1976_02 The Daily Collegian February 1976

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/ 2-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN      Wednesday, February 11, 1976
Chicano Youth Conference draws near-900
by Anna Noriega
The Chicano Youth Conference,
held Jan. 24, attracted 889 students to the CSUF campus.
The end result of months of
work put in by chairperson Ar-
turo Ollvas and the Chicano Youth
Conference committee, the
gathering was attended by students from 32 high schools, four
Junior  colleges   and  two  Junior
late
high schools.
"Although It got
start due to longer lines at registration than were envisioned,
said Ollvas, "the
"The response, both personal
and through evaluations, supports
this statement."
Ollvas said the primary pur-
ference is to expose potential
students to the university campus and. to provide them with answers ' to their  questions about
To encourage these students to
further their education Is one
goal, the chairperson said.
At the outset of the conference,
the students were provided with
binders,   note   paper,  brochure
and pen. They were entertained
by Los Danzantes de Aztlan, La
Comparsa and El Teatro del Es-
plrltu.
With the exception of the la-
males, which were provided by
Chihuahua Tortillerla, food was
provided by the Residence Hall
Food Services.
The major part of the conference  was   funded through Equal
Opportunities Commission and
Proyecto del Campeslno monies. .
Other contributors were MEChA
and the Associated Students of
CSUF, community Individuals and
local Chicano businesses.
"Due to the lack of participation on the part of some of the
schools, we decided to cancel any
workshops relating to the
schools," said Ollvas.
-Letters to the editor
'Greatest part: 1000+ Chicanos discussing workshops1
Editor:
I was really Impress
of the workshops, entt
total program present!
MEChA.  It was a trer
The greatest part of
I by the quality
by the CSUF
s. The club Is
ampus actively disc
f  the   workshops   2
>d and possible solutl
:erely hope that this
» the diversity of
and late changes 0
t difficult for mai
modes of help (e.g. C.R.L.A. - Legal
n assign-        Advice Eastern Service Center - Im-
>ms. This        migration Law, etc.).
tudents to We sincerely hope to Involve a great-
Another   1
at   lndlvldua
Reedley High MEChA
'Conference outdoes counselor verbal rap1
appreciate   our   adrnlnlstratior
port ln making it possible tor 1
harge of the Chicano Youth
It was well prepared ami
> have made It possible for
:   opportunity   to  their
Washington Union High School
Wasn'f too comfortable with CYC sponsor'
schools who have deep misgivings anil
fears about the Chicano Youth Corifer-
1 did too when 1 first brought a group ol
I am 3 "Chlcana- myself. I had heard
was Inciting students to revolt against
teachers and the school system; that
students were being almost forced to
admit they were being mistreated and
wronged whether this were true or not;
that MEChA was militant and had at
times  resorted to aggressive demon-
So, although the idea of an educational conference was Intriguing to me because of Its apparent benefits for ihe
students, I wasn't too comfortable with
the organization sponsoring It.
■ dialogue, so I went to their
• two years ago, taking a
jp of students.    But, I fully
Ideas" which they might have picked up.
I   am amazed at the extent that Ignorance and fear   can affect one and limit
his experience and those ot others.
State University, Fresno. They had at
excellent program of cultural experiences and workshops on careers witl
to, lo stand up and tie counted among
those who wanted to see change come
about for the betterment of not only
minorities, but all peoples; and to know
dialogue   wherever  possible to obtain
I felt that, rather than Incite the students to strike back Irresponsibly
where they met Injustice, the conference challenged them to be responsible
Information to help them as they plan
"a man without a country," and he needs
to know himself and find "his ground.*
These conferences help open the way
for this discovery. The more we get
together, the more we wlli learn about
ourselves, and the more pride we can
.  This
a strength ln knowing who th
They were challenged to t:
tage of their opportunities.
ogrow
I challenge anyone wl
to go to one of these c
on once yearly by CSUF and Fresno
City College each, and find out forone's
self that they do benefit the Chicano
student, to see that they are nothing to
tear, but rather a worthwhile effort to
MEChA, keep them going. We need
them.   Thank you for caring enough.
Ruth Contreras Baler.,
Sanger High School Instructor
and MAYO club advisor
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La Raza
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•The administration Is putting
suffered an enrollment
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Second-year CSUF student
Jesus "Jay* Sepulveda Is
chairing ei movimlento estudiantll de CSUF this so-
Elected MEChA chairperson before school recessed
last December, the child-
psyche major-art minor Chicano says he feels changes
can  be made, 'basically to
Wednesday, Februery 11, 1976      THE DAILY COLLEGIAN-3
Davis Chicanos protest ags
by Eddie Carrillo Termed «v»pv «.^».«*.i •"•-       .—.	
organization."
said.
within ti
an be done
Sepulveda
A 1974 "graduate
High School, Se|
painted with Los Compan-
eros, a group of flveChicano
artists who have completed
two large murals on building
walls In Sanger.
Kathy   Torres,  also  of
Sanger,   is   vice-president;
I   Marty Gomez of Santa Maria
I   is   secretary,   and   Martha
I   Hernandez of East Los An-
I   i
by Eddie Carrillo
a derogatory song about the
Chlcana by a UC Davis fraternity
has prompted Chicanos there to
fuel el movimlento on that campus.
According to Davis sources,
In order to Join Alpha Gamma'
Rho, an agricultural fraternity.
Its members were required to
learn a song which demeaned
the Chlcana.
-Upon learing of thlspracUce,
Davis Chicanos organized to
stage a demonstration Jan. 28
Involving 250 to 300 Chicanos,
according to a Davis Chicano
spokesman.
Gregorlo Ybarra, Davis
MEChA coordinator, said ln a
phone Interview that a public
apology was received through t
ndthe
fraternity said they „„„,„ „o
longer use the song.
He said another outgrowth of
the Incident Is the active movement to get administrative action
on 29 demands regarding Chicano
Dave Apocada, a student
spokesman with another campus
group (Los Machetes), explained
they learned of trte song when a
Chicano tried to get into the fra-
"Someone saw him going over
the song and the word spread,"
said Apocada. "It started the ball
rolling and our protests culminated with the rally."
Termed 'very successful,* the
rally consisted of a demonstration at the Alpha Gamma Rho
fraternity house near the campus
followed by a march to the cam-
pus. There the Chlcshos heard
speeches in the quad area r—■ -»•
the administration building
"We didn't get an admlnl.
tlve reprimand against the ...-
ternlty, which Is what we sought,*
said Apocada. "The administration cannot deal with fraternities
so we went to their alumni and
the chancellor. We're still work-
It was a 'drinking song,' •
Apocada said. "They (fraternity)
said they didn't know It was derogatory. They apologized and
said   they didn't mean to hurt
But, he says the Incident Is
serving as a "catalyst" for the
UC Davis Chicanos.
•It's getting us moving," said
Apocada, a political science major. "It's helping us unite more."
Apocada said they are negotiating with the administration
and h'ave given them until March
15 to act on the 29 demands,
which he said are primarily aca-
Among the demands area commitment from the administration
that it will Increase Chicano enrollment, faculty and staff, including tutoring and couns '
He   said   the Chicanos
like  to  see  an increase 1
it least expect
La Raza course takes
indigenous approach
proximately 300 undergraduates system.1'
above the presently enrolled* 120 Ho said they 1
to 180." to get a Ume schedule from the
•We're kind of at a standstill administration in which the de-
as far as Chicanos on campus mands may be Implemented,
goes,*,  he   said.  "We'll  follow «We have > verbal assurance
closely with the Chicano Task they will deal with us,* said Apo-
Force working with the Unlver- cads. "They've  recognized our
slty of California chancellor 00 concerns,
implementing guidelines to deal *We need support from other
with the fact that the Chicano is campuses throughout the state,*
still underrepresented in the UC said Apocada.
Bilingual hearing...?
BY Anna Noriega :y:i*
When 68-year-old Eugello
Hernandez stepped forward to
testify at public bearings on the
need for bilingual telephone services, the examiner for the Public Utilities Commission could
not understand him.
Hernandez and the next person
who testified only spoke Spanish
and the examiner for the P.U.C
had Just announced that the commission had voted not to provide
interpreters for the bearings
which were mandated by state
Senate and Assembly resolutions.
The hearing, the second of 11
to be held throughout the state,
was held In Fresno on Feb. 4,
1976, ln response to the resolution sponsored by state Senator
Alex P. Garcia of Los Angeles
asking for a statewide study on
bilingual telephone service
hearings a farce.
"I consider this to be a useless exercise in rhetoric,* he
said. After saying he thought tho
hearings to be a farce be added,
"They are a stab in the back to
all Chicanos.*
Attorney Christopher E. Hamilton, representing Garcia, also
called the lack of Interpreters a
complete farce.
•I think It is very unfair not to
take all the testimony or to have
any interpreters,* be said, "this
Is exactly the problem they are
looking Into.* .
1   the   3
Chariots of the Gods? Do tt
nit-lent Mayans truly come fro
the Andromeda galaxy?
How Is our present materl
term derived from energf?
•IIS    an   ecological  Indian   a.
is encountered and dealt
a new course ln La Raza
, Pre-Columbian Clvlli-
112,  taught  by  Ysldrlo
■An   overwhelming   majority,
rhaps 98 per cent     " "
n   academicians
s subject matter
lerstand the ancient tradition
re   the in-depth perspective
3.
transmit knowledge I .mn
through generations," said Maclas. \ As such, he contends that
the ancient knowledge was not destroyed by the Spanish conquest
but that rather the Indian wise
men "went underground."
According to ancient calculations, Maclas maintains our modern era will cease.to exist as we
know It today ln the early 21st
"Earthquakes, famine, and
communication with extra-ter-
restlal beings are all part of the
signs designated over 5,000 years
ago by the Mayans as signaling
the end of the present age,* he
Interpret.
Julio Cesar Gramajo, community relations director of the
Greater California Education
project (GCEP), was the Interpreter and the first to call the
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