1977_10 The Daily Collegian October 1977

              La Vea-4     Monday, Octaber I0,1»17
Chicano Poetry
9+uuAibb
of the
eyes
tired red,
Ben Franklin,
John Hancock,
and gargles
of destroyed
children scratch
at my throat,
A Short Story     .•
Mexican Mother
Mexican Mother: claim for
you child, with vigor, what life
owes to all beings who are born
and never asked to be born.
For him you have the fight
to make great demands. Demand a school that is tunny
and clean; demand happyparki;
demand a fiesta of image, in
bo9ks and educational films;
Insist on helping make the laws,
but v,
y deal v,
the illegitimate child, who is
made an outcast from birth,
and must live an outcast among
other children; and demand laws
thai regulate your labor and the
labor' of your childrren, who
work to exhaustion in the brutal routine of the fieldt.
So that cause you can speak
loudly and still be austere;
your words will not seem peculiar.      They   may   even  be
aintly.
ally Mexican Mother. The eyes
of honest men will turn to you,
for there still are many. Your
dignity defeats other kinds of
pride and they will remember
the poem or Walt Whitman when
they see you: "I tell you
there Is none greater than the
I love you, Mexican Mother.
As you embroider exquisitely,
and you weave honey-colored
mats. As you paint a flowered
jar or orot.s a field dreated
in blue like the women of the
bible, carrySng food lo a son
bible, carrying food to a son
or husband working In the hot.
Our people will be proven
in your sons; in them will
we be saved or will we perish?
Mexican Mother; on your
knees you rock the entire raza;
there It no greater destiny
than yours In our time.
Una mujcr Chicana
By Felix C
"We don't want our music
to stay In one particular bag,"
explained Mickey Lespron, load ■
guitarist for El Chicano, "we
try to Include within our music
a little latin. Jazz and rock."
El Chicano superbly demonstrated their unique style for
Fresno at the Rainbow Ball room
on September 25 in a show that
was presented by  Low Rider
After Bobby Esplnoza (key- .
boards) remarked that he
listens to a variety of latin,
jazz, and rock bands, Jerry
Salas, the band's rhythm guitar player and lead singer,put
the band's listening habits Into
perspective,
"Everyone has their own
tastes. Bobby listens to a lot
more keyboards players than I
do, I'm sure, because he plays
keyboards. And I listen to more
singers than he does."
"Me being a guitar player,"
added Lespron, "1,'like tollsten
to a lot of guitar players. People like FreddleKlngonthrough
George Benson."
When the band started 8year»
ago In Loa Angeles, their orl.
glnal Intention waa to try and
encompass a variety of Influences-into their songs. Their
lateat albums have Included so- '
ngs written by performers that
they have become personally
aquainted with, including sin- .
ger/composer Wendy Waldman
and local L.A. musicians. ,
Even though they have ct
a long way from the days when
they were oriTy playing small J
Lot Angeles clubs and weddings. El Chicano has retain-' /
ed their original objectives,
while not abandoning their Latin roots.
to   do,"  commented Lespron.   j
"Nowadays, you^an-t stick
to   a specific typew music,   .
You have to be diverse to reach v,
a wide audience."
e heard, e
La Raza  controversy continues
(Continued from p.
regularly hires on an interim
basis former temporary lec-
Hegaraing voipp s strict
interpretation of the job
announcement, Kcssier responded, "Volpp is Pita -ally
correct. But if yo.i look at
the practice of this institution, you'll sec that they have
hired people without doctratet
when similar job dsscr-ittms
have been issued."
•it'stliedevialijif.-.'nthit
practice has the mark of discrimination,"   said Kcsilor.
Dale Burtner, CSUPchem-
istry professor and C.irra-
lejo't faculty counsel (aid a
grievance charging Vain? with
"ditcrimi.utioVi. tnlf js>' of
his discretionary ajthorlty,
arbitrary and caprici jj« actions" will be submittal to
3xx.nr today. An answer is .
expected in two weeks.
"The filing of this grie-
bitrary and prejudlc'.v.-manner In tha future," Burtner
told La Voz.
f i Latt weak Volpp
di scut sod some of the aspects
of the situation.
Volpp
replied the disagreements
with .li.s "first-class guy"
were "exlraordinari'y nadest
compared *.o the degree to
which other people, with whom
I continue to work with entnu-
siasm, have disagreed."
But Xessler rs" "u V>!pp
was hostile to Corralejo's nomination due to these past
altercations. According to'
Corralejo, Spangler con
curred; feeling that the moat
crucial issue was "lrw j.-uth-
in you (Corralejo) °u:l with
Volpp"
Corralejo alto alleges that
in a telephone conversation
with Dr. Lillian Small, the
new campus affirmative action
coordinator, she stated that
during the entire period of
controversy she was never
Informed of this case nor was
She ever notified of any meetings with Volpp, his assistant,
Spangler and Luna.
When La Voz contacted Small
she said she only dealt with
the hiring of "qualified"
minority applicants.. And
. slnoe-^ Corralejo waa not
"qualified", H was not an
affirmative action case.
Further quettions by La
Voz reporters on the Corre
al shouldn't be discussing an individual personal
action. The things you've
commei^ed about so far are
things that have been displayed*
publicly and not be me. So
I'm permitted to comment
about them because there already In the public domain.
"3ut this Is not a proper
subject to be talking about,
an individjal, personal ac-
tlorv" said Volpp. ~" •
Voipp also did not want to
discuit for publication his
past experience with minorities before CSUF.      N
With this, the reporters
at i cm plod t> backtrack to a
committment made by Baxter
In the spri.ij jf i'375 promising a sixth tenure track
position for LRS.
Volpp responded freely and
at length that the com mitt-
ment a "resource allocation, was for the fall of 1975
and "not necessarily beyond."
Last Monday six members
of the MEChA Board were
scheduled to meet with Volpp
concerning their education at
CSUF, specifically La Raza
.Studies. Tne members showed
along with about three dozen
supporters. Volpp did hot.
The students wished to rely
on "proper communication
diver their
In the spring of 1975, several minority students held a
five-day sit-in at the Thomas
Administration Building in
protest to the administrations
"insentitivity  to their con-
Volpp said his excuses were
"hollow" and there was no
adequate reason for missing
the meeting.    He has since
students in that group
"If n.
really    have   a super-duper
group," added Volpp.
"I doubt If that*s going to
be my last mistake. I doubt
If that's the last time I boop
my calendar in my life.
'horrible faux pas," I
as Volpp terms it, prompted I
the MEChA Board to write I
Norman Baxter, CSUF presi- I
dent, "....we were admonished
then (1975) to use the esta- .;.
blished communioa
nets In the future."
"We learned yesterday
(Monday) that such a technique was inoperable and w
refute to be insulted ft
by dealing with Dr.
The matter, aa far aa we ar
concerned no longer rest with
Dr. Voipp, but must be r
solved by you."
A message.from Baxter's
secretary was sent informing
the Board to set up a tr
meeting with Volpp.
Anti-Bakke Marches
(Continued from p. 1)
be opposed by all progressive <• Everybody needs to get uj
people."     He  also fell that and fight, not only for ourr^
"only through the mass move- vet but for our children a'
ment and activity of the masses Unity   Is   the   only thing t
Of people will  w« defeat and can get thlngt done!"
bucy  this   reactionary  attack Persons Interested In *
against Third World People." ther details and who,will M
Liz Alamantez,  of frasno transportation are urged to at
City College MEChA, said al- tend MEChA't Political C—
BakJco,. the Issue is a Third
World Issue.
"If Third World people unite, .
more power to ut." el* stated.
Ing Wednesday, Oc
Tungsten Center a
Fire official says frat prank
sparked $50,000 blaze
Bv Susan Shroder Ftoming    said    fraternity    n*tter "*fe,n'
Fresno Fire
culs say the Hie that resulted,
la $50,000 damage to the Theta
Chi fraternity waa caused by a
Wternlr/r-'-
FJre "
said the fire
caused by a bottle rocket" that
ns thrown at tne fraternity
boose. <A bottle rocket Is described as a ''firecracker on a
stick" wMch la  lit and then
Fleming said fraternity
members were seen "snooting
bottle rockets back and forth"
behind fraternity booses on fraternity row vest of the campus.
Fleming said that investigators
bad "gathered a bunch of rockets
•because  whoever did
lesson.*'
thirty Theta Chi
moved Into tbe
former Delta Zeta sorority boose
at  5337 N. Millbrook Avenue.
Delta Zeta has not been active
Theta CU.
However, Fleming said that lt ■
would be ''Impossible to pin down
curtain being blown on top
ofal50-wattligbtbulb.
Neighbors told fire Investigators that fraternity numbers
tad been "playing games" with
the bottle rockets an week.
new boose as "cramped." Residents who once bad single rooms
are now sharing with one or two
Fraternity members will stay
In the new bouse for sis to
eight months until their old house
El Chicano's 'Roots'   I IRA
Senate explores
pros, cons
National Theta CU trustee
to pursue tbe     Gerald Tahajian said that insurance wiU cover aU costs for tbe
but will not reim-
CLEANINti SCOT OFF US BOOKS from last
Huth and his Theta Chi brothers settle dot
routine in the former Delta Zeta sorority house.
by Sumy Frazler
week's fire, Doug
to a "normal"
• con-
dent senators exploring
MUty of breaking the .
I irovjjrsial IRA contract with tne
I administration have drawn up a
| partial, Informal list of the con-
I tracts pros and cons.
| Tbe Legal and Legislative com-
I mlttee (LAL) is not calling their
I list a formal product because of
I repeated legal and Illegal absen-
I and the subsequent tack of voting
I quorum at LAL meetings.
I The pros and cons of tbe IRA
I contract, the LAL says, are:
I PRO: Entering Into an eiten-
I ded contractual period with tbe
I administration over IRA ftmfing
I gives the administration stability
I lt needs to play long range pro-
"~»':   The Associated Student
I senate gives up their right to
| approve or dlssaprove tbe budget
for (he duration of the contract.
PRO: The contract would avoid
"Heavy handedness"   from tbe
I administration, which would not
I need to exercise Its veto power.
0:   40 percent of sfete-
I released monies over $26,130 will
I go back Into
Asst. Dean mares out discipline
By Debra Peres average, adult   college  student      ^Jo the ltel of no-no's add:     been   requested In tbe past s
If yon ever find yourself accused of engaging in lewd, inde-
necessary on any campus
"We've never had a murder (at     J"
!CTT1?\ »»     f/irrnran     caM     with T^
CSUF)," Corcoran said with
pride, "but we're bad just about
every other kind of misconduct."
What, exactly, is considered as
"misconduct"? According to the
aforementioned code of ftBtrtwet
a student may
Hon, you'll probably come in contact with William H. Corcoran,
Assistant Dean of Students.    .
Dean Corcoran Is in charge of
student discipline at CSUF and
you win have violated section
41301 ln Article 1, Subchapter 3,
Chapter 5, Title S of tbe California State Universities and Colleges...to be precise!
"Whatrl", the average, adult
college student might gasp, "Dls-     abuse of the person or proper-
cipllne on a college campus?!"     ty of any mem'
Campus discipline is a term tbe ■   pas community.
abusive behavior  directed  to-
basing of, a member of
"   tewd,to-
cals, or deadly i
Corcoran receives complaints
„     "emanating from students, facul-
*£    ty.aad-lbeT
of the following:   Cheating     ~
past six
years; the bulk of tbe complaints
I receive result In the st "
accepting tbe recon
ciplinary action."
According to Corcoran, the
term "disciplinary action" encompasses, "many forms of action. It can range from a verbal reprimand of the student,"
he says, "to expelling the stu-
itudents may include disciplinary
probation, which maybe enforced
Continued on Page 4
Ghandi disciple
to speak today
Is  investigated."
Corcoran described the lengthy process of notifying and ln-
Cbrcoran
"then I tell the student of theac-
tton to be taken and be may accept that action or request a
bearing."
Corcoran said the hearing process Is lengthy and detailed, noting, "Only  five "
K. Krishan Nair, a disclnle
with the Gandhi Peace Foundation, win speak on • Conflict
Resolution--The GandMan Way,"
at 3:15 p.m. in College Union
312-314 tt
Nair, who is director of the
foundation's Schools of Nonvio-
was active In tbe early
(1935-47), and later to internal
struggles to remove the more
virulent aspects of the caste
fsteno
Hair has written widely on
bearings have    and the India Student Association,
•'•ILL OPEN TODAY at 2 p.m. in the Joyal Administration Building for the construction of the CSUF
lry, a project expected to have a budget of $4.5 million. If construction bids are over 10 percent.
-r than the expected budget of the project, the university, trustees will again be forced to re-evaluate
,roject. A bid la expected to be awarded within 30 days with construction planned to begin in Dec-'
■r or January.
Invitation to an eclipse
All students are welcome to a special viewing of the solar
eclipse Wednesday between noon and 2 p.m. on the roof of the
Old Science Building above the Physics wing,
Special apparatus will be set up in order that students may
view the eclipse at it occurs. The viewing Is being conducted
li/ the Physics Department.
Siudorts-wlshlng to view the eclipse should go lo the second
floor  of the Phytles wing and up the side stairs to the roof.