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Trustees : Empty Words? The La Vox staff most take Its turn to commenting on last week's action by tbe California State University and Colleges Board of Trustees. In their regular meeting in Long Beach last week, the trustees demonstrated their support for student affirmative action by adopting a resolution to try and increase the enrollment of Chlcano students In the system's colleges. > It hopes to do this by creating recruitment programs for the bllingual-blcultural teacher programs In the colleges, with the idea that teachers who relate to Chicanes will be able to encourage more of them to enter the college. The action centers specifically on Chicanes because we are tbe most underrepresented ethnic group In toe system. CSUC officials have said, however, that they Intend to eventually In crease the enrollment of all underrepresented minority groups. Of course, for years. Chicanes and other minorities have maintained that we were being Ignored by the universities, that toe university was doing little more than It bad to help open the doors of opportunity for us. Any real efforts we've made on our own through programs such as La Raza Studies, Ethnic studies, EOP, MEChA, etc. Even with those programs, we have been caught up in constant battles to keep them strong....every semester we have to justify to somebody why we should exist. The trustees are saying, "yes,...we must address this problem and overcome It, Instead of fighting each other." They e saying..."you guys are for real, rou are there, we recognize that problems exist, and that your point Is well taken." The years of "battling", of demonstrating, of frustrating meetings have. . . If only for a moment. . .brought some sort of a victory. We commend the Raza on the chancellor's staff for Its achievements In this matter. The Chlcano movement rings up a welcome plus in this age of Bakke-ism. But the victory must be taken cautiously ... for this is not the first time we have been told "good things" only to have the rhetoric turn out to lx> cruel, empty words. We must understand that the university still has a long way to go. For all we know,, the trustee's action Is more for Its economics than for Its social value. If they can get more of us . . . they get more enrollment, more FTE. . . and more dollars. But that would be defeatist for us to feel that way. Instead, we welcome the trustee's committment and hope that realities will henceforth truly be dealt with. Comentarios La Voz de Aztlan SI Frank Vfllegos, who has lent much support to Chlcano causes over the years, is fighting City Hall to expand his tortilleria business and build a cultural center on contested land. Council reconsiders cultural center Continued from Page 1 tended a thumbs-down decision on tbe reconsideration, echo: % assistant" city attorney James McKelveys opinion that the cltyr "* legal committment to toe towards reality. He added that many people felt Chicanos could not finance a $3 million project "But we made people say'SI, Se puede'—It can be done." Tbe entrepreneur was quick to emphasize that toe proposed tourist attraction wu a community service. "We're doing this without losing our heart and oar bead to the1 community," besaid. Dont Let La Raza Down > - Immediate student action is faculty urges students to enroll ty; Mental Health and Chicanos- needed to prevent several La in one or more ot toe classes, and Chlcano Theatre. ' Raza Studies classes from being \ The classes are: Chlcano For more Information contact dropped. Tbe classes are lack- Politics; Chlcano Directed Writ- La Raza Studies located In Su ing a sufficient Full Time En- lng; Pre-Hlspanlc Civilization; Ramon #4, Room 116-118. Phoo, rollment (FTE) to keep the Folklore of Mexico and toe South- 487-2848. courses alive. La Raza Studies west; Discrimination and Pover- Your urgent cooperation u CYC Committee iA Toda Madrel From SENTIMIENTOS: ". .. through this conference, MEChA at CSUF strives to familiarize younger Chlcano students with the college. For five years, MEChA students at CSUF have made efforts to provide the opportunity to CYC parti- La Voz de Aztlan would like to congratulate all Involved In the organization of the Chlcano Youth Conference. A reporter for La Voz, ■. on assignment at the CYC, was asking students who attended, what they thought ot the conference. Our conclusion echoes theirs: "... Those kids who came here for ,' a 'free ride' aren't stopping us from getting something'out of this. From rapping to other people, I think that the people who came here to get something out of this are getting Is..'. " -_ In our eyes, that Is success. Third World..Not Just Skinners The Third World Coalition group welcomes you back to school and wishes that all you discussions on what Is hapcenlax to the survival of human lecencr, Our meetings are held every equal education Monday at 5:00 p.m. In the stu- should be made available to all, dent Union. Togethei not only to professional disciples ir be undermined. Bakke Decision Due In Spring When the Supreme Court hands down Us ruling this Spring, It may destroy SpecU'. Admissions, A(T.rmaliA» Action a rf athtr «c ««rtlry programs Ijc bettering the futures of minorities and women. ABDC roemi*rs feel everyone will suffer from the effects of 1st CSUF Chicano Magazine Ready SENTIMIENTOS Del Valle, toe first CMcaiiocraUvity magazine produced by CSUF students, made tits debut at the MEC ttA Chlcano Youth Conference last month. Copies are still available to La Rasa Studies, EQP, and toe Dally Collegian. Staff members have begun plans/for toe next issue scheduled for. May, 1978. Any persons interested in Join- tog toe staff may attend meetings on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to Ihe" Dean's conference room, san this case. Ironically, those who will suffer the most are those who are the least aware of It. They are toe Blacks and Chicanos families who live In the crowded "Tortilla Flats" or Funston Housing Projects'; ttwy ire to* ? women who pass half of their lives standing In line at the Fresno County Welfare Department; they are the eampeslnos ; wno work the fields' and live shorter lives so that people can be fed. Finally, those who will suffer will be the children of all these people, who hope to break the cycle, and become doctors, lawyers or professionals In other areas. In coming weeks, the ABDC will go before local governing bodies such as the City Council, and County Board of Supervisors to request a resolution against the Bakke -Decision and In favor of Affirmative" Action.programs tor minorities and women. On Monday, Feb. 27, a forum will be held at the Sunset Community Center for the purpose of informing the community of the implications of the Bakke decision. In addition to the panelists who will give their perspectives of the effects ot the Decision, there will be a cultural presentation and slide effort*. The ABDC wiu meet on Thursday, Feb. 2 at- ttii Sunset Community Center, 1345 W. Ederr. For Information call .224-5677, or 439-OH5. MEChA Priorili Set Forth Continued from Page 1 pllshments last semester. MECKA was roalejy reapa- sible for the establishment the Third World Coalition. "Chlcano students sought« Black students, Iranian stnJMl and Native Americans to r* together," be said. - "All of us were havlngourofi little battles. We said InsW of having these little Mttiei let's get together and mow to- The unity of minority jtudwtt viduals should Join to these tion on campus last Decembe Over " 100 -.Natlve-Amerleu, •Blacks, Iranians and Chlcano* marched In solidarity through** Thomas AdministrationBuiWI: where PresidentNormanBaxter and Volpp's offices.are locate* "We got a lot of good response not only from peopled lng us In the demonstration I from observers who sent *o that BaxterandVolppwereeae off guard and were frlghleeet t 4, I a 220, : LA. VOZ DE AZTLAN STAFF Editor Felta J. Ccotrenj Assistant Editor ,. ElviaB* Artaro Ocampo< Pedro Banfl The staff Is also seeking f 1- nandeJ donations for toe magazine. For more information, caQ 487-2848 or 875-3314. Spiritual Advisor 5, Dianne Soils '. .SbnSasW . .Rudy Gallardo, CelH M» George Ver** LA VOZ de AZTLAN FEBRUARY 1, 1978 MEChA's 5th CYC May Be The Best Yet The 1978 Chlcano Youth Con- erence has proved to be one of j-,l' best ever held, according o some CYC committee mem- Juan Ocampo, general co- ■tuirperson of the conference, itated this year's CYC attracted in estimated 1,400 students from hroughout California, by ElviaRulz "We had students coming from as f»r as East Los Angles, San Jose and Salinas Valley is well as from the entire San Joaquin Valley," he said. According to Ocampo, the number of participants, along with the variety of generalnterest and career workshops and guest speakers, made tbe conference "The workshops were very well-received especially since some of them (workshops) were packed with students," Ocampo said. MEChA president JuanM^ndoza attributed the success of the conference to the skillful pre- - paraUon and organization of the CYC committee. "* "The CYC committee did a hell of a Job," he said. "They made our CSUF conference one of the best around," he added. Mendoza said the students were very .much interested In the workshops and that participating -counselors were Impressed: with the conference. -Jesus Sepuiveda, three-year CYC veteran, agreed the conference was well-received by all who attended. "The students I spoke to' said they were very Interested In the conference and were glad to be-given the opportunity to participate," he said. -According to Sepuiveda, the. conference was successful be- "We bad 100 Junior and senior high school students ask for EOP ! application materials.' An additional 30 students asked to be put on lists to have this material sent to them. This" proves we doing our Job," CYC committee secretary Maria Correa, a high school participant last year, stated there was much Improvement in the CYC this year. "I saw a lot of Improvement CYC Committee member Priscilla Confreres helped make signs a few nights before the conference.. ment. Registration was ijutcker, also." she said. Correa estimated between 42 and 45 high schools participated in the CYC, along with a few junior colleges. She, said the conference was reaching a wide sltlvely towards the CYC. . "The students I spoke with said the;- really enjoyed tbe conference. One person I talked to said the CYC helped her make her decision about continuing her education," Correa said. "This Is what makes the conference successful, knowing some of the o cTh«*n,C..Y,C •chot°' #xh,br»« «ove participant, life *** many a*Pftc*5 of college CYC co-chairman Juan Ocompo (left) and workshops coordinator Becky Vasquez at the conference.
Object Description
Title | 1978_02 The Daily Collegian February 1978 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1978 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. |
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, 35mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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Title | Feb 1, 1978 La Voz Pg. 2-3 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1978 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. |
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, 35mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | Trustees : Empty Words? The La Vox staff most take Its turn to commenting on last week's action by tbe California State University and Colleges Board of Trustees. In their regular meeting in Long Beach last week, the trustees demonstrated their support for student affirmative action by adopting a resolution to try and increase the enrollment of Chlcano students In the system's colleges. > It hopes to do this by creating recruitment programs for the bllingual-blcultural teacher programs In the colleges, with the idea that teachers who relate to Chicanes will be able to encourage more of them to enter the college. The action centers specifically on Chicanes because we are tbe most underrepresented ethnic group In toe system. CSUC officials have said, however, that they Intend to eventually In crease the enrollment of all underrepresented minority groups. Of course, for years. Chicanes and other minorities have maintained that we were being Ignored by the universities, that toe university was doing little more than It bad to help open the doors of opportunity for us. Any real efforts we've made on our own through programs such as La Raza Studies, Ethnic studies, EOP, MEChA, etc. Even with those programs, we have been caught up in constant battles to keep them strong....every semester we have to justify to somebody why we should exist. The trustees are saying, "yes,...we must address this problem and overcome It, Instead of fighting each other." They e saying..."you guys are for real, rou are there, we recognize that problems exist, and that your point Is well taken." The years of "battling", of demonstrating, of frustrating meetings have. . . If only for a moment. . .brought some sort of a victory. We commend the Raza on the chancellor's staff for Its achievements In this matter. The Chlcano movement rings up a welcome plus in this age of Bakke-ism. But the victory must be taken cautiously ... for this is not the first time we have been told "good things" only to have the rhetoric turn out to lx> cruel, empty words. We must understand that the university still has a long way to go. For all we know,, the trustee's action Is more for Its economics than for Its social value. If they can get more of us . . . they get more enrollment, more FTE. . . and more dollars. But that would be defeatist for us to feel that way. Instead, we welcome the trustee's committment and hope that realities will henceforth truly be dealt with. Comentarios La Voz de Aztlan SI Frank Vfllegos, who has lent much support to Chlcano causes over the years, is fighting City Hall to expand his tortilleria business and build a cultural center on contested land. Council reconsiders cultural center Continued from Page 1 tended a thumbs-down decision on tbe reconsideration, echo: % assistant" city attorney James McKelveys opinion that the cltyr "* legal committment to toe towards reality. He added that many people felt Chicanos could not finance a $3 million project "But we made people say'SI, Se puede'—It can be done." Tbe entrepreneur was quick to emphasize that toe proposed tourist attraction wu a community service. "We're doing this without losing our heart and oar bead to the1 community," besaid. Dont Let La Raza Down > - Immediate student action is faculty urges students to enroll ty; Mental Health and Chicanos- needed to prevent several La in one or more ot toe classes, and Chlcano Theatre. ' Raza Studies classes from being \ The classes are: Chlcano For more Information contact dropped. Tbe classes are lack- Politics; Chlcano Directed Writ- La Raza Studies located In Su ing a sufficient Full Time En- lng; Pre-Hlspanlc Civilization; Ramon #4, Room 116-118. Phoo, rollment (FTE) to keep the Folklore of Mexico and toe South- 487-2848. courses alive. La Raza Studies west; Discrimination and Pover- Your urgent cooperation u CYC Committee iA Toda Madrel From SENTIMIENTOS: ". .. through this conference, MEChA at CSUF strives to familiarize younger Chlcano students with the college. For five years, MEChA students at CSUF have made efforts to provide the opportunity to CYC parti- La Voz de Aztlan would like to congratulate all Involved In the organization of the Chlcano Youth Conference. A reporter for La Voz, ■. on assignment at the CYC, was asking students who attended, what they thought ot the conference. Our conclusion echoes theirs: "... Those kids who came here for ,' a 'free ride' aren't stopping us from getting something'out of this. From rapping to other people, I think that the people who came here to get something out of this are getting Is..'. " -_ In our eyes, that Is success. Third World..Not Just Skinners The Third World Coalition group welcomes you back to school and wishes that all you discussions on what Is hapcenlax to the survival of human lecencr, Our meetings are held every equal education Monday at 5:00 p.m. In the stu- should be made available to all, dent Union. Togethei not only to professional disciples ir be undermined. Bakke Decision Due In Spring When the Supreme Court hands down Us ruling this Spring, It may destroy SpecU'. Admissions, A(T.rmaliA» Action a rf athtr «c ««rtlry programs Ijc bettering the futures of minorities and women. ABDC roemi*rs feel everyone will suffer from the effects of 1st CSUF Chicano Magazine Ready SENTIMIENTOS Del Valle, toe first CMcaiiocraUvity magazine produced by CSUF students, made tits debut at the MEC ttA Chlcano Youth Conference last month. Copies are still available to La Rasa Studies, EQP, and toe Dally Collegian. Staff members have begun plans/for toe next issue scheduled for. May, 1978. Any persons interested in Join- tog toe staff may attend meetings on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to Ihe" Dean's conference room, san this case. Ironically, those who will suffer the most are those who are the least aware of It. They are toe Blacks and Chicanos families who live In the crowded "Tortilla Flats" or Funston Housing Projects'; ttwy ire to* ? women who pass half of their lives standing In line at the Fresno County Welfare Department; they are the eampeslnos ; wno work the fields' and live shorter lives so that people can be fed. Finally, those who will suffer will be the children of all these people, who hope to break the cycle, and become doctors, lawyers or professionals In other areas. In coming weeks, the ABDC will go before local governing bodies such as the City Council, and County Board of Supervisors to request a resolution against the Bakke -Decision and In favor of Affirmative" Action.programs tor minorities and women. On Monday, Feb. 27, a forum will be held at the Sunset Community Center for the purpose of informing the community of the implications of the Bakke decision. In addition to the panelists who will give their perspectives of the effects ot the Decision, there will be a cultural presentation and slide effort*. The ABDC wiu meet on Thursday, Feb. 2 at- ttii Sunset Community Center, 1345 W. Ederr. For Information call .224-5677, or 439-OH5. MEChA Priorili Set Forth Continued from Page 1 pllshments last semester. MECKA was roalejy reapa- sible for the establishment the Third World Coalition. "Chlcano students sought« Black students, Iranian stnJMl and Native Americans to r* together," be said. - "All of us were havlngourofi little battles. We said InsW of having these little Mttiei let's get together and mow to- The unity of minority jtudwtt viduals should Join to these tion on campus last Decembe Over " 100 -.Natlve-Amerleu, •Blacks, Iranians and Chlcano* marched In solidarity through** Thomas AdministrationBuiWI: where PresidentNormanBaxter and Volpp's offices.are locate* "We got a lot of good response not only from peopled lng us In the demonstration I from observers who sent *o that BaxterandVolppwereeae off guard and were frlghleeet t 4, I a 220, : LA. VOZ DE AZTLAN STAFF Editor Felta J. Ccotrenj Assistant Editor ,. ElviaB* Artaro Ocampo< Pedro Banfl The staff Is also seeking f 1- nandeJ donations for toe magazine. For more information, caQ 487-2848 or 875-3314. Spiritual Advisor 5, Dianne Soils '. .SbnSasW . .Rudy Gallardo, CelH M» George Ver** LA VOZ de AZTLAN FEBRUARY 1, 1978 MEChA's 5th CYC May Be The Best Yet The 1978 Chlcano Youth Con- erence has proved to be one of j-,l' best ever held, according o some CYC committee mem- Juan Ocampo, general co- ■tuirperson of the conference, itated this year's CYC attracted in estimated 1,400 students from hroughout California, by ElviaRulz "We had students coming from as f»r as East Los Angles, San Jose and Salinas Valley is well as from the entire San Joaquin Valley," he said. According to Ocampo, the number of participants, along with the variety of generalnterest and career workshops and guest speakers, made tbe conference "The workshops were very well-received especially since some of them (workshops) were packed with students," Ocampo said. MEChA president JuanM^ndoza attributed the success of the conference to the skillful pre- - paraUon and organization of the CYC committee. "* "The CYC committee did a hell of a Job," he said. "They made our CSUF conference one of the best around," he added. Mendoza said the students were very .much interested In the workshops and that participating -counselors were Impressed: with the conference. -Jesus Sepuiveda, three-year CYC veteran, agreed the conference was well-received by all who attended. "The students I spoke to' said they were very Interested In the conference and were glad to be-given the opportunity to participate," he said. -According to Sepuiveda, the. conference was successful be- "We bad 100 Junior and senior high school students ask for EOP ! application materials.' An additional 30 students asked to be put on lists to have this material sent to them. This" proves we doing our Job," CYC committee secretary Maria Correa, a high school participant last year, stated there was much Improvement in the CYC this year. "I saw a lot of Improvement CYC Committee member Priscilla Confreres helped make signs a few nights before the conference.. ment. Registration was ijutcker, also." she said. Correa estimated between 42 and 45 high schools participated in the CYC, along with a few junior colleges. She, said the conference was reaching a wide sltlvely towards the CYC. . "The students I spoke with said the;- really enjoyed tbe conference. One person I talked to said the CYC helped her make her decision about continuing her education," Correa said. "This Is what makes the conference successful, knowing some of the o cTh«*n,C..Y,C •chot°' #xh,br»« «ove participant, life *** many a*Pftc*5 of college CYC co-chairman Juan Ocompo (left) and workshops coordinator Becky Vasquez at the conference. |