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THURSDAY MARCH 19, 2015
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Winter 2015 Issue 11
CRIME BY THE NUMBERS A look at Hayward’s crime statistics SEE PAGES 6 and 7
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CAMPUS PROGRAM PROVIDES MENTOR PROGRAM FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS
SEE ARTS & LIFE PAGE 4
MOSH PIT, OR “WANDER THE BEACH ON ACID”?
SEE POLITICS PAGE 8
CHANGES MAY COME TO DOWNTOWN
Hey Ms. Carol, what are you cooking? By Shannon Stroud METRO EDITOR
West Oakland native, Carol Jones, devotes time fundraising for victims of violence Carol Jones sits on the corner of 34th Street and Chestnut Street in West Oakland, dressed in her black funeral attire. “Ms. Carol, you cooking today?” yells a man walking across the street, and Jones yells back, “No honey, not today. Come back Monday, I’ll feed you!” As a West Oakland native, Jones saw many families who lost loved ones unexpectedly to violent crimes and weren’t able to raise the funds quick enough to have a proper burial. According to the FBI’s most recent crime report there were 3,260 reported violent crimes and 39 reported murders in Oakland in 2014. Jones has sold food and clothing for the last three years in a vacant lot, owned and donated by the Morning Star Baptist Church. She helps victims of violent crimes or families with low income through fundraisers on a person-to-person basis to cover anything from flowers, to funeral home fees, and pastoral rates. It’s only when families come to her for help that she begins to gather her supplies to start cooking and selling clothes. According to Bay Area Mortuary, a basic funeral that includes the casket, embalming, body preparation, funeral service and viewing, can cost anywhere from $2,800 to $4,800 and the mini-
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Carol Jones points to the M.O.R.E Foundation sign on the corner of Chestnut Street and 34th Street in West Oakland, on Saturday, March 14. mum price for cremation is $895. “Every time I cook, I can pull in anywhere from zero dollars to 100 hundred dollars, on a really good day I can get anywhere from 300 to 400 dollars,” Jones said. The money she makes goes back to the families and a portion of the income goes to buying the supplies and food that she needs to cook. Jones explains that supplies can cost her around $300$400 dollars depending on how many days that she plans to cook for. “Sometimes the need is greater than what I can fundraise for. In those cases,
I help the family with what I can out of pocket,” she said. Jones first began helping the community in 1997. It wasn’t until eight years ago, in 2007, that she put a name on her efforts: The M.O.R.E Foundation. The M.O.R.E Foundation stands for meditate, observe, receive and endure, all, which come from different Psalms scriptures in the Bible. Jones’ foundation is not registered with the state of California, but she has applied for a non-profit license and waits for approval from the California Attorney General. Although she isn’t
registered she recently partnered with the registered foundation California Prostitutes Education Project, CALPEP, who has helped her find larger donations. The M.O.R.E Foundation is Jones primary job and throughout the years she has made connections that help families cut costs on funerals. Jones explains that if the families want to have their services at a church, the North Oakland Baptist Church offers their building for viewing service, free of charge, as a way
SEE CAROL JONES PAGE 5
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Socializing with
ADHD
By Bryan Cordova MANAGING EDITOR
My mornings are like most people. I eat, I shower, I brush my teeth, I prepare my backpack and get ready to leave. I would say the main difference is I need an additional 15 to 20 minutes to find something I thought I already had. Whether it’s my wallet, keys, or phone, I spend most of my morning searching for things than I do anything else. I know it may sound silly, and some people will say the easiest solution is to just leave them in the same spot every night, however the problem with that is that it requires a certain attention span to be able to follow through with that type of routine. That is something I and many other people struggle with because of ADHD. People on campus often say things like “I hate doing homework, I think I have ADHD.” These types of statements are both ignorant and insensitive towards the community of people who are actually diagnosed with ADHD. We have a lot of struggles every day. Living with ADHD makes everything harder, especially socializing. The hardest thing in college isn’t the studying; it’s the feeling of being left out in social situations. Feeling left out causes depression, and forces me to shut down and become antisocial with my friends and then the cycle starts. I see them on social media having fun with each other, and I tell myself to make plans with them soon. That soon becomes later, later becomes eventually, eventually becomes someday, and before I know it, months go by. I’m seen as unreliable so I don’t get invited out. If I do happen to get invited somewhere, I mix up the day so I miss out on a fun time that the rest of my friends talk about. I get seen as flaky. It’s only then that I finally make the effort to reach out and make plans, and when I get to interact with them, it’s another battle. Not being able to pay attention very well causes conversations with people to go very badly. My impulsive nature causes me to blurt out things without thinking them through, so sometimes I offend
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people or say things that most know is inappropriate. Once it is said I can’t take it back. I also miss social cues most people catch, so I become long winded and can’t tell if someone is bored or uninterested in the conversation. To be perfectly clear, if you struggle to do homework or don’t read much, that is not a sign of ADHD, that is pure boredom. Now if someone struggles to study, read, loses things constantly, forgets to pay their bills on time, has frequent anxiety
and depression, loses friends because they procrastinate making plans with them, has trouble keeping a conversation going and interrupts frequently, those are the struggles we go through being adults with ADHD. It’s a terrible and difficult disorder that goes beyond that of education. It’s a struggle with socializing, relationships, work, personal health, and life in general, not an excuse for why you can’t get your homework done.
I hate doing homework, I think I have ADHD.” These types of statements are both ignorant and insensitive towards the community of people who are actually diagnosed with ADHD
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Homeless population in Transient trend Alameda County declines continues in East Bay By Catie Pulido October 22, 2010 The number of homeless people in Alameda County has dropped by 10 percent since 2007 because of new programs and stimulus funding from the federal government, according to Hayward’s social service planning manager, Anne Culver. “The most effective way to end homelessness is to prevent it in the first place by making appropriate services accessible at the time they are needed,” said Everyonehome. org. “Alameda County and the City of Hayward have created programs and resources that set out to help get people off of the street and into permanent housing as soon as possible,” said Anne. “The solution to solving the problem has changed over the years,” said Anne Culver, Social Services Planning Manager for the City of Hayward, “In the 80s it was starting homeless shelters, in the 90s it was transitional housing and now it is
getting them into permanent housing as quick as possible.” The Hayward City Council recently approved Alameda county’s plan that for the first time allows different regions within the county to work together to address the homelessness problem, said Everyonehome.org. With government support made available through the federal stimulus package in 2009, money has been made available for homeless prevention. These funds may be used to move people into apartments and help with late rent and utility payments, which was not possible before, said Culver. “The overall goal that the County and program leaders are looking to accomplish is that by 2020, Alameda County will permanently house 15,000 homeless households and also reduce the time that households spend homeless,” said Culver. “Getting the precise number of homeless throughout Alameda County is difficult because there are so many different types and jurisdictions,” said Culver. “Hidden homeless” are families that live with friends and family, in
motels or are about to get evicted from their homes, said everyonehome.org. These families are off the radar, difficult to count and the number is up by 168 percent since 2003, said everyonehome.org. “Nationwide, families with children comprise approximately 15 percent of the homeless population. In mid-Alameda County, 54 percent of homeless households are families with children,” said Culver, “Very few of those homeless families include two parents.” Tony Thomas, the Coordinator at Second Chance Family Shelter, said 30 percent of the parents that stay there currently have a job. The average monthly income for a sheltered homeless family is $1,220, said everyonehome.org For families going through rough economic times and need guidance, there is a hotline number that provides easy access to information about housing, human services and critical health needs. 211 is available 24/7 and in many different languages.
By Andrea Dupree COPY EDITOR
Unfortunately homelessness is not an issue that everyone thinks about on a daily basis. Regardless of your income, as long as you have a warm place to lay your head at night it is probably not something you dwell on. Everyone has seen that person by the entrance of a freeway, or at a gas station or on a busy corner holding a “Will Work for Food” sign or a piece of cardboard marked “Homeless, jobless, every bit helps. God Bless.” For those who do not stop to give up loose change, or fork over a dollar, or two or 10, is anyone thinking about how many struggle for food and shelter probably not? In the 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress written by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development it was said that, “In January 2013, 610,042 people were homeless on a given night.” Almost a quarter of that staggering number were children under the age of 18 said the report. That is significantly lower than the statistic provided in 2010’hs report that stated the number of homeless on a given night
was 649,917 in January 2010. Alameda County has seen a slow and steady decrease in homeless numbers like the whole of the United States according to everyonehome.org’s 2010 and 2013 Homeless Count Progress Reports. While the numbers are nowhere near what any human being with a heart would want them to be, Alameda County’s Housing and Community Development Department has a number of homeless programs that have been supporting the community for over 25 years.
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Program provides mentors to students By Louis LaVenture
SPORTS AND CAMPUS EDITOR After the Office of University Diversity was founded at California State University, East Bay on July 1, 2013, several programs were formed through the office to provide diversity to the school and surrounding communities to tackle low graduation rates. One of the programs developed by the office was the Kaleidoscope Mentoring Program, which officially began on Sep. 24, 2014. The program provides African American CSUEB students with a faculty or staff member at the school as a mentor. Despite being geared towards African Americans, the program is open to students of all ethnicities and race is not a question on the application. One of the primary reasons for the formation of the office and the mentoring program were the graduation rates of African American and Latino students at CSUEB. Just 25 percent of African American and Latino students graduate over six years, while 46 percent of all other ethnicities graduate over the same time span at CSUEB. “This is an underserved community in the East Bay,” Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Stan Hebert III said. “President Morishita’s initiative to improve graduation rates of African Americans and Latinos was the real reason for all of this.” Dianne Rush Woods, the University Diversity Officer, serves not only as one of the programs coordinators along with Hebert III but also as a mentor to CSUEB students. “There was a growing concern on campus about the graduation rates
and that is how the diversity office was formed,” Woods said. “A lot of folks came with great ideas, concerns, and models of what they wanted to do.” The result was the creation of the African American Student Success Initiative and Kaleidoscope, which was named by Doris Yates, a professor in the Department of Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism. CSUEB Academic Advisor Heather Gardley was also a primary figure in the development of the Kaleidoscope program through the office and the initiative. The mentoring program was initially only open to freshman but has now expanded to include all students. There are 35 mentor-mentee pairs right now and Woods and Hebert III are both confident that the number will increase as time goes on. All mentors are trained, fingerprinted through live scan, and must meet with their student mentee at least once a month. “All mentors should provide their mentee with passionate support,” Hebert III said. “Mentors are not Santa Claus or the bank. That is not the type of support that should be provided to the students.” The pilot program will send a leaver survey to the 35 students in the program after finals week in order to gauge the overall student experience in the mentoring program. “We think the mentoring program will grow,” Woods said. “This is not a race-specific program; anyone can be involved and apply.” Two of the 35 mentors are “European” according to Woods and all 35 of the mentees are African American. All of the mentors involved in the program do not receive any additional compen-
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sation for their participation and Woods and Hebert III both acknowledged that acquiring more mentors could be a chal-
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Music festival gives ‘outcasts’ a shot By Sam Benavidez ARTS & LIFE EDITOR
Geekfest, the Bay Area local music festival that started in 1997 and ended in the early 2000s giving ‘outcasts’ of the music scene an all ages place to play, is returning to Berkeley on Saturday. “If you are having a hard time finding a place to play your music or create your art, don’t wait for someone to give you a shot. Go out and play for people,” said Corbett Redford III, one of the founders of Geekfest and lead singer of Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits. Originally coordinated by S.P.A.M. Records, a now-defunct record label from the Bay Area, past Geekfests included bands like Nuclear Rabbit, Trigger Happy Clowns, and Dairy Queens. Colorful and flamboyant attire, offthe-wall music, and a carefree attitude are all aspects found at a Geekfest. “Attendees had such varied interests, and attention spans,” said Dan Abbott, guitarist and vocalist for Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits, and co-founder of GeekFest. “While one band might have a mosh pit full of rabid fans, other people would get bored and fight with foam buffer weapons, or wander the beach on acid, or drink beer under a tree,” he added. The first Geekfest in June of 1997 was never intended to be the beginning of anything, but was just created “to have a show and invite all of our friends, somewhere where the show wouldn’t get busted,” according to Abbott. They set up a generator-run show on Richmond’s Point Molate, a then-closeddown Navy fuel dump, and invited their friends’ bands to play with them. “We did it again, and again,” said Abbott. “We were worried that listing the location on a flyer would attract police attention, so we borrowed a tactic from the rave scene and set up a voicemail to use as a clandestine hotline to give directions.” After numerous shows, they began to see growth that included a crowd of regular attendees. “We saw the same familiar, awkward faces showing up to check out bands they’d never heard of,” said Abbott. “To see what sort of silliness we’d cooked up.” “Geekfest was always about having fun and being inclusive, no matter what a band sounded like or how they dressed,” said Redford, “I think any kind of music or art scene could always use a little more of that kind of vibe.” Self-identified “outcasts” of the punk scene at the time, Abbot felt rejection. “I never wanted to wave the punk
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Berkeley’s 924 Gilman. “Gilman opened their doors to us to have our festivals there and thusly helped breathe new life into Geekfest,” said Redford. 924 Gilman, an all-ages music venue in Berkeley will host the 2015 reincarnation of Geekfest, just as they did a few in the early 2000s.
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-guitarist and vocalist Dan Abbott Gilman volunteers mentioned to Geekfest coordinators that they should bring the event back, and the Gilman volunteers followed through, eventually adding numerious acts on the bill. The festival, which begins on Saturday Mar. 21 at noon, will feature 18 solo and group acts across a wide range of genres, including folk-rock, punk, metal, and more at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley. “If we started Geekfest because we were shut out of certain scenes back in the day, when we created our own thing we wanted it to be as all-inclusive as possible,” said Redford. “If it ain’t free and all ages, it ain’t Geekfest. That’s the rule.”
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Carol Jones From Page 1 to give back to the community. When a family comes to her for help Jones lets the community know she needs to raise money by making posters, emailing friends and family from church and by spreading the news through word of mouth. Jones’ services go beyond just helping people with funerals and funding, she explains that she also mentors the youth, feeds the hungry and helps clothe people who need it. In February, Jones was a part of a march to help bring awareness to violent black on black crimes. After, 39-year-old Maurice Summerfield, who was a regular at Jones’ barbeque lot, was killed in a hit and run just a few blocks away. “I helped raise money for Maurice right when I got the call. He was a good man, and always bought a plate from me. A few days after I started fundraising and the man who was driving the car that killed Maurice told me what he had done, and how sorry they were,” said Jones. Jones explained that the hit and run driver was a parolee and told Jones that he was too afraid to stay and help Summerfield. Jones advised that the driver turn himself in. After the talk with Jones he turned himself into the authorities that same day and while he waits for his trial Jones helped him find a job at CalTrain. “When I wake up in the morning I still have my two sons, and many people don’t. I’m trying to be a community leader. They look at me and know me as Ms. Carol, Ms. Carol who helps,” said
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(Left top) Donated clothing for $1 at the vacant lot on the corner of 34th and Chesnut Street in Oakland. (Right) Urns that Jones donates to victims’ families in her office at Morning Star Baptist Church in West Oakland. (Left bottom) Jones sells barbeque dinners and clothing in a lot on the corner of 34th and Chesnut Street. Jones. Jones has kept a record of all the peo-
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HAYWARD CRIME RATES STAY CONSISTENT
IN WEEK MARCH 11-17,
By Louis LaVenture
59 crimes committed
SPORTS AND CAMPUS EDITOR Most people that come to California State University, East Bay don’t realize that just down the hill, and all over the city of Hayward, there are neighborhoods associated with gang activity and criminal activity: both a far cry from the peaceful atmosphere of the campus. According to the most recent statistics provided by Hayward Police Department’s crime mapping page, 45 crimes were reported in Hayward last week: March 1218. Twenty-eight of those crimes occurred within two miles of the CSUEB campus. Police officials said that approximately 20 of those local crimes took place on Mission Boulevard, Harder Road, and Jackson Street, which are primary routes to the campus through the city. The most recent FBI crime report states that Hayward had 584 violent crimes, seven murders, 35 rapes, 323 robberies, 119 aggravated assaults, 28 arsons, and 4,852 property crimes -- burglary, larceny, and
HAYWARD POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME MAPPING
vehicle thefts -- from January to June 20132014. Ongoing interviews with a wide range of local residents paint a picture of a city in which gang affiliation and gang-related activities play out in various ways. “I moved to Hayward in 1974, and it was a great place to live,” 39-year Hayward resident James McGhee said. “This neighborhood [North Hayward] has become a gang, drug infested nightmare and it was a relief to get out of it a few years back. Never a dull moment or a safe one I guess.” McGhee is known in his community in North Hayward near San Lorenzo as an unofficial neighborhood watch activist. McGhee said his home and vehicles have both been vandalized several times during his time living in Hayward as a result of his commitment to eliminating crime and gangs in his neighborhood. The Pioneer is investigating these issues and will run follow-up stories this Spring.
37 of these crimes occurred within 2 miles of the CSUEB campus
21 were crimes which took place on Mission Boulevard, Harder Road, and Jackson Street
HAYWARD HOTSPOTS
Location: South Hayward, Tennyson Road and Pompano Avenue Gang(s) in area: DGF (Don’t Give a F---)
Location: North Hayward, Sycamore Avenue and Groom Street Gang(s) in area: Campo Ramos Locos (CRL)
Location: South Hayward, Tennyson Road and Huntwood Avenue Gang(s) in area: The Hoggs
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FBI CRIME REPORTS 584 violent crimes 7 murders 35 rapes 323 robberies 119 aggravated assaults 28 arsons
Crimes consisted of vandalism, theft, larceny, burglary, drug and alcohol violations, and assault
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Location: North Hayward, A Street and Princeton Street Gang(s) in area: A Street
Location: North Hayward, A Street and South Garden Avenue Gang(s) in area: South Garden
Location: South Hayward, Gading Road Gang(s) in area: ELP (East Las Palmas)
Location: West Hayward, Miami Avenue and Decatur Way Gang(s) in area: WSH (West Side Hayward)
Sources: www.fbi.gov www.crimemapping.com
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Community Benefit District faces denial BY Bryan Cordova MANAGING EDITOR
The Hayward City Council voted against the adoption of an ordinance to create a Community Benefit District and recommended a rewrite to address complaints from local business property owners concerned with how the measure would go into effect. Assistant City Manager Kelly McAdoo and Hayward’s community and media relations officer, Frank Holland, introduced the proposal to enable an ordinance to establish a CBD to only four members of the city council on March 3. According to McAdoo, the funds previously allocated for downtown business improvement is not sufficient enough for the downtown area so a consultant from New City America was brought in to help create more options for additional funding. The CBD would be an established area in downtown that would tax property owners for special benefits in the region that the city does not currently provide enough of. The amount of money raised by the district would be used to pay for additional sidewalk cleaning, graffiti abetments, street furniture, marketing programs, and event production, according to Holland. According to the proposal, the CBD would operate as an independent 501(c) (3) and function as private foundations within it’s own borders and will be represented by the business property owners and city officials in a committee. The staff estimates that the annual revenue the CBD would be between $500,000- $700,000. The next steps would be the adoption of the ordinance,
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and then invest in outreach and education to receive approval of 30 percent of property owners by weighted support for a ballot. The district can then only be formed if 50 percent plus one of the valid, returned mail ballots sent to business property owners – weighted according to the percentage of each voter’s share of the total assessment – cast a ballot in favor of the district. Weighted property assessments are based on lot size, linear frontage, and building size in the potential CBD, which City Hall is estimated to own 20
percent of. During the city council meeting this week, the ordinance met opposition from Hayward business owners. Property owner of Ace Hardware on B Street, Mona Diamantine pointed out that the support needed was 30 percent of the assessments proposed, not 30 percent of the property owners. “The process is disproportionately weighted in favor of the City and BART who currently own a nearly 23 percent of the property within the proposed CBD,” Diamantine said. “Only an additional 7 percent of the weighted property owners
would be needed to reach the 30 percent threshold.” According to the Supplemental Information document regarding Community Benefits Districts, the ordinance requires the Council to vote in favor of enabling it before being allowed to move forward to write the district plan. “Without the enabling ordinance, I really don’t know on what basis we expend staff time beyond this because we spent quite a bit of time to get to this point,” said City Manager Fran David. Before voting on the ordinance,
Councilwoman Sara Lamnia suggested making the threshold 50 percent of weighted property for the adoption of the ballot to show the city’s willingness to have the process be inclusive with the property owners. David pointed out that lower threshold is also needed to dissolve the district; so increasing the threshold would also increase the vote requirement to dissolve the district in the future. The board voted against the measure and Mayor Halliday added the staff recommendation before the proposal could be reintroduced in two months.
The Graduate Program in Communication of California State University East Bay in partnership with the CSUEB Communication Graduate Student Society invite submissions of conference papers, panels and media/arts pieces for the 2015 annual Communication Graduate Student Conference. The conference will take place on the CSU East Bay Hayward campus on Friday and Saturday, May 15 -16, 2015, bringing students and invited faculty speakers from around the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. This year’s keynote speaker is renowned feminist hip hop scholar Aisha Durham, PhD, from University of South Florida, author of Home with Hip Hop Feminism (2014), “The Stage Hip-Hop Feminism Built” (2013), “Hip Hop Feminist Media Studies” (2010), and editor of Home Girls, Make Some Noise!: Hip Hop Feminism Anthology (2007). This is a multi/interdisciplinary event. We invite submissions from across the humanities, social sciences, arts, education, and all other related fields. Paper, panel, and media/arts proposals may be submitted online at commgscon.blogspot.com until March 31, 2015. This year’s conference theme is organized around the cultural phenomenon of #BlackLivesMatter: Signifier and Signified. Possible topics and themes include (but are not limited to): • The status and renewal of civil rights consciousness in America and around the world • The roles of social media and online activism in local and global political movements • The role of culture in contemporary social change • Empowerment strategies in academia and local communities • The discourse of #BlackLivesMatter and other current civil rights signifiers • Contemporary everyday experiences in communities of resistance • The prison industrial complex • Impacts of the “wars on” poverty, drugs, and terrorism on life in targeted communities • African American, Feminist and “minority” identities in digital consumer culture • Stratification and economic divides in contemporary America and around the world • Education and inequality (NCLB, digital divides, anti-intellectualism in America, private vs public) • Geographies of wealth and poverty both local and global (including gentrification and displacement) • Employment and ownership in the global economy • Gender and sexual identities within and as communities of resistance • Ability and Age in intersectional identities • Contemporary media and ideologies of power • The political economy of policing in America and America as “global police” • The post-Obama world and the discourse of post-racial America
While graduate student submissions are the focus, outstanding senior undergraduate submissions
are also encouraged. (Special undergraduate sessions will be created to facilitate an inclusive and respectful dialogue across disciplines and levels of scholarly achievement). The broader East Bay community is invited and welcome to attend individual sessions free of charge. Community groups whose work directly relates to the conference theme are invited to submit proposals
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For more information about the conference visit CommGSCon.blogspot.com
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Gladiators, Gladiatrix victorious at home
Top left: Gladiatrix Valovalo Noa, who plays the hooker position, chases down a San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Club player on Saturday during a 48-15 victory for Life Chiropractic College West. Right: A host of Gladiatrix players attempt to bring down the San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Club player during the second half of the women’s game. Bottom left: The Gladiators and the Sacramento Capitals line up for a scrum at CSUEB on Saturday during a 56-16 victory for Life Chiropractic College West. Bottom right: A Gladiator pitches the ball backwards to his teammate during a 56-16 win for Life Chiropractic College West at the CSUEB Hayward campus on Saturday. PHOTOS BY TAM DUONG JR./THE PIONEER
Happenings in and around Hayward March 19, 2015 - March 26, 2015 Thursday
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Cost: Free Time: 7 p.m. 8 p.m. Location: 3rdtoStreet Warehouse, 636 3rd St., Cost: Free Oakland Location: Presidio Officers’ Club, Moraga Avenue and Grahamcomedy Street, San Francisco This art themed showcase tackles a theme and hilariously breaks it down. This time Those looking to learn around they tackle the more themeabout of TVthe andlocal pick wonder that is the Golden Gate Bridge Among can it apart with biting and smart comedy. come for an evening and withperforming Bob David. are An arthose in attendance school chitect and photographer DavidSmall, has spent 41 bully with a heart of gold Leslie quirky years in work to the bridge. Hegoofball helped neighbor Keithrelated D’soüza, wisecracking to curate the 75th anniversary exhibit ofLieb. the Land Smith-Abbinante and TV dad Matt bridge at 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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Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Free Location: American Steel Studios, 1960 Mandela Pkwy., Oakland
Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost: Free, Prices vary by booth Location: Watkins between B Street and C Street, Hayward
Time: 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Temescal Art Center, 511 48th St., Oakland
This non-profit community clothing swap helps local residents looking to swap and reuse clothing, along with other goods. Attendees will be able to partake in do-it-yourself workshops to learn how to reuse clothing and other household items in creative and useful ways. So bring clothes you are looking to swap or reuse and share in this collective effort.
Those looking for fresh, locally grown produce come check out the Hayward Farmers Market. Sporting a diversity of fruits, vegetables, gourmet specialties, fresh fish and freshly cut flowers the market is a great place to get just what you need. Network with local growers and enjoy the day in Hayward. Those interested in becoming vendors can fill out an application at www.agriculturalinstitute.org.
This film series features experimental filmmakers and video artists eager to test the boundaries of how to make and experience cinema. Filmmaker Roger Beebe will be showing his multiple-projector pieces alongside live performances of Cody Hennessy’s soundtracks. Other films shown will also feature accompaniment from musicians and sound artists, along with a variety of innovative approaches to both filming and presentation.
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Off the Grid Mobile Food Trucks
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Hayward Honors Women 2015
Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $5 Location: Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N 3rd St., Hayward
Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost: Prices for food vary by truck Location: City Hall, Watkins Street (Between B and C Streets), Hayward
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Sofitel Hotel, 223 Twin Dolphin Dr., Redwood City
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Hayward City Hall, 777 B St., Hayward
Jump into spring with this collection of stories centered on that magical time of year when winter comes to a close and the flowers begin to bloom. Numerous readings will focus on the season itself and how people try to spring into their own plans this time of year. There will also be an Open Mic session at the end of the night for anyone looking to share their feelings on the topic.
Those looking to have a variety of grub from a myriad of food trucks are invited to come out and enjoy this community event. Whether you just want a quick bite, have a favorite food truck, or want to get a little taste of everything, Off the Grid has you covered.
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 quarter has headlined numerous local music festivals, including the San Jose Jazz Festival.
Hayward invites you to attend this panel honoring the past, present and future of women in the East Bay community. The panel will be hosted by Janet Reilly, host of “The Mix,” and features women from the local community with professional backgrounds across city government, private business, community organizing and teaching, all bringing unique perspectives on the challenges facing women today. Light refreshments will be provided.
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Top left: A Sacramento Capitals player is lifted up by his teammates during a line out play. Top right: The Gladiatrix and the San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Club prepare for a scrum at CSUEB on Saturday. Bottom right: A Capitals ball carrier tries to break free from a Gladiator at CSUEB.
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SPORTS AND CAMPUS EDITOR Despite originating in England in the 1800s, most Americans, and people in general for that matter, know very little about the game of rugby. Imagine the physicality of football minus the pads with a bigger ball. Then add the endurance needed to play soccer, some rule differences and there you have it: rugby. The Life Chiropractic College West in Hayward is one of the few institutions in the area to carry rugby that has two different variations, rugby football and rugby union or simple rugby. The Gladiators play the latter of the two styles, which has two more players, 15 as opposed to 13, but still many of the same principles and rules. In order to score the ball must cross the goal line, however the ball can’t be passed forward it has to be pitched back and if it goes out of bounds there is a line out play that is similar to an inbounds play in basketball. Five points are awarded if the ball crosses the goal line, then a conversion kick worth two points follows a scoring play. Teams can also kick a field goal from anywhere on the field which is worth three points. 2014 was the first year of men’s rugby for Life Chiropractic College West, who saw huge success in their first full season that began on Jan. 11, 2014. According to the schools website, the Gladiators finished the season, “placing second at the 2014 National Championship and went on to win the Northern California, Pacific Northwest and Western Conference Championship titles.” As for the women, or the Gladiatrix, this is their first season as a team but the physicality of rugby is not lost on all of the newcomers to the team. “We do want to be physical as a team, that is something we talk about but I only know one way when I play sports
and that is go hard,” said Valovalo Noa, a 21-yearold that plays the hooker position for Life Chiropractic College Wes. “We are physical but I just go hard all the time in any sport I play. That’s the only way I know.” Both teams were in action on Saturday at Cal State East Bay, which is the home field for both teams; first the women against the San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Club followed by the men against the Sacramento Capitals. It was clear from the start of both matches that the Gladiators and the Gladiatrix wanted to play a physical style that the other teams wanted to avoid. The Gladiatrix dominated SFGG and won by a final score of 48-15. The Gladiators managed to come back and defeat the Capitals despite trailing at halftime 16-14. The Gladiators scored 42 unanswered points and the game ended in a blowout by a final score of 56-16. The physical demand is very high to play in this brutal sport. The NFL has come under fire in recent years for the way it has handled the safety of
its players, primarily head injuries that have severe long term effects on players. However, rugby has the same full speed collisions without any padding, which makes the hits seem even more violent and dangerous than football. The players crash into each other while running as fast as they can in opposite directions without helmets, shoulder pads, or anything except their jersey and shorts. The women got things started after they jumped out to a huge lead over SFGG relying on their physical play to take control of the match, led by Noa who made several big hits in the game and outside center Jennifer Sever who was in the middle of a lot of the action on the field. “We are a big, physical, aggressive team. I am kind of like a quarterback out there in my position,” Sever said. “Some teams like to be evasive and use their speed to get advantages but we tend to use a more physical style and take it up the middle.”
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CSUEB track and field is bringing in new faces to the 2015 season and with those new faces, a confident mindset is coming with them. After a 2014 season plagued with injuries, the Cal State East Bay track and field team is hopeful that the 2015 season will be different: new members joined both the men’s and women’s teams, and a new assistant coach is at the helm. “[The] 2015 team for men is totally different,” said Ralph Jones, CSUEB Head Coach of track and field. “We only returned three men from the 2014 team, so the entire team is literally new. On the women’s side we added some depth in the sprints with Ravyn Miller and Sydney Johnson, and our distance ladies are just more mature, stronger, and fit.” “Notable long-distance runners such as Sydney Johnson, Imani Heath and Oddessy Tapia are returning to the East Bay Women’s team, and the addition of new runners gives the CSUEB team depth,” Jones said. With only three returning members on the men’s team, Coach Jones brought in transfer students Leo Theuss, a sprinter who previously attended Merritt College in Oakland, Khalil Corbin and Marquise Cherry, from Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. Corbin and Cherry both spent the previous two years as a sprinter and jumper at Mt. SAC. Jones feels that these three athletes will bring leadership that was missing in the past. Cherry and Corbin come from one of the top junior colleges in the state, and they are accustomed to winning and competing at a high level. Both were members of the Junior College State championship 4x100 relay team at Mt. SAC. They posted a
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Gladiatrix player Valovalo Noa drives a San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Club player into the ground on Saturday during a 48-15 victory for Life Chiropractic College West at CSUEB.
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state-leading time of 40.00, and they were coached under legendary Mt. SAC track coach Ron Kamaka, who was an All-American athlete at Arizona State and has ties to Hayward himself. Jones expects his athletes to be consistent and learn how to better execute their races throughout the spring season. His goal is to build camaraderie throughout the whole team and build true competitors. “My goal is for this year is to get both the men and women teams to gel together and become a true team by the CCAA conference championships, finishing higher in the team standings than we have in the past,” Jones said. On the women’s side, Sydney Johnson, Ravyn Miller, Camille Hansen, Imani Heath, Oddessy Tapia, Sarah Perrin and Samira Foy are all major contributors and key players for the women Pioneers track and field team. Hansen finished 12th overall in the 1500m with a time of 4:49.23 at the Cal State L.A. Invitational. The 12th place overall finish was the first top 50 finish of the year for the Pioneers. 102 athletes competed representing divisions I, II, and junior college teams. “My goals for this season are to get into the 4:30s in my 1500 meters, and to at least have a 60 in 4 by 400,” Hansen said. Cherry, Corbin, Theuss, and Kyle Fetter are some of the male athletes to watch out for. “Cherry is already one of the top jumpers in the country,” Jones said. “He should have an opportunity to be a confer-
ence champion and school record holder by the end of the season. Khalil Corbin will be one of the top sprinters in the conference and nation, and Leo Theuss will be a top middle distance runner for us. First year runner Kyle Fetter is someone who we think we have some major improvements this year.” Jones also expects the team to be at the national championships challenging for the top spot in horizontal jumps. At the Cal State Invitational March 7, Cherry jumped 23 feet, 11.5 inches (7.30m) in his East Bay debut, out-leaping his nearest competitor by more than five inches and hitting an NCAA provisional qualifying mark. He posted a strong showing in the triple jump, placing sixth overall with a distance of 46 feet, 6.75 inches (14.19m). His jump is currently tied for the second longest in the NCAA Division II this season and it’s the ninth longest in Pioneer program history. “For conference, I want to be first place in the long jump and triple jump, and least place top 5 in the 100m while nationally, I want to be in the top three for both long and triple jump,” Cherry said. “Just trying to make a statement out there and try to show them who I am and what school I represent.” Cherry believes that the Pioneers can be major competitors in the upcoming season if everyone just keeps working hard and believing in what Coach Jones wants the team to do. “Everything is going to work if we just stay patient, patience is key,” said Cherry.
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