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Missing woman found dead in Fremont Suspect charged with murder
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Peyton Manning said he’d vote for him, but the endorsement of the Super Bowl champion quarterback wasn’t enough and now Jeb Bush’s out of the race. With Bush finally out, all eyes are on three of the remaining candidates to take up the mantle of the Republican establishment and dump popluar candidate Donald Trump. Jeb was the most well funded candidate in the Republican race as he has received $152 million according to OpenSecrets, center for responsive politics. By contrast Trump has raised $27 million. Now that Jeb is out, his handlers, namely the Right to Rise Super PAC, need to pick someone else to back, but some think it’s too late. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” he believes Trump has the upper hand. “He’s got the momentum. I think there’s more [than] a 50 percent chance he’s the nominee.” The Republican establishment is essentially now forced to face the insurgency within their party. Marco
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The Hayward Police Department confirmed on Monday that 22-year-old Stacey Xanthe Aguilar, who was reported missing in San Jose on Feb. 16, is now dead. As of yesterday, Hayward Police Department detectives arrested Esmid Valentine Pedraza, 23, on a homicide charge for the murder of Aguilar, according to a press release from HPD. Pedraza’s arraignment is set for Feb. 26 at 2pm at the Hayward Hall of Justice, held without bail. On Friday, the HPD changed the case status from a missing person to a homicide investigation, however they did not find the body until Saturday. Her body was found in an area off of Morrison Canyon Road in Fremont after the HPD detectives investigation led them to the site. At a press conference on Monday, HPD Chief Diane Urban confirmed that a person of interest in the case had been arrested on an unrelated charge, but their identity was being withheld until the Alameda County District Attorney’s office has formally charged them. No time table was given on when the charges will be filed. Urban said they believe the crime took place in Hayward and the body was transported to Fremont. Residents in the North Hayward neighborhood on Silva Avenue near Jackson Street, said that they called to complain about the house party where Aguilar was last seen on Feb. 14. A neighbor near where
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missing to the San Jose Police Department on Feb. 15 when she never returned home from a birthday party. Aguilar was last seen when she left the party with her boyfriend around 1 a.m., according to partygoers. Her boyfriend, who has not been identified, was arrested in relation to a domestic violence incident on the day Aguilar went missing, however Urban did not elaborate on the details of that case. She did not rule him out as a suspect. According to Aguilar’s stepfather, Salvador Rodriguez, the family is disappointed in the way the police have handled the investigation.
Being an illegal immigrant carries a heavy burden full of fears and obstacles. Beatriz Orozco, 31, was one of the many undocumented students at California State University, East Bay who experienced college without the help and resources needed to build a successful future through education. Orozco started off her college career at Chabot and Ohlone College. She then transferred to CSUEB, where she studied Communications and earned her Bachelor’s in 2011. Orozco even went on to graduate school despite being criticized by her peers. “People used to tell me, ‘Why are you going to school? Why are you working so hard? What a waste of time, you can’t even get a real job,’” Orozco said. “And they were right.’” Last year, Orozco graduated with her master’s degree and now works as a Dean of Students at ACE Empower Academy. She was able to achieve this job because of the opportunities given to her through the DREAM Act. When the California DREAM Act was passed in October 2011, undocumented youths were offered an opportunity to gain a path towards legal residency. Becoming a “DREAMer” gives an undocumented student a new status as an AB540 student, which allows them to pay in-state tuition and apply for federal grants. AB540 students
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the birthday party was held, who asked to remain anonymous, said that her daughter called the police at least once to make a noise complaint. Urban said that there were no calls made to HPD about the party. “We found evidence that indicated this was something more than a missing person,” Urban said. “The people of the community can sleep at night knowing that there is not a murderer out on the loose.” According to the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau, the victim had “numerous gunshot wounds,” but a full cause of death is still pending. The family of Aguilar reported her
An Apple a day keeps Big Brother away Leading tech company refuses to comply in federal case By Shannon Stroud EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
On Tuesday, the FBI asked Apple to unlock the iPhone that belonged to suspect Syed Rizwan Farook in the San Bernardino shootings. On that same day, Apple’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Cook, publicly stated Apple would not unlock the iPhone for the benefit of the case. “We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand,” Cook stated in a public letter to Apple customers. He couldn’t be more right. Apple refused to help the government put away a suspect in a mass murder trial and it’s a big deal. Farook’s iPhone could be a lead towards terrorist organizations that were apart of the San Bernardino shootings which left 14 people dead and 22 wounded. The information on the phone also might bring closure to the friends and family of the deceased, maybe information would reveal why their loved ones were the victims of a terrible crime. Instead of removing the passcode on the suspect’s iPhone, Apple kept their products secure to make sure
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their customers feel safe. But all of this begs the question: what’s more important to the American consumer — privacy or justice? Media outlets have shamed Apple for leaving this horrific case open. They’ve also praised them for keeping customer security in mind. Before you jump to conclusions about the company being a bad Apple, keep in mind that Apple is willing to help: when the FBI requested data from the suspect’s cloud storage, they provided it. Since 2008, Apple has helped the government unlock 70 iPhones — each of these phones ran on dated operating systems. In the newest operating system, unlocking the phone calls for a backdoor encryption. It was when the FBI asked Apple
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NEWS AND SPORTS EDITOR When the parking lots opened in September on Cal State East Bay’s campus, things were supposed to be more convenient for students and faculty. The new lots added 325 new parking spots to serve a predominantly commuter student body and electronic signs at the entrances inform drivers how many parking spots were available. However, those signs have caused more confusion than convenience. Since the first day of the fall quarter, the signs
have constantly read that the maximum number of spots are available, even during peak parking times when the lots are clearly full. “The problem is that folks are driving over both lanes as they enter [and] exit the lots,” according to Derrick Lobo, parking & transportation services manager for the university. “That throws the count off and eventually locks up the system.” To fix the problem, barriers will be installed between the entrance and exit lanes during the break between winter and spring quarter. The posts are designed to force people to pick a lane and
not drift into both. Lobo said that once the barriers are installed, the electronic counters will be reset and “they will hopefully work as advertised.” The new lots were completed in September on the site of the former Warren Hall, which was demolished on Aug. 17, 2013, primarily because of concerns over the safety of the building during an earthquake. On Jan. 22, 2013 the CSU Board of Trustees approved $50 million to replace Warren Hall, which was rated the least safe building in an earthquake for any campus by the CSU Seismic Review
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PRODUCTION STAFF By Sean McCarthy CONTRIBUTOR When compared to the reckless, boisterous, foul-mouthed Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, 45, is calm and sensible. He does not throw tempertantrums and is likeable, which, unfortunately, causes people to believe in his false truths. Cruz has all of the makings of a supposed fine president. He is a Christian man with European features, even though he is part Hispanic; he looks good on television. Cruz appeals to people who believe the Ten Commandments takes precedence over the Constitution, millionaires and Americans who believe America was better before colored immigrants arrived. Cruz is a peddler of misinformation and misrepresentation of political values. When Cruz speaks, the same three topics come up: God, “The Wall” and ISIS. God is an important part of many lives in our country, but he is not supposed to be a part of our legislation. That’s why we have separation of church and state. God has become a focal point of Cruz’s campaign in his fight against same-sex marriage and he is on record saying that Christians are being persecuted because
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they don’t have the right to refuse service to gay couples. This idea that Christians are being attacked because they cannot discriminate against same-sex couples is laughable. Cruz’s endorsement of building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico must be deconstructed. Cruz is the Hispanic who “dislikes” Mexicans, which makes him okay with whites. It is true, Mexicans are taking jobs. However, they are working in professions that Americans do not want, in agricultural fields or the backs of restaurants. The notion that they are responsible for stealing American jobs and are a large portion of our national debt is asinine. Donald Trump says that Mexico sends over rapists and drug dealers. He forgets to mention that he hires the ‘best and brightest’ Mexicans to make his Trump clothing line, in Mexico. Bank of America, Apple, Walgreens, Dell Computers and Linksys are all familiar American companies that outsource some portions of their operations, according to information
group, Companies that Outsource. A wall will not stop a corporation from outsourcing. A wall does not stop wire transfers into politicians accounts. Cruz masks the true culprits, the real thieves: extremely rich Americans who outsource to avoid taxes. Cruz has openly called for gays to be banned from the military and same-sex marriage unconstitutional yet he willingly accepted a $1 million donation from Peter Thiel, a gay venture capitalist and billionaire, in 2012, according to Jay Root of the Texas Tribune. Cruz will bend his own values for anybody with deep pockets. Our unemployment rate of 5 percent is the lowest in eight years, since George W. Bush left office, with a rate of 10 percent, says Jeanne Sahadi of CNN Money. We had a deficit of $1.4 trillion when Bush left and are now at $486 billion, a drop of two-thirds according to Politifact.com. That money was mainly spent funding our war against the Taliban and searching for weapons of mass destruction. Ted Cruz plans to do the same in Syria. Cruz incites vigor in easily
excitable Americans with his use of phrases such as “carpetbomb” to extinguish ISIS. Carpet bombing is when a plane f lies over an area and drops one bomb after another, which creates a carpet of explosions. This tactic of carpetbombing households with civilians inside goes against our very fiber as Americans. Like his wall plan, he knows that this will never work. He only says this because it sounds good. He is lying to the American people about what he will do, just to receive a vote. Cruz is a bad choice to become our next leader. If elected, he will destroy a woman’s right to abortion, Obamacare which is the insurance lifeline to millions of Americans and our constitutional rights to equality, gay or straight. The GOP only represents the wealthiest top 1 percent of Americans in regards to financial policy but misdirect attention to less significant issues. There is no good choice out of the primary GOP candidates. They push an agenda that God, Mexicans and ISIS are the most important issues in our nation, which is simply not true. The GOP policies aim to keep the population ignorant on real issues, divided by our cultures and financially crippled.
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Birth control: A hostage to be freed By Kali Persall CONTRIBUTOR I received my first prescription of birth control pills when I was 14 years old. At 22, I have experimented with three different types of hormonal birth control over the course of eight years and have been to more clinic appointments than I can count. Let’s just say that a dwindling pack of birth control pills has become the symbol of a bitter countdown to another hellish doctor’s appointment that involves dreaded pelvic exams and hours spent in crowded clinic waiting rooms. Thanks to a new California law that will make hormonal birth control available at pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription, those time-consuming, uncomfortable clinic visits will be a thing of the past for women of all ages. Introduced initially on February 2013 by Dr. Ed Hernandez, California state senator from District 22, Senate Bill 493 grants pharmacists the authority to act as health care providers. Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill into law on October 2013, but state regulations delayed implementation, according to the American Pharmacists Association. California is the second state after Oregon, implemented on Jan. 1, to allow birth control to be obtained without a doctor’s prescription. Contraceptives are the only provision of the new law, but it has captured the most media attention and has received an outpour of support. Hernandez explained to The American Pharmacists Association in March 2014, that the Affordable Care Act created a “huge need” for primary care providers. The “series of scope of practice bills,” including SB 493, was created to address that need. Hernandez told The Press-Enterprise, that other states that had adopted similar laws had seen improved access to health care. The law will allow pharmacists to prescribe self-administered birth control methods, such as pills, patches, vaginal rings and injections. A common misconception about the law is that the birth control will be offered “over-the-counter.” Contraceptives will still require a prescription
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from a pharmacist, so it isn’t quite as simple as buying aspirin. Regardless, it’s progress. The fact that women now have a choice about where to get their birth control is something to be celebrated. I am personally looking forward to living in a world where hair spray, mascara and my latest refill can be purchased at the same counter, where birth control is no longer held hostage and instead is available on wellstocked pharmacy shelves. It’s equality disguised as luxury, but nevertheless a step in the right direction. Birth control made more accessible sends a positive message that women’s sexual health is a priority. But shouldn’t it have always been that way? Many women have supported more accessi-
ble birth control for decades. Of 2,000 women asked about their thoughts on over-the-counter birth control by Ibis Reproductive Health in 2013, 31 percent were in favor, according to Reuters Health. Thanks to the new law, women can obtain contraception almost as easily as they would receive a walk-in flu shot, and this convenience is something hundreds of women have looked forward to. To be able to reject a visit to the doctor is progress for those of us who simply don’t have the time or access to a clinic on a monthly regular basis. Unlike Oregon’s law, California law will not impose any age regulations, which is important, because studies show that preteens and young teenagers
are sexually active. In California, there were 30,819 births to women under age 20 in 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A study in the Journal of Public Health revealed that out of 6.6 million pregnancies that occurred in 2008, 51 percent were unintended. As outlined by the Board of Pharmacy, with the new law, women will only have to complete a twenty-question health assessment, have their blood pressure taken and receive counseling and information about the contraceptive before they can walk out with a prescription. Some health care professionals argue that routine check-ups monitor contraceptive side effects and are proactive
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also given a Social Security number, which gives them the opportunity to obtain a driver’s license and a job. After the act, undocumented students still remained hidden in the shadows. Orozco said that “after so many years of pushing and promoting,” talking about “being unafraid,” there is still stigma that keeps “DREAMer’s” from openly talking about their status, which makes it all the more difficult to find other undocumented students to form organizations for their community. “I would rather not people see me that way,” said AB540 student at CSUEB, Luigi Madrid. “It just seems sort of unnecessary.” But Orozco broke away from the status quo. She did everything she could to become more involved with this issue by joining organizations such as Active Dreamers at Chabot College, that offered legal advice, counseling and other services to undocumented immigrants. “The hardest thing was that there were no sort of — not only student program — but any knowledge within the staff of East Bay,” Orozco said. “I found it so problematic that every time I went up to the window, I had to explain that I was an AB540 student, that I was undocumented, that I qualified for resident tuition, that I had signed the waiver under
Rubio is technically a Tea Partier in mainstream politician clothes; he’s ranked as the third most conservative person in Congress and according to conservative activists Heritage Action, John Kasich isn’t viable. Exit polls suggest Trump is beating Kasich in his home state of Ohio. Ben Carson has essentially imploded over the last few months, as reports say he’s been out of funding for about a month now. Trump has now taken three states by significant leads, including Nevada on Tuesday with 45.9 percent of the vote, cementing his status as frontrunner in the race. So far, according to Fox News, some former Jeb donors are flocking toward Rubio. There’s a unanimous sense amongst these donors that Rubio is the natural choice after Bush’s dropping out of the race. They cite Rubio’s electability and “vision,” meaning his demonstrated willingness to appeal to everybody and not be as divisive as Trump, as being major reasons for backing him. “What’s happened here is that a lot of mainstream Republicans realize if they want
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oath, that I have lived in California for so many years, and for the longest time people didn’t even know what an AB540 student was.” The lack of resources and understanding for undocumented students made college all the more a difficult experience for Orozco. “As an undocumented student, I had to hustle — I had to make sure that I had tuition every month because I wasn’t getting any sort of assistance,” she said. Orozco had to work multiple jobs; as a nanny, dog-walker, bartender, house-
keeper and paralegal to pay for school. According to Diana Balgas, the executive director of the Transfer Student’s Program, 196 undocumented immigrant students were enrolled in fall 2015, roughly 1.6 percent of the undergraduate population at CSUEB. CSUEB offers first generation and transfer students resources through the GANAS program, yet undocumented students who do not know how to get help are not offered a space where they can be understood and helped with their different challenges.
health measures that can detect cervical cancer and other health issues early-on. “Routine visits with a healthcare provider can help prevent illness and can find problems that need treatment,” according to Planned Parenthood Federation of America. “Pelvic exams, pap tests and screenings for breast cancer are all vital health care needs for women.” I agree that thorough examinations should not be forsaken in the name of convenience, however this should be the individual woman’s initiative. We are capable enough of taking care of our own bodies. We don’t need doctors to hold contraceptives over our heads in order to lure us to the exam room. For years, male condoms have been handed out free by the dozens in every size, shape and variety, while women’s contraceptives have been obscured behind conditions and regulations. According to Reuters Health, one third of 1,200 U.S. doctors surveyed required women to have a pelvic exam before writing them a prescription, even though research shows that they are unnecessary. “There is no established medical need for women to have the exam before receiving a prescription for birth control pills,” Dr. George F. Sawaya, a researcher of the study told Reuters Health. Concerning? It should be. Mother Jones reporter Stephanie Mencimer said, “Doctors regularly hold women’s birth control prescriptions hostage...Forcing them to come in for exams that research is increasingly showing are too frequent and often unnecessary and ineffective.” Some have argued that there is still work to be done in order to make birth control fully accessible. “Requiring a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense oral contraceptives only replaces one barrier — a physician’s prescription — with another,” said Dr. Mark S. DeFrancesco, president of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in a Jan. 4 statement. This law is about more than just convenient birth control. By liberating contraceptives from the control of doctors and letting women take charge of their own health decisions, pharmacy birth control will set a new standard for healthcare equality in California. to stop Trump, their best bet is Marco Rubio, even over Ted Cruz,” said GOP strategist Ford O’Connell to The Washington Times. “As of today, Rubio gives the Republicans the best shot of winning in November.” The problem is there’s no longer a candidate as solidly liked and part of the establishment as Bush was, according to The Guardian. Purchasing the support of the next establishment candidate won’t be easy. Cruz is too anti-Washington and in bed with the Tea Party movement. Ultimately, wealthy donors are asking themselves if they’ll have to make a deal with their party’s devil figure, the Trump. They really only have until Super Tuesday, when 13 states will hold primaries and caucuses to decide and put some plan into action. In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders did much better with minority voters than expected — he polled 40 percent in Hispanic majority districts in Nevada. However he performed poorly with Black voters, polling at just 22 percent. Based on his performance with the Black electorate thus far, experts predict Hillary Clinton to win South Carolina this Saturday and the rest of the southern states on Super Tuesday, when seven southern states will have primaries.
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Murder From Page 1 “They told us not to search when we mentioned it,” Rodriguez said. “How can we do nothing while she’s missing? Why would they not want us to search?” At the press conference at the HPD on Monday, Urban said HPD never asked the family not to search. “I always had a funny feeling about that boyfriend of hers,” Aguilar’s mother, Marisol Lesio-Capito — who lives in Mexico — said in a phone interview on Sunday. She also confirmed that the two had been together “for a while.” Lesio-Capito also said her other daughter, who lives in San Jose and initially reported Aguilar missing to the SJPD, is the primary point of contact for police. Aguilar had a seven-year-old son who lives in Rosarito, Mexico with Lesio-Capito. Rodriguez and Lesio-Capito both said credits cards that belonged to Aguilar have been used since she was reported missing over a week ago. A team of searchers met at the Safeway parking lot on Jackson and Amador Streets in Hayward this morning but dispersed once news spread that police announced they found Aguilar’s body on Saturday in Fremont around noon. Editor-in-Chief, Shannon Stroud, contributed to this story.
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Parking From Page 1 Board in 2010. The $38 million Warren Hall replacement building, the Academic Services Building, opened in the back of campus earlier this year and according to the Facilities & Development Depart was funded by, “a lease revenue bond from the chancellor’s office that was provided by
“The people of the community can sleep at night knowing that there is not a murderer out on the loose.” −Diane Urban, Hayward Chief of Police
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Hayward Police Chief, Diane Urban, takes questions from the media on Monday at the HPD about the Stacey Aguilar investigation.
the state government.” The $3.7 million parking lot project was approved as part of last year’s school budget. The two new parking lots contain 830 total parking spaces for staff, faculty, students and visitors, whereas the old parking lots that were in use contained 505 total spots. For some students, the signs have caused confusion. “I pull in and I’m like cool, there’s a lot of spots,” freshman Alex Pineda said. “Then you drive around for a few minutes and realize there aren’t any. I just end up parking in the back and walking.” Lobo suggested that people disregard the numbers on the signs until the spring quarter begins and the adjustments have been implemented.
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Apple From Page 1 to create a backdoor to the iPhone that the company said, “no way,” within the same day. The backdoor is an encryption that allows a user to unlock an iphone without the need for the passcode. That four to six digit password that you hold so dear would be able to opened immediately with a backdoor encryption. Any information, photos, credit card numbers that are held on your phone can be taken at anytime. Farook’s iPhone 5C runs on the newest operating system. The difference between Farook’s case and the 70 other iphones, is that Farook’s phone would need a backdoor encryption. “In the physical world, it would be the equivalent of a master key, capable of opening hundreds of millions of locks
— from restaurants and banks to stores and homes. No reasonable person would find that acceptable,” explained Cook in his letter. My daily life revolves heavily around my phone. There are days that I wish I wasn’t so attached to it, but the truth is that my phone has become an extension of me. It’s my main mode of communication, my daily intake of news and the only way I know how to efficiently organize my life. I applaud Apple for fighting for my privacy. Creating a backdoor into Apple’s iPhone is not a one-and-done situation. Once the backdoor is created, it can easily be replicated and used on other phones. This is not a unique issue where the government uses this information only for this case. Once the backdoor is created, you can bet that it will be used in almost every court trial. “And while the government may argue that its use would be limited to this case, there is no way to guarantee such control,” wrote Cook. How would it feel to know, that at any
moment of the day, for any suspicious behavior, your iPhone could be hacked and used against you in court? But it’s more than that. If this encryption is made, what will stop it from getting into the wrong hands? Phones are stolen all the time; if this code is out there and someone steals your iPhone, all those photos, passwords and credit card numbers are gone. The Obama Administration has backed down from this dispute, by not requesting Apple to create a back door, but the privacy of our iPhones may disappear after Nov. 8, when we vote for a new president. “While we believe the FBI’s intentions are good, it would be wrong for the government to force us to build a backdoor into our products,” wrote Cook. “And ultimately, we fear that this demand would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect.” In a world where our computers get hacked and our phone calls are tapped, thank you Apple for fighting for our privacy.
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Mujer de San Jose hallada muerta en Fremont Sospechoso acusado de asesinato Por Louis LaVenture EDITOR DE NOTICIAS Y DEPORTES
Traducción por Pavel Radostev Pushina EDITOR DE COPIA EN ESPAÑOL El Departamento de Policía de Hayward confirmó el lunes que Stacey Xanthe Aguilar de 22 Stacey Aguilar años de edad, reportada como desaparecida en San José el 16 de febrero, ahora se encuentra fallecida. A partir de ayer, detectives del Departamento de Policía de Hayward detuviero a Esmid Valentine Pedraza, de 23 años, por un cargo de homicidio en el asesinato de Aguilar, de acuerdo con un comunicado de prensa de HPD. La acusación de Pedraza se fija para el 26 de febrero a las 2 p.m. en la Sala de Justicia de Hayward, detenido sin fianza. El viernes, HPD ha cambiado el estado del caso de una persona desaparecida a una investigación de homicidio, sin embargo, no hallaron el cuerpo hasta el sábado. Su cuerpo fue encontrado en las afueras de Morrison Canyon Road en Fremont después de que la investigación de los detectives de HPD los llevara al sitio. La jefa de HPD Diane Urban confirmó en su rueda de prensa el lunes que una persona de interés en el caso había sido detenida por un cargo no relacionado, pero su identidad se mantiene en reserva hasta que la oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Alameda lo encuentre
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Jefa de policía de Hayward Diane Urban habla a varios miembros de medios de comunicación sobre la investigación de Stacey Aguilar el lunes en el Departamento de Policía de Hayward. acusado formalmente, sin embargo no se ha mencionado cuando se programará su archivo. Urban dijo que creen que el crimen tuvo lugar en Hayward y el cuerpo fue transportado a Fremont. Urban también dijo que no existían llamadas realizadas a HPD sobre el asunto. Sin embargo, los residentes de la zona del Norte de Hayward cerca de la casa donde Aguilar fue vista por última vez en la avenida Silva, cerca de la calle Jackson, donde una fiesta de cumpleaños tuvo lugar el 14 de
febrero, dijeron que llamaron por una queja. “Hemos encontrado pruebas que indicaban que esto era algo más que una persona desaparecida,” dijo Urban. “La gente de la comunidad puede dormir por la noche sabiendo que no hay un asesino suelto.” Según la Oficina del Forense del condado de Alameda, la víctima tenía “numerosas heridas de bala,” pero las causas de la muerte, aún están pendientes. La familia de Aguilar denunció su de-
saparición a la policía de San José, el 15 de febrero, cuando ella nunca regresó a casa después de una fiesta. Aguilar fue vista por última vez cuando se fue de la fiesta con su novio alrededor de la 1 a.m. de acuerdo a los asistentes a la fiesta. Su novio, que no ha sido identificado, fue detenido en un incidente de violencia doméstica en el día que Aguilar desapareció, sin embargo Urban no especificó sobre los detalles de este caso. Urban no lo descartó como sospechoso. De acuerdo con el padrastro de Agu-
ilar, Salvador Rodríguez, la familia está decepcionado de la manera que la policía ha manejado la investigación. “Nos dijeron que no buscáramos cuando la mencionamos,” dijo Rodríguez. “¿Cómo podemos no hacer nada mientras está desaparecida? ¿Por qué no quieren que busquemos?” En la conferencia de prensa en HPD el lunes, Urban dijo que HPD nunca le pidió a la familia que no busque. “Siempre he tenido una sensación extraña del novio de ella,” dijo la madre de Aguilar, Marisol Lesio-Capito — que vive en México — en una entrevista telefónica el domingo. También confirmó que los dos habían estado juntos “por un tiempo.” Lesio-Capito también dijo que su otra hija, que vive en San José y en un principio informó de la perdida de Aguilar a la SJPD, es el principal punto de contacto para la policía. Aguilar tenía un hijo de siete años de edad que vive en Rosarito, México con Lesio-Capito. Rodríguez y Lesio-Capito ambos dijeron que tarjetas de crédito que pertenecían a Aguilar se han utilizado desde que fue reportada como desaparecida hace más de una semana. Un equipo de investigadores se reunieron en el estacionamiento de Safeway en las calles Jackson y Amador en Hayward esta mañana, pero se dispersaron cuando la policía anunció que encontraron el cuerpo de Aguilar el sábado en Fremont alrededor del mediodía. Un vecino cerca del lugar donde se celebró la fiesta de cumpleaños, que pidió permanecer en el anonimato, dijo que su hija llamó a la policía, al menos una vez para hacer una queja de ruido, una llamada telefónica que Urban negó ser recibida. Urban dijo que se hará la información sobre la persona de interés en la custodia disponible una vez que haya cargos formales presentados.
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Una manzana al día mantiene lejos al Gran Hermano Empresa líder en tecnología se niega a cumplir en un caso federal Por Shannon Stroud EDITORA EN JEFE
Traducción por Pavel Radostev Pushina EDITOR DE COPIA EN ESPAÑOL El martes, el FBI pidió a Apple que desbloqueara el iPhone que pertenecía al sospechoso, Syed Rizwan Farook, en el tiroteo de San Bernardino. Ese mismo día, el director ejecutivo de Apple, Tim Cook, declaró públicamente que Apple no desbloquearía el iPhone para el beneficio del caso. “Estamos en contra de esta orden, lo cual tiene implicaciones que van más allá del caso legal que nos ocupa,” Cook declaró en una carta pública a los clientes de Apple. No podía tener más razón. Apple se negó a ayudar al gobierno en el caso de un sospechoso en un juicio de asesinato en masa y es un gran problema. El iPhone de Farook podría ser una ventaja hacia las organizaciones terroristas que tomaron parte en los disparos que dejaron 14 muertos y 22 heridos en San Bernardino. La información sobre el teléfono también podría darle un cierre a los amigos y familiares de los fallecidos, tal información podría revelar por qué sus seres queridos fueron víctimas de un crimen terrible. En lugar de eliminar el código de acceso en el iPhone del sospechoso, Apple mantuvo sus productos seguros para asegurarse de que sus clientes se sentían seguros. Pero todo esto lleva a la pregunta: ¿qué es más importante para el consumidor — privacidad o justicia? Los medios de comunicación han avergonzado a Apple por dejar este terrible caso abierto. También los han elogiado por mantener la seguridad del cliente en mente. Antes de saltar a conclusiones acerca de Apple de ser una mala compañía, ten en cuenta que Apple estaba dispuesto a ayudar: cuando el FBI solicitó los datos de almacenamiento en la nube del
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sospechoso, la compañía lo proporciono. Desde el 2008, Apple ha ayudado al gobierno a desbloquear 70 iPhones — cada uno de estos teléfonos corrian en sistemas operativos anticuados. En el sistema operativo más reciente, desbloquear el teléfono requiere un cifrado de puerta trasera. Fue cuando el FBI pidió a Apple para crear una puerta trasera para el iPhone que la compañía dijo, “de ninguna manera,” ese mismo día. La puerta trasera es un cifrado que permite a un usuario a desbloquear un iPhone sin la necesidad de un código de acceso. Así que la contraseña de entre cuatro y seis dígitos que tanto apreciamos, un cifrado de puerta trasera sería capaz de desbloquear el teléfono de forma inmediata. Cualquier información, fotos, número de tarjeta de crédito que se mantienen en su teléfono se puede tomar en cualquier momento.
El iPhone 5C de Farook ejecuta en el sistema operativo más reciente. La diferencia entre la situación de Farook y los otros 70 iphones, es que el teléfono de Farook necesitaría un cifrado de puerta trasera. “En el mundo físico, sería el equivalente a una llave maestra, capaz de abrir cientos de millones de cerraduras — desde restaurantes y tiendas a los bancos y casas. Ninguna persona razonable consideraría que es aceptable,” explicó Cook, en su carta. Mi vida diaria gira en gran medida alrededor de mi teléfono. Hay días en que me gustaría que no estuviera tan apegado a él, pero la verdad es que mi teléfono se ha convertido en una extensión de mí. Es mi principal modo de comunicación, mi ingesta diaria de noticias y la única manera que sé cómo organizar mi vida de manera eficiente. Aplaudo a Apple por luchar por mi privacidad.
La creación de una puerta trasera en el iPhone de Apple no es una situación de uno y hecho. Una vez creada la puerta trasera, puede ser fácilmente replicada y utilizada en otros teléfonos. Esto no es un problema único en el que el gobierno utiliza esta información sólo para este caso. Una vez creada la puerta trasera, usted puede apostar que va a ser utilizado en casi todos los juicios en la corte. “Y aunque el gobierno puede argumentar que su uso estaría limitado a este caso, no hay ninguna manera de garantizar dicho control,” escribió Cook. ¿Cómo se siente al saber que en cualquier momento del día, para cualquier comportamiento sospechoso, el iPhone podría ser hackeado y usado en su contra en la corte? Pero es más que eso. Si se hace este cifrado, que va a evitar que caiga en las manos equivocadas? Los iPhones se ro-
ban todo el tiempo; si este código está ahí fuera y alguien roba su teléfono, todas esas fotos, contraseñas y números de tarjetas de crédito se habrán ido. La Administración Obama ha retractado de esta diferencia, al no solicitar a Apple para crear una puerta trasera, pero la privacidad de nuestro iPhone puede desaparecer después del 8 de noviembre, cuando votemos por un nuevo presidente. “Aunque creemos que las intenciones del FBI son buenas, sería un error que el gobierno nos obligase a construir una puerta trasera en nuestros productos,” escribió Cook. “Y en última instancia, tenemos miedo de que esta demanda quede mermada de la libertad que nuestro gobierno tiene la intención de proteger.” En un mundo donde nuestros ordenadores son hackeados y nuestras llamadas telefónicas escuchadas, démosle gracias a Apple por luchar por nuestra
Estudiantes indocumentados sueñan de educación Por Kenzi Hilario y Erika Fernández COLABORADORES
Traducción por Pavel Radostev Pushina EDITOR DE COPIA EN ESPAÑOL Ser un inmigrante ilegal lleva una pesada carga llena de miedos y obstáculos. Beatriz Orozco, de 31 años, fue una de los muchos estudiantes indocumentados en la Universidad Estatal Californiana en la Bahía del Este que experimentó la universidad sin la ayuda y los recursos necesarios para construir un futuro exitoso a través de la educación. Orozco comenzó su carrera universitaria en los colegios Chabot y Ohlone. Ella luego fue trasladada a la UECBE, donde estudió Comunicaciones y obtuvo su licenciatura en 2011. Orozco incluso llegó a la escuela de posgrado a pesar de ser criticada por sus compañeros. “La gente solía decirme, ‘¿Por qué vas a la escuela? ¿Por qué estás trabajando tan duro? Qué pérdida de tiempo, ni siquiera se puede conseguir un trabajo real,’” dijo Orozco. “Y tenían razón.” Apenas el año pasado, Orozco se graduó con su maestría y ahora trabaja como decana de estudiantes en la academia ACE Empower. Ella fue capaz de conseguir este trabajo debido a las oportunidades dadas a través de la Ley DREAM. Cuando la acta DREAM de California fue aprobada en octubre de 2011, a los
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indocumentados todavía permanecen ocultos en las sombras. Orozco dijo que “después de tantos años de empuje y la promoción de hablar de “no tener miedo,” todavía hay estigma que mantiene al Soñador de hablar abiertamente sobre su estado, lo que hace que sea aún más difícil encontrar otros estudiantes indocumentados y crear organizaciones para su comunidad. “Prefiero que la gente no me vea de esa manera. Sólo parece una especie de
innecesaria,” dijo estudiante AB540 de la UECBE, Luigi Madrid. Pero Orozco se separó del statu quo. Hizo todo lo que pudo para involucrarse más con este tema al unirse a organizaciones tales como Soñadores Activos en la escuela Chabot que ofrecían asesoramiento jurídico, y otros servicios a los inmigrantes indocumentados. “Lo más difícil fue que no había ningún tipo de — ni programa de estudiantes — pero ningún conocimiento
entre el personal de la Bahía de Oriente,” dijo Orozco. “Me pareció tan problemático que cada vez que iba a la ventana me veía obligado a explicar que yo era un estudiante AB540, que estaba indocumentada, que clasifico para la matrícula de residentes, que había firmado la renuncia bajo juramento, que llevo viviendo en California durante tantos años y durante mucho tiempo la gente ni siquiera sabía lo que era un estudiante AB540." La falta de recursos y la comprensión de los estudiantes indocumentados hicieron que la universidad fuese una experiencia aún más difícil para Orozco. “Como estudiante indocumentado, tuve que apurarme — tenía que asegurarme de que tenía la matrícula todos los meses debido a que no estaba recibiendo ningún tipo de ayuda,” dijo Orozco. Tuvo que trabajar en varios trabajos como niñera, paseadora de perros, camarera, ama de llaves y asistente legal para pagar la escuela. Según Diana Balgas, la directora ejecutiva del programa de estudiantes de transferencia, 196 estudiantes inmigrantes indocumentados se inscribieron en el otoño de 2015, lo que representa un 1.6 por ciento de la población de estudiantes en la UECBE. La universidad ofrece recursos para generación primera y transferencia de estudiantes a través del programa GANAS. Sin embargo, los estudiantes indocumentados que no saben cómo obtener ayuda no se les ofrece un espacio donde puedan ser comprendidos y ayudados con sus obstáculos.
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Women vote on preference not gender Young feminists reject Clinton’s old school feminism By Elizabeth Avalos STAFF WRITER Earlier this month, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and feminist Gloria Steinem caused an uproar among younger Democratic female Bernie Sanders supporters. Steinem accused women of going with Bernie Sanders because, “the boys are with Bernie,” while Albright warned young democratic female voters that, “there’s a special place in hell for women who do not help each other.” Both women have since apologized for their statements, but this has not stopped young feminist Bernie Sanders supporters from feeling betrayed by their remarks. This recent controversy and the lack of support towards Hillary Clinton on behalf of young Democratic women, became especially evident following Clinton’s loss to Sanders at the New Hampshire primary. It has placed great emphasis on the generational divide that exists between older and younger feminists, and has consequently raised questions about why and how this divide occurred. “Hillary Rodham Clinton’s generation (notably recently Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright) may assume today that young women voters insufficiently appreciate the work, sacrifice and accomplishments of their generation,” Dr. Lynn Comerford, professor and director of Women’s Studies at Cal State East Bay, stated. Their sentiments express frustration and the belief that
young feminists do not understand the importance of working as a gendered constituency to break down barriers to women’s equality. Hillary Clinton’s generation of feminist women was largely composed of white women fighting for the concerns of white, heterosexual, middle class women. The concerns of white women during second-wave feminism starting in the 1960s were largely about making America less sexist, but there has since been a shift. While Hillary Clinton’s generation once had no problem speaking for all women, they took for granted that there was an essence to being a woman. Today’s young feminists do not automatically engage in group-think, and understand that the presence of their “XX sex chromosomes” does not directly mean that their policies are feminist, meaning one’s gender does not influence one’s political, economic and social rights. “Younger women voters, I think understand the importance of the shift to a feminist intersectional approach in which one examines how social structures in addition to gender impact one’s identity, such as race, class, sexuality, ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, etc.,” Comerford stated. CSUEB Kinesiology professor and feminist Dr. Rita Liberti further highlighted that the historical context under which older feminists and younger feminists have lived plays an important role in the way each generation is treating Hillary Clinton’s run for office. While she acknowledged that Hillary Clinton and her generation helped pave the way for a woman to reach the position that she currently holds, this does not directly mean that younger women are going to set aside their views and vote for her
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simply because she is a woman. Young feminists care more about their needs being met rather than whether their president is a male or a female. “Young women voters want to know where Clinton and Sanders stand, for
example, on college education costs, gay rights, Wall St. regulation, TPP, NAFTA and off shoring jobs, campaign finance reform and climate change, among other important issues,” Comerford explained. Young feminists who are in-
terested in social progress are not going to set their needs aside to vote for a less progressive candidate only because they share the same gender, and they understand that of the two, Sanders is the more progressive candidate. Although many older generation feminists may feel severely disappointed by the response or lack of support on behalf of young democratic female voters, their personal opinions on the stance of young feminists does not mean that young feminists are rejecting what it means to be a feminist. “All feminists have different ideas,” Liberti stated. Hillary Clinton’s generation may hold a great sense of urgency to see a woman break the gender barrier in the White House, but younger feminists are less concerned with gender and more concerned with electing a candidate that supports their views and positions on important nation-wide issues. Furthermore, while older generation feminists have waited their whole lives to witness a woman be elected president, young feminists understand that we are closer to this than we once were, but will not compromise their views and needs for the sake of finally witnessing a woman be elected into office. ”Today’s young women voters, like today’s feminist theorists, are more nuanced in their decision making because they understand that women are not a unified social group,” Comerford stated. “Both understand that women face urgent issues that go beyond gender.” When young feminists reject Hillary Clinton, it does not translate into the rejection of feminism. Their preference for Sanders simply implies that they believe he will be better for women, for men, for families and for the country as a whole.
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The long road to Wrestlemania CSUEB student trains to become professional wrestler By Jesse Castro STAFF WRITER Melissa Estrada’s love for wrestling did not happen overnight; it began in a household with two older brothers who would practice their favorite wrestling moves on her. “My brother thought he killed me with an F-5 once,” Estrada said. The F-5 is the signature move of famous wrestler Brock Lesnar, who picks up opponents on his shoulders, spins and drops them, face first, onto the floor. Wrestling with her brothers as a young girl fueled her love for the sport and gave her the drive to pursue a career in professional wrestling. “I watched it with my brothers since I was young,” Estrada explained. “My parents used to take us to events and it’s something I’ve always been in love with. My neighbors even gave me Wrestlemania tickets as a graduation gift.” Estrada was one of the thousands of fans who attended Wrestlemania 31 in March 2015 when it came to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Estrada wants to inspire kids and teens in the same way she was when she was younger. Her ultimate goal is to join World Wrestling Entertainment, which averages around 3 million viewers each week with shows like Raw and Smackdown, according to Wrestling News World. “It kept me out of trouble,” Estrada said. “When I was 15 and my friends were out being wild, I’d just stay home and watch wrestling. I studied the moves and enjoyed it so much.” A Cal State East Bay freshman, Estrada balances a life of studies with training to become a professional wrestler. Estrada has studied kinesiology at CSUEB since last fall and on the weekend of her eighteenth birthday last December, she dedicated her time outside of school to train at U.S. Karate School of the Arts in Hayward. She is just three months away from entering the ring for her first official match. “It’s nerve-racking to say the least, but it’s something I’ve always wanted to do,” said Estrada. Estrada trains for two hours nearly
every Saturday and Sunday with CSUEB Alumni Jason “Styles” Rogers, who trained the current WWE NXT Women’s Champion Bayley in 2008. NXT is a professional wrestling development branch of World Wrestling Entertainment that showcases up-and-coming wrestlers who are in the transition between independent and professional wrestling. “It takes a lot of commitment,” Estrada said after an afternoon training session on Valentine’s Day. “You have to give up parts of your personal life when it comes to following your dreams.” At the start of her training, Estrada learned to roll, fall and bump, which are safe movements that allow wrestlers to avoid injury when they take on an opponent. These skills create a foundation for wrestlers before they begin intensive training in high spots and suplexes. High spots involve moves like a clothesline or a back elbow which are meant to hit the upper chest or face of an opponent, while suplexes involve grappling, lifting and tossing an opponent. Although the outcomes to matches are predetermined, the moves are not necessarily rehearsed. Wrestlers might not even speak to one another about a match until minutes before they enter the ring, which means the performance and instincts of wrestlers are a key factor in making each match exciting and believable for the audience. “Students have to learn how to control their bodies throughout a match,” said Rogers. “Melissa has progressed quite a bit since she started.” Estrada still has a long road ahead of her before she can make her debut among wrestlers like NXT Women’s Champion Bayley or Divas Champion Charlotte, but her journey begins here in the East Bay. After she finishes her training, Estrada will continue to wrestle on the local independent circuits, like California Lucha Libre or Los Banos Pro Wrestling, which are not affiliated with any larger professional wrestling organizations like WWE, Impact or Extreme Championship Wrestling. Estrada will craft her in-ring persona while she wrestles on the independent circuits where she hopes her skills and style will get recognition from WWE. Although she hasn’t decided what her persona will be, Estrada is confident she has what it takes to be a great wrestler. “You can teach someone all the moves, but you can’t teach heart and passion,” said Estrada. ILLUSTRATION BY CRYSTAL JEFFERS/CONTRIBUTOR
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Peyton Manning has nothing left to prove Time to call it quits for star quarterback By Erik Khan CONTRIBUTOR Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, 39, solidified his legacy after he won his second Super Bowl ring. It is time for him to ride off into the sunset and retire a champion. Those who watched Super Bowl 50 saw Manning in the twilight of his career. Manning had arguably the worst Super Bowl performance of any quarterback on the winning team in history, as he went 13-for-23 for 141 yards, which included an interception and no touchdowns. Those 13 completions came on balls that were thrown soft, not like the Manning of the past who could laser the ball to his receivers no matter the coverage. The Broncos won the game because of their dominant defense, which suffocated the Panthers offense and budding superstar quarterback Cam Newton, forcing 4 turnovers. This felt strange, as Manning’s past Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts teams were led by him and his high-powered offenses. Historically, his defenses have let him down. It wasn’t just this one game this past season in which Manning underwhelmed, this was statistically the worst
season of his 18-year career. In nine starts, he threw 9 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, second most in the league. He consistently threw ugly passes last season, sailing the ball past open receivers and also had zero mobility in the pocket. Manning was benched in week 11 for backup quarterback Brock Osweiler when Head Coach Gary Kubiak revealed Manning suffered from plantar fasciitis. He returned midway through the Broncos week 17 contest against the Chargers and led them to victory. Manning’s play in the postseason showed a total shift in his past offensive philosophy. The days of Manning throwing it 40 plus times a game were gone. Instead, the Bronco’s offense centered around Manning handing the ball off to running backs, Oakland native CJ Anderson and Ronnie Hillman. Manning had officially become a game manager, and has barely been able to get by. While Manning insists he has not made a decision on his future, the speculation that he should retire after his Super Bowl 50 victory looms large. His mother Olivia recently told ESPN that she wants her son to retire a champion. CJ Anderson agreed when he was recently on NFL Total Access. “Let him ride off into the sunset in the correct way. What else does he have to do? He’s got five MVPs, two Super Bowl rings, he’s first in every statistical
category.” When interviewed after his Super Bowl victory, Manning dodged the questions about his potential retirement, stating he needed to take some time to make the decision. In reality, Manning needs to decide by March 9 when his $19 million salary for the 2016-2017 season becomes fully guaranteed. Given Manning’s level of play, it would be shocking if the Broncos agreed to pay this amount and are instead more likely to release him and move forward with Osweiler or sign a free agent quarterback. His father Archie recently told ESPN that if he does come back for another season, the quarterback knows the Broncos are not a viable option. Would Manning really want to force the Broncos into cutting the all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns? Back in 2012, Manning was released by the Colts following a series of neck surgeries. Changing teams the first time may not have severely hurt his legacy, but doing it again, especially when his skills have clearly diminished below his standards, will certainly yield the same result. Manning is one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time and his recent second Super Bowl win only cemented this status. He has nothing left to prove and to play for another team at his current level would be foolish. Manning needs to make the right decision and retire.
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2016
THE PIONEER
Pioneers sink Fresno Pacific water polo By Louis LaVenture NEWS AND SPORTS EDITOR From the start of the match, the Cal State East Bay water polo team had the foot on the pedal and never let off. The Pioneers jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead on their way to a 16-5 thrashing of Fresno Pacific University on Saturday at Pioneer Pool. CSUEB is now 5-6 overall and 0-1 in Western Water Polo Association Conference competition this year. Last year at this same point in the season, the Pioneers were 3-9, but eventually made it to the WWPA conference championship game, where they fell to the number one seed UC San Diego Tritons, 10-8. Senior Sabrina Hatzer picked up where she left off on Friday when she scored a school record 8 goals in one game against Sonoma State in Rohnert Park during the 11-7 victory. Hatzer scored 2 times in the first period and added another in the final period which gave her 3 goals on the day. “Our goal was to counter attack and not allow shots,” CSUEB Head Coach Lisa Cooper said. “We knew we were a lot faster than them and we wanted to press to take advantage of that.” Hatzer is second on the team in goals with 16 and trails only senior Tori Dettloff who has a team-high of 18 this season. Dettloff recorded a game-high 4 goals on 5 shots and 5 steals in the victory. “We came out strong,” Dettloff said. “We weren’t worried about their attack.” The Sunbirds’ attack wasn’t strong and Dettloff capitalized with a big steal in the third period with one minute left that she turned into a goal on the offensive end, which made the score 12-2. However, Sunbirds senior Nia Apodaca answered right back and ended the third frame with a hard shot to the top left corner making the score 12-3 in favor of the Pioneers after three periods. “They’re fast and push a good pace,” Apodaca said. “It’s not disappointing it’s just more frustrating when you don’t execute.” FPU sophomore Julia Ponce scored her
CSUEB senior Tori Dettloff passes the ball to teammate junior Olivia Mackell during a 16-5 victory over Fresno Pacific at Pioneer Pool on Saturday.
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team’s final goal of the game on a breakaway after she floated the ball over the goalkeeper to cut the CSUEB lead to 13-5. Pioneers sophomore goalkeeper Miranda Diehm made a few big saves in the fourth period including a stop on a hard shot with 4:40 left in the final frame, which caused the bench to erupt. CSUEB junior Olivia Mackell and senior Nayiri Kechichian both had 2 goals and
five other Pioneers pitched in with 1 goal each. A trio of seniors, Casey Rushforth, Jenn Lightbody and Taylor Cross, all scored goals in the win and they all have at least 10 goals this season. Sunbirds senior Alyssa Stevens led FPU in goals in the loss with 2 on 4 shots. Next up for East Bay is a road trip to Thousand Oaks for the Cal Lutheran
Tina Finale Invitational at Samuelson Aquatic Center on Saturday and Sunday. The Pioneers will take on Siena College (1-3 overall), Pomona-Pitzer (04), Villanova (7-5) and Chapman (0-0) in the two-day event. CSUEB will return home on March 10 when they play a doubleheader against Azusa Pacific (5-7) and Hartwick College (5-3).
Women clutch in close home victories By Louis LaVenture
NEWS AND SPORTS EDITOR Close calls were the theme of the weekend for the Cal State East Bay women’s basketball team. The Pioneers are now at an impressive 23-4 overall and a nearly perfect 17-2 in California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference games this season after a win at the buzzer and another one that went to overtime. The record has East Bay in first place in the conference with just one regular season game left on the schedule. “We knew that Saturday was going to be just as tough as Friday night,” senior guard Shannon Bland said. “Being an athlete in that situation we just have to keep our focus. Not play timid and just be smart with the basketball.” On Friday, the Pioneers went to the buzzer with Cal State Dominguez Hills (18-8 overall, 16-2 conference) and pulled out a last second win thanks to Bland. With the game tied at 57, Bland nailed a jumper with no time left on the clock for the thrilling last second triumph, 59-57. “I saw three people go with Lacie [Effenberger] on the handoff,” Bland said. “She passed me the ball because I was open… when I caught the ball I saw Breezy [Tori Breshers] fly at me for the shot so I knew I had to get around her, and then I saw their athletic guard come to block my shot so I knew I had to release the ball early, and after that it seemed like a blur.” East Bay trailed the Toros by as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter but managed to mount a comeback. With 6:55 left on the clock, the Pioneers trailed 51-41 but were able to knock down a few layups and some free throws to cut the lead to 2 points with just under 4 minutes to play. The two teams exchanged buckets before the game-winner by Bland. She finished with 13 points and 4 assists
while Breshers led the way for the Pioneers with 17 points and 5 rebounds in 28 minutes on the floor. Guard Breanne Garcia had a game-high 22 points in the loss for the Toros. If that wasn’t close enough for CSUEB, Cal State Los Angeles (8-16, 6-12) made sure it was. The Golden Eagles forced the Pioneers into overtime on Saturday, but CSUEB managed to eventually put away CSULA, led this time by Effenberger and Bland. The two senior guards combined for 47 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals in the 81-69 overtime victory. “The main key to keep the momentum going into the postseason is to continue trusting in one another,” Breshers said. “We are a very talented group of individuals but we will not go very far into the postseason if we try to excel by ourselves.” Despite the 7 point halftime advantage for the Pioneers, the Golden Eagles were able to mount a comeback of their own led by senior forward Bree Parsons and sophomore center Rikke Fabricius who compiled 21 and 15 points respectively. CSULA senior forward Geena Greene scored on a layup with 1:57 left that put them up by 3 points. Green then fouled Bland on the next possession and Bland made one of her two charity stripe shots to cut the lead to 2 points. CSUEB senior forward Bianca Littleton got a steal on the next play and Effenberger found her as she ran the floor for a layup to tie the game at 65 and force overtime. The Pioneers dominated in the extra session and outscored the Golden Eagles 16-4 for the 81-69 win. Next for the Pioneers is their final home game and senior night on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Pioneer Gymnasium when they host the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters who are 9-17 overall this year and 5-14 in CCAA contests. No matter the outcome of the final regular season game, the Pioneers will host a first round playoff match at Pioneer Gymnasium on the Hayward campus on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Their opponent has yet to be determined.
CSUEB senior guard Madison Craig drives to the basket during a win over CSU Dominguez Hills on Saturday in Hayward.
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