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ASLC seeks funding for protest

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Student Activities Advisor Al Kirven urged ASLC to hold District Chancellor Elihu Harris accountable to his promise to pay for bus transportation to the March 22 Sacramento rally against the budget cuts.

Senator Leonard Hutton said at the March 3 ASLC meeting that 150 Laney students had reserved spaces on buses that will take them to the March 22 Sacramento rally against the budget cuts.

Should student trustee term limits be extended?

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

After 40 minutes of spirited discussion on March 9, the Peralta District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion recommending the policy governing the election of student trustees be decided at a future student election.

This issue first arose, according to Berkeley City College Senator Sharon Clegg, when students aided by Student Trustee Yvonne Thompson began collecting signatures for a petition to extend her term.

Peralta accreditation at risk

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

With the Peralta District's recent financial accounts in turmoil, the accreditation status of its colleges could be lost. This would jeopardize the certification of Peralta students' college degrees and credits.

Every six years California community colleges are reviewed by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) in order to measure whether or not they are meeting state standards for education.

Anti-abortion group stirs debate

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

An anti-abortion group caused a stir when it arrived at Laney March 8 with banners bearing graphic images of dismembered fetuses.

"We came to educate students about abortion," said Don Blythe, member of the Sanctity of Human Life Network's 'Project Truth.

ASLC candidates meet

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Fifteen student government candidates gathered before the ASLC Elections Committee (EC) March 16 for a briefing of the Student Elections Code.

The committee explained campaign conduct, expense limits and important election dates. Full story on laneytower.

Berkeley Rep on a roll with hits

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Stanford University was once referred to as the "Harvard of the "West." Now with the most NCAA titles in American history and Law and Medical schools on par with the best Ivy League schools, Harvard is fast becoming known as the "Stanford of the East."

Similarly, when a regional theater premiers a play that moves on to New York City, it's cause for delirious celebration.

MARCH 4TH summary

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Thousands of Bay Area students, teachers and supporters took to the streets Thursday, March 4 to protest cuts to educational funding. Among them were over 500 Laney students who walked out of class at 11 a.m. for a rally on the Quad and a march to Oakland City Center.

Beyond March 4

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Following the March 4 "Day of Action' which saw mass statewide protests in support of California public education, many are wondering what will come next.

Most organizing groups see this as a time to continue networking with other groups, getting more people involved in the organizing process and educating them about the issues regarding public education.

Protesters shut down Oakland freeway

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Enraged by budget cuts to higher education, students throughout California held sit-ins, rallies and took to the streets on March 4. In Oakland, a group of demonstrators went even further.

More than 150 protesters were arrested-including at least 11 Laney College students-after marching onto a freeway off-ramp in downtown Oakland.

Laney rallies for education

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Over 500 Laney College students, faculty and staff walked out of class on the March 4 "Day of Action" to protest cuts to education funding. During a rally on campus, students, faculty and staff held signs reading "Schools not Jails, Schools not Wars!," "No privatization" and "Education saves lives.

Moments from March 4

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

It's been two weeks since "March Forth" on March 4 and organizers are trying to keep the momentum going for the next big day of action in the fight for public education. Many said this is just the beginning. Here are quotes, scenes, chants and rants from that day.

'Chop from the Top'

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Administration still stick to their guns/ And we got proof that Elihu misappropriate funds/ They take the whole piece of pie and try to leave us the crumbs/ Like since Obama in office we can't complain about nothing/ How you think I'm supposed to act/ When you cutting $938 million and try to give us just $2 million back/ They cutting 600 classes, student services bus passes/ Schools with Army recruiters, we losing students by the masses/ Taking action, who coming with me/ I got three kids and I'm trying to get a Ph.

Eagles fall short in state tourney

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Laney College women's basketball team's improbable success story was extended by 20 minutes at the California Community College Athletic Association Women's Basketball State Championship. But the fairy-tale ending wasn't to be. Tournament experience trumped tournament inexperience on March 11 as the Eagles lost to Ventura College, 70-62, in the first round at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.

Peralta TV offers sports 'on demand'

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Peralta TV is offering a new sports feature on its website.

In keeping with the ever-increasing demand for watching events at the viewer's discretion, and not the at the whim of a station, PTV now has baseball and women's basketball streaming 'on demand.'

To access the games on the website, click on PTV Sports Videos, select the sport, then chose a game.

THE WORD on the Quad

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

"Yes, abortion is a fact of life and it's a matter of healthcare and women's rights."
Steven Damewood
Undeclared

Hungry like the wolf (for a refund)

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Joe Johnson, the director of the 2010 movie "The Wolfman" had a vision. His vision was to create a movie so appalling, so inexcusably bad that the prospect of actually becoming a werewolf is less scary than being forced to see the movie itself. The movie opens with Lawrence Talbot (Benicio del Toro) returning home for the first time in years to attend his brother's funeral.

'[They] doth protest too much'

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

After co-organizing the Oakland rally opposing Proposition 8 in 2008 and attending many more in California and other countries, I have found one thing to be true-people love to hear themselves speak. Most activists care about real injustices but don't visualize clear, achievable goals, nor use media wisely.

Israel-Palestine peace?

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict enters its sixth decade, casual observers may see it as inevitable-a religious quarrel thousands of years old. That is not the case.

Even those who are intimately connected to the conflict are cynical and pessimistic about the outcome.

Keeping the March 4 momentum

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The events that transpired on the March 4 "Day of Action" were greatly anticipated by students and teachers at every level, and were widely publicized in almost very medium. Garnering attention across the country, the protests were considered a huge success.

Preserve women's right to choose

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Faculty, staff and students were greeted Monday morning, March 8, International Women's Day, to strangers on the Laney campus quad, who decorated the quad with posters of aborted fetuses on large 8-foot scaffolds and passed out leaflets against a woman's right to choose.

Letter to the Editor

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Editor-I am urging the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) to stand up to the state and let them know that we will not tolerate them taking funding away from transportation. Because of the state action, AC Transit had to cut services and raise the price of the bus pass to $20 for both seniors and the disabled.