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California Collegiate Athletic Associ-ation play tipped off for the Cal State East Bay women’s basketball team

this past weekend, who finished the home stand 1-1 and are now 5-2 overall this sea-son.

CSUEB lost to the 22nd ranked team in

the country Cal Poly Pomona, 76-60 on Fri-day followed up by a victory over UC San Diego 74-57 on Saturday at Pioneer Gymna-sium in Hayward.

The Pioneers were dominated by the Broncos in the first half of Friday’s game finding themselves down by 13 points at the break.

“We didn’t have the size to battle down low,” CSUEB Head Coach Suzy Barcomb

said. “The physical nature of the game played to (Cal Poly Pomona’s) strengths, not what we do well.”

The Pioneers managed to make it a game in the second half, led by senior guards for CSUEB, Stephanie Lopez and Micah Walker. The duo combined for 22 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and four steals

W ith college application deadlines approaching, many aspiring college students prepare for the

vigorous task of preparing for college. While higher learning comes at a high price, many graduating high school students are unaware of some of the hidden costs that it takes just to get into college:

SAT Registration Fee – $52.50. Subject Test Fee - $26. Language with Listening Test – $26. A standardized test is meant to qualify students for college. The test is to show colleges what students know, and affects college admission based on the university. Some colleges require a subject test for different placements. It has been recently redesigned, and scores range between 200 to 800 per test.

College Applications: $55.00 CSU, $70.00 UC Each applications requires a payment upon submission when applying. If a student does receive a fee waiver, they are only allowed up to 4, but the rest must be paid for afterwards.

Placement Tests: $36 for CSU, $110 for UC California State Universities requires students in the 11th grade to take a placement test for both English and Mathematics, unless they were exempt from scores because of AP tests.

Protesters took to the streets this past Sunday to rally up and give voices to the recent victims of police related deaths. They swarmed the corner of

Broadway and 14th Street in Oakland with pickets and

posters demanding justice for multiple lives.Many groups joined together for the demonstration of

police brutality, including the ANSWER Coalition, who spoke on the behalf of the unacceptable police force. The street corner was decorated with banners up reading “Jus-tice for O’Shane Evans,” and “ A Militarized Police Harms Beloved People.”

The citizens also held up their signs calling for an end to

racist killings, and justic against the police.“The police do not protect and serve us, the only thing

they serve us with are warrants, batons, and bullets,” they said.

The group told listeners that the community and streets belong to the people and that racist officers will not shoot anymore of their people. They filled the streets with chants

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In terms of public relations, there has never been a darker time in National Football League his-

tory than the 2014 season. The league continues to dominate headlines for all the wrong reasons, and yet the money continues to pour into the owners’ pockets at unprecedent-ed levels.

It appears that no matter how many legal issues the players get into, no matter how many former players sue the league over concussions and brain damage, and no matter how haphazardly Com-missioner Roger Good-ell runs the league, America just can’t stop consuming the product.

According to the Nielsen ratings, 23 of the top 25 most-viewed programs this fall have been NFL games, and an average-rated NFL game is still viewed by more Americans than the title-deciding games in the NBA, NHL, and MLB in 2014.

Football enjoys an un-touchable monopoly over sports media at the college and professional level.

However, common sense dictates when a com-pany suffers a severe public relations issue there will be backlash. Why is the NFL getting a free pass?

The league’s ‘time heals all wounds’ approach to governing it-self appears to have been flawless-ly executed. Last Friday, domestic

abuser Ray Rice was reinstated to the NFL after his indefinite suspen-sion by an arbitration court.

The court found that Commis-sioner Roger Goodell’s failure to make unilateral punishments and choose case-by-case suspensions violated

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league and players’ union’s collectively bargained agreement. While the media cov-ered this decision extensively, the

reinstatement of Rice symbolized exactly what the league wanted: an

end to the domestic violence sto-ryline.

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Rice was suspended indefinitely after his original suspension of two games.

They are reactionary, and they do what the public dictates but only as long as the public dictates it.

A f - ter the media dropped the Ray Rice storyline, the league realized that with no financial hit from the saga, the crisis was over and it was time to act like nothing happened.

The real heart of the matter is the con-sumers of the league are fans, who often don’t consider them-selves supporters of the league, but of one franchise.

Fans voiced their displeasure with the league, but continue to buy tickets to support their teams, and con-tinue to buy merchan-dise and media cov-erage because they’re showing their loyalty to a franchise, not the cor-porate headquarters.

The league office acts as the bogeyman while the teams rake in the profits, and thus the league makes mon-ey despite the disdain.

Until fans stop buy-ing tickets and mer-chandise from their lo-cal teams, the league as

a whole will not change. They’ll simply react to

public opinion, then let time heal all wounds. For all that the NFL has failed at

over the past few years, it’s hard to argue that their solution to the do-mestic violence PR disaster was any-thing other than brilliant – for them.

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T he University Police Department is currently investigating an alleged sexual assault of a female student by

a male non-student at the Pioneer Heights residence hall Tamalpais.

According to University Police Chief Sheryl Boykins, the incident took place on the night of Nov. 19 and the following morn-ing. It was reported to the UPD on Nov. 23.

Although the suspect is not in custody, “currently, we do not feel there is any im-

mediate danger [to the campus community]. If that should change for any event, we will make a notification,” said Boykins.

The suspect is a black male adult, 5’6”, and 23 years old with dreadlocks and brown eyes. UPD believes he was invited as a guest after traveling and meeting via BART.

No charges are currently made against the assailant due to the investigation still being conducted, and at this time, only limit-ed information can be provided to the public said Boykins.

Boykins is asking anyone who might have information valuable to the investiga-tion to contact UPD at 510-885-3791, or re-port it anonymously at 510-885-2444.

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In the spirit of the holidays, the theater and dance department will perform “It’s a Wonderful Life,” directed by Carlos Agu-

irre, who has been with the California State University, East Bay Theatre and Dance de-partment for three years.

The 1946 classic is centered on George Bai-ley, a man living in the fictional town of Bed-ford Falls, who gives up his dreams to help others in his community. With some angelic interference, he shows what the town and those living in it would have been like had he not helped his friends and neighbors.

Aguirre has been professionally involved with the theater for more than fifteen years. He attended Santa Fe University of Art and De-sign and his theater debut began in fifth grade when he wrote a screenplay about cops and robbers.

“I got into debating first and I realized what I love about debates is the drama of arguing,” said Aguirre. “The drama of that was enter-taining to me. So I channeled that and figured out what I wanted to do. And I started off doing a lot of acting.”

The production will be portrayed as a live radio play version but Aguirre made a few minor changes to it: the heavenly entities in the story will be portrayed as females. He also made some changes that suited his personal-

ity. Aguirre is a beat boxer and he wanted to change the music element in the production to include hip-hop and jazz.

“That’s where I’ve taken it into a different direction,” Aguirre said on the subject of the music element of the play. “Because I’ve done that, I think it’s affected how the actors are do-ing their work and the way the design is. And I think that’s good.”

“I did a bit of hip-hop,” he further stated, “but it’s mainly done in a jazz/doo-wop style. I’ve done that element and with live vocal sound ef-fects as opposed to having people who mimic the sounds of a door closing, wind blowing, etc. which is how it is traditionally done in a 1940’s broadcast style.”

“It’s a Wonderful Life” is Aguirre’s direc-

torial debut at CSUEB. On choosing the cast, Aguirre listened for earnest voice talent. And for Blake Weaver it came naturally.

Weaver, who will be playing the lead role of George Bailey, also starred as the main antagonist for the fall production of Tartuffe. He is a second year theater and dance major at CSUEB.

“We’re doing a lot of the sound effects as if it were a radio play with our voice,” Weaver said. “We did a lot of vocal work and we learned a couple of beat boxing techniques to further our knowledge on the vocal aspect of the show.”

“It’s a Wonderful Life” will have perfor-mances in the University Theatre on Dec. 12 and 13 with 8 p.m. showings and Dec. 14 with a 2 p.m. showing.

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Rivers releases first EP “Balloom”By Shannon Stroud

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K evin Rivera, who goes by his stage name Kevin Rivers, is a Bay Area

native who spent the last year putting together his first five song EP, “Balloom.” The album dropped on Wednesday, Dec. 3.

After graduating from SFSU with a major in communication, he went to the City College of San Francisco to pursue music. At the time, his ideal job was to score music for movies.

It wasn’t until he took a composition course that he realized he really wanted to dive into creating music. In the composition course Rivera took, he was assigned weekly to compose different types of music.

“It was during synth-popthat I wrote my first pop song, “Diamond Ring.” I wrote it two

hours before class, and it was just one those things where everything came together. My teacher had no critique and she told me, ‘Kevin this is a hit,’” said Rivera.

After that week in class, he realized that he wanted to put out a pop-synth album. This was the beginning of his commitment to making music. Pop music and soulful oldies influenced “Balloom.” He found inspiration in eclectic sources, from Frank Sinatra to video game soundtracks.

Personal experiences played a key role in writing the album. Rivera explains that his song “A Week” was written after a trip to New York, where he met a stranger who changed his life.

Rivera said, “[In New York] I met a stranger on the train. Because they didn’t know anything about me, who I was, or where I was coming from, I felt so free. I felt like I could be finally

really be who I was, without judgement. It was inspiring.”

Through a mutual friend, Rivera met producer Scott McDowell, who has produced albums for artists Sean Hayes, Geographer, The Stone Foxes and more.

“I brought [McDowell] my concept and we built off of that. We just clicked, from there things started to fall into place,” said Rivera.

With producers costing up to $600 a day and studio times running $60 and over an hour, Rivera had to find an alternative route to pay for his EP.

In May 2014, he created a Kickstarter campaign, where he asked friends and family to help back him. His campaign ran for 40 days, during which 116 donors contributed $7,500 in June. With a little more money in his pocket, a producer, and his material written, “Balloom” started to

come together.“[Writing this album] went

surprisingly smooth for me. Tracks one and two came out quickly and so did tracks three and four. The only issue I had was track number five. I hit writers block for months,” said Rivera.

Rivera has three different writing processes; he starts the music creation with either the piano, computer editing, or scoring depending on his mood. Writing track five, “Our Hearts,” was a combination of each different style.

To celebrate the drop of “Balloom,” Rivera had a small show in San Francisco at venue Viracocha, on Wednesday Dec. 4. Virachoca features a bottom floor specifically for music events that holds 100 people, which Rivera’s fans filled up easily.

As the show’s opening time approached, the balloons covering the stage start to be tossed

around as Rivera’s fans yell for him to start.

At 9:30 p.m., Rivera started his set with the first song on the album “On Your Way.” The crowd was jumping and dancing around to the upbeat sound from the stage.

“I loved the first song, it just got everyone pumped up for the rest of the show. It brought a lot of energy to the crowd,” said audience member Alexandria Johnson.

After two songs, Rivera dismissed his band from the stage where he walked over to the piano to do stripped down versions of the songs from “Balloom.” Among the acoustic versions Rivera also covered the song “Believe” by Cher. As the show comes to an end, Rivera thanks the crowd for all their support and love he feels. Audience members cry out for an encore, which he obliges to and then exits the stage.

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sirve a la Hayward, Castro Valley y el área de San Lorenzo. Sulphur Creek ha estado en el negocio durante 30 años y es el hogar de más de 100 ani-males individuales que representan a más de 40 especies diferentes.

La mayoría de los animales en la cala del azufre nunca puede volver a entrar en la naturaleza debido a le-siones físicas o psicológicas que les impiden poder para sobrevivir como Wesley, el buho de granero.

Wesley nació en la naturaleza. Tomado de su nido como un mochue-lo, alguien lo capturó para mantener como mascota. Cuando búhos se convierten en adultos, se vuelven agresivos y peligrosos. Como resul-tado, Wesley es muy cómodo alred-edor de la gente, tan cómodo que él piensa que ellos son búhos también. Esto puede suponer un riesgo para la comunidad si Wesley decidió defend-er su territorio en contra de lo que él piensa son otros búhos. Wesley ten-drá que pasar el resto de sus días en la cala del azufre.

Deborah Varner es una alumna de la Universidad Estatal de California, East Bay y el naturalista ventaja en la cala del azufre. Varner dice Sul-phur Creek es como un hogar lejos de casa, un santuario para los que vienen a visitar.

“Usted acaba de venir aquí y te si-entes como si estuvieras en la natu-raleza a pesar de que estás en el cen-tro de Hayward. Uno sale a la calle D, estás en el centro, justo ahí, pero es sólo un pequeño oasis en la ciudad aquí “, dijo Varner.

Sulphur Creek está subvenciona-do por el Distrito de Parques y Rec-reación Hayward Área, pero Varner dice también se necesitan donaciones para ayudar a proporcionar a los an-imales con las cosas que necesitan.

Cada año durante las fiestas, Sul-phur Arroyos pone un árbol de Navi-dad en el interior de su Discovery Mu-seum. El árbol se llena de adornos, y en cada adorno, hay un elemento que aparece en la parte posterior. Los miembros de la comunidad pueden agarrar un adorno, comprar el artícu-lo en la lista, y luego se coloca bajo el árbol de Navidad. Los productos

que se extienden de un frasco de comida para bebés para alimentar zarigüeyas a una bolsa de comida para perros. El árbol que da per-mite a la comunidad para contribuir al bienestar de los animales.

“Creo que lugares como la cala del azufre son muy importantes para tener en la comunidad, ya que enseña a la comunidad a convivir mejor con la vida silvestre en sus áreas”, dijo Nicole Greene, alumna CSUEB y Director de Educación de la fauna en la cala del azufre.

Con 150 voluntarios activos y 15 miembros del personal, siempre hay trabajo por hacer en la cala del azufre. Sulphur Creek se ocupa de 500 a 1.000 animales al año.

Ningún animal llega a la cala del azufre porque son saludables. Todos los animales en la cala del azufre están allí porque no puede sobrevivir en la naturaleza por su propia cuenta. La mayoría de los animales están ahí debido a la in-terferencia humana. Han visto los animales que son capturados por los gatos, golpeado por los coches, atrapados por las trampas de pega-mento o electrocutados.

“Creo que cada situación de los animales sin duda puede tener un elemento de ser muy triste. Pero los que funcionan en los seres hu-manos, las lesiones y las enferme-dades humanas infligidas esos son probablemente la más triste para mí de todos modos,” dijo el natu-ralista Miranda Britton.

Según Varner, la mayoría de los animales salvajes a terminar en su patio trasero porque están explo-rando para la alimentación y la vol-untad más que probable salir dentro de una hora si no está herido. Si el animal se mantiene durante dos a cuatro horas, es probable que el animal puede ser herido. Si ese es el caso, Varner insta a que llame a Sulphur Creek para que puedan instruir sobre la mejor manera de manejar el animal y prepararlo para ser introducidos en el centro de rehabilitación.

“Todos los animales salvajes juegan un papel en nuestro eco-sistema, animales como pequeños como mosquitos son polinizadores necesarios para muchas plantas; a las zarigüeyas que hurgan en descomposición fruta y carne que actúa como la limpieza de la tripu-

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lación de la naturaleza,” dijo Varner. La mayoría de los animales aten-

didos en la cala del azufre no están en peligro, pero la mayoría de ellos vienen a Sulphur Creek después de un encuentro con seres humanos o sus mascotas. “Los gatos domésticos son algunos de los peores culpables cuando se trata de razones por las pequeñas aves y mamíferos son traí-dos al hospital. Si los seres humanos no liberaron a sus mascotas, estos an-imales salvajes sería saludable,” dijo Varner.

Greene dice que cuando se trata de la vida silvestre, la mejor cosa

que puedes hacer es dejarlo solo. “Disfrútala. Respetar y dejarlo solo. Deje que haga su cosa,” dijo Greene. “Mientras más de un compromiso que hacen a convivir con la fauna en su vecindario, el refrigerador se puede.”

Sulphur Creek está certificada por el Departamento de Pesca y Vida Sil-vestre, el Departamento de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de California y el De-partamento de Estados Unidos Esta-dos Unidos de Agricultura.

El Sulphur Creek Nature Center está abierto al público de lunes a vi-ernes, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. excepto los días.

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Protestas llegan a Berkeley y Oakland

Manifestantes salieron a las calles el domingo pasado para reunir y dar voz a las víctimas recientes de la

policía muertes relacionadas. Llenaron la es-quina de Broadway y la 14th calles de Oakland con piquetes y carteles exigiendo justicia para múltiples vidas.

Muchos grupos se unieron para la dem-ostración de brutalidad policial, incluyendo la coalición ANSWER, que hablaron en nombre de la fuerza policial inaceptable. La esquina de la calle estaba decorado con banderas leyendo “Justicia para O’Shane Evans,” y “Un Policía militarizado da dañe pueblos amados.”

Los ciudadanos también levantaron sus pancartas pidiendo el fin de los policías ase-sinos racistas.

“La policía no protegen y nos sirven, lo úni-co que nos sirven con son ordens, porras y bal-as “, dijeron.

El grupo dijo a los oyentes que la comuni-dad y las calles son del pueblo y que los funcio-narios racistas no disparar más de su pueblo. Llenaron las calles con gritos de “Puño arriba, Fight Back” antes de que pasó el micrófono a Adriana Camerana de Justicia para Alex Nie-to para nombrar a las víctimas cuyas familias representan todos representan.

Camerana agradeció a todos por venir a mostrar su apoyo e instó a que todos ellos aman y apoyan todas las causas que llegaron. Explicó que Alex Nieto, un estudiante de 28 años, murió a manos de policía de San Fran-cisco el 21 marzo de este año con 14 disparos, 10 de ellos cuando estaba en el suelo, mientras que él estaba saliendo picos gemelos parque fue perfilado racial como un pandillero. Ella procedió a nombrar a todos los jóvenes que fueron asesinados en los últimos años en el área de la bahía.

“Por favor, familiarizarse con sus casos, y entiende por qué la injusticia es tan grave, a causa de las mentiras,” dijo.

Ella pasó a explicar opinión pública por lo que las víctimas son criminalizados es in-fluido por las víctimas. Desde que ha estado involucrado con las familias y dice que hay un guión para los homicidios policiales, y no creer que hay una amenaza que justifique los asesinatos de hombres.

Justicia para Alan Blueford representante Mollie Costello habló sobre la importancia de apoyar todas las causas que mismo fuera. In-formó a los asistentes que es si hasta los mov-imientos para conseguir el cambio en marcha.

“Es nuestro deber luchar, es nuestro deber para ganar, y debemos amar y apoyarse mutu-amente. No tenemos nada que perder más que nuestro cambio,“ que cantaron a la audiencia cada vez mayor en un mitin antes de pasar de la protesta a Berkeley.

Oficiales de la Policía de Oakland estaban en estado de alerta tras el rally con esposas brida de plástico en caso de que la protesta pacífica dio un giro. Más protestas crecieron alrededor del área de la bahía durante la se-mana, incluyendo 3 días el valor en Berkeley.

Miércoles por la noche, Revcom.us se reu-nieron en la esquina de Telegraph y Bancroft En el campus de la Universidad de Berkeley. Después de algunos discursos, que salieron a las calles y atacaron abajo Telegraph contra el tráfico al grito de “Justicia para Eric Garner,

Justicia para Michael Brown.” Se procedió a marchar por las calles hasta la celebración de sus carteles que decían “Poner fin a la nueva Jim Crows , “con BPD bicicleta alrededor para detener el tráfico.

El grupo marchó su camino en las zonas de la residencia, entró en los comedores com-mons Encrucijada, e incluso marcharon por fila griego cambiando sus cantos reclutan más caminantes. Por unas horas el grupo creció desde unos pocos cientos a casi un millar de

manifestantes. Continuaron alrededor Berke-ley hasta que se dirigían a las escaleras del Ayuntamiento. Concejal, Kriss Worthington estaba presente, y reprendió a la Policía de Berkeley para el uso de la violencia en los ralliers el día anterior, y exigirá una investi-gación entre la policía.

Los manifestantes se dirigieron a la car-retera 680, calles de Oakland, y Oakland City Hall, con promesas de RevCom. nos permite seguir todo el semana.

Kenneth Harding Junior-San FranciscoAndy López-SonomaKerry Baxter Junior-San FranciscoAlan Blueford- OaklandOscar Grant en OaklandAntionio López: San JoséYaneta Soriano García: Half Moon BayOshane Evans: San FranciscoEarl Trang: Daly CityOsmond Jernandez, Carlos Mejía, Angel Reis, y Frank Alvarado: Salinas

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Fergusonof “Fist Up, Fight Back” before they handed the microphone to Adriana Camerana from Justice For Alex Nieto to name the victims whose families they represent all represent.

Camerana thanked all for coming in to show their support and urged them all to love and support all the causes that arrived. She explained that Alex Nieto, a 28 year old stu-dent, was killed by SFPD on March 21 this year with 14 gun shots, 10 of which when he was on the floor, while he was walking out twin peaks park and was racially profiled as a gangbanger. She proceeded to name all the young men who were killed in the recent years in the bay area.

“Please familiarize yourself with their cas-es, and understand why the injustice is so grave, because of the lies” she said.

She went on to explain that the victims are criminalized so public opinion is swayed for the victims. Since she has been involved with the families and says there is a script for police killings, and to never believe there is a threat that justifies killings.

Justice for Alan Blueford representative Mollie Costello spoke on the importance of supporting all the causes that same out. She informed the attendees that is if up to the movements to get the change going.

“It is our duty to fight, it is our duty to win, and we must love and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our change,” she chanted to the growing audience in a rally be-fore moving the protest to Berkeley street.

Oakland Police Officers were on standby behind the rally with zip tie handcuffs in case the peaceful protest took a turn. More pro-tests grew around the bay area over the week, including three days worth in Berkeley.

Wednesday night, Revcom.us met on the corner of Telegraph Avenue and Ban-croft Way at UC Berkeley’s campus. After a few speeches, they took to the streets and stormed down Telegraph Avenue against traf-

fic chanting “Justice for Eric Garner, Justice for Michael Brown.” They proceeded to march around the streets holding up their signs stat-ing “Put an end to the new Jim Crows,” with BPD biking around to stop traffic.

The group marched their way into the dor-mitory areas, entered the Crossroads dining commons, and even marched down Greek Row changing their chants recruit more walk-ers. By a few hours the group grew from a few hundred to almost a thousand marchers.

They continued around Berkeley until mak-ing their way to the steps of City Hall.

Councilmember Kriss Worthington was present, and berated Berkeley police for using violence on the ralliers the prior day, and will demand an investigation.

The marchers made their way to the 680 Highway, Oakland streets, and Oakland City Hall, with promises from Revcom.us to con-tinue throughout the week.

Protesters call for police change across the U.S. Photo | Rafael Castillo

The following are victims mentioned:Kenneth Harding Junior-San FranciscoAndy Lopez-SonomaKerry Baxter Junior-San FranciscoAlan Blueford- OaklandOscar Grant-OaklandAntionio Lopez: San JoseYaneta Soriano Garcia: Half Moon BayOshane Evans: San FranciscoEarl Trang: Daly CityOsmond Jernandez, Carlos Mejia, Angel Reis, and Frank Alverado: Salinas

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Happenings in and around HaywardDecember 11, 2014 – December 17, 2014

Classic Movie Screen Series Presents “A Christmas Story”Time: 7 p.m.Cost: FreeLocation: Orinda Theatre, 4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda

The Classic Movie Screen Series plays host to this free screening of the modern holiday classic “A Christmas Story,” featuring special guests Zack Ward, who played Scut Farkus, and Scott Schwartz, who played Flick. Follow the adventures of Ralphie in his quest to get his desired Christmas present: a Red Ryder BB gun. Attendance is free but there are costs for autographs and photo ops with the actors.

Unsilent Night 2014: Boombox Christmas ParadeTime: 7 p.m.Cost: FreeLocation: Dolores Park, Between 19th Street and Dolores Street, San Francisco

The 12th Annual Unsilent Night is a free outdoor sound sculpture presented by artist Phil Kline. Participants carrying boombox-es, laptops and other sound systems will contribute to the playing of 44 minutes of roving electronic Christmas carols com-posed of chime and bell sounds. Those who wish to participate directly should arrive early to get a CD or cassette and receive instructions.

The Amazing Bubble ShowTime: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.Cost: $10 for ages 12 and under, $15 for adultsLocation: Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave., Alameda

Check out this show for kids of all ages featuring the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. The Amazing Bubble Man, Louis Pearl will be accompanied by accordionist Jet Black Pearl for two bubbly fun perfor-mances throughout the day. After nearly 30 years of performing this show is immensely popular so advance ticket purchases are recommended. For ticket information please visit www.rhythmix.org.

Shapeshifters CinemaTime: 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.Cost: FreeLocation: Temescal Art Center, 511 48th St., Oakland

This film series features experimental film-makers and video artists eager to test the boundaries of how to make and experience cinema. Many of the films shown feature accompaniment from musicians and sound artists, along with a variety of innovative approaches to both filming and presentation.

Songs and Stories in Spanish for Little OnesTime: 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.Cost: FreeLocation: San Leandro South Branch Li-brary, 14799 E. 14th St., Hayward

Bring your little one age 3 or under and take part in an assortment of songs and stories in Spanish, sponsored by First 5 Alameda County. Parents will be able to learn an assortment of songs, rhymes and stories to use at home during the event and are invited to keep their little ones in the library after the event as well for playtime.

Off the Grid Mobile Food TrucksTime: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.Cost: Free, Prices for food vary by truckLocation: City Hall, Watkins Street (Between B and C Streets), Hayward

Those looking to have a variety of grub from a myriad of food trucks are invited to come out and enjoy this community event. Whether you just want a quick bite, have a favorite food truck, or want to get a little taste of everything, Off the Grid has you covered.

Family Fun Night: “The Nutcracker” Puppet ShowTime: 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Cost: FreeLocation: San Leandro Main Library, 300 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro

The holiday puppet show returns to San Leandro with the family performance of “The Nutcracker,” which is based on the E.T.A. Hoffman tale, and featuring the timeless music of Tchaikovsky. The performance will feature over 40 puppets and includes a spe-cial appearance after the show by Santa.

Senior Clipper Card AssistanceTime: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.Cost: FreeLocation: Ruggieri Senior Center, 33997 Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union City

Senior clipper cards are now available in Union City for those 65 and older. This free workshop and distribution teaches all the basics of using Clipper cards with public transportation including which services use Clipper and how to load and reload the cards manually or automatically. Those looking to apply for a Clipper card are invited to bring a form of identification showing their date of birth with them.

San Quentin State Prison is known for having the big-gest death row facility for

men in the nation. But one thing it’s also known for is its news team, the San Quentin News.

The newspaper recently won an award in March from the Society of Professional Journalists for “accom-plishing extraordinary journalism under extraordinary circumstanc-es.” They were promptly shut down by prison staff the same year for 45 days for publishing a non-approved photo, according to the LA Times.

It has all the hallmarks of a regular newsroom. Some men are hard at work at the computers while others are goofing around. A “Think Different” poster hangs from the wall, with Steve Jobs, John Lennon and Albert Einstein’s black and white visages watching over their news table. They have journalistic dilemmas that give dramas like “The Newsroom” on HBO a run for its money.

Last week they caught wind of a story about an inmate who found out the person who murdered his uncle was also in same prison. Typically, when these situations occur they always escalate to vi-olence because the victim wants

answers for their family member’s death. And publishing this infor-mation and the names of the in-mates could put the safety of both parties in jeopardy, so they held off on publishing the piece.

However this situation ended on a more positive note. Both the vic-tim and the offender met up with one of the prison chaplains to talk about what happened, and they settled their differences and made peace with each other. So it’s a feel good story, but the news team wanted to make sure they felt comfortable publishing that kind of story, said Editor-in-Chief Arnulfo Garcia.

Garcia leads the news team, which consists of about 15 people. He is serving a sentence of 65 years to life for multiple burglaries. Thus far he has served just over 13 years of his sentence.

While in prison he has been working on a book of his experi-ences, currently he says he is sit-ting at 16,000 pages. He said writ-ing it has been therapeutic for him.

“It was the first time I cried, and the first time I could express feel-ings,” said Garcia.

The staff boasted they get paid about 32 cents an hour, which amounts to $56 a month. They can use the money to buy anything from ice cream to hardware bits. A tube of toothpaste in San Quentin runs about $3.

Malik Harris shared a story of a cellmate in Level 4 who had been in and out of jail 18 times since he was 19. After getting to know the young-er man better, the guy told him something that stuck with Harris.

“He said ‘Prison is easy…I’ve got prison figured out. But it’s the streets man got me all tied up’,” said Harris.

Harris said the big-gest problem in prison is that the worst offend-ers are put in the hole, the term for solitary confinement, when re-ally they have mental health issues and need help. Being isolated only makes problems worse. Many prisoners do not get the help they actually need.

Regarding the story of the man who made peace with the inmate who killed his uncle, he said oftentimes the victims just want to know what they or their family did wrong that made them de-serve death. And for the killer, it is often not personal and there is no reason. Harris believes that if prisons would encourage more

victim-offender dialog, prisoners can be given a chance to heal and move on with their lives.

“I believe if we can fix that one part of the system, things will change,” said Harris.

Several of the men with life sen-tences remain optimistic that they’ll eventually walk free after their ap-peal to the parole board is granted.

The San Quentin News was first created in 1940, but was shut down iby the prison staff, according to one of the advisors Joan Lisetor. It was revived in 2008 by warden Robert Ayers Jr and has been operating under its current model ever since. It is one of the few prison newspapers in the nation.

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Business owners in Hayward are feeling residual effects of current alcohol regulations

enacted by former mayor Michael Sweeney and the city council over a year ago in a 5-2 vote.

The purpose of the regulation, ad-opted on Nov. 19, 2013 is “to provide for the orderly integration of alco-hol-related uses, including the sale of wine and beer, in a manner that will protect public safety and en-courage business growth,” accord-ing to the wording in the ordinace.

Last week Hayward’s coun-cilmembers had a work session to revisit the regulation and exam-ine how well it is doing in the city. Many of the councilmembers were satisfied with the results.

Per current regulation, annual alcohol beverage outlet fees for restaurants, breweries, and grocery stores in Hayward are $280. Bars and lounges have an annual fee of $1,120. There is a $750 fine for first offense if an establishment violates

operating standards, $1500 for second violation, and $2500 for any subse-quent violations found.

An offense can include, but is not limited to, allowing minors into an es-tablishment and/or missing signage. There is also a separation require-ment that bars and liquor stores must adhere to. They must be at least one block away from each other, but the same requirement does not apply to restaurants or grocery stores.

Aric Yeverino, owner of the Dirty Bird Lounge, disagrees with the se-verity of the alcohol regulations.

“This is a blanket regulation that is very discriminatory towards bar own-ers,” said Yeverino. “The city has the wrong perception of bars; people come to bars to communicate and to inter-act. If I want to have more than one drink, I can do that in the comfort and safety of my own home.”

The Funky Monkey in downtown Hayward is one of the businesses that has been cited. Joann Pepperell, own-er of the Funky Monkey, addressed the councilmembers regarding issues her business has experienced due to the regulations; she was cited for a

violation and requested further hearing yet was cited again for the same issue.

“Two days before my scheduled hearing on the matter, the same officer issued another violation

Sulphur Creek Nature Center specializes in wildlife educa-tion and rehabilitation that

serves the Hayward, Castro Valley and San Lorenzo area. Sulphur Creek has been in business for 30 years and is home to over 100 indi-vidual animals that represent over 40 different species.

Most of the animals at Sulphur Creek can never go back into the wild due to physical or psycholog-ical injuries that prevent them from being able to survive like Wesley, the barn owl.

Wesley was born in the wild. Taken from his nest as an owlet, someone captured him to keep as a pet. As owls become adults, they become aggressive and dangerous. As a result, Wesley is very comfort-able around people, so comfortable that he thinks they are owls.

This can pose a risk to the com-munity if Wesley decided to defend his territory against what he thinks are other owls. Wesley will have to spend the rest of his days at Sul-phur Creek Naturer Center.

Deborah Varner is a California State University, East Bay alumna and the lead naturalist at Sulphur Creek. Varner says Sulphur Creek is like a home away from home, a sanc-tuary for those who come to visit.

“You just come here and you feel

like you’re in nature even though you’re in the middle of Hayward. You go out to D Street, you’re in down-town, right there but it’s just a little oasis in the city here,” said Varner.

The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District subsidize Sulphur Creek, but Varner says donations are also needed to assist in providing the animals with the things they need.

Each year around the holidays, Sulphur Creeks puts up a Christmas tree inside their Discovery Museum. The tree is filled with ornaments, and on each ornament, there is an item listed on the back.

Members of the community can grab an ornament, purchase the item listed, and then place it under the Christmas tree. Items range from a jar of baby food to feed possums to a bag of dog food. The giving tree al-lows the community to contribute to the well being of the animals.

“I think places like Sulphur Creek are very important to have in the community because it teaches the community how to better coexist with the wildlife in their areas,” said Nicole Greene, CSUEB alumna and Wildlife Education Director at Sul-phur Creek Center.

With 150 active volunteers and 15 staff members, there is always work to be done at Sulphur Creek. Sulphur Creek takes care of 500 to 1000 ani-mals per year.

No animal comes to Sulphur Creek because they’re healthy. All the animals at Sulphur Creek are there because they can’t survive in

the wild on their own. Most of the animals are there due to human interference. They’ve seen ani-mals that are caught by cats, hit by cars, caught by glue traps or even electrocuted.

“I think each animal situation can definitely have an element of being really sad. But those that run into humans, human inflicted inju-ries and illnesses those are prob-ably the most sad to me anyway,” said Naturalist Miranda Britton.

According to Varner, most wild animals end up in your backyard because they’re exploring for food and will more than likely leave within an hour if it’s not hurt. If the animal remains for 2 to 4 hours, chances are that the animal may be hurt. If that is the case, Varner urges that you call Sulphur Creek so they can instruct you on the best way to handle the animal and prepare it to be brought into the rehabilitation facility.

“All wild animals play a role in our ecosystem, animals as small as mosquitoes are necessary pol-linators for many plants; to opos-sums which scavenge rotting fruit and meat acting as nature’s clean-up crew,” said Varner.

Most of the animals cared for at Sulphur Creek are not endan-gered but most of them come to Sulphur Creek after an encounter with humans or their pets. “Do-mestic cats are some of the worst culprits when it comes to reasons why small birds and mammals

are brought in to the hospital. If humans did not release their pets, these wild animals would be healthy,” said Varner.

Greene says that when it comes to wildlife, the best thing you can do is to leave it alone. “Enjoy it. Re-spect it and leave it alone. Let it do its thing,” said Greene. “The more of a commitment you make to coex-ist with the wildlife in your neigh-

borhood, the cooler it can be.”Sulphur Creek is certified by the

United States Department of Fish and Wildlife, the California Depart-ment of Fish and Wildlife and also the United States Department of Agriculture.

The Sulphur Creek Nature Cen-ter is open to visitors Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on holidays.

on the matter to be heard,” said Pepperell. “This seems like discriminatory and vindictive action by the department. Especially since the sign issue had already been rectified. The matter was

dismissed at the hearing.”

P e p p e r e l l believes that the issues that keep arising are “adminis-trative” issues within the police depart-ment.

C o u n -cilmember Al Mendall be-lieves the reg-

ulations are having positive effects on Hayward businesses. “I think the changes we made last year have been an unmitigated success,” said Mendall. “…the existing restaurants in Hayward have seen a big increase in sales and profit... After years of wishing and wanting downtown to attract restaurants and thrive, we get rid of a rule that prevented restaurants from being located next to each other and voila! A year later we have nine new restaurants in the downtown.”

Mendall added that he would like to see an additional revision added to the current regulation that would ban “all you can drink” specials. Such specials can be experienced at certain specialty restaurants or bars that are not offered in Hayward.

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Left: Kyle Frakes goes up for a rebound. Right: Senior Darrick McIntosh makes a layup. Photos | Kristiana Federe

in the second half sparking the comeback.The Broncos still managed to outscore the

Pioneers 42-39 in the second half due in large part to senior forward Jada Blackwell who tal-lied a game-high 20 points in 24 minutes on the floor for Cal Poly Pomona.

CSUEB took the court on Saturday against the UC San Diego Tritons, making up for their poor performance on Friday. The Pioneers dominated the visiting Tritons and handily de-feated them by a final of 74-57.

Lopez led the way again for CSUEB tal-lying 12 points in the triumph adding 11 re-bounds and four assists as well.

Junior guard Mo Fegan was also impressive in the win for CSUEB gathering 12 points and five rebounds in just 21 minutes on the floor.

T he Cal State East Bay men’s basketball team lost back to back California Collegiate Athletic Association home games on Friday and Saturday at Pioneer Gymnasium.

The Pioneers (2-5 overall, 0-2 conference) were blown out in their first CCAA game this season against the visiting Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (5-2, 2-1) by a final of 83-52.

Pioneer turnovers were a huge reason for the losses and CPP capitalized on 25 of them, scoring 27 points on CSUEB turnovers.

CSUEB played the Broncos tight in the first half. After senior guard Cody Kale’s free throw, the Pioneers were within striking distance, trailing by just four points with 12:28 to play in the half. CPP then closed out the half on an intense 30-10 run, making the score 45-21 at halftime.

“They were the better team for 40 minutes and played with a great sense of urgency,” CSUEB Head Coach Gus Argenal said. “We have a lot of improving to do.”

Junior forward Jordan Faison scored a game-high 19 points in just 20 minutes of playing time for the Broncos. Senior guard Terrence Drisdom was also huge in the triumph for CPP recording 11 points, four assists, and three rebounds in the winning effort.

The Broncos were fueled by some great bench play by substitutes Quentin Taylor and Rhon Mitchell, who combined for 24 points and seven rebounds in limited playing time. Oakland native and McClymonds High School graduate Barry Bell amassed eight points, two assists, two rebounds, and two steals in just 22 minutes on the floor for CPP.

“I am really proud of the effort our guys gave tonight,” Broncos Head Coach Greg Kamansky said. “Road trips can be tough, but the effort was great.”

Junior guard from Fremont Juawnn Springfield led the way for the Pioneers, nabbing 13 points in 23 minutes. Senior guard Nick Grieves also helped keep CSUEB in the game by gathering 11 points, four rebounds, and two assists in the loss.

Following the blowout loss on Friday, the Pioneers had to regroup quickly with the UC San Diego Tritons (4-2, 2-1) coming to town on Saturday. CSUEB played the Tritons tough all game, trailing by just one point at halftime 37-36.

However, it wasn’t enough as the Pioneers fell 76-65 getting outscored 39-29 in the second half for their third loss in a row.

“We found a way to get some stops in the second half and finish the game,” UCSD Head Coach Eric Olen said.

“We did a nice job of taking what was given to us offensively.

They made an effort to defend the three-point line and we attacked the basket.”

The Pioneers were able to win the battle in the paint, out rebounding UCSD 37-30, but they allowed the Tritons to shoot a gaudy 52 percent from the field and 42 percent from behind the three-point arc.

Junior guard Hunter Walker and sophomore guard Adam Klie took advantage of the CSUEB defense combining to shoot 11 for 17 from the field totaling 32 points combined.

“When we defend, rebound, and get it and go we are a very good team,” senior guard Jacari Whitfield said. “If we focus on the defensive end I feel like we can play with anybody.”

Whitfield amassed eight points and five assists in 28 minutes on the floor for CSUEB.

Springfield again was the leading scorer for the Pioneers

collecting 14 points and five rebounds in 31 minutes on the floor. Senior forward Jarred Jourdan added 13 points in the losing effort for CSUEB.

Next up for the Pioneers is another CCAA home game against the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters (4-3, 1-1).

Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Pioneer Gymnasium on the Hayward campus.

California State University, East Bay an-nounced three finalists for the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics position last

week, vacant since September.Stephanie Shrieve-Hawkins, Joan McDer-

mott, and Douglas Hupke made the final cut to fill the vacancy left by Sara Lillevand Judd when she stepped down from the position for personal reasons.

The search committee headed by Andrea Wilson, associate vice president of Student Support and Development, narrowed the list of 74 applicants from all over the country to the top 11 candidates. The committee then con-ducted interviews via Skype and trimmed the list down to the top three finalists.

“The committee members worked within a very tight timeline in order to ideally have this position filled by January 2015,” Wilson said. “The committee did an excellent job in review-ing and narrowing those 74 applicants down.”

Open forum events on campus were held over the last two weeks for the three final-

ists which allowed the campus community a chance to meet them, according to the Cal State East Bay website.

Once the references of all three finalists are checked, a final decision will be made by CSUEB President Leroy Morishita and acting Vice President of Student Affairs Stan Hebert.

Shrieve-Hawkins is the assistant director of athletics at Saint Mary’s College in Mora-ga. Shrieve-Hawkins has held that position since 2006 where the Gaels have been ex-tremely successful, especially their Division I men’s basketball team who are regulars in the NCAA tournament.

McDermott has the most experience in the position; she has held the director of athletics job at Metropolitan State University of Denver since 1998.

Hupke is the only finalist not currently in an athletics position. Hupke is the Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving at San Francisco State University.

“It was a competitive pool of applicants and I cannot thank the committee enough for their due diligence in the process and effort to meet the timeline set forth,” Wilson said.

“We had a huge momentum shift when Mo hit a three and you could see an energy swing in our favor,” Barcomb said.

Junior Shannon Bland scored a total of 10 points and recorded six assists in the winning effort for the Pioneers.

“We need to play to our potential and play East Bay basketball,” Bland said. “We don’t need to play down to their level.”

The Pioneer defense was smothering all night holding the Tritons to 28 percent shoot-ing from the field as well as from behind the three-point line.

Next up for the Pioneers is another CCAA matchup at home against the Cal State Monte-rey Bay Otters this week.

Tip off is at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday at Pioneer Gymnasium in Hayward.