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'Day of Action' walkouts today

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Actions to protest state budget cuts to education have been planned for today (March 4) with a walkout and rally at Laney College, and plans to join rallies in Oakland and San Francisco later in the day.

According to a state budget analysis prepared by the 'NoEdCuts Coalition,' a public education advocacy group based at Berkeley City College, over $840 million has been cut from community college funding in California over the past two years.

ASLC supports safe sanctuary on campus

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

ASLC voted Feb. 17 to endorse the Peralta District's 'Safe Sanctuary Resolution,' which states that Peralta district will not use its resources to assist the federal agents in arresting undocumented students on its campuses.

They decided not to support a proposal for the creation of a district-wide council, which would be made up of students from all four Peralta campuses, who would meet to discuss issues facing Peralta students such as the EasyPass.

AC Transit institutes service changes

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

AC Transit will implement changes to its bus routes starting March 28, according to the company's website. Several lines will be reconfigured and a few will be cut entirely. Overall, the service will be reduced by between 8.4 and 15 percent.

The service cuts are an attempt by AC Transit to balance its budget in the current recession.

Students temporarily banned from theater

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Due to disruptive behavior, students are no longer allowed to hang out in the lobby area of the Laney College Theater.

Jim Cave, the stage and production supervisor of the Theater Department, said he has dealt with unruly student behavior since the start of the semester.

Tensions boil over racist 'Compton Cookout' at UC San Diego

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Racism is a toxin that has polluted this country for too long. One area that is most infected is education.

It was once illegal to teach an enslaved African how to read. Public education was created to educate the formerly enslaved, but segregation forced Black people into "separate and unequal" schools until the mid-20th century.

'East 14th' brings Don Reed home

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Oakland, California. In a city where where pimpin' has been glamorized since the classic blaxploitation film, "The Mack" to rapper Too Short, comedian Don Reed's one man play "East 14th: Tales of a Reluctant Player" brings a refreshing, youthful message to the world's so-called, "oldest profession.

Eagles a win away from state finals

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Laney College women's basketball team dug deep within themselves and pulled out a 52-49 victory over San Jose City College on Feb. 26 in the semifinals of the California Community College North Region Tournament in Oakland.

Before a raucous crowd that was celebrating the first Laney basketball playoff game in over 30 years, the Eagles treated their fans to a scintillating come-from-behind win against the 13th-seeded Jaguars.

Lights! Camera! Action!-sports video at Laney

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It's Laney College's Event Videography class that can put you behind the camera: Sports Video Production Mass Media 121 located in the theater on Tuesdays from 9-11 a.m. and Wednesday from 5-7:50 p.m.

Taught by Peralta TV technical director Jim Stein and KTVU Sports producer Peter Lupetti, the sports video class attempts to answer these questions: Have you, the student, ever wanted to know what it would feel like to be the one behind the camera lens? How about wanting to know what it feels like to conduct studio or location interviews? How about shooting a live sporting event?

The course tries to answer those questions and presents to students the perfect opportunity for those who prefer an exciting, live, and very hands-on experience when it comes to sports.

Tower Watch

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Candidates for the spring 2010 ASLC elections have been announced. Four have applied for President; Anton Bosneaga, Harry Jiang, Elizabeth King and Dawna Williams. Brian Nelson and Erin Lofstrom-Perez are running unopposed for Vice-President and Secretary, respectively.

Journalis speaks on sports, steroids, American justice

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Lance Williams, senior money and politics reporter for California Watch, visited the Journalism Department's Mass Media and Society class on Feb. 23.

Williams is perhaps best known for his role in discovering the names of the professional athletes who testified about steroid use in the now infamous Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) sports doping scandal.

THE WORD on the Quad

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"Michelle Obama. She's inspirational because she is about women's rights, education and leadership. Plus she's a great role model for children." Basilia Perez Undeclared "Maya Angelou. She has inspiring words. She can move you without moving you physically.

Wait for it, it's the iPad

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The weeks of speculation and hype that accompany every new Apple media announcement were finally over on Jan. 27 when a gaunt-looking Steve Jobs unveiled Apple's challenge to PC netbooks. Looking like something in between a giant iPod Touch or an iPhone on steroids, the iPad was touted as "mystical, magical and truly revolutionary.

BCC instructor's film nominated for Oscar

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In the early 20th Century, Aleister Crowley, who practiced black magic, was dubbed "The Wickedest Man in the World." In the late 20th Century, Daniel Ellsberg, who practiced a more traditional form of prestidigitation, was called 'The Most Dangerous Man in America.

Suicide more than depression

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It's easy to write suicidal people off as mentally unstable or think of them as foolish, but there are societal reasons for suicide that go beyond mental health. While it's true that mood disorders are present in 30 percent of suicide cases, depression is found on the psychological profile in almost every case.

Enough to make you sick

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

I recently came to the realization that I've been getting sick at the rate of at least twice a semester, and lately, more like once a month. I'm not talking about serious things like swine flu or pneumonia. In fact, I haven't been sick enough to miss school.

Restoring Democracy to our state

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Today Laney College students will unite with thousands of students, teachers, professors, and public school supporters statewide to shout with one voice: no more cuts in state education funds! Surely Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will hear our resolve-and so should the gridlocked bunch in the State Legislature.

Letters to the Editor

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Who'll clean the air? Editor--The U. S. Surgeon General and California's Air Resources Board have determined that outdoor second-hand smoke is a toxic air contaminant with no safe level of exposure. It's up to the board to protect the public from an identified poison.

'Caffeine' a new kind of country

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Lord knows I'm going to get myself home" Elliot Randall sings on the title track of his new album, "Caffeine and Gasoline." Wait, didn't he just get here? Randall's second album mixes roots rock, folk-rock ballads, and traditional country music to create accessible tracks that anybody can enjoy.

New K-os album

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

All on eyes are on Canada right now and they should be. No, not for the athletes in the Winter Olympics, but for some one else currently residing in Vancouver B.C. This single eclectic mastermind has broken through with another solid album-'Yes!'. Oh yes indeed, K-os, the singer, rapper, producer songwriter will be releasing his album physically in the U.