1982_04 The Daily Collegian April 1982

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Feedback
Question: How has Governor Brown's recent freeze on the CSU
system's budget affected your position on campus or campus services
in general?
Frank Garcia: Instructor in Teacher Education and Director of tbe Bilincual /
Cross Cultural Education Development
'We really dont know the full extent of next year. This means that there will be
ie freezes yet. There is a possibility that problem in providing quality programs i
ime positions in the Education Depart- education for students. We will also pre
ent that are open now will not be filled vide less services to students.*
Ernesto Martinez: Instructor in La Raz
Studies Department.
'It will affect our La Raza and Ethnic
IStudies Department in that we will be cut
|down in our student assistance, also in our
1 funds, and in monies for con-
(ferneces. I think the freeze will also affect
the services our department puts forth to
students. It will also affect our salaries. If
you are looking for quality instructipn
i campus with the salaries they
may not be found.'
"One of the biggest effects I see is the you  limit enrollment you affect  th<
freeze on hiring. Since we have so few students who have traditionally not tx
ethnic faculty on campus as it is. it will be the first to apply: minority students,
more difficult to hire other minority fac- entry students, and those without the]
ulty.  In general, when you freeze the iTnances.So I think it hurts us as a
budget you limit enrollment. And when munity."
Manuel Olgin:   Coordinator of the Tutorial Program.
We lost 40% of
the freeze that Jerry Brown put down
the CSU system...The recent freeze has
affected me directly in my traveling expenses. Traveling funds are frozen, and
funding from one     the bill for conferences has to be taken
' of    ofourownpocket.Thishurtsmeinterms|
of professional, growth, professional de
velopment, and makes me unhappy as a
individual.'
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Olga: Candidate for U.S. Senate
By Margarita M. Martinez'
UVoiSuff Writer
When the primary rolls around in June
there will be one Chicana hoping to make
history. That woman is Olga Moreno,
candidate for U.S. Congress. 30th District.
Moreno, a mother of three grown
daughters and a grandmother of two has
been actively involved in politics for 20
yea/s. Last November she resigned as
chief deputy director of the State's Department of Fair Employment and Housing to
run for Congress.
While most people would agree that
Moreno should be commended for courageously challenging U.S. Representative
George E. Danielson. D-Los Angeles,
who had represented the 30th Congressional District for 12 years, Moreno is
now involved in a controversy with Assemblyman Matthew G. 'Marty' Martinez whodecided at the last minute to run
in the same district.
The controversy first began in February
when Governor Brown appointed George
E. Danielson to the California Court of
Appeals, as a result, what Chicano politicians had been hoping for happened, a
vacancy in the office.
Although the district's constituency is
56 percent Chicano, no Chicano leader
had had the courage to challenge Daniel
son. That
But when Chicano leaders suddenly
realized the impact of the vacancy they
hastily tried to settle on a Chicano candidate who now would be able lo run in the
30th Congressional district.
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have 10 years experience
in the federal
government. You need
that experience. Marty
hasn't even finish his 2
year term in the
Assembly,"
is held w
i U.S.
"A 'secret' meeting
Rep. Edward Roybal calling most of the
shots," Moreno said. Moreno, although
uninvited, attempted to enter and was told
she could not attend the meeting. Representatives of NALEAO (the National
Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) told her that the meeting was about voter registration and was
only open to members.
:il Moreno dedicated h
for the 30th Congressional Distric
trict he had once tout Meraorj hi
not run for. had be^ft endorsed.Efforts t
Meanwhile Moreno had arduously
campaigned since her announcement, she
has stated she will not drop out of the race.
When asked if two Chicanos running
against each other would split the vote.
Moreno replied. "I hope that Chicano
voters will vote for the most qualified per-
sorj. The way I look at it is that I was the
only one with enough courage to take on
an incumbent who was not Hispanic."
"I told Marty Martinez," she continued,
"that I wanted to run in the 30th Congressional District and didn't want to interfere
with his plans. He told me he was going to
rim in the 34th so I launched a full fledged
campaign."
Moreno considers herself the most
qualified candidate running. 'I have 10
years experience in the federal government. You need that experience. Marty
hasn't even finished his 2 year term in the
Assembly." expressed Moreno.
Moreno's qualifications do not prove
her wrong. She has been politically
involved since a teenager. "It is something
that has held my interest since 1 was very
young." said Moreno. "In junior high
school and high school I always held offices. She was the Southern California
chairperson for the Hubert Humphrey
presidential campaign and vice chairwoman of the National Women's Political
Caucus from l979through 1981. Inaddi-
tion. Moreno holds a masters degree in
Education and admini
Issues Moreno is concentrating on include unemployment, social security,
education and the development of small
businesses to encourage the increase of
employment opportunities. In the months
ahead Moreno realizes she has far to go
but she is determined.
Asked what her futu
e plans
were if she
an Mor
dently replied. "Since
1 am s
o positive
about winning 1 have made no
plans.'
A fundraiser is being sponsored by
Mujeres for Political Action for Olga
Moreno on Friday. April 2 starting at 8
p.m. at the Fulton House on 515 Fulton
St. In addition-to Moreno, cast members
from the movie and play "Zoot Suit" will
be in attendance.
Fresno County's
Non-Voters
By Larry Banales
According to John Negrete. Fresno
County's Elections Office Clerk, recent
census figures indicate that approximately 132,924 persons are eligible to vote but
are not registered. Negrete coordinates
the Fresno County Voter Outreach Program which is attempting to reduce this
The eight-member Voter Outreach Program formed four years ago and operated
on Fresno Employment and Training Commission funds; however, because of federal cut-backs in spending, it has dwindled
to Negrete only. "The County Clerk has a
responsibility to reach all citizens in the
County, so our program exists by law,"
"One of the things we agreed to do
first," Negrete continued, "was to go to
the need was greatest. We
r voter registration areas
iterest in where the least
is  in  comparison  to  its
and took a
registration
population'.
Negrete promotes voter registration in grammar and high schools by
presenting awareness workshops and
conducting mock elections. "Not only do 1
get 18 year olds registered but also give the
rest of the students a heightened awareness of the voting procedure," Negrete
emphasized. "This program has morelhan
one purpose," he pointed out, 'no doubt
they go home and talk about it, and if their
parents are not registered, maybe it helps
to get them interested."
Perhaps the largest problem Negrete
faces is voter apathy. He breaks the apathetic voter into two main categories.
Positive Apathetics, those people content
with their lives who view voting as a trivial
act. compose 35% of the non-voting group.
The Politically Impotent category - 22% -
are people who feel that their say in
government is useless. "People generally
don't get interested, unless, of course,
there is a local issue which gets people
emotionally involved," Negrete said.
"You'll probably have a good turnout,
belter than you have for an overall average in the County, when you have an issue
like a recall," he stated. The sir
to be interesting to the public.
Low turnouts at the polls escalated with
the government since the Colonial days.
Although the restrictions for eligibility
were relatively easy, the qualified few still
had poor results, 4% to 6% of all people
eligible. During the Civil War period 75%
of the majority actually voted. After the
War, percentages dropped and continue
to decline today.
It is believed by many political scientists
that when a combination of belief, need,
and fear unites with the right candidate
and issues, the task of bringing refrainers
to the polls will be easier. Projects which
may reduce voter apathy include Voter
Outreach programs for registration, more
.flexible requirement standards, more convenient absentee ballotting, a stimulation
of holiday spirit on election days, and
more relevant campaigns.
Negrete added, 'Everyone should get
involved in the electoral process, because
everything we do has political ramifications.' Negrete cited Arthur T. Hadley. a
political analyst, and Robert Teeter, a
reknowned pollster, who point out that
"this sleeping giant may awaken at a most
inopportune time politically and upset the