Changes could be coming for students at Laney and Merritt colleges.

The Peralta Community College District Chancellor announced she will be recommending a merger to the board of trustees, "reunifying" the school to become Oakland City College.

"Admittedly, it wasn't a huge surprise," said student Desmond Meagley.

Meagley has been part of the Peralta Community College District for about a decade, taking different classes throughout the district, which includes the two schools in Oakland, Laney and Merritt, as well as one in Berkeley and one in Alameda.

Over the last two years, Meagley has been a student at Laney, and the editor-in-chief of "The Citizen," the student-run newspaper covering the district changes and issues.

"There's been an ongoing budget crisis at Peralta," said Meagley.

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