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Fall 2016 Issue 2
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CITY COUNCIL STRIKES DOWN CRUDE OIL TRANSPORT PLAN
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SILVER AND BLACK VICTORIOUS OVER TITANS
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Al Fresco attendees take pictures and video of singer and songwriter from San Francisco Marc E. Bassy at CSUEB's annual event at the Hayward campus Wednesday afternoon at the Arts and Education walkway.
Al Fresco shakes up campus
Raiders could stay at home in Oakland Marc E. Bassy, Kamaiyah By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Two weeks into the 2016 NFL season, the focus should be on the field. However, for the Oakland Raiders, off-the-field issues have dominated the headlines as of late. That trend continued yesterday when Stadium Real Estate Partners, LLC in association with The Integral Group sent a letter to Oakland city officials that outlined their plans to buy the Oakland Coliseum and either renovate it or build a new one, according to their attorney Martin J. Greenberg. This announcement came on the heels of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s decision to put the brakes on a potential move for the silver and black. For months rumors of the Raiders moving to Las Vegas and San Antonio have circled the team, however, Goodell said team officials must seek a permanent solution in Oakland before they seriously pursue relocation. According to Oakland city officials, the city rejected the offer from the group led by NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, and will not pursue a deal with them. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said she did not recommend the proposal be submitted to but still entered into a 90-day negotiation period with the group earlier this month. NFL Executive Vice President Eric Grubman was in the Bay Area earlier this week to visit with local leaders and discuss the future of the Raiders, according to Schaaf. Schaaf did confirm that Lott was at the meeting and Grubman also attended the home opener in Oakland, a 35-28 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 18. Oakland is off to a great start this season after a 17-10 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday that has the silver and black 2-1.
co-headline annual event By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
For the 28th time in Cal State East Bay history, the annual fall festival al Fresco took over the Hayward campus yesterday. More than 100 booths and tables lined the Arts and Education
walkway to showcase clubs, organizations, departments, students services and other campus resources, which aimed to welcome students, staff and faculty back to campus. A major attraction of the event are the live performances, which are free of charge to all students and staff. Oakland rapper Kamaiyah and San Francisco-born musician Marc E. Bassy headlined the event. Kamaiyah performed her hits “Out The Bottle” and “How Does It
Feel” and Marc E. Bassy performed “You & Me,” which features rapper and Oakland native G-Eazy, who was not present at the event. Last year’s event featured Pia Mia, a hip-hop singer from Guam, and Southern California artist Casey Veggies. Oakland singer Adrian Marcel and Oakland hip-hop group Los Rakas performed two years ago. Al Fresco is about more than just performances. Director of Student Life and Leadership Marguerite
Hinrichs said the goal of the event is to connect students with the resources available to them, as well as highlight clubs, organizations and the importance of student involvement on campus. “I got an alarm system and I basically changed my major,” sophomore Brandon Carillo said. “I thought it was just a party, but I can’t believe it is all of this.”
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East Bay students armed with personal alarms By Kali Persall MANAGING EDITOR Forget pepper spray: a USB drivesized personal alarm system is becoming the new safety option on campus for students. The University Police Department, in collaboration with ASI, and the Housing and Risk Management departments purchased 5,000 devices for the university — enough for the entire freshman class and more — according to UPD Lieutenant Omar Miakhail. “This was not just a police initiative but really a partnership between several University Departments all focused on reducing crime and providing students with more tools to be safer both on and off campus,” said Miakhail. The alarm, which was released by the Oakland-based start-up Robocopp in Aug. 2015, is small enough to fit on a keychain, but at 120 decibels, is as loud as an ambulance siren, according to Robocopp public relations director Jill Turner. Robocopp maintains that it is the world’s smallest SOS alarm system, weighing in at less than an ounce, and has challenged customers on its website to find a smaller, lighter and louder alarm. This claim has gone uncontested, according to Turner. The idea is that if a student finds themselves in a dangerous situation, they can pull the black pin at the top of the device and the ear-splitting alarm will scare off the threat while attracting
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help, Turner explained. If the pin is not reinserted, the alarm will sound continuously for 30 minutes. The device is water resistant, childproof and if unused, the battery will last for one year on standby. The pin can also
be reinserted and the alarm used again. A study done by the International Institute of Criminology in Montreal found that 68 percent of criminals flee the scene as soon as they hear an alarm. Devices were handed out at the
freshmen orientation on Sept. 20 and al Fresco on Wednesday and have been randomly distributed around campus by the participating departments,
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Don’t underestimate him on election day By Sean McCarthy STAFF WRITER Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson will not win the election this year, but he will help determine who becomes the next president of the United States of America. Johnson is a third party politician running for president under the Libertarian Party. Johnson was an accomplished athlete, business owner and former governor of moderate New Mexico. He is unknown to most who are not actively involved with politics, but he has the highest poll percentage for any third party candidate since Ross Perot, who claimed five percent as an independent in 1992 and as a Reform party candidate in 1996. Bloomberg polls show Trump leading two percent over Clinton, but polling institute Quinnipiac University shows Clinton over Trump by one percent. Johnson currently has around eight percent of the polls on average and tops out at ten percent, according to RealClear-
Politics.com. Trump and Clinton both carry around 40 percent of the polls apiece so Johnson’s ten is a huge deal. To this day, many Americans believe that Ralph Nader stole the election from Al Gore in 2000. The election came down to the wire and Florida was the last state to tally the vote count. Bush Jr. won the state and election with 537 more votes that Al Gore in Florida, according to the Federal Election Commission. Nader gained 97,488 total votes in Florida and less than 3 percent of the popular vote. “Nader got a few percent,” according to David Baggins, professor of political science at Cal State East Bay. “They were mostly people who would have preferred Gore to W. Bush. So if Nader had not been an option, Gore would have won.” The Libertarian Party has normally taken votes away from the Republican Party, because Libertarians tend to favor small government, take a right-wing stance on guns and support the abo-
lition of income tax, privatized health care and free trade, according to the Libertarian Party’s website. But Johnson and the Libertarian Party favor the legalization of marijuana, believe in isolationism in favor of national security and advocate for abortion and gay rights. Johnson’s isolationism intends to keep America out of foreign affairs and focus on issues at back home. Political poll analysis website FiveThirtyEight’s 2016 election forecast predicts that Johnson will take more votes away from Clinton than Trump. For the first time, the Libertarian Party has over five percent of the polls and will take votes away from the Democratic Party. The moderate liberal voters that would have been for Clinton in a traditional two-horse race are now voting in favor of Johnson. That is a problem for the Democratic Party. Johnson’s presence is actually much more valuable to third party causes, rather than just serving as a thorn at Clinton’s side.
The Federal Election Commission states that when a party gets five percent of the popular vote during the presidential election, that party will then receive public funding for the next election. The federal government will match up to $250 of an individual candidate’s donation for each donor when the five percent threshold is reached. Public funding goes a long way to help promote a party and get it on the national spotlight. If Johnson is able to receive more than five percent of the votes this election, the entire landscape of the 2020 elections could shift in unpredictable ways. Third party politicians have been kept silent in American politics for far too long. Our system has been built to only support two parties and whichever party gets over 50 percent of the Electoral College wins the presidency. Johnson’s cause will not appear to have an immediate effect on the presidential stage this November, but will affect American politics for years thereafter.
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Correction
In the Sept. 22 issue of The Pioneer, the story titled “Local artist captures Hayward diversity in mural paintings” was incorrectly attributed to Contributor Jillian Sanchez. The author of the story was Managing Editor Kali Persall.
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Benicia city council votes unanimous ‘no’ on crude oil by rail
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Valero’s controversial refinery plan derailed By Kali Persall MANAGING EDITOR On any given day, trains can be heard screeching throughout Benicia on the Union Pacific Railroad, transporting industrial materials and automotive parts. A unanimous vote by the city council guaranteed that crude oil will not be riding the rails into the city anytime soon. On Sept. 20, the Benicia City Council unanimously denied a three-year proposal that would’ve allowed the Valero oil refinery to transport 70,000 barrels of Canadian tar sand and North Dakota bakken crude oil into the city by 100 cars daily on the Union Pacific Railroad. The refinery currently receives crude oil via underground pipeline and by ship. The project wouldn’t have added to the current amount brought in, and in fact 81 percent of the crude oil normally imported by marine vessels would have been transported into Benicia via rail, according to the Valero Crude by Rail Project Description. Thirteen-year Benicia city council member Tom Campbell said that he and Mayor Elizabeth Patterson opposed the project since April due to concerns about potential environmental catastrophe. However, going into the council meeting it was uncertain whether there would be a third vote to secure a rejec-
tion. It was Benicia city council member Christina Strawbridge whose stance tipped the vote, and a snowball effect ensued, according to Campbell. The unanimous veto of the project by all five city council members comes just a few months after a June 3 train derailment that occurred on Union Pacific tracks in Mosier, Oregon. The cars spilled 42,000 gallons of crude oil into the environment and kindled an inferno that burned for 14 hours, according to the Associated Press. “There’s a lot there to give you pause,” said Strawbridge. “The railroad industry hasn’t caught up with safety standards. It’s not nearly enough for me to feel comfortable going forward with this project.” Strawbridge said she maintained an open mind about the project until the Oregon derailment occurred, which she called “a game changer” because the cars that derailed were the same ones Valero proposed to use in it’s project. In a statement to the city regarding the project, Union Pacific maintained that it is continuously improving its safety measures by inspecting tracks, locomotives and cars carrying crude oil and hazardous materials daily. Rail HazMat train accident rates have declined by 91 percent since 1980 and Union Pacific trains 1,3000 “This shows that nothing is foolproof, even under the best circumstances,” said Campbell. “You can do everything right and be the most skilled...but if it goes wrong with this, it goes really wrong.” Valero is the largest employer in
the city and generates 25 percent of the city’s general fund of $31 million through property and user taxes, according to Strawbridge. The Valero refinery has maintained a partnership with the city of Benicia since the year 2000, and currently provides over 400 jobs to both residents and non-residents, Valero reports. The Benicia refinery is one of two in California to earn the Voluntary Protection Program “Star Site” designation for health and safety programs that successfully control occupational hazards, according to Valero public affairs manager Sue Fisher Jones. The Benicia refinery has since passed two recertification audits since earning the title in 2006. In addition to transporting oil by train, the project would have also included the construction of a service road, an offloading facility, 4,000 feet of underground pipeline and the replacement of underground infrastructure at the refinery, according to the project’s final Environmental Impact Report. The project would’ve created 20 permanent full-time jobs and 120 temporary jobs. The project was formerly rejected by the Benicia planning commission in February due to concerns about the dangers a derailment could pose to cities, residents and the environment. The train would pass through heavily populated areas and on tracks close to the ocean on the route from Roseville to Benicia, according to the Benicia planning commission. Crude oil spills via railroad constitute less than one percent of total pipeline spills over the past decade and average pipeline spills are four times larger than the average rail spill, according to a statement by Union Pacific to the city regarding the project. Valero appealed the project with the city council in March and a final decision was deferred to the September 20 meeting pending a second opinion from the Surface Transportation Board, a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation that regulates railroad activity across the U.S. The city council waited to find out whether the STB would grant Valero indirect preemption — independence from city jurisdiction — because of its connection with the railroad, which is already preempted, said Campbell. The current preemption clause applies to cities, counties and states and makes it so that they don’t have juris-
diction over railroad activities, safety measures or regulations. In its March appeal, Valero argued that it should receive these same rights because a rejection of the refinery’s project would affect the railroad’s economic success, indirectly violating preemption. A “yes” vote by the STB would’ve been unprecedented and would’ve taken away the rights of Benicia city leaders to have any say in the project details — including the location of the new offloading dock and the facilitation of safety measures — explained Campbell, who said the city council received the STB’s ruling that preemption wouldn’t extend to Valero just five hours before the city council meeting. The city was advised to make its ruling based on the project itself, independent from the railroad concerns, in order to honor preemption, said Campbell. “This is easily the biggest vote by far that I have made in my 13 years on city council,” said Campbell. “This is way over our heads. We usually deal with potholes in the streets and stuff.” Strawbridge said the project has evolved over the past three years from a simple permit request for the refinery to build racks to receive the crude by rail. Crude oil was formerly transported from Venezuela and the Middle East, and it seemed safer to get it from the North American region, she explained. Transporting it via railroad would’ve had less of a negative impact on air quality in Benicia, but not as a whole regarding other uprail areas, said Strawbridge. “I really felt that this was not something Benicia should have to do [making this decision],” said Strawbridge. “It’s a federal issue; it’s a state issue and it’s been put in our laps. It’s time to put that away. I really feel like the unanimous vote on Tuesday night sent a really strong message to what this means to the community and what this means at large.” Campbell and Strawbridge both told The Pioneer that the issue will likely escalate to the court level, as Valero is expected to sue the city. The council will reconvene on Oct. 4 to list more findings on the concerns behind its ruling. “I’m just hoping that we can move forward as a community and start the healing process,” said Strawbridge.
according to Miakhail. At the time of publication, the Hayward UPD had 300 devices left after supplying the Cal State East Bay Concord campus with 200 or so, Risk Management is down to 1,000 and the other participating departments ran out, confirmed UPD Administrative Assistant Jessica Ramirez. Miakhail said the goal is to be innovative when it comes to student safety. The alarms retail for an individual price of $15.99 on the Robocopp website but Miakhail said the university received a discount since they were purchased in bulk. Each department paid for their own allotment. Turner said that data shows that people typically prefer non-violent means of self-protection to weapons. “I think you’re going to see way fewer people using and thinking of pepper spray as their first go-to,” she said. “I don’t want to knock pepper spray — it saves lives and it’s a great tool — but we find that the majority of consumers and people we talk to want something that is non-violent and cannot be used against them.” East Bay isn’t the only college to jump on the Robocopp bandwagon. Turner said the device is used on over 100 campuses across the country, including several CSU’s and UC’s in California. “East Bay is just a really forward-thinking campus,” said Turner. “It’s able to take action and spend the energy on crime prevention. There’s a lot to be said for that. I think they’ll set a good example for a lot of campuses.” The University Police Department looked for something convenient and effective when considering the device as a useful safety tool for students, according to Miakhail. “It’s all about making sure students are safe and have as much info as possible,” said Miakhail. “It’s just one more tool they can use.” The miniature alarm is personalized with East Bay’s red and black school colors, the UPD phone number and a barcode to the East Bay’s Pioneer Guardian campus safety phone app, powered by Rave Guardian, which was deployed by the UPD last September, according to Miakhail. The Pioneer Guardian allows users to set “timer sessions” for how long they predict a specific route will take when walking alone, across campus or any place they feel uncomfortable, according to the Rave Mobile Safety website. They can then select a friend, family member or even the UPD as a point of contact to be notified by phone if they don’t “check in” after reaching the destination. A 2014 UPD crime report recorded one case of rape, two of domestic violence and two of stalking. Liquor law violations outnumbered all other crimes, with 113 reported cases. Crime rates are relatively low at East Bay, however not all college campuses can say the same. One in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while at college, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. Ninety percent of sexual assault victims at college don’t report the assault. Miakhail said that other Cal State and local campuses have called to find out more about the item since its launch at East Bay. “It’s something different,” said Miakhail. “I don’t think there are any other campuses that have an item like this.” Based on the feedback and popularity of the device, Miakhail said they will be restocking again in the near future. The alarm systems are available at the UPD and free for all students with a Bay Card.
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Raiders defense comes up big in road win By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF After giving up 70 points in their first two games this season, the Oakland Raiders were lucky to be 1-1. However, it was the defense that finally came through for the silver and black on Sunday in Tennessee when they improved to 2-1 after a 17-10 road win over the Titans (1-2). The defense forced four turnovers in the game including an interception by free agent cornerback acquisition Sean Smith, that stopped a scoring drive, who was nearly benched for his poor play in the first two games of the year for the Raiders. Second-year Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota was responsible for all four of the turnovers, as he threw two interceptions and fumbled the ball twice. Oakland quarterback Derek Carr played a solid game and finished the day 21-for-35, passing with 249 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Oakland has recently switched to a three-headed monster at the running back after the emergence of rookies Jalen Richard and DeAndre Washington forced the coaches to spread the carries around. The two combined with starting veteran running back Latavius Murray to
rush for 122 yards and one touchdown. The game came down to the last minute of play when Titans wide receiver Andre Johnson seemingly tied the game after Mariota found him for a game-tying score late in the contest. However, Johnson was called for a penalty for pushing off of Oakland cornerback T.J. Carrie and on the final play another Raider cornerback made a game-clinching pass defense in the end zone. “We’ve got a long way to get where we want to be,” Oakland Head Coach Jack Del Rio told reporters following the game. “But this was a glimpse into what we can be when we play the right way.” Despite giving up 70 points in their first two games, the Raiders made just two changes on defense by putting linebacker Cory James in for Ben Heeney and rookie safety Karl Joseph for Keith McGill. The moves paid off as the defensive unit stifled the Titans offense time after time and gave up 393 yards, a touchdown and a field goal. This was the second road win of the season for the silver and black, who lost their lone home game this year to the Atlanta Falcons in Oakland on Sept. 18. Oakland will have to take their act on the road again on Sunday when they travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens (3-0) who won their last two games on the road.
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Oakland Raiders' Ben Heeney (50) tackles Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) after releasing the ball in the first quarter of their preseason game at the Coliseum in on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016 in Oakland, Calif.
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Left: San Francisco artist Marc E. Bassy performs at al Fresco, CSUEB's annual Fall event. Right: Students dance during the headlining event Wednesday afternoon at the Arts and Education walkway.
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Men's soccer rebounds after tough loss and getting in crosses,” said Sauer. “It can put us at an advantage for our future games.” The men trailed up until the 75th minute when senior forward Preston Hale scored off of a save made by Humboldt's goalkeeper, putting the ball into
By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER On Sept. 23, the Cal State East Bay men’s soccer team fell to Sonoma State (3-2-3 overall, 3-1 conference). This was the Pioneers’ third loss in a row. Fortunately, the team was able to bounce back on Sunday and get their first conference win of the season against Humboldt State (3-4-1 overall, 1-3 conference). East Bay looked sharp in the beginning of their first game of the weekend against Sonoma, when senior forward Steffen Sauer took advantage of Sonoma’s goalkeeper coming out of the net, giving the Pioneers a 1-0 lead in the first minute of the game and Sauer his first goal of the season. The lead did not last long though, and the Seawolves came back seven minutes later when senior forward Armando Coronel scored a goal into the top right hand corner of the net, tying the game. Sonoma did not stop there. In the 30th minute, the Seawolves were fouled and freshman forward Maury Lopez took the kick, scoring it in the bottom left corner of the goal to give the Sonoma the lead. The Pioneers were still in the game going into halftime only down one, but Sonoma got the best of them and maintained control in the second half. In the 82nd minute, junior Andrew Ogilvy took a shot from the left side of the field and landed it into the far right right post, sealing the win for the Seawolves at 3-1. “We were not executing our chances
“It did not really matter who scored the goal, I just wanted to win.” -Victor Calderon CSUEB midfielder
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Cal State East Bay junior midfielder Micheal Paiva gets tackled during a home game against the Humboldt State Jacks at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward on Sunday. well enough,” said Sauer. “Especially in the first half. We need to score more goals; when you score goals it makes the difference. If we don't, we cannot win.” The men shook off the loss and focused on the next game against Hum-
boldt State University and were able to capture their first win of conference play. East Bay had a shaky start as Humboldt took the lead and scored in the 23rd minute. Junior midfielder and forward Johan
Muliadi, assisted by freshman midfielder Jason Schmidt, kicked it over the goalkeeper into the top right corner of the box. The Pioneers did not let the goal put them down. “We have to keep doing what we are good at, such as playing the ball wide
the right corner. The goal put the game at a tie and sent the teams to overtime. Four minutes into overtime, the Pioneers were fouled and senior CSUEB midfielder Victor Calderon took the free kick, which landed right in the bottom left corner, giving the Pioneers the 2-1 golden goal win, just as the women’s soccer team did before them. “Throughout overtime it did not really matter who scored the goal, I just wanted to win,” said Calderon. The Pioneers face Santa Cruz at home on Friday in a nonconference game.
Ravenscroft gives women first conference win By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER After losing five games in a row, the Cal State East Bay women’s soccer team secured their first win of conference play on Friday against former 2015 CCAA champions Sonoma State (6-1-1 overall, 4-0 conference), who are ranked #22 in the nation. The Pioneers were stellar on defense in the first half of the game. Sophomore defender Savannah Schultz kept Sonoma’s forwards from scoring, helping East Bay get the shutout in the first half. In the second half, East Bay and Sonoma both set up scoring opportunities with well-timed passes, but could not put the ball in the net. Nine minutes into the half, East Bay was fouled outside the 18-yard box and junior defender Janelle Herrera took the kick that the Sonoma goalkeeper
managed to tip just over the top goalpost. As the game continued, Sonoma broke down the Pioneers’ defense and got their first goal in the 63rd minute. Sonoma junior forward Sara Van Wagoner scored a sliding shot inside the 18 yard box from an assist by junior forward Katie Mohr. The Pioneers continued to push despite being down. East Bay’s senior forward Megan Ravenscroft took a promising shot inside the 18 yard box in the last 20 minutes of the game, but was not able to execute it. As the game went back and forth, Sonoma forward Mohr netted a shot from about 25 yards out in the 70th minute, which gave Sonoma the 2-0 win. “We have to be a lot hungrier in the box, to prevent losses like this and get us goals,” said senior midfielder Andrea Hernandez. East Bay had to let go of the loss and shift their focus to their next game,
“We have to be a lot hungrier in the box to prevent losses like this and get us goals.” -Andrea Hernandez, CSUEB midfielder which took place last Sunday against the Humboldt State University Lumberjacks (2-6-0, 1-3). The Pioneers did just that and East Bay was finally able to capitalize on some scoring opportunities in this game, especially Ravenscroft. In the 35th minute, Ravenscroft scored on an error by Humboldt's goalkeeper who turned over the ball after
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an incomplete pass in front of the goal, giving the Pioneers the 1-0 lead. “I was just in the right place at the right time, being aggressive in the box,” said Ravenscroft. East Bay remained ahead until 20 minutes into the second half. The Lumberjacks were able to tie the game on a goal by freshman midfielder Valeria Perez in the 67th minute.
The game stayed tied for the remainder of regulation play, and sent both teams into overtime. Ravenscroft came to the rescue again after she beat Humboldt's goalkeeper in the last second of the first half of overtime, to give the Pioneers the 2-1 golden goal for the win and their first victory of conference play. “It feels great to lead my team to this first win,” said Ravenscroft. “I’ll remember this game for the rest of my life. We put the ball in the back of the net and all believed as a team we needed this game and we refused to lose again, we were tired of it.” Ravenscroft’s two goals in this game gives her four goals total so far for her senior season. The Pioneers have a hold on conference play for the next two weeks as they play a nonconference game versus UC Santa Clara on Friday, giving them a chance to get out the final kinks before heading back into the CCAA.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
THE PIONEER
And we’re at the center of it. Our region represents the next frontier of innovation and growth, and by almost any measure — job creation, culture and quality of life — the East Bay is on the rise.
WE ARE THE EAST BAY’S UNIVERSITY. With campuses in Hayward, Concord and downtown Oakland, Cal State East Bay serves one of the nation’s most diverse student populations, reflective of the cultural mosaic that is the East Bay. Guided by a faculty on a mission to transform lives, our students are developing the real-world skills and aptitude to contribute to the region’s growth. We’re not just educating students — we’re elevating communities.