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California State University, East Bay
News, Arts & Culture for the East Bay
Governor unveils 2015 state budget By Louis LaVenture Sports Editor
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fter being inaugurated for his fourth term Jan. 5, California Governor Jerry Brown released the 2015-2016 state budget on Friday: the $133 billion budget is the largest ever for the state. Higher education did not get what it expected from the governor. The California State University system will get an increase of $119.5 million in 2015-2016 to its general fund but that increase is contingent on not raising tuition costs. According to Gov. Brown, “This funding should obviate the need for CSU to increase student tuition and fees and can be used by the university to meet its most pressing needs.” The CSU Board of Trustees requested $269 million from the state in November for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The $119.5 million is $156 million short of what many CSU officials feel is vital for the system to improve. “Despite the incremental increase in funding, the proposed amount of general
See Jerry Brown, Page 11
Courtesy | Governor Jerry Brown
The $113 billion budget is the largest ever for the state
Hayward school Die Hards Co. provides apparel alternative to Bay Area sports fans celebrates MLK Jr. Shannon Stroud Metro Editor
Sam Benavidez Arts and Life Editor
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dam Mayberry sits at the checkout desk of his popup shop in downtown San Jose, sporting his company’s “Finatic” tee. The shirt design is a combination of the term “fanatic” and San Jose’s hockey team mascot, the Sharks: the shirts blend in among crowds at a game at nearby SAP Center, but they stand out, if you are paying attention. The Die Hards Co., owned and run Adam Mayberry and his brother Ben Mayberry, is a Bay Area sports apparel company that makes apparel and accessories for fans of the Sharks, Raiders, A’s, Warriors, Giants, 49ers, and Earthquakes, as an alternative to officially-licensed products from those teams. The shirts blend in at games because they are as close to official colorways as possible, but also stand out because they carry a sense of individuality and youth to them. One shirt design uses the popular Bay Area slang term “Hella” with the “L’s” made out of baseball bats or hockey sticks. The brothers were born and raised in San Jose. Before NHL hockey came to the Bay Area in 1991, they had the 49ers and Giants to cheer on. Growing up playing football and baseball like many Bay Area kids do, they fell in love with the professional teams
See Die Hard, Page 8
Photo | Sam Benavidez The D.H. Company co-founder Adam Mayberry sits at their pop-up shop in Downtown San Jose.
onday, Jan. 19 at 4:30 pm, Chabot will hold a Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration in the Buffington Visual and Performing Arts Center. The City of Hayward has held a celebration for Martin Luther King’s birthday since 1986. With the support of the community, schools, and local government the celebration has grown over the last 29 years. The celebration continues to be a big hit in the community. Volunteers, donations, fundraising, and funding from Hayward Unified School District make the event possible each year. “The event has grown in size. Two years ago only the lower half of the theater was filled. The year after that, the whole theater was packed,” said Zach Ebadi, City of Hayward Recreation and Park Coordinator. This year, attendees can expect to see people from their own community perform a speaking at the event. CSUEB’s Iota Phi Theta fraternity will perform a step along with the 2014 Made in Hayward Step Off winners from Southgate Elementary School Ochoa Middle School and Hayward High Schools. Alongside the step teams, those in attendance will hear from Dr. Clayborne Carson, the direct of Stanford University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Hayward’s Mayor Barbara Halliday. “This event compliments the 50th anniversary of Civil Rights in America and is a visible testament to Hayward’s commitment to diversity and community awareness,” said Stan Dobbs Superintendent of Hayward Unified School District. The first celebration was held in Hayward’s original Centennial Hall. After the hall was demolished in 2011. After the demolition the event moved to Chabot’s Buffington center. “I believe that the King holiday should be treated not as just another day off but for what it is: a day of remembrance for a great man who continues to inspire us long after his death,” said Mayor Halliday, who looks forward to meeting the community for the first time as mayor. The celebration welcomes people from all over the Bay area and is free admission.