DACA doesn’t define CSUEB student
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
November 9, 2017
Imagine you are seven years old, alone and about to enter the country illegally with a false identity. This was the reality for Cal State East Bay fourth-year student Evangelina Sanchez when she came to the United States from Mexico 13 years ago. “We all got separated and passed through the border...
Downtown Hayward hosts Cinco De Mayo festivities
Kamille De Guzman,
Contributor
May 10, 2017
Several local ‘Ballet Folklórico’ companies, made up mostly of children dressed in colorful, intricate costumes, were the focal point of Hayward’s Cinco de Mayo Festival last Saturday. “I feel like the stage is my home,” said 14-year-old Jasmin Hernandez, a performer with the ‘Ballet Xochip...
A precarious education in America: East Bay senior reflects on life as an undocumented student
Daisy Ortiz,
Spanish Editor
May 10, 2017
Cal State East Bay senior Alejandro Bautista studied abroad in Mexico City in the Fall of 2016, but Bautista, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, became fearful during his stay that he might not be able to return to the country when the Study Abroad program ended. Bautista shoul...
Undocumented students find support on East Bay campus
Kamille De Guzman,
Contributor
May 3, 2017
Facts about what exactly happened to Juan Manuel Montes in Calexico, California on Feb. 17 have been in question, but reports confirm that the 23-year-old was detained and eventually deported by the U.S Customs and Border Patrol, according to USA Today. Montes lived in the U.S. since age 9 and ha...
CSU system to protect undocumented students
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
March 1, 2017
The California State University system reaffirmed its stance against President Donald Trump’s deportation policies in a statement issued by CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White to the campus community on Feb. 22. White said the CSU system will not enforce federal immigration executive orders, unless required by...
