La Voz de Aztlan · La Voz de Aztlan, March 7 1986

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La Voz de Aztlan, March 7 1986

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Associated Students of Fresno State

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

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Fresno, California

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3/7/1986

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La Voz de

Aztl"an

California State University, Fresno

March 1986

·F uture
Doctors
honored
Staff Writers

On March 7, 1986, university adminis,trators, faculty, students and families
gathered in the Vitange Room to honor
HCOP students who have been accepted
to medical and dental school.
This event, the "First Annual HCOP
Honor Reception," was co-hosted by the
Health Careers Opportunity Program
and the Graduate Outreach Service.
The Honorees included: Alfred Arline ,
William Bachicha, Steven Ikemiya, Juan
Medina and Hermilinda Olguin. The
presenters included: Dr. J. Leonard
Assistant Vice-President for Academic
Affairs; Dr. Sanford Brown, Associate
Dean for the School of Health and Social
Work; Dr. David A. Ross Assistant Dean
for Graduate Studies and Research; and
Robert Castorena, Graduate Peer Recruiterfor the Graduate Outreach Service.

DY. Jesus Lurla;Chicano Latino Studies professor voices his opposition t~ Pappa's policies.

Media Council decides
By Frank Aviles
Staff Writer
The Media Council met Wednesday
night to settle the controversy surrounding
Daily Collegian Editor Erik Pappa's
decisions concerning the minority publications .
After hearing arguements from those
asking for Pappa's ousture and those
defending him, the council went into
closed session for four hours and decided
to punish Pappa with a one week suspension and deduct two weeks worth of
his salary from his normal pay. Pappa's
suspension is to begin March 31.
Editors of the minority newspapers and
other minority groups were asking for
either Pappa's resignation f · his termination by the council.
The controversy started earlier this
month when Pappa attempted to cut the
budgets of the minority publications La
YozdeAztlan, Uhuru Na Umojaand Hye
Sharzhoom. The papers are towards the
hispanic, black, and Armenian CSUF
students respectively.
Pappa also made a decision to not
insert the minority papers without co11sulting the editors of the minority papers.
Both decisions were overturned by the
council March 12. At that meeting the
councii decided to recommend seperate
line item budgets for the Daily Collegian
and the minority publications. The council
also decided to leave insertion up to the
minority editors.
Protesters also were angry about the
circulation of a controversial memorandum written and signed by Pappa.
According to Belen Rodrigu~z, editor
in chief of La Voz de Aztlan, Pappa told
her that he had to make cutbacks even in
his staff because "he didn't want to go
begging before the senate." Pappa was
going to cut the minority newspapers
down to $ ,100 each for the rS!st of the
semester.

. Robert Castorena, s~nator of Graduate
Studies said, "the senate has properly
funded the Collegian." He said that the
Daily Collegian came before the senate
last semester and they were given enough
money to cover last years debts with
reserve-;.
"Was he trying to get away with
something?"
Castorena asked Pappa to explain why
he "decided to institute the policy that left
each minority newspaper with one hundred
dollars for the rest of the semester, and
then all of a sudden their is $8,000 extra
that the minorities can use.
Pappa refused to answer Castorena's
questions.
After it was understood that a new
budget would be drawn up in which the
minority editors would participate in its
making, the Media Council moved on to
the next issul!, insertion.
Pappa opposed the insertion of the
minority newspapers because he felt that
the content in the minority newspapers
was being misconstrued af being part of
the Daily Collegian.
Ethinic Studies professor James Rogers
said Pappa's insertion policy implied

"Was he trying to get away with
something?"
-R. Castorena

"seperate but eqtlal" treatment of minority
newspapers .
Rodriguez reacted to Pappa's statement
· by holding up a copy of the Uhuru, one of
the minority newspapers, and a cop_y of
the Ins ight, anot_her campus publication .
~ht: then pointed out th':' differences in the
fla~s (newspaper heading) and 'the individual staff boxes.
,
l n reference to the ability ~f the

Collegian's readers to distinguish the
differences between the two newspapers,
Rodriqul!z said , "I chink Erik is giving
little credit to the kind of readers that he is
getting."
Other students favoring insertion voiced
th eir opinions.
Tracey Bernard, editor of the Uhuru,
said, "The insertion of the minority
newspapers has increased readership and
has upgraded the campus as a whole. This
diversity can be attributed to the fact that
the majority of the students are able to
know about other cultures by reading
minority newspapers. Only a representative
from that culture, black 01 Hispanic, is
able to voice the concerns of that culture.
"Integrating or inserting is one way to
bring the students together and to make
them feel different, which can be very positive. We have enough negative stereo
types in our society t:i rc:qaire ~o~ething
positive," said Bernard.
Danny Chaccn, se11ator for sc!ior,I 1)£
Social Sciences, said, "A lot of people'-'" ;I:
just walk by a newstand if they see a Chicano, black or Armenian newspaper, but
if youjusfput it in their hands maybe thej
will see something that they're going to
like and maybe they'll develop some
interest as to what's going on in the Chicano, black or any other community."
The Media Council unanimously agreed
on drawing up a policy that allowed the
minority newspapers the right to insert
into the Daily Collegian . They also agreed
that there should be a disclaimer to distinguish the content of each newspaper.
The audience also came to the meeting
to attack the letter written by Pappa
which they believed was racially insem .tive.
Junious Williams, an .11ttorney and a
professor of ethnic studies questioned
Pappa 's remarks because of an article

see Med i Counc:1, page 4

Francisco Pineda, HCOP Director,
welcomed everyone to the reception. Following the speakers portion of the program the honorees were presented witti
achievement certificates.
The credential of the ach;e•:emcnt certificate recipients were impressive. The
following _is a summary of each recipient
Alfred Arline, a Fresno High School
graduate, entert:d CSU, Fresno in 1979.
He is a biology major and also hopes to be
a physician. He has been accepted to Tuft
University Medical School and is currently being interviewed by the U.C.
schools and Creighton University, Omaha,
Nebraska.
William Bachicha, a biology major, is
headed for dental school. He has been
accepted by U.S . C. and Creighton Uhiversity . He is presently a member of the
Chicano Health Organization and is a
marathon runner. His honors include participating in the New Jersey Summer Program, I984, ar.d the Harvard Summer
Program !985.
..
Steven lkemiya, is a Reedley High
graduate. He is a zoology major and has
been accepted to Creighton University,
Universi~ 6f Pacific, Northwestern University (Chica_go). Marquette Universitv
(Wisconsin) and Washington University.

see HCOP, page 4

i~ls.........page 2
_Ar~ Hispanics represented in
the media?.................. page 3
American Indian culture promoted.......................page 3
Chicano Research Center
helping students...... page 4

Editor: Maria Belen Rodriguez
Co-editor: Frank Aviles
Staff Writers:
Lou(des Espinosa
Carlos Castillo
Guadalupe Tovar
Randy Guerra

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Aztlan, which is editorially and otherwise separatefrom The Daily Collegian

-should resign

Erik Pappa should resign as editor of the Daily Collegian.
Pappa has threatened minority ne\Yspapers' funds by taking
monies allocated to the Daily Collegian by the A.S. Senate to
compensate for its inability to manage its budget. On February
February 27, 1986 in a meeting with Pappa he said, "I have decided
and have the support of my editorial staff to discontinue the
insertion of minority newspapers into the Daily Collegian." Furthermore, he said that minority newspapers will be given $ 100 for
staff pay for the rest of this semester. Pappa never consulted or had
the appn;>val of the Associated Students regarding his budgetary
decision.

racism; fully understanding the implications of the word racism;
however, after coming across the memo, I can no longer refrain
from using that word.
Pappa's letter exhibits a racist tenor which is unbecoming of a
person in his position whose viewpoint can be misconstrued to
represent the universities viewpoint. Reference to terms such as
"circus" and "uncaged animals," and other derogatory statements
clearly establishes Pappas biases, obviously he is violating cannons
and ethics of journalism.

The punishment given to Pappa by the Media Council was only
· a slap on the wrist ·w hich we find very insulting considering the
According to William Morrison,_Chair of the Media Council, serious charges filed against him. We find the Council's decision a
when Pappa was appointed editor of the Daily Collegian by the violation of our existence. We also find the decision extremely
Media Council, Pappa stated that he would continue to insert the contradictory to what our · society and institution of higher
minority newspapers into the Daily Collegian. However, after education would want us to have learned throughout the years
having inserted La Voz de Aztlan's first issue, Pappa stated that he about truth and justice in the American way.
would no longer insert minority newspapers.
Pappa's position has caused the university, journalism dePappa has been making major decisions without the consensus partment and the Daily Collegian a lot of pain.
of the Associated Students, or consulting with the Media Council.
We, La V oz de Aztlan, will continue to ask Pappa to step down
Pappa posted a memo on March 10, in the Daily Collegian from his position.
stating derogatory remarks launched against the minority newsWe do not want this institution to set a precedent in which truth
papers. In my discussions and meetings with Pappa and student and justice are only things you hear about in a history book, and
organizations on campus I have refrained from using the word yet cannot be obtained.

"Reality" candidates decieve students
Reality '86 candidates have been handing out little yellow flyers in the F1 ~.
Speech Area with their names on one side
of them and their alleged accomplishments on the other side. They have deceived
students taking all credit for the following
projects:

I) Changed graduation date: .To say
Reality was responsible for changing the
graduation date is a complete fallacy. It
was Cleo Bash who brpught the date to
our attention and the senate's (the entire
senate) idea to send the matter to the
publc affairs committee. I recall spending
time in conference deciding on what plan
oi action to take, and Leadership candidates were out in the Free Speech Area for
hours getting signatures and encouraging
students to try and help change the date.
Robert Castorena and Greg Barfield, for
1.:xample put in a lot of time and energy. It
was not a Reality project, it was the Asso -

ciated Students who did it. Reality ha~
cheated the A .S. Senate by claiming thi~
concerted activity as one of their own.
2) E~tablished the security escort service: Ir was an idea proposed by Jeff
Hansen (Reality member) but was voted
unanimously by the senate, half of whicla re Leadership. I expediated the proces!.by suggesting that we avoid sending thr ·
matter to the committee, rather to dea
with it when it was proposed. The security
escort service is not a Reality proje~t.
3) Won more basketball tic\.-et._ for students: This is a lie . The athletic ticket
office reserves a fixed amount of tickeb
for student use. Neither Reality, nor the
A.S. has anything to do with it.
4) Worked to increase library hours:
This is another lie. Not one candidate 'has
done anything to make this possible.

5) Begin an A.S. food drive: The tood.
drive was a project of the Public Affairs
committe, not Reality. There are both
Reality and leadership candidates on it.

Now it is clear to me what John Love
meant when he said in committee, "This
food drive better be successful, my career
depends on it." l worked on it not for
Love's career or for Leadership but because
it was a proper activity for our committee
to promote.

5) Fundraising handbook: Love did do
that, as well as use A .S. funds to hang his
picture up to announce it. When questioned about his using student money to
hand his picture, Love replied "lsn 't that
why we are all here (senators), to get a
little personal recognition?"

(Letter to the editor)

6) Exercized Fiscal Responsibility: The
\.S. budget, to maintain the student
government office, was over spent in most
areas. Over $5000 was spent on publicity.
Over $ l000 in travel, and student ove1
$2500 in student assistance. That is not my
definition of fiscal responsibility.
7) Ran a successful campaign in support of the Child Care center: Reality did
not even come close to doing that. The
CSSA, a body with representatives from 19
CSU campuses took action on this issue .
To say this was a Realitiy effort is a lie.
and I'm sure that those individuals (statewide) who put their energy into the project
were doing it for the child care and not for
Reality.

These small little flyers are in essence
big yellow lies , and students should nc .
have wasted their only vote on them .

La Voz de Aztlan

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Represention watched
·

· Representation in local media

By Carlos Castillo
Staff Writer
H is panics for Fair Play in the Media is
a committee that meets with representatives from the Fresno Bee to address issues
affecting the Hispanic community, according to chairperson Frank Quintana.
Quintana said one of the main objectives of the group is to convince the Bee

"The (Bee) stories don't have to
be written in such a way that add
fuel to the fire."
-J. Murillo
that more minority reporters, primarily
Chicano reporters, must be hired to attain
adequate representation of Chicanos in
the news-gathering process.
During a forum in Southeast Fresno on
March 3, Fresno Bee Executive Editor
George Gruner admitted there are few
minorities on the Bee Metro staff, but said
minority reporters are in demand and
many are recruited away from the Bee by
the "glamorous papers," such as the Wall
Street Journal.
Quintana said the Bee should increase
incentives to attract Chicanos such as

Group watches for Hispanics'
offering more pay for being bilingual and
providing realistic opportunity for promotion.
/
Another criticism is the a bsence of a
Chicano on the editorial board of the Bee.
Quintana said more Chicanos are needed
in the decision - making positions and
this would attract other Chicanos interested in eventual promotion to an editors liip.
Gruner said minority reporters often
times leave to other papers before they can
adequately prepare for promotion to editor positions at the Bee.
Regarding editorial policy, the committee warits more positive articles about
Hispanics and the Hispanic community.
Quintana said much of the news about the
Hispanic community is negative and this
negativity is detrimental to the perception
of Hispanics by other people.
Joel Murillo, an attorney and member
of the committee, said that this negativity
incites racial animosity towards the Hispanic community and the committee wants to sensitize the reporters and editors to
how their articles might affect the bigotry and

racism against Hispanics.
.. Their (the Bee) stories don't havt to be
written in such a way t hat adds fuel to the
fire," said Murillo.
Murillo said college students are not
ex.posed to as much bigotry as the general
populace because of the homogeneity
among the students in the university
environment.
The formation of His panics for Fair
Play in the Media began in respo nse to an
article the Bee pu blished July 7, 1985,
about the financial difficulties of Chihuahua Tortiller ia, a Hispanic-owne d
business.
The article questioned the ability of the
Villegas family, the principal stockholders
"Their (the Bee) stories don't have to be
written in such a way that adds- fuel to the
fire," said Murillo.
Murillo said college students are not
exposed to as much bigotry as the general
populace because of the homogeneity
among the students in the university
environment.
'
The formation of Hispanics fr r Fair
Play in the Media began in responi,e to an

_The article questioned the ability of the
Villegas family, the principal stockholders
in the corporation, to manage the business
and , according to Q uintana, made it seem
like Anglos were needed to rescue the
,operation from financial failure.
The headline of the article read, .. Debts
threaten family's control of ChihuahuaPla nt ma y go to Anglo group, city report
says."
O n J u ly 27, 1985, members of the comm ittee marched to the Bee and expressed
their dismay with the Bee's coverage of the
Chihua hua incident.
Since the Chihuahua action, the committee has met with the Bee representat ives formally and informally on many
occasions.
· Quintana said if the committee's requests
are not met in a reasonable amount of
time, it will appeal to officials of McClatchy
Newspapers, the owners of the Bee. ·
Quintana said the discussions with the
Bee representatives are scheduled quarterly throughout the year and he hopes
progress can be made soon.

Parlier .ci~y coun·cilman honored
By Lourdes Espinosa
Staff Writer
Chicano Spotlight was formed to honor
exceptional Chicano students on our
campus. These individuals were chosen on
behalf of their excellence in academics, or
for their involvement on campus or in the
community. Superior role models are crucial in the formation of a beuer enviroment and generation to come.
Richard Patlan, a CSU F student, has
received a title held by few fot man of 25
years: Councilman for the city of Parlier.

Patlan graduated with honors from
Parlier High School in 1978. He was class
president two consecutive years and stu<lent body president his senior year. He
was also involved in Future Farmers of
America ( FFA 1, Block, P, ::ind sport::; such
as baseball, basketball, and footb~ll.
His education continued at CSU f whc,·c
he received his degree in Public Administration, in the Spring semester of 198_5.
While at CSUF, he was involved lil
Chtcanos-m- Law, MEChA, Political
Science/ Public Administration Association, CYC, and El Teatro Campesino .

Presently he is working on his masters in
Public Administration and is actively
involved in Chicano Latino. Student
Association (CLSA). He hopes to·join in
the Graduate Student Council in the near
future.
Patlan has had various occupation~
before becoming elected as city councilman.
His first job was working as a custodian
at his local high school through the
Summer Youth Employment Program
(SYEP). He then worked at United Pack~
ing, Organized Legal Aid (OLA). ·Early

Program links Chicanos, business
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By Frank Aviles
Staff Writer
"Meeting the challenges of today and
preparing for the challenges of tomorrow"
is the motto the Chicano Student Leadership Training program promotes. ,
According to Frances Pena, a member
of the Chicano Leadership planning
committee, the j)rograrr: was develor,ca
out of the need f01 developing ( 11i,,::.,'1c
leaders on campus.
·
"We wanted something that would provide training or some mechanism to
enhance Chicano students' leadership
skills," said Pena.
Chicano Student Leadership Training
has been in existence for three years. The
first year of operation, the program dealt
with building successjul organizations
and parlimentary procedures. Several
workshops were held and the students
took a trip to the state capital.
The trip to the capital proved to be very
beneficial to the students, said Pena
"It was a good experience for Chicanos
to see the legislature in action and to see
politicians, especially Chicano politicians,
said Pena.
The Chicano Leadership Conference
took place this year Jan. 31 through Fe,b.
I.
The movie "Salt of the Earth," which
centered on the plight of the coalminers
was featured. Dr. Lea Ybarra, professor
of Chicano-Latino studies, was one of the

keynote speakers at the conference.
Four workshops on various topics dealing with leadership were also held.
Pena said that this year there were two
new features added to the conference, a
mentorship program and an opportunity
for students to participate in various Chicano organizations.
This semester students in the program
were paired with one member in the business community based on the students's
personal or career interests.
'
Committee organizers feel that the

both CSUF a_nd the ~hicano communi~Y. The commttte~ believes that by p~ov1dmg students _with t?e opportumty to
become acquainted with Chicano student
organizations on camp~s, the stu_dents ~re
able to put into practice !he sk11ls ,wh1ch
they have_ learned at t?e workshop.
e
Committee 0rgan~zers stressed th
importance of-the ex1ste?ce of_ the program. They feel that there ts a senous ~ack,
in the l 980's, of a strong and committed
Chicano studJ!nt body_ at C~ U F that
works to protect the gains which many
Chicanos have made in the past_
mentorship enables Chicano students to
According to committee organizers,
gain additional leadership experience one important reason for the Jack of
beyond the conference itself by working involvement among Chicano students is
one-on-one with recognized leaders from the scarcity of Chicano leaders.

New lndi8n ell.lb formed
By Guadalupe Tovar
Stafi Writer
The Keepers have recruited speakers
for ln<lian Jleritage Week, jncludina

Christina Diaz, the founder of the
Club, said the club will address issues
and concerns affecting Indian women.

reUi?wned lndian leader Russel Means

"It is out desire to investigate our
•fodianness •more. to learri some nativp
crafts and to listen to · comm1Jnity

the keynote speakir.The ·Keepers of the Flame is a new

speakers who are knowledgeable about
a wide stratum of cultural event$."

chi b organized by a group of American
Indian women at CSUF to promote
cultural consciousness among Indian
women on .campus and in the comm unity.

see Keepers,. page 4 +

Outreach at University of California Santa
C;-uz. He also s.erved as an administrative
intern for the city of Parlier.
In 1984, Patlan ran for councilman
against Raul Martinez and won. A city
councilman, according to Patlan, "takes
care of all business related to the city,
adopts policies, and serves as a guide."
Responsibilities that come with the
occupation of councilman include police
commissioner, fire department liason,
membership in statewide policy committee and administrative ser_vices committee, in addition to the personel and planning commission_
When questioned about Chicanos in
politics, Patlan responded, "there aren't
as many as there should be, they're
underrepresented_ We need to·communicate to the high school students and Chicanos in general that the only way to make
any changes m to get involved."
"Our starting point is the ability to
work as a group. In the past we had El
Concilio, but it died out because of a
power struggle_ I hear that they are trying
to restore it in a new organization called
La Mesa Directiva. There are all kinds of
Chicanos, conservative, moderate, and
liberals. We need to stay together even
though we have different aproaches to
solving problems. Let's not create a barrior. ... we're divided, not a cohesive unit"
said Patlan.
'
Patlan feels that Chicano university
students should go and talk to high school
students and motivate them to pick a field
a11d pursue it. "It is projected that by 20 IO,
Chicanos will be the majority in California. so we need to be the majority in the
job field as well," said Patlan . .
Patlan 's goals are pending upon receiving hi Fellowship appointment for a year.
If accepted, he plans to go to Sacramento
and work with as,,~ mblyman and assembly commitees. He then hopes to continue
onto law school, enter politics. If he i. not
accepted, he will finish his masters, followed by his doctorate, and then possibly
teach.
"I like dealing and serving the public. I
hope to try to make government easier to
deal with," said Patlan.
He sees politics as positive and people
need to be willing to get involved. "Persistance is the key," said Patlan.

La Voz de Aztlan

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Lawrence Tovar/ La Voz de Aztlan

Pappa discusses his position with interested students.

Media Council

which he read. Pappa said that he had the
ability to do as good of a job or better than
the minority press at covering mfoority
issues.
"Tfle letter is primafacie ev1oence that
you don't. You're so insensitive that you
don't recognize what an insult it is to be
called an animal, even by implication.
Blacks, Chicanos and other people of
color have been called animals historically
and treated like animals.
"What outraged me was that someone
who calls himself an editor of a campus
newspaper, which is about truth and helping people understand what's going on
around them, would have,the insensitivity
to put something like that (the memo) out
and expect people not to take offense."

The memorandum said the following:
Journalist:
The MEDIA COUNCIL will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. on the second floor of ~he
College Union. To bed iscussed is the Col=
legian's right to dictate its own content
(i.e .. the insertion of minority publications), along with matters of fiscal control.
Debate should be quite fiery; based
upon experience, I say this. Certain special interest will be on hand -- most osten-

Keepers

The Keepers is one of two Indian
organizations which exists on the CSU r
campus the other being Tewaquachi.
On Friday, March 21, Ann Medicine,
the assistant dean of the School of

sibly, MEChA to present their views.
Rodriguez said, "Erik Pappa has vioIn case the meeting descends into a cir- lated Associated Students and Media
cus we'd like to have a share of the Council guidelines. He has threatened
uncaged anim.;tls on out side. Yes that was
an invitation to join the Collegian in sup- minority newspapers' funds by taking
port of its rights. Or at least ·be there to monies allocated to the Daily Collegian
learn the facts firsthand and to hear the by the senate to compensate for the Daily
rhetoric (a nice word for the bullshit), and . Collegian's inability to manage its budget."
She also said, "Mr. Pappa has. been
to distinguish the emotional from the
making major decisions without consenrational.
(Signe<l editor-in-chief of the Daily sus of the A.S. Senate or consulting with
the Media Council."
Collegian)
Graduate Studies and Research at
Stanford University, will speak on
responsible child-rearing and the struggle Indian women face in keeping within
their traditional role.

with low retention rate among indian
students on campus and the recruitment
of Indian students into the University.
The Keepers extend an open invitation to all students into the University.

Diaz said the Keepers are "very
excited" about plans to establish to
establish a grant for the outstanding
AmL•rican Indian achiever in the community. The Keepers are concerned

The Keepers extend an open 11n itation to all students and the community
to join them at their meetings. !-or
more information call 294-3277 or stop·
by San Ramon 5, room 125.

Research Center.Assists Chicanos
Center concentrates on is the high school
drop-out rates for Hispanics."

By Ovidio Martinez

Chicanos.

Staff Writer

The center was formed in 1983 by tht..:
combined efforts of the Chicano Faculty,
M.E.Ch.A., and the Chicano community under the leadership of Manuel Pena.

Chicano Students are faced with many
barriers at CSU'F, and there is an educational opportunity that is usually overlooked - The Chicano Resource Center.

The Center is in the process of collecting information from all resources with
the aim of constructing a set of measures
to combat this increasing problem.

The primary (unction of the Center is to
provide an academic shelter for research
and to focus and analyze data dealing with

Dr. Manuel Figueroa, a Chicano-Latino
studies professor at rs lJ F and spokesman for the organiza,
aid "one of the
many problems th.at the Cn1cano Resource

, The Center is abo involved with the
Chicano Leadership Program, training
and providing scholarships for the Hispanic leaders of tomorrow.

HCOP

,nterviewed by most U .C. medical schools.

plans to be a physician. She has been
accepted to U.C. Irvine medical school
and is being interviewed by UCLA ·,nd
UCSF. Her present activities include;
President of Chicano Health Organization, 1985-86. Honor include: Harvard
Health ProfessiQns Summer Prowam,
1984; Chicano Staff Scholarship Organization; National Hispanic Scholarship
Fund; His panic Excellence Scholarship;
included in Who's Who Among American
Co~le"gcs and Universities.
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Steve plans to be a dentist. Steve's past
honors include being on the Dean's list
and is an Eagle Scout. Steve's activities
include President of he Pre-Dental Club,
1985-86 and Vice-President of Caduceus.

Past activities include: President of Chicano Health Organization. t984-85 and
member of the Drew Society. Honors
include: Hanard Health Professions
Summer Program; Hispanic Excellence
Scholarship, League of Mexican American Women Scholarship, Burks Memorial Scholarshi Nati'Onal.,Hisp~nic SchDlars.hip fund, g,resident's list for Academic
Ex,celkm.ce. Cl years). Dean's List Scholars or, l-lealth Gareers Upp~rtunity Program .

Juan Medina graduate¢ t~o~ Corcoran
High School and entered CSU, Fresno in
1981. He will ~e~rstdt1ati9g with a degree
in biology this spring. His goal is to
~ecome a physician. He has been accepted
Ermalinda Holguin,., a ,graduate from
to Tuft University Medical School. Madi-• Madera High, is also heaaed for me9ical
son, Wisconsin. l:le is also currently being
chool. Holfuin_ is a biology major and

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While at CSU, Fresno Holguin has
worked as a tutor of the College Assist•
a~ce Migrant Program, the Educational
Opportunity Program and is a Peer Advi
so·r for HCOP . .

In the community, the Center provides
support to El Concilio de Fresno, an
umbrella organization that sets up' task.
forces to combat the problems of the Chicano community.
The Center is located in Figueroa's
office, San Ramon 4 room 252. From his
small crowded office he can direct students to a . vast array of information,
including international research from the
urnvers1t1es in Mexico.

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