City of Hayward receives $900,000 grant from CSUEB
Tia L. Wilson,
Staff Writer
August 1, 2018
Filed under Campus
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First generation college graduate beats statistics
Jayvona Corley,
Contributor
July 3, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Today nearly 4.6 million African Americans hold a college degree. I am proud to be the first African American in my family to get a bachelor's degree. I decided to participate in the CSU East Bay Black graduation on June 6. As the day came closer the reality set in, I was racing to get things togeth...
Tradition nonexistent in my college experience
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
June 14, 2018
Graduation is here. After all the late nights, early mornings and endless study sessions, the graduating classes of 2018 will walk the stage June 8-10. A quick Google search of CSU East Bay shows that the campus receives average scores from undergraduate students on college review websites like Niche.com...
How the newspaper changed my life
Marissa Marshall,
Sports Editor
June 2, 2018
Filed under Opinion
When was the last time something changed your life for the better? Whenever I am posed with this question I can answer instantly, writing did, well writing for the newspaper to be exact. That newspaper is this very publication, Cal State East Bay’s The Pioneer. During one of the most insecure...
Ethnic studies department confronts controversial fliers
Erika Martinez,
Staff Writer
June 2, 2018
Filed under Campus
Although Cal State East Bay prides itself on being one of the most diverse universities in the nation, the student body has still not been able to escape getting caught up in racial and political debates. Earlier this month, the ethnic studies department in Meiklejohn Hall was tagged with flyers....
Students create their own shows
Paz Sandoval,
Contributor
June 2, 2018
As the theater lights dimmed and the music’s tempo began to rise, the silhouettes of students on stage arranging the props for the opening set was all that could be seen. Then the stage lights came on and gave life to “Welcome to the Arcade,” a dance performance that depicts “how immersive, ex...
Stomper statue has CSUEB connections
Allison Weseman,
Photographer
May 24, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life
For Jack and Alise Eastgate, this past year has been a busy one. They were chosen along with forty-nine other artists to contribute their take on the Oakland Athletics elephant mascot, Stomper, for the A’s 50th anniversary “Paint the Stomper” event. This in addition to the Eastgates being selected...
Multicultural sorority established on CSUEB Hayward campus
Reem Habte,
Contributor
May 24, 2018
Filed under Campus, Features, Showcase
On Nov. 3, 2017, Zeta Sigma Chi became the newest sorority on Cal State East Bay’s campus and joined 31 existing Greek organizations. But this sorority chapter is different from most of the others; they were created specifically to be a multicultural group that accurately reflects the ethnic divers...
Women’s water polo season wraps up
Austin Teegarden,
Contributor
May 24, 2018
The Cal State East Bay women’s water polo team finished second in the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) conference final, losing to 12-2 to UC San Diego on April 29. This wrapped up their season, finishing 18-9 overall on the year. The Pioneers fought hard all weekend, going 2-1 overall. They be...
Pioneers earn All-CCAA honors for baseball, softball
Marissa Marshall,
Sports Editor
May 24, 2018
Filed under Sports
Despite not qualifying for the playoffs, the California State East Bay baseball and softball teams had seven players earn All-CCAA honors, an award that recognized the best players of the 2018 season The softball team was 19-36 overall this season and 13-22 in California Collegiate Athletic Associ...
Women’s softball splits final home games
Marissa Marshall,
Sports Editor
May 10, 2018
Filed under Sports
After a rough season, the California State East Bay softball team lost their final series, but ended their season on a high note as they won their final game. East Bay faced off against California State San Bernardino (30-20 overall, 18-16 CCAA) in what ended up a 2-2 split. The Pioneers ended th...
No postseason for East Bay baseball squad
Marissa Marshall,
Sports Editor
May 10, 2018
Filed under Sports
In their final series of the season against the California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference (CCAA) leaders, Cal State Monterey Bay (36-16 overall, 30-14 CCAA), the Cal State East Bay baseball team’s season came to an end. “This season has been a grind,” senior pitcher Alex Vesia sa...
