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LIFESTYLE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
May 4,1994
INSIGHT
Author shines in lecture
ShcUySilva
INSIGHT
The CSUF University Lecture Series ended ina"solar" explosion Tuesday night, April 26, as Denise Chavez
performed a one-woman show.
Chavez interrupted Provost
Gonzalez' introduction by making a
grand entrance from the back of the
University Satellite Student Union as
one of her characters, "La Cori," a
lesbian bag lady.
After comically slashing Gonzalez,
"La Cori" dismissed him from the
stage as she unleashed a torrent of
fast-paced lines.
Chavez' one-woman show,
"women m inc aiaic 01 urate: rait
1," portrayed the lives of eight Chicana
woman.
Chavez'array of characters ranged
from a 7-year-old sexually abused
girl to a 78-year-old woman with
Alzheimer's Disease.
Her performance was funny, quick,
yet embracing and warm.
Chavez was a waterfall of translucent colors that captivated a crowd of
more than 400.
The audience adorned the voices
of Chavez' characters by giving her a
standing ovation.
Chavez, a distinguished playwright, actress, director and teacher,
has performed her one-woman play
throughout the U.S.
She has also lectured and given
workshops to schools, the elderly, the
disabled and men and women in
prison.
Chavez is the author of acollection
of short stories entided "The Last of
the Menu Girls."
Her first novel, soon to be released,
is entitled "Face of an Angel."
The book will take on many controversial issues amongst the Chicano
community including lesbianism.
I Juan Felipe Hcrrera, associate pro-
I fessoroftheChicanoandLatinAmcri-
can Studies department, described
Chavez as an "explosive ancestral
voice from the belly of Atzlan."
"She is the center of solar energy,
extremely warm and extremely fiery
and creative," Herrera said, "which
are qualities from the sun."
"She's very physical, high energy.
Tommy Monreal/Special to INSIGHT
About 400 people attended Denise Chavez' lecture, which was held
on April 26. Her latest book is titled "Face of an Angel."
a high state of power."
Chavez' intensive personality is
enhanced by her quick wit and humor.
"Making tortillas is a true art, one
that 1 never mastered," Chavez said
during her lecture.
"You almost have to be a Zen Buddhist. My tortillas look like Cuba. I
am not an artist of tortillas."
Chavez has made tremendous
strides in the Chicano literary community — a community previously
dominated by men.
Chavez, likemany fcmalcChicana
writers, has had an explosive voice
that has been a long awaited need in
the Chicano community.
"There is an urgency for Chicana
writers," Chavez said.
"People don't want to see the same
old shit they have been given for years
and years."
Her writing and performance talent could take her to the top of Tinsel
Town if she wanted, but that kind of
fame doesn't interest her.
"I prefer to be in Las Cruccs,"
Chavez said.
"Hollywood always seemed artificial to me."
Spending two days with Chavez
was like receiving a long awaited visit
from a favorite aunt.
She was warm and funny.
She spent time telling stories of her
home in Las Cruccs, New Mexico.
and of her mother who was her greatest influence.
She also shared her wisdom for
writing, performing and surviving as
a Chicana.
CSUF student experiences
blase jobs can be beneficial
^=- mglr-UT    in8 such associations as the Produce
INS>ICaH I     Marketing Association, which is on
an industrywide level.
Many times, students find them-        Sitting on boards and committees
selves taking classes they feel have no    as a representative for her company is
correlation with the job that they plan    also one of Nucci's jobs.
to pursue after college.
But that's a perfectly normal feeling, according to Dr. Ronald Perry,
director of psychological services at
CSUF.
Lorri   Nucci
graduated from Cali-      m^ammm^
sity, Chico 3 years
ago with a
bachelor's of an degree in public rela-
Hartnell College in Salinas.
He was a sports writer and
photographen. He's also made movies.
"So I was just a big sponge for 3
months every summer," said Nucci.
After graduation, Nucci started
is a pfece'of cake for "the extremely    full-time and gradually moved into
talented Nucci. ^Job-
She said that she is responsible for        "I used to go home and cry every
night because I thought my job was
boring," said
Nucci.
^^mmmmmmmmm^mmmmmmi i am
so busy, I'm
Managing exhibits at trade shows
"/ used to go home and cry every
delegate."
night because I thought my job
business marketing WaS bOHng. NOW I am SO bUSy, I m      grows soft,
Ac  a   fn«lr»l«1 . . ,     - m.       ft NUCC'S   dU*
having to delegate.'
— Lorri Nucci.
As a frustrated
student at one time,
Nucci, now the manager of corporate
communications for
MannPackingCom-
pany in Salinas, has
no regrets about taking blase classes in
college that at one point seemed to
have nothing to do with anything.
Nucci said that she is glad she was
able to get an education.
Nucci said, "Scfloof is a lot of
theory, but I am glad That I had a
strong writing backgrounB*"^\
Over the past 50 years, the wfards
Mann and broccoli havcbccomcVn-
onymous in the fresh vcgetablcnn-
dustry, Nucci said, referring to ier
company. I
Nucci said that her job is both internal and external.
Internally, she works with the human resource manager planning employee wellness programs which include: bringing in financial consultants, low fat cooking seminars, English classes, CPR classes and AIDS
counselors.
The external portion of Nucci's job
takes up the majority of her time.
Nucci deals with trade associations
that her company belongs to includ-
gctting a 20 by 30 booth to the show
every year.
"I am responsible for getting it
there, staffed and back in one piece
each year," said Nucci.
Nucci writes all of the advertising
copy.
"They come up with the headline
and the concept, but I write the detailed ad copy," said Nucci.
That's not all she does.
Nucci also assists sales, docs food
shows with salespeople, handles all
"This
year we bit
the bullet
and hired
and outside
advertising
agency,"
said Nucci.
Nucci said that she thinks working
in the produce industry is one of the
safest places to be right now because
eating healthy has become such a
great concern among Americans.
Nucci's final comments included
several tips when trying to land a job.
Nucci explained that walking into
an interview with all of the confidence in the world is the first step.
"Not too much, but in public relations you have to be able to sell somc-
of the media calls and is a tour guide,    thing and represent something," said
Nucci is an advocate for
job training.
She worked as an intern for 3 summers under 72-year-old David
Stidolph.
"Siidolph was the marketing department," said Nucci.
Nucci.
"How arc you going to represent
the company well if you don't represent yourself well?
"Market yourself. Pretend that you
arc a Coca-Cola," said Nucci.
"I like my job because it is really
She said that she thought Stidolph different," concluded Nucci.
was a great mentor. "Every day 1 am doing something
Nucci explained that Stidolph was different, it is not day in and day out
a retired professor of journalism at the same thing."
'Welcome Week 1994' rolls out red carpet for incoming students
Lucy Her
INSIGHT
Plans for 1994 Welcome Week
events are underway.
The purpose of the program is
to build communities to welcome
new students, faculty, staff and
welcome back the university community, according to Peg
Hayward. 1994 Welcome Week
coordinator.
Welcome Week started in 1991
by the orientation and transition
department. Since the initiation,
the event has grown with progress
and participation, Hayward said.
"For Welcome Week, we try to
feature andfecuson spec ialevents,
like New Student Convocation,"
Hayward said.
Each year, the convocation pro
gram has been hosted by administration. Provost and CSUF
Alumni Association.
Other programs and     I
workshops, prepared by
both faculty and staff
members, are also available to the students.
Such programs include open house that
allows students to ask
questions about the departments, she said.
The coordinator said
students are encouraged
to come and help plan in
areas such as the following: celebration of diversity; publications; public relations; new student convocation; cultural and musical entertainment; programs and activities for academic, health and
safety; and the community service
opportunity fair.
The project will have eight roads
that lead lo one central point, Nadeline
Students should have a say in the kind
activities they want held during
Welcome Week."
—Christine Malamanig
of
The Rev. Thomas A. Nadeline, director of the University Religious Center and a committee member, proposed a student-oriented project called
"Roads to Education."
said. The roads will rcprcscntpcoplc's
educational stories. The center point
will show the success of educaton in
all the different cultures and how it
brings everyone together.
The event will try to have each
ethnic group represented in the roads.
This is where student
■■     involvement is needed.
Christine Malamanig,
1994 Weclome Week
program assistant, said
she feels more students
need to get involved.
"It'sa student program
forstudents," Malamanig
said. "Itsccmsfunnythat
instead there are more
faculty and staff involved
intheplanning. Students
should have a say in the
kind of activities they
want held during Welcome Week."
To   recruit   more   students,
Malamanig said, they arc planning a
more aggressive effort for next year.
"Aggressive in getting more cov
erage on the campus papers, a lot
more flyers, word of mouth and
networking," Malamanig said.
Sonya Hildreth, a staff committee member whohas been involved
in the event for the past three years,
is now involved with the Learning
Resource Center.
S he said she will be giving workshops on how to improve study
habits during Welcome Week.
Hildreth said participating in
Welcome Week gives her an opportunity to interact with new stu-
dentsand provide them with information that will be useful.
"I also feel that the Resource
Center has a richness to add to the
younger students," Hildreth said.
"But, I would like the older
students to feel just as a part of
Welcome Week."
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