1984_02 The Daily Collegian February 1984

              Page 4, La Voi de Art Ian, Friday. February 24, 1984
Gramajo
ft      CSU, Fresno
"Nobody has ever contacted me
to start a Spanish theater group.
They say 'Why dont you set up one',
but not 'I want to act, write, etc.'
Maybe I can stir up interest if I could
get five or six committed people, but
to work people have to sacrifice
other jobs, and many people arc not
willing to do that."
"Most people don't realize how
much work is involved in staging a
production," he said. "I'm willing to
work but it's hard, and the (finan¬
cial) rewards are not there. As far as
that's concerned, 1 act for acting's
sake, and 1 have no dreams to go to
Hollywood."
Gramajo also pointed out that
once a theater group forms, the
problem of filling theaters with com¬
mitted audiences arises. "The people
are out there. If you get them to the
theater once, you have to be persist¬
ent and consistent to get them back
again," he said. "Any group is limited
in the amount of power — muscle —
Chacon       Jackson
continued from page 2
pus and in government about the
La
aid
Chacon.
Seventy percent of the American
public are opposed to the U.S.'s role
in Latin America said Chacon. His
job in Washington is to make sure
that those in Congress truly "repres¬
ent their constituency" and vote to
stop military aid to El Salvador.
Chacon warns that once Ameri¬
can soldiers begin to be killed, that
only then will the Reagan adminis¬
tration recognize the "problemsin Latin
America" and "that's too late."
continued from page 2
Jackson, who has said that he is
putting together a "rainbow coali¬
tion" of blacks. Hispanics, women,
peace activists, the handicapped and
senior citizens, is only the second
widely known black to run for the
presidency.
Gaul said it was Jackson's con¬
nections in the Middle East that
enabled him to gain the release of Lt.
Robert  Goodman, a downed  Air
it has. It's an everyday struggle."
The struggle for Gramajo has paid
off. In 1966 he received an award for
his acting and playwrighting talents
of "La Amada Inmovil" in an annual
theatrical competition in Mexico
City. And although he has per¬
formed only a few plays at Theatre 3
in Fresno, his love for the theater is
unrelenting, and the rewards of "act¬
ing for acting's sake" are there.
The need for more Chicano wri¬
ters "playwrighting for playwright-
Force pilot held captive in Syria.
"He showed that he has the savvy
to deal with.foreign policy matters
and that he can bargain with peo¬
ple," he said.
The kickoff for the Fresno organ¬
izations will be Friday, February 24.
A taped Jackson speech will be
broadcast. Hedgley said that there is '
a possibility of Jackson appearing in
ing's sake" is too apparent. If only
somebody besides Luis Valdez were
listening, fs anybody out there?
Julio Gramajo is a psychology
intern at both Valley Medical Cen¬
ter and Community Hospital. He
will receive a Masters in Social Work
from CSUF and plans on receiving a
Masters in Counseling.
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Monday, Feb. 27,1984
The Daily Collegian
Senate bill passes
over'first hurdle'
A Senate bill that would grant the CSU
system constitutional status encouraged
its backers and surprised its critics last
week when it was passed by a 6 to 3 vote at
a meeting of a Senate conference commit-
But according to member of both sides,
the passage ofthe amend ment was merely
the beginning of what promises to be a
long and perhaps unpleasant struggle.
"It's passed the first hurdle," said system
Director of Public Information Charles
'It's hard to sit down with
them (the UC). It's a tre¬
mendous imbalance in the
bargaining power.'
" -Lyall
Davis, "but there are additional hurdles
The proposed Alquist Amendment named
after Sen. Alfred E. Alquist. has sparked
debate since it was first written several
months ago. The CSU Board of Trustees
and Chancellor W. Ann Reynolds have,
endorsed the amendment, but groups such
as the California State Employees Associ¬
ation (CSEA) and'the California State
Students Association (CSSA) haveexpressed
violent opposition to its passage.
"It's such a bad piece of legislation,"
said CSEALegislalive Directbr Jack Ly¬
all. "that 1 dont know how it passed
The bill's next stop will be the State
Senate Constitutional Amendment Com¬
mittee. Should it pass there, it will move to
the Senate floor for a vote. If passed by the
Senate as a whole, the process will begin
again in the House and the bill will be
half-way to the November ballot.
As proposed, tbe Alquist amendment,
SCA 46, would grant the system nearly
complete governing autonomy similar to
that which the UC system possesses. While
the state legislature would still have the
final say over such' matters as budget
expenditures, the system would take grea¬
ter responsibility for itself in nearly all
In essence, according to Reynolds, the
system would not be bound by the legisla¬
ture's wishes in most areas where Sacra¬
mento currently has control.
"1 think that California™ can applaud
this proposal as one .that wilt provide a
Arm foundation for the continued devel¬
opment and integrity of the educational
programs conducted by the CSU," she
said in a report to the Board of Trustees
last month, "and a clear reaffirmation of
lay goverance by the Board of Trustees
over our campus."
According to Board of Trustees Chair¬
man John F. O'Connell, the amendment
would give the system's "fine leadership^
chance to take over the responsibilities it
has earned over the system's history.
"We have fine leadership in the board
and in the persons of our Chancellor and"
our 19 presidents," he said. "We are all
fully prepared to assume responsibility on
behalf of the public for the educational
institutions we gdvern."
Not everyone, however,' is convinced
that the systems is "fully prepared" to take
oyer the responsibilities that accompany
•See Bill, Page 7
His little friend -
an. SfHt/rU DarJj CaaVrpaa
Storyteller Artie Nixon displays one of many dolls which resembles him. The
doll was a gift from a man in Finland. Tbe man gave a woman toyma*ker pho¬
tographs of Nixon to work with la ereattng the (toll. Sec related story, page 6.
King's life and time studied at CSUF
"l have a dream that one day this nation
will rise up and live out the true meaning
of it's creed: 'We.hold these truths to be
self-evident; lhal.allmen are created equal
Martin Luther King. Jr.
.•** 1963
In celebration of Martin Luther King
Jr. and his accomplishments for civil
rights, a racially mixed group of 80
students are spending two Saturdays,
Feb. 25 and March 3. studying the life and
times of King.
"Mott of what's taught in the history
books is misinterpreted, distorted, and
propagandized," said Dr. Robert S. MiE-
ell, coordinator of the Ethnic Studies
Program and also the instructor of the
course at CSUF. .    .
The Fresno Bee's recent survey of stu¬
dents' knowledge of King reinforced hi*
belief. Results showed studenu' impres¬
sion of King were that of a fighter for.
black peoples' righu only.
"Dr. King sought equal righu not just
for blacks alone, but for all oppressed
people in America," said Mikell. who's
studied and researched the life and doc¬
trines of King.
King's entrance into the civil righu
movement was sparked by the arrest of
Mi.. Rosa Parks. In 1955. Parks had been
arrested for refusing to move to the back
of a segregated bus when asked.
King, 26. a minister at his father's
church at the time, heard about the inci¬
dent and went to defend and protest the
unjust action. He instigated a boycott of
the Montgomery, AUbaraa public trans¬
portation systern.
The demonstrations in Montgomery
started with a "boycott that lasted for
381 days as over 50.000 blacks refused to
ride tbe buses as part of the nonviolent
movement," Mikell'said.
A man wit H a very religious background
— his father, grandfather, and maternal
grandfather were ministers—King advo¬
cated nonviolent acts to fight injustices.
He was also a student of the teachings of
the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi and
early Greek philosophers.
King's nonviolent policy included per¬
suading ones enemies they are morally
wrong instead of using the more common
method of force, explained Mikell.
King's nonviolent policy consists of six
principles. They are; active resistance to
evil; attempts to win one's opponent
through understanding; directing one's
stuck against forces of evil rather than
agai nst perso ns performing such acts; will¬
ingness to accept suffering without retali¬
ation; refusal to hate one's opponent- and
that one must have the conviction that the
universe is on the side of justice.
As a result of the nonviolent demon¬
strations, studenu took up a civil rights
movements with tit-ins at segregated
lunch counters. From the sit-ins. King
incorporated a non-cooperation policy
into his march for equality.
In the interim years of 1953-1964. King
led freedom demonstrations and marches ■
all over the South, wherever there was a
need. In 1964, at 35, King received the
Nobel Peace Prize, establishing himself as
the third black and the youngest recipient
of the award.
By the time King's, outspoken opposi-
• See King, Pate 6
SCU becomes campus living room
The opening of the new Satellite Col¬
lege Union markstheemancipation ofthe
older College Union.
Accordingto Deanne Holweger. a jour¬
nalism student and Satellite College Un¬
ion publicity coordinator, activities like
concerts, films, and lectures traditionally
held in the College Union will be moved to
the Satellite.
Earl Whitfield, director of the College
Union, said at a recent press conference
the older College Union will now be
released "to serve as the living room of the
The sometimes noity College Union
will become a quiet place to study and
relax, according to Holweger.
The Satellite College Union, with its
first phase completed, will be able to hold
nearly 1,000 people in its 13.000 square
It houses a concession stand, ticket
office, lobby, in-house projection, sound,
and lighting facilities and a Urge stage.
The need for a new structure sit real¬
ized shortly after the College Union was
completed 16 years ago.
Whitfield said that plans for a new/acil-
ity were being conceptualized when the
College Union was dedicated in 1968.
A self-imposed student fee increase.
voted on and approved two years ago,
contributions from the CSUF Associa¬
tion, and College Union reserve funding
from the past 14 years, made the Satellite
College Union feasible.
When a student ad-hoc coalition was
formed in 1980 to protest the lack of pro¬
gram and meeting facilities, adecision was
made to move immediately to build the
Satellite College Union.
John L. Wiens of Wiens/ Carlstrom,
Architects in Fresno was then hired to
design the Satellite College Union.
For the past decade. Wiens has designed
educational, commercial, financial.'judi-
cial.. religious, civic and residential facili¬
ties. His past work includes the Juvenile
Court Building and Fresno Surgical Cen-
The Satellite Cotleie Union will be used
to house College Union Programming
events; and; will be available for use by all
recognized student organizations and
Whitfield said 'that some off-campus
facility. "E'very high school in the area U
interested in holding their junior/senior
proms in the Satellite," he taid.
The College Union PiT>gram Commit¬
tee will use the new ta^ility for evenu Hke
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