1978_02 The Daily Collegian February 1978

              Chihuahua Tortilleria   Inc.
Mexican Cultural Center Moves Ahead
Tortlllerift's promised cultural center moved
dier to reality yesterday with
Fresno City Council's 4-J decision lo reconsider a westFresHo
property sale.
PBotti the Chihuahua Tortilleria
^ the State Center Community
College District (SCCCD) want
to buy the property on the north-
rest corner of Fresno and *E'
j^ts. The SCCCD plan to
Jnfld an adult training center on
tbe site.
Toe city council, acting as
tbe Redevelopment Agency, has
referred the matter to the courts
tor i decision.
Plans for the $3 million Mexl-
Hj cultural center Include a
restaurant, curio shops, a dell-
alessen    and a self-tour tor
tilleria factory. The shops will
encircle a garden-plaza.
Chihuahua TortUlerla co-owner
Frank Vlllegas said Spanish-
speaking TV channel 21 and radio
station KGST have expressed an
interest in building studios in
conjunction with the center.
Vlllegas and his attorney,
Stanton Levy, Informed the council the project would gem-ate
$100,000 In tax revenue, pro- -
vide job opportunities and enhance the community's Image of
west Fresno.
Vlllegas said Chihuahua TortUlerla has matched SCCCD's
$195,681 offer for toe property
and offered to reimburse SCCCD
for their architectural expenses
should the college district lose
the case.
Mayor' Dan Whltehurst and
councilman   Elvin   Bell recom-
(Contlnucd on p.2)
Chicano Initiative
Mechista priorities •■   Volpp plan,elections, IRA
CSUF'S MEChA enters yie
spring semester wlhk plans to
take the Initiative on issues pertaining lo minorities.
President' Juan Mendoza said
Chlcano priorities include aca-
vlce.preaident^ Louis
re-organization plan, the
■g student  elections and
her issue which MEChA
come Involved last'seme-
as the Instructional^ Re-
However, the recent
by the CSUC Board of
es to raise student fees
alf of IRA funding dilutes
lie somewhat.
'II wait to see how Bax-
d the Senate react now,"
«r last Thursday. The
rear- old organization
every Thursday at 12:30
pstalrs cafeteria.
"We have to keep an eye on
the administration regarding the .
reorganization plan," said Mendoza. "MEChA will have to take
•the Initiative if La Raza Studies
gets In danger."
The term "reorganization"
has been used by the administration recently In efforts to face
budget cuts as a result of declining enrollment. One suggestion submitted calls -for an
■w)hterdlsclpllnary school" which
would embody certain university
academic programs such as La
LRS and MEChA feel such a .»
move would be contrary to the
Intent of the program and would
violate the university's commitment to Improving higher education as it regards Chlcanos.
MEChistas would like lo see LRS:
departmentalized. In the spring
of 1975, minorities occupied Baxter's office for 5 days and 5
nights to demonstrate I
s' importance
can't Just do anything it wants
with it."
Mendoza said MEChA will also
play "an Important role" In the
student elections coming up. He
-said   one of the  organization's
heavier concerns has been In student government. ^
Rachel Mendoza,
"She kept us Informed on
everything coming down In with
the senate," said Mendoza.
"With her,  we  kept on top of
cessful candidate last year but.   the Senate.    We didn't intend to
an active student this year, re-    let Anything go by."
presented   Chlcano involvement        Overall, Mendoz* felt MKCtiA
last semester. made several significant acconi-
Cootlnued on Page 2
Native American-Indian Issue
Spurs Cross-Country March
Native Americans across the
United States are joining together for a march that will start
Feb. 11 in Sacramento and end
in the Nation's capltol.
, Tbe March, dubbed, "The
Longest Walk" by Its organizers is to focus national attention on the American Indian
Movement's opposition to anti-
mdian legislation In toe U.S.
Congress.
'California supporters win gather for a morning pipe cere
mony on Alcatraz Island cara-
vanlng to Sacramento where a
2 o'clock p.m. rally will bunch
toe Journey.
During the Walk, which will
go 1
United States, workshops will
be held at • -select locations
dealing with toe legislation.
Many people, Indians and non-
Indians alike, are expected to
join toe march at many points
along its path.
Dennis Banks, AIM leader,
Historic UFW Boycotts End-
The boycott that made national waves and caused minions
ot Americans to stop eating
grapes, lettuce and drinking Gallo
wine has come to an end.
At least that is the word from
Cesar Chavez whose United
Farmworkers Union used the
boycott as a tool that at first
gained the onion recognition from
stubborn growers, then began
to win toe union some contracts,
and ultimately help establish the
first Agricultural Labor Relations Law in toe state.
Chavez announced toe end of
the boycott Tuesday morning
after the UFW Executive Board
voted to end toe boycotts of
non-UFW table grapes, bead or
Iceberg lettuce and Gallo wines
"In toe spirit of cautious opti-
But Cesar said the e
boycott would not be put to rest.
"tbe farmworker boycott will
now be focused on the labels of
growers who refuse to negotiate
in good faith even after their
workers vote for the UFW in
secret ballot elecUons," he said.
The boycott became toe muscle
of tbe union In tbe I960»s and
later toe Inspiration of toe Chlcano movement as farmworkers
rose up against toe powerful
agri-business Interests.that had
successfully, and quite often violently, squashed farmworker
union efforts IntbepastlOOyears.
In addition to joining picket
lines at stores throughout toe
versity to purchase union label
products, particularly lettuce,
and in boycotting toe food services wfien the university did
not oblige.
The boycotts were successful
in bringing tbe likes of tbe Dt-
giorglos (grapes), toe Gallos
(wine), toe Salinas lettuce growers and their compliant judges
who Issued injunctions that broke
some UFW strikes, and the
Teamsters to their knees. From-
tbere, the labor relation law
developed and grew, guaranteeing
farms toe right to union elec-
instrumental in getting the uni-
toe ALRA began in the Jail ot
1975, said Chavez. TWs attributed to union's decision to call
an extradition controversy pending. (GOV. Brown has refused
to extradite him to Sooth Dakota,
which seeks to prosecute Banks.)
From there, Vern Bellecourt,
National Director on charge of
international affairs, will lead
toe march.
Supplies are urgently needed
to assist those marching to reach
their Washington, DC. goal by
mid-July. Donations are being
accepted at "Longest Walk" coordinating center, located at D-Q
University, P.O. Box 409, Davis,
CA  9S616 (916) 758-0470 ext 46.
EOP
Forms Due
Applications are now being accepted for the Educational
upportunlty  Program  atCallf-
ersity Ir
w Fall
Students Interested in learning
more about the Educational
Opportunity Program are encouraged to contact the EOP
office In the Joyal Administration
Building on North Maple Avenue,
481-1021.