Quotes from the Quad
By Lidia Montiel & Andrew Cooper,
November 14, 2018
Filed under Opinion
“What new food options would you like to see on campus now that Aramark’s contract with CSUEB is coming to an end?” “It’s all a matter of the choices that we make so I don’t know what’s going to be coming in but I think that the opportunity for there to be a broader range of healthy options ...
Quotes from the Quad
By Andrew Cooper & Lidia Montiel, CONTRIBUTORS
November 9, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Did you vote and why? “I voted, and I think there was such a big voter turnout because Trump is our president. When Obama was our president I think people were like ‘oh we won the battle we have nothing to worry about’ and no one was paying attention, and peop...
CSUEB hosts Campus Escapes
By Tourie Boswell,
November 1, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Experience the Escape Room Imagine you are a student who has accidentally sent an embarrassing mass email to everyone in class including the professor. It is up to your group to hack into the professor’s laptop and delete the email before the time is up. This is the quintessence of Campus Escapes...
Halloween resurrects a classic
By Tia L. Wilson,
November 1, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Laurie Strode survived a harrowing Halloween night 40 years ago, and has prepared for the next one ever since. The music is classic. The mask is iconic. The story is timeless. The 2018 incarnation of “Halloween” is more than an homage, it is a reinvention. “Halloween”, directed by David Gordon Gr...
Red meat and health, a positive impact
By Susana Martinez ,
October 25, 2018
Filed under Opinion
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), meat lovers will end up eating about 222 pounds of red meat by the end of 2018. Meat surrounds us from all our favorite restaurants, the media and in our home. That being said, there are side effects of everything we put in our body, i...
Quotes from the Quad
October 25, 2018
Filed under Opinion
“What services on campus do you use to combat anxiety, and if you don’t, is there anything you do yourself to combat it?” “I really don’t use the school’s stuff because I never knew about it. I usually calm myself down, call my girlfriend or, when I’m home over the weekend, hangout with my dogs....
Religious groups on the East Bay campus
By Brittany Spears,
October 25, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The presence of religious groups in the area in front of the Student Union has grown to such an extent that some students have begun to refer to it as “harassment square.” Whether it be a Jehovah’s Witness or an evangelical Baptist shouting out bible verses, many students without a religious affili...
The perils of being a student journalist
By Alli Weseman,
October 19, 2018
Filed under Opinion
“You’re fake news, the media badge that you have isn’t real.” This weekend at Treasure Island Music festival, I had to fight the crowd for not only space, but common decency as a journalist doing her job. Being denied access to the photo-pits by the festival organizers left me in a difficult situatio...
“What are your thoughts on the Writing Skills Test, otherwise known as the WST?”
October 19, 2018
Filed under Opinion
I think it’s kind of a lame idea that we gotta take it in order to exit the university, we already put in the hard work and they want us to take on more test. I took it, paid for it, didn’t pass it, I thought I did a good essay but now I have to pay money to take it again. I think they just want to...
Quotes from the Quad
By Sarah Williams-Cain & Daniel Bereal, CONTRIBUTOR
October 11, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
“How are internships necessary to success amongst students and how do they help them in long run?” “I think overall it is pretty beneficial for the person doing the internships. You get to get your feet wet, meet different kinds of people, and talk to bosses. I do not think it is a necessity but it i...
Living nightmares from my commute
Matthew Carrera,
Contributor
August 1, 2018
Filed under Opinion
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...
SoCal students large part of CSUEB population
Erika Martinez,
Staff Writer
July 3, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Summertime is here, and we’ve managed to finish yet another school year. Unless you’re taking summer school, it is now time to hibernate and make up for all those sleepless nights studying and stressing out about exams. What happens to all the non-local students in the summer? Despite it being...
