Rugby World Cup comes to San Francisco
Allison Weseman,
Photographer
July 3, 2018
In less than one month, AT&T Park in San Francisco will play host to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Previously held in Moscow, Russia, the Rugby World Cup Sevens serves as the pinnacle of achievement for rugby teams around the world. The World Rugby Organization awarded San Francisco and the...
CSUEB alumna co-writes SF production
Sierra Perales,
Contributor
March 7, 2018
“The Geek Show” prepares for its return The past few years have been busy for 26-year-old CSUEB alumna, Lauren Lola. Since the debut of her two novels, “A Moment’s Worth” in 2014 and “An Absolute Mind” in 2016, the author decided to open up her writing skills to the theatre. She recently co...
Women marched, women rallied
Tanaya Landry,
Contributor
February 14, 2018
60,000 marched in the streets of San Francisco for the Women’s March Theon Johnson joined the waves of crowds that marched down Market Street for the Women’s March in San Francisco on Jan. 20. Johnson, an associate pastor at the San Francisco-based Glide Memorial Church, marched alongside one g...
Oakland Pro hopes to unite the community through soccer
Sialei Manuleleua,
Contributor
November 9, 2017
Oakland native Benno Nagel played college soccer at San Francisco State back in 2005. Shortly after his collegiate career ended, he went to Cal State East Bay to earn his master’s degree. But like a lot of athletes, after his soccer career was over Benno still wanted to be involved with soccer in...
Afro-Cuban culture visits East Bay
Erika Martinez,
Staff Writer
November 9, 2017
Playing music as a form of resistance Drumming resonated throughout CSU East Bay’s Recital Hall on the Hayward campus on Monday afternoon. Dr. Peter Marsh from the Music Department brought in Afro-Cuban musician, dancer and teacher Roberto Borrell to introduce traditional African and Cuban rhythms ...
“Kneeling” loses its focus
Britney Yarbrough,
Contributor
November 2, 2017
Those in opposition are unhappy with players kneeling during the national anthem at sporting events. This all began over a year ago when Colin Kaepernick, then a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, chose to kneel during the national anthem. Kaepernick chose to kneel in protest against police brutality...
Free Speech week incites hate
Alexander Lawrence,
Contributor
October 19, 2017
We as American citizens have the right to freely speak, but free speech becomes a problem when protests turn violent. Violent protests do not help pave the way for a better tomorrow, and yet they keep happening. On Sept. 24 Milo Yiannopoulos appeared for a brief speech on Berkeley campus. The prest...
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 ripple effect of gentrification
Janice Sobrepena Domingo,
Contributor
August 30, 2017
In the wake of new, high-end apartments being proposed in San Lorenzo, the word “gentrification” has been thrown around frequently in the East Bay. However, not many people have a firm grasp on what exactly it means. The term itself was coined in 1964 by British Sociologist Ruth Glass ...
Protests scheduled for Berkeley, San Francisco cancelled over the weekend
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2017
After some pushback from local officials and citizens, two organizations cancelled right-wing rallies on Friday. The first rally was supposed to be at Crissy Field in San Francisco on Saturday, and it was organized by a conservative group from Portland, Oregon called Patriot Prayer. Their founder, Joey...
Right-wing ‘Freedom Rally’ planned for Saturday in San Francisco
Justin Mutch,
Contributor
August 23, 2017
Patriot Prayer, a Portland-based political and self-professed free speech organization has received approval from the National Park Service to hold a “Freedom Rally” at Chrissy Park in San Francisco on Saturday, Aug. 26. Oath Keepers, a Las Vegas-based militia that the Southern Poverty Law Cente...
Ronca’s Kitchen gains following in Oakland
Jamie DaSilva,
Contributor
August 23, 2017
On a sunny afternoon at Lake Merritt in Oakland, you will find people jogging, walking, relaxing, and enjoying the day off. However, you will see Julia Ibarra, sitting on a bench, writing her weekly pop-up restaurant menu. Ibarra, 32, is often at Lake Merritt. With her brown curly hair thr...
