Living nightmares from my commute
Matthew Carrera,
Contributor
August 1, 2018
We all fear the dreaded commute to get to our destinations. How should we prepare for it? My commute to school has significant influence and impact on my life. I commute from Tracy to Hayward in order to get to school, and the commute can be very daunting depending on what time you leave. For the...
Temporary parking woes on campus
Jeremy Truesdell,
Contributor
November 1, 2017
Approximately 16,000 students attend CSU East Bay, and a vast majority of them are commuters who visit the university at least once a week, according to the California State University Office of the Chancellor. There are transit options available to these students: BART, AC Transit, campus shuttles...
Traffic consistently bad in Bay Area
Jamie Lee DaSilva,
Contributor
October 2, 2017
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you have become accustomed to traffic jams. The morning commute, chock-full of bumper-to-bumper interactions, starts around 5 a.m. and lasts until 10 a.m., sometimes longer. The afternoon and evening commute begins generally around 3 p.m. and lasts until abo...
The classic cars of Havana
Peter Wang,
Contributor
September 21, 2017
As a petrol head, illegal street racing scene in the movies can always touch my heart, while this time it blew my mind by showing 1949 Chevrolets Fleetlin race 1956 Ford Crown Victoria on the ramshackle, half-ruined, but somehow beautiful main street of Havana, just as Pico Iyer wrote,”...in commun...
Modification of old cars in Cuba
Peter Wang,
Contributor
August 29, 2017
Watching the movie “Fast and Furious 8” was an amazing experience that bonded me with Cuba. As a petrol head, illegal street racing scene in the movies can always touch my heart, while this time it blew my mind by showing 1949 Chevrolets Fleetlin race 1956 Ford Crown Victoria on the ramshackle, h...
Peter Wang
Peter Wang,
Contributor
August 27, 2017
How I met Andy I just can't believe I oversleep at the very beginning of our trip to Cuba, the first day in Cuba, the first morning in Cuba. I missed my first breakfast in Cuba, I let slip my first time to hang out with my friends and schoolmates in Cuba, I lost the chance to have a fantastic tour...
Life in the fast lane
Raymundo Pedroza,
Contributor
March 10, 2016
What do I do when when my favorite pastime is driving above legal-limit speeds on hot sticky tires, screeching on red hot brakes and other potentially dangerous automotive activities? I take it to the track. When I attend a “track day” at concrete racetracks in Salinas and small towns all around...
