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Cal State East Bay’s Spanish Degree Program Faces Elimination

California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) faculty and students are raising concerns after the university identified its Spanish bachelor’s degree program for elimination. It is currently CSUEB’s ...
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Life Chiropractic College West To Relocate to Cal State East Bay

Life Chiropractic College West (Life West) and California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) announced a strategic ...
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Oakland Celebrates Asian Culture with Lunar New Year Festival

Oakland residents rang in the Lunar New Year this past weekend with Oakland Chinatown’s 34th Annual Lunar New Year Bazaar, ...
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California Faculty Association Settles Lawsuit Against CSU System

The California State University system (CSU) and the California Faculty Association (CFA) reached a resolution in January ...
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Cal State East Bay Switching From Google to Microsoft: Here’s What to Expect

California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) recently began implementing a campuswide transition of its software from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365. The school expects to fully complete its ...
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Hayward Promise Neighborhood Loses Critical Federal Funding

Hayward Promise Neighborhoods (HPN), an educational success outreach initiative led by Cal State East Bay, has indefinitely paused services for Downtown Hayward and Cherryland neighborhoods after ...
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The Red Dog Gang Unit Was Criminal

The Red Dog gang unit in Atlanta, Georgia had a history of police brutality, violating protocol, and oppressing people. Qualified immunity allowed officers to go unpunished, contributing to systemic ...
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Cal State East Bay Anthropology Museum Unveils New Video Game Exhibit

Tucked inside the California State University, East Bay Hayward campus since 1975, the C.E. Smith Museum of Anthropology serves a quiet but meaningful role. Located on the fourth floor of Meiklejohn ...
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What is the difference between ‘nigga’ and ‘nigger?’

About week ago I was sitting in the barbershop waiting to get my haircut when this white boy sitting in the barber’s chair was using the word “nigga.” I decided to ask him why he felt so comfortable ...
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Teamsters Local 2010 Strike Across CSU Campuses Over Contract Violations

Union members of Teamsters Local 2010 are striking across all 22 California State University campuses, demanding pay increases they fought to obtain. The strike began Tuesday and will continue through ...
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“Sinners”: A Deep Dive Into Darkness You Won’t Be Able to Escape – or Forget

Whoever said vampires were out of the game has not seen the latest Warner Bros. picture, “Sinners”. Directed by Ryan Coogler, it successfully tells a supernatural story set against a historical ...
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Street Soccer: USA, Oakland Hosts Spring Festival 2025

Street Soccer USA Oakland hosted its 2025 Spring festival at Oakland’s San Antonio Park, a Hilltop Park nestled between Foothill and E. 19th St. Street Soccer USA is a nonprofit organization dedicated ...