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Softball breaks even against Humboldt State By Louis LaVenture Sports and Campus Editor

alfway through an eightgame stretch against ranked opponents Humboldt State and Monterey Bay, the Cal State East Bay women’s softball team is 2-2 after they split a recent home stand with the No. 19 Humboldt State Jacks. The Pioneers are now 13-7 overall and 6-6 in California Collegiate Athletic Association games this season while the Jacks are 9-6 overall, 6-2 in CCAA play and could fall out of the top 25 rankings with the two losses. The schedule is stacked for CSUEB who will host four games against the No. 3 Cal State Monterey Bay Otters on Friday and Saturday. The Otters (13-2 overall, 5-1 conference) have been dominant this year and have outscored their opponents 98-32 this season with just two losses on their record. CSUEB got things started and took the first game on Friday in a close contest 4-3. The game got off to a rocky start for Pioneers junior pitcher Sierra Clark who gave up a home run to Jacks junior catcher Darian Harris for an early 2-0 advantage. Clark man-

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Top left: CSUEB senior infielder Alex Vela turns a double play on Friday against Humboldt State. Bottom left: The Pioneers Celebrate a 4-3 victory on Friday over the Humboldt State Jacks. See Softball, Page 11 Right: A CSUEB hitter fouls off a pitch on Friday at Pioneer Softball Field on the Hayward campus.

Hayward unifies branding Wind Symphony to perform at CSUEB

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rom the newly installed traffic signs on Hayward Boulevard to the planning of the new library in downtown— the residents of Hayward are starting see some changes to their city. For the last couple of years, Hayward has made citywide improvements such as road maintenance, mall upgrades, and as of last year the city started the “Made in Hayward” campaign to help students and educators commit to bettering education in Hayward. With the city’s renovations, its overall image was in need for an upgrade as well. In 2013, the City Council started a brand assessment, to find a cohesive way to market the city of Hayward to current and future residents. “The brand assessment looks at what’s in the community and how you are describing yourself to others,” said Frank Holland, city of

Hayward’s Communication and Media Relations officer. “We analyze how we are perceived, and how we want to be perceived based off the inherent positive qualities that we have.” The brand assessment is the first part of the Council’s economic development strategic plan. According to the economic development strategic plan, there are three steps involved in rebranding the city: branding and marketing, maintaining and improving the industrial sector, and improving the service and retail industry. The plan was implemented in 2014 and should be complete in 2018. With the brand assessment in the works, parts of the new marketing are starting to come alive. For, Hayward’s City Council wants to create a logo that can be used on government, businesses, and publications to represent the city as a whole. “If you look at our previous communication material, there’s a lot of fragmentation. Everyone was trying to do their own thing, but when that happens then it there’s a lack of a cohesive message that represents the city.” In the process of the brand assessment Holland asked the Hayward community, “What things define Hayward?” They got their answers from the community through discussions, workshops, and online surveys. By talking to the community two themes were very apparent. The first one was Hayward’s location. “The primary benefit is our location. We are close to three major freeways, we have an airport, and we are in the middle of the bay,” said Holland. Although the loca-

he CSUEB Wind Symphony will give its annual quarter performance at 7:30 p.m. at the University Theater on Wednesday, showcasing a variety of song selections, and feature the CSUEB Brass Choir. The concert will consist of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. “Unlike a big band, it does not use any electronic equipment or amplifiers,” said Director of Bands Dr. Danielle Gaudry. “It’s more what you would consider a concert band.” The Wind Symphony holds main auditions for the band at the beginning of every year. Once the students audition they do not have to audition again for Gaudry. However, new auditions are welcomed at the start of each quarter. “We’re one of the large ensembles of the music department,” said Gaudry. “I have auditions at the beginning of the year for placement, in terms of who will play first clarinet, and second clarinet.” The Wind Symphony at CSUEB, like other campus bands, is open to auditions from students outside of the music department. “Essentially the audition is for me to hear if the musicians can play at the level of the music that we’re playing in the ensemble,” said Gaudry. “Also for me to get a sense of which part they should be playing.” Though their concert schedule is fairly frequent, Wednesday night’s performance is the largest on-campus of the quarter for this band.

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The CSUEB concert band practices for it’s winter quarter University Theatre performance on March 11 on the Hayward campus.

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Finally finding the fabulous in fat By Megan Fontana-Juarez Contributor

was over weight for most of my life and it was hard. In middle school and high school, I was bullied for being bigger than all the other girls. My weight affected the way I dressed, the way I thought about myself, and the way I presented myself to people. I dressed like a boy, in clothes that were two sizes too big. I thought that because of my weight, that I was ugly and that I could not dress girly. I presented myself as the tomboy who didn’t care about how I looked, even though deep down, I did care. When were other people given the right to tell me I was fat? The “perfect” body came into a bigger role when social media was introduced, bodies of women have been subjected to criticism from others. Social media is telling girls and women of all ages that they must be skinny, and that to achieve the perfect body one must have a thigh gap. Igg y Azalea recently quit her social media platforms because she was criticized for having cellulite. “Just got back from a great vacation, came online and saw apparently it’s shocking and unheard of to be a woman and have cellulite...” Azalea wrote on Twitter. Early in February there was a media breakthrough; a plus-size model signed a substantial modeling contract. Tess Munster, or Tess Holiday as she’s known in the modeling world, is the first model of her height and weight to receive such a big contract. Holiday is 5 feet 5 inches tall, 260 pounds and her dress size is 22. She has also started a campaign called the #effyourbeautystandards movement. “Just because I’m not a size 12,

doesn’t mean I have any less of a life to live. I’m a big girl...and I have a big life to live.” Holiday said on her website. Sports Illustrated announced that they are using not one but two plus-size models in their 2015 swimsuit issue for the first time. “I know my cur ves are sexy and I want everyone else to know that theirs are too. There is no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt,” Ashley Graham, a Sports Illustrated model that wears a dress size 16, said in a statement.

and bully those who are overweight. It makes a person feel disgusting and ashamed of the body they are in. In the United States being plus-sized means that a woman wears a dress size eight or bigger. During The Ancient Roman Times, women who were full bodied and had a stomach were seen as the ideal body type and men preferred this. The last time this was seen as the

The second plus-sized model for Sports Ilustrated swimsuit edition is Robin Lawley who is 6 feet 2 inches tall and wears a size 14. Lawley has that she hopes this will show women to embrace their cur ves. All women are created equally, we are all beautiful no matter how full figured we are. There needs to be an end to “fat shaming” a woman because she does not fit into a size zero pair of jeans or an extra small shirt. Fat shaming is a way that people poke fun

norm was in the 1950s. The ideal weight in the medical world depends on your height, for the average woman who is about 5 feet 5 inches tall; the ideal weight is between 114 pounds to 144 pounds. For a model the ideal weight is between 90 pounds and 120 pounds, and the average height for a female model is between 5 feet 8 inches tall and 5 feet 11 inches tall. In an article in MaMaia, they describe why models are so thin, because they, the designers, don’t want their bodies to take attention away from the clothes. If bodies are cur vier, the attention of the viewers would leave the clothing and focus on the model’s body. There is a six percent less chance of dying when a person is over weight. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a study and discovered that a person’s life may be extended if their body mass index was inside the over weight range of 25 to 29.9. There are risks to being too over weight. Obesity can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis and stroke. A person who is obese is also at risk for Type 2 diabetes, and women can even have g ynecologic problems; they can have irregular menstrual cycles as well as infertility. Magazines are starting to embrace the plus-sized community and it is time that the rest of the world did too. It’s time to stop pointing out the flaws that some bodies carry; we, the people, need to start seeing the beauty that all BRITTANY ENGLAND/THE PIONEER body shaped have.

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CSU faculty, staff wages decline By Louis LaVenture Sports and Campus Editor

he California Faculty Association and California State University administration addressed a budget subcommittee hearing on education finance in Sacramento on Tuesday to discuss some of the system’s financial issues. CSU faculty and administrators were there to discuss two primary problems that face the system: lack of state funding for the 23 campuses and increasing the wages of the faculty. According to the CFA, “The California State University needs an additional $100 million in state funding to maintain the quality and quantity of public higher education needed in fiscal year 2015-2016 and in years to come.” The CSU system received a $120 million budget from the state of California in November for the upcoming year, which was over $100 million short of the request by CSU.

The $120 million granted to the CSU system by the state would only be granted if the CSU did not raise tuition prices. The lack of funding has led to another issue for the CSU system that is the wages of its faculty. In 2004, the average faculty salary at California State University, East Bay was $57,500. In 2014, the average salary for CSUEB faculty was $45,000 which is a $12,500 decrease over that ten-year period. In order to fill faculty positions within the system, “CSU administration has increasingly turned to hiring temporary faculty, resulting in fewer opportunities for faculty to become tenure track professors,” according to the CFA report. In November, a new three-year contract negotiated by CSU faculty provided a General Salary Increase of 1.6 percent across the board and included an extra 3 percent to a small portion of CSU faculty. On Feb. 17 members of the CFA received notification that the GSI, retroactive to July 1

2014, would be distributed and include a check at the end of February that covered the retroactive portion. “While we are pleased to see money finally making it into the hands of faculty, the fact is that it has taken way too long,” Kevin Wehr, President of CFA’s Capitol Chapter and Vice Chair of CFA’s Bargaining Team, said. “I would have liked to see these raises implemented on Jan. 1.” In January, CFA President Lillian Taiz wrote a letter to its members where she said, “We are sure that you are as irate as we are at the glacial pace of this distribution of negotiated raises.” According to the report the lack of faculty and funding has, “resulted in students being forced into extended education—a more costly alternative—in order to get the classes they need to graduate, thus creating a two-tier system of students within the university.” To full the full report by the CFA or for more information visit their website at www.calfac. org.

burg, and Brian Wheeler from Alhambra High School in Martinez. According to the CSUEB website there will be several new workshops that include, “Technology and Formative Assessment, Becoming a Community College Instructor, Shaking up STEAM with the Next Generation Science Standards, [and] An Introduction to HOST [Hands On Science Teaching].” District 14 Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla will give a lunchtime address to attendees. There will also be tables with information from local school districts, university programs, teacher support programs, and networking sessions. The conference comes at a unique time for current teachers in the state of California who have seen their numbers decline in recent history. According to the California Teachers

Association, “A third of the teaching force is nearing retirement and the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning estimates that California will need an additional 100,000 teachers over the next decade.” They further went on to explain that, “20 percent of all new hires leave the classroom within three years. In urban districts, the numbers are worse—close to 50 percent of newcomers flee the profession during their first five years of teaching.” This creates an interesting role for not only CSUEB but all CSU’s, since according to calstate.edu, “More than half of teachers in the state of California earned a degree at a California State University,” and CSUEB is hopeful that events like this will help better prepare potential teachers for the profession and lead to long term hires. There are no prerequisite requirements for the event, and it is open to anyone who registers with the event organizer and pays the required fee of $20. However, CSUEB students, faculty

Concord campus hosts teacher conference By Louis LaVenture Sports and Campus Editor

n Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the California State University, East Bay Concord Campus will host the 13th annual Day of the Teacher conference titled “Success: Nothing Less.” The conference is geared toward those who want to become teachers and will feature workshops, interactive sessions and presenters, including some CSUEB staff and faculty. There will be a dual keynote address to kick off the event by Contra Costa County teachers of the year Elizabeth Lanfranki from Martin Luther King Jr., Junior High School in Pitts-

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and staff will receive a 10 percent discount for the conference. “I never really thought about becoming a teacher until this year, even though I have enjoyed working with kids in the past,” psychology major Frank Jimenez said. “I am really interested in getting a teaching credential once I graduate, so I think all of that information would be worth it alone.” There is a limited number of seats for this conference and for more information call or email CSUEB counselor Annie Chandler at (925) 602-8638 or annie.chandler@csueastbay.edu.

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Stand-out stand-up lineup to perform By Sam Benavidez Arts & Life Editor

ssociated Students, Inc. will host a comedy show at the University Theatre on Tuesday, Mar. 10, featuring Saturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones. Booking a national act can be a challenge, but ASI Program Coordinator Marc Cochran’s team thought s h e would be fit for a campus comedy show, so they pursued the idea. “I thought that East Bay was overdue for a female headliner,” said Cochran. “March being the month that we celebrate women made it a good fit. Booking Leslie Jones was strategic because she is currently on the rise. Plus, rumor has it that she’s one of the women that will star in the iconic remake of Ghost Busters.” Jones does not have an extensive role on Saturday Night Live, but drew public attention and criticism for her role in a Weekend Update sketch where she jokingly discussed her relationship status; she claimed that she would not be single if we were in slave times, because of her size and strength. Jones, a communications major from Colorado State University also played basketball

at the school. She pursued stand-up comedy in the Southern California club scene. She was originally hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live, but soon after, auditioned for a cast member role. Jones has also been featured in

smaller roles in films such as “Lottery Ticket” and “Top Five.” She was also featured on Katt Williams’ “It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’” tour. Comedians Kabir Singh, Karlous Miller, and Lewis Belt will also perform at the show. Singh, a graduate of San Jose State University, was named “The Next Big Indian Comedian” by newspaper India West. Singh tours all over California, and has performed at well-known clubs such as Cobb’s and Punchline in San Francisco, as well as The Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Karlous Miller is known mostly for his work as a cast member on MTV2’s Wild ’N

Out show hosted by Nick Cannon that has run off and on since 2005. The Atlanta-based comic currently tours currently across the nation and will perform on Tuesday.

club,” said Cochran. “The emcee will be Bay Area’s voice Blu, this is the same guy who did [Showtime at the Apollo.]” The comedy show will also feature a CSUEB student, Ben Lal. “I’ve been pursuing stand-up part-time,” says Lal, a CSUEB student and pizza delivery driver. “Since the month I graduated high school, so almost 2 years. R ight now I hit about three to four open mics a week , a n d maybe one to two shows a month. I wish I wasn’t so busy so I could go out and get some more stage time.” Lal, who also recently performed at BRITTANY ENGLAND/THE PIONEER CSUEB’s Showtime at the Apollo event during homecoming week, draws inspiration from Though mostly full of national acts, the his personal life, poking fun at himself and CSUEB Comedy Show does feature another those around him. local comedian, Lewis Belt, who will take the “I talk a lot about my insecurities, what I opening slot. His recent YouTube video “Marfind funny about myself,” said Lal. “I make shawn Lynch & Sonniebo in Beast Mode in fun of my family, young people, my girlfriend. Oakland” has already racked up 10,530 views I talk about social media and hip-hop, I realin 2 weeks. ly like those topics. Then I say a lot of stupid The video, which features Seattle Seathings. A lot of my jokes are dumb, but I love hawks running back Lynch, and Belt, follows them.” him as he performs as his energetic alter ego “I can’t take credit for discovering him,” Sonniebo around the house and in an Oakremarked Cochran, “But this was his second land billiards bar. year at Apollo. I can really say that Ben Lal “The plan is to run this event like a comedy has grown a lot.”

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“We perform usually anywhere from two to five times per quarter,” said Gaudry. “At the end of each quarter, we have one big performance in the [University Theatre].” Other events outside the University Theatre include participation from not only the CSUEB Wind Symphony, but also bands from surrounding schools and touring bands. “We’ve had an instrumental music festival,” said Gaudry. “And we’ve also had an invitational band festival here on campus where we’ve invited local high school bands to come and be adjudicated.” Next for the Wind Symphony, is a fourday tour, in which they will make their way down to Los Angeles, stopping at local schools along the way to perform, and eventually linking up with California State University, Los Angeles for a joint concert on their campus. For Wednesday’s performance, and most other concerts, compositions are selected from a wide variety, in an effort to broaden the styles of music learned by the students in the program. “I think very carefully about what kinds of concepts I want to teach my students,” said Gaudry. “And the music becomes the vehicle through which I teach those concepts. This way we can expose the students to a wide variety of music and composers and develop and help them grow as musicians.” The 35-piece Wind Symphony band will also feature the CSUEB Brass Choir for a few numbers at the show. This group, including trumpets, trombones, euphonium, French horn, and tuba will perform a smaller selection of the set with the band. Tickets for the CSUEB Wind Symphony’s Winter Quarter Concert are $7 for adults, $5 for children, and free for CSUEB students with a current Bay Card.

The CSUEB Wind Symphony and CSUEB Brass choir practice in a joint rehearsal ahead of Wednesday’s concert at the University Theatre.

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hen I moved in with my 86 year-old grandmother 5 years ago, it was to primarily keep her company since my grandfather had just passed away. Mildred Stradford, or Mrs. Strad, as she is called by to those that know her, has lived in the same home in Richmond, CA since 1968. After receiving a degree from Virginia State University in Nutrition and Dietetics, she worked for UC Berkeley where she was the first black food service manager for 29 years while raising 4 children and helping raise most of her grandchildren. Last year, she was diagnosed with dementia. Her mind has deteriorated so much so that she has basically reverted to the mindset of a child. After living with her like this for a while, I thought, ‘This grandma is not the same grandma that washed my clothes and cleaned up after me when I first moved in.’

Rebrand From Page 1 tion is important, Holland explains that it’s not the enough to be the entire identity of a city. Secondly, many people mentioned that they see a lot of untapped opportunities in Hayward. According to the brand assessment, survey takers agreed that Hayward’s potential was in its affordability, strategic location, educated workforce, welcoming population and its commitment to going green. “If you’re Warren Buffett and you’re buying a city right now, you’re not looking at San Francisco, because it’s already at the top of the market, it’s like buying stock that’s over valued. You’re buying Hayward, it has all the same benefits as San Francisco and our rent is lower compared to competing cities.” said Holland. Holland explains that Hayward has all the same benefits of San Francisco: like public transportation, great location, thriving downtown, and perfect for small businesses, but at more affordable price. In comparison, according to Sperling’s Best Places, the cost of living in San Francisco is 63 percent more expensive than living in Hayward and the rent prices are 129 percent more expensive in San Francisco than Hayward. The next step of the brand assessment is to take the overall themes that came up and then combine them so that the city has a logo, and slogan that they can uses to market and represent the entire city. As of right now, Holland explains that Hayward’s marketing team has developed the logo of the letter “H” to stand for Hayward filled with a green gradient to represent the cities commitment to sustainability. This whole process is not about changing Hayward’s identity, Holland explained, it’s about how to pursue economic development in the city.

There was a sharp role reversal; she went from taking care of me and everybody else in the family to being taken care of by the family. My grandmother used to cook for me after school. Now, I make sure she eats dinner along with her medication. My two cousins and I mostly work to take care of my grandma. We cook, clean and keep the house in order. Just as she spent all those years taking care of us tirelessly, we now do all the same things for her. She is not even the same person anymore. This lady was humorous; something my grandmother was not before her dementia was diagnosed last year. It can be very interesting at times, almost like getting to know a new person or at least a different side of her. Being that it is hard to carry on a conversation with her most days, it is necessary to pay close attention, so we can decipher what she is trying to say and get her what she needs. Pointing to something that she might not remember the name of is an effective tool that my cousins and I have learned to use.

My grandma has an appetite for sweets even though she is a diabetic. I’ve learned that sweets are one of her few remaining pleasures in life so I have taken it upon myself to make sure that her candies do not raise her blood sugar to dangerous levels. As a lover of sweet things, myself, I have sought out the best sugar free sweets around. Making sure she has something that will not only be safe for her but actually taste good as well is an important job to me. What I find to be probably the most amazing thing to come from this is and, how funny she has become in her golden years. She was always so serious and never really laughed. Now she cracks jokes, dance, and is always laughing. To see the joy in her eyes, even if she cannot always put what she is thinking into words, brings happiness to everyone in the room with her. It warms my heart to see her enjoying the time she has left on this earth and in a lot of ways it brings me comfort that I can be here for her.

Alzheimer’s continues to take a toll on lives By Shannon Stroud Metro Editor

ive years ago Phillip Davis wrote about his grandmother’s struggle with dementia. Roughly 260 weeks, 60 months, 1,825 days, and 43,829 hours have passed and there still have not been many changes in research on how to treat dementia. It is amazing that Davis was able to find happiness in his grandmother’s dementia and through this awful disease he managed to see something positive. Unfortunately, Davis’ article is rare. It’s not often you come across stories that find hope in diseases like dementia or Alzheimer’s. According to Alz.org, Alzheimer’s and dementia related diseases are the 6th leading cause of death in America, killing more people than prostate and breast cancer combined each year. It affects more than 5 million people each year and there still no cure. One of those 5 million people is my 92-year-old grandma, Verla-Jean Stroud. Up until a few years ago, my grandmother was a very independent woman for her age. She would go for her routine morning walks, lived in her own home, maintained her daily housework, and always completed the

crossword puzzle in the newspaper. In 2011, my grandmother started to lose her memory, so my parents moved her to an assisted living home close their house. It started with little stuff, forgetting where the remote was, leaving the heater on, or just forgetting the names of things. It was like the words were always on the tip of her tongue but she could never figure it out. As her memory continued to diminish my parents hired a live in nurse to stay with her. Now, her nurse has to introduce my grandmother to my dad every week when he visits. Over the last four years I’ve watched my grandmother try to fight this disease that stripped away her memories, and I’ve had to watch as my Dad slowly loses his mother. Although my grandmother’s memory is slipping away, I was lucky enough to have her fully present for the majority of my life. The same can’t be said for 5 percent of Alzheimer patients. According to Alz.org, 200,000 people who suffer from dementia are under the age of 65, Alzheimer’s is not just a disease for the elderly, but can affect people of any age. Five years have passed since Davis’ article about his grandmother was published, and hopefully it won’t take another five years to find a cure for this disease.

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People’s Grocery plants for the future

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California Hotel, with the help of People’s Grocery, opened their farm to the West Oakland community as part of their Black History Month celebration. It was once a music venue but later converted into low-income housing and is currently home to one of West Oakland’s organic urban farms. The People’s Grocery, a non-profit organization that aims to promote healthy eating, maintains and runs the farm. The event began on Friday evening with a discussion panel and dance party, and continued Saturday morning with tours of the farm, herb planting and live entertainment. For more on this story visit The Pioneer Online.

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FCC passes ruling on Net Neutrality Internet to be regulated as a public utility By Bryan Cordova Managing Editor

ast Thursday, Feb. 26 the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to pass net neutrality rules that regulate broadband Internet service as a public utility, and prevents Internet providers from charging more for websites with priority traffic speeds. The new rules prevent companies like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon from dividing their Internet access into “express lanes” that give faster speeds for website providers at an additional cost, and slower speeds for all other websites under a tier plan. Streaming companies like Netflix would have to pay additional fees to Internet service providers to be a part of the “express” lane so their customers wouldn’t have their downloads slowed down. The tier plans would have been similar to how cable TV systems provide different channel listings for different plans. Unless paid for, channels like HBO and Comedy Central are only accessible by anyone who pays the additional fees. This would force customers to pay extra fees in order to be allowed to use certain websites. With the new rules, all Internet data is transferred at the same rate, which allows startup companies and new businesses to stream data to their customers with the same speed as bigger companies.

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Happenings in and around Hayward March 5, 2015 - March 11, 2015

Thursday

Farewell to the Bay Lights Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Waterbar, 399 The Embarcadero, San Francisco With the Bay Lights set to be down for 11 months during maintenance, take advantage of this opportunity for the last night viewing of the Bay Lights this year. The first 1,000 people to arrive at the event will receive a free LED tea light, courtesy of Illuminate the Arts. Guest speakers at the event will include the artist behind the Bay Lights, Leo Villareal, and Illuminate the Arts Chief Visionary Officer Ben Davis.

Friday

First Friday Shorts Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: The New Parkway, 474 24th St., Oakland Bring your friends to check out these short films made by Bay Area filmmakers and media art organizations. They will be bringing you stories you have not seen or heard of, so come see what these talented filmmakers have to offer and network with local filmmakers.

Sunday

“Three Sisters” Final Performance Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost: $21 - $29 Location: Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N 3rd St., Hayward Be sure to catch the final performance of Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” at Douglas Morrisson Theatre. “Three Sisters” follows three women as they adjust to life in a provincial Russian town after the death of their father. Watch as they recall their memories of life in Moscow as children and follow the struggle to reclaim the happiness of childhood as adults.

Monday

Thursday

Friday

Doggy Yappy Hour: Free Sweets and Dog Treats

First Fridays at the San Mateo County History Museum

Great Wall of Oakland Film Night

Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: K9 Scrub Club, 1734 Church St., San Francisco

Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Free Location: San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City

Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Great Wall of Oakland, Broadway and West Grand Avenue, Oakland

Enjoy some free sweets and refreshments for yourself but be sure to spoil your dog with some of the complimentary treats available as well. Meet and greet fellow dog lovers while taking a stroll with your favorite pooch(es).

Take in the history of San Mateo County with free attendance to the San Mateo County History Museum, located in the 1910 County Courthouse. The courthouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and features a unique stained glass dome and mosaic tile floor, with exhibits covering local history from the earliest record of native tribes to today.

The Great Wall of Oakland is a unique 100foot tall projection in Oakland that displays a variety of movies and screenings. This event features multiple pieces from the Super 8 Workshops, a community based art project that focused on serving the Uptown District and surrounding communities.

Saturday

Friends of the Library Book Sale Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost: Book prices vary Location: Main Library Park, 835 C St., Hayward Are you looking for a good book to read? Well come on down to the book sale, where you can look through a variety of books. All proceeds will be going towards the programs of the library so come out and support your library while also picking up something great to read for yourself or your children.

Sunday

Needle Crafters Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Cost: Free Location: San Leandro Main Library, 300 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro The Needle Crafters are available to help you on any needle crafting projects you may have, including knitting, crocheting, embroidering, cross-stitching and more. This informal group welcomes beginners and experts alike to craft together while discussing books, travels, movies and life stories.

Tuesday

Hayward Job Fair

Peer Writers’ Group

Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Hayward City Hall, 777 B St., Hayward

Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Hayward Main Library, 835 C St., Hayward

Those looking for jobs or help in searching for work are invited to this event. City agencies and local businesses will be in attendance, along with human resources workers who will provide one-on-one résumé reviews throughout the day. Attendees will get the chance to learn about interview processes across multiple agencies and businesses, along with information about other career development resources.

Looking for feedback on your writing? This is a great opportunity to learn and interact with your peers in a meeting facilitated by Bay Area writer and community theatre artist Christine Baniewicz. Be sure to bring along several copies of your work to get the most feedback possible from those in attendance.

Monday

Off the Grid Mobile Food Trucks 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

Final Drop-in Tax Help Day Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Oakland Public Library Main Branch, 125 14th St., Oakland

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.

Come get free help with filing your taxes from AARP Tax-Aide program specialists. Simply bring copies of your federal and state tax returns from last year, all relevant information about your 2014 income, your spouse if filing jointly and a picture ID. Anyone can come for help but those 60 and over will be given priority, so be sure to come early if you fall outside that age group.

Tuesday

Wednesday

Cyberpunk Cinema presents “Akira”

CuriOdyssey Wildlife Center Community Day

“Which Way Home” Documentary Screening

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost: Free Location: The Knockout, 3223 Mission St., San Francisco

Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: Free Location: CuriOdyssey, 1651 Coyote Point Dr., San Mateo

Time: 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cost: $6 Location: Our Lady of Our Rosary Church, 703 C St., Union City

If you love cyberpunk or just want to see what the genre is all about then this event is right for you. The event will begin with an episode of “Cowboy Bebop” followed by the animated cult classic “Akira.” “Akira” is set in Neo-Tokyo after a fictional World War III, portraying a unique vision of the world to come. Arrive early to catch all the features and enjoy an evening of great science fiction.

Enjoy this free community day at the CuriOdyssey Wildlife Center to interact with bobcats and otters. There is also a large variety of animals to see including golden eagles, bearded dragons, foxes, salamanders, beetles, owls, falcons, raccoons and more. Community days typically see large crowds early in the day, so plan accordingly if you want to come early or want to avoid the larger crowds.

The South County Unaccompanied Minors and Migrant Families Collaborative invites you to attend this documentary screening that follows children from Central America and Mexico as they ride atop freight trains through Mexico to the United States. Proceeds from the event will go towards legal representation fees for unaccompanied children and migrant families seeking asylum in Southern Alameda County.

Affordable Care Act Workshop Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Hayward Main Library, 835 C. St., Hayward Staff from the Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center will be in attendance to help those interested in learning more about the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The staff will be able to ask questions about what the ACA means for you, how to register for plans and to directly help those ready to register. No registration is required, simply drop in.

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aged to settle down on the mound and gave up just one more run in a complete game for her sixth win of the season. The Pioneers cut the lead in half in the second inning when CSUEB junior outfielder Lauren Vestal singled to right field and scored senior Jaynie MacDonald, that made the score 2-1 in favor of CSUEB. The big day continued for MacDonald who homered to left-center field in the bottom of the third inning off of Humboldt junior pitcher Katie Obbema just after the Jacks scored a run in the top half of the inning. “It didn’t feel like I got it. If there was no wind, it would have dropped at the fence,” MacDonald said. “Luckily there was some wind.” MacDonald finished the day with three runs batted in and two hits in three plate appearances that included the go ahead runs on her home run that put the Pioneers up for good 4-3 in the victory. Clark finished with four strikeouts in seven innings of work for CSUEB and is now 6-1 this season. “We have so many power hitters in our lineup,” Clark said. “Anyone could have done that and it’s nice that Jaynie did that today.” Despite another home run from Pioneers slugger MacDonald Humboldt State was able to beat CSUEB 3-1 in game two. Jacks pitcher Madison Williams picked up her fourth

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win of the season as she collected an impressive nine strikeouts in a complete game performance for the sophomore. Pioneers junior pitcher Tatiana Beilstein fell to 4-3 after the loss despite just three earned runs given up to the ranked Jacks. Harris and sophomore Tiffany Hollingsworth recorded the RBI’s for the Jacks in game two and combined for nearly half of the Pioneers hits on the day. Humboldt State junior shortstop Cyndi Chavez recorded two hits and scored a run in the victory. Game three saw MacDonald continue her hot streak as she belted two more home runs in the 7-5 victory over the Jacks. MacDonald hit home runs in three consecutive plate appearances for the Pioneers after she put the ball over the left field fence in the first and third innings of game three on Saturday in Hayward. CSUEB sophomore catcher Ali Cerminara also blasted two home runs in the victory and the two combined for six RBI’s, four hits, and four runs in seven plate appearances. CSUEB hurler Clark had plenty of run support and picked up her seventh victory of the season as she went the distance again in a complete game effort. “I went on the offensive and wanted to get ahead in the count,” Clark said after the gamehv. “I want to do the best I can and shut them down.” Lightning delayed the start of

game four and it seemed to favor Humboldt State who picked up a 4-1 victory in the final game of the series for both teams. Jacks pitcher Williams picked up the win while CSUEB’s Beilstein recorded the loss on the hill. Pioneer senior pitcher Emily Perlich pitched three and a third innings in relief of the starter Beilstein. Williams continued her dominance on the hill for the Jacks and matched her previous nine strikeouts but this time she only gave up one run on three hits to CSUEB. Pioneers senior Kelsey LaVaute homered off Williams in the bottom of the third inning to right-center field for the lone run of the game for Cal State East Bay. Harris and Hollingsworth were offensive forces again for Humboldt State and combined for six hits, two RBIs, and two runs scored in the win over Jacks. “I’m really proud of the work Madison Williams put in today. She really came out this weekend and proved to herself, her team and this league that she is a competitor,” Humboldt State Head Coach Shelli Sarchett said. “Cal State East Bay is a strong team and I expect to see them later in postseason play.”

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CSUEB senior infielder Nikki Foster cheers on the Pioneers Friday at Pioneer Softball Field against Humboldt State.

and Sarah Westcott combined to score all three goals in the loss for the Saghens who are now 3-6 overall. The Pioneers could not hold off Azusa Pacific in the second game of the tournament on Saturday and fell to the Cougars by a final score of 8-7. It was the only loss of the tournament for CSUEB and Azusa Pacific improved to 7-8 overall after the victory. CSUEB had seven different players score the seven goals but it still wasn’t enough to edge out the Cougars who finished with one more goal thanks in large part to hat tricks by senior Taylor Whitney and freshman Ashley Taylor. Pioneers junior utility player Tori Dettloff found the back of the net to make the score 7-7 with 1:45 left in the match. Cougar freshman Taylor fired a shot past the CSUEB goalkeeper with 54 seconds left in the game for the final goal of the contest against CSUEB. “From a leadership standpoint the returning players have great drive and trust one another,” Azusa Pacific Head Coach Julie Snodgrass said. “The returners have really stepped up their level of play and that drives the newcomers to increase their level of play.” Sunday saw two Division III opponents for CSUEB, the

first of which was Occidental College (0-8 overall) who the Pioneers dismantled by a final score of 17-4 over the Tigers. Dettloff scored two goals in the first quarter and sophomore from Australia Olivia Mackell also scored twice in the first period for CSUEB. Dettloff finished with four goals and senior Alyssa Hess also recorded a hat trick with three goals in the victory. Pioneers senior goalkeeper Marrina Nation finished the game with 9 saves and allowed four goals, one in each quarter. That momentum carried over into the final game of the tournament for CSUEB against Chapman University (1-4) and the Pioneers pulled out a close win by a final of 13-9. Rushforth and Hatzer both scored three goals each in the win for CSUEB and Cross added in two more goals. The Pioneers outscored their opponents 45 to 24 in the tournament and will look to keep the offensive output going when they head North for their next regular season action. CSUEB will take part in the Aggie Shootout at Schaal Aquatics Center in Davis on Saturday. The Pioneers will take on the host team No. 13 UC Davis (8-8) at 12:30 p.m. and the Santa Clara Broncos (11-5) at 4:45 p.m.

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Women’s hoops team advance to post-season By Louis LaVenture Sports and Campus Editor

CSUEB basketball team set to take on the No. 3 ranked Cal Poly Pomona Broncos in the CCAA conference tournament today

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The Pioneer Athlete of the Week, Cal State East Bay senior outfielder Jaynie MacDonald , fields a ground ball in the outfield during a home game at Pioneer Softball Field on the Hayward campus last month during a 4-3 victory against the Academy of Art University.

Pioneer Athlete of the Week By Louis LaVenture Sports and Campus Editor

al State East Bay senior outfielder Jaynie MacDonald recorded six hits in 14 plate appearances that included four home runs and seven runs batted in during a four-game home stand against the No. 19 Humboldt State Jacks over the weekend in Hayward. “Our hitters were in full force with Jaynie MacDonald having a monster weekend,” CSUEB Head Coach Barbara Pierce said after the gave. The Pioneers finished the series against Humboldt State 2-2, thanks in large part to the offensive output by MacDonald. MacDonald was responsible for more than half of the Pi-

oneers runs in their two victories and even managed to score the lone run in the game two loss for CSUEB. “After I got the double in my first at bat I just went up there and trusted my hands,” MacDonald said. “I told myself Jaynie hit the ball and that was what I did the rest of the time.” CSUEB junior pitcher Sierra Clark profited from the offensive output and picked up two victories in two starts over the weekend. “[Jaynie’s home run] was a huge momentum shift going into that game,” Clark said. “From then on out I felt really comfortable and just went out there.” MacDonald leads the California Collegiate Athletic Association conference in home runs with seven and is second in RBIs with 20.

She has a batting average of .339 and a slugging percentage of .821 after she recorded 19 hits and four walks in 56 plate appearances this season. She also received the CCAA Player of the Week award on Tuesday for her

“I told myself Jaynie hit the ball and that was what I did,” -CSUEB outfielder Jaynie MacDonald performance in the last five games. MacDonald and the Pioneers will have their hands full this weekend as they are scheduled to host a fourgame series against the No. 3 ranked Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday and Saturday at Pioneer Softball Field on the Hayward campus.

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

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he Cal State East Bay women’s basketball team advanced to the California Collegiate Athletic Association postseason tournament that begins today in Stockton at 2:35 p.m. against conference fee the No. 3 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos. If the Pioneers beat the Broncos today they will play the No. 2 ranked Humboldt State Jacks tomorrow at 2:35 p.m. The winner of that game will advance to the third round on Saturday at 5:05 p.m. at Stockton Arena. The Pioneers improved to 18-10 overall and 13-9 in CCAA games after they won their final two games of the regular season 74-68 over Cal State Stanislaus on Friday and 58-45 over Chico State on Saturday. CSUEB senior guard Stephanie Lopez reached a milestone in the 74-68 victory over CSUS (9-17 overall, 7-15 conference) on Friday in Turlock. Lopez became the first player in school history to score 500 points in a single season. Lopez finished the game with 24 points, eight rebounds, and four assists on the record-breaking night. “Those two carried us again tonight,” CSUEB Head Coach Suzy Barcomb said. “Tori had key late game baskets and Steph with late game free throws.” Pioneers junior forward Tori Bresh-

ers also had a great night as she amassed 18 points and six rebounds. The junior shot 90 percent from the floor on a night that saw the Pioneers shoot over 50 percent as a team. CSUEB senior Micah Walker added in nine points and eight rebounds in the win for the Pioneers. On Saturday the Pioneers closed out the regular season with a 58-45 road victory over Chico State (10-16, 7-15) at Art Acker Gymnasium. It wasn’t an easy win for the Pioneers, who found themselves down at halftime to the Wildcats by two points 27-25. CSUEB managed to get things back on track in the second half and outscored Chico State by 15 points to secure the 13-point win. “They had a run on us but we were able pull it out,” Lopez said. “Everybody wanted me to attack the basket so I did.” Breshers had game-highs in points, 18, and rebounds, 11, while Lopez added in 12 points in 36 minutes on the court. CSUEB senior Walker tallied nine points and five rebounds in the Pioneers triumph over the wildcats. “Our second half defense was much improved and we rebounded by committee,” Barcomb said. “Our defense got our offense going in the second half.” Lopez, Walker and Breshers all rank in the top ten leading scorers of all-time for CSUEB. Walker is currently fourth on the list with 872 points, Lopez is ninth with 830 points, and Breshers rounded out the top ten with 829 points in her career. The Pioneers lost their first game in the CCAA tournament last season 7164 against the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros in Ontario.