1975_11 The Daily Collegian November 1975

              J-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN        Wednesday, November 19, 1975
Will LRS be departmentalized?
For some people May 1975
brings back the memories of
finishing the spring semester
and many crash hours of studying
for finals.
However, for many CSUF Chicanos it brings back memories
of cold nights spent camped ln
front of the Thomas Administration Building or the threatened
resignation of all La Raza Studies
instructors.
The non-violent demonstration
was held last May 1975 against
the policies of campus administrators, chiefly CSUF President
Norman Baxter. It centered
around five issues.
A brief summary of each includes: 1) Departmentalization of
La Raza Studies. La Raza
Studies, after years of prepayments for departmentalization ln
1975. The administration then inserted an additional requirement
virtually Impossible for La Raza
Studies for Ave years.
2) Asian-American Students
were excluded from the selection
process of hiring faculty for their
program. Also, otherdepartment
representatives were making decisions affecting students with no
student Input.
3) The School of Education had
only one minority faculty member and. It was charged, the
School's curriculum was not sensitive to ethnic groups. CHE
(Chicanos In Education, a
MECHA committee) had been
trying to obtain statistical data
related to the number of Chicanos ln the School of Education,
the number of Chicano Instructors and the number of courses
relating to the Chicano child.
Repeated efforts to obtain this
Information from then-Dean
Ralph Evans, Academic Vice-
President Swanson and President
Baxter had been unsuccessful.
4) Affirmative Action Parity
taking place ln employment for
minorities is required by federal
law. The only parity shown for
Third World People at CSUF
was In their representation at
the lowest classification of faculty employment.
Student Body
, the protesters
charged, another example of discrimination. In 1974, nine minority slate candidates won most
of the ASB Senate positions and
the presidency. A series of protests were lodged, one citing six •
ballots more than there were
signatures. As a result, the election was invalidated by the CSUF
and students understood this
would become effective as of
November, 1975. •>■'
2) Asian students were given
voting power ln the selection of
faculty for their program.
3) School of Education - data
requested was partially answered. Formation of committees with minority students to
work ln the hiring of faculty ln
the School  and student Input ln
Implemented.
4) Affirmative Action - Guarantees from^ the administration
that CSUF will Increase affirmative action efforts were secured.
5) Associated Student Body
election — president Baxter refused to call for another election.
Three senators, who had lieen
Illegally vacated from their position   by   the   ASB  Student Court
most of the Senate positions and
a series of valid protests, one
citing 30 more ballots than there
were   signatures. Howt
B the a
1-eluM
suits.
After j week of negotiations,
agreements had lieen made between Chicano students, faculty
and CSUF administrators. Hell Departmentalization - La
Raza Studies could become a department by borrowing tenured
faculty from other departments
to make the needed five tenured
of   commitment   that LHS would
become   a   department    Faculty
mentallzatlon must lie brought uj
once more. According to th<
CSUF administration, no sucl
agreement for departmentallza.
Studies, although functioning totally as a department, retains the
status of a "program.* The reason - a lack of three tenured
faculty, the same stipulation that
halted La Raza Studies from becoming a department last year!
Tenure is obtained after a faculty member with a terminal degree or Its equivalent has taught
as an associate professor for at
least three years. This criteria
has been a "protective means'
for CSUF administrators to deny
La Raza Studies Its well-deserved status as a department.
However, before the recent
changes of criteria for departmentalization, the CSUF administration had granted departmentalization to a program with only
two faculty members.
La, Raza Studies has a faculty
of 12 Instructors, some part
time,, a program coordinator,
clerical staff and an allocated
budget from CSUF. Theadmlnls-
traUon cannot use the argument
that departmentalization of LRS
would be costly to CSUF.
But no more money would be
needed if La Raza Studies was
to become a department. De-
could   be   a
means of strengthening the existence of La Raza Studies faculty
and curriculum.
TbeCSUF administration would
like to disperse the core faculty
of La Raza Studies by having
them teach ln otherdepartments.
The program then would be made
up of curriculum and not a core
faculty. This is yet another
means of dlsperslngChlcahofaculty and LRS program.
We must question President
Baxter on his list of priorities
when we see one of his "projects" for the betterment ofCSUF
Is building a football stadium.
He still hasn't settled last year's
Issue - departmentalization.
If every Chicano or interested
student took a La Raza Studies
course there would be over 1400
students ln the program. The
CSUF administration would "handle" the status of departmentalization regardless of criteria!
Through your support as a Chicano or Interested student, La
Raza Studies win become a department. Take a course ln La
Raza Studies or contact President Norman Baxter and ask for
the status of departmentalization
for LRS.
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A local Chicano rock band,
which Includes two CSUF students, left for Detroit Monday to
perform ln a Chicano musical
stage production, lielleved to be
the first of Its kind.
senior Steve Solano and freshman drummer Robert Romero,
joined forces with Teatro Barrio
Libre of Parller ln producing
"Musical   Evolution   of the Chl-
The musical, blending the popular Chicano theatrics of the
Teatros with rock-type music,Is
and Barrio Libre director Chuey
i student at Colegio.
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alwi
Solano. "It shows that we'
stagnant. We're doing something
. We're not Just      and m
cabaret that has political and
social significance.*
Motambo uses music ranging
from the Aztec lndlos to Fredd*
Fender, said Solano, including
such artists as War, the Isley
Brothers, Daniel Valdez, and
the Blue Notes to complement the
drama of Teatro.
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As far as 1 know, this is the
first such production ever."
The performance consists of
actos dealing with an historical
account of La Raza.
The two-hour performancede-
plcts the various stages through
which the Chicano experience
has evolved, explained Padron,
from the Indigenous eras, the
Spanish conquest, through Mexican folkloricos, to the Mexican
In the United States.
"It's an historical show with
plays and music woven together,"
said Padron. "It's like a Chicano
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Teatro perpetuatef Chicano experience
by Tom Urlbea
•Perpetuating the Chicano experience through art" la one of
many intentions of El Teatro
Esplrltu says La Baza Studies
coordinator Alex Saragoza.
Listed as La Raza 131, the
class ln Chicano Theatre is one
of many offered by La Raza
Studies that has as Its goal the
leaching and preservation of Chicano culture, said Saragoza.
Saragoza heavily stresses student directions of productions.
This Is where student director
Frank Rlo]as comes into theplc-
Rlojas, who picked up some of
ills skills from workshops sponsored by El Teatro Campeslno,
explained that ln El Teatro Es-
plrltu, the actor specializes ln
taking on the spirit of the char-
ii-llbblng lines   as  the  feeling
lent director. "Hopefully one of
he things that;'will come out of
ne class Is that students will go
ut and teach Teatro workshops,"
tressed the CSUF Junior.
Presently, Saragoza andRlojas
re concentrating their efforts on
tentative eight-day tour that
nay take the Teatro to Washing-
in and Idaho.
•Born when the surge of Chl-
ano Teatros followed the emer-
ence of the original Teatro, 'El
Teatro Campeslno,' the class haa*>
since 1969," said Rlojas.
The successful Impact of El
Teatro Campeslno showed our
people their situation ln the
American society, continued the
husky student director.
It Is with that realization ln
mind that EI Teatro Espirltu
directs   Us   energies,  exposing
people In the barrios, the racism
ln our cities and ln the educational system, agreed both Rlojas and Saragoza.
"One of the biggest benefits for
the   community   Is  not only to
Chicanos to non-Clilcanos through
teatros, but simultaneously to
raise the consciousness level of
the Chicano community within
itself," said Saragoza.
"Through   teatro, people can
actually   see  what's happening,
they get emotionally Involved and !
can   Identify   with   the action,*
Rlojas said.
He added teatro can be more
effective than a speaker or a
textbook, pointing out that the
audience can somehow visualize
what the  actors are conveying.
•Teatros point out problems
or situations Chicanos must deal
with, yet are worthless if a solution Isn't shown within that
same acto," continued the Jolly
student director.
Rlojas said he would like to
see more Teatro students write
CSUF Teatro performs. (Photo by Tomaa Uribea)
their own plays and express their
feelings of the hardship, injustice or economic problems within
Saragoza added to this by saying he'd like to see Teatro Include more actos that would relate to the older Mejlcano and
problems Uiey encounter. Studies  131 ne:
He also urged CSUF students    plaining  that r
to consider enrolling ln La Raza     forever needed.
REVIEW
Fender overnight sensation?
Galvan
bell, Freddie Fender, with his
■ harming blend of English and
Spanish lyrics interwoven ln his
single "Before the Next Teardrop
Falls' that Fender became vlsi-
ble to the public eye.
And now with his "WastedDays
■■•"■ wasted Nights" he Is still
ll.-nblng the charts to become one
oi the most sought-after talents
in the Industry. This Chicano has
nuw, after years^of torment and
Un. .lmlnation, reached theup-
;•■!- "chelons of success.
-><> how Is it that this Chicano
j lieved a place among the greats
■ji the recording Industry ln this
Ai.ilo-orlented society?  Has his
'■ i'ii success deadened his sensitivity to the rest of "LaRaza"?
I-reddle Fender was born in San
K.-i.ito, Texas, some38years ago
•'■■i - christened BaldemarHuerta.
At Hie age of 10 he began singing,
learning his distinctive country
blues guitar by the Ume he was
11 and going on to Join the Marines Jt the age of 16. Upon completing his tour of duty ln 1956,
lender *nd his combo hit the Tex-
« beer Joint trail.
rur the next four.years Fender
recorded with several small la-
:"'s. appealing mostly to the
S;.-Ti!sh audience. Especiallyen-
;■■:..ii'ie was his Spanish version
of   Elvis   Presley's   "Don't Be
n 1960 ci
rt of
•'aglc experience. Fender v
ylng In Baton Rouge "when the
Ice came up on the bandstand
i busted me for grass. They (
played my music on weekends and
when I got outl continued to play."
After his ordeal with the law,
Fender played for the next eight
years throughout the Southwest,
making himself something of a
local legend. By 1971 he added
a little more to his life by enroll-
' lng ln college and studying sociology, planning to work with Ju-
"Slnce I'd been ln the pen, I
figured nobody was ln a better
position than me to do that kind
of thing,' Fender said.
That same year HueyP.Meaux,
the legendary Texas producer,
realized the extreme artistic '
sensitivity and tremendous talent
within Freddie Fender. From
that point on, the two began what
was to be a three-year building
process ln which this Chicano
would relay his message through
the  best vehicle be knew, his
LPs were cut onMeaux'sCrazy
Cajun and StarfUte labels and In
1974 "Before the Next Teardrop
Falls* was released. Dot Recording picked It up later and the.
rest Is history. '
Fender has remained unaffected by his tremendous, success..
He still likes simple rock, and
will not abandon the blend of English and Spanish lyrics he was
doing long before he became the
sensation he Is now. His music
is a wonderful mix of blues, rock,
soul, country and, of course,
Latin wltli a tinge of AMOR.
To many, Fender has become
the guiding light In a dark and
lifeless tunnel. They say his music, Chlcano-country, has been
created to depict a new era ln the
history of the brown people ln
this labeled "free* country.
His success and the fact that
Freddie Fender IsChlcanoall add
to the thought that even the downgraded "Raza" can beat the discrimination of this society.
Freddie Fender depicts a new
type of Chicano. Not a political
one, but rather a creative one that
has imbedded within himself the
Aztec characteristic of pride.
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