La Voz de Aztlan · La Voz de Aztlan, March 4 1982

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La Voz de Aztlan, March 4 1982

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Associated Students of Fresno State

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

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Fresno, California

Date

3/4/1982

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P111t1-L• ~ordtAztlan-March4, /982

Two Steps Back
majority of people who voted
for the recall were misinformed
and misled, yes, but they weren't
racists . .
However, the people· ·.behind
the recall, who wer.e doing the
misleadinJ and misinforming • .·
apparently couldn't stomach the
fact that Mexicans were now calling the shots at City Hall --.nd ~
were making changes.
The recall committee, Sanger
Otizens for Good Oovenunent,
offered no valid reasons for the
recall and seemed more interested
in damaging the Chicanos. with
half truths and rumors.
Recall supporters complained
about the council firing the city.
attorney and pressuring the City
Manager to resign.
Y~t, the $anger Herald· newspaper -- whicll like other small
town papers in the Valley has
no _great record of championing Chicano political aspirations wisely pointed out in.an editorial
against the recall that· the ·recall
' eQIIUllittce had been ''somewhat
vague. . about their objcctions 0
and that· a recall "should · only

Las than two years ago Chi-

canos all over the Valley were
hlilin& Sanger as a perfect exam-

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ple of what can happen when
JOii work through the political

proms.
1bree young Chicanos. wer~
swept into

office giving MexicanAmericans their first council -majority in the town's history. Now,
two _of three have been bounced
out. .
It was one . of those political
loaes •.hat can niake you feef,

well, rotten.
But there ·should. be no long
faces, nor talk of throwing in

the towel. The Sanger recall defeat was not a "losing" experi·enc:e, it was a "!earning·" experience and it is encouraging that
the three Chicano council members and· their supporters $CC the
campaign in those terms.
W'rtb that kind of understandins ~ spirit,. the Sanger Mexican community can regroup and
provide an example of '.'bounce
back politics" just as it served
as a positive example for Chi~ everywhere when it helped
sweep those three council seats

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enligbi- ·.,
ening lesson on how to keep your
political power.
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nae arc alot of reasons for

ally a rather nasty but

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the recall of Taniz Ybarra · and
Socorro Davila but the overriding
factor, unfortunately, was race.
• ~Y of our fellow Anglo
cittzms apparently haven't accepted the fact that Chicanos ·
should be given
fair chance
to ~em in the political process
once that change is appropriately

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. Does that mean that I'm kissmg off all those Anglos
voted f~ th~ recall as a
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of racists? . Of

couise,

more

. hard proof of wrong-doina sur..
faces than has io date."

in 1980. ·

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w9£n aiot

who. •

bunch
not. The

. The Herald editorial a1so ··pQint~ .

. ed out ''Sanger has always .had
_a n Anglo-dominated council,iand
those in opposition apparendy
ha~ to .see Ute balance ·swins
the other way eventhoqh the
. city.population is now 65 per
·· cent
Hispanic.''
.
· Those ·were interestma· , and
COUJ'8$COUS' observations by the
hODletown newspaper·. Jt wasn•t
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exactly the

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"Brown Power Ou·

ette'·' inakina those points. / . ._ _,
With .flimsy reasons for· the ·
recall, "The Paper'' and the
Sanger Citif.elis for Oood
ernment - and its main backer,
a newsl)alper called "The. Paper 0 .

Gov-

..:..... icept hammerina away. at tbe ·.
effective use of the absentee ballots by Chicanos as a method
to get Mexi~-American people
to vote.
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etters to the e itor
Reagan Proposes Axing Student Aid
Y Jerry Gonzalez
Th~ _budg~t proposed by the Reagan
dmm1strat1on for academic year 19834 seeks _to cut or eliminate important
tudent aid programs. The u. S. D epart~n.t of Education concedes that over one
i/1,on students will be adversely affected
y the proposed cuts. This will amount to
bo~t one-third of all students who
receive financial aid.
For the California State University and
Colleg~ s_ystem (CSUC) the proposed
reduction m Pell Grants, formerly known
~s BEOG are granted to low and middle
mcome students, will result in 16 000
students being dropped from the prog~am
at a cost of about$ JO. I million to CS UC.
Overall, fo~ the state of California. 94.219
students will not receive awards in 198384· Reagan proposes to completely eliminate th.e Supplemental Educational Opportunity program. which is designed to
~upple~ent 0th er sources of financial aid
Approximately 6.450 CSU students witi
losebenefitsatacostof$4 7 ·11·
CSUC Th
. .
. . m1 10n to the
e admm1strat1on also proposes
tLo e tm(Nmate the National Direct Studen~
DSL) program. which
. offers
·
• oan
low
interest
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·
.federal loans to s·t u d ents. This
action will drop 13,237 students fr~m the
program.
The College Work-Study (CWS) program also faces drastic reductions Instead_ of nearly eight thousand students
workmg, only 5,743 students will partici~

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te.

Funds for the State of California, under
campus based programs (SEOG. CWS,
N DSL)_face a cut of nearly $80 million. A
st aggering 120,000 California students
will be eliminated from these programs.
~eagan ~lso proposes to phase out
social security educational benefits and
the TRI<? progra~. which provides important services to disadvantaged low income
students. A 50 percent cut is in store for
both programs in 1983.
Contrary to the popular belief that
financial aid programs are "minority"
programs. at least half of all current post
secondary students receive some form of
f~deral assistance, which is over 3.3 mil hon students. The majority of students
~ho receive aid come from families with
incomes under $25.000. In dollar terms
about half of the aid presently available t~
needy students. whose family income is
under $14.000. will be eliminated. For
~tudents from families with incomes ranging between $14.000-$25.000. virtually all
aid will be eliminated .
Nationwid~ resistance to Reagan's proposed cuts will be staged on the week of
March I. A National Day of Action on
Financial Aid Cuts sponsored by the
students and student organizations. such
as M.E.Ch.A .. and the Pan Afrikan Union
are actively working together in an effort
to counter Reagan's proposed cuts. A
concer~ed effort by students. faculty and
staff will be the strongest way to turn back
the wave of conservatism which threatens
t? eliminate the right to a higher education for many students.
.

bution in ·mind, doesn't it seem
.only j~t that ~ Anglo.Amen.
can cittze~s ~ s..bo)dd judae Chicano candidates on their merits

not on-dieir race?

Recall supporters sp~ead- ru.;
mors about ''illegal practices and
0
~oters despite the fact that back
!ff ·1980, Sanger Mexican-Amer-

Inst~

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. Race baiting ~d hysteria are
a part of California since the
days of the Gold RIJlb ·wb~
some Anglo 'Ameri~ decided
that the human rights of Mexican
an~ Latin pe<?Ple should be put
on a low pnonty.
_:fhat legacy which started in
~~ ~8SOs, still is with us- today
lll one way or another.
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Herald ·:· ~~

Remember, thi$ -Valley only re'7'1tlY e~ected conservative politicians · like the Reich Brothers
and made; jud~es ·out auorncya
who used raCJal, tactics .to defeat
~e h~liorabJe Chicanos appointed to Judgeship., in Fresno County.
And .we ~ve ,in a . ~try that
elected Ronafq Reap.D, President

of

are

WCl'ell't markina

ari<f M,r .- Rea~ isn't uactly the
chaaipiQn of mmo..:.:v ~ .......
.th~ :Sanger·
· other gt~ups_
.. Who:·.
want

those absentee ballots, l'm sure
~e w'!uld be hearin, notliini
about 1t. We can expect to ~ear
more, though, sin~ Sanger Chi;.
cano oouncil members recejved
900 abseQtee ballot-votes in tht
recall election.
·
. ~ old phrase, °Chicanos
,do1.11 -·vote or not enough Chi~
cailOS ~ote,~• ·is 1ettln1 to ·sound

W ;..';'..;:·ad ·

to -~ ~ ~

~ A,. bas -~

, ·. ·
:;;:~inthev-:~1:
Meifo.· -~
·cpordinator,•; wu,

~dates ~ their .supporters,
.again worked· hard but appar.ently game things were I taken
for ~ted -a nd the cbqnqe was
done.
·,
-.
. ·
, In addition, the three b1lcano~.
council candidates coqld've d<Mle
a better job of comttlutticattna
their ~itions to the cit&.ens
·through the · :media. You ca:il 't
. just duck
someone is throw~
·mg mud at"yOU, day in
day, ·
·out especially when tho Fresno
media (n~papers QCl televi-.
sion) were giving· token. •d . superficial coverage to . ,what was·

w1-

and

happening in Sanger.
The racism of ·soihe v()ters, .
the hal_f-baked charges an4 · rumors spread by the recall committee, the superficial media.coverage and the failure of Chicanos
to get . out more votes were all
factors in the results of the Sanger recall and from each of them
something must be learned.
'
. Mexican people iil Sanger have
~ ~e knowledge, intelligence and.
the numbers to win another
jority on the Sanger Council
·when the seats again go up for
election in April. They already
have prQv.en that. .
, _.
It will, ;bogifc the -mind ~a,
down and think about the con- ·
tributions Mexican people have
made to this country. Millions
of Mexican working people have
given their sweat and ·their lives
to help build the agricultural and
industrial empires of the · South-·
west.
Think of the thousands · of
Mexican Americans who fought
in the wars and the families who ·
lost fathers and sons in the battles ·
of World War .11, Korea ·and
Vietnam. With this great contri-

ma-

au.

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cancf·tou11cJt'mailfNri .-. ,.:~

. or a' itlU.cb hi~ autbotity.,, ·

911tnuin~ \

.v*-- out._-the- 011tcom~ \. "°'uld
ha~~ been different. 1'1e Chjcano

-- ·fun

'• . ·Tbat.·w,- ob\'ious:i,(tiw.~...U .

like a broken ftCC>rd but un-t

ber Anglos m registefflt .votm.
in Sanger and .die losina\candi--·
dates-admiu~ that-il-DlOre'effort·
had ~ : p~t into gettjng thi

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po~tical potential, ,_ .~ f DOt int~estecl in P,layiqfair• .. : _.. . · .

fortunately, it ~ Y\ applied
to~ Sanger loss.
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Mexican-~ericans

of ~kina·.a step for-

ward m r~ r ~ _
ip dieir
town, they t ~
· Although tht. ~al attitude
iJ sa~~ening, it should . not be
surpnsmg.
· .

pom!¥· out that .absentee . ballot ·
pr~vt~ions arc on the books and
.1t 1s within the rights of Hispanics
or anyone for that matter to use
them to their advantage. _ . When you gcg: to-the bottom
o~ the .matter, the recall com~ttee and other disgpmtled An•
·glos are not really inoensed about
~ e d illegal practices with ab~tee _ballots. If you read between the lines, they'ri really saying, "We don't like th, absentee
ballots because the Mexicans
v9ting now." .
. . · .
·

. ·u Mexi~

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~ y Anglos apparendJ.didn't
sec 1t that way.. • .

• ~ w~e cleared of any wrong
do~ WI~ ~sentec ballots· by·
an mvest1gation by the Fresno
County District Attorney's ()f~.·
fice and later won a suit in
Fr~no County $uperior Court
w~ch charged them with illegal
voting prac,tices ..

!he Sanger

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And ~o ·_.is .the inuch hf,ber
·a~ty?_As Merlo pui-it, '7he
big HiSIWllc people who •
~~O -~e: OV<f, I pai.
is.
:Statewide. ~ .-e, yoli tlm.
·on the T. V. they're up at Sacra;
n:iento on buses. or ·whatCYcr. So

:nus.'·

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who's fundintt-th~?"
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;~ .,apread-:l :;1
: over•" ,•re wt.-:· ~ •· · ·
. kan.·citfzens '~ " " ·: '.' ·:-... ~.
Utical pr~:~t ~ ~ -. they have._:.. . . .:"·it _l,.y:/ . '· .
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are'acr:MJC~t~.!_

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·got eniotl~ -~
their beadi..'

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'that a\i ,,.

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~ ·•i·help.b~i th{it diit

''They stuck ,it to us ·~ ·',we've
got the nun;1ben so .~
acJin1

to stick it to them ' 1 ,.~ -"".' And with their" n
i~ .·San- '
· ger Mexican~~ , euilyc:.ould do that in the future. But

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it really shouldn't have

bad to

co~e to that. · The Chicanos
shouldn't have been recalled.
Sanger city ~usiness would be
running uninterrupted. now it's

up in the air.
And race relations in· Sanger
and the Valley have .been dealt.
. a setback. The Valley has never
had a shining record of r~ .relations to begin with··. and .the
la$i thing we need is to be inoving
backward.
,

(Al Reyes was a television,,:
porter for ·Channels JO and 24
in the 1970~ and coffi'td many
stories throughout the s.,·./OIi- ·
quln.Ya/Jey.

He is cuimdl,.- Wfllt-.

ing on special proj~ts and ~
_the future, will prov.Ide news ·
reports and other commentllrla
for EL TIEMPO.)

Page 3-La Voz de Aztlan-Marcl, 4, 1982

OBLEDO:
The Man Who Dared
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By Margarita Martinez
La Voz Staff Writer

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Those lucky enough to be present at the
Hilton Inn last Friday witnessed a historical event in the form of Mario Obledo.
Over 100 supporters wildly waving
signs and cheering proudly assembled to
greet "the next governor of California," as
he has dubbed himself. Amid the shouts of
"Viva Obledo," frenzied clapping and
flashing bulbs, emerged the soft-spoken
scholarly leader.

The crowd enthusiastically followed
Obledo upstairs to the Press Room to
await his announcement. On hand to
introduce the candidate was Victor Lopez, mayor of Orange Cove and head of
the campaign in the San Joaquin Valley.

"Valley people feel in a real sense that
this is their campaign," proudly proclaimed Lopez, "there are 63 elected
Hispanic officials in the County of Fresno
and all 63 have endorsed Mario for the
next governor of the State of California."
The crowd cheered loudly as Lopez
continued, "You have an opportunity to
elect a man with the highest qualifications
that any individual could ask for."

"... a man who loves other numan
beings, let me introduce to you the next
governor of the State of California, Mario
Obledo," shouted Lopez over the thunderous clapping and whistling. ~stepped Obledo in a somber looking three piece
_Obledo continued with other goals such
suit. As the crowd quieted Obledo softly as fr~ tuition and textbooks for college
greeted "Good morning," to the lively students, jobs for high school youth, pay
crowd.
incentives to encouraie teachers to go into
barrios an~ ghetto schools.
Obledo then asked the .crowd to con"I now officially announce my candi- tribute one dollar to his campaign as part
dacy for the Governor of the State of Cali- of an effort to raise SI million by asking a
fornia:" tried to shout Obledo as . the million individuals to contribute $1 each.
crowd loudly cheered and _clapped.
·
At'tacking Reaganomics Obledo told
the cheering crowd, "As governor I will
stand as the loyal opposition to the federal
"I ask every citizen to join me in heart administration-to Mr. Reagan and his
and in spirit as we commence this bold economic policy of punishing the poor
step. As we fashion our destiny, as we and making the middle class the new
regain hope," Obledo said in an almost poor."
priestly manner.
"Today l ask a simple request that I beable to turn those dreams into reality. It is
not yet too late to create a glorious state,"
added Obledo with true conviction.
As the crowd quieted down Obledo
began to enumerate his goals as governor
of Califsrnia. "For the old: support of
social security, safety, quality health care,
and the right to grow old with dignity."
For farmers he promised protection
from unfair com petition from abroad and
equal pay for equal work and affordable
child care for women.

Obledo once a professor at Harvard
law School, promised for educators
benefits and recognition for "the crucial
education they provide for future generations."

Obledo seemed to grow more confident
with every assertion and the crowd grew
more ecstatic. Addressing one of the
reasons as to why Chicanos have been
unable to achieve political prominence
Obledo warned, "We have to be aware of
the danger of futility-that one person
cannot make a difference, but one can
make a world of a difference."
"Look inwards and ask yourself whether you and your friends and nei-ghbors
will have the courage to challenge tradition," continued Obledo. "In the next 100
days we can be the makers of history. Let
it be said that in 1982 you had a hand in
changing the political process of California."

ln the press room were assembled
representatives of all major media in
Fresno as well as representatives of the
Spanish speaking media. Obledo proved
an articulate speaker who could not be
ruffled by the constant implications that
he would be a governor for Chicanos.
When asked what he would do for
minorities Obledo responded, "Whatever
is necessary to make life better for
minorities and others. I will not be a governor for minorities. l will be a
governor of 24 million people."
Asked about having campaign materials printed in Spanish and not in other
languages Obledo answered, "In California - other groups do not have a large
enough population, but I will have materials printed in other languages as the
campaign progresses."
In response to questions about Reagan's new federalism Obledo replied that
he was opposed to the proposals the President has advanced. He cited that it will
cost the state "lots of money to assume
projects he has transferred to the states."
Questioned again about seeking the
endorsement of Chicanos in California,
Obledo replied, "I am seeking the endorsement of every registered voter in California irrespective of name. color. wealth
or status."

Asked what impact his campaign will
have Obledo confidently replied, "Roose"Our task has now begun. Thank you," velt changed the course of the nation in
Obledo said as he finished his speech and 100 days. Obledo can change a campaign
in 100 days."
headed to meet the press. .

In answer to a question about a recent
statement by an editorial writer Jor the
Los Angeles Times calling Obledo\cam•
paign impossibfe Obledo confidently reit-_
crated, "l·can tell you. you.arc looltingt
the next governor." .
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Obledo then sat back with a smile of
man with a secret plan for· victory. The
Anglo media convinced be could not be
broken began to leave.

Afterward. Obledo continued the conference in Spanish. He spoke quietly iri
Spanish seeming more at home and less
defensive.
He told the Spanish speaking media
that many people in California were
afraid of the potential power of Chicanos.
"No one should be afraid. As governor I
will be open and responsive to all," he
assured.

Asked if being a Chicano would be a
hindrance to J\is campaig~ Obledo responded pensatively. "Yes. there are still
people who dislike us because we are
Spanish surnamed and will automaticallr
not vote for me. but those are less and Ies~
because they see we have the same
4 ua lificat ions.
Closing the conference Obledo thanked
those present and confidently said. "California merece lo mejor. Ahorita mero ro
soy el mejor."
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Patt 4-La Vo: dt Aztlan-Marclr 4, 1982

Feedback
By Sandra Castro and Pete Valenzuela

Question: How do you feel about draft registration?

Armida Espinosa: Sociology; Senior.
"I'm against it. I'm not for any type of
war. I don't think we need to show our
military strength. It's a game that Reagan is playing with the Soviet Union,
and I'm definitely against it."

Frank Talamantez: Computer Systems,
Senior.
"I think it's good because it takes an
act of Congress just to start the draft
registration. The government just wants
to know who's available, so there is
nothing wrong ~ith that. In case of war,
the U.S. needs to be prepared, an·d with
the draft. the government will have a
rapid movement of soldiers. It's better
to be prepared-than not prepared."

David Wright: Biology; Senior.
"Registration is the game that the
government plays. I'm against the draft.
period, I don't think that any person
should have to do something that they
don't want to. It's just another way of
forcing you to do som~thing."

Dr. Gerry McMenamin: Assistant Professor of Linguistics.
"Draft. registration supports the
U.S. ·s policy of military build-up. So as
a concomitant factor with the U.S.
military policies. I think it's really bad.
It leads to proliferation of nuclear weapons which will Jead to the annihilation
of the world."

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Page 5-La Voz de A ztlan-March 4, 1982

Why Should Women Seek
Equality Through ·ERA?
by: Lourdes Villarreal

Why are women all across the country
joining together in support of the Equal
Rights Amendment (E. R.A.)? According
to Commissioner Angie Rios, of the
Commission on the Status of Women,
"Women have really just gotten tired of
being the inferior being!"
Women feel that the only way th~y will
achieve equality is through a direct amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The
E. R.A. states, "Equality of rights under
the law shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or by any state on
account of sex." That's the thrust of the
amendmeht, 24 simple words guaranteeing women equality. However, as E.R.A.
supporters have discovered, obtaining
that precious equality is by far no simple
task in a traditionally male-dominated
society. The extension on the E.R.A.
comes to a halt this year, and thus E. R.A.
supporters find the~selves pressured for
time. Currently 35 out of the needed 38
states have ratified the amendment.

So why isn't the E. R.A. being ratified?
Well, for one, one of the arguments
against the E. R.A. is that women are
already protected under the existing laws.
In this respect Rios states that it is true,
"Women have certain rights which are protected under Title VII" of the 1964
Civil Rights Act, but ''Title VI I is a statute
that can be removed at any time. Title VI I
isn't part of the U.S. Constitution. So
really women aren't represented," says
Rios. Men's rights are guaranteed in the
U.S. Constitution: women's rights are not.

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country, women .have and continue to face
discrimination, be it in the job market, the
world of politics, or in society as a whole.
Rios feels that lack of public awareness
and knowledge, as to what the Equal
Rights Amendment really entails. is what
actually hinders the ratification of the
amendment. As Rios states, "The struggle
always goes on. We are entitled to equality!"

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Rios emphasized that courts have interp re t e d "All Men" to mean "No
Women." Women are thus forced to rely
on weaker State Constitutions for their
rights and protections. Because all 50
State Constitutions are different, the
degree of protection varies widely from
state to state. For example, women from
California have more rights than women
from Georgia. Sorrie of the laws that
target on women are higher inheritance
taxes, unequal property rights, and lower
state benefits.

Furthermore, Rios states, "The whole
women's movement has always been distorted. There hasn't been objective media
coverage. And scare tactics have been
widely used to confuse the public."
Among some of the more popular and
negative tactics used have been, "Co-ed
showers and bathrooms are coming," and
"The draft is for everyone, even pregnant
women." In fact, according to Rios, private facilities are required by law. As for
the draft, Congress has always had the
power to draft both men and women.
Congress also has the power to exempt
anyone.

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Cisneros reappointed to SAC
By Larry Banales
La Yoz Staff Writer
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Before accepting her first SAC appointment in 1979, Cisneros served on the
Medical Quality Review Committee, an
organization dealing with complaints filed
against hospitals and doctors and other
medically pertinent problems. Although
the SAC position is relatively new to her
Cisneros has been involved with schooloriented functions for the past twelve
years.
In 1969 Cisneros became secretary for
La Raza Studies. However, at that time,
ethnic study programs were in the developing stages. and full-time staff had
not been hired because of technicalities
that prevented minority instructors from

(
Angie Cisneros, an EOP Counselor for
the past two years, recently accepted Governor Brown's appointment for~ second
two-year term to the Student Aid Commission (SAC). The twelve-rrlember committee meets every six weeks at different
colleges throughout the state to regulate
the distribution of funds for students
attending California Universities. In addition, the committee also governs the
California Student Aid Commission
(CSAC) which evaluates applications for
financial aid and either accepts or rejects
them. The SAC also has authority to
overturn decisions made by CSAC to not
allow a student to receive financial assistance. If students feel that their applications were not given fair evaluations, they
can appeal to the SAC which makes the
final decision.

teaching.

As a result, the department

~elosed down amid student protest. After
working as

a

ling Center,

receptionist for the Counseshe attended Fresno City

and graduated in 1975 with a liberal studies
degree. Three years later she graduated
from CSUF as a public administration
major, and currently she is working on a
MSW is social planning and administration, which she plans to receive in May.
As a final note, Cisneros emphasized,
"The student movements helped establish
and maintain the growth of administrative
awareness of student needs, and it is
because of these actions that special programs such as EOP exist." She added,
"Numerous faculty as well as the students
were instrumental in assisting me reach
the position I'm in today."

The SAC, formed in 1956, was originally designed for private schools only.
Although· monies are allocated to both
private and public universities, a majority
of_funds are given to students attending
private schools. "The greater the need",
noted Cisneros, "the greater the allocation
will be." "A stude~t atte_nding Stanford,
for instance, would receive more money
than one who attends Fresno State", she
stated. University enrollment has no affect
on the amount of funding provided;
however, distributions are on a priority
basis--first come, first serve.

Minority Leadership In The Senate

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By Bobby Rodriguez

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The A.S. Senate recently elected five
new senators. Of those elected four were
minorities. I had the chance to interview
two of those senators, Greg Garrett and
George Santiago.

Greg Garrett a freshman from Clovis
West High School is no stranger to school
involvement. Garrett's past accomplishments include·: editor of the yearbook.
sophomore class president. and was
placed on the honor roll.
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Greg is now an A.S. senator-at-large.
and \·iews his role as being one of representation. "It's all a matter of representation. and I have seen no representation
before." Ganett said. Greg also added
that he hopes to be an additional mice for
the school community.
One way Garrett aims to see that students are represented. is to bring together
an idea he is currently working on. a
newsletter of the senate's activities. The
newsletter would be given to the various
clubs and organizations. The proposed
newsletter would be around 3 pages long.
come out bi-weekly. and would c.o ntain a
ballot type measure wherein students could
rnice their opinion!-. about what the A.S. i!-.
doing.

On the issue of minority involvement
Garrett notices a lack of unity among the
different minority groups. and would like
to see more of a unified group. "The
groups arc polari,ed ... they're not working
together." Garrett said. He also made the

suggestions that if the ind1v1dual groups
would come to the senate. they could link
them up as a group. "We would like to sec
an organization which would let the other
clubs know what each other is doing and
to encourage the clubs to have functions
together." Garrett added .

As far as increases in st udcnt fees arc
concerned. Garrett and the senate arc
highly against them. George explained the
trouble the senate is going through by
having to compromise the funds that arc
being gi\·en out. "I sec nothing positi\c
coming out of it." (iarrctt said.

When asked about studrnt apathy (iarrctt responded by saying that students'
frame of mind and his priorities arc not set
on -.chool activities. which explains the
fact that students ha\c the \\orst \·oting
record. and that only IO percent \ ·o tc.

Io Chicanos and -..tudents in general.
One way to change the terrible voting
habit of students. Garrett feels is to make (icorgc -..tr-cs-..e-.. the point that student
students rcali1e. all the things the senate gO\ernment is here for you and if a
docs. it is for the benefit of the students. student is fed up or has a disagreement.
their input is needed . (ieorge cm:ouragcs
students to meet with their scnatMs: their
opinions arc ,alued highly.

------------- . ---(icorgc Santiago has
been very
active in campus activities. George has
been President of Porterville College in
78-79. Vice president in 78. and President
of area no. 5 of California Community
College Student (io\·crnment Association .

When it comes to Reaganomics. Santiago is also against the budget cuts. he is
aware of those students who are in a
financial burden and arc just making
it.(ieorgc foresees students uniting under ..
a common bond or di.,safr,faction .

(ieorgc ha-.. now taken the position of
senator-at-large. A position whose main
objective. <ieorge "cc-... a-.. making the
students aware of the senate and to present another faction of the student bod\' .

On the subjc,.:t of -..tudent apathy. Santiago feels th~1t there is a lot or complaining hut there is no action taken . "It stems
from a lack of orl!ani1ation." he added.
(icorge hope-.. ~o ,,·ork dlccti,cly \\ith
the-..enate: he docs IHrnc,cr notice that the
senate.: can get caught up in lcg.alism. but
feds that it \\orks well and is nrgani;cd.

When asked why he applied for the
senate position, Santiago remarked that
he had been very involved for a long time
and that he really liked his experiences.
He also noted that he would like to gi\'e
input to the senate. "I like being able to
serve people and being a leader," he

added.

(ieorgc would like to reach out more to
the gra-..s roots lc,d and find out \\hut
people want. lie would like Chicanos to
he .rn arc that he is out there to scn-c them
and to present their side.

Page8 La Voz deAztlan-March4, 1982

M.E.CH~A.
meets today in Deans
Conference Room
above the· La Raza
Studies Department
12:30 - 2:00
Frank Valenzuela,
will bethe guest speaker
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STUDENTS WANTED
(;ET INVOLVED
1982-83 COLLE(;E UNION BOARD
The official governing bod4 of the College Union.
Oversees Program, Budget, and Services &
Facilities Committees.

CU PROCiRAM COMMITTEE
Responsible for programming _concerts, lectures, films, fine arts, video tapes, dances and
much more.

SERVICES & FACILITIES
. COMMITTEE
Sets dail4 operating polic4 and reviews special
use requests.
Applications Available in
U306

DEADLINE IS 4 PM
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The Bilingual Education Service Center
(BESC) is presenting a series of classical
international films . The films are being
offered to expose viewers to great films,
and to promote and enhance bilingual
multi-cultural education in an enjoyable
manner.
Hopefull y, these films will inspire students to become interested in the mass
media. The mass media is a powerful vehicle in promoting a better understanding of
the Chicano culture. In the past the media
has stereotyped the "Chicano-Mexicano."

The next film, Marcario, will be showing March JO, 1"982, in the Old Science
Building, Room 161 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
It is a winner of 33 Academy Award and
has also been nominated for best foreign
film, iaaddition to be voted one of the
best films in 1960. As an allegorical tale of
the dance of death, it is an excellent
example of drama and provides an insight
into cultural traditions.

El Salvador
another Vietman
Date: March 5, 1982
Time: I - 2:30
Place: John Wright Theater
Sponsor: Latin American
Studies Program, CSUF

EO P Fundraiser
at the
Casino
March 4, l 980
la vc>z de aztlan
Editor: Pedro Perez
Managing editor: Lourdes Villareal
Production Manager: Sandra Castro
Reporters: Julia ~enitez, Margarita Martinez, David Quran, Bobby Rodriguez
Production: Larry Banales
Photographer: Richard Rios
La Voz de Aztlan is California State
University Fresno's Chicano newspaper.
La Voz de Aztlan is located in the Keats
Campus Building.
Editorial: (209) 294-2486. Letters to the
editor are welcomed. The newspaper reserves the right to edit letters.

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