1978_05 The Daily Collegian May 1978

              Efficiency , Fantasy
and industrialism
Disneyland is a place of kings, queens, princes, princesses, dukes,
squires, and on down the line. It ls a place where castles, Jungles,
cowboy towns, the past, present, and future are supposed to meet.
In essence (one would guess) where time becomes one unit. A
wonder where people can go and fm-eetee, and pay for It. People
pay mllUans to go see Donald Duck, Tbe Mouse, and many other
creations of Walt Disney, a very inartistic person wbo capitalized
on the graphic talents of others to create bis machine.
According to tbe book "World of Disney", the only thing Disney
bad going for him was the ablUty to work hard and a good sense
of organizing.    The thing of his organizing ls tha t It was a type
that controUed and manipulated people.    This we see now in the
way people are channeUed from one socaUed "amuseiaent" station
to another.   It is a horrible situation.   Common srmse would Indicate   that  people   would resent being sheep, herded around, but
apparently they don't, or if tbey do, they aUow themselves to be
numb to It in tbe name of amusement and fun.
In  aU   essense   Mr. Disney was a corrupt nun making animals
.bounce, spin, twist, stupe explose, crunch, and many other horrid
/"things that normal bodies, whether animal or human, are Incapable
C    of doing.    AU this corruption In the name of amusement and fun
/     he gave to an American pubUc wbo laughed at it as fantasy.
Unfortunately, It was not a laughing matter, and In current perspectives, it continues to an unlaugbable one. In fact It Is a horrid
reaUty. A nationwide reality where people in this great Industrial
Democracy are channeUed with the skills of DIsneys to become -
consumers, drug addicts, alcohoUcs, (Betty Ford), murderers,
rapists and self-destructives.
But according to the ethics of the Industrial Democracy, it ls aU
very vaUd some die for the benefit of others. It ls caUed efficiency.
Here at CSUF, wo also have an administration fuU or Disney
characters, operated by Pluto-walk Norman Baiter and Road
Runner Louis Volpp. They have mana-ed to create wonders of
efficiency, Umitimg the ip-fhing duration of part-time Instructors,,
depriving responsible faculty from participating In education poUcy,
harrasslng teachers and other administrators from humanly relating to student needs. Presently they have a reorganization plan
going which.would cripple the goals of a truly learning university.
The great educator and phUosopher Mr. Alfred Whitehead Is probably turning in his grave.
THURSDAY, MAY 4,1978
Charges against the pair c
i go on and on, not erclusing what   mr.
n this past eight years, such as lockig
a department chairman out of bis office, firing complete depart-,
ment faculties, and at other Umes calling his faculty S.O.B.'s
For  fuU   information   read   "The Slow Death of Fresno State."
Imagine a christian, with a degree in theology, capable of such
unbibUcai behavior. A christian who needs up to six security'
men to patrol his house at night, aal who recently Installed, $3,000
worth of security devices to protect himself. This ls the Disney
of CSUF, a true hypocrite, who out of efficiency for those that
hold the colonial mentaUty, that America is stiU to be discovered,
that tbe natives are still listless cattle milling mindlessly over
the land, does treacherous things to humans. The man ls obviously
sick to see life as he does. He ls a man that should be petitioned
out of Fresno. A man who is afraid, as be ls dangerous to the
weU-belng of students, teachers, c'rdldren, community, and aU
wbo beUeve In the decency of existence.
Demonstration     Council wo man
Continued from Pg. i
In addition  to concerns about these Continued from'Pg. 1
programs and affirmative action policies approached her new position as council
 .-  member with caution. She said a woman
has to be careful how she says something
and when she says It, Medeliln's approach
is to let the other four council members
voice their opinions first and then sbe
discusses her own Ideas.
"Everybody ls watching me to see how
much I am going to say and If I put my
foot in my mouth," she said.
Medellln, mother of four, said sbe wiU
have to give up other activities now that -
she ls a city council member. She
currently holds a full-time Job as
Clerical Staff Supervisor at tbe Madera
School District Office, a Job she has had
some 22 years.
Her employment has given ber experience in helping special education
children and also In working with migrant education. She also served as
an Interpreter for the district's psybho-
glst. Ths experience, claims MedelUn,
prompted her to want to help ber people.
Medellln noted that fear holds many
Chicanos back fromattemptingto do anything about their problems. The fear
that somebody is going to disagree with
tbem.
"We) as Chicanos and minorities have
to get tbat fear out of our beads. We
can't sit Jack and let tbe other guy do
It anymore. We as minorities have to
make tbe move and make ourselves
beard,'' she said.
on campus, the committee of the campus
Chicano organization MEChA, demands
the administration have a pubUc tearing
with the community Into the reasons
for the "terminal year" contract given
CSUF art professor Francisco Barrio.
The committee feels this denial of
tenure for Dr. Barrio amounts to firing. ■
The committee also demands that the
CSUF School of Social Work and the
School of Education make a "concentrated effort" to "immediately implement a minority student recruitment
program as suggested to them by the
California Board of Regents" last month.
Stan Santos of the committee deUvered
a letter to Baxter's office requesting
a meeting to discuss these concerns
May 10 In the Sal Mosqueda Community
Center.. Santos said the letter was
signed by Tomas Nunez, president of
the Mexican American PoUtical Association, and Venanclo Gaona, ElConclUo
president.
Administrative spokesman Don Winkler
said Baxter will announce within tbe next
two days whether he wiU meet In the
community.
Previously Baxter agreed to a meeling
with  the  students in his officer said
Santos.
But the '
Calendario
de Semana
Wednesday, May 3
9:00 - U:00 - Pan Dulce
11:00 - 12:00 - Guest Speaker, Mr. Andres Segura,
visiting professor from Mexico City
l.:00 - 1-30 - Teatro del Esplritu - TJ__b_tre Group
from CSUF
1:30 - 4:00 - Chlcano Gong Show
7:oo - ?    - Salt Of The Earth - Movie
Thursday, May 4
9:00 - 9:30 - Pan Dulce
9:30 - 10-80- Selma High Mrimga Band
10:30 - U:30 - Children talent show - Cbildren
from various schools
U-30 - 12:00 - Puppet Show
12:00-1:00- Anti Bakke Coalition (Panel)
1:00-   2:00   -   Theatre   group
Thursday  evening - Upstairs Cafeteria - CSUF- Parents _
Students Night
6:00 - 7:00 - Mariachi de la Tiern.
7:00 - 8:00 - Los Danzantes de Atzlan
8:00 - 9:00 - Teatro del Esplritu- CSUF Theatre
Friday, May 5
9:00 - 10:00 - Pan Dulce - Mariachi Del Gano
10:00 - UrOO - Aztec (mexica) Dances - Performed
by Mr. Andres Segura, Visiting professor from LA
Cludad DE Mexico
U:00 - 12:00 - Danzantes de Aztlan
12:00-1:00   - Guest speaker - Sandra Sa_azar -
Director erf Health DEPT. SAC.
1:00 - 2:00 - Mariachi de la Tierra
8:00 - 1:00 - Free Dance -
Women      Abused
"The goal of the study was
to begin to establish a data base
for a totally overlooked segment
of tbe population and to compare
the expressed needs of women
farmworkers with the services
available to them by state agencies," said Susana Halfon, project director.
The findings wiU be presented
to farmworkers and representatives of state agencies at pubUc
seminars for the purpose of
soUclting their comments and
recommendations. The first
seminar is scheduled Saturday, April 29, beginning at 9
a.m. at the Fresno Convention
Center Wine Room. Tbe
second seminar, to be held In
Imperial County, wiU be at Ca-
lexlco Community Center on
May 9 beginning at 9 a.m.
A third seminar is scheduled
In Sacramento on May 23 to so-
Uclt recommendations primarily
from legislators and poUcy-
makers In state government.
The study's additional findings
are that:
—Women farmworkers are
primarily U-3. citizens and tax-
paytng residents.
—AU farmworkers receive insufficient health care. Multiservice clinics w
service clinics which provide a
broad spectrum of health services during flexible hours are
needed.
—Women farmworkers need
more migrant camp housing and
better    faculties    in   existing
—Women farmworkers need
affordable  child  care centers.
--Women farmworkers have
bad Uttle opportunity for Job
training.
Hard evidence that women
agricultural fteldworkers suffer
severely from low pay. deficient
housing and health care,and hazardous working conditions is
documented In the first stndy in
tbe nation of this segment of
the labor force.
A year-long research project
conducted by the California Commission on the Status of Women
brought Interviewers to Fresno
and Imperial counties to ask
campeslnas and 200 campeslnos
in-depth questions about their
Uvtng and working conditions,
states a release from tbe Commission's Sacramento office.
The two counties were selected
to contrast working conditions of
migrant and stable rural populations. Agricultural employers,
randomly selected, were also
asked their views of women performing agricultural work,
,     Major findings are that:
—Campeslnas are an Important component of tbe farm labor
force and contribute significantly
to  their  to tbelr family's ln-
--Campeslnas are "dead-
ended" In low-paying Jobs under
the assumption that better Jobs
require more strength,
—Campeslnas (and men)over-
wbelnjlngly desire to leave farm
work because working conditions,
pay and benefits, and houslngare
--Women suffer health risks
due to the foUowing factors, In
order    of    their   seriousness:
mechanized processes - primarily conveyor belt hazards,
unsafe field conditions, harmful
chemicals, and lack of adequat-
sanitation faculties.
Saragoza speaks of regression
Cinco de Mayo: La Raza Studies' sad reflections
Former Fresno State professor Alejandro Saragoza said although Cinco de. Mayo ls an
Important day for Chicanos, It
Speaking at an opening day observance of FSU's weeklong Cinco de Mayo celebrations he said, '
"It's ufifortunate that today I
cannot speak about progression,
I can't say that In 10 years,
or even In the past 10 years,
we've come a long way.   We'v
sary of school walkouts by Chicano students in Los Angeles
who "were tired and had enough
of being second-class citizens
and second class students."
He said those students sacrificed their education for justice
and put up with ridicule and hu-
mHation, and he added, ten years
later, Chicanos stiU-are trying
to make real galnes in education,
"It ls sad tbat we stiU have
to put up with faculty being fired
and dismissed for any variety
of reasons," he said.   "We're
"obscenity" that tbe FSU administration ls raising mllUons
of dollars for a stadium, but
says it doesn't have money for
professors and student recruit-
"Thls university is raising
railUons of dollars for a hole
In the ground, but wiU only give
tbe   Chlcano  Youth Conference
$900. That'U hardly buy shoe--
strings for the football team,"
Saragoza said he "has nothing
against" the footbaU team ,
but he would Uke to see that
same kind of enthusiasto in financing Black studies, womenstu-
dles, and La Raza Studies.
Saragoza asked Chlcano students not to forget tbe real mean
ing of Cinco de Mayo. "What
are we going to do the day after
to transfer the good vibrations
and tbe good feelings from tbat
night to those who could not
have a good time? What are
we going to do to help others?
Thafs the real meaning of Cinco de Mayo--everyday of our
Uves."
...Like tired of being migrant farmworke
we're tired of being migrant professors.
The audience, mostly Chlcano
students, welcomed home the man
whose name is synonymous with
La Raza Studies at FSU. He
is on leave and teaching at the
University at Berkeley.
Semana commenorates Clncc
de Mayo, (5 th May), marking
the day Mexico defeated French
forces 110 years ago, preserving
loss of national Independence and
liberty.
sttil being excluded from edu-
He said several Chlcano professors have been denied tenure, despite thelracademicachl-
evements and their contributions
to the Chicano community.
"I hope no one thinks that
Chlcano professors complain
about being" fired because they
are worrieti about losing their
Jobs," said the 32 year old na-
'..What are we going to do the day. after
to transfer the good vibrations ...to those
who could not have a good time?...'
?l6X S^f?'/1°omer co71on!lmtor of La Raza studies fLAR) Program, chats with Dr Jesus
&SfSCr ud Ernest0 «**«."* p«*«« s^b a&sr
HHf
Saragoza Joined the FSU faculty in 1971 and took over the La
Raza Studies chairmanship after
the entire Ethnic Studies staff
had been fired.
In his speech, Saragoza noted
that 1978 is the tenth annlver-
tive of Madera. "It's the principle."
"We're tired of being migrant
Like tired ofbeing migrant farmworkers, we're tired of being
migrant professors."
Saragoza said it is a terrible
Farm group endorses Davis
SACRAMENTO AP - Former
Los Angeles PoUee Chief Ed
Davis' campaign for governor
Tuesday won support from a
Japanese farm group that previously endorsed Ken Maddy for
the RepubUcan' nomination for
govenor.
Mamoru Yamalchl, president
of the 300-member San Joaquin
Nisei Farmers, said Maddy"s
opposition to Proposition 13, the
Howard Jarvls tax Umitation initiative "criticaUy damaged"
Maddy's campaign. v
Yamalchl said his group's lime mber board of directors voted
unanimously to endorse Davis
and contribute $2,500. Yamalchl said his group contributed
the first $1,500 to Maddy and
helped launch the Fresnoassem-
blyman's campaing last year.
A Maddy spokesman, Jack
Woodard, minimized the importance of the switch, and Harry
Kubo, president of the 1,500-
member Nisei Farmers League,
said his group is stiU soUdly
in support of Maddy.
"We feel we have solid support In the agricultural community, and we're not concerned
about this," Woodard said.
Yamalchl said news stories
about a former Maddy aide's
ties with the Mexican Mafia prison gang also damaged Maddy's
chances.
Yamalchl, who farms 900 acres
In Stanislaus County near West-
ley, avoided personal criticism of
Maddy, saying his concern was
that Maddy could not win the
elecUon and that'it was impro-
tant to find a candidate who
could beat Attorney General Ev-
eUc Younger In the June 6 GOP
primary and Democratic Gov.
Edmund Brown Jr. in November.
He described both Brown and
Younger as enemies of agricul-
"Ed D
r last cl
and he can win both in June
and November," Yamalchl said
at a joint appearance with Davis
at a Capitol news conference.
The most recent California
PoU showed Younger favored by.
23 percent of California Repub-
Ucans, followed by Davis at 22
percent and Maddy' at 13 per-
Federal court rules  black college
discriminates against whites
Andres Segura,
un danzante para siompr*
(See story on page 3»).
MONTGOMERY, AU. AP - A
federal Judge ruled today that
predominantly b__ck Alabama
State University has discriminated against whites in tbe hiring and promotion of faculty '
members.
Ruling Monday on a suit filed
by a white English tetr-ctor
whose'contract was not renewed,
U-S. district Judge Frank M.
Johnson Jr. said tbe evidence
"presents strong proof that, In
Its hiring, promotion and tenure
of faeulty . . . ASU has . ..
encaged In a pattern and practice of discrimination against
to offer "any convincing explanation" for the university's decision not to renew Craig's contract. The instructor had been
rated "competent and dedicated"
by his superiors I "
1972.
A bearing has been set for
July 19 on Craig's request for
$11,000 damages, reinstatement
Founded at Marlon, Ala., In
1866 as an aU-black teachers'
coUege, tbe institution was
brought under state control in
1873 and moved to Montgomery
in 1887 as tbe Alabama Colored
Peoples University.
Today, Its student body remains predomlrej-tly black,
whites."
Johnson ruled that the decision Dot to renew tbe contract
at Charles 8. Craig for tne
im-74 -tboo- year "wa» ne>
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