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...
Cal State Cuba: Students make trek from Hayward to Havana this summer
Stephen Freitas,
Contributor
May 24, 2017
Filed under Campus, Features, Students Abroad
On June 30, approximately 25 Cal State East Bay students — including myself — will fly from Los Angeles to Havana, Cuba, where we will take classes in documentary film and photojournalism, and produce our own films, long-form articles and photo essays as part of a new study abroad program create...
Cal State East Bay athletic fields fit for pros
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
May 17, 2017
Filed under Campus, Sports
As you walk up to the Pioneer Baseball and Softball Fields on the Hayward campus, you see lush green grass, manicured dirt infields and immaculately clean facilities. East Bay’s baseball and softball fields get consistent praise from players and visitors who pass by for their supreme quality. Produ...
Downtown Hayward hosts Cinco De Mayo festivities
Kamille De Guzman,
Contributor
May 10, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Metro, Showcase
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...
Hayward planning commission approves further downtown development
Tishauna Carrell,
Staff Writer
May 10, 2017
Filed under Metro
The Hayward City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1 in favor of a proposal to construct a 144-room, three-story condominium building and a 93-room Marriott Inn hotel on Mission Boulevard, as well as a 2,775-square-foot urban farm on Berry Avenue. Council member Marvin Peixoto was the lone dissenting vote....
Undocumented students find support on East Bay campus
Kamille De Guzman,
Contributor
May 3, 2017
Filed under Campus, Metro
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...
Campus sees rising tension in 2017
Daniel McGuire,
Contributor
May 3, 2017
Filed under Campus, Opinion, Showcase
A group of four people, wearing black jackets covered in white and yellow phrases like “Fear God” on the back once again visited Cal State East Bay’s Hayward campus on April 24. Members of the group shouted to passersby about how a lack of temperance in regard to instant gratification would ...
Bar re-opens in downtown Hayward: Dirty Bird flies from South to North
Tishauna Carrell,
Staff Writer
April 19, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Metro
Originally located on Mission Blvd. between Industrial Boulevard and Tennyson Road in South Hayward, The Dirty Bird Lounge’s dimly lit neon lights were barely visible from the street. The dark atmosphere inside boasted a long red bar top, pool tables, and a small courtyard out back. After ne...
New York awakens student spirit
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase
With just two quarters to go before I graduate, I am starting to hit a wall. Some people call it ‘senioritis;’ I call it fatigue. In addition to working nights, I also go to school full time and run this student newspaper. It’s safe to say, my time is stretched thin. I felt a lack of interes...
Sewage flood closes first floor of Meiklejohn
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
April 12, 2017
Filed under Campus, Metro, Showcase
The first floor of Meiklejohn Hall at Cal State East Bay’s Hayward campus was closed on Monday and Tuesday due to a sewage backup, numerous university officials confirmed Monday. The bottom floor of the building reopened yesterday at 9:30 a.m. according to campus officials. East Bay’s Interim Associa...
Hayward gives food options to Asian Pacific Islander community
Kamille De Guzman,
Contributor
April 12, 2017
Filed under Features, Metro
A new chain of restaurants opened in downtown Hayward in late March, all of which are catering to a college-friendly environment and the large local Asian-Pacific Islander community. Asian-Pacific Islanders make up 23.6 percent of the 7 million Bay Area population, according to the 2010 Bay Area Census. ...
Girl killed near campus was pregnant
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
March 29, 2017
Filed under Metro
Sixteen-year-old Elena Mondragon of Antioch was two months pregnant when she was shot and killed on March 14 near the Cal State East Bay Hayward campus. According to her mother, Michelle Mondragon, an autopsy confirmed the teen was carrying a child in her first trimester when she died. The driver of ...
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