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Boycott against Selena film silly
By David John Chavez
Assistant Editor
Ever since that fateful
nightofMarch31,1995,our
world has changed.
The death of Tejano
superstar Selena took the
world by storm. And with
her death, we have been
exposed to what comes with
the loss of a star's life.
Exposure.
Selena Quintanilla Perez
was well on her way to
being a superstar. She was
gorgeous, she was
entertaining, she was
driven, she was loved.
It was not uncommon for
Selena's fans to walk right
up on the stage and steal a
kiss from the Queen of
Tejano. She didn't feel that
stopping these requests
were a big deal, because in
her mind, she wasn't a big
deal. One of the small things
that made her beloved.
Now, we have a
wonderful thing happening
in Hollywood. The story of
Selena will hit the big time,
starring one of the most
talented Latina actresses.
Jennifer Lopez, the
woman chosen to play
Selena, seems to have what
it takes. And it doesn't hurt
that Lopez is a dead ringer
for Selena. If anyone has
seen the pictures from the
filming of her famous
Houston Astrodome
concert, you'd have a hard
time seeing the difference.
But as Latinos, we
sometimes have a problem
accepting certain things.
Lopez is not Mexican. And
when the casting list was
posted, there were a lot of
angry Mexicans who spoke
of boycotting the movie.
The film is scheduled to
be released soon.
And for starters, I hope
there is a boycott, because.
the movie would make
more money and those who
boycott will look even
stupider.
Art is not affirmative
action. Some may argue that
only Mexicans should play
Mexican parts. That may be
true in some cases. But most
of the time, the best actor or
actress should play the part.
This is not to say I
prescribe to the Robby
Benson as a cholo theory,
bu t in the case of Lopez, she
is the perfect representation
of the person we died with
more than a year and a half
ago.
Let's look at one last
example: The Color Purple,
an excellent African-
American film, was
directed . by Steven
Spielberg. The last time I
checked, he was white.
And the lasf/'ftme I
checked, Jennifer Lopez
was a very talented actress.
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Letter    to
■Editor
Hey Chicano Community, WAKE UP!!!
There's some garbage
going on that we need to
deal with Raza. We need to
get of four passive butts and
shake up this university.
As a result of the movidas
pulled by the ASI anything
culture is on it's way out.
For example, they thought
that if they did not fund the
Chicano Youth Conference
that we would give up.
That's what they want - to
push us out. •
As co-chair of the
conference, I'll be damned
if I let that happen; even if I
have to charge the whole
thing on my credit card the
conference will happen. We
can't just sit back and accept
it.
You don't understand the
power that we have as a
people on this campus.
Last year, at a
Confederacion meeting, it
was brought up that we
should put together a
Chicano ticket but all we
did was discuss whether or
not we should be discussing
politics.
Now Tommy (Monreal)
is up there all by himself
with no back up or support
whatsoever. Are we to
believe that all the
candidates ASI president
Tommy Monreal has put
before the Reality",
dominated senate were
unqualified?
The senate choses not to
respect the ASI president
and the LVP Eileen
Richardson, by constantly
questioning their character.
What place does
personality conflicts have
when serving the interest
of the students?
It must be draining to put
up with all the personal
attacks and still he persists.
Where is the outrage? He
has single-handedly fought
for our concerns.
We have to opportunity
to be a strong voice here on
campus. We as Chicanos
make up a big portion of
the population and together
with the African Americans
and Asians, we can close
this university down if we
wished. But no! We don't
want to talk about politics.
"Our organization isn't
political"
At Confederacion, our so
called "umbrella"
organization, you can't
even discuss politics. What
kind of crap is that? We are
wasting all that time
choosing not to talk politics
and just accepting what the
ASThands us.
There is not even a
budget for this year and the
semester is almost over. Let
me tell you something, if
you are in an organization
on campus that in any way
deals with the ASI, you are
political.
There is no hiding from
it. People act like "political
is a bad word.
WAKE UP RAZA!!!
Maribelle Ramon
Mechista
The staff of La Voz deJtetCan would
&%e to send condolences to tfiefamify of
Erasmo QonzaLez, fatherofChicano/
Latino Studies (Department Chair <Dr.
LuzQonzaUz, who died Nov. 23 in his
hometown ofOrosi 7£e was 59.
tRgmemherances may 6e sent to 12444
WhitafoAvenue, OrosiCfl*, 93647.
It is with our deepest sympathies that
we offer our prayers andj^ood wishes to
the entire Qonzalezfamtiy.
La Voz
de Aztlan
27 years of
Chicano voices
Editor in Chief
Christina Gomez
Assistant Editor
David John Chavez
Photographer
Angelica Velazquez
Cartoonist
Miguel Vega
Staff
Olivia Vasquez
Litis Hernandez
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