1981_03 The Daily Collegian March 1981

              VOCES (cont.) COLORe-^cofit.)        SEMANA DE
BILINGUAL ED
WRONG AMERICAN
CONCEPT?
By Olivia Luck)
Is Bilingual Education absolutely
wrong and against the American Concept? Does it fail to equip youngsters
with a proficiency in English that is
needed to compete in the job market?
These were some of the points made by
President Reagan In one of his speeches
earty this month.
Bilingual Education is one of the latest
.federally funded programs under the educational program. It uses the child's
native language as a medium of teaching the child English. It not only teaches
the child to speak English but also to
master his native language. As a result, the child will learn faster and will
hopefulfy perform m school as well as
the English speaking child.
Bilingual Education is not absolutely
wrong and against the concept. First
we have to understand, who the American people are. The American people
are a mixture of many immigrants that
came from Europe in the 19th century.
All these immigrants came from different countries and their natives language
was not English. They had to develop a
method in order to learn English. At
that time it was not called Bilingual Education, it had a different name, but the
concept was the same American immigrant ancestors, used Bilingual Education to become Americanized^ Then
how can it be against the American
System?
Bilingual Education doesn't fail to
equip youngsters with a proficiency
in English A 1978 reveiw of program
evaluation by the center for Applied
Linguistics showed that students receiving Bilingual Education are performing
as well or better than the students in
regular classes (those who speak English) in math, science, and reading.
The attendance rate for those students
is higher and drop out rates are lower.
Other studies showed that these programs have been effective in improving
        iglish.
The question of whether Bilingual
Education is dedicated to preserve
native laf-i* is incorrect; Bilingual
Education helps the child learn English
along with his native language,
this
Tengo ml orgulh tengo mi te
Soy diferente soy color cafe
Tengo culture tengo cor axon
Ynomehquitaamlniuncabron
When I got to high school, I started to
see the differences, not just the subtle
ones, but all of them. At age fifteen,
I was starting to see what Chris had
known by age eleven. Was it too late,
was I a 'vendido,* would I never be
able to be proud of myself, of my people?
I tried, I tried real hard. I lost some
so-called 'Anglo* friends and t kept
some because they did not see me
as different, but as a friend, the way
I will always see them.
I am still considered a 'vendido'
by some Chicanos because of the way
I dress and the company I keep. But
those Chicanos, those Anglos who
call me 'Mesican,* those rednecks
who call me 'wetback,' no one dan take
away the pride i finally achieved after
fifteen years. No one will ever strip me
of it, I will be like my first grade classmates and resist.
Thank you Chris for trying to show
me at such an early age and forgive
me raza if I do not seem Chicano through
and through, but lam.
Y no me to quite a mi ni un cahron
Yo soy Chicano tengo color
Americano per o con honor
Cuando me dken que hay revolucion
Defiendo a mi raza con mucho valor.
PROPOSALS
(cont.)
'That man was a U.S. citizen, picked
up in the streets of Clovis, a poor simple
minded guy and passed through the
hands of the Clovis Police department, .
and the U.S. border patrol, because a
Clovis policeman thought he looked
foreign,* said Bilderback. ~"
It is problems such as these that need
to be seriously addressed. Something
he does not expect from the Reagan
administration he said. 'I think Reagan
will continue the existing non-policy
■and leave everything exactly as it is,"
said Bilderback.
Now that the report is out Reagan
has appointed the Attorney General,
and the Secretaries of Commerce and
Labor as a committee to make more
Budget reductions recently revealed
that the Immigration and Naturalization
Service accounts for 44 percent of the
lustice Department's cute. The Reagan
administration wants to slash the INS
proposed $3.5 million budget by $21.6
million and reduce the 10,281 work force
by 750.
RADIO BILINGUE
The bilingual public radio station FM
91. will hold its first over-the-air fund-
raising drive during radio bilingue
week March 22 through March 29. The
purpose of the fundraising drive is to
develoo 'oca! support that will make
Radio Bilingue self-sufficient. The
Bilingual public radio station was
initiated by a one time private grant
from the campaign for human development and depends on local listener
contributions for Its on-going operation.
Listener sponsorship is the primary
source of funding for all non-commercial media.
Listeners will be asked to subscribe
and special programs will be offered''
during radio bilingue week. Special
programs will Include 'Mosaico Chicano,- a docu-drama about the hopes,
aspirations and problems besetting chicanos at the end of World War II, the
history of Radio Bilingue, and a talk
show with the veterans of the local.
Chicano movement.
Radio Bilingue will also feature three
days of live music and entertainment
on the Fulton Mall on March 22, 28, and
29. Local bands and performers will
provide live music from 12 noon until
5 p.m. on all three days. __^
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
1 p.m.-3:45 p.m.—Musica del Gran Cantante Mexicano—
Javier Sol is
5 p.m.-5:15 p.m.—Evening news
7 p.m.-7:30 p.m.—Enfoque National
Media hora de noticias nacionales e internacionales.      C*~*
8 -p.m.-10 p.m.—Musica de Trios-La Epoca de Oro—_■--?.
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
9:30 a.m.-12 noon—Raices de la Musica Popular Mexi-
cana '•
Crabaciones del museo de antropologia.
12   noon-3:45   p.m.—Musica   de   Vicente   Fernandez
Chente carita para la gente.
_yp.rn.-6 p.m. — Accento Backstage
Radio Bilingue producers take you backstage to talk
with Latin artists about themselves and their music.
Interview with "the Superman of Salsa,' Ruben
Blades—his roots, his politics and his music. Produced by J ulie Benitez y Basilio Maciel.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
6 a.m.-8 a.m.—Dos Horas de Trios
Musica de Los Panchos, Los Dandys, y Hermanos Gil.
10a.m.-12 noon—Juan Serrano—Live
El internacional residente de Fresno a cariciando su
guitarra. Lo mejor de Flamenco.
12 noon-5 p.m.—Live from the Fulton Mall
La Fiesta Continua...
5 p.m.-8 p.m.—History of Latin Rock
. -  Antonio Lopez presenta San tana, Malo, El Chicano,
Pete y Sheila Escovedo, Chepito y otros.
11 p.m.-2 a.m. — "Machito"
The seed of Salsa...How the Mambo and Rumba broke
into the music market and transformed  it...Don't
miss itl
SUNDAY, MARCH 29
8 a.m.-12 noon—Mujeres Cantantes de la Musica Ran-
chera
One hour documentary —Chicanas en el valle (11 a.m.).
12.__TJ.rn.-5 p.m.—Live from the Fulton Mall
6 p.m.-7 p.m. — Voces del Valle (en Espanol)
Veteranos del movimiento Chicano; que hacen y que
piensan. '   '- -i   ,\
7 p.m.-8 p.m.—El Pachuco Special (Mosaico continues...]
8 p.m.-9 p.m.—Voces del Valle (English)
Veterans of Chicano movement—what they are doing
and thinking.
Tike quest for grades:
WiUitpayojf?
d
See related stories on pages 3, 7 and 8
Watson, IRA
fee increase
both victorious
By Diane Eckblom
The filing of six protests against three of the candidates running for student body offices delayed the
Ullying of the election results for several hours yes-
The protests, having been filed over the past three
days, accused Jeff Watson, Paul Canales and Martha Davis of violating the student body elections
code
The protests all dealt specifically with the placement of campaign posters, signs and handbills on
campus, all called for the disqualification of the
candidates.
One of the protests, filed by Debbie Watson, who
was running for administrative vice president, and
lohn Ward, stated that campaign posters for
Jeff Watson and Canales were seen within SO feet
of the polling booths on the southeast comer of the
Free Speech Area near the fountain.
The elections code specifies that no campaign
poster may be placed within 50 feet of a polling r'-aos
so as not to 'influence voters rn the act of votin»,'
according to Tom Boyles, assistant dean of student
affairs and elections committee member.
The posters were said to be in dear violation of
Article II. Section 2.2 of the elections code, and were
willfully pUcedthere by Jeff Watson and Canales.
Debbie Watson charged that the candidates had
been informed previously (at a candidates' meeting
on March 13) that the locations were too dose to the
polling areas, yet <_d nothing tocorrect the problem.
he posters d
strate a willful violation of the electta
At the midway point, apcroxfcnately 730 p.m.
, the totals that would see the results
JeffWatson
Jim Cahill
Ted Rosa
(56
270
201
LegisUtive Vice President
Paul Canales
Charlie Burt
662
336
Administrative Vice President
Martha Davis
Debbie Watson
724
295
The final results in the Associated Student Body
Elections showed a landslide victory for the Watson-
Oavis-Canales slate.
With more than 2,000 students voting In the
more than 40 percent of th* votu.
with a semi-dose tout of 1,179 votes for, and «2
against.