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Women win, advance in conference tournament By Louis LaVenture

Pioneer updates on America's president

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The women's basketball team advanced to the second round of the California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference tournament on Tuesday when they defeated seventh seeded Chico State 68-55. Senior guard Shomari Harris led the way for the Pioneers with a game-high 20 points while freshman Morgan Greene dominated the post as she accumulated a game-high 18 rebounds. Next up for East Bay is a trip to The Sports Center in San Marcos at 2:35 p.m. to take on the third ranked Cal Poly Pomona. If East Bay wins on Friday, they will play the winner of Stanislaus State and UC San Diego on Saturday in the CCAA Conference championship game. Be sure to check out our coverage of the team as they compete in the conference tournament in next week's issue of The Pioneer. Last season The Pioneers won the CCAA Conference Tournament after they went 3-0 defeating Humboldt State in the first round, UC San Diego in the second round and Cal State Dominguez Hills in the championship game. East Bay lost their first round match up in the NCAA West Regionals 74-59 to UC San Diego.

What happened? On Tuesday President Donald Trump spoke to a joint congress session in Washington, D.C. The White House also banned several media outlets from a briefing on Friday.

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Cal State East Bay junior guard Bri Guillory drives past a Stanislaus State defender on Saturday during a 72-65 win at Pioneer Gymnasium on the Hayward campus.

Warriors lose Kevin Durant indefinitely

CSU system to protect undocumented students

By Louis LaVenture

The California State University system reaffirmed its stance against President Donald Trump’s deportation policies in a statement issued by CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White to the campus community on Feb. 22. White said the CSU system will not enforce federal immigration executive orders, unless required by law, a position White has held since Nov. 2016. The University Police Department will not work with local, state or federal officials to detain, question or arrest students who are — or are suspected to be — undocumented, according to White. Trump’s immigration policy particularly affects CSUEB, which in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2015 Almanac ranked the most diverse college in the state and fifth in the nation. Not all undocumented students are protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a policy initiated by the Obama administration in 2012 that protects immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation for two years — with the possibility of renewal — according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. On Feb. 21, Department of Homeland Security press secretary John Kelly released two memos that gave the department’s workforce directions to implement the executive order “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements,” which was issued on Jan. 25, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally from Mexico present a threat to national security and public safety, according to the White House Office of the Press Secretary website. The order aims to deport undocumented immigrants to Mexico and secure the U.S.’s southern border.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF On Tuesday during a road game against the Washington Wizards, Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia accidentally fell on forward Kevin Durant that caused the superstar swingman visible pain in his left leg. Things looked bleak for Durant and the Warriors, however, on Wednesday morning the team released a statement saying Durant suffered a sprained MCL as well as a bone bruise in his left leg. The news turned out to be good, considering many thought the injury looked season-ending. The team statement said Durant would be out at least four weeks at which point he will be reevaluated. According to ESPN reporter Marc Stein, he believes Durant will miss up to six weeks and said the superstar, in his first year with the team, could return for the start of the playoffs. The play happened in the first quarter of a 112-108 loss to the Wizards. During a scramble for a loose ball, Wizards center Marcin Gortat fouled Pachulia who fell into Durant. He managed to not get trapped under Pachulia and limped on his left leg for two possessions before he was taken out during a timeout. His teammates, including outspoken forward Draymond Green, took to social media to express their sympathy for Durant. “I'm hurt to see my guy @KDTrey5 go down, but it's always strength in numbers. Get well soon K!!! #DubNation.” This is Durant's first season with Golden State and during his first nine seasons in the league with the Seattle Supersonics and Oklahoma City Thunder, was rarely injured.

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California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White during a visit to Cal State East Bay last year. White issued a statement last week that said the 23-campus system would not enforce immigration executive orders. Trump’s stance on immigration became a major talking point throughout his campaign after he promised to build a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico when he announced his candidacy on June 16, 2015, according to Politifact. White advised students, staff and faculty who are approached by officials asking for proof of documentation, to connect with the UPD, which will work with the Office of General Counsel to provide legal services to students. White assured students across the 23-campus CSU system that the memos released by Kelly don’t affect students protected under DACA. The 23 CSU presidents have joined to ensure that the DACA program remains “intact and unchanged,” according to a November statement by East Bay President Leroy M. Morishita to the campus community. Morishita also condemned reports of xenophobic and racist incidents on campus as “unacceptable,” and “against the very core upon which this university community prides itself.” Morishita did not identify East Bay as a “sanctuary campus” and warned that such a designation could result in the loss of federal student aid and research grants.

However, this executive order isn’t the only one to elicit a response from CSU leaders. On Jan. 30, White and all 23 CSU campus presidents, including Morishita, issued a statement to the campus community that clarified their opposition of the executive order that banned immigration between the U.S. and seven Muslim countries. There are 23 students from these countries currently studying at Cal State East Bay with student visas, according to CSUEB Executive Director of International Programs, Raymond P. Wallace. East Bay offers various programs for immigrant students, such as AB 540, a program that allows qualifying undocumented students to pay in-state tuition instead of out-of-state, with or without citizenship papers, according to the AB 540 Ally Training Project, Inc. website, a subsidiary of the California Wellness Foundation. The CSU system is the largest fouryear public university system in the country, according to Cal State Online, the official website of the CSU system. In a November article, White told Time Magazine that at least 10,000 students of the 474,000 who attend CSU’s are undocumented.

Speech For the first time since taking office more than a month ago, Trump delivered a speech that seemed to try and unify the country. He didn’t mention “fake news” or the media at all, instead he focused on his plans and objectives as he addressed Washington lawmakers. “The time for trivial fights is over,” Trump said during his speech. “I am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength, and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart.” Despite signing a recent executive order to ban immigration from seven Muslim countries, Trump took a stand against racism in the beginning of his speech when he said, “Recent threats targeting Jewish community centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as well as last week’s shooting in Kansas City remind us that while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms.” This was a far cry from the Trump the country has gotten to know in the past month that in addition to the travel ban also ordered the deportation of thousands of people living here illegally over the past two weeks all over the country. Trump said he is committed to making good on his campaign promises and according to a poll released by Politico on Tuesday, an American-based political journalism publication, 56 percent of the thousands polled felt Trump was living up to his campaign promises. According to The New York Times the 60-minute speech was lengthened by more than 90 applause breaks and standing ovations. Despite his strong stance against illegal immigrants and immigration that has led to slews of protest nationwide, he stuck true to one of his biggest campaign promises, building a wall to separate the United States and Mexico. “We will soon begin the construction of a great, great wall along our southern border,” Mr. Trump declared, after which Republicans gave him a standing ovation. It was the only time he mentioned or referenced the wall or the travel ban. While Trump supporters applauded his ability to galvanize America, many critics were left feeling confused about who the real Trump is. Media On Friday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer banned reporters from five media organizations from attending an informal White House press briefing. According to Spicer, the White House turned reporters and photographers from BuzzFeed, CNN, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and Politico away from the briefing on Friday. Spicer said the decision wasn’t made to exclude organizations critical of President Donald Trump and include those that were favorable towards him. Instead, Spicer said the decision was based on having a wide range of media represented, which he feels they did by including organizations like NPR, The Washington Post and FOX News.

By Louis LaVenture Editor-in-Chief

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Barry Jenkins, right, the director of “Moonlight” is handed Academy Awards by the cast and crew of “La La Land” following an envelope mixup that led to the wrong movie being announced the winner of the best picture award.

By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF As I watched the cast and crew of “La La Land” accept the best picture award at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday, I was mad. I thought about how African Americans won both best supporting actress, Viola Davis for “Fences” and best supporting actor, Mahershala Ali for “Moonlight.” And yet all of the other major awards went to white people, and the best picture award was just the cherry on top. Then confusion broke out. Guys with headsets bombarded the stage fumbling with envelopes and then it happened. In true Steve Harvey fashion, presenter Warren Beatty announced he had the wrong envelope and “Moonlight” was actually the best picture, not “La La Land.” The cast and crew of “La La Land” seemed stunned but graciously passed on the award to the “Moonlight” crew. I couldn’t help but think, what if the roles were reversed? What if “Moonlight” won first only to be corrected with “La La Land?” It would have been chaos and there definitely would have been a racial-

ly-charged backlash. Instead, the crowed was shocked, and it turned into a great ending for a cast and crew primarily made up of African Americans. Finally, a big-time award was given to people of color led by Barry Jenkins, who grew up black and gay in Miami. “I felt so bad for the ‘La La Land’ people,” Jenkins told reporters following the award show. “I don’t know what I would have done if I was put in that position, but it showed how professional they are.” Then I thought of Nate Parker and his directorial debut in last year’s “Birth of a Nation,” a film based on Nat Turner who led a slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831. His film was critically acclaimed and praised until a few days before its debut in Oct. 2016, when allegations surfaced against Parker and a college classmate, who were accused of raping a fellow student in 1999 while attending Penn State University. Turner was eventually found innocent but when details surrounding the more than 16-year-old case came out, critics and supporters jumped off the bandwagon, several denouncing the film publically. On the other hand, there’s Casey Affleck, who won best actor for his role in “Manchester by the Sea.” A few weeks before the award show, several news articles sur-

faced that Casey, brother of Ben Affleck, was accused of sexual harassment by two women who worked on the 2010 film “I’m Still Here” with him. According to The Boston Globe, the lawsuits were eventually settled out of court and Affleck was not charged. Where was the backlash? Where were the critics denouncing a white male actor who paid his way out of a sexual harassment case? Unlike Parker, Affleck still went on to nab the top individual award for male actors, but it didn’t come without controversy. B.J. Novak, best known for his role as Ryan Howard in the American version of the television show “The Office,” took to Twitter to express his dismay, “Can we check Best Actor again.” Constance Wu, who stars on ABC sitcom “Fresh off the Boat,” went even further on her Twitter account. “Boys! BUY ur way out of trouble by settling out of court! Just do a good acting job, that’s all that matters! bc Art isn’t about humanity, right?” Some B-list celebrities also spoke out, but the general lack of backlash shows just how divided we are racially as a country and world. So while the PricewaterhouseCoopers — the international firm responsible for the awards — stole the show with their envelope mistake, it was still race that took center stage.

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Staff, faculty rally on Hayward campus

Members of the CSU Employees Union (CSUEU) collaborated with staff and faculty from Cal State East Bay to hold a rally on Wednesday on the Hayward campus where negotiations for a new contract were underway between the CSU system and CSUEU representatives. The current three-year contract ends on June 30 and the bargaining represents employees from health centers, maintenance, landscaping, and administrative departments to name a few. The three-day negotiation process took place in the Biella Room in the library on the CSUEB Hayward campus ends today.

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Don’t give up on your New Year’s resolutions By Marcus Bishop CONTRIBUTOR We’re nearly two months into 2017, and the new year has lost its feeling of newness. The holidays have passed us by, and our lives are back to their regular busy flow. So what about our New Year’s resolutions? “Getting healthy” was hands down the most popular resolution leading up to 2017, according to data pulled from Google search terms by iQuanti, a digital marketing agency used by Fortune 500 companies. Getting healthy is usually a top contender as a resolution, but the physical fitness component of health saw a big spike: There was a 315 percent increase around the search term “gym,” according to the data. But how likely are we to be successful at becoming more healthy and fit? Unfortunately, there is too much misinformation and misguidance about achieving fitness. Health and fitness advice is often cookie cutter, comes with little to no personalization or consideration for one’s skill level, and comes from so-called experts with unaccredited degrees or a nice body. “Sadly, the number of people who fall victim to unrealistic quick-fix solutions is in the tens of millions,” Crunch Fitness co-founder Craig “The Fit Advocate” Donat told naturalnews.com in 2007. “All the while, companies that sell ineffective products, cheap services and unrealistic results profit at your ex-

pense.” I have spent much of the past decade discovering fitness. High school wrestling, the California International Marathon, collegiate wrestling, bodybuilding and powerlifting have each taught me something invaluable about myself and about fitness. By training alongside people of all gender, shapes and sizes, I have learned that each of us is unique, and it’s important to continue trying new outlets until you find what works for you. Here’s a few things that might help you attain the health and fitness New Year’s resolution you want: You’re probably taking on too much Though visions of self improvement are good, we often set our sights for change too high. Rather than focusing on changing one thing at a time, we become overwhelmed by wanting to change too much too fast. At the end of 2016, senior writer Carolyn Gregoire of the Huffington Post published an article stating that, “When it comes to setting New Year’s resolutions, most people shoot for the moon. When it comes to health goals in particular, all-or-nothing goals, which are usually based on unrealistic expectations and don’t leave any wiggle room, are a setup for failure.”

taught early on that “machismo” and muscle are needed to be competitive with other males, and women are held to an unrealistic “magazine cover” body image. “Desperate to conform to an ideal and impossible standard, many women go to great lengths to manipulate and change their faces and bodies,” author and filmmaker Jean Kilbourne said in her 2014 TED Talk, “Killing Us Softly.” “[Women are] conditioned to view her face as a mask and her body as an object, as things separate from and more important than her real self, constantly in need of alteration, improvement, and disguise.” A study conducted in the 1980s by Laurel Mellin, a University of California San Francisco professor, showed that nearly 80 percent of fourth grade girls in the Bay Area are watching their weight,

according to Kilbourne. No matter how great the pressure to look a certain way might be, we are all beautiful human beings, who thanks to genetics, come in many different shapes and sizes. Be happy with who you are, and what you possess. Don’t aim to be skinny. Aim to be fit, fast, strong and healthy. This doesn’t mean you need to have muscles, for athletes come in all different shapes in sizes. Help your neighbor For the fitness advanced, it is your responsibility to accurately and responsibly guide those who are finding their way in the world of fitness. Do not flood them with advice, but rather look out for them. Correct bad lifting form, help them with gentle nods towards better eating and above all, give them encour-

agement. Come up with a plan It’s time to give your New Year’s resolution another shot. Start with a single manageable goal. Aim to lose 2 pounds, and then 5 and then 10 rather than starting with an expectation to lose 20. Slowly incorporate new foods and new exercises on a weekly basis instead of driving yourself mad with treadmills and salads for weeks on end. Mixing things up will help keep you interested. The longer that you stay interested, the better chance you have of your goal sticking. If you’re still worried about managing your goal, seek out a trainer that suits your skill level. Invest in tech like the Fitbit to track your vitals, or use something like Myfitnesspal.com or its companion app to efficiently search, log and track your daily caloric intake.

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Cal State East Bay revives ‘Cabaret’ play By Evelyn Tijero PHOTOGRAPHER On March 4 at 7:30 p.m. the theater and dance department will set the Cal State East Bay stage in dissipated WWII Berlin, Germany. “Cabaret” is based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis rose to power that focuses on the nightlife scene at the fictional Kit Kat Klub. The musical focuses on two love stories: the first between Sally Bowles, a dynamic cabaret performer, played by Kylara Pankow, and Cliff Bradshaw, a closeted gay writer, played by Ronny Marasigan. The other is that of an older couple, Fraulein Schneider, a German boarding house owner, played by Ronny Marasigan, and Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor, played by Blake Weaver. The play is directed by theater arts professor Darryl V. Jones, choreographed by lecturer Laura Ellis and the music directed by Sierra Dee. “The dancing is really sexy, hot and provocative,” Jones said. “Yes, it’s all going to go up here on the stage, it's sometimes rather explicit.” The cast started rehearsing on Jan. 2, and now meets five days a week. “Berlin in the 1930s was [all about the] sexy body,” said Jones. “There was a lot of prostitutes and a lot of men came back from WWI with a more open sexual appetite understanding what sex could be between a man and a woman and a man with a man. Berlin was the center for all of this exploration.” According to Jones, the play is popular in the musical world. It has been

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Members of the Cal State East Bay "Cabaret" performance go through a rehearsal last week at the University Theater on the Hayward campus. tweaked and changed since its first release on Broadway in 1966. The latest version, which the theater and dance department will perform, explores dynamics within the LGBTQ community. “The experience with my character as a Kit Kat Boy has taught me to embrace my body and sexuality [as] a gay man in a Berlin nightclub,” said Jorge Almaraz, an East Bay third-year majoring in the arts. He’s a member of the ensemble, a

group of actors that dance and sing together. The musical will perform around 10 songs, including classics like “Cabaret,” “Maybe This Time” and “Money.” At a rehearsal I attended two weeks ago, I experienced many different things. Jones was not lying when he said that the musical is very sexual and provocative. But the story behind it also ties in with America today.

East Bay brings innovation to campus By Tishauna Carrell STAFF WRITER More than 200 Cal State East Bay students dressed in professional attire with business cards in hand and rushed to hear local business owners give advice on how to creatively apply technology to their businesses at the first Innovate East Bay event on Feb. 25. The entrepreneurship and innovation fair on the Hayward campus featured CSUEB alumni and other industry leaders like Derick Lee, founder and chief architect at PilotCity, an organization that specializes in cross-sector innovation, who advised students and residents of the East Bay community how to incorporate innovation into their businesses and startups. The free workshops took place all over campus and kicked off at 11 a.m. inside the Multipurpose Room in the New University Union with speeches from CSUEB alumni, faculty, Congressman Eric Swalwell and local industry leaders. Forty exhibitors like Upload VR, Sony Mesh and Oakland Digital spoke to attendees at the event, which also featured 20 workshops that taught students job and networking skills. Topics included virtual reality game development, how to begin a startup company and innovation in health care. Innovate East Bay was created in 2016 by Jerry Chang, a former East Bay

Associated Students Inc. president and current data lead for Hayward Promise Neighborhood, a community organization that works to improve the education and well-being of students within the Hayward Unified School District, who felt that East Bay cities like Dublin, Hayward and Castro Valley lacked conferences where the community could discuss innovation and business. In 2014, Chang and co-lead Aaron Lin began “Startup Weekends at CSUEB,” a three-day event designed to advise students, alumni and community members on how to launch their own startup businesses, according to a 2014 article by The Pioneer. Chang said Innovate East Bay is geared toward someone in the field of technology who wants to create a new app or invention to will improve one’s health or quality of life, like the Fitbit. “Innovation allows our students and our community to build their own happiness,” said Chang. “I think when they leverage the power of innovation, they end up increasing the effectiveness that they can bring into their lives so that they can bring their ideas into the world.” Second-year business administration major Jesus Sanchez y Sanchez found himself at the “Build (What They Need) and They Will Pay” panel presentation, hosted by AdStage, Inc., a San Francisco-based software company, representative Josh Rodriguez in Meiklejohn

Hall. Sanchez y Sanchez, who was originally uncertain about attending the event, told the Pioneer that he wants to own his own business or product in the future. He thought the event would be a great opportunity to meet new people, so he made a goal to add 20 people on LinkedIn to make “meaningful” connections at the event. “[I want to make] an impactful first interaction so that they remember me,” said Sanchez y Sanchez. “Maybe they’re not important to me, like their skills and assets, but maybe I can connect them to someone that is and they will know me as that guy that connected them and maybe in the future if they do find somebody that’s in accounting they could end up thinking, ‘oh this guy connected me before.’” Marissa Lucero, owner of My Fashion Design Kit, an Oakland clothing store located that uses fashion design to teach math, engineering and entrepreneurship to students ages 8-17, found out about the event through one of the presenters, Lily Capercenter. Lucero told the Pioneer that she found this event helpful to connect with other local businesses. “There is a lot of innovation actually happening in East Bay I was unaware of,” said Lucero. “One of the things I learned within my business is that you have to be connected in your community.”

This story is not only a love story; it is also a tragedy. It leaves you reflecting on social injustice. “Cabaret” was chosen by students, faculty and directors in the theater and dance department. It was chosen because it represents social injustice, social inequity and oppression, according to Jones. Professional guest star Antonio Rodriguez III, will play the Masters of Ceremony or MC in the musical. Rodriguez was nominated for the Out-

standing Male Actor in a musical award last year for his performance in “Miss Saigon” by Broadway by the Bay, a nonprofit musical theater company based in Redwood City. The musical is open to the public and will run March 4 at 7:30 p.m., March 5 at 2 p.m., March 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. and March 12 at 2 p.m. at the University Theater at the Hayward campus. Tickets can be purchased on the website or at the box office.

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Is solitary confinement for juveniles on the way out in California? By John Lam JOURNALISM GUILD WRITER The use of solitary confinement in juvenile facilities in the state of California may be coming to an end. Recent reforms of practices in juvenile detention facilities represent a growing consensus that the use of solitary confinement is harmful for children, said California Democratic State Sen. Mark Leno, who is sponsoring a bill that severely limits the use of solitary confinement in juvenile facilities. Leno’s bill models on a class action settlement against Contra Costa County, for locking young children with disabilities in solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day. “Cici” the mother of a named plaintiff who spent three weeks in solitary confinement, said, “Juvenile Hall has taken a kid who’s made a mistake and completely tried to take (away) all of his hopes and dreams.” Her son was hospitalized for three weeks for a mental breakdown after being found smearing feces on the walls, and has since been sent back to Juvenile Hall. “Even though by law juvenile halls in California exist solely for the purpose of rehabilitation, not punishment, children with disabilities at the Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall are being subjected to egregious and inhumane

maximum security-like prison conditions,” said Public Counsel Education Rights Director Laura Faer, co-counsel on the lawsuit. “They are routinely locked for days and weeks at a time in cells that have barely enough room for a bed and only a narrow window the width of a hand.” “Rehabilitation means going to school, getting help for your mental health or learning disability,” Faer said. “It means coming out better prepared for life than when you went in.” Solitary confinement points: -Contra Costa Probation Department agreed to isolate youth for a maximum of four hours and only when a youth’s behavior poses an immediate safety risk to other youth or staff at facilities – terms that are included in Senate Bill 1143. -In January, President Obama banned the use of solitary confinement in federal facilities. -In May, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to restrict drastically the use of solitary confinement for youth in its juvenile detention facilities. (L.A. County oversees the largest juvenile justice system in the nation.) -Senate Bill 1143 is supported by the Chief Probation Officers of California, which has in the past fought against bills restricting the use of solitary confinement. -The American Correctional Association supports a national moratorium on solitary confinement for kids.

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En su último juego de conferencia, el equipo de baloncesto femenino de la Universidad Estatal Californiana de la Bahía de Este añadió otra victoria a su racha, que ahora está a 6. Fue un fin de semana llena de una mezcla de emociones. Este fue el fin de semana para estudiantes de cuarto año Remy Puou, Shomari Harris y Shontalene Trudeau. "Se sentía surrealista jugando nuestros últimos partidos de conferencia este fin de semana en casa, en frente a todos nuestros amigos y familiares," dijo la delantera Trudeau. "Fue emocionante poder jugar con todo el apoyo." East Bay venció a la Universidad Estatal de Chico (14-11 en general, 9-10 CCAA) el viernes, lo que les ayudó a tomar el lugar número dos en la Conferencia de la Asociación Atlética Colegial el martes. Los Wildcats les dieron a los Pioneers una pelea dura, pero East Bay todavía tenía la ventaja y logró superar a Chico. Los Pioneers dispararon 42.1 por ciento desde el campo, en comparación con el 35.3 por ciento de Chico y ellos rebotaron Chico 36-31. East Bay entró en el medio tiempo, liderando por sólo dos puntos. Chico mantuvo a Harris a 10 puntos, hasta que Puou subió a los Pioneers y controló la pintura, y fue 10-para-13, anotando 20 puntos. "Trato de entrar en el juego con la misma mentalidad cada juego, que es jugar duro para mis compañeras de equipo, porque nunca sé cuándo es mi momento de subir y tomar el control," dijo Puou. "Tu papel es diferente cada juego, y tienes que estar preparada. Trato de hacer lo mejor posible para ser eficiente en la cancha a lo mejor de mis habilidades." Otros Pioneers también aumentaron, incluyendo la guardia de primer año Knicso Kelemen, que fue 4-para-6 con 10 puntos, y la delantera de primer año Morgan Greene, quien agarró 11 rebotes. East Bay terminó el juego con una victoria de 58-50 sobre los Wildcats. El sábado también fue “Senior Day” para los Pioneers. "Entrando en mi con-

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Guardia de primer año de la Universidad Estatal de California de la bahía del este, Kayley Hsiung, regatea ante una defensora de la Universidad Estatal de Stanislaus el sábado durante una victoria de 72-65, en el gimnasio Pioneer en el campus de Hayward. ferencia final sentí una mezcla de emociones. Fue realmente amargo-dulce para mí," dijo Puou. "Estaba emocionada de jugar mi último partido, pero una vez que tuvimos la caminata de estudiantes de último año me hizo emocional, pero lista para jugar mi más duro," dijo Harris. El equipo enfrentó Stanislaus State (15-14, 13-7) en el que Stanislaus desafió a los Pioneers en la primera mitad. East Bay sólo anotó 1 punto durante los primeros 6 minutos del partido, y Stanislaus se adelantó 11-1. East Bay eventualmente hizo jugadas, pero los

Warriors lograron entrar en la segunda mitad con una ventaja de 9 puntos. En la segunda mitad, East Bay aumentó también. Los Pioneers aumentaron su porcentaje de tiros por un 27 por ciento en la segunda mitad y dispararon un 52 por ciento. Puou tenía un monstruo de un juego y dominó en la pintura de nuevo, anotando 21 puntos y 14 rebotes. "Antes del partido, me entristeció que mi carrera en East Bay esté llegando a su fin, pero me di cuenta de lo agradecida que estuve por los cuatro años que pasé aquí," dijo Puou. "Una parte de

mí quería llorar, pero lo dejé de lado porque sabía que era importante no dejar que mis emociones afecten mi juego, si no encenderlo." Harris también tuvo un buen desempeño cuando fue 11-para-12 desde la línea de tiros libres y agregó 19 puntos, 6 asistencias y 5 rebotes, y terminó como campeóna de anotación de la CCAA con 16.5 puntos por partido. Greene tuvo otra noche de monstruo en la pintura cuando ella adquirió una carrera de 17 rebotes y terminó el juego de la conferencia como la líder de rebote con 9,8 por juego.

East Bay terminó el juego con una victoria de 72-65 y terminó segundo en el juego de la conferencia. "Mi único lema es salir a jugar cada partido y hacer lo que se necesita para ganar, y esa mentalidad me lleva a ser la máxima anotadora," dijo Harris. "Es sólo una sensación agradable ver pagar tu trabajo duro." Los Pioneers ahora tienen 19-8 en total y 16-4 en conferencia y han terminado el juego de la conferencia en una racha de seis juegos. Ellas juegan el estado de Chico en la primera ronda del torneo de CCAA.

El sistema UEC protegerá a los estudiantes indocumentados Por Kali Persall

JEFA DE REDACCIÓN

Traducción por Wendy Medina EDITORA DE COPIA

El sistema de la Universidad Estatal de California reafirmó su posición en contra de las políticas de deportación del presidente Donald Trump en un comunicado emitido por el canciller de la UEC, Timothy P. White A la comunidad del campus el 22 de febrero. White dijo que el sistema UEC no hará cumplir las órdenes ejecutivas federales de inmigración, a menos que sea requerido por la ley, una posición que White ha mantenido desde noviembre de 2016. El Departamento de Policía de la Universidad no trabajará con funcionarios locales, estatales o federales para detener estudiantes que son — o se sospecha que son — indocumentados, según White. La política de inmigración de Trump afecta particularmente al UECBE, que en el Crónica del Almanaque 2015 de la Educación Superior clasificó a la universidad más diversa del estado y la quinta en la nación. No todos los estudiantes indocumen-

tados están protegidos bajo la Acción Diferida por Llegadas de la Niñez, una política iniciada por la administración Obama en 2012 que protege a los inmigrantes que llegaron a los Estados Unidos como niños ante la deportación durante dos años — con la posibilidad de renovación — de acuerdo a la seguridad nacional. El 21 de febrero, el secretario de prensa del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, John Kelly, publicó dos memorandos que dieron instrucciones a la fuerza de trabajo del departamento para implementar la orden ejecutiva "Mejora de Seguridad Fronteriza e Inmigración," emitida el 25 de enero, según el Departamento de seguridad nacional. Los inmigrantes que ingresan ilegalmente a los Estados Unidos desde México representan una amenaza para la seguridad nacional y la seguridad pública, según el sitio web de la Casa Blanca del Secretario de Prensa.

La orden tiene como objetivo deportar inmigrantes indocumentados a México y asegurar la frontera sur de los Estados Unidos. La postura de Trump sobre la inmigración se convirtió en un importante punto de conversación a lo largo de su

Asesoría General para proporcionar servicios legales a los estudiantes. White aseguró a los estudiantes de todo el sistema UEC de 23 campus que los memorandos publicados por Kelly no afectan a los estudiantes protegidos bajo DACA. Los 23 presidentes de la UEC se han unido para asegurar que el programa de DACA permanezca intacto y sin cambios, según una declaración de noviembre del presidente de UECBE, Leroy M. Morishita, a la comunidad del campus. Morishita también condenó los informes de incidentes xenófobos y racistas en el campus como "inaceptables" y "contra el núcleo mismo sobre el cual se enorgullece esta comunidad universitaria." Morishita no identificó a East Bay como un "campus de santuarios" y advirtió que tal designación podría resultar en la pérdida de ayuda federal para estudiantes y becas de investigación.

White aseguró a los estudiantes de todo el sistema UEC de 23 campus que los memorandos publicados por Kelly no afectan a los estudiantes protegidos bajo DACA. Los 23 presidentes de la UEC se han unido para asegurar que el programa de DACA permanezca intacto y sin cambios, según una declaración de noviembre del presidente de UECBE, Leroy M. Morishita, a la comunidad del campus. campaña después de que prometió construir un muro fronterizo entre los Estados Unidos y México cuando anunció su candidatura el 16 de junio de 2015, según Politifact. White aconsejó a los estudiantes, personal y facultad a quienes se les acercen oficiales que pidan pruebas de documentación, a conectarse con la DPU, que trabajará con la Oficina de

Sin embargo, esta orden ejecutiva no es la única que suscita una respuesta de los líderes de la UEC. El 30 de enero, White y los 23 presidentes del campus de la UEC, incluyendo Morishita, emitieron una declaración a la comunidad del campus que aclaró su oposición a la orden ejecutiva que prohibía la inmigración entre los Estados Unidos y siete países musulmanes. Hay 23 estudiantes de estos países que actualmente estudian en East Bay con visas de estudiante, según el Director Ejecutivo de Programas Internacionales de la UECBE, Raymond P. Wallace. East Bay ofrece varios programas para estudiantes inmigrantes, como el AB 540, un programa que permite calificar a los estudiantes indocumentados para pagar la matrícula en el estado en lugar de fuera del estado, con o sin documentos de ciudadanía, de acuerdo con el AB 540 Ally Training Project, Inc., una filial de la Fundación de Bienestar de California. El sistema UEC es el sistema universitario público más grande de cuatro años en el país, según Cal State Online, el sitio web oficial del sistema UEC. En un artículo de noviembre, White dijo a la revista Time que al menos 10.000 estudiantes de los 474.000 que asisten a UEC son indocumentados.

OPINION 7

THE PIONEER

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Quotes from the Quad

By Cedric Harris-Dixon PHOTOGRAPHER

How do you feel about CSUEB’s status as an alcohol-free campus?

“I feel like it is amazing because no one is going to be injured or anything like cases with drunk driving, since it is less likely for students to have alcohol than be intoxicated if this campus was not alcohol free.” - Dian Rodriguez Human Development, Freshman

“I think it is necessary because alcohol is a problem with youth, especially with their academics and it can grow into a habit which is unhealthy so I am all for it being an alcohol free campus.” - Carolyn McKeithen Construction Management, Sophomore

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“I think it is logical that it is alcohol free since underaged drinking is against the law, but for 21 year olds, there could be specific events for people that are 21 years and older, where alcohol is sold. I don’t see what would be wrong with that.” - Greg Baquiax Psychology, Freshman

“It is good because alcohol can impair judgements, which can later cause accidents. Drunk driving can kill innocent people in the streets.” - Grisel Lopez Psychology, Senior

“I think that East Bay being an alcohol free campus is really awesome because alcohol is bad for you. There are a lot of events on campus that students can go to and they are a lot more fun than getting drunk.” - Sarah Yim, Undeclared, Freshman

AT T E N T I O N S T U D E N T S Most Winter Quarter 2017 courses will be evaluated using an online course evaluation tool. The online course evaluation period will be from Sunday March 5th 2017 at 11:59 PM to Sunday March 12th at 11:59 PM. Please make sure you check your Horizon e-mail account regularly around this period. You can complete your course evaluations via computer or a mobile device. You will receive an e-mail saying you have courses waiting to be evaluated. Please submit your anonymous online course evaluations as soon as possible. Course evaluations are also accessible through Blackboard. Student evaluations provide valuable feedback to the University on course content and instructor effectiveness. Your opinion matters.

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8 SPORTS

THURSDAY MARCH 2, 2017

THE PIONEER

Men’s basketball team goes 1-1 in last two games By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER The California State East Bay men’s basketball team ended their season 1-1 over the weekend with games against Chico State and Stanislaus State. In what seemed to be a promising season for the Pioneers due to their 6-0 start in the beginning of the season, it was a surprise to not see the men go into the postseason. On Friday, the team played a very strong Chico State (21-6 overall, 14-5 CCAA) team. In the first half, the Wildcats completely dominated the Pioneers as they shot 69.2 percent from the field and seemed unstoppable. By the end of the half, Chico led East Bay 45-27 and lived up to their record. East Bay came out much stronger in the second half and outscored the Wildcats 39-33, but the Wildcats’ performance in the first half sealed the deal and gained them the upper hand on the Pioneers. The men fell 78-66 to Chico State going into their final game the next day. On Saturday the team played their last game of the season, which was also Senior Day. East Bay honored six seniors: guards Pierre Carter, Jalen Richard, Tre Mauldin, Paramvir Singh and forwards Micah Dunhour and Lamine Mbodj. The East Bay athletic department brought out the players families and gave a brief recap of their careers before the game. “It was an emotional weekend,” Dunhour said. “Being able to be with my brothers and coaching staff on the court one last time and playing in front of my family meant so much to me.” The game featured excitement, emotions and surprises. During the senior awards, Mauldin proposed to his girlfriend in front of his teammates, family and game attendees, which amped up the crowd before the game. East Bay played hard throughout the entire game, but were outscored by the Wildcats in the first half, 32-25 and shot only 22.5 percent from the field. The Pioneers turned the game around in the second half and outscored the Wildcats 43-34, thanks in large part to

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Cal State East Bay freshman guard Druce Asah dribbles past a defender during the game against the Stanislaus State Warriors on Feb. 25 at Pioneer Gymnasium on the Hayward campus. freshman guard Druce Asah and Dunhour. Asah dropped in 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. But the real powerhouse was Dunhour, who scored 28 points and 15 rebounds and went 9-for-15 shooting in his final game as a Pioneer. Aside from his big numbers, Dun-

hour’s biggest play of the game came in the final seconds. With three seconds left and the game tied at 66, Dunhour hit a game-winning jumper to cap off his last game on a high note. “I really just wanted to give everything I had and get a final win for the program, that is all,” Dunhour said. “I

am going to miss being out on the court playing the game I love with my brothers every day.” Dunhour’s jumper gave the Pioneers a 68-66 win against the Wildcats and ended their season at 13-15 overall and 6-14 in conference. “It felt surreal coming to the under-

standing that this was really the end,” Richard said. “Overall it was a great to have my mom see me play my last game and to leave knowing we broke a lot of records for this program. We raised the bar big time this year to help East Bay be a winning program for the years to come.”

FEATURES

Is skateboarding becoming the new wave? By Jalen Francis CONTRIBUTOR To understand the full impact skateboarding has today globally and within the Bay Area community, a group of four Cal State East Bay professors spent the past two years investigating skateboarding, one of the fastest growing youth sports in America. The research team explored the sport from its outsider roots to the widespread influence it has on mainstream youth. The findings of Za’nean Mcclain, associate professor of kinesiology, Becky Beal, professor of kinesiology, Missy Wright, assistant professor of kinesiology, and Matthew Atencio, associate professor of kinesiology, have been compiled into a new book, “Moving Boarders: Skateboarding and the Changing Landscape of Urban Youth.” The book is currently being revised and the final version will be submitted on June 1 to get approved by the editors and further published. During the research process, the team developed a case study to determine how skateboarding has impacted local communities. Each member of the team went to different skateparks within the Bay Area to understand the shift of skateboarding and how it has become more mainstream. “The Bay Area is very important because it has a real strong history of skateboarding,” researcher Mathew Attencio told the Pioneer. “You have things

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like the Embarcadero down in San Francisco and we’ve have had the X Games here a long time ago.” In the year 2000, the X Games were held in San Francisco right next to the shadow of the Bay Bridge. It was held there for two years until moving to Kuala Lumper, Malaysia in 2002. Despite the move, the X Games have since then has left much of an impact on the surrounding community. “We interviewed people, we observed

people, we spoke to parents, we spoke to children, we spoke to community leaders and we spoke to policy makers,” Attencio said while explaining what it took to develop a substantial case study. From conducting so many interviews, the professors have noticed that over the years, more youth have started to pick skateboarding as their main sport of interest, instead of choosing traditional team sports like football, basketball,

baseball and soccer. “What we are finding is that parents are bringing their kids to the skate park just like they are bringing them to the soccer field,” Wright said as she further elaborated on how parents are investing more of their time into theirs kids doing skateboarding rather than athletic sports. Why is this happening? Data gathered in the study showed a few potential

reasons. Kids are not getting as much play time as they would like in certain team sports, and unfair coaches who don’t appreciate their value. This could be overwhelming for a kid further helping them make the choice to transition over to skateboarding. In becoming a skater, you have more control over your own actions with no one over your back telling you what to do. In the midst of conducting this research, the professors were intrigued by how big of an influence skateboarding has on various cultures as well as the public sector. According to Attencio, entrepreneurs, corporations and business are all investing in skateboarding because they think that it is something really good for the community. Skateboarding has become more organized and systematic through big events and skateboarding competitions that have added to its overall appeal. It is becoming a bigger industry and will be acknowledged in the 2020 Summer Olympics as a new sport. It was voted on and approved by the International Olympic Committee on Aug. 6, 2016. Skateboarding has definitely come a long way from it’s punk rock roots and has broadened its clientele through skateparks, making it a community supported activity. Skateboarding is beginning to reach new heights within the mainstream world all while providing a way for families to positively interact with one another within a creative learning environment.