Volleyball squad struggles in southern California
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
October 2, 2017
The California State East Bay women’s volleyball team was handed their first two losses of California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference (CCAA) play and their third loss of the season over the weekend after a road trip to Southern California. “I think this weekend we had a lot of very...
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...
Local band has Cal State East Bay influence
Daniel McGuire,
Contributor
October 2, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus, Features
When I walked into Jupiter Pizza in Berkeley, it looked like a small, underwhelming restaurant. However, inside was a spacious venue and a large outdoor section accompanied by a stage for live music. The rustic setting was accompanied by the sounds of the West Grand Brass Band. With half of its members h...
Father-son Castro Valley toy store moves to Hayward
Kestutis Rushing,
Contributor
August 30, 2017
Filed under Features, Metro, Showcase
When people look for toys and collectibles, most turn to digital retailers such as eBay or Amazon. However, rare toys are waiting to be discovered in small toy shops. In fact, the success of small collectible shops has made an impact on companies like Amazon. The online juggernaut is planning to expan...
New Hayward library to be zero net energy
Daniel McGuire,
Contributor
August 23, 2017
Filed under Metro
Hayward is on the road to its first Zero Net Energy (ZNE) building with the construction of a new public library. A ZNE building produces an equal amount of energy that it uses annually from the city’s grid, according to the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. The Hayward pu...
Street party season concludes today
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
August 17, 2017
Filed under Metro
The 17th season of the downtown Hayward Street Party series concludes today with the third one of the summer. The festivities will include live music, a car show, food, vendors, games, beer and wine gardens and other activities from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on several streets surrounding City Hall. The...
Wine walk takes participants through downtown
Kedar Dutt,
Photo Editor
August 2, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Metro, Photo Galleries, Showcase
Participants, volunteers and merchants fill the downtown Hayward City Hall rotunda on Saturday at the 2017 Passeio do Vinho Wine Walk. Participants received a map of downtown Hayward where local businesses provided tasting rooms for them to experience local and international alcoholic and non-alcoh...
Hayward strip mall destroyed by fire, vandals
Kedar Dutt,
Photo Editor
July 26, 2017
Filed under Metro, Photo Galleries
The strip mall in Hayward down the hill from the Cal State East Bay Hayward campus is damaged from a fire last month and vandals that broke into the abandoned businesses. The site is the former home of several Fijian, Pacific Islander and other ethnic shops that included a curry restaurant, a ...
Junior Giants give kids major league summer
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
July 26, 2017
Filed under Metro, Showcase, Sports
I grew up in South Hayward, just down the street from the Cal State East Bay Hayward campus. During the summer I played little league baseball, but by July, the season was over and I had a couple months of break before school started up again. This downtime was filled with hanging out with friends, bike rid...
Farmers market maintains steady home in downtown Hayward
Kedar Dutt,
Photo Editor
July 5, 2017
Filed under Features, Media, Metro, Photo Galleries, Showcase
Fiji Festival takes over East Bay campus
Kedar Dutt,
Photo Editor
July 5, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus, Media, Photo Galleries
Hayward already a no-discrimination zone
Kamille De Guzman,
Contributor
June 7, 2017
Filed under Metro
About six years ago, Linda Moore, an African American, was shopping near the fruit section of her local Safeway grocery market when a young Latina woman approached her and asked, “Can you get me some watermelons?” “I was first appalled at her audacity to even state such a discriminating and h...
