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T-Pain joins the Mayhem By Kris Stewart ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Nappy Boy, T-Pain, will headline the Associated Students, Inc. annual Spring Mayhem event May 30 at the California State University, East Bay main campus in Hayward.. Spring Mayhem is an outdoor festival open to students, faculty, staff and members of the community. In previous years, the event was called SpringFest, and was mainly an outdoor concert. Viewed as more of a hip hop concert, previous Executive Director of ASI Randy Saffold, decided to change the theme of the event according to ASI Program Coordinator Marc Cochran. “We were trying to come up with a name and a theme for something that wasn’t just a concert. We wanted to make it more interactive,” said Cochran. “Mayhem embodied what we were trying to do which was provide a community experience.” In only its second year, Cochran hopes Spring Mayhem will continue to fuse both community and campus together. “We’re building on that first year’s success and energy,” said Cochran. To start, ASI has brought in larger artists including rhythm and blues artist, T-Pain. Known for his use of auto-tune and hits like “I’m Sprung,” “Buy U A Drank” and more recently, “Up Down.” T-Pain, whose stage name is short for Tallahassee Pain, was chosen in hopes of bringing high energy to the already abundant lineup. Next on the bill is Bay Area R&B artist Kehlani. With an early start as a dancer at the Oakland School for the Arts, a knee injury left her unable to continue dancing. After this, the 19-year-old transferred to vocal training. Her recent single, “You Should Be Here” is a smooth melodic tune with enough of a subtle beat to provide a summer groove.
The rest of the lineup includes hiphop artists Problem, Travis Porter and pop group X Ambassadors. “We asked the students,” said Cochran. “We did a survey with students within ASI and outside of ASI asking what artists they like and that’s basically what we got.” ASI is recognized on campus as the organization that hosts most of the concert events. However, the amount of events put on each year has taken a decline. Comparing the last academic year to this one, Spring Mayhem will be one of few events ASI has put on
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The fight against human trafficking Bay Area anti-trafficking non-profits gather at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara By Shannon Stroud METRO EDITOR Human trafficking is an issue that has plagued the Bay Area for years and has caused multiple anti-trafficking organizations to spring forward over the last decade in different cities. In 2011, Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition, BAATC, created the Freedom Summit, an event that brings together all the anti-trafficking organizations in the Bay Area under one roof. In its first year, the BAATC brought in 33 organizations, 50 speakers and over 1,700 event attendees to the event. This year the BAATC will hold the bi-annual Freedom Summit — dubbed “Not in Our Town”— on May 9 at Levi’s Stadium. The event starts at 10 a.m. and will have 50 Bay Area anti-trafficking organizations present with over 20 featured guest speakers including Brooke Axtell, the Director of Communications and Engagement for Allies Against Slavery, who also spoke at the Grammy’s about domestic abuse. While the Freedom Summit has been held at different locations over the years, like Harbor Light Church in Fremont, this year’s new location at Levi’s Stadium holds a specific purpose as it will be the home of the NFL’s 2016 Super Bowl.
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Founder and Executive Director of BAATC Betty Ann Boeving explained that human trafficking is a year-round issue but at large sporting events, like the Super Bowl, are events where human trafficking — the illegal movement of people, typically for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation — can happen. “The FBI have noticed on backpage. com during the Super Bowl, that people are being moved to that city around the time of the Super Bowl. It’s a hard crime to catch because it’s all below the surface, so there’s no solid baseline number, but during the Super Bowl there is a spike in human trafficking arrests,” said Boeving. According to a press release from the FBI in 2014, after Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey the FBI in partnerships with 50 law enforcement agencies recovered 16 juveniles during an enforcement action focused on commercial child sex trafficking and more than 45 pimps and their associates were arrested, some who claimed to travel to New Jersey specifically to prostitute women and children at the Super Bowl. The purpose of the event is not to raise money for individual organizations, although donations are accepted, but the goal is to raise awareness of human trafficking during the large events like the Super Bowl and in the
Bay Area in general. Boeving explained that when event attendees come to the Freedom Summit, she wants them to walk away knowing what role each person plays in stopping human trafficking in their community. “We’ve [BAATC] started the 10/10/10 philosophy,” said Boeving. “It’s the question, ‘what would you do to fight human trafficking if you had ten minutes, ten days or ten months?’ By asking this it gives everyone an opportunity to get involved.” Boeving explained that to help prevent trafficking, if someone had 10 minutes they could just plug the Human Trafficking Hotline number into their phone to report suspicious activ-
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Baseball goes out on top By Louis LaVenture SPORTS AND CAMPUS EDITOR Despite being eliminated from the postseason, the Cal State East Bay baseball team didn’t let that ruin their final home series of the 2015 regular season and senior day. The Pioneers swept Cal State Stanislaus that included Sunday’s senior day game, which marked the last appearance for nine CSUEB seniors. CSUEB closed out their season with six consecutive wins and a 13-3 record in their last 16 games. Things got started with a bang on Friday in the series opener when the Pioneers (21-26 overall, 18-22 conference) came back in the bottom of the eighth inning to edge out the Warriors 6-5. CSUEB had a 4-2 lead going into the inning, but CSUS scored three runs in the top half to take a one run lead, 5-4. CSUEB sophomore outfielder Marcus Wise scored on a fielder’s choice from second base to secure the victory. Senior pitcher Michael Pope pitched seven strong innings but senior Julian Garcia picked up the win and junior reliever Cole Compton picked up the save. Wise had three hits in five plate appearances and also drove in a run in the win. That momentum carried over to Saturday for the Pioneers and the managed to secure victories in both games of the double header 14-7 and 6-4. CSUEB was down 6-1 going into the fourth inning but scored at least one run in every inning for the rest of the game to pull away
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Letter to the Editor: Vanessa Hernandez CONTRIBUTOR
April 24th marks centennial of massacre of 1.5 million people. The Armenian genocide was one of the greatest tragedies to mankind during the 20th century. However, many countries fail to recognize it as a genocide--a mass killing of a group.
Being enrolled in a sociology of terrorism and genocide class this semester, I have learned of evils from around the world--the Armenian genocide being one of them. One thing that sticks to me is the quote by George Santayana, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Keeping that in mind, I think that denying the Armenian genocide for what it was is
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only serving as a foundation for similar events to occur. Recently, Pope Francis publicly acknowledged the 100th year anniversary of the massacre and called it, “the first genocide of the 20th century.” He urged the international community to recognize it as such. Following this statement by the Pope, Turkey recalled their ambassador to the Vatican and accused
Pope Francis of spreading hatred and “unfounded claims.” (New York Times, April 12). Pope Francis’ remarks as well as the controversy they provoked serve as a vital point in our time. A leader of a church with over 1 billion followers worldwide speaks volumes. It is important to recognize history, learn from it and keep it from happening again.
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Higher education needs full funding By Pat Gantt CONTRIBUTOR Three years ago, Gov. Brown launched a four-year program of gradually increased budgets for the University of California and the California State University systems, contingent on keeping student fees flat. Sounds pretty good, right? The problem is, such small increases in the state’s share of funding, combined with tuition freezes, means funding for higher education is actually lower than the rate of inflation. Rather than a guaranteed slow rate
of funding growth, this is instead a guaranteed slow bleeding to death of California’s public higher education systems. Plus, starting the Multi-Year Stable Funding Plan at the depths of the Great Recession meant starting when the schools were already terribly wounded. In other words, even with these increased budgets, none of the state’s three public higher education systems—UC, CSU, and the community colleges—is receiving enough funds to maintain their enrollment levels or to fix their decaying campus infrastructures. In fact, none of the systems is re-
ceiving the full funding that they need just to maintain the status quo. But that can be fixed, and it can be fixed now. This spring, the legislature is finalizing the 2015-16 state budget. Legislators need only look at the budget requests that each system has made to see that there’s an urgent need to increase the governor’s proposed higher education budget—just to keep our campus doors open and our higher education systems running. By July 1, when the budget is set to be finalized, we could have a fix in hand, if only legislators and the governor will use some common sense
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and allocate full funding to all three systems. Let’s look at the CSU system for an example. As part of his four-year funding plan, the governor has proposed $119.5 in additional funding, which looks good on paper but in fact is $97.5 million less than the CSU Board of Trustees requested late last fall. That’s $97.5 million for student success and completion initiatives, as well as critical technology and infrastructure needs. The full $217 million in additional funding would allow the CSU to enroll up to 12,000 additional students, hire more faculty and staff, and invest in new educational approaches and proven technologies to increase graduation rates. And, even then, it would only leave the CSU with the level of state support it had in 2007-08, without even taking inflation and student growth into account. California will need at least one million more graduates by 2025 to remain economically competitive, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. How can we possibly meet this need if the state short-changes public higher education year after year? A coalition of stakeholder orga-
nizations representing students and employees across all three systems has come together to press not only for full funding but also for a re-commitment to the California Master Plan for Higher Education. Reclaim California Higher Education (www.reclaimcahighered. org/) advocates for a return to the vision of higher education affordability, accessibility, and quality for all Californians. This spring, its members are talking to legislators across the state, urging them to restore adequate state funding to higher education, starting with the pending 2015-16 state budget. Now is the time to implement both increased state investment and institutional reforms. As the group stated in a letter to Gov. Brown in early March, “Tuition and administrative costs are skyrocketing, while enrollment of instate students is not keeping pace with the needs of our economy. Our institutions of higher learning should, once again, be engines of economic growth and good jobs in our communities.” With the 2015-16 budget, it’s time to again prioritize higher education within the State of California! Pat Gantt is president of the California State University Employees Union, which represents 15,000 classified staff employees across the 23 CSU campuses and the Office of the Chancellor.
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4 NEWS Mayhem From Page 1 this year. “We didn’t have the budget for multiple concerts this year,” said Cochran. “We did comedy this year and we collaborated with Al Fresco.” Cochran went on to explain that they planned smaller events throughout the year in order bring the acts students wanted to see for Spring Mayhem. While ASI chose not to disclose the amount of money put into this event, according to the Concert Ideas website, T-Pain’s traditional going rate is $40,000. The rest of the artists in the lineup range between $5,000 and $20,000. Larger acts draw larger crowds and require more security. Cochran says they’ve doubled security and police officers for this event to ensure that it stays fun and safe for the students and communitySet to begin at 2 p.m., the event will take place on Meiklejohn Lawn with activities that will reach from the Meiklejohn Hall building and spread to the Recreation
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“We didn’t have the budget for multiple concerts this year.” -Marc Cochran Program Coordinator, ASI special events PHOTOS COURTESY OF ASI
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Protestors say no stops for Google Bay Area tech companies face backlash over private buses
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ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR May Day proved to be the platform for many East Bay residents to share their thoughts on things going on in their community. Beginning at 7:30 a.m., a handful of Bay Areans gathered in Oakland at the BART station on 14th and MacArthur Boulevard to take stand against gentrification, more specifically tech startups such as Google and Facebook. For the full story visit the Pioneer Online.
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Trafficking From Page 1 ity -- 1-888-373-7888. If someone had 10 days they could check out www.slaveryfootprint.org; a website that explains which everyday items are from products of human trafficking and slavery. Finally if someone had 10 months they could bring human trafficking awareness into their community by planning a meeting or an event. It’s important everyone knows the basics of human trafficking as it can happen anywhere from streets like International Boulevard in Oakland to upscale neighborhoods in Walnut Creek and Palo Alto and even on college campuses, Boeving explained. “On [any] campus, in frats, they might bring in a stripper who is a trafficked sex worker. Or the pornography that people are watching in their dorms, are the students asking themselves, ‘are these people doing that based off their own free will?” said Boeving. One of the organizations that has a table at the Freedom Summit is the Hayward-based organization Ruby’s Place, a non-profit organization that helps combat human trafficking by providing victims with a 42-bed shelter and comprehensive services which include: case management, counseling, a children’s program, life skills classes, support groups, food, hygiene products, clothing and legal advocacy. While the Hayward Police Department does not have a human trafficking unit, they do work directly with Ruby’s Place to fight human trafficking. “We are partnered with them [Hayward Police Department] to refer clients back and forth when we need their assistance with legal issues or when they have a client that needs shelter,” said Sophora Acheson, the Chief Operating Officer at Ruby’s Place. Tickets to this year’s Freedom Summit can be purchased at www.2015. freedom-summit.org. All money from ticket sales goes back to Levi’s Stadium venue fees. Students interested in attending the Freedom Summit can get a $10 discount by using the code “10off” at checkout.
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Left: Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition founder, Betty Ann Boeving, speaks at the Freedom summmit in 2013 at Harbor Light Church in Fremont. Top Right: Featured speaker Condoleeza Rice gives a speech at the second annual Freedom Summit in 2011. Bottom Right: Artwork from the 2011 Freedom Summit hangs in the entrance of Harbor Light Church in Fremont.
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By Bryan Cordova MANAGING EDITOR It’s graduation season again, as California State University, East Bay prepares for the undergraduate commencement ceremony on June 13. Any student who has met eligibility to graduate may participate. The undergraduate ceremony starts at 5:30 p.m., but participating students are required to arrive by 4:30 p.m. at the soccer field off Carlos Bee Boulevard. According to the CSUEB website, due to the large
number of graduates, guests will require a ticket to attend commencement. Each student will receive five tickets for their guests to attend that they can pick up from the bookstore. During the commencement, guests fill the bleachers of the stadium and watch as students are called to step forward and receive a general piece of paper as filler until their diplomas are sent in the mail. A few committees have formed their own ceremonies that cater to students who wish to celebrate their diversity during commencement. The different
graduations include: Chicano/Latino, Black, Lavender for the LGBTQIA community, and Asian Pacific Islander. The Black graduation ceremony will take place June 11 at 7 p.m. in the Pioneer Gymnasium. The registration fee is now $75 and will increase to $85 on May 11. According to the application, the fee includes the cost of a Kente sash, a graduation certificate, a class photo, ceremony programs and food. Students can submit for an Outstanding Personal Achievement award by submitting a one to two page essay on why they deserve the award by May 29.
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The combined undergraduate commencement occurred 2 years ago. Before that, different commencements occurred for different departments throughout a three-day period. According to Director of University Events Richard Watters there were a number of reasons for the switch. “The main reason being that the University could celebrate all undergraduate student’s achievements as one community,” said Watters. He added that the switch did save the University some expenditures, and that commencement is paid for by the general funds.
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Annual campus art exhibition to open By Sam Benavidez ARTS & LIFE EDITOR
The annual juried student exhibition at California State University, East Bay’s Art gallery is coming to the Hayward campus on Tuesday. “The artists involved are CSUEB students of various majors including studio art majors, photography majors, graphic design majors,” said Carolina Gainey-Vejar, who is in charge of the show. “Many of the pieces of artwork that we will have on display are from senior art majors’ solo exhibitions and senior projects.” Encompassing a wide variety of mediums, gallery pieces on display will include photography, digital illustrations, collage, painting, ceramic and even bronze sculptures. Gainey-Vejar, a CSUEB alumna, has been working in the Art Gallery for three years and has worked in other departments on campus. She will be taking over Philip Ringler’s curator role officially when he leaves for China in June after 13 years on the job. “I love helping others, and supporting students and their creative ambitions,” said Gainey-Vejar. She would like to bring more outside support and get more presence on campus by marketing at other events like freshman orientation. She also would like to create a recruiting program to get more interests in the art department’s programs. Aside from Gainey-Vejar’s goals for the future of the art program, there is plenty to focus on for next week’s opening. This year, the juror for their exhibition, or outside curator was brought in from Contra Costa College. Dana Davis, who is also director of the Eddie Rhodes Gallery on their campus, is also a professional photographer.
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Top Left: A painting submitted to the CSUEB’s art show awaits placement ahead of Tuesday’s opening. Right: Student pieces including senior projects will be shown at the 2015 Annual Juried Student Exhibition starting Tuesday. Bottom Left: “Self Reflexivity” by Brett Potson is displayed in The University Art Gallery.
“Mr. Davis had a very involved role in this exhibition, not only did he hand select every piece of work that will be exhibited, but he also curated the whole show,” said Gainey-Vejar. Any CSUEB art student who has takeAny CSUEB art student who has taken an art class in the past year had the opportunity to submit three art piec-
es for the consideration of Davis. “I consider Philip [Ringler] a good friend and exceptional artist. When he asked me to curate the show, I was honored,” said Davis. “I tell my students that when starting out shooting a wedding will make them more money with more certainty than selling their artwork will. Commercial work is not art, but is a cre-
ative activity,” said Davis. Of the pieces submitted, Tuesday’s opening reception will also serve as an awards ceremony of sorts, with local businesses and alumni donating prizes for the best pieces. Refreshments for opening reception attendees will also be provided between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The 2015 Annual Juried Student Exhibition will open on Tuesday, May 12 in the University Art Gallery on the first floor of the Arts and Education building and is free to the public. Gallery hours for the following days are Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. until June 11.
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10 SPORTS Baseball From Page 1 14-7. Senior pitcher Justin Harr picked up the win on the mound for CSUEB and Rudy Navarro and Ryan Wheat led the way offensively as they combined for six hits and seven of the Pioneers 14 runs. Game two of the doubleheader was a little bit tighter throughout and CSUEB trailed the Warriors 2-1 after three innings. However, the Pioneer exploded for five runs in the fourth inning to put them up for good. CSUEB senior Jason Fletcher knocked in a run and scored in the inning that helped secure the win for the Pioneers. CSUEB freshman pitcher Alex Vesia picked up his fifth win of the season on the hill for the Pioneers after he pitched five complete innings. That set up senior day on Sunday, which marked the final game for Daniel Carney, Fletcher, Garcia, Harr, Devin
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Higgins, Ryan Kochan, Pope, Jacob Phillips, and Kelly Starnes. The seniors got to end their careers in dramatic fashion with a walk-off single by Wheat in the bottom of the thirteenth inning. “They are real tough especially at home,” CSUS senior pitcher Aaron Godinez said. “Definitely not the way we wanted to end the season, especially in such a close game.” In the bottom of the eighth inning, Navarro hammered a home run to left field that tied the game at five. The game remained tied until the bottom of the thirteenth inning when Navarro singled to right field to start off the inning. Navarro advanced to second base on a sacrifice and Wheat came through with the game-winning hit to secure the win 6-5. Junior Michael Frantz picked up his first victory of the year on the hill for the Pioneers. Navarro led the way on offense with three hits, two runs batted in, and scored twice. “I am just really thankful for my family, teammates and coaches,” Starnes said. “There is no way I could have gotten to this point without all of them.”
Top right: CSUEB senior Devin Higgins slides safely into second base on Sunday at Pioneer Baseball Field. Above: CSUEB junior infielder Ryan Wheat lays down a bunt against Cal State Stanislaus on Sunday. Right: CSUEB freshman pitcher Donavon Ramirez celebrates with his teammates on Sunday after a win over CSUS.
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Happenings in and around Hayward May 7, 2015 - May 13, 2015 Thursday
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Cost:7Free Time: p.m. to 8 p.m. Location: Cost: Free San Leandro Main Library, 300 Estudillo Ave.,Presidio San Leandro Location: Officers’ Club, Moraga Avenue and Graham Street, San Francisco Looking for assistance with a technological device? This free drop-in lababout is open all ages Those looking to learn more thetolocal to assist youis with cell phones, digital cameras, wonder that the Golden Gate Bridge can tablets, operating systems andarother come for laptops, an evening with Bob David. An mobileand devices. No reservation or library chitect photographer David has spent card 41 is needed butrelated be sure in any years in work to to thebring bridge. He power helped and relevant login tocords, curateuser the manuals 75th anniversary exhibit of inforthe mation your device. bridge atwith the California Historical Society. His photos, documents and lively stories about the bridge provide invaluable insight into this beloved icon of the Bay Area.
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Shapeshifters Cinema
Wednesday Evening Jazz
Time: 9 p.m. Cost: Free if you arrive before 9:30, Must be 21 and over Location: Era Art Bar and Lounge, 19 Grand Ave., Oakland
Time: 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Temescal Art Center, 511 48th St., Oakland
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Sofitel Hotel, 223 Twin Dolphin Dr., Redwood City
This film series features experimental filmmakers and video artists eager to test the boundaries of how to make and experience cinema. Many of the films shown feature accompaniment from musicians and sound artists, along with a variety of innovative approaches to both filming and presentation.
Bay Area saxophonist Michael O’Neill will be playing a free showing at the Sofitel Hotel. Attendees can unwind to selections from O’Neill’s signature jazz compositions, with refreshments available from the hotel’s Bay Bar. O’Neill is a leader in the Bay Area jazz community whose quartet has headlined numerous local music festivals, including the San Jose Jazz Festival.
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Those looking for a nice evening out accompanied by cocktails are invited to this limited event. Arrived before 9:30 for a complimentary membership and enjoy a fresh seasonally inspired cocktail. Mingle with fellow connoisseurs or bring some friends along, but be sure to come early as limitations do apply to how many memberships and free drinks will be handed out.
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Former CSUEB athlete, coach finds niche Father of four makes a name for himself with athletes By Lauren Vestal CONTRIBUTOR
Growing up, many kids dream of becoming a professional athlete. A rare few actually achieve it. Getting injured is the one thing that can stop top players from achieving high levels of glory, causing most to then choose different career paths. Matt Lisle, a baseball player from Concord, was no exception: after lettering in four varsity sports at Berean Christian High School in Walnut Creek, he was in line to play football at Fresno State, but instead chose baseball at California State University, East Bay. As fate would have it, Lisle fell victim to injury: having hurt his shoulder playing high school sports, he then tore the rotator cuff in his right shoulder in the fall of his freshman year, forcing him to sit it out. It eventually ended his collegiate baseball career. Baseball was and still is one of Lisle’s main joys in life, but an injury didn’t hold him back from being involved in the game he loved. Soon after the injury, he began coaching his younger brother’s little league team. When he turned 23, his high school coach asked him to assist on the varsity team and he accepted. Halfway through the season, the head coach was fired, and they appointed Lisle head varsity baseball coach at Berean Christian. Lisle began reading every coaching book he could get his hands on, watched coaching DVDs, and attended clinics. In the past 15 years, Lisle has coached at every level of baseball and softball, from little league to the collegiate level. He is a player scout for the Detroit Tigers and helps several Major League Baseball players with their swings. “I got to where I am today because when I started coaching, I fell in love with it,” Lisle said. “I also surrounded myself with coaches that were the best in the game and asked them to mentor
me.” Lisle is also the out-of-town scoreboard keeper for the Oakland Athletics. In the summer of 2000, his best friend’s brother worked the scoreboard for the A’s, and got him a job there. “I begged him everyday to ask his brother to also get me a job,” Lisle said. “After a month of begging, he finally did. It has to be one of the best part-time jobs in the world.” He’s now in his 16th season, and was featured in a Sports Illustrated article. Having a family is also important to Lisle. He married his wife Jessica in June 2011 and has four kids: Alicia, Chappie, Chase and Presley. “Having a good life balance is essential in the coaching profession,” Lisle said. Lisle’s mentor Craig Wallenbrock gave him a unique outlook on the game that includes distinct hitting techniques specific to the individual player and situation. Wallenbrock is a professional hitting instructor who has worked with MLB players and is the current consultant for the Houston Astros. Only a handful of people over the last 20 years have had such close access to Wallenbrock’s knowledge as Lisle has. He took that knowledge and created a coaching style that works for him. His advice to players is to have fun, and enjoy the game by sharing it with friends and family. The advice that he gives to most professionals is to ‘trust the process’ and learn how to deal with adversity the best way possible. To Lisle, the perfect player isn’t always the most talented player on the field. The perfect player has some talent, but when you get to know them, the perfect player has high grades, and they give incredible attitude and effort while staying extremely tough. Cassy Vela, a former softball player at CSUEB, was one of many players Lisle coached and during her last season hit .333 as a clutch pinch hitter. His coaching ability, and willingness to improve players is proven with each player he has coached in his life. “He got to know his players, and came up with ways to help you as an individual on and off the field,” Vela said. By keeping a video of swings, and doing multiple drills to help the players, he was always the go to coach to talk to, and was always willing to teach.
“I got to where I am today because when I started coaching, I fell in love with it. I also surrounded myself with coaches that were the best in the game and asked them to mentor me.”
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Top left: The number and letter plaques are lined up in the scoreboard room at O. co Coliseum in Oakland where Matt Lisle maintains a part-time job. Top right: Matt Lisle works with an athlete on her swing during a private hitting session. Lisle utilizes innovative techniques to help hitters perform better. Bottom right: Matt Lisle and another Oakland Athletics employee celebrate a home run during a recent home at O. co AM Coliseum. HARD hiring ad2_Layout 1 game 2/23/15 9:25 Page 3
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Pioneer of the
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Marquise Cherry By Louis LaVenture
SPORTS AND CAMPUS EDITOR Cal State East Bay junior Marquise Cherry dominated the long jump event on Friday at San Francisco State in the California Collegiate Athletic Association and eventually took first place in the event edging out junior Phil Bailey from Chico State and freshman Matt Bowen from UC San Diego. With just one jump remaining Cherry found himself in third place behind Bailey and Bowen but managed to pull ahead with the sixth best long jump in CSUEB history at 24-feet-10-inches. Cherry automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships that begin on May 21 in Allendale, Michigan at Grand Valley State University. “Marquise was competing in adverse conditions,” CSUEB Head Coach Ralph Jones said. “He was running into a head wind, the temperature was 20 degrees cooler in San Francisco than it was in Hayward when we departed, and he was in third place with one jump remaining. Through that adversity, he was able to literally rise off the runway and descend into the record books. He shined like a true star on the biggest stage.” Cherry became the second Pioneer to capture first place in any conference championship event since joining the CCAA conference in 2010. He joins Hayward native Lauren McGlory who captured first place at the championships last season in her final year at CSUEB in the triple jump event. The five-foot-ten-inch from Diamond Bar and transfer from Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut is not imposing physically on the track, yet his results were stellar. The triple jump was also a success for Cherry where he finished second just behind the freshman Bowen from UCSD. Cherry jumped an impressive 47-feet-7.25-inches (14.51 meters) and edged out UCSD sophomore Derek Van De Streek who jumped 14.18 meters which were good enough for third place in the event. A leg injury sustained by Cherry in the team 4-x-100 relay forced him to be disqualified from the finals of the 100-meter dash. Cherry had the third fastest qualifying time in the 100-meter dash on Friday at 10.70 seconds, which tied him with CSULA freshman Johnathan Hill. Cherry is the only Pioneer to qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships that will take place from May 21 through May 23 at Grand Valley State
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University Track and Field Stadium. “The toll of so many races and the weather caught up to him and he cramped up and was unable to finish the competition and compete for a chance at the 100-meter title,” Jones said. “The injury is minor and should not affect him for the NCAA championships where he will go into the meet tied for the number five mark in the country.” Cherry is hopeful that his injury will
not affect him at the championships later this month. “During the finals of the Men’s 4-x100 meter relay as I was sprinting my curve I felt a really bad tightness happen in my right hamstring and as soon as I felt that I backed off the race which caused me not to finish the relay,” Cherry said. “Then after that throughout the whole day my hamstring felt like it was cramping.”
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Through that adversity, he was able to literally rise off the runway and descend into the record books. He shined like a true star on the biggest stage. -Track and Field Head Coach Ralph Jones
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