‘CORE’ building will be replacing the library
Daniel McGuire,
Staff Writer
March 14, 2018
As of 2016, the CSUEB library is still number five on the CSU Seismic Priority List, a list of buildings that are to be seismically retrofit. The university has plans to replace the building with the Collaborative Opportunities in Research and Engagement (CORE). The university was given a budget of $82...
New Hayward library to be zero net energy
Daniel McGuire,
Contributor
August 23, 2017
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...
The library scene is not as dead as you think
Kestutis Rushing,
Contributor
August 17, 2017
In the age of digital downloads, updates, and ‘like’ buttons, libraries can seem irrelevant, outdated, and like ancient institutions. However, that is not the case at Cal State East Bay, where students frequent their university library. According to CSUEB Library’s statistics, almost 1.16 million...
High priced apartments in San Lorenzo not very welcome
Eduardo Gonzalez,
Contributor
August 17, 2017
On the 16000 block of Via Arriba across from the old San Lorenzo Theatre and Wells Fargo bank, next to the recently closed down, lottery-winning Kavanagh Liquors, sits a cluster of vacant lots. There has been a recent proposal to build high-end apartments there. The proposal comes from The Demmon...
Quotes from the Quad
Kedar Dutt,
Photo Editor
July 19, 2017
If you could ask Cal State East Bay President Leroy M. Morishita one question, what would it be? ...
A new “CORE” for East Bay
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
May 31, 2017
Just four years after Warren Hall, Cal State East Bay’s former largest building, was imploded due to seismic vulnerability, the campus is preparing to replace another relic in 2020 due to similar safety concerns. The Hayward campus library building, which was constructed in 1971 and is number f...
CSUEB students return for winter
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
January 11, 2017
It’s the second week of winter term and after a monthlong hiatus, Cal State East Bay students are settling back into the routine. Students huddled indoors during the first days of winter term in campus facilities like Starbucks, the University Library and the Diversity Center to seek shel...
Library courtyard gets a makeover
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
June 22, 2016
Navigating the University Library entrance, or grabbing a cup of coffee from the campus Starbucks, will take a little longer than usual this summer as a construction zone is blocking all downstairs access points. White detour signs direct patrons to enter the library through the second story entran...
Hayward main library to be demolished
Ana Quintanilla, Contributor
October 7, 2015
In downtown Hayward century old trees surround the historic main library, some older than the city itself, but that chapter in the library’s history will soon come to a close. “Some of the trees in the plaza today are said to have been planted by Don Castro himself,” said Sean Reinhart, director...
Ice cream sales help Oakland Public Libraries
Jamal Muhammad,
Contributor
November 29, 2014
Fenton’s Creamery teamed up with the authors of “This is Oakland: A Guide to the City’s Most Interesting Places,” Melissa Davis and photographer Kristen Loken to help Friends of Public Library raise money for the Oakland Public Library system. The donations go towards providing services such as reading programs, tu...
