1976_02 The Daily Collegian February 1976

              2 -THE DAILY COLLEGIAN        Wednesday, February 25, 1976
EDiTORlAL
la Voz considers
J-Dept. merger but...
The concept of The Dally Collegian returning to the CSUF Journal-
Ism Department as a "long range solution- to Its current financial
worries Is an interesting one.
At least, I would think lt Is Interesting to our minority editions:
the reason the Collegian split from the J-department some six to
seven years ago was because of the establishment of the minority
5f things
.Collegian's interpretation of my rer
The Collegian accurately  reporti
asi  Thursday, because the rlarlflra
lallsm  training Is unquestionably   re
10 Involve themselves In j meaningful
ive If merg-
; my concern over the Dally
vhlch the Council soughl to
i quote that It would lie less
terpreted my expre
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Comentario de la union
Sixth year of boycott picks-up
To some, this may sound like a 'scary" thing: if we go I
the J-department, does that mean the end of Uhuru and L
Aztlan? While to others, lt might stand to reason that a lot
have changed In seven years . . . maybe the Journalism pr.
are now keen to the minority concept because of Its potential attrac-
Uon of students Into the Journalism field.
Whatever the case, the matter Is presently In the hands of a Media
Council Committee probing all possible long range solutions to
supplement the Collegian's current battle of overcoming a $6,000
mlscalculaUon ln Its budget. If the money Is not obtained, DC wilt
cease publlcaUon In April for this year . . . Uhuru and La Voz right
along with it.
er all the
(Editor's note: The following
Is the first of a series Intended
to offer an insight to the United
Fans Workers Union as conveyed
by CSUF's MEChA UFW Committee chairperson. Juan Perez.
He will attempt to cover the en
gross, present and future.)
by Juan Perez
This article Is one of a series
aimed at -updating the public on
the InternaUonal Boycott of Non-
UFW products. At this Ume, I am
giving priority to the lettuce boy-
He*T.
waters Into Norway, where the
International Longshoremen's
Union has refused to unload car-
Kos of non-UFW lettuce.
In Sweden, countless resolutions have been passed among Its
unions pledging total support for
the boycott. This action Is typical
developed over the years. The
massive support given to the
lettuce boycott has been tremendously effecUve to the point
where, ln 197G, Rlcha rd Thornton,
executive vice president of the
Growers Shipper Association in
the Imperial Valley, said that the
worldwide consumer boycott of
Iceberg lettuce "has hurt us,
there's no question about It.'
might ask, .
Iioycott? Some occurred
He knowledge, while others didn't and some have been forgotten
over the years. At this point, I
would like to offer a brief chronology of Uie most Important
Incidents,   while   acknowledging
e led to this
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and   campus   food   services   and
temporarily.
The lettuce boycott Is neartng
Its sixth year of existence and
has maintained mounting pubUc
support.   A   recent   Harris   Poll
mllUon adults are boycotUnglettuce In support of the UFW. It
has ln this Ume extended beyond
U.S. boundaries, reaching Into
neighboring Canada where 'Produce News" has reported that
only one major lood chain store
that many more deserve men-
Uonlng, but because of space
conslderaUons they will be left
out.
For years, farm workers In the
Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys
organized UFW committees and
awajted the victorious comple-
Uon of the grape strike-boycott
of 1865-70. In July of 1970,tas
the grape struggle was ending, Uie
UFW peUUoned lettuce trowels
for secret ballot union represea-
taUon elections. The groweis
ignored the farm workers, sought
out the Teamsters unions, and ln
that same month signed over 200
:ontracts.
The
that they
wanted to be represented by
Cesar Chavez/UFW. 7,000 workers walked off the Job ln what the
L.A. Times i ailed *the largest
Farm Labor Strike ln the U.S.
History.*
Iiu'.ml
vlo-
.llso
lence was charged by t
In Explanation for the crippling
strike. Yet, none of this was reported by the reporters from major California newspapers, the
wire services, or the T.V. net-
All they reported was a massive
strike by workers that cut pro-
ducUon by 66 per cent.
Violence wasn't reported simply because lt didn't occur.
Judge outlawed all strike activity
charged the growers with making
"sweetheart agreements* with the
Teamsters, a charge later backed
by the California Supreme Court
ln a 6 to 1 decision.
The strike was very effecUve,
but we have to keep In mind that
farm workers wait all year fqr
the harvest season and simply
cannot, economically, afford to
remain on strike. But, as a result
of the strike, several major lettuce companies rescinded their
with the Teamsters,
and the UFW won
During the strike, comments
such as 'the Teamsters have our
contracts but the UFW has our
workers," were voiced by many
of the growers who later switched
were supervised by the Catholic
Bishops Committee and ln every
case, the Bishops certified that
the workers voted to be represented by the UFW.
In March of 1971, the lettuce
boycott was suspended after the
Teamsters agreed to withdraw
from the fields. In May of 1971
lettuce growers started to negotiate, there were over a dozen
meeUngs, and everyone was
hopeful about a settlement. But
after the Salinas ^harvest was
completed the growers got more
and more unyielding. By November of 1971, the negotlaUons
broke  off  and  lt   was   apparent
stalUng to get past the 1971 harvest while at the same Ume
forming alliances to enact legislation ln Arizona and California
that would eUmlnate the boycott.
Remember Proposition 22?
Fortunately It received a smacking 2 to 1 defeat by California
voters ln a clear response to the
UFW.
PresenUy the boycott continues, except that now the Agrlcul-
(ConUnued on Page 3, Col. 3)
LETTER
Tutorial services to begin Mar.t
Students who feel that they may
benefit from the services of a
tutor this semester are reminded
that the Office of Tutorial Services will begin its services on
view sheets will be available ln
the main corridor of the Keats
Campus Building the week ot
Feb. 23. All Interviews and tutorial sessions will be done ln
groups throughout the semester.
If  you are going to request tu-
pleas follow these procedures
BEFORE   YOU   COME   TO   SEE
US:    1
Talk   I
) your Instructor
about your problems with the
class. All profs should have posted office hours, they are thereto
help you. 2. Check with the department that your class Is In
to see If there are any departmental sessions goingon.Ifthere
e, attend them.
If   t
•  In  K
view. If
have special Information about
tutoring for you. Check us out
Monday through Thursday from
8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fridays 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. ln the Keats Campus
Building, or phone 487-2924/
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L.A    VOZ    Dfc    AZTLAN
Chicano seeks compilation
of CSUF MEChA history
Manuel ni.-ir. a—.- »	
Manuel Olgln ..„„ „, ur_
ganlze the Impression-the
Chicano student movement
has made on CSUF.
•MEChA has done a lot
for students in Its Ume here
at Fresno State but Chicanos
, have not finished their homework: that of recording those
accompUshments for the future,* said Olgln.
Olgln seeks to compile the
history of Movimlento Estu-
dianUl Chicano de Aztlan at
Fresno State since its Inception in 1971 by collecting any
Items dealing with MEChA's
history: clippings of arUcles,
photos, buttons, any materials of past Chrcano acUvi-
ties, MEChA agendas, Chicano Youth Conference
Items, posters, endorsement
notlUcaUons, etc.
"Whatever Ills, bring ltln
and we'll sort lt out," said
Olgln. 'Anything brought In
will be treated with the ut-
He s
i, If d
may   be  returned properly
Olgln says the material
will be filed and labeled by
semester with possible long
range goals Including a Chicano *yearbook*.
"It's an educational tool
that would benefit those concerned about what happened
In the past,* said Olgln, who
Is coordinator of Tutorial'
Services. *So we won't repeat past mistakes, and as a
reference as to how things
were done or weren't done.*
However, Olgln says he's
•supplying the lnlUal energy* but also needs Interested
people, as well as Ideas to
Implement the overall Idea
•Whatever comes of this
will be the decision of those
who get Involved,* he said.
Olgln may be contacted In
the Keats Campus Building
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Photve 487-2924 or 487-6458!
Wednesday, February 28, 1976      THE DAILY COLLEGIAN-
CSUF MEChA will host
statewide MEChA confab
Is Spring
by Anna Noriega
CSUF MEChA has agreed to
host a statewide MEChA convention Saturday, March 20.
MEChA Central,anassodaUon
of eight Southern California
MEChAs, Is.coordinating the
event which will center solely on
the roleChlcanosthroughoutCai-
lfornta will have ln the Bicentennial celebraUon.
Spokesperson Jesse Cruz, San
Diego State University representative to Central, said only one
Issue wUl be considered because
In past statewide conventions too
many Issues were dealt with.
Consequently, many of the Me-
chlstas attending went away dissatisfied, he said.
Fresno State's MEChA, at its
meeting last week, agreed to hold
the  conference here because
top choices* due to Its central
locaUon.
Cruz termed the Bicentennial
celebration a 'mockery* explaining that two hundred years ago an
oppressed people fought to free
themselves from their oppressors yet ln 1976 they continue to
oppress Chicanos and other minorities ln the United Stales.
Plans en how the convenUon wlU
run have not been OnaUzed but a
spokesperson said they hope to
start out with a general session
before breaking. Into smaUer
Cruz said 80 coUege MEChAs ego State University, University
throughout California have been of San Diego, Mesa Community
notified of the convention.           , College, San Diego City CoUege,
MEChA Central's membership Southwestern CoUege,  Palomar
Includes UC San Diego, San Dl- College, and Grossmont CoUege.
KFSR Spanish show
offers free tickets
CSUF Chicago disc-Jockey Alfonso Guzman has begun his S|
vmester Spanish broadcasting show for campus radio KFSR.
Aired Into the CoUege Union and the dormitories, Guzman's show
.   slotted on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
This semester, in cooperation with local Spanish station KXEX's
Tony Rabago, Guzman will buffering free tickets to the Friday night
M .xlcan band dances at the Rainbow.
The $6 tickets may be won by calling ln to Guzman when he's on
" •' air and responding to Information he broadcasts. The phone
unbar at KFSR Is 487-2655.
Mexican music fans may also hear Salsa music over KXEX-AM
I >esdays and Thursdays from 2 to 3 p.m.
Chicano students may
offer much to ex-con
American history 32
years ago this week
On Februa/y 28, 1944 the EI Paso.Herald-Post published
a letter from S. C. Skldmore protesting racism against Chicanos ln Texas history books.
Skldmore, a native Texan whose family was among the first
Anglos ln Texas, urged that 'changes be made In our Texas
history — that part of our history that reflects against Mexican
Texans and Mexico Mexicans, which creates hatred on both
Skldmore noted that as a schoolboy he studied 'Mrs. Penny-
backer's Texas History which created within roe a hatred
for all persons of Mexican blood In Texas and Mexico.*
Skldmore wrote that after getting to know Chicanos first
hand "(J) changed my attitude and feeling completely toward I
persons of Mexican blood. The hatred I once held Is gone . . .*
He continued, 'Texas history will have lobe rewritten In.order
to give posterity an honest account of historical events to,
prevent racial hatred, and 'teU what part the Mexlcan-Texans
took in helping win our wars and building our common wealth.*
Skldmore cited the 'very prominent part* Chicanos have
played In Texas history by noting that three Chicanos signed
Uie Texas Declaration of Independence, the first Texas vice-
president was Chicano, eight Chicanos died fighting with the
Texans at the Alamo, and that about half of the San Antonlans
killed, wounded, or missing ln World War II were Chicanos.
In spite of these contributions, Skldmore said Texas history
books and literature developed a hatred against Chicanos.
'Scab1 lettuce boycotted
(Continued from Page 2)
iral Labor Relations Act of
975 has placed restricUons as
i how the boycott Is pracUced.
or Instance, we cannot boycott
company ln which the workers
re the Team stors n
However, we can boycott groweis where the UFW has won the
elecUon as a tool to Insure that
they negotiate In good faith. Winning the election does not guarantee a contract, and at this point
the boycott plays a very Important role. Now that hundreds of
elections have been held, the UFW
has further proved
prefer the UFW over-the Teamsters and that, ln fact, they never
wanted that union as was asserted
since 1970.
In light of these and many other
facts, it is no wonder that roU-
Uons have pledged to continue
boycotting non-UFW lettuce for
as long as lt takes to win total
democracy ln the lettuce fields.
SI Se Puede. Join the effort to
remove scab lettuce from our
campus.
(Next: U
whelming   majority of workers     vines.)
by Margaret Esparza
The Chicano student may very
»«11 be a valuable person for the
-convict who finds lt difficult
o *et a Job or even get accepted
- the community.
: MT's Psychology Department
«| I Interim chairman of the Ex-
'-■ enders Community Resource
t' uncll.
■The majority of Chicano stu-
'■-' ts on this campus arebarrlo-
'■ Merited," said Sorondo. *The
si lent can assist the ex-con who
».. been away from home any-
**m from six months to 10
• ts make readjustments ln his
Ihe Council was esUbUshed
l» June to provide help and dl-
'"' Hon for the Just-released
'"soner trying  to  make lt on
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vldRl soon becomes frustrated
and again goes Into crime.
However, Sorondo added, attention should also be directed
at the public.
•The public should be rehabU-
ltated to accept what the ex-
offender has gone through,* he
said.
The Council Is working to set
up a le-entry center for ex-cons
returning to the community.
Presently there Is no money
for the proposed center but the
Council has applied for funding
through the Fresno County Revenue Sharing Program.
Tony Garduque, head of the
Council's Education Committee
and CSUF Pinto program coordinator, described the center as a
clearinghouse where prisoners
could be referred prior to their
•We would coordinate all the
resources available," said Garduque, "and advise the proper
'"""'" Involved to assist the
person making the adjustment.*
Some specific problems the
Council will aim to help will include health and welfare, employment, educaUon, and public
relations.
The Council plans to sponsor
Us first fundraiser in April with
a social event. Anyone Interested
In helping the Council may contact Sorondo at 487-1139, 0r
Garduque at 487-1021.
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