Pioneers sink Otters on senior day
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
April 12, 2017
Filed under Sports
The California State East Bay women’s water polo team played their final home game over the weekend against California State Monterey Bay, in the last home contest on a stormy day. Before the game, East Bay honored the 7 seniors on the team; goalkeeper Nikki Vaughan, drivers Nicole Williams, Shelbie ...
New York awakens student spirit
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase
With just two quarters to go before I graduate, I am starting to hit a wall. Some people call it ‘senioritis;’ I call it fatigue. In addition to working nights, I also go to school full time and run this student newspaper. It’s safe to say, my time is stretched thin. I felt a lack of interes...
How Type 1 diabetes affects my abilities as a student
Daniel McGuire,
Contributor
April 12, 2017
Filed under Campus, Opinion, Showcase
It’s 8:00 a.m. on a Monday and I’m sitting in class when one of those unique headaches starts to set in. It feels like someone is pressing a needle into the back of my eye — sometimes both of my eyes — and now I feel the urge to use the restroom again even though I did so ten minutes before cla...
East Bay students volunteer at local organization
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2017
Filed under Campus, Features
Cal State East Bay students got a glimpse into what it takes to feed people in need on Sunday. Thanks to the Freshman Day of Service, East Bay students were able to visit the White Pony Express in Pleasant Hill and help process food that would eventually go to people who are homeless and do...
Sewage flood closes first floor of Meiklejohn
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
April 12, 2017
Filed under Campus, Metro, Showcase
The first floor of Meiklejohn Hall at Cal State East Bay’s Hayward campus was closed on Monday and Tuesday due to a sewage backup, numerous university officials confirmed Monday. The bottom floor of the building reopened yesterday at 9:30 a.m. according to campus officials. East Bay’s Interim Associa...
Hayward gives food options to Asian Pacific Islander community
Kamille De Guzman,
Contributor
April 12, 2017
Filed under Features, Metro
A new chain of restaurants opened in downtown Hayward in late March, all of which are catering to a college-friendly environment and the large local Asian-Pacific Islander community. Asian-Pacific Islanders make up 23.6 percent of the 7 million Bay Area population, according to the 2010 Bay Area Census. ...
Campus sports culture eludes students
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 2017
Filed under Campus, Opinion, Sports
Every year I watch the NCAA men’s basketball tournament commonly known as ‘March Madness.’ This consists of 68 NCAA Division I basketball teams competing in a winner-take-all; one loss and you are out tournament to determine a national champion. My eyes always drift towards the fans during the game. Teenag...
Students define their own ‘college experience’
Tishauna Carrell,
Staff Writer
April 5, 2017
Filed under Campus, Opinion
On September 16, 2012, I became the first person in my family to go to college. When I moved away from my hometown in Long Beach, it was a dream come true. The 17-year-old me wanted to experience life without having parental guidance 24 hours a day, seven days per week and wanted to have a real “college...
Pioneers tame Toros in home series
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
April 5, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports
The California State East Bay Baseball team improved their record, to 20-10 overall and 11-7 in conference games, over the weekend after they went 2-1 against the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros (7-24 overall, 5-16 conference) in a three-game series. On Saturday, the two teams split games in their doubleheader ...
Water polo falls to conference rivals
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
April 5, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports
The California State East Bay women’s water polo team is now 1-1 against their Women’s Water Polo Association Conference rivals: Sonoma State University. On Friday, the Pioneers went head to head against Sonoma (7-16 overall, 0-1 conference) in the Hayward campus Pioneer Pool. East Bay won their p...
Local arcades give gamers taste of nostalgia
Degen Gleason-Hyman,
Contributor
March 29, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Opinion, Showcase
I started playing video games when I was around nine years old. My first gaming system was the grey, rectangular Gameboy by Nintendo. As I got older I played with more portable systems, specifically the Gameboy Advance SP, the Nintendo DS Lite and lastly the Nintendo DSi. Those kept me busy until one day in my mid-t...
Water polo goes 1-1 after invitational
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
March 29, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports
The California State East Bay water polo team split their games over the weekend versus the California State Monterey Bay Otters and the UC San Diego Tritons, both of which were Women’s Water Polo Association games. On Friday, East Bay opened conference play against Cal State Monterey Bay (6-9 over...
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