La Voz de Aztlan, February 25 1976
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Title
La Voz de Aztlan, February 25 1976
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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
Date
2/25/1976
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UFW lettuce
accord set
by Tom Uribes
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1976
LXXX/82
A special edition of THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, California State University, Fresno
Starting tomorrow (Thursday),
a concentrated effort to serve
United Farmworkers affiliated
lettuce in the CSUF cafeteria
and College Union coffee shop
will begin.
Food Services Administrator
Richard Finlay and MEChA's
UFW Committee reached an understanding last Friday in which
Food Services will obtain UFW
lettuce except when "economically unfeasible.•
The agreement materialized
following efforts last week by
Chicano students investigating
the implementation of a 1972
Student Senate resolution which
requested Food Services to respond within such .a policy.
At a CSUF Board of Directors
meeting Friday morning, a delegation of UFW Committee students were told the matter was
"being left in the hands of Mr.
Finlay."
MEChA may get new constitution
Considerations began last seThe first draft of a new constitution for CSUF's MEChA will · mester but apparently nothing
materialized, he explained, debe introduced to the Chicano
spite some input from Chicanos
organization's g e n e r a 1 body
Thursday.
other than the regular committee
Luis Ambriz, chairperson of
members.
MEChA's Political Committee
However, it suffered from an
which is rewriting the constiexcess of idealogically inclined
tution, said, in coordination with
approaches, according · to Am MEChA President Jay Sepulveda,
briz. His involvement with the
a final vofe is tentatively set to
Senate
also drew him away from
take place in three weeks,-followthe project, he said.
ing discussions at the weekly
_meetings tomorrow and next
Thursday.
Stating "it's time for a revision of MEChA's constitution,
which is the original four page
document instit.ited at CSUF in
1971, Ambriz said the :new one
will be "a stronger one."
"It's more or less practical,
defining roles and rules in
MEChA," said Ambriz, who is an
Associated Student Senator. "It
Fresno Cfty College Chicanos,
won't provide too many philosophical views.
their college pursuits endangered
by recent federal cutbacks on
•Many people in this commuBasic Opportunity Grants, were
nity think we're too idealistic.
spared their financial worries
This one is more down to earth."
thanks to local community orAmong the major changes is
the term of office, which would
ganizations.
Jose Luis Barraza, president
be extended to a full academic
of the Fresno Asociacion Eduyear. Presently, elections are
cativa de Padres Mexicanos, said
held each semester.
"Some people thought this
would allow for stronger continuity if officers had more than
just a semester," Ambriz said.
It also provides for recall of
officers, a "functional" election
code which wa-s adopted b-y the
Mechistas last semester, and
stipulations providing for coAn interview by Al Reyes with
operation between other Chicano
Harry Kubo, representing growaffiliated organizations and
ers, and Delores Huerta, of the
MEChA.
United Farm Workers, will be
Ambriz said he has been workaired on Channel 30 this Saturday
ing on this particular constituat 2:30 p.m.
·uonal draft for the past month
Reyes was able to bring Kubo
along with committee members
and Huerta together, face-toAngie Rios and Richard Carrillo,
face, for a one-hour special dealalso student body senators.
ing with the farm labor issue.
A month ago he personally
picked up where the committee
left off, hoping to present •something concrete" for MEChA to
work with.
"The only way to stimulate
people is to get up and do it,"
said Ambriz.
He explained Mechistas will
receive the- draft tomorrow and
be given one week to pt opose
alterations. Any changes must be
submitted in writing by March 3,
one day prior to the second meeting, said Ambriz. Final discussions are tentatively s t for
6
March 4.
The finished constitution will
then be made public for o'le week
with a probable vote March 11.
Ambriz said it would go into
effect May l, 1976.
MEChA meets in the International Room of the cafeteria at
12:30 p.m.
Huerta faces
Kubo on KFSN
BOYCOTT AVERTED
Perez said as a result a general boycott which has been in effect by MECbA students and other
UFW sympathizers since 1971
and picket lines will not be
·stepped up, as planned after
Perez reported to MEChA recently he discovered Teamster
labeled lettuce in use by the CSUF
Food Services.
He said a full scale effort will
not be invoked other than at times
when lettuce is purchased from a
grower who has a Teamster contract not secured under the Agricultural Labor Relations Act.
Last week's agreement calls
for a daily posting in the food
areas of two signs, Finlay said.
One will list all lettuce labels
which enter CSUF with each one's
union affiliations; the other will
indicate which label is in use
each day.
In addition, Finlay said, •special o.rders" will now be officially
permissible for students who
wish to have a particular item,
such as lettuce, pickles, dressing, etc., deleted from their order. However, this does not allow
for an addition of an item not
usually included.
'ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE'
Community groups
help FCC Chi-canos
the Padres, the Latino Peace Officers, FCC EOP counselors, and
La Raza 50 Million Project are
contributing monies to help Chicanos who were expecting to receive checks for this semester.
Barraza said there was a $160
million shortage nationwide for
the federal grants but students
w~ren't notified · until the last
minute.
.
$500,oo·o was alloted for FCC
students but the State Center
Community College District said
it would try to make up by Feb.
18 at least one-third of the money
promised.
"Many Chicanos were left in
the cold," said Barraza, who is
also FCC 's coordinator of Peer
Counseling. "They had creditors
waiting for them because the students told them their checks
would cover their bills."
At last week's Padres meeting,
the group · decided to contribute
$500. He also said Latino Peace
Officers donated $200 and the
Juan Perez, committee spokesperson, said inquiries by various
Chicano students throughout the
week with Finlay led to an agreement to shift the emphasis·from
Teamster lettuce to UFW.
"We haven't pushed forUFW on
our own because it's a political
issue," Finlay said in an interview Friday afternoon. "But because students have voiced their
concern, we're carrying this request to our suppliers."
The 1972 Senate resolution, 11-:
5-72, asserts that body's recog-
EOP counselors pooled contributions among themselves totaling nearly $150.
Barraza said financial contributors are still needed and
may contact the La Raza 50 Million Project.
"This is to raise funds for
Chicano students in need of immediate finances or are ineligible
for financial aid,• he said.
The qualifications are: must be
Chicano carrying 12 units; must
have n.o money available from any
other source at time of request,
or unable to receive expected financial aid for one week; all other
financial aid must be exhausted;
not eligible for BOG. The maximum amount distributed is $50.
Contributions h;ive come from
faculty and staff members and
community individuals. Contributions may be sent in form of
cash, check, or money order to
Robert Arroyo, Fresno City College, 1101 E. University, Fresno,
CA. 93741.
nition of the UFW struggle and
requests the college to respond
accordingly.
Finlay explained Food Services' priorities have not been
under union affiliation, but rather
to "maintain as low prices as
we can within a quality situation."
He $aid he has relied on the
two local produce wholesale companies which supply CSUF with
lettuce, to supply the "best quality.•
Both companies, Charles Baloian Co., Inc., and OK Produce,
told L'a · Voz they were aware of
CSUF's UFW preference.
Matty Matoian, vice-president
of OK Produce, said his company
(Continued on Page 4, Col. 4)
Deadline for
E9P, Financial
Aid March 1
The deadline for EOP applications and Financial Aids Packet
applications is March 1, next
Monday. For more information
call 487-1021.
Escuelita denied more funding ·
· by Angie Rios
The proposal for Escuelita, a preschool program operated for the children
of farm workers, was among others not
accepted recently by the 'Fresno County
Social Services Advisory Committee.
The proposal to fund Escuelita for the
next fiscal year was submitted late to
the C<"rimittee along with four other
proposa1s.
One of the Committee members, Angie
Cisneros, said that Escuelita had en-
countered problems before.
"They had appeared before the com mittee several times because of some
issues not completed whi..c~ were on the
contract," said Cisneros.
Some or the problems which Escuelita
was having included its physical site and
staffing. Also there was a concern about
the record-keeping and management.
"These problems could have had an
effect on the late proposal," said Cisneros. "They wanted to take care of the
problems first."
The County Social Services Committee
has a membership of 18, whose purpose
is to review the proposals which are
funded by revenue sharing. Recommendations are made to the Board of Supervisors on the proposals for the final
vote.
"The Greater California Educational
Project (GCEP) is the parent funding
source for Escuelita and perhaps they
will continue functioning it," said Cisneros, who is also CSUF La Raza Studies
secretary.
She suggested another alternative for
Escuelita would be to write letters to
the supervisors.
"The Board of Supervisors can still
fund Escuelita," said Cisneros.
She said if enough people that are
affected by the possible termination of
Escuellta write to their elected supervisor stressing the importance and need
for the services which Escuelita provides them with, perhaps there is a possibility that the Board of Supervisors will
consider the proposal.
i.
2-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Wednesday, February 2~ 1976
EDITORIAL
La Voz considers
J-DePt. merger but •••
The concept of The Daily Collegian returning to the CSUF Journalism Department as a "long range solution" to its current financial
worries is an interesting one.
At least, I would think it is interesting to our minority editions:
the reason the Collegian split from the J-department some six to
seven years ago was because of the establishment of the minority
editions.
To some, this may sound like a •scary• thing: if we go back.into
the J-department, does that mean the end of Uhuru and La Voz de
Aztlan? While to others, it might stand to reason that a lot of things
have changed in seven years ••• maybe the journalism professors
are now keen to the minority concept ·because of its potential attraction of students into the journalism field.
Whatever the case, the matter is presently in the hands of a Media
Coun~il Committee probing all possible long range solutions to supplement the Collegian's current battle of overcoming a $6,000
miscalculation in its budget, If the money is not obtained, DC will
cease publication in April for this year •.•, Uhuru and La Voz right
along with it.
Therefore, I am entrusting this Committee to consider all the
sides ••• including what alternatives minority editions have if merging with the J-d~partment prove,s to be the best. ,
But what makes me speak out today is my concern over the Daily
Collegian's 1nterpretation of my remarks to the Media Council offering a viewpoint on minority editions which the Council sought to
consider as it tackles the situation.
The Collegian accurately reported my quote that it would he less
than favorable to ma_ny Chicanos on this campus if La Voz were
relegated (this may well hold true for our Black brothers and sisters
also) ~<? articles scattered throughout a regular department student
newspaper.
But unfortunately, I was also interpr~ted as saying if this happened
it would be seen as "training in journalism RATHER than participation in the Chicano community."
(It's a good experience for a journalism student to he Q.Uoted hy
a fellow reporter and actually be printed: it gives one that much
extra concern to stress accuracy in pursuing such a profession.)
I just hope this is not how the Council inte,preted my expressions
last Thursday, because the clarification I would make is that journalism training is unquestionably relevant to Chicanos who desire
to involve themselves in a meauingful and effedive press. But, while
La Voz provides an opportunity for p.r-actical application, it significantly· embodies a concrete cultural identification.
That brief and general statement in itself may not do justice to the
feeling I tried, an\i thoug~t, I presented to the Council, which consists
of professional journalists i11 Fresno, campus instructors, and other
community individuals. Thus far, the Council has expressed a positive attitude in support of the mfnority edition concept.
As • a result, I would clarify that as La Voz editor, I fully support
the investigation and full co11sic.leration of all possibilities for the
rescue of The Daily Collegian. At this time it is only obviously
sensible to proceed in this manner. Merging with the journal-ism department may very well be the hest solution. On the other hand it
may very well prove unfavorable to minority editio11s. It may pr~ve
to be the best thing for minority editions. The only way to find out is
to check it out and see what would , happe11 and to nurture puhlic
discussion of this matter.
I just hope the Media Council understa11ds I alll fully i11terested
in considering all possibilities and did not read an auti-journalism
department hint.
I also welcom'e viewpoints from any individuals 011 this 111atter,
as we,11 as any persons interested in working wiU1 or learning more
about La Voz.
Tom Urilies, Editor
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Sixth
yeqr
of boycott picks .up
(Editor's note: The following
is the first of a series intended
to offer an insight to the United
Farm Workers Union as conveyed
that many more deserve mentioning, but because of space
considerations they will be left
out.
l}y CSUF's MEChA UFW comFor years, farm workers in the
mittee chairperson, Juan Perez.
Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys
lie will attempt to cover the enorganized UFW committees and
tire UFW movement and its proawaited the victorious complegress, present and future.)
tion of the grape strike-boycott
of 1965-70. In July of 1970, as
the grape struggle was ending, the
by Juan Perez
UFW petitioned lettuce growers
This article is one of a series
for secret ballot union represenaimed at updating the public on
tation elections. The growers
the International Boycott of Nonignored the farm workers, sought
UFW products. At this time,! am
out the Teamsters unions, and in
giving priority to the lettuce boythat same month signed over 200
cott for two reasons, first belettuce contracts.
cause of recent confrontations
The workers were not conbetween U FW student supporters
sulted. Denied elections, they
and campus food services and
went out on strike on August 24,
because grapes are out of season,
1970 to demonstrate that they
temporarily.
wanted to be represented by
The lettuce boycott is nearing
Cesar Chavez/ UFW. 7 ,ooo workits sixth year of existence and
ers walked off the job in what the
has maintained mounting public
L.A. Times called "the largest
support. A recent Harris Poll
Farm Labor Strike in the U.S.
indicated that 11 per cent or 14
History,"
million adults are boycotting letIntimidation and massive viotuce in support of the UFW. It
lence was charged by the growers
has in this time extended beyond
in explanation for the crippling
U.S. boundaries, reaching into
strike. Yet, none of this was reneighboring Canada where "Proported by the reporters from maduce News" has reported that
jor California newspapers, the
only one major 1ood chain store
wire services, or the T.V. netcarries non-UFW lettuce. And to
works, all which were in Salinas.
the surprise of many, it has also
All they reported was a massive
extended across international
strike by workers that cut prowaters into Norway, where the
duction by 66 per cent.
International
Longshoremen's
.Violence wasn't reported simUnion has refused to unload carply because it didn't occur.
gos of non-UFW lettuce.
Within a month, a local Salinas
- In Sweden, countless resolujudge outlawed all strike activity
tions have been passed among its
and Chavez was arrested for reunions pledging total support for
fusing to call off tbe boycott. He
the boycott. This action is typical
charged the growers with making
of the Eiropean effort that has
devel<?ped over the years. The _ "sweetheart agreements" with the
Teamsters, a charge later backed
massive support given to the
by the California Supreme Court
lettuce boycott has been tremenin a 6 to 1 decision.
dously effective to the point
where, in 1975, Richard Thornton,
executive vice president of the
Growers Shipper Association in
the Imperial Valley, said that the
worldwide consumer boycott of
iceberg lettuce. "has hurt us,
there's nq question about it."
Students who feel that they may
What incidents tQOk place, you
benefit from the services of a
might ask, which have led to this
tutor this semester are reminded
boycott? Some occurred with pubthat the Office of Tutorial Serlic knowledge, while others didvices will begin its services on
n't and some have been forgotten
Monday, March 1. Sign-up interover the years. At this point, I
view sheets will be available in
would like to offer a brief chrothe main corridor of the Keats
nology of the most important
Campus Building the week of
incidents, while acknowledging
Feb, 23. All interviews and tutorial sessions will be done in
INSTANT
groups throughout the semester.
telephone confinnations
If you are going to request tuon all roundtrip charters and
t_o riar assistance this spring,
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pleas follow these procedures
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The strike was very effectivet
but we have to keep in mind that
farm workers wait all year fqr
the harvest season and simply
cannot, economically, afford to
remain on strike. But,asaresult
of the strike, several major lettuce companies rescinded their
contracts with the Teamsters,
held elections, and the UFW won
them all.
During the strike, comments
such as "the Teamsters have our
contracts but the UFW has our
workers," were voiced by many
of the growers who later switched
to the UFW. All elections held
were supervised by the Catholic
Bishops Committee and in every
case, the Bishops certified that
the workers voted to be represented by the UFW.
,
In March of 1971, the lettuce
boycott was suspended after the
Teamsters agreed to withdraw
from the fields. In May of 1971
lettuce growers started to negotiate, there were over a dozen ·
meetings, and everyone was
hopeful about a settlement. But
after the Salinas harvest was
completed the gro~rs got more
and more unyielding. By November of 1971, the negotiations
broke off and it was apparent
that the lettuce growers were
stalling to get _past the 1971 harvest while at the same time
forming alliances to enact legislation in Arizona and California
that would eliminate the boycott.
Rememb~r Proposition 22?
Fortunately it received a smacking . 2 to 1 defeat by California
voters in a clear response to· the
UFW.
Presently the boycott continues, except that now the Agricul(Continued on Page 3, Col. 3)
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Anna ~o ri ega, C indy O rona,
Martha Uribes
Ph o t ograp h e r. - - - - - Ramon P erez
Contrib ut ors . . . - Miguel Con treras ,
J u a n P erez , An gie Rios
Edit o r . .
- Toma's U ri b es
-Chicano seeks compilation
of CSUF MEChA history
'
Manuel Olgin wants to ormay be returned prop~rly
labeled.
ganize the impression the
Chicano student movement .
Olgin says the material
will be filed and labeled by
has made on CSUF.
semester with possible long
"MEChA has done a lot
range goals including a Chifor students in its time here
cano "yearbook". ·
at Fresno State but Chis:anos
"It's an educational tool
have not finished their homethat would benefit those conwork: that of recording those
cerned about what happened
accomplishments for the fuin the past," said Olgin, who
ture," said Olgin.
is coordinator of Tutorial
Olgin seeks to compile the
Services. "So we won't rehistory of Movimiento Estupeat past mistakes, and as a
diantil Chicano de Aztlan at
refe re.n ee as to how things
Fresno State since its inception in 1971 by collecting any
were done or weren't done."
However, Olgin says he's
items dealing with MEChA's
·"supplying the initial enerhistory: clippings of articles,
gy" but also needs interested
photo~, buttons, any materipeople, as well as ideas to
als of past Chicano activities, MEChA agendas, Chi- - implement the overall idea.
cano Youth C on f e re n c e
"Whatever comes of this
items, post~rs, endorsement
will be the decision of those
notifications, etc.
who get involved," he said.
-· "Whatever it is, bringitin
Olgin may be contacted in
the Keats Campus Building
and we'll sort it out," said
Monday through Friday from
Olgin. "Anything brought in
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tueswm be treated with the utdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
most respect."
Phone 487-2924 or 487-6458.
He said, if desired, items
Wednesday, February 25, 1976_
CSUF MEChA will host
statewid-e MEChA collfab
by Anna Noriega
-
KFSR Spanish show
offers ·tree ·tickets
CSUF Chicano disc-jockey Alfonso Guzman has begun his ~pring
Semester Spanish broadcasting show for campu~ radGio KFS~. h
Aired into the College Union and the dormitories, uzman s s ow
is slotted on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
This semester, in cooperation with local Spanish station KX~X's
Tony Rabago, Guzman will be offering free tickets to the Friday night
Mexican band dances at the Rainbow.
.
The $6 tickets may be won by calling in to Guzman when he's on
the air and responding to information he broadcasts. The phone
number at KFSR is 487-2655.
Mexican music fans may also hear Salsa music over KXEX-AM
Tuesday's and Thursdays from 2 to 3 p.m.
CSUF MEChA has agreed to
host a statewide MECh~ convention Saturday, March 20.
MEChA Central, an association
of eight Southern California
M E Ch A s, is coordinating the
event which will center solely on
the role Chicanos throughout California will have in the Bicentennial celebration.
. Spokesperson Jesse Cruz, San
Diego State University representative to Central, said only one
issue will be considered because
in past statewide conventions too
many issues were dealt with.
Consequently, many of the Mechistas attending went away dissatisfied, he said.
Fresno State's MEChA, at its
meeting last week, agreed to hold
the conference here because
Fresno was ranked as "one of the
top choic~s• due to its central
location.
Cruz termed the Bicentennial
celebration a "mockery" explaining that two hundred ye~rs ago an
oppressed people fought to free
themselves from 'their oppressors yet in 1976 they continue to
oppress Chicanos and other minorities in the United States.
Plans 01 how the convention will
run have not been finalized but a
spokesperson said they hope to
start out with a general session
· before breaking into smaller
groups.
The Chicano student may very
well be a valuable person for the
ex-convict who finds it difficult
to get a job or even get accepted
in the community.
This is the sentiment of Al
Sorondo, a lab technician with
CSUF's Psychplogy Department
and interim chairman of the ExOffenders Community Resource
Council.
"The majority of Chicano students on this campus are barriooriented," said Sorondo. "The
student can assist the ex-con who
has been away from home anywhere from six months to 10
years make readjustments in his
community."
The Council was est&.blished
in June to provide help and direction for the just-released
prisoner trying to make it on
his own.
Sorondo said without proper
preparation and help, the indi-'
victual soon becomes frustrated
and again goes into crime.
However, Sorondo added, attention should also be directed
at the public.
"The public should be .rehabilitated to accept what the exoffender , has gone through,• he
said.
'
The Council is working to set
up a 1·e-entry center for ex-cons
returning to the community.
Presently there is no money
for the proposed center but the
Council has applied for funding
through the Fresno CountyReve.1ue Sharing Program.
Tony Garduque, head of the
Council's Education Committee
and CSUF Pinto program coordinator, described the ·center as a
clearinghouse where prisoners
could be referred prior to their
release.
"We would coordinate all the
resources available," · said Garduque, "and advise the proper
agencies involved to assist the
(Continued from Page 2)
tural Labor Relations Act of
1975 has placed restrictions as
to how the boycott is practiced.
For instance, we cannot boycott
a company in which the workers
person making the adjustment."
Some specific problems the
Council will aim to help will inelude health and welfare, employment, education, and public
relations.
The Council plans to sponsor
its first fundraiser in April with
a social event. Anyoneinterested
in helping the Council may contact Sorondo at 487-1139, or
Gar~uque at 487-1021.
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Cruz said 80 college MEChAs
throughout California have been
notified of the convention.
MEChA Central's membership
includes UC San Diego, San Di-
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of San Diego, Mesa Community
College, San Diego City College,
Southwestern College, Palomar
College, and Grossmont College.
American histo~y 32
years ago this week
On FebruaJ:y 28_
, 1944 the El Paso Herald-Post published
a letter from s. C. Skidmore protesting racism against Chicanos in Texas history books.
Skidmore, a native Texan whose family was among the first
Anglos in Texas, urged that "changes be made in our Texas
history - that part of our history that reflects against Mexican
Texans and Mexico Mexicans, which creates hatred on both
s-ides."
Skidmore noted that as a schoolboy he studied "Mrs. Pennybacker's Texas History which created within me a hatred
for all pers~ns of Mexican blood in Texas and Mexico.•
Skidmore wrote that after getting to know Chicanos first
hand "(I) changed my attitude ,. and feeling completely toward I
persons of Mexican blood. The hatred I once held is gone .•• "
He continued, "Texas history will have to be rewritten in order
to give posterity an honest account of historical events to
prevent racial hatred, and "tell what part the Mexican-Texans
took in helping win our wars and buildingour common wealth."
Skidmore cited the "very prominent part" Chicanos have
played in Texas history by noting that three Chicanos signed
the Texas Declaration of Independence, the first Texas vice~
president was Chicano, eight Chicanos died fighting with the
Texans at the Alamo, and that about half of 'the San Antonians
killed, wounded, or missing in World War II were Chica~os.
In spite of these contributions, Skidmore said Texas lustory
books and literature deve~oped a hatred against Chicanos.
prefer the UFW over the Teamsters a~d that, in fact, they never
wanted that union as was asserted
since 1970.
In light of these and many other
facts, it is no wonder that millions have pledged to continue
boycotting non-UFW lettuce for
as long as it takes to ·win total
democracy _in the lettuce fields.
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4-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Wednesday, February 25, 1976
avorable gains ach ieved
for Woodlake students
by Cindy Orona
Within weeks after st u dent s
organized at Woodlake High
School, favorable gains have been
achieved for Chicano students,
says CSUF student Juan Perez.
Perez, spokesman for the
MEChA Ad Hoc Committee
formed to deal with Woodlake following administrative objections
to ideas the students brought back
from the Chicano Youth Conference here last month, said demands have been agreed upon by
the WHS administration.
However, he said, "the nature
of these demands are such that
they cannot be met from one day
to the next."
Other members of the CSUF
Ad Hoc Committee are Alfonso
Hernandez, Roseanne Venegas
and Roger Valverde.
Perez said since it is the latter
part of the school year, the demands will not go into effect until next school year.
The major demand is the implementation of a Chicano Studies
course .~t Woodlake. Perez said
this would be acceptable to the
Administration if 15 or more students show an interest in taking
the class as is standard procedure.
The administration also agreed
to setting up a corn mittee to examine the material used for ~uch
a class as well as have input
to the class.
Another demand rs to provide
the library with a section of contemporary Chicano literature.
The list of books is to be provided by MEChA students.
Perez explained further once
this list is submitted, a committee will be formed to review the
list. The committee would be
made up of administrators, students and community persons.
Another issue involves formation of a screening committee
which would be consulted to review the hiring of instructors.
Also sought are provisions to
insure equal financial support
for student activities on and off
campus.
Perez said one of the more
City College
CYC Mar. -20
"Get Smart - Be Bilingual n is the theme fur Fresno City College's
5th annual Chicano Youth Conference next rno11th.
Twenty-four high schools are expected to attend the junior college
MEC)1A's affair March 20 on the 1''CC campus, said a spojrnsperso11.
It is co-sponsored l>y the La Raza Faculty Association and coordinated by Kathy Silva.
Peer Counseling Coordinator Jose Luis Barraza said the CYC
expects an increase of 150 students over last year when ri00 ·attemfod.
Twelve career workshops will he offered in the morning with seven
general interest workshops set for the afternoou.
In accordance with the theme, pre-school students will rn ake bilingual p·resentations.
"Bilingual education is such a broad issue in the area of education
for the Chicano student," said Barraza. Although a guest speaker
has not yet been secured, Barraza said the topic· will deal with bilingual education.
He said students will l>e needed in various fields represenlt~d to
help conduct workshops. The career workshops are: Public Health
Architectural Drafting and Engineering, _Business, Social Services:
Law, Civil Services, Bilingual Education, Education, Mass Cornmunication, Performing Arts, Financial Aid, and EOP.
The afternoon general interest workshops are Student Services,
Cultural Studies, Chicano Organizations on Campus College Inform~tion Center, La Chicana, Community Involven1ent,'andJobs f~r the
High School Graduate.
College students interested iu volunteering their time for workshops may call Frank Quintana, 442-4600, extension 284.
favorable student demands accepted and which will probably be
met before the others is the reestablishment of a bilingual
newspaper, La Noticia.
The MEChA Ad Hoc Committee
is now working towards a written
agreement which would bind the
administration and students to the
verbal agreements made on the
demands.
The agreement would be signed
by the parties concerned with the
Committee serving as witnesses.
Further action was expected in
a meeting yesterday with the Administration. Perez said this report would probably be given at
tomorrow's MEChA meeting.
Photographers,
artists to meet
COPA (Chicano Orga11ization of
Photographers and Artists) will
hold a meeting Thursday at 2 p.m.
in College Union room 304 to get
the club off the ground. For more
information, call Bob Hernandez
at 48 i-1021.
Semana
meets-Tues.
Semana de la Raza activities
are discussed in the College
Union, room 308 each Tuesday
at 2 p.m. Interested students are
invited to attend this meeting and
subsequent meetings to prepare
for the May activities.
Flea market meeting
A Flea Market is scheduled
at the Universidad de Campesinos Libres in the latter part
of March.
For f1rther information, a
_meeting will be held Sat ,irday,
Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. at Barrio •
Studio on the corner of Ninth
a11d Grant. Information may also
be obtained by calling Irene
Venega at UCL!, 48~-1633.
Chilton speaks tonight
Business executive Shirley
Chilton, a female version of
Horatio Alger, will speak in the
Co1lege Union Lounge tonight at
8 p.m. Her appearance is being
sponsored by the Women's
Forum.
Hearings set March 4
·for bilingual ·emergency
A state educational commission has declared an emergency
exists in bilingual education.
As a result, the Commission
for Teacher Preparation and
Licensing will hold a public hearing March 4 in Sacramento concerning new provisions which
will deal with the emergency.
According to the commission's
executive secretary, Peter L.
LoPresti, the new provisions
permit school districts to utilizE.
persons who have bilingual competency and appropriate para. profession~! experience.
"Persons meeting the new
standards will be eligible for em ployment to teach bilingual education cla~ses for which teachers
with biUngual proficiency are not
available," said LoPresti.
Assemblyman Peter R. Chacon, author of California's first
"Bilingual Education Act of
1972," spoke in behalf of the
Commission's Emergency Bilingual Crosscultural Credential
and Certificate of Proficiency.
LoPresti said Chacon emphasized that •according to the Department of Education's findings
there are as many as 6,000 teacher aides with bilingual potentialities."
LoPresti a,dded the Chicano
assemblyman suggested the commission use two criteria in issuing the bilingual emergency
credential, "that the candidate
possess
bilingual-bicultural
competencies and have completed
successful teaching aide experience in a bilingual program."
• Assistant Superintendent of
Stockton Unified School District,
Dr. Leopold Gloria, testified
that the Emergency Bilingual-
Crosscultural Teaching C redential would "indeed assist school
districts in complying with state
and federal regulations requiring
the employment of bilingual
teachers for bilingual education
programs."
LoPresti said the establishment in 1973 of the first billingual-crosscultural t E! aching
credential program in the nation
was the commission's initial
commitment to bilingual education. •Establishment of emergency teaching credential opens
yet another way to secure and
prepare qualified bilingual classroom teachers to meet the educational needs of more than 233,000
non-and-limited-English speaking young people in California's
public schools," LoPresti said.
More information on the hearing may be obtained by phoning
Sacramento, (916) 445-0176.
Uff(J~!~~ce coming
does not "buy by the label " but
"purchases the best lettu~e at
the best prices."
"We'll try to please them
(CSUF)," said Matoian. •one day
a certain brand is good quality
and the next day it is terrible."
He said his brokers, who do
most of the company's buying,
are under the best-price-bestquality instructions but are informed to send u FW lettuce when
possible.
type system with the two companies, switching each week or
splitting an order of 14 cartons·
between the two.
He said he does this to "compare quality•"
The expense factor may sometimes vary from 25 to 50 cents a
case in obtaining UFW lettuce
over Teamster's, and vice versa,
depending on the market, Finlaj
said, but he rationalized he would
run into this cost difference anyway.
Baloian' s secretary-treasurer,
This week's orders are from
James Baloian, said Monday he
OK Produce and Teamster lettuce
"immediately" began sending
until Thursday when UFW lettuce
UFW lettuce when contacted by
will be sent in.
Finlay last Friday.
Finlay indicated because ofthe
He said he will be able to comstudent interest brought forth
ply with this until . the beginning
by the UFW supporters, he is
of March when Interharvest, a
willing to work with students on
UFW affiliate lettuce harvester
the matter.
moves out of the El Centro are;
"It would be extremely difficult
to Yuma and Phoenix, Arizona.
for us to operate at all if we're
Baloian said his company,
which sends its own trucks to ' restricted to use only a specific
label lettuce," he said. "We're
pick up the lettuce for delivery
working harder to get UFW letto his warehouse, would not send
tuce but we're not letting that
them to Arizona. If he did, this
concern dictate."
would increase the cost to the
customer.
Therefore, he said, untilinterOVEI?SEAS JOBS
- temp o rary or permanent harvest returns to California, he
Europe , Australia, S . America,
will have to send Teamster harAfrica, etc. All fields, $500$ _l200 monthly . l:,xpenses paid,
vest lettuce - a "period usually
sightseeing. Free info. -Write:
lasting three to four weeks."
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1976
LXXX/82
A special edition of THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, California State University, Fresno
Starting tomorrow (Thursday),
a concentrated effort to serve
United Farmworkers affiliated
lettuce in the CSUF cafeteria
and College Union coffee shop
will begin.
Food Services Administrator
Richard Finlay and MEChA's
UFW Committee reached an understanding last Friday in which
Food Services will obtain UFW
lettuce except when "economically unfeasible.•
The agreement materialized
following efforts last week by
Chicano students investigating
the implementation of a 1972
Student Senate resolution which
requested Food Services to respond within such .a policy.
At a CSUF Board of Directors
meeting Friday morning, a delegation of UFW Committee students were told the matter was
"being left in the hands of Mr.
Finlay."
MEChA may get new constitution
Considerations began last seThe first draft of a new constitution for CSUF's MEChA will · mester but apparently nothing
materialized, he explained, debe introduced to the Chicano
spite some input from Chicanos
organization's g e n e r a 1 body
Thursday.
other than the regular committee
Luis Ambriz, chairperson of
members.
MEChA's Political Committee
However, it suffered from an
which is rewriting the constiexcess of idealogically inclined
tution, said, in coordination with
approaches, according · to Am MEChA President Jay Sepulveda,
briz. His involvement with the
a final vofe is tentatively set to
Senate
also drew him away from
take place in three weeks,-followthe project, he said.
ing discussions at the weekly
_meetings tomorrow and next
Thursday.
Stating "it's time for a revision of MEChA's constitution,
which is the original four page
document instit.ited at CSUF in
1971, Ambriz said the :new one
will be "a stronger one."
"It's more or less practical,
defining roles and rules in
MEChA," said Ambriz, who is an
Associated Student Senator. "It
Fresno Cfty College Chicanos,
won't provide too many philosophical views.
their college pursuits endangered
by recent federal cutbacks on
•Many people in this commuBasic Opportunity Grants, were
nity think we're too idealistic.
spared their financial worries
This one is more down to earth."
thanks to local community orAmong the major changes is
the term of office, which would
ganizations.
Jose Luis Barraza, president
be extended to a full academic
of the Fresno Asociacion Eduyear. Presently, elections are
cativa de Padres Mexicanos, said
held each semester.
"Some people thought this
would allow for stronger continuity if officers had more than
just a semester," Ambriz said.
It also provides for recall of
officers, a "functional" election
code which wa-s adopted b-y the
Mechistas last semester, and
stipulations providing for coAn interview by Al Reyes with
operation between other Chicano
Harry Kubo, representing growaffiliated organizations and
ers, and Delores Huerta, of the
MEChA.
United Farm Workers, will be
Ambriz said he has been workaired on Channel 30 this Saturday
ing on this particular constituat 2:30 p.m.
·uonal draft for the past month
Reyes was able to bring Kubo
along with committee members
and Huerta together, face-toAngie Rios and Richard Carrillo,
face, for a one-hour special dealalso student body senators.
ing with the farm labor issue.
A month ago he personally
picked up where the committee
left off, hoping to present •something concrete" for MEChA to
work with.
"The only way to stimulate
people is to get up and do it,"
said Ambriz.
He explained Mechistas will
receive the- draft tomorrow and
be given one week to pt opose
alterations. Any changes must be
submitted in writing by March 3,
one day prior to the second meeting, said Ambriz. Final discussions are tentatively s t for
6
March 4.
The finished constitution will
then be made public for o'le week
with a probable vote March 11.
Ambriz said it would go into
effect May l, 1976.
MEChA meets in the International Room of the cafeteria at
12:30 p.m.
Huerta faces
Kubo on KFSN
BOYCOTT AVERTED
Perez said as a result a general boycott which has been in effect by MECbA students and other
UFW sympathizers since 1971
and picket lines will not be
·stepped up, as planned after
Perez reported to MEChA recently he discovered Teamster
labeled lettuce in use by the CSUF
Food Services.
He said a full scale effort will
not be invoked other than at times
when lettuce is purchased from a
grower who has a Teamster contract not secured under the Agricultural Labor Relations Act.
Last week's agreement calls
for a daily posting in the food
areas of two signs, Finlay said.
One will list all lettuce labels
which enter CSUF with each one's
union affiliations; the other will
indicate which label is in use
each day.
In addition, Finlay said, •special o.rders" will now be officially
permissible for students who
wish to have a particular item,
such as lettuce, pickles, dressing, etc., deleted from their order. However, this does not allow
for an addition of an item not
usually included.
'ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE'
Community groups
help FCC Chi-canos
the Padres, the Latino Peace Officers, FCC EOP counselors, and
La Raza 50 Million Project are
contributing monies to help Chicanos who were expecting to receive checks for this semester.
Barraza said there was a $160
million shortage nationwide for
the federal grants but students
w~ren't notified · until the last
minute.
.
$500,oo·o was alloted for FCC
students but the State Center
Community College District said
it would try to make up by Feb.
18 at least one-third of the money
promised.
"Many Chicanos were left in
the cold," said Barraza, who is
also FCC 's coordinator of Peer
Counseling. "They had creditors
waiting for them because the students told them their checks
would cover their bills."
At last week's Padres meeting,
the group · decided to contribute
$500. He also said Latino Peace
Officers donated $200 and the
Juan Perez, committee spokesperson, said inquiries by various
Chicano students throughout the
week with Finlay led to an agreement to shift the emphasis·from
Teamster lettuce to UFW.
"We haven't pushed forUFW on
our own because it's a political
issue," Finlay said in an interview Friday afternoon. "But because students have voiced their
concern, we're carrying this request to our suppliers."
The 1972 Senate resolution, 11-:
5-72, asserts that body's recog-
EOP counselors pooled contributions among themselves totaling nearly $150.
Barraza said financial contributors are still needed and
may contact the La Raza 50 Million Project.
"This is to raise funds for
Chicano students in need of immediate finances or are ineligible
for financial aid,• he said.
The qualifications are: must be
Chicano carrying 12 units; must
have n.o money available from any
other source at time of request,
or unable to receive expected financial aid for one week; all other
financial aid must be exhausted;
not eligible for BOG. The maximum amount distributed is $50.
Contributions h;ive come from
faculty and staff members and
community individuals. Contributions may be sent in form of
cash, check, or money order to
Robert Arroyo, Fresno City College, 1101 E. University, Fresno,
CA. 93741.
nition of the UFW struggle and
requests the college to respond
accordingly.
Finlay explained Food Services' priorities have not been
under union affiliation, but rather
to "maintain as low prices as
we can within a quality situation."
He $aid he has relied on the
two local produce wholesale companies which supply CSUF with
lettuce, to supply the "best quality.•
Both companies, Charles Baloian Co., Inc., and OK Produce,
told L'a · Voz they were aware of
CSUF's UFW preference.
Matty Matoian, vice-president
of OK Produce, said his company
(Continued on Page 4, Col. 4)
Deadline for
E9P, Financial
Aid March 1
The deadline for EOP applications and Financial Aids Packet
applications is March 1, next
Monday. For more information
call 487-1021.
Escuelita denied more funding ·
· by Angie Rios
The proposal for Escuelita, a preschool program operated for the children
of farm workers, was among others not
accepted recently by the 'Fresno County
Social Services Advisory Committee.
The proposal to fund Escuelita for the
next fiscal year was submitted late to
the C<"rimittee along with four other
proposa1s.
One of the Committee members, Angie
Cisneros, said that Escuelita had en-
countered problems before.
"They had appeared before the com mittee several times because of some
issues not completed whi..c~ were on the
contract," said Cisneros.
Some or the problems which Escuelita
was having included its physical site and
staffing. Also there was a concern about
the record-keeping and management.
"These problems could have had an
effect on the late proposal," said Cisneros. "They wanted to take care of the
problems first."
The County Social Services Committee
has a membership of 18, whose purpose
is to review the proposals which are
funded by revenue sharing. Recommendations are made to the Board of Supervisors on the proposals for the final
vote.
"The Greater California Educational
Project (GCEP) is the parent funding
source for Escuelita and perhaps they
will continue functioning it," said Cisneros, who is also CSUF La Raza Studies
secretary.
She suggested another alternative for
Escuelita would be to write letters to
the supervisors.
"The Board of Supervisors can still
fund Escuelita," said Cisneros.
She said if enough people that are
affected by the possible termination of
Escuellta write to their elected supervisor stressing the importance and need
for the services which Escuelita provides them with, perhaps there is a possibility that the Board of Supervisors will
consider the proposal.
i.
2-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Wednesday, February 2~ 1976
EDITORIAL
La Voz considers
J-DePt. merger but •••
The concept of The Daily Collegian returning to the CSUF Journalism Department as a "long range solution" to its current financial
worries is an interesting one.
At least, I would think it is interesting to our minority editions:
the reason the Collegian split from the J-department some six to
seven years ago was because of the establishment of the minority
editions.
To some, this may sound like a •scary• thing: if we go back.into
the J-department, does that mean the end of Uhuru and La Voz de
Aztlan? While to others, it might stand to reason that a lot of things
have changed in seven years ••• maybe the journalism professors
are now keen to the minority concept ·because of its potential attraction of students into the journalism field.
Whatever the case, the matter is presently in the hands of a Media
Coun~il Committee probing all possible long range solutions to supplement the Collegian's current battle of overcoming a $6,000
miscalculation in its budget, If the money is not obtained, DC will
cease publication in April for this year •.•, Uhuru and La Voz right
along with it.
Therefore, I am entrusting this Committee to consider all the
sides ••• including what alternatives minority editions have if merging with the J-d~partment prove,s to be the best. ,
But what makes me speak out today is my concern over the Daily
Collegian's 1nterpretation of my remarks to the Media Council offering a viewpoint on minority editions which the Council sought to
consider as it tackles the situation.
The Collegian accurately reported my quote that it would he less
than favorable to ma_ny Chicanos on this campus if La Voz were
relegated (this may well hold true for our Black brothers and sisters
also) ~<? articles scattered throughout a regular department student
newspaper.
But unfortunately, I was also interpr~ted as saying if this happened
it would be seen as "training in journalism RATHER than participation in the Chicano community."
(It's a good experience for a journalism student to he Q.Uoted hy
a fellow reporter and actually be printed: it gives one that much
extra concern to stress accuracy in pursuing such a profession.)
I just hope this is not how the Council inte,preted my expressions
last Thursday, because the clarification I would make is that journalism training is unquestionably relevant to Chicanos who desire
to involve themselves in a meauingful and effedive press. But, while
La Voz provides an opportunity for p.r-actical application, it significantly· embodies a concrete cultural identification.
That brief and general statement in itself may not do justice to the
feeling I tried, an\i thoug~t, I presented to the Council, which consists
of professional journalists i11 Fresno, campus instructors, and other
community individuals. Thus far, the Council has expressed a positive attitude in support of the mfnority edition concept.
As • a result, I would clarify that as La Voz editor, I fully support
the investigation and full co11sic.leration of all possibilities for the
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Sixth
yeqr
of boycott picks .up
(Editor's note: The following
is the first of a series intended
to offer an insight to the United
Farm Workers Union as conveyed
that many more deserve mentioning, but because of space
considerations they will be left
out.
l}y CSUF's MEChA UFW comFor years, farm workers in the
mittee chairperson, Juan Perez.
Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys
lie will attempt to cover the enorganized UFW committees and
tire UFW movement and its proawaited the victorious complegress, present and future.)
tion of the grape strike-boycott
of 1965-70. In July of 1970, as
the grape struggle was ending, the
by Juan Perez
UFW petitioned lettuce growers
This article is one of a series
for secret ballot union represenaimed at updating the public on
tation elections. The growers
the International Boycott of Nonignored the farm workers, sought
UFW products. At this time,! am
out the Teamsters unions, and in
giving priority to the lettuce boythat same month signed over 200
cott for two reasons, first belettuce contracts.
cause of recent confrontations
The workers were not conbetween U FW student supporters
sulted. Denied elections, they
and campus food services and
went out on strike on August 24,
because grapes are out of season,
1970 to demonstrate that they
temporarily.
wanted to be represented by
The lettuce boycott is nearing
Cesar Chavez/ UFW. 7 ,ooo workits sixth year of existence and
ers walked off the job in what the
has maintained mounting public
L.A. Times called "the largest
support. A recent Harris Poll
Farm Labor Strike in the U.S.
indicated that 11 per cent or 14
History,"
million adults are boycotting letIntimidation and massive viotuce in support of the UFW. It
lence was charged by the growers
has in this time extended beyond
in explanation for the crippling
U.S. boundaries, reaching into
strike. Yet, none of this was reneighboring Canada where "Proported by the reporters from maduce News" has reported that
jor California newspapers, the
only one major 1ood chain store
wire services, or the T.V. netcarries non-UFW lettuce. And to
works, all which were in Salinas.
the surprise of many, it has also
All they reported was a massive
extended across international
strike by workers that cut prowaters into Norway, where the
duction by 66 per cent.
International
Longshoremen's
.Violence wasn't reported simUnion has refused to unload carply because it didn't occur.
gos of non-UFW lettuce.
Within a month, a local Salinas
- In Sweden, countless resolujudge outlawed all strike activity
tions have been passed among its
and Chavez was arrested for reunions pledging total support for
fusing to call off tbe boycott. He
the boycott. This action is typical
charged the growers with making
of the Eiropean effort that has
devel<?ped over the years. The _ "sweetheart agreements" with the
Teamsters, a charge later backed
massive support given to the
by the California Supreme Court
lettuce boycott has been tremenin a 6 to 1 decision.
dously effective to the point
where, in 1975, Richard Thornton,
executive vice president of the
Growers Shipper Association in
the Imperial Valley, said that the
worldwide consumer boycott of
iceberg lettuce. "has hurt us,
there's nq question about it."
Students who feel that they may
What incidents tQOk place, you
benefit from the services of a
might ask, which have led to this
tutor this semester are reminded
boycott? Some occurred with pubthat the Office of Tutorial Serlic knowledge, while others didvices will begin its services on
n't and some have been forgotten
Monday, March 1. Sign-up interover the years. At this point, I
view sheets will be available in
would like to offer a brief chrothe main corridor of the Keats
nology of the most important
Campus Building the week of
incidents, while acknowledging
Feb, 23. All interviews and tutorial sessions will be done in
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The strike was very effectivet
but we have to keep in mind that
farm workers wait all year fqr
the harvest season and simply
cannot, economically, afford to
remain on strike. But,asaresult
of the strike, several major lettuce companies rescinded their
contracts with the Teamsters,
held elections, and the UFW won
them all.
During the strike, comments
such as "the Teamsters have our
contracts but the UFW has our
workers," were voiced by many
of the growers who later switched
to the UFW. All elections held
were supervised by the Catholic
Bishops Committee and in every
case, the Bishops certified that
the workers voted to be represented by the UFW.
,
In March of 1971, the lettuce
boycott was suspended after the
Teamsters agreed to withdraw
from the fields. In May of 1971
lettuce growers started to negotiate, there were over a dozen ·
meetings, and everyone was
hopeful about a settlement. But
after the Salinas harvest was
completed the gro~rs got more
and more unyielding. By November of 1971, the negotiations
broke off and it was apparent
that the lettuce growers were
stalling to get _past the 1971 harvest while at the same time
forming alliances to enact legislation in Arizona and California
that would eliminate the boycott.
Rememb~r Proposition 22?
Fortunately it received a smacking . 2 to 1 defeat by California
voters in a clear response to· the
UFW.
Presently the boycott continues, except that now the Agricul(Continued on Page 3, Col. 3)
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-Chicano seeks compilation
of CSUF MEChA history
'
Manuel Olgin wants to ormay be returned prop~rly
labeled.
ganize the impression the
Chicano student movement .
Olgin says the material
will be filed and labeled by
has made on CSUF.
semester with possible long
"MEChA has done a lot
range goals including a Chifor students in its time here
cano "yearbook". ·
at Fresno State but Chis:anos
"It's an educational tool
have not finished their homethat would benefit those conwork: that of recording those
cerned about what happened
accomplishments for the fuin the past," said Olgin, who
ture," said Olgin.
is coordinator of Tutorial
Olgin seeks to compile the
Services. "So we won't rehistory of Movimiento Estupeat past mistakes, and as a
diantil Chicano de Aztlan at
refe re.n ee as to how things
Fresno State since its inception in 1971 by collecting any
were done or weren't done."
However, Olgin says he's
items dealing with MEChA's
·"supplying the initial enerhistory: clippings of articles,
gy" but also needs interested
photo~, buttons, any materipeople, as well as ideas to
als of past Chicano activities, MEChA agendas, Chi- - implement the overall idea.
cano Youth C on f e re n c e
"Whatever comes of this
items, post~rs, endorsement
will be the decision of those
notifications, etc.
who get involved," he said.
-· "Whatever it is, bringitin
Olgin may be contacted in
the Keats Campus Building
and we'll sort it out," said
Monday through Friday from
Olgin. "Anything brought in
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tueswm be treated with the utdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
most respect."
Phone 487-2924 or 487-6458.
He said, if desired, items
Wednesday, February 25, 1976_
CSUF MEChA will host
statewid-e MEChA collfab
by Anna Noriega
-
KFSR Spanish show
offers ·tree ·tickets
CSUF Chicano disc-jockey Alfonso Guzman has begun his ~pring
Semester Spanish broadcasting show for campu~ radGio KFS~. h
Aired into the College Union and the dormitories, uzman s s ow
is slotted on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
This semester, in cooperation with local Spanish station KX~X's
Tony Rabago, Guzman will be offering free tickets to the Friday night
Mexican band dances at the Rainbow.
.
The $6 tickets may be won by calling in to Guzman when he's on
the air and responding to information he broadcasts. The phone
number at KFSR is 487-2655.
Mexican music fans may also hear Salsa music over KXEX-AM
Tuesday's and Thursdays from 2 to 3 p.m.
CSUF MEChA has agreed to
host a statewide MECh~ convention Saturday, March 20.
MEChA Central, an association
of eight Southern California
M E Ch A s, is coordinating the
event which will center solely on
the role Chicanos throughout California will have in the Bicentennial celebration.
. Spokesperson Jesse Cruz, San
Diego State University representative to Central, said only one
issue will be considered because
in past statewide conventions too
many issues were dealt with.
Consequently, many of the Mechistas attending went away dissatisfied, he said.
Fresno State's MEChA, at its
meeting last week, agreed to hold
the conference here because
Fresno was ranked as "one of the
top choic~s• due to its central
location.
Cruz termed the Bicentennial
celebration a "mockery" explaining that two hundred ye~rs ago an
oppressed people fought to free
themselves from 'their oppressors yet in 1976 they continue to
oppress Chicanos and other minorities in the United States.
Plans 01 how the convention will
run have not been finalized but a
spokesperson said they hope to
start out with a general session
· before breaking into smaller
groups.
The Chicano student may very
well be a valuable person for the
ex-convict who finds it difficult
to get a job or even get accepted
in the community.
This is the sentiment of Al
Sorondo, a lab technician with
CSUF's Psychplogy Department
and interim chairman of the ExOffenders Community Resource
Council.
"The majority of Chicano students on this campus are barriooriented," said Sorondo. "The
student can assist the ex-con who
has been away from home anywhere from six months to 10
years make readjustments in his
community."
The Council was est&.blished
in June to provide help and direction for the just-released
prisoner trying to make it on
his own.
Sorondo said without proper
preparation and help, the indi-'
victual soon becomes frustrated
and again goes into crime.
However, Sorondo added, attention should also be directed
at the public.
"The public should be .rehabilitated to accept what the exoffender , has gone through,• he
said.
'
The Council is working to set
up a 1·e-entry center for ex-cons
returning to the community.
Presently there is no money
for the proposed center but the
Council has applied for funding
through the Fresno CountyReve.1ue Sharing Program.
Tony Garduque, head of the
Council's Education Committee
and CSUF Pinto program coordinator, described the ·center as a
clearinghouse where prisoners
could be referred prior to their
release.
"We would coordinate all the
resources available," · said Garduque, "and advise the proper
agencies involved to assist the
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tural Labor Relations Act of
1975 has placed restrictions as
to how the boycott is practiced.
For instance, we cannot boycott
a company in which the workers
person making the adjustment."
Some specific problems the
Council will aim to help will inelude health and welfare, employment, education, and public
relations.
The Council plans to sponsor
its first fundraiser in April with
a social event. Anyoneinterested
in helping the Council may contact Sorondo at 487-1139, or
Gar~uque at 487-1021.
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Cruz said 80 college MEChAs
throughout California have been
notified of the convention.
MEChA Central's membership
includes UC San Diego, San Di-
ego State University, University
of San Diego, Mesa Community
College, San Diego City College,
Southwestern College, Palomar
College, and Grossmont College.
American histo~y 32
years ago this week
On FebruaJ:y 28_
, 1944 the El Paso Herald-Post published
a letter from s. C. Skidmore protesting racism against Chicanos in Texas history books.
Skidmore, a native Texan whose family was among the first
Anglos in Texas, urged that "changes be made in our Texas
history - that part of our history that reflects against Mexican
Texans and Mexico Mexicans, which creates hatred on both
s-ides."
Skidmore noted that as a schoolboy he studied "Mrs. Pennybacker's Texas History which created within me a hatred
for all pers~ns of Mexican blood in Texas and Mexico.•
Skidmore wrote that after getting to know Chicanos first
hand "(I) changed my attitude ,. and feeling completely toward I
persons of Mexican blood. The hatred I once held is gone .•• "
He continued, "Texas history will have to be rewritten in order
to give posterity an honest account of historical events to
prevent racial hatred, and "tell what part the Mexican-Texans
took in helping win our wars and buildingour common wealth."
Skidmore cited the "very prominent part" Chicanos have
played in Texas history by noting that three Chicanos signed
the Texas Declaration of Independence, the first Texas vice~
president was Chicano, eight Chicanos died fighting with the
Texans at the Alamo, and that about half of 'the San Antonians
killed, wounded, or missing in World War II were Chica~os.
In spite of these contributions, Skidmore said Texas lustory
books and literature deve~oped a hatred against Chicanos.
prefer the UFW over the Teamsters a~d that, in fact, they never
wanted that union as was asserted
since 1970.
In light of these and many other
facts, it is no wonder that millions have pledged to continue
boycotting non-UFW lettuce for
as long as it takes to ·win total
democracy _in the lettuce fields.
Si Se Puede. Join the effort to
remove scab lettuce from our
campus.
(Next: the International boycott
of non-UFW grapes and Gallo
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elections have been held, the UFW
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4-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Wednesday, February 25, 1976
avorable gains ach ieved
for Woodlake students
by Cindy Orona
Within weeks after st u dent s
organized at Woodlake High
School, favorable gains have been
achieved for Chicano students,
says CSUF student Juan Perez.
Perez, spokesman for the
MEChA Ad Hoc Committee
formed to deal with Woodlake following administrative objections
to ideas the students brought back
from the Chicano Youth Conference here last month, said demands have been agreed upon by
the WHS administration.
However, he said, "the nature
of these demands are such that
they cannot be met from one day
to the next."
Other members of the CSUF
Ad Hoc Committee are Alfonso
Hernandez, Roseanne Venegas
and Roger Valverde.
Perez said since it is the latter
part of the school year, the demands will not go into effect until next school year.
The major demand is the implementation of a Chicano Studies
course .~t Woodlake. Perez said
this would be acceptable to the
Administration if 15 or more students show an interest in taking
the class as is standard procedure.
The administration also agreed
to setting up a corn mittee to examine the material used for ~uch
a class as well as have input
to the class.
Another demand rs to provide
the library with a section of contemporary Chicano literature.
The list of books is to be provided by MEChA students.
Perez explained further once
this list is submitted, a committee will be formed to review the
list. The committee would be
made up of administrators, students and community persons.
Another issue involves formation of a screening committee
which would be consulted to review the hiring of instructors.
Also sought are provisions to
insure equal financial support
for student activities on and off
campus.
Perez said one of the more
City College
CYC Mar. -20
"Get Smart - Be Bilingual n is the theme fur Fresno City College's
5th annual Chicano Youth Conference next rno11th.
Twenty-four high schools are expected to attend the junior college
MEC)1A's affair March 20 on the 1''CC campus, said a spojrnsperso11.
It is co-sponsored l>y the La Raza Faculty Association and coordinated by Kathy Silva.
Peer Counseling Coordinator Jose Luis Barraza said the CYC
expects an increase of 150 students over last year when ri00 ·attemfod.
Twelve career workshops will he offered in the morning with seven
general interest workshops set for the afternoou.
In accordance with the theme, pre-school students will rn ake bilingual p·resentations.
"Bilingual education is such a broad issue in the area of education
for the Chicano student," said Barraza. Although a guest speaker
has not yet been secured, Barraza said the topic· will deal with bilingual education.
He said students will l>e needed in various fields represenlt~d to
help conduct workshops. The career workshops are: Public Health
Architectural Drafting and Engineering, _Business, Social Services:
Law, Civil Services, Bilingual Education, Education, Mass Cornmunication, Performing Arts, Financial Aid, and EOP.
The afternoon general interest workshops are Student Services,
Cultural Studies, Chicano Organizations on Campus College Inform~tion Center, La Chicana, Community Involven1ent,'andJobs f~r the
High School Graduate.
College students interested iu volunteering their time for workshops may call Frank Quintana, 442-4600, extension 284.
favorable student demands accepted and which will probably be
met before the others is the reestablishment of a bilingual
newspaper, La Noticia.
The MEChA Ad Hoc Committee
is now working towards a written
agreement which would bind the
administration and students to the
verbal agreements made on the
demands.
The agreement would be signed
by the parties concerned with the
Committee serving as witnesses.
Further action was expected in
a meeting yesterday with the Administration. Perez said this report would probably be given at
tomorrow's MEChA meeting.
Photographers,
artists to meet
COPA (Chicano Orga11ization of
Photographers and Artists) will
hold a meeting Thursday at 2 p.m.
in College Union room 304 to get
the club off the ground. For more
information, call Bob Hernandez
at 48 i-1021.
Semana
meets-Tues.
Semana de la Raza activities
are discussed in the College
Union, room 308 each Tuesday
at 2 p.m. Interested students are
invited to attend this meeting and
subsequent meetings to prepare
for the May activities.
Flea market meeting
A Flea Market is scheduled
at the Universidad de Campesinos Libres in the latter part
of March.
For f1rther information, a
_meeting will be held Sat ,irday,
Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. at Barrio •
Studio on the corner of Ninth
a11d Grant. Information may also
be obtained by calling Irene
Venega at UCL!, 48~-1633.
Chilton speaks tonight
Business executive Shirley
Chilton, a female version of
Horatio Alger, will speak in the
Co1lege Union Lounge tonight at
8 p.m. Her appearance is being
sponsored by the Women's
Forum.
Hearings set March 4
·for bilingual ·emergency
A state educational commission has declared an emergency
exists in bilingual education.
As a result, the Commission
for Teacher Preparation and
Licensing will hold a public hearing March 4 in Sacramento concerning new provisions which
will deal with the emergency.
According to the commission's
executive secretary, Peter L.
LoPresti, the new provisions
permit school districts to utilizE.
persons who have bilingual competency and appropriate para. profession~! experience.
"Persons meeting the new
standards will be eligible for em ployment to teach bilingual education cla~ses for which teachers
with biUngual proficiency are not
available," said LoPresti.
Assemblyman Peter R. Chacon, author of California's first
"Bilingual Education Act of
1972," spoke in behalf of the
Commission's Emergency Bilingual Crosscultural Credential
and Certificate of Proficiency.
LoPresti said Chacon emphasized that •according to the Department of Education's findings
there are as many as 6,000 teacher aides with bilingual potentialities."
LoPresti a,dded the Chicano
assemblyman suggested the commission use two criteria in issuing the bilingual emergency
credential, "that the candidate
possess
bilingual-bicultural
competencies and have completed
successful teaching aide experience in a bilingual program."
• Assistant Superintendent of
Stockton Unified School District,
Dr. Leopold Gloria, testified
that the Emergency Bilingual-
Crosscultural Teaching C redential would "indeed assist school
districts in complying with state
and federal regulations requiring
the employment of bilingual
teachers for bilingual education
programs."
LoPresti said the establishment in 1973 of the first billingual-crosscultural t E! aching
credential program in the nation
was the commission's initial
commitment to bilingual education. •Establishment of emergency teaching credential opens
yet another way to secure and
prepare qualified bilingual classroom teachers to meet the educational needs of more than 233,000
non-and-limited-English speaking young people in California's
public schools," LoPresti said.
More information on the hearing may be obtained by phoning
Sacramento, (916) 445-0176.
Uff(J~!~~ce coming
does not "buy by the label " but
"purchases the best lettu~e at
the best prices."
"We'll try to please them
(CSUF)," said Matoian. •one day
a certain brand is good quality
and the next day it is terrible."
He said his brokers, who do
most of the company's buying,
are under the best-price-bestquality instructions but are informed to send u FW lettuce when
possible.
type system with the two companies, switching each week or
splitting an order of 14 cartons·
between the two.
He said he does this to "compare quality•"
The expense factor may sometimes vary from 25 to 50 cents a
case in obtaining UFW lettuce
over Teamster's, and vice versa,
depending on the market, Finlaj
said, but he rationalized he would
run into this cost difference anyway.
Baloian' s secretary-treasurer,
This week's orders are from
James Baloian, said Monday he
OK Produce and Teamster lettuce
"immediately" began sending
until Thursday when UFW lettuce
UFW lettuce when contacted by
will be sent in.
Finlay last Friday.
Finlay indicated because ofthe
He said he will be able to comstudent interest brought forth
ply with this until . the beginning
by the UFW supporters, he is
of March when Interharvest, a
willing to work with students on
UFW affiliate lettuce harvester
the matter.
moves out of the El Centro are;
"It would be extremely difficult
to Yuma and Phoenix, Arizona.
for us to operate at all if we're
Baloian said his company,
which sends its own trucks to ' restricted to use only a specific
label lettuce," he said. "We're
pick up the lettuce for delivery
working harder to get UFW letto his warehouse, would not send
tuce but we're not letting that
them to Arizona. If he did, this
concern dictate."
would increase the cost to the
customer.
Therefore, he said, untilinterOVEI?SEAS JOBS
- temp o rary or permanent harvest returns to California, he
Europe , Australia, S . America,
will have to send Teamster harAfrica, etc. All fields, $500$ _l200 monthly . l:,xpenses paid,
vest lettuce - a "period usually
sightseeing. Free info. -Write:
lasting three to four weeks."
International Job Center, Dept.
CF, 13,ox 4490, Berkeley, CA
Finlay said Food Services does
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1976
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A special edition of THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, California State University, Fresno
Starting tomorrow (Thursday),
a concentrated effort to serve
United Farmworkers affiliated
lettuce in the CSUF cafeteria
and College Union coffee shop
will begin.
Food Services Administrator
Richard Finlay and MEChA's
UFW Committee reached an understanding last Friday in which
Food Services will obtain UFW
lettuce except when "economically unfeasible.•
The agreement materialized
following efforts last week by
Chicano students investigating
the implementation of a 1972
Student Senate resolution which
requested Food Services to respond within such .a policy.
At a CSUF Board of Directors
meeting Friday morning, a delegation of UFW Committee students were told the matter was
"being left in the hands of Mr.
Finlay."
MEChA may get new constitution
Considerations began last seThe first draft of a new constitution for CSUF's MEChA will · mester but apparently nothing
materialized, he explained, debe introduced to the Chicano
spite some input from Chicanos
organization's g e n e r a 1 body
Thursday.
other than the regular committee
Luis Ambriz, chairperson of
members.
MEChA's Political Committee
However, it suffered from an
which is rewriting the constiexcess of idealogically inclined
tution, said, in coordination with
approaches, according · to Am MEChA President Jay Sepulveda,
briz. His involvement with the
a final vofe is tentatively set to
Senate
also drew him away from
take place in three weeks,-followthe project, he said.
ing discussions at the weekly
_meetings tomorrow and next
Thursday.
Stating "it's time for a revision of MEChA's constitution,
which is the original four page
document instit.ited at CSUF in
1971, Ambriz said the :new one
will be "a stronger one."
"It's more or less practical,
defining roles and rules in
MEChA," said Ambriz, who is an
Associated Student Senator. "It
Fresno Cfty College Chicanos,
won't provide too many philosophical views.
their college pursuits endangered
by recent federal cutbacks on
•Many people in this commuBasic Opportunity Grants, were
nity think we're too idealistic.
spared their financial worries
This one is more down to earth."
thanks to local community orAmong the major changes is
the term of office, which would
ganizations.
Jose Luis Barraza, president
be extended to a full academic
of the Fresno Asociacion Eduyear. Presently, elections are
cativa de Padres Mexicanos, said
held each semester.
"Some people thought this
would allow for stronger continuity if officers had more than
just a semester," Ambriz said.
It also provides for recall of
officers, a "functional" election
code which wa-s adopted b-y the
Mechistas last semester, and
stipulations providing for coAn interview by Al Reyes with
operation between other Chicano
Harry Kubo, representing growaffiliated organizations and
ers, and Delores Huerta, of the
MEChA.
United Farm Workers, will be
Ambriz said he has been workaired on Channel 30 this Saturday
ing on this particular constituat 2:30 p.m.
·uonal draft for the past month
Reyes was able to bring Kubo
along with committee members
and Huerta together, face-toAngie Rios and Richard Carrillo,
face, for a one-hour special dealalso student body senators.
ing with the farm labor issue.
A month ago he personally
picked up where the committee
left off, hoping to present •something concrete" for MEChA to
work with.
"The only way to stimulate
people is to get up and do it,"
said Ambriz.
He explained Mechistas will
receive the- draft tomorrow and
be given one week to pt opose
alterations. Any changes must be
submitted in writing by March 3,
one day prior to the second meeting, said Ambriz. Final discussions are tentatively s t for
6
March 4.
The finished constitution will
then be made public for o'le week
with a probable vote March 11.
Ambriz said it would go into
effect May l, 1976.
MEChA meets in the International Room of the cafeteria at
12:30 p.m.
Huerta faces
Kubo on KFSN
BOYCOTT AVERTED
Perez said as a result a general boycott which has been in effect by MECbA students and other
UFW sympathizers since 1971
and picket lines will not be
·stepped up, as planned after
Perez reported to MEChA recently he discovered Teamster
labeled lettuce in use by the CSUF
Food Services.
He said a full scale effort will
not be invoked other than at times
when lettuce is purchased from a
grower who has a Teamster contract not secured under the Agricultural Labor Relations Act.
Last week's agreement calls
for a daily posting in the food
areas of two signs, Finlay said.
One will list all lettuce labels
which enter CSUF with each one's
union affiliations; the other will
indicate which label is in use
each day.
In addition, Finlay said, •special o.rders" will now be officially
permissible for students who
wish to have a particular item,
such as lettuce, pickles, dressing, etc., deleted from their order. However, this does not allow
for an addition of an item not
usually included.
'ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE'
Community groups
help FCC Chi-canos
the Padres, the Latino Peace Officers, FCC EOP counselors, and
La Raza 50 Million Project are
contributing monies to help Chicanos who were expecting to receive checks for this semester.
Barraza said there was a $160
million shortage nationwide for
the federal grants but students
w~ren't notified · until the last
minute.
.
$500,oo·o was alloted for FCC
students but the State Center
Community College District said
it would try to make up by Feb.
18 at least one-third of the money
promised.
"Many Chicanos were left in
the cold," said Barraza, who is
also FCC 's coordinator of Peer
Counseling. "They had creditors
waiting for them because the students told them their checks
would cover their bills."
At last week's Padres meeting,
the group · decided to contribute
$500. He also said Latino Peace
Officers donated $200 and the
Juan Perez, committee spokesperson, said inquiries by various
Chicano students throughout the
week with Finlay led to an agreement to shift the emphasis·from
Teamster lettuce to UFW.
"We haven't pushed forUFW on
our own because it's a political
issue," Finlay said in an interview Friday afternoon. "But because students have voiced their
concern, we're carrying this request to our suppliers."
The 1972 Senate resolution, 11-:
5-72, asserts that body's recog-
EOP counselors pooled contributions among themselves totaling nearly $150.
Barraza said financial contributors are still needed and
may contact the La Raza 50 Million Project.
"This is to raise funds for
Chicano students in need of immediate finances or are ineligible
for financial aid,• he said.
The qualifications are: must be
Chicano carrying 12 units; must
have n.o money available from any
other source at time of request,
or unable to receive expected financial aid for one week; all other
financial aid must be exhausted;
not eligible for BOG. The maximum amount distributed is $50.
Contributions h;ive come from
faculty and staff members and
community individuals. Contributions may be sent in form of
cash, check, or money order to
Robert Arroyo, Fresno City College, 1101 E. University, Fresno,
CA. 93741.
nition of the UFW struggle and
requests the college to respond
accordingly.
Finlay explained Food Services' priorities have not been
under union affiliation, but rather
to "maintain as low prices as
we can within a quality situation."
He $aid he has relied on the
two local produce wholesale companies which supply CSUF with
lettuce, to supply the "best quality.•
Both companies, Charles Baloian Co., Inc., and OK Produce,
told L'a · Voz they were aware of
CSUF's UFW preference.
Matty Matoian, vice-president
of OK Produce, said his company
(Continued on Page 4, Col. 4)
Deadline for
E9P, Financial
Aid March 1
The deadline for EOP applications and Financial Aids Packet
applications is March 1, next
Monday. For more information
call 487-1021.
Escuelita denied more funding ·
· by Angie Rios
The proposal for Escuelita, a preschool program operated for the children
of farm workers, was among others not
accepted recently by the 'Fresno County
Social Services Advisory Committee.
The proposal to fund Escuelita for the
next fiscal year was submitted late to
the C<"rimittee along with four other
proposa1s.
One of the Committee members, Angie
Cisneros, said that Escuelita had en-
countered problems before.
"They had appeared before the com mittee several times because of some
issues not completed whi..c~ were on the
contract," said Cisneros.
Some or the problems which Escuelita
was having included its physical site and
staffing. Also there was a concern about
the record-keeping and management.
"These problems could have had an
effect on the late proposal," said Cisneros. "They wanted to take care of the
problems first."
The County Social Services Committee
has a membership of 18, whose purpose
is to review the proposals which are
funded by revenue sharing. Recommendations are made to the Board of Supervisors on the proposals for the final
vote.
"The Greater California Educational
Project (GCEP) is the parent funding
source for Escuelita and perhaps they
will continue functioning it," said Cisneros, who is also CSUF La Raza Studies
secretary.
She suggested another alternative for
Escuelita would be to write letters to
the supervisors.
"The Board of Supervisors can still
fund Escuelita," said Cisneros.
She said if enough people that are
affected by the possible termination of
Escuellta write to their elected supervisor stressing the importance and need
for the services which Escuelita provides them with, perhaps there is a possibility that the Board of Supervisors will
consider the proposal.
i.
2-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Wednesday, February 2~ 1976
EDITORIAL
La Voz considers
J-DePt. merger but •••
The concept of The Daily Collegian returning to the CSUF Journalism Department as a "long range solution" to its current financial
worries is an interesting one.
At least, I would think it is interesting to our minority editions:
the reason the Collegian split from the J-department some six to
seven years ago was because of the establishment of the minority
editions.
To some, this may sound like a •scary• thing: if we go back.into
the J-department, does that mean the end of Uhuru and La Voz de
Aztlan? While to others, it might stand to reason that a lot of things
have changed in seven years ••• maybe the journalism professors
are now keen to the minority concept ·because of its potential attraction of students into the journalism field.
Whatever the case, the matter is presently in the hands of a Media
Coun~il Committee probing all possible long range solutions to supplement the Collegian's current battle of overcoming a $6,000
miscalculation in its budget, If the money is not obtained, DC will
cease publication in April for this year •.•, Uhuru and La Voz right
along with it.
Therefore, I am entrusting this Committee to consider all the
sides ••• including what alternatives minority editions have if merging with the J-d~partment prove,s to be the best. ,
But what makes me speak out today is my concern over the Daily
Collegian's 1nterpretation of my remarks to the Media Council offering a viewpoint on minority editions which the Council sought to
consider as it tackles the situation.
The Collegian accurately reported my quote that it would he less
than favorable to ma_ny Chicanos on this campus if La Voz were
relegated (this may well hold true for our Black brothers and sisters
also) ~<? articles scattered throughout a regular department student
newspaper.
But unfortunately, I was also interpr~ted as saying if this happened
it would be seen as "training in journalism RATHER than participation in the Chicano community."
(It's a good experience for a journalism student to he Q.Uoted hy
a fellow reporter and actually be printed: it gives one that much
extra concern to stress accuracy in pursuing such a profession.)
I just hope this is not how the Council inte,preted my expressions
last Thursday, because the clarification I would make is that journalism training is unquestionably relevant to Chicanos who desire
to involve themselves in a meauingful and effedive press. But, while
La Voz provides an opportunity for p.r-actical application, it significantly· embodies a concrete cultural identification.
That brief and general statement in itself may not do justice to the
feeling I tried, an\i thoug~t, I presented to the Council, which consists
of professional journalists i11 Fresno, campus instructors, and other
community individuals. Thus far, the Council has expressed a positive attitude in support of the mfnority edition concept.
As • a result, I would clarify that as La Voz editor, I fully support
the investigation and full co11sic.leration of all possibilities for the
rescue of The Daily Collegian. At this time it is only obviously
sensible to proceed in this manner. Merging with the journal-ism department may very well be the hest solution. On the other hand it
may very well prove unfavorable to minority editio11s. It may pr~ve
to be the best thing for minority editions. The only way to find out is
to check it out and see what would , happe11 and to nurture puhlic
discussion of this matter.
I just hope the Media Council understa11ds I alll fully i11terested
in considering all possibilities and did not read an auti-journalism
department hint.
I also welcom'e viewpoints from any individuals 011 this 111atter,
as we,11 as any persons interested in working wiU1 or learning more
about La Voz.
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Cornentario de la union
Sixth
yeqr
of boycott picks .up
(Editor's note: The following
is the first of a series intended
to offer an insight to the United
Farm Workers Union as conveyed
that many more deserve mentioning, but because of space
considerations they will be left
out.
l}y CSUF's MEChA UFW comFor years, farm workers in the
mittee chairperson, Juan Perez.
Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys
lie will attempt to cover the enorganized UFW committees and
tire UFW movement and its proawaited the victorious complegress, present and future.)
tion of the grape strike-boycott
of 1965-70. In July of 1970, as
the grape struggle was ending, the
by Juan Perez
UFW petitioned lettuce growers
This article is one of a series
for secret ballot union represenaimed at updating the public on
tation elections. The growers
the International Boycott of Nonignored the farm workers, sought
UFW products. At this time,! am
out the Teamsters unions, and in
giving priority to the lettuce boythat same month signed over 200
cott for two reasons, first belettuce contracts.
cause of recent confrontations
The workers were not conbetween U FW student supporters
sulted. Denied elections, they
and campus food services and
went out on strike on August 24,
because grapes are out of season,
1970 to demonstrate that they
temporarily.
wanted to be represented by
The lettuce boycott is nearing
Cesar Chavez/ UFW. 7 ,ooo workits sixth year of existence and
ers walked off the job in what the
has maintained mounting public
L.A. Times called "the largest
support. A recent Harris Poll
Farm Labor Strike in the U.S.
indicated that 11 per cent or 14
History,"
million adults are boycotting letIntimidation and massive viotuce in support of the UFW. It
lence was charged by the growers
has in this time extended beyond
in explanation for the crippling
U.S. boundaries, reaching into
strike. Yet, none of this was reneighboring Canada where "Proported by the reporters from maduce News" has reported that
jor California newspapers, the
only one major 1ood chain store
wire services, or the T.V. netcarries non-UFW lettuce. And to
works, all which were in Salinas.
the surprise of many, it has also
All they reported was a massive
extended across international
strike by workers that cut prowaters into Norway, where the
duction by 66 per cent.
International
Longshoremen's
.Violence wasn't reported simUnion has refused to unload carply because it didn't occur.
gos of non-UFW lettuce.
Within a month, a local Salinas
- In Sweden, countless resolujudge outlawed all strike activity
tions have been passed among its
and Chavez was arrested for reunions pledging total support for
fusing to call off tbe boycott. He
the boycott. This action is typical
charged the growers with making
of the Eiropean effort that has
devel<?ped over the years. The _ "sweetheart agreements" with the
Teamsters, a charge later backed
massive support given to the
by the California Supreme Court
lettuce boycott has been tremenin a 6 to 1 decision.
dously effective to the point
where, in 1975, Richard Thornton,
executive vice president of the
Growers Shipper Association in
the Imperial Valley, said that the
worldwide consumer boycott of
iceberg lettuce. "has hurt us,
there's nq question about it."
Students who feel that they may
What incidents tQOk place, you
benefit from the services of a
might ask, which have led to this
tutor this semester are reminded
boycott? Some occurred with pubthat the Office of Tutorial Serlic knowledge, while others didvices will begin its services on
n't and some have been forgotten
Monday, March 1. Sign-up interover the years. At this point, I
view sheets will be available in
would like to offer a brief chrothe main corridor of the Keats
nology of the most important
Campus Building the week of
incidents, while acknowledging
Feb, 23. All interviews and tutorial sessions will be done in
INSTANT
groups throughout the semester.
telephone confinnations
If you are going to request tuon all roundtrip charters and
t_o riar assistance this spring,
tours to Europe ($399), Hawaii
pleas follow these procedures
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($437) , Mexico ($199), and the
The strike was very effectivet
but we have to keep in mind that
farm workers wait all year fqr
the harvest season and simply
cannot, economically, afford to
remain on strike. But,asaresult
of the strike, several major lettuce companies rescinded their
contracts with the Teamsters,
held elections, and the UFW won
them all.
During the strike, comments
such as "the Teamsters have our
contracts but the UFW has our
workers," were voiced by many
of the growers who later switched
to the UFW. All elections held
were supervised by the Catholic
Bishops Committee and in every
case, the Bishops certified that
the workers voted to be represented by the UFW.
,
In March of 1971, the lettuce
boycott was suspended after the
Teamsters agreed to withdraw
from the fields. In May of 1971
lettuce growers started to negotiate, there were over a dozen ·
meetings, and everyone was
hopeful about a settlement. But
after the Salinas harvest was
completed the gro~rs got more
and more unyielding. By November of 1971, the negotiations
broke off and it was apparent
that the lettuce growers were
stalling to get _past the 1971 harvest while at the same time
forming alliances to enact legislation in Arizona and California
that would eliminate the boycott.
Rememb~r Proposition 22?
Fortunately it received a smacking . 2 to 1 defeat by California
voters in a clear response to· the
UFW.
Presently the boycott continues, except that now the Agricul(Continued on Page 3, Col. 3)
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Anna ~o ri ega, C indy O rona,
Martha Uribes
Ph o t ograp h e r. - - - - - Ramon P erez
Contrib ut ors . . . - Miguel Con treras ,
J u a n P erez , An gie Rios
Edit o r . .
- Toma's U ri b es
-Chicano seeks compilation
of CSUF MEChA history
'
Manuel Olgin wants to ormay be returned prop~rly
labeled.
ganize the impression the
Chicano student movement .
Olgin says the material
will be filed and labeled by
has made on CSUF.
semester with possible long
"MEChA has done a lot
range goals including a Chifor students in its time here
cano "yearbook". ·
at Fresno State but Chis:anos
"It's an educational tool
have not finished their homethat would benefit those conwork: that of recording those
cerned about what happened
accomplishments for the fuin the past," said Olgin, who
ture," said Olgin.
is coordinator of Tutorial
Olgin seeks to compile the
Services. "So we won't rehistory of Movimiento Estupeat past mistakes, and as a
diantil Chicano de Aztlan at
refe re.n ee as to how things
Fresno State since its inception in 1971 by collecting any
were done or weren't done."
However, Olgin says he's
items dealing with MEChA's
·"supplying the initial enerhistory: clippings of articles,
gy" but also needs interested
photo~, buttons, any materipeople, as well as ideas to
als of past Chicano activities, MEChA agendas, Chi- - implement the overall idea.
cano Youth C on f e re n c e
"Whatever comes of this
items, post~rs, endorsement
will be the decision of those
notifications, etc.
who get involved," he said.
-· "Whatever it is, bringitin
Olgin may be contacted in
the Keats Campus Building
and we'll sort it out," said
Monday through Friday from
Olgin. "Anything brought in
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tueswm be treated with the utdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
most respect."
Phone 487-2924 or 487-6458.
He said, if desired, items
Wednesday, February 25, 1976_
CSUF MEChA will host
statewid-e MEChA collfab
by Anna Noriega
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KFSR Spanish show
offers ·tree ·tickets
CSUF Chicano disc-jockey Alfonso Guzman has begun his ~pring
Semester Spanish broadcasting show for campu~ radGio KFS~. h
Aired into the College Union and the dormitories, uzman s s ow
is slotted on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
This semester, in cooperation with local Spanish station KX~X's
Tony Rabago, Guzman will be offering free tickets to the Friday night
Mexican band dances at the Rainbow.
.
The $6 tickets may be won by calling in to Guzman when he's on
the air and responding to information he broadcasts. The phone
number at KFSR is 487-2655.
Mexican music fans may also hear Salsa music over KXEX-AM
Tuesday's and Thursdays from 2 to 3 p.m.
CSUF MEChA has agreed to
host a statewide MECh~ convention Saturday, March 20.
MEChA Central, an association
of eight Southern California
M E Ch A s, is coordinating the
event which will center solely on
the role Chicanos throughout California will have in the Bicentennial celebration.
. Spokesperson Jesse Cruz, San
Diego State University representative to Central, said only one
issue will be considered because
in past statewide conventions too
many issues were dealt with.
Consequently, many of the Mechistas attending went away dissatisfied, he said.
Fresno State's MEChA, at its
meeting last week, agreed to hold
the conference here because
Fresno was ranked as "one of the
top choic~s• due to its central
location.
Cruz termed the Bicentennial
celebration a "mockery" explaining that two hundred ye~rs ago an
oppressed people fought to free
themselves from 'their oppressors yet in 1976 they continue to
oppress Chicanos and other minorities in the United States.
Plans 01 how the convention will
run have not been finalized but a
spokesperson said they hope to
start out with a general session
· before breaking into smaller
groups.
The Chicano student may very
well be a valuable person for the
ex-convict who finds it difficult
to get a job or even get accepted
in the community.
This is the sentiment of Al
Sorondo, a lab technician with
CSUF's Psychplogy Department
and interim chairman of the ExOffenders Community Resource
Council.
"The majority of Chicano students on this campus are barriooriented," said Sorondo. "The
student can assist the ex-con who
has been away from home anywhere from six months to 10
years make readjustments in his
community."
The Council was est&.blished
in June to provide help and direction for the just-released
prisoner trying to make it on
his own.
Sorondo said without proper
preparation and help, the indi-'
victual soon becomes frustrated
and again goes into crime.
However, Sorondo added, attention should also be directed
at the public.
"The public should be .rehabilitated to accept what the exoffender , has gone through,• he
said.
'
The Council is working to set
up a 1·e-entry center for ex-cons
returning to the community.
Presently there is no money
for the proposed center but the
Council has applied for funding
through the Fresno CountyReve.1ue Sharing Program.
Tony Garduque, head of the
Council's Education Committee
and CSUF Pinto program coordinator, described the ·center as a
clearinghouse where prisoners
could be referred prior to their
release.
"We would coordinate all the
resources available," · said Garduque, "and advise the proper
agencies involved to assist the
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tural Labor Relations Act of
1975 has placed restrictions as
to how the boycott is practiced.
For instance, we cannot boycott
a company in which the workers
person making the adjustment."
Some specific problems the
Council will aim to help will inelude health and welfare, employment, education, and public
relations.
The Council plans to sponsor
its first fundraiser in April with
a social event. Anyoneinterested
in helping the Council may contact Sorondo at 487-1139, or
Gar~uque at 487-1021.
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Cruz said 80 college MEChAs
throughout California have been
notified of the convention.
MEChA Central's membership
includes UC San Diego, San Di-
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of San Diego, Mesa Community
College, San Diego City College,
Southwestern College, Palomar
College, and Grossmont College.
American histo~y 32
years ago this week
On FebruaJ:y 28_
, 1944 the El Paso Herald-Post published
a letter from s. C. Skidmore protesting racism against Chicanos in Texas history books.
Skidmore, a native Texan whose family was among the first
Anglos in Texas, urged that "changes be made in our Texas
history - that part of our history that reflects against Mexican
Texans and Mexico Mexicans, which creates hatred on both
s-ides."
Skidmore noted that as a schoolboy he studied "Mrs. Pennybacker's Texas History which created within me a hatred
for all pers~ns of Mexican blood in Texas and Mexico.•
Skidmore wrote that after getting to know Chicanos first
hand "(I) changed my attitude ,. and feeling completely toward I
persons of Mexican blood. The hatred I once held is gone .•• "
He continued, "Texas history will have to be rewritten in order
to give posterity an honest account of historical events to
prevent racial hatred, and "tell what part the Mexican-Texans
took in helping win our wars and buildingour common wealth."
Skidmore cited the "very prominent part" Chicanos have
played in Texas history by noting that three Chicanos signed
the Texas Declaration of Independence, the first Texas vice~
president was Chicano, eight Chicanos died fighting with the
Texans at the Alamo, and that about half of 'the San Antonians
killed, wounded, or missing in World War II were Chica~os.
In spite of these contributions, Skidmore said Texas lustory
books and literature deve~oped a hatred against Chicanos.
prefer the UFW over the Teamsters a~d that, in fact, they never
wanted that union as was asserted
since 1970.
In light of these and many other
facts, it is no wonder that millions have pledged to continue
boycotting non-UFW lettuce for
as long as it takes to ·win total
democracy _in the lettuce fields.
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4-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Wednesday, February 25, 1976
avorable gains ach ieved
for Woodlake students
by Cindy Orona
Within weeks after st u dent s
organized at Woodlake High
School, favorable gains have been
achieved for Chicano students,
says CSUF student Juan Perez.
Perez, spokesman for the
MEChA Ad Hoc Committee
formed to deal with Woodlake following administrative objections
to ideas the students brought back
from the Chicano Youth Conference here last month, said demands have been agreed upon by
the WHS administration.
However, he said, "the nature
of these demands are such that
they cannot be met from one day
to the next."
Other members of the CSUF
Ad Hoc Committee are Alfonso
Hernandez, Roseanne Venegas
and Roger Valverde.
Perez said since it is the latter
part of the school year, the demands will not go into effect until next school year.
The major demand is the implementation of a Chicano Studies
course .~t Woodlake. Perez said
this would be acceptable to the
Administration if 15 or more students show an interest in taking
the class as is standard procedure.
The administration also agreed
to setting up a corn mittee to examine the material used for ~uch
a class as well as have input
to the class.
Another demand rs to provide
the library with a section of contemporary Chicano literature.
The list of books is to be provided by MEChA students.
Perez explained further once
this list is submitted, a committee will be formed to review the
list. The committee would be
made up of administrators, students and community persons.
Another issue involves formation of a screening committee
which would be consulted to review the hiring of instructors.
Also sought are provisions to
insure equal financial support
for student activities on and off
campus.
Perez said one of the more
City College
CYC Mar. -20
"Get Smart - Be Bilingual n is the theme fur Fresno City College's
5th annual Chicano Youth Conference next rno11th.
Twenty-four high schools are expected to attend the junior college
MEC)1A's affair March 20 on the 1''CC campus, said a spojrnsperso11.
It is co-sponsored l>y the La Raza Faculty Association and coordinated by Kathy Silva.
Peer Counseling Coordinator Jose Luis Barraza said the CYC
expects an increase of 150 students over last year when ri00 ·attemfod.
Twelve career workshops will he offered in the morning with seven
general interest workshops set for the afternoou.
In accordance with the theme, pre-school students will rn ake bilingual p·resentations.
"Bilingual education is such a broad issue in the area of education
for the Chicano student," said Barraza. Although a guest speaker
has not yet been secured, Barraza said the topic· will deal with bilingual education.
He said students will l>e needed in various fields represenlt~d to
help conduct workshops. The career workshops are: Public Health
Architectural Drafting and Engineering, _Business, Social Services:
Law, Civil Services, Bilingual Education, Education, Mass Cornmunication, Performing Arts, Financial Aid, and EOP.
The afternoon general interest workshops are Student Services,
Cultural Studies, Chicano Organizations on Campus College Inform~tion Center, La Chicana, Community Involven1ent,'andJobs f~r the
High School Graduate.
College students interested iu volunteering their time for workshops may call Frank Quintana, 442-4600, extension 284.
favorable student demands accepted and which will probably be
met before the others is the reestablishment of a bilingual
newspaper, La Noticia.
The MEChA Ad Hoc Committee
is now working towards a written
agreement which would bind the
administration and students to the
verbal agreements made on the
demands.
The agreement would be signed
by the parties concerned with the
Committee serving as witnesses.
Further action was expected in
a meeting yesterday with the Administration. Perez said this report would probably be given at
tomorrow's MEChA meeting.
Photographers,
artists to meet
COPA (Chicano Orga11ization of
Photographers and Artists) will
hold a meeting Thursday at 2 p.m.
in College Union room 304 to get
the club off the ground. For more
information, call Bob Hernandez
at 48 i-1021.
Semana
meets-Tues.
Semana de la Raza activities
are discussed in the College
Union, room 308 each Tuesday
at 2 p.m. Interested students are
invited to attend this meeting and
subsequent meetings to prepare
for the May activities.
Flea market meeting
A Flea Market is scheduled
at the Universidad de Campesinos Libres in the latter part
of March.
For f1rther information, a
_meeting will be held Sat ,irday,
Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. at Barrio •
Studio on the corner of Ninth
a11d Grant. Information may also
be obtained by calling Irene
Venega at UCL!, 48~-1633.
Chilton speaks tonight
Business executive Shirley
Chilton, a female version of
Horatio Alger, will speak in the
Co1lege Union Lounge tonight at
8 p.m. Her appearance is being
sponsored by the Women's
Forum.
Hearings set March 4
·for bilingual ·emergency
A state educational commission has declared an emergency
exists in bilingual education.
As a result, the Commission
for Teacher Preparation and
Licensing will hold a public hearing March 4 in Sacramento concerning new provisions which
will deal with the emergency.
According to the commission's
executive secretary, Peter L.
LoPresti, the new provisions
permit school districts to utilizE.
persons who have bilingual competency and appropriate para. profession~! experience.
"Persons meeting the new
standards will be eligible for em ployment to teach bilingual education cla~ses for which teachers
with biUngual proficiency are not
available," said LoPresti.
Assemblyman Peter R. Chacon, author of California's first
"Bilingual Education Act of
1972," spoke in behalf of the
Commission's Emergency Bilingual Crosscultural Credential
and Certificate of Proficiency.
LoPresti said Chacon emphasized that •according to the Department of Education's findings
there are as many as 6,000 teacher aides with bilingual potentialities."
LoPresti a,dded the Chicano
assemblyman suggested the commission use two criteria in issuing the bilingual emergency
credential, "that the candidate
possess
bilingual-bicultural
competencies and have completed
successful teaching aide experience in a bilingual program."
• Assistant Superintendent of
Stockton Unified School District,
Dr. Leopold Gloria, testified
that the Emergency Bilingual-
Crosscultural Teaching C redential would "indeed assist school
districts in complying with state
and federal regulations requiring
the employment of bilingual
teachers for bilingual education
programs."
LoPresti said the establishment in 1973 of the first billingual-crosscultural t E! aching
credential program in the nation
was the commission's initial
commitment to bilingual education. •Establishment of emergency teaching credential opens
yet another way to secure and
prepare qualified bilingual classroom teachers to meet the educational needs of more than 233,000
non-and-limited-English speaking young people in California's
public schools," LoPresti said.
More information on the hearing may be obtained by phoning
Sacramento, (916) 445-0176.
Uff(J~!~~ce coming
does not "buy by the label " but
"purchases the best lettu~e at
the best prices."
"We'll try to please them
(CSUF)," said Matoian. •one day
a certain brand is good quality
and the next day it is terrible."
He said his brokers, who do
most of the company's buying,
are under the best-price-bestquality instructions but are informed to send u FW lettuce when
possible.
type system with the two companies, switching each week or
splitting an order of 14 cartons·
between the two.
He said he does this to "compare quality•"
The expense factor may sometimes vary from 25 to 50 cents a
case in obtaining UFW lettuce
over Teamster's, and vice versa,
depending on the market, Finlaj
said, but he rationalized he would
run into this cost difference anyway.
Baloian' s secretary-treasurer,
This week's orders are from
James Baloian, said Monday he
OK Produce and Teamster lettuce
"immediately" began sending
until Thursday when UFW lettuce
UFW lettuce when contacted by
will be sent in.
Finlay last Friday.
Finlay indicated because ofthe
He said he will be able to comstudent interest brought forth
ply with this until . the beginning
by the UFW supporters, he is
of March when Interharvest, a
willing to work with students on
UFW affiliate lettuce harvester
the matter.
moves out of the El Centro are;
"It would be extremely difficult
to Yuma and Phoenix, Arizona.
for us to operate at all if we're
Baloian said his company,
which sends its own trucks to ' restricted to use only a specific
label lettuce," he said. "We're
pick up the lettuce for delivery
working harder to get UFW letto his warehouse, would not send
tuce but we're not letting that
them to Arizona. If he did, this
concern dictate."
would increase the cost to the
customer.
Therefore, he said, untilinterOVEI?SEAS JOBS
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will have to send Teamster harAfrica, etc. All fields, $500$ _l200 monthly . l:,xpenses paid,
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1976
LXXX/82
A special edition of THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, California State University, Fresno
Starting tomorrow (Thursday),
a concentrated effort to serve
United Farmworkers affiliated
lettuce in the CSUF cafeteria
and College Union coffee shop
will begin.
Food Services Administrator
Richard Finlay and MEChA's
UFW Committee reached an understanding last Friday in which
Food Services will obtain UFW
lettuce except when "economically unfeasible.•
The agreement materialized
following efforts last week by
Chicano students investigating
the implementation of a 1972
Student Senate resolution which
requested Food Services to respond within such .a policy.
At a CSUF Board of Directors
meeting Friday morning, a delegation of UFW Committee students were told the matter was
"being left in the hands of Mr.
Finlay."
MEChA may get new constitution
Considerations began last seThe first draft of a new constitution for CSUF's MEChA will · mester but apparently nothing
materialized, he explained, debe introduced to the Chicano
spite some input from Chicanos
organization's g e n e r a 1 body
Thursday.
other than the regular committee
Luis Ambriz, chairperson of
members.
MEChA's Political Committee
However, it suffered from an
which is rewriting the constiexcess of idealogically inclined
tution, said, in coordination with
approaches, according · to Am MEChA President Jay Sepulveda,
briz. His involvement with the
a final vofe is tentatively set to
Senate
also drew him away from
take place in three weeks,-followthe project, he said.
ing discussions at the weekly
_meetings tomorrow and next
Thursday.
Stating "it's time for a revision of MEChA's constitution,
which is the original four page
document instit.ited at CSUF in
1971, Ambriz said the :new one
will be "a stronger one."
"It's more or less practical,
defining roles and rules in
MEChA," said Ambriz, who is an
Associated Student Senator. "It
Fresno Cfty College Chicanos,
won't provide too many philosophical views.
their college pursuits endangered
by recent federal cutbacks on
•Many people in this commuBasic Opportunity Grants, were
nity think we're too idealistic.
spared their financial worries
This one is more down to earth."
thanks to local community orAmong the major changes is
the term of office, which would
ganizations.
Jose Luis Barraza, president
be extended to a full academic
of the Fresno Asociacion Eduyear. Presently, elections are
cativa de Padres Mexicanos, said
held each semester.
"Some people thought this
would allow for stronger continuity if officers had more than
just a semester," Ambriz said.
It also provides for recall of
officers, a "functional" election
code which wa-s adopted b-y the
Mechistas last semester, and
stipulations providing for coAn interview by Al Reyes with
operation between other Chicano
Harry Kubo, representing growaffiliated organizations and
ers, and Delores Huerta, of the
MEChA.
United Farm Workers, will be
Ambriz said he has been workaired on Channel 30 this Saturday
ing on this particular constituat 2:30 p.m.
·uonal draft for the past month
Reyes was able to bring Kubo
along with committee members
and Huerta together, face-toAngie Rios and Richard Carrillo,
face, for a one-hour special dealalso student body senators.
ing with the farm labor issue.
A month ago he personally
picked up where the committee
left off, hoping to present •something concrete" for MEChA to
work with.
"The only way to stimulate
people is to get up and do it,"
said Ambriz.
He explained Mechistas will
receive the- draft tomorrow and
be given one week to pt opose
alterations. Any changes must be
submitted in writing by March 3,
one day prior to the second meeting, said Ambriz. Final discussions are tentatively s t for
6
March 4.
The finished constitution will
then be made public for o'le week
with a probable vote March 11.
Ambriz said it would go into
effect May l, 1976.
MEChA meets in the International Room of the cafeteria at
12:30 p.m.
Huerta faces
Kubo on KFSN
BOYCOTT AVERTED
Perez said as a result a general boycott which has been in effect by MECbA students and other
UFW sympathizers since 1971
and picket lines will not be
·stepped up, as planned after
Perez reported to MEChA recently he discovered Teamster
labeled lettuce in use by the CSUF
Food Services.
He said a full scale effort will
not be invoked other than at times
when lettuce is purchased from a
grower who has a Teamster contract not secured under the Agricultural Labor Relations Act.
Last week's agreement calls
for a daily posting in the food
areas of two signs, Finlay said.
One will list all lettuce labels
which enter CSUF with each one's
union affiliations; the other will
indicate which label is in use
each day.
In addition, Finlay said, •special o.rders" will now be officially
permissible for students who
wish to have a particular item,
such as lettuce, pickles, dressing, etc., deleted from their order. However, this does not allow
for an addition of an item not
usually included.
'ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE'
Community groups
help FCC Chi-canos
the Padres, the Latino Peace Officers, FCC EOP counselors, and
La Raza 50 Million Project are
contributing monies to help Chicanos who were expecting to receive checks for this semester.
Barraza said there was a $160
million shortage nationwide for
the federal grants but students
w~ren't notified · until the last
minute.
.
$500,oo·o was alloted for FCC
students but the State Center
Community College District said
it would try to make up by Feb.
18 at least one-third of the money
promised.
"Many Chicanos were left in
the cold," said Barraza, who is
also FCC 's coordinator of Peer
Counseling. "They had creditors
waiting for them because the students told them their checks
would cover their bills."
At last week's Padres meeting,
the group · decided to contribute
$500. He also said Latino Peace
Officers donated $200 and the
Juan Perez, committee spokesperson, said inquiries by various
Chicano students throughout the
week with Finlay led to an agreement to shift the emphasis·from
Teamster lettuce to UFW.
"We haven't pushed forUFW on
our own because it's a political
issue," Finlay said in an interview Friday afternoon. "But because students have voiced their
concern, we're carrying this request to our suppliers."
The 1972 Senate resolution, 11-:
5-72, asserts that body's recog-
EOP counselors pooled contributions among themselves totaling nearly $150.
Barraza said financial contributors are still needed and
may contact the La Raza 50 Million Project.
"This is to raise funds for
Chicano students in need of immediate finances or are ineligible
for financial aid,• he said.
The qualifications are: must be
Chicano carrying 12 units; must
have n.o money available from any
other source at time of request,
or unable to receive expected financial aid for one week; all other
financial aid must be exhausted;
not eligible for BOG. The maximum amount distributed is $50.
Contributions h;ive come from
faculty and staff members and
community individuals. Contributions may be sent in form of
cash, check, or money order to
Robert Arroyo, Fresno City College, 1101 E. University, Fresno,
CA. 93741.
nition of the UFW struggle and
requests the college to respond
accordingly.
Finlay explained Food Services' priorities have not been
under union affiliation, but rather
to "maintain as low prices as
we can within a quality situation."
He $aid he has relied on the
two local produce wholesale companies which supply CSUF with
lettuce, to supply the "best quality.•
Both companies, Charles Baloian Co., Inc., and OK Produce,
told L'a · Voz they were aware of
CSUF's UFW preference.
Matty Matoian, vice-president
of OK Produce, said his company
(Continued on Page 4, Col. 4)
Deadline for
E9P, Financial
Aid March 1
The deadline for EOP applications and Financial Aids Packet
applications is March 1, next
Monday. For more information
call 487-1021.
Escuelita denied more funding ·
· by Angie Rios
The proposal for Escuelita, a preschool program operated for the children
of farm workers, was among others not
accepted recently by the 'Fresno County
Social Services Advisory Committee.
The proposal to fund Escuelita for the
next fiscal year was submitted late to
the C<"rimittee along with four other
proposa1s.
One of the Committee members, Angie
Cisneros, said that Escuelita had en-
countered problems before.
"They had appeared before the com mittee several times because of some
issues not completed whi..c~ were on the
contract," said Cisneros.
Some or the problems which Escuelita
was having included its physical site and
staffing. Also there was a concern about
the record-keeping and management.
"These problems could have had an
effect on the late proposal," said Cisneros. "They wanted to take care of the
problems first."
The County Social Services Committee
has a membership of 18, whose purpose
is to review the proposals which are
funded by revenue sharing. Recommendations are made to the Board of Supervisors on the proposals for the final
vote.
"The Greater California Educational
Project (GCEP) is the parent funding
source for Escuelita and perhaps they
will continue functioning it," said Cisneros, who is also CSUF La Raza Studies
secretary.
She suggested another alternative for
Escuelita would be to write letters to
the supervisors.
"The Board of Supervisors can still
fund Escuelita," said Cisneros.
She said if enough people that are
affected by the possible termination of
Escuellta write to their elected supervisor stressing the importance and need
for the services which Escuelita provides them with, perhaps there is a possibility that the Board of Supervisors will
consider the proposal.
i.
2-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Wednesday, February 2~ 1976
EDITORIAL
La Voz considers
J-DePt. merger but •••
The concept of The Daily Collegian returning to the CSUF Journalism Department as a "long range solution" to its current financial
worries is an interesting one.
At least, I would think it is interesting to our minority editions:
the reason the Collegian split from the J-department some six to
seven years ago was because of the establishment of the minority
editions.
To some, this may sound like a •scary• thing: if we go back.into
the J-department, does that mean the end of Uhuru and La Voz de
Aztlan? While to others, it might stand to reason that a lot of things
have changed in seven years ••• maybe the journalism professors
are now keen to the minority concept ·because of its potential attraction of students into the journalism field.
Whatever the case, the matter is presently in the hands of a Media
Coun~il Committee probing all possible long range solutions to supplement the Collegian's current battle of overcoming a $6,000
miscalculation in its budget, If the money is not obtained, DC will
cease publication in April for this year •.•, Uhuru and La Voz right
along with it.
Therefore, I am entrusting this Committee to consider all the
sides ••• including what alternatives minority editions have if merging with the J-d~partment prove,s to be the best. ,
But what makes me speak out today is my concern over the Daily
Collegian's 1nterpretation of my remarks to the Media Council offering a viewpoint on minority editions which the Council sought to
consider as it tackles the situation.
The Collegian accurately reported my quote that it would he less
than favorable to ma_ny Chicanos on this campus if La Voz were
relegated (this may well hold true for our Black brothers and sisters
also) ~<? articles scattered throughout a regular department student
newspaper.
But unfortunately, I was also interpr~ted as saying if this happened
it would be seen as "training in journalism RATHER than participation in the Chicano community."
(It's a good experience for a journalism student to he Q.Uoted hy
a fellow reporter and actually be printed: it gives one that much
extra concern to stress accuracy in pursuing such a profession.)
I just hope this is not how the Council inte,preted my expressions
last Thursday, because the clarification I would make is that journalism training is unquestionably relevant to Chicanos who desire
to involve themselves in a meauingful and effedive press. But, while
La Voz provides an opportunity for p.r-actical application, it significantly· embodies a concrete cultural identification.
That brief and general statement in itself may not do justice to the
feeling I tried, an\i thoug~t, I presented to the Council, which consists
of professional journalists i11 Fresno, campus instructors, and other
community individuals. Thus far, the Council has expressed a positive attitude in support of the mfnority edition concept.
As • a result, I would clarify that as La Voz editor, I fully support
the investigation and full co11sic.leration of all possibilities for the
rescue of The Daily Collegian. At this time it is only obviously
sensible to proceed in this manner. Merging with the journal-ism department may very well be the hest solution. On the other hand it
may very well prove unfavorable to minority editio11s. It may pr~ve
to be the best thing for minority editions. The only way to find out is
to check it out and see what would , happe11 and to nurture puhlic
discussion of this matter.
I just hope the Media Council understa11ds I alll fully i11terested
in considering all possibilities and did not read an auti-journalism
department hint.
I also welcom'e viewpoints from any individuals 011 this 111atter,
as we,11 as any persons interested in working wiU1 or learning more
about La Voz.
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Sixth
yeqr
of boycott picks .up
(Editor's note: The following
is the first of a series intended
to offer an insight to the United
Farm Workers Union as conveyed
that many more deserve mentioning, but because of space
considerations they will be left
out.
l}y CSUF's MEChA UFW comFor years, farm workers in the
mittee chairperson, Juan Perez.
Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys
lie will attempt to cover the enorganized UFW committees and
tire UFW movement and its proawaited the victorious complegress, present and future.)
tion of the grape strike-boycott
of 1965-70. In July of 1970, as
the grape struggle was ending, the
by Juan Perez
UFW petitioned lettuce growers
This article is one of a series
for secret ballot union represenaimed at updating the public on
tation elections. The growers
the International Boycott of Nonignored the farm workers, sought
UFW products. At this time,! am
out the Teamsters unions, and in
giving priority to the lettuce boythat same month signed over 200
cott for two reasons, first belettuce contracts.
cause of recent confrontations
The workers were not conbetween U FW student supporters
sulted. Denied elections, they
and campus food services and
went out on strike on August 24,
because grapes are out of season,
1970 to demonstrate that they
temporarily.
wanted to be represented by
The lettuce boycott is nearing
Cesar Chavez/ UFW. 7 ,ooo workits sixth year of existence and
ers walked off the job in what the
has maintained mounting public
L.A. Times called "the largest
support. A recent Harris Poll
Farm Labor Strike in the U.S.
indicated that 11 per cent or 14
History,"
million adults are boycotting letIntimidation and massive viotuce in support of the UFW. It
lence was charged by the growers
has in this time extended beyond
in explanation for the crippling
U.S. boundaries, reaching into
strike. Yet, none of this was reneighboring Canada where "Proported by the reporters from maduce News" has reported that
jor California newspapers, the
only one major 1ood chain store
wire services, or the T.V. netcarries non-UFW lettuce. And to
works, all which were in Salinas.
the surprise of many, it has also
All they reported was a massive
extended across international
strike by workers that cut prowaters into Norway, where the
duction by 66 per cent.
International
Longshoremen's
.Violence wasn't reported simUnion has refused to unload carply because it didn't occur.
gos of non-UFW lettuce.
Within a month, a local Salinas
- In Sweden, countless resolujudge outlawed all strike activity
tions have been passed among its
and Chavez was arrested for reunions pledging total support for
fusing to call off tbe boycott. He
the boycott. This action is typical
charged the growers with making
of the Eiropean effort that has
devel<?ped over the years. The _ "sweetheart agreements" with the
Teamsters, a charge later backed
massive support given to the
by the California Supreme Court
lettuce boycott has been tremenin a 6 to 1 decision.
dously effective to the point
where, in 1975, Richard Thornton,
executive vice president of the
Growers Shipper Association in
the Imperial Valley, said that the
worldwide consumer boycott of
iceberg lettuce. "has hurt us,
there's nq question about it."
Students who feel that they may
What incidents tQOk place, you
benefit from the services of a
might ask, which have led to this
tutor this semester are reminded
boycott? Some occurred with pubthat the Office of Tutorial Serlic knowledge, while others didvices will begin its services on
n't and some have been forgotten
Monday, March 1. Sign-up interover the years. At this point, I
view sheets will be available in
would like to offer a brief chrothe main corridor of the Keats
nology of the most important
Campus Building the week of
incidents, while acknowledging
Feb, 23. All interviews and tutorial sessions will be done in
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The strike was very effectivet
but we have to keep in mind that
farm workers wait all year fqr
the harvest season and simply
cannot, economically, afford to
remain on strike. But,asaresult
of the strike, several major lettuce companies rescinded their
contracts with the Teamsters,
held elections, and the UFW won
them all.
During the strike, comments
such as "the Teamsters have our
contracts but the UFW has our
workers," were voiced by many
of the growers who later switched
to the UFW. All elections held
were supervised by the Catholic
Bishops Committee and in every
case, the Bishops certified that
the workers voted to be represented by the UFW.
,
In March of 1971, the lettuce
boycott was suspended after the
Teamsters agreed to withdraw
from the fields. In May of 1971
lettuce growers started to negotiate, there were over a dozen ·
meetings, and everyone was
hopeful about a settlement. But
after the Salinas harvest was
completed the gro~rs got more
and more unyielding. By November of 1971, the negotiations
broke off and it was apparent
that the lettuce growers were
stalling to get _past the 1971 harvest while at the same time
forming alliances to enact legislation in Arizona and California
that would eliminate the boycott.
Rememb~r Proposition 22?
Fortunately it received a smacking . 2 to 1 defeat by California
voters in a clear response to· the
UFW.
Presently the boycott continues, except that now the Agricul(Continued on Page 3, Col. 3)
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-Chicano seeks compilation
of CSUF MEChA history
'
Manuel Olgin wants to ormay be returned prop~rly
labeled.
ganize the impression the
Chicano student movement .
Olgin says the material
will be filed and labeled by
has made on CSUF.
semester with possible long
"MEChA has done a lot
range goals including a Chifor students in its time here
cano "yearbook". ·
at Fresno State but Chis:anos
"It's an educational tool
have not finished their homethat would benefit those conwork: that of recording those
cerned about what happened
accomplishments for the fuin the past," said Olgin, who
ture," said Olgin.
is coordinator of Tutorial
Olgin seeks to compile the
Services. "So we won't rehistory of Movimiento Estupeat past mistakes, and as a
diantil Chicano de Aztlan at
refe re.n ee as to how things
Fresno State since its inception in 1971 by collecting any
were done or weren't done."
However, Olgin says he's
items dealing with MEChA's
·"supplying the initial enerhistory: clippings of articles,
gy" but also needs interested
photo~, buttons, any materipeople, as well as ideas to
als of past Chicano activities, MEChA agendas, Chi- - implement the overall idea.
cano Youth C on f e re n c e
"Whatever comes of this
items, post~rs, endorsement
will be the decision of those
notifications, etc.
who get involved," he said.
-· "Whatever it is, bringitin
Olgin may be contacted in
the Keats Campus Building
and we'll sort it out," said
Monday through Friday from
Olgin. "Anything brought in
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tueswm be treated with the utdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
most respect."
Phone 487-2924 or 487-6458.
He said, if desired, items
Wednesday, February 25, 1976_
CSUF MEChA will host
statewid-e MEChA collfab
by Anna Noriega
-
KFSR Spanish show
offers ·tree ·tickets
CSUF Chicano disc-jockey Alfonso Guzman has begun his ~pring
Semester Spanish broadcasting show for campu~ radGio KFS~. h
Aired into the College Union and the dormitories, uzman s s ow
is slotted on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
This semester, in cooperation with local Spanish station KX~X's
Tony Rabago, Guzman will be offering free tickets to the Friday night
Mexican band dances at the Rainbow.
.
The $6 tickets may be won by calling in to Guzman when he's on
the air and responding to information he broadcasts. The phone
number at KFSR is 487-2655.
Mexican music fans may also hear Salsa music over KXEX-AM
Tuesday's and Thursdays from 2 to 3 p.m.
CSUF MEChA has agreed to
host a statewide MECh~ convention Saturday, March 20.
MEChA Central, an association
of eight Southern California
M E Ch A s, is coordinating the
event which will center solely on
the role Chicanos throughout California will have in the Bicentennial celebration.
. Spokesperson Jesse Cruz, San
Diego State University representative to Central, said only one
issue will be considered because
in past statewide conventions too
many issues were dealt with.
Consequently, many of the Mechistas attending went away dissatisfied, he said.
Fresno State's MEChA, at its
meeting last week, agreed to hold
the conference here because
Fresno was ranked as "one of the
top choic~s• due to its central
location.
Cruz termed the Bicentennial
celebration a "mockery" explaining that two hundred ye~rs ago an
oppressed people fought to free
themselves from 'their oppressors yet in 1976 they continue to
oppress Chicanos and other minorities in the United States.
Plans 01 how the convention will
run have not been finalized but a
spokesperson said they hope to
start out with a general session
· before breaking into smaller
groups.
The Chicano student may very
well be a valuable person for the
ex-convict who finds it difficult
to get a job or even get accepted
in the community.
This is the sentiment of Al
Sorondo, a lab technician with
CSUF's Psychplogy Department
and interim chairman of the ExOffenders Community Resource
Council.
"The majority of Chicano students on this campus are barriooriented," said Sorondo. "The
student can assist the ex-con who
has been away from home anywhere from six months to 10
years make readjustments in his
community."
The Council was est&.blished
in June to provide help and direction for the just-released
prisoner trying to make it on
his own.
Sorondo said without proper
preparation and help, the indi-'
victual soon becomes frustrated
and again goes into crime.
However, Sorondo added, attention should also be directed
at the public.
"The public should be .rehabilitated to accept what the exoffender , has gone through,• he
said.
'
The Council is working to set
up a 1·e-entry center for ex-cons
returning to the community.
Presently there is no money
for the proposed center but the
Council has applied for funding
through the Fresno CountyReve.1ue Sharing Program.
Tony Garduque, head of the
Council's Education Committee
and CSUF Pinto program coordinator, described the ·center as a
clearinghouse where prisoners
could be referred prior to their
release.
"We would coordinate all the
resources available," · said Garduque, "and advise the proper
agencies involved to assist the
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tural Labor Relations Act of
1975 has placed restrictions as
to how the boycott is practiced.
For instance, we cannot boycott
a company in which the workers
person making the adjustment."
Some specific problems the
Council will aim to help will inelude health and welfare, employment, education, and public
relations.
The Council plans to sponsor
its first fundraiser in April with
a social event. Anyoneinterested
in helping the Council may contact Sorondo at 487-1139, or
Gar~uque at 487-1021.
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Cruz said 80 college MEChAs
throughout California have been
notified of the convention.
MEChA Central's membership
includes UC San Diego, San Di-
ego State University, University
of San Diego, Mesa Community
College, San Diego City College,
Southwestern College, Palomar
College, and Grossmont College.
American histo~y 32
years ago this week
On FebruaJ:y 28_
, 1944 the El Paso Herald-Post published
a letter from s. C. Skidmore protesting racism against Chicanos in Texas history books.
Skidmore, a native Texan whose family was among the first
Anglos in Texas, urged that "changes be made in our Texas
history - that part of our history that reflects against Mexican
Texans and Mexico Mexicans, which creates hatred on both
s-ides."
Skidmore noted that as a schoolboy he studied "Mrs. Pennybacker's Texas History which created within me a hatred
for all pers~ns of Mexican blood in Texas and Mexico.•
Skidmore wrote that after getting to know Chicanos first
hand "(I) changed my attitude ,. and feeling completely toward I
persons of Mexican blood. The hatred I once held is gone .•• "
He continued, "Texas history will have to be rewritten in order
to give posterity an honest account of historical events to
prevent racial hatred, and "tell what part the Mexican-Texans
took in helping win our wars and buildingour common wealth."
Skidmore cited the "very prominent part" Chicanos have
played in Texas history by noting that three Chicanos signed
the Texas Declaration of Independence, the first Texas vice~
president was Chicano, eight Chicanos died fighting with the
Texans at the Alamo, and that about half of 'the San Antonians
killed, wounded, or missing in World War II were Chica~os.
In spite of these contributions, Skidmore said Texas lustory
books and literature deve~oped a hatred against Chicanos.
prefer the UFW over the Teamsters a~d that, in fact, they never
wanted that union as was asserted
since 1970.
In light of these and many other
facts, it is no wonder that millions have pledged to continue
boycotting non-UFW lettuce for
as long as it takes to ·win total
democracy _in the lettuce fields.
Si Se Puede. Join the effort to
remove scab lettuce from our
campus.
(Next: the International boycott
of non-UFW grapes and Gallo
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elections have been held, the UFW
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4-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Wednesday, February 25, 1976
avorable gains ach ieved
for Woodlake students
by Cindy Orona
Within weeks after st u dent s
organized at Woodlake High
School, favorable gains have been
achieved for Chicano students,
says CSUF student Juan Perez.
Perez, spokesman for the
MEChA Ad Hoc Committee
formed to deal with Woodlake following administrative objections
to ideas the students brought back
from the Chicano Youth Conference here last month, said demands have been agreed upon by
the WHS administration.
However, he said, "the nature
of these demands are such that
they cannot be met from one day
to the next."
Other members of the CSUF
Ad Hoc Committee are Alfonso
Hernandez, Roseanne Venegas
and Roger Valverde.
Perez said since it is the latter
part of the school year, the demands will not go into effect until next school year.
The major demand is the implementation of a Chicano Studies
course .~t Woodlake. Perez said
this would be acceptable to the
Administration if 15 or more students show an interest in taking
the class as is standard procedure.
The administration also agreed
to setting up a corn mittee to examine the material used for ~uch
a class as well as have input
to the class.
Another demand rs to provide
the library with a section of contemporary Chicano literature.
The list of books is to be provided by MEChA students.
Perez explained further once
this list is submitted, a committee will be formed to review the
list. The committee would be
made up of administrators, students and community persons.
Another issue involves formation of a screening committee
which would be consulted to review the hiring of instructors.
Also sought are provisions to
insure equal financial support
for student activities on and off
campus.
Perez said one of the more
City College
CYC Mar. -20
"Get Smart - Be Bilingual n is the theme fur Fresno City College's
5th annual Chicano Youth Conference next rno11th.
Twenty-four high schools are expected to attend the junior college
MEC)1A's affair March 20 on the 1''CC campus, said a spojrnsperso11.
It is co-sponsored l>y the La Raza Faculty Association and coordinated by Kathy Silva.
Peer Counseling Coordinator Jose Luis Barraza said the CYC
expects an increase of 150 students over last year when ri00 ·attemfod.
Twelve career workshops will he offered in the morning with seven
general interest workshops set for the afternoou.
In accordance with the theme, pre-school students will rn ake bilingual p·resentations.
"Bilingual education is such a broad issue in the area of education
for the Chicano student," said Barraza. Although a guest speaker
has not yet been secured, Barraza said the topic· will deal with bilingual education.
He said students will l>e needed in various fields represenlt~d to
help conduct workshops. The career workshops are: Public Health
Architectural Drafting and Engineering, _Business, Social Services:
Law, Civil Services, Bilingual Education, Education, Mass Cornmunication, Performing Arts, Financial Aid, and EOP.
The afternoon general interest workshops are Student Services,
Cultural Studies, Chicano Organizations on Campus College Inform~tion Center, La Chicana, Community Involven1ent,'andJobs f~r the
High School Graduate.
College students interested iu volunteering their time for workshops may call Frank Quintana, 442-4600, extension 284.
favorable student demands accepted and which will probably be
met before the others is the reestablishment of a bilingual
newspaper, La Noticia.
The MEChA Ad Hoc Committee
is now working towards a written
agreement which would bind the
administration and students to the
verbal agreements made on the
demands.
The agreement would be signed
by the parties concerned with the
Committee serving as witnesses.
Further action was expected in
a meeting yesterday with the Administration. Perez said this report would probably be given at
tomorrow's MEChA meeting.
Photographers,
artists to meet
COPA (Chicano Orga11ization of
Photographers and Artists) will
hold a meeting Thursday at 2 p.m.
in College Union room 304 to get
the club off the ground. For more
information, call Bob Hernandez
at 48 i-1021.
Semana
meets-Tues.
Semana de la Raza activities
are discussed in the College
Union, room 308 each Tuesday
at 2 p.m. Interested students are
invited to attend this meeting and
subsequent meetings to prepare
for the May activities.
Flea market meeting
A Flea Market is scheduled
at the Universidad de Campesinos Libres in the latter part
of March.
For f1rther information, a
_meeting will be held Sat ,irday,
Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. at Barrio •
Studio on the corner of Ninth
a11d Grant. Information may also
be obtained by calling Irene
Venega at UCL!, 48~-1633.
Chilton speaks tonight
Business executive Shirley
Chilton, a female version of
Horatio Alger, will speak in the
Co1lege Union Lounge tonight at
8 p.m. Her appearance is being
sponsored by the Women's
Forum.
Hearings set March 4
·for bilingual ·emergency
A state educational commission has declared an emergency
exists in bilingual education.
As a result, the Commission
for Teacher Preparation and
Licensing will hold a public hearing March 4 in Sacramento concerning new provisions which
will deal with the emergency.
According to the commission's
executive secretary, Peter L.
LoPresti, the new provisions
permit school districts to utilizE.
persons who have bilingual competency and appropriate para. profession~! experience.
"Persons meeting the new
standards will be eligible for em ployment to teach bilingual education cla~ses for which teachers
with biUngual proficiency are not
available," said LoPresti.
Assemblyman Peter R. Chacon, author of California's first
"Bilingual Education Act of
1972," spoke in behalf of the
Commission's Emergency Bilingual Crosscultural Credential
and Certificate of Proficiency.
LoPresti said Chacon emphasized that •according to the Department of Education's findings
there are as many as 6,000 teacher aides with bilingual potentialities."
LoPresti a,dded the Chicano
assemblyman suggested the commission use two criteria in issuing the bilingual emergency
credential, "that the candidate
possess
bilingual-bicultural
competencies and have completed
successful teaching aide experience in a bilingual program."
• Assistant Superintendent of
Stockton Unified School District,
Dr. Leopold Gloria, testified
that the Emergency Bilingual-
Crosscultural Teaching C redential would "indeed assist school
districts in complying with state
and federal regulations requiring
the employment of bilingual
teachers for bilingual education
programs."
LoPresti said the establishment in 1973 of the first billingual-crosscultural t E! aching
credential program in the nation
was the commission's initial
commitment to bilingual education. •Establishment of emergency teaching credential opens
yet another way to secure and
prepare qualified bilingual classroom teachers to meet the educational needs of more than 233,000
non-and-limited-English speaking young people in California's
public schools," LoPresti said.
More information on the hearing may be obtained by phoning
Sacramento, (916) 445-0176.
Uff(J~!~~ce coming
does not "buy by the label " but
"purchases the best lettu~e at
the best prices."
"We'll try to please them
(CSUF)," said Matoian. •one day
a certain brand is good quality
and the next day it is terrible."
He said his brokers, who do
most of the company's buying,
are under the best-price-bestquality instructions but are informed to send u FW lettuce when
possible.
type system with the two companies, switching each week or
splitting an order of 14 cartons·
between the two.
He said he does this to "compare quality•"
The expense factor may sometimes vary from 25 to 50 cents a
case in obtaining UFW lettuce
over Teamster's, and vice versa,
depending on the market, Finlaj
said, but he rationalized he would
run into this cost difference anyway.
Baloian' s secretary-treasurer,
This week's orders are from
James Baloian, said Monday he
OK Produce and Teamster lettuce
"immediately" began sending
until Thursday when UFW lettuce
UFW lettuce when contacted by
will be sent in.
Finlay last Friday.
Finlay indicated because ofthe
He said he will be able to comstudent interest brought forth
ply with this until . the beginning
by the UFW supporters, he is
of March when Interharvest, a
willing to work with students on
UFW affiliate lettuce harvester
the matter.
moves out of the El Centro are;
"It would be extremely difficult
to Yuma and Phoenix, Arizona.
for us to operate at all if we're
Baloian said his company,
which sends its own trucks to ' restricted to use only a specific
label lettuce," he said. "We're
pick up the lettuce for delivery
working harder to get UFW letto his warehouse, would not send
tuce but we're not letting that
them to Arizona. If he did, this
concern dictate."
would increase the cost to the
customer.
Therefore, he said, untilinterOVEI?SEAS JOBS
- temp o rary or permanent harvest returns to California, he
Europe , Australia, S . America,
will have to send Teamster harAfrica, etc. All fields, $500$ _l200 monthly . l:,xpenses paid,
vest lettuce - a "period usually
sightseeing. Free info. -Write:
lasting three to four weeks."
International Job Center, Dept.
CF, 13,ox 4490, Berkeley, CA
Finlay said Food Services does
94704
business on a rotatil)g hasis-
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