1971_02 The Daily Collegian February 1971

              -^    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN    Monday. February 22. 1971
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
EOP
To me, the Educational Oppor-
" tunity Program has been Uke receiving a transfusion of new spirit
and a burning desire to be a productive member of the affluent
society of which this country has
to offer.
My childhood was a nightmare
of labor camps and two-room
dwellings without Indoor facilities. When I went to school as a
child, my main priority was to
hide the holes In my socks and
the patches on my pants. To learn
• - was very low on the Ust of
priorities. High on the Ust of
priorities - was Just 'plain sur-
My family spent ten years on
welfare after my mother divorced
my father, and with the stigma
that goes with on being on welfare, about the only thing that
changes, Is that you are not hungry as often. Your spirit to compete Is stlU low and Is some
cases, lower than before. I am
not knocking the fact that society
tried to help - becauselam very
grateful tor the help we received
the stigma that goes with lt that a
young person has nothing to do
with that hurts - and gives a feeling of failure.
After I finished my mlUtary
obUgatlon, and matured Into what
son, I had a dream of going to
college and, maybe later, becoming a productive, viable part of
our society. With the grades that
I maintained In high school, my
chances of going to college were
zero; but the Education Opportunity Program has given me a
chance to succeed, or fall In the
conquest of my new tounddream.
I am going into my fourth semester and I have completed 51
units with almost a *B* average.
With the completion of my fourth
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I feel, at this point, that I will
succeed In earning a degree and
also of contributing something of
importance to society. I thank Ibe
people of the State ot-Callfornla
and especially the persons most
responsible tor the wonderful
creative EducaUonal Opportunity
Program. I firmly beUeve that
someday, the Educational Opportunity Program wlU prove to be
one of the most producUve — if
not the most producUve program
conquering the social Ills of our
State.
Leo Gallegos
Flag incident
During the 1840s certain
American ranchers asked permission of the Mexican government to farm land In Texas.
Texas was then part of Mexico.
The Mexican government graciously granted some lOOAmerl-
cans this privilege. As wild fire,
word spread to other Americans,
particularly those In the Southern states, that all Americans
were welcome. Land was up tor
grabs. A veritable foreign Invasion ofTexas(Mexlco)began.The
Mexican government naturaUy
became alarmed; originally given
ies, they now had a greedy, mass
sounds a little like Southeast
Asia, doesn't It? The Mexican
government Issued a warning that
their borders. You know what
happened? The American ranchers in Texas contacted their
American congressmen and told
them they were being maligned,
mistreated. The poor mistreated
Americans finally aroused the
pity of their fellow Americans,
and  the  United states declared
then a young legislator from Illinois, was the only human being with enough guts to stand up
in Congress and say, -This Is an
outrage. The United States has no
right whatsoever to be In Mexi-
of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee flag and the
Mexican flag from county property. Two of the supervisors
most vocal about this are, of
course, ranchers. Don't they
know the Texas legislature has
Just honored Cesar Chavez as an
outstanding citizen of that state?
Chavez?
We might remind Ihe supervisors that In the Treaty ol Hll-
dalgo, whereby certain concessions were given to Mexico by
the United States, the US signed
this treaty thereby Insuring that
the State of CaUfornla would be
blUngual - Spanish and English,
that all government documents in
this state would be printed in both
languages, that dealings In this
sUte would be In Spanish and
English.
In tbe spirit of the Treaty of
Hidalgo, let us have ail the meetings of the supervisors in both
languages; let us display both the
American and the Mexican flags,
and finally, all California™
should be required lo speak In
both languages. As they say,
■Love Atzlan (ancient Mexican
name for California) or leave lt.»
Memo Sarata
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AiEXICAN FlAG
An open letter to the
Board of Supervisors
Your readiness and quickness
to move an ordinance prohibiting
such acts as the raising of the
Mexican and UFWOC flags at the
Fresno County courthouse on
Feb. 15. must be commended.
Rarely do we ascltlzensof Fres-
move with such haste and speed
tor the 'public Interest and welfare.* Where we differ, gentlemen, Is In our Interpretation of
what is vital tor the public Interest and welfare. There Is no doubt
in my mind that lt would be highly
pertinent to the Interests of the
ENTIRE people you serve, tor you
and your company, Mr. Craven,
to Introduce an ordinance banning
imposed on Blacks and Chlcanos.
You are all part of this history
and as products of It I can easily
understand your apathy. Now gentlemen, before you begin to disagree.
take t
rationalize your Insecurity by
basing your arguments on some
off thc wall Fourth of July patriotic loyalty. So do not forget
that there are millions of people
"   " within;	
ce as your counterpart,
sno Guide, and deem this
nllitanfor -commie*, It
try v
5 felt tl
ITLAMATINIME
■Forgive them Father, tor they
now not what they do.*
i gesture, considering lt would be in direct
violation of your moral code or
there would be popular overre-
Racist incident at
Yosemite Junior High
ed  by  t
Wash  and  his colleagues would
probably never recuperate from
■shock* and [
find himself In the predicament
that Humpty Dumpty did when he
became *unglued.*
The hyper-reactlon to the Feb.
15 Incident connotes a mentality
carried down from generaUon to
generation In ihe form of double
standards. This sUgma which
separates "your* Interests from
the Interests of those 'others*
has historically broken down Into
racial, religious and ethnic Unes.
No one can negate the early Cal-
vlnistlc history, the Manifest
Destiny of the Westward expansion, the anU-forelgn senUmeht
of the yellow peril and the racism
THE DAILY COUEGIAN
On January 20, 1971 a fight
broke out between two girls at
Yosemite Junior High. The participants were both ninth graders;
one was Mexican,theotherwhlte.
The Dean of Students broke up
the fight and separated the two
girls. However, he told the white
girl to proceed to his office, but
started yeUlng and pushing the
Mexican girl toward his office.
Then the Mexican girl replied she
could walk, whereupon Gilbert,
apparently enraged and out of
control, attempted to grab her
and carry her to his office.
In the ensuing assault by Dean
Gilbert, the girl was kicked,
struck and knocked down, her
hair pulled and lost consciousness by Gilbert. AH this took
place before hundreds of students
at Yosemite Junior High. When
two Mexican studenU attempted
to Intervene and yelled at Gilbert
to stop his attack,, they were
threatened with Immediate expulsion, and In turn were pushed
Gilbert was Immediately placed
on «slck leave* by the. principal
Ralph Allred. At a meeUng with
.rgzjzro
he kicked the
girl. Since the admission of guilt,
he has refused to say anything
with regard to the Incident. Con-
venlenUy, the FresnoCltyUnified
School District has stated lt Is a
•personnel matter,* therefore,
they cannot discuss lt.
District Administrator Chester
Slate, have attempted to label this
racist attack on a 15 year old girl
as a 'misunderstanding.* Furthermore, Allred has tried to pit
white against Mexican at Yose-
The Mexican students had demanded that Dean Gilbert be removed from Yosemite, that he obviously has no place In an educational Institution.
Jess Qulntery, regional director of the Mexican-American PoUUcal Association, headed a
committee that supported Yosemite students in asking for the
removal of Gilbert.
February 5, 1971, Chester
Slate, administrator of the Fresno City Unified School District,
sent a letter to Qulntero.
It stated: *The District AdministraUon does not feel lt Is In the
best Interest of all the students
at Yosemite Junior High School,
as well as the total community,
that Mr. Gilbert be 'transferred.* We are, therefore, returning him to Yosemite Junior
High School at the end of his
present Illness to resume his duties as dean.* Gilbert returned
to Yosemite, and is back!
Chicanos for JusUce In Education feel that unless the Fresno
City Unified School District AdministraUon does not make a
committment to halUng racist attacks they wiU continue.
Therefore, Chlcanos for JusUce in EducaUon are circulating
petitions for Uve immediate removal of Mr. Gilbert; Any' student can sign this peUUon.
"abnury 33, 1971    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN    3
PENSAMIENTOS
Governor's new budget has AXED Educational Opportunity
m (EOP) funds at four state colleges-BakersfleM, Stanislaus,
San  Bernardino  -   and. has  also CUT   HALF the EOP
ie state level.
t the fact that these programs were highly successful and
ctlve way of stopping the poverty
Fernando Gaeta
The E.O.P. program has definitely played a major
role In recruiting minorities to get an equal chance
In the educational system. The program can use
more funds. The majority ol the educatlonally-
disadvantaged still aren't In school. The E.O.P.
program Is being defeated by another of Reagan's
strategic cutback moves.
Arlerte Atwater
I believe that lt Is Just a beginning of Reagan
and his administration's future plans tor minorities.
Reagan realizes that E.O.P. Is a supporting factor
In allowing minorities on campus. Obviously, Rea-
ean doesn't want minorities on any campus; this
(the cutback) is his supposed solution to the problem. I don't beUeve this will banallminorlUes, but
It definitely will disable many future minority students' chance tor better education.
D. Castrillo
A lot of people fall to realize that the cuts In th
E.O.P. budget are not only restricting brown an
blakcs from being able to attend school but affec
many white students as well. The E.O.P. prograr
if operated correctly eliminates hlgh-famlly-ln
come as being a quaUficatlon to attend school.
Ray Michael Allen Jr.
The   E.O.P
I  aids   c
s appear to
stem from the overall refusal of certain Individuals
or organizations which have strong Influence within
the California State College educational system.
This Influence appears tobe aimed at decreasing the
admittance of minority students Into California
State Colleges.
I feel that the Educational Opportunity Program
has many bad aspects. I have worked my way
through school on my own without help from my
family and I feel that anyone could do the same If
they really want to. I could not qualify for EOP
because my father makes too much money, yet I
ijet no more support from him than the people In
EOP get from their parents. I say If someone
wants to go to college bad enough they can make lt
on their own and they should make it on their own.
Lalo Acevedo
Mr. Reagan's financial cutback of the E.O.P. Is
an example of InstltuUonalized racism by his administration. TulUon Is already imposed on students at the university level and tuition Is going to
d at the state college level. AU E.O.P.
u be affected by the cutback. Those
io would be eligible for tbe coming
.'ear would have an Imposing obstacle
to overcome and many would not be able to continue their education. To me, Reagan is going
against the Civil Rights for equal opportunity in
educaUon.
Tom Cantu
It seems to be a regular thing with Reagan to
cut money where it is most needed. Because tbe
number of E.O.P. students is small Is not sufficient
jusUflcaUon for eUmlnating tbe whole program. He
Is pretending to play "you know who"
who can go to school and who can't.
We want to end poverty but our present
Is Just a vicious cycle that is doing little when compared to what could be done. However, E.O.P. Is
a positive way of ridding poverty.
Belle Goodwin
The E.O.P. .program Is almost completely foreign to me because of the lack of communication,
for Instance, on the high school level. I had always
thought that the program was Umlted to minority
students: blacks and Mexican-Americans. I know
that If I had known more about the program before
I entered college, I would have been better equipped
financial' - to meet the next four years because
I could most likely qualify for the program (even
though I am whllel).   .
Speculation on proposed cuts in EOP
TO speculate on the effects of
the proposed cut of state funds
on the EducaUonal Opportunity
Program (EOP) at this ttme
would be Just that: speculaUon.
It is quite evident that funds from
the federal or state level are as
reUable as the local weatherman. However, whatever turn of
events materializes in Sacramento, you can bet your cowboy
boots that lt wlU definitely have
an Impact on the program. If the
present Democratic state legislature defeats the Governor's
i cut 50 per cent ofthe
state aid to state colleges, he
wlU undoubtedly blue-pencil the
budget by a considerable amount
anyway.
EOP received a total of $M,000
dents for the academic y
71. If the Governor's proposal
passes, those funds would be retime, the program would be losing $42,000 federal matching,
funds, plus possibly all the funds
that presently operate EOP supportive services (counseling, tu
torial). If this is the case, EOP
WlU definitely be crippled. We
are aware that this cut is only
part of the national conspiracy
to railroad EducaUonal Opportunity Programs from state colleges to Junior coUeges. It would
be unwise and very dlsadvanta-
advantaged student if such move
takes place in a campus Uke
Fresno State, due to Uve large
number of minority students now
enrolled at this lnsUtuUon. Nevertheless, a definite financial
setback is upon us.
Statewide EOP conference held.
An Ad Hoc Educational Opportunity Program Committee of
Concerned Citizens and Students
went to Sacramento for a statewide EOP conference last weekend to talk to State Legislators
to vote EOP funds intact tor the
following school year.
Miss Joseflna Mena, committee chairman, said EOP representatives from community colleges, state colleges, and unl-
t   with  the  State
Assembly Education Committee
to explain the EOP needs and why
the program should be conUnued.
EOP representatives were also
lobbying against Governor Ronald
Reagan's proposed EOP slash
from $4 million to $1.0 million.
Members of the Education
Committee Include chairman Le-
roy Greene (D-Sacramento), Ken
Maddy (R - Fresno), George Zenovlch (D-Fresno), PeteChacon(D-
San Dlego) John Vaconcellos (D-
San Jose), and Mervyn Dymally
(D-Los Angeles).
Leo Gallegos, an EOP student
and a committee member, said
people Involved In EOP should let
the legislature know how vital
EOP Is In breaking tbe poverty
cycle. 'This program enables
poor students to attend coUege
tor the opportunity of a better
Ufe in a society that has Ignored
the poor,* he stated.
Adding that tour state coUeges
had  EOP wiped out as a result
of Reagan's budget c
Mena said the only a
left for EOP's  survival is for
EOP supporters to lobby in tbe
legislature against Reagan's bud-
EOP crlUcs claim EOP bas
been successful because Ethnic
Studies courses allow EOP students a higher grade point average. However, staUaUcs revealed
that seven coUeges don't offer
Ethnic Studies, and of the remaining ten coUeges, six showed
less man one-fifth ot EOP students enrolled in Ethnic Studies.
Starting in 1967, EOP Is considered the most successful program in the AnU-Poverty Program by EOP participants. In
1967, Fresno SUte CoUege started with 17 students (originally
called 'Project 17*). FSC's current EOP enroUment Is 463 stu-
Ftnanclal aids applications for
academic year 1971-72, are due
March 1, 1971. For further ln-
i contact Cres Her-
I the EOP office, New
Administration Building, Room
239, Monday through Friday, 1-
Campus Women tor Liberation
wlU meet at 7 p.ro. today In College Union, Room 304. The program wlU Include planning of
Women's Month activities.
MECHA
AU Chicano students are invited to a "Sock Out" to be held
at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23,
at Fresno City CoUege Student
Lounge, behind the bookstore.
The 'Sock Out* is sponsored by
Mcchlstas from Fresno State and
Fresno City CoUeges.
•Sock Out* - time I
take out to initiate and motivate
discussion of Issues relevant to
' Chlcano students and the community.
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