1972_05 The Daily Collegian May 1972

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Lupe Ot La Crux, FSCt newly elected student body president, this
morning dedicated the Soman* de LiRaaa to the Parlier Fact Finding
Comm ittee.
Cinco de Mayo: sfarf
of a people's struggle
The Emperor of Franco, Napoleon III, wanted to occupy Mexico, la May 1882, French General
irenc*k started hi* march
■   Veracrux to the capital,
nco City. The French army
stated   of  6,000  w*U-arm*d
Mors.   The   French   army's
r probable obstacle oath*way
Mexico City was the dry of
Ma, which waa situated directly 1* Mm path of General
Laaroncos' march and which waa
defended by approximately 4,000
lU-oojatpped Mexican troops under the command of the now famous Mexican General Ignaelo
Zaracoaa. Th* French general.
half a contnry against
Europe's finest troops, was to
suftor a dtsaatrous d*hMt at th*
hands of on out number ed, 111-
eojutpped. sad ragged bet highly
spin ted snd courageous Mexican
tore*.
This dat*. May 5, 1862, has
since become one of Mexico's
moat celebrated notional holidays
and oolebrxtad annually by almost
all Mexicans (and Mexican-
Americans) north and south of
th* U.S.-Mexican border Th*
battle of Poabla is bat one of many
far superior to th* almost ama-
teurtstlc Mexican force*, probably expected little or mopposi-
tioa from th* Mexican army.
However, o* that historic day la
Puabla, May S, 186*, th* French
army, which had not suffered a
In   order   to
Medea* people's l
towards   this   Mm
holiday (May 5,1862), It I. n
aary to iripmlal ourselves with
. of the i
CCoi
d on pace t, eoi. 4)
'Open End' bill seeks to
place EOP on state budget
Th* -Open-End" BUI »1703
was written by Bill Gee and will
be introduced by Willi* Brown's
office to th* stat* legislature.
This bill ostsMlshod EOP as a
budget line lt*m 1* Gov. Ronald
Rvegan • budget thus removing
the danger of It* elimination Mi
th* future.
EOP students are organism* a
MsssrlHi l*tt*r-writlnt campaign t* aapport of th* "Open-
End" BUI. Th*y are aatrtng their
r*laUv*s, friands, and tho** interested In equal opportunin*s in
LXXVH/122   Fresno State College   Fresno, California   Monday. May 1,1972
Chicanos begin activities for
FSC's Semana de la Raza
Chtcano students at Fresno
State Col leg* this weak a r* offer -
Mgj music, speakers, dancers and
films as part of la Semana de la
Raxa.
Yesterday started off the week's
activities with a fiesta at Kearney
Park. Alex Saragoxa, th* chairman of La Rax* Department,
Yolanda Acosta and Armando
Rodriguez, who are both running
for public office, were th* featured speakers. Los Danaant**
de A ztlan. a Mexican dance group,
snd Los Mestizos, s Meal rock
band, provided th* entertainment.
Each day of the week has a certain the*** which Is earned out
by that day's activities Monday
has b**a designated as Dla de
Education In order to focus oa the
—ilaCb
No stafe funds
cation. Pan dale* y caf*, 8:30-
t:30 a.m., Isteraattonal Rom*;
film*: -Mexican Popular Art-
and -Pre-Columbia* Art," fcSO-
10:30 a.m.. International Room;
Dedication by Lap* D* La Crux,
10 a.m., Fre*Speech Ar**; Proclamation of S*maa* d* la Raxa
by Al VlUa, city councilman. Free
Speech Area; 9*lms Marimba
Band, Fre* Speech Area; Marl-
achls Santa Crux, aooe-1 pa.,
Coll*ge Union; Dan Mai
from La Raxa Council of h
Education 1-t p.m.. CoDXc* Union: Music by Los Meet!so*, Za-
plca. Soulful 7, viva, 2-dusk.
Amphitheater. Alex Saragoxa, 3-
4 p.m.. Amphitheater
Tuesday is Chtcano Moratorium Day, In honor of all Chicanos
who have  served in the armed
far oa*. Th* day's mats ar* a*
follow*: aim*  - "La* Aagssis
storlem," 10 a.m..
Committee, aoaa. College Union
lounge; Dora Lopez, 1 p.m.. Col-
leg* Union foungs, M salsa, 2:30
p.m., Newman Canter; the stay
IHIilu d* Rsao." T pm.. Col
ls:
a.m., IM
•Salt of th* Earth,* 10 a.m..
Collage Union, room 312-314;
niurHU* Caavex, 11 a.m.12
noon, Ceiieg* Union lo**g«;
(Continued oa pat* 3, eel. 1)
Pinch hurts EOP aid
Information eematlsd by
La Vox d* Axtlaa Staff
la th* Fall of 1P71 new Educational Opportunity Program
enrollment M Fresno Stat* Col-
leg* fell short of
mission levels.
185 students were s
program, yet only 141
registered to attend class—.On*
third to on* half of those admitted students falling to register did so due to either insufficient total aid, or Improper
financial aid package (1.*. students cheee net to issues! financial responsibility for a loan
program which was offered by the
Financial Aid* Office at FSC to
place of great funding).
groups bscaas* of reduced EOP      rail
grant fund*. Traditionally, EOP      Wnes for treat
students at FSC nave been drawn      the following SLSidats was imu-
from the entire state; however,      ate**
la th*  Fall of 1*71, needy all a. Aa annual faml'y Incoms of
th* new EOP students war* drawn fa,000 bseam* the h
from   the   FSC  service area al <
(Baawrsftesd to the south, the eea- emtioa of EOP/EOC I
tral coast to th* weet, Stockton lng.
b. A  student  with  more
MSf in  reeoarca* tot
I of  EOP^EOG f
cifieally,   the   stud
enroll In FSC EOP*
The limited flnancisl re
•s of th* Financial Aid*
Th* reaper gas *f the FSC Financial Aids Office were kusuf-
istici   of I
I EOP
lng  procedures far students In
i $4,000. T
sd on page t, eat. S)
Writ* to year ah
Uvea sad nasi si their support
tor the restoration of EOP funds
and the "Open-End" Bill. They
are our rsKwseeatatltss snd oar
voice. Ask year family ax*)
friends to writ*. Now is th* time
tor total Involvement'
Seed your Meters to:
Assemblyman Ken Maddy
lttl Van Bee*
Fresno, Cal. tSTtl
Senator George R. Zenovieh
Suite 1318, 10S0 FMtonMall
Freeno, Cal. ITJ11
Spanker of State Assembly
BobMorettt
Suite 401,  1S444 Victory Blvd.
B. Hollywood. Cal. 91406
t
i of eh* state EOP hand*.
we. the EOP Mailii!■ ef Frt
as ShM* Collage, need year he
SSS V. Shaw, Sett* tlO
Fresno, Cal. §•?•*
(Continued an page I, est. 1)
Maria Loiea PrhJay, Linda (Cha CM) IhiinaaMs and Ysisnda viitosne, emit in of La* Onmmwss da
Axtian, K8ettoe tor their perwar rnewee en th* Chme de Maya. The ereup it <• rooted by Erwnst* Marl nun
snd win *ertorm at I1 turn, to the Col lea* Lhusn leuhnsw