La Voz de Aztlan, December 10 1987
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La Voz de Aztlan, December 10 1987
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La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno)
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Dr. Orozco advocate for Chicanos
La Voz Writer
Valeria Lopez
At one time or another in our life we
will all meet a special person, one who
will make a difference in our whole
perspective on life. My dear friends,
educators and students meet Dr. Cecilio
Orozco, professor of Education and
Coordinator of bi-lingual education program here at California State University
Fresno. Dr. Cecilio Orozco, a man of
many accomplishments, should and will
be an inspirational force to those
Chicanos seeking a higher education,
particularly in their field of bi-lingual
education.
Born in Glendale, California and
raised in Mexico, Dr. Orozco lived a life
similar to many of ours. Shortly after
being born, his family was deported,
back to Mexico, after living illegally in
this country for 20 years. For 14 years
he never knew a word of English.
However, once returning to this country
he began to pursue a career in
education.
Having very positive childhood experiences and role models in Mexico
gave him a good start. "In Mexico the
president was a Mexican, the doctors
and the teachers were Mexican.
"Nothing could break me then! I knew
that I could be president if I wanted, "said Orozco. Returning to California
he was disappointed and wondered
where all of the brown-faced presidents,
doctors and teachers had gone? Unbeknownst to him and to others changes
in bi-lingual education were on the
horizon that would address this concern.
In 1953 Dr. Orozco received his first
degree, a B.S. in education, from
Northern Arizona University. Continuing he also received his masters in
education there in 1961. During the
summers of 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1968,
he attended the University of Colorado
and did co-operative work there as well
in French and Spanish. It was in 1965
that he realized that the overiding
objective in his life was to help minority
students." You know them a little better
on your own bloodline," said Orozco. He
attended the University of New Mexico
and in 1969 received his Ph.din curriculum and instruction with an emphasis
on bilingual cross-cultural education.
These years of formal education became
the foundation of many more strong
years to come.
The dedication and accomplishments
of Dr. Orozco especially in their field of
bilingual education is something of
which to be proud. Writing extensively
and compiling pamphlets is a task.
However Dr. Orozco says, "My purpose
in life is to simplify things for students,
as opposed to mesmerizing them with
huge amounts of knowledge." Advising
over 300 college students, teaching,
speaking at conferences for schools and
in the community are among some of
the everyday occurences Dr. Orozco
encounters. As he would say" A portrait
of a busy man."
As far as bilingual education is
concerned Dr. Orozco's beliefs and
concerns are well respected by many,
expecially bi-lingual educators. For
those who are opposed to bi-lingual
education, it may help to speak to Dr.
Orozco to find out exactly what it is.
Bi-lingual education is a proven
approach designed for (1) Limited
English Proficient (LEP) students whose
native language is other than English.
(2) Native-English speaking students
who are learning another language.
While in a bi-lingual education program,
limited English proficient students are
receiving academic instruction in their
native language, a language that they
can understand, while at the same being
given English language instruction.
In this way, these students are
achieving Ii teracy and growth in all
academic subjects through their native
language, which transfers to English
Photo by Robert Salazar
Dr. Orozco, Co-Ordinator Bi-Lingual Education program
allowing them to acquire the same skills,
knowledge, and concepts as the native
English speaking students in their
classroom. In addition, native English
speaking students are enriched by
exposure to other language and cultures.
Therefore, bilingual education facilitates
the comprehension of English and
subject matter and actually accelerates
the acquisition of English. CABE,
California Association for Bi-lingual
Education supports this concept all the
way.
Dr. Orozco conducted a 3 year study
in Fresno, taking a sabbatical leave to do
a national sample to prove that kids
learn English from kids, not from their
teachers. Take for example: children
who go to Catholic schools where
teachers have strong accents, don't
see Orozco Page 4
Co(ich Elgorriaga: a winner in life
La Vozwnter
Leticia Espinoza
At the present moment life is sweet
for Coach Elgorriaga whose soccer team
ended the season very well and whose
teaching has influenced many students.
However, life was not always this
pleasant or easy.
Jose Antonio Elgorriaga was born
on July 16,1927 in !run, Spain to a very
proud Juan and Isabel Elgorriaga. Life
was very complex for this young man
even at the tender age of 8. The Spanish
Civil War started and with it brought
serious changes t.o his young life. The
family was living on the border between
two Basque provinces, one chose t.o fight
for Franco the other defended the
Republic. The war started on July 18,
1936, and Juan and Isabel Elgorriaga
were Republicans. The first thing the
people did was blow up the bridge that
connected the two provinces. The
Elgorriaga home was by the bridge so
when the Revolution started, the family
moved t.o France.
During the first year the family
lived on farm in the countryside, away
from the city. However it didn't last
long, as one day the woods caught fire
and after the smoke cleared the only
thing that remained was the farm. At
~ this~time the family decided it was time
a
for them to moveto town. He attended a
new school named Cous Conplementaier. This school was everything
combined in one: elementary, high
school and the equivalent of a Junior
College. Once he finished his education
at the JC level he started to work.
He worked in a paper shop where
they made bags for sugar, cement and
everything needed after the war in 1945.
The job had no future and the town
where he ·was at was small. Even now
its'total population is only 15,000.
In 1946, the family had a visit from
Ben Elgorriaga, his uncle, and it was at
this time that his father asked Ben if it
would be possible to bring Jose to the
United States (Ben lived in Madera) to
work for him. His uncle said he would
give it a · try. For two years he tried with
no success because the Spanish Quarter
was full. At this time his father asked
Ben ifhe could take Jose to the States to
study. Jose was a very good student, he
had done very well in France even
though it wasn't his native language. It
was his dream to further his education.
Finally in September of 1949 Jose was
granted a student Visa and he came to
FSU, it was then Fresno State College.
While at Fresno State, Elgorriaga
took courses in French and Spanish as
well as Math, History and English.
English was one of his best course~. He
was able to communicate and get his
point across but had problems with his
grammar.
A few of the problems he
experienced then are alot like those
many of our students encounter even
today. Being older, 22, he had a problem
relating to the younger students. As a reentry student he had to re-develop his
learning skills. Lastly, he was overwhelmed by all the big bucks so many
students seemed t.o have available for
whatever they pleased.
It was hard for him to understand
all of the assignments that were given to
him since he was just beginning t.o study
the language. His hardest task was true
or false quizzes. Never before being
tested on true or false questions in'
France he found himself in deep water.
In France, the schools were extre~ely
competitive, during finals week you
would write for 2a.:t days and then you
would take and oral exam. For the oral
exam you had to go into a room where
you would appear before 3 professors
and you would be quizzed-orally. The
oral exam would only be given IF you
passed the written exam with a
satisfactory score. Aside from this he
had no real problems adapting because
he was a young and curious man and it
was his dream to get an education. The
hardest part shared Coach Elgorriaga
was that he was so far away from his
family. He was lonely and missed all his
relatives and friends. He had some
family in the United States, his uncle
Ben and his uncle Frank in Chqwchilla
but he was still lonely and studying
didn't keep his mind off ofit.
So he would not have to commute
from Madera his uncle found him a
place to stay in Fresno. The house was
located on Weldon & Maroa (it just
burned down not long ago) they called it
the Renegade house. There was 15 other
guys living there. Most of them WWII
veterans. While living there he was
forced to speak only English and live the
way the other guys did. He found that
he made friends and that the system
really helped him to get where he is
today.
When he arrived at Fresno State he
met ~any different students and made
See Elgorriaga Page 4
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La Voz calls it a semester
By Randall F. Guerra
In the past few weeks we have been taking surveys
about our newspaper LA VOZ. We have found that
students are not aware that LA VOZ exists or that it is
a minority, Chicano publication. We would like to take
this opportunity to hopefully give you the reader a
better understanding of our purpose, goals, concerns,
shortcomings and accomplishments. It is our hope that
this critique of ourselves and recapsulation of our
past articles will encourage you to continue looking
forward to our next editions and hopefully generate
some much needed feedback from those who feel that
La Voz has a function as to what they see it as being.
LA VOZ is a newspaper that emphasizes all activities
and people involved in the Chicano community. LA VOZ
covers the following:
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY NEWS
ISSUES IMPACTING CHICANOS
MEXICAN FOLKLORE & CUSTOMS
PERSONAL PROFILES
BOOK REVIEWS
EDITORIALS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
CHICANO-LATINO ORGANIZATIONS
Its purpose is to inform Chicanos on campus, as well
as in the community, about important issues that will
LASC
As American's we must remember
our "moral obligation" t.o put an end t.o
the blood shed that is happening in
Nicaragua and other Central Amercans especially as their struggle puts
Latino brothers against one another.
One major step in doing this would be
t.o st.op the paranoid Reagan administration from championing Congress
for funds t.o pour more gas on this
smoldering fire which the Central
American leaders seem more than capable of arresting without our well-intentioned, conditional and mruµpulative
support.
The Latin American Support Committee has mounted a Telegram
Campaign t.o st.op any further Contra
affect them. In past issues we have covered many
important issues and events in the community during
this semester. Campus and community news have been
covered in the paper, with stories such as the U.F.W.'s
struggle for farmworkers and the U.F.C.W.'s fight for
workers rights at Zachy Farms.
I believe that LA VOZ has covered everything that they
set out to do. I think that the popularity of this paper
would increase but only if you the reader are aware
that we are here to inform and serve you and are kept
appraised of the events surrounding you on and off
campus.
Many people felt that our publishing schedule was too
ambitious and that we could have done a better job. I do
not deny that we could always have done a better job,
but under the circumstances, I feel really proud of our
accomplishments this semester. I would like to thank
my staff for a job well done and for their tolerance,
patience, amd often painstaking sacrifices to make
this paper a success. I can assure that next semester ,
having learned the ropes of producing a newspaper that
La Voz will improve and will strive to be the most
respected, dependable, and newsworthy publications on
campus and within our community.
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campaign
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Aid that may be funded with Bi-Partisan support of Congress.
Over the past two months on
September 28th and November 5th the
Democratically controlled houses of
Congress approved continuing resolutions both of which had Contra Aid
packages t.otally nearly $7 million
attached to them. For this reason, Rep.
Tony Coelho, House Majority Whip,
has been targeted to be the recepient of
this telegram campaign t.o hear the
opposition of the public-at-large and
LASC concerning the Reagan Administrations' proposed $30 million aid bill as
a precursor for the even more preposterous $270 milllion aid bill he has got
stuffed "somewhere" t.o be presented
later this year. ·
According t.o Junko Kunitake,"All
this congressional action, the Re1U?an
Administration's Ploy and continuing
aid is taking place despite the Arias
Peace Plan signed by Nicaragua in
August 7th of this year." The urgency
of the situation means opposition must
be voiced immediately and thus the
need for a telegram campaign according t.o Kuni take.
To participate in the telegram
campaign you can fill out the st.op
Contra Aid telegram pledge card below
and mail it to the Fresno LASC headquarters at P.O. Box 4496 Fresno, Ca
93744. The cost per telegram is
approximately $4.00 and you will be
billed at a latter date by the telegram
company with a copy of the message
that was sent from you. The actual
telegram will be sent on your behalf t.o
Rep. Tony Coelho or other influential
members of Congress.
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The Chicano Perspective
Founded 1968
EDITOR
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PRODUCTION
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Nancy Hernandez
I will act now to DEFEAT CONTRA AID.
STAFF WRITERS
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Leticia Espinosa
Jaime Rodriguez
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Maribel Hernandez
Valerie Lopez
Manuel Sandoval
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I would like to take this opportunity
to thank everyone who assisted us
with financial and moral support this
semester. A special thank you to the
staff of The Daily Collegian.
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Colmeiia celebrateJ
day of death
La Voz Editor
Raldall F. Guerra
Colmena
Hispana
Universitaria
recently brought to campus one of
Mexico's most brilliant and renowned
,t ~i historian's, Dr. Alfonso Rivas Salmon to
)':I commemorate El Dia De Los Muertos, a
traditional celebration for the dead
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practiced each November 2nd.
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El Dia De Los Muertos is a cele. ~{t-1- bmtion based on the indigenous belief
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that once a year the departed could
return t.o earth to visit. Although they
could not be seen, they would know and
take comfort in their family's remembrance of them. This could be done by
Participants at Colmenas' Day of Death. Froml..eft,Jose Diaz,Laalo Sanchez,
adorning constructed altars at homes or
Amelia Vasquez, Teresa Vasquez, Dr.Alfonao Rivas Salmon, Norma Franco,
gravesites with favorite foods, the Flor
Sonya Madrigal-, R .. Ocejo, and Dr. Cecilio Orozco
De Muerto, candles, or incense. The
spirits supposedly could take the essence
of the food, enjoy the celebration, and
leave before dawn.
The actual practice of this occassion is
dying out as the festivi tes are now mainly being preserved by folkartists with
their imagery and artwork of the season
in museums and in art collections.
Colmena Hispana Universitaria is a
social club of students with a Mexican
ancestry who meet regularly t.o preserve
their culture, customs, language , and
folklore by educating members of it.a
relavence and significance in the world
today.
ChiCano students in health improving
La Voz writer
l.eltcla Espinosa
When you step foot on this campus
for the first time you can easily get lost.
It can often seem you are all alone
without even a clue as to where you
need to start. Trying to develop a plan of
action as to which career decision you
should make can often become your
worst nightmare. Suppose somehow
miraculously you decide you know
exactly what it is you want do be doing
30 years from now and you have chosen
to pursue a career in the health
profession. Where is the first place you
would go? Try the Chicano Health
Organization (CHO). The members at
CHO can help you not only find the
places you need to get too, but can make
sure you hit the · ground running
towards attaining your goal in the
health field.
CHO is the Chicano Health
Organization
(formerly
LaRama)
designed to help student.a pursuing a
career in the field of medicine. Founded
in the 60's, when the Chicano movement
was underway, CHO is designed to
offer students a support system, consist-
ing of tut.oring and counseling as well as
giving them information about professional schools and scholarships. Involvement in community activities is also
offered by CHO.
There are many activities in which
CHO is presently involved. Among
them, is their role in the recent case of
Metzler's Farms. The UFWA (United
Farm Worker's of America) is presently
picketing the Metzler's Farms. CHO has
been sponsoring a food drive and taking
the food that is collected out to the farm
workers. CHO also has fund.raisers for
raising money to send members to
medical schools on field trips. Last year
during winter break members had the
-...nm+.unitv t.o tour the Irvine and UCLA
campuses. In the Spring the visit was to
UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley. The
field trips for this winter break are still in
the works.
A special event for this semester
happened right here on campus
December 9th as CHO sponsored their
guest speaker night featuring Dr. Eloy
Rodriguez who is a Professor of
Phytochemistry and Biology at UC
Irvine. He has devoted much of his
See CHO page 4
Chicanos-in-law;the verdict's in
La Vaz writer
Valerie Lopez
This past summer I made myself a
promise; one that I was going to
become more involved both in school
and in community activities. Arriving
here on a Floyd L. Burks Memorial
Scholarship in the Fall 1984, I had big
dreams of becoming a doctor. Well, I
changed my major, after alot of serious
thought and decided to study becoming a lawyer. I guess part of it had
to do with my desire for public
speaking, that both McLane Forensico
and CSUF Forensics has given me.
Now that I knew what I wanted to do
with my life, where did I go from here?
I began my search to find the support
and positive feedback to insure that I
became that lawyer that I was dreaming of. I was introduced to the adviSQr
of Chicanos-In-Law, Tony Garguque
who gave me the meeting date' ior his
organization. Mer I went to my first
meeting I was I glad I did. I was definitely headed in the right direction.
To those undecided and confused students searching for, a dedicated group
of people for peer support, academic
advice, and those "quality" connections
with professional leaders in the
community, and much more. I strongly
reccommend Chicanos-In-Law.
The Chicanos-In-Law organization
(CIL) here at CSUF, with a membership of 21, is a campus organization
whose membership is open t.o students
who are interested in law or a related
field as a career. The CIL organization
was founded in 1978 by a group of
prospective law students who saw the
need to have an organization which
would provide through information
and create and sense of unity among
those seeking to enter in a career in law
or in the criminal justice system.
The objecti vesfor this organization are
to assist in the educational endeavors
of minority students at California State
University Fresno in legal careers and
opportunities and to promote awareness of minority needs through conferences, workshops, audio visual materials and a unique internship relat-ed to
the legal profession.
This organization works closely with
other organizations on campus such as
HBSA, Hispanic Business StudentAssociation, MECHA, CYC and others to
form that sense of unity, not only
among members of our organization,
but other organizations as well. Some
helpful activities for the pre-law
student that they offer: Course planning workshops, academic advice, and
peer support.
As pre-professional law students we
feel that La Raza should be aware of
the great need for Chicano professionals. As the Mexican-American pop-
ulation :i~creases, the representation
must also increase. The Chicano Youth
Conference is held in January does an
excellent job in addressing this need by
bringing in prospective new Chicano(a) students to an institution of
higher learning to familiarize them
with the process, entrance requirements and procedures for attending
college. Chicanos-In-Law has a similar
task. However the recruitment is continuous. By providing models and
leaders in the Chicano community,
such as Fresno attorney, Juan Arambula, as quest speakers, give inspiration
to struggling law students. "Knowing
that it is difficult for everyone is
reassuring sometimes, my mother,
once said. The road is long, but the
goals and rewards are great."
This constant interaction with
Chicano leaders has given CIL an excelent rapport with the Chicano community. Contributing to this excellent
rapport is
our advisor Tony
Garduque, chair Jaime Rodriquez and
the members of CIL. Being a new
member has its advantages. Seeing a
new face in the crowd at the next
meeting is something to look forward
to. All of the activities are well worth
the amount of time that is put into it. I
am looking forward to visiting UCLA
law school, as our organization
partakes in ~eld trips to various law
schools thoroughout California. Some
of these include U.C. Berkeley, Santa
Clara, USC and Pepperdine. Being
provided with an actual visit, before
applying to law school is an excellent
way of deciding where you would
really like t.o go and the "pros and cons"
of each.
But sometimes, the schools come to
us. On Thursday, november 5th, 1987
CIL presented the ninth Annual Law
Day. This conference was held on our
campus all day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
hosting several law schools from all
over the country as our guest.a. Among
them were (my favorite) UCLA, UC
Davis, Hastings, McGeorge Law
School, Western State and Pepperdine.
Alot of hard work and dedication is put
into "Law Day" to ensure its success.
Besides being able to meet recruiters
from law schools, Law Day offers
Financial Aid information, guest
speakers sharing personal experiences,
and reccommendations regarding law
school. The discussion of career opportunities, an up-t.o-date outlook on the
future employment opportunities both
in public and private sectors. In addition, a sample law class was held so
that students will know what law
classes are like. Student.a wera encour2aged to attend this class.
Meetings are held every Tuesday at
4 p.m. in the College Union 311b. Come
by and end your search, like I did. And
make that dream of being a lawyer
become a reality.
CALENDARIO
December 10th -Maria Rodriquez an outst.anding Mexican pianist will perform at the Northwest Church,
5415 N. West Admission/Students $4.00
December llth-Colmena Hispana Universitaria will feature a festive posada from 12:00-3:00 at the Chicano
Latino Studies Building SR-4. Mariachi's and Christmas carols.
December 25th-Joy to the World the Lord Has Come, Let Earth Receive Her King! Merry Christmas to each
and every one of you. May God bless you and keep your holidays safe, healthy, and happy.
Page 4
Adelante
Mex-Tech
La Voz Editor
Randall F. Guerra
On campus their are several Chicano
organizations that seek to address the
diverse needs of the Chicano student
population by providing moral support, organizational and academic assistance, or just a place to feel out home
with other friends and students with
similiar concerns as you work towards
your degree. Mex-Tech (MexicanAmericans in Industrial Technology) is
just the ticket for you if you happen to
be considering a career in Industrial
Technology.
According to President, Guillermo
Navarro, the specific and primary purpose of Mex-Tech is to assist and encourage minority persons by facilitating their development to at least the
Bachelor's Degree level in the fields of
Industrial Technology-Manufacturing
and Construction, Agriculture, and all
majors of science and business.
Membership to the organization is
open but their primary intention is to
concentrate its att.ention on persons
whose ethnic background is Spanish
speaking, particulary Mexican-Americans, Latinos, or Native Americans.
To accomplish this mission statement the organization has had many
planned activites this semester, and
they plan to be even more ambitious
next semester by being more visible,
trying t.o recruit new members, and
possibly designing and building a road
car as a project.
Other activites that Mex-Tech offers
t.o its members is tutorial services,
academic advising, research amd development workshops and speakers,
social events. It was at one of these
such social activities, the Bulldog Rally
that I met the president and discovered
that Mex-Tech was alive and lookingt.o
grow stronger. Their being on campus
for me this day, even though I am not
an IT major was an invaluable experiece as they were selling two herbal
teas indigenous t.o Mexico that I had
never even heard about before in my
life. It was for me a cultural enlightenment and I thank you all.
With the excellent leadership that
Guillermo and his Vice-president, Jose
Luis Solorio provide I look forward to
hearing more from the members of
Mex-Tech this upcoming semester. It is
good to hear someone like Guillermo
say, "I percieve many Hispanics as
having problems in school, and I am
trying to get feedback as t.o why they
are not involved, and what I as
president for my organization can offer
them to get tpem involved." As many
other young Chicanos leaders like
Guillermo and Jose struggle with a
solution perhaps someday their paths
will cross with other enlightened and
open minded young leaders and collectively they can work towards a
solution to address this indifference.
Elgorriaga
Continued
many friends. Among all of the friends
there was one special person--Carmen
Venegas. He met her in a Spanish class
and for the next four years they dated
and shared each other's lives. In 1953 he
attained his·B.A in Business from FSU.
He then attended UCLA where Carmen
and he were married in January 1954.
He completed his Masters in Foriegn
Languages in 1955 and recieved his
PhD in Languages in1957.
He came back to Fresno State in
1962 where he began teaching foreign
language. He became an assistant coach
to Mr. Bereskain who was the soccer
coach at the time. He became coach in
1980 when Bereskain took a temporary
leave. When the leave became
permanent so did Elgorriaga. He had
not intended on coaching as, his dream
was to further his education. He had
Orozco
Continued
acquire them. His research also revealed
that alot of poor kids have a limited
vocabulary. Therefore, Dr. Orozco has
dedicated a larger portion of his life to
designing ways so that teachers do have
some handle and are able to help kids.
"We need all of the help that we can
get because bi-lingual education is in
jeopardy", says Orozco."Bi-lingual Education is in jeopardy because of raci~m,
more so in smaller communities than in
the larger ones. Smaller communities
felt that they couldn't find teachers and
that wont change" ,says Orozco.
The passage of proposition 63 the
English Only bill, has aroused more host-
CHO
CPR Trainer on campus to teach
Hispanic people CPR. It would be taught
in English as well as Spanish.
President Marty Hurtado is positive
about all the present and future activities
sponsored by CHO and wants students
to know that "CHO is not only for those
students who want to be a doctor or
nurse. It is for anyone interested in the
Health profession." If there is anyone
still not sure about CHO or its' purpose,
they may contact: Marty Hurtado rlo of
HCOP, San Ramon 4, room 226.
Continued
research to the benefits and hazards of
plant life. Much of his research has
concentrated on the diseases that are in
the minority population and serves as a
positive role to young people. His
research has taken him to many
different parts of the world. Dr. Rodriguez spoke on the topic: "Poisons in
your food: Are Chiles Good for Your
Heart?"
Another project CHO would like to
present next semester that is still in the
thinking stage according to Leticia
Escoto, a member of CHO, is A Day in
the Life of a DoctorNeterinarian. This
project will allow students to visit a
medical office and observe for the day.
Leticia is also working on bringing a
There are many organizations on
campus willing and ready to help you,
but only if you are ready to be helped. It
is your job to inform yourself of every
service or organization established for
your purpose and needs. Of course,
reading the paper does help so don't kick
that habit!
played soccer as a youth but never
competively. This really seemed hard to
believe especially when you consider
that C. 8. U. F.'s soccer team has been
absolutely astonishing the past few
years and in 1986 he was named
National Coach of the Year by Soccer,
America.
His greatest reward as a teacher
has been the learning of the subjects he
has discussed and the acquiring of
knowledge by his students. It pleases
him when a student is enthusiastic about
what he has to say and is willing to
learn. He can tell if a student has done
his homework or not just by their body
language. " A teacher must sell something. . .you hope that you may touch
somebody. You see their enthusiasm.
.body language. In a test you find out
whether you made your point or not by
the way they perform on the test. The
same can be said for soccer. You
practice all week and on Sunday. you
play.. you win or you lose depending on
if your point was made and the guys
learned it or not.'' He treasures the
relationships that he can form with his
students and his players.
The one piece of advice that he
gives to his students as well as his
players is that they must never give up
and if they really want something they
will succeed, but you really have to want
it. This is very good advice, now if
everyone can follow this advice from
someone who has experienced life to the
fullest, than the world will be a happier
place.
Covering this story really opened
my mind as to how sometimes we
students see our professors as
something other than human. Coach
Elgorriaga is not only real,but he is one
of the most interesting and facinating
men I have ever met. He is Br valuable
reminder to all
students who are
"minorities" such as myself, to
remember one thing and one thing only:
"If you want something go after it and
no matter what never give up. If you
really want it... you will succeed!"
ity and frustration among Chicanos and
bi-lingual educators. How could this
happen with the Hispanic population
increasing as drastically as it is? Orozco
tells us, 'We have no elected officials any
where near the top. That is the biggest
shame! It looks as if someone like Juan
Arambula is our hope for the future.
that the schools have an obligation to
provide services to children and parents
who do not understand English, until
they do. (4) Insist that the teachers be
certified. We want t.o maintain quality,
not just have teachers who speak
Spal)ish.
Dr. Cecilio Orozco, a father, a role
model, a leader, a dedicated educator
and professional and a man truly
deserving of the two meritorious performance and professional promises
awards that he has recently received.
From the staff at La Voz , and behalf of
the many present and past students you
have helped and touched, "Gracias." You
are to us and to our gente another
shining example of the diamonds sparkling in the brown sand.
With the present state of affairs in bilingual education unless something is
done it will be in jeopardy of being
abolished. Some worthy advice from Dr.
Orozco is: (1) Insist on parity of role
models in the school. Every group
should be represented. (2) Insist that
schools hire Hispanics, because they
want Hispanics on their faculties so
children can see role models. (3) Insist
A very special thank you to the Raza Association
of Chicanos in Higher Education and SER Jobs for
Progress for underwriting th~is issue
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La Voz Writer
Valeria Lopez
At one time or another in our life we
will all meet a special person, one who
will make a difference in our whole
perspective on life. My dear friends,
educators and students meet Dr. Cecilio
Orozco, professor of Education and
Coordinator of bi-lingual education program here at California State University
Fresno. Dr. Cecilio Orozco, a man of
many accomplishments, should and will
be an inspirational force to those
Chicanos seeking a higher education,
particularly in their field of bi-lingual
education.
Born in Glendale, California and
raised in Mexico, Dr. Orozco lived a life
similar to many of ours. Shortly after
being born, his family was deported,
back to Mexico, after living illegally in
this country for 20 years. For 14 years
he never knew a word of English.
However, once returning to this country
he began to pursue a career in
education.
Having very positive childhood experiences and role models in Mexico
gave him a good start. "In Mexico the
president was a Mexican, the doctors
and the teachers were Mexican.
"Nothing could break me then! I knew
that I could be president if I wanted, "said Orozco. Returning to California
he was disappointed and wondered
where all of the brown-faced presidents,
doctors and teachers had gone? Unbeknownst to him and to others changes
in bi-lingual education were on the
horizon that would address this concern.
In 1953 Dr. Orozco received his first
degree, a B.S. in education, from
Northern Arizona University. Continuing he also received his masters in
education there in 1961. During the
summers of 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1968,
he attended the University of Colorado
and did co-operative work there as well
in French and Spanish. It was in 1965
that he realized that the overiding
objective in his life was to help minority
students." You know them a little better
on your own bloodline," said Orozco. He
attended the University of New Mexico
and in 1969 received his Ph.din curriculum and instruction with an emphasis
on bilingual cross-cultural education.
These years of formal education became
the foundation of many more strong
years to come.
The dedication and accomplishments
of Dr. Orozco especially in their field of
bilingual education is something of
which to be proud. Writing extensively
and compiling pamphlets is a task.
However Dr. Orozco says, "My purpose
in life is to simplify things for students,
as opposed to mesmerizing them with
huge amounts of knowledge." Advising
over 300 college students, teaching,
speaking at conferences for schools and
in the community are among some of
the everyday occurences Dr. Orozco
encounters. As he would say" A portrait
of a busy man."
As far as bilingual education is
concerned Dr. Orozco's beliefs and
concerns are well respected by many,
expecially bi-lingual educators. For
those who are opposed to bi-lingual
education, it may help to speak to Dr.
Orozco to find out exactly what it is.
Bi-lingual education is a proven
approach designed for (1) Limited
English Proficient (LEP) students whose
native language is other than English.
(2) Native-English speaking students
who are learning another language.
While in a bi-lingual education program,
limited English proficient students are
receiving academic instruction in their
native language, a language that they
can understand, while at the same being
given English language instruction.
In this way, these students are
achieving Ii teracy and growth in all
academic subjects through their native
language, which transfers to English
Photo by Robert Salazar
Dr. Orozco, Co-Ordinator Bi-Lingual Education program
allowing them to acquire the same skills,
knowledge, and concepts as the native
English speaking students in their
classroom. In addition, native English
speaking students are enriched by
exposure to other language and cultures.
Therefore, bilingual education facilitates
the comprehension of English and
subject matter and actually accelerates
the acquisition of English. CABE,
California Association for Bi-lingual
Education supports this concept all the
way.
Dr. Orozco conducted a 3 year study
in Fresno, taking a sabbatical leave to do
a national sample to prove that kids
learn English from kids, not from their
teachers. Take for example: children
who go to Catholic schools where
teachers have strong accents, don't
see Orozco Page 4
Co(ich Elgorriaga: a winner in life
La Vozwnter
Leticia Espinoza
At the present moment life is sweet
for Coach Elgorriaga whose soccer team
ended the season very well and whose
teaching has influenced many students.
However, life was not always this
pleasant or easy.
Jose Antonio Elgorriaga was born
on July 16,1927 in !run, Spain to a very
proud Juan and Isabel Elgorriaga. Life
was very complex for this young man
even at the tender age of 8. The Spanish
Civil War started and with it brought
serious changes t.o his young life. The
family was living on the border between
two Basque provinces, one chose t.o fight
for Franco the other defended the
Republic. The war started on July 18,
1936, and Juan and Isabel Elgorriaga
were Republicans. The first thing the
people did was blow up the bridge that
connected the two provinces. The
Elgorriaga home was by the bridge so
when the Revolution started, the family
moved t.o France.
During the first year the family
lived on farm in the countryside, away
from the city. However it didn't last
long, as one day the woods caught fire
and after the smoke cleared the only
thing that remained was the farm. At
~ this~time the family decided it was time
a
for them to moveto town. He attended a
new school named Cous Conplementaier. This school was everything
combined in one: elementary, high
school and the equivalent of a Junior
College. Once he finished his education
at the JC level he started to work.
He worked in a paper shop where
they made bags for sugar, cement and
everything needed after the war in 1945.
The job had no future and the town
where he ·was at was small. Even now
its'total population is only 15,000.
In 1946, the family had a visit from
Ben Elgorriaga, his uncle, and it was at
this time that his father asked Ben if it
would be possible to bring Jose to the
United States (Ben lived in Madera) to
work for him. His uncle said he would
give it a · try. For two years he tried with
no success because the Spanish Quarter
was full. At this time his father asked
Ben ifhe could take Jose to the States to
study. Jose was a very good student, he
had done very well in France even
though it wasn't his native language. It
was his dream to further his education.
Finally in September of 1949 Jose was
granted a student Visa and he came to
FSU, it was then Fresno State College.
While at Fresno State, Elgorriaga
took courses in French and Spanish as
well as Math, History and English.
English was one of his best course~. He
was able to communicate and get his
point across but had problems with his
grammar.
A few of the problems he
experienced then are alot like those
many of our students encounter even
today. Being older, 22, he had a problem
relating to the younger students. As a reentry student he had to re-develop his
learning skills. Lastly, he was overwhelmed by all the big bucks so many
students seemed t.o have available for
whatever they pleased.
It was hard for him to understand
all of the assignments that were given to
him since he was just beginning t.o study
the language. His hardest task was true
or false quizzes. Never before being
tested on true or false questions in'
France he found himself in deep water.
In France, the schools were extre~ely
competitive, during finals week you
would write for 2a.:t days and then you
would take and oral exam. For the oral
exam you had to go into a room where
you would appear before 3 professors
and you would be quizzed-orally. The
oral exam would only be given IF you
passed the written exam with a
satisfactory score. Aside from this he
had no real problems adapting because
he was a young and curious man and it
was his dream to get an education. The
hardest part shared Coach Elgorriaga
was that he was so far away from his
family. He was lonely and missed all his
relatives and friends. He had some
family in the United States, his uncle
Ben and his uncle Frank in Chqwchilla
but he was still lonely and studying
didn't keep his mind off ofit.
So he would not have to commute
from Madera his uncle found him a
place to stay in Fresno. The house was
located on Weldon & Maroa (it just
burned down not long ago) they called it
the Renegade house. There was 15 other
guys living there. Most of them WWII
veterans. While living there he was
forced to speak only English and live the
way the other guys did. He found that
he made friends and that the system
really helped him to get where he is
today.
When he arrived at Fresno State he
met ~any different students and made
See Elgorriaga Page 4
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La Voz calls it a semester
By Randall F. Guerra
In the past few weeks we have been taking surveys
about our newspaper LA VOZ. We have found that
students are not aware that LA VOZ exists or that it is
a minority, Chicano publication. We would like to take
this opportunity to hopefully give you the reader a
better understanding of our purpose, goals, concerns,
shortcomings and accomplishments. It is our hope that
this critique of ourselves and recapsulation of our
past articles will encourage you to continue looking
forward to our next editions and hopefully generate
some much needed feedback from those who feel that
La Voz has a function as to what they see it as being.
LA VOZ is a newspaper that emphasizes all activities
and people involved in the Chicano community. LA VOZ
covers the following:
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY NEWS
ISSUES IMPACTING CHICANOS
MEXICAN FOLKLORE & CUSTOMS
PERSONAL PROFILES
BOOK REVIEWS
EDITORIALS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
CHICANO-LATINO ORGANIZATIONS
Its purpose is to inform Chicanos on campus, as well
as in the community, about important issues that will
LASC
As American's we must remember
our "moral obligation" t.o put an end t.o
the blood shed that is happening in
Nicaragua and other Central Amercans especially as their struggle puts
Latino brothers against one another.
One major step in doing this would be
t.o st.op the paranoid Reagan administration from championing Congress
for funds t.o pour more gas on this
smoldering fire which the Central
American leaders seem more than capable of arresting without our well-intentioned, conditional and mruµpulative
support.
The Latin American Support Committee has mounted a Telegram
Campaign t.o st.op any further Contra
affect them. In past issues we have covered many
important issues and events in the community during
this semester. Campus and community news have been
covered in the paper, with stories such as the U.F.W.'s
struggle for farmworkers and the U.F.C.W.'s fight for
workers rights at Zachy Farms.
I believe that LA VOZ has covered everything that they
set out to do. I think that the popularity of this paper
would increase but only if you the reader are aware
that we are here to inform and serve you and are kept
appraised of the events surrounding you on and off
campus.
Many people felt that our publishing schedule was too
ambitious and that we could have done a better job. I do
not deny that we could always have done a better job,
but under the circumstances, I feel really proud of our
accomplishments this semester. I would like to thank
my staff for a job well done and for their tolerance,
patience, amd often painstaking sacrifices to make
this paper a success. I can assure that next semester ,
having learned the ropes of producing a newspaper that
La Voz will improve and will strive to be the most
respected, dependable, and newsworthy publications on
campus and within our community.
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campaign
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Aid that may be funded with Bi-Partisan support of Congress.
Over the past two months on
September 28th and November 5th the
Democratically controlled houses of
Congress approved continuing resolutions both of which had Contra Aid
packages t.otally nearly $7 million
attached to them. For this reason, Rep.
Tony Coelho, House Majority Whip,
has been targeted to be the recepient of
this telegram campaign t.o hear the
opposition of the public-at-large and
LASC concerning the Reagan Administrations' proposed $30 million aid bill as
a precursor for the even more preposterous $270 milllion aid bill he has got
stuffed "somewhere" t.o be presented
later this year. ·
According t.o Junko Kunitake,"All
this congressional action, the Re1U?an
Administration's Ploy and continuing
aid is taking place despite the Arias
Peace Plan signed by Nicaragua in
August 7th of this year." The urgency
of the situation means opposition must
be voiced immediately and thus the
need for a telegram campaign according t.o Kuni take.
To participate in the telegram
campaign you can fill out the st.op
Contra Aid telegram pledge card below
and mail it to the Fresno LASC headquarters at P.O. Box 4496 Fresno, Ca
93744. The cost per telegram is
approximately $4.00 and you will be
billed at a latter date by the telegram
company with a copy of the message
that was sent from you. The actual
telegram will be sent on your behalf t.o
Rep. Tony Coelho or other influential
members of Congress.
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The Chicano Perspective
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I will act now to DEFEAT CONTRA AID.
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Leticia Espinosa
Jaime Rodriguez
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Valerie Lopez
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to thank everyone who assisted us
with financial and moral support this
semester. A special thank you to the
staff of The Daily Collegian.
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Colmeiia celebrateJ
day of death
La Voz Editor
Raldall F. Guerra
Colmena
Hispana
Universitaria
recently brought to campus one of
Mexico's most brilliant and renowned
,t ~i historian's, Dr. Alfonso Rivas Salmon to
)':I commemorate El Dia De Los Muertos, a
traditional celebration for the dead
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practiced each November 2nd.
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El Dia De Los Muertos is a cele. ~{t-1- bmtion based on the indigenous belief
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that once a year the departed could
return t.o earth to visit. Although they
could not be seen, they would know and
take comfort in their family's remembrance of them. This could be done by
Participants at Colmenas' Day of Death. Froml..eft,Jose Diaz,Laalo Sanchez,
adorning constructed altars at homes or
Amelia Vasquez, Teresa Vasquez, Dr.Alfonao Rivas Salmon, Norma Franco,
gravesites with favorite foods, the Flor
Sonya Madrigal-, R .. Ocejo, and Dr. Cecilio Orozco
De Muerto, candles, or incense. The
spirits supposedly could take the essence
of the food, enjoy the celebration, and
leave before dawn.
The actual practice of this occassion is
dying out as the festivi tes are now mainly being preserved by folkartists with
their imagery and artwork of the season
in museums and in art collections.
Colmena Hispana Universitaria is a
social club of students with a Mexican
ancestry who meet regularly t.o preserve
their culture, customs, language , and
folklore by educating members of it.a
relavence and significance in the world
today.
ChiCano students in health improving
La Voz writer
l.eltcla Espinosa
When you step foot on this campus
for the first time you can easily get lost.
It can often seem you are all alone
without even a clue as to where you
need to start. Trying to develop a plan of
action as to which career decision you
should make can often become your
worst nightmare. Suppose somehow
miraculously you decide you know
exactly what it is you want do be doing
30 years from now and you have chosen
to pursue a career in the health
profession. Where is the first place you
would go? Try the Chicano Health
Organization (CHO). The members at
CHO can help you not only find the
places you need to get too, but can make
sure you hit the · ground running
towards attaining your goal in the
health field.
CHO is the Chicano Health
Organization
(formerly
LaRama)
designed to help student.a pursuing a
career in the field of medicine. Founded
in the 60's, when the Chicano movement
was underway, CHO is designed to
offer students a support system, consist-
ing of tut.oring and counseling as well as
giving them information about professional schools and scholarships. Involvement in community activities is also
offered by CHO.
There are many activities in which
CHO is presently involved. Among
them, is their role in the recent case of
Metzler's Farms. The UFWA (United
Farm Worker's of America) is presently
picketing the Metzler's Farms. CHO has
been sponsoring a food drive and taking
the food that is collected out to the farm
workers. CHO also has fund.raisers for
raising money to send members to
medical schools on field trips. Last year
during winter break members had the
-...nm+.unitv t.o tour the Irvine and UCLA
campuses. In the Spring the visit was to
UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley. The
field trips for this winter break are still in
the works.
A special event for this semester
happened right here on campus
December 9th as CHO sponsored their
guest speaker night featuring Dr. Eloy
Rodriguez who is a Professor of
Phytochemistry and Biology at UC
Irvine. He has devoted much of his
See CHO page 4
Chicanos-in-law;the verdict's in
La Vaz writer
Valerie Lopez
This past summer I made myself a
promise; one that I was going to
become more involved both in school
and in community activities. Arriving
here on a Floyd L. Burks Memorial
Scholarship in the Fall 1984, I had big
dreams of becoming a doctor. Well, I
changed my major, after alot of serious
thought and decided to study becoming a lawyer. I guess part of it had
to do with my desire for public
speaking, that both McLane Forensico
and CSUF Forensics has given me.
Now that I knew what I wanted to do
with my life, where did I go from here?
I began my search to find the support
and positive feedback to insure that I
became that lawyer that I was dreaming of. I was introduced to the adviSQr
of Chicanos-In-Law, Tony Garguque
who gave me the meeting date' ior his
organization. Mer I went to my first
meeting I was I glad I did. I was definitely headed in the right direction.
To those undecided and confused students searching for, a dedicated group
of people for peer support, academic
advice, and those "quality" connections
with professional leaders in the
community, and much more. I strongly
reccommend Chicanos-In-Law.
The Chicanos-In-Law organization
(CIL) here at CSUF, with a membership of 21, is a campus organization
whose membership is open t.o students
who are interested in law or a related
field as a career. The CIL organization
was founded in 1978 by a group of
prospective law students who saw the
need to have an organization which
would provide through information
and create and sense of unity among
those seeking to enter in a career in law
or in the criminal justice system.
The objecti vesfor this organization are
to assist in the educational endeavors
of minority students at California State
University Fresno in legal careers and
opportunities and to promote awareness of minority needs through conferences, workshops, audio visual materials and a unique internship relat-ed to
the legal profession.
This organization works closely with
other organizations on campus such as
HBSA, Hispanic Business StudentAssociation, MECHA, CYC and others to
form that sense of unity, not only
among members of our organization,
but other organizations as well. Some
helpful activities for the pre-law
student that they offer: Course planning workshops, academic advice, and
peer support.
As pre-professional law students we
feel that La Raza should be aware of
the great need for Chicano professionals. As the Mexican-American pop-
ulation :i~creases, the representation
must also increase. The Chicano Youth
Conference is held in January does an
excellent job in addressing this need by
bringing in prospective new Chicano(a) students to an institution of
higher learning to familiarize them
with the process, entrance requirements and procedures for attending
college. Chicanos-In-Law has a similar
task. However the recruitment is continuous. By providing models and
leaders in the Chicano community,
such as Fresno attorney, Juan Arambula, as quest speakers, give inspiration
to struggling law students. "Knowing
that it is difficult for everyone is
reassuring sometimes, my mother,
once said. The road is long, but the
goals and rewards are great."
This constant interaction with
Chicano leaders has given CIL an excelent rapport with the Chicano community. Contributing to this excellent
rapport is
our advisor Tony
Garduque, chair Jaime Rodriquez and
the members of CIL. Being a new
member has its advantages. Seeing a
new face in the crowd at the next
meeting is something to look forward
to. All of the activities are well worth
the amount of time that is put into it. I
am looking forward to visiting UCLA
law school, as our organization
partakes in ~eld trips to various law
schools thoroughout California. Some
of these include U.C. Berkeley, Santa
Clara, USC and Pepperdine. Being
provided with an actual visit, before
applying to law school is an excellent
way of deciding where you would
really like t.o go and the "pros and cons"
of each.
But sometimes, the schools come to
us. On Thursday, november 5th, 1987
CIL presented the ninth Annual Law
Day. This conference was held on our
campus all day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
hosting several law schools from all
over the country as our guest.a. Among
them were (my favorite) UCLA, UC
Davis, Hastings, McGeorge Law
School, Western State and Pepperdine.
Alot of hard work and dedication is put
into "Law Day" to ensure its success.
Besides being able to meet recruiters
from law schools, Law Day offers
Financial Aid information, guest
speakers sharing personal experiences,
and reccommendations regarding law
school. The discussion of career opportunities, an up-t.o-date outlook on the
future employment opportunities both
in public and private sectors. In addition, a sample law class was held so
that students will know what law
classes are like. Student.a wera encour2aged to attend this class.
Meetings are held every Tuesday at
4 p.m. in the College Union 311b. Come
by and end your search, like I did. And
make that dream of being a lawyer
become a reality.
CALENDARIO
December 10th -Maria Rodriquez an outst.anding Mexican pianist will perform at the Northwest Church,
5415 N. West Admission/Students $4.00
December llth-Colmena Hispana Universitaria will feature a festive posada from 12:00-3:00 at the Chicano
Latino Studies Building SR-4. Mariachi's and Christmas carols.
December 25th-Joy to the World the Lord Has Come, Let Earth Receive Her King! Merry Christmas to each
and every one of you. May God bless you and keep your holidays safe, healthy, and happy.
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Adelante
Mex-Tech
La Voz Editor
Randall F. Guerra
On campus their are several Chicano
organizations that seek to address the
diverse needs of the Chicano student
population by providing moral support, organizational and academic assistance, or just a place to feel out home
with other friends and students with
similiar concerns as you work towards
your degree. Mex-Tech (MexicanAmericans in Industrial Technology) is
just the ticket for you if you happen to
be considering a career in Industrial
Technology.
According to President, Guillermo
Navarro, the specific and primary purpose of Mex-Tech is to assist and encourage minority persons by facilitating their development to at least the
Bachelor's Degree level in the fields of
Industrial Technology-Manufacturing
and Construction, Agriculture, and all
majors of science and business.
Membership to the organization is
open but their primary intention is to
concentrate its att.ention on persons
whose ethnic background is Spanish
speaking, particulary Mexican-Americans, Latinos, or Native Americans.
To accomplish this mission statement the organization has had many
planned activites this semester, and
they plan to be even more ambitious
next semester by being more visible,
trying t.o recruit new members, and
possibly designing and building a road
car as a project.
Other activites that Mex-Tech offers
t.o its members is tutorial services,
academic advising, research amd development workshops and speakers,
social events. It was at one of these
such social activities, the Bulldog Rally
that I met the president and discovered
that Mex-Tech was alive and lookingt.o
grow stronger. Their being on campus
for me this day, even though I am not
an IT major was an invaluable experiece as they were selling two herbal
teas indigenous t.o Mexico that I had
never even heard about before in my
life. It was for me a cultural enlightenment and I thank you all.
With the excellent leadership that
Guillermo and his Vice-president, Jose
Luis Solorio provide I look forward to
hearing more from the members of
Mex-Tech this upcoming semester. It is
good to hear someone like Guillermo
say, "I percieve many Hispanics as
having problems in school, and I am
trying to get feedback as t.o why they
are not involved, and what I as
president for my organization can offer
them to get tpem involved." As many
other young Chicanos leaders like
Guillermo and Jose struggle with a
solution perhaps someday their paths
will cross with other enlightened and
open minded young leaders and collectively they can work towards a
solution to address this indifference.
Elgorriaga
Continued
many friends. Among all of the friends
there was one special person--Carmen
Venegas. He met her in a Spanish class
and for the next four years they dated
and shared each other's lives. In 1953 he
attained his·B.A in Business from FSU.
He then attended UCLA where Carmen
and he were married in January 1954.
He completed his Masters in Foriegn
Languages in 1955 and recieved his
PhD in Languages in1957.
He came back to Fresno State in
1962 where he began teaching foreign
language. He became an assistant coach
to Mr. Bereskain who was the soccer
coach at the time. He became coach in
1980 when Bereskain took a temporary
leave. When the leave became
permanent so did Elgorriaga. He had
not intended on coaching as, his dream
was to further his education. He had
Orozco
Continued
acquire them. His research also revealed
that alot of poor kids have a limited
vocabulary. Therefore, Dr. Orozco has
dedicated a larger portion of his life to
designing ways so that teachers do have
some handle and are able to help kids.
"We need all of the help that we can
get because bi-lingual education is in
jeopardy", says Orozco."Bi-lingual Education is in jeopardy because of raci~m,
more so in smaller communities than in
the larger ones. Smaller communities
felt that they couldn't find teachers and
that wont change" ,says Orozco.
The passage of proposition 63 the
English Only bill, has aroused more host-
CHO
CPR Trainer on campus to teach
Hispanic people CPR. It would be taught
in English as well as Spanish.
President Marty Hurtado is positive
about all the present and future activities
sponsored by CHO and wants students
to know that "CHO is not only for those
students who want to be a doctor or
nurse. It is for anyone interested in the
Health profession." If there is anyone
still not sure about CHO or its' purpose,
they may contact: Marty Hurtado rlo of
HCOP, San Ramon 4, room 226.
Continued
research to the benefits and hazards of
plant life. Much of his research has
concentrated on the diseases that are in
the minority population and serves as a
positive role to young people. His
research has taken him to many
different parts of the world. Dr. Rodriguez spoke on the topic: "Poisons in
your food: Are Chiles Good for Your
Heart?"
Another project CHO would like to
present next semester that is still in the
thinking stage according to Leticia
Escoto, a member of CHO, is A Day in
the Life of a DoctorNeterinarian. This
project will allow students to visit a
medical office and observe for the day.
Leticia is also working on bringing a
There are many organizations on
campus willing and ready to help you,
but only if you are ready to be helped. It
is your job to inform yourself of every
service or organization established for
your purpose and needs. Of course,
reading the paper does help so don't kick
that habit!
played soccer as a youth but never
competively. This really seemed hard to
believe especially when you consider
that C. 8. U. F.'s soccer team has been
absolutely astonishing the past few
years and in 1986 he was named
National Coach of the Year by Soccer,
America.
His greatest reward as a teacher
has been the learning of the subjects he
has discussed and the acquiring of
knowledge by his students. It pleases
him when a student is enthusiastic about
what he has to say and is willing to
learn. He can tell if a student has done
his homework or not just by their body
language. " A teacher must sell something. . .you hope that you may touch
somebody. You see their enthusiasm.
.body language. In a test you find out
whether you made your point or not by
the way they perform on the test. The
same can be said for soccer. You
practice all week and on Sunday. you
play.. you win or you lose depending on
if your point was made and the guys
learned it or not.'' He treasures the
relationships that he can form with his
students and his players.
The one piece of advice that he
gives to his students as well as his
players is that they must never give up
and if they really want something they
will succeed, but you really have to want
it. This is very good advice, now if
everyone can follow this advice from
someone who has experienced life to the
fullest, than the world will be a happier
place.
Covering this story really opened
my mind as to how sometimes we
students see our professors as
something other than human. Coach
Elgorriaga is not only real,but he is one
of the most interesting and facinating
men I have ever met. He is Br valuable
reminder to all
students who are
"minorities" such as myself, to
remember one thing and one thing only:
"If you want something go after it and
no matter what never give up. If you
really want it... you will succeed!"
ity and frustration among Chicanos and
bi-lingual educators. How could this
happen with the Hispanic population
increasing as drastically as it is? Orozco
tells us, 'We have no elected officials any
where near the top. That is the biggest
shame! It looks as if someone like Juan
Arambula is our hope for the future.
that the schools have an obligation to
provide services to children and parents
who do not understand English, until
they do. (4) Insist that the teachers be
certified. We want t.o maintain quality,
not just have teachers who speak
Spal)ish.
Dr. Cecilio Orozco, a father, a role
model, a leader, a dedicated educator
and professional and a man truly
deserving of the two meritorious performance and professional promises
awards that he has recently received.
From the staff at La Voz , and behalf of
the many present and past students you
have helped and touched, "Gracias." You
are to us and to our gente another
shining example of the diamonds sparkling in the brown sand.
With the present state of affairs in bilingual education unless something is
done it will be in jeopardy of being
abolished. Some worthy advice from Dr.
Orozco is: (1) Insist on parity of role
models in the school. Every group
should be represented. (2) Insist that
schools hire Hispanics, because they
want Hispanics on their faculties so
children can see role models. (3) Insist
A very special thank you to the Raza Association
of Chicanos in Higher Education and SER Jobs for
Progress for underwriting th~is issue
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Dr. Orozco advocate for Chicanos
La Voz Writer
Valeria Lopez
At one time or another in our life we
will all meet a special person, one who
will make a difference in our whole
perspective on life. My dear friends,
educators and students meet Dr. Cecilio
Orozco, professor of Education and
Coordinator of bi-lingual education program here at California State University
Fresno. Dr. Cecilio Orozco, a man of
many accomplishments, should and will
be an inspirational force to those
Chicanos seeking a higher education,
particularly in their field of bi-lingual
education.
Born in Glendale, California and
raised in Mexico, Dr. Orozco lived a life
similar to many of ours. Shortly after
being born, his family was deported,
back to Mexico, after living illegally in
this country for 20 years. For 14 years
he never knew a word of English.
However, once returning to this country
he began to pursue a career in
education.
Having very positive childhood experiences and role models in Mexico
gave him a good start. "In Mexico the
president was a Mexican, the doctors
and the teachers were Mexican.
"Nothing could break me then! I knew
that I could be president if I wanted, "said Orozco. Returning to California
he was disappointed and wondered
where all of the brown-faced presidents,
doctors and teachers had gone? Unbeknownst to him and to others changes
in bi-lingual education were on the
horizon that would address this concern.
In 1953 Dr. Orozco received his first
degree, a B.S. in education, from
Northern Arizona University. Continuing he also received his masters in
education there in 1961. During the
summers of 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1968,
he attended the University of Colorado
and did co-operative work there as well
in French and Spanish. It was in 1965
that he realized that the overiding
objective in his life was to help minority
students." You know them a little better
on your own bloodline," said Orozco. He
attended the University of New Mexico
and in 1969 received his Ph.din curriculum and instruction with an emphasis
on bilingual cross-cultural education.
These years of formal education became
the foundation of many more strong
years to come.
The dedication and accomplishments
of Dr. Orozco especially in their field of
bilingual education is something of
which to be proud. Writing extensively
and compiling pamphlets is a task.
However Dr. Orozco says, "My purpose
in life is to simplify things for students,
as opposed to mesmerizing them with
huge amounts of knowledge." Advising
over 300 college students, teaching,
speaking at conferences for schools and
in the community are among some of
the everyday occurences Dr. Orozco
encounters. As he would say" A portrait
of a busy man."
As far as bilingual education is
concerned Dr. Orozco's beliefs and
concerns are well respected by many,
expecially bi-lingual educators. For
those who are opposed to bi-lingual
education, it may help to speak to Dr.
Orozco to find out exactly what it is.
Bi-lingual education is a proven
approach designed for (1) Limited
English Proficient (LEP) students whose
native language is other than English.
(2) Native-English speaking students
who are learning another language.
While in a bi-lingual education program,
limited English proficient students are
receiving academic instruction in their
native language, a language that they
can understand, while at the same being
given English language instruction.
In this way, these students are
achieving Ii teracy and growth in all
academic subjects through their native
language, which transfers to English
Photo by Robert Salazar
Dr. Orozco, Co-Ordinator Bi-Lingual Education program
allowing them to acquire the same skills,
knowledge, and concepts as the native
English speaking students in their
classroom. In addition, native English
speaking students are enriched by
exposure to other language and cultures.
Therefore, bilingual education facilitates
the comprehension of English and
subject matter and actually accelerates
the acquisition of English. CABE,
California Association for Bi-lingual
Education supports this concept all the
way.
Dr. Orozco conducted a 3 year study
in Fresno, taking a sabbatical leave to do
a national sample to prove that kids
learn English from kids, not from their
teachers. Take for example: children
who go to Catholic schools where
teachers have strong accents, don't
see Orozco Page 4
Co(ich Elgorriaga: a winner in life
La Vozwnter
Leticia Espinoza
At the present moment life is sweet
for Coach Elgorriaga whose soccer team
ended the season very well and whose
teaching has influenced many students.
However, life was not always this
pleasant or easy.
Jose Antonio Elgorriaga was born
on July 16,1927 in !run, Spain to a very
proud Juan and Isabel Elgorriaga. Life
was very complex for this young man
even at the tender age of 8. The Spanish
Civil War started and with it brought
serious changes t.o his young life. The
family was living on the border between
two Basque provinces, one chose t.o fight
for Franco the other defended the
Republic. The war started on July 18,
1936, and Juan and Isabel Elgorriaga
were Republicans. The first thing the
people did was blow up the bridge that
connected the two provinces. The
Elgorriaga home was by the bridge so
when the Revolution started, the family
moved t.o France.
During the first year the family
lived on farm in the countryside, away
from the city. However it didn't last
long, as one day the woods caught fire
and after the smoke cleared the only
thing that remained was the farm. At
~ this~time the family decided it was time
a
for them to moveto town. He attended a
new school named Cous Conplementaier. This school was everything
combined in one: elementary, high
school and the equivalent of a Junior
College. Once he finished his education
at the JC level he started to work.
He worked in a paper shop where
they made bags for sugar, cement and
everything needed after the war in 1945.
The job had no future and the town
where he ·was at was small. Even now
its'total population is only 15,000.
In 1946, the family had a visit from
Ben Elgorriaga, his uncle, and it was at
this time that his father asked Ben if it
would be possible to bring Jose to the
United States (Ben lived in Madera) to
work for him. His uncle said he would
give it a · try. For two years he tried with
no success because the Spanish Quarter
was full. At this time his father asked
Ben ifhe could take Jose to the States to
study. Jose was a very good student, he
had done very well in France even
though it wasn't his native language. It
was his dream to further his education.
Finally in September of 1949 Jose was
granted a student Visa and he came to
FSU, it was then Fresno State College.
While at Fresno State, Elgorriaga
took courses in French and Spanish as
well as Math, History and English.
English was one of his best course~. He
was able to communicate and get his
point across but had problems with his
grammar.
A few of the problems he
experienced then are alot like those
many of our students encounter even
today. Being older, 22, he had a problem
relating to the younger students. As a reentry student he had to re-develop his
learning skills. Lastly, he was overwhelmed by all the big bucks so many
students seemed t.o have available for
whatever they pleased.
It was hard for him to understand
all of the assignments that were given to
him since he was just beginning t.o study
the language. His hardest task was true
or false quizzes. Never before being
tested on true or false questions in'
France he found himself in deep water.
In France, the schools were extre~ely
competitive, during finals week you
would write for 2a.:t days and then you
would take and oral exam. For the oral
exam you had to go into a room where
you would appear before 3 professors
and you would be quizzed-orally. The
oral exam would only be given IF you
passed the written exam with a
satisfactory score. Aside from this he
had no real problems adapting because
he was a young and curious man and it
was his dream to get an education. The
hardest part shared Coach Elgorriaga
was that he was so far away from his
family. He was lonely and missed all his
relatives and friends. He had some
family in the United States, his uncle
Ben and his uncle Frank in Chqwchilla
but he was still lonely and studying
didn't keep his mind off ofit.
So he would not have to commute
from Madera his uncle found him a
place to stay in Fresno. The house was
located on Weldon & Maroa (it just
burned down not long ago) they called it
the Renegade house. There was 15 other
guys living there. Most of them WWII
veterans. While living there he was
forced to speak only English and live the
way the other guys did. He found that
he made friends and that the system
really helped him to get where he is
today.
When he arrived at Fresno State he
met ~any different students and made
See Elgorriaga Page 4
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La Voz calls it a semester
By Randall F. Guerra
In the past few weeks we have been taking surveys
about our newspaper LA VOZ. We have found that
students are not aware that LA VOZ exists or that it is
a minority, Chicano publication. We would like to take
this opportunity to hopefully give you the reader a
better understanding of our purpose, goals, concerns,
shortcomings and accomplishments. It is our hope that
this critique of ourselves and recapsulation of our
past articles will encourage you to continue looking
forward to our next editions and hopefully generate
some much needed feedback from those who feel that
La Voz has a function as to what they see it as being.
LA VOZ is a newspaper that emphasizes all activities
and people involved in the Chicano community. LA VOZ
covers the following:
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY NEWS
ISSUES IMPACTING CHICANOS
MEXICAN FOLKLORE & CUSTOMS
PERSONAL PROFILES
BOOK REVIEWS
EDITORIALS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
CHICANO-LATINO ORGANIZATIONS
Its purpose is to inform Chicanos on campus, as well
as in the community, about important issues that will
LASC
As American's we must remember
our "moral obligation" t.o put an end t.o
the blood shed that is happening in
Nicaragua and other Central Amercans especially as their struggle puts
Latino brothers against one another.
One major step in doing this would be
t.o st.op the paranoid Reagan administration from championing Congress
for funds t.o pour more gas on this
smoldering fire which the Central
American leaders seem more than capable of arresting without our well-intentioned, conditional and mruµpulative
support.
The Latin American Support Committee has mounted a Telegram
Campaign t.o st.op any further Contra
affect them. In past issues we have covered many
important issues and events in the community during
this semester. Campus and community news have been
covered in the paper, with stories such as the U.F.W.'s
struggle for farmworkers and the U.F.C.W.'s fight for
workers rights at Zachy Farms.
I believe that LA VOZ has covered everything that they
set out to do. I think that the popularity of this paper
would increase but only if you the reader are aware
that we are here to inform and serve you and are kept
appraised of the events surrounding you on and off
campus.
Many people felt that our publishing schedule was too
ambitious and that we could have done a better job. I do
not deny that we could always have done a better job,
but under the circumstances, I feel really proud of our
accomplishments this semester. I would like to thank
my staff for a job well done and for their tolerance,
patience, amd often painstaking sacrifices to make
this paper a success. I can assure that next semester ,
having learned the ropes of producing a newspaper that
La Voz will improve and will strive to be the most
respected, dependable, and newsworthy publications on
campus and within our community.
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campaign
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Aid that may be funded with Bi-Partisan support of Congress.
Over the past two months on
September 28th and November 5th the
Democratically controlled houses of
Congress approved continuing resolutions both of which had Contra Aid
packages t.otally nearly $7 million
attached to them. For this reason, Rep.
Tony Coelho, House Majority Whip,
has been targeted to be the recepient of
this telegram campaign t.o hear the
opposition of the public-at-large and
LASC concerning the Reagan Administrations' proposed $30 million aid bill as
a precursor for the even more preposterous $270 milllion aid bill he has got
stuffed "somewhere" t.o be presented
later this year. ·
According t.o Junko Kunitake,"All
this congressional action, the Re1U?an
Administration's Ploy and continuing
aid is taking place despite the Arias
Peace Plan signed by Nicaragua in
August 7th of this year." The urgency
of the situation means opposition must
be voiced immediately and thus the
need for a telegram campaign according t.o Kuni take.
To participate in the telegram
campaign you can fill out the st.op
Contra Aid telegram pledge card below
and mail it to the Fresno LASC headquarters at P.O. Box 4496 Fresno, Ca
93744. The cost per telegram is
approximately $4.00 and you will be
billed at a latter date by the telegram
company with a copy of the message
that was sent from you. The actual
telegram will be sent on your behalf t.o
Rep. Tony Coelho or other influential
members of Congress.
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semester. A special thank you to the
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Colmeiia celebrateJ
day of death
La Voz Editor
Raldall F. Guerra
Colmena
Hispana
Universitaria
recently brought to campus one of
Mexico's most brilliant and renowned
,t ~i historian's, Dr. Alfonso Rivas Salmon to
)':I commemorate El Dia De Los Muertos, a
traditional celebration for the dead
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practiced each November 2nd.
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El Dia De Los Muertos is a cele. ~{t-1- bmtion based on the indigenous belief
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that once a year the departed could
return t.o earth to visit. Although they
could not be seen, they would know and
take comfort in their family's remembrance of them. This could be done by
Participants at Colmenas' Day of Death. Froml..eft,Jose Diaz,Laalo Sanchez,
adorning constructed altars at homes or
Amelia Vasquez, Teresa Vasquez, Dr.Alfonao Rivas Salmon, Norma Franco,
gravesites with favorite foods, the Flor
Sonya Madrigal-, R .. Ocejo, and Dr. Cecilio Orozco
De Muerto, candles, or incense. The
spirits supposedly could take the essence
of the food, enjoy the celebration, and
leave before dawn.
The actual practice of this occassion is
dying out as the festivi tes are now mainly being preserved by folkartists with
their imagery and artwork of the season
in museums and in art collections.
Colmena Hispana Universitaria is a
social club of students with a Mexican
ancestry who meet regularly t.o preserve
their culture, customs, language , and
folklore by educating members of it.a
relavence and significance in the world
today.
ChiCano students in health improving
La Voz writer
l.eltcla Espinosa
When you step foot on this campus
for the first time you can easily get lost.
It can often seem you are all alone
without even a clue as to where you
need to start. Trying to develop a plan of
action as to which career decision you
should make can often become your
worst nightmare. Suppose somehow
miraculously you decide you know
exactly what it is you want do be doing
30 years from now and you have chosen
to pursue a career in the health
profession. Where is the first place you
would go? Try the Chicano Health
Organization (CHO). The members at
CHO can help you not only find the
places you need to get too, but can make
sure you hit the · ground running
towards attaining your goal in the
health field.
CHO is the Chicano Health
Organization
(formerly
LaRama)
designed to help student.a pursuing a
career in the field of medicine. Founded
in the 60's, when the Chicano movement
was underway, CHO is designed to
offer students a support system, consist-
ing of tut.oring and counseling as well as
giving them information about professional schools and scholarships. Involvement in community activities is also
offered by CHO.
There are many activities in which
CHO is presently involved. Among
them, is their role in the recent case of
Metzler's Farms. The UFWA (United
Farm Worker's of America) is presently
picketing the Metzler's Farms. CHO has
been sponsoring a food drive and taking
the food that is collected out to the farm
workers. CHO also has fund.raisers for
raising money to send members to
medical schools on field trips. Last year
during winter break members had the
-...nm+.unitv t.o tour the Irvine and UCLA
campuses. In the Spring the visit was to
UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley. The
field trips for this winter break are still in
the works.
A special event for this semester
happened right here on campus
December 9th as CHO sponsored their
guest speaker night featuring Dr. Eloy
Rodriguez who is a Professor of
Phytochemistry and Biology at UC
Irvine. He has devoted much of his
See CHO page 4
Chicanos-in-law;the verdict's in
La Vaz writer
Valerie Lopez
This past summer I made myself a
promise; one that I was going to
become more involved both in school
and in community activities. Arriving
here on a Floyd L. Burks Memorial
Scholarship in the Fall 1984, I had big
dreams of becoming a doctor. Well, I
changed my major, after alot of serious
thought and decided to study becoming a lawyer. I guess part of it had
to do with my desire for public
speaking, that both McLane Forensico
and CSUF Forensics has given me.
Now that I knew what I wanted to do
with my life, where did I go from here?
I began my search to find the support
and positive feedback to insure that I
became that lawyer that I was dreaming of. I was introduced to the adviSQr
of Chicanos-In-Law, Tony Garguque
who gave me the meeting date' ior his
organization. Mer I went to my first
meeting I was I glad I did. I was definitely headed in the right direction.
To those undecided and confused students searching for, a dedicated group
of people for peer support, academic
advice, and those "quality" connections
with professional leaders in the
community, and much more. I strongly
reccommend Chicanos-In-Law.
The Chicanos-In-Law organization
(CIL) here at CSUF, with a membership of 21, is a campus organization
whose membership is open t.o students
who are interested in law or a related
field as a career. The CIL organization
was founded in 1978 by a group of
prospective law students who saw the
need to have an organization which
would provide through information
and create and sense of unity among
those seeking to enter in a career in law
or in the criminal justice system.
The objecti vesfor this organization are
to assist in the educational endeavors
of minority students at California State
University Fresno in legal careers and
opportunities and to promote awareness of minority needs through conferences, workshops, audio visual materials and a unique internship relat-ed to
the legal profession.
This organization works closely with
other organizations on campus such as
HBSA, Hispanic Business StudentAssociation, MECHA, CYC and others to
form that sense of unity, not only
among members of our organization,
but other organizations as well. Some
helpful activities for the pre-law
student that they offer: Course planning workshops, academic advice, and
peer support.
As pre-professional law students we
feel that La Raza should be aware of
the great need for Chicano professionals. As the Mexican-American pop-
ulation :i~creases, the representation
must also increase. The Chicano Youth
Conference is held in January does an
excellent job in addressing this need by
bringing in prospective new Chicano(a) students to an institution of
higher learning to familiarize them
with the process, entrance requirements and procedures for attending
college. Chicanos-In-Law has a similar
task. However the recruitment is continuous. By providing models and
leaders in the Chicano community,
such as Fresno attorney, Juan Arambula, as quest speakers, give inspiration
to struggling law students. "Knowing
that it is difficult for everyone is
reassuring sometimes, my mother,
once said. The road is long, but the
goals and rewards are great."
This constant interaction with
Chicano leaders has given CIL an excelent rapport with the Chicano community. Contributing to this excellent
rapport is
our advisor Tony
Garduque, chair Jaime Rodriquez and
the members of CIL. Being a new
member has its advantages. Seeing a
new face in the crowd at the next
meeting is something to look forward
to. All of the activities are well worth
the amount of time that is put into it. I
am looking forward to visiting UCLA
law school, as our organization
partakes in ~eld trips to various law
schools thoroughout California. Some
of these include U.C. Berkeley, Santa
Clara, USC and Pepperdine. Being
provided with an actual visit, before
applying to law school is an excellent
way of deciding where you would
really like t.o go and the "pros and cons"
of each.
But sometimes, the schools come to
us. On Thursday, november 5th, 1987
CIL presented the ninth Annual Law
Day. This conference was held on our
campus all day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
hosting several law schools from all
over the country as our guest.a. Among
them were (my favorite) UCLA, UC
Davis, Hastings, McGeorge Law
School, Western State and Pepperdine.
Alot of hard work and dedication is put
into "Law Day" to ensure its success.
Besides being able to meet recruiters
from law schools, Law Day offers
Financial Aid information, guest
speakers sharing personal experiences,
and reccommendations regarding law
school. The discussion of career opportunities, an up-t.o-date outlook on the
future employment opportunities both
in public and private sectors. In addition, a sample law class was held so
that students will know what law
classes are like. Student.a wera encour2aged to attend this class.
Meetings are held every Tuesday at
4 p.m. in the College Union 311b. Come
by and end your search, like I did. And
make that dream of being a lawyer
become a reality.
CALENDARIO
December 10th -Maria Rodriquez an outst.anding Mexican pianist will perform at the Northwest Church,
5415 N. West Admission/Students $4.00
December llth-Colmena Hispana Universitaria will feature a festive posada from 12:00-3:00 at the Chicano
Latino Studies Building SR-4. Mariachi's and Christmas carols.
December 25th-Joy to the World the Lord Has Come, Let Earth Receive Her King! Merry Christmas to each
and every one of you. May God bless you and keep your holidays safe, healthy, and happy.
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Mex-Tech
La Voz Editor
Randall F. Guerra
On campus their are several Chicano
organizations that seek to address the
diverse needs of the Chicano student
population by providing moral support, organizational and academic assistance, or just a place to feel out home
with other friends and students with
similiar concerns as you work towards
your degree. Mex-Tech (MexicanAmericans in Industrial Technology) is
just the ticket for you if you happen to
be considering a career in Industrial
Technology.
According to President, Guillermo
Navarro, the specific and primary purpose of Mex-Tech is to assist and encourage minority persons by facilitating their development to at least the
Bachelor's Degree level in the fields of
Industrial Technology-Manufacturing
and Construction, Agriculture, and all
majors of science and business.
Membership to the organization is
open but their primary intention is to
concentrate its att.ention on persons
whose ethnic background is Spanish
speaking, particulary Mexican-Americans, Latinos, or Native Americans.
To accomplish this mission statement the organization has had many
planned activites this semester, and
they plan to be even more ambitious
next semester by being more visible,
trying t.o recruit new members, and
possibly designing and building a road
car as a project.
Other activites that Mex-Tech offers
t.o its members is tutorial services,
academic advising, research amd development workshops and speakers,
social events. It was at one of these
such social activities, the Bulldog Rally
that I met the president and discovered
that Mex-Tech was alive and lookingt.o
grow stronger. Their being on campus
for me this day, even though I am not
an IT major was an invaluable experiece as they were selling two herbal
teas indigenous t.o Mexico that I had
never even heard about before in my
life. It was for me a cultural enlightenment and I thank you all.
With the excellent leadership that
Guillermo and his Vice-president, Jose
Luis Solorio provide I look forward to
hearing more from the members of
Mex-Tech this upcoming semester. It is
good to hear someone like Guillermo
say, "I percieve many Hispanics as
having problems in school, and I am
trying to get feedback as t.o why they
are not involved, and what I as
president for my organization can offer
them to get tpem involved." As many
other young Chicanos leaders like
Guillermo and Jose struggle with a
solution perhaps someday their paths
will cross with other enlightened and
open minded young leaders and collectively they can work towards a
solution to address this indifference.
Elgorriaga
Continued
many friends. Among all of the friends
there was one special person--Carmen
Venegas. He met her in a Spanish class
and for the next four years they dated
and shared each other's lives. In 1953 he
attained his·B.A in Business from FSU.
He then attended UCLA where Carmen
and he were married in January 1954.
He completed his Masters in Foriegn
Languages in 1955 and recieved his
PhD in Languages in1957.
He came back to Fresno State in
1962 where he began teaching foreign
language. He became an assistant coach
to Mr. Bereskain who was the soccer
coach at the time. He became coach in
1980 when Bereskain took a temporary
leave. When the leave became
permanent so did Elgorriaga. He had
not intended on coaching as, his dream
was to further his education. He had
Orozco
Continued
acquire them. His research also revealed
that alot of poor kids have a limited
vocabulary. Therefore, Dr. Orozco has
dedicated a larger portion of his life to
designing ways so that teachers do have
some handle and are able to help kids.
"We need all of the help that we can
get because bi-lingual education is in
jeopardy", says Orozco."Bi-lingual Education is in jeopardy because of raci~m,
more so in smaller communities than in
the larger ones. Smaller communities
felt that they couldn't find teachers and
that wont change" ,says Orozco.
The passage of proposition 63 the
English Only bill, has aroused more host-
CHO
CPR Trainer on campus to teach
Hispanic people CPR. It would be taught
in English as well as Spanish.
President Marty Hurtado is positive
about all the present and future activities
sponsored by CHO and wants students
to know that "CHO is not only for those
students who want to be a doctor or
nurse. It is for anyone interested in the
Health profession." If there is anyone
still not sure about CHO or its' purpose,
they may contact: Marty Hurtado rlo of
HCOP, San Ramon 4, room 226.
Continued
research to the benefits and hazards of
plant life. Much of his research has
concentrated on the diseases that are in
the minority population and serves as a
positive role to young people. His
research has taken him to many
different parts of the world. Dr. Rodriguez spoke on the topic: "Poisons in
your food: Are Chiles Good for Your
Heart?"
Another project CHO would like to
present next semester that is still in the
thinking stage according to Leticia
Escoto, a member of CHO, is A Day in
the Life of a DoctorNeterinarian. This
project will allow students to visit a
medical office and observe for the day.
Leticia is also working on bringing a
There are many organizations on
campus willing and ready to help you,
but only if you are ready to be helped. It
is your job to inform yourself of every
service or organization established for
your purpose and needs. Of course,
reading the paper does help so don't kick
that habit!
played soccer as a youth but never
competively. This really seemed hard to
believe especially when you consider
that C. 8. U. F.'s soccer team has been
absolutely astonishing the past few
years and in 1986 he was named
National Coach of the Year by Soccer,
America.
His greatest reward as a teacher
has been the learning of the subjects he
has discussed and the acquiring of
knowledge by his students. It pleases
him when a student is enthusiastic about
what he has to say and is willing to
learn. He can tell if a student has done
his homework or not just by their body
language. " A teacher must sell something. . .you hope that you may touch
somebody. You see their enthusiasm.
.body language. In a test you find out
whether you made your point or not by
the way they perform on the test. The
same can be said for soccer. You
practice all week and on Sunday. you
play.. you win or you lose depending on
if your point was made and the guys
learned it or not.'' He treasures the
relationships that he can form with his
students and his players.
The one piece of advice that he
gives to his students as well as his
players is that they must never give up
and if they really want something they
will succeed, but you really have to want
it. This is very good advice, now if
everyone can follow this advice from
someone who has experienced life to the
fullest, than the world will be a happier
place.
Covering this story really opened
my mind as to how sometimes we
students see our professors as
something other than human. Coach
Elgorriaga is not only real,but he is one
of the most interesting and facinating
men I have ever met. He is Br valuable
reminder to all
students who are
"minorities" such as myself, to
remember one thing and one thing only:
"If you want something go after it and
no matter what never give up. If you
really want it... you will succeed!"
ity and frustration among Chicanos and
bi-lingual educators. How could this
happen with the Hispanic population
increasing as drastically as it is? Orozco
tells us, 'We have no elected officials any
where near the top. That is the biggest
shame! It looks as if someone like Juan
Arambula is our hope for the future.
that the schools have an obligation to
provide services to children and parents
who do not understand English, until
they do. (4) Insist that the teachers be
certified. We want t.o maintain quality,
not just have teachers who speak
Spal)ish.
Dr. Cecilio Orozco, a father, a role
model, a leader, a dedicated educator
and professional and a man truly
deserving of the two meritorious performance and professional promises
awards that he has recently received.
From the staff at La Voz , and behalf of
the many present and past students you
have helped and touched, "Gracias." You
are to us and to our gente another
shining example of the diamonds sparkling in the brown sand.
With the present state of affairs in bilingual education unless something is
done it will be in jeopardy of being
abolished. Some worthy advice from Dr.
Orozco is: (1) Insist on parity of role
models in the school. Every group
should be represented. (2) Insist that
schools hire Hispanics, because they
want Hispanics on their faculties so
children can see role models. (3) Insist
A very special thank you to the Raza Association
of Chicanos in Higher Education and SER Jobs for
Progress for underwriting th~is issue
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La Voz Writer
Valeria Lopez
At one time or another in our life we
will all meet a special person, one who
will make a difference in our whole
perspective on life. My dear friends,
educators and students meet Dr. Cecilio
Orozco, professor of Education and
Coordinator of bi-lingual education program here at California State University
Fresno. Dr. Cecilio Orozco, a man of
many accomplishments, should and will
be an inspirational force to those
Chicanos seeking a higher education,
particularly in their field of bi-lingual
education.
Born in Glendale, California and
raised in Mexico, Dr. Orozco lived a life
similar to many of ours. Shortly after
being born, his family was deported,
back to Mexico, after living illegally in
this country for 20 years. For 14 years
he never knew a word of English.
However, once returning to this country
he began to pursue a career in
education.
Having very positive childhood experiences and role models in Mexico
gave him a good start. "In Mexico the
president was a Mexican, the doctors
and the teachers were Mexican.
"Nothing could break me then! I knew
that I could be president if I wanted, "said Orozco. Returning to California
he was disappointed and wondered
where all of the brown-faced presidents,
doctors and teachers had gone? Unbeknownst to him and to others changes
in bi-lingual education were on the
horizon that would address this concern.
In 1953 Dr. Orozco received his first
degree, a B.S. in education, from
Northern Arizona University. Continuing he also received his masters in
education there in 1961. During the
summers of 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1968,
he attended the University of Colorado
and did co-operative work there as well
in French and Spanish. It was in 1965
that he realized that the overiding
objective in his life was to help minority
students." You know them a little better
on your own bloodline," said Orozco. He
attended the University of New Mexico
and in 1969 received his Ph.din curriculum and instruction with an emphasis
on bilingual cross-cultural education.
These years of formal education became
the foundation of many more strong
years to come.
The dedication and accomplishments
of Dr. Orozco especially in their field of
bilingual education is something of
which to be proud. Writing extensively
and compiling pamphlets is a task.
However Dr. Orozco says, "My purpose
in life is to simplify things for students,
as opposed to mesmerizing them with
huge amounts of knowledge." Advising
over 300 college students, teaching,
speaking at conferences for schools and
in the community are among some of
the everyday occurences Dr. Orozco
encounters. As he would say" A portrait
of a busy man."
As far as bilingual education is
concerned Dr. Orozco's beliefs and
concerns are well respected by many,
expecially bi-lingual educators. For
those who are opposed to bi-lingual
education, it may help to speak to Dr.
Orozco to find out exactly what it is.
Bi-lingual education is a proven
approach designed for (1) Limited
English Proficient (LEP) students whose
native language is other than English.
(2) Native-English speaking students
who are learning another language.
While in a bi-lingual education program,
limited English proficient students are
receiving academic instruction in their
native language, a language that they
can understand, while at the same being
given English language instruction.
In this way, these students are
achieving Ii teracy and growth in all
academic subjects through their native
language, which transfers to English
Photo by Robert Salazar
Dr. Orozco, Co-Ordinator Bi-Lingual Education program
allowing them to acquire the same skills,
knowledge, and concepts as the native
English speaking students in their
classroom. In addition, native English
speaking students are enriched by
exposure to other language and cultures.
Therefore, bilingual education facilitates
the comprehension of English and
subject matter and actually accelerates
the acquisition of English. CABE,
California Association for Bi-lingual
Education supports this concept all the
way.
Dr. Orozco conducted a 3 year study
in Fresno, taking a sabbatical leave to do
a national sample to prove that kids
learn English from kids, not from their
teachers. Take for example: children
who go to Catholic schools where
teachers have strong accents, don't
see Orozco Page 4
Co(ich Elgorriaga: a winner in life
La Vozwnter
Leticia Espinoza
At the present moment life is sweet
for Coach Elgorriaga whose soccer team
ended the season very well and whose
teaching has influenced many students.
However, life was not always this
pleasant or easy.
Jose Antonio Elgorriaga was born
on July 16,1927 in !run, Spain to a very
proud Juan and Isabel Elgorriaga. Life
was very complex for this young man
even at the tender age of 8. The Spanish
Civil War started and with it brought
serious changes t.o his young life. The
family was living on the border between
two Basque provinces, one chose t.o fight
for Franco the other defended the
Republic. The war started on July 18,
1936, and Juan and Isabel Elgorriaga
were Republicans. The first thing the
people did was blow up the bridge that
connected the two provinces. The
Elgorriaga home was by the bridge so
when the Revolution started, the family
moved t.o France.
During the first year the family
lived on farm in the countryside, away
from the city. However it didn't last
long, as one day the woods caught fire
and after the smoke cleared the only
thing that remained was the farm. At
~ this~time the family decided it was time
a
for them to moveto town. He attended a
new school named Cous Conplementaier. This school was everything
combined in one: elementary, high
school and the equivalent of a Junior
College. Once he finished his education
at the JC level he started to work.
He worked in a paper shop where
they made bags for sugar, cement and
everything needed after the war in 1945.
The job had no future and the town
where he ·was at was small. Even now
its'total population is only 15,000.
In 1946, the family had a visit from
Ben Elgorriaga, his uncle, and it was at
this time that his father asked Ben if it
would be possible to bring Jose to the
United States (Ben lived in Madera) to
work for him. His uncle said he would
give it a · try. For two years he tried with
no success because the Spanish Quarter
was full. At this time his father asked
Ben ifhe could take Jose to the States to
study. Jose was a very good student, he
had done very well in France even
though it wasn't his native language. It
was his dream to further his education.
Finally in September of 1949 Jose was
granted a student Visa and he came to
FSU, it was then Fresno State College.
While at Fresno State, Elgorriaga
took courses in French and Spanish as
well as Math, History and English.
English was one of his best course~. He
was able to communicate and get his
point across but had problems with his
grammar.
A few of the problems he
experienced then are alot like those
many of our students encounter even
today. Being older, 22, he had a problem
relating to the younger students. As a reentry student he had to re-develop his
learning skills. Lastly, he was overwhelmed by all the big bucks so many
students seemed t.o have available for
whatever they pleased.
It was hard for him to understand
all of the assignments that were given to
him since he was just beginning t.o study
the language. His hardest task was true
or false quizzes. Never before being
tested on true or false questions in'
France he found himself in deep water.
In France, the schools were extre~ely
competitive, during finals week you
would write for 2a.:t days and then you
would take and oral exam. For the oral
exam you had to go into a room where
you would appear before 3 professors
and you would be quizzed-orally. The
oral exam would only be given IF you
passed the written exam with a
satisfactory score. Aside from this he
had no real problems adapting because
he was a young and curious man and it
was his dream to get an education. The
hardest part shared Coach Elgorriaga
was that he was so far away from his
family. He was lonely and missed all his
relatives and friends. He had some
family in the United States, his uncle
Ben and his uncle Frank in Chqwchilla
but he was still lonely and studying
didn't keep his mind off ofit.
So he would not have to commute
from Madera his uncle found him a
place to stay in Fresno. The house was
located on Weldon & Maroa (it just
burned down not long ago) they called it
the Renegade house. There was 15 other
guys living there. Most of them WWII
veterans. While living there he was
forced to speak only English and live the
way the other guys did. He found that
he made friends and that the system
really helped him to get where he is
today.
When he arrived at Fresno State he
met ~any different students and made
See Elgorriaga Page 4
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La Voz calls it a semester
By Randall F. Guerra
In the past few weeks we have been taking surveys
about our newspaper LA VOZ. We have found that
students are not aware that LA VOZ exists or that it is
a minority, Chicano publication. We would like to take
this opportunity to hopefully give you the reader a
better understanding of our purpose, goals, concerns,
shortcomings and accomplishments. It is our hope that
this critique of ourselves and recapsulation of our
past articles will encourage you to continue looking
forward to our next editions and hopefully generate
some much needed feedback from those who feel that
La Voz has a function as to what they see it as being.
LA VOZ is a newspaper that emphasizes all activities
and people involved in the Chicano community. LA VOZ
covers the following:
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY NEWS
ISSUES IMPACTING CHICANOS
MEXICAN FOLKLORE & CUSTOMS
PERSONAL PROFILES
BOOK REVIEWS
EDITORIALS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
CHICANO-LATINO ORGANIZATIONS
Its purpose is to inform Chicanos on campus, as well
as in the community, about important issues that will
LASC
As American's we must remember
our "moral obligation" t.o put an end t.o
the blood shed that is happening in
Nicaragua and other Central Amercans especially as their struggle puts
Latino brothers against one another.
One major step in doing this would be
t.o st.op the paranoid Reagan administration from championing Congress
for funds t.o pour more gas on this
smoldering fire which the Central
American leaders seem more than capable of arresting without our well-intentioned, conditional and mruµpulative
support.
The Latin American Support Committee has mounted a Telegram
Campaign t.o st.op any further Contra
affect them. In past issues we have covered many
important issues and events in the community during
this semester. Campus and community news have been
covered in the paper, with stories such as the U.F.W.'s
struggle for farmworkers and the U.F.C.W.'s fight for
workers rights at Zachy Farms.
I believe that LA VOZ has covered everything that they
set out to do. I think that the popularity of this paper
would increase but only if you the reader are aware
that we are here to inform and serve you and are kept
appraised of the events surrounding you on and off
campus.
Many people felt that our publishing schedule was too
ambitious and that we could have done a better job. I do
not deny that we could always have done a better job,
but under the circumstances, I feel really proud of our
accomplishments this semester. I would like to thank
my staff for a job well done and for their tolerance,
patience, amd often painstaking sacrifices to make
this paper a success. I can assure that next semester ,
having learned the ropes of producing a newspaper that
La Voz will improve and will strive to be the most
respected, dependable, and newsworthy publications on
campus and within our community.
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campaign
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Aid that may be funded with Bi-Partisan support of Congress.
Over the past two months on
September 28th and November 5th the
Democratically controlled houses of
Congress approved continuing resolutions both of which had Contra Aid
packages t.otally nearly $7 million
attached to them. For this reason, Rep.
Tony Coelho, House Majority Whip,
has been targeted to be the recepient of
this telegram campaign t.o hear the
opposition of the public-at-large and
LASC concerning the Reagan Administrations' proposed $30 million aid bill as
a precursor for the even more preposterous $270 milllion aid bill he has got
stuffed "somewhere" t.o be presented
later this year. ·
According t.o Junko Kunitake,"All
this congressional action, the Re1U?an
Administration's Ploy and continuing
aid is taking place despite the Arias
Peace Plan signed by Nicaragua in
August 7th of this year." The urgency
of the situation means opposition must
be voiced immediately and thus the
need for a telegram campaign according t.o Kuni take.
To participate in the telegram
campaign you can fill out the st.op
Contra Aid telegram pledge card below
and mail it to the Fresno LASC headquarters at P.O. Box 4496 Fresno, Ca
93744. The cost per telegram is
approximately $4.00 and you will be
billed at a latter date by the telegram
company with a copy of the message
that was sent from you. The actual
telegram will be sent on your behalf t.o
Rep. Tony Coelho or other influential
members of Congress.
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to thank everyone who assisted us
with financial and moral support this
semester. A special thank you to the
staff of The Daily Collegian.
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Colmeiia celebrateJ
day of death
La Voz Editor
Raldall F. Guerra
Colmena
Hispana
Universitaria
recently brought to campus one of
Mexico's most brilliant and renowned
,t ~i historian's, Dr. Alfonso Rivas Salmon to
)':I commemorate El Dia De Los Muertos, a
traditional celebration for the dead
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practiced each November 2nd.
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El Dia De Los Muertos is a cele. ~{t-1- bmtion based on the indigenous belief
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that once a year the departed could
return t.o earth to visit. Although they
could not be seen, they would know and
take comfort in their family's remembrance of them. This could be done by
Participants at Colmenas' Day of Death. Froml..eft,Jose Diaz,Laalo Sanchez,
adorning constructed altars at homes or
Amelia Vasquez, Teresa Vasquez, Dr.Alfonao Rivas Salmon, Norma Franco,
gravesites with favorite foods, the Flor
Sonya Madrigal-, R .. Ocejo, and Dr. Cecilio Orozco
De Muerto, candles, or incense. The
spirits supposedly could take the essence
of the food, enjoy the celebration, and
leave before dawn.
The actual practice of this occassion is
dying out as the festivi tes are now mainly being preserved by folkartists with
their imagery and artwork of the season
in museums and in art collections.
Colmena Hispana Universitaria is a
social club of students with a Mexican
ancestry who meet regularly t.o preserve
their culture, customs, language , and
folklore by educating members of it.a
relavence and significance in the world
today.
ChiCano students in health improving
La Voz writer
l.eltcla Espinosa
When you step foot on this campus
for the first time you can easily get lost.
It can often seem you are all alone
without even a clue as to where you
need to start. Trying to develop a plan of
action as to which career decision you
should make can often become your
worst nightmare. Suppose somehow
miraculously you decide you know
exactly what it is you want do be doing
30 years from now and you have chosen
to pursue a career in the health
profession. Where is the first place you
would go? Try the Chicano Health
Organization (CHO). The members at
CHO can help you not only find the
places you need to get too, but can make
sure you hit the · ground running
towards attaining your goal in the
health field.
CHO is the Chicano Health
Organization
(formerly
LaRama)
designed to help student.a pursuing a
career in the field of medicine. Founded
in the 60's, when the Chicano movement
was underway, CHO is designed to
offer students a support system, consist-
ing of tut.oring and counseling as well as
giving them information about professional schools and scholarships. Involvement in community activities is also
offered by CHO.
There are many activities in which
CHO is presently involved. Among
them, is their role in the recent case of
Metzler's Farms. The UFWA (United
Farm Worker's of America) is presently
picketing the Metzler's Farms. CHO has
been sponsoring a food drive and taking
the food that is collected out to the farm
workers. CHO also has fund.raisers for
raising money to send members to
medical schools on field trips. Last year
during winter break members had the
-...nm+.unitv t.o tour the Irvine and UCLA
campuses. In the Spring the visit was to
UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley. The
field trips for this winter break are still in
the works.
A special event for this semester
happened right here on campus
December 9th as CHO sponsored their
guest speaker night featuring Dr. Eloy
Rodriguez who is a Professor of
Phytochemistry and Biology at UC
Irvine. He has devoted much of his
See CHO page 4
Chicanos-in-law;the verdict's in
La Vaz writer
Valerie Lopez
This past summer I made myself a
promise; one that I was going to
become more involved both in school
and in community activities. Arriving
here on a Floyd L. Burks Memorial
Scholarship in the Fall 1984, I had big
dreams of becoming a doctor. Well, I
changed my major, after alot of serious
thought and decided to study becoming a lawyer. I guess part of it had
to do with my desire for public
speaking, that both McLane Forensico
and CSUF Forensics has given me.
Now that I knew what I wanted to do
with my life, where did I go from here?
I began my search to find the support
and positive feedback to insure that I
became that lawyer that I was dreaming of. I was introduced to the adviSQr
of Chicanos-In-Law, Tony Garguque
who gave me the meeting date' ior his
organization. Mer I went to my first
meeting I was I glad I did. I was definitely headed in the right direction.
To those undecided and confused students searching for, a dedicated group
of people for peer support, academic
advice, and those "quality" connections
with professional leaders in the
community, and much more. I strongly
reccommend Chicanos-In-Law.
The Chicanos-In-Law organization
(CIL) here at CSUF, with a membership of 21, is a campus organization
whose membership is open t.o students
who are interested in law or a related
field as a career. The CIL organization
was founded in 1978 by a group of
prospective law students who saw the
need to have an organization which
would provide through information
and create and sense of unity among
those seeking to enter in a career in law
or in the criminal justice system.
The objecti vesfor this organization are
to assist in the educational endeavors
of minority students at California State
University Fresno in legal careers and
opportunities and to promote awareness of minority needs through conferences, workshops, audio visual materials and a unique internship relat-ed to
the legal profession.
This organization works closely with
other organizations on campus such as
HBSA, Hispanic Business StudentAssociation, MECHA, CYC and others to
form that sense of unity, not only
among members of our organization,
but other organizations as well. Some
helpful activities for the pre-law
student that they offer: Course planning workshops, academic advice, and
peer support.
As pre-professional law students we
feel that La Raza should be aware of
the great need for Chicano professionals. As the Mexican-American pop-
ulation :i~creases, the representation
must also increase. The Chicano Youth
Conference is held in January does an
excellent job in addressing this need by
bringing in prospective new Chicano(a) students to an institution of
higher learning to familiarize them
with the process, entrance requirements and procedures for attending
college. Chicanos-In-Law has a similar
task. However the recruitment is continuous. By providing models and
leaders in the Chicano community,
such as Fresno attorney, Juan Arambula, as quest speakers, give inspiration
to struggling law students. "Knowing
that it is difficult for everyone is
reassuring sometimes, my mother,
once said. The road is long, but the
goals and rewards are great."
This constant interaction with
Chicano leaders has given CIL an excelent rapport with the Chicano community. Contributing to this excellent
rapport is
our advisor Tony
Garduque, chair Jaime Rodriquez and
the members of CIL. Being a new
member has its advantages. Seeing a
new face in the crowd at the next
meeting is something to look forward
to. All of the activities are well worth
the amount of time that is put into it. I
am looking forward to visiting UCLA
law school, as our organization
partakes in ~eld trips to various law
schools thoroughout California. Some
of these include U.C. Berkeley, Santa
Clara, USC and Pepperdine. Being
provided with an actual visit, before
applying to law school is an excellent
way of deciding where you would
really like t.o go and the "pros and cons"
of each.
But sometimes, the schools come to
us. On Thursday, november 5th, 1987
CIL presented the ninth Annual Law
Day. This conference was held on our
campus all day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
hosting several law schools from all
over the country as our guest.a. Among
them were (my favorite) UCLA, UC
Davis, Hastings, McGeorge Law
School, Western State and Pepperdine.
Alot of hard work and dedication is put
into "Law Day" to ensure its success.
Besides being able to meet recruiters
from law schools, Law Day offers
Financial Aid information, guest
speakers sharing personal experiences,
and reccommendations regarding law
school. The discussion of career opportunities, an up-t.o-date outlook on the
future employment opportunities both
in public and private sectors. In addition, a sample law class was held so
that students will know what law
classes are like. Student.a wera encour2aged to attend this class.
Meetings are held every Tuesday at
4 p.m. in the College Union 311b. Come
by and end your search, like I did. And
make that dream of being a lawyer
become a reality.
CALENDARIO
December 10th -Maria Rodriquez an outst.anding Mexican pianist will perform at the Northwest Church,
5415 N. West Admission/Students $4.00
December llth-Colmena Hispana Universitaria will feature a festive posada from 12:00-3:00 at the Chicano
Latino Studies Building SR-4. Mariachi's and Christmas carols.
December 25th-Joy to the World the Lord Has Come, Let Earth Receive Her King! Merry Christmas to each
and every one of you. May God bless you and keep your holidays safe, healthy, and happy.
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Adelante
Mex-Tech
La Voz Editor
Randall F. Guerra
On campus their are several Chicano
organizations that seek to address the
diverse needs of the Chicano student
population by providing moral support, organizational and academic assistance, or just a place to feel out home
with other friends and students with
similiar concerns as you work towards
your degree. Mex-Tech (MexicanAmericans in Industrial Technology) is
just the ticket for you if you happen to
be considering a career in Industrial
Technology.
According to President, Guillermo
Navarro, the specific and primary purpose of Mex-Tech is to assist and encourage minority persons by facilitating their development to at least the
Bachelor's Degree level in the fields of
Industrial Technology-Manufacturing
and Construction, Agriculture, and all
majors of science and business.
Membership to the organization is
open but their primary intention is to
concentrate its att.ention on persons
whose ethnic background is Spanish
speaking, particulary Mexican-Americans, Latinos, or Native Americans.
To accomplish this mission statement the organization has had many
planned activites this semester, and
they plan to be even more ambitious
next semester by being more visible,
trying t.o recruit new members, and
possibly designing and building a road
car as a project.
Other activites that Mex-Tech offers
t.o its members is tutorial services,
academic advising, research amd development workshops and speakers,
social events. It was at one of these
such social activities, the Bulldog Rally
that I met the president and discovered
that Mex-Tech was alive and lookingt.o
grow stronger. Their being on campus
for me this day, even though I am not
an IT major was an invaluable experiece as they were selling two herbal
teas indigenous t.o Mexico that I had
never even heard about before in my
life. It was for me a cultural enlightenment and I thank you all.
With the excellent leadership that
Guillermo and his Vice-president, Jose
Luis Solorio provide I look forward to
hearing more from the members of
Mex-Tech this upcoming semester. It is
good to hear someone like Guillermo
say, "I percieve many Hispanics as
having problems in school, and I am
trying to get feedback as t.o why they
are not involved, and what I as
president for my organization can offer
them to get tpem involved." As many
other young Chicanos leaders like
Guillermo and Jose struggle with a
solution perhaps someday their paths
will cross with other enlightened and
open minded young leaders and collectively they can work towards a
solution to address this indifference.
Elgorriaga
Continued
many friends. Among all of the friends
there was one special person--Carmen
Venegas. He met her in a Spanish class
and for the next four years they dated
and shared each other's lives. In 1953 he
attained his·B.A in Business from FSU.
He then attended UCLA where Carmen
and he were married in January 1954.
He completed his Masters in Foriegn
Languages in 1955 and recieved his
PhD in Languages in1957.
He came back to Fresno State in
1962 where he began teaching foreign
language. He became an assistant coach
to Mr. Bereskain who was the soccer
coach at the time. He became coach in
1980 when Bereskain took a temporary
leave. When the leave became
permanent so did Elgorriaga. He had
not intended on coaching as, his dream
was to further his education. He had
Orozco
Continued
acquire them. His research also revealed
that alot of poor kids have a limited
vocabulary. Therefore, Dr. Orozco has
dedicated a larger portion of his life to
designing ways so that teachers do have
some handle and are able to help kids.
"We need all of the help that we can
get because bi-lingual education is in
jeopardy", says Orozco."Bi-lingual Education is in jeopardy because of raci~m,
more so in smaller communities than in
the larger ones. Smaller communities
felt that they couldn't find teachers and
that wont change" ,says Orozco.
The passage of proposition 63 the
English Only bill, has aroused more host-
CHO
CPR Trainer on campus to teach
Hispanic people CPR. It would be taught
in English as well as Spanish.
President Marty Hurtado is positive
about all the present and future activities
sponsored by CHO and wants students
to know that "CHO is not only for those
students who want to be a doctor or
nurse. It is for anyone interested in the
Health profession." If there is anyone
still not sure about CHO or its' purpose,
they may contact: Marty Hurtado rlo of
HCOP, San Ramon 4, room 226.
Continued
research to the benefits and hazards of
plant life. Much of his research has
concentrated on the diseases that are in
the minority population and serves as a
positive role to young people. His
research has taken him to many
different parts of the world. Dr. Rodriguez spoke on the topic: "Poisons in
your food: Are Chiles Good for Your
Heart?"
Another project CHO would like to
present next semester that is still in the
thinking stage according to Leticia
Escoto, a member of CHO, is A Day in
the Life of a DoctorNeterinarian. This
project will allow students to visit a
medical office and observe for the day.
Leticia is also working on bringing a
There are many organizations on
campus willing and ready to help you,
but only if you are ready to be helped. It
is your job to inform yourself of every
service or organization established for
your purpose and needs. Of course,
reading the paper does help so don't kick
that habit!
played soccer as a youth but never
competively. This really seemed hard to
believe especially when you consider
that C. 8. U. F.'s soccer team has been
absolutely astonishing the past few
years and in 1986 he was named
National Coach of the Year by Soccer,
America.
His greatest reward as a teacher
has been the learning of the subjects he
has discussed and the acquiring of
knowledge by his students. It pleases
him when a student is enthusiastic about
what he has to say and is willing to
learn. He can tell if a student has done
his homework or not just by their body
language. " A teacher must sell something. . .you hope that you may touch
somebody. You see their enthusiasm.
.body language. In a test you find out
whether you made your point or not by
the way they perform on the test. The
same can be said for soccer. You
practice all week and on Sunday. you
play.. you win or you lose depending on
if your point was made and the guys
learned it or not.'' He treasures the
relationships that he can form with his
students and his players.
The one piece of advice that he
gives to his students as well as his
players is that they must never give up
and if they really want something they
will succeed, but you really have to want
it. This is very good advice, now if
everyone can follow this advice from
someone who has experienced life to the
fullest, than the world will be a happier
place.
Covering this story really opened
my mind as to how sometimes we
students see our professors as
something other than human. Coach
Elgorriaga is not only real,but he is one
of the most interesting and facinating
men I have ever met. He is Br valuable
reminder to all
students who are
"minorities" such as myself, to
remember one thing and one thing only:
"If you want something go after it and
no matter what never give up. If you
really want it... you will succeed!"
ity and frustration among Chicanos and
bi-lingual educators. How could this
happen with the Hispanic population
increasing as drastically as it is? Orozco
tells us, 'We have no elected officials any
where near the top. That is the biggest
shame! It looks as if someone like Juan
Arambula is our hope for the future.
that the schools have an obligation to
provide services to children and parents
who do not understand English, until
they do. (4) Insist that the teachers be
certified. We want t.o maintain quality,
not just have teachers who speak
Spal)ish.
Dr. Cecilio Orozco, a father, a role
model, a leader, a dedicated educator
and professional and a man truly
deserving of the two meritorious performance and professional promises
awards that he has recently received.
From the staff at La Voz , and behalf of
the many present and past students you
have helped and touched, "Gracias." You
are to us and to our gente another
shining example of the diamonds sparkling in the brown sand.
With the present state of affairs in bilingual education unless something is
done it will be in jeopardy of being
abolished. Some worthy advice from Dr.
Orozco is: (1) Insist on parity of role
models in the school. Every group
should be represented. (2) Insist that
schools hire Hispanics, because they
want Hispanics on their faculties so
children can see role models. (3) Insist
A very special thank you to the Raza Association
of Chicanos in Higher Education and SER Jobs for
Progress for underwriting th~is issue
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!
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