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As the presidential race intensifies, so does the issue of illegal immigration, and ordinary Americans like Flor Soto are acting swiftly to help immigrants obtain legal status. In a classroom behind St. Michael Catholic Church in Livermore, Soto, leader of the Hermanos De Jesus Community Center at the church, holds workshops twice a month designed to offer help and legal advice to those living in the country illegally. “With the help of church community leaders, groups like this one can get together in a safe environment to discuss issues facing our community and our
nation,” Soto said. In these workshops people receive help gathering the proper paperwork needed to obtain legal status, work visas, petitions for marriage licenses and more. Soto and other volunteers help put people in contact with attorneys that can provide advice and moral support to those that have been tangled up in the legal system. “Many of these people don’t know, or fear the repercussions, of the steps they need to take to gain their citizenship,” she continued. “What we try to do is get them headed down the path toward becoming legal.” Originally from the Dominican Republic, Soto went through the immigration system in the early 1990s and saw how tedious the experience could be.
She first lived in New York, came to the Bay Area in 2011 and doesn’t speak English. In an effort to help others avoid legal pitfalls, Soto has coordinated these workshops for almost four years and there is never a shortage of people that need her help. Wishing to remain anonymous one of the workshop attendees going by the name of Ramon isn’t confident that things will ever change. “I’ve been living here illegally for just under 20 years, and no real progress has been made,” Ramon commented after a recent workshop with Soto. “On the one hand you have Donald Trump threatening to deport all of us, and on the other you have Obama making laws that are not seen as ‘legal’ and in the middle you have people like me still
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CSUEB prepares for campus sustainability day By Kris Stewart MANAGING EDITOR
It’s been said time and time again, “We need to be more environmentally friendly.” It’s easier said than done but the question is how do we make it happen? To assist in answering that question Cal State East Bay hired Jillian Buckholz as its first director of Sustainability. Buckholz was hired last year the same year as CSUEB’s first Campus Sustainability Day. In her role, Buckholz is responsible for implementing systems to create a sustainability conscious campus and describes sustainability as living in a way that has the least impact on the environment while having the most benefit to your community. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Geography from Ohio State University, and was then urged by professors to attend graduate school. Focusing on environmental studies, she felt she needed to be in California and decided to attend Chico State University. While in her graduate program, she decided to tackle the energy policy for the California State University system. She found that 23 campuses of the CSU’s had one energy policy, that according to Buckholz cannot be effective when all campuses are geographically and demographically diverse. “We should have energy policies based on climate zone,” said Buckholz. She explained that schools like Humboldt State University don’t have air conditioning because it doesn’t get too hot, while Cal State Bakersfield in the Central Valley, which is known to have high tempera-
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Jillian Buckholz, director of sustainability, discusses goals for the upcoming academic year at the Hayward campus yesterday. tures, needs AC. After the completion of her research, CSU Chico offered her a position and she became the first sustainability officer in the CSU system. This year, Campus Sustainability Day will be held on Oct. 21, in the middle of “Make a Difference Week.” Last year’s event was focused on California’s drought. This year, the day is all about food. Buckholz has partnered
with CSUEB’s Center for Community Engagement as well as Student Life and Leadership to increase the scale of the event along with other campus departments. Created in April 2002, Campus Sustainability Day started off as a webcast conversation that centered on discussion about campus sustainability. From 2003 to 2010, this event was hosted
by The Society for College and University Planning. Now produced by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, organizations, universities and communities have broadened their spectrum, adding larger scale events to celebrate the day outside of the webcast. Campus Sustainability Day will kick off at 11 a.m. with a live performance on the Agora Stage by indie alternative band Wander. There will be more than 20 tables with information and resources pertaining to food. One table will consist of students who will discuss food waste in CSUEB’s dining commons, another with information on waste management. Pollinate Farms from Oakland will be present to discuss bees and the role they plan in our environment. Fresh Point, who provides all of CSUEB’s produce, will also be amongst the organizations present at the event. After the concert, in the Multipurpose Room inside the New University Union, there will be a viewing of the documentary “Dive!”, a film about dumpster divers in Los Angeles who plunge through the garbage cans of supermarkets and to their surprise find thousands of dollars worth of edible food. Following the film screening, keynote speaker Katie Cantrell from Factory Farming Awareness Coalition will discuss a diet for the drought; how a plant based diet is better for the environment than animal based. Also on the schedule is the CSUEB Sustainability Showcase hosted by the Office of Sustainability and the City of Hayward. The topic will be how we’re approaching sustainability when it comes to transportation, compost,
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New provost outlines goals By Louis LaVenture NEWS AND SPORTS EDITOR
When you walk into Carolyn Nelson’s office it feels welcoming, almost like a living room. It definitely doesn’t feel like the office of the interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Cal State East Bay. That is the way the former middle and high school teacher wanted it, welcoming. “I wanted to have a more personal space here, not so rigid,” Nelson said. “I wanted to create the conditions where people can have constructive conversations where every perspective can be given. Differing opinions can create some great results.” Nelson has only been in her role since August, when CSUEB President Leroy M. Morishita announced that former Provost James Houpis would step down and focus on “pursuing several interests.” Nelson held the Dean of the College of Education and Allied Studies department position since 2009 at CSUEB until she took over for Houpis on Aug. 22. While she credited the job her predecessor did in the position, she seemed enthusiastic about several key areas. She expressed the importance of service learning, a technique that combines community service with instruction and reflection, to enhance the educational experience for students and strengthen the relationships between schools and communities. “It helps students apply the learnings from classes and coursework in the real world and especially the community,” she explained. “We do it well here but eventually we would like every student [to] have some of these experiences.” The provost is responsible for ensuring that students get the best possible support and resources to have success in college and after. Nelson emphasized that the support is not just limited to academics but also other aspects of students’ lives. She acknowledged that most students have more on their plates than just academics, her goal is to give them an ample amount of support and resources to help them all around. Nelson pointed out the annual student day of service at CSUEB, as well as several programs that involve tutoring and community cleanup projects. She expressed that it would be ideal to get every student a paid internship and service learning experience, as well as experience in their fields of study before they graduate to ensure their success after obtaining a degree. CSUEB is known as a “commuter campus” where a lot of students do not live on campus and also work. Nelson credited the ability of CSUEB students to juggle multiple things in addition to
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Pro sports should hire more women
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By Louis LaVenture NEWS AND SPORTS EDITOR Finally, professional sports are catching up to the rest of the world. For years, women have been ignored when it comes to coaching in men’s professional sports. The stigma is, how can you coach in a league that you’ve never played in? However, the professional leagues are full of coaches that have never played professionally. Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick and Eric Spoelstra are examples of championship winning coaches who never played at the elite level of the sport they mastered as instructors. For some reason, teams have generally stayed away from hiring women across the board. Last year, one of the best teams and coaches in the NBA crushed that notion when San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich hired Becky Hammon as an assistant coach. Hammon was a star during her time at Colorado State University as well as in the WNBA. She proved throughout her career that she knows the game and understands how to win. Popovich saw this and last year anointed her the Head Coach of the Spurs Summer League team. How did Hammon respond? She led the Spurs to a championship in that league and was a vital assistant for San Antonio last season until their first round playoff loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Her success is crucial for all women who would like to coach men’s professional sports. Had she fell flat on her face, the opportunities could have easily gone away. But she didn’t and the possibilities are starting to pile up. Women are making their mark in the professional sports world. In February, one of the best franchises of all sports, the St. Louis Cardinals, hired 26-yearold Rachel Balkovec to be their minor league strength and conditioning coach for the organization. Then in July, the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL hired Jen
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Welter to be an assistant coaching intern, later becoming the first female to coach professional football. The Oakland Athletics have recently capitalized on the trend and hired a female as well. In September, the club announced that Justine Siegal would be a guest instructor at the Fall Instructional League, which made her the first female coach at the top level of the league. It’s empowering to see that women are getting these opportunities to coach men. Just because women have yet to break the barrier and play in a major professional men’s sport does not mean that they are not capable of understanding and coaching the game to the oppo-
site sex. Sports is one of the most sexist aspects in all of society. Women were only allowed in locker rooms to conduct interviews as recently as the 1980s and 1990s, so it is understandable that sports are behind the rest of the world when it comes to women’s inclusion. Professional teams need to be proactive and understand that a woman can and will coach just as good as any man in the world. We as a society have to give qualified women the chance to show people that they can coach men and be respected in a head coaching role. Not one player on the Spurs complained or made an issue of Hammon when she led their summer league team. In fact, they
praised and applauded her for capturing what many viewed as a meaningless championship — “It’s just preseason,” “It doesn’t even count,” many people commented. What Hammon did for the Spurs was knock down a huge barrier for all women in men’s professional sports that has allowed Welter, Balkovec and Siegal to get a chance to coach some of the best athletes in the world. She proved women can coach at the highest professional level and be successful doing it. Hopefully the rest of the professional teams are taking note and give females the same opportunities that the men have.
Baalke to blame for 49ers struggles By Shomari H. Block CONTRIBUTOR Looking into my crystal ball to see what the future holds for the 49ers, here’s what I see: Colin Kaepernick jerseys on clearance racks at Ross stores across the country, endless streams of sports talk radio callers condemning CEO Jed York for his ineptitude as an owner. “How could he fire Harbaugh... He’s not his Uncle Eddie…He’s running this franchise into the ground…” they say, with the distinct speech patterns only anger and inebriation can deliver. Meanwhile social media buzzes with memes featuring head coach Jim Tomsula. The San Francisco 49ers have lost four games in a row this season. The sky is falling and Christmas has been cancelled in “Ninerland.” Many are pointing fingers at the team’s quarterback, owner and coach; but what about General Manager Trent Baalke? He is the problem. Baalke spent the off-season watching his team lose All-Pro players like defensive end Justin Smith, linebacker Patrick Willis and offensive lineman Mike Iupati. The team also lost Pro Bowl players like defensive end Ray McDonald and running back Frank Gore. Key contributors like tackle Anthony Davis and receiver Michael Crabtree also left. All of these players helped the 49ers come within four yards of their second straight Super Bowl just two seasons ago. Baalke inherited all of these players when he was promoted to General Manager in early 2011. He also inherited the most significant remaining 49ers: Na-
varro Bowman, Joe Staley and Ahmad Brooks. So what has Baalke contributed to the team’s roster? The answer: not much. He brought in a struggling offensive line, the floundering quarterback and countless high draft picks that are no longer with the team or no longer in the NFL. The 2011 draft was Baalke’s first. Virtually all of the work had been completed when he took over for GM Scot McCloughan weeks before. This draft yielded promising early returns. First round pick Aldon Smith quickly emerged as one of the best pass rushers in the league. The following year Kaepernick led the offense to the doorstep of a Super Bowl victory. Late round picks Bruce Miller, Chris Culliver and Kendall Hunter all played key roles on teams that played in three consecutive NFC Championship games. Free agent acquisition Carlos Rogers led the team in interceptions and started at cornerback in the Pro-Bowl that year. Free agent safety Donte Whitner also made plays for San Francisco on their way to a 14-2 regular season record followed by two heartbreaking fumbles in an NFC championship game loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants. In 2012, Baalke was named Pro Football Writers Association Executive the Year. This set the stage for the bare cupboard that is now the San Francisco 49ers roster. First round pick AJ Jenkins played just one season with the 49ers and no longer plays in the NFL. Second round pick Lamichael James played just two seasons with the team. Only one
player, guard Joe Looney, played for the team last year. This year none remain. After going 0-for-7 in the draft, Baalke then signed future Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss, receiver Mario Manningham and massive running back Brandon Jacobs. Moss and Manningham were largely role players in the 49ers passing attack on the 2012 team that lost to the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl. Brandon Jacobs languished on the bench before the team deactivated him for the second half of the season after publicly questioning his lack of playing time. Only Manningham played for the team for more than one season, making nine receptions for San Francisco in 2013. In 2013, Baalke found a pro-bowler in first round pick safety Eric Reed. Defensive ends Tank Carradine and Quinton Dial log significant playing time on a defense that has played well at home but allowed 40 plus points in two road games this season. Linebacker Corey Lemonier, tight end Vance McDonald and receiver Quinton Patton have yet to establish themselves in two seasons. McDonald, a second round pick, sits third on the depth chart behind starter Vernon Davis and undrafted free agent Garrett Celek. In all with 11 draft picks in 2013, four more than a usual draft, Baalke found one starter. At that rate, it will take him 22 years of unusually large draft classes to acquire starters for each the 11 offensive and defensive positions. Baalke managed to acquire receiver Anquan Boldin in an offseason trade with the Ravens and he has been the leading receiver in the team’s anemic passing offense the last two seasons. Free agents Glenn Dorsey and Phil Daw-
son have played prominent roles on the defense and special teams respectively. Any judgements on the 2014 and 2015 drafts are premature. These drafts produced starters Carlos Hyde, Marcus Martin, Aaron Lynch and Kenneth Acker. Chris Borland, who retired suddenly after a stellar rookie season due to concussion concerns, was also drafted in 2014. Free agent signings like turnstile tackles Jonathan Martin and Erik Pears along the offensive line have led to Kaepernick being sacked at a potentially record breaking pace this year. Free agent safety Antoine Bethea took over for Donte Whitner and went to a Pro Bowl in his first season in red and gold. Torrey Smith, last off season’s big acquisition, has yet to make an impact in a passing game; characterized by a confused quarterback running for his life after blocking breaks down before he can process the information necessary to make competent pass. Baalke inherited a roster with the talent to reach three straight NFC Championship games. His greatest contribution was the hiring of Jim Harbaugh, the coach that led them to that success. Since that time he has replaced the successful coach, drafted 50 players and brought in numerous other players through free agency and trades. With over 100 at bats, Baalke couldn’t manage the twelve hits it would have taken to keep this team at the level of excellence it achieved as he took power. From those wondering what happened to their beloved 49ers, this index finger is pointed at you Baalke.
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communication and big data. Afterwards, attendees will break into groups based on their interest and brainstorm ways to begin to tackle some of these issues as a community. To close out the day, there will be a presentation on the Clinton Global Initiative. The Clinton foundation wants to support young people who have great ideas. Through their Clinton Global Initiative University, they connect students with the right people to turn their ideas into action. CSUEB is a part of the CGI U network and commits $10,000 to students who are accepted to their annual conference. Last year, six CSUEB students attended the conference. “I’d like to see the waste handled differently on campus,� Buckholz said. “I’d really like us to be a zero waste campus where we’re sorting on site, we’re thinking about reducing what we’re using. We’re thinking about where those things are going on campus.� The state of California recently mandated that universities separate their organic material from our waste stream. According to Buckholz, the Facilities Development & Operations hired a waste consultant to look at what we’re doing on campus in relation to waste and help us come up with a plan that we can implement. “I really just want every student that graduates East Bay to understand what sustainability is and understand that it’s really this interconnection between environmental and socioeconomic issues,� said Buckholz. “It’s more than just recycling. And take the fundamental basics of sustainability out into their life with them regardless of what their major is.� Campus Sustainability Day is a part of Make a Difference Week which will begin on Monday, Oct. 19 and run through Friday, Oct. 25.
waiting for a real solution.� While politicians continue to argue these points, people like Esteban Uribe turn to Soto for guidance. Originally from Colombia, Uribe previously worked illegally at a restaurant in San Francisco until Soto helped him obtain a work visa last year. He is now a manager at a parking garage in San Francisco. “Prior to obtaining a legal way to work, I never used to travel long distances or late at night ‘cause I didn’t want to give cops any reason to look at my status,� explained Uribe. “You don’t really think about these little things until you lose them, and this is one of many reasons I am grateful for Mrs. Soto’s help.� The people seeking Soto’s help are dealing with issues that have continued to grow over time. The number of undocumented people living in the United States has steadily risen every year since 1992, according to the New York Times. The only exceptions are two twelvemonth periods that followed the 2001 and 2008 recessions. The amount of time it takes to become a U.S. citizen has increased over the years, according to the nonprofit research group ProCon.org; the entire process, from obtaining a green card through becoming a citizen, can take as long as twenty-five years. As recently as 2012, there were approximately 11.3 million undocumented people living in the U.S., according to Slate. Around 20 percent — 2.6 million — live in California, 563,000 of which live in the Bay Area.
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Top left: Students raise their phones to indicate that they know someone who is a victim of sexual violence on Monday during the event "Take Back the Night." Top: Greek Life Advisor, Winton Anderson, speaks to students, faculty and staff about sexual violence behind Lassen Hall on the Hayward campus.
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“Sexual assault is not your fault. You were not raped because of what you wore or what you said, you were raped because that was someone’s choice.”
By Shannon Stroud EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Monday evening, the lawn behind Lassen Hall at Cal State East Bay was lined with 100 paper bags with white and red lights inside of them; twenty-five red lights lit the walkway to provide a visual representation of the 1 in 5 women who are victims of sexual violence. “Take Back the Night” started in the 1960s and each year the initiative hosts rally, march and protest across the globe, according to the Take Back the Night website. At CSUEB, “Take Back the Night” took form as a student assembly near Pioneer Heights. The event was hosted by CSUEB’s Health and Wellness Center. Manager of Health and Wellness Services Jennifer Luna explained that “Take Back The Night” was a collaboration of different departments that included ASI, Pioneer Heights, the University Campus Police Department and all Greek organizations. Aligned with “Take Back the Night,” Luna explained that CSUEB also adopted President Barack Obama’s campaign, “It’s On Us.” The campaign is a pledge that students can take to recognize, identify and intervene in sexually violent situations. By doing so, the campus creates an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported. “We don’t want survivors at Cal State
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East Bay because we don’t want victims,” said Chief Sheryl Boykin’s from UPD who spoke about the importance of bystander intervention in sexual violence. Boykins rallied the crowd, she asked attendees to take a pledge to intervene when needed. Students repeated after Baykins and shouted back, “We will be engaged and we will protect our people!” Caitlin Kauffman is the confidential advocate for CSUEB’s Health and Wellness services. As a survivor herself, students, facul-
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ty, staff and affiliates can speak with her their experience with sexual violence. Kauffman spoke at the event and explained that she often hears that victims are told it’s their fault. “Sexual assault is not your fault,” Kauffman said to the crowd. “You were not raped because of what you wore or what you said, you were raped because that was someone’s choice.” Luna explained that Kauffman helps students who come to her from start to finish: talking to them, taking them to the hospital and maintaining a relation-
ship with them afterwards. Near the end of the event, the floor was opened up to event attendees who spoke about their experience with violence. A young woman, who didn’t state her name, opened up about being in a violent relationship for five years. “I felt so alone, and when I reached out for help I was told what happened to me was my fault,” she said. “It wasn’t until someone told me I don’t deserve that, I deserve better, that I was able to start over.” This is an event that many college
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Traducción por Pavel Radostev Pushina EDITOR DE COPIA EN ESPAÑOL Se ha dicho una y otra vez, “Tenemos que ser más respetuosos con el medio ambiente.” Es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo, pero la pregunta sigue siendo, no sobre lo que debe suceder sino, ¿como hacer que suceda? Para ayudar a responder esta pregunta la Universidad Estatal de California en la Bahía del Este a contratado a su primera Directora de Sostenibilidad, Jillian Buckholz. Buckholz es la primera directora de Sostenibilidad de la UECBE. Fue contratada el año pasado, que fue también el año del primer día de Sostenibilidad en el campus de la UECBE. En su papel, Buckholz es responsable de implementar sistemas para crear un campus consciente del medio ambiente y describe la sostenibilidad en vivir de una manera que tiene el menor impacto en el medio ambiente además de causar el mayor beneficio en nuestra comunidad. Buckholz recibió su título de Licenciatura en Geografía Ambiental en la Universidad del Estado de Ohio, y luego profesores la urgieron a asistir a la escuela de posgrado. Centrada en estudios
medio ambientales, sintió que necesitaba estar en California, y decidió asistir a la Universidad Estatal de Chico. Mientras estaba en su programa de postgrado, decidió enfrentarse a la política de energía para el sistema de la Universidad Estatal de California. Ella encontró que los 23 campus de la UEC tenían una política sobre energía, que de acuerdo a Buckholz no puede ser efectiva cuando los campus son geográfica y demográficamente diversos. “Debemos tener políticas de energía basadas en zonas de clima,” dijo Buckholz. Explicó que las escuelas como la Universidad Estatal de Humboldt no tienen aire acondicionado, ya que no se calienta demasiado, mientras que la Universidad Estatal de Bakersfield se encuentra en el Valle Central que es conocido por ser muy caliente y necesita aire acondicionado. Después de la terminación de su investigación la UEC de Chico le ofreció un puesto de trabajo y se convirtió en la primera oficial de sostenibilidad en la UEC. Este año, el día de Sostenibilidad en el campus se celebrará el miércoles 21 de octubre, en el medio de la semana de ‘Hagamos la Diferencia.’ El evento del año pasado se centró en la sequía de California. Este año, el día tiene que ver con la comida. Buckholz trabajó junto al Centro de Participación de la Comunidad de la UECBE, así como con Vida y
Liderazgo Estudiantil para aumentar la escala del evento. Creado en abril del 2002, el día de sostenibilidad en el campus comenzó como una conversación por Internet que se centró en la discusión sobre la sostenibilidad del campus. De 2003 a 2010, este evento fue organizado por la Sociedad para la universidad y Ordenación Universitaria. Ahora producido por la Asociación para la Promoción de la sostenibilidad en la educación superior, organizaciones, universidades y comunidades han ampliado su espectro para agregar eventos de mayor escala para celebrar el día fuera de la transmisión por Internet. El día de sostenibilidad del campus dará comienzo a las 11 de la mañana con una actuación en directo en el estadio Ágora con la banda de indie alternativo, Wander. Habrá más de veinte mesas distintas con información y recursos pertenecientes a la comida. Una de las mesas consistirá de estudiantes que discutirán el desperdició de comida en el comedor común de la UECBE, otra tendrá información sobre la gestión de residuos. Las Granjas de Polinización de Oakland estarán presentes para hablar de las abejas y el papel que juegan en nuestro entorno. Punto Fresco, que ofrece todos los productos frescos a la UECBE, también se encontrará presente en las mesas du-
rante el evento. A la 1 de la tarde en el Salón de Usos Múltiples dentro de la Nueva Unión de la Universidad, se transmitirá el documental Dive!, una película sobre los buceadores de basuras en Los Ángeles que bucean dentro de las basuras de supermercados y para su sorpresa encuentra miles de dólares en alimentos comestibles. A las 2 de la tarde, la oradora principal Katie Cantrell de Coalición de Conciencia en la Fábrica de la Agricultura discutirá una dieta para la sequía, una dieta basada en plantas es mejor para el medio ambiente que una dieta basada en animales. A las 3 de la tarde, la oficina de sostenibilidad y la ciudad de Hayward harán un escaparate de cómo nos estamos acercando a la sostenibilidad cuando se trata de transporte, abono, comunicación y grandes datos. Seguido los asistentes se dividirán en grupos basado en su interés y tendrán una lluvia de ideas sobre las maneras de las que podemos empezar a abordar algunos de estos temas como una comunidad. Para finalizar el día, a las 4 de la tarde se realizará la presentación sobre la Iniciativa Global Clinton. La fundación Clinton quiere apoyar a los jóvenes que tienen grandes ideas. A través de su Universidad de la Iniciativa Global de Clinton conectarán a
estudiantes con las personas adecuadas para convertir sus ideas en hechos. La UECBE es parte de la red de la CGIU y se compromete a 10,000 para estudiantes que son aceptados a la conferencia. El año pasado, seis estudiantes atendieron la conferencia. “Me gustaría ver que los residuos se manejan de manera diferente en el campus,” dijo Buckholz. “Realmente nos gustaría ser un campus de cero residuos, estamos pensando en la reducción de lo que estamos utilizando. Estamos pensando en el destino de estos residuos del campus.” El estado de California recientemente ordenó que las universidades separasen su materia orgánica del flujo de residuos. Según Buckholz, el departamento de instalaciones contrató a un consultor de residuos para mirar lo que estamos haciendo en la escuela en relación a los residuos y ayudarnos a llegar a un plan que podamos implementar en el campus. “Realmente sólo quiero que cada estudiante que se gradúa de la UEC en la Bahía del Éste a comprender lo que es la sostenibilidad y entender que realmente es la conexión entre las cuestiones ambientales y socioeconómicas,” dijo Buckholz. “Es algo más que el reciclaje. Lleven a cabo los fundamentos básicos de la sostenibilidad en su vida, independientemente de su carrera.”
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Cuando entras a la oficina de Carolyn Nelson se siente acogedor, como una sala de estar. Definitivamente no se siente como la oficina de la Vicepresidenta de Asuntos Académicos en la Universidad Estatal de California en la Bahía del Este. Esta es la manera que lo quiso la ex maestra de escuelas intermedias y preparatorias, acogedor. “Quería tener un espacio mas personal aquí, no tan rígido,” dijo Nelson. “Quería crear condiciones en las que la gente pudiera tener conversaciones constructivas donde cada prospecto puede ser analizado.” Nelson lleva como rectora desde agosto cuando el presidente de la UECBE Leroy M. Morishita anuncio que el ex rector, James Houpis renunciaría y se centraría en “perseguir varios intereses.” Nelson fue la decana del departamento de la Escuela de Educación y Estudios Aliados desde 2009 en la UECBE hasta que se encargo de la posición de Houpis el 22 de agosto. Aunque acredito el trabajo realizado por su predecesor en su posición actual, se vio un poco entusiasmada sobre varias áreas clave. “El servicio de aprendizaje es muy importante para mi,” dijo Nelson. El servicio de aprendizaje es una técnica que combina el servicio a la comunidad con la instrucción y la reflexión para mejorar la experiencia de aprendizaje y fortalece las comunidades, algo que Nelson considera importante para que los estudiantes de la UECBE participen. “Ayuda a los estudiantes a aplicar lo aprendido en sus clases y cursos en la vida real y especialmente en la comunidad. Lo hacemos bien aquí pero con el tiempo nos gustaría que cada estudiante tenga algunas de estas experiencias,” explicó. La rectora es responsable de asegurar que los estudiantes reciban la mejor asistencia posible y recursos para tener éxito durante y después de su carrera universitaria. Nelson reiteró que el soporte no se limita solamente a lo académico, sino que también otros aspectos en las vidas de los estudiantes. Reconoci-
endo que la mayoría de los estudiantes tienen mas en sus platos que nomas lo académico, su meta es darles una amplia variedad de soporte y recursos para ayudarles en todos los aspectos. Nelson señaló el día de servicio anual del estudiante, así como varios programas que requieren tutoría y proyectos de servicios comunitarios de limpieza. Expresó que seria ideal proporcionar a cada estudiante con un periodo de practicas, experiencia en servicios de aprendizaje así como experiencia en sus campos de estudio y aprendizaje para asegurar su éxito después de la obtención de un titulo. La UECBE es conocida por ser “un campus para viajeros” donde muchos de los estudiantes no viven en el campus y también trabajan. Esto es algo con lo que Nelson puede sentirse familiarizada ya que durante su tiempo en la Universidad de Nebraska trabajó y vivió fuera del campus. Cuando Nelson era una estudiante de tercer año su hermano y su hermana eran estudiantes de segundo y primer año en la universidad. “Todos trabajábamos,” dijo Nelson. “Teníamos que ir a clase en lo que teníamos disponible una vez era hora de irse. Así que si eso significaba que todos nos apachurráramos en la camioneta de papa entonces eso es lo que hacíamos.” Nelson reconoció la habilidad de los estudiantes de la UECBE en ser capaces de llevar a cabo múltiples tareas además de la escuela, como trabajo y vida familiar como la que tuvo cuando estaba en la escuela. Nelson siente que si la UECBE puede trabajar con empresas que pagan a los internos eso podría proporcionar experiencia laboral muy valiosa. Mientras reconocía que la subvención de nuevos elementos puede ser un obstáculo tiene la confianza de que becas y otras opciones de ayudas financieras pueden ser plausibles. “Las becas son importantes,” dijo Nelson. “Hemos sido capaces de pagar la tarifa de autobús de un estudiante a través de una beca.” Nelson también tiene raíces del Área de la Bahía ya que recibió su Maestría y Doctorado en la Universidad de San Francisco. Trabajó como profesora de biología en una escuela preparatoria y como profesora de ciencias en una escuela intermedia antes de ser empleada por la Universidad Estatal de San José donde trabajo en diferentes áreas hasta ser contratada por la UECBE.
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Activista guía la comunidad a la ciudadanía Por Fernando J Ramírez CONTRIBUYENTE
Traducción por Pavel Radostev Pushina EDITOR DE COPIA EN ESPAÑOL A medida que la carrera presidencial se intensifica, también lo hace el tema de la inmigración ilegal, y estadounidenses ordinarios como Flor Soto están actuando rápidamente para ayudar a los inmigrantes a obtener un estatus legal. En un escuela detrás de la Iglesia Católica St. Michael en Livermore, Soto, la dirigente del centro comunitario Hermanos de Jesús en la iglesia, realiza talleres dos veces al mes diseñados para ofrecer ayuda y asesoramiento jurídico a las personas que viven en el país ilegalmente. “Con la ayuda de los dirigentes de la
comunidad de la iglesia, grupos como este pueden reunirse en un ambiente seguro para discutir los problemas que alteran nuestra comunidad y nuestra nación,” dijo Soto. En estos talleres, a la gente se les proporciona ayuda reuniendo la documentación adecuada que se necesita para obtener un estatus legal, visas de trabajo, peticiones de licencias de matrimonio, y más. Soto y otros voluntarios ayudan a poner a la gente en contacto con abogados que les pueden ayudar, o gente que conocen, que se han enredado en el sistema legal y pueden proporcionar asesoramiento y apoyo moral. “Muchas de estas personas no conocen, o temen la persecución, los pasos que deben seguir para obtener su ciudadanía,” continuo, “Lo que tratamos de hacer es conseguir que se dirijan por el camino correcto para convertirse en legal.”
Gente busca ayuda de soto con problemas migratorios que han crecido a través del tiempo. El numero de personas indocumentadas que viven en los Estados Unidos ha crecido de forma constante todos los años desde 1992, según el New York Times. Las únicas excepciones son los dos periodos de doce meses que siguieron a las recesiones del 2001 y 2008. La cantidad de tiempo que se necesita para convertirse en ciudadano de Estados Unidos se ha incrementado en los últimos años, de acuerdo con el grupo de investigación sin fines de lucro ProCon.org. Todo el proceso, desde la obtención de una tarjeta verde a convertirse en ciudadano, puede tarda hasta veinte y cinco anos. Apenas en 2012, había aproximadamente 11.3 millones de indocumentados viviendo en los Estados Unidos de acuerdo a Slate. Alrededor del 20 por ciento --2.6 millones-- viven en Cali-
fornia, 563,000 de los cuales se encuentran en el Área de la Bahía. Procedente de la Republica Dominicana, Flor paso por el sistema de inmigración en los años 90 y vio lo tediosa que puede ser dicha experiencia. Vivió primero en Nueva York y vino al Área de la Bahía en 2011. No habla ingles. En un esfuerzo para ayudar a otros a evitar los escollos legales, la señora Soto ha coordinado estos talleres durante casi cuatro anos y nunca hay una escasez de personas que necesitan su ayuda. Con el deseo de permanecer en el anonimato, uno de los asistentes al taller, “Ramón” no esta seguro de que las cosas vayan a cambiar nunca. “He vivido aquí ilegalmente durante casi 20 anos, y no se ha hecho ningún progreso real,” comento Ramón tras un taller reciente con Soto. “Por un lado tenemos a Donald Trump amenazándonos con la deportación, y en por el otro Obama esta inscribiendo leyes que
no se pueden considerar ‘legales’, y por el medio hay gente como yo esperando una solución real.” Mientras que los políticos siguen discutiendo estos puntos, la gente como Esteban Uribe recurren a Soto para recibir orientación. Originario de Colombia, Uribe ya había trabajado ilegalmente en un restaurante en San Francisco hasta que Soto le ayudo a obtener una visa de trabajo el ano pasado. El ahora es un gerente en un garaje en San Francisco. “Antes de obtener una forma legal de trabajar, nunca solía viajar largas distancias o tarde durante la noche porque no quería darle a la policía ninguna excusa para investigar mi estatus,” explico Uribe. “No nos paramos a pensar en pequeñeces como esta hasta que las perdemos, y esta es una de las muchas razones por las que estoy tan agradecido por la ayuda de la señora Soto.”
“Con la ayuda de los dirigentes de la comunidad de la iglesia, grupos como este pueden reunirse en un ambiente seguro para discutir los problemas que alteran nuestra comunidad y nuestra nación.”
— Flor Soto, Activista PUBLICIDAD
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Provost From Page 1 school, such as work and family life, like she did during her time at the University of Nebraska when she worked and lived off campus. When Nelson was a junior, her brother was a sophomore and her sister was a freshman at the university. “We all worked,” Nelson said. “We had to get to class in whatever was available once it was time to go. So if that meant piling up in Dad’s pickup truck then that’s what we did.” Nelson feels that if CSUEB can work with businesses who pay interns, it could provide valuable field experience. While she did recognize that getting new things funded could be a hurdle, she is confident that through grants and other financial options a dent can be made. “Grants are important,” Nelson said. “We were able to pay one student’s bus fare to an internship through a grant.” Nelson also has some Bay Area roots as she received her master’s and doctorate from the University of San Francisco. She worked as a high school biology teacher and a middle school science teacher before she was hired by San Jose State University, where she was employed in several roles until her hiring at CSUEB.
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Know your history, know yourself Filipino history month celebrates culture By Ynez Adsuara CONTRIBUTOR
I am one of the 3.4 million Filipino Americans in the U.S., including multiracial Americans who were also part Filipino, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. This month I will celebrate a momentous day in Filipino American history, Oct. 18, 1587. Filipino American History Month was established in October around this day because the 18th signifies the first documented appearance of Filipinos in the continental United States, according to the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS). This particular moment in history unfolds the settlement story of the Filipino sailors that Spaniards called Luzones Indios, who traveled on the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Esperanza (Our Lady of Hope) to what is now Morro Bay, California, according to FANHS. Dorothy Laigo Cordova, executive director of FANHS says that we are celebrating Filipino American History Month, not heritage. “Too many Filipino college students—especially in California—think it is only about heritage; it is about our presence in this country,” Cordova stated. Gearing up for Filipino American History Month, Filipino Americans all around the Bay Area host events and
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expand their involvement with issues in the Philippines. One such organization is located in Hayward, California; ANAKBAYAN East Bay. Founded in 2007, ANAKBAYAN
East Bay is a chapter of the National U.S. Democratic mass organization of Filipino youth and students of ANAKBAYAN Philippines. They respond to the demands of the Filipino youth to
reach a national democracy through a revolutionary standpoint. ANAKBAYAN, like other Filipino American youth organizations in the area, campaigns and supports actions
taken towards the Lumad killings currently going on in the Philippines. Three Lumad tribal leaders and teachers were murdered in front of their community because they called on the armed forces of the Philippines to stop militarizing the Lumad schools and to the rights of education, according to an article from the New York Times. “Three of our members attended the UC Berkeley vigil that was put on by the students. Faculty professors spoke passionately about the issue and everyone who mobilized for the action seemed really moved,” said Nicole Manzana Chairperson of ANAKBAYAN East Bay. Their Facebook page shows a profile photo that states, “I’M FROM THE BAY AREA. I STAND FOR LUMADS.” along with a link to sign a petition to stop military attacks on Lumad schools in Mindanao. Included in their caption are various hashtags such as: #SaveOurSchools, #EndOplanBayanihan, #StopLumadKillings, #StopUrbanShield. On November 8, 2015, ANAKBAYAN East Bay will be hosting a workshop in celebration of FAHM which will include community discussion by schools around the East Bay. Filipino Americans in the Bay Area have built a community from the ground up. Now there are such businesses that are even tailored to what we eat, wear and use. It gradually became easier to access other things such as education and careers. “Filipino Americans continue to celebrate our history because in this generation, I feel like they are searching for it more,” said Manzana Chairperson for ANAKBAYAN East Bay.
Where da' party at? Students respond to decline of campus events By DaRyn Merriwether CONTRIBUTOR My first year at Cal State East Bay I heard it before I knew what was happening: the swell of excited voices just outside my window, accompanied by the heavy bass thump of A$AP Ferg’s “Shaba.” Since I moved into the dorms at Cal State East Bay in Fall 2013, I always looked forward to the moment I could leave my room and meet up with a few hundred other students outside the Dining Commons for the Annual Block Party, hosted by the Resident Housing Association. Tired from the long drive from Southern California, the Annual Block Party was a welcome reprieve for new students like me, and a great way to kick off the year with new friends, classmates, and fellow residents. Move-in day at Pioneer Heights for Fall 2015 was not met with the same gusto. The Annual Block Party was cancelled for the first time in five years. The first Block Party was held in 2009 and attendance averages 500 to 1000 students per year. Current housing residents and students interviewed for this story say a physical altercation occurred between two non-students at the end of last year’s event and may have been a factor in canceling this year’s function. Kenrick Ali, associate director of Residence Life at Lassen Hall, confirmed that incidents in the past four years included physical altercations and drug and alcohol violations which required a response from University Police and Housing staff members. “Unfortunately, these incidents negatively impacted the campus community and the start of a new academic year.” Hoping to start the year on a more positive note, RHA decided to redefine Pioneer Heights Welcome Week to exclude the Annual Block Party. The Annual Block Party is not the first
social function cancelled within the last three years at CSUEB. Local rapper and former student IAMSU! was scheduled to perform at the 2013 Homecoming Dance, but the performance was abruptly cut short and cancelled after attendees rushed the entrance doors. Bay Fest, a campus concert festival open to the community, was supposed to feature Too Short, YG and HBK in 2012 but was cancelled due to “logistical concerns,” according to a public written statement from Associated Students Inc. Theo Folorunso, a recent graduate also known as DJ Slay, is keenly aware of the decline of social events on campus. Folorunso has been a DJ for five years in the East Bay and has worked past campus events, including the Block Party. “Social functions have drastically gone down,” Folorunso said. Folorunso was scheduled to DJ this year’s Annual Block Party, but found out via email from ASI Special Events Coordinator Marc Cochran that the Block Party was cancelled. Two weeks before school started, Theo and his friends Tanee Asberry, Khalil Corbin, Austin Brown and Josiah Riley formed SKWAD, an East Bay party-planning group. SKWAD decided to throw the Pajama Jam in place of the Block Party. The pajama party was held at Russell City Grill and Sports Bar in Hayward to provide easier access for East Bay students. “We all plan together. We all market together,” Folorunso said. “We basically all play the same role.” The day of the party, a majority of students on campus seemed to be making plans to attend. It couldn’t be missed. As I slipped beneath the arm of the security guard, camera in hand, I was met with a room full of students from CSUEB clad in their pajamas. The pulsation of music and flurry of activity with dozens of people still outside waiting to get in was very familiar. “We realized this was something bigger than us which is why we are going to throw a Halloween party,” Folorunso said. The Halloween party is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 30 on Cal State East Bay’s campus. SKWAD is in contact with University Campus Police to discuss the possibility of using the Multi Purpose Room.
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Soccer breaks losing streak in overtime By Louis LaVenture
NEWS AND SPORTS EDITOR Streaks can be good, but not when you’re losing. The Cal State East Bay women’s soccer team got back in the win column on Sunday and ended a three-game losing streak when they defeated Cal State San Bernardino 1-0 in a double overtime thriller at Pioneer Stadium. In the 105th minute of the match and the second overtime period, CSUEB drew a corner kick against the Coyotes (4-5-3 overall, 3-2-1 conference). Junior midfielder Andrea Hernandez booted the ball into the crowd and after a deflection another junior midfielder for the Pioneers, Tia Sidtikun, collected the ball in front of the net and laced a rocket past the goalkeeper for the victory. “It was great commitment from Andrea to transition from hustling to win the ball back for us and then starting our attack,” CSUEB Head Coach Amy Gerace said. “The corner kick was also well executed.” The Pioneers improved to 5-9 overall and 3-5 in California Collegiate Athletic Association matches with just four regular season games left on the schedule. “We would like to have more possession of the ball, but we didn’t, and that’s a credit to East Bay,” CSUSB Head Coach LeBaron Hollimon said. “The last play was one of those tough situations you have to deal with and we didn’t. We gave up so many corner kicks and scoring chances it was bound to happen.” Despite the exciting finish, it was the defense and goalkeeping that kept CSUEB in the match. Several defenders made crucial plays in the marathon match and junior goalkeeper Katelyn
PHOTO BY TAM DUONG JR./THE PIONEER
CSU Monterey Bay forward Kristen Womack (left) fires a shot at CSUEB goalkeeper Katelyn Oshima at Pioneer Stadium last month. Oshima was huge in the net for the Pioneers in the victory. CSUEB’s defense allowed just 4 total shots and 2 shots on goal, both of which Oshima saved. Due to injuries this season at the goalie position, the Pioneers have played multiple people in the position, including a freshman from Livermore, Amanda Valentine. Oshima and Valentine rank second and third respectively in the conference in goals given up with 6 and 9. “The great part is that we feel very confident with both keepers in the net,” Gerace said.
CSUEB dominated the ball and had the advantage in total shots, 15-4, and shots on goal, 7-2. It was a good sign for the Pioneers who have been outshot this season by opponents 165-121. CSUEB has also been outscored by opponents this season 23-15 and are averaging just 1.07 goals per game while their opponents are scoring 1.64 goals per game against the Pioneers. “We just weren’t as sharp as we needed to be,” Hollimon said. “We had to rely on our defensive and we did as much as we could but eventually the law of averages catches up to you.”
The win came on the heels of three straight CCAA Conference losses after the Pioneers started conference play a perfect 3-0. CSUEB fell to Chico State, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Stanislaus before defeating CSUSB on Sunday. With just four games remaining, every match is crucial when it comes to postseason consideration. The Pioneers are currently in seventh place in the conference. CSUEB’s next game is at 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 in Arcata when they travel to take on Humboldt State (6-4-1, 3-2-1) at College Creek Field. The Pioneers will then travel to
Rohnert Park on Oct. 25 where they take on Sonoma State (8-1-2, 5-0-1) at 11:30 a.m. at Seawolf Soccer Field. The Seawolves are in first place in the conference and have won their last six games while allowing just 4 goals to their opponents this season. “Humboldt is a team that has found a lot of success this year,” Gerace said. “Our focus this week is more about us and areas we can improve. We followed that same formula last week and it was one of the best weeks of training in addition to the best I’ve seen the team play this past weekend.”
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