LMC celebrates the dead
Jordyn Toscano, @jordyntoscano
November 7, 2019
The United by Dreams and LatinX clubs hosted a Dia De Los Muertos event in the Outdoor Quad on the Los Medanos Pittsburg campus Monday, November 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dia De Los Muertos is a holiday celebrated, primarily in Mexico, to honor any departed family members that have passed. In a...
New certificates rise at LMC
Jordyn Toscano, @Jordyn.toscano
October 31, 2019
Faculty members at Los Medanos College are currently working to implement three new non-credit courses for students. Natalie Hannum, Dean of Workforce and Economic Development, and adjunct faculty member David Wahl have been working to develop certificates for construction pre-apprenticeships, basic dr...
Students access free materials
Krys Shahin, @Krysshah
October 31, 2019
Open Education Resource, or Zero Textbook Costs, is a program that allows students to take classes that have textbooks and other materials ready for them to use at no cost. The program began back in the spring of 2018 when the state awarded Los Medanos College with a grant of roughly $30,000 to s...
Transfer Day hits campus
Hillary Hetrick and Krys Shahin
October 24, 2019
As Los Medanos College students arrived on campus Tuesday, Oct. 22, they were met with an array of tables, colorful banners, brochures, and more. Transfer Day was about to begin. The event took place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Indoor Quad. Representatives from over 55 colleges were present at the...
New protocols created at LMC
Jordyn Toscano, @jordyn.toscano
October 24, 2019
The Safety and Security Committee at Los Medanos College has voted to become operational after the active shooter scare and fire alarms that occurred at the Los Medanos College Pittsburg campus over the past three weeks. Head of the committee, Carlos Montoya, believes that it’s important to “kee...
Feeding room delayed
Krys Shahin, @Krysshah
October 24, 2019
The opening of a lactation pod, located in CC3 beside the Student Service center introduced to the campus back in March, has been delayed for safety and privacy concerns. “The delay started with the roof being a window, there were questions of visibility and privacy concerns,” said Los Medanos C...
Appliance unplugged?
Krys Shahin, @Krysshah
October 24, 2019
As a result of a projected lower rate of increase in the job market for technicians — just a 2 percent expected rate of growth — the Career Technical Education Appliance program has been up for review, and could be discontinued based on data collected by management and Workforce Development. “[The CTE Applianc...
Police respond to threat
Jordyn Toscano, @jordyn.toscano
October 18, 2019
Students and staff at the Los Medanos College campus in Pittsburg went on lockdown due to threat of a potential active shooter on campus, Wed. Oct. 9th at 9:43 p.m. The LMC Police Services and Contra Costa Community College District began receiving inquiries about a potential armed gunman on campus “appro...
Political impact
Krys Shahin, @Krysshah
October 18, 2019
Los Medanos College is a cross section of the larger community, and the current political climate is having an impact on campus. While there is a difference of opinion on whether the onslaught of breaking news results in more or less engagement, many students and teachers find themselves talking about c...
Cars get a charge
Spencer Batute, @batutie_
October 18, 2019
The electric vehicle charging stations in Parking Lot A of the Los Medanos College Pittsburg campus, which were originally expected to be completed within the first few weeks of school, are now expected to become operable before the end of October or November. Although the construction of the chargin...
Oakley walks out of darkness
Adriana Ivanoff, Staff Writer
October 18, 2019
The feeling of losing someone to suicide is impossible to shake. The immense guilt and ultimate sadness you feel from your loved ones early end eats away at you, but they are not entirely gone. They live on through your memories so that you can finish their walk for them, even if they believed they couldn...
College preparing for accreditation
Krys Shahin, @Krysshah
October 11, 2019
The accreditation process is one that encourages institutions to improve academic quality, institutional effectiveness, and ultimately, student success. Classified Senate met with Associated Students of Los Medanos College Monday, Oct. 7 to talk about the accreditation that LMC is going through, in ...
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