La Voz de Aztlan, September 11 1980
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La Voz de Aztlan, September 11 1980
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Chica.no Moratorium!
·a~ home, in education, housing, employ- Se~i~e) is beefing up its border patrol, new assualts with multimillion dollar
ment, etc. It was one of the largest and bu,ldmg_ bar~ed wire and steel barriers, facist fims like Boulevard Nights.
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an inspiration to oppressednationalities.and . ~omg mto nei_ghborhoods and
.
*Que Viva La Raza* "Tierra ' Libertad throughout the country.
factories to deport more than a million The Raza marched for three miles
y Unidad, H HQue,Viva Aztla~ Libre"!!
Although the ra!ly was peaceful, ;it
Mexican immi_grants per year. Chicano through East Los· Angeles on Whittier
they chanted. Thousands of Chicanos was brutally suppressed by the police. youth are bemg forced by unemploy- Boulevard, ;in the hear of the East
and their sympathizers from through- Killed were three Chicanos, one being ment to go into the ~ilitary and face the Side Chicano community. The crowd,
out the Southwest gathered in East Ruben Salazar, a well-_
known Chicano added prospect of bemg among the first stretched for over a mile, marched
Los Angeles August 30, 1980 in a peace- journalis~ for the Los Angeles Times. sent off_ to-war if the military draft is
Continued on Page 5
ful and festive commemoration of the
Ever smce, the moratorium tias been reestablished Chicano culture ;is facing
August 29, 1970, Chicano Moratorium commemorated as a symbol of Chicano
march.
unity ;and struggle .
. Vivid were th~ memories of the masThis time, ;it was a whole new geners,ve demonstration of ten years past ation of Chicanos who took to the streets
that was the height of the Chicano but still espousing many of the same
Anti-war · movement. The Moratorium causes that their predecessors did in
united Chicanos from all over the South 1970.
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~est, from all walks of life and of many . Although they lacked the unifying
different political philosophies .
issue of a Vietnam war, the tenth
On that historic day (August 29, 1970) moratorium comes at a time when the
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more than 25,000 people came together Chicano people are under increasing
to denounce the extremely high rate of attacks. Police murder of Chicanos is
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Chicano casualtie~ in the war, and to reaching higher proportions .
La
protest discrimination against Chicanos migra (Immigration and Naturalization
by Edward Aparicio
Adentro
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Chicano Executives
Soccer
EOP Summer Institute
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Editorial
Review
Desp.ierta Raza!
But ... let us not celebrate our upward
As we enter a new academic school
Politics
with greater anticipation, we should re- surge and concede victory.
flect a bit on this past summer and re- plays such a role where -.,.;e cannot let
evaluate our future, Nuestra Raza and up . Wh~re unity must coincide with
numbers .
our goals.
With education being the foundation
of our youth, Chicanos bitterly fought for
and won the Bilingual-Bicultural education bill .
Armando Rodriguez, a well respected
Tomas Arcinega became the highest ~udge was n?t V?te? ~ut of despite havranking minority in the 19 CSUC cam- mg a sup~nor. Judicial reco rd a nd un-.
pus where he was appointed Vice- heard of financial su~port. As one ~ro?1,President at California State University
ne~t. attorney exclaimed, We didn t
anticipate so many "rednecks" would
at Fresno.
Others, such as Manuel Perez, Robert vote.
·segura, and Andrew Alvarado became
breaking barriers as they too enhanced
And in San Diego county, a selftheir positions through hard earned
acclaimed KKK wizard Tom Metzker
work.
And let us not forget the "Great actually was nominated into a Democratic race! If this is not racism, Raza, what
American Way", politics . The Carters,
Reagons, and Brown have now been the hell is justic? !?
courting Nuestra Raza as we have beGente, let us not forget our common
come too large to overlook.
This is where the trenches of the great goals, our unity y ademas nuestra herpolitical game is won and lost-votes . manos. In numbers we can succeed.
With such promotions and advance- Apathy cannot play a role in our lives.
ments of Chicanos like Julian Nava and Olvidense de eso. The 1980 Chicano
our own Al Villa we can appreciate and · Moratorium should oe an indication that
play along until an equilibrium has been
there are many who care. Lets al I
met .
join in. Adelante Raza.
.
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El Baile De Las Vegas
Direct for Mexico,_ the Ballet Folclorico Nacional de Mexico presented
a colorful, musical toour through the
different regions of Mexico, enhanced
by a very enthusiastic audience.
Directed and choreographed by Silvia
From the state of Oaxaca and TehuanLozano, once a dancer for the reowned
tepec, the Zandunga, the Feather
Ballet Folclorico de Amalia Hernandez
dance, and the dance of the Turtles,
were performed with great dispositon. the ballet group . presented a very
Continuing with a fiesta Vercruzana, theatrical production with intense
these dances with their beautiful white lighting sequences and colorful coscostumes and intricate footwork were tumes. The dancing itself was somewhat
Emanating a
accompanied by two guitars and a harp. less than expected.
Changing to a more serene mood, languid, systematic mood, the dancers
the dancers interpreted the folklore of were fortunate to have such a spirited,
Chiapas with all the glory and splendor lively audience.
The two-hour program opened with
the region has to offer.
This
The Yaqui 1ndian form the region of a "'Tarascan Wedding"' dance.
traditional
wedding
dance
illustrates
a
Sonora are reown for their animal
dances.
Las Pascolas y el Venado bride and her friends preparing for
a wedding.
(the Hunters and the Deer) is one of
their most famous and one which deFriday's performance somehow failed
mands great physical skill and emotional to capture the essence and animation
prescence. Usaually the highlight of this particular dance requires.
most productions of this sort, Ballet
I believe that the dance group neglectNational's rendition was not at its ed to desperate its Las Vegas-like
utmost. I saw el Ballet Foclorico de act from a performance to a discriminAmalia Hernandez perform this dance
ating audience who is culturally cogniwith supreme mastery and exposition cant and aware of such a production.
while I was in Mexicali. The dancer in
You can't fool Raza.
by Fernando Quintero
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Sepulveda and Ambriz Head ASS
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by Margarita M. Martinez
.
- Luis Seoulveda assumed the office
Chicanos at CSUF continue to make of Associated Student's President
history happen. For the first time · in on Au~ust 1, as a result of the resignaCSUF' s history Chicano students tion of Dave Ditora. Sepulveda in turn
hold two of the top three positions in appointed Luis Ambriz Administrative
Associated Student Senate.
Vice President ..
Sepulveda is not new to student
_government. He first became involved
in student ~overnment when he saw .
what he felt was a conflict between
minoritv students and students from the
school of a2riculture. Sepulveda said "'I
felt I c.ould implement constructive
input and eliminate conflict."
Sepulveda. a senior social welfare major
has served as Senator Pro-Tem of the
Senate and as Legislative Vice President for 1 ½ years. Sepulveda is the
first Chicano to hold the post of president
Lupe. De La Cruz
in 1972.
. since
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Ambriz, a senior public administration major is chairperson of the College
Union Board and Chief Fiscal Officer
for the Senate, in addition to his duties
as Administrative.
.
Ambriz encourages other
Chicanos to become involved.
"If
anyone wants to talk to me they should
come uo to our office. I' II gladly speak
to any 2roup of Chicanos on campus .
We' re never too busy to take the time
tQ..talk to oeople."
Althoueh A ~ and- Sepulveda
are the onlv Chicanos in the Senate, they
hold the highest positions.
"We' re
actually sitting on a very historical
landmark in the history of CSUF because
this is the first time there have been two
minorities in the executive positions.
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CHICANOS IN LAW
There will be a meeting on
Wednesday, September
17,
1980
at 5:00 p.m. in the College Union.
Anyone interested may attend. We will
be holding elections for officers and
advisers for the organization.
For
more information call 487-2657.
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN
September 11, 1980
Founded in 1969
Editor-in-Chief:
Managing Editor:
Edward
Aparicio
Margarita Martinez
Sports Editor: Eli Garcia
-· Production Manager:
Dora L.
Lara
Advertising Co-Managers: Alex Romero
Hector Romero
•
Photographers: George Aguirre, Dave
Nielson,
Staff Reporters:
Sandra Gonzales
Yolanda Granados, Fernando Quintero:
Pete Ramirez, Connie Soto, Yolanda
Soto,.
La Voz De Aztlan office is located in
the Keats Campus Building on the
CSUF campus.
Letters to the editor are welcomed.
La Voz De Aztlan reserves the right to
edit letters. I Submission does not
guarantee publication.
La Voz De Aztlan
September 11, 1980
Chicano Identity
La Voz is publishing J.D. Espinoza· 's
views as a contribution to the ongoing
discussion of strategy and tactiacs for
the Chicano liberation struggle.
We
invite other readers to comment on
this question.
As we begin the 80's, almost everyone-the government, the big corporations and the media-are discovering the
Hdecade of the Latino. H 1."'
~
Of the general Latino population, the
Mexican national minority, numbering
over 10 million, is the largest group.
It is significant that the first year of
this decade marks the 10th anniversary
of the Chicanos Moratorium and with it
the police killing of a Chicano journalist
who, through regular articles in the
L.A. Times, tried to answer the following
question:
What is a Chicano, and what is he
fighting for?
Ruben Salazar, who was murdered by
L.A. sheriffs on Aug. 29, 1970, wrote a
few months before that HA Chicano is
a Mexican American with a _non-Anglo
image of himself." In other words, Salazar was saying that the term HChicano"
implies a certain political consciousness.
In my view, that is the consciousness of
progressive nationalism. ,
Within the last ten years, Marxist
circles have also tackled the question, recognizing that the liberation struggle of
the Mexican people in the U.S. constitutes a "'national question" which the
parameters- of capitalist politics cannot
solve.
This issue of La Voz De Aztlan is
dedicated to my tio, Celestino, and to
all Chicanos involved in the movimiento.
· I contend that the history, culture and
language of the people of Mexican origin
in the Southwest (or anywhere else for
that matter) cannot be mechanically separated nor isolated from the history,
cultur: and lang_uag~ of the Mexican nation. Many of those who developed into
the Mexican nation resided in what is
now the Southwest U.S. for a couple of
hundred years before the 1848 annexation. Millions more migrated there after
1848 and continue to do so today.
Those Chicanos who view their people
as a separate nation refer to Mexicans as
Hbrothers"'. Yet their analysis says the
two are qualitatively distinct peoples, so
they are not using the term "'brotherH
in a sanguine or nationality sense. Are
Salvadoran and Blacks are? Are they two
in the same sense that, say, Chicanos,
~alvadoran and Blacks are? are they two
distinct people with separate histories
and national characteristics. I think not.
Ther term"Chicano" developed in a
particular historical context. It came to
represent rebelliousness against national oppression and forced assimilation. Far from distinguishing Chicanos
from Mexicans, it reasserts our pride in
our Mexican origins, a pride that comes
from a rich culture, history and revolutionary tradition of Mexico and Mexicans.
Since the vast majority of Chicanos are
descendats of 20th century Mexican immigrants, it is absurd and ahistorical to
suggest that Chicanos and Mexicans are
two distinct nationalities. Nations simply do not develope in the space of one
Celestino A. Villanueva
September 7, 1957-August 3, 1980
1979-80 Washington State University
Chicano-of-the-Vear
generation.
My argun·1ent with the Chicano nation
theory can be seen in relation to two
points: First, -the suggestion that Chicanos compose a separate nationality
from Mexicans; and, second the conten~ion _that the Chicano peopl~'s struggle
1s aimed at establishing a separate
state.
The problem with the seond error, the
view that the Chicano struggle is mainly
aimed at establishing a separate nation
state, is that it equates separatism
with revolution and _unwittingly isolates
the Chicano movement from the general
revolutionary struggle in the U.S.
• 8:00
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Vivio su vida por la adelantada de
la Raza.
Siempre estuvo comitido en el movimiento y la causa y el mejoramiento
de otros. Fue amado por toda su familia.
Adios
p.m.-Saturday in the Amphitheatre
SPORTS·
!!
September 11, 1
LaVozDeAztlan
Sweeny
Los.es Debut
Opener
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0ptimis'tic Outlook For New Soccer Coach
· . by Eli Carcia
Jose Elgorriage a former player
and assistant coach for the CSUF
Bulldog soccer team, is the new head
coach of the 1980 soccer squad.
The Bulldogs opened the 1980 season
last weekend when they played a tough
alumni team. It took the Bulldogs an
entire 1st half to get there act together.
Leading 1-0 at half-time, the Bulldogs
came out with a second-half explosion,
to blow away the alumnies 6-1 for
victory in the season opener last Saturday.
Considering the fact its still early in
the season. The Bulldogs have yet to
find the right combination that will
bring the right chemistry for coach
Elgorriaga.
"It will probably take our team a couple
of games to find the right combination ·
that will win games for us .· stated
Elgorriage. We are loaded with potential and we have key players returning.
Out outstanding goalie Kirk Shermer
will be a valuable asset to out team this
year. Kirk was selected to last years
all-star team, and is one of the best
goalies in the entire State."
"Our middl~ field is going to be a
strong point for us also. Returning
are sophmore Rosendo Gutierrez,
who did a great job for us last year as
a freshman. OYr forwards is led by
Dennis Odorico who was an all-star
selection on the conference all-star
squad last year also."
Taking into account the returning
players for the Bulldogs. The season
looks very promising for the new
hP.ad coach.
When asked how he felt his Bulldogs would fare in league play, coach
Jose Elgorriage replied, "I strongly
believe we are in one of the toughest
leagues in the nation. The University
of San Francisco for example, is always
rated as the top two or three soccer team
\nationally.
We will have to contend with them
as well as San Jose and Santa Clara
whobeatU.S.F. lastyear."
Coach Elgorriage is optimistic about
the 1980 season and · appears ready
to challenge the conference foes, although infuries seem to play a big part.
v;1rnc.l
CSUF's defense also.had some bright
moments. - The Bulldogs defense limited
i Fullerton to just 25 net yards in the
second-half, including minus 2 yards
in the passing department.
Bulldog
left cornerback Anthony Washington
had two interceptions returning one 25
Iyards and the other 22 yards for a
Bulldog score.
The setback executed at"Murphys
Madhouse", not only spoiled Sweeny 's
return to the Bulldogs after a two year
absence but immediately made the
Bulldogs 0-1 in the PCAA standings.
The Bulldogs will try to regroup this
week for what is to be another tough
game for the Bulldogs, when they
travel to the University of Nevada
Las Vegas for a non-conference matchup, CSUF's home opener will be Sept.
20 against Southwestern Louisiana at
Ratcliff Stadium.
I
"Our main goal this year for us, is
to do as good as we did last year if not
better. We are at the present time
hampered by injuries, but hopefully
w,~ will be in better shape when league
swings around."
"We would also like to see the stude_nt
body come out and support ~s, we had ~
good crowd at our ope_nmg al~mm
game we would like for this to continue
through out the entire season. ~ur
games will be played at Lomomca
Stadium in Clovis."
The Fly 's Forecast
1980 Soccer Schedule
Sept. 6
Sept. 10
Sept. 15
Sept. 17
Sept. 19
Sept. 20
Sept. 24
Oct. 2 Oct. 8
Alumni Game
University of Souther Calif.
Cal. State - Northridge
U.C. - Davis
Viking Tournament
U.S. lnternation University
Cal . State - Sacramento
St. Mary's College·
The California State University,
Fresno Bulldogs traveled to Fullerton
State University this past weekend ~o
open the 1980 season with new ~ea;
coach Jim Sweeny. It was not a c ass
performance by -the Bulldogs who w~re
favored by two touchdowns going
into the game. The prediction proved to
be a fluke as Jim Sweeny saw his Bull- 1
dogs get rolled over by the "Titan Ma·
chine" in"Murphys Madhouse"
Fullerton"s new Stadium.
Although Sweeny left CSUF ~or a
coaching job with the Oakland Raiders
to coach the Raiders special teams.
The specialty teams proved to make the
difference in a 39-25 set-back to the
Titans.
The productiveness of Fullertons
specialty . teams made the difference
(266 return yardage) because the Bulldogs had more . first downs (10-S) and
- the total offense statistic was nearly
even, with Fullerton at 243 and the
Bulldog·s at 220.
The Titans, two-touchdown underdog_s
and· tabbed to finish last in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association in a preseason poll returned five kickoffs for 213
yards. &b Reynolds broke CSUF's
first kickoff for 88 yards to the Bulldog
4 yard line setting up the Titans first
score, and later made it all the way on
a 90-yard burst for a score.
Despite the Titan set-back the Bulldogs did have some bright moments.
The Bulldog 's pro-set offense opened
strongly. against the Titan_s wi_th ~ree
straight marches culminating m field
goals by Dean Slattery (31, 25, and 33
Oct. 11
Oct. 15
Oct. 19
Oct. 22
Oct. 25
Nov. 2
Nov. 5
Nov. 9
Nov . 12
University of The Pacific
Stanford University
Santa Clara University
Cal. State - Fullerton
U. C. - Berkeley
Fresno Pacific College
University of San Francisco
Cal. Poly - San Luis Obispo
San Jose Sate University.
Baseball:
Boston over New York
Baltimore over Toronto
Football:
Dallas over Denver
Oakland over San Diego
Minnesota over Philadelphia
Los Angeles over Tampa Bay
Game of the week:
UNLVoverCSUF
La Voz De Aztlan
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The Chicano Moratorium
a call t() unite, a call to struggle
Continued from Page 1
eight abreast carrying banners announcing their affiliations to youth,
labor and political grOUJ?S.
Throughout the march, people
chanted their call for unity, freedom,
etc. Mariachi-style musicians, sing•••c.
dancing added to the festive flavor. As
the crowd marched on through the
streets a scattered crowd of onlookers,
including shoppers, and merchants ·who
cbsed their businesses whf le the
marchers went by, stood on the sidewalks lending support.
The rrood changed when the marchers
awroached the New Silver Dollar bar
on Whitter Boulevard. They paused
fO" a moment of silence in memory of
Saazar. Salazar, also a news director of
Spmish-language television
station
K,\,1EX, was killed by a tear-gas projErtile fired through the bar door by a
deputy sheriff.
The deputy was never charged in
camection with Salazar's death.
The march culminated at Salazar
Perk where hundreds of other Chicanos
WS"e waiting in anticipation.
Bands,
si'lgers and Baile Folclorico entertained
tre crowd. The crowd never seemed so
erthusiastic and prou9.
A good number of youth who particpated weren't present at the last one
and as one youth put it, "We weren't
tere 10 years ago, but we're here now
and we're starting to speak out."
Another gentlemen in his thirties
canmented, who had been pr:esent ;in
tte earlier moratorium commented on
hoN dit more "Nationalistic." "We
we-e angry we just wanted to tear down
tte walls." He noted, "Tocfays young
people seem more sophisticated.
Ttey're more concerned with economic
and political realities."
The spirit of the Raza overflowed and
let everyone be aware that Chicano
urity is very much the same today as it
wa; 10 years ago.
August 30, 1980 showed much unity,
tcgethemess, and carnalismo. The Chica,o Moratorium was a show d strength
dour oommitment.
And as a Chicana of East Los Angeles
e>e::laimed as the marchers walked by,
"It's beautiful. If they keep this up,
_maybe we'll have a Chicano in the White
Hoose so~eday."
Photos by 'Pulga'
Continued from Page 2
It's interesting as all hell. We are now
involved in things Chicanos didn't
know WP.re happening. The direction
of the Senate is basically guided by the
executive oositions we· sit on," stated
Ambriz.
One of Sepulveda' s plans for the
school yP.ar is to participate in recruiting
and retaining "non-traditional" students .
specificallv minority students and older
students . "I would like to have the
Associated Students play a part in retaining students," said Sepulveda .
The CSlJC system has been allocated
$110,000 for student affirmative action.
The Associated Students now fund
the Chicano Youth Conference which
recruits many Chicano students.
"Like anv other organization, we
want awareness. We would like students to know who we are and what
services we have to offer," stated Sepulveda. Currently, the Senate is looking
into alternative transportation for students. They have held discussions with
Fresno Transit concerning their plans
to eliminate bus route 51, a route
used bv many CSUF students. Sepulveda is also planning on organizing
workshons for clubs explaining how to
apply for monies.
A good outlook fo~ the year is what
Sepulveda feels is a "pretty good
rapport" between the Senate and the
administration . "They have listened to
all of our concerns, whereas in the past
they have never met with us," said
Sepulveda.
Sepulveda sees himself as a role
model for other Chicano students.
"Hopefullv more students will get
involved " he stated. But more than
than he sees himself as proof of tearing
down thP. mvth that Chicanos are unable
to succeed. He states, "I'm an EOP
student and 1've gone this far. Hey,
if you a.Il!)w us th~ ~hance .. . '~
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La Voz Pregunta:
Who Are You Voting For In The Presldentlal
Election and Why?
~Y Margarita M. Martfnez
For·Perfection
Photos by Betty Wong
Yolanda Ruiz
Graduate Student
Criminology Major
"Anderson. I dislike Reagan and Carter
both. I feel Reagan is too conc@IIIIWitive.
I'm unhappy with Carter's performance,
it is lacking."
Hugo Gaston
Photography
·~·weddings, Quincenearas,
Portraits
1015 N. West St.
Mike Emmert
Graduate Student
Communicative Disorders
"I'd vote for Anderson. I feel both
Carter and Res,an's views are too
conservative. I like Anderson's position on social issues."
Fresno
266-8419
Ignacio Ramirez
Junior
Health Science Major
"I don't like Reaga'n. He has too much
of an iron fist and will probably send us
to war. Carter is a little more soft.
He is also more soft on affirmative action
programs than R-@8an."
~~~r~::,PreHispanicCivilization
"Well I hate to look at it in terms of
the le;sor of two evils, but I'll have to
go for Carter. If I vote for Anderson,
Reagan will win. ,If he wins I'll go to
Mexico and leave this country for four
years."
MEChA Seeks Solidarity
by Yolanda Soto
For thc:3e who don't know what
MEChA is all about, it is an organization active in social, political, and educational matters.
The organization
seeks and welcomes participation from
students for MEChA's main goal is to
help students and the community.
President of MEChA is Lilly Espinoza
a junior business major. Espinoza exJennifer Hall
presses the other goals of MEChA are
Sophomore
to get more participation form the stuBusiness Administration Major
"Between Reagan and Carter. I'd have dents. Espinoza and the other officers
to say Carter because I don't think we know there is a need for complete sol
idarity, achieved by keeping in contact
have such a good selection. Anderson is
with the other Chicano clubs on campus.
a possibility, he could be the man.
We've been offered so many promises
they could be met and they may not." In the past, explained Espinoza, "There
has been lack of participation, I'm not
trying to say the past officers didn't
t~y! i~~s _just that maybe the pr~si?e~t
did all the work and not enough ne,p
came from the others." This year Espinoza plans to try harder and become
more aware of what's happening. She
plans to bring out interesting issues,
and not just give out information but also
seek participation.
Espinoza already has in mind important issues that need to be brought out
and be discussed.
Espinoza feels
MEChA's role is to help motivate administrative gear towards more Chicano
programs on campus and be aware of
the issues facing Chicano communities.
Find out what they are if you don't
know already and help out. MEChA
welcomes your input, come and give us
your ideas. Your voice and participation
is needed. !Que Viva La Raza!
September 11,1980
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La Voz De Aztlan
La Raza Studies Th-rives
by Sandra Gonzales
Although La Raza Studies is well
structured into the system, a desire for it
to become more institutionalized is still
present, according to Dr. J esu~ Luna,
coordinator of the program.
"If the program became more institutionalized it would most likely attract a
larger crowd. There would be many
gains," said Luna.
La Raza Studies is a program whose
objective is to better educate Chicanos in
their history and culture. In addition, to
making them aware of the needs and
problems facing Chicanos today. The
areas which La Raza Studies focuses on
are history, culture, art, music, literature, and society.
Luna, who has been coordinator of the
program for the past three years, was
born and reared in Edinburgh, . Texas.
He received his bachelor's degree in
history at the Pan American University
in 1'.}67, and a master's in Latin American history at East Texas State University in 1969. In 1971 while attending
North Texas State University, he was
awarded the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and later graduated with a doctorate. He spent 15 months in Mexico doing
research for his dissertation, which was,
also, published there. It was titled
"Public Career of Don Corral."
Some changes in La Raza .Studies that
Luna would like to see are an increase of
faculty to the program and a greater
selection of courses offered . Other
changes desired by Luna are the inclusion of a La Raza Studies class, as a
requirement for all majors, and that
graduate classes be offered in this field.
Luna feels the program is beneficial
in that it attracts more Chicano students
to the university. "We have the impact
that other colleges don't, those not
having any Chicano professors. Some of
our faculty are role . models giving
in~iration and support to the students.
~'need role models," Luna stated.
The program, which now has four
general education -courses offered and
three required as part of the completion
for the Bilingual ,Specialist credential has
experienced a steady enrollment in the
past few years.
Luna said the faculty ha!; been discussing the possibility of a Bachelor's
degree being offered in La Raza Studies.
"If that is what students want, I feel it
should be established. We would
encourage students to take double
majors," said Luna.
The late 60' s and early 70' s encountered many attempts to abolish the program, which led to walk-outs, protests,
PASS Readies Itself
For Another Year
A program to assist educationally and
and hunger strikes. When asked if there
was a possibility of this reoccurring, ,economically disadvantaged students
Luna said, "Only if students see a need at California State University, Fresno
for a change. As I see it now, the Presi- . has recieved a $91,000 grant form the
dent of CSUF is very open and there are U.S . Office of Education for a second
no animosities. He is willing to help all ...year of operation ,
~Pat Aguirre, director of the Progress
departments ."
and Advancement through Special SerLuna feels the reason Chicanos now vices (PASS) program, said the project
have that initial confidence to seek also has been recommended for funding
higher education is "we no longer have for the next four years with the specific
the belief that our future is tied to the amounts to be negoiated each year .
Established last fall, the program is
field as in the past. We are seeing that
we have the ability to become more designed to increase the rentention and
educated. One of my goals has been to graduation rates of students from low
do everything in my power to attract income families, those from rurally
more Chicano students to seek higher isolated areas, and students with
limited English skills.
education," · Luna said emphatically.
The program offers students as"Over the next three years I expect to
sistance in improving their reading comsee over SOOOChicano students."
prehension and speed, and also helps
individuals who have limited English
speeaking ability to develop their
"There is no way for Chicanos to go but vocabulary and spelling techniques.
up," said Luna. The greater increase in
This fall the program will include
Chicanos becoming educated, the campus ·workshops on writing, library
greater the possibility of a leadership uti Iitization and research, and study
trend among Chicanos .
skills. Ms. Aguirre said PASS also
Asked about the possibility of a CSUC is working toward a program to assist
Chicano president in the near future, students who are 1preparing. for the
Luna replied, "Well of course not only Law School Admission Test and the
one, but several. It's just a matter of Medical College Admission Test.
time. A chance for the whole CSUC
For more information on the PASS
system."
progtam, telephone 487-1238.
Summer Institute A Success
by Yolanda Granados
While some CSUF students wer~
working or vacationing this summer,
123 entering EOP students were being
formally introduced to the university.
This introduction is better known as
EOP Summer Institute.
The Institute was established in the
summer of 1969. The main objective
of the Institute has been to help entering
EOP students adjust to the college
system. Introducing the students to
services such as financial aid, housing
registration, staff, school policies, and
providing survival classes.
"Our students usually I have , many
fears and questions about college,
that are different from regular admission students. During the Institute
we try to help relieve their fears and
answer their questions. So when they
start school they will be in good condition to meet with the system," explained Mr. Robert Hernandez, Interim
Director of EOP.
This was the first Summer Institute
Robert Hernandez had the opportunity to direct. On July 1, Hernandez
took over ttie job as Interim Director of
EOP due to the promotion of former
EOP Director Manuel Perez.
Perez
is currently Assistant Dean of Special
Services. Hernandez will be Interim Director until a search is conducted this
fall. He plans to apply for the position.
This years Institute was held on July
27 through August 13, and took place
on the campus dorms at CSUF. The
daily schedule began at 7am to 9pm.
Students were required to attend a
skills class, a culture class, and a new
class was added, University background.
Also new was career orientation testing
and diagnostic testing, in trying to pin
point interes and weaknesses. This was
done so that during the semester they
could recieve help in their weak areas.
Although they recieved a lot of curriculum, EOP was not all study. A talent
show provided entertainment by the
counselors and staff.
The Institute has proven successful
through statistics, which prove it's an
important means of support and retention of EOP students in college. Also
comparisons have been done between
EOP students who attended and those
EOP students who didn't attend. Those
who attended the institute completed
more units retained a higher GPA
and remained in school.
Hernandez commented, "Graphs and
stats don't say it all. The institute
serves as a socialization process. Student comes in with fears, but leaves
confident. Having a strong base with
EOP."
A student evaluation was taken at the
end of the Institute and the overall
feeling was positive.
Hernandez is a stt-efl advocate of EOP.
He was a former CSUF EOP student in
1969. He graduated in 1971 with a BA
in Environmental Health.
In 1974
he recieved his Masters of Science in
Health Science. Hernandez has been
working for EOP since 1971.
"It's really rewarding working with
EOP. Seeing people making it as
lawyers, nurses, administors, etc.
&'ho without EOP would not haveeven
come to college. It's really exciting,"
expressed Hernandez.
l.:ourtesy of Sentimientos Magazine
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The Associated Students is also sponsoring
Free Coffee and Punch while you fill out
the Applications in our Office.
NATIONAL HISPANIC HERIT ACE
WEEK
National Hispanic Heritage Week,
September 15-19, 1980. The Federal
Hispanic Employment Council is sponsoring an Information and Job Fair
9a.m. to 1:00p.m. on the Mariposa
Mall, located between the Federal
and State buildings.
Job information literature from the
various Federal, State, County, and
Municipal agencies will be available
to the public.
Entertainment and refreshments will
be available . The public is · invited
to attend and learn what types of job
opportunities are available to them.
For more information: please contact
Conrad Mendoza at 487-5578 or 4875168.
3rd ANNUAL LOW RIDER EXHIBITION
~
.
3rd Annual Low Rider, Truck, Bike
and Motor Cycle Show will be held at
the Sal Mosqueda Center on Sept.
13 1980 from 11:00 - 6:00p.m. There
wdl be a boxing exhibition and an art
show. There will be music such as:
Spank, Mariachis, Blood Worth and
Salsa music. Refreshments throughout the day! I Admission is $1 :00. For
more information contact: The Chicano
Youth Center, 3721 E. Tulare Street,
Fresno California 93702 ph. 485-1776.
KFCF • FM88
Keep a look out for the new programs
to approach FM88.
Sat. Seot. 20. 2:00 Ahora
Latin music. news and information
on whats happening in the Raza community in the Bav Area.
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Spanish Language news magazine.
RADIO BILINCUE FUNDRAISER
Tues. Sept. 23. 7:30-8:00. Lowriders
Tuesday's documantary examines
the legacy of lowriding, dating back
to the 1940' s through to the present,
with interviews with lowriders young
and old. Police harassment of lowriding youth San Francisco's Mission
District is highlighted. This program
was produced in March 1980. Produced
by Buster Conzalez
VOLUNTEERS _
FOR H.E.T.
Help ini Emotional Trouble. If you
wish to help someone through a crisis
in their life or assist them in a time ·of
need, you you are needed to volunteer
your time and services at "Help in Emotional Trouble.
The crisis center for emotionally
disturbed · people expeoded there
services to fit a need to the community
-in April of thiss year, bilingual and
bicultural volunteers were recruited to
work in the program to council peopfe
as wel I as intorm ,and, or refer them to
recieve aid.
They need to hear from you by tomorrow, September 12, before 12:00pm
they will p,:obiEle training and counseling
to aid you.
If you have any questions pertaininR
to the service please cal I 485.-1432.
FIRST MECHA MEETING
MEChA (Movimiento
Estud:antil
Chicanos de Aztlan) will be having its _
first meeting this Thursday September 11 at 12:30 -2:00pm in the old
cafeteria. Ther informal meeting is open·
to all interested students and will feature
guest speakers: Dr., Tomas ~rcinie~a,.
Vice President of academic affairs:
Roberto Seeura . V.P. affirmative action:
Jesus Luna, Coordinator of La Raza
studies 1 and Luis Sepulveda, A.S.B.
preside nt. · Car~er oriented Chi~ano
orgainizations will have tables available
so that students may learn of the goals
1
of each club.
Radio Bilingue will be holding its
second annual fundraiser on Friday,
Seot. 12 at 7o.m. For the tax.-deductible donation of $10. Patrons will be
treated to tamous South American
harpist Alfredo Ortiz.
Reknowned
flamenco guitarist Juan Serrano and the
Trio Escorpio will also entertain. The
concert wi II be held at 2432 E. San
Gabriel in Clovis. Interested persons
can ph~ne the station at 486-5174 for
more information.
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Chica.no Moratorium!
·a~ home, in education, housing, employ- Se~i~e) is beefing up its border patrol, new assualts with multimillion dollar
ment, etc. It was one of the largest and bu,ldmg_ bar~ed wire and steel barriers, facist fims like Boulevard Nights.
_
an inspiration to oppressednationalities.and . ~omg mto nei_ghborhoods and
.
*Que Viva La Raza* "Tierra ' Libertad throughout the country.
factories to deport more than a million The Raza marched for three miles
y Unidad, H HQue,Viva Aztla~ Libre"!!
Although the ra!ly was peaceful, ;it
Mexican immi_grants per year. Chicano through East Los· Angeles on Whittier
they chanted. Thousands of Chicanos was brutally suppressed by the police. youth are bemg forced by unemploy- Boulevard, ;in the hear of the East
and their sympathizers from through- Killed were three Chicanos, one being ment to go into the ~ilitary and face the Side Chicano community. The crowd,
out the Southwest gathered in East Ruben Salazar, a well-_
known Chicano added prospect of bemg among the first stretched for over a mile, marched
Los Angeles August 30, 1980 in a peace- journalis~ for the Los Angeles Times. sent off_ to-war if the military draft is
Continued on Page 5
ful and festive commemoration of the
Ever smce, the moratorium tias been reestablished Chicano culture ;is facing
August 29, 1970, Chicano Moratorium commemorated as a symbol of Chicano
march.
unity ;and struggle .
. Vivid were th~ memories of the masThis time, ;it was a whole new geners,ve demonstration of ten years past ation of Chicanos who took to the streets
that was the height of the Chicano but still espousing many of the same
Anti-war · movement. The Moratorium causes that their predecessors did in
united Chicanos from all over the South 1970.
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~est, from all walks of life and of many . Although they lacked the unifying
different political philosophies .
issue of a Vietnam war, the tenth
On that historic day (August 29, 1970) moratorium comes at a time when the
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
more than 25,000 people came together Chicano people are under increasing
to denounce the extremely high rate of attacks. Police murder of Chicanos is
•·
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Chicano casualtie~ in the war, and to reaching higher proportions .
La
protest discrimination against Chicanos migra (Immigration and Naturalization
by Edward Aparicio
Adentro
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Chicano Executives
Soccer
EOP Summer Institute
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Editorial
Review
Desp.ierta Raza!
But ... let us not celebrate our upward
As we enter a new academic school
Politics
with greater anticipation, we should re- surge and concede victory.
flect a bit on this past summer and re- plays such a role where -.,.;e cannot let
evaluate our future, Nuestra Raza and up . Wh~re unity must coincide with
numbers .
our goals.
With education being the foundation
of our youth, Chicanos bitterly fought for
and won the Bilingual-Bicultural education bill .
Armando Rodriguez, a well respected
Tomas Arcinega became the highest ~udge was n?t V?te? ~ut of despite havranking minority in the 19 CSUC cam- mg a sup~nor. Judicial reco rd a nd un-.
pus where he was appointed Vice- heard of financial su~port. As one ~ro?1,President at California State University
ne~t. attorney exclaimed, We didn t
anticipate so many "rednecks" would
at Fresno.
Others, such as Manuel Perez, Robert vote.
·segura, and Andrew Alvarado became
breaking barriers as they too enhanced
And in San Diego county, a selftheir positions through hard earned
acclaimed KKK wizard Tom Metzker
work.
And let us not forget the "Great actually was nominated into a Democratic race! If this is not racism, Raza, what
American Way", politics . The Carters,
Reagons, and Brown have now been the hell is justic? !?
courting Nuestra Raza as we have beGente, let us not forget our common
come too large to overlook.
This is where the trenches of the great goals, our unity y ademas nuestra herpolitical game is won and lost-votes . manos. In numbers we can succeed.
With such promotions and advance- Apathy cannot play a role in our lives.
ments of Chicanos like Julian Nava and Olvidense de eso. The 1980 Chicano
our own Al Villa we can appreciate and · Moratorium should oe an indication that
play along until an equilibrium has been
there are many who care. Lets al I
met .
join in. Adelante Raza.
.
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El Baile De Las Vegas
Direct for Mexico,_ the Ballet Folclorico Nacional de Mexico presented
a colorful, musical toour through the
different regions of Mexico, enhanced
by a very enthusiastic audience.
Directed and choreographed by Silvia
From the state of Oaxaca and TehuanLozano, once a dancer for the reowned
tepec, the Zandunga, the Feather
Ballet Folclorico de Amalia Hernandez
dance, and the dance of the Turtles,
were performed with great dispositon. the ballet group . presented a very
Continuing with a fiesta Vercruzana, theatrical production with intense
these dances with their beautiful white lighting sequences and colorful coscostumes and intricate footwork were tumes. The dancing itself was somewhat
Emanating a
accompanied by two guitars and a harp. less than expected.
Changing to a more serene mood, languid, systematic mood, the dancers
the dancers interpreted the folklore of were fortunate to have such a spirited,
Chiapas with all the glory and splendor lively audience.
The two-hour program opened with
the region has to offer.
This
The Yaqui 1ndian form the region of a "'Tarascan Wedding"' dance.
traditional
wedding
dance
illustrates
a
Sonora are reown for their animal
dances.
Las Pascolas y el Venado bride and her friends preparing for
a wedding.
(the Hunters and the Deer) is one of
their most famous and one which deFriday's performance somehow failed
mands great physical skill and emotional to capture the essence and animation
prescence. Usaually the highlight of this particular dance requires.
most productions of this sort, Ballet
I believe that the dance group neglectNational's rendition was not at its ed to desperate its Las Vegas-like
utmost. I saw el Ballet Foclorico de act from a performance to a discriminAmalia Hernandez perform this dance
ating audience who is culturally cogniwith supreme mastery and exposition cant and aware of such a production.
while I was in Mexicali. The dancer in
You can't fool Raza.
by Fernando Quintero
\
Sepulveda and Ambriz Head ASS
~
by Margarita M. Martinez
.
- Luis Seoulveda assumed the office
Chicanos at CSUF continue to make of Associated Student's President
history happen. For the first time · in on Au~ust 1, as a result of the resignaCSUF' s history Chicano students tion of Dave Ditora. Sepulveda in turn
hold two of the top three positions in appointed Luis Ambriz Administrative
Associated Student Senate.
Vice President ..
Sepulveda is not new to student
_government. He first became involved
in student ~overnment when he saw .
what he felt was a conflict between
minoritv students and students from the
school of a2riculture. Sepulveda said "'I
felt I c.ould implement constructive
input and eliminate conflict."
Sepulveda. a senior social welfare major
has served as Senator Pro-Tem of the
Senate and as Legislative Vice President for 1 ½ years. Sepulveda is the
first Chicano to hold the post of president
Lupe. De La Cruz
in 1972.
. since
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.
Ambriz, a senior public administration major is chairperson of the College
Union Board and Chief Fiscal Officer
for the Senate, in addition to his duties
as Administrative.
.
Ambriz encourages other
Chicanos to become involved.
"If
anyone wants to talk to me they should
come uo to our office. I' II gladly speak
to any 2roup of Chicanos on campus .
We' re never too busy to take the time
tQ..talk to oeople."
Althoueh A ~ and- Sepulveda
are the onlv Chicanos in the Senate, they
hold the highest positions.
"We' re
actually sitting on a very historical
landmark in the history of CSUF because
this is the first time there have been two
minorities in the executive positions.
C:ontittQ~ _on
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CHICANOS IN LAW
There will be a meeting on
Wednesday, September
17,
1980
at 5:00 p.m. in the College Union.
Anyone interested may attend. We will
be holding elections for officers and
advisers for the organization.
For
more information call 487-2657.
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN
September 11, 1980
Founded in 1969
Editor-in-Chief:
Managing Editor:
Edward
Aparicio
Margarita Martinez
Sports Editor: Eli Garcia
-· Production Manager:
Dora L.
Lara
Advertising Co-Managers: Alex Romero
Hector Romero
•
Photographers: George Aguirre, Dave
Nielson,
Staff Reporters:
Sandra Gonzales
Yolanda Granados, Fernando Quintero:
Pete Ramirez, Connie Soto, Yolanda
Soto,.
La Voz De Aztlan office is located in
the Keats Campus Building on the
CSUF campus.
Letters to the editor are welcomed.
La Voz De Aztlan reserves the right to
edit letters. I Submission does not
guarantee publication.
La Voz De Aztlan
September 11, 1980
Chicano Identity
La Voz is publishing J.D. Espinoza· 's
views as a contribution to the ongoing
discussion of strategy and tactiacs for
the Chicano liberation struggle.
We
invite other readers to comment on
this question.
As we begin the 80's, almost everyone-the government, the big corporations and the media-are discovering the
Hdecade of the Latino. H 1."'
~
Of the general Latino population, the
Mexican national minority, numbering
over 10 million, is the largest group.
It is significant that the first year of
this decade marks the 10th anniversary
of the Chicanos Moratorium and with it
the police killing of a Chicano journalist
who, through regular articles in the
L.A. Times, tried to answer the following
question:
What is a Chicano, and what is he
fighting for?
Ruben Salazar, who was murdered by
L.A. sheriffs on Aug. 29, 1970, wrote a
few months before that HA Chicano is
a Mexican American with a _non-Anglo
image of himself." In other words, Salazar was saying that the term HChicano"
implies a certain political consciousness.
In my view, that is the consciousness of
progressive nationalism. ,
Within the last ten years, Marxist
circles have also tackled the question, recognizing that the liberation struggle of
the Mexican people in the U.S. constitutes a "'national question" which the
parameters- of capitalist politics cannot
solve.
This issue of La Voz De Aztlan is
dedicated to my tio, Celestino, and to
all Chicanos involved in the movimiento.
· I contend that the history, culture and
language of the people of Mexican origin
in the Southwest (or anywhere else for
that matter) cannot be mechanically separated nor isolated from the history,
cultur: and lang_uag~ of the Mexican nation. Many of those who developed into
the Mexican nation resided in what is
now the Southwest U.S. for a couple of
hundred years before the 1848 annexation. Millions more migrated there after
1848 and continue to do so today.
Those Chicanos who view their people
as a separate nation refer to Mexicans as
Hbrothers"'. Yet their analysis says the
two are qualitatively distinct peoples, so
they are not using the term "'brotherH
in a sanguine or nationality sense. Are
Salvadoran and Blacks are? Are they two
in the same sense that, say, Chicanos,
~alvadoran and Blacks are? are they two
distinct people with separate histories
and national characteristics. I think not.
Ther term"Chicano" developed in a
particular historical context. It came to
represent rebelliousness against national oppression and forced assimilation. Far from distinguishing Chicanos
from Mexicans, it reasserts our pride in
our Mexican origins, a pride that comes
from a rich culture, history and revolutionary tradition of Mexico and Mexicans.
Since the vast majority of Chicanos are
descendats of 20th century Mexican immigrants, it is absurd and ahistorical to
suggest that Chicanos and Mexicans are
two distinct nationalities. Nations simply do not develope in the space of one
Celestino A. Villanueva
September 7, 1957-August 3, 1980
1979-80 Washington State University
Chicano-of-the-Vear
generation.
My argun·1ent with the Chicano nation
theory can be seen in relation to two
points: First, -the suggestion that Chicanos compose a separate nationality
from Mexicans; and, second the conten~ion _that the Chicano peopl~'s struggle
1s aimed at establishing a separate
state.
The problem with the seond error, the
view that the Chicano struggle is mainly
aimed at establishing a separate nation
state, is that it equates separatism
with revolution and _unwittingly isolates
the Chicano movement from the general
revolutionary struggle in the U.S.
• 8:00
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Vivio su vida por la adelantada de
la Raza.
Siempre estuvo comitido en el movimiento y la causa y el mejoramiento
de otros. Fue amado por toda su familia.
Adios
p.m.-Saturday in the Amphitheatre
SPORTS·
!!
September 11, 1
LaVozDeAztlan
Sweeny
Los.es Debut
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0ptimis'tic Outlook For New Soccer Coach
· . by Eli Carcia
Jose Elgorriage a former player
and assistant coach for the CSUF
Bulldog soccer team, is the new head
coach of the 1980 soccer squad.
The Bulldogs opened the 1980 season
last weekend when they played a tough
alumni team. It took the Bulldogs an
entire 1st half to get there act together.
Leading 1-0 at half-time, the Bulldogs
came out with a second-half explosion,
to blow away the alumnies 6-1 for
victory in the season opener last Saturday.
Considering the fact its still early in
the season. The Bulldogs have yet to
find the right combination that will
bring the right chemistry for coach
Elgorriaga.
"It will probably take our team a couple
of games to find the right combination ·
that will win games for us .· stated
Elgorriage. We are loaded with potential and we have key players returning.
Out outstanding goalie Kirk Shermer
will be a valuable asset to out team this
year. Kirk was selected to last years
all-star team, and is one of the best
goalies in the entire State."
"Our middl~ field is going to be a
strong point for us also. Returning
are sophmore Rosendo Gutierrez,
who did a great job for us last year as
a freshman. OYr forwards is led by
Dennis Odorico who was an all-star
selection on the conference all-star
squad last year also."
Taking into account the returning
players for the Bulldogs. The season
looks very promising for the new
hP.ad coach.
When asked how he felt his Bulldogs would fare in league play, coach
Jose Elgorriage replied, "I strongly
believe we are in one of the toughest
leagues in the nation. The University
of San Francisco for example, is always
rated as the top two or three soccer team
\nationally.
We will have to contend with them
as well as San Jose and Santa Clara
whobeatU.S.F. lastyear."
Coach Elgorriage is optimistic about
the 1980 season and · appears ready
to challenge the conference foes, although infuries seem to play a big part.
v;1rnc.l
CSUF's defense also.had some bright
moments. - The Bulldogs defense limited
i Fullerton to just 25 net yards in the
second-half, including minus 2 yards
in the passing department.
Bulldog
left cornerback Anthony Washington
had two interceptions returning one 25
Iyards and the other 22 yards for a
Bulldog score.
The setback executed at"Murphys
Madhouse", not only spoiled Sweeny 's
return to the Bulldogs after a two year
absence but immediately made the
Bulldogs 0-1 in the PCAA standings.
The Bulldogs will try to regroup this
week for what is to be another tough
game for the Bulldogs, when they
travel to the University of Nevada
Las Vegas for a non-conference matchup, CSUF's home opener will be Sept.
20 against Southwestern Louisiana at
Ratcliff Stadium.
I
"Our main goal this year for us, is
to do as good as we did last year if not
better. We are at the present time
hampered by injuries, but hopefully
w,~ will be in better shape when league
swings around."
"We would also like to see the stude_nt
body come out and support ~s, we had ~
good crowd at our ope_nmg al~mm
game we would like for this to continue
through out the entire season. ~ur
games will be played at Lomomca
Stadium in Clovis."
The Fly 's Forecast
1980 Soccer Schedule
Sept. 6
Sept. 10
Sept. 15
Sept. 17
Sept. 19
Sept. 20
Sept. 24
Oct. 2 Oct. 8
Alumni Game
University of Souther Calif.
Cal. State - Northridge
U.C. - Davis
Viking Tournament
U.S. lnternation University
Cal . State - Sacramento
St. Mary's College·
The California State University,
Fresno Bulldogs traveled to Fullerton
State University this past weekend ~o
open the 1980 season with new ~ea;
coach Jim Sweeny. It was not a c ass
performance by -the Bulldogs who w~re
favored by two touchdowns going
into the game. The prediction proved to
be a fluke as Jim Sweeny saw his Bull- 1
dogs get rolled over by the "Titan Ma·
chine" in"Murphys Madhouse"
Fullerton"s new Stadium.
Although Sweeny left CSUF ~or a
coaching job with the Oakland Raiders
to coach the Raiders special teams.
The specialty teams proved to make the
difference in a 39-25 set-back to the
Titans.
The productiveness of Fullertons
specialty . teams made the difference
(266 return yardage) because the Bulldogs had more . first downs (10-S) and
- the total offense statistic was nearly
even, with Fullerton at 243 and the
Bulldog·s at 220.
The Titans, two-touchdown underdog_s
and· tabbed to finish last in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association in a preseason poll returned five kickoffs for 213
yards. &b Reynolds broke CSUF's
first kickoff for 88 yards to the Bulldog
4 yard line setting up the Titans first
score, and later made it all the way on
a 90-yard burst for a score.
Despite the Titan set-back the Bulldogs did have some bright moments.
The Bulldog 's pro-set offense opened
strongly. against the Titan_s wi_th ~ree
straight marches culminating m field
goals by Dean Slattery (31, 25, and 33
Oct. 11
Oct. 15
Oct. 19
Oct. 22
Oct. 25
Nov. 2
Nov. 5
Nov. 9
Nov . 12
University of The Pacific
Stanford University
Santa Clara University
Cal. State - Fullerton
U. C. - Berkeley
Fresno Pacific College
University of San Francisco
Cal. Poly - San Luis Obispo
San Jose Sate University.
Baseball:
Boston over New York
Baltimore over Toronto
Football:
Dallas over Denver
Oakland over San Diego
Minnesota over Philadelphia
Los Angeles over Tampa Bay
Game of the week:
UNLVoverCSUF
La Voz De Aztlan
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The Chicano Moratorium
a call t() unite, a call to struggle
Continued from Page 1
eight abreast carrying banners announcing their affiliations to youth,
labor and political grOUJ?S.
Throughout the march, people
chanted their call for unity, freedom,
etc. Mariachi-style musicians, sing•••c.
dancing added to the festive flavor. As
the crowd marched on through the
streets a scattered crowd of onlookers,
including shoppers, and merchants ·who
cbsed their businesses whf le the
marchers went by, stood on the sidewalks lending support.
The rrood changed when the marchers
awroached the New Silver Dollar bar
on Whitter Boulevard. They paused
fO" a moment of silence in memory of
Saazar. Salazar, also a news director of
Spmish-language television
station
K,\,1EX, was killed by a tear-gas projErtile fired through the bar door by a
deputy sheriff.
The deputy was never charged in
camection with Salazar's death.
The march culminated at Salazar
Perk where hundreds of other Chicanos
WS"e waiting in anticipation.
Bands,
si'lgers and Baile Folclorico entertained
tre crowd. The crowd never seemed so
erthusiastic and prou9.
A good number of youth who particpated weren't present at the last one
and as one youth put it, "We weren't
tere 10 years ago, but we're here now
and we're starting to speak out."
Another gentlemen in his thirties
canmented, who had been pr:esent ;in
tte earlier moratorium commented on
hoN dit more "Nationalistic." "We
we-e angry we just wanted to tear down
tte walls." He noted, "Tocfays young
people seem more sophisticated.
Ttey're more concerned with economic
and political realities."
The spirit of the Raza overflowed and
let everyone be aware that Chicano
urity is very much the same today as it
wa; 10 years ago.
August 30, 1980 showed much unity,
tcgethemess, and carnalismo. The Chica,o Moratorium was a show d strength
dour oommitment.
And as a Chicana of East Los Angeles
e>e::laimed as the marchers walked by,
"It's beautiful. If they keep this up,
_maybe we'll have a Chicano in the White
Hoose so~eday."
Photos by 'Pulga'
Continued from Page 2
It's interesting as all hell. We are now
involved in things Chicanos didn't
know WP.re happening. The direction
of the Senate is basically guided by the
executive oositions we· sit on," stated
Ambriz.
One of Sepulveda' s plans for the
school yP.ar is to participate in recruiting
and retaining "non-traditional" students .
specificallv minority students and older
students . "I would like to have the
Associated Students play a part in retaining students," said Sepulveda .
The CSlJC system has been allocated
$110,000 for student affirmative action.
The Associated Students now fund
the Chicano Youth Conference which
recruits many Chicano students.
"Like anv other organization, we
want awareness. We would like students to know who we are and what
services we have to offer," stated Sepulveda. Currently, the Senate is looking
into alternative transportation for students. They have held discussions with
Fresno Transit concerning their plans
to eliminate bus route 51, a route
used bv many CSUF students. Sepulveda is also planning on organizing
workshons for clubs explaining how to
apply for monies.
A good outlook fo~ the year is what
Sepulveda feels is a "pretty good
rapport" between the Senate and the
administration . "They have listened to
all of our concerns, whereas in the past
they have never met with us," said
Sepulveda.
Sepulveda sees himself as a role
model for other Chicano students.
"Hopefullv more students will get
involved " he stated. But more than
than he sees himself as proof of tearing
down thP. mvth that Chicanos are unable
to succeed. He states, "I'm an EOP
student and 1've gone this far. Hey,
if you a.Il!)w us th~ ~hance .. . '~
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La Voz Pregunta:
Who Are You Voting For In The Presldentlal
Election and Why?
~Y Margarita M. Martfnez
For·Perfection
Photos by Betty Wong
Yolanda Ruiz
Graduate Student
Criminology Major
"Anderson. I dislike Reagan and Carter
both. I feel Reagan is too conc@IIIIWitive.
I'm unhappy with Carter's performance,
it is lacking."
Hugo Gaston
Photography
·~·weddings, Quincenearas,
Portraits
1015 N. West St.
Mike Emmert
Graduate Student
Communicative Disorders
"I'd vote for Anderson. I feel both
Carter and Res,an's views are too
conservative. I like Anderson's position on social issues."
Fresno
266-8419
Ignacio Ramirez
Junior
Health Science Major
"I don't like Reaga'n. He has too much
of an iron fist and will probably send us
to war. Carter is a little more soft.
He is also more soft on affirmative action
programs than R-@8an."
~~~r~::,PreHispanicCivilization
"Well I hate to look at it in terms of
the le;sor of two evils, but I'll have to
go for Carter. If I vote for Anderson,
Reagan will win. ,If he wins I'll go to
Mexico and leave this country for four
years."
MEChA Seeks Solidarity
by Yolanda Soto
For thc:3e who don't know what
MEChA is all about, it is an organization active in social, political, and educational matters.
The organization
seeks and welcomes participation from
students for MEChA's main goal is to
help students and the community.
President of MEChA is Lilly Espinoza
a junior business major. Espinoza exJennifer Hall
presses the other goals of MEChA are
Sophomore
to get more participation form the stuBusiness Administration Major
"Between Reagan and Carter. I'd have dents. Espinoza and the other officers
to say Carter because I don't think we know there is a need for complete sol
idarity, achieved by keeping in contact
have such a good selection. Anderson is
with the other Chicano clubs on campus.
a possibility, he could be the man.
We've been offered so many promises
they could be met and they may not." In the past, explained Espinoza, "There
has been lack of participation, I'm not
trying to say the past officers didn't
t~y! i~~s _just that maybe the pr~si?e~t
did all the work and not enough ne,p
came from the others." This year Espinoza plans to try harder and become
more aware of what's happening. She
plans to bring out interesting issues,
and not just give out information but also
seek participation.
Espinoza already has in mind important issues that need to be brought out
and be discussed.
Espinoza feels
MEChA's role is to help motivate administrative gear towards more Chicano
programs on campus and be aware of
the issues facing Chicano communities.
Find out what they are if you don't
know already and help out. MEChA
welcomes your input, come and give us
your ideas. Your voice and participation
is needed. !Que Viva La Raza!
September 11,1980
Page 7
La Voz De Aztlan
La Raza Studies Th-rives
by Sandra Gonzales
Although La Raza Studies is well
structured into the system, a desire for it
to become more institutionalized is still
present, according to Dr. J esu~ Luna,
coordinator of the program.
"If the program became more institutionalized it would most likely attract a
larger crowd. There would be many
gains," said Luna.
La Raza Studies is a program whose
objective is to better educate Chicanos in
their history and culture. In addition, to
making them aware of the needs and
problems facing Chicanos today. The
areas which La Raza Studies focuses on
are history, culture, art, music, literature, and society.
Luna, who has been coordinator of the
program for the past three years, was
born and reared in Edinburgh, . Texas.
He received his bachelor's degree in
history at the Pan American University
in 1'.}67, and a master's in Latin American history at East Texas State University in 1969. In 1971 while attending
North Texas State University, he was
awarded the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and later graduated with a doctorate. He spent 15 months in Mexico doing
research for his dissertation, which was,
also, published there. It was titled
"Public Career of Don Corral."
Some changes in La Raza .Studies that
Luna would like to see are an increase of
faculty to the program and a greater
selection of courses offered . Other
changes desired by Luna are the inclusion of a La Raza Studies class, as a
requirement for all majors, and that
graduate classes be offered in this field.
Luna feels the program is beneficial
in that it attracts more Chicano students
to the university. "We have the impact
that other colleges don't, those not
having any Chicano professors. Some of
our faculty are role . models giving
in~iration and support to the students.
~'need role models," Luna stated.
The program, which now has four
general education -courses offered and
three required as part of the completion
for the Bilingual ,Specialist credential has
experienced a steady enrollment in the
past few years.
Luna said the faculty ha!; been discussing the possibility of a Bachelor's
degree being offered in La Raza Studies.
"If that is what students want, I feel it
should be established. We would
encourage students to take double
majors," said Luna.
The late 60' s and early 70' s encountered many attempts to abolish the program, which led to walk-outs, protests,
PASS Readies Itself
For Another Year
A program to assist educationally and
and hunger strikes. When asked if there
was a possibility of this reoccurring, ,economically disadvantaged students
Luna said, "Only if students see a need at California State University, Fresno
for a change. As I see it now, the Presi- . has recieved a $91,000 grant form the
dent of CSUF is very open and there are U.S . Office of Education for a second
no animosities. He is willing to help all ...year of operation ,
~Pat Aguirre, director of the Progress
departments ."
and Advancement through Special SerLuna feels the reason Chicanos now vices (PASS) program, said the project
have that initial confidence to seek also has been recommended for funding
higher education is "we no longer have for the next four years with the specific
the belief that our future is tied to the amounts to be negoiated each year .
Established last fall, the program is
field as in the past. We are seeing that
we have the ability to become more designed to increase the rentention and
educated. One of my goals has been to graduation rates of students from low
do everything in my power to attract income families, those from rurally
more Chicano students to seek higher isolated areas, and students with
limited English skills.
education," · Luna said emphatically.
The program offers students as"Over the next three years I expect to
sistance in improving their reading comsee over SOOOChicano students."
prehension and speed, and also helps
individuals who have limited English
speeaking ability to develop their
"There is no way for Chicanos to go but vocabulary and spelling techniques.
up," said Luna. The greater increase in
This fall the program will include
Chicanos becoming educated, the campus ·workshops on writing, library
greater the possibility of a leadership uti Iitization and research, and study
trend among Chicanos .
skills. Ms. Aguirre said PASS also
Asked about the possibility of a CSUC is working toward a program to assist
Chicano president in the near future, students who are 1preparing. for the
Luna replied, "Well of course not only Law School Admission Test and the
one, but several. It's just a matter of Medical College Admission Test.
time. A chance for the whole CSUC
For more information on the PASS
system."
progtam, telephone 487-1238.
Summer Institute A Success
by Yolanda Granados
While some CSUF students wer~
working or vacationing this summer,
123 entering EOP students were being
formally introduced to the university.
This introduction is better known as
EOP Summer Institute.
The Institute was established in the
summer of 1969. The main objective
of the Institute has been to help entering
EOP students adjust to the college
system. Introducing the students to
services such as financial aid, housing
registration, staff, school policies, and
providing survival classes.
"Our students usually I have , many
fears and questions about college,
that are different from regular admission students. During the Institute
we try to help relieve their fears and
answer their questions. So when they
start school they will be in good condition to meet with the system," explained Mr. Robert Hernandez, Interim
Director of EOP.
This was the first Summer Institute
Robert Hernandez had the opportunity to direct. On July 1, Hernandez
took over ttie job as Interim Director of
EOP due to the promotion of former
EOP Director Manuel Perez.
Perez
is currently Assistant Dean of Special
Services. Hernandez will be Interim Director until a search is conducted this
fall. He plans to apply for the position.
This years Institute was held on July
27 through August 13, and took place
on the campus dorms at CSUF. The
daily schedule began at 7am to 9pm.
Students were required to attend a
skills class, a culture class, and a new
class was added, University background.
Also new was career orientation testing
and diagnostic testing, in trying to pin
point interes and weaknesses. This was
done so that during the semester they
could recieve help in their weak areas.
Although they recieved a lot of curriculum, EOP was not all study. A talent
show provided entertainment by the
counselors and staff.
The Institute has proven successful
through statistics, which prove it's an
important means of support and retention of EOP students in college. Also
comparisons have been done between
EOP students who attended and those
EOP students who didn't attend. Those
who attended the institute completed
more units retained a higher GPA
and remained in school.
Hernandez commented, "Graphs and
stats don't say it all. The institute
serves as a socialization process. Student comes in with fears, but leaves
confident. Having a strong base with
EOP."
A student evaluation was taken at the
end of the Institute and the overall
feeling was positive.
Hernandez is a stt-efl advocate of EOP.
He was a former CSUF EOP student in
1969. He graduated in 1971 with a BA
in Environmental Health.
In 1974
he recieved his Masters of Science in
Health Science. Hernandez has been
working for EOP since 1971.
"It's really rewarding working with
EOP. Seeing people making it as
lawyers, nurses, administors, etc.
&'ho without EOP would not haveeven
come to college. It's really exciting,"
expressed Hernandez.
l.:ourtesy of Sentimientos Magazine
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La Voz De Aztlan
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*aaauaar&a 1111A~NT IUAT&
•Excellent OpportunHy
The Associated Students need you to
.get Involved. There are many committees
,
and board openings for you to parti~lpate In.
/
. Apply In College Union Room 316 ~
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•G.a ln Valuable Experience
•Salary
FINANCE AND BUDGET
LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
PROGRAMMING .
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PERSONNNEL
,APPLY AT KEATS CAMPUS BUILDI
487·2486
As well as many Faculty-Students
committees and boards.
·
The Associated Students is also sponsoring
Free Coffee and Punch while you fill out
the Applications in our Office.
NATIONAL HISPANIC HERIT ACE
WEEK
National Hispanic Heritage Week,
September 15-19, 1980. The Federal
Hispanic Employment Council is sponsoring an Information and Job Fair
9a.m. to 1:00p.m. on the Mariposa
Mall, located between the Federal
and State buildings.
Job information literature from the
various Federal, State, County, and
Municipal agencies will be available
to the public.
Entertainment and refreshments will
be available . The public is · invited
to attend and learn what types of job
opportunities are available to them.
For more information: please contact
Conrad Mendoza at 487-5578 or 4875168.
3rd ANNUAL LOW RIDER EXHIBITION
~
.
3rd Annual Low Rider, Truck, Bike
and Motor Cycle Show will be held at
the Sal Mosqueda Center on Sept.
13 1980 from 11:00 - 6:00p.m. There
wdl be a boxing exhibition and an art
show. There will be music such as:
Spank, Mariachis, Blood Worth and
Salsa music. Refreshments throughout the day! I Admission is $1 :00. For
more information contact: The Chicano
Youth Center, 3721 E. Tulare Street,
Fresno California 93702 ph. 485-1776.
KFCF • FM88
Keep a look out for the new programs
to approach FM88.
Sat. Seot. 20. 2:00 Ahora
Latin music. news and information
on whats happening in the Raza community in the Bav Area.
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Spanish Language news magazine.
RADIO BILINCUE FUNDRAISER
Tues. Sept. 23. 7:30-8:00. Lowriders
Tuesday's documantary examines
the legacy of lowriding, dating back
to the 1940' s through to the present,
with interviews with lowriders young
and old. Police harassment of lowriding youth San Francisco's Mission
District is highlighted. This program
was produced in March 1980. Produced
by Buster Conzalez
VOLUNTEERS _
FOR H.E.T.
Help ini Emotional Trouble. If you
wish to help someone through a crisis
in their life or assist them in a time ·of
need, you you are needed to volunteer
your time and services at "Help in Emotional Trouble.
The crisis center for emotionally
disturbed · people expeoded there
services to fit a need to the community
-in April of thiss year, bilingual and
bicultural volunteers were recruited to
work in the program to council peopfe
as wel I as intorm ,and, or refer them to
recieve aid.
They need to hear from you by tomorrow, September 12, before 12:00pm
they will p,:obiEle training and counseling
to aid you.
If you have any questions pertaininR
to the service please cal I 485.-1432.
FIRST MECHA MEETING
MEChA (Movimiento
Estud:antil
Chicanos de Aztlan) will be having its _
first meeting this Thursday September 11 at 12:30 -2:00pm in the old
cafeteria. Ther informal meeting is open·
to all interested students and will feature
guest speakers: Dr., Tomas ~rcinie~a,.
Vice President of academic affairs:
Roberto Seeura . V.P. affirmative action:
Jesus Luna, Coordinator of La Raza
studies 1 and Luis Sepulveda, A.S.B.
preside nt. · Car~er oriented Chi~ano
orgainizations will have tables available
so that students may learn of the goals
1
of each club.
Radio Bilingue will be holding its
second annual fundraiser on Friday,
Seot. 12 at 7o.m. For the tax.-deductible donation of $10. Patrons will be
treated to tamous South American
harpist Alfredo Ortiz.
Reknowned
flamenco guitarist Juan Serrano and the
Trio Escorpio will also entertain. The
concert wi II be held at 2432 E. San
Gabriel in Clovis. Interested persons
can ph~ne the station at 486-5174 for
more information.
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Chica.no Moratorium!
·a~ home, in education, housing, employ- Se~i~e) is beefing up its border patrol, new assualts with multimillion dollar
ment, etc. It was one of the largest and bu,ldmg_ bar~ed wire and steel barriers, facist fims like Boulevard Nights.
_
an inspiration to oppressednationalities.and . ~omg mto nei_ghborhoods and
.
*Que Viva La Raza* "Tierra ' Libertad throughout the country.
factories to deport more than a million The Raza marched for three miles
y Unidad, H HQue,Viva Aztla~ Libre"!!
Although the ra!ly was peaceful, ;it
Mexican immi_grants per year. Chicano through East Los· Angeles on Whittier
they chanted. Thousands of Chicanos was brutally suppressed by the police. youth are bemg forced by unemploy- Boulevard, ;in the hear of the East
and their sympathizers from through- Killed were three Chicanos, one being ment to go into the ~ilitary and face the Side Chicano community. The crowd,
out the Southwest gathered in East Ruben Salazar, a well-_
known Chicano added prospect of bemg among the first stretched for over a mile, marched
Los Angeles August 30, 1980 in a peace- journalis~ for the Los Angeles Times. sent off_ to-war if the military draft is
Continued on Page 5
ful and festive commemoration of the
Ever smce, the moratorium tias been reestablished Chicano culture ;is facing
August 29, 1970, Chicano Moratorium commemorated as a symbol of Chicano
march.
unity ;and struggle .
. Vivid were th~ memories of the masThis time, ;it was a whole new geners,ve demonstration of ten years past ation of Chicanos who took to the streets
that was the height of the Chicano but still espousing many of the same
Anti-war · movement. The Moratorium causes that their predecessors did in
united Chicanos from all over the South 1970.
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~est, from all walks of life and of many . Although they lacked the unifying
different political philosophies .
issue of a Vietnam war, the tenth
On that historic day (August 29, 1970) moratorium comes at a time when the
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more than 25,000 people came together Chicano people are under increasing
to denounce the extremely high rate of attacks. Police murder of Chicanos is
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Chicano casualtie~ in the war, and to reaching higher proportions .
La
protest discrimination against Chicanos migra (Immigration and Naturalization
by Edward Aparicio
Adentro
Page~
Chicano Executives
Soccer
EOP Summer Institute
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Editorial
Review
Desp.ierta Raza!
But ... let us not celebrate our upward
As we enter a new academic school
Politics
with greater anticipation, we should re- surge and concede victory.
flect a bit on this past summer and re- plays such a role where -.,.;e cannot let
evaluate our future, Nuestra Raza and up . Wh~re unity must coincide with
numbers .
our goals.
With education being the foundation
of our youth, Chicanos bitterly fought for
and won the Bilingual-Bicultural education bill .
Armando Rodriguez, a well respected
Tomas Arcinega became the highest ~udge was n?t V?te? ~ut of despite havranking minority in the 19 CSUC cam- mg a sup~nor. Judicial reco rd a nd un-.
pus where he was appointed Vice- heard of financial su~port. As one ~ro?1,President at California State University
ne~t. attorney exclaimed, We didn t
anticipate so many "rednecks" would
at Fresno.
Others, such as Manuel Perez, Robert vote.
·segura, and Andrew Alvarado became
breaking barriers as they too enhanced
And in San Diego county, a selftheir positions through hard earned
acclaimed KKK wizard Tom Metzker
work.
And let us not forget the "Great actually was nominated into a Democratic race! If this is not racism, Raza, what
American Way", politics . The Carters,
Reagons, and Brown have now been the hell is justic? !?
courting Nuestra Raza as we have beGente, let us not forget our common
come too large to overlook.
This is where the trenches of the great goals, our unity y ademas nuestra herpolitical game is won and lost-votes . manos. In numbers we can succeed.
With such promotions and advance- Apathy cannot play a role in our lives.
ments of Chicanos like Julian Nava and Olvidense de eso. The 1980 Chicano
our own Al Villa we can appreciate and · Moratorium should oe an indication that
play along until an equilibrium has been
there are many who care. Lets al I
met .
join in. Adelante Raza.
.
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El Baile De Las Vegas
Direct for Mexico,_ the Ballet Folclorico Nacional de Mexico presented
a colorful, musical toour through the
different regions of Mexico, enhanced
by a very enthusiastic audience.
Directed and choreographed by Silvia
From the state of Oaxaca and TehuanLozano, once a dancer for the reowned
tepec, the Zandunga, the Feather
Ballet Folclorico de Amalia Hernandez
dance, and the dance of the Turtles,
were performed with great dispositon. the ballet group . presented a very
Continuing with a fiesta Vercruzana, theatrical production with intense
these dances with their beautiful white lighting sequences and colorful coscostumes and intricate footwork were tumes. The dancing itself was somewhat
Emanating a
accompanied by two guitars and a harp. less than expected.
Changing to a more serene mood, languid, systematic mood, the dancers
the dancers interpreted the folklore of were fortunate to have such a spirited,
Chiapas with all the glory and splendor lively audience.
The two-hour program opened with
the region has to offer.
This
The Yaqui 1ndian form the region of a "'Tarascan Wedding"' dance.
traditional
wedding
dance
illustrates
a
Sonora are reown for their animal
dances.
Las Pascolas y el Venado bride and her friends preparing for
a wedding.
(the Hunters and the Deer) is one of
their most famous and one which deFriday's performance somehow failed
mands great physical skill and emotional to capture the essence and animation
prescence. Usaually the highlight of this particular dance requires.
most productions of this sort, Ballet
I believe that the dance group neglectNational's rendition was not at its ed to desperate its Las Vegas-like
utmost. I saw el Ballet Foclorico de act from a performance to a discriminAmalia Hernandez perform this dance
ating audience who is culturally cogniwith supreme mastery and exposition cant and aware of such a production.
while I was in Mexicali. The dancer in
You can't fool Raza.
by Fernando Quintero
\
Sepulveda and Ambriz Head ASS
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by Margarita M. Martinez
.
- Luis Seoulveda assumed the office
Chicanos at CSUF continue to make of Associated Student's President
history happen. For the first time · in on Au~ust 1, as a result of the resignaCSUF' s history Chicano students tion of Dave Ditora. Sepulveda in turn
hold two of the top three positions in appointed Luis Ambriz Administrative
Associated Student Senate.
Vice President ..
Sepulveda is not new to student
_government. He first became involved
in student ~overnment when he saw .
what he felt was a conflict between
minoritv students and students from the
school of a2riculture. Sepulveda said "'I
felt I c.ould implement constructive
input and eliminate conflict."
Sepulveda. a senior social welfare major
has served as Senator Pro-Tem of the
Senate and as Legislative Vice President for 1 ½ years. Sepulveda is the
first Chicano to hold the post of president
Lupe. De La Cruz
in 1972.
. since
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Ambriz, a senior public administration major is chairperson of the College
Union Board and Chief Fiscal Officer
for the Senate, in addition to his duties
as Administrative.
.
Ambriz encourages other
Chicanos to become involved.
"If
anyone wants to talk to me they should
come uo to our office. I' II gladly speak
to any 2roup of Chicanos on campus .
We' re never too busy to take the time
tQ..talk to oeople."
Althoueh A ~ and- Sepulveda
are the onlv Chicanos in the Senate, they
hold the highest positions.
"We' re
actually sitting on a very historical
landmark in the history of CSUF because
this is the first time there have been two
minorities in the executive positions.
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CHICANOS IN LAW
There will be a meeting on
Wednesday, September
17,
1980
at 5:00 p.m. in the College Union.
Anyone interested may attend. We will
be holding elections for officers and
advisers for the organization.
For
more information call 487-2657.
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN
September 11, 1980
Founded in 1969
Editor-in-Chief:
Managing Editor:
Edward
Aparicio
Margarita Martinez
Sports Editor: Eli Garcia
-· Production Manager:
Dora L.
Lara
Advertising Co-Managers: Alex Romero
Hector Romero
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Photographers: George Aguirre, Dave
Nielson,
Staff Reporters:
Sandra Gonzales
Yolanda Granados, Fernando Quintero:
Pete Ramirez, Connie Soto, Yolanda
Soto,.
La Voz De Aztlan office is located in
the Keats Campus Building on the
CSUF campus.
Letters to the editor are welcomed.
La Voz De Aztlan reserves the right to
edit letters. I Submission does not
guarantee publication.
La Voz De Aztlan
September 11, 1980
Chicano Identity
La Voz is publishing J.D. Espinoza· 's
views as a contribution to the ongoing
discussion of strategy and tactiacs for
the Chicano liberation struggle.
We
invite other readers to comment on
this question.
As we begin the 80's, almost everyone-the government, the big corporations and the media-are discovering the
Hdecade of the Latino. H 1."'
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Of the general Latino population, the
Mexican national minority, numbering
over 10 million, is the largest group.
It is significant that the first year of
this decade marks the 10th anniversary
of the Chicanos Moratorium and with it
the police killing of a Chicano journalist
who, through regular articles in the
L.A. Times, tried to answer the following
question:
What is a Chicano, and what is he
fighting for?
Ruben Salazar, who was murdered by
L.A. sheriffs on Aug. 29, 1970, wrote a
few months before that HA Chicano is
a Mexican American with a _non-Anglo
image of himself." In other words, Salazar was saying that the term HChicano"
implies a certain political consciousness.
In my view, that is the consciousness of
progressive nationalism. ,
Within the last ten years, Marxist
circles have also tackled the question, recognizing that the liberation struggle of
the Mexican people in the U.S. constitutes a "'national question" which the
parameters- of capitalist politics cannot
solve.
This issue of La Voz De Aztlan is
dedicated to my tio, Celestino, and to
all Chicanos involved in the movimiento.
· I contend that the history, culture and
language of the people of Mexican origin
in the Southwest (or anywhere else for
that matter) cannot be mechanically separated nor isolated from the history,
cultur: and lang_uag~ of the Mexican nation. Many of those who developed into
the Mexican nation resided in what is
now the Southwest U.S. for a couple of
hundred years before the 1848 annexation. Millions more migrated there after
1848 and continue to do so today.
Those Chicanos who view their people
as a separate nation refer to Mexicans as
Hbrothers"'. Yet their analysis says the
two are qualitatively distinct peoples, so
they are not using the term "'brotherH
in a sanguine or nationality sense. Are
Salvadoran and Blacks are? Are they two
in the same sense that, say, Chicanos,
~alvadoran and Blacks are? are they two
distinct people with separate histories
and national characteristics. I think not.
Ther term"Chicano" developed in a
particular historical context. It came to
represent rebelliousness against national oppression and forced assimilation. Far from distinguishing Chicanos
from Mexicans, it reasserts our pride in
our Mexican origins, a pride that comes
from a rich culture, history and revolutionary tradition of Mexico and Mexicans.
Since the vast majority of Chicanos are
descendats of 20th century Mexican immigrants, it is absurd and ahistorical to
suggest that Chicanos and Mexicans are
two distinct nationalities. Nations simply do not develope in the space of one
Celestino A. Villanueva
September 7, 1957-August 3, 1980
1979-80 Washington State University
Chicano-of-the-Vear
generation.
My argun·1ent with the Chicano nation
theory can be seen in relation to two
points: First, -the suggestion that Chicanos compose a separate nationality
from Mexicans; and, second the conten~ion _that the Chicano peopl~'s struggle
1s aimed at establishing a separate
state.
The problem with the seond error, the
view that the Chicano struggle is mainly
aimed at establishing a separate nation
state, is that it equates separatism
with revolution and _unwittingly isolates
the Chicano movement from the general
revolutionary struggle in the U.S.
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Vivio su vida por la adelantada de
la Raza.
Siempre estuvo comitido en el movimiento y la causa y el mejoramiento
de otros. Fue amado por toda su familia.
Adios
p.m.-Saturday in the Amphitheatre
SPORTS·
!!
September 11, 1
LaVozDeAztlan
Sweeny
Los.es Debut
Opener
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0ptimis'tic Outlook For New Soccer Coach
· . by Eli Carcia
Jose Elgorriage a former player
and assistant coach for the CSUF
Bulldog soccer team, is the new head
coach of the 1980 soccer squad.
The Bulldogs opened the 1980 season
last weekend when they played a tough
alumni team. It took the Bulldogs an
entire 1st half to get there act together.
Leading 1-0 at half-time, the Bulldogs
came out with a second-half explosion,
to blow away the alumnies 6-1 for
victory in the season opener last Saturday.
Considering the fact its still early in
the season. The Bulldogs have yet to
find the right combination that will
bring the right chemistry for coach
Elgorriaga.
"It will probably take our team a couple
of games to find the right combination ·
that will win games for us .· stated
Elgorriage. We are loaded with potential and we have key players returning.
Out outstanding goalie Kirk Shermer
will be a valuable asset to out team this
year. Kirk was selected to last years
all-star team, and is one of the best
goalies in the entire State."
"Our middl~ field is going to be a
strong point for us also. Returning
are sophmore Rosendo Gutierrez,
who did a great job for us last year as
a freshman. OYr forwards is led by
Dennis Odorico who was an all-star
selection on the conference all-star
squad last year also."
Taking into account the returning
players for the Bulldogs. The season
looks very promising for the new
hP.ad coach.
When asked how he felt his Bulldogs would fare in league play, coach
Jose Elgorriage replied, "I strongly
believe we are in one of the toughest
leagues in the nation. The University
of San Francisco for example, is always
rated as the top two or three soccer team
\nationally.
We will have to contend with them
as well as San Jose and Santa Clara
whobeatU.S.F. lastyear."
Coach Elgorriage is optimistic about
the 1980 season and · appears ready
to challenge the conference foes, although infuries seem to play a big part.
v;1rnc.l
CSUF's defense also.had some bright
moments. - The Bulldogs defense limited
i Fullerton to just 25 net yards in the
second-half, including minus 2 yards
in the passing department.
Bulldog
left cornerback Anthony Washington
had two interceptions returning one 25
Iyards and the other 22 yards for a
Bulldog score.
The setback executed at"Murphys
Madhouse", not only spoiled Sweeny 's
return to the Bulldogs after a two year
absence but immediately made the
Bulldogs 0-1 in the PCAA standings.
The Bulldogs will try to regroup this
week for what is to be another tough
game for the Bulldogs, when they
travel to the University of Nevada
Las Vegas for a non-conference matchup, CSUF's home opener will be Sept.
20 against Southwestern Louisiana at
Ratcliff Stadium.
I
"Our main goal this year for us, is
to do as good as we did last year if not
better. We are at the present time
hampered by injuries, but hopefully
w,~ will be in better shape when league
swings around."
"We would also like to see the stude_nt
body come out and support ~s, we had ~
good crowd at our ope_nmg al~mm
game we would like for this to continue
through out the entire season. ~ur
games will be played at Lomomca
Stadium in Clovis."
The Fly 's Forecast
1980 Soccer Schedule
Sept. 6
Sept. 10
Sept. 15
Sept. 17
Sept. 19
Sept. 20
Sept. 24
Oct. 2 Oct. 8
Alumni Game
University of Souther Calif.
Cal. State - Northridge
U.C. - Davis
Viking Tournament
U.S. lnternation University
Cal . State - Sacramento
St. Mary's College·
The California State University,
Fresno Bulldogs traveled to Fullerton
State University this past weekend ~o
open the 1980 season with new ~ea;
coach Jim Sweeny. It was not a c ass
performance by -the Bulldogs who w~re
favored by two touchdowns going
into the game. The prediction proved to
be a fluke as Jim Sweeny saw his Bull- 1
dogs get rolled over by the "Titan Ma·
chine" in"Murphys Madhouse"
Fullerton"s new Stadium.
Although Sweeny left CSUF ~or a
coaching job with the Oakland Raiders
to coach the Raiders special teams.
The specialty teams proved to make the
difference in a 39-25 set-back to the
Titans.
The productiveness of Fullertons
specialty . teams made the difference
(266 return yardage) because the Bulldogs had more . first downs (10-S) and
- the total offense statistic was nearly
even, with Fullerton at 243 and the
Bulldog·s at 220.
The Titans, two-touchdown underdog_s
and· tabbed to finish last in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association in a preseason poll returned five kickoffs for 213
yards. &b Reynolds broke CSUF's
first kickoff for 88 yards to the Bulldog
4 yard line setting up the Titans first
score, and later made it all the way on
a 90-yard burst for a score.
Despite the Titan set-back the Bulldogs did have some bright moments.
The Bulldog 's pro-set offense opened
strongly. against the Titan_s wi_th ~ree
straight marches culminating m field
goals by Dean Slattery (31, 25, and 33
Oct. 11
Oct. 15
Oct. 19
Oct. 22
Oct. 25
Nov. 2
Nov. 5
Nov. 9
Nov . 12
University of The Pacific
Stanford University
Santa Clara University
Cal. State - Fullerton
U. C. - Berkeley
Fresno Pacific College
University of San Francisco
Cal. Poly - San Luis Obispo
San Jose Sate University.
Baseball:
Boston over New York
Baltimore over Toronto
Football:
Dallas over Denver
Oakland over San Diego
Minnesota over Philadelphia
Los Angeles over Tampa Bay
Game of the week:
UNLVoverCSUF
La Voz De Aztlan
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The Chicano Moratorium
a call t() unite, a call to struggle
Continued from Page 1
eight abreast carrying banners announcing their affiliations to youth,
labor and political grOUJ?S.
Throughout the march, people
chanted their call for unity, freedom,
etc. Mariachi-style musicians, sing•••c.
dancing added to the festive flavor. As
the crowd marched on through the
streets a scattered crowd of onlookers,
including shoppers, and merchants ·who
cbsed their businesses whf le the
marchers went by, stood on the sidewalks lending support.
The rrood changed when the marchers
awroached the New Silver Dollar bar
on Whitter Boulevard. They paused
fO" a moment of silence in memory of
Saazar. Salazar, also a news director of
Spmish-language television
station
K,\,1EX, was killed by a tear-gas projErtile fired through the bar door by a
deputy sheriff.
The deputy was never charged in
camection with Salazar's death.
The march culminated at Salazar
Perk where hundreds of other Chicanos
WS"e waiting in anticipation.
Bands,
si'lgers and Baile Folclorico entertained
tre crowd. The crowd never seemed so
erthusiastic and prou9.
A good number of youth who particpated weren't present at the last one
and as one youth put it, "We weren't
tere 10 years ago, but we're here now
and we're starting to speak out."
Another gentlemen in his thirties
canmented, who had been pr:esent ;in
tte earlier moratorium commented on
hoN dit more "Nationalistic." "We
we-e angry we just wanted to tear down
tte walls." He noted, "Tocfays young
people seem more sophisticated.
Ttey're more concerned with economic
and political realities."
The spirit of the Raza overflowed and
let everyone be aware that Chicano
urity is very much the same today as it
wa; 10 years ago.
August 30, 1980 showed much unity,
tcgethemess, and carnalismo. The Chica,o Moratorium was a show d strength
dour oommitment.
And as a Chicana of East Los Angeles
e>e::laimed as the marchers walked by,
"It's beautiful. If they keep this up,
_maybe we'll have a Chicano in the White
Hoose so~eday."
Photos by 'Pulga'
Continued from Page 2
It's interesting as all hell. We are now
involved in things Chicanos didn't
know WP.re happening. The direction
of the Senate is basically guided by the
executive oositions we· sit on," stated
Ambriz.
One of Sepulveda' s plans for the
school yP.ar is to participate in recruiting
and retaining "non-traditional" students .
specificallv minority students and older
students . "I would like to have the
Associated Students play a part in retaining students," said Sepulveda .
The CSlJC system has been allocated
$110,000 for student affirmative action.
The Associated Students now fund
the Chicano Youth Conference which
recruits many Chicano students.
"Like anv other organization, we
want awareness. We would like students to know who we are and what
services we have to offer," stated Sepulveda. Currently, the Senate is looking
into alternative transportation for students. They have held discussions with
Fresno Transit concerning their plans
to eliminate bus route 51, a route
used bv many CSUF students. Sepulveda is also planning on organizing
workshons for clubs explaining how to
apply for monies.
A good outlook fo~ the year is what
Sepulveda feels is a "pretty good
rapport" between the Senate and the
administration . "They have listened to
all of our concerns, whereas in the past
they have never met with us," said
Sepulveda.
Sepulveda sees himself as a role
model for other Chicano students.
"Hopefullv more students will get
involved " he stated. But more than
than he sees himself as proof of tearing
down thP. mvth that Chicanos are unable
to succeed. He states, "I'm an EOP
student and 1've gone this far. Hey,
if you a.Il!)w us th~ ~hance .. . '~
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La Voz Pregunta:
Who Are You Voting For In The Presldentlal
Election and Why?
~Y Margarita M. Martfnez
For·Perfection
Photos by Betty Wong
Yolanda Ruiz
Graduate Student
Criminology Major
"Anderson. I dislike Reagan and Carter
both. I feel Reagan is too conc@IIIIWitive.
I'm unhappy with Carter's performance,
it is lacking."
Hugo Gaston
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1015 N. West St.
Mike Emmert
Graduate Student
Communicative Disorders
"I'd vote for Anderson. I feel both
Carter and Res,an's views are too
conservative. I like Anderson's position on social issues."
Fresno
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Ignacio Ramirez
Junior
Health Science Major
"I don't like Reaga'n. He has too much
of an iron fist and will probably send us
to war. Carter is a little more soft.
He is also more soft on affirmative action
programs than R-@8an."
~~~r~::,PreHispanicCivilization
"Well I hate to look at it in terms of
the le;sor of two evils, but I'll have to
go for Carter. If I vote for Anderson,
Reagan will win. ,If he wins I'll go to
Mexico and leave this country for four
years."
MEChA Seeks Solidarity
by Yolanda Soto
For thc:3e who don't know what
MEChA is all about, it is an organization active in social, political, and educational matters.
The organization
seeks and welcomes participation from
students for MEChA's main goal is to
help students and the community.
President of MEChA is Lilly Espinoza
a junior business major. Espinoza exJennifer Hall
presses the other goals of MEChA are
Sophomore
to get more participation form the stuBusiness Administration Major
"Between Reagan and Carter. I'd have dents. Espinoza and the other officers
to say Carter because I don't think we know there is a need for complete sol
idarity, achieved by keeping in contact
have such a good selection. Anderson is
with the other Chicano clubs on campus.
a possibility, he could be the man.
We've been offered so many promises
they could be met and they may not." In the past, explained Espinoza, "There
has been lack of participation, I'm not
trying to say the past officers didn't
t~y! i~~s _just that maybe the pr~si?e~t
did all the work and not enough ne,p
came from the others." This year Espinoza plans to try harder and become
more aware of what's happening. She
plans to bring out interesting issues,
and not just give out information but also
seek participation.
Espinoza already has in mind important issues that need to be brought out
and be discussed.
Espinoza feels
MEChA's role is to help motivate administrative gear towards more Chicano
programs on campus and be aware of
the issues facing Chicano communities.
Find out what they are if you don't
know already and help out. MEChA
welcomes your input, come and give us
your ideas. Your voice and participation
is needed. !Que Viva La Raza!
September 11,1980
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La Voz De Aztlan
La Raza Studies Th-rives
by Sandra Gonzales
Although La Raza Studies is well
structured into the system, a desire for it
to become more institutionalized is still
present, according to Dr. J esu~ Luna,
coordinator of the program.
"If the program became more institutionalized it would most likely attract a
larger crowd. There would be many
gains," said Luna.
La Raza Studies is a program whose
objective is to better educate Chicanos in
their history and culture. In addition, to
making them aware of the needs and
problems facing Chicanos today. The
areas which La Raza Studies focuses on
are history, culture, art, music, literature, and society.
Luna, who has been coordinator of the
program for the past three years, was
born and reared in Edinburgh, . Texas.
He received his bachelor's degree in
history at the Pan American University
in 1'.}67, and a master's in Latin American history at East Texas State University in 1969. In 1971 while attending
North Texas State University, he was
awarded the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and later graduated with a doctorate. He spent 15 months in Mexico doing
research for his dissertation, which was,
also, published there. It was titled
"Public Career of Don Corral."
Some changes in La Raza .Studies that
Luna would like to see are an increase of
faculty to the program and a greater
selection of courses offered . Other
changes desired by Luna are the inclusion of a La Raza Studies class, as a
requirement for all majors, and that
graduate classes be offered in this field.
Luna feels the program is beneficial
in that it attracts more Chicano students
to the university. "We have the impact
that other colleges don't, those not
having any Chicano professors. Some of
our faculty are role . models giving
in~iration and support to the students.
~'need role models," Luna stated.
The program, which now has four
general education -courses offered and
three required as part of the completion
for the Bilingual ,Specialist credential has
experienced a steady enrollment in the
past few years.
Luna said the faculty ha!; been discussing the possibility of a Bachelor's
degree being offered in La Raza Studies.
"If that is what students want, I feel it
should be established. We would
encourage students to take double
majors," said Luna.
The late 60' s and early 70' s encountered many attempts to abolish the program, which led to walk-outs, protests,
PASS Readies Itself
For Another Year
A program to assist educationally and
and hunger strikes. When asked if there
was a possibility of this reoccurring, ,economically disadvantaged students
Luna said, "Only if students see a need at California State University, Fresno
for a change. As I see it now, the Presi- . has recieved a $91,000 grant form the
dent of CSUF is very open and there are U.S . Office of Education for a second
no animosities. He is willing to help all ...year of operation ,
~Pat Aguirre, director of the Progress
departments ."
and Advancement through Special SerLuna feels the reason Chicanos now vices (PASS) program, said the project
have that initial confidence to seek also has been recommended for funding
higher education is "we no longer have for the next four years with the specific
the belief that our future is tied to the amounts to be negoiated each year .
Established last fall, the program is
field as in the past. We are seeing that
we have the ability to become more designed to increase the rentention and
educated. One of my goals has been to graduation rates of students from low
do everything in my power to attract income families, those from rurally
more Chicano students to seek higher isolated areas, and students with
limited English skills.
education," · Luna said emphatically.
The program offers students as"Over the next three years I expect to
sistance in improving their reading comsee over SOOOChicano students."
prehension and speed, and also helps
individuals who have limited English
speeaking ability to develop their
"There is no way for Chicanos to go but vocabulary and spelling techniques.
up," said Luna. The greater increase in
This fall the program will include
Chicanos becoming educated, the campus ·workshops on writing, library
greater the possibility of a leadership uti Iitization and research, and study
trend among Chicanos .
skills. Ms. Aguirre said PASS also
Asked about the possibility of a CSUC is working toward a program to assist
Chicano president in the near future, students who are 1preparing. for the
Luna replied, "Well of course not only Law School Admission Test and the
one, but several. It's just a matter of Medical College Admission Test.
time. A chance for the whole CSUC
For more information on the PASS
system."
progtam, telephone 487-1238.
Summer Institute A Success
by Yolanda Granados
While some CSUF students wer~
working or vacationing this summer,
123 entering EOP students were being
formally introduced to the university.
This introduction is better known as
EOP Summer Institute.
The Institute was established in the
summer of 1969. The main objective
of the Institute has been to help entering
EOP students adjust to the college
system. Introducing the students to
services such as financial aid, housing
registration, staff, school policies, and
providing survival classes.
"Our students usually I have , many
fears and questions about college,
that are different from regular admission students. During the Institute
we try to help relieve their fears and
answer their questions. So when they
start school they will be in good condition to meet with the system," explained Mr. Robert Hernandez, Interim
Director of EOP.
This was the first Summer Institute
Robert Hernandez had the opportunity to direct. On July 1, Hernandez
took over ttie job as Interim Director of
EOP due to the promotion of former
EOP Director Manuel Perez.
Perez
is currently Assistant Dean of Special
Services. Hernandez will be Interim Director until a search is conducted this
fall. He plans to apply for the position.
This years Institute was held on July
27 through August 13, and took place
on the campus dorms at CSUF. The
daily schedule began at 7am to 9pm.
Students were required to attend a
skills class, a culture class, and a new
class was added, University background.
Also new was career orientation testing
and diagnostic testing, in trying to pin
point interes and weaknesses. This was
done so that during the semester they
could recieve help in their weak areas.
Although they recieved a lot of curriculum, EOP was not all study. A talent
show provided entertainment by the
counselors and staff.
The Institute has proven successful
through statistics, which prove it's an
important means of support and retention of EOP students in college. Also
comparisons have been done between
EOP students who attended and those
EOP students who didn't attend. Those
who attended the institute completed
more units retained a higher GPA
and remained in school.
Hernandez commented, "Graphs and
stats don't say it all. The institute
serves as a socialization process. Student comes in with fears, but leaves
confident. Having a strong base with
EOP."
A student evaluation was taken at the
end of the Institute and the overall
feeling was positive.
Hernandez is a stt-efl advocate of EOP.
He was a former CSUF EOP student in
1969. He graduated in 1971 with a BA
in Environmental Health.
In 1974
he recieved his Masters of Science in
Health Science. Hernandez has been
working for EOP since 1971.
"It's really rewarding working with
EOP. Seeing people making it as
lawyers, nurses, administors, etc.
&'ho without EOP would not haveeven
come to college. It's really exciting,"
expressed Hernandez.
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NATIONAL HISPANIC HERIT ACE
WEEK
National Hispanic Heritage Week,
September 15-19, 1980. The Federal
Hispanic Employment Council is sponsoring an Information and Job Fair
9a.m. to 1:00p.m. on the Mariposa
Mall, located between the Federal
and State buildings.
Job information literature from the
various Federal, State, County, and
Municipal agencies will be available
to the public.
Entertainment and refreshments will
be available . The public is · invited
to attend and learn what types of job
opportunities are available to them.
For more information: please contact
Conrad Mendoza at 487-5578 or 4875168.
3rd ANNUAL LOW RIDER EXHIBITION
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3rd Annual Low Rider, Truck, Bike
and Motor Cycle Show will be held at
the Sal Mosqueda Center on Sept.
13 1980 from 11:00 - 6:00p.m. There
wdl be a boxing exhibition and an art
show. There will be music such as:
Spank, Mariachis, Blood Worth and
Salsa music. Refreshments throughout the day! I Admission is $1 :00. For
more information contact: The Chicano
Youth Center, 3721 E. Tulare Street,
Fresno California 93702 ph. 485-1776.
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Keep a look out for the new programs
to approach FM88.
Sat. Seot. 20. 2:00 Ahora
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on whats happening in the Raza community in the Bav Area.
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RADIO BILINCUE FUNDRAISER
Tues. Sept. 23. 7:30-8:00. Lowriders
Tuesday's documantary examines
the legacy of lowriding, dating back
to the 1940' s through to the present,
with interviews with lowriders young
and old. Police harassment of lowriding youth San Francisco's Mission
District is highlighted. This program
was produced in March 1980. Produced
by Buster Conzalez
VOLUNTEERS _
FOR H.E.T.
Help ini Emotional Trouble. If you
wish to help someone through a crisis
in their life or assist them in a time ·of
need, you you are needed to volunteer
your time and services at "Help in Emotional Trouble.
The crisis center for emotionally
disturbed · people expeoded there
services to fit a need to the community
-in April of thiss year, bilingual and
bicultural volunteers were recruited to
work in the program to council peopfe
as wel I as intorm ,and, or refer them to
recieve aid.
They need to hear from you by tomorrow, September 12, before 12:00pm
they will p,:obiEle training and counseling
to aid you.
If you have any questions pertaininR
to the service please cal I 485.-1432.
FIRST MECHA MEETING
MEChA (Movimiento
Estud:antil
Chicanos de Aztlan) will be having its _
first meeting this Thursday September 11 at 12:30 -2:00pm in the old
cafeteria. Ther informal meeting is open·
to all interested students and will feature
guest speakers: Dr., Tomas ~rcinie~a,.
Vice President of academic affairs:
Roberto Seeura . V.P. affirmative action:
Jesus Luna, Coordinator of La Raza
studies 1 and Luis Sepulveda, A.S.B.
preside nt. · Car~er oriented Chi~ano
orgainizations will have tables available
so that students may learn of the goals
1
of each club.
Radio Bilingue will be holding its
second annual fundraiser on Friday,
Seot. 12 at 7o.m. For the tax.-deductible donation of $10. Patrons will be
treated to tamous South American
harpist Alfredo Ortiz.
Reknowned
flamenco guitarist Juan Serrano and the
Trio Escorpio will also entertain. The
concert wi II be held at 2432 E. San
Gabriel in Clovis. Interested persons
can ph~ne the station at 486-5174 for
more information.
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Chica.no Moratorium!
·a~ home, in education, housing, employ- Se~i~e) is beefing up its border patrol, new assualts with multimillion dollar
ment, etc. It was one of the largest and bu,ldmg_ bar~ed wire and steel barriers, facist fims like Boulevard Nights.
_
an inspiration to oppressednationalities.and . ~omg mto nei_ghborhoods and
.
*Que Viva La Raza* "Tierra ' Libertad throughout the country.
factories to deport more than a million The Raza marched for three miles
y Unidad, H HQue,Viva Aztla~ Libre"!!
Although the ra!ly was peaceful, ;it
Mexican immi_grants per year. Chicano through East Los· Angeles on Whittier
they chanted. Thousands of Chicanos was brutally suppressed by the police. youth are bemg forced by unemploy- Boulevard, ;in the hear of the East
and their sympathizers from through- Killed were three Chicanos, one being ment to go into the ~ilitary and face the Side Chicano community. The crowd,
out the Southwest gathered in East Ruben Salazar, a well-_
known Chicano added prospect of bemg among the first stretched for over a mile, marched
Los Angeles August 30, 1980 in a peace- journalis~ for the Los Angeles Times. sent off_ to-war if the military draft is
Continued on Page 5
ful and festive commemoration of the
Ever smce, the moratorium tias been reestablished Chicano culture ;is facing
August 29, 1970, Chicano Moratorium commemorated as a symbol of Chicano
march.
unity ;and struggle .
. Vivid were th~ memories of the masThis time, ;it was a whole new geners,ve demonstration of ten years past ation of Chicanos who took to the streets
that was the height of the Chicano but still espousing many of the same
Anti-war · movement. The Moratorium causes that their predecessors did in
united Chicanos from all over the South 1970.
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~est, from all walks of life and of many . Although they lacked the unifying
different political philosophies .
issue of a Vietnam war, the tenth
On that historic day (August 29, 1970) moratorium comes at a time when the
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more than 25,000 people came together Chicano people are under increasing
to denounce the extremely high rate of attacks. Police murder of Chicanos is
•·
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Chicano casualtie~ in the war, and to reaching higher proportions .
La
protest discrimination against Chicanos migra (Immigration and Naturalization
by Edward Aparicio
Adentro
Page~
Chicano Executives
Soccer
EOP Summer Institute
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Editorial
Review
Desp.ierta Raza!
But ... let us not celebrate our upward
As we enter a new academic school
Politics
with greater anticipation, we should re- surge and concede victory.
flect a bit on this past summer and re- plays such a role where -.,.;e cannot let
evaluate our future, Nuestra Raza and up . Wh~re unity must coincide with
numbers .
our goals.
With education being the foundation
of our youth, Chicanos bitterly fought for
and won the Bilingual-Bicultural education bill .
Armando Rodriguez, a well respected
Tomas Arcinega became the highest ~udge was n?t V?te? ~ut of despite havranking minority in the 19 CSUC cam- mg a sup~nor. Judicial reco rd a nd un-.
pus where he was appointed Vice- heard of financial su~port. As one ~ro?1,President at California State University
ne~t. attorney exclaimed, We didn t
anticipate so many "rednecks" would
at Fresno.
Others, such as Manuel Perez, Robert vote.
·segura, and Andrew Alvarado became
breaking barriers as they too enhanced
And in San Diego county, a selftheir positions through hard earned
acclaimed KKK wizard Tom Metzker
work.
And let us not forget the "Great actually was nominated into a Democratic race! If this is not racism, Raza, what
American Way", politics . The Carters,
Reagons, and Brown have now been the hell is justic? !?
courting Nuestra Raza as we have beGente, let us not forget our common
come too large to overlook.
This is where the trenches of the great goals, our unity y ademas nuestra herpolitical game is won and lost-votes . manos. In numbers we can succeed.
With such promotions and advance- Apathy cannot play a role in our lives.
ments of Chicanos like Julian Nava and Olvidense de eso. The 1980 Chicano
our own Al Villa we can appreciate and · Moratorium should oe an indication that
play along until an equilibrium has been
there are many who care. Lets al I
met .
join in. Adelante Raza.
.
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El Baile De Las Vegas
Direct for Mexico,_ the Ballet Folclorico Nacional de Mexico presented
a colorful, musical toour through the
different regions of Mexico, enhanced
by a very enthusiastic audience.
Directed and choreographed by Silvia
From the state of Oaxaca and TehuanLozano, once a dancer for the reowned
tepec, the Zandunga, the Feather
Ballet Folclorico de Amalia Hernandez
dance, and the dance of the Turtles,
were performed with great dispositon. the ballet group . presented a very
Continuing with a fiesta Vercruzana, theatrical production with intense
these dances with their beautiful white lighting sequences and colorful coscostumes and intricate footwork were tumes. The dancing itself was somewhat
Emanating a
accompanied by two guitars and a harp. less than expected.
Changing to a more serene mood, languid, systematic mood, the dancers
the dancers interpreted the folklore of were fortunate to have such a spirited,
Chiapas with all the glory and splendor lively audience.
The two-hour program opened with
the region has to offer.
This
The Yaqui 1ndian form the region of a "'Tarascan Wedding"' dance.
traditional
wedding
dance
illustrates
a
Sonora are reown for their animal
dances.
Las Pascolas y el Venado bride and her friends preparing for
a wedding.
(the Hunters and the Deer) is one of
their most famous and one which deFriday's performance somehow failed
mands great physical skill and emotional to capture the essence and animation
prescence. Usaually the highlight of this particular dance requires.
most productions of this sort, Ballet
I believe that the dance group neglectNational's rendition was not at its ed to desperate its Las Vegas-like
utmost. I saw el Ballet Foclorico de act from a performance to a discriminAmalia Hernandez perform this dance
ating audience who is culturally cogniwith supreme mastery and exposition cant and aware of such a production.
while I was in Mexicali. The dancer in
You can't fool Raza.
by Fernando Quintero
\
Sepulveda and Ambriz Head ASS
~
by Margarita M. Martinez
.
- Luis Seoulveda assumed the office
Chicanos at CSUF continue to make of Associated Student's President
history happen. For the first time · in on Au~ust 1, as a result of the resignaCSUF' s history Chicano students tion of Dave Ditora. Sepulveda in turn
hold two of the top three positions in appointed Luis Ambriz Administrative
Associated Student Senate.
Vice President ..
Sepulveda is not new to student
_government. He first became involved
in student ~overnment when he saw .
what he felt was a conflict between
minoritv students and students from the
school of a2riculture. Sepulveda said "'I
felt I c.ould implement constructive
input and eliminate conflict."
Sepulveda. a senior social welfare major
has served as Senator Pro-Tem of the
Senate and as Legislative Vice President for 1 ½ years. Sepulveda is the
first Chicano to hold the post of president
Lupe. De La Cruz
in 1972.
. since
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Ambriz, a senior public administration major is chairperson of the College
Union Board and Chief Fiscal Officer
for the Senate, in addition to his duties
as Administrative.
.
Ambriz encourages other
Chicanos to become involved.
"If
anyone wants to talk to me they should
come uo to our office. I' II gladly speak
to any 2roup of Chicanos on campus .
We' re never too busy to take the time
tQ..talk to oeople."
Althoueh A ~ and- Sepulveda
are the onlv Chicanos in the Senate, they
hold the highest positions.
"We' re
actually sitting on a very historical
landmark in the history of CSUF because
this is the first time there have been two
minorities in the executive positions.
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CHICANOS IN LAW
There will be a meeting on
Wednesday, September
17,
1980
at 5:00 p.m. in the College Union.
Anyone interested may attend. We will
be holding elections for officers and
advisers for the organization.
For
more information call 487-2657.
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN
September 11, 1980
Founded in 1969
Editor-in-Chief:
Managing Editor:
Edward
Aparicio
Margarita Martinez
Sports Editor: Eli Garcia
-· Production Manager:
Dora L.
Lara
Advertising Co-Managers: Alex Romero
Hector Romero
•
Photographers: George Aguirre, Dave
Nielson,
Staff Reporters:
Sandra Gonzales
Yolanda Granados, Fernando Quintero:
Pete Ramirez, Connie Soto, Yolanda
Soto,.
La Voz De Aztlan office is located in
the Keats Campus Building on the
CSUF campus.
Letters to the editor are welcomed.
La Voz De Aztlan reserves the right to
edit letters. I Submission does not
guarantee publication.
La Voz De Aztlan
September 11, 1980
Chicano Identity
La Voz is publishing J.D. Espinoza· 's
views as a contribution to the ongoing
discussion of strategy and tactiacs for
the Chicano liberation struggle.
We
invite other readers to comment on
this question.
As we begin the 80's, almost everyone-the government, the big corporations and the media-are discovering the
Hdecade of the Latino. H 1."'
~
Of the general Latino population, the
Mexican national minority, numbering
over 10 million, is the largest group.
It is significant that the first year of
this decade marks the 10th anniversary
of the Chicanos Moratorium and with it
the police killing of a Chicano journalist
who, through regular articles in the
L.A. Times, tried to answer the following
question:
What is a Chicano, and what is he
fighting for?
Ruben Salazar, who was murdered by
L.A. sheriffs on Aug. 29, 1970, wrote a
few months before that HA Chicano is
a Mexican American with a _non-Anglo
image of himself." In other words, Salazar was saying that the term HChicano"
implies a certain political consciousness.
In my view, that is the consciousness of
progressive nationalism. ,
Within the last ten years, Marxist
circles have also tackled the question, recognizing that the liberation struggle of
the Mexican people in the U.S. constitutes a "'national question" which the
parameters- of capitalist politics cannot
solve.
This issue of La Voz De Aztlan is
dedicated to my tio, Celestino, and to
all Chicanos involved in the movimiento.
· I contend that the history, culture and
language of the people of Mexican origin
in the Southwest (or anywhere else for
that matter) cannot be mechanically separated nor isolated from the history,
cultur: and lang_uag~ of the Mexican nation. Many of those who developed into
the Mexican nation resided in what is
now the Southwest U.S. for a couple of
hundred years before the 1848 annexation. Millions more migrated there after
1848 and continue to do so today.
Those Chicanos who view their people
as a separate nation refer to Mexicans as
Hbrothers"'. Yet their analysis says the
two are qualitatively distinct peoples, so
they are not using the term "'brotherH
in a sanguine or nationality sense. Are
Salvadoran and Blacks are? Are they two
in the same sense that, say, Chicanos,
~alvadoran and Blacks are? are they two
distinct people with separate histories
and national characteristics. I think not.
Ther term"Chicano" developed in a
particular historical context. It came to
represent rebelliousness against national oppression and forced assimilation. Far from distinguishing Chicanos
from Mexicans, it reasserts our pride in
our Mexican origins, a pride that comes
from a rich culture, history and revolutionary tradition of Mexico and Mexicans.
Since the vast majority of Chicanos are
descendats of 20th century Mexican immigrants, it is absurd and ahistorical to
suggest that Chicanos and Mexicans are
two distinct nationalities. Nations simply do not develope in the space of one
Celestino A. Villanueva
September 7, 1957-August 3, 1980
1979-80 Washington State University
Chicano-of-the-Vear
generation.
My argun·1ent with the Chicano nation
theory can be seen in relation to two
points: First, -the suggestion that Chicanos compose a separate nationality
from Mexicans; and, second the conten~ion _that the Chicano peopl~'s struggle
1s aimed at establishing a separate
state.
The problem with the seond error, the
view that the Chicano struggle is mainly
aimed at establishing a separate nation
state, is that it equates separatism
with revolution and _unwittingly isolates
the Chicano movement from the general
revolutionary struggle in the U.S.
• 8:00
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Vivio su vida por la adelantada de
la Raza.
Siempre estuvo comitido en el movimiento y la causa y el mejoramiento
de otros. Fue amado por toda su familia.
Adios
p.m.-Saturday in the Amphitheatre
SPORTS·
!!
September 11, 1
LaVozDeAztlan
Sweeny
Los.es Debut
Opener
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0ptimis'tic Outlook For New Soccer Coach
· . by Eli Carcia
Jose Elgorriage a former player
and assistant coach for the CSUF
Bulldog soccer team, is the new head
coach of the 1980 soccer squad.
The Bulldogs opened the 1980 season
last weekend when they played a tough
alumni team. It took the Bulldogs an
entire 1st half to get there act together.
Leading 1-0 at half-time, the Bulldogs
came out with a second-half explosion,
to blow away the alumnies 6-1 for
victory in the season opener last Saturday.
Considering the fact its still early in
the season. The Bulldogs have yet to
find the right combination that will
bring the right chemistry for coach
Elgorriaga.
"It will probably take our team a couple
of games to find the right combination ·
that will win games for us .· stated
Elgorriage. We are loaded with potential and we have key players returning.
Out outstanding goalie Kirk Shermer
will be a valuable asset to out team this
year. Kirk was selected to last years
all-star team, and is one of the best
goalies in the entire State."
"Our middl~ field is going to be a
strong point for us also. Returning
are sophmore Rosendo Gutierrez,
who did a great job for us last year as
a freshman. OYr forwards is led by
Dennis Odorico who was an all-star
selection on the conference all-star
squad last year also."
Taking into account the returning
players for the Bulldogs. The season
looks very promising for the new
hP.ad coach.
When asked how he felt his Bulldogs would fare in league play, coach
Jose Elgorriage replied, "I strongly
believe we are in one of the toughest
leagues in the nation. The University
of San Francisco for example, is always
rated as the top two or three soccer team
\nationally.
We will have to contend with them
as well as San Jose and Santa Clara
whobeatU.S.F. lastyear."
Coach Elgorriage is optimistic about
the 1980 season and · appears ready
to challenge the conference foes, although infuries seem to play a big part.
v;1rnc.l
CSUF's defense also.had some bright
moments. - The Bulldogs defense limited
i Fullerton to just 25 net yards in the
second-half, including minus 2 yards
in the passing department.
Bulldog
left cornerback Anthony Washington
had two interceptions returning one 25
Iyards and the other 22 yards for a
Bulldog score.
The setback executed at"Murphys
Madhouse", not only spoiled Sweeny 's
return to the Bulldogs after a two year
absence but immediately made the
Bulldogs 0-1 in the PCAA standings.
The Bulldogs will try to regroup this
week for what is to be another tough
game for the Bulldogs, when they
travel to the University of Nevada
Las Vegas for a non-conference matchup, CSUF's home opener will be Sept.
20 against Southwestern Louisiana at
Ratcliff Stadium.
I
"Our main goal this year for us, is
to do as good as we did last year if not
better. We are at the present time
hampered by injuries, but hopefully
w,~ will be in better shape when league
swings around."
"We would also like to see the stude_nt
body come out and support ~s, we had ~
good crowd at our ope_nmg al~mm
game we would like for this to continue
through out the entire season. ~ur
games will be played at Lomomca
Stadium in Clovis."
The Fly 's Forecast
1980 Soccer Schedule
Sept. 6
Sept. 10
Sept. 15
Sept. 17
Sept. 19
Sept. 20
Sept. 24
Oct. 2 Oct. 8
Alumni Game
University of Souther Calif.
Cal. State - Northridge
U.C. - Davis
Viking Tournament
U.S. lnternation University
Cal . State - Sacramento
St. Mary's College·
The California State University,
Fresno Bulldogs traveled to Fullerton
State University this past weekend ~o
open the 1980 season with new ~ea;
coach Jim Sweeny. It was not a c ass
performance by -the Bulldogs who w~re
favored by two touchdowns going
into the game. The prediction proved to
be a fluke as Jim Sweeny saw his Bull- 1
dogs get rolled over by the "Titan Ma·
chine" in"Murphys Madhouse"
Fullerton"s new Stadium.
Although Sweeny left CSUF ~or a
coaching job with the Oakland Raiders
to coach the Raiders special teams.
The specialty teams proved to make the
difference in a 39-25 set-back to the
Titans.
The productiveness of Fullertons
specialty . teams made the difference
(266 return yardage) because the Bulldogs had more . first downs (10-S) and
- the total offense statistic was nearly
even, with Fullerton at 243 and the
Bulldog·s at 220.
The Titans, two-touchdown underdog_s
and· tabbed to finish last in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association in a preseason poll returned five kickoffs for 213
yards. &b Reynolds broke CSUF's
first kickoff for 88 yards to the Bulldog
4 yard line setting up the Titans first
score, and later made it all the way on
a 90-yard burst for a score.
Despite the Titan set-back the Bulldogs did have some bright moments.
The Bulldog 's pro-set offense opened
strongly. against the Titan_s wi_th ~ree
straight marches culminating m field
goals by Dean Slattery (31, 25, and 33
Oct. 11
Oct. 15
Oct. 19
Oct. 22
Oct. 25
Nov. 2
Nov. 5
Nov. 9
Nov . 12
University of The Pacific
Stanford University
Santa Clara University
Cal. State - Fullerton
U. C. - Berkeley
Fresno Pacific College
University of San Francisco
Cal. Poly - San Luis Obispo
San Jose Sate University.
Baseball:
Boston over New York
Baltimore over Toronto
Football:
Dallas over Denver
Oakland over San Diego
Minnesota over Philadelphia
Los Angeles over Tampa Bay
Game of the week:
UNLVoverCSUF
La Voz De Aztlan
Pa1e 5 .
The Chicano Moratorium
a call t() unite, a call to struggle
Continued from Page 1
eight abreast carrying banners announcing their affiliations to youth,
labor and political grOUJ?S.
Throughout the march, people
chanted their call for unity, freedom,
etc. Mariachi-style musicians, sing•••c.
dancing added to the festive flavor. As
the crowd marched on through the
streets a scattered crowd of onlookers,
including shoppers, and merchants ·who
cbsed their businesses whf le the
marchers went by, stood on the sidewalks lending support.
The rrood changed when the marchers
awroached the New Silver Dollar bar
on Whitter Boulevard. They paused
fO" a moment of silence in memory of
Saazar. Salazar, also a news director of
Spmish-language television
station
K,\,1EX, was killed by a tear-gas projErtile fired through the bar door by a
deputy sheriff.
The deputy was never charged in
camection with Salazar's death.
The march culminated at Salazar
Perk where hundreds of other Chicanos
WS"e waiting in anticipation.
Bands,
si'lgers and Baile Folclorico entertained
tre crowd. The crowd never seemed so
erthusiastic and prou9.
A good number of youth who particpated weren't present at the last one
and as one youth put it, "We weren't
tere 10 years ago, but we're here now
and we're starting to speak out."
Another gentlemen in his thirties
canmented, who had been pr:esent ;in
tte earlier moratorium commented on
hoN dit more "Nationalistic." "We
we-e angry we just wanted to tear down
tte walls." He noted, "Tocfays young
people seem more sophisticated.
Ttey're more concerned with economic
and political realities."
The spirit of the Raza overflowed and
let everyone be aware that Chicano
urity is very much the same today as it
wa; 10 years ago.
August 30, 1980 showed much unity,
tcgethemess, and carnalismo. The Chica,o Moratorium was a show d strength
dour oommitment.
And as a Chicana of East Los Angeles
e>e::laimed as the marchers walked by,
"It's beautiful. If they keep this up,
_maybe we'll have a Chicano in the White
Hoose so~eday."
Photos by 'Pulga'
Continued from Page 2
It's interesting as all hell. We are now
involved in things Chicanos didn't
know WP.re happening. The direction
of the Senate is basically guided by the
executive oositions we· sit on," stated
Ambriz.
One of Sepulveda' s plans for the
school yP.ar is to participate in recruiting
and retaining "non-traditional" students .
specificallv minority students and older
students . "I would like to have the
Associated Students play a part in retaining students," said Sepulveda .
The CSlJC system has been allocated
$110,000 for student affirmative action.
The Associated Students now fund
the Chicano Youth Conference which
recruits many Chicano students.
"Like anv other organization, we
want awareness. We would like students to know who we are and what
services we have to offer," stated Sepulveda. Currently, the Senate is looking
into alternative transportation for students. They have held discussions with
Fresno Transit concerning their plans
to eliminate bus route 51, a route
used bv many CSUF students. Sepulveda is also planning on organizing
workshons for clubs explaining how to
apply for monies.
A good outlook fo~ the year is what
Sepulveda feels is a "pretty good
rapport" between the Senate and the
administration . "They have listened to
all of our concerns, whereas in the past
they have never met with us," said
Sepulveda.
Sepulveda sees himself as a role
model for other Chicano students.
"Hopefullv more students will get
involved " he stated. But more than
than he sees himself as proof of tearing
down thP. mvth that Chicanos are unable
to succeed. He states, "I'm an EOP
student and 1've gone this far. Hey,
if you a.Il!)w us th~ ~hance .. . '~
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La Voz Pregunta:
Who Are You Voting For In The Presldentlal
Election and Why?
~Y Margarita M. Martfnez
For·Perfection
Photos by Betty Wong
Yolanda Ruiz
Graduate Student
Criminology Major
"Anderson. I dislike Reagan and Carter
both. I feel Reagan is too conc@IIIIWitive.
I'm unhappy with Carter's performance,
it is lacking."
Hugo Gaston
Photography
·~·weddings, Quincenearas,
Portraits
1015 N. West St.
Mike Emmert
Graduate Student
Communicative Disorders
"I'd vote for Anderson. I feel both
Carter and Res,an's views are too
conservative. I like Anderson's position on social issues."
Fresno
266-8419
Ignacio Ramirez
Junior
Health Science Major
"I don't like Reaga'n. He has too much
of an iron fist and will probably send us
to war. Carter is a little more soft.
He is also more soft on affirmative action
programs than R-@8an."
~~~r~::,PreHispanicCivilization
"Well I hate to look at it in terms of
the le;sor of two evils, but I'll have to
go for Carter. If I vote for Anderson,
Reagan will win. ,If he wins I'll go to
Mexico and leave this country for four
years."
MEChA Seeks Solidarity
by Yolanda Soto
For thc:3e who don't know what
MEChA is all about, it is an organization active in social, political, and educational matters.
The organization
seeks and welcomes participation from
students for MEChA's main goal is to
help students and the community.
President of MEChA is Lilly Espinoza
a junior business major. Espinoza exJennifer Hall
presses the other goals of MEChA are
Sophomore
to get more participation form the stuBusiness Administration Major
"Between Reagan and Carter. I'd have dents. Espinoza and the other officers
to say Carter because I don't think we know there is a need for complete sol
idarity, achieved by keeping in contact
have such a good selection. Anderson is
with the other Chicano clubs on campus.
a possibility, he could be the man.
We've been offered so many promises
they could be met and they may not." In the past, explained Espinoza, "There
has been lack of participation, I'm not
trying to say the past officers didn't
t~y! i~~s _just that maybe the pr~si?e~t
did all the work and not enough ne,p
came from the others." This year Espinoza plans to try harder and become
more aware of what's happening. She
plans to bring out interesting issues,
and not just give out information but also
seek participation.
Espinoza already has in mind important issues that need to be brought out
and be discussed.
Espinoza feels
MEChA's role is to help motivate administrative gear towards more Chicano
programs on campus and be aware of
the issues facing Chicano communities.
Find out what they are if you don't
know already and help out. MEChA
welcomes your input, come and give us
your ideas. Your voice and participation
is needed. !Que Viva La Raza!
September 11,1980
Page 7
La Voz De Aztlan
La Raza Studies Th-rives
by Sandra Gonzales
Although La Raza Studies is well
structured into the system, a desire for it
to become more institutionalized is still
present, according to Dr. J esu~ Luna,
coordinator of the program.
"If the program became more institutionalized it would most likely attract a
larger crowd. There would be many
gains," said Luna.
La Raza Studies is a program whose
objective is to better educate Chicanos in
their history and culture. In addition, to
making them aware of the needs and
problems facing Chicanos today. The
areas which La Raza Studies focuses on
are history, culture, art, music, literature, and society.
Luna, who has been coordinator of the
program for the past three years, was
born and reared in Edinburgh, . Texas.
He received his bachelor's degree in
history at the Pan American University
in 1'.}67, and a master's in Latin American history at East Texas State University in 1969. In 1971 while attending
North Texas State University, he was
awarded the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and later graduated with a doctorate. He spent 15 months in Mexico doing
research for his dissertation, which was,
also, published there. It was titled
"Public Career of Don Corral."
Some changes in La Raza .Studies that
Luna would like to see are an increase of
faculty to the program and a greater
selection of courses offered . Other
changes desired by Luna are the inclusion of a La Raza Studies class, as a
requirement for all majors, and that
graduate classes be offered in this field.
Luna feels the program is beneficial
in that it attracts more Chicano students
to the university. "We have the impact
that other colleges don't, those not
having any Chicano professors. Some of
our faculty are role . models giving
in~iration and support to the students.
~'need role models," Luna stated.
The program, which now has four
general education -courses offered and
three required as part of the completion
for the Bilingual ,Specialist credential has
experienced a steady enrollment in the
past few years.
Luna said the faculty ha!; been discussing the possibility of a Bachelor's
degree being offered in La Raza Studies.
"If that is what students want, I feel it
should be established. We would
encourage students to take double
majors," said Luna.
The late 60' s and early 70' s encountered many attempts to abolish the program, which led to walk-outs, protests,
PASS Readies Itself
For Another Year
A program to assist educationally and
and hunger strikes. When asked if there
was a possibility of this reoccurring, ,economically disadvantaged students
Luna said, "Only if students see a need at California State University, Fresno
for a change. As I see it now, the Presi- . has recieved a $91,000 grant form the
dent of CSUF is very open and there are U.S . Office of Education for a second
no animosities. He is willing to help all ...year of operation ,
~Pat Aguirre, director of the Progress
departments ."
and Advancement through Special SerLuna feels the reason Chicanos now vices (PASS) program, said the project
have that initial confidence to seek also has been recommended for funding
higher education is "we no longer have for the next four years with the specific
the belief that our future is tied to the amounts to be negoiated each year .
Established last fall, the program is
field as in the past. We are seeing that
we have the ability to become more designed to increase the rentention and
educated. One of my goals has been to graduation rates of students from low
do everything in my power to attract income families, those from rurally
more Chicano students to seek higher isolated areas, and students with
limited English skills.
education," · Luna said emphatically.
The program offers students as"Over the next three years I expect to
sistance in improving their reading comsee over SOOOChicano students."
prehension and speed, and also helps
individuals who have limited English
speeaking ability to develop their
"There is no way for Chicanos to go but vocabulary and spelling techniques.
up," said Luna. The greater increase in
This fall the program will include
Chicanos becoming educated, the campus ·workshops on writing, library
greater the possibility of a leadership uti Iitization and research, and study
trend among Chicanos .
skills. Ms. Aguirre said PASS also
Asked about the possibility of a CSUC is working toward a program to assist
Chicano president in the near future, students who are 1preparing. for the
Luna replied, "Well of course not only Law School Admission Test and the
one, but several. It's just a matter of Medical College Admission Test.
time. A chance for the whole CSUC
For more information on the PASS
system."
progtam, telephone 487-1238.
Summer Institute A Success
by Yolanda Granados
While some CSUF students wer~
working or vacationing this summer,
123 entering EOP students were being
formally introduced to the university.
This introduction is better known as
EOP Summer Institute.
The Institute was established in the
summer of 1969. The main objective
of the Institute has been to help entering
EOP students adjust to the college
system. Introducing the students to
services such as financial aid, housing
registration, staff, school policies, and
providing survival classes.
"Our students usually I have , many
fears and questions about college,
that are different from regular admission students. During the Institute
we try to help relieve their fears and
answer their questions. So when they
start school they will be in good condition to meet with the system," explained Mr. Robert Hernandez, Interim
Director of EOP.
This was the first Summer Institute
Robert Hernandez had the opportunity to direct. On July 1, Hernandez
took over ttie job as Interim Director of
EOP due to the promotion of former
EOP Director Manuel Perez.
Perez
is currently Assistant Dean of Special
Services. Hernandez will be Interim Director until a search is conducted this
fall. He plans to apply for the position.
This years Institute was held on July
27 through August 13, and took place
on the campus dorms at CSUF. The
daily schedule began at 7am to 9pm.
Students were required to attend a
skills class, a culture class, and a new
class was added, University background.
Also new was career orientation testing
and diagnostic testing, in trying to pin
point interes and weaknesses. This was
done so that during the semester they
could recieve help in their weak areas.
Although they recieved a lot of curriculum, EOP was not all study. A talent
show provided entertainment by the
counselors and staff.
The Institute has proven successful
through statistics, which prove it's an
important means of support and retention of EOP students in college. Also
comparisons have been done between
EOP students who attended and those
EOP students who didn't attend. Those
who attended the institute completed
more units retained a higher GPA
and remained in school.
Hernandez commented, "Graphs and
stats don't say it all. The institute
serves as a socialization process. Student comes in with fears, but leaves
confident. Having a strong base with
EOP."
A student evaluation was taken at the
end of the Institute and the overall
feeling was positive.
Hernandez is a stt-efl advocate of EOP.
He was a former CSUF EOP student in
1969. He graduated in 1971 with a BA
in Environmental Health.
In 1974
he recieved his Masters of Science in
Health Science. Hernandez has been
working for EOP since 1971.
"It's really rewarding working with
EOP. Seeing people making it as
lawyers, nurses, administors, etc.
&'ho without EOP would not haveeven
come to college. It's really exciting,"
expressed Hernandez.
l.:ourtesy of Sentimientos Magazine
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*aaauaar&a 1111A~NT IUAT&
•Excellent OpportunHy
The Associated Students need you to
.get Involved. There are many committees
,
and board openings for you to parti~lpate In.
/
. Apply In College Union Room 316 ~
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•G.a ln Valuable Experience
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FINANCE AND BUDGET
LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
PROGRAMMING .
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PERSONNNEL
,APPLY AT KEATS CAMPUS BUILDI
487·2486
As well as many Faculty-Students
committees and boards.
·
The Associated Students is also sponsoring
Free Coffee and Punch while you fill out
the Applications in our Office.
NATIONAL HISPANIC HERIT ACE
WEEK
National Hispanic Heritage Week,
September 15-19, 1980. The Federal
Hispanic Employment Council is sponsoring an Information and Job Fair
9a.m. to 1:00p.m. on the Mariposa
Mall, located between the Federal
and State buildings.
Job information literature from the
various Federal, State, County, and
Municipal agencies will be available
to the public.
Entertainment and refreshments will
be available . The public is · invited
to attend and learn what types of job
opportunities are available to them.
For more information: please contact
Conrad Mendoza at 487-5578 or 4875168.
3rd ANNUAL LOW RIDER EXHIBITION
~
.
3rd Annual Low Rider, Truck, Bike
and Motor Cycle Show will be held at
the Sal Mosqueda Center on Sept.
13 1980 from 11:00 - 6:00p.m. There
wdl be a boxing exhibition and an art
show. There will be music such as:
Spank, Mariachis, Blood Worth and
Salsa music. Refreshments throughout the day! I Admission is $1 :00. For
more information contact: The Chicano
Youth Center, 3721 E. Tulare Street,
Fresno California 93702 ph. 485-1776.
KFCF • FM88
Keep a look out for the new programs
to approach FM88.
Sat. Seot. 20. 2:00 Ahora
Latin music. news and information
on whats happening in the Raza community in the Bav Area.
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Spanish Language news magazine.
RADIO BILINCUE FUNDRAISER
Tues. Sept. 23. 7:30-8:00. Lowriders
Tuesday's documantary examines
the legacy of lowriding, dating back
to the 1940' s through to the present,
with interviews with lowriders young
and old. Police harassment of lowriding youth San Francisco's Mission
District is highlighted. This program
was produced in March 1980. Produced
by Buster Conzalez
VOLUNTEERS _
FOR H.E.T.
Help ini Emotional Trouble. If you
wish to help someone through a crisis
in their life or assist them in a time ·of
need, you you are needed to volunteer
your time and services at "Help in Emotional Trouble.
The crisis center for emotionally
disturbed · people expeoded there
services to fit a need to the community
-in April of thiss year, bilingual and
bicultural volunteers were recruited to
work in the program to council peopfe
as wel I as intorm ,and, or refer them to
recieve aid.
They need to hear from you by tomorrow, September 12, before 12:00pm
they will p,:obiEle training and counseling
to aid you.
If you have any questions pertaininR
to the service please cal I 485.-1432.
FIRST MECHA MEETING
MEChA (Movimiento
Estud:antil
Chicanos de Aztlan) will be having its _
first meeting this Thursday September 11 at 12:30 -2:00pm in the old
cafeteria. Ther informal meeting is open·
to all interested students and will feature
guest speakers: Dr., Tomas ~rcinie~a,.
Vice President of academic affairs:
Roberto Seeura . V.P. affirmative action:
Jesus Luna, Coordinator of La Raza
studies 1 and Luis Sepulveda, A.S.B.
preside nt. · Car~er oriented Chi~ano
orgainizations will have tables available
so that students may learn of the goals
1
of each club.
Radio Bilingue will be holding its
second annual fundraiser on Friday,
Seot. 12 at 7o.m. For the tax.-deductible donation of $10. Patrons will be
treated to tamous South American
harpist Alfredo Ortiz.
Reknowned
flamenco guitarist Juan Serrano and the
Trio Escorpio will also entertain. The
concert wi II be held at 2432 E. San
Gabriel in Clovis. Interested persons
can ph~ne the station at 486-5174 for
more information.
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