Youth football participation on the decline
Andrew Cooper,
Staff Writer
July 3, 2018
The future for tackle youth football does not look promising thanks to recent scientific studies regarding the relationship between the sport and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) conducted by Boston University. CTE has prominently come to light over the past decade, with football being a major...
How safe are Hayward high schools?
Cody Davis and Louis LaVenture,
Contributor and Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2017
On Jan. 11 at a school board meeting Ladale Slocum, a campus safety officer for Tennyson High School in South Hayward, discussed the functionality of security cameras at high schools within the Hayward Unified School District. “Our camera system has been down for at least a couple of years now,” sai...
Hayward High School junior killed
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
January 25, 2017
Filed under Metro
Sixteen-year-old Hayward High School junior Lamar Murphy was shot and killed on Princeton Street and Smalley Avenue on Monday evening, shortly after 6:30 p.m. according to press statements from Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened in an unincorporated area of North Hayward that falls ...
Got (breast) milk? California high schools embrace motherhood
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
May 18, 2016
Breast pumps are quickly becoming fixtures at public high schools across California. It’s not a trend, but it might just be the reason more teenage mothers will be shopping for their caps and gowns, come graduation. Fresno High School made headlines last month when it unveiled its brand new breastfeeding room, which provides a sa...
Education only teaches to memorize
Bryan Cordova,
Managing Editor
February 26, 2015
Filed under Opinion
I find it astounding how many of my friends say they struggle with math and think it’s a useless subject because of how impractical the material is. I’ve always been fond of the subject, because in my mind it’s problem solving that involves critical thinking, very little memorization and has been...
CSUEB alumni take over Moreau JV baseball
Taylor Kruger,
Contributor
February 26, 2015
Filed under Sports
After 20 years of playing amateur and collegiate baseball, California State University, East Bay baseball alumni Nick Hudson is now gearing up for a new challenge: his first year as head coach for the Junior Varsity baseball program at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward. “I know that a few of ...
