1996_11 The Daily Collegian November 1996

              Friday November 8,1996
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Wilson and Clinton win
and minorities keep
taking it on the chin
By David John Chavez
Assistant Editor
- Kudos to Dr. John Welty for his
piece in last week's Daily Collegian
. about affirmative action. If was
important to hear California State
University, Fresno's top brass give
the campus a few insights aJt>out
the Proposition.
- For those who are keeping
score: Governor Pete Wilson - 2,
people of color - 0.
- What exactly does it mean to be
on ASI welfare? Am I entitled to a
free pizza every week? Do I pick
up a batch of food stamps at the
ASI office?
- Something to ponder: If the ASI
president's office secretaries are
paid, then why isn't the ASI
president and legislative vice-
president paid too? Because last
year's ASI senate voted against
stipends after elections-ended.
Could it maybe have been oecause
political party Reality lost control
•of those offices? I have a funny
feeling that if Reality members take
the executive offices and the senate
this year, those stipends just may
come back.
- Something that didn't seem to
be around campus this semester:
people registering potential voters.
« It showed, considering the
Collegian's story regarding the
percentage of Californians who
actually made it to the polls. (One
third of total population of the
state)
- Proposition 187, Proposition
209, wow what's next?
- Proposition 209 makes a lot of
sense. Of course, as we all know,
people of color get everything
because it's just given to them. We
don't have to work for anything.
And if you believe that, then I guess
you believe in the Easter Bunny.
La Voz
dc Aztlan
27 years
Something I couldn't
understand, part I: Bob Dole
wanted to steer clear from Pete
Wilson on recent trips to California
because of the criticism
surrounding him. But then we see
a very Wilson-like ad funded by
Dole's campaign, which showed
illegal aliens racing across the
border while a voice blamed them
for schools not having enough
money. Huh???
Something I couldn't
understand. Part II: Bo Derek.
-1 guess it's time for Bob Dole to
enjoy retirement and get on down
to Ebbets Field. Those Brooklyn
Dodger season tickets are a hot
commodity.
- Let's face facts: Maybe Bill
Clinton isn't the most wonderful
person around, but he ran a great
campaign, which gave him a second
term.
- Based on all of the smutty
political advertisements, I needed
a scorecard to figure out which
politicians were involved in sex
scandals.
-Congratulations to localX-atinos
who have been elected to important
positions within the city and county
of Fresno: Jane Olmos, Henry Perea,
Manuel Nunes, and Cruz
Bustamante.
- It is wonderful that Proposition
215, which would legalize
marijuana for medicinal purposes,
was passed. Watching someone die
a slow death is painful for all, and
if this helps, than all the better.
- Finally, we would be remiss if
this election year, we did not
mention one of the great campaigns
in Fresno State history: Last year's
campaign of ASI presidential
hopeful Ana Rocha. Consider this
amazing statistic:
One flyer, 306 votes.
Editor in Chief
Christina Gomez
Assistant Editor
David John Chavez
Photographer
Angelica Velazquez
Cartoonist
Miguel Vega
Staff
Olivia Vasquez
Luis Hernandez
Lizette Jenness
Aaron Castaneda
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Hispanic business club
thrives under Orona's
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By Aaron Castaneda
La Voz staff writer
Hispanic Business Student
Association President Miguel
Orona entered the room, dressed
in black slacks, a dark blue dress
shirt and black tie.
He seemed nervous with the
attention he is getting as a club
president, still shy when he has to
speak to a crowd or grant an
interview. But, he becomes alive
when asked about HBSA, or his
other passion, the Dallas Cowboys.
The club was started 26 years
ago on the California State
University, Fresno campus, and has
always featured a vast array of
ethnicities.
The excitement of what the club
has accomplished since is
something Orona can be proud of.
So many things are offered by
HBSA that Orona has to constantly
revise the list of events that he has
prepared.
"HBSA provides an opportunity
to network with executives via
mixers and an annual banquet,"
Orona said. "It also provides them
with an opportunity to develop
their interview skills with a
workshop that HBSA provides.
HBSA also holds workshops on
how to dress professionally. We
cater to any student who wishes to
work in the business world,
basically."
Any student are encouraged to
join, and is not limited to just
business students.
"Currently we have 45 members
with majors in engineering,
journalism, business, liberal
studies and social work," he said.
"There are probably more majors,
but that is all I can remember off¬
hand.
"HBSA provides its own
members with scholarships and
also has ties to businesses that
provide internships. Member also
have the opportunity to coordinate
particular events that HBSA holds
which involves major corporations
and allows them to interact with
influential people in the valley.
This is very important to those
members who want to stay around
Fresno, and in the Valley."
For those students who want to
do volunteer work, or be involved
in mentoring programs, HBSA also
is involved in these areas. HBSA is
partnered with Habitat for
Humanity and is currently
involved in the Mcbride program
and the Coleman Foundation,
which mentor target Valley
students. HBSA also coordinates
the Ruiz Conference, a student and
parent conference that targets at
risk student in the South Valley.''
HBSA not only helps others, it
helps-itself.
"We have fundraisers for a trip
to a national business conference
in Austin, Texas tha» we take every
year," he said. This year's trip is
scheduled from Feb. 28 - March 2.
HBSA has included a fee of $2.0,
but all funds go directly into the
club, and more importantly, the
members of the club.
"We try and keep costs at a
minimum, so we only charge $20
for returning members and $25 for
new members. As far as I know, it
is one of the lowest dues for the
type of service that HBSA provides
students."
' HBSA meets on Monday nights
at 6:00 p.m. in the USU room 308
for the rest of the semester, and
accepts members until mid-
November,
Those who are interested in the
club can contact Miguel Orona via
his voice mail/pager at 487-0876.
If you would like to have your
club featured, please leave a
message in the La Voz de Aztlan
box in the Daily Collegian office.
Hispanic
business
Students
Association
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