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The Daily Colic gion
is^^rNo^111 The Only Independent News Source for CSU, Fjresno o^l™
Latino studies
to be a major
■'■'*' Angel de Jesus/DC Photographer
Raj Wadhwa from Vlilvekavand College in New Deihr, India speaks at the
celebration of Mahatma Gandhi's 122nd birthday yesterday.
By J. Scott Walker
DC Staff writer
It's been a long time coming.
For Bill Flores and other Latino faculty,
staff and students, the move to ward s a ma jor
in Latino studies has been a long struggfc.
But for the first time it looks like it's finally
becoming a reality,
In a meeting of the Academic Policy
and Planning Committee in late September,
a proposal was adopted that set the wheels
in motion to establish a major within the
Chicano-Latin American Studies depart¬
ment.
However, as noted by department
, Chair Flores, the process is still a few crucial
s^frombeingcomplete. «,ts a shame that
According to establish¬
ment procedures, the.pro-
posal must next go to the
Academic Senate, then to
theCSUChancellor's office
and finally to the Trustees
for final approval.
Flores, who believes
the process will be success¬
ful, said he also realizes
there is opposition that has
long attacked latino stud¬
y's a shame that for on-going for multi-
such a long time other cultural Classes.
departmentsdidn'trespect The University has
African American and -lm^ .
chicano studies pro- a responsibility to
grams," Floies said. "But
the fact still remains that
the demand is on-going for
multi-cultural classes.
"The University has a responsibility to
meet that demand." ;
Veronica Lopez, a social sciences ma¬
jor, said this action is long overdue.
"This isa significant step on this other¬
wise conservative campus," Lopez said.
"Chicano-Latino people make up over 40
percent of this valley. It is about time a
for such a long
time other depart¬
ments didn't re¬
spect African
American and.
Chicano studies
programs. But the
fact still remains
that the demand is
meet that de¬
mand."
Bill Flores
comprehensive study of my people is given
full legitimacy on this campus."
Flores also said part of the proposal
contained information that showed nearly
half of the campuses in the California State
University system have a Chicano-Latino
Studies major including San Jose, Los An¬
geles and Northridge, which also offers a
master's degree.
However, many departmental battles
have raged on other campuses, and Flores
said those same battles exist on this cam¬
pus..
"Other departments have tried to teach k
courses that foil under a Chicano-Latino or
'African American studies discipline," Fibres
said. "I feel that a multicultural curriculum
is needed, the departments that should
benefit are the-ones that have
been fighting for inclusion all
along."
Should the Trustees ap¬
prove the proposal, the major
could be offered as early as
next fall. Although he remains
optimistic, Flores said he still
anticipates backlash.
"We have experienced
tremendous backlash from
faculty and administrators
who feel that only Western
civilization is of importance.
They feel Chicano studies and
African American studies di¬
lute the academic arena and
are suspect," said Flores.
Flores pointed out that
professors in African Ameri¬
can and Chicano-Latino stud¬
ies have constantly had their
merits questioned and have
had to work twice as hard to establish and
maintain quality departments. He said the
major* will require a broad range of studies.
"My whole department has Ph.Ds in
interdisciplinary fields," Flores said. "We
will offer a broad range major that will
include all aspects of the Chicano experi¬
ence.^
Food services reviewed
•ASI to explore alternative on-campus vendors
By Aimee L. Fisher
DC Staff writer
The ASI's Polling and Research
Committee will pursue on-cam¬
pus alternatives to CSUF Food
Services because "prices are too
high," according to the
committee's Chair Shannon
McBride.
"It there was a competitor then
prices would go down," McBride,
senator for for the School of Arts
and Humanities, said. "We feel
that we should not have to pay. as
much." ,
On Sept. 12, the committee
requested that Campus Food Serv¬
ices Director Rick Finlay produce
a copy of the policy giving Cam¬
pus Food Services "exclusive rights
o all food and beverage sales on
e CSU, Fresno campus."
Finlay, in a return memo, pro¬
duced a copy of the Food Service
Committee Handbook which
states "it has been determined
appropriate" for the CSUF Asso¬
ciation "tooperate,administer,and
manage the
Food Services
in accordance
with Board of
Trustees poli¬
cies." V
"I basi¬
cally think it's
rhetoric and
we are going
to ♦pursue it
further,"
McBridesaid.
"Our even¬
tual intention
is to look for alternative food
sources on cajnpus."
She said the committee will
"If there
. was a
competitor,
then prices
would go
down... we
should not
have to pay
as much."
Shannon
McBride
contact President John Welty for
his opinion.
Permission for another agency
to serve food on campus must be
given either by the University
president or the administrative
president of Campus- Food Serv¬
ices, said Joanne Johansen, admin¬
istrative assistant for auxiliary
services.
Welty said at this point the right
to serve fooabn campus has been
given to Campus Food Services
and permitting another agency to
serve food on campus would
depend upon the nature of the
proposal.
. 'There's a lot Of issues that have
to be considered," he said.
Qther CSlJs have formal policy^
letters issued by the university'
president giving exclu-
See FOOD, page 4
Hemp's industrial
purposes explored
By Michelle Martin
DC Staff writer
Hemp farming could be. an
idea whose time has come again.
This message was the focus of
a presentation yesterday by
Chuck Corcoran, a member of
the organization Methanol (Jon-
version A Uiance.
As a guest speaker of thc
CSUFEcologySociety, Corcoran
spoke to a room filled with stu¬
dents about "the industrial uses
of hemp — America's premier
renewable resource."
Corcorandescribed himself as
a veteran broadcaster and liber¬
tarian who "decided to run
around and tell" people that pot
wiU save the Earth.",
The presentation addressed.
the history of hemp forming in
the United States and the advent
of legislation prohibiting its
growth.
Hemp, which Corcorafn said
was the first plantdomesticated'
by man (to be used for pottery in
the Middle EastJiTwas cultivated
extensively by the pilgrims, and
was used for making ropes and
textiles in tfie Jamestown colony
ofl6)7.
Thomas Jefferson andGedrge
. Washington both grew it, said
Corcoran, and according to
Washington's persohaidiary, he
smoked the hemp he grew.
Ben Franklin's newspaper,
one of the country's first, was
printed on paper made from
heirip, as were the Bill of Rights
See HEMP, page 5
Object Description
| Title | 1991_10 The Daily Collegian October 1991 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
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| Title | October 3, 1991, Page 1 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | The Daily Colic gion is^^rNo^111 The Only Independent News Source for CSU, Fjresno o^l™ Latino studies to be a major ■'■'*' Angel de Jesus/DC Photographer Raj Wadhwa from Vlilvekavand College in New Deihr, India speaks at the celebration of Mahatma Gandhi's 122nd birthday yesterday. By J. Scott Walker DC Staff writer It's been a long time coming. For Bill Flores and other Latino faculty, staff and students, the move to ward s a ma jor in Latino studies has been a long struggfc. But for the first time it looks like it's finally becoming a reality, In a meeting of the Academic Policy and Planning Committee in late September, a proposal was adopted that set the wheels in motion to establish a major within the Chicano-Latin American Studies depart¬ ment. However, as noted by department , Chair Flores, the process is still a few crucial s^frombeingcomplete. «,ts a shame that According to establish¬ ment procedures, the.pro- posal must next go to the Academic Senate, then to theCSUChancellor's office and finally to the Trustees for final approval. Flores, who believes the process will be success¬ ful, said he also realizes there is opposition that has long attacked latino stud¬ y's a shame that for on-going for multi- such a long time other cultural Classes. departmentsdidn'trespect The University has African American and -lm^ . chicano studies pro- a responsibility to grams," Floies said. "But the fact still remains that the demand is on-going for multi-cultural classes. "The University has a responsibility to meet that demand." ; Veronica Lopez, a social sciences ma¬ jor, said this action is long overdue. "This isa significant step on this other¬ wise conservative campus," Lopez said. "Chicano-Latino people make up over 40 percent of this valley. It is about time a for such a long time other depart¬ ments didn't re¬ spect African American and. Chicano studies programs. But the fact still remains that the demand is meet that de¬ mand." Bill Flores comprehensive study of my people is given full legitimacy on this campus." Flores also said part of the proposal contained information that showed nearly half of the campuses in the California State University system have a Chicano-Latino Studies major including San Jose, Los An¬ geles and Northridge, which also offers a master's degree. However, many departmental battles have raged on other campuses, and Flores said those same battles exist on this cam¬ pus.. "Other departments have tried to teach k courses that foil under a Chicano-Latino or 'African American studies discipline," Fibres said. "I feel that a multicultural curriculum is needed, the departments that should benefit are the-ones that have been fighting for inclusion all along." Should the Trustees ap¬ prove the proposal, the major could be offered as early as next fall. Although he remains optimistic, Flores said he still anticipates backlash. "We have experienced tremendous backlash from faculty and administrators who feel that only Western civilization is of importance. They feel Chicano studies and African American studies di¬ lute the academic arena and are suspect," said Flores. Flores pointed out that professors in African Ameri¬ can and Chicano-Latino stud¬ ies have constantly had their merits questioned and have had to work twice as hard to establish and maintain quality departments. He said the major* will require a broad range of studies. "My whole department has Ph.Ds in interdisciplinary fields," Flores said. "We will offer a broad range major that will include all aspects of the Chicano experi¬ ence.^ Food services reviewed •ASI to explore alternative on-campus vendors By Aimee L. Fisher DC Staff writer The ASI's Polling and Research Committee will pursue on-cam¬ pus alternatives to CSUF Food Services because "prices are too high," according to the committee's Chair Shannon McBride. "It there was a competitor then prices would go down," McBride, senator for for the School of Arts and Humanities, said. "We feel that we should not have to pay. as much." , On Sept. 12, the committee requested that Campus Food Serv¬ ices Director Rick Finlay produce a copy of the policy giving Cam¬ pus Food Services "exclusive rights o all food and beverage sales on e CSU, Fresno campus." Finlay, in a return memo, pro¬ duced a copy of the Food Service Committee Handbook which states "it has been determined appropriate" for the CSUF Asso¬ ciation "tooperate,administer,and manage the Food Services in accordance with Board of Trustees poli¬ cies." V "I basi¬ cally think it's rhetoric and we are going to ♦pursue it further," McBridesaid. "Our even¬ tual intention is to look for alternative food sources on cajnpus." She said the committee will "If there . was a competitor, then prices would go down... we should not have to pay as much." Shannon McBride contact President John Welty for his opinion. Permission for another agency to serve food on campus must be given either by the University president or the administrative president of Campus- Food Serv¬ ices, said Joanne Johansen, admin¬ istrative assistant for auxiliary services. Welty said at this point the right to serve fooabn campus has been given to Campus Food Services and permitting another agency to serve food on campus would depend upon the nature of the proposal. . 'There's a lot Of issues that have to be considered," he said. Qther CSlJs have formal policy^ letters issued by the university' president giving exclu- See FOOD, page 4 Hemp's industrial purposes explored By Michelle Martin DC Staff writer Hemp farming could be. an idea whose time has come again. This message was the focus of a presentation yesterday by Chuck Corcoran, a member of the organization Methanol (Jon- version A Uiance. As a guest speaker of thc CSUFEcologySociety, Corcoran spoke to a room filled with stu¬ dents about "the industrial uses of hemp — America's premier renewable resource." Corcorandescribed himself as a veteran broadcaster and liber¬ tarian who "decided to run around and tell" people that pot wiU save the Earth.", The presentation addressed. the history of hemp forming in the United States and the advent of legislation prohibiting its growth. Hemp, which Corcorafn said was the first plantdomesticated' by man (to be used for pottery in the Middle EastJiTwas cultivated extensively by the pilgrims, and was used for making ropes and textiles in tfie Jamestown colony ofl6)7. Thomas Jefferson andGedrge . Washington both grew it, said Corcoran, and according to Washington's persohaidiary, he smoked the hemp he grew. Ben Franklin's newspaper, one of the country's first, was printed on paper made from heirip, as were the Bill of Rights See HEMP, page 5 |
