Hamilton’s final curtain call in the Bay Area
Maximino Cisneros,
Contributor
August 23, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Opinion
On August 5, the Bay Area said farewell to their production of Hamilton, a Broadway play about the life of US founding father Alexander Hamilton, which enjoyed a five month Orpheum Theater in San Francisco. On July 22, I decided to attend a showing of the musical. A ticket cost $200, which ...
Dance, dance, and viva la revolution
Mitch Scorza,
Contributor
August 23, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Showcase, Study Abroad: Cuba
On the weekends, we were set loose and cut free to explore the city as liberated tourists. We put our school material on hold for a couple of days, as we worked so hard throughout the week. It was time to celebrate, as far as we were concerned. There was only one place to go and that place i...
My switch to a vegan lifestyle
Celeste Marie O’Connell,
Contributor
August 17, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Opinion
I’ve recently bought into the healthy hype surrounding veganism. A vegan is a person who does not eat or use any animal products whatsoever. I’ve learned that the path to veganism is filled with many obstacles, such as breaking out of my old eating habits to learning new ones, exercising more, and...
Wine walk takes participants through downtown
Kedar Dutt,
Photo Editor
August 2, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Metro, Photo Galleries, Showcase
Participants, volunteers and merchants fill the downtown Hayward City Hall rotunda on Saturday at the 2017 Passeio do Vinho Wine Walk. Participants received a map of downtown Hayward where local businesses provided tasting rooms for them to experience local and international alcoholic and non-alcoh...
Alameda personified by art, wine
Veronica Hall,
Layout Designer
August 2, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Metro, Showcase
When you live somewhere long enough, you become a part of the traditions that a place embodies. Being born and raised in the small town of Alameda, I know what to expect on the island. There is always a 4th of July parade, the beach will be crowded on hot days, and during the winter holidays, Tho...
Island Reggae Festival displays culture in San Jose
Janice Domingo,
Contributor
July 12, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Showcase
Music today has been fused together with so many different sounds it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish its genre. One such evolving genre is reggae. Reggae originated in Jamaica in the late 1960’s and now represents a confluence of pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, and metal. This genr...
Dining overseas has its challenges for tourists
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
July 12, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Showcase, Students Abroad, Study Abroad: Cuba
You can tell a lot about a culture by observing its mealtime rituals. In America, convenience and efficiency are prioritized over both quality of food and togetherness. In Cuba, the process is much slower and more laborious. Drive-thru’s don’t exist and you’re forced to take a more active role in d...
Somewhere over this rainbow
Casey Peuser,
Online and Social Media Editor
July 5, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Opinion, Showcase
At the risk of fulfilling the stereotype, lately I’ve found myself identifying with the great Judy Garland in wishing that I, like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, was somewhere over the rainbow. By ‘rainbow,’ I’m referring to LGBTQ Pride. And by ‘over,’ I mean discouraged by the lack of...
Fiji Festival takes over East Bay campus
Kedar Dutt,
Photo Editor
July 5, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus, Media, Photo Galleries
Oakland and graffiti art go hand in hand
Danny Hanson-Hackett,
Contributor
June 7, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Media, Photo Galleries, Showcase
Hollywood is running out of ideas
Stephen Freitas,
Contributor
June 7, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Opinion, Showcase
Summer is practically here and with it will come three months of blockbuster movies. Unfortunately, most of these films will not be original ideas: they will be attached to a pre-existing franchise. Hollywood is taking it too far by pumping out films within established franchises. The franch...
Tattoo culture never fades away
Allison Weseman,
Contributor
June 7, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Media, Photo Galleries
