How ZTC is impacting revenue
Robert Pierce, @RobertP_EXP
October 1, 2018
Filed under Campus, News, Top Stories
Last semester, Los Medanos College hosted 100 sections marked as Zero Textbook Cost or “ZTC,” designating that students are not required to purchase any textbooks to take the class. This semester, the number climbed to 115, and the program is working to rebrand itself as Open Educational Resources o...
Food for thought
Alex Camili, @A_Carnation
September 27, 2018
For many college student basic needs are barely met due to financial and social insecurities that are often overlooked. To assist in the student’s development Los Medanos has recently adopted what is known as The Brain Food Project. The Brain Food Project began in the fall of 2014 by Professor Je...
LMC begins accreditation process
Dale Satre, @DaleSatre
September 27, 2018
Filed under News, Top Stories
Los Medanos College is due for its Institutional Self Evaluation Report and site visit in Fall 2020 for re-accreditation, and Dr. Chialin Hsieh, LMC’s Accreditation Liaison Officer, isn’t wasting any time. The Accreditation Steering Committee, a standing committee responsible for guiding LMC t...
Students turnout for blood drive
A.R. Broom, Staff Writer
September 27, 2018
“I'm donating blood today because I want to give back to the community and help with research,” said LMC student Julia Steele at the The Blood Centers of the Pacific blood drive located on campus Tuesday, Sept. 25. Steele made note that the reasons for donating weren’t just for those nearb...
Making space for innovators
Anthony Martinez, @mtppoto
September 27, 2018
Los Medanos College has been considering the potential for a makerspace department on campus. A makerspace is a location where students of various departments and majors can collaborate and create whatever is needed for their classes or find solutions for a community need. The makerspace would include a ...
Back Talk EP103
September 24, 2018
Filed under Audio, News, Top Stories
https://youtu.be/djH9oe0k9f8 Back Talk Episode 103, now in video!
Cops connect over coffee
Hillary Hetrick, @hillarymhetrick
September 20, 2018
Los Medanos College Police Services partnered up with Student Life to host “Coffee with Police Services” Tuesday, Sept. 18 in L-109, located in the Library, and was held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. This event takes place once every semester. Police officers, police aides, students and facult...
The East Bay “rolls loud”
BreAnna Crawford, @lyniece_
September 20, 2018
Filed under Features, News, Top Stories
“It was the most fun I have ever had, everyone was dancing and just having an overall good time with each other,” said LMC student Taylor Sims about her experience at Rolling Loud Bay Area this past weekend. Rolling Loud is a hip-hop music festival that took place Sept. 14 and 15 at the Oaklan...
LMC gets “Connected” to students
Perry Continente, @perrycontinente
September 20, 2018
Many LMC students will soon be getting feedback from their professors in a new way, courtesy of LMC Connect, powered by Starfish. Educators will be mailed a survey at the end of the sixth week of the semester, and in their completion of it will award students “kudos,” commendations based on academic...
Books Alive returns to LMC
Alex Camili, @A_Carnation
September 20, 2018
Los Medanos College students will have a chance to converse with volunteers who will serve as “Human Books” and share stories of their own personal experiences. Books Alive was established by former LMC Librarian Christine Kromer in 2014 and with the intent of creating a setting in which stud...
Constitution Day spreads awareness
Leticia Robles, Staff Writer
September 20, 2018
Los Medanos College hosted a Constitution Day event in light of the national holiday Monday, Sept. 17 in the indoor quad. “The purpose is to help students learn more about [the Constitution] while making it fun for them,” LMC Financial Aid Coordinator Eva Monteverde explained as she worked t...
Puente to provide insight to first gen students
Alexander Broom, @AlexanderRBroom
September 19, 2018
The Los Medanos College Puente Program will be holding a public panel of first generation college graduates currently working on campus Friday, Sept. 21. The goal of the panel is to give guidance and perspective to first generation students. They hope to show by example that it is possible to navigate...
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