State audit raises concerns about CSU hiring practices
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
May 17, 2017
Filed under Campus, Metro
The 23-campus Cal State University system will revise some of its management policies following a state audit that discovered discrepancies in hiring and budgetary practices last month. On April 20, the California Bureau of State Audits released the results of an audit that looked at six CSU campuse...
Good riddance to the quarter system at CSUEB
Tishauna Carrell,
Staff Writer
May 17, 2017
Filed under Campus, Opinion, Showcase
I came to CSUEB straight from high school in 2012. I grew up in Southern California and chose CSUEB to get away from home and experience being on my own. I came straight from a semester school, so I didn't really understand what the quarter system was. I just knew that for some odd reason, I started ...
Graduation jitters from the eyes of a military veteran
Stephen Freitas,
Contributor
April 26, 2017
Filed under Campus, Opinion, Showcase
Graduation is around the corner and the professional world is knocking on my door. Am I ready? Do I have the necessary skills and experience to make it in a society that embodies the survival of the fittest? One where the strong are praised and the weak are forgotten. I already have bills to pay and a ...
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...
Getting back on the track
Ivy Gates,
Contributor
September 21, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Sports
I started running track in the 7th grade. Track and field became the perfect sport for me because I am skinny and have long legs. I learned everything about track and field by going to my sister’s track meets. My sister started running track in 6th grade. She participated in field events, the 100...
California bill ‘promises’ college degrees
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
August 25, 2016
Filed under Metro
Earning a college degree has typically been thought of as a four-year endeavor, but that’s become more myth than truth in recent years: A six-year education is more of a reality. On Tuesday, the California Assembly approved a bill known as the “California Promise,” an initiative that aims to...
The first generation to graduate
Maira Sanchez,
Contributor
August 17, 2016
Filed under Campus, Opinion
I am the first member of my Mexican family to go to college. I am 21 years old and come from a family of nine. I have six older brothers who were born in Mexico but I was born in the US. When I graduate next spring, it will be a great accomplishment, not only for me, but for my parents an...
Writing skills test unfair, due for revision
Ira Lazo,
Contributor
July 13, 2016
Filed under Campus, Opinion
Students enrolled in any of the California State University campuses must first pass a Writing Skills Test (WST) before they graduate. This test, though mandated, is flawed and an unnecessary requirement. At the very least it should be reviewed and revised to ensure that this test is relevant. For the last 39 year...
I’m about to graduate: What’s next?
Karina Salgado,
Contributor
April 14, 2016
Filed under Campus, Opinion
With spring graduation only two months away and soon to be a CSUEB alumna, the only thing on my mind is: What comes next? After spending the last six years of my life walking around the East Bay campus and feeling like graduation was centuries away, now that it’s rapidly approaching, I keep questi...
GANAS celebrates first graduating class
Louis Laventure,
Sports and Campus Editor
July 1, 2015
Filed under Campus, Showcase
Most people believe that getting into college is difficult and it is. But the harder part is once you get accepted, obtaining a degree. For Hispanic and Latino transfer students this has been an especially glaring problem according to the university’s transfer and retention rates. According to the...
Cultural graduation rates and events at CSUEB
Bryan Cordova,
Managing Editor
May 7, 2015
Filed under Campus
It’s graduation season again, as California State University, East Bay prepares for the undergraduate commencement ceremony on June 13. Any student who has met eligibility to graduate may participate. The undergraduate ceremony starts at 5:30 p.m., but participating students are required to arr...
