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The curtains rose for the Theatre and Dance department’s fall production of the nearly 400-year-old play Tar-

tuffe on Friday night. The small but eager crowd entered the University Theatre for opening night as the doors opened.

Molière’s Tartuffe is a comedic play that was written in the mid 1650’s and was performed for King Louis XIV. Running through Nov. 23, Tartuffe is performed by CSUEB students that auditioned for the parts in early October.

“I look at this play as about a family in crisis because of the foolishness of an ag-ing patriarch who finds himself surrounded by youth – sort of a 17th century mid-life cri-sis!” said director Marc Jacobs.

Jacobs lightly compared the play to tele-vision sitcom “Modern Family” where the lord of the house Orgon is like Jay, his very young wife Elmire is Gloria, and his two children who are not much younger than his wife are like Jay’s children.

On opening night, Jacobs estimated the theater to be a quarter of the way full, but that didn’t discourage him.

“It’s great to have a big audience but I don’t look at that as a measure of success,” said Jacobs. “I look at it as ‘Did the actors do well?’ and ‘Did the audience love the show?’”

Jacobs has been directing for over 45

California State University, East Bay will launch their Social Me-dia Marketing Certificate Pro-

gram this winter. CSUEB will be the first university to offer this kind of pro-gram in the East Bay.

With the Bay Area being home to so-cial media giants like YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Yelp and more, CSUEB felt the need to create a program to equip students with the skills to be competitive in the field of social media marketing ac-cording to Kimberly Legocki, director of the Social Media Certificate Program and adjunct professor at CSUEB.

The program is being offered through Continuing Education on campus, a di-vision that provides more than 35 degree and certificate programs.

The program will consist of six cours-es and two workshops, all to be held at CSUEB’s Oakland campus.

“Most CSUEB students are social media savvy! They do a great job stay-ing current with social media plat-forms,” said Legocki. “What many students struggle with is how to bridge the gap between using social media for personal purposes to using social media as a business tool to support and achieve company goals.”

The program will teach students how to create social media strategies, poli-cies, content plans and more, said Lego-cki. It will teach them how to deal with negative feedback and effectively build online communities.

“People learn in all different ways. This program is geared towards work-ing adults who don’t have the time to be self-taught,” says Legocki. “It is also de-signed for hands-on learners. Students learn current best practices then will practice what they just learned right in the computer lab with the support of fac-ulty.”

Legocki will also be one of the in-structors for the program.

She has been promoting and educat-ing companies about online marketing and tactics since 1994.

Along with her, faculty for the pro-gram include: Susan Kay Hoffman, a lifestyle blogger who has worked with companies like Nutiva and Laughing Cow, Suse Barnes, who runs an Oak-land-based internet strategy company and Marguerite Hinrichs, who is direc-tor of Student Life at CSUEB and runs a public relations firm.

During the course, students will work as consultants for a local Oakland busi-ness or nonprofit.

Through the duration of the program, they will implement the tools they have learned into a strategy for their compa-ny.

As for job placement after completion of the program, Legocki says that the students will have access to the services provided by the university’s Career De-velopment Center.

The program lasts six months and costs between $1,950 to $2,525, but tu-ition fees are subject to change at any time.

There’s no application for the program and you can enroll at any time.

By Kris StewartOnline & Video Editor

T oday is the International Trans-gender Day of Remembrance, a day set aside to remember victims

of hate crimes due to anti-transgender ha-tred and prejudice.

On campus a group called the Trans-gender Inclusive Action Committee com-memorates this day by honoring those who have lost their lives by posting photos of the victims on some of the campus’ main build-ings. There will be photos of victims along with their stories to raise awareness of the transgender community.

The group is a small ad hoc committee comprised of students and faculty who iden-tify as transgender or gender queer. The group doesn’t feel that the transcommunity feels safe on campus.

“We hope to provoke a conversation about what we might do to become a trans-inclusive campus,” said a member of the group, who preferred to remain anony-mous.

The posting of the photos hopes to dou-ble as a trans rights campaign, which will explain to the campus population what the trans community feels needs to be respect-ed and visible on this campus. Some exam-ples include faculty and staff not using stu-dent’s preferred pronouns, too few gender neutral bathrooms on campus, university forms not accounting for the multiplicity of genders and more.

This day originated in November 1999 to remember the life of Rita Hester, a trans-gender African American woman who was murdered the year before in Allston, Mass.

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I do not know one person who wishes that the 82-year-old design of the Detroit Red Wings jersey looked

more like Jeff Gordon’s racing suit. It’s bad enough that the boards at a

National Hockey League games are covered in logos from tech companies and Tim Horton’s Cafe & Bake Shop, an idea that outraged hockey purists in 1980.

There are now even painted advertisements ON the ice in the neutral zone of every NHL rink.

Over time, we’ve learned to ignore those when watching a game -- I can’t tell you the last advertisement I noticed on a rink that wasn’t one I was actively looking for.

Really? The one product that NHL fans

will gladly purchase? It represents our team, our city, our

favorite player, and a kid’s dream to grow up just like them.

The NHL has since attempted to backpedal from that statement. Commissioner Gary Bettman told the Canadian Press, “It’s not something that we’re focused on right now because, frankly, I think we’ve got the best uniforms in all of sports. I think this is one of those where we’re never going to be an initiator,” said Bettman.

“We may get dragged kicking and screaming, but it’s not something that’s a front-burner for us.”

This could put you at ease, or you could think harder about what he’s saying. Bettman acts like they do not have a choice here.

Sorry, but according to Forbes, the average NHL team is worth $413 million.

I think that’s quite enough to say that owners are not struggling to keep their

team afloat, even you, Florida Panthers, who have no choice but to let Ronald McDonald make his new home on the front of their team’s jersey.

No matter what the NHL says about how long it will take for them to move into this phase of ad placement, what they are doing right now is testing the waters. NHL fans, myself included, have far more tools available to voice our opinions with than we did 35 years ago.

We should be using them to make sure that if they do carry out game sweater advertising, they know that their jersey sales will tank.

I realize that this greed-driven proposition can easily replace merchandise revenue with advertisers paying the NHL more than we could possible spend on jerseys, but I guess that is a choice that the league needs to make; grow their wallet, or grow the game that they say they love so much.

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45 years and has been involved in Cal-ifornia State University, East Bay’s theater productions for over nine, making “Tartuffe” his 14th production here. He chose to direct “Tartuffe” be-cause of the material presently being taught in theater history on campus.

The costume department asked if he could choose something of Renais-sance and French setting so their stu-dents could learn as well.

Attention to detail was evident in the set design and costume design. The cast dressed for their part, giving Elmire the lady of the house lavish clothes and the help such as Dorine the maid much more common wear.

One cast member who stole the stage was sophomore Blake Weaver who played the role of Tartuffe. Ma-joring in Theatre and Dance, Weaver connected with his character, a con who takes advantage of the generos-ity of Orgon, a wealthy merchant who takes Tartuffe into his home and fa-

vors him over his own family. Audience members cheered loudly

for him and laughed at his outrageous schemes. In one scene, Weaver threw himself on stage, opening his robe and almost revealing himself to the laugh-ing audience, to portray the greedy an-tics of his character.

Another cast member who had the audience laughing was freshman Ky-lara Pankow, who made her first stage debut at CSUEB in this production. She played the role of the candid and outspoken maid of the house Dorine. Her character was a favorite for junior Sydni Flemmer.

“I love the wit and humor of her character. She was like the funny glue of the play,” said Flemmer. “She basically said what the audience was thinking.”

“Everyone did great. They really made me feel like I was watching a movie,” said Christa Padugar, a junior who attended the opening night of the play. “I definitely recommend for other people to see it.”

It’s not too late to see this perfor-mance. “Tartuffe” will still be per-formed at CSUEB’s theater tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday, with Sunday being a 2 p.m. matinee performance.

by an unknown assailant. On this day, people gathered in San Francisco to hold a candle-light vigil in her memory. This also initiated the “Remembering Our Dead” web project, which is a website filled with names of trans-gender individuals that have been murdered

due to their identity.In 2012, the National Coalition of Anti-Vio-

lence Programs reported that there had been 2,016 documented incidents of anti-LGBTQ violence. In the same year, they documented 25 anti-LGBTQ homicides, which was the 4th highest yearly total ever recorded by the NCVAP. The year prior ranked the highest with 30 documented homicides.

Bullying continues to be a widespread problem: 78 percent of National Transgender Discrimination Survey respondents who iden-

tified as transgender or gender-nonconforming reported being harassed while in grades K-12; 35 percent were attacked and 12 percent sexu-ally assaulted.

Bucket Manyweather, social justice coordi-nator for the Diversity Center on campus, says that Trans Day of Remembrance is a very im-portant yet overlooked day.

“I hope it serves its purpose of remembering those who have had brutality forced upon them,” said Manyweather. “We must remember that this victimization happens everywhere.”

California State University, East Bay has made attempts to accommodate the LGBTQ community by adding gender-neutral housing and gender-neutral bathrooms, but members of the advocacy group feel that there’s still more work to be done.

A member of the group added, who also wished to remain anonymous, “We want peo-ple to understand that although there is a lot more awareness surrounding issues of the queer community, there are still identities that are being overlooked and even erased.”

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Bay Area ‘merch dude’ talks behind the scenesBy Sam Benavidez

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Courtesy | sfpunkrockcityBrian McCann Jr. shows off his The Old Firm Casuals tattoo at his merchandise booth.

Brian McCann, Jr. is easily spotted be-hind the counter at Amoeba Music on Haight Street in San Francisco. To-

day, his hair is spiked and green, although his hair color and cut is ever-changing. Selling records and compact discs is McCann’s bread and butter. McCann could sell records and CDs in his sleep; he has handled merchandise sales for The Old Firm Casuals, a noteable San Francisco street-punk band consisting of Lars Frederiksen of Rancid, Casey Watson and Paul Rivas from Never Healed.

McCann was born in Galway, Ireland. His family moved to Michigan when he was just one. 14 years later, as a teenager, McCann’s family relocated back to Ireland. While liv-ing in Ireland, McCann spent time as a vo-calist for bands of his own.

Handling merchandise sales for his punk bands Carry No Banners and Cut The Reins gave McCann plenty of practice before mov-ing to San Francisco in 2010.

“I moved to San Francisco when I was 25 years old, I had one friend here, no family and a thousand bucks in my back pocket,” said McCann. “I was sleeping on my friend’s couch and I didn’t even have a job lined up. Thinking back it was pretty crazy.”

The move back to the United States was a re-sult of McCann’s desire to be somewhere new.

“I basically came here because I was tired of Ireland and wanted a change and I always had a fascination with Rancid and the Bay Area music scene,” said McCann. “My first time in California, or even the West Coast for that matter, was the day I moved here.”

When bands go on tour, they often take a friend that will handle merchandise sales. Because many music releases are easily

downloadable from the internet, many bands make most of their money off of touring and merchandise sales.

Selling t-shirts and patches is part of what allows bands to continue on to the next ven-ue, with money going towards food and gas.

McCann first met Lars Frederiksen at a Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards show in 2005 in Dublin, Ireland. Years later McCann was able to get tattooed by him at Skunx Tattoo in London. In the months following, Frederiksen brought The Old Firm Casuals to Ireland.

Making his connection there, and continu-ing to keep in contact with the band when he moved to San Francisco, the two became friends, and McCann then started to work sales for the band.

At each venue, before the doors open, Mc-Cann would set up the table, featuring five to 10 different t-shirt designs and a selected inventory of their vinyl records.

Simply moving this much merchandise from the tour van inside can be tough. As anyone who has ever moved a crate of vinyl records knows, they are heavy. A box of 50 12” records can weigh up to 25 pounds.

Despite the heavy lifting, McCann enjoys talking with fans and friends that he meets at shows while he is selling merchandise. “I love it,” said McCann. “I’ve met tons of rad people at shows.”

When a shirt, button, patch, or record is sold, McCann keeps track of the sale by hand.

“I would always write everything down with a pen and paper, and give it to the tour manag-er or band leader after,” said McCann on his inventory methods. “You gotta write down ev-ery design and size and then make ticks every time you sell something. Everyone’s got their own system. It’s easy, but also easy to forget, especially when there’s a rush.”

Though his bands disbanded following his move to the United States, he says that

selling merchandise and being behind the scenes of the performances does have its advantages.

“Perks of being a merch dude would be meeting all your favorite bands, getting to hear the sound check and of course getting tons of free stuff. I think I have a million black band shirts.” said McCann.

As a fan of the band, the job is extremely en-joyable. Many Bay Area punk fans would love to be in his position, traveling and working for one of the most famous musicians of that genre.

“I have always been a huge Lars Frederik-

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sen fan and working with him has been a dream come true, said McCann.”

Working for The Old Firm Casuals has taken him all over the Bay Area, something that is valuable to him as a resident of only four years, as well as Southern California and Las Vegas.

Taking a break from tour life to focus on his family, McCann works at Amoeba Music, con-tinuing in the world of music sales, as well as being a construction worker in the East Bay, rarely getting a full day off. His fiance Zoie is pregnant with their first child, coincidentally due on St. Patrick’s Day.

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Hip-hop has a short, but rich and lively history with much still to be discov-ered. Current and former hip-hop jour-

nalists Eric Arnold, Adisa Banjoko and Brian Coleman came together last Thursday for a discussion panel about that history after the recent publication of Coleman’s book on some of the most influential albums in the genre.

Arnold moderated the discussion with Coleman, who published a book last month through Wax Facts Press about the history of hip-hop albums that were lacking liner notes, “Check the Technique Volume 2: More Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies.” The first volume was released in 2007.

“There is still so much undocumented about hip-hop and right now I’m just talking about rap, we’re not even talking about graf-fiti, B-boying,” said Banjoko, who hosted the panel at the headquarters of the Hip Hop Chess Federation in Fremont. HHCF is a Bay Area nonprofit organization, founded by Ban-joko, that helps at-risk youth through chess, hip-hop and jiu jitsu.

One of the biggest aesthetic transitions that took place in hip-hop was the transition from cassettes and vinyl to MP3s.

“Cassettes were very personal,” Banjoko said.A part of what made cassettes person-

al was the liner notes that were included in them, which included information ranging from lyrics and essays to a list of people who were involved in the production process.

“Knowing more about what goes into making an album can never make you enjoy it less,” Cole-

man said. “It can only enhance the experience.” Coleman’s book goes into the history of

what went into the production of albums such as Ice Cube’s “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted,” complete with photos and interviews from the artists themselves.

He also discusses the transitions that took place in hip-hop over the years, including how legal issues prevented artists from being able to sample, which was a big part of the aesthet-ic of that time.

But the 80s and early 90s are considered the golden age of hip-hop because there was no de-fining sound. Coleman said this was because artists weren’t allowed to bite and the resulting competition forced everyone to be innovative.

“You could not copy anyone, you could not sound like anyone,” Coleman said, “you would literally be laughed out of the scene.”

Since artists had to be original, hip-hop en-compassed a wide variety of sounds, ranging from Public Enemy to Biz Markie. Anything could be hip-hop as long as it was original.

As major labels and the industry became a bigger part of hip-hop, artists’ reputations began to depend more on how many albums they sold rather than how original they were.

“It’s not all a bad thing, but I think there is a reason it was the golden age,” Coleman said. “It was a more innocent time artistically in that everyone was just competing to be the best.”

As it got bigger, the community and the scene artists were from became less important, Coleman said.

During the golden age, everyone was partici-pating in the scene at some level, whether they were doing graffiti or rapping.

“There was always this element of partici-pation,” Banjoko said. “Now it’s not like that; these kids just want to get rich quick.”

Banjoko, who is now a father, said “hip-hop is always youth culture at it’s finest and at it’s worst,” so he no longer has ownership over it. He said he actually enjoys a lot of hip-hop today, which borrows elements of classic hip-hop.

But he said the lack of research into what went into the music and where those elements

came from has “cut the generations apart.”Coleman stressed that “a lot of hip-hop has

always sucked,” citing artists such as Vanilla Ice and Milli Vanilli from the golden era.

The main difference between the golden age and today is the quantity of good records com-ing out every year, which went from between 15 to 25 good albums a year to about five.

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De acuerdo a www.everyonehome.org, en 2013 4.264 personas en el Condado de Alameda fueron reconocidos como personas sin hogar. Abode Servicios es una organización que intenta poner fin a la falta de vivienda, a través de la recaudación de fondos, para las miles de familias e individuos en el área de la bahía.

“El pasado año fiscal, Abode Servicios ayudó a 4.411 personas, entre 1.217 niños. Desde 2010, hemos colocado 3.745 adultos y niños a una vivienda permanente. Nuestra financiación incluye una mezcla de las subvenciones del gobierno, donaciones de fundaciones y donaciones,” dijo Paul Rosynsky un empleado Morada.

Morada Servicios encuentra una vivienda permanente para individuos y familias, sino que también proporcionan vivienda temporal - la organización corre el Refugio de Emergencia Sunrise Village en Fremont.

“Si bien en el refugio, proporcionamos a los participantes con las herramientas que necesitan para ayudarles a encontrar un hogar más permanente,” dijo Rosynsky.

Misión Café en Fremont será el anfitrión del evento inaugural “Alimenta Tu Alma,” esta noche el 20 de noviembre a las 7 pm. El evento no tiene costo de la entrada, pero los servicios de Abode animar a los invitados que traigan alimentos enlatados o una donación para la organización.

“Alimenta Tu Alma” será una noche de música, la poesía y la palabra hablada al menos dos actos musicales y, al menos, cuatro bocinas incluyendo un trabajador social Morada Servicios actual y anterior y dos participantes que hemos ayudado,” dijo Rosynsky.

Entre los muchos artistas, artista de grabación y área de la bahía nativo, Michael McNevin está llevando a cabo también. Mientras

McNevin no está afiliado con la organización, dijo que Rosynsky McNevin está donando su tiempo con la esperanza de ayudar a crear conciencia.

A pesar de alimentar su alma es un evento de una sola noche, la falta de vivienda es un problema que ocurre durante todo el año. Durante esta temporada de vacaciones, Morada Servicios pide a la comunidad para entrar en el espíritu navideño de dar con la donación a las familias que no tienen un hogar para celebrar la temporada de vacaciones en.

Las tarjetas de regalo y donaciones en línea son bienvenidos en todo momento

durante el año. Específicamente para la temporada de vacaciones Morada pide a la comunidad a donar cestas de la cena del día de fiesta, ropa de invierno, el clima y cestas de regalo; que son los más impactantes durante esta temporada.

Después del evento “Alimenta Tu Alma,” Abode Servicios llevará a cabo una vigilia con velas el viernes. La vigilia conmemoraá los residentes del Condado de Alameda que murieron sin hogar.

“No deberíamos tener gente muriendo en las calles porque no podían encontrar un lugar para vivir, es un hecho preocupante que tenemos que terminar,” dijo Louis Chicoine, director ejecutivo Abode

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El hip-hop tiene una historia corta, pero rica y animada, con mucho todavía por des-

cubrir. Periodistas de hip-hop y ex Eric

Arnold, Adisa Banjoko y Brian Cole-man se reunieron el pasado jueves durante un panel de discusión acer-ca de que la historia después de la reciente publicación del libro de Coleman en algunos de los álbumes más influyentes en el género.

Arnold, periodista de hip-hop , moderno la discusión con Coleman, que publicó un libro el mes pasado a través de Datos de cera de pren-sa acerca de la historia de los álbu-mes de hip-hop que faltaban notas, “Comprobar el volumen Técnica 2: Más Liner Notes para Hip-Hop Junkies,” la primera volumen fue lanzado en 2007.

“Todavía hay mucho indocumen-tado sobre el hip-hop y en este mo-mento sólo estoy hablando de rap, que ni siquiera estamos hablando de graffiti o ‘B-boying’,,” dijo Banjoko, quien fue el anfitrión el panel en la sede de la Federación de Hip Hop de Ajedrez en Fremont. HHCF es una organización sin fines de lucro Área de la Bahía, fundada por Banjoko, que ayuda a jóvenes en situación de riesgo a través del ajedrez, el hip-hop y el jiu jitsu.

Una de las mayores transiciones

estéticas que tuvieron lugar en el hip-hop fue la transición de casetes y discos vinilos a MP3 .

“Los casetes eran muy personal,” dijo Banjoko.

parte de lo que hizo casetes per-sonal era las notas que se incluyeron en ellos, que incluyen información que va desde la letra y ensayos a una lista de personas que participaron en el proceso de producción.

“Sabiendo más acerca de lo que va a hacer un álbum nunca puede hacer que lo disfrute menos,” dijo Coleman. “Sólo se puede mejorar la experiencia.”

El libro de Coleman entra en la historia de lo que pasó en la pro-ducción de discos como Ice Cube de “de AmeriKKKa Most Wanted”, con fotos y entrevistas de los propios artistas.

También analiza las transiciones que tuvieron lugar en el hip-hop en los últimos años, incluyendo la for-ma en cuestiones legales impidieron que los artistas de la posibilidad de probar, lo que fue una gran parte de la estética de la época.

Pero los años 80 y principios de los 90 se consideran la edad de oro del hip-hop porque hay hubo sonido que define. Coleman dijo que esto se debía a que los artistas no se les permitió a morder y la competencia resultante obligaron a todos a ser innovador.

“No se puede copiar a nadie, no se podía sonar como nadie,” dijo Cole-man, “que literalmente sería reíste de la escena.”

Desdeque los artistas tuvieron que ser original, de hip-hop que abarca una amplia variedad de soni-dos, que van desde Public Enemy a Biz Markie. Cualquier cosa podría ser el hip-hop siempre que era orig-inal.

Como los grandes sellos y la in-dustria se convirtieron en una parte más grande de hip-hop, la reputa-ción de los artistas empezaron a depender más de la cantidad de ál-bumes que vendieron más que qué original que eran.

“No es una mala cosa, pero creo que hay una razón por la que fue la edad de oro ,” dijo Coleman. “Era una época más inocente artística-mente en que todo el mundo estaba compitiendo para ser el mejor.”

A medida que se hizo más grande, la comunidad y la escena se convirtió en artistas eran de menor importancia, dijo Coleman. Durante la edad de oro, todo el mundo estaba participando en la escena en algún nivel, ya sea que estaban haciendo graffiti o rap.

“Había siempre este elemento de la participación,” dijo Banjoko. “Ahora no es como eso; estos chicos sólo quieren hacerse rico rápida-mente.”

Banjoko, que ahora es un padre, dijo que “el hip-hop es siempre la cultura juvenil en su máxima ex-presión y en él es el peor de los casos,” por lo que ya no tiene la propiedad sobre ella. Dijo que en re-alidad disfruta de una gran cantidad

de hoy de la cadera-salto, que toma prestados elementos del clásico de hip-hop.

Pero dijo que la falta de inves-tigación de lo que entraron en la música y en donde estos elementos vinieron de tiene “cortar las genera-ciones de diferencia.”

Coleman subrayó que “un montón de hip-hop siempre ha aspirado,” citando artistas como Vanilla Ice y Milli Vanilli de la época de oro. La principal diferencia entre la edad de oro y hoy en día es la cantidad de buenos registros que salen todos los años, que pasaron de entre 15 a 25 buenos álbumes al año a alrededor de cinco.

November 20, 2014 The Pioneer

By Shannon Stroud Contributor

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Service aims to raise homeless awareness

As National Hunger and Homeless-ness Awareness Week comes to end, Abode Services is hosting the event,

Feed Your Soul, in hopes of raising aware-ness about the ongoing homeless epidemic in the Bay Area.

In 2013 4,264 people in Alameda County were recognized as homeless accordhing to EveryOne Home.

Abode Services is an organization trying to end homelessness, through fundraising, for the thousands of families and individu-als in the Bay Area.

“Last fiscal year, Abode Services helped 4,411 people including 1,217 children. Since 2010, we have placed 3,745 adults and chil-dren into permanent housing. Our funding includes a mix of government grants, foun-dation grants and donations,” said Paul Rosynsky an Abode employee.

Abode Services finds permanent housing for individuals and families, but they also provide temporary living – the organization runs the Sunrise Village Emergency Shel-ter in Fremont.

“While at the shelter, we provide partic-ipants with the tools they need to help them find a more permanent home,” said Rosynsky.

Mission Coffee in Fremont will be host-ing the inaugural event “Feed Your Soul,” tonight November 20th at 7pm.

The event has no admission fee, but Abode services encourage guests to bring canned food or a donation for the organiza-tion.

“Feed Your Soul” will be a night of music, poetry and spoken word at least two musi-cal acts and at least four speakers including

a current and former Abode Services social worker and two participants who we have helped,” said Rosynsky.

Among the many artists, recording artist and Bay Area native, Michael McNevin is performing as well. While McNevin is not affiliated with the organization, Rosynsky said that McNevin is donating his time in hopes to help raise awareness.

Although Feed Your Soul is a one-night event, homelessness is an issue that hap-pens year round.

During this holiday season, Abode Ser-vices asks the community to get into the hol-iday spirit of giving by donating to the fami-lies who do not have a home to celebrate the holiday season in.

Gift cards and online donations are wel-comed at all times during the year. Specifi-cally for the holiday season Abode asks the community to donate holiday dinner bas-kets, winter weather clothing, and gift bas-kets; which are the most impactful during this season.

After the “Feed Your Soul” event, Abode Ser-vices will be holding a candlelight vigil on Fri-day. The vigil will commemorate the Alameda County residents who died while homeless.

“We should not have people dying on our streets because they could not find a place to live, it’s a troubling occurrence that we need to end,” said Louis Chicoine, Abode Services executive director.

The vigil will be held at Saint James Epis-copal Church in Fremont. The event includes prayer circles, places to donate and features two speakers, Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty and Abode Services Execu-tive Director Louis Chicoine.

Abode said because finding money to spare during the holiday seasons is difficult; they also have volunteer positions available.

Courtesy | Alain McLaughlinAbode Services helps place families in homes in the Bay Area.

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November 20, 2014 The Pioneer

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Happenings in and around HaywardNovember 20, 2014 - November 26, 2014

Preschool StorytimeTime: 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.Cost: FreeLocation: San Leandro Manor Branch Li-brary, 1241 Manor Blvd., San Leandro

This event is designed to provide young children the opportunity to read, learn and have fun at a preschool level. There will be books and songs alongside arts and crafts activities for children to enjoy. No registra-tion is required, simply drop in with your child and watch the fun unfold.

Grand Opening of BART to Oakland AirportTime: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Cost: FreeLocation: Coliseum BART Station, 7200 Snell St. at 71st Ave., Oakland

Celebrate the grand opening of the BART service being extended to the Oakland International Airport. The celebration will include key speakers, entertainment, refreshments, free giveaways, and raffle prizes. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. there will be free rides from the Coliseum Station to the Oakland International Airport Station.

The Beatles Choir: Volunteer Sing-alongTime: 9:30 a.m.Cost: FreeLocation: Laguna Honda Hospital, 375 Lagu-na Honda Blvd., San Francisco

Enjoy your day off by bringing joy to others and join The Beatles Choir in bringing the music of the Fab Four alive for the residents and staff of Laguna Honda Hospital. Laguna Honda is a nursing and rehabilitation center for seniors and adults with disabilities. Come in a black shirt and meet choir directors Christie Chew and Matt Ridenour in the Laguna Honda lobby to rehearse, before receiving a tour around the hospital.

Hayward Farmers MarketTime: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Cost: Free, Prices vary by boothLocation: Watkins between B Street and C Street, Hayward

For those looking for fresh, locally grown produce come check out the Hayward Farm-ers Market. Sporting a diversity of fruits, vegetables, gourmet specialties, fresh fish and freshly cut flowers the market is a great place to get just what you need. Network with local growers and enjoy an autumn day in Hayward. Those interested in becoming vendors can fill out an application at www.agriculturalinstitute.org.

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

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

“Return of the Cypher” Hip-Hop and Beatbox JamTime: 9 p.m.Cost: FreeLocation: Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore St., San Francisco

Catch an assortment of beatboxers, emcees, rappers and musicians collaborating and dueling throughout the night at the Boom Boom Room. The Gemstone Band will be performing live renditions of hip-hop classics and DJ Kevvy Kev will be keeping the dance floor busy with original mixes.

English Conversation CircleTime: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.Cost: FreeLocation: Day Labor Center, 680 Tennyson Rd., Hayward

Practice and improve your English conversa-tion skills in this friendly and relaxed environ-ment at the library. Be sure to let anyone you know learning English as a second language as well. The class does not require registra-tion and drop-ins are welcome.

SCORE Business CounselingTime: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.Cost: FreeLocation: Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce, 3467 Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley

Local business owners looking for advice are invited to attend this free counseling session. Score counselors will be providing advice on multiple topics, including business planning, finance, marketing operations and much more. To make an appointment, please call 510-537-5300.

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T hirty years after the cre-ation of My Little Pony, an unpredicted group of adults

have become fans of the series; the Bronies. A Brony is an adult male fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Bronies say MLP has helped them cope with their everyday lives. “Before My Little Pony I kept to myself most of the time and didn’t make a lot of friends,” said 22-year-old Brony, Christopher Madeira.

“I also disliked the fact that men watched My Little Pony.” After watching the MLP episode, “The Last Roundup” Madeira, like other fans, identified with the ponies in the show.

Since the show, Madeira said his social skills have improved. “After watching the show I became more open to talking to people which helps me every day at work and [I] started making new friends,” said Madeira.

“My outlook on life switched from being depressed all the time to living it to the fullest. I also changed the way I dress in public so most of the time I wear some MLP gear,” he said.

In the series there are six main characters: Twilight Sparkle, Apple-

jack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash. Each character represents an aspect of friendship: loyalty, honesty, laughter, kindness, generosity, and magic.

Each episode consists of a situ-ation where the ponies must work together using their elements of friendship to help the people of Ponyville.

Twenty-year-old Brony, Robert Pen-praze began watching the show during his senior year of high school, after a group of his friends forced him to sit through an MLP episode.

Bronies experience a lot of atten-tion on the Internet with comments implying that theirs is something wrong with an adult being a fan of a children’s show.

“Everyone needs to know what the fandom is really about, not just what people are saying about us on the in-ternet because the show is really well made,” said Penpraze. “What draws me into the show would probably be a lot of the references, the amazing voice acting, animation and mainly the story.”

Although the show surrounds the positive theme of friendship, the Brony community remains dis-placed. Social media sites have been buzzing with negative tweets about Bronies, name-calling and even sending death threats. “On Xbox live I get a lot of people saying

I’m “gay” or that I should kill myself for being a Brony. I also had some customers come into my work, look at my Brony lanyard and give me weird looks,” said Madeira.

“We are trying to be something positive in a world full of war and hatred and people don’t fully under-stand us and that’s probably why we get so much hate towards us,” said Penpraze.

Bronies are stereotyped as pedo-philes, homosexuals or gender con-fused, and spend a lot of their time defending their love of the show.

It is because of this adversity that Bronies look forward to Brony-con events like the Bay Area Brony Spectacular convention, also known as BABScon, which is the first Brony convention in the Bay Area. These events provide an environ-ment where fans can enjoy the show without ridicule or judgment.

Fans also find each other through websites like meetup.com. Madeira belongs to a group called “Northern California Bronies.” They meet at different places, hang out and watch episodes of the show as a group.

At a typical Brony meet up you can expect to see a group of guys, dressed in a MLP t-shirt or sporting a wig that matches the color of their favorite pony. Everyone gathers around the television or computer and spends the night watching their

favorite episodes of MLP, followed by a hefty discussion.

Fans of MLP feel as deeply con-nected to the show as fans of other fandoms like DC Comics and Mar-vel. Fans create chat rooms to dis-cuss the show, share artwork, remix songs from the show, create their own parodies, and make their own merchandise.

The show inspires their creativ-

ity while providing a community of friendship. “The only thing I can say about the Brony community is that it doesn’t matter what gender or age you are, anyone can be a Brony,” said Madeira.

“We all love the show because of the message of ‘Friendship is Mag-ic,’” Madeira says. “I hope that ev-eryone, or as I would say everypony, would accept our fandom.”

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The Pioneer November 20, 2014

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Courtesy | Dominican UniversityPioneer Juawnn Springfield drives to the rim in a 86-80 victory over Montana State University Billings on Friday in San Rafael.

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CSUEB hoops break even in tourneys

T he CSUEB men’s basketball team went 1-1 in the California Collegiate Athletic Associa-

tion Pacific West Challenge this past weekend in San Rafael.

The Pioneers defeated Montana State University Billings 86-80 on Fri-day before losing to the host team Do-minican University 71-62 on Saturday. CSUEB is now 1-1 overall with their next game on Saturday at 5 p.m. in Atherton against Menlo College.

The Pioneers controlled the first game against the Yellow Jackets led by senior Nick Grieves with a team-

The Cal State East Bay women’s basketball team went 1-1 in the

high 19 points in 33 minutes on the floor. Junior and Fremont native Juawnn Springfield played a team-high 38 min-utes for CSUEB collecting 15 points, five assists, and four rebounds.

“Tonight was a really good start to the season for our team and program,” CSUEB head coach Gus Argenal said.

The hosting Penguins managed to stifle the Pioneers on Saturday in the first loss of the season for CSUEB. Grieves was again the leading scorer for the Pioneers with 16 points in 26 min-utes on the floor for CSUEB, also being named to the All-Tournament team in the process.

Dominican dominated the paint the entire contest collecting 50 rebounds to the Pioneers 25.

CSUEB managed just 12 points in the paint against a stifling Penguins defense.

“When you have a rebounding mar-

gin like we did tonight, it’s almost impossible to win,” Argenal said. “They out-played us on both ends of the floor.”

Freshman from De La Salle High School Patrick Marr helped keep the game close chipping in 15 points in 29 minutes on the floor. Junior Jack Pasquini had a solid game in the losing effort totaling eight rebounds and five points for the Pioneers.

The next home game for the Pio-neers is at 7 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 29 at Pioneer Gymnasium against Bristol University.

Hampton Inn & Suites D2 Shootout at Western Oregon University over the weekend. The Pioneers, now 1-1 over-all this season, lost to Saint Martin’s University 71-57 on Friday in their first game of the event.

CSUEB bounced back on Satur-day defeating the host team 66-61 led by senior guard Stephanie Lopez and her game-high 29 points. Lopez was an impressive 10 for 16 from the field shooting the ball and put a grip on the Wolves defensively nabbing five steals in 34 minutes.

“Steph and Remy carried us to-night, especially when we needed it most,” CSUEB head coach Suzy Barcomb said. “It was a good bounce back win for us, led by their solid per-formances.”

Moreau Catholic alum and Hay-ward native Remy Puou was solid in

the win for the Pioneers, amassing 17 points in just 19 minutes on the floor for the sophomore. Junior guard Shan-non Bland led the team in minutes with 38 and nailed some clutch free throws down the stretch.

“Shannon logged big time minutes and nailed two crucial free throws late that helped to seal the win,” Barcomb said. “Both Shannon and Bianca Littleton worked hard for rebounds throughout the night.”

Bland added seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals while junior Bianca Littleton added in eight re-bounds, five points, and two blocks in the win for the Pioneers.

CSUEB will play their first home game tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at Pioneer Gymnasium against the Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons (0-2 overall).

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CSUEB women’s volleyball lose final game

The 2014 Cal State East Bay women’s volleyball team pose for a picture following their last game of the season on Saturday at Pioneer Gymnasium.

Cal State East Bay women’s volleyball team’s departing seniors: Amber Hall, Veronica Sanchez, Ashia Josheph, and Samantha Bruno.

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T he Cal State East Bay women’s volley-ball season came to an end on Saturday at Pioneer Gymnasium.

CSUEB fell to 10-17 overall and 7-15 in Cali-fornia Collegiate Athletic Association play af-ter losing to Cal Poly Pomona (15-10, 13-9) 3-1. With just four seniors departing from this year’s squad, CSUEB and head coach Jim Spagle have a lot to look forward to next season.

“My four seniors were real catalysts for everything we did on the court this season,” Spagle said. “With a great group of freshman returning, and the addition of four outstanding 2015 signed high school seniors, next year will be the foundation for this program to compete with the big guns of the CCAA.”

The four seniors were vital in Saturday’s final match despite falling to the Broncos on senior night for the CSUEB players. Saman-tha Bruno led the team in kills totaling 15 on the night while fellow senior Amber Hall had a strong showing amassing 10 kills of her own.

“I just really want to thank the coaches and

staff for keeping me healthy,” Hall said.Hall has stayed healthy all year long for

the Pioneers collecting a team high 324 kills this season while playing in all 27 matches for CSUEB. Senior Ashia Joseph also had a strong night in her final appearance for the Pi-oneers leading the team in assists with 38 in the match and a stunning 795 for the season.

“My teammates and especially the other se-niors really made me a great player,” Joseph said.

Also in her final match of her CSUEB ca-reer senior Veronica Sanchez collected five digs and a service ace. Junior Angie Maina

came on strong in the second half of the sea-son taking over in the middle down the stretch for the Pioneers.

After falling behind two sets to zero against Cal Poly Pomona, CSUEB rallied back led by it’s seniors to take the third set by a final of 25-22. Despite keeping the score close the Bron-cos managed to diffuse the CSUEB rally and secure the match 3-1.

“I knew this season would be a real chal-lenge with so many freshman playing prom-inent roles on the court for us,” Spagle said. “With that said, I believe the team played with poise and determination.”