Experience

Campus closure causes a scramble

Dale Satre, @DaleSatre
November 29, 2018

The automated texts started Thursday, Nov. 15: “CCCCD [Contra Costa Community College District] has decided to close all locations … effective 3:00 p.m. today and will reopen Monday, November 19, 2018.”...

From Amazon.com

Outdated media: the compact disc

ROBERT PIERCE, @RobertP_EXP
November 29, 2018

When you work at a newspaper, you start to pick up a fondness for outdated media. Last March, I spent a half hour and twenty dollars at the used CD section of Half Price Books in Concord walking around...

Students leave campus Thursday after the closure. Sam Schniederman, left, sports a mask for safety.

Air quality forces campus closure

Perry Continente, @perrycontinente
November 15, 2018

The Contra Costa Community College District temporarily closed LMC, DVC and CCC along with all of their satellite campuses due to smoke pollution from the Butte County fire Thursday, Nov. 15. The air...

LMC sophomores were set to celebrate Sophomore Day, only to find that it had been cancelled.

Air quality causes game cancelations

Jesus Cano & Marc Lopez, @Juice_Cano & @KaptainMarc
November 15, 2018

The effects of the Camp fire in Butte County is taking a toll on the world of Bay Area sports. The air quality level in many parts of the Bay Area reached over 150 due to the smoke making its way down...

Loaves and fishes lends a helping hand to community

NICK CAMPBELL, Staff writer
November 15, 2018

Tucked away in a remote location off Harbor and Garcia Avenues, one of Contra Costa County’s hardest working charities had just closed for the evening. For Loaves And Fishes, founded in 1983, it is all...

Lake pollution raises concern

Lake pollution raises concern

Leticia Robles, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018

Los Medanos College is known for its beautiful lake and geese that inhabit the water. The relaxing pathway around the lake goes under a mile with nine acres of water and is enjoyed by students, faculty...

Pittsburg seeks to curtail panhandling

Pittsburg seeks to curtail panhandling

ROBERT PIERCE, @RobertP_EXP
November 15, 2018

Everyone has seen the road signs around Contra Costa County urging drivers to “say no to panhandling” and “contribute to the solution” by donating to local charities. Several new signs have popped...

Black Friday deals inflated

DALE SATRE, @Dale Satre
November 15, 2018

Black Friday has a storied place in American consumer culture. The day after giving thanks for our blessings — and increasingly on Thanksgiving Day too — Americans rush to stores for the best deals...

EOPS Priority Registration Event

BREANNA CRAWFORD, @Lyniece_
November 15, 2018

EOPS will be hosting a priority registration event on campus Nov. 19 and Nov. 20th. The event is to encourage students who are foster youth, veterans and Calworks students take advantage of their priority...

Carissa Day chases after the ball.

Women’s soccer season, a historic turnaround

Jesus Cano, @Juice_Cano
November 13, 2018

Disney is known for creating iconic princess films, but the Los Medanos College (LMC) women’s soccer team has had a Cinderella story of its own this season. While it may not have been in the fashion...

Aadil Faith smashes through a segment of Young Americans for Freedoms Berlin Wall.

Club’s ‘Berlin Wall’ sparks student response

Lilly Montero, @Lilly_Montero3
November 8, 2018

The Young Americans for Freedom club erected a mock Berlin Wall in the outdoor quad last week. The wall which said things like “Revolt” and “Socialism is slavery” was meant to commemorate both...

Butcher charts adorn a counter.

Brentwood smokehouse gives back

Robert Pierce, @RobertP_EXP
November 8, 2018

Meaty aromas, classic rock and the American spirit fill the dining room of the American Heroes Smokehouse barbecue restaurant in Brentwood. Owned by Jo Danberry, the daughter-in-law of company founder...

Load More Stories

Comments (0)

All Experience Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest
Activate Search
The student news site of Los Medanos College
Top Stories