La Voz de Aztlan, April 15 1983
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La Voz de Aztlan, April 15 1983
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La Voz de Aztlan
APRIL 15, 1983
CSU Fresno
FRIDAY
See pages
4 and 5 for
Photo Story
Navajo traditional dancer Henry Allen gave the invocation prayer at the pow-wow.
Friday, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
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Letters to La Voz
No Free Election in El Salvador
The myth persists that free, open internationally supervised elections were held
in El Salvador last year.
Actually, the elections were held at the
behest of Hie Reagan administration in an
attempt to discredit the revolutionary
forces and legitimate further U.S. military
aid to a government that makes official
terror part of everyday life.
In March, 1981, when talk of 1982 elections was first heard, the Salvadoran
armed forces published a "traitors list",
denouncing all 130 who appeared on it as
terrorists and subversives, and promising
to pursue them relentlessly. On the list
were all of the leaders of the opposition
FMLN/FDR. The only parties that coula
safely participate in the elections were five
ultra-right wing parties, representing the
business community and the military.
These challenged the U.S. State Department's champion Napolean Duarte,
whose Christian Democratic Party was
being hyped in the U.S. press as "moderate" and caught between the extreme left
and the extreme right.
Salvadoran election law states that voting is a legal obligation, not a right. Two
days before the elctions, El Salvador's
defense minister, Gen. Garcia, declared
that anyone who did not vote was committing an act of treason. Each voter's
cedula, a national identity card that every
Salvadoran of voting age must carry, was
stamped after voting. Each ballot had a
number on it, which corresponded to
another number beside which voters had
to put their names. Ostensibly, this prevented unauthorized ballots from being
put in the boxes, but it also allowed the
government to check back to see how
each individual had voted.
Each ballot box was made of clear plastic. Election law requires that the transparent boxes be "placed near and within
view of the precinct board members,''
presumably to make it difficult to stuff
them. Ballots were made of thin paper,
and the voter marked the party symbol
with a thick, black cross, folded the ballot
once and dropped i1 into the box.
Defaced ballots were easily visible to the
observe.rs.
Pol_ling places were surrounded by
machine gun-toting National Guards and
National Police, and the number of polling
places kept small to make long lines for
the_ TV cameras. In El Salvador, with a
votmg age population of close to half a
million, there were only 13 places to vote.
In Santa Ana, the second largest city,
there were nine, while in San Miguel third
largest, there were four.
'
The Salvadoran government's official
figure for the member voting was 1.55
million, a curious figure since it represents
107 percent of the eligible voters.
The U.S media were a big part of the
story. They passed the whole propaganda
exercise on to the American people as
"free and open elections."
In the end, the elections backfired on
the Reagan adm111istration, as the overtly
neofascist ARENA Party under ex-Major
Roberto D'Aubuisson came to power,
undermining the State Department's illusion of supporting a "moderate" government.
Very recently the Reagan administration's hopes for a military victory have
begun to look like a ghostly light in a dark
and endless tunnel. To save the Salvadoran government from impending military
collapse, the Reagan administration is
rushing $110 million in emergency military
aid. That, plus aid already appropriated,
ings the total U.S. bill for the three-year
old civil war to over one billion dollars.
And, what is the Reagan administration
going to use to legitimate this further
escaltion? You guessed it...another "free
and open election.
Bob Fischer
Nuclear Freeze
Sta£ f Commended
Questioned
The burgeoning nuclear freeze movement, insofar as it aspires to avert war,
deserves our highest regard. However,
whether or not its objective can maintain
lasting peace in the long term is highly
questionable.
What, then, are the implications of a
nuclear freeze at this time? True, it would
mean the bilateral termination of al\ "pro
duction, testing, and deployment" of all
nuclear weapons, if it can be verified at all.
Yet, the weapons would still be there;
danger would still be present, but only in a
hidden form.
And, above all, it could hardly be guaranteed that the Soviet Union would be
effectively refrained from launching a preemptive strike against the U.S., even
minutes after a freeze treaty was concluded. It is easy for us to talk about freezing nuclear weapons, but by no means
can we freeze with ease the Soviet aggression to establish World Communism, as
an ultimate political ideal, rather than the
nuclear weapons themselves, is the biggest destabilizing element in heightening
global tensions.
Historically, the Soviets are notorious
for abrogating treaties. To quote from the
words of Lenin: "Treaties, like pies, are
meant to be broken". If the Soviets were
to propose a nuclear freeze treaty, should
we dare to sign it at all?
So, why not actual nuclear reductions,
which as a desire of president Reagan
himself has been made clear publicly, to
pave the way for the total eleimination of
the nuclear arsenals on earth? For us all
to see, the Soviets have failed the test of
will posed by Reagan by rejecting his zero-
zero proposal in the European arena.
Obviously, thus, two logical alternatives remain: first, to enter the bargaining
table from a position of strength, a superior military posture is the only thing that
can make the Soviets listen. Secondly, to
succumb to Soviet aggressionism in order
to avoid war.
In essence, Reagan does not appease
the majority to win political votes. Instead
he goes for lasting peace by disapproving
the. nuclear freeze movement. Nobody
wants war, and the president himself is of
no exception. He came up in the 1980
campaign with the rrom1se to restore
America to her glory, and people went
after him. Now, over such a critical issue.
people turn against him. Democracy.
America's blessed possession, seems to
threaten itself by making it difficult for the
president to carry out any coherent and
thus effective policy. In dealing with the
Soviet totalitarian regime, a democratic
but disunited nation as this over the issue,
of course, plays the lower hand. The
nuclear freeze -movement, despite its well
intention, is seriously undermining the
fluency of the U.S. negotiating vocabulary
in Geneva.
To quote from Herman Wouk: "Peace.
if it ever exists, will not be based on the
fear of war, but on the love of peace." It
seems to me that the nuclear freeze
movement stems more from the former
than the latter. If anxiety and impatience
are what guide the movement, it is a sad
affair that promises nothing but a blank
check.
This year's La Voz has continually
I would like to thank Larry Banales and
the staff of La Voz for the informative and been outstanding and Mr. Banales should
enlightening article on our campus radio be compiemented on the job he has done.
Thanks to La Voz again for the fine
station, KFSR. The article presented the
station as a whole, not merely stressing article on KFSR and additionally ior the
the more popular sections of our pro- exposure provided for our Latin music
gramming, as previous articles had and information program. Sabor de la
(done). The article was the consumate Gente .
piece yet published on our station.
Bret Kofford, Station Manager
Dear Tia Lola
Dear Tia Lola:
Dear Tia Lola:
I'm a business .:idministration major
and currently carrying a loc1d oi 18 units
this semester. The problem that I have is
that I am constantly being pressured by
my boyfriend. who isn't really my boyfriend, but someone I enjoy seeing. He
wants to start a serious rebtionship, and I
am confused of what to d,>. If a girl wants
to have a close relationship she has to
devote .almost all of her time to it. What
should I do? Should I devote all my time to
,my studies and finish my lour years as
planned or carrying on my affair and
maybe go to school a few years longer?
P.S_ I haw a lot of friC'nds who have fallen
into this situation.
I have a problem thc1t 1s probably common on campus. I com~ from a small rural
town here in the valley. and moving to
Fresno is a faster lifestyle than what I,m
used to. I'm caught between peer pressure and staying away from the activities
that go on, such as the all night parties.
I've been here for two semesters. I don't
know what to do. Help!
Desperate But Not Serious
David Tong,
A Freed om and Peace Lover
Bueno Senorita DBNS:
Tempted
Bueno Tempted:
Part of going to college is the social life
that goes on, but you have to remember
your responsibility as a student to yourself and your familia . If you feel that the
parties and things are too much, then stay
away. There's;hothing wrong with staying
home on the weekends. Note preocupas.
Tia Lola
Finish your education first. You'll have
plenty of time to find someone later on.
La Voz is now accepting letters
Yl!s, I agree relationships require a lot of
devotion and time, but you might be able for our new Tia Lola column.
to find time f.or someone now as well as Readers are encouraged to send
completing your schoolong. This in questions. All letters are subdepends on your study habits ... that of ject to editing, and we reserve the
right to publish. Letters can not
boys or books. Si se puede!
be returned.
Lola
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Editor-in-Chief: Lorr\f Banales
Managing Editor: Sobb\f Rodriquez
Photographer: Pedro Perez
Reporters: Anthon\f Marquez, Gilbert
Mosqueda,
Contributo1·s: Lourdes Villarreal,
Fernando Quintero,
David Torres. Richard Rios, Mario·
Peralez
Friday, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
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Law Day conducted at CSUF
By Anthony Marquez
Another solution, according to
Poor Law School Admissions Test
scores among minorities was the focus of Martinez, is for law schools to stop relying
discussion at the Fourth Annual Law Qay solely on the LSA T score in determining
who is to be admitted. Supporters of this
held recently at CSUF.
The program, which attracted law view include the very people who helped
schools from throughout the state, was write the LSAT. Martinez recently
sponsored by the Chicanos in Law organi- attended a conference where these
authors of the LSA T cautioned the deans
zation and the Associated Students.
"Statjstics show that the overwhelming of law schools in regard to their use of the
percentage of low LSAT scores are Third LSA T scores. "They said 'keep in mind
World peoples," said Bill Martinez, admis- these· (LSA T scores) are only a guide,"'
sions director at New College of said Martinez. "But yet, 80 percent of law
California College of Law. Martinez schools rely on the LSAT," he added.
Martinez offered some advice to
claimed that sub-par LSA T scores by
minorities is attributable to the test itself. prospective law students in the audience.
"There are many Third World people who "Your own worth is more than a couple of
aren't getting into the prestigious schools numbers."
but have equal skills that are not
measured by the LSAT," he said to the
Dr. Karl Svenson, professor of political
audience of 70.
science at CSUF, offered some suggestions in preparinbg for law school.
George Bumanglag, a private attorney
in Fresno and graduate of Hastings
"Learning to read and write the English
College of Law, offered himself as an
language
is the most important skill," he
example of the over reliance by law
said.
"This
is important because you will
schools on the LSA T and grade average
be dealing with words all your life," he
to determine admission.
added . His advice to the audience was
"take tough courses."
"LSA T scores and grade averages are a
lot of BS if you ask me. With my 2.1 GPA
and low LSAT score, I had a 99 percent
Martinez also spoke on choosing a law
chance of failing my first year in law school. He said the prospective law
school , according to the experts. I scored student should consider several factors
in the upper third of my class during that before a decision.
year. "
'Even the American bar
Assoc iation has some
serious questions about
the LSAT'
Martinez believes the solution lies in
revamping the LSAT. "A lot of critics
argue that we ought to adjust a lot of these
standardized tests," he said. "Even the
American Bar Association has so.me
. serious questions about the LSAT," he
added.
EOP
Vari ety
S how
Set
One is location. According to Martinez,
a student may not want to leave his family
and friends. Another factor is curriculum.
"What is the focus of the curriculum?", he
asked. Cost is also important when
choosing a law school.
"You don't want to get out of law
school with $20,000 in loans," said
Martinez. A school's support services is
another factor to consider. "Look to the
philosophy of the support program of the
school," he said. "How much money and
effort is gpoing into the academic support
program?
The Fourth Annual Educc1t1onal Oppor
turnty Program Vanl:'tV Show has been
s"I for Thursday. April 21,117.00 p.m. m
tht: College Urnon Joung!:'. Applications
are clue Apnl 15 and rnciy lw turned 111 ill
the EOP office.
The Vanety Show 1~ orgnrnzed by
CSUF's EO P St udent Urnon . the lirst of
its kind m Caliiorrna. Founded Ill 1982. it
ha~ become one ol 1lw most act ive and
rdp1dly growmg orga111zat1tins on campus.
Valdez' 'Corrido
,
t
'Learning to read and
write the English language
is the most important skill'
Career opportunities in the public
sector were covered by Leroy Cordov~.
Despite recent attacks on Public Legal
Services by the Reagan administration,
Cordova believes . they will persevere.
Cordova espoused the advantages of
entering the public sector.
"It makes for a pure law practice
because you don't have the financial
considerations," he said. He also
defended those lawyers who practice law
in the public sector. "Legal Services and
public defender lawyers are not second
rate as is believed," he said.
Hilda Montoy, a graduate of Stanford
Law School, speculated on what it is like
to be a woman in law.
"As a Chicanna it's harder. You're
always under the microscope," said
Montoy. "They tell you 'you .do good ·
work, you're good', but they don't tell the
other attorneys that," she said. Montoy
gave advice to those hoping to embark on
a law career.
"My main advice is to be prepared and
well organized in everything you do."
The faculty is also important to the
student. "Do · these people come from
backgrounds that can understand and
not intimidate you?," he asked. One
factor that was downplayed by Martinez
was prestige. "Your client will want to
know what kind of attorney you are, not
where you received your diploma."
Martinez is admissions director of a
rare breed of law schools known as
alternatives. New College of California
College of Law is one of only four
alternative law schools in the country.
"These schools have as their purpose
serving the public interest", said
Martinez. "There's less emphasis on business and corporate law ," he said.
Martinez believes alternative law schools
are different from traditional ones in their
basic philosophy. "At New College we try
to integrate a lot of discussion of social
change and the law," he said. "You get
experience working with people rather
Hints on taking the LSAT were given
than numbers," he noted.
by Ed Aparicio, a senior at CSUF.
Public interest schools, such as New Aparicio has taken the LSA T and been
College, look at communnity involvement accepted at several law schools. He also
carefully when reviewing an applicant's attended a seminar in Los Angeles on
file , according to Martinez. "Our aim is to preparing for the test.
demystify the law," he said.
"I thought it was the most intimidating
test I ever took," said Aparicio. "One
word to describe the LSA T is precision.
They don't waste words. They take as
Career opportunities in the legal field much time preparing the wrong answers
was the topic of Bumanglag's presen- as the right ones," he said. Aparicio
tation . The Fresno attorney offered cautioned the audience when choosing to
advice for those wishing to enter the
private sector. "If you do want to become
a private attorney, I tell you it's pretty damn attend a seminar on preparing for the
tough," he said. "One thing I would advise LSA T. But he added that the seminar did
if you do try to become a private attorney help his score.
is get your ownn law library. Don't let one
of those salesmen sell you one," he said.
According to Bumanglag, being a
Law schools represented at the Law
minority attorney is difficult. "What it
boils down to, especially if you're a Day included University of California at
minority attorney, is you're gonna have to Davis Law School, McGeorge School of
do better than anyone else," he said. He Law, Southwestern University School of
said this extra effort is necessary to gain Law, Hastings College of the Law, New
respect as a lawyer. "Respect is the name College of California, College of the Law,
of the game in private practice," he said. and San Joaquin College of Law.
Tlw purpose of !he event 1s to bring
togPther students, staff and friends and to
displc1y the talents of students from various ultural backgrounds.
Singing, dancing, poetry readmgs,
comedy acts and muste are some of the
entertainment to be featu red.
The campus based program assists in
the retention and advise ment of non traditional students m the campus commurnty by providing a channel for social
and political express1qns through crosscultural mteractions. All students are
mv1ted to become mvolved m upcoming
functions.
For further mformation cont,1ct either
Willa Evans or Walter Robmson at 294302 1 or drop by the EO P office located on
the second floor of the J oyal Administration building, room 238.
be premiering
La Voz •Aztla■
Fritlay, AprD 15, 1983
First Annual
Tewaquaehi
Pow-wow
Over 100 Indian tribes, some traveling '
from as far away as Nevada, participated
in the First Annual CSUF Tewaquachi
Indian Club Pow-Wow this past weekend,
rounding off American Indian Heritage
Week.
"He was a huge success," said copresident Kelly Fleck, "To have this many
dancers for our first pow-wow is tremendous."
A majority of the groups came from the
Los Angeles and Bay area, as well a,s
throughout California. Nearly 1000 people gathered for the event, the first of its
kind in the Fresno area.
According to co-president Carla Miller,
"The purpose of the pow-wow is to create
an awareness of both traditional and contemporary American Indians and to show
that we are not a dying race, also to
encourage Indians on campus to get
involved."
The club sponsored speakers, including Lehman Brightman , provided crafts
and foods, as well as providing traditional
dancers from around the state. Dancers
also competed for over $1,000 in prize
money.
Numerous fund raisers and donations
made the event possible, including $1,200
provided by · the Associated Students,
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$600 from the Fresno Unified School District, and a generator for the speaker system donated by Acorn Rental of Fresno.
"Everybody's been real good", commented Fleck. "The Turtle Lodge Security of Fresno (in conjunction with FSU
Security) patrolled the area to make sure
everything was all right", she continued .
"The administration was also very supportive," said Fleck. "Dean Corcoran was
behind us from the beginning; he helped
us with requisition papers and (proper
forms)."
She also recognized the assistance of
the EOP staff, Ethnic Studies and all the
various people involved who helped make
the festivities a success.
"We couldn't have done it all without
the help from the community and various
Indian organizations," said Fleck.
With the outcome of the first pow-wow
the club looks forward to next year's.
"We hope to have an anuual pow-wow
here on campus," said Miller.
"The club itself is a revision of one that
stopped about four years ago and we
have 35 active members," noted Fleck.
Although there is no official national
American Indian Week, Miller stated
numerous pow-wows are conducted during this time of the year.
The eagle is a sacred bird in
Indian culture. This eagle claw
belongs to a young dancer who
attended the festivities.
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John Dawson's All Nation nor
the three-day pow-wow.
Ruby Laird, a Shawne ~lains Indian, is Uisa's mother.
Photo St
fritlay, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Uisa Laird and Mike T ofoya, Little Deer, were the southern head
dancers.
mers were participants in
Both young and old were
involved in the pow-wow.
roPerez
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Friday, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Award-winning play to be presented
"Uprooted", a prize-winning play by
Mexican playwright J. Humberto RoblesArenas, will be performed at the Merced
College Theater on Friday, April°22 at 8
p.m.
The productior, which deals with Mexican-American life in California, is headed
by several actors familiar to television and
motion pictures--Carmen Zapata, Julio
Medina, Don Cervantes and Christine
Avila--and has won the top play award in
Mexico City, as w_ell as receiving critical
praise in Los Angeles and a host of cities
on its inaugural tours.
Zapata can be seen almost everyday on
television, whether on evening drama,
movies-for-TV and talk shows or during
the day on the Public Broadcasting System's program "Villa Alegre", where she
has been a regular for eight years.
Julio Medina is also familiar for his
many television roles, including his portrayal of Emiliano Zapata on the PBS production of "Meeting of the Minds". He
recently appeared on the American Playhouse special, ''Seguin".
Don Cervantes is probably most noted
for his work on numerous youth productions, which include "Act of Violence", his
recurring role in "Hill Street Blues" and as
series co-star in "The Greatest American
Hero".
Christine Avila has appeared on more
than thirty television shows, among them
"Quincy", "The Incredible Hulk",
"Mathew Star" and "The Rockford Files".
"Uprooted" is a famous play in Mexico,
having been a long-running hit in its original production in 1965. Several tours
throughout the country have been smash
successes. It was also made into a wellknown film.
The play is the story of a MexicanAmerican family torn by the conflicts of
two cultures. Zapata and Medina are the
mother and father, who come to the U.S.
to improve their lives, but also to preserve
the positive values of Latino family life,
with decency, respect, hard work and
human joy. Mark Morante is the oldest
son, returned from Korea to the country
he fought for, but has little place in. Maria•
Rubell is an unexpected and glamourous
visitor from Mexico, a product of a culture they never knew, and Cervantes
plays the kid brother whose arrest by the
police bothers the whole family deeply,
leading them to reexamine themselves as
Mexicanos, as Americanos, and most of
all, as good human beings, trying to live
well and love each other.
For ticket information contact La Raza
Studies at 294-2848.
Daniel Valdez headlines celebration
By Bobby Rodriquez
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What is being titled as a musical explosion will be Fresno State's MEChA's First
Annual Spring Festival of Sound, featuring Daniel Valdez of "Zoot Suit" fame and
his band, Brotherhood.
The festival, which is produced in conjunction with the Cinco de Mayo and
Semana de La Raza celebration, will be
MEChA's first major project to raise
money for scholarships, said Larry Gonzales, Semana chairperson.
The evening will also feature bands
EKO from Los Angeles, Phoenix, Spank
and Amigos all from Fresno.
Valdez, who will apppearing in the FSU
amphitheater Sunday, May 1 at 1 p.m., is
making Fresno one of his stops on his
Cinco de Mayo Tour.
Gonzales explained that the bands realized the importance for students to be
educated and that through lowering their
regular fee, the Semana committee might
raise more money.
Valdez, actor-singer-musician, will be
debuting songs from his forthcoming
album titled, "Movin' On". The music is a
blend of Latin jqzz and pop rock.
Valdez, who is k:10wn for his role as
Henry Reyna in the film "Zoot Suit", also
was the film's musical director and has
starred in the productions "Which Way ls
Up?" and "The China Syndrome".
Valdez was born and raised in the San
Joaquin Valley. He says he disco·,cred
the true beauty of human song when he
joined El T eatro Campesino.
He later toured nationally several times
with his own musical group. His original
musical compisitions have been featured
on several television prngrams, including
"Americas de los Indios", a half-hour concert program produced by KCET television in Lo::. Angelos It was seen nationally
on the PBS retwork. He created Ire mus
IC al scort _, for several educational hims
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La Voz de Aztlan
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What are your views on the candidates
for student body offices?
Pat Young, Jr., Social Science
(candidate for legislative vicepresident) ·
"There are some qualified hardworking students running, and
there are some not doing it for the
students but for the power and fun of it.
That kind of mixture worries me, but I
don't think anybody is just doing it for
themselves."
Patty Smith, Sr., Undeclared
(candidate for presid~nt)
"There are certain candidates who
would probably do an excellent job. A
majority of candidates do sincerely care
about FSU students."
Dani Olsen, Soph., Journalism
"Some have put more time into
campaigning, so I think it's going to be a
close race between those who have made
an effort to go into the community and
meet students."
Gloria Hernandez, Jr., Business
Administration
"I admire the participants' interests in
student government, and they're doing a
very good job at making an effort to get
involved."
Beltran to co-star
•
new movie
Former CSUF graduate Robert Beltran will be co-starring with Barbara Carrera and Chuck Norris in "Lone Wolf
McQuade". a new action-adventure
movie to be released by Orion Pictures on
Friday, April 15 at several Fresno
Theaters.
Beltran portrays Norris' sidekick as a
Texas ranger fighting a group of gun
smugglers led by veteran actor David
Carradine, who is best known for his performance in the highly-successful television series, "Kung Fu".
A native of Bakersfield , Beltran
graduated from CSUF in 1979, the same
year he received the national collegiate
acting award. He performed in nearly 30
productions while attending Fresno State
and later participated in the California
Shakespearean Festival.
Beltran appeared in the Luis Valdez
movie, "Zoot Suit" and is active with El
Teatro Campesino, performing in their
new musical "Corridos".
He had a leading role in the movie "Eating Raoul", which recently premiered
here in Fresno and will also be appearing
in an upcoming two-part series on ABC
entitled "Mystic Warrior", focusing on the
father-son conflict of a Sioux Indian tribe.
In addition he is working on "Weeds", a
film about a group of convicts who stage a
play in prison.
Chicana actress Carrera, who starred
in numerous films, including "The Island
of Dr. Moreau", "Condorman" and "I,
The Jury", plays a mysterious woman
who lives a dangerous life around the
smuggling operation. She will also be performing in an upcoming James Bond film,
"Never Say Never Again", and has
appeared in two television mini-series,
"Masada" and "Centennial".
"Lone Wolf Mc Quade" will be premiering at tl'le Festival, Woodward Drive-in and
Regency (Clovis) theaters.
Henry Gonzales, Jr., Plant
Science
"It's pretty much down the line; either
you vote for candidates in one group or
the other, according to who you identify
with."
Sharon Orona, Sr., Business
"I don't know their qualifications. You
just see their pictures and don't know
their stands on issues."
La Voz de Aztlan
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Friday, April 15, 1983
1983 Cinco de Mayo-Semana de La Raza Celebration
California State University, Fresno
SUNDAY, May 1
1:00-6:00 p.m.
First Annual Spring Festival of Sound
Daniel Valdez Concert
CSUF Amphitheater
MONDAY, May 2
11:00-11:05 a.m.
Bienvenida
Professor Ernesto Martinez
Chairperson, La Raza Studies
11:05-12:00 a.m.
Mariachi del Gallo
PANEL PRESENTATION:
Chicana Women Today:
Challenges and Opportunities
Theresa Speake, Business,
Executive Vice-President, NEDA,
San ·Joaquin Valley, _Inc.
Margaret Medellin, Politics,
Mayor of Madera
Dr. Kathy Flores, Medicine,
M.D. Valley Medical Center
Angela Cisneros, -Education
National President, Commission Femenil Nacional
1:00-2:00
Reception by Las Adelitas
12:00-1:00
Dr. Amado Padilla
University of California, Los Angeles
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Roosevelt High School Marimba Band
7:00-7:30 p.m.
Dr. Cesar Adolfo Bermeo ,
Compton Community College
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Los F olkloristas from Mexico City
TUESDAY, May 3
3:30 p.m.
"Zoot Suit"
Film by Luis Valdez
Day time showing, IA, room 101
7:00 and 9:00 p .Q1.
"Zoot Suit" CU Lounge
FAMILY NIGHT**
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Dinner
6:30-7:30 p.rri.
Mariachi ·Nuevo Zapopan
7:45-8:00 p.m.
Bienvenida
Bishop
Dr. Harold Haak,
President, CSUF
Dr. Tomas Arciniega,
Vice-President, CSUF
8:00-9:00 p.m.
Dr. Nacho Estrada,
Educator and Ventriloquist
San Antonio, Texas
9:00-10:30 p.m.
Alberto Reyes,
Singer and ·songwriter
Las AdeHtas Essay Award Presentations
WEDNESDAY, May 4
•
THURSDAY, May 5
9:00-11:00 a.m.
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Performances by children:
Mariachi de la Tierra
Jefferson, Dinuba; Cal w a; Sn O w den, 1:00-1:20 p.m.
Farmersville; Bethune, Fresno; Webster, Fresno. Dr. Manuel Figueroa
11:00-11:45 a.m.
1:20-2:00 p.m.
Dr. Nacho Estrada
Grito de la Gente
Educator and Ventriloquist
2:00-3:00 p.m.
San Antonio, Texas
Ninos de Aztlan
12:00-1:00 p.m.
..
Ernesto's Dance Studio
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Los Sembradones
8:00-12:00 midnight
Dance: Sound Patrol D.J.
-**ALL ACTIVITIES ON _THIS DAY ARE IN THE
COLLEGE UNION LOUNGE
APRIL 15, 1983
CSU Fresno
FRIDAY
See pages
4 and 5 for
Photo Story
Navajo traditional dancer Henry Allen gave the invocation prayer at the pow-wow.
Friday, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
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Letters to La Voz
No Free Election in El Salvador
The myth persists that free, open internationally supervised elections were held
in El Salvador last year.
Actually, the elections were held at the
behest of Hie Reagan administration in an
attempt to discredit the revolutionary
forces and legitimate further U.S. military
aid to a government that makes official
terror part of everyday life.
In March, 1981, when talk of 1982 elections was first heard, the Salvadoran
armed forces published a "traitors list",
denouncing all 130 who appeared on it as
terrorists and subversives, and promising
to pursue them relentlessly. On the list
were all of the leaders of the opposition
FMLN/FDR. The only parties that coula
safely participate in the elections were five
ultra-right wing parties, representing the
business community and the military.
These challenged the U.S. State Department's champion Napolean Duarte,
whose Christian Democratic Party was
being hyped in the U.S. press as "moderate" and caught between the extreme left
and the extreme right.
Salvadoran election law states that voting is a legal obligation, not a right. Two
days before the elctions, El Salvador's
defense minister, Gen. Garcia, declared
that anyone who did not vote was committing an act of treason. Each voter's
cedula, a national identity card that every
Salvadoran of voting age must carry, was
stamped after voting. Each ballot had a
number on it, which corresponded to
another number beside which voters had
to put their names. Ostensibly, this prevented unauthorized ballots from being
put in the boxes, but it also allowed the
government to check back to see how
each individual had voted.
Each ballot box was made of clear plastic. Election law requires that the transparent boxes be "placed near and within
view of the precinct board members,''
presumably to make it difficult to stuff
them. Ballots were made of thin paper,
and the voter marked the party symbol
with a thick, black cross, folded the ballot
once and dropped i1 into the box.
Defaced ballots were easily visible to the
observe.rs.
Pol_ling places were surrounded by
machine gun-toting National Guards and
National Police, and the number of polling
places kept small to make long lines for
the_ TV cameras. In El Salvador, with a
votmg age population of close to half a
million, there were only 13 places to vote.
In Santa Ana, the second largest city,
there were nine, while in San Miguel third
largest, there were four.
'
The Salvadoran government's official
figure for the member voting was 1.55
million, a curious figure since it represents
107 percent of the eligible voters.
The U.S media were a big part of the
story. They passed the whole propaganda
exercise on to the American people as
"free and open elections."
In the end, the elections backfired on
the Reagan adm111istration, as the overtly
neofascist ARENA Party under ex-Major
Roberto D'Aubuisson came to power,
undermining the State Department's illusion of supporting a "moderate" government.
Very recently the Reagan administration's hopes for a military victory have
begun to look like a ghostly light in a dark
and endless tunnel. To save the Salvadoran government from impending military
collapse, the Reagan administration is
rushing $110 million in emergency military
aid. That, plus aid already appropriated,
ings the total U.S. bill for the three-year
old civil war to over one billion dollars.
And, what is the Reagan administration
going to use to legitimate this further
escaltion? You guessed it...another "free
and open election.
Bob Fischer
Nuclear Freeze
Sta£ f Commended
Questioned
The burgeoning nuclear freeze movement, insofar as it aspires to avert war,
deserves our highest regard. However,
whether or not its objective can maintain
lasting peace in the long term is highly
questionable.
What, then, are the implications of a
nuclear freeze at this time? True, it would
mean the bilateral termination of al\ "pro
duction, testing, and deployment" of all
nuclear weapons, if it can be verified at all.
Yet, the weapons would still be there;
danger would still be present, but only in a
hidden form.
And, above all, it could hardly be guaranteed that the Soviet Union would be
effectively refrained from launching a preemptive strike against the U.S., even
minutes after a freeze treaty was concluded. It is easy for us to talk about freezing nuclear weapons, but by no means
can we freeze with ease the Soviet aggression to establish World Communism, as
an ultimate political ideal, rather than the
nuclear weapons themselves, is the biggest destabilizing element in heightening
global tensions.
Historically, the Soviets are notorious
for abrogating treaties. To quote from the
words of Lenin: "Treaties, like pies, are
meant to be broken". If the Soviets were
to propose a nuclear freeze treaty, should
we dare to sign it at all?
So, why not actual nuclear reductions,
which as a desire of president Reagan
himself has been made clear publicly, to
pave the way for the total eleimination of
the nuclear arsenals on earth? For us all
to see, the Soviets have failed the test of
will posed by Reagan by rejecting his zero-
zero proposal in the European arena.
Obviously, thus, two logical alternatives remain: first, to enter the bargaining
table from a position of strength, a superior military posture is the only thing that
can make the Soviets listen. Secondly, to
succumb to Soviet aggressionism in order
to avoid war.
In essence, Reagan does not appease
the majority to win political votes. Instead
he goes for lasting peace by disapproving
the. nuclear freeze movement. Nobody
wants war, and the president himself is of
no exception. He came up in the 1980
campaign with the rrom1se to restore
America to her glory, and people went
after him. Now, over such a critical issue.
people turn against him. Democracy.
America's blessed possession, seems to
threaten itself by making it difficult for the
president to carry out any coherent and
thus effective policy. In dealing with the
Soviet totalitarian regime, a democratic
but disunited nation as this over the issue,
of course, plays the lower hand. The
nuclear freeze -movement, despite its well
intention, is seriously undermining the
fluency of the U.S. negotiating vocabulary
in Geneva.
To quote from Herman Wouk: "Peace.
if it ever exists, will not be based on the
fear of war, but on the love of peace." It
seems to me that the nuclear freeze
movement stems more from the former
than the latter. If anxiety and impatience
are what guide the movement, it is a sad
affair that promises nothing but a blank
check.
This year's La Voz has continually
I would like to thank Larry Banales and
the staff of La Voz for the informative and been outstanding and Mr. Banales should
enlightening article on our campus radio be compiemented on the job he has done.
Thanks to La Voz again for the fine
station, KFSR. The article presented the
station as a whole, not merely stressing article on KFSR and additionally ior the
the more popular sections of our pro- exposure provided for our Latin music
gramming, as previous articles had and information program. Sabor de la
(done). The article was the consumate Gente .
piece yet published on our station.
Bret Kofford, Station Manager
Dear Tia Lola
Dear Tia Lola:
Dear Tia Lola:
I'm a business .:idministration major
and currently carrying a loc1d oi 18 units
this semester. The problem that I have is
that I am constantly being pressured by
my boyfriend. who isn't really my boyfriend, but someone I enjoy seeing. He
wants to start a serious rebtionship, and I
am confused of what to d,>. If a girl wants
to have a close relationship she has to
devote .almost all of her time to it. What
should I do? Should I devote all my time to
,my studies and finish my lour years as
planned or carrying on my affair and
maybe go to school a few years longer?
P.S_ I haw a lot of friC'nds who have fallen
into this situation.
I have a problem thc1t 1s probably common on campus. I com~ from a small rural
town here in the valley. and moving to
Fresno is a faster lifestyle than what I,m
used to. I'm caught between peer pressure and staying away from the activities
that go on, such as the all night parties.
I've been here for two semesters. I don't
know what to do. Help!
Desperate But Not Serious
David Tong,
A Freed om and Peace Lover
Bueno Senorita DBNS:
Tempted
Bueno Tempted:
Part of going to college is the social life
that goes on, but you have to remember
your responsibility as a student to yourself and your familia . If you feel that the
parties and things are too much, then stay
away. There's;hothing wrong with staying
home on the weekends. Note preocupas.
Tia Lola
Finish your education first. You'll have
plenty of time to find someone later on.
La Voz is now accepting letters
Yl!s, I agree relationships require a lot of
devotion and time, but you might be able for our new Tia Lola column.
to find time f.or someone now as well as Readers are encouraged to send
completing your schoolong. This in questions. All letters are subdepends on your study habits ... that of ject to editing, and we reserve the
right to publish. Letters can not
boys or books. Si se puede!
be returned.
Lola
•
Editor-in-Chief: Lorr\f Banales
Managing Editor: Sobb\f Rodriquez
Photographer: Pedro Perez
Reporters: Anthon\f Marquez, Gilbert
Mosqueda,
Contributo1·s: Lourdes Villarreal,
Fernando Quintero,
David Torres. Richard Rios, Mario·
Peralez
Friday, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Page3
Law Day conducted at CSUF
By Anthony Marquez
Another solution, according to
Poor Law School Admissions Test
scores among minorities was the focus of Martinez, is for law schools to stop relying
discussion at the Fourth Annual Law Qay solely on the LSA T score in determining
who is to be admitted. Supporters of this
held recently at CSUF.
The program, which attracted law view include the very people who helped
schools from throughout the state, was write the LSAT. Martinez recently
sponsored by the Chicanos in Law organi- attended a conference where these
authors of the LSA T cautioned the deans
zation and the Associated Students.
"Statjstics show that the overwhelming of law schools in regard to their use of the
percentage of low LSAT scores are Third LSA T scores. "They said 'keep in mind
World peoples," said Bill Martinez, admis- these· (LSA T scores) are only a guide,"'
sions director at New College of said Martinez. "But yet, 80 percent of law
California College of Law. Martinez schools rely on the LSAT," he added.
Martinez offered some advice to
claimed that sub-par LSA T scores by
minorities is attributable to the test itself. prospective law students in the audience.
"There are many Third World people who "Your own worth is more than a couple of
aren't getting into the prestigious schools numbers."
but have equal skills that are not
measured by the LSAT," he said to the
Dr. Karl Svenson, professor of political
audience of 70.
science at CSUF, offered some suggestions in preparinbg for law school.
George Bumanglag, a private attorney
in Fresno and graduate of Hastings
"Learning to read and write the English
College of Law, offered himself as an
language
is the most important skill," he
example of the over reliance by law
said.
"This
is important because you will
schools on the LSA T and grade average
be dealing with words all your life," he
to determine admission.
added . His advice to the audience was
"take tough courses."
"LSA T scores and grade averages are a
lot of BS if you ask me. With my 2.1 GPA
and low LSAT score, I had a 99 percent
Martinez also spoke on choosing a law
chance of failing my first year in law school. He said the prospective law
school , according to the experts. I scored student should consider several factors
in the upper third of my class during that before a decision.
year. "
'Even the American bar
Assoc iation has some
serious questions about
the LSAT'
Martinez believes the solution lies in
revamping the LSAT. "A lot of critics
argue that we ought to adjust a lot of these
standardized tests," he said. "Even the
American Bar Association has so.me
. serious questions about the LSAT," he
added.
EOP
Vari ety
S how
Set
One is location. According to Martinez,
a student may not want to leave his family
and friends. Another factor is curriculum.
"What is the focus of the curriculum?", he
asked. Cost is also important when
choosing a law school.
"You don't want to get out of law
school with $20,000 in loans," said
Martinez. A school's support services is
another factor to consider. "Look to the
philosophy of the support program of the
school," he said. "How much money and
effort is gpoing into the academic support
program?
The Fourth Annual Educc1t1onal Oppor
turnty Program Vanl:'tV Show has been
s"I for Thursday. April 21,117.00 p.m. m
tht: College Urnon Joung!:'. Applications
are clue Apnl 15 and rnciy lw turned 111 ill
the EOP office.
The Vanety Show 1~ orgnrnzed by
CSUF's EO P St udent Urnon . the lirst of
its kind m Caliiorrna. Founded Ill 1982. it
ha~ become one ol 1lw most act ive and
rdp1dly growmg orga111zat1tins on campus.
Valdez' 'Corrido
,
t
'Learning to read and
write the English language
is the most important skill'
Career opportunities in the public
sector were covered by Leroy Cordov~.
Despite recent attacks on Public Legal
Services by the Reagan administration,
Cordova believes . they will persevere.
Cordova espoused the advantages of
entering the public sector.
"It makes for a pure law practice
because you don't have the financial
considerations," he said. He also
defended those lawyers who practice law
in the public sector. "Legal Services and
public defender lawyers are not second
rate as is believed," he said.
Hilda Montoy, a graduate of Stanford
Law School, speculated on what it is like
to be a woman in law.
"As a Chicanna it's harder. You're
always under the microscope," said
Montoy. "They tell you 'you .do good ·
work, you're good', but they don't tell the
other attorneys that," she said. Montoy
gave advice to those hoping to embark on
a law career.
"My main advice is to be prepared and
well organized in everything you do."
The faculty is also important to the
student. "Do · these people come from
backgrounds that can understand and
not intimidate you?," he asked. One
factor that was downplayed by Martinez
was prestige. "Your client will want to
know what kind of attorney you are, not
where you received your diploma."
Martinez is admissions director of a
rare breed of law schools known as
alternatives. New College of California
College of Law is one of only four
alternative law schools in the country.
"These schools have as their purpose
serving the public interest", said
Martinez. "There's less emphasis on business and corporate law ," he said.
Martinez believes alternative law schools
are different from traditional ones in their
basic philosophy. "At New College we try
to integrate a lot of discussion of social
change and the law," he said. "You get
experience working with people rather
Hints on taking the LSAT were given
than numbers," he noted.
by Ed Aparicio, a senior at CSUF.
Public interest schools, such as New Aparicio has taken the LSA T and been
College, look at communnity involvement accepted at several law schools. He also
carefully when reviewing an applicant's attended a seminar in Los Angeles on
file , according to Martinez. "Our aim is to preparing for the test.
demystify the law," he said.
"I thought it was the most intimidating
test I ever took," said Aparicio. "One
word to describe the LSA T is precision.
They don't waste words. They take as
Career opportunities in the legal field much time preparing the wrong answers
was the topic of Bumanglag's presen- as the right ones," he said. Aparicio
tation . The Fresno attorney offered cautioned the audience when choosing to
advice for those wishing to enter the
private sector. "If you do want to become
a private attorney, I tell you it's pretty damn attend a seminar on preparing for the
tough," he said. "One thing I would advise LSA T. But he added that the seminar did
if you do try to become a private attorney help his score.
is get your ownn law library. Don't let one
of those salesmen sell you one," he said.
According to Bumanglag, being a
Law schools represented at the Law
minority attorney is difficult. "What it
boils down to, especially if you're a Day included University of California at
minority attorney, is you're gonna have to Davis Law School, McGeorge School of
do better than anyone else," he said. He Law, Southwestern University School of
said this extra effort is necessary to gain Law, Hastings College of the Law, New
respect as a lawyer. "Respect is the name College of California, College of the Law,
of the game in private practice," he said. and San Joaquin College of Law.
Tlw purpose of !he event 1s to bring
togPther students, staff and friends and to
displc1y the talents of students from various ultural backgrounds.
Singing, dancing, poetry readmgs,
comedy acts and muste are some of the
entertainment to be featu red.
The campus based program assists in
the retention and advise ment of non traditional students m the campus commurnty by providing a channel for social
and political express1qns through crosscultural mteractions. All students are
mv1ted to become mvolved m upcoming
functions.
For further mformation cont,1ct either
Willa Evans or Walter Robmson at 294302 1 or drop by the EO P office located on
the second floor of the J oyal Administration building, room 238.
be premiering
La Voz •Aztla■
Fritlay, AprD 15, 1983
First Annual
Tewaquaehi
Pow-wow
Over 100 Indian tribes, some traveling '
from as far away as Nevada, participated
in the First Annual CSUF Tewaquachi
Indian Club Pow-Wow this past weekend,
rounding off American Indian Heritage
Week.
"He was a huge success," said copresident Kelly Fleck, "To have this many
dancers for our first pow-wow is tremendous."
A majority of the groups came from the
Los Angeles and Bay area, as well a,s
throughout California. Nearly 1000 people gathered for the event, the first of its
kind in the Fresno area.
According to co-president Carla Miller,
"The purpose of the pow-wow is to create
an awareness of both traditional and contemporary American Indians and to show
that we are not a dying race, also to
encourage Indians on campus to get
involved."
The club sponsored speakers, including Lehman Brightman , provided crafts
and foods, as well as providing traditional
dancers from around the state. Dancers
also competed for over $1,000 in prize
money.
Numerous fund raisers and donations
made the event possible, including $1,200
provided by · the Associated Students,
J
-.
$600 from the Fresno Unified School District, and a generator for the speaker system donated by Acorn Rental of Fresno.
"Everybody's been real good", commented Fleck. "The Turtle Lodge Security of Fresno (in conjunction with FSU
Security) patrolled the area to make sure
everything was all right", she continued .
"The administration was also very supportive," said Fleck. "Dean Corcoran was
behind us from the beginning; he helped
us with requisition papers and (proper
forms)."
She also recognized the assistance of
the EOP staff, Ethnic Studies and all the
various people involved who helped make
the festivities a success.
"We couldn't have done it all without
the help from the community and various
Indian organizations," said Fleck.
With the outcome of the first pow-wow
the club looks forward to next year's.
"We hope to have an anuual pow-wow
here on campus," said Miller.
"The club itself is a revision of one that
stopped about four years ago and we
have 35 active members," noted Fleck.
Although there is no official national
American Indian Week, Miller stated
numerous pow-wows are conducted during this time of the year.
The eagle is a sacred bird in
Indian culture. This eagle claw
belongs to a young dancer who
attended the festivities.
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John Dawson's All Nation nor
the three-day pow-wow.
Ruby Laird, a Shawne ~lains Indian, is Uisa's mother.
Photo St
fritlay, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Uisa Laird and Mike T ofoya, Little Deer, were the southern head
dancers.
mers were participants in
Both young and old were
involved in the pow-wow.
roPerez
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Friday, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Award-winning play to be presented
"Uprooted", a prize-winning play by
Mexican playwright J. Humberto RoblesArenas, will be performed at the Merced
College Theater on Friday, April°22 at 8
p.m.
The productior, which deals with Mexican-American life in California, is headed
by several actors familiar to television and
motion pictures--Carmen Zapata, Julio
Medina, Don Cervantes and Christine
Avila--and has won the top play award in
Mexico City, as w_ell as receiving critical
praise in Los Angeles and a host of cities
on its inaugural tours.
Zapata can be seen almost everyday on
television, whether on evening drama,
movies-for-TV and talk shows or during
the day on the Public Broadcasting System's program "Villa Alegre", where she
has been a regular for eight years.
Julio Medina is also familiar for his
many television roles, including his portrayal of Emiliano Zapata on the PBS production of "Meeting of the Minds". He
recently appeared on the American Playhouse special, ''Seguin".
Don Cervantes is probably most noted
for his work on numerous youth productions, which include "Act of Violence", his
recurring role in "Hill Street Blues" and as
series co-star in "The Greatest American
Hero".
Christine Avila has appeared on more
than thirty television shows, among them
"Quincy", "The Incredible Hulk",
"Mathew Star" and "The Rockford Files".
"Uprooted" is a famous play in Mexico,
having been a long-running hit in its original production in 1965. Several tours
throughout the country have been smash
successes. It was also made into a wellknown film.
The play is the story of a MexicanAmerican family torn by the conflicts of
two cultures. Zapata and Medina are the
mother and father, who come to the U.S.
to improve their lives, but also to preserve
the positive values of Latino family life,
with decency, respect, hard work and
human joy. Mark Morante is the oldest
son, returned from Korea to the country
he fought for, but has little place in. Maria•
Rubell is an unexpected and glamourous
visitor from Mexico, a product of a culture they never knew, and Cervantes
plays the kid brother whose arrest by the
police bothers the whole family deeply,
leading them to reexamine themselves as
Mexicanos, as Americanos, and most of
all, as good human beings, trying to live
well and love each other.
For ticket information contact La Raza
Studies at 294-2848.
Daniel Valdez headlines celebration
By Bobby Rodriquez
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What is being titled as a musical explosion will be Fresno State's MEChA's First
Annual Spring Festival of Sound, featuring Daniel Valdez of "Zoot Suit" fame and
his band, Brotherhood.
The festival, which is produced in conjunction with the Cinco de Mayo and
Semana de La Raza celebration, will be
MEChA's first major project to raise
money for scholarships, said Larry Gonzales, Semana chairperson.
The evening will also feature bands
EKO from Los Angeles, Phoenix, Spank
and Amigos all from Fresno.
Valdez, who will apppearing in the FSU
amphitheater Sunday, May 1 at 1 p.m., is
making Fresno one of his stops on his
Cinco de Mayo Tour.
Gonzales explained that the bands realized the importance for students to be
educated and that through lowering their
regular fee, the Semana committee might
raise more money.
Valdez, actor-singer-musician, will be
debuting songs from his forthcoming
album titled, "Movin' On". The music is a
blend of Latin jqzz and pop rock.
Valdez, who is k:10wn for his role as
Henry Reyna in the film "Zoot Suit", also
was the film's musical director and has
starred in the productions "Which Way ls
Up?" and "The China Syndrome".
Valdez was born and raised in the San
Joaquin Valley. He says he disco·,cred
the true beauty of human song when he
joined El T eatro Campesino.
He later toured nationally several times
with his own musical group. His original
musical compisitions have been featured
on several television prngrams, including
"Americas de los Indios", a half-hour concert program produced by KCET television in Lo::. Angelos It was seen nationally
on the PBS retwork. He created Ire mus
IC al scort _, for several educational hims
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La Voz de Aztlan
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What are your views on the candidates
for student body offices?
Pat Young, Jr., Social Science
(candidate for legislative vicepresident) ·
"There are some qualified hardworking students running, and
there are some not doing it for the
students but for the power and fun of it.
That kind of mixture worries me, but I
don't think anybody is just doing it for
themselves."
Patty Smith, Sr., Undeclared
(candidate for presid~nt)
"There are certain candidates who
would probably do an excellent job. A
majority of candidates do sincerely care
about FSU students."
Dani Olsen, Soph., Journalism
"Some have put more time into
campaigning, so I think it's going to be a
close race between those who have made
an effort to go into the community and
meet students."
Gloria Hernandez, Jr., Business
Administration
"I admire the participants' interests in
student government, and they're doing a
very good job at making an effort to get
involved."
Beltran to co-star
•
new movie
Former CSUF graduate Robert Beltran will be co-starring with Barbara Carrera and Chuck Norris in "Lone Wolf
McQuade". a new action-adventure
movie to be released by Orion Pictures on
Friday, April 15 at several Fresno
Theaters.
Beltran portrays Norris' sidekick as a
Texas ranger fighting a group of gun
smugglers led by veteran actor David
Carradine, who is best known for his performance in the highly-successful television series, "Kung Fu".
A native of Bakersfield , Beltran
graduated from CSUF in 1979, the same
year he received the national collegiate
acting award. He performed in nearly 30
productions while attending Fresno State
and later participated in the California
Shakespearean Festival.
Beltran appeared in the Luis Valdez
movie, "Zoot Suit" and is active with El
Teatro Campesino, performing in their
new musical "Corridos".
He had a leading role in the movie "Eating Raoul", which recently premiered
here in Fresno and will also be appearing
in an upcoming two-part series on ABC
entitled "Mystic Warrior", focusing on the
father-son conflict of a Sioux Indian tribe.
In addition he is working on "Weeds", a
film about a group of convicts who stage a
play in prison.
Chicana actress Carrera, who starred
in numerous films, including "The Island
of Dr. Moreau", "Condorman" and "I,
The Jury", plays a mysterious woman
who lives a dangerous life around the
smuggling operation. She will also be performing in an upcoming James Bond film,
"Never Say Never Again", and has
appeared in two television mini-series,
"Masada" and "Centennial".
"Lone Wolf Mc Quade" will be premiering at tl'le Festival, Woodward Drive-in and
Regency (Clovis) theaters.
Henry Gonzales, Jr., Plant
Science
"It's pretty much down the line; either
you vote for candidates in one group or
the other, according to who you identify
with."
Sharon Orona, Sr., Business
"I don't know their qualifications. You
just see their pictures and don't know
their stands on issues."
La Voz de Aztlan
Page8
Friday, April 15, 1983
1983 Cinco de Mayo-Semana de La Raza Celebration
California State University, Fresno
SUNDAY, May 1
1:00-6:00 p.m.
First Annual Spring Festival of Sound
Daniel Valdez Concert
CSUF Amphitheater
MONDAY, May 2
11:00-11:05 a.m.
Bienvenida
Professor Ernesto Martinez
Chairperson, La Raza Studies
11:05-12:00 a.m.
Mariachi del Gallo
PANEL PRESENTATION:
Chicana Women Today:
Challenges and Opportunities
Theresa Speake, Business,
Executive Vice-President, NEDA,
San ·Joaquin Valley, _Inc.
Margaret Medellin, Politics,
Mayor of Madera
Dr. Kathy Flores, Medicine,
M.D. Valley Medical Center
Angela Cisneros, -Education
National President, Commission Femenil Nacional
1:00-2:00
Reception by Las Adelitas
12:00-1:00
Dr. Amado Padilla
University of California, Los Angeles
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Roosevelt High School Marimba Band
7:00-7:30 p.m.
Dr. Cesar Adolfo Bermeo ,
Compton Community College
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Los F olkloristas from Mexico City
TUESDAY, May 3
3:30 p.m.
"Zoot Suit"
Film by Luis Valdez
Day time showing, IA, room 101
7:00 and 9:00 p .Q1.
"Zoot Suit" CU Lounge
FAMILY NIGHT**
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Dinner
6:30-7:30 p.rri.
Mariachi ·Nuevo Zapopan
7:45-8:00 p.m.
Bienvenida
Bishop
Dr. Harold Haak,
President, CSUF
Dr. Tomas Arciniega,
Vice-President, CSUF
8:00-9:00 p.m.
Dr. Nacho Estrada,
Educator and Ventriloquist
San Antonio, Texas
9:00-10:30 p.m.
Alberto Reyes,
Singer and ·songwriter
Las AdeHtas Essay Award Presentations
WEDNESDAY, May 4
•
THURSDAY, May 5
9:00-11:00 a.m.
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Performances by children:
Mariachi de la Tierra
Jefferson, Dinuba; Cal w a; Sn O w den, 1:00-1:20 p.m.
Farmersville; Bethune, Fresno; Webster, Fresno. Dr. Manuel Figueroa
11:00-11:45 a.m.
1:20-2:00 p.m.
Dr. Nacho Estrada
Grito de la Gente
Educator and Ventriloquist
2:00-3:00 p.m.
San Antonio, Texas
Ninos de Aztlan
12:00-1:00 p.m.
..
Ernesto's Dance Studio
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Los Sembradones
8:00-12:00 midnight
Dance: Sound Patrol D.J.
-**ALL ACTIVITIES ON _THIS DAY ARE IN THE
COLLEGE UNION LOUNGE
La Voz de Aztlan
APRIL 15, 1983
CSU Fresno
FRIDAY
See pages
4 and 5 for
Photo Story
Navajo traditional dancer Henry Allen gave the invocation prayer at the pow-wow.
Friday, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
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Letters to La Voz
No Free Election in El Salvador
The myth persists that free, open internationally supervised elections were held
in El Salvador last year.
Actually, the elections were held at the
behest of Hie Reagan administration in an
attempt to discredit the revolutionary
forces and legitimate further U.S. military
aid to a government that makes official
terror part of everyday life.
In March, 1981, when talk of 1982 elections was first heard, the Salvadoran
armed forces published a "traitors list",
denouncing all 130 who appeared on it as
terrorists and subversives, and promising
to pursue them relentlessly. On the list
were all of the leaders of the opposition
FMLN/FDR. The only parties that coula
safely participate in the elections were five
ultra-right wing parties, representing the
business community and the military.
These challenged the U.S. State Department's champion Napolean Duarte,
whose Christian Democratic Party was
being hyped in the U.S. press as "moderate" and caught between the extreme left
and the extreme right.
Salvadoran election law states that voting is a legal obligation, not a right. Two
days before the elctions, El Salvador's
defense minister, Gen. Garcia, declared
that anyone who did not vote was committing an act of treason. Each voter's
cedula, a national identity card that every
Salvadoran of voting age must carry, was
stamped after voting. Each ballot had a
number on it, which corresponded to
another number beside which voters had
to put their names. Ostensibly, this prevented unauthorized ballots from being
put in the boxes, but it also allowed the
government to check back to see how
each individual had voted.
Each ballot box was made of clear plastic. Election law requires that the transparent boxes be "placed near and within
view of the precinct board members,''
presumably to make it difficult to stuff
them. Ballots were made of thin paper,
and the voter marked the party symbol
with a thick, black cross, folded the ballot
once and dropped i1 into the box.
Defaced ballots were easily visible to the
observe.rs.
Pol_ling places were surrounded by
machine gun-toting National Guards and
National Police, and the number of polling
places kept small to make long lines for
the_ TV cameras. In El Salvador, with a
votmg age population of close to half a
million, there were only 13 places to vote.
In Santa Ana, the second largest city,
there were nine, while in San Miguel third
largest, there were four.
'
The Salvadoran government's official
figure for the member voting was 1.55
million, a curious figure since it represents
107 percent of the eligible voters.
The U.S media were a big part of the
story. They passed the whole propaganda
exercise on to the American people as
"free and open elections."
In the end, the elections backfired on
the Reagan adm111istration, as the overtly
neofascist ARENA Party under ex-Major
Roberto D'Aubuisson came to power,
undermining the State Department's illusion of supporting a "moderate" government.
Very recently the Reagan administration's hopes for a military victory have
begun to look like a ghostly light in a dark
and endless tunnel. To save the Salvadoran government from impending military
collapse, the Reagan administration is
rushing $110 million in emergency military
aid. That, plus aid already appropriated,
ings the total U.S. bill for the three-year
old civil war to over one billion dollars.
And, what is the Reagan administration
going to use to legitimate this further
escaltion? You guessed it...another "free
and open election.
Bob Fischer
Nuclear Freeze
Sta£ f Commended
Questioned
The burgeoning nuclear freeze movement, insofar as it aspires to avert war,
deserves our highest regard. However,
whether or not its objective can maintain
lasting peace in the long term is highly
questionable.
What, then, are the implications of a
nuclear freeze at this time? True, it would
mean the bilateral termination of al\ "pro
duction, testing, and deployment" of all
nuclear weapons, if it can be verified at all.
Yet, the weapons would still be there;
danger would still be present, but only in a
hidden form.
And, above all, it could hardly be guaranteed that the Soviet Union would be
effectively refrained from launching a preemptive strike against the U.S., even
minutes after a freeze treaty was concluded. It is easy for us to talk about freezing nuclear weapons, but by no means
can we freeze with ease the Soviet aggression to establish World Communism, as
an ultimate political ideal, rather than the
nuclear weapons themselves, is the biggest destabilizing element in heightening
global tensions.
Historically, the Soviets are notorious
for abrogating treaties. To quote from the
words of Lenin: "Treaties, like pies, are
meant to be broken". If the Soviets were
to propose a nuclear freeze treaty, should
we dare to sign it at all?
So, why not actual nuclear reductions,
which as a desire of president Reagan
himself has been made clear publicly, to
pave the way for the total eleimination of
the nuclear arsenals on earth? For us all
to see, the Soviets have failed the test of
will posed by Reagan by rejecting his zero-
zero proposal in the European arena.
Obviously, thus, two logical alternatives remain: first, to enter the bargaining
table from a position of strength, a superior military posture is the only thing that
can make the Soviets listen. Secondly, to
succumb to Soviet aggressionism in order
to avoid war.
In essence, Reagan does not appease
the majority to win political votes. Instead
he goes for lasting peace by disapproving
the. nuclear freeze movement. Nobody
wants war, and the president himself is of
no exception. He came up in the 1980
campaign with the rrom1se to restore
America to her glory, and people went
after him. Now, over such a critical issue.
people turn against him. Democracy.
America's blessed possession, seems to
threaten itself by making it difficult for the
president to carry out any coherent and
thus effective policy. In dealing with the
Soviet totalitarian regime, a democratic
but disunited nation as this over the issue,
of course, plays the lower hand. The
nuclear freeze -movement, despite its well
intention, is seriously undermining the
fluency of the U.S. negotiating vocabulary
in Geneva.
To quote from Herman Wouk: "Peace.
if it ever exists, will not be based on the
fear of war, but on the love of peace." It
seems to me that the nuclear freeze
movement stems more from the former
than the latter. If anxiety and impatience
are what guide the movement, it is a sad
affair that promises nothing but a blank
check.
This year's La Voz has continually
I would like to thank Larry Banales and
the staff of La Voz for the informative and been outstanding and Mr. Banales should
enlightening article on our campus radio be compiemented on the job he has done.
Thanks to La Voz again for the fine
station, KFSR. The article presented the
station as a whole, not merely stressing article on KFSR and additionally ior the
the more popular sections of our pro- exposure provided for our Latin music
gramming, as previous articles had and information program. Sabor de la
(done). The article was the consumate Gente .
piece yet published on our station.
Bret Kofford, Station Manager
Dear Tia Lola
Dear Tia Lola:
Dear Tia Lola:
I'm a business .:idministration major
and currently carrying a loc1d oi 18 units
this semester. The problem that I have is
that I am constantly being pressured by
my boyfriend. who isn't really my boyfriend, but someone I enjoy seeing. He
wants to start a serious rebtionship, and I
am confused of what to d,>. If a girl wants
to have a close relationship she has to
devote .almost all of her time to it. What
should I do? Should I devote all my time to
,my studies and finish my lour years as
planned or carrying on my affair and
maybe go to school a few years longer?
P.S_ I haw a lot of friC'nds who have fallen
into this situation.
I have a problem thc1t 1s probably common on campus. I com~ from a small rural
town here in the valley. and moving to
Fresno is a faster lifestyle than what I,m
used to. I'm caught between peer pressure and staying away from the activities
that go on, such as the all night parties.
I've been here for two semesters. I don't
know what to do. Help!
Desperate But Not Serious
David Tong,
A Freed om and Peace Lover
Bueno Senorita DBNS:
Tempted
Bueno Tempted:
Part of going to college is the social life
that goes on, but you have to remember
your responsibility as a student to yourself and your familia . If you feel that the
parties and things are too much, then stay
away. There's;hothing wrong with staying
home on the weekends. Note preocupas.
Tia Lola
Finish your education first. You'll have
plenty of time to find someone later on.
La Voz is now accepting letters
Yl!s, I agree relationships require a lot of
devotion and time, but you might be able for our new Tia Lola column.
to find time f.or someone now as well as Readers are encouraged to send
completing your schoolong. This in questions. All letters are subdepends on your study habits ... that of ject to editing, and we reserve the
right to publish. Letters can not
boys or books. Si se puede!
be returned.
Lola
•
Editor-in-Chief: Lorr\f Banales
Managing Editor: Sobb\f Rodriquez
Photographer: Pedro Perez
Reporters: Anthon\f Marquez, Gilbert
Mosqueda,
Contributo1·s: Lourdes Villarreal,
Fernando Quintero,
David Torres. Richard Rios, Mario·
Peralez
Friday, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Page3
Law Day conducted at CSUF
By Anthony Marquez
Another solution, according to
Poor Law School Admissions Test
scores among minorities was the focus of Martinez, is for law schools to stop relying
discussion at the Fourth Annual Law Qay solely on the LSA T score in determining
who is to be admitted. Supporters of this
held recently at CSUF.
The program, which attracted law view include the very people who helped
schools from throughout the state, was write the LSAT. Martinez recently
sponsored by the Chicanos in Law organi- attended a conference where these
authors of the LSA T cautioned the deans
zation and the Associated Students.
"Statjstics show that the overwhelming of law schools in regard to their use of the
percentage of low LSAT scores are Third LSA T scores. "They said 'keep in mind
World peoples," said Bill Martinez, admis- these· (LSA T scores) are only a guide,"'
sions director at New College of said Martinez. "But yet, 80 percent of law
California College of Law. Martinez schools rely on the LSAT," he added.
Martinez offered some advice to
claimed that sub-par LSA T scores by
minorities is attributable to the test itself. prospective law students in the audience.
"There are many Third World people who "Your own worth is more than a couple of
aren't getting into the prestigious schools numbers."
but have equal skills that are not
measured by the LSAT," he said to the
Dr. Karl Svenson, professor of political
audience of 70.
science at CSUF, offered some suggestions in preparinbg for law school.
George Bumanglag, a private attorney
in Fresno and graduate of Hastings
"Learning to read and write the English
College of Law, offered himself as an
language
is the most important skill," he
example of the over reliance by law
said.
"This
is important because you will
schools on the LSA T and grade average
be dealing with words all your life," he
to determine admission.
added . His advice to the audience was
"take tough courses."
"LSA T scores and grade averages are a
lot of BS if you ask me. With my 2.1 GPA
and low LSAT score, I had a 99 percent
Martinez also spoke on choosing a law
chance of failing my first year in law school. He said the prospective law
school , according to the experts. I scored student should consider several factors
in the upper third of my class during that before a decision.
year. "
'Even the American bar
Assoc iation has some
serious questions about
the LSAT'
Martinez believes the solution lies in
revamping the LSAT. "A lot of critics
argue that we ought to adjust a lot of these
standardized tests," he said. "Even the
American Bar Association has so.me
. serious questions about the LSAT," he
added.
EOP
Vari ety
S how
Set
One is location. According to Martinez,
a student may not want to leave his family
and friends. Another factor is curriculum.
"What is the focus of the curriculum?", he
asked. Cost is also important when
choosing a law school.
"You don't want to get out of law
school with $20,000 in loans," said
Martinez. A school's support services is
another factor to consider. "Look to the
philosophy of the support program of the
school," he said. "How much money and
effort is gpoing into the academic support
program?
The Fourth Annual Educc1t1onal Oppor
turnty Program Vanl:'tV Show has been
s"I for Thursday. April 21,117.00 p.m. m
tht: College Urnon Joung!:'. Applications
are clue Apnl 15 and rnciy lw turned 111 ill
the EOP office.
The Vanety Show 1~ orgnrnzed by
CSUF's EO P St udent Urnon . the lirst of
its kind m Caliiorrna. Founded Ill 1982. it
ha~ become one ol 1lw most act ive and
rdp1dly growmg orga111zat1tins on campus.
Valdez' 'Corrido
,
t
'Learning to read and
write the English language
is the most important skill'
Career opportunities in the public
sector were covered by Leroy Cordov~.
Despite recent attacks on Public Legal
Services by the Reagan administration,
Cordova believes . they will persevere.
Cordova espoused the advantages of
entering the public sector.
"It makes for a pure law practice
because you don't have the financial
considerations," he said. He also
defended those lawyers who practice law
in the public sector. "Legal Services and
public defender lawyers are not second
rate as is believed," he said.
Hilda Montoy, a graduate of Stanford
Law School, speculated on what it is like
to be a woman in law.
"As a Chicanna it's harder. You're
always under the microscope," said
Montoy. "They tell you 'you .do good ·
work, you're good', but they don't tell the
other attorneys that," she said. Montoy
gave advice to those hoping to embark on
a law career.
"My main advice is to be prepared and
well organized in everything you do."
The faculty is also important to the
student. "Do · these people come from
backgrounds that can understand and
not intimidate you?," he asked. One
factor that was downplayed by Martinez
was prestige. "Your client will want to
know what kind of attorney you are, not
where you received your diploma."
Martinez is admissions director of a
rare breed of law schools known as
alternatives. New College of California
College of Law is one of only four
alternative law schools in the country.
"These schools have as their purpose
serving the public interest", said
Martinez. "There's less emphasis on business and corporate law ," he said.
Martinez believes alternative law schools
are different from traditional ones in their
basic philosophy. "At New College we try
to integrate a lot of discussion of social
change and the law," he said. "You get
experience working with people rather
Hints on taking the LSAT were given
than numbers," he noted.
by Ed Aparicio, a senior at CSUF.
Public interest schools, such as New Aparicio has taken the LSA T and been
College, look at communnity involvement accepted at several law schools. He also
carefully when reviewing an applicant's attended a seminar in Los Angeles on
file , according to Martinez. "Our aim is to preparing for the test.
demystify the law," he said.
"I thought it was the most intimidating
test I ever took," said Aparicio. "One
word to describe the LSA T is precision.
They don't waste words. They take as
Career opportunities in the legal field much time preparing the wrong answers
was the topic of Bumanglag's presen- as the right ones," he said. Aparicio
tation . The Fresno attorney offered cautioned the audience when choosing to
advice for those wishing to enter the
private sector. "If you do want to become
a private attorney, I tell you it's pretty damn attend a seminar on preparing for the
tough," he said. "One thing I would advise LSA T. But he added that the seminar did
if you do try to become a private attorney help his score.
is get your ownn law library. Don't let one
of those salesmen sell you one," he said.
According to Bumanglag, being a
Law schools represented at the Law
minority attorney is difficult. "What it
boils down to, especially if you're a Day included University of California at
minority attorney, is you're gonna have to Davis Law School, McGeorge School of
do better than anyone else," he said. He Law, Southwestern University School of
said this extra effort is necessary to gain Law, Hastings College of the Law, New
respect as a lawyer. "Respect is the name College of California, College of the Law,
of the game in private practice," he said. and San Joaquin College of Law.
Tlw purpose of !he event 1s to bring
togPther students, staff and friends and to
displc1y the talents of students from various ultural backgrounds.
Singing, dancing, poetry readmgs,
comedy acts and muste are some of the
entertainment to be featu red.
The campus based program assists in
the retention and advise ment of non traditional students m the campus commurnty by providing a channel for social
and political express1qns through crosscultural mteractions. All students are
mv1ted to become mvolved m upcoming
functions.
For further mformation cont,1ct either
Willa Evans or Walter Robmson at 294302 1 or drop by the EO P office located on
the second floor of the J oyal Administration building, room 238.
be premiering
La Voz •Aztla■
Fritlay, AprD 15, 1983
First Annual
Tewaquaehi
Pow-wow
Over 100 Indian tribes, some traveling '
from as far away as Nevada, participated
in the First Annual CSUF Tewaquachi
Indian Club Pow-Wow this past weekend,
rounding off American Indian Heritage
Week.
"He was a huge success," said copresident Kelly Fleck, "To have this many
dancers for our first pow-wow is tremendous."
A majority of the groups came from the
Los Angeles and Bay area, as well a,s
throughout California. Nearly 1000 people gathered for the event, the first of its
kind in the Fresno area.
According to co-president Carla Miller,
"The purpose of the pow-wow is to create
an awareness of both traditional and contemporary American Indians and to show
that we are not a dying race, also to
encourage Indians on campus to get
involved."
The club sponsored speakers, including Lehman Brightman , provided crafts
and foods, as well as providing traditional
dancers from around the state. Dancers
also competed for over $1,000 in prize
money.
Numerous fund raisers and donations
made the event possible, including $1,200
provided by · the Associated Students,
J
-.
$600 from the Fresno Unified School District, and a generator for the speaker system donated by Acorn Rental of Fresno.
"Everybody's been real good", commented Fleck. "The Turtle Lodge Security of Fresno (in conjunction with FSU
Security) patrolled the area to make sure
everything was all right", she continued .
"The administration was also very supportive," said Fleck. "Dean Corcoran was
behind us from the beginning; he helped
us with requisition papers and (proper
forms)."
She also recognized the assistance of
the EOP staff, Ethnic Studies and all the
various people involved who helped make
the festivities a success.
"We couldn't have done it all without
the help from the community and various
Indian organizations," said Fleck.
With the outcome of the first pow-wow
the club looks forward to next year's.
"We hope to have an anuual pow-wow
here on campus," said Miller.
"The club itself is a revision of one that
stopped about four years ago and we
have 35 active members," noted Fleck.
Although there is no official national
American Indian Week, Miller stated
numerous pow-wows are conducted during this time of the year.
The eagle is a sacred bird in
Indian culture. This eagle claw
belongs to a young dancer who
attended the festivities.
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John Dawson's All Nation nor
the three-day pow-wow.
Ruby Laird, a Shawne ~lains Indian, is Uisa's mother.
Photo St
fritlay, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Uisa Laird and Mike T ofoya, Little Deer, were the southern head
dancers.
mers were participants in
Both young and old were
involved in the pow-wow.
roPerez
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Friday, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Award-winning play to be presented
"Uprooted", a prize-winning play by
Mexican playwright J. Humberto RoblesArenas, will be performed at the Merced
College Theater on Friday, April°22 at 8
p.m.
The productior, which deals with Mexican-American life in California, is headed
by several actors familiar to television and
motion pictures--Carmen Zapata, Julio
Medina, Don Cervantes and Christine
Avila--and has won the top play award in
Mexico City, as w_ell as receiving critical
praise in Los Angeles and a host of cities
on its inaugural tours.
Zapata can be seen almost everyday on
television, whether on evening drama,
movies-for-TV and talk shows or during
the day on the Public Broadcasting System's program "Villa Alegre", where she
has been a regular for eight years.
Julio Medina is also familiar for his
many television roles, including his portrayal of Emiliano Zapata on the PBS production of "Meeting of the Minds". He
recently appeared on the American Playhouse special, ''Seguin".
Don Cervantes is probably most noted
for his work on numerous youth productions, which include "Act of Violence", his
recurring role in "Hill Street Blues" and as
series co-star in "The Greatest American
Hero".
Christine Avila has appeared on more
than thirty television shows, among them
"Quincy", "The Incredible Hulk",
"Mathew Star" and "The Rockford Files".
"Uprooted" is a famous play in Mexico,
having been a long-running hit in its original production in 1965. Several tours
throughout the country have been smash
successes. It was also made into a wellknown film.
The play is the story of a MexicanAmerican family torn by the conflicts of
two cultures. Zapata and Medina are the
mother and father, who come to the U.S.
to improve their lives, but also to preserve
the positive values of Latino family life,
with decency, respect, hard work and
human joy. Mark Morante is the oldest
son, returned from Korea to the country
he fought for, but has little place in. Maria•
Rubell is an unexpected and glamourous
visitor from Mexico, a product of a culture they never knew, and Cervantes
plays the kid brother whose arrest by the
police bothers the whole family deeply,
leading them to reexamine themselves as
Mexicanos, as Americanos, and most of
all, as good human beings, trying to live
well and love each other.
For ticket information contact La Raza
Studies at 294-2848.
Daniel Valdez headlines celebration
By Bobby Rodriquez
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What is being titled as a musical explosion will be Fresno State's MEChA's First
Annual Spring Festival of Sound, featuring Daniel Valdez of "Zoot Suit" fame and
his band, Brotherhood.
The festival, which is produced in conjunction with the Cinco de Mayo and
Semana de La Raza celebration, will be
MEChA's first major project to raise
money for scholarships, said Larry Gonzales, Semana chairperson.
The evening will also feature bands
EKO from Los Angeles, Phoenix, Spank
and Amigos all from Fresno.
Valdez, who will apppearing in the FSU
amphitheater Sunday, May 1 at 1 p.m., is
making Fresno one of his stops on his
Cinco de Mayo Tour.
Gonzales explained that the bands realized the importance for students to be
educated and that through lowering their
regular fee, the Semana committee might
raise more money.
Valdez, actor-singer-musician, will be
debuting songs from his forthcoming
album titled, "Movin' On". The music is a
blend of Latin jqzz and pop rock.
Valdez, who is k:10wn for his role as
Henry Reyna in the film "Zoot Suit", also
was the film's musical director and has
starred in the productions "Which Way ls
Up?" and "The China Syndrome".
Valdez was born and raised in the San
Joaquin Valley. He says he disco·,cred
the true beauty of human song when he
joined El T eatro Campesino.
He later toured nationally several times
with his own musical group. His original
musical compisitions have been featured
on several television prngrams, including
"Americas de los Indios", a half-hour concert program produced by KCET television in Lo::. Angelos It was seen nationally
on the PBS retwork. He created Ire mus
IC al scort _, for several educational hims
v.,
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r..-Y, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Page7
What are your views on the candidates
for student body offices?
Pat Young, Jr., Social Science
(candidate for legislative vicepresident) ·
"There are some qualified hardworking students running, and
there are some not doing it for the
students but for the power and fun of it.
That kind of mixture worries me, but I
don't think anybody is just doing it for
themselves."
Patty Smith, Sr., Undeclared
(candidate for presid~nt)
"There are certain candidates who
would probably do an excellent job. A
majority of candidates do sincerely care
about FSU students."
Dani Olsen, Soph., Journalism
"Some have put more time into
campaigning, so I think it's going to be a
close race between those who have made
an effort to go into the community and
meet students."
Gloria Hernandez, Jr., Business
Administration
"I admire the participants' interests in
student government, and they're doing a
very good job at making an effort to get
involved."
Beltran to co-star
•
new movie
Former CSUF graduate Robert Beltran will be co-starring with Barbara Carrera and Chuck Norris in "Lone Wolf
McQuade". a new action-adventure
movie to be released by Orion Pictures on
Friday, April 15 at several Fresno
Theaters.
Beltran portrays Norris' sidekick as a
Texas ranger fighting a group of gun
smugglers led by veteran actor David
Carradine, who is best known for his performance in the highly-successful television series, "Kung Fu".
A native of Bakersfield , Beltran
graduated from CSUF in 1979, the same
year he received the national collegiate
acting award. He performed in nearly 30
productions while attending Fresno State
and later participated in the California
Shakespearean Festival.
Beltran appeared in the Luis Valdez
movie, "Zoot Suit" and is active with El
Teatro Campesino, performing in their
new musical "Corridos".
He had a leading role in the movie "Eating Raoul", which recently premiered
here in Fresno and will also be appearing
in an upcoming two-part series on ABC
entitled "Mystic Warrior", focusing on the
father-son conflict of a Sioux Indian tribe.
In addition he is working on "Weeds", a
film about a group of convicts who stage a
play in prison.
Chicana actress Carrera, who starred
in numerous films, including "The Island
of Dr. Moreau", "Condorman" and "I,
The Jury", plays a mysterious woman
who lives a dangerous life around the
smuggling operation. She will also be performing in an upcoming James Bond film,
"Never Say Never Again", and has
appeared in two television mini-series,
"Masada" and "Centennial".
"Lone Wolf Mc Quade" will be premiering at tl'le Festival, Woodward Drive-in and
Regency (Clovis) theaters.
Henry Gonzales, Jr., Plant
Science
"It's pretty much down the line; either
you vote for candidates in one group or
the other, according to who you identify
with."
Sharon Orona, Sr., Business
"I don't know their qualifications. You
just see their pictures and don't know
their stands on issues."
La Voz de Aztlan
Page8
Friday, April 15, 1983
1983 Cinco de Mayo-Semana de La Raza Celebration
California State University, Fresno
SUNDAY, May 1
1:00-6:00 p.m.
First Annual Spring Festival of Sound
Daniel Valdez Concert
CSUF Amphitheater
MONDAY, May 2
11:00-11:05 a.m.
Bienvenida
Professor Ernesto Martinez
Chairperson, La Raza Studies
11:05-12:00 a.m.
Mariachi del Gallo
PANEL PRESENTATION:
Chicana Women Today:
Challenges and Opportunities
Theresa Speake, Business,
Executive Vice-President, NEDA,
San ·Joaquin Valley, _Inc.
Margaret Medellin, Politics,
Mayor of Madera
Dr. Kathy Flores, Medicine,
M.D. Valley Medical Center
Angela Cisneros, -Education
National President, Commission Femenil Nacional
1:00-2:00
Reception by Las Adelitas
12:00-1:00
Dr. Amado Padilla
University of California, Los Angeles
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Roosevelt High School Marimba Band
7:00-7:30 p.m.
Dr. Cesar Adolfo Bermeo ,
Compton Community College
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Los F olkloristas from Mexico City
TUESDAY, May 3
3:30 p.m.
"Zoot Suit"
Film by Luis Valdez
Day time showing, IA, room 101
7:00 and 9:00 p .Q1.
"Zoot Suit" CU Lounge
FAMILY NIGHT**
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Dinner
6:30-7:30 p.rri.
Mariachi ·Nuevo Zapopan
7:45-8:00 p.m.
Bienvenida
Bishop
Dr. Harold Haak,
President, CSUF
Dr. Tomas Arciniega,
Vice-President, CSUF
8:00-9:00 p.m.
Dr. Nacho Estrada,
Educator and Ventriloquist
San Antonio, Texas
9:00-10:30 p.m.
Alberto Reyes,
Singer and ·songwriter
Las AdeHtas Essay Award Presentations
WEDNESDAY, May 4
•
THURSDAY, May 5
9:00-11:00 a.m.
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Performances by children:
Mariachi de la Tierra
Jefferson, Dinuba; Cal w a; Sn O w den, 1:00-1:20 p.m.
Farmersville; Bethune, Fresno; Webster, Fresno. Dr. Manuel Figueroa
11:00-11:45 a.m.
1:20-2:00 p.m.
Dr. Nacho Estrada
Grito de la Gente
Educator and Ventriloquist
2:00-3:00 p.m.
San Antonio, Texas
Ninos de Aztlan
12:00-1:00 p.m.
..
Ernesto's Dance Studio
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Los Sembradones
8:00-12:00 midnight
Dance: Sound Patrol D.J.
-**ALL ACTIVITIES ON _THIS DAY ARE IN THE
COLLEGE UNION LOUNGE
APRIL 15, 1983
CSU Fresno
FRIDAY
See pages
4 and 5 for
Photo Story
Navajo traditional dancer Henry Allen gave the invocation prayer at the pow-wow.
Friday, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Page2
Letters to La Voz
No Free Election in El Salvador
The myth persists that free, open internationally supervised elections were held
in El Salvador last year.
Actually, the elections were held at the
behest of Hie Reagan administration in an
attempt to discredit the revolutionary
forces and legitimate further U.S. military
aid to a government that makes official
terror part of everyday life.
In March, 1981, when talk of 1982 elections was first heard, the Salvadoran
armed forces published a "traitors list",
denouncing all 130 who appeared on it as
terrorists and subversives, and promising
to pursue them relentlessly. On the list
were all of the leaders of the opposition
FMLN/FDR. The only parties that coula
safely participate in the elections were five
ultra-right wing parties, representing the
business community and the military.
These challenged the U.S. State Department's champion Napolean Duarte,
whose Christian Democratic Party was
being hyped in the U.S. press as "moderate" and caught between the extreme left
and the extreme right.
Salvadoran election law states that voting is a legal obligation, not a right. Two
days before the elctions, El Salvador's
defense minister, Gen. Garcia, declared
that anyone who did not vote was committing an act of treason. Each voter's
cedula, a national identity card that every
Salvadoran of voting age must carry, was
stamped after voting. Each ballot had a
number on it, which corresponded to
another number beside which voters had
to put their names. Ostensibly, this prevented unauthorized ballots from being
put in the boxes, but it also allowed the
government to check back to see how
each individual had voted.
Each ballot box was made of clear plastic. Election law requires that the transparent boxes be "placed near and within
view of the precinct board members,''
presumably to make it difficult to stuff
them. Ballots were made of thin paper,
and the voter marked the party symbol
with a thick, black cross, folded the ballot
once and dropped i1 into the box.
Defaced ballots were easily visible to the
observe.rs.
Pol_ling places were surrounded by
machine gun-toting National Guards and
National Police, and the number of polling
places kept small to make long lines for
the_ TV cameras. In El Salvador, with a
votmg age population of close to half a
million, there were only 13 places to vote.
In Santa Ana, the second largest city,
there were nine, while in San Miguel third
largest, there were four.
'
The Salvadoran government's official
figure for the member voting was 1.55
million, a curious figure since it represents
107 percent of the eligible voters.
The U.S media were a big part of the
story. They passed the whole propaganda
exercise on to the American people as
"free and open elections."
In the end, the elections backfired on
the Reagan adm111istration, as the overtly
neofascist ARENA Party under ex-Major
Roberto D'Aubuisson came to power,
undermining the State Department's illusion of supporting a "moderate" government.
Very recently the Reagan administration's hopes for a military victory have
begun to look like a ghostly light in a dark
and endless tunnel. To save the Salvadoran government from impending military
collapse, the Reagan administration is
rushing $110 million in emergency military
aid. That, plus aid already appropriated,
ings the total U.S. bill for the three-year
old civil war to over one billion dollars.
And, what is the Reagan administration
going to use to legitimate this further
escaltion? You guessed it...another "free
and open election.
Bob Fischer
Nuclear Freeze
Sta£ f Commended
Questioned
The burgeoning nuclear freeze movement, insofar as it aspires to avert war,
deserves our highest regard. However,
whether or not its objective can maintain
lasting peace in the long term is highly
questionable.
What, then, are the implications of a
nuclear freeze at this time? True, it would
mean the bilateral termination of al\ "pro
duction, testing, and deployment" of all
nuclear weapons, if it can be verified at all.
Yet, the weapons would still be there;
danger would still be present, but only in a
hidden form.
And, above all, it could hardly be guaranteed that the Soviet Union would be
effectively refrained from launching a preemptive strike against the U.S., even
minutes after a freeze treaty was concluded. It is easy for us to talk about freezing nuclear weapons, but by no means
can we freeze with ease the Soviet aggression to establish World Communism, as
an ultimate political ideal, rather than the
nuclear weapons themselves, is the biggest destabilizing element in heightening
global tensions.
Historically, the Soviets are notorious
for abrogating treaties. To quote from the
words of Lenin: "Treaties, like pies, are
meant to be broken". If the Soviets were
to propose a nuclear freeze treaty, should
we dare to sign it at all?
So, why not actual nuclear reductions,
which as a desire of president Reagan
himself has been made clear publicly, to
pave the way for the total eleimination of
the nuclear arsenals on earth? For us all
to see, the Soviets have failed the test of
will posed by Reagan by rejecting his zero-
zero proposal in the European arena.
Obviously, thus, two logical alternatives remain: first, to enter the bargaining
table from a position of strength, a superior military posture is the only thing that
can make the Soviets listen. Secondly, to
succumb to Soviet aggressionism in order
to avoid war.
In essence, Reagan does not appease
the majority to win political votes. Instead
he goes for lasting peace by disapproving
the. nuclear freeze movement. Nobody
wants war, and the president himself is of
no exception. He came up in the 1980
campaign with the rrom1se to restore
America to her glory, and people went
after him. Now, over such a critical issue.
people turn against him. Democracy.
America's blessed possession, seems to
threaten itself by making it difficult for the
president to carry out any coherent and
thus effective policy. In dealing with the
Soviet totalitarian regime, a democratic
but disunited nation as this over the issue,
of course, plays the lower hand. The
nuclear freeze -movement, despite its well
intention, is seriously undermining the
fluency of the U.S. negotiating vocabulary
in Geneva.
To quote from Herman Wouk: "Peace.
if it ever exists, will not be based on the
fear of war, but on the love of peace." It
seems to me that the nuclear freeze
movement stems more from the former
than the latter. If anxiety and impatience
are what guide the movement, it is a sad
affair that promises nothing but a blank
check.
This year's La Voz has continually
I would like to thank Larry Banales and
the staff of La Voz for the informative and been outstanding and Mr. Banales should
enlightening article on our campus radio be compiemented on the job he has done.
Thanks to La Voz again for the fine
station, KFSR. The article presented the
station as a whole, not merely stressing article on KFSR and additionally ior the
the more popular sections of our pro- exposure provided for our Latin music
gramming, as previous articles had and information program. Sabor de la
(done). The article was the consumate Gente .
piece yet published on our station.
Bret Kofford, Station Manager
Dear Tia Lola
Dear Tia Lola:
Dear Tia Lola:
I'm a business .:idministration major
and currently carrying a loc1d oi 18 units
this semester. The problem that I have is
that I am constantly being pressured by
my boyfriend. who isn't really my boyfriend, but someone I enjoy seeing. He
wants to start a serious rebtionship, and I
am confused of what to d,>. If a girl wants
to have a close relationship she has to
devote .almost all of her time to it. What
should I do? Should I devote all my time to
,my studies and finish my lour years as
planned or carrying on my affair and
maybe go to school a few years longer?
P.S_ I haw a lot of friC'nds who have fallen
into this situation.
I have a problem thc1t 1s probably common on campus. I com~ from a small rural
town here in the valley. and moving to
Fresno is a faster lifestyle than what I,m
used to. I'm caught between peer pressure and staying away from the activities
that go on, such as the all night parties.
I've been here for two semesters. I don't
know what to do. Help!
Desperate But Not Serious
David Tong,
A Freed om and Peace Lover
Bueno Senorita DBNS:
Tempted
Bueno Tempted:
Part of going to college is the social life
that goes on, but you have to remember
your responsibility as a student to yourself and your familia . If you feel that the
parties and things are too much, then stay
away. There's;hothing wrong with staying
home on the weekends. Note preocupas.
Tia Lola
Finish your education first. You'll have
plenty of time to find someone later on.
La Voz is now accepting letters
Yl!s, I agree relationships require a lot of
devotion and time, but you might be able for our new Tia Lola column.
to find time f.or someone now as well as Readers are encouraged to send
completing your schoolong. This in questions. All letters are subdepends on your study habits ... that of ject to editing, and we reserve the
right to publish. Letters can not
boys or books. Si se puede!
be returned.
Lola
•
Editor-in-Chief: Lorr\f Banales
Managing Editor: Sobb\f Rodriquez
Photographer: Pedro Perez
Reporters: Anthon\f Marquez, Gilbert
Mosqueda,
Contributo1·s: Lourdes Villarreal,
Fernando Quintero,
David Torres. Richard Rios, Mario·
Peralez
Friday, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Page3
Law Day conducted at CSUF
By Anthony Marquez
Another solution, according to
Poor Law School Admissions Test
scores among minorities was the focus of Martinez, is for law schools to stop relying
discussion at the Fourth Annual Law Qay solely on the LSA T score in determining
who is to be admitted. Supporters of this
held recently at CSUF.
The program, which attracted law view include the very people who helped
schools from throughout the state, was write the LSAT. Martinez recently
sponsored by the Chicanos in Law organi- attended a conference where these
authors of the LSA T cautioned the deans
zation and the Associated Students.
"Statjstics show that the overwhelming of law schools in regard to their use of the
percentage of low LSAT scores are Third LSA T scores. "They said 'keep in mind
World peoples," said Bill Martinez, admis- these· (LSA T scores) are only a guide,"'
sions director at New College of said Martinez. "But yet, 80 percent of law
California College of Law. Martinez schools rely on the LSAT," he added.
Martinez offered some advice to
claimed that sub-par LSA T scores by
minorities is attributable to the test itself. prospective law students in the audience.
"There are many Third World people who "Your own worth is more than a couple of
aren't getting into the prestigious schools numbers."
but have equal skills that are not
measured by the LSAT," he said to the
Dr. Karl Svenson, professor of political
audience of 70.
science at CSUF, offered some suggestions in preparinbg for law school.
George Bumanglag, a private attorney
in Fresno and graduate of Hastings
"Learning to read and write the English
College of Law, offered himself as an
language
is the most important skill," he
example of the over reliance by law
said.
"This
is important because you will
schools on the LSA T and grade average
be dealing with words all your life," he
to determine admission.
added . His advice to the audience was
"take tough courses."
"LSA T scores and grade averages are a
lot of BS if you ask me. With my 2.1 GPA
and low LSAT score, I had a 99 percent
Martinez also spoke on choosing a law
chance of failing my first year in law school. He said the prospective law
school , according to the experts. I scored student should consider several factors
in the upper third of my class during that before a decision.
year. "
'Even the American bar
Assoc iation has some
serious questions about
the LSAT'
Martinez believes the solution lies in
revamping the LSAT. "A lot of critics
argue that we ought to adjust a lot of these
standardized tests," he said. "Even the
American Bar Association has so.me
. serious questions about the LSAT," he
added.
EOP
Vari ety
S how
Set
One is location. According to Martinez,
a student may not want to leave his family
and friends. Another factor is curriculum.
"What is the focus of the curriculum?", he
asked. Cost is also important when
choosing a law school.
"You don't want to get out of law
school with $20,000 in loans," said
Martinez. A school's support services is
another factor to consider. "Look to the
philosophy of the support program of the
school," he said. "How much money and
effort is gpoing into the academic support
program?
The Fourth Annual Educc1t1onal Oppor
turnty Program Vanl:'tV Show has been
s"I for Thursday. April 21,117.00 p.m. m
tht: College Urnon Joung!:'. Applications
are clue Apnl 15 and rnciy lw turned 111 ill
the EOP office.
The Vanety Show 1~ orgnrnzed by
CSUF's EO P St udent Urnon . the lirst of
its kind m Caliiorrna. Founded Ill 1982. it
ha~ become one ol 1lw most act ive and
rdp1dly growmg orga111zat1tins on campus.
Valdez' 'Corrido
,
t
'Learning to read and
write the English language
is the most important skill'
Career opportunities in the public
sector were covered by Leroy Cordov~.
Despite recent attacks on Public Legal
Services by the Reagan administration,
Cordova believes . they will persevere.
Cordova espoused the advantages of
entering the public sector.
"It makes for a pure law practice
because you don't have the financial
considerations," he said. He also
defended those lawyers who practice law
in the public sector. "Legal Services and
public defender lawyers are not second
rate as is believed," he said.
Hilda Montoy, a graduate of Stanford
Law School, speculated on what it is like
to be a woman in law.
"As a Chicanna it's harder. You're
always under the microscope," said
Montoy. "They tell you 'you .do good ·
work, you're good', but they don't tell the
other attorneys that," she said. Montoy
gave advice to those hoping to embark on
a law career.
"My main advice is to be prepared and
well organized in everything you do."
The faculty is also important to the
student. "Do · these people come from
backgrounds that can understand and
not intimidate you?," he asked. One
factor that was downplayed by Martinez
was prestige. "Your client will want to
know what kind of attorney you are, not
where you received your diploma."
Martinez is admissions director of a
rare breed of law schools known as
alternatives. New College of California
College of Law is one of only four
alternative law schools in the country.
"These schools have as their purpose
serving the public interest", said
Martinez. "There's less emphasis on business and corporate law ," he said.
Martinez believes alternative law schools
are different from traditional ones in their
basic philosophy. "At New College we try
to integrate a lot of discussion of social
change and the law," he said. "You get
experience working with people rather
Hints on taking the LSAT were given
than numbers," he noted.
by Ed Aparicio, a senior at CSUF.
Public interest schools, such as New Aparicio has taken the LSA T and been
College, look at communnity involvement accepted at several law schools. He also
carefully when reviewing an applicant's attended a seminar in Los Angeles on
file , according to Martinez. "Our aim is to preparing for the test.
demystify the law," he said.
"I thought it was the most intimidating
test I ever took," said Aparicio. "One
word to describe the LSA T is precision.
They don't waste words. They take as
Career opportunities in the legal field much time preparing the wrong answers
was the topic of Bumanglag's presen- as the right ones," he said. Aparicio
tation . The Fresno attorney offered cautioned the audience when choosing to
advice for those wishing to enter the
private sector. "If you do want to become
a private attorney, I tell you it's pretty damn attend a seminar on preparing for the
tough," he said. "One thing I would advise LSA T. But he added that the seminar did
if you do try to become a private attorney help his score.
is get your ownn law library. Don't let one
of those salesmen sell you one," he said.
According to Bumanglag, being a
Law schools represented at the Law
minority attorney is difficult. "What it
boils down to, especially if you're a Day included University of California at
minority attorney, is you're gonna have to Davis Law School, McGeorge School of
do better than anyone else," he said. He Law, Southwestern University School of
said this extra effort is necessary to gain Law, Hastings College of the Law, New
respect as a lawyer. "Respect is the name College of California, College of the Law,
of the game in private practice," he said. and San Joaquin College of Law.
Tlw purpose of !he event 1s to bring
togPther students, staff and friends and to
displc1y the talents of students from various ultural backgrounds.
Singing, dancing, poetry readmgs,
comedy acts and muste are some of the
entertainment to be featu red.
The campus based program assists in
the retention and advise ment of non traditional students m the campus commurnty by providing a channel for social
and political express1qns through crosscultural mteractions. All students are
mv1ted to become mvolved m upcoming
functions.
For further mformation cont,1ct either
Willa Evans or Walter Robmson at 294302 1 or drop by the EO P office located on
the second floor of the J oyal Administration building, room 238.
be premiering
La Voz •Aztla■
Fritlay, AprD 15, 1983
First Annual
Tewaquaehi
Pow-wow
Over 100 Indian tribes, some traveling '
from as far away as Nevada, participated
in the First Annual CSUF Tewaquachi
Indian Club Pow-Wow this past weekend,
rounding off American Indian Heritage
Week.
"He was a huge success," said copresident Kelly Fleck, "To have this many
dancers for our first pow-wow is tremendous."
A majority of the groups came from the
Los Angeles and Bay area, as well a,s
throughout California. Nearly 1000 people gathered for the event, the first of its
kind in the Fresno area.
According to co-president Carla Miller,
"The purpose of the pow-wow is to create
an awareness of both traditional and contemporary American Indians and to show
that we are not a dying race, also to
encourage Indians on campus to get
involved."
The club sponsored speakers, including Lehman Brightman , provided crafts
and foods, as well as providing traditional
dancers from around the state. Dancers
also competed for over $1,000 in prize
money.
Numerous fund raisers and donations
made the event possible, including $1,200
provided by · the Associated Students,
J
-.
$600 from the Fresno Unified School District, and a generator for the speaker system donated by Acorn Rental of Fresno.
"Everybody's been real good", commented Fleck. "The Turtle Lodge Security of Fresno (in conjunction with FSU
Security) patrolled the area to make sure
everything was all right", she continued .
"The administration was also very supportive," said Fleck. "Dean Corcoran was
behind us from the beginning; he helped
us with requisition papers and (proper
forms)."
She also recognized the assistance of
the EOP staff, Ethnic Studies and all the
various people involved who helped make
the festivities a success.
"We couldn't have done it all without
the help from the community and various
Indian organizations," said Fleck.
With the outcome of the first pow-wow
the club looks forward to next year's.
"We hope to have an anuual pow-wow
here on campus," said Miller.
"The club itself is a revision of one that
stopped about four years ago and we
have 35 active members," noted Fleck.
Although there is no official national
American Indian Week, Miller stated
numerous pow-wows are conducted during this time of the year.
The eagle is a sacred bird in
Indian culture. This eagle claw
belongs to a young dancer who
attended the festivities.
...
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John Dawson's All Nation nor
the three-day pow-wow.
Ruby Laird, a Shawne ~lains Indian, is Uisa's mother.
Photo St
fritlay, April 15, 1983
La Voz de Aztlan
Uisa Laird and Mike T ofoya, Little Deer, were the southern head
dancers.
mers were participants in
Both young and old were
involved in the pow-wow.
roPerez
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Award-winning play to be presented
"Uprooted", a prize-winning play by
Mexican playwright J. Humberto RoblesArenas, will be performed at the Merced
College Theater on Friday, April°22 at 8
p.m.
The productior, which deals with Mexican-American life in California, is headed
by several actors familiar to television and
motion pictures--Carmen Zapata, Julio
Medina, Don Cervantes and Christine
Avila--and has won the top play award in
Mexico City, as w_ell as receiving critical
praise in Los Angeles and a host of cities
on its inaugural tours.
Zapata can be seen almost everyday on
television, whether on evening drama,
movies-for-TV and talk shows or during
the day on the Public Broadcasting System's program "Villa Alegre", where she
has been a regular for eight years.
Julio Medina is also familiar for his
many television roles, including his portrayal of Emiliano Zapata on the PBS production of "Meeting of the Minds". He
recently appeared on the American Playhouse special, ''Seguin".
Don Cervantes is probably most noted
for his work on numerous youth productions, which include "Act of Violence", his
recurring role in "Hill Street Blues" and as
series co-star in "The Greatest American
Hero".
Christine Avila has appeared on more
than thirty television shows, among them
"Quincy", "The Incredible Hulk",
"Mathew Star" and "The Rockford Files".
"Uprooted" is a famous play in Mexico,
having been a long-running hit in its original production in 1965. Several tours
throughout the country have been smash
successes. It was also made into a wellknown film.
The play is the story of a MexicanAmerican family torn by the conflicts of
two cultures. Zapata and Medina are the
mother and father, who come to the U.S.
to improve their lives, but also to preserve
the positive values of Latino family life,
with decency, respect, hard work and
human joy. Mark Morante is the oldest
son, returned from Korea to the country
he fought for, but has little place in. Maria•
Rubell is an unexpected and glamourous
visitor from Mexico, a product of a culture they never knew, and Cervantes
plays the kid brother whose arrest by the
police bothers the whole family deeply,
leading them to reexamine themselves as
Mexicanos, as Americanos, and most of
all, as good human beings, trying to live
well and love each other.
For ticket information contact La Raza
Studies at 294-2848.
Daniel Valdez headlines celebration
By Bobby Rodriquez
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What is being titled as a musical explosion will be Fresno State's MEChA's First
Annual Spring Festival of Sound, featuring Daniel Valdez of "Zoot Suit" fame and
his band, Brotherhood.
The festival, which is produced in conjunction with the Cinco de Mayo and
Semana de La Raza celebration, will be
MEChA's first major project to raise
money for scholarships, said Larry Gonzales, Semana chairperson.
The evening will also feature bands
EKO from Los Angeles, Phoenix, Spank
and Amigos all from Fresno.
Valdez, who will apppearing in the FSU
amphitheater Sunday, May 1 at 1 p.m., is
making Fresno one of his stops on his
Cinco de Mayo Tour.
Gonzales explained that the bands realized the importance for students to be
educated and that through lowering their
regular fee, the Semana committee might
raise more money.
Valdez, actor-singer-musician, will be
debuting songs from his forthcoming
album titled, "Movin' On". The music is a
blend of Latin jqzz and pop rock.
Valdez, who is k:10wn for his role as
Henry Reyna in the film "Zoot Suit", also
was the film's musical director and has
starred in the productions "Which Way ls
Up?" and "The China Syndrome".
Valdez was born and raised in the San
Joaquin Valley. He says he disco·,cred
the true beauty of human song when he
joined El T eatro Campesino.
He later toured nationally several times
with his own musical group. His original
musical compisitions have been featured
on several television prngrams, including
"Americas de los Indios", a half-hour concert program produced by KCET television in Lo::. Angelos It was seen nationally
on the PBS retwork. He created Ire mus
IC al scort _, for several educational hims
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La Voz de Aztlan
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What are your views on the candidates
for student body offices?
Pat Young, Jr., Social Science
(candidate for legislative vicepresident) ·
"There are some qualified hardworking students running, and
there are some not doing it for the
students but for the power and fun of it.
That kind of mixture worries me, but I
don't think anybody is just doing it for
themselves."
Patty Smith, Sr., Undeclared
(candidate for presid~nt)
"There are certain candidates who
would probably do an excellent job. A
majority of candidates do sincerely care
about FSU students."
Dani Olsen, Soph., Journalism
"Some have put more time into
campaigning, so I think it's going to be a
close race between those who have made
an effort to go into the community and
meet students."
Gloria Hernandez, Jr., Business
Administration
"I admire the participants' interests in
student government, and they're doing a
very good job at making an effort to get
involved."
Beltran to co-star
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new movie
Former CSUF graduate Robert Beltran will be co-starring with Barbara Carrera and Chuck Norris in "Lone Wolf
McQuade". a new action-adventure
movie to be released by Orion Pictures on
Friday, April 15 at several Fresno
Theaters.
Beltran portrays Norris' sidekick as a
Texas ranger fighting a group of gun
smugglers led by veteran actor David
Carradine, who is best known for his performance in the highly-successful television series, "Kung Fu".
A native of Bakersfield , Beltran
graduated from CSUF in 1979, the same
year he received the national collegiate
acting award. He performed in nearly 30
productions while attending Fresno State
and later participated in the California
Shakespearean Festival.
Beltran appeared in the Luis Valdez
movie, "Zoot Suit" and is active with El
Teatro Campesino, performing in their
new musical "Corridos".
He had a leading role in the movie "Eating Raoul", which recently premiered
here in Fresno and will also be appearing
in an upcoming two-part series on ABC
entitled "Mystic Warrior", focusing on the
father-son conflict of a Sioux Indian tribe.
In addition he is working on "Weeds", a
film about a group of convicts who stage a
play in prison.
Chicana actress Carrera, who starred
in numerous films, including "The Island
of Dr. Moreau", "Condorman" and "I,
The Jury", plays a mysterious woman
who lives a dangerous life around the
smuggling operation. She will also be performing in an upcoming James Bond film,
"Never Say Never Again", and has
appeared in two television mini-series,
"Masada" and "Centennial".
"Lone Wolf Mc Quade" will be premiering at tl'le Festival, Woodward Drive-in and
Regency (Clovis) theaters.
Henry Gonzales, Jr., Plant
Science
"It's pretty much down the line; either
you vote for candidates in one group or
the other, according to who you identify
with."
Sharon Orona, Sr., Business
"I don't know their qualifications. You
just see their pictures and don't know
their stands on issues."
La Voz de Aztlan
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Friday, April 15, 1983
1983 Cinco de Mayo-Semana de La Raza Celebration
California State University, Fresno
SUNDAY, May 1
1:00-6:00 p.m.
First Annual Spring Festival of Sound
Daniel Valdez Concert
CSUF Amphitheater
MONDAY, May 2
11:00-11:05 a.m.
Bienvenida
Professor Ernesto Martinez
Chairperson, La Raza Studies
11:05-12:00 a.m.
Mariachi del Gallo
PANEL PRESENTATION:
Chicana Women Today:
Challenges and Opportunities
Theresa Speake, Business,
Executive Vice-President, NEDA,
San ·Joaquin Valley, _Inc.
Margaret Medellin, Politics,
Mayor of Madera
Dr. Kathy Flores, Medicine,
M.D. Valley Medical Center
Angela Cisneros, -Education
National President, Commission Femenil Nacional
1:00-2:00
Reception by Las Adelitas
12:00-1:00
Dr. Amado Padilla
University of California, Los Angeles
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Roosevelt High School Marimba Band
7:00-7:30 p.m.
Dr. Cesar Adolfo Bermeo ,
Compton Community College
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Los F olkloristas from Mexico City
TUESDAY, May 3
3:30 p.m.
"Zoot Suit"
Film by Luis Valdez
Day time showing, IA, room 101
7:00 and 9:00 p .Q1.
"Zoot Suit" CU Lounge
FAMILY NIGHT**
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Dinner
6:30-7:30 p.rri.
Mariachi ·Nuevo Zapopan
7:45-8:00 p.m.
Bienvenida
Bishop
Dr. Harold Haak,
President, CSUF
Dr. Tomas Arciniega,
Vice-President, CSUF
8:00-9:00 p.m.
Dr. Nacho Estrada,
Educator and Ventriloquist
San Antonio, Texas
9:00-10:30 p.m.
Alberto Reyes,
Singer and ·songwriter
Las AdeHtas Essay Award Presentations
WEDNESDAY, May 4
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THURSDAY, May 5
9:00-11:00 a.m.
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Performances by children:
Mariachi de la Tierra
Jefferson, Dinuba; Cal w a; Sn O w den, 1:00-1:20 p.m.
Farmersville; Bethune, Fresno; Webster, Fresno. Dr. Manuel Figueroa
11:00-11:45 a.m.
1:20-2:00 p.m.
Dr. Nacho Estrada
Grito de la Gente
Educator and Ventriloquist
2:00-3:00 p.m.
San Antonio, Texas
Ninos de Aztlan
12:00-1:00 p.m.
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Ernesto's Dance Studio
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Los Sembradones
8:00-12:00 midnight
Dance: Sound Patrol D.J.
-**ALL ACTIVITIES ON _THIS DAY ARE IN THE
COLLEGE UNION LOUNGE