1976_12 The Daily Collegian December 1976

              2-THE COLLEGIAN
Bakke to old, times?
UC action may bring end of special
dmissions: shaft for minorities
Supreme Court which ordered the     H**™'**^*??^
rrity of California    ««r»araity to W Bakke la. J^,,^. ^li^^a^E
Tbe  University
al to the U.S.     .
lower-court   ruling
university's governing Board
made the decision In a closed
door union, despite the ob-
tecttoaa of dvll rights groups.
The case involves Allan Bakke,
a while applicant ta tha
California medical school at
Davis who was not accepted. He
claimed be was the victim of
aajesjasjajatjea, because he fait he
Places for those students were
reserved under a special ad-
missions program for
economically disadvantaged
blacks and Chlcanos.
He challenged Ihe decision and
eventually went to Ihe California
In :neetlngi prior to the UC
Regents vote to go ta the US
Court,  civil   rights
admissions     program     that
re)eeted Bakke was a weak case
for a crucial teat for affirmative
Tbe university has said Bakke
would have been admitted had he
come from a minority group.
programs for minority groupa all
over Ihe country.
The Chronicle  reported  that
because Ihe regents met In closed
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REPfiESErfTATlVE
AT THE HILTON HOTEL ON
6,7,8,    /DECEMBER
late COG's
cause crisis
for students
Opportunity Grants wars lata.
The near-fiasco began in tha
final weeks of August, atudents
who had been notified they would
receive financial aid went to pick
up their monthly checks only to
hear the checks weren't In yet-
that they would not be lr :<ir a few
Those few weeks U'.ned into
months, until the beginning of
November. What happened? It
seems thst technology is the lone
culprit of the tardiness, according to Finsncisl Aids
Director Joe Houston.
"The problem not In our offices," he explained. "The holdup waa In the Student Aid
Commission."
The Student Aid Commission's
office is located in Sacramento,
along with the program's computer—the root of the whole
problem.
Referring to students' complaints that the Financial Aids
office should beheld responsible,
Houston said "We have zero input
into Ihe COG's. Our offices are no
more than a verifying agent: we
certify that the student is
enrolled in CSUF. and that he has
the required number of units.
"Our purpose here la to aerve
the studenla, but all we can do la
beep calling the Sacramento
offices to find out If the new
checks are ready yet."
With thla track record. It's
probably eaay to guess how
December's checks will fare.
Students may also take a hand
In matters by writing a grievance
to California Student Aid Commission. 1415 Sth St.,
,CA.,«S814.Ph. (916)
Tuesday, December 7. l*7t
THE COLLEGHAN-3
MAPA to participate
in municipal elections
by Angle It los
Yesterday's deadline to file for
upcoming municipal elections la
coupled with steps by Ihe Fresno
chapter of Mexican American
Political Association (MAPA)
will be playing a major role this
"This year MAPA la Interested
in identifying candidates interested In running for office,"
said Manuel Perez, prealdent of
MAPA.
In the paat, MAPA and the
Mexican community have
contributed to the successful
candidacies of some elected
officials.
"Primarily we are concerned
in getting Chicanos to accept
these positions," said Peres. "If
none are available, we will
possibly support those candidates
that best represent our views."
MAPA has not made any
committment to any individual
seeking the positions.
"We are Interested In supporting a candidate that will
win," said Perex. However, he
noted that the final decisions
would be left to the MAPA
membership.
"MAPA can play an extreme
part in the elections. In
developing s political base for Ihe
Chicano   community,"    said
Peres added that Chlcanos are
recognizing MAPA'a role and are
Uking great consideration in lt as
s community organization.
MAPA la planning a meeting
for Dec. IS, at 7:30 p.m. at tbe
Pinedale Community Center.
"The purpose of the meeting is
to have a planning session which
will   involve   organizations   in
coherence    to   be   held   In
January," said Peres.
More information will be
available at the meeting. Anyone
interested is encouraged to come
to the meeting.
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CU survey: slapped    UFW |eftljc¥oTTCGITipus?
in the face again?
The cafeteria wtll
Rata, get the latest:
Cesar Chavez' appearance and the i
This waa the opinion offered by CU Program Director Gary
Bonglovanni to La Voz upon Inquiry of the survey.
In the Collegian article last week, the results were printed stating
that 37 per cent of thoae polled were minorities
Despite this, the Collegian reported 16 per cent felt ''minority
Tbe staff report er who wrote tbe article for the Collegian failed to
indicate that, at the same Ume, there was alao an Indication for increase of the "minority programming" of 28.1 per cent.
A present member ot the Programming Committee, felt that It was
not s good survey, that It was too vague, and that it should have been
more in-depth.
Perhaps this waa the Intent of the maker of the survey,'perhaps that
person wss showing a bit of racism. something thla institution is very
well known for. If you looked at the survey, you would have noticed
that questions 1-4 pertained mostly to the publicity given to College
Union. When it came to question S, it states that bearing In mind of
limited resources, what CU program would you like to see increased.
decreased or stay the same'' The survey then proceeds to list items
of which the majority are line Items In the programming budget, with
Ihe exception of outdoors adventure and of course "minority
programming."
What we assert is that It serves less justice to lump any ethnic
oriented activities Into one category. After witnessing recent
narrowminded altitudes, it's not difficult to assume some people
would react "negatively" to anything carrying the label "minority."
What did CU mean by  "minority programming?"
Perhaps the survey wss conducted to undermine minorities in
general. One wouldn't really need to atop and think very hard that if
Ihe Program Director felt that maybe the Chavez appearance caused
negstlve reaction among those polled towards minority programming, than it would also be a sign that the rest of Ihe 80.8 per cent
might have felt Ihe same way.
y It should not be said the College Union was the only one to show
their "true colors." It is easy for anyone who read the Collegian
article, (11-30-78), to see what was hinted in slating that while 16.S per
cent of the total polled wanted the decrease, 37 per cent of those polled
were of minority background. Are we being told minorities themselves do not want any type of-minority programming? It was very
* misleading in terms of showing the wrong side of any story-
Think about it Raza...among many other low blows against us this
year, we get attacked because of our political stands, Cesar is treated
downright Indignantly, La Raza Studies is undergoing cuts. La Voz is
slowly fading, and now another slap.
WHY ARE WE ALLOWING THIS????
Inveatigate the matter. La Voz
learned fram Food Services
Manager Richard Flnlay tr.
would try to get the UFW sign    ne agreed to touow tne stuoents    tnli   semester   .   ~ -
back Into use. -   wishes. Tha terms agreed upon    committee had devoted n	
The action actually stems from     were to have a sign posted In the     lu time to Ihe Prop 14 campaign
an agreement made last Spring     cafeteria when union lettuce waa        Committee    advisors    Lea
Ybarra and Jorge Corralejo said
La Voz cafeteria waa not abiding by thla    -■ -. — ....—.._.»^._. ..
•rvlcas resolution but t>««otiatk»a with dtecaerion. Ite said a»\majar
thathe HnUy resolved tbe matter when ^/loitt had been token oa It yet
■W sign he agreed to follow the students ^i,   semester, because   the.
It Spring
by Finlay and tha committee    being served.
$5,000 grant available
for Chicana muralists
A SS.000 grant available for
Chicana artistes is currently
available through La Brocbe Del
Valle.
The money, la ear-marked for a
mural to be painted by Chicanes
here In the valley. A tabor camp
in Parlier has been chosen as the
site for the mural according to
Ernesto Palomino, president ot
Brocha, which la an organization
of Chicano artiste
The money, from the California
Arts Council, la ear-marked
for a mural to be painted by
Chicanes here In the valley. A
labor camp in Parlier haa been
chosen as the site for-the mural
LRS sec. on
state comm.
Angie Cisneros, La Raza
Studies secretary, has been
eppointed by Governor Brown to
aerve on the 9th District Medical
Quality    Review    Committee
The Commission deals with
health and medical services
delivered by different variables
In the valley.
Chicanos may be affected
by possible teacher strike
By Chicanos, they're education may Individual most likely will   not
come to a stand still. receive the best of education.
by Pete Ramirez It   won't   be   that   bad   for       Barrata says that It Is a proven
elementary    students,    says fact that Chicanoa are given less
By a wide margin teachers of     Barrata, "because they are attention   in   tha   classroom.
the   Fresno   Unified   School     young and most likely the strike compared to the Anglo student.
District have voted to strike. The     win be over by the time they are He says that If the strike does
problem basically centers around     promoted to the next level." Who occur, It will ba a success for
the salaries of teachers. we are concerned with is tha Chlcanos In general becaued It
Joae Luis Barraxa, president of     Calces wto to r»^ to graduate, Insures less classroom sue and
Associaclon Educative da Padres     and land a college career. The the affirmative action win hire
future welfare of tha group, as a
, Barraxa says, win definitely be
I effected by the strike. As it is,
f Chlcanos are given a poor
I teachers     instructing .   the
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president of Brocha, which to an
organization of Chicano artists.
"We arc specifying that the
money be used by Chicanes
because we want women to get
Involved." said Palomino, "We
want to give Chicanes some
recognition." He also pointed out
that   most   ot   La   Brocha'a
James Balolan, of tbe Balolan
Produce Co., one of CSUF's two
produce brokers, said be has
been sending UFW-packed'lettuce shipped by Noroian Farms
for the past five weeks.
He said he also thought the
Issue was dead because the
"ALRB matter had bean settled." He said he will probably be
sending UFW-lettuce through
December. For the future, be
Veronica Marias and Tomasa
Crux, ot Fresno, are involved
with enlisting interested
Chicanos to participate in tha
mural-painting protect.
"We will hold an art workshop
sometime in early January,"
ssid Marias. "We hope to
organize a group of women Interested in promoting cultural
interest in the valley."
Any Chicana Interested may
contact Veronica Maciaa at 264-
0065 or Tomasa Cruz at 487-1021.
Chicana poets and writers are
also encouraged to Inquire.
Matty Matoian, of OK Produce,
said "We've always done the best
we can to obtain UFW lettuce. We
buy the best quality at the beat
Finlay aald the sign used last
year "disappeared" but be would
obtain another by Wednesday.
Specific time and place Information for Wednesday's
meeting, UFW Support Committee,  may  be  obtained  by
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