1977_11 The Daily Collegian November 1977

              Play wrap-up announced
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By Tim Ryan
Staff Reporter
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ETC will be meeting
month to discuss plan
semester's production
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slon one-act plays. !
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Commoner and Ellsberg will
at  a  total  of 18  colleges, Mc-
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out the other drawback!
ir energy, which Include
radioactive leaks, and other
means of radioactive exposurtto
the public.
rn agreeing with McGrory'i
workshops w!
be produced
Fresno will
•s    malnstage  productions, a musical drama version
Casting difficulties that occured
at the outset have been resolved
and the play Is slated to be open
The semester will close with
Reader's Theatre. Scheduled is
"Jingle Dirge," a new play, and
"Richard II" and "Richard in,"
Chicano students vs school district
urs of debate, the programs. Superintendent Louis
mpromlsedonthG Slokavlch, who was with theBer-
I   for   no   furthei keley puhllc schools system prl-
lon. In a 3-2 vote, or   to   Coalinga,    recommended
e   students would those  demands  be   reviewed by
d credits needed the appropriate officials.
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prejudice?"
Hut some of the Chicano parents  said  they could not trust
"1 feel they didn't answer anything" said Josle Carlos, a mother of two school children. "1
don't think they're (board mem-
twrs) going to keep their word."
picketed   the   county department
of education offices ln downtown
A delegation of students met
with Poore during the demon-
dents outside the building thai
Poore had agreed to Investigate
"He said he's going to work
with us and find out our side
of the case," said CSUF student
Stan Santos, and advisor to the
protesting students. "He will
still recognize us whether the
Coalinga   school   district   wants
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Unldos de Huron, which secure*
the 400 signatures presented oi
the demand petition. Placensli
contrasted this to a petition pre
ago with 45 signatures of Mexl
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Governor Brown stands firm
Indian leader finds refuge
Iranian students demonstrate the visit
of the SHah of Iran to the United States this
week. Pholo By Dianne Solii
Dennis Banks, a leader of the
American IndianMovement(AlM)
is fighting SouthDakota's attempt
to have him eitradlcted from
California. Banks Insists this
move will be his death.
Banks, a Minnesota OJlliwa,
las been a special target for
reprisals by federal and state
officials because of his activist
role ln the occupation of Alca-
traz (1969), the trashing of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (1972)
and Incidents at the Custer courthouse and Wounded Knee (1973X
Banks was convicted by an all-
white jury. Before he was sentenced he was allowed to put
his affairs ln order, which he
did by seeking sanctuary ln Cal-
And It, Is here In California
that the fugitive Indian actlvlts
spurred an unprecedented fight
between constitutional ' hw and
states' rlehts.
For moic tteu -. jizs South
Dakota has tried to get Governor
Jerry Brown to extradite the
Indian leader. Brown has re-
Only one other lime in the
nation's history has the governor
of one state sought judicial intervention to compel anotbtrgovernor to extradite someone. This
occurred in the Civil War in Ihe
case of a fugitive who helped
assist a slave to Freedom. The
Supreme Court refused to order
the governor to deliver.
Last week an attorney told
Ihe State Supreme Court secret
"extremely   volatile" informa
tion about Banks which has prevented Brown from extradictlng
Banks.
The disclosure came as lawyers for Brown appealed tbe
unprecedented appellate court
decision on that the governor
comply with the South Dakota
request.
Banks watched the court pro-
edlng    from   the spectajors
pUler
Til
i until m
Oakland attorney Dennis
Roberts, who represents Banks,
Is primarily concerned with«bat
he believes to be a real tlifcat
to his client's life. He as*fd
the appellate court permission
to provide st
Continued on
Frustrations Surface
In Coalinga Walkout
Uy   Tomas
'Most of the Mexicans carry
switchblades,* says a Coalinga
Junior High School >anglo girl.
It won't really help. Things
still won't be peaceful.'
They call us'pussies and wet-
tacks,' says a Coalinga High
School Chicano student. 'I've
just kept quiet for three years,
tat ya basta.   We're not going
These comments reflect some
of the frustration felt by students affected by the Oct. 25
walkout in Coalinga over alleged
racial discrimination in tbe Coalinga   Unified School District.
Nearly 200 students walked
art that day marking the dis-
eachantmen' of Chicano students
with the sclool's handling of pro-
tlems whii-h existed within the
district.
The walkout has since subsided with the return to classes
last Monday by 80 students.
Those students were suspended
when they continued to boycott
classes and picket the school
two days after the walkout, de-
lying school authorities orders
to return to classes.
Now back ln classes, the
students are holding meetings
with other students to resolve
some of the problems, according to Superintendent Louis Site
favich. He said the meetings
ire similar to some held prior
to the walkout.
However, the students had
aid when they walked out that
B* meetings were acommpllsh-
Ing 'absolutely nothing.'
The previous meetings mentioned by Slokavich came about
after two Incidents occurred.
In each Instance, according
to Coalinga High Principal Robert Vert, lone anglo students
were allegedly attacked by 'groups of Chicano students.'
Disciplinary action was reportedly taken against the Chlcanos but not against the anglos.
Other issues which cause the
students to walk out deal with
racial discrimination by teachers, a more effective affirmative action plan with a committee which would Include community members, more effective
bilingual and blcultural programs, better Chicano cultural
courses, and better transportation.
All district schools are. in
Coalinga with the exception of
one elementary school In Huron.
Seventh through twelfth grade students ln Huron attend school
in Coalinga.
" The protesting students have
the support of some parents through Los Padres Unldos de Huron. Los Padres have secured
the signatures of 400 persons
in support of their position.
Although the demands center
around Chicano concerns, a handful Anglo students supported the
But, many other Chicano students remained on campus and
denounced the protestors. Also
Joining the non-protesting Mex-
can Americans were some Spanish surnamed parents, resentful
of Los Padres.
At the first Board meo'inr
held In Coalinga two days following tne walkout, a few Anglo
parents and someMexirji;-American adults spoke out against tho
demonstrators. The audience
was dominated by Anglos.
Frank Estrada, spoke first
and told the Board, 'You'll haye
to excuse my English. I and
my family have never been discriminated against.
'I've been in business since
1961 and I've been treated nice.
I've been to the Eagle's Lodge,
and they treat mc nice. I've
never been discriminated aga-
Hls brother also vouched for
their status.
'Tbe schools have been wonderful to me and my family,'
said Jose Estrada. 'I've always believed If a person wants
something, we have to work foi
nit.'
CYC Committees Seek Help
A petition was presented with
45 signatures of Mexican-Americans and Anglos who praised
the schools. Huron's police Chief Prlmo Orosco, and the city'
manager Frank Rodriguez signed
it Approximately 15 Anglos
signed it. including mayor Forest Roth.
Later at that same meeting,
Sarahl Escandon, spokesperson
for the protesting students, asked
the Board for a special meeting to discuss the matter in
Huron where most of the Chi-
parents reside.
The CoalTrrgo walkout unfolded through
downtown Coalinga.    Photo by Tomas Uribes.
But s
t by j
The Chicano Youth Conference
L- •• feting into Its fifth year
" CSUF. U is one of the major
student recruitment drives sponsored by any campus organiza-
Alionso Guzman, the f377-78
cyC chairman said more help
15 needed to make presentations
11 Wgh schools  throughout the
Terence, January 21.
Guzman said lack of time is
*«n a hindrance in getting people
Solved. But the confident Guz-
t*n added, "But we can make
time especially when it deals with
helping  nuestra  propia raza."
The conference is designed
to stimulate students to further
their education. CYC Is sponsored by MEChA.
He said CSUF students who
wish to help promote educatio'n
for minority students may contribute by helping at the confer-
Interest*d students maycontact
La Raza Studies, 487-2848, or
attend CYC meetings held Wednesdays, at 5 p.m. Is the
College Union,
and racially-derogatory remarks
after the Board told her the next
Huron meeting was notscheduled
until Dec. 15.
When she said she would leave
if the Board did not set a date
sooner than that, somebody from
the Anglo-dominated audience y-
eUed for her to leave.
'Go back to Mexico if you
don't like It here,' yelledanother
voice as she and fifteen other
Chicano students left. Their
parents did not go to that meet-
The students told La Voz
they asked the Justice Department to investigate the matter.
The federal government sent a
representative, William Briggs,
of the San Francisco Community
Relations Service office, to meet
with both-side's two weeks ago.
He said his role is to determine
what problems exist and to serve
in a 'conciliatory and mediatory'
capacity between differing parties.
Board members, according to
Slokavlch, decided to"hold a special meeting ln Huron as the students had requested.
That meeting, Nov. 3, erupted
into emotional outbreaks between
Anglo and Chicano parents. How-
Itlon c
Board reached a pos-
the students demands,
which had been compacted from
an original 14 to-slx.
Four of the demands were
sent to appropriate district officials to review after Slokavich
pointed out that some of the
programs requested are already
in effect in the CUSD.
The Board, at first, unanimously rejected a demand to
withhold further discipline against the protesting students, nearly causing the students to walk
out from the meeting. However,
tbe board compromisedandruled
that the students would still be
subject to discipline on work
mused while out of class but
would not be denied credits needed to pass the semester.
After that second board meeting, tbe students agreed to return to classes in a show of
good faith to the Board. Student spokespersons said they would give the Board two weeks to
show its own signs of good faith. The Board will meetThu-'
rsday--the end of that two week
deadlir.e--and hear new reports
from   Slokavlch on the issues.
Slokavich said he will meet
with Fresno .County Superinten-