La Voz de Aztlan, November 18 1981
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La Voz de Aztlan, November 18 1981
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La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno)
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November 11, 191:1
Photo by Robert S. Hemandu
Pase 3 ~elllber 11, 1.-i-u Vaz de Azdan
editorial
Protest fee hikes
Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke contends that the CSUC
system's only two alternatives in meeting the budget
reduction are increasing fees and limiting the number of
students. I don't believe in the word only. Besides, the
board of trustees has already taken initiatives to limiting
· the number of students by proposing and endorsing
tougher admission requirements to CSUC which would
take effect by 1984 and would consequently discourage
and disenfranchise minority students from entering
college.
The student movement of the late 60' s and early 70' s
is not over. We cannot always take what they struggled
for. Life is an everyday struggle for students, for Chicanos, for people. It was not over then, and the· struggle
is not over now.
We owe it to ourselves and to our future to protest the
fee hike and bureaucratic decisions which affect us all.
Governor Brown has ordered the CSUC to cut its
$1 billion budget by 5 percent.
The CSUC board of trustees has now added $46 to
registration fees and is proposing a $200 increase ..
Meanwhile, back at Fresno State, _the student~ sit back
calmly discussing their plans for Christmas vacation.
Ponganse trucha! Maybe you don '.t realize the imp~ct
these board decisions have made until you actually write
the check out next semester. Students must take
action now.
CSU Long Beach students have already protested their
fee increase. Paul Cashman, associated student president
at Long Beach, put it best by saying that the CSUC
is not doing all it can to protect its budget and the
students. "We challenge the board to be political stra~
tegists "~' he said. "It is a mistake for either students ~r the board to accept a 5 percent reduction," according to an article in Wednesday's Fresno Bee.
Fernando Quintero
Editor-in-Chief
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letters
KKK not funny
Dear Editor:
I am wri~ing to you on behalf of Las
Adelitas, a Chicana organization on
campus .
I feel an incident that occurred at the
Adelita 's. Halloween Baile should be
publicized to stop all chismes from happening .
It was a Friday night. The atmosphere
was mas firme: people danci~ and
laughing, just having fun. While w1'lking
·hrough the crowd and checkir.g it out,
he attention is focused on a white cone
haped hood with a white cl.>ak and a
nail cross on the left side or the chest.
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Thoughts came into mind . Who's under-neath? Is this supposed to be a joke?
People are giving the outfit mad-dog
looks . It was a Ku Klux Klan outfit.
not to spoil this person's fun at the meeting or come to our 6delita meeting
!--taile; but rather to sensitize him to our any Thursday at 3:15 in the College
sincere concern and discomfort regard- Union.
Thoughts and feelings surfaced about
discrimination, oppression and racism .
The same thoughts and feelings of when
one sees the Chicano billboard "Otra
fria, otra Coors."
Las Adelitas felt it was necessary to
take action against the "costume." As
we have taken action to boycott Coors
or any other oppressive situation affecting the Chicano Community.
ing his choice of costume. The Ku Klux
Klan is not a funny/joking organization . It promotes hate to all non-white
people. Regrettably, a Chicano was the
pawn and feelings were hurt unintentionally. Therefore, we feel it necessary
to offer an apology for any misunderstandings promoted by the action that
was taken .
The person was approached with an
explanation. It was an inappropriate
costume for this Chicana function. He
was given a choice to either take off the
hood or leave the dance . Our intent was
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T~e Adelitas took this action as a
political action-we took a stand and
made a statement about a racist organization . Our intent was not to cause
anger among Chicanos on campus, but
to show Chicana Unity for the Movimien·
to ... Thank You.
Sincerely,
Las Adelitas de CSUF
If the person involved in this situation would like to discuss it with Las
Adelitas. We encourage him to come
forth . Contact our Advisor Ms . Pat
Aguirre (P.A.S.S. Program) for a private
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PEOPLE'S. RALLY
AGAINST DIABLO CANYON
Join People For Safe Energy, · and The Abalone
Alliance in Protest of;
• Nuclear Energy
• PG&..E Rate Increases
• Cost Overuns
• Ocean Waste Disposal
People For Safe Energy, Fresno, Invites you to
a Peaceful Protest Rally against Nuclear Energy on:
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Thursday, November 19, 12:00
PG&.E Headquarters., Corner Fulton &. Tuolumne
SHOW WE CAREi
For More Information, Contact: 485-9444, or 266-5471
Pase 3 November 11, 1981-u Vu de-Azttan
School Dress Codes
''The Schools -shouldn't tell us how to dress.''
By Lourdes Villarreal
•we are very d isappointed and disgusted . We have no choice but to
picket the admin istration / said Jenny
Flo~es speaking on behalf of Padres
Un1dos, a committee of concerned
parents established in an effort to
resolve the current dress code issue at
Hamilton Freshman School.
According to Padres Unidos, "'The
ress code policy is only a symptom of
he problem at Hamilton and throughout
he Fresno Unified School District.
he root of the problem is one of attitude
in particular one of a ~ t and disriminatory type . An attitude which
reeds and perpetuates racial disharny. •
Although Principal Sue Harden was
in att~ndance at the Board meeting,
she did not comment on the issue .
Subsequently, the School Board has
postponed any further action on the
matter until December 3.
The Hamilton dress code controversy
As the dress code rule stands now,
began with the three-day suspension of shirts and blouses that are squared and
I student Cindy Garcia on Ocotober 1, hemmed across the bottom must hang
for failing to tuck in her football jersey. 1 no lower than the hip and those with
According to Principal Harden, Cindy tails must be tucked in.
was later suspended again for three
more days for defiance involving the
dress code.
On October 21, 30 students at Hamilton Freshman School walked out of their " The dress code policy
classes to protest Principal Harden' s
enforcement of the dress code. As a
result, Cindy's father, Robert Garcia
(who was present during the walk-out)
was arrested .
Consequently, on October 23, a group
of concerned parents met with Chicano
leaders, Fresno school officials and city
police (Harden did not attend) to discuss
what the parents believed to be actions
which single out Chicano students in a
discriminatory fashion .
Nieto establishes solidarity
By Yolanda Granados
is only a symptom
of the problem ·at Hamilton
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and throughout the Fresno
Unified School District, .. "
According to Harden, due to the
recent off-campus violence the school
had encountered with different gansrelated sroups, such a dress code was
intended to discoura1~ students from
identifyins themselves with a fpecific
1roup because of their dress.
On the other hand, Robert Garcia
said, "What Harden is really sayins is
that the way our kids dress is 1an1related." Furthermore, althoush Cindy
has returned to Hamilton, Garcia ~id,
"The teachers are 1ivin1 Cindy a hard
time. They_ are hopin1 we'll transfer
Cindy to another school." Garcia told
La VCII, "The public has misunderstood
our position on the dress code. We are
supportins the dress code the Fresno
Unified School District puts out. What
we're fi1htin1 is the improper manner
Dr. Harden established her rules without
notifyin1 the parents." Dr. Harden
declined any comment.
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El Salvador continues to fight
many sectors . of people (campesinos, government suppression on the pueblo.
students, protessors, Christians) of El This incident occurred on March 17,
The pueblo of El Salvador will conSalvador became united in the *fight* 1979, on this day a group of campesinos
tinue . fighting for their liberation reagainst the exploitation by its govern- represented themselves before the
municipal court presentins their rement.
gardless of the persecution it is now "Several dead bodies were
quest for lower bank payments on their
facing . And the Christian church would
"The
pueblo
knows
it
can
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longer
found on the streets.
live in a place where it cannot claim land. The court was ·closed. The cambe united with the pueblo. This was the
message made clear by Father Jesus At the time of the shooting its rights . When the pueblo goes to claim pesinos were then approached by a
Nieto at a dinner held on Nov . 5.
its rights, it returns only to bury its group of police, who began shootin1 at
the group. Several dead bodies were
dead, • said Nieto.
•The Christian community unites with
children were walking by
According to Nieto the government's found on the streets. At the time of
this pueblo, establishing the Pueblo de
response to the pueblo has been and the shootins children were walkins by
Dios .. .The church has a historic responfrom school and they
continues to be through bullets, suns , from school and they too were shot at.
sibility of liberating this pueblo, ,. said
Those who escaped were "massacred"
and death .
Nieto .
too were shot at."
Father Nieto worked 13 years in rural
,. "'The pueblo understands that violence outside of town.
"This is just one of a million atrociparishes throughout El Salvador. He had
is the form that the military wants to
been deeply involved in the evolution the •consequences to fight until the stop the pueblo with its fight • said ties that take place in El Salvador. What
do campesinos, students, professors dol
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of the Christian base community in El end .,. This fight developed after the 1977 Nieto.
elections when, according to Nieto
Salvador.
Nieto went on to cite an ~xample _of It's the same answer. The pueblo will
contin~ to fi~ht..:_ "Ne El Salvador pqel
Nieto speaking in Spanish, said that
the Pueblo of El Salvador has taken
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centerspread
I Dia de los Muertos
By Ricardo Avila
Hispanic Link News Service
ON LONG ISLAND, where I live, the end of October
brings Halloween-a day when my children behave even
younger than they are. So do some adults. Silliness and
greed rule.
In my Mexico City childhood, it brought El Dia de los
Muertos, a pause that mixed celebration with solemnity.
The Day of the Dead was an adult ritual fashioned to
incude the participation-of children.
My strongest memory of a Halloween-past in the
United States is when, a few years ago, we ran out of
candy and a disgruntled trick-or-treat child painted
"Cheap SOB" on our front walk.
My strongest memory of a Day of the Dead celebration
in Mexico is when, per custom, my parents led me to
the cemetery to pay tribute to our departed with food,
song, flowers and words. A majestic woman in black arrived a few graves down the row with a piano. She had
it planted on top of her buried husband and delivered
him a personal concert.
MY DAUGHTER and three sons welcome Halloween
as an excu·se to behave foolishly and beg for candy which
will destroy their teeth.
For my wife and me, it has become an occasion to worry _
about children as they race mindlessly across streets, of
endless dog-barking and door-knocking, of graffiti and
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candy wrappers to be cleaned up the morning after.
Sometimes I have to take a drink to settle my uneasiness, and the alcohol doesn't mix well with the collection of candy my children force me to share with them. It
gives me indigestion and makes me reflect on the issue
at hand: death.
It appears to me that death has very different meanings
in the United States and Mexico. Here it is the final act.
There it is no more than a stage of being which
can bring joy and strength to life. ·
Mexicans are used to celebrating death from preChristian or pre-Coll•mbian times. Most Aztec celebrations included human sacrifice to please the season's
gods and bring suc.cess in war, business, matrimony,
health, and other wordly affairs-even peace. The
advent of Christianity did not erase such thinking. Today,
as funeral proces~ions in New Orleans become more
and more rare,Mexico's dead may still enjoy a wake surrounded by friends who relish good food and drink, music
ti II dawn, a priest's farewell, and a procession aplenty
with brass and drums.
The Spanish conquistadors were shocked to see skulls
and bones decorating temples and palaces. Yet, when
they massacred the Indians. the victims didn't condemn
the act as a holocaust. The thousands of deaths were
just acts of fate, mundane passings.
TECHNOLOGY AND IBM have not c~ged
Mexicans' attitudes toward the celebration of All Saints'
Day. The first day is for the small dead, children who
will dwell in limbo. Families, rich and poor, sweep their
dead children's graves and decorate them with toys,
fruit, pottery and flowers. Cemeteries become splashes of
color on the hillsides. The bright orange of the
sempasuchitl (African marigold) can be seen for miles.
The second day is reserved for the adult dead. Los
Fie/es Difuntos. It is the main celebration. Some of us
still carry on the pre-Christian traditions. We spend the
entire night visiting the dead, offering them their favorite
foods, serenading them with a hired mariachi or our own
guitars, and keeping the candles burning .
Bakeries display their delicious pan de muerto (the dead' s bread) with "bones" running like spokes to its
edges, sprinkled with white frosting or coconut flakes.
Families prepare du/ce de ca/abaza (pumpkin candy);
the women wash the pu_mp1<in and te1ocotes lHawthorne
fruit); the men bring the panocha (brown sugar) from
the market; the children clean the sugar-cane stalks.
Vendors in the plaza offer sugar-candy and chocolate
skulls, big and little, for parents to give their children and
for friends and lovers to exchange. The candy skulls bear
names-Lupita, Petra, Juanita, Carlos-across the forehead.
Other vendors go door-to-door hawking papier-mache
masks of skulls and animals.
In newspapers, politicians are drawn with skull faces
(calaveras) and ·ridiculed in verse . It is an exciting day for
artists, writers and poets. It is an exciting day, period.
THIS YEAR THERE will be no American Halloween at
our house. Together, as family, we will bake pan de
muerto; we will prepare pum~Kin dessert; we will make
calaveras, those personalized candy skulls, to share with
each other and friends. It will be old times again.
Photos by Robert S. Hernandez
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cultura
Gang's Back
Success story for Chicano band
byMarliDiu
Part of the success formula for Gang's
Back is their style and versatility. Their
show is a comb;nation of costume and
personalized arrangements. Choreography and stage lighting also set the
mood during their performance.
The six band members each contribute to the arrangements and alternate
on instruments . Each player's style or
preference is expressed in various
songs .
Because of this versatility in musical
style, Gatlg 's Back has attracted a wide
following during their six years of playing professionally in this area.
Gang's Back is very much an original
Fresno band . The Cruz brothers and
Arturo Aldana all attended Central
High School. Robert Ramirez went to
Clovis High and Rick Gonzalez was a
Roosevelt alumni. This band consists of:
Joe Cruz, trombone, trumpet, vibes ,
and vocals; Richard Cruz, keyboards,
trumpet, vocals; Fresno Cruz, saxophone, keyboards, vocals; Rick Gonzalez guitar, vocals; Arturo Aldana,
bass,' vocals; and Robert Ramirez,
drums, vocals.
Their first jobs were the 'type known
Gang's Back, the Fresno band with a
as '"casuals.'" Wedding receptions, reputation as slick as its sound, has
Quincenieras, school formals, and other taken its best shot at success . Already
party events were where they got their signed to a four year contract with
start.
Columbia Records, their single, '"Hot
Those early experiences made them
r~alize their potential as a working
band . Contracts for regular engage- Their first jobs were the type
ments at clubs like The Casino Rainbow Ballroom and The Climax s~n folknown as "casuals"
lowed.
Today the guys are just waiting for
the word from Handshake Records the
Col~mbia label they are signed with, to
begin the work on their upcoming album . Richard Cruz says that time is
'"very suspenseful'" for all of them.
With the album aoes the necessity of
promotion as well as touring . Billboard
magazine has done a story that may appear next month . Gana' s Back now feels
ready to ao the di$tance and there
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are many people in Fresno who are
ready to watch them get there.
Wedding receptions,
Quincenieras, school
formals and
other party events
Fun,'" was released nationwide last
Friday.
'"Timing and luck'" according to Joe
Cruz, are important factors in the record
business . Joe is band manager and eldest of the Cruz brothers, who make up
half of Gang's Back.
'"We started out when disco was still
very popular. People really liked us and
asked for original songs . That surprised us at the time, we were still perfecting other people's music. We rarely
had the time to sit down and try writing ."
"Hot Fun" is the first original song
and the first record for Gang's Back.
FM-96, which bases its top ten on song
requests , put the single at seven on the
hit list.
After release of the single in Fresno
dnd as its popularity grew, Columbia
Records showed up with contract proposals .
Fresno Cruz compared that moment to
, "a boxer who is primed up to ~o the
distance then scores a knockout in the
first round . "Hot Fun" isn't necessarily
our best original song, just the fir~t. " ,
Hecause ot the big success Gang s
Back has had in the "first round* with
the single, other local groups are now
cutting their own singles and demonstration tapes.
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"We set an example we didn't realize
we were setting,'" says Fresno.
Pap7_.Nowember11,1"1-la V••AIIIM
CSUF students vis.it COORS brewery
By Marpritl Martinez
Coors Beer officials in Golden
Co_Iora~o provided an all-expens~
paid trip last week to its brewery for
four student members of the CSUF
Associated Students senate.
The trip was designed to help the students gather more information regarding
the beer company whose product has
been embroiled in a renewed debate at
the CSUF campus this semester.
CSUF Chicano students along with
?thers have been active in trying to
implement a campus boycott of Coors
beer so it would not be served on
campus.
David Torres, one of the senators
making the trip, told La Voz upon his
return from Colorado last Friday that
he \_Vas not ready to express any conclusions but he did discuss some of his
observations.
"I really didn't have any expecta~ions," said Tqrres. "I tried to go
with an objective mind, but I did find out
some surprising things."
The four senators who went were
chosen on the basis of whether they
would be available to make the threeday trip. Another criteria was that the
d~leg~t!on be equally represented by
minorities and Anglos.
The group arrived November 4 and
began their tour of the Coors plant
the next morning, interviewing workers
at random and asking questions.
They were given an opportu'nity to
interview Bill Coors . .Joe Coors was not
available.
Torres said they were allowed to
talk to any of the workers and ask
any questions they felt relevant.
"We were even allowed to go into the
lunchroom and ask them questions "
said Torres. He was able to talk to
about 10 workers.
One of the surprising things he discovered was the positive comments in
regards to Coors .
"What surprised· me is ttiat I talked
to an AFLCIO union representative of
the operating engineers and b_e told me
that if he had a million dollars he
still wouldn't be able to organize the
workers at the plant because Coors offered such high wages and benefits,"
said Torres.
*I f~und it astonishing that Coors had
doctors on the premises for employees,
as well as a recreation sports center
for employees and their families. They
also have a special program called
the 100 percent E-ducation Advancement
Program, where workers are encouraged
to take courses that will help in their
advancement. The workers also have an
appeals board who they can go to if
they have any grievances.,,
One employee Torres interviewed had
been with Coors since 1971.
"He told me he had been at the plant
for 10 ye<V"s and had advanced from
janitor to building maintenance supervisor.
The employee,. explained that ~ survey, called the Hughes s~rvey, was
taken to locate any ~onfhct between
_ managers and production workers. The
results of this survey, Torres was
told, showed wQtker morale to be very
low.
But he said another employee in the
same room, when questioned, denied
any knowled~e of the survey. Torres
later asked Bill Coors about the survey
~nd he too denied any knowledge of
1t, but later the manager of the employee relations admitted that she knew
the man who had conducted the survey.
One of the main allegations against
G:oors has been the use of the polygraph exam to its employees.
Torres said, *I don't have qualms
with Joe Coors contributin11 to any organization he pleases, that's his individual right. However, when contributions are being made by a corporation, through the efforts of the people
to right-wing organizations that contra~
diets what they manifest on the out-
side, then that goes contrary to my
political beliefs and that is what I
focused on. "
Coors Company is a major contributor to the Heritage Foundation, a ri11htwing extremist organization that actively
seeks the removal from office of liberal
Congressmen . Joe Coors is on its Board
of Directors. Coors has also contributed
to such Chicano organizations as the
League of United Latin-American Citi"I found it astonishing that "
zens (LULAC) and the G.I. Forum in
Coors had doctors on the
Bill Coors explained that a poly- an effort to increase its sales and engraph was given to employees because hance its image.
premises for employees,
they received over 50,000 applications
for employment a year and were unable
as well as a recreation
to interview each appliclant personally.
sports center for emplo
One employee stated that what had
Torres found the company up to parity
irked him about the polygraph was a
yees and their families."
question asking him about his sexual with affirmative action 11uidelines. The
preference . This question has since percentage of. Chicanos employed by
Coors if 11 percent, of which 3 percent
been eliminated.
are in managerial positions. The other
"He said that Chicanos were treated
8 percent are in labor and clerical posigood at Coors and were offered opporTorres said that what he felt tions.
tunities for advancement. He was happy strong about were Coors political conAsked if they had had the opportunity
that Coors had sent him to a community tributions. He asked Bill Coors about to speak to people outside the plant such
college and had paid his tuition and the contributions to extremist ri((ht wing as those fired for being *troublebooks," said Torres.
groups. Torres said the answer was that makers,,. Torres responded that there
Not all employees were so happy . everyone had the right to contribute to had been no time since their itinerary
One employee had gone out on strike any political organization.
had been carefully planned for them.
against Coors in 1973 and returned
after being unable to find any other
employment.
"Right now he's a supervisor earning
Of the other senators' reactions,
over $25,000 a year and he has only a "What amazed me is when Torres responded, "I really can't
high school diploma. He told me Coors
say, but I think they will probably vote
he told me that if you
was a good place to work because of the
not to boycott Coors. "
pay."
Torres said he was not yet ready to
stood up against any type
This employee _admitted Coors did
comment on his decision. The senators
·of action against Coors
will now report their findin11s to the
have morale problems and a problem
Le11al Le11islative Committee of the Aswith favoritism.
you stood alone and were sociated Students, which ultimately
, "What amazed me is when he told me
decides whether to sanction its own boythat if you stood up against any type of considered a trouble maker cott of Coors beer.
action against Coors you stood alone
Other senators makin11 the trip were
throughout the brewery," Michelle
and were considered a trouble maker
Davis, Chris Kaufman and
throughout the brewery/ _Torres said.
Melinda Lehman.
voces de aztla-n
Fee hikes ''unjust''
By Jerry Gonules
For those who cannot see the effects of
Proposition 13, Reaganomics, 11igantic
military spending, and other items of the
conservative wave, the proposed fee increase of $200 for 1982-83 is a clear and
terrifying example.
Next semester, we will see a 49% incrcrease in fees. For many, the proposed
$200 fee hike means part-time or droppin11 out for many students.
The proposed increase is the result of
a 5% cut in the CSUC budget ordered by
the state. A task force set up by California State University and Colle11es
(CSUC) Chancellor Glenn Dumke recommended that students should absorb
most of the costs of the multi-million dollar bud11et cut.
The recommendation is demanding
that students accept the proposal.
Where was the student input in the decision? The sole student representative on
the CSUC Academic senate (which also
voted to recommend the t200 fee increase) does not reflect the diverse student population of the CSUS system.
Nothin11 was presented to students as to
what effect the increase would have.
Are we expected to swallow every increase 1iven to us? The CSUC system is
CODES
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Jay East, Vice Principal at Tiogc
designed to provide low cost education to Middle School, was interviewed in order
residents and their families who pay tax- to obtain an administrator's view on the
es to support the 1:1niversity system. The dress code issue. According to East,
*Parents are ususally very supportive
of a dress code." East added that he
CSUC system in the past has been able
could not recafl any suspensions at
to adjust to multi-million dollar cuts
without increasing fees si11nificantly. To Tio11a because of a dress code violation.
suddenly expect students to accept oneTioga School follows a 11eneral procedure
sided fee increase decisions is to act J
in implementin11 its dress code: The
without consideration for students.
first day a dress code violation occurs
the student is issued a warnin11. Th~
Last year, students successfully deparents are then notified. If necessary,
fended the threat of tuition which would
the student will be sent horn to take care
have resulted in a S500 a semester for
graduate students.
of the matter. Students who continue to
Statistics show that universities with
disobey the dress code must serve
detention.
higher tuition and fees have fewer Chicanos, Blacks, and lower income stuAccordin11 to Tioga's dress code:
dents.
*The type of dress at Ti01a should
reflect the combined attitudes of
Ou~ responsibility, as students, is to
the students, their parents, and the
or11amze a11ainst efforts to limit low infaculty. Student appearance should be
come and minority students at CSUC
determined by the occasion or nature of
campuses. Not only is our future at
the activity; therefore, since Ti01a
s~e, but the future of our brothers and is an educational institution, the daily
sisters who have the ri11ht to an educaattire should be appropriate to a 1ood
tion
learnin11 atmosphere.
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Some of the specific rules re,ardin1
Let the chancellor and administration
know how important education is to our-1 cloth~11 that should or should not be
people. Additional cutbacks in 1rants
worn at Ti01a are the followina: 1)
loans and other financial aid will close'
tube tops,tank tops and mesh tops are
not acceptable. 2) Girls may we.r tops
the doors for many of us. We should
with straps if the top's straps cover their
be aware of what is happenins around
us and put a stop to the axe of unjust cut undersarment straps. and 3) Shirts
worn by the boys must have sleeves.
backs and bqin to fi1ht back.
Lastly; East said, *From a philosophical point of view, I believe you
shouldn't have a dress code because
we are not here to establish dress procedures for youn11 people. From a practical standpoint, over a period of years,
1've found that younasters will behave
to a certain extent in the way they
dress . In reality, I support a dress
code.*
u Voz addressed several Chicano
students from various hi11h schools and
middle schools on their views of the
dress codes at their schools. The 11eneral
consensus of the students was that 'The
schools shouldn't tell us how to dress .,.
When asked why they dressed as they
Jid, many responded, *We feel comfortable this way. We want to dress the
way our friends dress.,.
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1. La Voz congradulates the cross country team for a job well done. The time
was right! Pictured are the Bulldog
harriers during the start of the CSUF
cross country Invitational.
3. Nathan "'Snake" Riojas (in white) battles for control of the ball during last
Saturday's FSU vs. USF soccer game.
A record crowd of 6,482 watched as
USF defeated the BUiidogs 2-0 and eliminated them from a NCAA playoff.
2. The Aztec's, E.O.P. 's intramural
football team was able to make it to the
first round in the playoffs, but lost 32-31
in a highly contested game. Pictured
above is Danny Tercero in earlier seaeon play.
SALVADOR
continued from pa1e 3
Nieto said that the pueblo is fighting
a "revolutionary war" because . the
forces have not been militarily trained to
kill. The pueblo wants life and to change
their society into justice.
The junta, the government military
force, are being trained to kill. Nieto
was told by a junta soldier that he was
,being trained by a white man . The junta
are out to kill.
"The junta exist because of its incapacity to help its people .. . 'Muerte
form de teror, ' " said Nieto solemnly.
Nieto described the United States
government as "anti-pueblo." Nieto
explained that the United States government is fighting against the pueblo and
the American peope don't know what its
government is actually doing in El
Salvador.
Nieto said, "With the support of you,
Mexican-American citizens, who have a
conscience of what is occurring in El
Salvador, the pueblo can be strengthened."
Nieto stated that as Christians justice cannot be found in war. He
stated that God is a God of life,
who can change death and- injustices
to life and justice. Christians in El
Salvador are working to get justice
established and to help construct a "'new
man ." "When the pueblo has security
so will the church," said Nieto.
Nieto has been going throughout the
United States, Nicaragua, Honduras ,
and Guatamala, with a sole purpose
of establishing solidarity and unity for
the fight of the El Salvadorian people.
The dinner was held at u:ie Plam
Mexican Restaurant and was sponSO(ed
by the Association of Mex-American
Elected officials and the Latin :1.merican Support Committee.
l.fl!POemas
by Rebekah A. Rodriguez
Suicide
Tiny dancers in the rain ,
tip-toeing through babes brain
tickling every nerve ending
until the torn, worn
paper walls
come tumbling down
on a worn out
danced upon
ground.
Tiny dancers in the rain,
Seeking out those in pain
suffering babes.
All toils and fears
Rocking, Rolling
humming to tears.
Crying out in desperation.
asking for a new creation;
being blessed by those who pit,
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editorial
Protest fee hikes
Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke contends that the CSUC
system's only two alternatives in meeting the budget
reduction are increasing fees and limiting the number of
students. I don't believe in the word only. Besides, the
board of trustees has already taken initiatives to limiting
· the number of students by proposing and endorsing
tougher admission requirements to CSUC which would
take effect by 1984 and would consequently discourage
and disenfranchise minority students from entering
college.
The student movement of the late 60' s and early 70' s
is not over. We cannot always take what they struggled
for. Life is an everyday struggle for students, for Chicanos, for people. It was not over then, and the· struggle
is not over now.
We owe it to ourselves and to our future to protest the
fee hike and bureaucratic decisions which affect us all.
Governor Brown has ordered the CSUC to cut its
$1 billion budget by 5 percent.
The CSUC board of trustees has now added $46 to
registration fees and is proposing a $200 increase ..
Meanwhile, back at Fresno State, _the student~ sit back
calmly discussing their plans for Christmas vacation.
Ponganse trucha! Maybe you don '.t realize the imp~ct
these board decisions have made until you actually write
the check out next semester. Students must take
action now.
CSU Long Beach students have already protested their
fee increase. Paul Cashman, associated student president
at Long Beach, put it best by saying that the CSUC
is not doing all it can to protect its budget and the
students. "We challenge the board to be political stra~
tegists "~' he said. "It is a mistake for either students ~r the board to accept a 5 percent reduction," according to an article in Wednesday's Fresno Bee.
Fernando Quintero
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KKK not funny
Dear Editor:
I am wri~ing to you on behalf of Las
Adelitas, a Chicana organization on
campus .
I feel an incident that occurred at the
Adelita 's. Halloween Baile should be
publicized to stop all chismes from happening .
It was a Friday night. The atmosphere
was mas firme: people danci~ and
laughing, just having fun. While w1'lking
·hrough the crowd and checkir.g it out,
he attention is focused on a white cone
haped hood with a white cl.>ak and a
nail cross on the left side or the chest.
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Thoughts came into mind . Who's under-neath? Is this supposed to be a joke?
People are giving the outfit mad-dog
looks . It was a Ku Klux Klan outfit.
not to spoil this person's fun at the meeting or come to our 6delita meeting
!--taile; but rather to sensitize him to our any Thursday at 3:15 in the College
sincere concern and discomfort regard- Union.
Thoughts and feelings surfaced about
discrimination, oppression and racism .
The same thoughts and feelings of when
one sees the Chicano billboard "Otra
fria, otra Coors."
Las Adelitas felt it was necessary to
take action against the "costume." As
we have taken action to boycott Coors
or any other oppressive situation affecting the Chicano Community.
ing his choice of costume. The Ku Klux
Klan is not a funny/joking organization . It promotes hate to all non-white
people. Regrettably, a Chicano was the
pawn and feelings were hurt unintentionally. Therefore, we feel it necessary
to offer an apology for any misunderstandings promoted by the action that
was taken .
The person was approached with an
explanation. It was an inappropriate
costume for this Chicana function. He
was given a choice to either take off the
hood or leave the dance . Our intent was
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T~e Adelitas took this action as a
political action-we took a stand and
made a statement about a racist organization . Our intent was not to cause
anger among Chicanos on campus, but
to show Chicana Unity for the Movimien·
to ... Thank You.
Sincerely,
Las Adelitas de CSUF
If the person involved in this situation would like to discuss it with Las
Adelitas. We encourage him to come
forth . Contact our Advisor Ms . Pat
Aguirre (P.A.S.S. Program) for a private
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School Dress Codes
''The Schools -shouldn't tell us how to dress.''
By Lourdes Villarreal
•we are very d isappointed and disgusted . We have no choice but to
picket the admin istration / said Jenny
Flo~es speaking on behalf of Padres
Un1dos, a committee of concerned
parents established in an effort to
resolve the current dress code issue at
Hamilton Freshman School.
According to Padres Unidos, "'The
ress code policy is only a symptom of
he problem at Hamilton and throughout
he Fresno Unified School District.
he root of the problem is one of attitude
in particular one of a ~ t and disriminatory type . An attitude which
reeds and perpetuates racial disharny. •
Although Principal Sue Harden was
in att~ndance at the Board meeting,
she did not comment on the issue .
Subsequently, the School Board has
postponed any further action on the
matter until December 3.
The Hamilton dress code controversy
As the dress code rule stands now,
began with the three-day suspension of shirts and blouses that are squared and
I student Cindy Garcia on Ocotober 1, hemmed across the bottom must hang
for failing to tuck in her football jersey. 1 no lower than the hip and those with
According to Principal Harden, Cindy tails must be tucked in.
was later suspended again for three
more days for defiance involving the
dress code.
On October 21, 30 students at Hamilton Freshman School walked out of their " The dress code policy
classes to protest Principal Harden' s
enforcement of the dress code. As a
result, Cindy's father, Robert Garcia
(who was present during the walk-out)
was arrested .
Consequently, on October 23, a group
of concerned parents met with Chicano
leaders, Fresno school officials and city
police (Harden did not attend) to discuss
what the parents believed to be actions
which single out Chicano students in a
discriminatory fashion .
Nieto establishes solidarity
By Yolanda Granados
is only a symptom
of the problem ·at Hamilton
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and throughout the Fresno
Unified School District, .. "
According to Harden, due to the
recent off-campus violence the school
had encountered with different gansrelated sroups, such a dress code was
intended to discoura1~ students from
identifyins themselves with a fpecific
1roup because of their dress.
On the other hand, Robert Garcia
said, "What Harden is really sayins is
that the way our kids dress is 1an1related." Furthermore, althoush Cindy
has returned to Hamilton, Garcia ~id,
"The teachers are 1ivin1 Cindy a hard
time. They_ are hopin1 we'll transfer
Cindy to another school." Garcia told
La VCII, "The public has misunderstood
our position on the dress code. We are
supportins the dress code the Fresno
Unified School District puts out. What
we're fi1htin1 is the improper manner
Dr. Harden established her rules without
notifyin1 the parents." Dr. Harden
declined any comment.
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El Salvador continues to fight
many sectors . of people (campesinos, government suppression on the pueblo.
students, protessors, Christians) of El This incident occurred on March 17,
The pueblo of El Salvador will conSalvador became united in the *fight* 1979, on this day a group of campesinos
tinue . fighting for their liberation reagainst the exploitation by its govern- represented themselves before the
municipal court presentins their rement.
gardless of the persecution it is now "Several dead bodies were
quest for lower bank payments on their
facing . And the Christian church would
"The
pueblo
knows
it
can
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longer
found on the streets.
live in a place where it cannot claim land. The court was ·closed. The cambe united with the pueblo. This was the
message made clear by Father Jesus At the time of the shooting its rights . When the pueblo goes to claim pesinos were then approached by a
Nieto at a dinner held on Nov . 5.
its rights, it returns only to bury its group of police, who began shootin1 at
the group. Several dead bodies were
dead, • said Nieto.
•The Christian community unites with
children were walking by
According to Nieto the government's found on the streets. At the time of
this pueblo, establishing the Pueblo de
response to the pueblo has been and the shootins children were walkins by
Dios .. .The church has a historic responfrom school and they
continues to be through bullets, suns , from school and they too were shot at.
sibility of liberating this pueblo, ,. said
Those who escaped were "massacred"
and death .
Nieto .
too were shot at."
Father Nieto worked 13 years in rural
,. "'The pueblo understands that violence outside of town.
"This is just one of a million atrociparishes throughout El Salvador. He had
is the form that the military wants to
been deeply involved in the evolution the •consequences to fight until the stop the pueblo with its fight • said ties that take place in El Salvador. What
do campesinos, students, professors dol
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of the Christian base community in El end .,. This fight developed after the 1977 Nieto.
elections when, according to Nieto
Salvador.
Nieto went on to cite an ~xample _of It's the same answer. The pueblo will
contin~ to fi~ht..:_ "Ne El Salvador pqel
Nieto speaking in Spanish, said that
the Pueblo of El Salvador has taken
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centerspread
I Dia de los Muertos
By Ricardo Avila
Hispanic Link News Service
ON LONG ISLAND, where I live, the end of October
brings Halloween-a day when my children behave even
younger than they are. So do some adults. Silliness and
greed rule.
In my Mexico City childhood, it brought El Dia de los
Muertos, a pause that mixed celebration with solemnity.
The Day of the Dead was an adult ritual fashioned to
incude the participation-of children.
My strongest memory of a Halloween-past in the
United States is when, a few years ago, we ran out of
candy and a disgruntled trick-or-treat child painted
"Cheap SOB" on our front walk.
My strongest memory of a Day of the Dead celebration
in Mexico is when, per custom, my parents led me to
the cemetery to pay tribute to our departed with food,
song, flowers and words. A majestic woman in black arrived a few graves down the row with a piano. She had
it planted on top of her buried husband and delivered
him a personal concert.
MY DAUGHTER and three sons welcome Halloween
as an excu·se to behave foolishly and beg for candy which
will destroy their teeth.
For my wife and me, it has become an occasion to worry _
about children as they race mindlessly across streets, of
endless dog-barking and door-knocking, of graffiti and
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candy wrappers to be cleaned up the morning after.
Sometimes I have to take a drink to settle my uneasiness, and the alcohol doesn't mix well with the collection of candy my children force me to share with them. It
gives me indigestion and makes me reflect on the issue
at hand: death.
It appears to me that death has very different meanings
in the United States and Mexico. Here it is the final act.
There it is no more than a stage of being which
can bring joy and strength to life. ·
Mexicans are used to celebrating death from preChristian or pre-Coll•mbian times. Most Aztec celebrations included human sacrifice to please the season's
gods and bring suc.cess in war, business, matrimony,
health, and other wordly affairs-even peace. The
advent of Christianity did not erase such thinking. Today,
as funeral proces~ions in New Orleans become more
and more rare,Mexico's dead may still enjoy a wake surrounded by friends who relish good food and drink, music
ti II dawn, a priest's farewell, and a procession aplenty
with brass and drums.
The Spanish conquistadors were shocked to see skulls
and bones decorating temples and palaces. Yet, when
they massacred the Indians. the victims didn't condemn
the act as a holocaust. The thousands of deaths were
just acts of fate, mundane passings.
TECHNOLOGY AND IBM have not c~ged
Mexicans' attitudes toward the celebration of All Saints'
Day. The first day is for the small dead, children who
will dwell in limbo. Families, rich and poor, sweep their
dead children's graves and decorate them with toys,
fruit, pottery and flowers. Cemeteries become splashes of
color on the hillsides. The bright orange of the
sempasuchitl (African marigold) can be seen for miles.
The second day is reserved for the adult dead. Los
Fie/es Difuntos. It is the main celebration. Some of us
still carry on the pre-Christian traditions. We spend the
entire night visiting the dead, offering them their favorite
foods, serenading them with a hired mariachi or our own
guitars, and keeping the candles burning .
Bakeries display their delicious pan de muerto (the dead' s bread) with "bones" running like spokes to its
edges, sprinkled with white frosting or coconut flakes.
Families prepare du/ce de ca/abaza (pumpkin candy);
the women wash the pu_mp1<in and te1ocotes lHawthorne
fruit); the men bring the panocha (brown sugar) from
the market; the children clean the sugar-cane stalks.
Vendors in the plaza offer sugar-candy and chocolate
skulls, big and little, for parents to give their children and
for friends and lovers to exchange. The candy skulls bear
names-Lupita, Petra, Juanita, Carlos-across the forehead.
Other vendors go door-to-door hawking papier-mache
masks of skulls and animals.
In newspapers, politicians are drawn with skull faces
(calaveras) and ·ridiculed in verse . It is an exciting day for
artists, writers and poets. It is an exciting day, period.
THIS YEAR THERE will be no American Halloween at
our house. Together, as family, we will bake pan de
muerto; we will prepare pum~Kin dessert; we will make
calaveras, those personalized candy skulls, to share with
each other and friends. It will be old times again.
Photos by Robert S. Hernandez
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cultura
Gang's Back
Success story for Chicano band
byMarliDiu
Part of the success formula for Gang's
Back is their style and versatility. Their
show is a comb;nation of costume and
personalized arrangements. Choreography and stage lighting also set the
mood during their performance.
The six band members each contribute to the arrangements and alternate
on instruments . Each player's style or
preference is expressed in various
songs .
Because of this versatility in musical
style, Gatlg 's Back has attracted a wide
following during their six years of playing professionally in this area.
Gang's Back is very much an original
Fresno band . The Cruz brothers and
Arturo Aldana all attended Central
High School. Robert Ramirez went to
Clovis High and Rick Gonzalez was a
Roosevelt alumni. This band consists of:
Joe Cruz, trombone, trumpet, vibes ,
and vocals; Richard Cruz, keyboards,
trumpet, vocals; Fresno Cruz, saxophone, keyboards, vocals; Rick Gonzalez guitar, vocals; Arturo Aldana,
bass,' vocals; and Robert Ramirez,
drums, vocals.
Their first jobs were the 'type known
Gang's Back, the Fresno band with a
as '"casuals.'" Wedding receptions, reputation as slick as its sound, has
Quincenieras, school formals, and other taken its best shot at success . Already
party events were where they got their signed to a four year contract with
start.
Columbia Records, their single, '"Hot
Those early experiences made them
r~alize their potential as a working
band . Contracts for regular engage- Their first jobs were the type
ments at clubs like The Casino Rainbow Ballroom and The Climax s~n folknown as "casuals"
lowed.
Today the guys are just waiting for
the word from Handshake Records the
Col~mbia label they are signed with, to
begin the work on their upcoming album . Richard Cruz says that time is
'"very suspenseful'" for all of them.
With the album aoes the necessity of
promotion as well as touring . Billboard
magazine has done a story that may appear next month . Gana' s Back now feels
ready to ao the di$tance and there
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are many people in Fresno who are
ready to watch them get there.
Wedding receptions,
Quincenieras, school
formals and
other party events
Fun,'" was released nationwide last
Friday.
'"Timing and luck'" according to Joe
Cruz, are important factors in the record
business . Joe is band manager and eldest of the Cruz brothers, who make up
half of Gang's Back.
'"We started out when disco was still
very popular. People really liked us and
asked for original songs . That surprised us at the time, we were still perfecting other people's music. We rarely
had the time to sit down and try writing ."
"Hot Fun" is the first original song
and the first record for Gang's Back.
FM-96, which bases its top ten on song
requests , put the single at seven on the
hit list.
After release of the single in Fresno
dnd as its popularity grew, Columbia
Records showed up with contract proposals .
Fresno Cruz compared that moment to
, "a boxer who is primed up to ~o the
distance then scores a knockout in the
first round . "Hot Fun" isn't necessarily
our best original song, just the fir~t. " ,
Hecause ot the big success Gang s
Back has had in the "first round* with
the single, other local groups are now
cutting their own singles and demonstration tapes.
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"We set an example we didn't realize
we were setting,'" says Fresno.
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CSUF students vis.it COORS brewery
By Marpritl Martinez
Coors Beer officials in Golden
Co_Iora~o provided an all-expens~
paid trip last week to its brewery for
four student members of the CSUF
Associated Students senate.
The trip was designed to help the students gather more information regarding
the beer company whose product has
been embroiled in a renewed debate at
the CSUF campus this semester.
CSUF Chicano students along with
?thers have been active in trying to
implement a campus boycott of Coors
beer so it would not be served on
campus.
David Torres, one of the senators
making the trip, told La Voz upon his
return from Colorado last Friday that
he \_Vas not ready to express any conclusions but he did discuss some of his
observations.
"I really didn't have any expecta~ions," said Tqrres. "I tried to go
with an objective mind, but I did find out
some surprising things."
The four senators who went were
chosen on the basis of whether they
would be available to make the threeday trip. Another criteria was that the
d~leg~t!on be equally represented by
minorities and Anglos.
The group arrived November 4 and
began their tour of the Coors plant
the next morning, interviewing workers
at random and asking questions.
They were given an opportu'nity to
interview Bill Coors . .Joe Coors was not
available.
Torres said they were allowed to
talk to any of the workers and ask
any questions they felt relevant.
"We were even allowed to go into the
lunchroom and ask them questions "
said Torres. He was able to talk to
about 10 workers.
One of the surprising things he discovered was the positive comments in
regards to Coors .
"What surprised· me is ttiat I talked
to an AFLCIO union representative of
the operating engineers and b_e told me
that if he had a million dollars he
still wouldn't be able to organize the
workers at the plant because Coors offered such high wages and benefits,"
said Torres.
*I f~und it astonishing that Coors had
doctors on the premises for employees,
as well as a recreation sports center
for employees and their families. They
also have a special program called
the 100 percent E-ducation Advancement
Program, where workers are encouraged
to take courses that will help in their
advancement. The workers also have an
appeals board who they can go to if
they have any grievances.,,
One employee Torres interviewed had
been with Coors since 1971.
"He told me he had been at the plant
for 10 ye<V"s and had advanced from
janitor to building maintenance supervisor.
The employee,. explained that ~ survey, called the Hughes s~rvey, was
taken to locate any ~onfhct between
_ managers and production workers. The
results of this survey, Torres was
told, showed wQtker morale to be very
low.
But he said another employee in the
same room, when questioned, denied
any knowled~e of the survey. Torres
later asked Bill Coors about the survey
~nd he too denied any knowledge of
1t, but later the manager of the employee relations admitted that she knew
the man who had conducted the survey.
One of the main allegations against
G:oors has been the use of the polygraph exam to its employees.
Torres said, *I don't have qualms
with Joe Coors contributin11 to any organization he pleases, that's his individual right. However, when contributions are being made by a corporation, through the efforts of the people
to right-wing organizations that contra~
diets what they manifest on the out-
side, then that goes contrary to my
political beliefs and that is what I
focused on. "
Coors Company is a major contributor to the Heritage Foundation, a ri11htwing extremist organization that actively
seeks the removal from office of liberal
Congressmen . Joe Coors is on its Board
of Directors. Coors has also contributed
to such Chicano organizations as the
League of United Latin-American Citi"I found it astonishing that "
zens (LULAC) and the G.I. Forum in
Coors had doctors on the
Bill Coors explained that a poly- an effort to increase its sales and engraph was given to employees because hance its image.
premises for employees,
they received over 50,000 applications
for employment a year and were unable
as well as a recreation
to interview each appliclant personally.
sports center for emplo
One employee stated that what had
Torres found the company up to parity
irked him about the polygraph was a
yees and their families."
question asking him about his sexual with affirmative action 11uidelines. The
preference . This question has since percentage of. Chicanos employed by
Coors if 11 percent, of which 3 percent
been eliminated.
are in managerial positions. The other
"He said that Chicanos were treated
8 percent are in labor and clerical posigood at Coors and were offered opporTorres said that what he felt tions.
tunities for advancement. He was happy strong about were Coors political conAsked if they had had the opportunity
that Coors had sent him to a community tributions. He asked Bill Coors about to speak to people outside the plant such
college and had paid his tuition and the contributions to extremist ri((ht wing as those fired for being *troublebooks," said Torres.
groups. Torres said the answer was that makers,,. Torres responded that there
Not all employees were so happy . everyone had the right to contribute to had been no time since their itinerary
One employee had gone out on strike any political organization.
had been carefully planned for them.
against Coors in 1973 and returned
after being unable to find any other
employment.
"Right now he's a supervisor earning
Of the other senators' reactions,
over $25,000 a year and he has only a "What amazed me is when Torres responded, "I really can't
high school diploma. He told me Coors
say, but I think they will probably vote
he told me that if you
was a good place to work because of the
not to boycott Coors. "
pay."
Torres said he was not yet ready to
stood up against any type
This employee _admitted Coors did
comment on his decision. The senators
·of action against Coors
will now report their findin11s to the
have morale problems and a problem
Le11al Le11islative Committee of the Aswith favoritism.
you stood alone and were sociated Students, which ultimately
, "What amazed me is when he told me
decides whether to sanction its own boythat if you stood up against any type of considered a trouble maker cott of Coors beer.
action against Coors you stood alone
Other senators makin11 the trip were
throughout the brewery," Michelle
and were considered a trouble maker
Davis, Chris Kaufman and
throughout the brewery/ _Torres said.
Melinda Lehman.
voces de aztla-n
Fee hikes ''unjust''
By Jerry Gonules
For those who cannot see the effects of
Proposition 13, Reaganomics, 11igantic
military spending, and other items of the
conservative wave, the proposed fee increase of $200 for 1982-83 is a clear and
terrifying example.
Next semester, we will see a 49% incrcrease in fees. For many, the proposed
$200 fee hike means part-time or droppin11 out for many students.
The proposed increase is the result of
a 5% cut in the CSUC budget ordered by
the state. A task force set up by California State University and Colle11es
(CSUC) Chancellor Glenn Dumke recommended that students should absorb
most of the costs of the multi-million dollar bud11et cut.
The recommendation is demanding
that students accept the proposal.
Where was the student input in the decision? The sole student representative on
the CSUC Academic senate (which also
voted to recommend the t200 fee increase) does not reflect the diverse student population of the CSUS system.
Nothin11 was presented to students as to
what effect the increase would have.
Are we expected to swallow every increase 1iven to us? The CSUC system is
CODES
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Jay East, Vice Principal at Tiogc
designed to provide low cost education to Middle School, was interviewed in order
residents and their families who pay tax- to obtain an administrator's view on the
es to support the 1:1niversity system. The dress code issue. According to East,
*Parents are ususally very supportive
of a dress code." East added that he
CSUC system in the past has been able
could not recafl any suspensions at
to adjust to multi-million dollar cuts
without increasing fees si11nificantly. To Tio11a because of a dress code violation.
suddenly expect students to accept oneTioga School follows a 11eneral procedure
sided fee increase decisions is to act J
in implementin11 its dress code: The
without consideration for students.
first day a dress code violation occurs
the student is issued a warnin11. Th~
Last year, students successfully deparents are then notified. If necessary,
fended the threat of tuition which would
the student will be sent horn to take care
have resulted in a S500 a semester for
graduate students.
of the matter. Students who continue to
Statistics show that universities with
disobey the dress code must serve
detention.
higher tuition and fees have fewer Chicanos, Blacks, and lower income stuAccordin11 to Tioga's dress code:
dents.
*The type of dress at Ti01a should
reflect the combined attitudes of
Ou~ responsibility, as students, is to
the students, their parents, and the
or11amze a11ainst efforts to limit low infaculty. Student appearance should be
come and minority students at CSUC
determined by the occasion or nature of
campuses. Not only is our future at
the activity; therefore, since Ti01a
s~e, but the future of our brothers and is an educational institution, the daily
sisters who have the ri11ht to an educaattire should be appropriate to a 1ood
tion
learnin11 atmosphere.
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Some of the specific rules re,ardin1
Let the chancellor and administration
know how important education is to our-1 cloth~11 that should or should not be
people. Additional cutbacks in 1rants
worn at Ti01a are the followina: 1)
loans and other financial aid will close'
tube tops,tank tops and mesh tops are
not acceptable. 2) Girls may we.r tops
the doors for many of us. We should
with straps if the top's straps cover their
be aware of what is happenins around
us and put a stop to the axe of unjust cut undersarment straps. and 3) Shirts
worn by the boys must have sleeves.
backs and bqin to fi1ht back.
Lastly; East said, *From a philosophical point of view, I believe you
shouldn't have a dress code because
we are not here to establish dress procedures for youn11 people. From a practical standpoint, over a period of years,
1've found that younasters will behave
to a certain extent in the way they
dress . In reality, I support a dress
code.*
u Voz addressed several Chicano
students from various hi11h schools and
middle schools on their views of the
dress codes at their schools. The 11eneral
consensus of the students was that 'The
schools shouldn't tell us how to dress .,.
When asked why they dressed as they
Jid, many responded, *We feel comfortable this way. We want to dress the
way our friends dress.,.
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1. La Voz congradulates the cross country team for a job well done. The time
was right! Pictured are the Bulldog
harriers during the start of the CSUF
cross country Invitational.
3. Nathan "'Snake" Riojas (in white) battles for control of the ball during last
Saturday's FSU vs. USF soccer game.
A record crowd of 6,482 watched as
USF defeated the BUiidogs 2-0 and eliminated them from a NCAA playoff.
2. The Aztec's, E.O.P. 's intramural
football team was able to make it to the
first round in the playoffs, but lost 32-31
in a highly contested game. Pictured
above is Danny Tercero in earlier seaeon play.
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Nieto said that the pueblo is fighting
a "revolutionary war" because . the
forces have not been militarily trained to
kill. The pueblo wants life and to change
their society into justice.
The junta, the government military
force, are being trained to kill. Nieto
was told by a junta soldier that he was
,being trained by a white man . The junta
are out to kill.
"The junta exist because of its incapacity to help its people .. . 'Muerte
form de teror, ' " said Nieto solemnly.
Nieto described the United States
government as "anti-pueblo." Nieto
explained that the United States government is fighting against the pueblo and
the American peope don't know what its
government is actually doing in El
Salvador.
Nieto said, "With the support of you,
Mexican-American citizens, who have a
conscience of what is occurring in El
Salvador, the pueblo can be strengthened."
Nieto stated that as Christians justice cannot be found in war. He
stated that God is a God of life,
who can change death and- injustices
to life and justice. Christians in El
Salvador are working to get justice
established and to help construct a "'new
man ." "When the pueblo has security
so will the church," said Nieto.
Nieto has been going throughout the
United States, Nicaragua, Honduras ,
and Guatamala, with a sole purpose
of establishing solidarity and unity for
the fight of the El Salvadorian people.
The dinner was held at u:ie Plam
Mexican Restaurant and was sponSO(ed
by the Association of Mex-American
Elected officials and the Latin :1.merican Support Committee.
l.fl!POemas
by Rebekah A. Rodriguez
Suicide
Tiny dancers in the rain ,
tip-toeing through babes brain
tickling every nerve ending
until the torn, worn
paper walls
come tumbling down
on a worn out
danced upon
ground.
Tiny dancers in the rain,
Seeking out those in pain
suffering babes.
All toils and fears
Rocking, Rolling
humming to tears.
Crying out in desperation.
asking for a new creation;
being blessed by those who pit,
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editorial
Protest fee hikes
Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke contends that the CSUC
system's only two alternatives in meeting the budget
reduction are increasing fees and limiting the number of
students. I don't believe in the word only. Besides, the
board of trustees has already taken initiatives to limiting
· the number of students by proposing and endorsing
tougher admission requirements to CSUC which would
take effect by 1984 and would consequently discourage
and disenfranchise minority students from entering
college.
The student movement of the late 60' s and early 70' s
is not over. We cannot always take what they struggled
for. Life is an everyday struggle for students, for Chicanos, for people. It was not over then, and the· struggle
is not over now.
We owe it to ourselves and to our future to protest the
fee hike and bureaucratic decisions which affect us all.
Governor Brown has ordered the CSUC to cut its
$1 billion budget by 5 percent.
The CSUC board of trustees has now added $46 to
registration fees and is proposing a $200 increase ..
Meanwhile, back at Fresno State, _the student~ sit back
calmly discussing their plans for Christmas vacation.
Ponganse trucha! Maybe you don '.t realize the imp~ct
these board decisions have made until you actually write
the check out next semester. Students must take
action now.
CSU Long Beach students have already protested their
fee increase. Paul Cashman, associated student president
at Long Beach, put it best by saying that the CSUC
is not doing all it can to protect its budget and the
students. "We challenge the board to be political stra~
tegists "~' he said. "It is a mistake for either students ~r the board to accept a 5 percent reduction," according to an article in Wednesday's Fresno Bee.
Fernando Quintero
Editor-in-Chief
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KKK not funny
Dear Editor:
I am wri~ing to you on behalf of Las
Adelitas, a Chicana organization on
campus .
I feel an incident that occurred at the
Adelita 's. Halloween Baile should be
publicized to stop all chismes from happening .
It was a Friday night. The atmosphere
was mas firme: people danci~ and
laughing, just having fun. While w1'lking
·hrough the crowd and checkir.g it out,
he attention is focused on a white cone
haped hood with a white cl.>ak and a
nail cross on the left side or the chest.
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Thoughts came into mind . Who's under-neath? Is this supposed to be a joke?
People are giving the outfit mad-dog
looks . It was a Ku Klux Klan outfit.
not to spoil this person's fun at the meeting or come to our 6delita meeting
!--taile; but rather to sensitize him to our any Thursday at 3:15 in the College
sincere concern and discomfort regard- Union.
Thoughts and feelings surfaced about
discrimination, oppression and racism .
The same thoughts and feelings of when
one sees the Chicano billboard "Otra
fria, otra Coors."
Las Adelitas felt it was necessary to
take action against the "costume." As
we have taken action to boycott Coors
or any other oppressive situation affecting the Chicano Community.
ing his choice of costume. The Ku Klux
Klan is not a funny/joking organization . It promotes hate to all non-white
people. Regrettably, a Chicano was the
pawn and feelings were hurt unintentionally. Therefore, we feel it necessary
to offer an apology for any misunderstandings promoted by the action that
was taken .
The person was approached with an
explanation. It was an inappropriate
costume for this Chicana function. He
was given a choice to either take off the
hood or leave the dance . Our intent was
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T~e Adelitas took this action as a
political action-we took a stand and
made a statement about a racist organization . Our intent was not to cause
anger among Chicanos on campus, but
to show Chicana Unity for the Movimien·
to ... Thank You.
Sincerely,
Las Adelitas de CSUF
If the person involved in this situation would like to discuss it with Las
Adelitas. We encourage him to come
forth . Contact our Advisor Ms . Pat
Aguirre (P.A.S.S. Program) for a private
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School Dress Codes
''The Schools -shouldn't tell us how to dress.''
By Lourdes Villarreal
•we are very d isappointed and disgusted . We have no choice but to
picket the admin istration / said Jenny
Flo~es speaking on behalf of Padres
Un1dos, a committee of concerned
parents established in an effort to
resolve the current dress code issue at
Hamilton Freshman School.
According to Padres Unidos, "'The
ress code policy is only a symptom of
he problem at Hamilton and throughout
he Fresno Unified School District.
he root of the problem is one of attitude
in particular one of a ~ t and disriminatory type . An attitude which
reeds and perpetuates racial disharny. •
Although Principal Sue Harden was
in att~ndance at the Board meeting,
she did not comment on the issue .
Subsequently, the School Board has
postponed any further action on the
matter until December 3.
The Hamilton dress code controversy
As the dress code rule stands now,
began with the three-day suspension of shirts and blouses that are squared and
I student Cindy Garcia on Ocotober 1, hemmed across the bottom must hang
for failing to tuck in her football jersey. 1 no lower than the hip and those with
According to Principal Harden, Cindy tails must be tucked in.
was later suspended again for three
more days for defiance involving the
dress code.
On October 21, 30 students at Hamilton Freshman School walked out of their " The dress code policy
classes to protest Principal Harden' s
enforcement of the dress code. As a
result, Cindy's father, Robert Garcia
(who was present during the walk-out)
was arrested .
Consequently, on October 23, a group
of concerned parents met with Chicano
leaders, Fresno school officials and city
police (Harden did not attend) to discuss
what the parents believed to be actions
which single out Chicano students in a
discriminatory fashion .
Nieto establishes solidarity
By Yolanda Granados
is only a symptom
of the problem ·at Hamilton
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and throughout the Fresno
Unified School District, .. "
According to Harden, due to the
recent off-campus violence the school
had encountered with different gansrelated sroups, such a dress code was
intended to discoura1~ students from
identifyins themselves with a fpecific
1roup because of their dress.
On the other hand, Robert Garcia
said, "What Harden is really sayins is
that the way our kids dress is 1an1related." Furthermore, althoush Cindy
has returned to Hamilton, Garcia ~id,
"The teachers are 1ivin1 Cindy a hard
time. They_ are hopin1 we'll transfer
Cindy to another school." Garcia told
La VCII, "The public has misunderstood
our position on the dress code. We are
supportins the dress code the Fresno
Unified School District puts out. What
we're fi1htin1 is the improper manner
Dr. Harden established her rules without
notifyin1 the parents." Dr. Harden
declined any comment.
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El Salvador continues to fight
many sectors . of people (campesinos, government suppression on the pueblo.
students, protessors, Christians) of El This incident occurred on March 17,
The pueblo of El Salvador will conSalvador became united in the *fight* 1979, on this day a group of campesinos
tinue . fighting for their liberation reagainst the exploitation by its govern- represented themselves before the
municipal court presentins their rement.
gardless of the persecution it is now "Several dead bodies were
quest for lower bank payments on their
facing . And the Christian church would
"The
pueblo
knows
it
can
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longer
found on the streets.
live in a place where it cannot claim land. The court was ·closed. The cambe united with the pueblo. This was the
message made clear by Father Jesus At the time of the shooting its rights . When the pueblo goes to claim pesinos were then approached by a
Nieto at a dinner held on Nov . 5.
its rights, it returns only to bury its group of police, who began shootin1 at
the group. Several dead bodies were
dead, • said Nieto.
•The Christian community unites with
children were walking by
According to Nieto the government's found on the streets. At the time of
this pueblo, establishing the Pueblo de
response to the pueblo has been and the shootins children were walkins by
Dios .. .The church has a historic responfrom school and they
continues to be through bullets, suns , from school and they too were shot at.
sibility of liberating this pueblo, ,. said
Those who escaped were "massacred"
and death .
Nieto .
too were shot at."
Father Nieto worked 13 years in rural
,. "'The pueblo understands that violence outside of town.
"This is just one of a million atrociparishes throughout El Salvador. He had
is the form that the military wants to
been deeply involved in the evolution the •consequences to fight until the stop the pueblo with its fight • said ties that take place in El Salvador. What
do campesinos, students, professors dol
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of the Christian base community in El end .,. This fight developed after the 1977 Nieto.
elections when, according to Nieto
Salvador.
Nieto went on to cite an ~xample _of It's the same answer. The pueblo will
contin~ to fi~ht..:_ "Ne El Salvador pqel
Nieto speaking in Spanish, said that
the Pueblo of El Salvador has taken
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centerspread
I Dia de los Muertos
By Ricardo Avila
Hispanic Link News Service
ON LONG ISLAND, where I live, the end of October
brings Halloween-a day when my children behave even
younger than they are. So do some adults. Silliness and
greed rule.
In my Mexico City childhood, it brought El Dia de los
Muertos, a pause that mixed celebration with solemnity.
The Day of the Dead was an adult ritual fashioned to
incude the participation-of children.
My strongest memory of a Halloween-past in the
United States is when, a few years ago, we ran out of
candy and a disgruntled trick-or-treat child painted
"Cheap SOB" on our front walk.
My strongest memory of a Day of the Dead celebration
in Mexico is when, per custom, my parents led me to
the cemetery to pay tribute to our departed with food,
song, flowers and words. A majestic woman in black arrived a few graves down the row with a piano. She had
it planted on top of her buried husband and delivered
him a personal concert.
MY DAUGHTER and three sons welcome Halloween
as an excu·se to behave foolishly and beg for candy which
will destroy their teeth.
For my wife and me, it has become an occasion to worry _
about children as they race mindlessly across streets, of
endless dog-barking and door-knocking, of graffiti and
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candy wrappers to be cleaned up the morning after.
Sometimes I have to take a drink to settle my uneasiness, and the alcohol doesn't mix well with the collection of candy my children force me to share with them. It
gives me indigestion and makes me reflect on the issue
at hand: death.
It appears to me that death has very different meanings
in the United States and Mexico. Here it is the final act.
There it is no more than a stage of being which
can bring joy and strength to life. ·
Mexicans are used to celebrating death from preChristian or pre-Coll•mbian times. Most Aztec celebrations included human sacrifice to please the season's
gods and bring suc.cess in war, business, matrimony,
health, and other wordly affairs-even peace. The
advent of Christianity did not erase such thinking. Today,
as funeral proces~ions in New Orleans become more
and more rare,Mexico's dead may still enjoy a wake surrounded by friends who relish good food and drink, music
ti II dawn, a priest's farewell, and a procession aplenty
with brass and drums.
The Spanish conquistadors were shocked to see skulls
and bones decorating temples and palaces. Yet, when
they massacred the Indians. the victims didn't condemn
the act as a holocaust. The thousands of deaths were
just acts of fate, mundane passings.
TECHNOLOGY AND IBM have not c~ged
Mexicans' attitudes toward the celebration of All Saints'
Day. The first day is for the small dead, children who
will dwell in limbo. Families, rich and poor, sweep their
dead children's graves and decorate them with toys,
fruit, pottery and flowers. Cemeteries become splashes of
color on the hillsides. The bright orange of the
sempasuchitl (African marigold) can be seen for miles.
The second day is reserved for the adult dead. Los
Fie/es Difuntos. It is the main celebration. Some of us
still carry on the pre-Christian traditions. We spend the
entire night visiting the dead, offering them their favorite
foods, serenading them with a hired mariachi or our own
guitars, and keeping the candles burning .
Bakeries display their delicious pan de muerto (the dead' s bread) with "bones" running like spokes to its
edges, sprinkled with white frosting or coconut flakes.
Families prepare du/ce de ca/abaza (pumpkin candy);
the women wash the pu_mp1<in and te1ocotes lHawthorne
fruit); the men bring the panocha (brown sugar) from
the market; the children clean the sugar-cane stalks.
Vendors in the plaza offer sugar-candy and chocolate
skulls, big and little, for parents to give their children and
for friends and lovers to exchange. The candy skulls bear
names-Lupita, Petra, Juanita, Carlos-across the forehead.
Other vendors go door-to-door hawking papier-mache
masks of skulls and animals.
In newspapers, politicians are drawn with skull faces
(calaveras) and ·ridiculed in verse . It is an exciting day for
artists, writers and poets. It is an exciting day, period.
THIS YEAR THERE will be no American Halloween at
our house. Together, as family, we will bake pan de
muerto; we will prepare pum~Kin dessert; we will make
calaveras, those personalized candy skulls, to share with
each other and friends. It will be old times again.
Photos by Robert S. Hernandez
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cultura
Gang's Back
Success story for Chicano band
byMarliDiu
Part of the success formula for Gang's
Back is their style and versatility. Their
show is a comb;nation of costume and
personalized arrangements. Choreography and stage lighting also set the
mood during their performance.
The six band members each contribute to the arrangements and alternate
on instruments . Each player's style or
preference is expressed in various
songs .
Because of this versatility in musical
style, Gatlg 's Back has attracted a wide
following during their six years of playing professionally in this area.
Gang's Back is very much an original
Fresno band . The Cruz brothers and
Arturo Aldana all attended Central
High School. Robert Ramirez went to
Clovis High and Rick Gonzalez was a
Roosevelt alumni. This band consists of:
Joe Cruz, trombone, trumpet, vibes ,
and vocals; Richard Cruz, keyboards,
trumpet, vocals; Fresno Cruz, saxophone, keyboards, vocals; Rick Gonzalez guitar, vocals; Arturo Aldana,
bass,' vocals; and Robert Ramirez,
drums, vocals.
Their first jobs were the 'type known
Gang's Back, the Fresno band with a
as '"casuals.'" Wedding receptions, reputation as slick as its sound, has
Quincenieras, school formals, and other taken its best shot at success . Already
party events were where they got their signed to a four year contract with
start.
Columbia Records, their single, '"Hot
Those early experiences made them
r~alize their potential as a working
band . Contracts for regular engage- Their first jobs were the type
ments at clubs like The Casino Rainbow Ballroom and The Climax s~n folknown as "casuals"
lowed.
Today the guys are just waiting for
the word from Handshake Records the
Col~mbia label they are signed with, to
begin the work on their upcoming album . Richard Cruz says that time is
'"very suspenseful'" for all of them.
With the album aoes the necessity of
promotion as well as touring . Billboard
magazine has done a story that may appear next month . Gana' s Back now feels
ready to ao the di$tance and there
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are many people in Fresno who are
ready to watch them get there.
Wedding receptions,
Quincenieras, school
formals and
other party events
Fun,'" was released nationwide last
Friday.
'"Timing and luck'" according to Joe
Cruz, are important factors in the record
business . Joe is band manager and eldest of the Cruz brothers, who make up
half of Gang's Back.
'"We started out when disco was still
very popular. People really liked us and
asked for original songs . That surprised us at the time, we were still perfecting other people's music. We rarely
had the time to sit down and try writing ."
"Hot Fun" is the first original song
and the first record for Gang's Back.
FM-96, which bases its top ten on song
requests , put the single at seven on the
hit list.
After release of the single in Fresno
dnd as its popularity grew, Columbia
Records showed up with contract proposals .
Fresno Cruz compared that moment to
, "a boxer who is primed up to ~o the
distance then scores a knockout in the
first round . "Hot Fun" isn't necessarily
our best original song, just the fir~t. " ,
Hecause ot the big success Gang s
Back has had in the "first round* with
the single, other local groups are now
cutting their own singles and demonstration tapes.
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"We set an example we didn't realize
we were setting,'" says Fresno.
Pap7_.Nowember11,1"1-la V••AIIIM
CSUF students vis.it COORS brewery
By Marpritl Martinez
Coors Beer officials in Golden
Co_Iora~o provided an all-expens~
paid trip last week to its brewery for
four student members of the CSUF
Associated Students senate.
The trip was designed to help the students gather more information regarding
the beer company whose product has
been embroiled in a renewed debate at
the CSUF campus this semester.
CSUF Chicano students along with
?thers have been active in trying to
implement a campus boycott of Coors
beer so it would not be served on
campus.
David Torres, one of the senators
making the trip, told La Voz upon his
return from Colorado last Friday that
he \_Vas not ready to express any conclusions but he did discuss some of his
observations.
"I really didn't have any expecta~ions," said Tqrres. "I tried to go
with an objective mind, but I did find out
some surprising things."
The four senators who went were
chosen on the basis of whether they
would be available to make the threeday trip. Another criteria was that the
d~leg~t!on be equally represented by
minorities and Anglos.
The group arrived November 4 and
began their tour of the Coors plant
the next morning, interviewing workers
at random and asking questions.
They were given an opportu'nity to
interview Bill Coors . .Joe Coors was not
available.
Torres said they were allowed to
talk to any of the workers and ask
any questions they felt relevant.
"We were even allowed to go into the
lunchroom and ask them questions "
said Torres. He was able to talk to
about 10 workers.
One of the surprising things he discovered was the positive comments in
regards to Coors .
"What surprised· me is ttiat I talked
to an AFLCIO union representative of
the operating engineers and b_e told me
that if he had a million dollars he
still wouldn't be able to organize the
workers at the plant because Coors offered such high wages and benefits,"
said Torres.
*I f~und it astonishing that Coors had
doctors on the premises for employees,
as well as a recreation sports center
for employees and their families. They
also have a special program called
the 100 percent E-ducation Advancement
Program, where workers are encouraged
to take courses that will help in their
advancement. The workers also have an
appeals board who they can go to if
they have any grievances.,,
One employee Torres interviewed had
been with Coors since 1971.
"He told me he had been at the plant
for 10 ye<V"s and had advanced from
janitor to building maintenance supervisor.
The employee,. explained that ~ survey, called the Hughes s~rvey, was
taken to locate any ~onfhct between
_ managers and production workers. The
results of this survey, Torres was
told, showed wQtker morale to be very
low.
But he said another employee in the
same room, when questioned, denied
any knowled~e of the survey. Torres
later asked Bill Coors about the survey
~nd he too denied any knowledge of
1t, but later the manager of the employee relations admitted that she knew
the man who had conducted the survey.
One of the main allegations against
G:oors has been the use of the polygraph exam to its employees.
Torres said, *I don't have qualms
with Joe Coors contributin11 to any organization he pleases, that's his individual right. However, when contributions are being made by a corporation, through the efforts of the people
to right-wing organizations that contra~
diets what they manifest on the out-
side, then that goes contrary to my
political beliefs and that is what I
focused on. "
Coors Company is a major contributor to the Heritage Foundation, a ri11htwing extremist organization that actively
seeks the removal from office of liberal
Congressmen . Joe Coors is on its Board
of Directors. Coors has also contributed
to such Chicano organizations as the
League of United Latin-American Citi"I found it astonishing that "
zens (LULAC) and the G.I. Forum in
Coors had doctors on the
Bill Coors explained that a poly- an effort to increase its sales and engraph was given to employees because hance its image.
premises for employees,
they received over 50,000 applications
for employment a year and were unable
as well as a recreation
to interview each appliclant personally.
sports center for emplo
One employee stated that what had
Torres found the company up to parity
irked him about the polygraph was a
yees and their families."
question asking him about his sexual with affirmative action 11uidelines. The
preference . This question has since percentage of. Chicanos employed by
Coors if 11 percent, of which 3 percent
been eliminated.
are in managerial positions. The other
"He said that Chicanos were treated
8 percent are in labor and clerical posigood at Coors and were offered opporTorres said that what he felt tions.
tunities for advancement. He was happy strong about were Coors political conAsked if they had had the opportunity
that Coors had sent him to a community tributions. He asked Bill Coors about to speak to people outside the plant such
college and had paid his tuition and the contributions to extremist ri((ht wing as those fired for being *troublebooks," said Torres.
groups. Torres said the answer was that makers,,. Torres responded that there
Not all employees were so happy . everyone had the right to contribute to had been no time since their itinerary
One employee had gone out on strike any political organization.
had been carefully planned for them.
against Coors in 1973 and returned
after being unable to find any other
employment.
"Right now he's a supervisor earning
Of the other senators' reactions,
over $25,000 a year and he has only a "What amazed me is when Torres responded, "I really can't
high school diploma. He told me Coors
say, but I think they will probably vote
he told me that if you
was a good place to work because of the
not to boycott Coors. "
pay."
Torres said he was not yet ready to
stood up against any type
This employee _admitted Coors did
comment on his decision. The senators
·of action against Coors
will now report their findin11s to the
have morale problems and a problem
Le11al Le11islative Committee of the Aswith favoritism.
you stood alone and were sociated Students, which ultimately
, "What amazed me is when he told me
decides whether to sanction its own boythat if you stood up against any type of considered a trouble maker cott of Coors beer.
action against Coors you stood alone
Other senators makin11 the trip were
throughout the brewery," Michelle
and were considered a trouble maker
Davis, Chris Kaufman and
throughout the brewery/ _Torres said.
Melinda Lehman.
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Fee hikes ''unjust''
By Jerry Gonules
For those who cannot see the effects of
Proposition 13, Reaganomics, 11igantic
military spending, and other items of the
conservative wave, the proposed fee increase of $200 for 1982-83 is a clear and
terrifying example.
Next semester, we will see a 49% incrcrease in fees. For many, the proposed
$200 fee hike means part-time or droppin11 out for many students.
The proposed increase is the result of
a 5% cut in the CSUC budget ordered by
the state. A task force set up by California State University and Colle11es
(CSUC) Chancellor Glenn Dumke recommended that students should absorb
most of the costs of the multi-million dollar bud11et cut.
The recommendation is demanding
that students accept the proposal.
Where was the student input in the decision? The sole student representative on
the CSUC Academic senate (which also
voted to recommend the t200 fee increase) does not reflect the diverse student population of the CSUS system.
Nothin11 was presented to students as to
what effect the increase would have.
Are we expected to swallow every increase 1iven to us? The CSUC system is
CODES
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Jay East, Vice Principal at Tiogc
designed to provide low cost education to Middle School, was interviewed in order
residents and their families who pay tax- to obtain an administrator's view on the
es to support the 1:1niversity system. The dress code issue. According to East,
*Parents are ususally very supportive
of a dress code." East added that he
CSUC system in the past has been able
could not recafl any suspensions at
to adjust to multi-million dollar cuts
without increasing fees si11nificantly. To Tio11a because of a dress code violation.
suddenly expect students to accept oneTioga School follows a 11eneral procedure
sided fee increase decisions is to act J
in implementin11 its dress code: The
without consideration for students.
first day a dress code violation occurs
the student is issued a warnin11. Th~
Last year, students successfully deparents are then notified. If necessary,
fended the threat of tuition which would
the student will be sent horn to take care
have resulted in a S500 a semester for
graduate students.
of the matter. Students who continue to
Statistics show that universities with
disobey the dress code must serve
detention.
higher tuition and fees have fewer Chicanos, Blacks, and lower income stuAccordin11 to Tioga's dress code:
dents.
*The type of dress at Ti01a should
reflect the combined attitudes of
Ou~ responsibility, as students, is to
the students, their parents, and the
or11amze a11ainst efforts to limit low infaculty. Student appearance should be
come and minority students at CSUC
determined by the occasion or nature of
campuses. Not only is our future at
the activity; therefore, since Ti01a
s~e, but the future of our brothers and is an educational institution, the daily
sisters who have the ri11ht to an educaattire should be appropriate to a 1ood
tion
learnin11 atmosphere.
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Some of the specific rules re,ardin1
Let the chancellor and administration
know how important education is to our-1 cloth~11 that should or should not be
people. Additional cutbacks in 1rants
worn at Ti01a are the followina: 1)
loans and other financial aid will close'
tube tops,tank tops and mesh tops are
not acceptable. 2) Girls may we.r tops
the doors for many of us. We should
with straps if the top's straps cover their
be aware of what is happenins around
us and put a stop to the axe of unjust cut undersarment straps. and 3) Shirts
worn by the boys must have sleeves.
backs and bqin to fi1ht back.
Lastly; East said, *From a philosophical point of view, I believe you
shouldn't have a dress code because
we are not here to establish dress procedures for youn11 people. From a practical standpoint, over a period of years,
1've found that younasters will behave
to a certain extent in the way they
dress . In reality, I support a dress
code.*
u Voz addressed several Chicano
students from various hi11h schools and
middle schools on their views of the
dress codes at their schools. The 11eneral
consensus of the students was that 'The
schools shouldn't tell us how to dress .,.
When asked why they dressed as they
Jid, many responded, *We feel comfortable this way. We want to dress the
way our friends dress.,.
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1. La Voz congradulates the cross country team for a job well done. The time
was right! Pictured are the Bulldog
harriers during the start of the CSUF
cross country Invitational.
3. Nathan "'Snake" Riojas (in white) battles for control of the ball during last
Saturday's FSU vs. USF soccer game.
A record crowd of 6,482 watched as
USF defeated the BUiidogs 2-0 and eliminated them from a NCAA playoff.
2. The Aztec's, E.O.P. 's intramural
football team was able to make it to the
first round in the playoffs, but lost 32-31
in a highly contested game. Pictured
above is Danny Tercero in earlier seaeon play.
SALVADOR
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Nieto said that the pueblo is fighting
a "revolutionary war" because . the
forces have not been militarily trained to
kill. The pueblo wants life and to change
their society into justice.
The junta, the government military
force, are being trained to kill. Nieto
was told by a junta soldier that he was
,being trained by a white man . The junta
are out to kill.
"The junta exist because of its incapacity to help its people .. . 'Muerte
form de teror, ' " said Nieto solemnly.
Nieto described the United States
government as "anti-pueblo." Nieto
explained that the United States government is fighting against the pueblo and
the American peope don't know what its
government is actually doing in El
Salvador.
Nieto said, "With the support of you,
Mexican-American citizens, who have a
conscience of what is occurring in El
Salvador, the pueblo can be strengthened."
Nieto stated that as Christians justice cannot be found in war. He
stated that God is a God of life,
who can change death and- injustices
to life and justice. Christians in El
Salvador are working to get justice
established and to help construct a "'new
man ." "When the pueblo has security
so will the church," said Nieto.
Nieto has been going throughout the
United States, Nicaragua, Honduras ,
and Guatamala, with a sole purpose
of establishing solidarity and unity for
the fight of the El Salvadorian people.
The dinner was held at u:ie Plam
Mexican Restaurant and was sponSO(ed
by the Association of Mex-American
Elected officials and the Latin :1.merican Support Committee.
l.fl!POemas
by Rebekah A. Rodriguez
Suicide
Tiny dancers in the rain ,
tip-toeing through babes brain
tickling every nerve ending
until the torn, worn
paper walls
come tumbling down
on a worn out
danced upon
ground.
Tiny dancers in the rain,
Seeking out those in pain
suffering babes.
All toils and fears
Rocking, Rolling
humming to tears.
Crying out in desperation.
asking for a new creation;
being blessed by those who pit,
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editorial
Protest fee hikes
Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke contends that the CSUC
system's only two alternatives in meeting the budget
reduction are increasing fees and limiting the number of
students. I don't believe in the word only. Besides, the
board of trustees has already taken initiatives to limiting
· the number of students by proposing and endorsing
tougher admission requirements to CSUC which would
take effect by 1984 and would consequently discourage
and disenfranchise minority students from entering
college.
The student movement of the late 60' s and early 70' s
is not over. We cannot always take what they struggled
for. Life is an everyday struggle for students, for Chicanos, for people. It was not over then, and the· struggle
is not over now.
We owe it to ourselves and to our future to protest the
fee hike and bureaucratic decisions which affect us all.
Governor Brown has ordered the CSUC to cut its
$1 billion budget by 5 percent.
The CSUC board of trustees has now added $46 to
registration fees and is proposing a $200 increase ..
Meanwhile, back at Fresno State, _the student~ sit back
calmly discussing their plans for Christmas vacation.
Ponganse trucha! Maybe you don '.t realize the imp~ct
these board decisions have made until you actually write
the check out next semester. Students must take
action now.
CSU Long Beach students have already protested their
fee increase. Paul Cashman, associated student president
at Long Beach, put it best by saying that the CSUC
is not doing all it can to protect its budget and the
students. "We challenge the board to be political stra~
tegists "~' he said. "It is a mistake for either students ~r the board to accept a 5 percent reduction," according to an article in Wednesday's Fresno Bee.
Fernando Quintero
Editor-in-Chief
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KKK not funny
Dear Editor:
I am wri~ing to you on behalf of Las
Adelitas, a Chicana organization on
campus .
I feel an incident that occurred at the
Adelita 's. Halloween Baile should be
publicized to stop all chismes from happening .
It was a Friday night. The atmosphere
was mas firme: people danci~ and
laughing, just having fun. While w1'lking
·hrough the crowd and checkir.g it out,
he attention is focused on a white cone
haped hood with a white cl.>ak and a
nail cross on the left side or the chest.
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Thoughts came into mind . Who's under-neath? Is this supposed to be a joke?
People are giving the outfit mad-dog
looks . It was a Ku Klux Klan outfit.
not to spoil this person's fun at the meeting or come to our 6delita meeting
!--taile; but rather to sensitize him to our any Thursday at 3:15 in the College
sincere concern and discomfort regard- Union.
Thoughts and feelings surfaced about
discrimination, oppression and racism .
The same thoughts and feelings of when
one sees the Chicano billboard "Otra
fria, otra Coors."
Las Adelitas felt it was necessary to
take action against the "costume." As
we have taken action to boycott Coors
or any other oppressive situation affecting the Chicano Community.
ing his choice of costume. The Ku Klux
Klan is not a funny/joking organization . It promotes hate to all non-white
people. Regrettably, a Chicano was the
pawn and feelings were hurt unintentionally. Therefore, we feel it necessary
to offer an apology for any misunderstandings promoted by the action that
was taken .
The person was approached with an
explanation. It was an inappropriate
costume for this Chicana function. He
was given a choice to either take off the
hood or leave the dance . Our intent was
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T~e Adelitas took this action as a
political action-we took a stand and
made a statement about a racist organization . Our intent was not to cause
anger among Chicanos on campus, but
to show Chicana Unity for the Movimien·
to ... Thank You.
Sincerely,
Las Adelitas de CSUF
If the person involved in this situation would like to discuss it with Las
Adelitas. We encourage him to come
forth . Contact our Advisor Ms . Pat
Aguirre (P.A.S.S. Program) for a private
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School Dress Codes
''The Schools -shouldn't tell us how to dress.''
By Lourdes Villarreal
•we are very d isappointed and disgusted . We have no choice but to
picket the admin istration / said Jenny
Flo~es speaking on behalf of Padres
Un1dos, a committee of concerned
parents established in an effort to
resolve the current dress code issue at
Hamilton Freshman School.
According to Padres Unidos, "'The
ress code policy is only a symptom of
he problem at Hamilton and throughout
he Fresno Unified School District.
he root of the problem is one of attitude
in particular one of a ~ t and disriminatory type . An attitude which
reeds and perpetuates racial disharny. •
Although Principal Sue Harden was
in att~ndance at the Board meeting,
she did not comment on the issue .
Subsequently, the School Board has
postponed any further action on the
matter until December 3.
The Hamilton dress code controversy
As the dress code rule stands now,
began with the three-day suspension of shirts and blouses that are squared and
I student Cindy Garcia on Ocotober 1, hemmed across the bottom must hang
for failing to tuck in her football jersey. 1 no lower than the hip and those with
According to Principal Harden, Cindy tails must be tucked in.
was later suspended again for three
more days for defiance involving the
dress code.
On October 21, 30 students at Hamilton Freshman School walked out of their " The dress code policy
classes to protest Principal Harden' s
enforcement of the dress code. As a
result, Cindy's father, Robert Garcia
(who was present during the walk-out)
was arrested .
Consequently, on October 23, a group
of concerned parents met with Chicano
leaders, Fresno school officials and city
police (Harden did not attend) to discuss
what the parents believed to be actions
which single out Chicano students in a
discriminatory fashion .
Nieto establishes solidarity
By Yolanda Granados
is only a symptom
of the problem ·at Hamilton
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and throughout the Fresno
Unified School District, .. "
According to Harden, due to the
recent off-campus violence the school
had encountered with different gansrelated sroups, such a dress code was
intended to discoura1~ students from
identifyins themselves with a fpecific
1roup because of their dress.
On the other hand, Robert Garcia
said, "What Harden is really sayins is
that the way our kids dress is 1an1related." Furthermore, althoush Cindy
has returned to Hamilton, Garcia ~id,
"The teachers are 1ivin1 Cindy a hard
time. They_ are hopin1 we'll transfer
Cindy to another school." Garcia told
La VCII, "The public has misunderstood
our position on the dress code. We are
supportins the dress code the Fresno
Unified School District puts out. What
we're fi1htin1 is the improper manner
Dr. Harden established her rules without
notifyin1 the parents." Dr. Harden
declined any comment.
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El Salvador continues to fight
many sectors . of people (campesinos, government suppression on the pueblo.
students, protessors, Christians) of El This incident occurred on March 17,
The pueblo of El Salvador will conSalvador became united in the *fight* 1979, on this day a group of campesinos
tinue . fighting for their liberation reagainst the exploitation by its govern- represented themselves before the
municipal court presentins their rement.
gardless of the persecution it is now "Several dead bodies were
quest for lower bank payments on their
facing . And the Christian church would
"The
pueblo
knows
it
can
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longer
found on the streets.
live in a place where it cannot claim land. The court was ·closed. The cambe united with the pueblo. This was the
message made clear by Father Jesus At the time of the shooting its rights . When the pueblo goes to claim pesinos were then approached by a
Nieto at a dinner held on Nov . 5.
its rights, it returns only to bury its group of police, who began shootin1 at
the group. Several dead bodies were
dead, • said Nieto.
•The Christian community unites with
children were walking by
According to Nieto the government's found on the streets. At the time of
this pueblo, establishing the Pueblo de
response to the pueblo has been and the shootins children were walkins by
Dios .. .The church has a historic responfrom school and they
continues to be through bullets, suns , from school and they too were shot at.
sibility of liberating this pueblo, ,. said
Those who escaped were "massacred"
and death .
Nieto .
too were shot at."
Father Nieto worked 13 years in rural
,. "'The pueblo understands that violence outside of town.
"This is just one of a million atrociparishes throughout El Salvador. He had
is the form that the military wants to
been deeply involved in the evolution the •consequences to fight until the stop the pueblo with its fight • said ties that take place in El Salvador. What
do campesinos, students, professors dol
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of the Christian base community in El end .,. This fight developed after the 1977 Nieto.
elections when, according to Nieto
Salvador.
Nieto went on to cite an ~xample _of It's the same answer. The pueblo will
contin~ to fi~ht..:_ "Ne El Salvador pqel
Nieto speaking in Spanish, said that
the Pueblo of El Salvador has taken
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centerspread
I Dia de los Muertos
By Ricardo Avila
Hispanic Link News Service
ON LONG ISLAND, where I live, the end of October
brings Halloween-a day when my children behave even
younger than they are. So do some adults. Silliness and
greed rule.
In my Mexico City childhood, it brought El Dia de los
Muertos, a pause that mixed celebration with solemnity.
The Day of the Dead was an adult ritual fashioned to
incude the participation-of children.
My strongest memory of a Halloween-past in the
United States is when, a few years ago, we ran out of
candy and a disgruntled trick-or-treat child painted
"Cheap SOB" on our front walk.
My strongest memory of a Day of the Dead celebration
in Mexico is when, per custom, my parents led me to
the cemetery to pay tribute to our departed with food,
song, flowers and words. A majestic woman in black arrived a few graves down the row with a piano. She had
it planted on top of her buried husband and delivered
him a personal concert.
MY DAUGHTER and three sons welcome Halloween
as an excu·se to behave foolishly and beg for candy which
will destroy their teeth.
For my wife and me, it has become an occasion to worry _
about children as they race mindlessly across streets, of
endless dog-barking and door-knocking, of graffiti and
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candy wrappers to be cleaned up the morning after.
Sometimes I have to take a drink to settle my uneasiness, and the alcohol doesn't mix well with the collection of candy my children force me to share with them. It
gives me indigestion and makes me reflect on the issue
at hand: death.
It appears to me that death has very different meanings
in the United States and Mexico. Here it is the final act.
There it is no more than a stage of being which
can bring joy and strength to life. ·
Mexicans are used to celebrating death from preChristian or pre-Coll•mbian times. Most Aztec celebrations included human sacrifice to please the season's
gods and bring suc.cess in war, business, matrimony,
health, and other wordly affairs-even peace. The
advent of Christianity did not erase such thinking. Today,
as funeral proces~ions in New Orleans become more
and more rare,Mexico's dead may still enjoy a wake surrounded by friends who relish good food and drink, music
ti II dawn, a priest's farewell, and a procession aplenty
with brass and drums.
The Spanish conquistadors were shocked to see skulls
and bones decorating temples and palaces. Yet, when
they massacred the Indians. the victims didn't condemn
the act as a holocaust. The thousands of deaths were
just acts of fate, mundane passings.
TECHNOLOGY AND IBM have not c~ged
Mexicans' attitudes toward the celebration of All Saints'
Day. The first day is for the small dead, children who
will dwell in limbo. Families, rich and poor, sweep their
dead children's graves and decorate them with toys,
fruit, pottery and flowers. Cemeteries become splashes of
color on the hillsides. The bright orange of the
sempasuchitl (African marigold) can be seen for miles.
The second day is reserved for the adult dead. Los
Fie/es Difuntos. It is the main celebration. Some of us
still carry on the pre-Christian traditions. We spend the
entire night visiting the dead, offering them their favorite
foods, serenading them with a hired mariachi or our own
guitars, and keeping the candles burning .
Bakeries display their delicious pan de muerto (the dead' s bread) with "bones" running like spokes to its
edges, sprinkled with white frosting or coconut flakes.
Families prepare du/ce de ca/abaza (pumpkin candy);
the women wash the pu_mp1<in and te1ocotes lHawthorne
fruit); the men bring the panocha (brown sugar) from
the market; the children clean the sugar-cane stalks.
Vendors in the plaza offer sugar-candy and chocolate
skulls, big and little, for parents to give their children and
for friends and lovers to exchange. The candy skulls bear
names-Lupita, Petra, Juanita, Carlos-across the forehead.
Other vendors go door-to-door hawking papier-mache
masks of skulls and animals.
In newspapers, politicians are drawn with skull faces
(calaveras) and ·ridiculed in verse . It is an exciting day for
artists, writers and poets. It is an exciting day, period.
THIS YEAR THERE will be no American Halloween at
our house. Together, as family, we will bake pan de
muerto; we will prepare pum~Kin dessert; we will make
calaveras, those personalized candy skulls, to share with
each other and friends. It will be old times again.
Photos by Robert S. Hernandez
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cultura
Gang's Back
Success story for Chicano band
byMarliDiu
Part of the success formula for Gang's
Back is their style and versatility. Their
show is a comb;nation of costume and
personalized arrangements. Choreography and stage lighting also set the
mood during their performance.
The six band members each contribute to the arrangements and alternate
on instruments . Each player's style or
preference is expressed in various
songs .
Because of this versatility in musical
style, Gatlg 's Back has attracted a wide
following during their six years of playing professionally in this area.
Gang's Back is very much an original
Fresno band . The Cruz brothers and
Arturo Aldana all attended Central
High School. Robert Ramirez went to
Clovis High and Rick Gonzalez was a
Roosevelt alumni. This band consists of:
Joe Cruz, trombone, trumpet, vibes ,
and vocals; Richard Cruz, keyboards,
trumpet, vocals; Fresno Cruz, saxophone, keyboards, vocals; Rick Gonzalez guitar, vocals; Arturo Aldana,
bass,' vocals; and Robert Ramirez,
drums, vocals.
Their first jobs were the 'type known
Gang's Back, the Fresno band with a
as '"casuals.'" Wedding receptions, reputation as slick as its sound, has
Quincenieras, school formals, and other taken its best shot at success . Already
party events were where they got their signed to a four year contract with
start.
Columbia Records, their single, '"Hot
Those early experiences made them
r~alize their potential as a working
band . Contracts for regular engage- Their first jobs were the type
ments at clubs like The Casino Rainbow Ballroom and The Climax s~n folknown as "casuals"
lowed.
Today the guys are just waiting for
the word from Handshake Records the
Col~mbia label they are signed with, to
begin the work on their upcoming album . Richard Cruz says that time is
'"very suspenseful'" for all of them.
With the album aoes the necessity of
promotion as well as touring . Billboard
magazine has done a story that may appear next month . Gana' s Back now feels
ready to ao the di$tance and there
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are many people in Fresno who are
ready to watch them get there.
Wedding receptions,
Quincenieras, school
formals and
other party events
Fun,'" was released nationwide last
Friday.
'"Timing and luck'" according to Joe
Cruz, are important factors in the record
business . Joe is band manager and eldest of the Cruz brothers, who make up
half of Gang's Back.
'"We started out when disco was still
very popular. People really liked us and
asked for original songs . That surprised us at the time, we were still perfecting other people's music. We rarely
had the time to sit down and try writing ."
"Hot Fun" is the first original song
and the first record for Gang's Back.
FM-96, which bases its top ten on song
requests , put the single at seven on the
hit list.
After release of the single in Fresno
dnd as its popularity grew, Columbia
Records showed up with contract proposals .
Fresno Cruz compared that moment to
, "a boxer who is primed up to ~o the
distance then scores a knockout in the
first round . "Hot Fun" isn't necessarily
our best original song, just the fir~t. " ,
Hecause ot the big success Gang s
Back has had in the "first round* with
the single, other local groups are now
cutting their own singles and demonstration tapes.
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"We set an example we didn't realize
we were setting,'" says Fresno.
Pap7_.Nowember11,1"1-la V••AIIIM
CSUF students vis.it COORS brewery
By Marpritl Martinez
Coors Beer officials in Golden
Co_Iora~o provided an all-expens~
paid trip last week to its brewery for
four student members of the CSUF
Associated Students senate.
The trip was designed to help the students gather more information regarding
the beer company whose product has
been embroiled in a renewed debate at
the CSUF campus this semester.
CSUF Chicano students along with
?thers have been active in trying to
implement a campus boycott of Coors
beer so it would not be served on
campus.
David Torres, one of the senators
making the trip, told La Voz upon his
return from Colorado last Friday that
he \_Vas not ready to express any conclusions but he did discuss some of his
observations.
"I really didn't have any expecta~ions," said Tqrres. "I tried to go
with an objective mind, but I did find out
some surprising things."
The four senators who went were
chosen on the basis of whether they
would be available to make the threeday trip. Another criteria was that the
d~leg~t!on be equally represented by
minorities and Anglos.
The group arrived November 4 and
began their tour of the Coors plant
the next morning, interviewing workers
at random and asking questions.
They were given an opportu'nity to
interview Bill Coors . .Joe Coors was not
available.
Torres said they were allowed to
talk to any of the workers and ask
any questions they felt relevant.
"We were even allowed to go into the
lunchroom and ask them questions "
said Torres. He was able to talk to
about 10 workers.
One of the surprising things he discovered was the positive comments in
regards to Coors .
"What surprised· me is ttiat I talked
to an AFLCIO union representative of
the operating engineers and b_e told me
that if he had a million dollars he
still wouldn't be able to organize the
workers at the plant because Coors offered such high wages and benefits,"
said Torres.
*I f~und it astonishing that Coors had
doctors on the premises for employees,
as well as a recreation sports center
for employees and their families. They
also have a special program called
the 100 percent E-ducation Advancement
Program, where workers are encouraged
to take courses that will help in their
advancement. The workers also have an
appeals board who they can go to if
they have any grievances.,,
One employee Torres interviewed had
been with Coors since 1971.
"He told me he had been at the plant
for 10 ye<V"s and had advanced from
janitor to building maintenance supervisor.
The employee,. explained that ~ survey, called the Hughes s~rvey, was
taken to locate any ~onfhct between
_ managers and production workers. The
results of this survey, Torres was
told, showed wQtker morale to be very
low.
But he said another employee in the
same room, when questioned, denied
any knowled~e of the survey. Torres
later asked Bill Coors about the survey
~nd he too denied any knowledge of
1t, but later the manager of the employee relations admitted that she knew
the man who had conducted the survey.
One of the main allegations against
G:oors has been the use of the polygraph exam to its employees.
Torres said, *I don't have qualms
with Joe Coors contributin11 to any organization he pleases, that's his individual right. However, when contributions are being made by a corporation, through the efforts of the people
to right-wing organizations that contra~
diets what they manifest on the out-
side, then that goes contrary to my
political beliefs and that is what I
focused on. "
Coors Company is a major contributor to the Heritage Foundation, a ri11htwing extremist organization that actively
seeks the removal from office of liberal
Congressmen . Joe Coors is on its Board
of Directors. Coors has also contributed
to such Chicano organizations as the
League of United Latin-American Citi"I found it astonishing that "
zens (LULAC) and the G.I. Forum in
Coors had doctors on the
Bill Coors explained that a poly- an effort to increase its sales and engraph was given to employees because hance its image.
premises for employees,
they received over 50,000 applications
for employment a year and were unable
as well as a recreation
to interview each appliclant personally.
sports center for emplo
One employee stated that what had
Torres found the company up to parity
irked him about the polygraph was a
yees and their families."
question asking him about his sexual with affirmative action 11uidelines. The
preference . This question has since percentage of. Chicanos employed by
Coors if 11 percent, of which 3 percent
been eliminated.
are in managerial positions. The other
"He said that Chicanos were treated
8 percent are in labor and clerical posigood at Coors and were offered opporTorres said that what he felt tions.
tunities for advancement. He was happy strong about were Coors political conAsked if they had had the opportunity
that Coors had sent him to a community tributions. He asked Bill Coors about to speak to people outside the plant such
college and had paid his tuition and the contributions to extremist ri((ht wing as those fired for being *troublebooks," said Torres.
groups. Torres said the answer was that makers,,. Torres responded that there
Not all employees were so happy . everyone had the right to contribute to had been no time since their itinerary
One employee had gone out on strike any political organization.
had been carefully planned for them.
against Coors in 1973 and returned
after being unable to find any other
employment.
"Right now he's a supervisor earning
Of the other senators' reactions,
over $25,000 a year and he has only a "What amazed me is when Torres responded, "I really can't
high school diploma. He told me Coors
say, but I think they will probably vote
he told me that if you
was a good place to work because of the
not to boycott Coors. "
pay."
Torres said he was not yet ready to
stood up against any type
This employee _admitted Coors did
comment on his decision. The senators
·of action against Coors
will now report their findin11s to the
have morale problems and a problem
Le11al Le11islative Committee of the Aswith favoritism.
you stood alone and were sociated Students, which ultimately
, "What amazed me is when he told me
decides whether to sanction its own boythat if you stood up against any type of considered a trouble maker cott of Coors beer.
action against Coors you stood alone
Other senators makin11 the trip were
throughout the brewery," Michelle
and were considered a trouble maker
Davis, Chris Kaufman and
throughout the brewery/ _Torres said.
Melinda Lehman.
voces de aztla-n
Fee hikes ''unjust''
By Jerry Gonules
For those who cannot see the effects of
Proposition 13, Reaganomics, 11igantic
military spending, and other items of the
conservative wave, the proposed fee increase of $200 for 1982-83 is a clear and
terrifying example.
Next semester, we will see a 49% incrcrease in fees. For many, the proposed
$200 fee hike means part-time or droppin11 out for many students.
The proposed increase is the result of
a 5% cut in the CSUC budget ordered by
the state. A task force set up by California State University and Colle11es
(CSUC) Chancellor Glenn Dumke recommended that students should absorb
most of the costs of the multi-million dollar bud11et cut.
The recommendation is demanding
that students accept the proposal.
Where was the student input in the decision? The sole student representative on
the CSUC Academic senate (which also
voted to recommend the t200 fee increase) does not reflect the diverse student population of the CSUS system.
Nothin11 was presented to students as to
what effect the increase would have.
Are we expected to swallow every increase 1iven to us? The CSUC system is
CODES
continued from 1M1e 3
Jay East, Vice Principal at Tiogc
designed to provide low cost education to Middle School, was interviewed in order
residents and their families who pay tax- to obtain an administrator's view on the
es to support the 1:1niversity system. The dress code issue. According to East,
*Parents are ususally very supportive
of a dress code." East added that he
CSUC system in the past has been able
could not recafl any suspensions at
to adjust to multi-million dollar cuts
without increasing fees si11nificantly. To Tio11a because of a dress code violation.
suddenly expect students to accept oneTioga School follows a 11eneral procedure
sided fee increase decisions is to act J
in implementin11 its dress code: The
without consideration for students.
first day a dress code violation occurs
the student is issued a warnin11. Th~
Last year, students successfully deparents are then notified. If necessary,
fended the threat of tuition which would
the student will be sent horn to take care
have resulted in a S500 a semester for
graduate students.
of the matter. Students who continue to
Statistics show that universities with
disobey the dress code must serve
detention.
higher tuition and fees have fewer Chicanos, Blacks, and lower income stuAccordin11 to Tioga's dress code:
dents.
*The type of dress at Ti01a should
reflect the combined attitudes of
Ou~ responsibility, as students, is to
the students, their parents, and the
or11amze a11ainst efforts to limit low infaculty. Student appearance should be
come and minority students at CSUC
determined by the occasion or nature of
campuses. Not only is our future at
the activity; therefore, since Ti01a
s~e, but the future of our brothers and is an educational institution, the daily
sisters who have the ri11ht to an educaattire should be appropriate to a 1ood
tion
learnin11 atmosphere.
..
Some of the specific rules re,ardin1
Let the chancellor and administration
know how important education is to our-1 cloth~11 that should or should not be
people. Additional cutbacks in 1rants
worn at Ti01a are the followina: 1)
loans and other financial aid will close'
tube tops,tank tops and mesh tops are
not acceptable. 2) Girls may we.r tops
the doors for many of us. We should
with straps if the top's straps cover their
be aware of what is happenins around
us and put a stop to the axe of unjust cut undersarment straps. and 3) Shirts
worn by the boys must have sleeves.
backs and bqin to fi1ht back.
Lastly; East said, *From a philosophical point of view, I believe you
shouldn't have a dress code because
we are not here to establish dress procedures for youn11 people. From a practical standpoint, over a period of years,
1've found that younasters will behave
to a certain extent in the way they
dress . In reality, I support a dress
code.*
u Voz addressed several Chicano
students from various hi11h schools and
middle schools on their views of the
dress codes at their schools. The 11eneral
consensus of the students was that 'The
schools shouldn't tell us how to dress .,.
When asked why they dressed as they
Jid, many responded, *We feel comfortable this way. We want to dress the
way our friends dress.,.
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1. La Voz congradulates the cross country team for a job well done. The time
was right! Pictured are the Bulldog
harriers during the start of the CSUF
cross country Invitational.
3. Nathan "'Snake" Riojas (in white) battles for control of the ball during last
Saturday's FSU vs. USF soccer game.
A record crowd of 6,482 watched as
USF defeated the BUiidogs 2-0 and eliminated them from a NCAA playoff.
2. The Aztec's, E.O.P. 's intramural
football team was able to make it to the
first round in the playoffs, but lost 32-31
in a highly contested game. Pictured
above is Danny Tercero in earlier seaeon play.
SALVADOR
continued from pa1e 3
Nieto said that the pueblo is fighting
a "revolutionary war" because . the
forces have not been militarily trained to
kill. The pueblo wants life and to change
their society into justice.
The junta, the government military
force, are being trained to kill. Nieto
was told by a junta soldier that he was
,being trained by a white man . The junta
are out to kill.
"The junta exist because of its incapacity to help its people .. . 'Muerte
form de teror, ' " said Nieto solemnly.
Nieto described the United States
government as "anti-pueblo." Nieto
explained that the United States government is fighting against the pueblo and
the American peope don't know what its
government is actually doing in El
Salvador.
Nieto said, "With the support of you,
Mexican-American citizens, who have a
conscience of what is occurring in El
Salvador, the pueblo can be strengthened."
Nieto stated that as Christians justice cannot be found in war. He
stated that God is a God of life,
who can change death and- injustices
to life and justice. Christians in El
Salvador are working to get justice
established and to help construct a "'new
man ." "When the pueblo has security
so will the church," said Nieto.
Nieto has been going throughout the
United States, Nicaragua, Honduras ,
and Guatamala, with a sole purpose
of establishing solidarity and unity for
the fight of the El Salvadorian people.
The dinner was held at u:ie Plam
Mexican Restaurant and was sponSO(ed
by the Association of Mex-American
Elected officials and the Latin :1.merican Support Committee.
l.fl!POemas
by Rebekah A. Rodriguez
Suicide
Tiny dancers in the rain ,
tip-toeing through babes brain
tickling every nerve ending
until the torn, worn
paper walls
come tumbling down
on a worn out
danced upon
ground.
Tiny dancers in the rain,
Seeking out those in pain
suffering babes.
All toils and fears
Rocking, Rolling
humming to tears.
Crying out in desperation.
asking for a new creation;
being blessed by those who pit,
Hated bv some hard. cold, city of