La Voz de Aztlan · La Voz de Aztlan, November 2 1970

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La Voz de Aztlan, November 2 1970

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Associated Students of Fresno State

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La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno)

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Fresno, California

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11/2/1970

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1

/T CAN BE DONE'

The vote, student organization
are sources of power
There is a generalbeliefamong
11 d •1 'b
so-ca e
1 eral-oriented• student~ and professors that it is
possible
to generate some type of
.
rnvolvement from Nixon's •suent
· it " Th
.
MaJor y •. . . ere 1s a belief in
the poss1b1llty
of
changing this
,
co~~try s system or at least
maKrng it operable for the benefit
of not only the affluent few , but
also the suppressed and downtrodden.
Not true. After some research
at Fresno State College, I have
reached the conclusion that this
will never occur. Take this campus. We have been rapping our
tongues raw trying to accomplish
this for the past three years and
have not made any significant
headway.
The so-called "silent• student
has had his grades tampered
with via the loss of the computer,
his library windows broken, his
fellow students clubbed and the
whole campus shut prior to the

actual termi ti
fi
na on o nstruction
and he still sits on his desk~
broadened rear and says to himself , "The po 1·ice an d th e administration w1·11 take
f
care o everything!,,
My point is th·1s. we as m1nority students, along with the organized efforts of other involved
students , have two sources of
power that up to thi
i t h
b
s po n ave
een untapped. These two are
campus organization and the vote.
By organization, I am referring
to the conglomeration of all the
different organizations such as
MECHA, BSU, Resistance, Fraternities, etc. I am referring to
a conglomeration of spirit and
drive to make this campus an
institution of higher learning,
not only for the offspring of the
businessmen or farmers that sit
on all the boards of education
but for the minority students a~
well.
This can be accomplished easily for the following reason. This

campus does not have 13,000 or
so students. It has enrolled 11,000
computers and 3,000 students.
The definition of these students
is as follows: The computer student has brought the great American ideal that a student ls one
body that comes to the campus
and sits his or her rear tn a
desk , opens a book, and fills his
brains with mathematical equations, scientific hypotheses, and
the rest of the rot, receives hts
diploma in four years and goes
out into the world, hollering that
he is educated. I would estimate
the number of these students to
be close to the 11,000 mark. The
remaining 3,000 students are the
real students, who came to obtain
a social and academic education
simultaneously. I base my statements on this fact: this college
ls a llttle community in itself,
separated from its surroundings
by a plastic shell. Some of us
have the ability to pass right
through this shell because we are

aware of the problems and social
requirements that await us out
there. But the 11,000 who remain,
prefer to stay under its protective cover until they are ready
to attack it with a sheepskin that
by social st ndards won't be
worth a damn in two or three
years. Getting back to my original
statement, I still assure you that
the dissident s tu dent who ls
against poverty, dlscri mlnation,
pollution and the war has and w111
have the ultimate power because
of one simple little detail. They
are right. It ls evident that this
country is going all to hell and
they are trying to tell the man
to look around. Organizing is
where lt's at.
I don't mean violence and disruption. There are enough people
taking care of that all around the
country. We need the organization to get the Man's foot o!f our
necks so we can at least stand
up and breathe! Off campus this

I.AN

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1970

Minorities on campus working
for revolution of ideas, attitudes

•
violence gives views
By Doug Walla
degree in La Raza Studies. If
a degree of this type could be
forced, and if La Raza classes
would be offered as filling general education requirements (as
a few of them were in the 1970
spring semester), possibly more
students would take the classes.
On the question of hiring La
Raza teachers, Dr. Baxter stated
that La Mesa was permitting him
to hire only certain persons whom
they had interviewed. He felt that
this was an extension of power
being exerted on the administration by the Mexican community in that he was only to be
permitted to hire those people
that La Mesa had found acceptable. He felt that the administration should have the privilege of hiring any teacher they
desire.
La Mesa is trying to exercise
the same opportunity to fulfill
the Mexican community's needs
as is the well established Bulldog Foundation, which has been
attempting to do the same sort
of thing in the field of athletics.
Since the Foundation has been
such a help to the college in
the past, La Mesa could also
prove to be a great help to the
college. I feel that La Mesa
is trying desperately to make
a place for themselves in the
college community. With a good
administrator like Dr. Baxter
who is trying hard to solve the
problem of getting better educa-

The community is no different
than this campus or the country.
You stlll have the large •snent
Majority" that sits in front of
the television with a beer on the
day of the polls. If the Mexicans
or chicanos in this state alone
would go vote, we could have
representation in any phase of
government. We Mexicans could
run this state, if we went out and
voted. The truth hurts, but it
doesn't have to. The job that ts
ahead for blacks and browns
alike, regardless of "philosophical differences,• ls to get their
parents to vote this November.
Then this state would be managed
as we see flt, and not by the
whims of standard on or the
southern Pacific Railroad.
-C res Hernandez

AQUARIAN AGE

Victim of registration

Having been one of the students
who was injured in the violence
that occured Sept. 12 at Fresno
State College, I felt compelled
to try and understand the La
Raza situation. To do this, I
talked, in person, with Dr. Baxter and by telephone with Al
Villa.
On Saturday, Sept. 12, Dr.
Baxter explained that he had
told the La Raza students the entire program had been cancelled
except for an offer that had been
made to Ernie Palomino. But, at
the time of the protest, Mr. Palimino had not been signed up to
teach. Therefore, La Mesa protested justifiably because at that
particular time there were no La
Raza studies. As Al Villa stated,
the students were naturally frustrated in that many of them had
already been enrolled in La Raza
classes. Then, at the last moment, Dr. Baxter , by cancelling
the classes, "pulled the rug out
from underneath them." If Dr.
Baxter didn't want the program,
why didn't he cancel it before
the students had :registered?
I asked Dr. Baxter about the
enrollment in La Raza classes.
He told me that in the spring
semester of 1970, the average
enrollment per class in La Raza
was only about 10 per cent of
what the classes' capacities
would : old. It is also important
to note thant no student has created a curriculum towards a

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can be ~ccomplished by interested parents by means of the
most powerful source in this
country to change things: the
VOTE. IT CAN BE DONE!

By Robert Mejia

DOUG WALLA

tion for minorities, I sincerely
feel that a place will be made
for them.
(Editor's Note: Although most
Chicanos will disagree with D011.g
Walla's estimation of Fresno
State College President Dr. Norman A. Baxter's administrative
proficiency and commitment to
minorities on campus, It is heartening to see that despite his bad
experience on Sept. 12, Walla
took the time and trouble to educate himself on the La Raza
Studies issue.
Instead of reacting to his experience with a blanket condemnation of all Chicanos and their
goals as a people, he chose to
investigate the roots of protest
and violence. For this he stands
head and shoulders above many
of his contemporaries, who continue to close their eyes and pretend the issues do not existrJ.R.)

When the great zodiacal Age of
Aquarius moved upon the world,
overshadowing it with a fantastic
wealth of enlightening influences
which emanated from some omnipotent omnipresent, unseen
source, like radial, scintlllating
beams of ethereal light, it found
man's emotions tight within him,
like a partially frozen serpent
hiding under a rock.
As these powerful emanations
reached out and warmed the
earth, the serpent gratefully
stirred itself, and slowly, painfully, but steadily crept out to
bask in the wonderous light. As
1t immersed itself in the warmth
that filled every corner of its
being, the serpent relaxed and
loosened its coils, then stretched
towards its maximum to capture
more of the delicious warmth.
After a time he was still not
completely thawed, but he was
getting there.
As we move into a sun bright
era which finds man charting the
reaches of the inner world, at the
same time striving desperately
to hold together the jig saw pieces
of the outer, we find Hermes'
expression of • As above, so below; as in the inner, so in the
outer" suddenly taking on a
strange meaning. Wlll we find the
same jumbled me s in the inner
world that abounds out here, or

w111 we have to clean up the outer
to make it harmonize with the
hopefully peaceful inner, so that
we can stop having to rationalize
or justify our behavior, our opinions, our ideas.
With the broadening of the
mind, one hopes will come a let
up in the fears, prejudices and
distrust of the old era, the old
dispensation, and the widening
gap be fllled with an inpouring of
•let's get together•. Let's get together has to happen sooner or
later, nd hopefully sooner at
FSC.
Minorities on campus this year
are working feverishly to br:.ng
about a revolution. A revolution
of ideas, of attitudes, of precancel ved opinions. They are
armed with the guns o! ambition
and crying need, which they've
carefully loaded with the bluntnosed bullets of fast-hitting
ideas, with which they fully intend to riddle the heads of administration and the student body
at large. When these blunt-nosed
bullets explode in the brain they
will make huge holes, which one
hopes wlll be filled with the fragmented shrapnel of innovative
ideas.
Their point? That, here tor the
t king, 1 a urging restless,
power pool of hum n resources,
(Continued on P g 4, Col. 3)

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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN

Monday, November 2, 1970

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Chicano for Reagan

Vote

the Pig. So Viva La Raza y Arriba Chicanismo!
-The Determined Oppressed

.$MUtt

I am a chicano for Reagan.
The reason: he is trying to do
Who said it?
in the aged, crippled and helpless. He is an insincere and in- ,
Please, I ask you all to reflect
sensitive animal. For example,
upon this speech.
look how he harks about the
"The streets of our country
war. We must "stand firm• and
are in turmoil. The Universities
win in Vietnam. When using camare filled with students rebelling
pus unrest as a political tool, he
and rioting. Communists are
will harp, •our boys in Vietnam
seeking to destroy our country.
are dying while campus demonRussia is threatening us with her
strators are destroying what they
might. And the republic is in danare dying for." But, at the same
ger. Yes - danger from within
time he is barking this line of
and without. We need law and
patriotism here in California he
order! . • . Without law and
is working to cut State Veteran
order our country cannot surbenefits for the boys returning
vive ••• •
from Nam.
Does it sound like a recent
Yes, Ronald is doing the above,
political campaign speech? Perand in a sense more, because with
haps it was spoken by Ronald
it he is helping a lot of the gutless
Reagan, George Wallace, or Spiro
to rationalize. How honest is it
Agnew? NO, this speech was
when one rationalizes the reality
given by Adolph Hitler - 1932.
of emotion and frustration? That
G,A.J.
is his intent. He practices to
sooth, because if you ask him why
Third World Coalition
he is working to cut aid to the
Through the efforts of the Third
needy and the boys he defends
World Coalition, minorities are
when they are in Vietnam he will
rapidly finding that the combinascream economy!
But economy for whom? Taxes
tion of Black, Brown, Yellow, Red
and all other oppressed people
keep rising and who pays for
can attack the social problems
them? You! You gutless animals
who are afraid to f--t. Because
confronting them in this racist
society. Together we can stand
Fawley, the oil companies, Kern
and work in the struggle for soLand Companies, and the utilities
that had to gain from Reagan's
cial justice. We as students as
Funk and Wagnall's tax reform
Fresno State College can clearly
package. Sorry Funk, but somesee the desperate need for a more
one made a bad metaphor about
unified student political force to
you and Reagan's stupidity fits
deal with the problems instigated
the sense, not your integrity.
by the past and present college
Yes, I am a chicanoforReagan
administrations. More informaand hope you win, Winnie the
tion will be made available in
Pooh, because you will help the
the next Chicano edition. Third
revolution. You will help because
World Coalition can be a soluyou are the leader of bigots,
tion to our problems on this camhypocrits, and cowards, and that
pus.
kind is dying and humanism is
ORGANIZENSE. HERMANOS!
becoming. And eventually the
- Ed Acevedo
determined humanist will destroy

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"All we want is for those trouble makers to study 'our history,'
'our culture,' and become part of 'our' white society."

(ll OTI•: l· OH I IU: DA\

•rn order to put up any sort
of fight, a lot of these do-nothing
liberals are going to have to take
action, instead of sitting around
and bemoaning the actions of the
administration. It takes putting
your back against the wall instead
of
your hand on someone's
shoulder."

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'The Mexican American People'
"The M e x i can American
People" is a major study published by the Free Press, a
division of the MacMillan Company, after the completion of a
five-year research project designed by the Mexican American Project of UCLA.
This study of US citizens of
Mexican descent "reveals" that
we are the oldest, second largest, least educated and poorest
minority group in the US. That
is the general accomplishment
of a "docile," agrarian people;
and for that reason we are awakening.
This new awakening includes:
picketing , walk outs, sitlns,
street demonstrations, sch o o 1
strikes, court actions and other
action that will bring positive
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Our latest heroes taking positive action have been: Cesar
Chavez, who led the international grape strike; Reis Tijerina,
whose Alianza Federal de Mer<:edes is making legal attempts
to regain control of much land;
and Corky Gonzales who has led
the awakening in Colorado.
The study points out that this
is a new awakening, but I'm
sure that it also stems from
a resurgence of historical conflict between chicanos and other
US citizens of the Southwest.
It is here in the Southwestern
states of Arizona, California,
Colorado, New Mexico and Texas that our population is concentrated. It is here that we,
the fastest growing minority
group in the US, are attempting
to make our biggest gains. As
of the 1960 census, the states
of California and Texas have
been home for 82 per cent of
us, an overwhelming concentration being in metropolitan Los
Angeles, A current estimation
of chicanos in the US is six
million.
The study observed that this
concentration and added migration of Mexican-Americans to
California has unquestionably
helped to improve our collective
position. The concept of "La Raza
llnida., h... s been working. The
study points to the fact and I
can· t even begin to stress that
the future of the chicano depends
on our progress in California
and Texas. Having read this article I hope you begin to understand and support our positive
actions.
-Reyrnundo Gamboa

STUPID
AMERICA
stupid america, see that chicano
with a big knife
on his steady hand
he doesn't want to knife you
he wants to sit on a bench
and carve christfigures
but you won't let him.
stupid america, hear that chicano
shouting curses on the street
he is a poet
without paper and pencil
and since he cannot write
he will explode.
stupid america, remember
that chicanito
flunking math and english
he is the picasso
of your western states
but he will die
with one thousand masterpieces
hanging from his mind
abelardJ

f:lP«aB liJ

LETTER TO BAXTER

Tf/E DAIL 1' COLLEGIA

And the purge goes

Dear Dr. Baxter:
.
I. a~ r~ttt~rng t~ yiu . by this
reg1s er: e er, e eys to the
three offices I have occupied during the past two years and one
summer at FSC--keys to English
•
Department offices, where I
taught for two years, and one,
from Speech-Arts,_ where I
served as a forensics coach for
one year and earned a Masters
Degree.
This is a symbolic gesture provoked by several related causes:
first, recent events at FSC illustrate that you singly have sufficient power to lock or unlock
creative educational and democratic processes; secondly, a
rem inder to you that faculty nonreappointment, when no just
cause is clearly present or articulated, is a •lock-out• and an
indecent administrative procedure (often affected by impersonal memorandums, insipid
press releases, and non-consultation); thirdly , recent fractured
relationships with brothers of the
several minority corn munities,
students and faculty reveal the
bitter fru it harvested from administrative rigormortis.
I am s mall potatoes; hardly a
ripple in the vast academian sea.
But som eone needs to continually
point out what a President's office
can do to - and for - a school
or to a life or to a career or to a
family. (As a human person,
therefore , you are accountable.)
I speak not only personally, but
invite you to . recall recent history when the President's office
caused major FSC casualties:
Nathan Heard, Dick Keyes, Eli
Risco, Harold Walker, Dale Burtner, Paul Murray, Don Albright
are just a few; and programs such
as Black studies, Ombudsman,
Experimental College, La Raza
studies, the dormitory "live-in•
expe ri ment , a Dean's office dedicated to student advocacy and
confidence.
These persons and such Ii vely,
human agendas which have been
felled, constricted or demoted by
secretive administrative "softshoeing• or the "in-directive"
originating in Los-Angeles or
Sacramento are, I submit, symptoms of serious educational inertia leading to polarization and
the extinguishing of learning in
freedom and light.
This letter is, therefore, an
appeal on behalf of others. I
want to fasten some realities
firmly to your life, i.e., the consequences of an inflexible, authoritarian administratife 1if e
style. As homely example let me
cite a specific, non-sensational
instance,
On June 11, 1970, you, as acting Academic Vice President, rejected my nomination for a full-

time teaching pos iti on in the
Speech-Arts Department. Youdirected the Department to seek
again earlier cand"d
t
d
1 a es an then
report back (a report you dismissed hast 1·1y) y
d 1
'
•
OU
ec ded
~ to reconsider. You declared
after I insisted on a personal
conference with you (which isn't
afforded all others, I guess), that
the decision was based on impersonal, administrative ruling
(because I had earned a recent
M.A. from the Speech-Arts Department). When I then inquired
about continuing my part-time
teaching you immediately assured me that such was acceptable (even counseling me that
part-time didn't pay too well
remember?).
'
1 spent the summer writing a
book a nd doing research for the
Speech-Arts Department, planning for th ose fall classes. On
September 11th, you declared
"emphatically" that I would not be
permitted to teach even parttime. After that blow we waited
for th e just cause to be explained;
some valid reasons, at least.
Dull, administrative silence followed (unbroken to this day).
Some feeble references to my
thesis topic (Cesar Chavez) or
research project (on MexicanAmerican history) or community
involvements have been put forward as likely causes by friends
searching for answers. Who
known?
A question, Doctor: Have you
ever tried to find a teaching POsition the second week of September? Can you imagine the anxiety,
perplexity, the personal agony of
being cut off? Now forget the
single instance and multiply that
thought by ten or twenty or thirty
persons. Lives and families.
That's your power!
One sad side effect has been my
discovery of an apathy-syndrome
manifested by the FSC faculty
under these adverse conditions.
There are marvelous exceptions
in the English, Psychology,
Chemistry and Social Work Departments; but, by-in-large, no
voices have been raised loudly,
No protest lodged and followed
through. Again, forget my demise and see those significant
spirits and minds FSC and Fresno has lost (purged), or are
losing without meaningful protest
from their colleagues. Such conditions suggest not only callousness and the absence of elementary courtesy, but bespeak an atmosphere of fear or resignation
or selfish preoccupation. Everyone suffers in such an infertile
atmosphere, do they not, Dr.
Baxter?
I have been wisened by these
events. I take new discoveries
and insights with me into my new
ministry (in the Bay area) about

YA DEJAME GABA CHO, QUE MAS QUIERES DE Ml?
TE HE DAOO Ml SANGR E Y SU DOR,
ME HAS QL;I TAOO Ml Tl ERRA Y MUJER.
QUE TAMBI EN QUI ERES Ml VIDA?

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MEJOR QUE M E DE JES, SI NO ME LA PAGARAS.
Y YO TAMBI EN BUSCARE TU MUJER, Y QUI TARE TU Tl ERRA.
P ERO MAS QUE CSO GABACHO, Y CUI DATE,
T AM BI EN BUSCARE. TU SANGRE.

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and on

groups, 1exlcan-American organizations or just people on the
street and student clustered on
campus. (one can get so encircled by • cronies• that he
misses scores of b autiful incisive lives within access.)
Why not be a citizen-president , as Floyd Hyde
a citizen-mayor, i.e., g t out into
F're!>nO a .. 'orm Baxter, not
President Baxter with the long
ac demlc pedigree. This community could make use of the
college resources. Why not sponsor several open community and
campus hearings ; andbeboundby
their council. Be an enabler. Let
meanin !ul coalitions of people
form and function (not simply
advise). You could begin with a
resPOnslve grievance committee
(not th institution l quagmire
v riety) formed by citlz.ens, students and coll e st ff; let the
community forum evelop some
humane groun rule , etc.
I m not championing busive,
ex esslv confrontation. Our nation 1 bleeding far too profusely
for peace. We are rightly weary
and horrified over acts of terrible violence. FSC's •systems•,
however, shriek for reformation.
I appeal to you for an oppenness,
a humanness, an atmosphere of

1ovember

2 , 1970

• • •

Enjoy yourself.
The life you lead
may be your own.
If you enjoy your work, it
shows. In your personal life
and in the quality of the
work itself. That's why we
look for people who enjoy
working with people.
Helping people. Because
that's what a bank is all
about.
At Security Pacific Bank
we are proud of our
contributions to the
betterment of individual life.
Assisting in all things that
help people function better
in areas connected with
money.

If you enjoy making decisions that make things happen
start now. Make an appointment to see our
representative today. We'll be on campus
Thursday, ovember 5.

We are an qual opportunity employer.

*

YA DE JAME DIOS ME D10 LA VIDA PARA VIVIR,
y NO NOMAS PARA SUFRIR.
MEJOR QUE ME DE JES,
MEJOR QUE ME DE JES .............. .

SECURITY PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK

Enrique

3.

justice and democracy so that
law and order do• not become
a further repres ive sloian tor a
few hard · hats or •effete• politicians. Truth cannot be discovered
In a reJ)'!"esslve vacuum nor thrive
where suspicion lurks.
My two years at FSC has convinced me that education is not a
pouring spigot and students are
not a v o r a c Lou s open mouth.
Learning ls an experience, too;
an event, not a process (mass
producing a Toyota ls a process!).
That means identifying, relating
to thls scrambled society creatively, specifically; celebrating
and restoring life, not merely
dissecting and labeling it. If the
university ts to help provide
society with citizens of responsible boldness and deep humanness it will need to develop a
responsive environment on campus. Some of your rhetoric suggests such ideals. But then one
mu t ask: Where is the evidence?
Finally, you and I, Dr. Baxter,
are both seminary graduates.
You will understand, therefore,
this ancient benediction which I
offer you: •r wish you peace,
brother; peace with Divine discontentment.•
Rev. Winthrop B. Yinger
B.A., B.D., M.A.

Now, what can we do for you? We give you training that
exposes you to all phases of our banking operation. Then
we give you the responsibility that you need to prove
your abilities. This system works so well that most of
our people achieve a corporate officer's title anytime
after 18 months.

iYA DEJAME!

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two of Fresno's unique 111'titut1ons: the church and the college.
May I be so bold as to caution
you about administring so swiftly
and irrevocably; particularly ln
regards to the sensitive racl I
crisis that is accelerating on
campus and in this community.
Your year's residency In Fresno
is insufficient time for you to be
so absolute. I've lived in this
Valley for elght year and would
not presume to display such disregard of persons who know the
Valley. Snap or casual judgments
belie the teachings of thorough
researching and sensitive, sophisticated admlnistratlve judgment. Your easy cuttltng or
minority sharing ln the academic
process recently ls, I believe,
further eroding the delicate confidence that Black and texicanAmerican persons have in higher
education and the democr tic
process. It appears to many as
further evidenceoflhe educatlonal colonialism that we white Anglos have institutionalized.
You can hear that sp ciflc
testimony, Dr. Baxter, lf you get
out of your cloistered office and
start attending meetings or gatherings of say B.A.B. Y., West
Side Federation, NAACP, Kingof
Kings Center, farm workers

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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN

Monday, November 2, 1970

NOTICIAS
--PENSAM IENTOS

Student Coalition
meeting Tuesday

As a chicana, what are your views
on the Women's Lib Movement?
Magdalena Jasso

·

I think that women should play a more important role
in our society than the common domestic one. We
need to bring forth our knowledge and skills and
combine them constructively with men's. I do feel,
however, that men should have some superiority
and that the role of "Man of the House" should not
fade out.

Student Coalition will meet Tuesday night, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in
Science 162. We will be organizing around a rally taking place
Wednesday noon in the Free
Speech Area. Discussion will
deal with the current purge of
the liberal faculty at FSC.

Foreign students
meeting

Martha Martinez

An informative meeting will be
held tonight for all foreign students attending FSC. A main
topic will be the expected tuition
increase for continuing foreign

I believe in equal employment opportunities for both

men and women. I've seen women perform an outstanding job-just as a man would-so there's no
reason why we shouldn't be paid top wages also.
Bu; I also strongly believe a woman's most important job is to take care of her husband and children and that her place is in the home.

Revolution

Anci Maria Godina
I'm satisfied with most of the rights that women
have right now. I don't think that I could ever see
a woman completely equal to a man. I enjoy a woman's role and I'd prefer lookjng uptoa man instead
of trying to compete with him.

Nina _Quintana
As Chicanas, we don't find it necessary to prove to
society what we are-we know where we stand with
our men.

Rosalinda Moreno
I believe women are as intelligent and hard working
as men, therefore, they should not be deprived of
many of the privileges which are exercised by men.

Ofelia Garcia
Las Adelitas que pelearon al lado de los revolucionarlos no necesitaron ningun Women's Lib Movement
para realizar que sus hombres las necesHaban. Inherent in the Chicana of today, en sus entranas, is
this force of the Adelita de ayer. It's a for e that
has arisen from the need to break the chains of oppression-social, economic and political, This
force ls not a selfish one, as that of self emancipation, because the Chicana strives for the betterment
of her people-La Raza. El pensar de nuestra
Raza siempre ha sido que al lade de cada hombre
esta su mujer.

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a wealth of interesting customs
and mores, an overripe bunch
of grapes yearning to feel needed,
needing to be needed, needing to
participate in the making of the
delicious, heady wine of togetherness, which can then be used
for a sacrament, a blessing to
one and all. Don't let them rot
on the vine.
With the label of "campus unrest" arbitrarily slapped on most
overt attempts by minority
groups to sound off about hardnosed administrative attitudes
seeming indifference to
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unique cultural patterns and the
gut level need for minorities to
plunge into an accelerated study
of their cultural heritages to
shore up a long sagging pride, a
difficult lime still lays ahe ct.
Up from this mor ss, struggling to steady himself, feet
clinging tenaciously to a gelatinous situation, walks the American Indian. From orthern California, Arizona, Montana, New
Mexico and th D kota , he comes
to attend Fresno State. But unfortunately, they have cautiously
reached out, and in many instances been offended. Some have
snapped back into their shells
like turtles. Others returned
home when they began to feel that

students at California institutions. The meeting is organized
by the Foreign Student Senate at
FSC. Foreign students are urged
to come, and all others are welcome. Place: Science Building,
Room 121. Time: 6 p.m.

Graduate programs
in business
Frank Vasquez, Jr., representative of the Council for Opportunity in Graduate Management
Education (COGME), will be on
campus Tuesday and Wednesday,
Nov. 3 and 4, for the purpose of
recruiting minority students
(juniors, seniors and graduates)
with majors in a 11 disciplines
into graduate programs in business. Mr. Vasquez w111 be con-

seemingly, no one cared. Is history repeating itself? Is Aquarius
going to be a fatal statistic? Is it
dying on the hoof?
The daily newspapers still contain articles of Indian mistreatment at the hands of government
and avaricious land speculators
with smart, fast talking lawyers
and powerful lobbies in Congress.
Suits filed by Indians to protect
their fast dwindling land and life
patterns, have been pending in the
courts for years. This is equal
justice before the law? Who
cares?? When the children of
these injustices show up on campus to educate themselves so
that they can intelligently overcome, they meet with much opposition. They often walk in fear
of the while man's way. When
Indians ask quietly, politely for
a stronger voice in self government on the reservations, or in
student affairs on campus, few
listen. Now, the time has passed
for mildness. Now they mean to
SHOUT!!.
To combat the "nobody cares,
few listen" syndrome , an Indian
Club recently formed on campus.
Its purpose - to garner moral

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Adelitas elected new officers
for the fall semester on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The new officers are: President, Irma Alvarado; Vice-President, Dolores
Aguiniga; Secretary, Rosali°iicta
Moreno; Treasurer, Gloria Aguiniga; Historian, Victoria Chacon; Publicity co-chairmen. Sara
Perez and Olivia Chavez. Concillio representatives are Esther
Castillo and Susana Mata.
. Adelitas was first organized
last year for three purposes:
(1) To project, promote and develop the role of women in the
field of education; (2) to work
in conjunction with all our people
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Last year proved to be a very
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various activities with the community and school. One of the
most successful events was a
Halloween party for minority
children in West Fresno. The
event was attended by approximately 500 children· at the St.
Alfonso Church. The organization of chicanas w~ also instrumental in setting up "La
Semana de la Raza, " which
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support from itself, to provide
a setting for promotion of Indian
cultural affairs to dedicate themselves to the preservation of a
noble heritage, to create an
awareness oflndian contributions
to American society, and to carry
out an altruistic program of assistance to other Indian groups,
both on and off campus.
Lack of acceptance by whites
or Indians poses a problem for
"near white" or white lookingindians, who may in fact be only
one eighth or one fourth Indian,
but who take pride in that part of
their heritage. Membership for
them in the Club, while not limited, is difficult to attain. Has
the pendulum swung the other
way? Are the Indians emulating
their white brothers' foibles,
which are beneath Indian dignity
and sense of fair play? Shame!
There are many problems on
many levels yet to be resolved,
but the winds of change bring
hope as a moldy yesterday, pregnant with foul ideas , lifts in the
breeze and makes ready to fly
away.

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Festival. MEC HA conferences,
and for the hunger strike last
spring.
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selling tacos and chili beans
on campus for the Legal Defense Fund, and is also planning several other activities to
raise money.

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