 18, 1920 – Aug 26, 2016 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....
View ArticleEleven is enough
A Laney Tower analysis: District hires three new interim vice chancellors while leaving critical positions unfilled On Flex Day the Peralta community learned that Chancellor Jowel Laguerre had...
View ArticleFood Fight
Battle for solvency forces cafeteria to open despite concerns over health and safety On Sept. 7, the Laney College Cafeteria opened for business, serving up breakfast from the hot line steam tables to...
View ArticleLaw firms collaborate to offer free services for new immigrants
Gabriela Abrego has lived in California for the last 31 years, more than half her life, renewing her green card every ten years. But on Aug. 20, she took the first decisive step toward becoming a U.S....
View ArticleA nation of immigrants, a journey to citizenship
Oakland ceremony naturalizes over 1,200 permanent legal residents A total of 1,261 new American citizens gathered in Oakland’s Paramount Theater on Sept. 26 for the swearing-in ceremony that makes...
View ArticleIs this a real gun?
Rise of realistic toy guns prompts Alameda County town hall on safety The East Oakland Youth Development Center was the site of the annual Town Hall Meeting presented Sept. 24 by the Alameda County...
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University workshops at Berkeley City College College representatives from UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley will be on campus at BCC on Sept. 29 10:30 AM to 2:15 PM 20th Annual Arab Film Festival (AFF)...
View ArticleSHOW US THE MONEY
Faculty protests after Peralta District claims poverty despite spending millions on administrative hires Several members of the Peralta Federation of Teachers donned orange T-shirts Sept. 27 and...
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College of Alameda hosts Fall Wellness Fair on Oct. 13 Free food and information from health and wellness organizations in the quad from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Laney College’s Black Student Union holds...
View ArticleKeeping the beat going
Oaktown Jazz Workshop’s Ravi Abcarian inspires a new generation of musicians Oaktown Jazz Workshop’s founder, Khalil Shaheed, was only 13 years old when he painted a moustache on his face and slinked...
View ArticleSearching for solace: stories of refugee students
For Asonta Abifo, a student at Laney, America is her home now, but half of her is not here. The other half is still back home, in South Sudan, amidst another civil war. Tears form in Asonta Abifo’s...
View ArticleLegality of district contracts in question
The East Bay Times ran two articles, one on Oct. 9 and another on Oct. 10, about Peralta Community College District officials breaking contract-bidding and conflict of interest laws. The district paid...
View ArticleWe Have Your Money Now What?
Peralta district administration balloons under Chancellor Jowel Laguerre The headline above refers to a 2015 grand jury report produced by Solano County after their investigation of a Measure Q bond...
View ArticleThe Black Cowboys of Oakland
The city of Oakland was host to a fun, unforgettable, community-driven gathering at the 42nd Annual Black Cowboy Parade and Festival on Oct. 1. Members of the Oakland Black Cowboy Association (OBCA)...
View ArticleLaney Tower wins top marks at regionals
Journalism Association of Community Colleges awards the Tower 13 awards in total At the 2016 Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) NorCal Regional Conference, the Laney Tower was awarded...
View ArticleTiny Wins BIG
On Saturday, Oct. 15, the winners of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s (SMUD) “Tiny House Competition – Build Small and Win Big” contest were announced on the campus of Cosumnes River College...
View ArticleSenator’s speech inspires athletes
N.J. Senator Corey Booker visits Laney College Field House to talk confidence, success New Jersey Senator Corey Booker (D) was the featured guest at a gathering of the Laney football team dinner on...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY, COLLEGE
Laney College teach-in tackles local issues to strengthen student-community bonds Volunteers from Laney College faculty, student body, and community hosted their second teach-in of the year in The...
View Article¡VIVEN!
Lively celebration marks Dia de Los Muertos The sounds of drums, conches and other instruments reverberated through the Laney Tower as the June Steingart Gallery hosted a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the...
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