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A literary affair: NorCal book awards ByNEWS Wendy Medina COPY EDITOR

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SCHOOL OPENS BREAST FEEDING ROOM

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The Olympics and NCAA try to find even ground

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College athletics are critical to the success of American Olympic teams.

But the pipeline of athletes from NCAA Division I schools to U.S. Olympic teams is threatened by mounting financial pressures among those schools.

On May 5, the USOC hired a college athletics administrator to organize help for financially strapped and threatened NCAA lower-profile sports programs. The goal is to find new ways to save money and help protect the sports that the USOC needs to stay competitive at the Olympics.

Colleges and universities, such as Stanford, Berkeley, and UCLA, have increased spending on coaches’ salaries, costly facilities, and student scholarships for more high-profile sports, such as basketball and football. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is concerned that this could pose a threat to their lower-profile Olympic sport teams.

Sarah Wilhelmi, a member of the West Coast Conference’s staff since 2008, is the first USOC director of collegiate partnerships. Her job is to bring attention to widely-discussed efforts with the USOC, national sports governing bodies and an assortment of college campuses to keep this pipeline of athletes active.

Wilhelmi will work directly with the NCAA’s executive staff, their schools and different conferences, and also various coaches. Wilhelmi comes in

during a time where these NCAA athletes in Division I schools in the U.S. are facing the threat of financial pressures as they try to stay as competitive as possible in the world of sports.

Expectations were that the new hire would coordinate engagement with national governing bodies (NBG’s) in all the NCAA championships. That includes the signage and sponsorship agreements, developing metrics and data to determine the impact of different initiatives to help better understand the future directions and the return investments for the NBG’s and the USOC, according to a USA Today article.

“Colleges and universities provide the foundation for many individuals to develop as high performance athletes,” said Alan Ashley, USOC chief of sport performance, during a Team USA conference. “These athletes then go on to find great success at the Olympic Games as part of Team USA, highlighting just how important collegiate sports are to the Olympic Movement.

With a deeply rooted background in college athletics, Sarah will be a key driver of increased collaboration between the USOC, NGBs, and all of the NCAA member institutions and conferences.”

Scott Blackmun, USOC CEO, said in a speech in 2014 that the USOC needs to develop partnerships with the NCAA that will keep lower-profile sports such as men’s and women’s gymnastics and wrestling alive.

However, some college administrators fear that through restrictions on

athlete compensation within the NCAA, rules will cause some universities to drop lower-profile Olympic Sports.

Since 1981, college men’s gymnastics teams dropped from 59 to 16, women’s teams from 99 to 62, and wrestling teams from 146 to 77, a CBS Sports report stated.

Blackmun stated that it was necessary for the USOC to develop a partnership with the NCAA to help keep lower-profile sports alive. He urged that the USOC wants a group working with NCAA to develop and train athletes who have the will and want to participate for the United States at an Olympic level.

“Can we use our great Olympic brand or the event experience of our national governing bodies to build revenue-generating properties for conferences and schools?” Blackmun asked in his speech.

“Can we find a way for colleges to use their Olympic identities to recruit athletes and coaches and perhaps build facilities? Can our national bodies host national championships and conference championships in our sports?”

Wilhelmi’s new job position is to bring attention to the discussed efforts at coordination among the USOC, NBG’s, various college constituencies, and the NCAA’s executive staff with plans to reduce expenses associated with sponsoring sports while also maintaining a high quality experience for their athletes.

Her goal is to help maintain high level athletes at the collegiate level so they are able to step up and compete for our country once they have left college. But in order to pursue those ideals, Wilhemi has to help the college maintain the lower-profile sports first.

Hayward man killed in San Leandro •Dariel Arreola, 28, from Hayward •Shot and killed in San Leandro on Sunday •No suspects or leads at time of publication

By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

San Leandro Police identified the man who was shot and killed on Sunday evening as 28-year-old Dariel Arreola, who had a Manteca address but is a Hayward native.

Around 7:30 p.m., SLPD re-

ceived multiple calls that reported a shooting near the Senior Community Center at 13909 E. 14th St. However, when officers arrived at the scene they found multiple vehicles crashed near E. 14th St. & 138th Ave., according to the San Leandro Police Department.

SLPD Lieutenant Robert McManus stated that around 7:30 p.m., Arreola walked outside when somebody opened fire on him. Police are still unclear if the gunfire came from a vehicle or from somebody on foot. However, McManus did confirm Arreola was an intended target since there were other adults and children outside, and he was the only victim.

While officers helped victims involved in the accident, they noticed some of the occupants of a minivan fled the vehicle. Their investigation led them to the community

center, where a first Communion was being held with nearly 80 to 100 guests, and found only Arreola dead from multiple gunshot wounds near the entrance, according to SLPD. On Tuesday, family and friends held a candlelight vigil at the center where Arreola died. It was quiet and Hayward Police as well as San Leandro Police patrolled the parking lot throughout. According to family and friends, Arreola was a longtime Hayward resident, having attended Cesar Chavez Middle School and Tennyson High School, both in South Hayward.

McManus said that it is still unclear if the van was involved in the shooting or if the driver attempted to flee the scene once the gunfire erupted. All of the occupants in the van fled the scene and have not been found. According to McMa-

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nus, investigators do not know why Arreola was targeted and are using surveillance camera footage from the area to see if they can develop any leads. Anybody with information is advised to contact SLPD at (510) 5773230.

English nerds galore.

The 35th annual Northern California Book Awards went down this weekend in the heart of the city, a bijou event at the San Francisco Main Public Library. Going strong in its fourth decade, the awards were held to recognize authors, poets and translators from all around Northern California.

The crowd was riddled with writers, their family and friends, literary agents, book reviewers, media hosts and book lovers alike, who filled up the auditorium in honor of those who submitted literature that was published for the first time. The ceremony began with monologist Josh Kornbluth recounting a story of his days as copy editor. He had become such a compulsive proofreader that he tried to stop the paper from going to print because he was sure there was an italicized nine-point font period.

If that didn’t sound geeky enough, other writers followed suit and cracked jokes that would not have otherwise been understood without some sort of background in English studies. Jokes about apostrophe placement, brevity and Medieval French sarcasm had the audience roaring with laughter.

Joshua Mohr, fiction winner for his book “All This Life,” couldn’t have put it better when he received his award: “I appreciate the room full of nerds on a beautiful Sunday afternoon,” he said. “I’m glad to be around my kind of people.”

There were 11 winners in categories that ranged from children’s literature, translations in poetry and fiction, creative nonfiction, YA, poetry, fiction, groundbreaker book, and even lifetime achievement. Most of the recipients who were present to accept their honor talked about their journeys when writing and read excerpts from their works. However, there was stand-in to scold the crowd by saying, “Aren’t you all suppose to be writing?”

“Delicate Monsters” YA fiction winner Stephanie Kuehn recounted the roadblocks she faced with the novel. Delving into “darker aspects of human nature” and taking the most risks in her third book, the narrative deals with suicide, alcoholism and depression. Like many writers, she found it difficult to depict the tendencies of her characters, however got the support and research needed in order to pull through and make her novel a reality.

These book awards were unlike anything I expected, as the themes and stories explored in each text were on all different ends of the spectrum. Winners included topics such as fact intertwined with conspiracy of the Nazi Party and J.F.K. — all revolving around one man who kept his presence behind the scenes — in “The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government” by David Talbot. Poetry about “Times Beach” by John Shoptaw was named aptly for St. Louis, Missouri’s ghost town after the 1983 dioxin exposure, a highly toxic pollutant, which was the largest contamination in U.S. history and resulted in the state officially dissolving the city.

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Got (breast) milk?

California high schools embrace motherhood

By Kali Persall MANAGING EDITOR

Breast pumps are quickly becoming fixtures at public high schools across California. It’s not a trend, but it might just be the reason more teenage mothers will be shopping for their caps and gowns, come graduation.

Fresno High School made headlines last month when it unveiled its brand new breastfeeding room, which provides a safe place for pregnant students and teachers to pump breast milk or nurse their babies. Through a $3,000 dollar grant through Fresno First 5, the room was furnished with a changing table, a breastfeeding chair, a refrigerator for storing breast milk, a hospital-grade breast pump and even a TV. Fresno High won’t be the only high school to offer a space for teen mothers, but it certainly set the bar. Last October, Assembly Bill 302 mandated that all schools operated by a school district or county of education must provide a secure, private room to accommodate lactating students.

Authored by Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, last February, the mandate is a provision of a larger initiative that extends the rights of breastfeeding women in the workplace and other public areas.

Thanks to this new law, students will no longer have to hide in a bathroom stall while they pump. Even further, students won’t be penalized for leaving class to pump or

breastfeed and will have the option of making up the work afterward.

Newborn babies need to nurse every 2-3 hours, according to Kathy Davis, nurse practitioner at Fresno High and facilitator of the breastfeeding room. Because the constant need to pump or nurse requires students to miss frequent class, high school and college-age mothers who want to feed their babies are naturally often forced to drop out of school.

By striking a balance between school and family life, this law breaks down one of the major barriers that prevents pregnant teens from staying in school and earning their diplomas. The proximity of this resource to classes and the care-based support of teachers and role models will likely encourage pregnant teens to stick with their schooling.

Many colleges also offer breastfeeding facilities for mothers, however legislation hasn’t gone so far as to apply a mandate, and resources are lacking — at least at Cal State East Bay. According to Jennifer Luna, manager of Health and Wellness Services and director of the Recreation and Wellness Center on campus, East Bay has two rooms for breastfeeding mothers: one in the Student Health and Counseling Services building, and the other in the RAW Center, which also serves as a multipurpose room.

The rooms contain basic furnishings — and the room in the RAW Center has a sound machine — yet Luna explained that they aren’t equipped to be able to store breast milk and they don’t provide breast pumps. A staff member at East Bay since 2004, Luna recalls there be-

ing a club that catered to new mothers and a daycare group that was run by ASI. However these resources are no longer offered on campus.

What if schools mandated the use of formula during school hours instead? Although it may be inconvenient, the benefits of breastfeeding, Davis says, are clear.

Breastfeeding boosts babies’ immunity through natural antibodies and protects against illnesses, infections and even allergies. A study by the National Institute for Environmental Health Scientists found that breastfed babies had a 20 percent lower risk of death between the ages of 28 days and 1 year old, than babies that were formula-fed.

In addition to the numerous health benefits, breastfeeding also establishes a strong bond between mother and baby. The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests breastfeeding for at least the first six months of a baby’s life.

Teenage pregnancy rates are on the decline, but that doesn’t mean accidents don’t happen. The Center for Disease Control reports that in 2014, birth rates dropped nine percent in women ages 15-19, 11 percent in the 15-17 age bracket and seven percent in 18-19 year-olds from 2013.

According to the CDC, the reasons for the decline aren’t yet clear, but teens seem to be using birth control more successfully than in previous years.

A poisonous stigma surrounds the topic of teen pregnancy. The possible joy of an young pregnancy is often overshadowed by a heavy cloak of guilt and embarrassment. Young mothers are often spoken about as uneducated, lazy, welfare-depen-

dent moochers off the system and many take it to heart, but in reality that’s far from the truth.

“It’s about education and health,” explained Davis.

“The majority of these kids have great GPAs and are going to college. There’s a stigma that these kids are a bunch of lowlife losers, but they’re not.”

High school homecoming queen or theater enthusiast, pregnancy does not discriminate. Birth control or no birth control, it can happen to anyone you know at any time, and it does. Yet somehow, this fact seems to evade critics — the same people who believe that resources and facilities like the breastfeeding room “promote and encourage teenage pregnancy.”

This is absolutely ludicrous.

As long as hormones exist, there will always be pregnant young women, whether these facilities exist or not.

Mothers are going to take care of their babies, whether it be at home or at school. If teen moms living off of welfare is such a concern, stop forcing them below the poverty line by restricting access to the educational opportunities that will better their lives.

Breastfeeding rooms are fantastic resources that fill a dire need, however much work can be done by educators and community leaders to inform young adults before a situation reaches this level.

Perhaps the larger issue is the lack of consistent, accurate sex ed in public schools.

The more we talk about these subjects, the less taboo they become. There’s no reason why such basic and universal experiences such as sexual health and pregnancy should be forced behind private, closed doors.

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Life as a refugee: From Iran to America

By Christina Urbina CONTRIBUTOR Do you remember what you were doing when you were 16 years old? Getting your driver’s license? Going out with friends? Ashraf Shirdel’s story is a little different from many teenagers: she was seeking refuge in Turkey with her Iranian family.

“I came to America when I was 16 and forced out of my country,” said Shirdel, a 48-year-old graduate student at CSU East Bay. “I still feel like a refugee.”

Iran was overthrown in the 1979 Iranian Revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Pahlavi dynasty in Tehran. Khomeini, known as the “Supreme Leader” at the time, bullied Iran’s citizens to agree to place most of the government power in the hands of religious figures. The new political reforms were not based around the economic crisis, but around religion.

Just before the revolution, citizens were frustrated with the monarchy and the decisions made by the Shah’s government. Through the influence of Khomeini and his rebel group, most of the Iranian population supported the revolution to overthrow the monarchy because of government corruption, authoritarian rule, economic issues and policies restricting religious expression, according to the World Affairs Council of Seattle, Washington.

“Worst Nightmare” One morning at 3 a.m., Shirdel woke to the sound of her mother’s screams and the Khomeini rebels breaking into her family’s house. The rebels were after Shirdel’s father, who was hiding in the

basement. Shirdel’s family lived alongside the royal family and her father was a military general in Tehran. The oldest of eight siblings, Shirdel ran into the living room to protect her mother from the rebels.

For nearly an hour, Shirdel and her mother pleaded with them to leave the house, but the group turned violent.

One of the rebels grabbed Shirdel by the hair and repeatedly bashed her head into the wall until her father came out of the basement. Shirdel suffered severe brain damage from the attack; she now has seizures on a daily basis, despite taking medication.

At 4 a.m., rebels took Shirdel’s father.

More than 100 military generals were placed into a local jail that night, where they were held for a week.

After the longest week of Shirdel’s life passed, she faced her “worst nightmare.” She and the rest of the general’s families watched in horror as the Khomeini rebel group laid the generals down and executed them. The local television network aired the shooting to make an example of those who decided to hide any other commanders.

Just prior to her father’s execution, the generals arranged for a messenger to come into the jail and pass along notes to each of the families: “Leave Iran Immediately,” “Take the children and go.” The Khomeini rebels planned to kill the family, so the very next night, Shirdel, her mother and seven siblings left with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

All of their belongings, photos, clothes and valuables were left in their village. Shirdel also had to leave her fiance, who later fled to Paris.

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An undated photograph shows from left to right, Ashraf Shirdel’s fiance, brother, Shirdel and her niece.

From Iran to America According to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), 154,857 Iranians fled to America from 1981 to 2001.

Shirdel’s family traveled from village to village for one month until they arrived in Turkey. They went to the U.S. Embassy where they were granted American citizenship after six months of being refugees in Turkey.

“We went to Washington, D.C. first and the people were so nice,” she said.

“They gave us food and put us in a hotel with nice beds.” Six months after arriving in D.C., the family decided to move to the Bronx where Shirdel and her siblings attended high school.

From 1979 to 1980, the amount of Iranian students enrolled in United States schools peaked at 51,310, accord-

ing to the MPI. According to the Institute of International Education, more Iranian students studied in the United States than any other country.

While in New York, Shirdel always felt that her Iranian family didn’t belong; they looked different, spoke another language, ate different foods and listened to different music. The gap between the Shirdel’s culture, and that of their new city, was too wide to bridge.

At the age of 19, her family moved to Los Angeles, where some relatives lived.

She wound up living with her family in L.A. for about eight years, but wanted to get out of the city. “I didn’t want to end up like my mother and stay only with other [Iranians],” she said. “I wanted to break free.”

When she was 25 years old, Shirdel

went to visit one of her Iranian friends who was a refugee in Walnut Creek.

During the visit, her friend brought Shirdel to San Francisco and gave her a tour of the city. “I loved the nature, the city, the buildings,” Shirdel said. “It was my new home.”

Finding a Home in the East Bay Shirdel decided to pursue an undergraduate degree in architecture at Berkeley College because it allowed her to “feel free,” and reminded her of when she was 14 years old in her village. “I had talent in art and architecture,” said Shirdel.

In 2015, she enrolled at East Bay for her Master’s degree in art. “Everyone here is so nice, everyone always smiles,” she said. “It reminds me of home [before the revolution].”

Shirdel lives halfway around the world from her hometown and has legally changed her name, yet she is still afraid that rebels might find her. Her past still comes back to haunt her: a month ago, Shirdel received a message from relatives in Iran that her fiance was killed by rogue Khomeini rebels in Paris.

Shirdel is painting a picture for CSU East Bay’s President Morishita as an appreciation gift. Although she has not met with the President, she wants to give her thanks to him, as well as the university, for welcoming her.

When she feels hopeless, Shirdel focuses on her schoolwork. “I just have this school,” she said. “This is my home, this is my family.” Although it is emotionally tough, she plans to complete a memoir of her life next year because she wants to tell her story of what it’s like being a refugee.

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Left: “Blue Figure,” a ceramic sculpture by Clemente GarciaHuerta is displayed at CSUEB’s Annual Juried Student Exhibition at University Art Gallery Tuesday. Top right: A crowd of student, staff and award donors view various student artworks Tuesday evening at CSUEB. Bottom right: a close look at Bradley De Leon and Lisa Nguyen’s “Thousand Wish,” a mixed media installation currently being shown at the University Art Gallery on Tuesday.

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eSports players should be labeled as athletes

By Thomas Schelstraete CONTRIBUTOR

The League of Legends 2016 Midseason Invitational is underway in China, and for the first time in the past few years, a team from the United States looks poised to compete on the international stage. The team in question, Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) is preaching a familiar tone heard all around the sports world: unity and selflessness.

League of Legends is an online multiplayer game in which players strategize to win battles against other teams, similar to World of Warcraft.

Last year’s League of Legends World Championship saw 36 million unique viewers in the final match alone. These numbers rival and often surpass major sports events throughout the country, such as the MLB all-star game, which only brought in roughly 11 million viewers in 2015.

Of course, these competitions take in

viewers from all over the world, not just within the United States, but the numbers are comparable to those of spectator sports.

Despite the commonalities between eSports teams, traditional sports teams and the industry’s popularity, the question of whether eSports should be qualified as legitimate sports and its players as athletes remains to be answered. After NBA star Rick Fox visited the morning show The View, all of the hosts had differing perspectives, but the main issue taken up was the missing physical component for the players to be considered athletes.

League of Legends took center stage for this debate in 2013 when the U.S. started to recognize professional gamers as athletes, qualifying them for visas. This was a massive step in the globalization of the game, allowing star players from different regions to come to North America and, in doing so, encouraged investors to join the fray of the eSports scene.

While the question of whether eS-

ports are sports and the players athletes has been determined by law in the United States, there stands to be legal opposition elsewhere. North America is just one of many regions for competitive League of Legends; Riot Games, LoL game publisher, has also established professional leagues in Europe, Korea, China and Taiwan.

Europe in particular has had legal issues with player visas as Germany, where the European professional league is located, has declared eSports to be separate from traditional sports. Because of this ruling, players are often unable to qualify for visas, unless they enroll in a German university as students while living there.

League of Legends is just one of many eSports platforms, but its creation of a regular season and postseason in leagues all around the world rather than tournament play alone has revolutionized the gaming world to look more similar to traditional sports. The issue here is that while League of Legends has done all it can to look more like a traditional sport,

physical sports have not been under the same scrutiny in the past.

While The View’s Jenny McCarthy argued against eSports players being qualified as athletes on the grounds that no one breaks a sweat, Olympic sports such as curling in which players slide stones on an icefield, are held to a different standard.

“...the question of whether eSports should be qualified as legitimate sports and its players as athletes remains to be answered.�

With so many different definitions of “athlete� being thrown around by parties ranging from celebrities to government, it is important to look at the official definition of the words in question: sport and athlete. A quick look at either one of these words will reveal a physical requirement for each of them, though there is no requirement for strenuous physical activity.

There is certainly a skill component to competitive gaming, through coordination and dexterity in controlling characters, but it is still questionable where the line of physical activity is drawn.

Despite individual perspectives, eSports are a global phenomenon and are drawing in crowds all over the world, both through online streams and physical venues. eSports have proven their competitive legitimacy several times, and whether individuals feel players are athletes or not, they have earned the same basic legal accommodations given to others who play a sport for a living.

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Port of Oakland phone app tells truckers about waits at port

By George Avalos EAST BAY TIMES An old-line business, the Port of Oakland, is using one of the world’s newest technologies, an app that helps truckers cope with busy cargo gates at the shipping hub, the port said Wednesday. “This could definitely be helpful and would be worth it,� said Bruce Gill, owner of Union City-based Bay City Express, a trucking firm.

The app is available on the Google Play store for Android phones and the Apple store for the iPhone, the port said. “There’s no more guesswork for truckers picking up or delivering cargo in Oakland,� said John Driscoll, the port’s maritime director. “Now they can plan their days with real-time information.�

This software application arrives at a time when the Port of Oakland has undertaken a far-reaching transformation in a quest to operate more efficiently.

The port has been opening gates at

PHOTO COURTESY OF JANE TYSKA/OAKLAND TRIBUNE/MCT

The MSC Fabiola is guided by a tugboat on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, in San Francisco, Calif. The Port of Oakland is moving beyond the labor slowdown, but faces more challenges. night and on weekends to help unclog backlogs of cargo being delivered or picked up by truckers.

The app tells truck drivers how long it takes to enter terminal gates and calculates how long drivers must wait to complete transactions. The free app

for truckers has gone live, and is called DrayQ and can be phone on the app stores under the DrayQ name.

The times for gate waits and transactions appear on mobile phone screens that are akin to the sign boards on freeways that tell people how long to get to

a downtown area or an airport or a city.

The new technology could provide truckers and dispatchers with a precise measure of how long a terminal transaction takes. And if it’s too long, drivers can plan around slow periods.

Cargo owners and terminal operators also will be able to compile data to determine if container shipments are being processed efficiently. They can also use the data to alter operations. “This industry is the oldest thing on earth, and we always have to find brand new things to make it work,� said Michael Zampa, a spokesman for the Port of Oakland.

The developer of the DrayQ app, Virginia-based Leidos, has hired people to hand out flyers to trucker drivers at the East Bay port. About 150 people have signed up for the app in the first few days. “This is the first port in the country to use this technology,� Zampa said.

The app uses Bluetooth, GPS and WiFi technologies to measure truckers’ progress through the East Bay cargo hub. “The technology gets a ping from ev-

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One reason that the technology is very much needed is the lines and the delays at the Oakland port really haven’t improved in recent years and months, multiple trucking executives said Wednesday. “Six or seven years ago, the lines were always moving at the port,� Gill said.

The current situation contrasts greatly with the recent past. “Now, delays are the new norm,� Gill said. “There is always a line, whether the port is busy, or not busy. A lot of times we don’t have a choice, we have to wait in line.�

At present, truck drivers at the Oakland port often use a Yahoo group that helps them match up cargo that must be transported with equipment available for transport. “If there is an app that could streamline things at the port, it would be what we need here,� Gill said.

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JUEVES 19 DE MAYO DE 2016 Primavera 2016, volumen 7

Hombre de Hayward asesinado en San Leandro

Por Kali Persall JEFE DE REDACCIÓN Traduccion Por Pavel Radostev Pushina EDITOR DE COPIA EN ESPANOL

El jueves pasado el Consejo de Administración de BART aprobó un proyecto de sustitución de ferrocarril que reducirá los ruidos chirriantes al mínimo, en dos de sus secciones más ruidosas de la pista, a partir de septiembre.

Durante el fin de semana del Día de Trabajo, BART reemplazará el ferrocarril e instalará amortiguadores ferroviarios en 3,000 pies de pista entre Glen Park y Daly City.

Seguido por un reemplazo similar y la instalación de más de 840 pies de pista, será cerca de la estación del oeste de Oakland en una fecha aún no revelada, de acuerdo con el Gerente de Relaciones con los Medios de BART, James Allison. Un total de 4,000 amortiguadores personalizados se están comprando para todo el proyecto.

Los amortiguadores son de acero y caucho, y se sujetan sobre el carril a 30 pulgadas de distancia, de acuerdo con los funcionarios de BART. Se han diseñado para suavizar las vibraciones que se producen cuando las ruedas golpean el metal acanalado en la pista, que producen un gran ruido chirriante.

Algunas áreas generan más ruido que otras, dependiendo de los detalles como la curva de la pista, que es el caso en el tramo de la Península. Allison no pudo proporcionar detalles sobre la causa del nivel de ruido en la pista de Oakland, pero reveló que una medición de ruido típico es a los 80 decibelios, mientras que las medidas de Oakland están en 90. Los amortiguadores pueden disminuir el ruido hasta 7 decibelios.

Según Allison, los trabajadores de mantenimiento del BART salen a las pistas todas las noches para moler la corrugación acumulada, en un esfuerzo para controlar los niveles de ruido. Hay 104 millas de vías, el explicó, pero los trabajadores sólo son capaces de hacerlo a través de un cuarto de milla a dos millas por noche.

El proyecto de amortiguadores es un enfoque proactivo para reducir el ruido excesivo en las pistas, de acuerdo con Allison. Menos vibraciones significa menos trabajo de molienda. Allison no fue capaz de proporcionar el costo del mantenimiento nocturno, pero el proyecto de amortiguadores tendrá un costo de $617,844, confirmo Allison. Esto servirá como un experimento para analizar si este enfoque generara un retorno de inversión.

El proyecto se financia a través de dinero de la subvención, incluidas las donaciones de área local, así como subvenciones de estado a través del Programa de Bonos de Transporte Prop 1B y la Administración Federal de Tránsito, de acuerdo con Allison. El resto del dinero provendrá de un presupuesto operativo general para las reparaciones, de los cuales 84 por ciento se financiarán a través de la venta de boletos, tarifas de estacionamiento, ingresos y impuestas de propiedad y sobre las ventas de anuncios.

El segmento de la Península del proyecto se instalará cerca del Parque Balboa y garantizará una pista completamente cerrada. Sin embargo, el mantenimiento de la pista del oeste de Oakland se llevará a cabo durante la noche, y no resultara en retrasos.

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Por Louis LaVenture EDITOR EN JEFE Traduccion Por Pavel Radostev Pushina EDITOR DE COPIA EN ESPANOL

La policía de San Leandro identificó al hombre que fue matado a tiros el domingo por la tarde, como Dariel Arreola de 28 años de edad, que tenía una dirección de Manteca, pero era oriundo de Hayward.

Alrededor de las 7:30 p.m., la policía de San Leandro recibió varias llamadas que reportaron un tiroteo cerca del centro comunitario para mayores en 13909 E. 14º St. Sin embargo, cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar, se encontraron con varios vehículos chocados cerca de la calles E. 14º St. y 138º Ave., según el Departamento de Policía de San Leandro.

El teniente de la policía de San Leandro, Robert McManus, declaró que alrededor de las 7:30 p.m. Arreola salió a la calle cuando alguien abrió fuego contra él. La policía todavía está con la duda si los disparos provenían de un ve-

hículo o de alguien a pie. Sin embargo, McManus sí confirmó que Arreola era un objetivo previsto, ya que había otros adultos y niños afuera, y Arreola fue la única víctima.

Mientras que los oficiales ayudaron a las víctimas involucradas en el accidente, se dieron cuenta que algunos de los ocupantes de la camioneta estrellada huyeron del vehículo.

Su investigación los llevó al centro de la comunidad, donde tuvo lugar una primera comunión con 80 a 100 personas, y Arreola se encuentro el único fallecido, de múltiples heridas de bala cerca de la entrada, de acuerdo con la policía de San Leandro.

El martes, la familia y amigos realizaron una vigilia con velas en el centro donde murió Arreola. El ambiente fue tranquilo y la Policía de Hayward, así como la policía de San Leandro pa-

trullaban la zona de aparcamiento a lo largo del evento. De acuerdo a la familia y amigos, Arreola fue residente de Hayward por mucho tiempo y también asistió a la escuela media Cesar Chavez y la escuela preparatoria Tennyson, ambas en el sur de Hayward.

McManus dijo que todavía no está claro si la furgoneta estaba involucrada en el tiroteo o si el conductor intentó huir del lugar una vez que estallaron las balas. Todos los ocupantes del carro se dieron a la fuga y no se han encontrado.

Según McManus, los investigadores no saben por qué Arreola era un blanco y están usando imágenes de cámaras de vigilancia de la zona para ver si se puede desarrollar alguna pista.

Se aconseja a cualquier persona con información para ponerse en contacto con la policía de San Leandro a (510) 577-3230.

Obras de arte estudiantil se estrenan en exposición jurada

Arriba: "John", una esculptura de medios compuestos por A. Evans cuelga en la annual exhibición estuiantil jurada de UECBE el Martes. Abajo a la izquierda: "Religion" por Tara Bustamante consiste de óleo sobre carton de panel y flor es monstrada.Abajo a la derecha: "Espinas Silenciosas" por Allison King, una pintura de óleo sobre lienzo es una de las numerosas obras de arte seleccionadas para la jurada exhibición estudantil de este año.

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Fuerza impulsora ofensiva para los Pioneros Por Rudy Navarro CONTRIBUYENTE

Traducción por Pavel Radostev Pushina EDITOR DE COPIA EN ESPAÑOL

Decir ‘nacido para jugar al béisbol’ es una cosa. Pero vivirlo es otra. Rudy Navarro, Jr., un estudiante de tercer año de 21 años de edad en el equipo de béisbol de la Universidad Estatal de California en la Bahía del Este viviendo esta realidad.

Navarro, originario de Corcoran, es un jugador de utilidad: él juega múltiples posiciones en el campo de béisbol, que es común en los equipos de universidad que no tienen jugadores que dominan en una posición.

Durante sólo dos años jugando para el Este de la Bahía, Navarro se ha hecho de notar por sí mismo. Ha comenzado todos los partidos durante esta temporada y movido hacia arriba en la mayoría de las estadísticas ofensivas, llevando al equipo con un promedio de bateo de .419, 78 golpeos, 16 dobles, 42 carreras y 38 carreras impulsadas. A menudo se encuentra golpeando la pelota en el campo de los Pioneros fuera de la práctica regular.

A través de su liderazgo, los pioneros se recuperaron al final de la octava entrada para ganar su primer campeonato de la Asociación Colegial de Atletismo de California en la División del Norte el 8 de mayo, cuando vencieron a los Nutrias de la bahía de Monterey 5-2 en el juego de la temporada final.

Navarro golpeo 3-3, lo que le alcanzó el título de bateo mas alto en la

conferencia, con un promedio de .419.

Navarro es un atleta único en su generación, un reproductor de auto-proclamado “puro y duro” que se metió en el béisbol a través de su padre, que jugó en el instituto. “Tan pronto como salí del vientre, me dio un bate, guante y una pelota de béisbol en una pequeña foto de cuando era bebé y desde entonces ha sido béisbol”, dijo Navarro.

Se unió a su primer equipo tee-ball béisbol organizado a sus cinco años y ha jugado en equipos organizados cada año desde entonces. Dieciséis años más tarde, en su último año en la universidad, jugó sus últimos cuatro juegos en el campo de los Pioneros. «Me gusta divertirme,” dijo Navarro. «Cuando estás en un equipo de béisbol es un juego de diversión.»

Su amor por el juego se puede ver en el campo, con su ajetreo, la arena y la energía. Él nunca abandona.

Persigue bolas bien a dentro del territorio de falta, sabiendo que no hay un camino claro a la pelota, tratando de eliminar al bateador.

El promedio de bateo de Navarro habla de la cantidad de trabajo que ha puesto en su apogeo. Él atribuye su éxito al bate, siendo el único bate con el que juega, lo que le ha permitido fortalecer su seguimiento de la pelota con el brazo.

Su cuadrangular solitario en esta temporada fue contra la Universidad Estatal de San Marcos el mes pasado.

La carrera no era a por el bateo, sino a través de su velocidad. Al tiempo que bateó el balón desde la línea, empezó a correr esquivando al base, permitiendo que Navarro alcanzara un jonrón dentro del parque.

Todo su trabajo duro esta tempo-

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Estudiante de cuarto año de UECBE Rudy Navarro correa a la tercerra durante un juego en Hayward anterior en este mes.

rada ha dado sus frutos. Ha llevado a los pioneros a su primera carrera hacia el torneo de la CCAA de postemporada por primera vez desde que el Este de la Bahía se unió a la confer-

encia en 2010. El 10 de mayo, Navarro fue nombrado jugador colegiado mas valioso de la asociación de atletismo en California y es el primer jugador en cualquier deporte Pionero en ga-

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Bryan Mason, un joven de tercer año ha estado en el equipo durante cuatro años y ha experimentado lo que él describe como una temporada de montaña rusa. Antes de que comenzara la temporada, los pioneros no se proyectaron para terminar en primer lugar o incluso hacerse paso al torneo de la CCAA. Han hecho esto y más gracias a la ayuda de Navarro. “Encaja muy bien con nuestro sistema. Es un jugador a lo grande, con claridad en sus números que indican su alto índice de bateos, y también su juego en la base,” dijo Mason. “Rudy es esa persona con la que siempre podemos contar en situaciones de necesidad.”

Mason describe a Rudy como un jugador ambicioso, siempre obtiene lo que quiere y trae al equipo junto con él durante el viaje. La temporada de jugador mas valioso de Rudy ha sido el viaje de su vida para estos reproductores Pioneros que no se esperaban entrar a las finales. “Es un honor jugar con él”, dice Mason.

Los pioneros se encuentran ahora en su ruta hacia la ronda regional del oeste de la División NCAA II el 19 de mayo, donde se medirán contra el número siete del ranking nacional Bautista de California. Rudy Navarro ha sido uno de los jugadores más impactantes dentro y fuera del campo. En su hurra final, que ha hecho todo lo posible por hacer de la Bahía del Este un equipo de béisbol competitivo.

“Me encantan mis compañeros”, dijo Navarro. “Estoy con ellos todo el tiempo, en el campo, fuera del campo.

Juego para mi equipo y me encanta jugar con mis compañeros de equipo.

Tan solo me traen alegrías.”

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Mt. Eden hosts 3rd annual Step Off competition

By Jose Frausto CONTRIBUTOR

The Hayward Unified School District, hosted their 3rd annual step off competition at Mt Eden High School on Saturday May 14 2016.

Made in Hayward presents the 3rd annual step off competition as a way to display the artistic skills of step teams throughout the Hayward community and to bring the community together to showcase the achievements of Hayward students, both present and past.

The Last Black Queens & Kings performing during the Step Off competition at Mt. Eden High School on Saturday.

M2K Cobras excite the crowd prior to their dance routine at the 3rd annual Step Off competition on Saturday at Mt. Eden High School.

Ochoa Soul Survivors make their way toward the stage to begin performing at the 3rd annual Step Off competition Saturday afternoon.

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New project to reduce BART track noise

By Kali Persall MANAGING EDITOR Last Thursday the BART Board of Directors approved a rail replacement project that will cut screeching noises to a minimum on two of its loudest sections of the track, beginning in September.

Over Labor Day weekend, BART will replace the rail and install rail dampers to 3,000 feet of track between Glen Park and Daly City. A similar replacement and installation on over 840 feet of track will follow, near the West Oakland station at an undisclosed date afterward, according to BART Media Relations Manager James Allison. A total of 4,000 custom dampers are being purchased for the entire project.Dampers are made of steel and rubber and are clamped onto the rail 30 inches apart, according to BART officials. They are designed to soften the vibrations that are produced when the wheels hit the grooved metal on the track, which produce a loud screeching noise.

Some areas generate more noise than others, depending on details like the curve in the track, which is the case on the Peninsula stretch. Allison wasn’t

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The Daly City BART Station as a train arrives in March. able to provide details about the cause of Oakland’s track noise level, but revealed that a typical noise measure-

ment is at 80 decibels, while Oakland measures in at 90. The dampers can lower the nose by up to 7 decibels.

According to Allison, BART maintenance workers take to the tracks nightly to grind down the built-up cor-

rugation in an effort to control noise levels. There are 104 miles of track, he explained, but workers are only able to make it through a quarter of a mile to two miles per night.

The damper project is a proactive approach to reducing excessive noise on tracks, according to Allison. Less vibrations means reduced grinding labor. Allison was not able to provide the cost of the nightly maintenance, but the dampers project will cost $617,844, Allison confirmed. This will serve as an experiment to analyze whether this approach generates a return on investment.

The project will be funded through grant money, including local area grants, as well as through the state Prop 1B Transportation Bond Program and Federal Transit Administration grants, according to Allison. The remainder of the money will come from a general operating budget for repairs, of which 84 percent is funded through ticket sales, parking fees, property and sales tax revenue and ads.

The Peninsula segment of the project will be installed near Balboa Park and will warrant an entire track shut-down, however the West Oakland maintenance will be done overnight, and will result in no projected delays.

FEATURES

Shuttle bus driver leaves CSU East Bay

By Briana Wharton CONTRIBUTOR If you live on Cal State East Bay’s campus or take public transportation nearby, you’re probably familiar with the name Clyde Gray. Originally from Chicago, Gray moved to East Oakland and became a bus driver. He worked for AC Transit and Paratransit briefly before coming to CSUEB, where he worked for four and half years.

Gray has become a very well known and likeable character after spending almost five years driving the campus shuttle buses.

However, he was recently transferred to another bus route after complaints surfaced that he was making unauthorized stops near campus.

“Clyde was one of our best drivers on this campus, no doubt about that, when it comes to friendliness, respecting all the students and being well-liked on

this campus,” said Derrick Lobo, manager at Parking and Transportation Services on campus. “The problem with Clyde was that he was making unauthorized stops around campus.”

The University provides complimentary shuttle service between CSUEB and the Hayward and Castro Valley BART stations. During the school year, the shuttles run every day and are available to all students, faculty, staff and members of the public. The school averages about 12,000 riders a month, and roughly 600 students a day.

According to Lobo, the university spends roughly $800,000 to operate the shuttles.

One hundred and fifty thousand dollars of that total comes from parking citations students get on campus, $145,000 comes from a grant given by Alameda County Transportation Committee and parking permit revenue make up the rest. TransMETRO has a contract with the university that pro-

vides the school with these buses and its drivers.

Lobo mentioned that other shuttle bus drivers reported to parking services officials that students would yell and use profane language when rejected upon request to get dropped off at certain spots.

Gray was given warnings to stop making these unauthorized stops because of liability issues, according to Lobo. There was supposed to be a scheduled meeting with Gray, Lobo and Fred Khan, vice president of operations at transMETRO, to further explain to him that what he was doing was wrong. Lobo says that Gray asked to be transferred to a different route, but Gray says he was never informed of a meeting, warnings and did not request a transfer.

Gray admits that he was making undesignated stops along his route to and from BART, and realizes he broke the rules, but maintains they were broken with the best intentions.

“It all started with a female student who was crying to me while driving back to campus and she didn’t want me to drop her off at the RAW Center because she didn’t want to walk through campus in the dark with no reception back to her place, at which was University Village by herself,” said Gray.

“When I realized how close it was and that it was along my route, I dropped her off, and told her no problem, anytime. Since then, I’ve been doing it ever since.”

Since his transfer in April, 1,562 students signed a petition to bring him back to campus. According to the petition website, it will be submitted to the CSUEB Department of Transportation.

“Originally we wanted 200 signatures to show parking services how passionate we are about Clyde getting reinstated,” said Cynthia Husband, a senior at CSUEB and frequent shuttle bus rider. “We petitioned around campus and told students about what hap-

pened to Clyde. Doing that, we got an overwhelming amount of support and reached 200 in one day.”

Husband and other petitioners started an online petition on change.org that has gained 1,562 signatures since it was launched three weeks ago. They hope that with these signatures they can get their beloved shuttle driver back.

“Clyde was the spirit of CSUEB, he was a sweet and friendly guy who looks out for everyone, somewhat of a big brother figure,” said Joyce Daniels, first year transfer student from Antelope Valley Community College.

“He never discriminated against anyone, which is great. He treated everyone equally.”

Gray now operates the shuttle route stopping at Lake Merritt and 12th street BART station, which is used to transport county workers.

While students continue to petition for Gray’s return, he said he is happy where he is now.

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Navarro driving force for Pioneers

By Rudy Navarro and Marquis Jamarillo CONTRIBUTOR To say you were born to play baseball is one thing. To actually live it is another.

Rudy Navarro, Jr., a 21-year-old senior on the Cal State East Bay Pioneer baseball team lives that reality.

Navarro, originally from Corcoran, is a utility player: he plays multiple positions on the baseball field, which is common on college teams that may not have players to dominate one position.

In just two years playing for East Bay, Navarro has made a name for himself.

He has started every game this season and moved up in most offensive statistics, leading the team with a .419 batting average, 78 hits, 16 doubles, 42 runs and 38 RBIs. He can often be found hitting balls at Pioneer field outside of regular practice.

Through his leadership, the Pioneers rallied late in the eighth inning to win their first Northern Division California Collegiate Athletics Association Championship on May 8, when they beat the Monterey Bay Otters 5-2 in the final regular season game. Navarro went 3-3 at the plate, earning him the batting title with his .419 average, the highest in the conference.

Navarro is a once-in-a-generation athlete, a self-proclaimed “hard-nosed” player who got into baseball through his father, who played in high school. “As

soon as I came out of the womb, he gave me a bat, glove and baseball in a little baby photo and ever since then it’s been baseball,” Navarro said.

He joined his first organized tee-ball team at five years old and has played on an organized baseball team every year since. Sixteen years later, as a senior in college, he played his final four games at Pioneer field.

“I just like to have fun,” said Navarro.

“When you’re on a baseball team it’s a game of fun.”

His love for the game can be seen on the field with his hustle, grit and energy.

He never takes a play off. He chases foul balls well into foul territory, knowing there is no clear path to the ball, trying to make the out.

Navarro’s batting average speaks for the amount of work he has put into his swing. He credits his success in the batter’s box to a single arm bat that he practices with, which has allowed him to strengthen his follow-through arm.

His lone home run this season came against Cal State San Marcos last month.

The home run was not from power but through speed, as he hit the ball down the foul line, avoiding the outfielder and allowing Navarro to hustle around the base paths for an inside-the-park home run.

All of his hard work this season has paid off. He has led the Pioneers to their first CCAA playoff tournament run for the first time since East Bay joined the conference in 2010. On May 10, Navar-

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Senior Rudy Navarro rounds third base during a home game earlier this month at the Hayward campus. ro was named the California Collegiate Athletics Association Most Valuable Player and he is the first Pioneer player

in any sport to win that award.

Bryan Mason, a redshirt junior has been on the team for four years and has

experienced what he describes as a roller coaster season.

Before the season started, the Pioneers were not projected to finish in first place or even making the CCAA tournament. They have done that and more with the help of Navarro.

“He fits really good with our system.

He’s a big time player, clearly his numbers state it, leading the conference in highest batting average and also on base,” said Mason. “Rudy is that go-toguy that we can always rely on in clutch situations.”

Mason describes Rudy as a go-getter player, who is always going to get his and bring the team along with him for the ride.

Rudy’s MVP season has been the ride of a lifetime for these Pioneer players who were not expected to be in the playoffs. “It’s an honor to play with him,” says Mason.

The Pioneers are now on route to the NCAA Division II West Regional round on May 19, where they will face number seven nationally ranked California Baptist. Rudy Navarro has been one of the most impactful players on and off the field.

In his final hurrah, he has done all he can by making East Bay a competitive baseball team.

“I just love my teammates,” Navarro said. “I’m with them all the time, on the field, off the field. I play for my team and I just love to play for my teammates. They just bring joy to me.”

Sharks tie Blues in conference finals 1-1 Couture leads the way

By Erik Khan STAFF WRITER The San Jose Sharks are in their first Conference Finals since 2011, against the St. Louis Blues. The series is tied 1-1 after the Sharks secured a 4-0 victory in game 2 on Tuesday.

The Sharks got here by defeating the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs and having recently defeated the Nashville Predators. They took care of the Kings in five games, but were pushed to seven games by the Predators, who were led by goaltender Pekka Rinne.

The Sharks took care of business in game one at home, defeating the Predators 5-2 behind a strong effort from center shooter Logan Couture, who scored two goals. Couture currently leads the NHL in points during the 2016 playoffs, at 324. The Sharks trailed 1-0 entering the third period but were able to score five consecutive goals to bury the Predators.

In game two, the Sharks defended home ice once again and took a 2-0 series lead. They led 1-0 entering the third period, after Couture netted a powerplay goal late in the second period. The Predators tied it up with seven minutes remaining, but Joe Pavelski snagged a rebound and threw it into the net to put the Sharks ahead for good with two minutes left.

When the series shifted to Nashville, the Sharks’ fortune did the same. They were thoroughly outplayed in game three, losing 4-1 despite leading 1-0.

Rinne was a wall in the net, stopping 26 of the Sharks’ attempts. Forward Patrick Marleau scored the Sharks’ lone goal.

In a tightly contested game 4, the Sharks lost in triple overtime by a score of 4-3. Brent Burns scored twice, and Joonas Donskoi scored the other. Rinne shined again, stopping 44 of the Sharks’ 47 shots. This was the longest game of the 2015-2016 NHL season.

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The Sharks brought their A-game in a crucial game 5 and secured a 3-2 series lead by winning 5-1. Couture, Marleau and Melker Karlsson each scored a goal while Pavelski added two.

The series then shifted back to Nashville, and the Sharks had the opportunity to put away the Predators for good. However, they were unable to do so, losing 4-3. The Sharks took a 3-2 series lead late in the third period, but the

Predators quickly tied it up. In overtime, Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson ripped a backhander past Sharks goalie Martin Jones that caused the Bridgestone Arena to erupt with cheers.

There’s nothing better in sports than a good old fashioned game 7, and the Sharks weren’t about to disappoint the “Shark Tank” faithful. Pavelski ripped a power play goal halfway through the first period, and the Sharks didn’t look

back, winning the game 5-0. Jones posted his first shutout of the postseason and Couture, Joel Ward, Pavelski, Marleau and Joe Thornton all scored for the Sharks. After Marleau’s goal, which made it a 5-0 game, Rinne destroyed his stick by repeatedly banging it against the goal post out of frustration.

The Sharks series lead against the Blues comes as no surprise, as they beat the Blues two out three times during the

regular season. In their lone loss to the Blues, the Sharks were shutout by goalie Brian Elliot. Being shutout in any of the remaining games would come as a surprise when you consider that the Sharks are leading the NHL in goals scored during the postseason, averaging 3.42 per game.

The series shifts back to the Shark Tank tonight at 6 p.m. for game 3 of the series.

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THURSDAY MAY 19, 2016

THE PIONEER

Baseball falls short in CCAA title game

By Marissa Marshall STAFF WRITER The Cal State East Bay baseball team had an exceptional weekend in the CCAA tournament last weekend.

They won three games to two against some of the top teams in the league, but unfortunately fell in the championship game 10-9 to Chico State on Saturday.

East Bay began their CCAA playoff run on Wednesday against Cal State San Bernardino, at 22-29 overall.

The game started slowly, as the score remained tied at zero through the first three innings, due to an outstanding pitching duel by East Bay’s Alex Vesia and San Bernardino’s Tyler Wells. East Bay finally got on the board in the bottom of the fourth when the Pioneer’s designated hitter Zack Perugi singled to left field, which plated first baseman Troy Resch the score, putting them up 1-0.

The game heated up for the Pioneers in the bottom of the sixth, when they scored nine runs. Perugi led the way when he singled to right field, advancing to second base, sending catcher Chris Porter to third and giving left fielder Myles Babitt the score. The Pioneers then scored eight runs after that, giving them the 10-0 lead going into the seventh inning.

San Bernardino scored a run in the top of the seventh when first baseman Ryan Lockey homered to left field. But the Pioneers showed no remorse and scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh, when both right fielder Raymond Jones and third baseman Rudy Navarro scored, extending the lead to 12-1.

East Bay ended the game with a 13-2 win in their first ever playoff appearance. Jones and Perugi both went 3 for 5 in the game.

“We were just so excited to be there for the first time,” said Resch.

“We were ready; we brought so much energy and confidence. No matter how far ahead we were, we kept going.”

The Pioneers continued their stellar play the next day against Cal State Monterey Bay, 33-18 overall, whom they beat in the series the previous weekend. They started off slow, as Monterey was ahead 5-0 through the first two innings, but being down has never been a problem for the Pioneers this season.

“We never give up, that’s the best thing about this team,” said Porter, who went 3 for 5, with 3 runs in the game. “We always know we can come back at any time, our bench keeps us energized and helps us gets our bats sparking to make that comeback.”

Porter got the comeback going in the top of the third when he singled through the right side, advancing Navarro to home plate.

The Pioneers eventually tied the game up at 5-5 in the top of the fifth, and the game went back and forth until the last inning, when East Bay finished the game with a 9-8 win over the Otters.

Unlike the previous two games, the Pioneers struggled to score in the third game as they fell 2-4 against a challenging Chico State team, 34-20 overall. The game was tied at 2-2 in the top of the sixth, but Chico closed it in the bottom of the eighth.

Right fielder Josh Falco who went 3 for 4, singled through the left side advancing both first baseman Ben Gamba and second baseman Cameron

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CSUEB David Elzig delivers a pitch during a home game in Hayward earlier this month.

Santos to home plate, giving Chico the 4-2 win.

Despite the loss, East Bay bounced back the next day on Saturday afternoon in what was their biggest win of the season. The Pioneers faced #21 ranked Cal Poly Pomona, 36-17 overall, and won their first game of the season against them.

“It was very good for us to beat Pomona knowing we hadn’t beaten them before. It was a big step in show-

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ing we can beat anybody even though we lost to them in the ninth inning twice, we knew we could beat them,” said Porter.

The Broncos led in the top of the sixth 2-1, when right fielder Michael Zidek filed out to in-field giving Ryan Webberley the score.

East Bay took over in the bottom of the sixth and seventh, starting with Babitt, who singled up the middle, putting East Bay ahead 3-2 with Na-

varro and Jones both scoring.

Resch then solidified the win when he homered to right field, with both Navarro and Jones on the bases, putting the Pioneers up 7-2 in the bottom of the seventh.

East Bay ended the game with a secure 7-4 win. The win also put East Bay in the CCAA championship game and also helped them break the record of the most wins in program history, a record of 33-19 overall.

“It feels unbelievable and I am very lucky to be a part of such a good team. I love these guys and it’s been an unbelievable season,” said Babbitt, when asked about breaking the record.

Through all the glory and record-breaking, the Pioneers fell in the championship game to what seems to be their version of Kryptonite, the Chico State Wildcats. “I would say they are the toughest team in conference because they bring high energy just like we do, and there is rivalry between us,” said Porter.

Down 10-4, going into the bottom of the ninth, East Bay cut the lead 10-9 when right fielder Rob Link homered to left field, and gave Jones and Ryan Wheat the score. However it was not enough and the Pioneers ended the game with that score.

Although they lost, the Pioneers will still continue their season as they are now, headed into the NCAA west regionals as a sixth seed. They will travel to Riverside on Thursday to face #7 ranked California Baptist, 3911 overall.

“We are ready, our physical ability is there for regionals, we will sharpen up our tools and get some swings in and will be hungry from the moment we step off that bus,” said Porter.

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Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry 30, sits on the bench covered by a towel during OKC game 1 of the playoffs.

By Louis LaVenture EDITOR-IN-CHIEF What was supposed to be the first step to back-to-back championships turned into a nightmare for the Golden State Warriors.

The Oklahoma City Thunder took game one of the NBA’s Western Conference Finals after they defeated the Warriors on Monday in Oakland, 108-102, at Oracle Arena. It was the first home loss in the playoffs for the Dubs and just the third loss at home this season.

It was also the first time Oklahoma City won a game in Oakland since 2013, that was over 3 years ago.

The Warriors maintained a commanding lead throughout the game, and even led by as many as 14 points in the fourth quarter. However, it was the Thunder duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook that took over the fourth quarter and not the splash brothers.

Warriors center Andrew Bogut went out of the game with an injury in the final period, and the Golden State ball movement slowed as well, which allowed the Thunder to push the ball and score on the fast break.

“We need to move and create rhythm with our screening and our cutting,” Kerr said during his press conference after the loss.

“We took too many quick ones that took us

out of our rhythm.”

Westbrook was held to just 3 points in the first half, but exploded for 24 in the second. Durant chipped in with 26 points of his own, including two huge ones on a jumper with just over 30 seconds left to put the Thunder up by 5.

“There’s a lot of basketball to be played so we can’t be too excited,” Durant said during a press conference following the game.

“It was a good win for us but we’re not going to be jumping up and down chest bumping on the court, we got a lot more basketball left to play.”

Defensively, the Warriors were fine through the first three quarters and then things began to break down. Westbrook’s 19 fourth quarter points are the most allowed to any player in any quarter this season for Golden State.

Westbrook, Durant and big man Enis Kanter all gave the Warriors matchup problems with their size and athleticism.

The two-time MVP Stephen Curry had an off shooting night and was 9-for-22 from the floor and 6-for-12 from behind the three point line. The entire team had a tough shooting night, making just 40 percent of their shots in the game.

Curry and the other half of the splash brothers, Klay Thompson, combined to score 51 of Golden State’s 102 points and forward Draymond Green also factored in with 23 points of his own.

Last night was game 2 of the series at Oracle Arena in Oakland.

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