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Experience

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Experience

Culture defines Feere’s pursuits

Jasmine Ford, Staff Writer
November 10, 2025

Communicating and empathizing with different cultures has always been a driving force in Professor Zach Feere’s life. An Antioch native with a close knit family, Feere dove into researching and learning...

Antoinette Corbin (left) catches up with MESA tutor Mick Fagliano

LMC welcomes Corbin as new MESA director

Mylia Brooks, Staff Writer
September 23, 2025

With the 2025 fall semester beginning, LMC welcomed new staff, and Antoinette Corbin was hired as the Director for MESA. Her love for chemistry brought her here. “Chemistry’s always been a passion,”...

Russell Weber teaching a section of HIST-030: United States History From 1865.

Comic books led Weber on path to history

Chijioke Onyeagucha, Editor in Chief
September 20, 2025

At 12 years old, Russell Weber wandered into a rundown comic shop in a Monterey mall and pulled a paperback off the shelf: “Ultimate Spider-Man.” He’d hated reading up to that point. That day rewired...

Trujillo Speaks at an Alpha Phi Alpha chapter event in Solano County, Texas. Courtesy of Max Trujillo.

A life in service of empathy

Jasmine Ford, Staff Writer
September 9, 2025

In the Los Medanos curriculum, the importance of history and ethnic backgrounds is valued. Learning about other cultures creates empathy, compassion for others, and broadens your understanding of others....

Mustangs pitcher No. 44 Zane Baltz gets ready to throw a pitch to home plate at LMC.

Zane Baltz carves as LMC baseball pitcher

William Trowbridge, Staff Writer
May 16, 2025

For LMC pitcher Zane Baltz, baseball has never been just a game, it’s a lifestyle built on discipline, preparation, and passion. This season on the mound for the Mustangs, he’s made a quiet but impressive...

English department assistant and bookstore employee Sketch Choice's personality shines even while masked.

Sketching a pathway through college

Mylia Brooks, Staff Writer
April 29, 2025

The air was tense, Sketch Choice, and his mother sat in his middle school classroom. His mom had one question for his history teacher: “My son is turning in his work. He’s passing his tests, why is...

Archive photo: Head coach Chris Shipe yells for players to come to the sideline on Los Medanos football field, Fall 2024.

Chris Shipe shapes his athletes on and off the football field

William Trowbridge, Staff Writer
March 19, 2025

Coach Shipe, the head football coach of Los Medanos College, has been a staple of this school for more than two decades. His transition from player to coach, as well as his commitment to his group, demonstrates...

Professor Alex Sterling performs with his band Desto Reds at O'Reilly's Irish Pub in San Francisco.

From classroom to the stage, Alexander Sterling shares his passion for music

Finn Atkin, Staff Writer
February 25, 2025

It was a chilly February Friday night on Haight Street in San Francisco when a quaint Irish pub named O’Reilly’s hosted a concert. Four bands played, with tickets sitting at $10 in advance and $15...

Tenisha Manoharan with student Mia Garcia, hosting last semester’s Diwali’s Festival of Lights event on Pittsburg Campus, Nov. 5.

Tenisha Manoharan pursues the unknown and its opportunities

Sarah Capperauld, Staff Writer
February 10, 2025

“The strong scent of coconut filled the room,” wrote Los Medanos College Student Tenisha Manoharan, typing away at the keys as she started her University of California applications. Her hair is a...

Photo courtesy by David Valencia.

Alexys Acosta aims for success on and off the court

William Trowbridge, Staff Writer
February 9, 2025

Alexys Acosta has been playing basketball for as long as she can remember. "I've been playing basketball since kindergarten," she said. "Actually, my dad got me into it, and then I just played all the...

Student Michael Hummel practicing violin at home back when he was still in high school.

Michael Hummel’s musical venture to reach the soul

Danny Amerson, Staff Writer
February 7, 2025

“I didn't really have any friends until I had my piano teacher,” said Michael Hummel, a music major at Los Medanos College. “Music has always been where I found the most belonging.”  From...

Eileen Valenzuela volunteering at LMC's Holiday Toy Drive on Nov. 30, 2015.

Beloved staff of Los Medanos College plans to retire

Michael Pacheco, Staff Writer
December 11, 2024

Eileen Valenzuela started her journey at LMC as a student in the summer of 1980, and strengthened her ties to the school when she joined student government a year later. It was in her role as a student...

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