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MLK JR. DAY OF SERVICE REACHES ALAMEDA COAST

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Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated on Friday as the 45th President of United States. Here are some of the details surrounding the historic event:

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City aims to lower energy use by 2025

alternative, renewable energy sources like solar.

“We strive to produce as much energy as we use,” she said. “We’re trying to put solar in anywhere we can.”

By Kali Persall

Statewide efforts to go solar The proposal is in line with state energy efficiency goals, which aim to lower all new residential construction to ZNE by 2020 and commercial construction by 2030, according to the California Public Utilities Commission. These goals were included in the 2008 California Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan, which was developed collaboratively with California’s major utility companies.

This includes PG&E, which services Northern and Central California, Edison Company, which services Southern California, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company, along with 500 other organizations and individuals, according to the Stra-

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Over the next eight years, Hayward residents will see a lot more solar panels in their city — $15 million worth, to be exact — mounted on everything from fire stations to carports.

On Dec. 6, the seven-member Hayward City Council voted unanimously to adopt a zero net energy goal for municipal facilities by 2025.

The term “Zero Net Energy” or ZNE means that a building powers itself, Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday told the Pioneer. The goal of the initiative is to reduce the city’s production of greenhouse gasses by transitioning to

tegic Plan, which was updated in 2011.

PG&E services 15 million residential and commercial customers over 70,000 square miles, spanning from Eureka to Bakersfield, according to PG&E Corporate Relations Officer Ari Vanrenen.

PG&E services over 1.13 million gas and electric customers in Alameda County.

The company has offered energy efficiency programs and services since the 1970s, such as retrofitting and solar installations. It also shares the state’s ZNE goals. There are currently 280,000 rooftop solar customers connected to the energy grid, making up one-fourth of rooftop solar projects in the country, Vanrenen said.

Funding comes from Measure C Since Jan. 1, Hayward’s initiative requires that all new city-owned facilities be built to produce ZNE, according to the project proposal.

Halliday said that new equipment in-

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Students and staff get caught in storm

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Cal State East Bay students and staff get caught in a storm on Wednesday on the Hayward campus. Experts said the rain could last up to four days straight.

Security: According to CNN News, the entire United States domestic security team will be in attendance at the Trump inauguration. According to Homeland Security Director Jeh Johnson, 28,000 personnel from the U.S. Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration, FBI, U.S. Park Police, U.S. Capitol Police, Coast Guard and local police from Washington, as well as the rest of the U.S. would cover more than 100 square blocks to close traffic in order to create a “protective bubble” around the ceremony and protests.

Crowd: According to Homeland Security, the event is expected to draw roughly one million people. Last week Johnson also confirmed the attendance of at least 99 pro- and anti-Trump groups that filed permits for the event and surrounding areas. Both protesters and supporters are expected to hold events Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Women’s March on Washington, which has confirmed collaboration with a slew of anti-Trump groups, is expecting more than 200,000 people on Saturday, and they expect the warm weather forecast to lead to more people coming out to the event.

Price: The entire inauguration is expected to cost a total of more than $100 million, according to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. She also confirmed that the city is slated to cover $30 million of the total cost, but they would be reimbursed $19 million

by Congress.

Bible: Trump said he would be sworn in using two bibles, his personal one the one Abraham Lincoln used in 1861. Barack Obama is the only other president to use the Lincoln bible to be sworn in.

According to a statement by Thomas Barrack Jr., the chairman of Trump’s inaugural committee, Trump is excited to use the Lincoln bible, which is stored at the Library of Congress. His personal bible was given to him in 1955 as a ninth birthday present from his deceased mother.

Performers: It has been rumored that the Trump party had a difficult time securing A-list celebrities and performers for the public portion of the inauguration. According to The New York Times, in the weeks leading up to the event several performers who confirmed involvement saw so much criticism from fans and others that many of them backed out. Some of the biggest names scheduled to perform are “America’s Got Talent” 2010 runner-up and classical singer Jackie Evancho, country music singer Toby Keith and the dance company The Rockettes. According to Trump and his camp, they want the “people” at the event, not celebrities.

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Residents clean Alameda in honor of civil rights leader

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LAYOUT DESIGNER The city of Alameda is an island known for its breathtaking views of the Bay Area. But being surrounded by water isn’t always as relaxing as it may seem.

With the massive storm that blew through the Bay Area last Wednesday, continuing well into Friday causing high tides, debris was blown onto the town’s most beloved waterfronts. From the east end of the Alameda Beach to the west side of Crab Cove, trash could be seen stuck in sand, spread onto grass and floating in the water.

This was perfect timing for Alameda Public Works and Alameda Point Partners, who hosted the second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service shoreline clean up. The event started in 2015 and has brought out 250 volunteers for cleanup efforts, event officials said.

Volunteer events are hosted nationwide on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many in parks and nature areas. Each year East Bay Regional Park District staff and volunteers pick up litter and recyclables from shoreline parks, lakes and along creeks in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

Pollution and litter are major problems in the Bay Area, according to the group Save The Bay, the largest regional organization with more than 50,000 supporters, advocates and volunteers who work to protect the Bay from pollution and reckless shoreline development. There’s an average of three pieces of trash along every foot of Bay Area streams that lead to the ocean, and 90 percent of trash in Bay Area waterways does not biodegrade, according to the group.

The Day of Service shoreline clean up asks residents to carry on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideals of providing for community by cleaning up the Oakland-Alameda estuary shoreline.

According to a 2014 President Barack Obama speech, he felt it was important to transform MLK’s teachings and life into community action that can help solve social problems, something King fought against until his death.

More than 70 volunteers showed up on a cloudy, foggy Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Main Street parking lot west of the ferry terminal in Alameda, including members of the Boy Scouts of America and San Francisco Baykeeper, a 25-year-old nonprofit advocacy group that works to prevent pollution in the San Francisco Bay and has helped to defeat two proposals to expand oil refining and crude oil transport in the Bay Area.

Alameda Point Partners and Event coordinator Rachel Campos de Ivanov welcomed volunteers by going over a few guidelines. With the help of Waste Management, volunteers were informed about the importance of their safety during this event.

“While we want everything to be picked up, avoid needles and be extremely cautious when handling glass,” Campos said. “Gloves must be worn at all times, we do not want anyone exposed to anything hazardous.”

She thanked everyone for coming out and told her personal reason for putting on this event. “Keeping litter out of the waterways is so important. I know I want Alameda to be a place where the water stays clean for everyone. I’m so thankful that you guys came out to help.”

Volunteers grabbed their trash pick-

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Volunteers clean up trash and debris on the Alameda coastside on Saturday. Jan. 14 was the annual Day of Service that honors the life and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. ers and buckets and began their journey up and down the rocky shoreline to clear as much garbage as possible.

“It’s my home, I’ve lived here all my life,” said retired teacher Phil Gravem.

“You drive by and you see this litter and

you want to stop and pick it up anyways.

But now I’m doing it with my daughter, fellow neighbors, former students so it really makes a difference.”

As the morning passed, clouds cleared and the area’s rubbish quickly

disappeared. Some volunteers took it a step further by getting into the water to stop any waste from making its way onto land.

By noon, everyone dumped the last of their buckets into the dumpsters.

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THE PIONEER Hayward From Page 1 cludes solar panels, LED lights, lights that automatically turn off when you leave a room and electric-powered appliances instead of natural gas.

Existing buildings that are compatible with the upgrades will also be retrofitted.

The city of Hayward currently spends $2.3 million per year on electricity and natural gas, according to the proposal.

The project will cost $17 million, with a payback period of 10 to 21 years and a return on investment of five to ten percent.

The majority of the funding will come from Measure C, a 2014 city-wide sales tax measure of half a cent over a period of 20 years, that is used to fund city services such as emergency medical, police, and firefighting services, according to the measure’s sample ballot pamphlet.

The construction of the new Hayward Library, 21st Century Library and Community Learning Center, which broke ground in Oct. 2015 and will be fitted with solar and other energy efficient features, is also funded by Measure C, according to Halliday.

The city currently operates a number of self-sustaining facilities that utilize solar, including the Water Pollution Control Facility, the Hayward Animal Shelter, the Utilities Center and the corporation yard, according to the project proposal.

Together, these facilities produce over 12 million kilowatt hours annually, or “approximately half of the electricity consumed at all city facilities.”

Police Station, Fire Station, City Hall earmarked for upgrades Halliday said the Water Pollution Control Facility was formerly the city’s biggest user of energy before a cogeneration facility, a power station that generates electricity and heat simultaneously, was built onto it in 1980.

The cogenerator was upgraded in 2015 and now produces more energy than it uses by turning methane into energy. The plant also utilizes a solar panel that automatically moves with the sun.

FROM THE WIRE Hayward’s Environmental Services manager Erik Pearson told the Pioneer that the water treatment plant currently produces one megawatt hour of energy, or 1,000 kWh. A plan to add another solar panel is in the works.

Pearson said that the Council Sustainability Committee presented the ZNE initiative goal to the city council.

The Committee will be charged with implementing the ZNE initiative for the city.

According to Pearson, the city currently offsets 40 percent of its total energy usage through renewable sources.

The goal is to reduce the remaining 60 percent to zero.

The proposal states that in 2015 the city of Hayward purchased 9.4 million kWh for approximately $2.2 million, which was used for buildings, traffic signals, streetlights, water and wastewater pumping.

The same year, the city spent $154,837 on 4.6 kWh of natural gas used for space and water heating.

In order to attain ZNE, the city will need to generate 14 million kWh of electricity through renewable sources.

If all the potential sites earmarked for upgrades, which include the police station, fire stations, city hall, the Water Pollution Control Facility and May Road, located within the Garin and Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks, are fitted with renewable equipment, 15 million kWh could be generated annually, according to the proposal.

“In order to meet our long-term greenhouse gas reduction goals, this is something we need to do,” Pearson said.

“If we individually can do this, then we can do it as a city.”

To put this in perspective, an average U.S. household used 901 kWh of electricity per month in 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The U.S. Census Bureau states that there were 159,289 people living in Hayward in 2015.

The city has worked to become more “green” through other methods that range from LED streetlights to building more electric car power stations, according to councilmember Francisco

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Zermeno, who has served on the Sustainability Committee for eight years.

Zermeno said the city encourages residents to collect rainwater, install solar panels and pipes to utilize grey water and compost waste in line with the city’s goal of reducing garbage output by 80 percent.

Zermeno said he presented the idea of solar-powered carports to Chabot College several years ago, and they subsequently saved 30 percent of energy and approximately $30,000-$40,000.

“It’s a win-win, customers will be able to have their cars protected and we’ll be using solar energy,” said Zermeno.

At home, he has planted drought resistant plants and installed solar panels, which can run up to $10,000 to install, but have lowered his energy bill to $10 a month.

“I’m brown on the outside and green on the inside,” said Zermeno. “[We’re] leading by example; if we individually can do this, then we can do it as a city.”

In 2009, Hayward was one of first cities in California to develop a climate action plan and has produced renewable energy since the 1980s, according to Halliday.

In November, the city council voted to join the East Bay Community Energy program, a renewable energy joint powers authority with ten other cities in Alameda County, according to councilmember Mark Salinas.

“We want to be the model,” said Salinas. “Financially we’re able to do it. We have the money available to implement a plan like this.”

The “energy cooperative” will allow the cities to pool their collected renewable energy and send it back into the city through PG&E lines as an alternative for city residents, said Salinas.

The goal is to transition away from fossil fuel-burning companies and become a sustainable, independent energy source.

“The energy we’re pulling is coming from non-fossil fuel sources; wind, solar and natural gas,” said Salinas.

“We’re sort of starting our own energy company.” Halliday said even as Hayward transitions to ZNE, the city would still utilize PG&E for natural gas.

Is the drought over?

It’s looking that way in Northern California

By Dale Kasler THE SACRAMENTO BEE After five years, is the drought over? It’s starting to look that way in the Sacramento area and practically everywhere else in Northern California.

Thanks to an unusually wet winter, the closely-watched U.S. Drought Monitor reported Thursday that 42 percent of California is now considered free of drought. That includes Northern California from the Oregon border to the Bay Area. When the “water year” began in October, only 17 percent of the state was drought free, and a year ago the figure was 3 percent.

“Overall, a very good picture in California,” the monitor’s overseer David Miskus, a senior meteorologist at the U.S. Climate Prediction Center, said in an interview. “From L.A. northward, there are improvements.”

Other climatologists and experts agreed this week that considerable progress has been made in alleviating the drought.

Gov. Jerry Brown, however, sees the rain gauge half empty.

Despite the heavy rainstorms of the past week, Brown’s administration said Thursday the drought is not over from a statewide perspective.”Drought conditions persist in a majority of the state, and the governor’s emergency drought declaration is a statewide declaration,” said spokeswoman Nancy Vogel of the Natural Resources Agency.

Vogel added that the Drought Monitor “doesn’t give the full picture in California” and overlooks chronic problems such as the rampant pumping of groundwater in recent years.

“They take a short-term view of how drought is defined.”

The weekly monitor, maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska, acknowledged that considerable troubles remain. Much of Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley are still in a drought, an area that includes 26 million Californians, or about twothirds of the state’s population.

“Keep in mind it’s a whole state picture,” said Michelle Mead of the National Weather Service in Sacramento. She said it’s too early to declare the drought over, especially with many Central Valley aquifers having been

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“The aquifers -- we have no idea how long it’s going to recharge them,” Mead said. Vogel and others noted that the rains can stop abruptly, cutting short a wet season that’s supposed to run into April. “It’s early in the water season, and we know from experience that storms can cease,” Vogel said.

California’s chief drought regulator, the State Water Resources Control Board, won’t back away from its water-conservation policies, said board chairwoman Felicia Marcus. Because it isn’t clear if the rains will persist all winter, the board will maintain a “steady as she goes” approach for now, Marcus said.

Although the board has relaxed its rules in the past year, Marcus said the state wants to make conservation a way of life. “Maybe this drought has been big enough to make a dent in the drought-denial cycle,” she said.

Nonetheless, a growing consensus of climatologists and other experts is concluding that the state’s water condition has improved significantly. “In terms of surface water, most of California is no longer in drought,” UC Davis hydrologist Jay Lund said in a blog post. “The accumulated reservoir and soil moisture deficits of the last 5 years have been filled in most of the state.” He said Santa Barbara is the only major urban area facing significant drought.

Bill Patzert, a climatologist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, said: “We’re well on our way to being out of this drought.” Even Southern California is getting decent rainfall this winter, with Los Angeles receiving almost four-tenths of an inch Wednesday.

But he also cautioned that California’s water problems are far from solved. Over the long haul, “it’s a 17-year drought, with one or two good wet years thrown in,” he said. “Drought and water issues are always lurking over the horizon.”

Most experts believe the drought is in its sixth year. The state has been officially in a drought since January 2014, when Brown issued his first drought emergency proclamation. There’s no official standard for declaring the drought over, Vogel said.

When the Drought Monitor examines California, it considers how much precipitation the state has received; the depth of the snowpack in the Sierra mountains; the water levels at the state’s major reservoirs; the health of the groundwater supply and strength of flows in the state’s streams.

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Dignity intact, Obama exits White House with legacy of consequential wins and failures

By Staff THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS President Barack Obama leaves office Friday after eight years as the most consequential Democrat to occupy the White House since Lyndon Johnson.

And unlike that Texan, whose presidency was born in tragedy and ended in failure, Obama will not have the ghost of the Vietnam War haunting his days and eating his conscience as LBJ did all the remaining days of his life.

WAnd yet, the legacy of the nation's 44th president is, like Johnson's, a mixed one.

His first, and perhaps greatest, legacy was written in the many joyful tears shed across the nation on that morning almost eight years ago when African-Americans woke up to an America where one of their own had his hand on the Bible and the Secret Service at his back.

His ability to speak about race -- and embody it, too -- in a way that sought to get past stereotypes and old angers, without ignoring them, was a central and lasting hallmark of his presidency.

Though he was often disrespected by his political opponents, he retained always his composure and dignity.

In that, he was a welcome departure from the example of the nation's last Democratic president and from its next Republican one, too.

But it's also true that Obama has left his successor vastly expanded executive powers, ranging from a global campaign of targeted assassinations run straight from the White House to a history of testing limits of executive orders on issues from guns to immigration. How those powers will look in the hands of his successor was something that Obama and his supporters paid far too little attention to.

He promised an unusually open and transparent Washington bureaucracy but did not deliver. History will credit him for providing health insurance for 20 million or more Americans who'd been without it, but it will note its high initial costs and uncertain future savings, as well as his busted promise that Americans who already had insurance could keep their doctors and their plans.

Obama inherited an economy that was at the brink of historic disaster, and today it has largely recovered. He gets too little credit for that, given how close we came to a second depression. But it's also true that his party lost its hold on the White House and the Senate over the course of the last two elections because so many Americans feel locked out of America's prosperity.

On foreign affairs, the president modeled a kind of wait-and-see leadership that America hasn't seen since before World War II. He kept his promise to start no new America wars, and to end the war in Iraq. But he also presided over a dimming of American influence, the full consequences of which are not yet known.

He leaves his successor a world without Osama bin Laden, and one in which climate change is now accepted as an urgent danger in capitals around the globe. Iran's nuclear ambitions have been checked, for now.

But many old threats remain. And news ones have been given life.

Obama will go down as one of the most decent men ever to serve as president. He accomplished much, but failures cloud his tenure, too. How they will look in four or eight years as the Donald Trump presidency ends is hard to say.

That story still must be written, and Trump, rather than Obama, will write it.

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El equipo de baloncesto masculino de la Universidad Estatal Californiana del Este de la Bahía finalmente rompió su racha de cuatro derrotas consecutivas en la Conferencia de la Asociación Atlética Colegial de California, este fin de semana.

El sábado, los hombres jugaron contra la Universidad Estatal de California Monterey Bay (312 en general, 1-8 conferencia) en un juego lento, lleno de faltas para los Pioneros. Tomó casi todo el juego para que los Pioneros ganaran cualquier tipo de impulso y parecía que caerían a los Otters como su quinta derrota consecutiva.

"No pudimos capturar ningún tipo de ritmo," dijo el entrenador en jefe Gus Argenal. "Hemos prosperado fuera de las paradas y ha sido difícil anotar cuando rastreamos y no conseguimos las paradas que necesitamos."

En la primera mitad, UECEB sólo anotó 27 puntos y no pudieron convertir ningún punto en el momento tan necesario. Entraron en la segunda mitad por 36-27. Los hombres repetidamente pasaron la pelota por toda la mitad, lo que dio a los Otters una oportunidad de tomar la iniciativa.

Ellos tuvieron 6 de las 8 pérdidas de balón en la primera mitad.

En la segunda mitad, el guardia mayor Jalen Richard cobró vida y salvó a los Pioneros.

El equipo estaba en problemas, a la zaga de hasta 11 puntos a principios de la segunda mitad sin que nada fuera a su manera. Pronto encontraron un ritmo y tomaron la delantera cuando Richard anotó un triple con 10:24 minutos sobrando en el partido, que les dio los Pioneros un punto, 51-50.

"Me sentí bien, vi que mi equipo había caído," dijo Richard. "Mi tiro se sentía bien y tuve la confianza. Siempre que estoy en la cancha, estoy buscando puntuación."

El triple puntaje les dio a los Pioneros un poco de confianza después de arrastrarse la mayor parte del juego.

Richard marco otros tres con 9:15 sobrando en el reloj, lo que le dio a su equipo una ventaja de 56-52, y los Pioneros nunca miraron hacia atrás.

Los tres puntos encendieron chispas en otros ju-

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El equipo de baloncesto masculino de la Universidad Estatal Californiana del Este de la Bahía se amontonan durante el juego contra los Otters de la Universidad Estatal Californiana de Monterey el enero 14, en el gimnasio Pionero de Hayward. gadores y en un momento dado UECEB tomó una ventaja de 11 puntos.

"Jalen es un líder de alto nivel que juega gran baloncesto, así que espero ese tipo de liderazgo fuera de él," dijo Argenal.

Los hombres evitaron su quinta derrota consecutiva y derrotaron a los Otters 75-66. Monterey dominó a los Pioneros en la pintura, superando los a 40-22. El banco de los Pioneros, normalmente

fiables, fueron superados 26-18.

Richard lideró el equipo en puntos, ya que disparó al 50 por ciento y fue 6-12, anotando 22 puntos. Micah Dunhour agregó 11 puntos y 3 bloques en la victoria.

Los Pioneros ahora están 11-6 en total, 4-5 en la conferencia y viajarán al sur de California para enfrentar la Universidad Estatal de California de Los Ángeles a las 7:30 p.m. el viernes y Dominguez

Hills a las 7:30 p.m. el sábado.

"Ambos equipos son poderosos, tendremos que cambiar nuestra defensa," dijo Argenal. "Les gusta manejar el balón, así que tenemos que presionarlos de afuera. Seguiremos jugando nuestro estilo y no dejaremos que agarren los puntos fáciles, traeremos más energía, descansaremos mucho y veremos cintas para que podamos volver a casa con dos victorias.”

Equipo de natación gana en 'Senior Day' Por Marissa Marshall

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Traducción por Wendy Medina EDITORA DE COPIA

El equipo de natación femenino de la Universidad Estatal de Californiana del Este de la Bahía se fue 1-1 este fin de semana pasado, pero ganó una victoria en su encuentro final en casa para los estudiantes de último año, que lo hizo un partido memorable.

Después de una semana entera de lluvia, los Pioneros perdieron contra el equipo de primera división, los Espartanos de la Universidad Estatal Californiana de San Jose en una reunión el viernes, 144-116 durante un día soleado, pero con mucho frío en la piscina de los Pioneros en Hayward.

Los Pioneros nadaron en 14 carreras y lograron ganar 5 carreras contra los Espartanos de la primera división. Estudiante de cuarto año Madison Hauanio terminó en segundo lugar en el estilo libre 1000 con un tiempo de 10:50:97. "Siempre es un desafío ir en contra una escuela de primera división, pero yo salgo y nado con mucho esfuerzo cada vez que me sumerjo en la piscina," dijo Hauanio.

UECEB logró sacar algunas victorias, incluyendo la victoria de la joven Morgan McClure en el estilo libre 200 con un tiempo de 1:52:85. Novata Victoria Zukerman también ganó en la mariposa 200 en unos 3 segundos, con un tiempo de 2:08:07.

Aunque los Pioneros estaban dominados por los Espartanos, mostraron resistencia y determinación a lo largo del día, muchas carreras fueron similares a la de Jensyn Brookfield, quien llegó en segundo lugar en el la barza de 100 con un tiempo de 1:07:42.

En general los Pioneros perdieron contra San José, pero cerraron el día en una nota alta cuando se adueñaron de la última carrera, la carrera de relé estilo libre de 200. Estudiante de segundo año Viva Hua, y estudiantes de tercer año, Kali Kearns, Shelby Parker y Hauanio ganaron la carrera por un segundo con un tiempo de 1:38:86. A la mañana siguiente, UECEB cambió su enfoque a la siguiente carrera contra el rival Azusa Pacific, que también fue el último juego para cuatro estudiantes de último año: Kayleigh Davidson, Hauanio, Mariam Lowe y Tiffany Wong.

"Fue emocionante y sentimental salir a nadar en el último par-

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Desde el frente hacia atrás. Jande Monteon, Kayleigh Davidson y Kali Kearns. El estilo libre de 1000 yardas. Primer lugar, Davidson en el carril tres con un tiempo de 10:58.05, segundo lugar, Kearns en el primer carril con un tiempo de 11:11.44 y tercer lugar, Monteon en el carril cinco con un tiempo de 11:26.22. tido en casa," dijo Hauanio. "El tiempo vuela tan rápido y ni siquiera te das cuenta."

El juego principal fue el de los estudiantes de último año, en casa de la conferencia para los Pioneros y terminaron en una nota alta al terminar en primer lugar en la carrera de relé de mezcla 200 con Claire Beaty, Zukeran, Parker y Lowe.

La Bahía del Este terminó su dia para los del último año soplando a los pumas fuera de la piscine, 127-75. Azusa Pacific tuvo sólo una victoria en todo el día en el estilo libre 200 cuando Hauanio de UECEB llegó en segundo lugar por dos segundos con un tiempo de 1:58:05.

Tres jugadoras de La Bahía del Este terminaron entre las

primeras tres en la mezcolanza individual de 200: McClure llegó en primer lugar con un tiempo de 2:06:08, y 8 segundos después llegaron Zukerman y Beaty terminando en segundo y tercer lugar.

La Bahía del Este dominó el día entero contra Azusa y los estudiantes de último año cerraron su último juego en casa con sonrisas en sus caras. La victoria pone el registro de La Bahía del Este en duelos y se reúne en 6-5 y 6-1 contra los equipos que no son de la primera división. La Bahía del Este logró 10 de 11 victorias contra Azusa y se dirigió a Fresno este fin de semana para jugar contra Fresno Pacific y Fresno State, el viernes a las 3 pm y el sábado al mediodía, respectivamente.

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THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 2017

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Hayward Library to host Harry Potter-themed event

By Tishauna Carrell STAFF WRITER This Friday, the Hayward Library will invite teenagers to recreate their favorite Harry Potter characters at a new event: Fandom Friday.

A “fandom” is a community composed of fans of a particular fictional series, person or sport. Fandom Friday was created by Hayward youth service librarian Annie Snell to allow teenagers to take a break from their studies through a creative outlet.

On Friday, participants will create a hedgehog, one of the characters from the popular Harry Potter series, as well as an creature egg from the books, while a Harry Potter movie plays in the background.

The library will host Fandom Fridays once a month, for an hour, with a different theme each time. Snell will decide the themes every month, which will be based on which movies are coming out and overall popularity, but she is also open to suggestions. This month’s event will have a Harry Potter theme.

The idea for Fandom Friday was originally presented to Snell by Hayward library supervisor Clio Hathaway at the recommendation of the Teen Advisory Group, three teenagers at the Hayward Library that advise the librarians on how to cater to teens.

“In this demanding world that they have, it’s stressful these days to be a teen,” said Snell. “I hear it all the time from them. I compare what they tell me to the time when I was a teen, and sometimes you need to have fun and not worry about stress.”

In 2015, Snell threw a Harry Potter-themed party at Weekes Hayward Library, which drew around 40 teens who came to the event dressed as their fa-

vorite characters, according to Snell. They partook in events that related to the seven-book Harry Potter series, such as making wands, a scavenger hunt around the library and jeopardy games.

Snell chose to bring the Harry Potter theme back for Fandom Friday based on the last event’s success and the resurgence of the series in the new prequel, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” which was released on Nov. 10 and has grossed over $700 million, according to the Internet Movie Database.

The Harry Potter franchise itself is worth $25 billion, according to Time.com.

Although Snell is familiar with other pop culture hits such as Doctor Who, Marvel and Star Wars, the word “fandom” is a relatively new term to her.

“When I did the Harry Potter fest, I didn’t do it because it was a fandom, I did it because it was an interest to have a Harry Potter party,” said Snell.

Fandom Friday will be free and strictly open to 7th12th graders.

The event is funded by the library, which will provide $30 worth of art supplies, such as card stock paper, polymer clay, googly eyes, pipe cleaners and felt paper.

Fandom has inspired events such as Comic Con and fan fiction, a type of fiction writing where fans take characters from fictional books and re-create stories about them.

Although Comic Con and other events bring fans together, most often they’re limited to connecting through online communities.

“I think it’s important to establish that person-to-person interaction,” said Snell. “Building relationships is more important and valuable than social media.”

To stay up-to-date with the Fandom Friday themes and schedule, check out the Hayward Library’s calendar at www.Hayward-ca.gov.

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Women's basketball team defeats Monterey Bay Otters at home

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The Cal State East Bay women's basketball team defeated California Collegeiate Atheltic Association Conference rival Cal State Monterey Bay 75-69 on Saturday at Pioneer Gymnasium in Hayward. Top left: Cal State East Bay junior guard Janae Chamois passes the ball to her teammate. Top right: Cal State East Bay freshman guard Kayley Hsiung dribbles past her opponent. Left: The Cal State East Bay women's basketball team cheer on their teammates from the bench on Saturday. Right: The Cal State East Bay women's basketball team breaks a huddle following a timeout on Jan. 14 in Hayward.

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THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 2017

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Men’s basketball breaks losing streak

By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER The California State East Bay Men's basketball team finally broke their four-game California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference losing streak this weekend.

On Saturday, the men played California State Monterey Bay (3-12 overall, 1-8 conference) in a slow, foul-filled game for the Pioneers.

It took nearly the entire game for the Pioneers to gain any type of momentum and looked like they would fall to the Otters for their fifth straight loss.

“We could not catch any type of rhythm,” head coach Gus Argenal said.

“We thrive off stops and it has been hard to score when we trail and do not get the stops we need.”

In the first half, East Bay only scored 27 points and couldn’t seem to convert any points into the much needed momentum.

They went into the second half down 36-27. The men repeatedly turned the ball over throughout the half, which gave the Otters a chance to take the lead. They had 6 of the 8 turnovers in the first half.

In the second half, senior guard Jalen Richard came alive and saved the Pioneers.

The team was in trouble, trailing by as many as 11 early in the second half with nothing going their way. They soon found a rhythm and took the lead when Richard scored a key three-pointer with 10:24 left in the game, to put the Pioneers up by one point, 51-50.

“I felt good, I saw my team was down,” Richard said. “My shot felt good and I have the confidence. Anytime I am out on the court, I am looking to score.”

The three-pointer gave the Pioneers some momentum after trailing most of the game.

Richard then hit another three with 9:15 left, which gave his team a 56-52 lead and the Pioneers never looked back.

The three-pointers ignited sparks in other players and at one point East Bay took an 11 point lead.

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Cal State East Bay senior forward Micah Dunhour dunks over his opponents during the game against the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters held on Jan. 14 at Pioneer Gymnasium Hayward.

“Jalen is a senior leader who plays oneers normally reliable bench were The Pioneers are now 11-6 overall, have to change our defense,” Argenal great basketball, so I expect that lead- outscored 26-18.

4-5 in conference and will travel to said. “They like to drive the ball, so ership out of him,” Argenal said.

Richard led the team in points as he southern California to face California we have to pressure them outside. We The men avoided their fifth loss in shot 50 percent and went 6-12, scor- State Los Angeles at 7:30 p.m. on Fri- will still continue to play our style and a row and beat the Otters 75-66. Mon- ing 22 points. day and California State Dominguez not give up easy buckets, bring more terey dominated the Pioneers in the energy, get lots of rest and watch film Micah Dunhour added 11 points Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. paint, outscoring them 40-22. The Pi- and 3 blocks in the win.

“Both teams are powerful, we will so we can come home with two wins.”

Swim team wins on 'Senior Day'

By Marissa Marshall

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STAFF WRITER The Cal State East Bay women’s swim team went 1-1 this past weekend, but earned a win in their final home meet for seniors, which made it a memorable one.

After a full week of rain, the Pioneers fell to the Division 1 San Jose State Spartans in a dual meet on Friday, 144-116 during a sunny yet cold day at the Pioneer pool in Hayward.

The Pioneers swam in 14 races and managed to win 5 against the Division 1 Spartans. Senior Madison Hauanio finished in second place in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:50:97. “It is always more of a challenge going against a Division 1 school, but I go out there and swim my hardest every time I dive into the pool,” Hauanio said.

East Bay managed to pull off a few wins, including junior Morgan McClure’s victory in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:52:85. Freshman Victoria Zukerman also won in the 200 butterfly by about 3 seconds, with a time of 2:08:07.

Though the Pioneers were dominated by the Spartans, they showed resilience and determination throughout the day.

Many races were close like junior Jensyn Brookfield’s, who came in second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:07:42.

Overall the Pioneers fell to San Jose, but closed the day on a high note when they captured the last race of the day, the 200 freestyle relay. Sophomore Viva Hua, junior Kali Kearns, junior Shelby Parker and Hauanio won the race by one second with a time of 1:38:86.

The next morning, East Bay shifted their focus to the next race against

2017 Women’s Water Polo Roster

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Off the block for the 100 Yard backstroke Jan. 14, at the Pioneer Pool versus Azusa Pacific. conference rival Azusa Pacific, which Bay’s Hauanio came in second by 2 secwas also the senior game for their four onds with a time of 1:58:05. seniors: Kayleigh Davidson, Hauanio, East Bay players finished in the top Mariam Lowe and Tiffany Wong. three in the 200 individual medley: Mc“It was exciting yet emotional to go Clure came in first at 2:06:08 by 8 secout there and swim the last home con- onds and Zukerman and Beaty finished ference game,” Hauanio said. “Time in second and third. flies so quickly and you do not even noEast Bay dominated the entire day tice.” against Azusa and capped off their last The senior game was the final home home and senior game with smiles on game of conference play for the Pio- their face. neers and they ended on a high note by The win puts East Bay’s record finishing first in the 200 medley relay in dual meets at 6-5 and 6-1 against with junior Claire Beaty, Zukeran, Park- non-Division 1 teams. East Bay er and Lowe. grabbed 10 out of 11 victories against East Bay capped off their senior day Azusa and head to Fresno this weekend by blowing the Cougars out of the water, to play Fresno Pacific and Fresno State, 127-75. Azusa Pacific had just one win Friday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at noon, on the day in the 200 freestyle as East respectively.

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Name

Erika McFeggan AMakenna Nation Nikki Vaughan Gina Sorensen Alicia Tully Nicole Williams Briana Ruiz Gabriella Garcia Olivia Mackell Shelbie Higginson Savannah Rose Rocio Fesembeck Auriel Bill Miranda Diehm Amy Chinn Leilani Vazquez Katelyn Clark Beverly Ayers Brandi Carroll Vanessa Pinedo Cheyenne Brady Brooke Hodgkinson Cheyenne Pena

Pos

GK GK GK UT UT DR DR UT 2M DR UT UT UT UT DR 2M DR DR UT 2M DR 2M DR

Ht.

5-7 5-8 5-5 5-11 5-5 5-5 5-9 5-10 5-4 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-11 5-6 5-10 5-4 5-7 5-8 5-8 5-7 5-8

Yr.

Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So.

Hometown

Anaheim Oceanside Riverside Irvine Fullerton Anaheim Riverside Whittier Perth, Australia Santa Clara Brentwood Santa Barbara Estevan, Canada Wilmington San Mateo Fullerton Fremont Antioch Murrietta Lake Elsinore San Diego Vista Livermore

Coaching Staff Name Lisa Cooper Nathan Varosh Tori Dettloff Dr. Calvin Caplan

Title Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach