1980_01 The Daily Collegian January 1980

              January 25, 19S0-the Dally C_l*»_i-Page 5
Haak stresses open-door pcV/cy
Over 1,400 Chicano high schoolers from throughout the Valley attended the annual
Chicano Youth Conference at CSUF Saturday. The event is conducted by MEChA' s
Chicano Youth Conference Committee, chaired by Jesus Sepulveda.     Photo by Greg
College-bound attend workshops Trott
Chicano conference draws 1,400
Information on educational and job
opportunities attracted over 1,400
Chicano high school students to the
MEChA Seventh Annual Youth
Conference held Saturday at the
Residence Cafeteria
Jesus Sepulveda, chairman of the
Chicano Youth Conference Committee,
said that the object of the event is to pro¬
vide students with information to help
them reach their full educational and
career potential.
'A great many Chicano students have
very good CPA's but don't know of the
opportunities open to them. For in¬
stance, there might be a student who has
a 3.6 GPA and wants to become a mech¬
anic. He doesn't know that he could
become a doctor or even go into law,"
Sepulveda said.
The informational workshops held
during the conference were split into two
groups, career and general interest. The
career workshops featured speakers
from such professions as law, engineer¬
ing and psychology. These workshops
were designed to provide the students
information on jobs they are interested
in
"Since many of the counselors went
through the conference also, it shows the
students that they can do it too,"
Sepulveda added.
The general interest workshops pro¬
vided    the    students    with    valuable
everyday information. The topics
included current problems of Chicanos in
high school, college survival and
Chicanos and their legal rights
Although the organizers of the confer¬
ence started planning as early as
August, a last minute, unforeseen prob¬
lem disrupted the otherwise smooth
presentation. The organizers had re¬
served the Ed-Psych building for the
conference but when Saturday came
along they found that the building had
also been reserved to another
conference.
The MEChA group, however, was
able to use the Residence Cafeteria and
the business building for the workshops
Early events were somewhat disrupted
and both students and counselors had to
put up with some inconveniences, but
the conference did not suffer greatly.
Because of the complexity of the con¬
ference, both junior high school and high
school freshman are excluded from the
conference Sepulveda said they just
have too many people to handle with the
resources available
Sepulveda said in the future they are
planning to break the students down to
smaller groups so that different needs of
the students can be met.
Also on the agenda of the day's events
was an entertainment hour in the
College Union and a dance at the end of
the day.
Foreign films
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to a bed scene for no reason "
On January 25, Fig Garden Cinema
will be showing 'Despair'. 'Despair,' a
movie about a Russian immigrant in
1930 Berlin who can't cope with the
stresses of the Wall Street crash in the
United States and the political unrest in
Germany. The movie includes the immi¬
grant having an extramarital affair and
and elaborate murder plot.
Nosferatu The Vampyre' will begin
showing at Fig Garden February 1. This
is an extraordinary version of Dracula.
The story is told predominately with
pictures so the infrequent subtitles
should not hinder viewing enjoyment.
Fig Garden Cinema will soon be
adding German films to their agenda and
hopes to possibly add Japanese films
in the near future.
Jarvis II may close some campuses
SACRAMENTO AP --Jarvis II means
the State University and Colleges would
have to increase fees $1,000 a year, close
one or more campuses — and a lot more,
says Chancellor Glenn Dumke.
The Jarvis II initiative, on the June 3
ballot, would cut state income taxes in
half. '
Dumke told a trustees' meeting
Wednesday that Jarvis II would also
require the dismissal of up to 7,000
employees of the 19-campus system,
a heavier workload for the faculty, and
the elimination of programs or changes
in admissions to exclude as  many  as
many students.
The trustees then voted to oppose the��measure and to form a committee "to
educate' Californians about its effects.
The board also approved a $52 million
request to the Legislature for an 11 per¬
cent salary raise for all the system's
employees,
And it defeated a proposal approved
in November that would have permitted
students on committees which evaluate
professors for tenure or promotion.
by Tom Brisson
Dr. Harold Haak, recently appointed
president of CSUF, was on campus brief¬
ly this week and said that he was happy
and enthusiastic about being back in
Fresno. He added that he looked foiward
to getting' to know other faculty and
students on campus.
Haad, 44, was in Sacramento Tuesday
and Wednesday with Dr. Robert Bess to
attend meetings with the California State
Universities and Colleges trustees.
*l was very pleased-not to mention
surprised—when I was called and given
' the news (of the appointment),* Haak
said. 'It didn't really hit me until the
next day."
Haak is not unacquainted with CSUF.
From 1971 to 1973 he was Vice President
for Academic Affairs. He has not been
on campus since leaving to become
Chancellor of the University of Colorado
at Denver.
'I guess I always hoped I 'd come back
to California, but I didn' t feel I 'd be that
fortunate," he said Haak was also at San
Diego State College from 1962 to 1971 as
an associate professor of public adminis¬
tration and urban studies, and later
served as dean of the college of profes¬
sional studies.
Haak was well known for his accessibi¬
lity at UC Denver.
'Coming in as a college president, you
are immediately faced with a dilemma-
academic leadership versus listening. I
think the most important thing for me
right now is to establish a tone of acces¬
sibility," he said. "Also, the community
relations are important. The university
received a lot of support from the
community during the search period and
that should not be overlooked now that
the transition period is ending.".
'Dealing with people is five whole fun
of administration,* he said. "An open-
door policy is the only policy I'm capable
of.'
Haak said that he realized that much
has happened In California education
since his leaving in 1973, the most note¬
worthy being Proposition 13.
"I have had to deal with cuts in spend¬
ing in Colorado where we have some¬
thing called the 'seven percent solu¬
tion, ' by which increases have been sub¬
jected to a seven percent limitation per
year in spite of inflation,* he said.
*A number of professors have already
approached me to express their concerns
about cuts in education. I'm still study¬
ing the impact of Proposition 13," Haak
said.
Haak was appointed by the trustees in
December and will be taking over next
Monday. Dr. Bess is remaining at CSUF
until the end of February when he will be
going back to Long Beach as vice-
chancellor for academic affairs.
Haak was one of three finalists for the
CSUF presidency recommended to
CSUC Chancellor Clenn Dumke by a 13-
member search and selection committee
organized last fall. He was selected from
120 applicants for the post.
He received his B.A. and M.A. from
the University of Wisconsin. He received
his Ph.D. in politics from Princeton
University in 1963
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