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Although grafting is the "best paid job
in the fields" said Robledo. he would also
like to hold a management position and
said he hopes the combination of practical
experience and a college degree "will gain
myself some recognition from farmers."
As a student member of Latinos in"
Agriculture, the CSUF chapter affiliated
with the Society of Bilingual Agriculture,
Robledo is looking forward to encourag¬
ing high school Hispanic students to take
a second look at cultivation.
The SBA will hold their annual confer¬
ence this Friday and Saturday in the Old
Cafeteria on campus, focusing on the new
role of Hispanics in agriculture.
Being bilingual is an advantage, said
Robledo. because "it is a fact that every¬
where you go there are Hispanics working
in the fields."
But he sees the members of SBA as
something more than the color of their
skin or their level of education. They are.
he said, "the pioneers of a new outlook
toward agriculture — feeling proud to be
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political debate on campus. Representa¬
tives from the Gary Hart,.Walter Mon¬
dale and Jesse Jackson for president cam¬
paigns and College Republicans will be
debating in the Free Speech area April 11
Margarita Reyes, vice chairpersor
MEChA and member of Las Adeli
was appointed to the Election Commit
She said she wanted to join
of
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Thursday, April 5,1984
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Day of the Teacher
'hardly' recognized
"Day of the Teacher,"a traditional hol¬
iday in Mexico honoring teachers, was
established in California last year but.
according to one CSUF professor,
"hardly anyone knew about it."
Dr. Cecilio Orozco, coordinator of Bil¬
ingual Education at CSUF, said efforts
are being made this year to get the word
out about the day, which is to be held
'Maybe some people realize
how much teachers affect
their lives, but they take it for
granted.'
—Orozco
annually on the second Tuesday in April.
This year the day falls on April 10.
Orozco noted lhat slate approval ofthe
holiday was supported mainly by the
Association of Mexican American Educa¬
tors in California. As president of the
local AMAE chapter, Orozco said he
hopes the "holiday" will quickly be recog¬
nized and accepted in the state because
"everyone pretty well knows thai teachers
affect everyone's life."
He described the day as a time for peo¬
ple, especially students and parents, to
honor teachers in some way.
"It can be any sign otappreciation...just
a thank you note that a' student can give a
teacher," Orozco suggested. "Most par¬
ents usually go see teachers when there's
problems. It can be a day when parents
thank teachers."
Inan effort to promote the day. AM AE
listed celebration suggestions on a flier
sent to schools throughout the state. One
of these, a luncheon to honor teachers, is
being planned by the local A MAE chapter
for April 18 at the Ramada Inn. The idea.
Orozco said, is for people to take a teacher
"Here's an opportunity to thank teach¬
ers, and to be reminded to do it," he said.
Announcements on local Mexican
radio stations are helping to spread the
word, Orozco said, but he said the day
needs to be "de-Mexicanized."
Although the Mexican American com¬
munity "has respect for teachers," Orozco
said, the publicity needs to reach people
"other than Mexican parents so it will
become what it is — a state holiday, not
just a Mexican holiday."
Orozco said teachers are "a very neg¬
lected group." He said he believes a lot of
people would honor teachers but they had
" I "m sure some think it's corny o r that it's
self-adulation," he said. "Maybe some
people realize how much teachers affect
their lives, but they take it for granted."
Needy benefit tittle from
education tax exemptions
WASHINGTON. D.C. (CPS) — Most
programs that give parents tax breaks for
paying for college tend to help families
lhat would send their children to college
anyway, and virtually exclude families
who need the most help in financing col¬
lege edcuations, the College Board has
found in a study of education tax ex¬
emptions.
Moreover. President Reagan's pro^
posals to broaden some tax exemptions
for college payments could cut into fun¬
ding for the direct student aid programs
thai help the neediest students the most,
said Lawrence Gladieux, director of. the
College Board's Washington office.
The board estimates that about 65 per¬
cent of the families that benefit from the
federal tax laws aimed at helping them
pay for college have incomes above the
national median.
"Although middle and upper-middle
income families benefit most from current
and proposed tax shelters, most of them
probably would have participated or in¬
vested in a college education without these
"Gladieux said.
••, now include exempting
scholarship and grant money from taxes,
letting parents take deductions for their
college-attending children, and subtrac¬
ting the amounts of college loans from
taxable income, as well as other accoun-
Inside feature:
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Marie Cheek proves
herself a success in
CSUF's production of
The Taming of the
Shrew. See story on
page 3.
Rockin' to air—
Jeff Little performs hit Imitation of Eddie Money during, the Air Guitar
try-outs. Try-outi for the Air Guitar Show have been going on since Monday,
with about 40 bands competing for IS openings. The show Is scheduled to be
held during Vintage Days.  .
In February, President Reagan again
proposed allowing parents to deduct part
of what they pay in tuition from what they
owe in taxes, and letting people set up
specialsavings,accounts that would generate
"We wanted to raise a caution about
policies that sound good — such as reinfor¬
cing family saving for a college fund —
but which are very expensive." Gladieux
explained. "1 fear that if (they are) put in
place, it would indirectly cut into the sup¬
port for direct aid programs."
He said that "if the nation wants lo give
priority to encouraging youngsters from
less-advantaged families to attend college,
current and proposed tax breaks do not
appear to meet that goal as well as conven¬
tional student aid based on need."
The study also found the tax breaks
reduced by SI.85 billion the amount of
money the government received in 1982.
Question of ethics in
NutraSweet battle
TEMPE, AZ (CPS) — An Arizona
State University nutrition professor who
has publically criticized the safety of the
new artificial sweetener "NutraSweet," is
fighting off an attack on his own credibility
after it was discovered jie purchased stock
in the drug company that manufactures
the sweetener.
ASU Professor Woodrow Mortte ad¬
mitted that he purchased "put" options in
Searle Pharmaceuticals in anticipation of
the stock price going down, prior to the
airing of several CBS television reports on
the safety hazards of the new food addi¬
tive the drug company manufactures.
Monte, who has done research indicat¬
ing the sweetener may decompose into
harmful chemicals under certain circum¬
stances, was one of the main critics of the
new drug — genetically known as aspar¬
tame — on the CBS programs.
"Put" options are orders to put a block
of stock up Tor sale at a certain price
within a set period of time.
Monte told the ASU student news¬
paper, the State Press, that he bought
options on Searle stock several weeks
before the program was broadcast in Jan¬
uary 1984. anticipating the stock would
lose value afler the broadcast.
However, the Searle stock never plum¬
meted the way Monte had speculated
when he bought the options. Had the
stock price dropped drastically. Monte
would have made a handsome return on
his SI,994 investment.
Instead, according to reports in the
Wall Street Journal. Monte lost SI .224 in
the stock options venture.
Now the Securities and Exchange Com¬
mission — the federal agency that regu¬
lates stock trading — is investigating
Monte and several CBS employees for
possibly trying to profit from changes in
Searle stock prices brought on by the
broadcast of their own information.
The controversy, of course, raises ques¬
tions about the objectivity of Monte's
academic research as well as about what
would be illegal stock manipulation.
ASU administrators, however, said they
aren't conducting any similar investiga¬
tion on their own.
"I think the research he was discussing
was probably legitimately a part of his
research here," said ASU Vice President
Maureen F*rye.
"I've tried to keep the issue separate
from the university," Monte said. "(The
Nut raSweet research) was my own work 1
did during the summer."
But "1 knew Searle would get dirty and
it would become a hot political issue." he
aid.
But such potential conflicts between