East Bay splits doubleheader against Dominguez Hills
Marissa Marshall,
Sports Editor
April 19, 2018
Filed under Campus, Showcase, Sports
The California State East Bay baseball team is slowly climbing their way up the California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference (CCAA) standings. After they beat Cal Poly Pomona (20-18 overall, 17-15 CCAA) 3-1 in a four-game series two weeks ago, the Pioneers followed it up with a 2-2 split...
CSUEB welcomes comedy contortionist
Paz Sandoval,
Contributor
April 19, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus, Showcase
Most Cal State East Bay students can relate to the thoughts of what their life and career will look like after they graduate. This is something comedian Jonathan Burns also had to face after he received an Art Education degree from Millersville University in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 2004. “I know wh...
San Leandro police receive autism awareness training
Eduardo Gonzalez,
Staff Writer
April 11, 2018
To the average American, April 1 is merely recognized as “April Fool’s Day,” an annual celebration devoted to pranks and hoaxes. However, this year, April 1 also marked the 48th anniversary of Autism Awareness Month. According to Autismspeaks.org, Autism Awareness Month was established in 1970 wi...
Potential CSU tuition increase ignites protest
Erika Martinez,
Staff Writer
April 11, 2018
Filed under Campus, Metro, Showcase
“Free the CSU” was a popular chant on April 4 in Sacramento at the State Capitol building. With a potential Cal State University tuition hike looming, the CSU Student for Quality Education organization and the California Faculty Association organized a demonstration to voice their discontent with t...
A farewell to a downtown Hayward classic
Juan Diaz,
Contributor
April 10, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Showcase
2525 Vintage & Modern, a local thrift store, closed on March 31. Store owner Paige Christodoulou said she closed the store for personal reasons rather than financial. The store itself was located on 22600 Foothill Way in Hayward. It was beautifully decorated with bright pastel colors by a variety...
A teen activist is born
Isabel De Honor,
Contributor
April 10, 2018
Over half a century after Martin Luther King Jr. changed the world with his “I Have a Dream Speech” in 1963, Emma Gonzalez, a senior and mass shooting survivor from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, gave her “We call BS” speech at a gun control rally in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Feb. 17. “We...
Men’s golf struggles in home tournament
Brett Fuchs,
Contributor
April 2, 2018
At The Club at Ruby Hill Golf Course in Pleasanton, golfers warmed up on the driving range and putting green waiting to get the first round of the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout underway on March 5 and 6. For the Pioneers it was a frustrating two days of golf. After day one of the competition, the Pioneers...
Trees at the core of Hayward photography exhibit
Ikaika Nichols,
Contributor
April 2, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Showcase
Artist Glenn Hemanes likes going to Navarro Beach for the bonfire leftovers which he calls “rescue wood.” He turns what some may see as leftover debris into pieces of artwork that he can sell. He specializes in vessels, wooden hand-made hollow containers, that look similar to bowls. Hemanes recently...
Outbreak of canine flu prompts facilities to require vaccinations for dogs
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
March 14, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Atlas is my two-year-old dog that is half husky and half golden retriever. He’s about 70 pounds, full of energy and sheds his long black and white hairs all over my car, furniture and clothing. I bathe him every few weeks to keep him clean and help with his shredding but in November I took him to get...
Bittersweet graduation vibes are on the way
Sierra Perales,
Contributor
March 14, 2018
My journey at Cal State East Bay began back in winter of 2016. I was a transfer student from Ohlone College and had no idea what to expect out of the next chapter in my life. Since I was young I always set both long and short-term goals for myself and have always been prepared for what would be next....
Why Morgan Greene is en route to being the best women’s basketball player to step foot at East Bay
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
March 14, 2018
Standing at 5 feet 10 inches, the Phoenix Arizona native and California State East Bay’s standout forward, sophomore Morgan Greene is a force to be reckoned with. In only her second season as an active player, the sophomore already ranks in the school’s top 10 all-time career points, blocks and...
CSUEB club sends letters to students of the Parkland shooting
Alexis Figuera,
Contributor
March 14, 2018
On Feb. 14, a former student gunned down Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Seventeen people were killed and the shooter, Nikolas Cruz, was arrested. The event has left students, parents and teachers emotionally devastated and struggling to return to school. Two days later, in response...
