La Voz de Aztlan · La Voz de Aztlan, March 20 1990

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La Voz de Aztlan, March 20 1990

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Associated Students of Fresno State

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

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Fresno, California

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3/20/1990

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Tuesday March 20, 1990

California State University, Fresno

'La Bamba' director to visit Conference for
Valdez plays known first in the fields
people constantly fighting for justice, basic in all of
Valdez's work, goes back to the grape fields of Delano, Calif. where he worked as a union organizer.
"Las Dos Caras del Patroncito," Valdez's first
play, produced in 1965, as well as his 1966 "La
Quinta Temporada" and the 1967 "Los Vendidos"
were forged out of the UFW grape boycott of rnid-tolate '60s.
Valdez has always tried to get across that the
Chicanoisanimportant part ofAmerica. Thepachuco
in "Zoot Suit", played by Edward James Olmos, is a ·
prime example ofhow something beautiful and full of
character has for decades been put down not so much
because of hatred, but rather because of ignorance
and lack ofunderstanding.
Valdez's style has
been characterized as
expressionistic in nature, not an uncommon
attribute given Valdez's
work with the San Francisco Mime Troupe early in his
career.
Valdez received the Obie Award for drama in 1968,
an Emmy for directing in 1973 and also received a
Rockefeller grant in 1978.
Of the many hats Valdez has worn, he has always
maintained a firm commitment to social justice and
through his art has made a difference for Chicanos
everywhere.
The Chicano and Latin American Studies Program
is sponsoring the event.

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Sostenes Infante Jr.
LA VOZ STAFF WRITER

Luis Valdez, director, playwrite and one of the
Chicano culture's preeminent story tellers, will speak
about his work April 2 in the Satellite Student Union.
"Zoot Suit," the 1982 film dealing with the Los
Angeles race riots of the '40s, will he shown at 6 p.m.
and Valdez will speak afterwards at 8 p.m.
For many, Valdez is best known for "La Bamba,"
the 1987 film which re-familiarized Anglo America
with Chicano culture and broke the bank in the
process.
A look at Valdez's
work shows that the success of "La Bamba" was
not a fluke but rather
the result of years of
dedication and hard
work.
An essential ingredient in drama is the protagonist-in-turmoil who must overcome adversity and
ultimately solve the major problem in her or his life.
Valdez has remained true t.o the basics of drama.
However as a Chicano who knows what discrimination and hatred are, he injects a unique flair.
Throughout most ofValdez's 18 plays, two screenplays, two books, numerous essays and other publications, the theme of the Chicano being subjected to life
in an imperialist society can he traced.
Valdez's art imitates life. The element of brown

'Mujer Hispana'

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Jill Soltero
LA VOZ STAFF WRITER

The sixth annual "Adelante, Mujer Hispana" conference aims to provide participants with education and
career information and interaction with Chicana role
models, said Carlotta DeLeon-Curti.
DeLeon-Curti, conference chairperson, said providing positive role models is one of the most important
aspects of the conference to be held March 31 at Fresno
City College.
Roberta Gonzales, weather newscaster for Channel
11 KNTV, San jose's ABC affiliate, will give the keynote
speech at the conference.
In 1989, Gonzales received
a "Certificate of Merit" for her
weather
newscasting.
Gonzales graduated from San
Jose State University with a
bachelor's degree in journalism.

Following Gonzales's speech, two sessions of workshops will held in the afternoon.
Education and career information will be available,
said De-Leon Curti, providing avenues for women which
lead t;o economic self-sufficiency.
Some workshop topics will include "Hispanic Women
in Management," "Hispanic Women in the Media,"
"Careers in Education," "Law and Paralegal Careers,"

See MlJJER, page 8

Panel of vets
will speak

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Brooke Primero

LA VOZ STAFF WRITER

"The Vietnam War and the Chicano
Experience," a special discussion panel
sponsored by the Chicano and Latin
American Studies Program will he held at
7 p.m. March 28 in the West Cafe.
Dr. Lea Ybarra, CLS chairwoman, said
she hopes the panel will increase student's level of awareness on the issue. The
current trend of war films, said Ybarra,
has virtually no Chicano representation.
"Mexicans are seldom depicted," explained Ybarra, "The Chicano/Latino role
is really being left out- even in the latest
film Born on the Fourth of July. (Chicanos) ~ere involved in anti-war protests
both before and after the war." Ybarra
said the panel will illustrate the Vietnam
War, and how it impacted the Chicano
Community.
The first of the four panelist is Charlie
Trujillo, author of "Soldados: Chicanos in
Vietnam." He will speak on his research
for his book. David Alcaras, psychologist
and counselor at the Vietnam Veterans
Center, will speak on post-traumatic stress
among Vietnam veterans. Al Reyes,journalist and :filmmaker from Los Angeles,
will speak on "Documenting the Chicano

See VETERANS, page 6

Charmaine Ford, Sharon Elise and Kathryn Jones read powerful poetry March 1.

Poetry grips noontime audience

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Ce este Sa dtvar

LA VOZ COPY EDITOR

"Inasocietythatsometimesdoesn't
seem to recognize women of color, a
day like this is needed," said Sharon
Elise about National Women of Color
Day.
A noontime poetry reading in the
FreeSpeechAreasetCSUF'sNational
Women's History Month activities in
motion.
The crowd sat or stood captivated
by a series of powerful poems. First, a
potent joint poetry reading of Audre

Lorde's "Need: A Choral of Women's
Voices"readbypeaceandconflictstudies major Kathryn Jones; Elise, professor
of
Wom e n ' s
Studies; and
Charmaine
Ford, a liberal
studies major.
Linesofpoetry crystallized the vioJenee many
women are subjected to: "Crime of passionnotacrimeofhatredbutlstill die."

and"Notthreateningenoughtodecorate
the evening news."
"Movement in Black," a piece by Pat
Parker, an African American lesbian
feminist was the second poem recited by
Ford, Jones and Elise.
ASI president Karen Cogley opene.d
the reading by saying that women ofthis
country are "lulled into a false sense of
freedom." She said that women think
they have freedom but really don't.
"Women in the United States have
ignored the needs of sisters of color in
other countries."

See WOMEN, page 8

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MARCH,1990

CSU,FRESNO

LA VOZ DE AZTLAN

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NuESTRA OPINION
EvEoNASI
BY

JOSEPH

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CHRIS HEREDIA

The first three meetings of the semester brought to the student government a void where the ASI attorney
used to exist, a new parliamentarian
and two new senators.
Under the approval of the agenda
at the Feb. 20meeting, Senator for the
School of Health and Social Work
Daphne Alfstad started debate over
capital reserves funding of a bust of
Mahatma Gandhi. The bust of the late
international peace activist would be
placed on campus and would be surrounded by a "peace garden," said Dr.
Sudarshan Kapoor of the Peace and
Conflict Studies Department.
Alfstad's point was that Senator for
the School of Natural Sciences Frank
Aviles had not contacted her regarding the request that came through the
School of Social Work. Aviles said that
Alfstad knew in advance.

OUR OPINION

the GLBSA, Stark served as a board
member of Community Link, a Fresno
community support center specializing
in gay and lesbian issues. He also served
on a fundraising and safety committee
while enlisted in the Navy.
"I see no qualifications on [Stark's]
application," said Senat9r-at-Large,
Post No. 1 Ted Hallisey. "Rather than
embarass him," Hallisey continued, the
senate should not even consider him.
ASIChairandLegislative Vice President Kathleen Solano reminded the
senate that while being critical, members should not use harsh words. Cogley
said that members of the senate should
have supportive attitudes when students show interest in becoming part of
the senate process. She said that Stark
was prepared to answer the senate's
questions.
What made Hallisey's attack even
more useless was that he left the meeting before Stark crune up for questions.
Under the Legal and Legislative
Committee report,Aviles reported that
the committee hjid recommended
changes in the ASI election codes. The
was postponed until the next meeting.
most significant ofthe proposed changes
In her president's report, Karen Cogley recsaid that the senate could modify or
ommended Shelby Stark, former vice president
overrule the decisions of the Election
of the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Student ~-HCommittee.
ance, for the School of Business and Admirustrative Sciences senate vacancy.
See.EYE ON ASI, page 6
In addition to the executive office he held in

Administrative Vice President Jeff Anderson supported her objection as did Senator for
the Division of Graduate Studies and Research
David Pinuelas saying that Alfstad should
partake in decisions regarding capital expenditures for the school she represents. The item

Chicana Lesbians thrice a minority

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Lopez, Sandra D. Ortiz, Matthew Polanco,
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Nicaraguans
vote to end
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us aggression
AL

Camille Loya
Camille Loya , a UCLA student, wrote this
story for the February 1990 issue of UCLA's La
Genie de Az.tlan.
It is more difficult to be a lesbian ofcolor than to be
a white lesbian or a heterosexual woman ofcolor. This
is especially true if one wants to be "out."'
Being"out"' means not pretending to be heterosexual, not lying even by omission about who we are. It
means living our lives as a whole people, not women
put together like jigsaw puzzles with interchangeable
pieces. Walking around trying to keep all the pieces in
place is one hell of a way to live, and sooner or later it
all falls apart.
Often ifa lesbian ofcolor makes the difficult choice
to live openly as a lesbian, she is forced to rely on a
mostly white lesbian community. Although white
lesbians have been recently working on racism within
their community, the most visible lesbian culture
today was created by white lesbians for white lesbians. The lesbian of color is faced at every turn with
racism and invisibility within this community.
For this reason it would be important for Latina
lesbians t.o come together. By doing so we could acknowledge who we are and where our community is.
By affmning our strengths and creating our own
space, a liberatingprocess would occur as Latinas an<l
as lesbians.
It's not an easy path grappling with who we are as
Latinas because our very existence challenges the
widespread belief that the United States is a white
world. Ifa Latina is a lesbian, her existence is a threat
sexually and racially for the Anglos and Latinos.
Often we feel as if we are the only ones in both
worlds. Other times, our lives are distorted by those
who think that they know us. How many times are our
names mispronouncedormisspelled?Howmany times
are we called "Hispanic"?How many times are we assumed to be heterosexual? All people of color in the
United States occupy a subordinate political, cultural,
and economic position relative to white people.
As lesbians we are also on the out.side. Our lifestyles are seen as abnormal, sick, or sinful. We are
frequently rejected by our families and so many of us
self destruct. As Latinas in the United States and as
lesbians we feel pulled in different directions. Our

biggest struggle is to reaffirm our indentityin spite of
pressures to deny being Latina or lesbian.
As lesbians we are thought of mainly by our sexuality. As if what we do in bed is what makes us
lesbians in the first place. While, of course, lesbians
are sexual beings just like anyone else, we do get out
of bed sometime. We are lesbians at work, in school,
in the supermarket,in the movie theater, etc. Coming
out as a Latina lesbian means a lot of conflict and pain
but the alternative is to internalize the hatred and to
think of ourselves as less than whole.
Latina lesbians cannot afford to be silent because
in being silent we deny our very existence. How can
we deny our love for women?When our love for other
women is what makes us real. It is wrong that we
cannot speak freely about this. No one must know
that we are lesbians until we figure out if they can
handle it. Ifthey cannot, then we remain silent about
who we love.
Loving in secret, cloaked in silence, teaches us that
ourrelationshipswithwomenarenotimportant,not
real. The truth is that our love for other women is
beautiful and right for us. Those of us who are lesbians know that the love we fee! is intense and powerful. Because we are forced to live isolated from each
other and external support, often we do not have the
luxury of openly discussing the dynamics of our love
relationships. Latina lesbians have to develop networks so that we can begin to deal with the internalized hatred that destroys us.
We, as Latina lesbians, need to find reasons to be
proud ofourselves. This is the only way we will be able
to cope with the discrimination that we face. In the
face of the oppression that we must live under we
often tum to our families for support. Sadly, we trade
the support of our famiUa for the representation of a
substantial part of ourselves. Slowly we die inside.
It hurts me to feel alienated as a lesbian in the
Latina world and alienated as a Latins in the lesbian
world. I can ·reel accepted as a lesbian among other
lesbians if! deny that being a Latina matters to me.
I can feel accepted as a Latina among other Latinas if
I deny that being a lesbian matters to me. In other
words, I can never feel accepted. I never feel like rm
home. It is as if I always have to leave a part of me
outside whenever I enter a room - even a room full of
sisters.

ROBLES
LA Voz COLUMNIST
As I awoke on the morning of Monday, Feb. 26, I
thought I was having a bad dream. But I wasn't. I
realized that I was hearing the 7 a.m. run of the Pacifica
news headlines blaring on my clock radio and the shocking news of the Sandanistas' electoral defeat.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega had suffered a
stunning upset to Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, candidateof theNicaraguan Opposition Union (UNO), a party
primed with over $2 million U.S. dollars and who's
victory President Bush hailed as a "victory for democracy."
The outcome ofNicaragua's elections could hardly be
reconciled with the understanding of the revolutionary
transformation ofNicaraguan society during the past 10
years.
The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN)
triumphed over the brutal National Guard of Anastacio
Somoza in 1979 signifying a decisive break with generations ofrepressive rule and imperialist domination.
The Sandinistas immediately initiated programs of
land reform, literacy, and health care earning praise
from the United Nations Educational Scientific and
Cutural Organization and the World Health Organization.
Their commitment to the well being of the people and
to the country's sovereignty set a stirring example to the
region. An example clearly unacceptabl~ to the designs
of U.S. corporations.
As part of the national defense program, popular
militias were organized to help defend the country from
CIA sponsored Contra attacks. The government also
distributed rifles to tens ofthousands ofcivilians, a clear
indication ofthe Sandinistas' popularity (such programs
are unheard of in countries such as El Salvador and
Guatemala where facists regimes rely on massive
amounts of U.S. military aid to remain in power.)
Chamorrowasclearlyidentifiedasa U.S. pawn whose
affiliation with the Contras should have discredited her
with the mass of Nicaraguan voters.
Add to this the findings ofseveral polls taken previous
to the election including those by the Washington Post,
ABC, and Univision which showed Ortega leading by a
wide margin. Such support was not, however, reflected in
the ballot count which was scrutinized by more interna-

See ROBLES, page 7

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New group offers 'choices' to Latinas

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Krista Lemos
LA VOZ STAFF WRITER

"We're ignored. We blend in too
well," said Carlotta DeLeon-Curti of
Latinas. She and a handful of others
recently came together to form
"Women of Choices," a support group
open to women of all ages addressing
the status Latinas have in society.
"Women of Choices: Melding Our
Mexican Heritage with Our Present

Department of Social Work Education
and member of the group,
said that there were individual
goals
among the members as well as .., •_>_.'
group goals.
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" M y
dream,"
she said,
"is
to
1 eave
something
CO n crete
forthe
)O.llJr

and Our Future" is the the full name of
the group. It consists of seven Latina
professionals and students who have
been meeting regularly since last fall.
"I have talked to a lot of Latina
women, and we have felt that there
really isn't somewhere that we can go
where there [is] a group or a recognized
entity that ·address[es] personal and
professional development for Latina
women," DeLeon-Curti said.
Virginia Sanchez, lecturer for the

ones."
She
hopes
to be
able to
he 1 p
others
achieve
something ·
that goes "'
toward their
well-being,
~
enrichment,
and enlightenment.
DeLeon-Curti
stressed that the Latino culture puts added pressures on Latinas.

r .

Problems arise, DeLeon-Curti said,
that require discussion by Latinas. "We had to come together to deal with some
,
of the real common
0
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issues that affect
us, to recognize
our uniqueness
and [discover]
what we have
in common.
" W e
take a little
bit of time
to
talk
about
some thinggood
that we
did, something successful, an
achievement. We
need the opportunity to
acknowledge
that we are
good at something, to share
it... and to learn to
be comfortable doing
it."
The term "professional"
is a term DeLeon-Curti defined
as achieving"somethingwe have selected
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Program aims to diversify
Poor student/teacher ratio challen ed

to do, worked at and got better at. We
aren't locked into definition like 'you
have to have a degree."'
Since the support group has been so
successful thus far, DeLeon-Curti
wants to make her idea visible and
available to as many women as possible.
"We feel it's been tremendous. It's
helped all ofus. What we have decided
to do is to show other women how to
form their own groups. Our group has
been so successful in meeting our needs
that we want to show other women
what we have done, and the process
that we go through,• she said.
DeLeon-Curti said, "Latina women
need to learn to sell themselves...and
go through the process of saying, 'you
know this is what rm really good at ...it's
something I worked at, and it was successful.•
On May 4 the Women of Choices will
be sponsoring a luncheon to introduce
this type of group as a positive support
for Latinas.
This informational luncheon will be
presented at the Downtown Fresno
Holidaylnnfrom12-1:30p.m. Thecost
is $12 a plate, and the deadline for
registration is Apr. 25. For information or confirmation ofregistration contact CarlottaDeLeon-Curti at 431-1343
or at 2059 W. Bullard #220, Fresno
93711.

Rodriguez cites
'rights violations'
under ARENA ·rule

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Matthew Polanco
LA VOZ STAFF WRITER

c=diaela
Diez-Lopez
1
STAFF WRITER

I ;A ~0Z

The Teacher Diversity Program is a project designed to
recruit classified Fresno-area
minority school district employees into the teaching profession.
Education professors Oscar
Loya and Jody Daughtry developetlthis program in response to
the high need for minority teachers in school.
In Fresno County, ethnic
minorities constitute 60 percent
ofK-12 enrollment, but only 16
percent of the teachers in the
workforce.
Professor Jody Daughtry and Betty Holmes, Teacher Diversity
Students in the public schools
speak more than 76 different Program participant, review work in an Education class.
languages and about 20 percent of the students have of2.75and want tobeateacher.""Thisishard todo,"said
Annie Guillony, a FUSD employee of 17 years and an
limited proficiency in English.
Participants in the project receive a $1,000 scholar- early child development major. "To be a full time student,
ship and priority consideration is given to students with work 30 hours a week and maintain a high GPA is diffi. cult to do; nine units would be a lot better," said Guillony.
the most college units.
"The number one priority of the program is for the
"Fifty percent of the funds for the project came from
the chancellor's office in Long Beach and the rest from minority students to obtain their teaching credential,"
said Daughtry.
the school districts involved," said Loya.
Guillony said, "Being a minority and being in the
The school districts are: Fresno Unified School Different, Clovis Unified School District, Washington Union program gives me the opportunity to get a job."
Anita Quintana, a student in the program and a preSchool District and the Fresno County Office of Educaschool teacher in Calwa, is currently taking 13 units at
tion.
"School districts spend too much money recruiting CSUF.
"It's a good opportunity for minorities who want to
teachers outside the state," said Loya.
To qualify for the Teacher Diversity Scholarship Pro- become teachers," said Quintana. She will be getting her
gram the classified minority employee must be wi11ing to bachelor's degree in liberal studies. She will then enter
beafull timestudent(12unitsormore), maintain a GPA
See TEACHER, page 6

Last month, Salvador Rodriquez, a member of
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
(FMLN} spoke at CSUF on the present political
situation in El Salvador.
Rodriquez, a professor ofphysics in El Salvad~r,
highlighted several major points that complfcate
political, economic, and social conditions in El
Salvador.
"The controling party in El Salvador, the National Republican Alliance(ARENA), and the U.S.
government are in direct opposition to the FMLN."
Rodriguez said, "In 1989, therewere10,487human
rights violations as a result of the ARENA leadership."
Rodriquez also said there were 2,767 captures,
2,056 assasinations, 4,640 wounded, 686 missing,
and 338 "general civilian attacks."
Rodriquez said theFMLN's struggle against the
ARENA started in 1871. "Economic and political
problems are interrelated," he said. El Salvador's
chief export is coffee.
Coffee prices are set at an international level.
Rodriguez said that ARENA exploits the coffee and
the people by forceably taking land away from the
general population.
"Economic wealth is unequally shared in El Salvador, 20 families control 50 percent of that nation's wealth, while the other 50 percent is spread
over five million people."
The United States supports thecurrentARENA
administration, under the direction ofAlfredo Cristiani, both politically, and more importantly, financially, he said.

See SALVADOR, page 7

Nicaragua voting 'fair,' despite 1nilitary presence, says delegation

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Melissa Resendez
LA VOZ STAFF WRITER

A Fresno delegation did not doubt the
validity ofNicaragua's national elections;
however, they said the threat of armed
conflict loomed near polling places.
Representatives from the Fresno/
Telpaneca Sister City delegation spoke in

the Valley Business Center, March 3,
about their observations of the Feb. 25
elections.
Fresno Municipal Judge Armando
Rodriquez, CSUF telecommunications
professor Rita Atwood and Estela Romo,
KGST disc jockey, said they were impressed by how organized the voting process was.
A number of issues centered around

Nicaragua's future under the administration of Violeta Barrios de Chamorro and
the Nicaraguan Opposition Union (UNO).
The audience had many questions regarding the Sandinista National Liberation
Front (FSLN) and Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega.
The elections ran smoothly, said Romo,
despite the presence of soldiers at every
corner and young teens armed withAK47s

in the streets.
Rodriquez talked about Nicaragua's
economy, illustrating the condition by
explaining how damages from the 1972
earthquake have not been repaired.
President Bush has recently asked
Congress for $500 million dollars for Nica-

S ee DELEGATION, page7

Su voz

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The act of newspapers endorsing political candidates has for years been a staple in the American political scene. In light of circumstances
that led to last spring's sit-in and the subsequent trial of three CSUF students, including the numerous acts of vandalism targeted specifically
at women, people of color, lesbians and gays throughout the year at CSUF, the staffofLa Voz deAztldn feel it is in the best interest of all students
to endorse the following candidates who will do the best job.
In keeping with the ideals of truth, fairness and the constant stuggle for equality and justice for all oppressed people, La Voz de Aztlan
endorses the following:

Experience: Chair Unity-SRG, vice
chair Tewaquachi, former chair of election committee. I also helped found the
University Democrats and am currently
workingtoestablish a multi-culturaljoint
council.
Concerns: My two primary concerns
at this time are safety on campus which
includes expanded escort services, more
emergency phones and more effective
lighting. I would also like to see the expansion of facilities and more permanent
classroom space for the students and not
for the administrf'tion or the community.

Experience: I have been active in
the Finance and Budget committee, personnel committee and the Legal and
Legislative committee. I lobbyied for
Educational Equity on CSU campus as a
member of California Statewide Student
Association (CSSA). I have been a member of the African American Student Alliance, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
NMCP Students for the Common Good
and Women's Alliance.
Concerns: I want to help complete
development on a campus women's center. While women seem to be the majority
on this campus, there are no such services
available. CSUF must take a strong turn
toward multi-cultural education.

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Experience:lhave been involved with
the Chicano Youth Conference for three
years and served as chairwoman for the
last two years. I have also been involved
with MEChA for three years, its High
School Outreach Committee and Students
For The Common Good.

Experience: Currently, I am president of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. I am
also currently the student representative
to the Academic Affairs Committee. I am
chairwoman of the High School Outreach
subcommittee of MEChA.

Concerns: There is a need to address

Concerns: My first concern is to make
CSUF the most conductive environment
possible for college students whether it be
combating fee hikes or promoting ethnic
even ts. I would also like to see the success
of student research facilities proposed by
Chicano and Latin American Studies and
African-American Studies programs.

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the continual oppression of underrpresented student groups by the administrtion. Policies that attack and undermine people of color, disabled students,
women, lesbians and gays have no business on this campus. This universitymust
become an equitable institution that will

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Freshman, but I am aware and observing
the political atmoshpere of this campus. I
was involved in Student Government in
High School for four years and I feel I can
represent the needs of the students here
atCSUF.

Experience: I was a member of the
Valley Civic Center (Brawley, Calif.) I
have taught English as a Second Language and given classes on becoming a
U.S. citizen. I have been involved in a
numerous amount of fundraising efforts
as a member of the Agriculture Club at
Imperial Valley College. I was a student
advisor for MEChA.

Concerns: The tuition fee hike, recruitment of minorities and racial equity
within the dorms. The need for a conducive atmoshpere for people of color.

Concerns: I want to address financial
aid cutbacks. I would also like to increase
AIDS awareness and address racism,
sexism and homophobia. I think there
needs to be pressure on the administration to advance multicultural curriculum.

Experience: My involvement with

Experience: I am currently ASI senator for the School of Social Sciences. I am
also on the Finance and Budget and the
Personnel committees.
Students for Re1pon1lble Government

COALITION

Concerns: Tuition cost must not increase. The financial aid process must be
made easier and there must an increase
in funding for minority recruitment.

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Experience: I am

a member of the

Minority Engineering Program. I have
also been on the Personnel Committee
and the Academic Standards and Grading subcommittee. I also participated in
the 1989-90 Chicano Youth Conference.

Concerns: I have three basic concerns. First, I feel there needs to be opposition to the proposed tuition increase.
The ASI also needs to be opened up to
greaterstudentinvolvment. Finally, There
needs to be an increased accesibility to
funds for clubs and student organizations.

Experience: SenatorSchoolofNatural Sciences '87 and '89f90, Senator at
Large '88/89. I have been a member of
Academic Affairs, Public Affairs, Personnel, and Legal Legislative Committees.
Chair ofN atural Science In terclub Council and involved in Dorm Government in
Baker Hall. Concerns: The USU Board. A lot of
their money needs t:o be spent more equitably and to benefit the students. I would
like to see the money used for student
programs or something the students can
benefit from and not for trips to Hawaii, as
they have done, or to Australia as they
plan on doing.

Senator-School of H~~th
& Social Works.
•· Caren ThomasUnity-SRG
Experience: I founded CSUF's sociology club three years ago and I am currently vice chair of the Woman'sAlliance.
I am also the coordinator for Woman's
Herstory Month.

Experience: I am currently president of the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual
Student Alliance. I am on a committ.ee to
establish a women's cent.er on campus. I
am also on the AIDS Advisory Committee
in the Health Center.

Concerns: I am especially concerned
about inequities in programs, support and
funding diverse student organization. As
Senator, I propose to support the development of a women's center and multicultural center along with proposing multicultural curriculum.

Concerns: My concerns for students
are that we need unity on this campus.
Not only do whit.e middle-class students
need to be educat.ed about Affirmative
Action but people of color as well.

Senafor,<School::C>f A..rts & ·
J.Iuinani ties. .:un~ty-SR9
·' Matthew .Polanco ·
Experience: I am currently vice chair
of MEChA, secretary of Semana de la
Raza, and member of the Chicano Youth
Conference.

Concerns: Tuition increases, the Governor's proposed cut in financial aid, fair
and consistent representation in the ASI.
A cap on tuition and improvement of student programs and facilities.

Experience: I am currently the president of the Zeta Phi Beta sorrority as well
as an active member of MEChA and the
Campus Rainbow Coalition. I have also
served as the ASI appointee to the Student Grievance Board. These experiences
have given me a thorough understanding
of the needs ofCSUF students.
Concerns: I am deeply concerned
about the climate of intolerance on this
campus. It is the right of aff students to
attend a university that is safe for women
an dis tolerant and supportive of all people
no matter what their race, religion, age,
sex, or sexual orientation.

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Experience: I have been involved in
community projects at the high school
level such as the Mendota High School
Building Committee. Currently I am sitting on the Student Grievance Committee.

Experience: I am currently serving
as the student representative on the lottery distribution board. I am also president for the organization of Migrant Student Alliance.

Concerns: My main concern is fee
hikes. I would lobby against raising student's fees. I would support programs for
equity and cultural diversity. I would also
support curt"i~.:1ur.:1 policy chaages to

Concerns: I will push to get available
funds out to the students. Many students
are not aware of the many ways that they
can get their organizations funded.

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'Cucarachas' improv
born from the 1960s

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the Roaches."
There are appproximately 150 memSandra Ortiz
bers, but the group depends on a core of
LA VOZSTAFF WRITER
about 12 members. Teatro is a non-profit
Do you know what "cucarachas "are? organization which performs improvisaConsidering that a majority of CSUF tional acts. The only qualifications-·one
students live off-campus, many in apart- must have to be a member of Teatro, is to
ments, you might have found yourself have the desire to perform with a true
dealing with eight-legged visitors who. emotion. Dedication is manditory due to
the rigorous schedule members must folyou didn't invite.
If you haven't guessed, the answer is low.
The group's main objective is to meet
"roaches". Thecucarachas I speak of are
the
needs of the community through pernot your ordinary roaches. In fact these
cucarachas walk on two legs and have sonal artistic performance. That is why
organized in "El Teatro de las Teatro was formed.
As a result of the Chicano movement
Cucarachas," translated, -nte Theatre of

Diana Solano, left, 'thumbs it' in Teatro's 'Runaway." At right, the
pimp, played by Robert Sandoval, has already got three victims.
and protests over the Vietnam W ar,Teatro
Del Espiritu, the first Latino theater

group, was founded. The group was
formed by angry students searching for
the truth. Among these students was
Willie Lopez. Lopez is founder, and is
presently Director of Teatro De Las
Cucarachas.
Lopez recalls joining the revolutionary students of the '60s because he, like
all other members, was searching for a
l solid way ofinforming people of the Chi~ cano-Mexicano heritage that had been
!- greatly ignored.
g Groups like Teatro used La Raza
~ Studies programs like the one that formed
at CSUF in 1969 as springboards into the
K· community.
Lopez said that, as a result, Chicanos
became more aware of the gap in history
that was_b~rely being acknowledged and

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(1-r) Phamony In, Jose Gonzalez, Linda Anceo, Steve Solano and
Debbie Anceo argue over whether ''Mija [should go] to college.''

VETERANS

TEACHER

Continued from page 1

Continued from page 3

Experience in Film and Music." Obed Fernandez, a team
leader and counselor from the Fresno Veterans Center,
will also speak.
Ybarra will serve as moderator and she will also speak
on her research on Chicano Vietnam veterans. The panel
is open to the public. There will be a reception following
the panel discussion and Trujillo's books will be available.

the teacher credential program.
To help make the program more successful, financial and academic counseling, test preparation, and
peer support are provided.
To Tong Yang, 23, a FUSD employee, the program
is helping him pass the California Basic Education

had been denied them for centuries.
Exchanging invisible cues, the current
Teatro came up with creative ideas to
make up for lost history.
Their performances are improvisational, dealing with issues such as the
farmworker rights movement and Ceasar
Chavez and different forms of discrimination.
Roosevelt High School students have
a monopoly on local improvisational.Latino
theatre. Co-directors are Pavid Ricardb,
Ciel Duckett, and Jose Diaz who lead 10
presentations a month.
Teatro is funded by grants from the
state and special programs for minorities.
Arte Americas, a non-profit organization
that raises funds for the support of the
artistic endeavors of the Latino community, has helped Teatro secure grants in
the past.

Skills Test (CBEST). "Every Saturday, I attend free
workshops offered by the program to help me improve
my English and math problems."
The program currently has 70 participants and two
more school districts have asked to participate next
year.

EYE ON ASI

which have caused a few disagreements between members of the body. The debate at .the Feb. 27 meeting
Continued from page 2
regarding the Gandhi bust created much controversy.
During the counting oflast year's ballots, the commitWhen the proposal came up, Anderson and Hallisey
tee came up with extra ballots after a final count had brought up concerns about setting precedent on the
determined Tranine Bowen was the winner of Senator- spending of capital expenditures coming from the ASI
at-Large,PostNo.1 position. Hallisey took Bowen's spot. budget which was over $500,000 at the beginning of the
(Bowen has since been appointed by the senate to Sena- spring semester. The request was approved by the senate
tor for the School of Arts and Humanities.)
and the bronze-casting of the Gandhi bust will begin in
Anderson who called the recommendations "prepos- October.
terous" and "the most unfair thing I've seen since I've
• • •
been on ASI" opposed them along with Hallisey and
The March 6 meeting began with the approval of
Senator-at-Large, Post No. 2 Kathi Machado who re- $1,500forthe.African Student Union. Rinkenberger was
fused to approve the changes before the elections. They the only senator who voted againstapprovingthemoney

Joel Murillo, a former CSUF student, was approved
as the new ASI attorney with a $1,200 retainer fee.
Anderson and Hallisey brought up the issue of setting
spending precedents when $54,000 was approved for a
Chicano/Latino and African American student research
center. Thecenterwi11notonlyservethemorethan5,000
people of color on campus but wi1l provide all students
with research they might not be able to find in the Henry
Madden Library.
It may be important to not spend great amounts, but
this should be decided by the students-at-large, who are
the real contributers to the ASL To Anderson and Hallisey, we say let's cross that bridge when we come to it.
The same people are not going to be governing the ASI

next year or the year after that.
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It is up to future senates to decide how they
senators to review the changes. The election
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will spend student money based on the needs of
code changes were placed on the next week's
1
their constituencies. Anderson wrote to the ediagenda.
tor of the Collegian that if spending continues at
Stark was approved after several questions
the present rate, capital reserves will be exabout whether or not he would be able to make
hausted in less than five years.
the senate meetings.
Concerns over the capital reserves being
Noticing that several senators had left the
1
exhausted should be left up to future senates.
meeting, Senator for the School of Social SciThis administration has deemed recent expendiences Andres Montoya called for a roll call vote.
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neering Kevin Bodner; Bowen; Senator for
Undeclared Majors Stacey Green; Senator-at-Large, Post that will send CSUF students to a conference.A Celebra- cultural organizations.
No. 4 Diahann Hernandez; &nd Montoya. Not present tion of Diversity festival received $800 for publicity and
The capital expenditures budget is buflt by the tuition
were Alfstad; Senator for the School of Education and Students Against the Arms Race received $900 for a of each student and should be used where the students'
Human Development, Mike Green; Hallisey; Senator-at- speaker coming from New York.
best interests lie.
Large, Post No. 5 Nicole Kasabian; Machado, Pinuelas;
Cogley who is CSUF's representative in the California
The personnel committee asked to approve Scott Stark
and Senator for the School Agricultural Sciences and as student representative for Finance and Budget Com- State Student Association reported a few concerns over
Technology Todd Rinkenberger.
mitee. Cogley asked for his qualifications. Stark pointed Proposition 111, also called State Constitutional AmendDuring the last part ofthe meeting, Senator-at-Large, out that he has worked with the Fresno Latin American ment 1 (SCA 1). Prop 111 would cause budget cuts to
Post No. 3 Veda Ramsay said that the senators who have Support Commi tee.
numerous programs. Students will see steep increases in
badgered committee and senate applicants about having
fees.
The position of election committee chair, vacated by
time for meetings are those who traditionally leave the Don Daves, unanimously went to Alex Ramirez.
Other CSSA sponsored legislation has included the
student
educational equity bill which is still in its legissenate meetings before business is :finished.
• • •
• • •
We found out early in the March 13 meeting that lative process. The bill will declare that racism remains
a genuine problem on California's college and university
Student government has been taking a few gambles Alfstad had resigned because of schedule conflicts.
campuses.
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MARCH,1990

CSU,FRESNO

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Eighth Radio Bilin_gUe _festival instills pride

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Sylvia Castro

LA VOZ STAFF WRITER

Trumpets sang and spirits rose to the occasion
touted as "keeping the Mexican culture alive."
Ten Mariachi bands "soothed the souls of the
people" at Selland Arena March 4 during the Eighth
Annual "Viva El Mariachi" Festival sponsored by
Radio Bilingue.
"This is the music of our soul," said Al Alarcon,
president ofthe Fresno Chamber of Commerce. "This
is the musica del corazon.
"This music brings you back to your roots,"he said.
"There's something exciting - it instills pride and
makes you proud to be a Mexican."
Mariachi Vargas, the mariachi that accompanied
Linda Ronstadt on her successful national tour in
1989, kept the interest of people of all ages, toddlers
and senior citizens alike.
Ignacio Santos, 62, of Exeter, made the hour-long
trek just for the festival. "This music is some of the
best of what we've got [in the Mexican culture]," he
said.
He and his wife Maria Santos arrived at 11 a.m. so
they would not miss any of the event.
"I love this music," said Ramona Trujillo, 17, of
Delano. "It makes me feel good about myself. It's
fantastic."
~ ' Ramona had traveled to the festival as part of a
school field trip. She said that she often tunes into
stations that play Spanish music.
Most agreed that mariachi music serves as a basis

SALVADOR
Continued from page 2
The United States, Rodriquez said,
pumps $1.5 million int.o that adminir stra 1onevery ay. Witlrtruslarge um
of money coming into El Salvador, Rodriguez said that corruption is widespread among high-ranking military
officials. ARENA doesn't control the
country, the military controls El Salva-

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full of enjoyment at the Eighth Annual "Viva El Mariachi."
for bringing people together.
"Events such as these unify the community," said
Virginia Sanchez, Fresno Economic Opportunites Commission director.
"'We come together and feel good about ourselves and
where we came from."

dor was his point.
Since 1871, the FMLN has presented
ARENA with 10 different peace plans,
each one more flexible than the last.
Rodriguez said that oftheplanshavebeen
approved.
-Tn1swa.ris a usiness forootli theUnited States and El Salvador. Salvadoran officals fatten their bank accounts,
and the United States gets a puppetcountry in Central America.
"There are three sectors of opposition

ThefestivalcommemoratedRadioBilingue's 10th
Anniversary of public service.
The public radio station was formed in 1970 and
servedasa"voice"fortheLatinocommunity.Over50
volunteers throughout the valley help serve as the
station's disc jockeys and engineers.

to Salvadoran peace plans: the ARENA
·oligarcy, the United States government
and high ranking military officals in the
Salvadoran Army.
"The FMLN are realists, and they have
no ideological assumption. The FMLN
understanastha they aren't the only
political or social group in El Salvador."
The FMLN wants for all parties conearned about the welfare ofEl Salvador to
sit down and work out a peace plan that
will benefit all Salvadorans, Rodriguez

said.
Rodriquez stated," I accuse the United
States government of starting and maintainingaLowTolerence War."Hepointed
out that the only thing that the United
States learned in Vietnam was that it is
better to finance a war then to actively
participate in a war.•
Rodriquez finished his lecture by stating," A democracy can be as oppressive as
any dictatorship."Healsosaid, "theFMLN
doesn't love war, and that they want this
needless bloodshed to stop as soon as
possible." Rodriquez explained that the
FMLN can recognize the actions of the
U.S. government and the U.S. people.
Also, that the FMLN can see that the Chicano community has similar political, and
socioeconomical problems that the FMLN
has and that both the FMLN and the Chicano community should stand together in
solidarity so that a true justice can be
achieved for our RAZA as well as world
peace for everyone.

DELEGATION
Continued from page 3
·.iguan aid. A total of$300 million will be
fPVen to Nicaragua this year. The remainder will be given in 1991.
The consensus among the speakers
seemed to be that Nicaragua's people had
grown too hungry and too tired. "They
voted with their stomachs," said Atwood.

ROBLES
Continued from page 2
tionai observers than any other in Latin
American history.
Begining with President Carter's suspension of economic aid and culminating
with Reagan's single-minded obsession
with making Nicaragua "cry uncle," it is
only too clear that the UNO victory was
the pay off ofWashingt.on's 10-year campaign of military and economic aggression.
Nicaraguan voters were evidently
aware of the high stakes riding on the
outcome of their votes: a Sandinista victory would have almost guaranteed continued war and economic strangulation
by the United States. This point was driven
home by Bush's refusal to demobilize the

Contras throughout the whole campaign.
That refusal to demobilize defied the
terms of the Esquipulas peace accords of
1987. In this light, UNO's victory can be
seen as a desperate attempt by a battleweary people to buy some time out from
their economic state of siege, even if it
meant voting for the party that
contributed to their suffering in the first
place.
Under such circumstances it becomes
necessary to re-examine what constitutes
the free and fair expression of a people's
will when their votes are cast under the
terms of an imperialist ultimatum.
Despite the outcome, the Sandinistas
now enjoy the diplomatic prestige of presiding over one of the region's few democratic transfers of power. The Sandinistas
will step down from power April 25 with
the dignity of a cohesive and disciplined
political body and with a solid base of

Chamorro now has the task of mainpopular support.
As the leading opposition party, con- taining a coalition party already strained
trolling 38 of the 91 seats in the national by internal rivalry. Moreover her limited
assembly, they will have to struggle administrative ability·will be put to a
against likely attempts by UNO to dis- critical test in governing a people whose
mantle the reforms introduced by the consciousness has been shaped by a 10revolution. As the party's spokesperson, year revolutionary experience.
Nicaraguan nationalism, or "Sandin Ortega will lead the fight in parliament
with the skills of a seasoned activist and isTTW", survives as an organized force in
statesman.
the political, economic, and cultural life of
The most immediate concern in the the country.
The pride and revolutionary committransition process is the demobilization of
the Contras. Their continued presence as ment of the Nicaraguan people was capa military force can only heighten ten- tured in Ortega's concession speech .
"In this unjust world divided between
sions within a country who's people still
bear the scars of Contra butchery. The the powerful and the weak, we are proud
lessons ofGuatemala in 1955 and Chile in to be contributing a bit of dignity, a bit of
1973(where the CIA helped to install pro- democracy, a bit of social justice...Thank
U.S. military regimes) are also present in you, Nicaraguan brothers and sisters,
the minds ofmany people seeking to guard forward with our struggle with our battle
against fascist subversion in their coun- cry [Sandino's cry] 'Free homeland or
try.
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Chicano Commencement Committee meets
The Chicano Health Organization will be
selling burritos con arroz y frijoles from 9 a.m. today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. For meeting place and
further information, please call 278-2048.
to 2 p.m. in the free speech area today.

Chicano Commencement

Chicano Commencement Committee
meeting today from 5-7 p.m. For room and
further information, please call 278-2048.
CJSA meets today at 6 p.m. in the Joyal Administration Building, Room 203.

miercoles, 3/28

The 14th Annual Chicano Commence•
ment Committee meeting will be held today.
For meeting place and further information,
call Manuel Olgin, CCC Chair at 278-4623.

miercoles, 4/11

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at 3 p.m. in San Ramon 4, Room 242.
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The Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers will meet at 5 p.m. in San Ramon

3, Room 131.
The Hispanic Business Students Association will meet at 6 p.m. in the Peters
Building. Check first floor bulletin board for
room number. Everyone is welcome!
The Women's Alliance meets today at
4:30 p.m. in the Ed-Psych Bldg. in room 219B.
CJSA meets in the Joyal Administration
Building, Room 203 at 6 p.m.

WOMEN
Continued from page 1
Sisters of color do not have freedom in
El Salvador, said Cogley. "Our dark sisters in South Africa cannot vote," and the
U.S. government supports the minority
government of that country, said Cogley.
She also spoke of the need for women
everywhere to be truly free in terms of
their lifestyles, "without fear of intimation and threats."
"We want to be free to Jive the way we
choose. There is no real freedom for every
woman or man in this world unless every
woman is free."
CSUF Women Studies professor Ju-

A gath~rigi>(.M~~canf~l_ . _tlarltt~'gtoups to
honor the dedication of Mexican d·a nce and culture.
The three days offestivities will include a reception, dance and technical workshops and a traditional public performance. For further information
call Arte Americas at 266-2623.

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Room 131.
The HBSA will hold a General Meeting at 6 pm
at the Peters Building. Check bulletin board for
room number.

world she envisioned for her children and
why she became a professor.
She would like to see a world where
men don't have topu$h women around to
be a man and where women don't have to
besubmissivetobewomen. "Aman can be
gentle and loving and still be a man. That
is the kind of world I want for my son to
grow up in."
She teaches because she said she's
"trying to make this a world [a place]
where it doesn't matter what color you
~re, but that you are human and can live
together in harmony."
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"Empowerment of the Hispana," and
"Careers in Non-traditional Jobs." "Career Opportunities in Agriculture" is a
new workshop at this year's conference.
Creating an environment where women
from different ages and socio-economic
backgrounds can com·e together and lend
support to one another is another conference goal, said DeLeon-Curti.
A "resource center" where community
agencies, organizations and businesses
will have representatives to give information will be another feature of this year's

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conference.

"Ade/ante, Mujer Hispana" is coordinated by the Fresno League of Mexican
American Women. For more information
contactDeLeon-Curti at 431-1343. Conference registration forms can be picked
up at the dean's office in the CSUF School
of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
~nd at the CSUF Re-entry Office.
Deadline for registration is March 20.
No on-site registration will be available.
The conference, in the FCC cafeteria from
8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., will cost $15 for
general admission, $12 for college students, and $4.50 for high school students.
This fee includes lunch .

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