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Aramark Workers Strike for Fair Labor Practices

As a call for equal work policies and fair practices, the California Faculty Association’s union and their executive board passed a resolution Monday supporting Aramark workers at CSU East Bay, who are currently petitioning for full unionization. “Almost all of the workers on campus have union protection that protects them … if they feel they’ve been treated unfairly,” Jennifer...

Pharmaceutical Companies Forced to Pay For Drug Disposal

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors agreed on Tuesday to require pharmaceutical companies to pay for the collection and disposal of the drugs they manufacture, the first local ordinance of its kind in the country. The Safe Medicine Disposal Ordinance requires drug manufacturers to provide and pay for a drug take-back program for expired and unused prescription medications, such...

Aging Wireless Regulations Endanger Privacy

Despite the use of over 322 million wireless devices in the U.S., according to telecommunication industry records, it is unclear how long service providers keep cell tower records of their customers’ phone use and messaging exchanges, creating a concern for many wireless customers. Customers seeking either new phones or rate plans usually agree to a two-year contract with a...

Banks Concentrate on Profit Amid Criticism

As the banking industry faces harsh criticism for solely pursuing profits while ignoring risks and the need for solid long term business plans that don’t ruin the economy, recent news from the world of finance seems to suggest that banks haven’t made any serious changes to their strategy. In the next few days, Hagens Berman, a respected law firm specializing in investor rights, will likely file a class action lawsuit against Bank of America claiming it misled investors about...

Rising College Debt Challenges Student Aspirations

College is becoming increasingly more expensive for students all across the country, and along with the recent increases in average student loan debt, many students are graduating into a harsh environment. Student loan debt has actually surpassed credit card debt among Americans, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Average student loan debt across the country rose last year by approximately five percent to $25,250 though this average is comparatively low for indebted students in California. This...

Video Rental Stores Still Surviving

Small local video rental stores are having difficulty maintaining business with the expansion of Internet sales and accessibility in the entertainment industry, however there has been a few local successes. With the boom of technology in recent years, many customers rent movies through Netflix or Redbox, where they can easily have the movie sent to them or make a...

Bank Transfer Day Sends Message

A largely Internet-based movement called Bank Transfer Day (BTD) culminated on Nov. 5 in thousands of consumers switching their bank accounts from large for-profit banking institutions to smaller and more localized credit unions. BTD arose out of the frustration many consumers felt towards financial institutions for a slew of perceived grievances banks enacted upon their customers, such as the...

Faculty Union Announces Strike

The California Faculty Association (CFA) announced Monday they will hold a one day strike on the CSU East Bay and CSU Dominguez Hills campuses on Nov. 17 in response to stalled contract negotiations with Chancellor Charles Reed. “The ultimate goals of the Nov. 17 concerted action are to push the CSU to move on contract negotiations and also to...

FCC Saves Students From Wireless Bill Shock

Last week the Federal Communications Commission announced new guidelines for the wireless industry that will potentially benefit 97 percent of cell phone users in the United States. The new voluntary guidelines will require wireless carriers to create a free alert system to warn cell phone users as they approach plan limits, are about to incur international roaming charges not...

Hidden Villa Represents Past and Future of Building Green

As the sun rises on the verdant pastures and quiescent farm animals at Hidden Villa, it hits the photovoltaic panels on their education center, converting the light into electricity for the use of the facility. Nestled away in the Los Altos Hills, the non-profit organization Hidden Villa constructed the sustainable building, the Wolken Center, between 1999 and 2001, along...






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Warren Hall Demolition Allows Rare Opportunity to Map Hayward Fault

The USGS will measure the velocity of the waves released by the demolition to better understand th impact of future earthquakes.
In a landmark study of the Hayward Fault, the United States Geological Survey plans to record seismic waves released by the demolition of Warren Hall in mid-August to study...

Aramark Workers Gain Campus Support

As Aramark workers on the CSU East Bay campus continue their struggle to become unionized, other groups located on campus are finding ways to band together and support the cause. CSUEB’s Associated Students Inc. drafted their resolution in support of the student workers of Aramark last week, but due to lack of research and insight on the matter, the resolution has been postponed until further findings can be made. “We’re really going to make sure we do our part to make sure students get a

San Leandro Looks to Restore Creek

Local activist groups seek to raise creek levels and reintroduce natural wildlife.
Two things became clear Monday night as Councilmember Michael Gregory furnished the stage for speakers to present their plans to the council: the city wants to do something with...

Concerns About Meiklejohn’s Broken Elevator

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George Jenkins, a custodian at CSU East Bay for the past five years came to work at the crack of dawn, not aware of what would come next. Jenkins,...

Oakland Plans to Improve Bicyclist Safety

A cyclist rides his bike around Oakland’s Lake Merrit.
Oakland ranks the 13th safest city to ride a bicycle, according to the Alliance for Walking and Biking. The city is working to make the streets of Oakland pedestrian-friendly....

Price of A College Education Takes a Financial Toll

Student debt in the United States has tripled between 2004 and 2012 reaching an alarming 1.1 trillion dollars; and on July 1st student loan rates are expected to double. According to the New York Federal Reserve Bank, student loans have exceeded other consumer debts, surpassing auto loans and credit cards to become the second largest source of debt in the nation. “There’s too much student debt, it’s a real burden on people’s future, lives and career choices so we need to try and make major

Earthquake Preparedness at CSUEB

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The ground is shaking; classmates look at each other. A second jolt is rumbling, shaking hard.  Loose items, like projectiles, fly off the desktops. The instructor calls: drop, cover...

Former President Norma Rees Remembered at CSU East Bay

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Norma Rees, former president of CSU East Bay from 1990 to 2006, died in her Hayward home last week leaving behind a legacy of new curriculums, new campus buildings...

CSU East Bay Professor is a Role Model for Women Referees

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CSU East Bay Kinesiology professor, Leticia Malavasi, uses her passion for health and fitness to serve as a role model female soccer referee and to personally train clients to...

Argenal Works to Prepare Men’s Basketball Team

Gus Argenal takes on men’s head basketball coaching position.
CSU East Bay’s recently hired head men’s basketball coach, Gus Argenal, hopes to create a culture of quality student athletes next season, who both excel academically and on the...

August Date Likely for Warren Hall Demolition

The only remnants of Warren Hall’s main floor is the elevator and campus vault.
The iconic 13-story building staring down at thousands of East Bay residents is going out with a bang. Warren Hall, located on CSU East Bay’s Hayward campus, is set...

Coaching Corps Brings Boys and Girls Club to CSUEB

The children enjoyed playing football with the student volunteers.
On Friday, a group of first through fifth graders from the Boys and Girls Club of Hesperian Elementary were provided an opportunity to come to CSU East Bay to...