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...offices seem to be in competition for limited resources and administrative prestige. And this competition has become a source of childish and counterproductive hostility between Dr. S. Allen Counter of the Foundation and Assistant Dean Hilda Hernandez-Gravelle, who runs the Office...
...minute interview with The Crimson, Hernandez-Gravelle repeatedly and steadfastly refused to comment on the Foundation--an office that she should be dealing with productively on a daily basis. And in the Foundation's last two newsletters, there was not a single word about Hernandez-Gravelle or her office, resources that, we would think, would warrant mention by an organization dedicated to "multiculturalism." The result, many say, is that the two groups are simply tripping over each other...
Although the work of Counter's Foundation can be fairly criticized for relying too heavily on feel-good cultural activities, Foundation functions are, at least, well-attended. The Foundation's mandate is narrow, but it seems to do a decent job within that mandate. Hernandez-Gravelle's Office, with a much freer hand, fails to perform its crucial function within the University...
...MAJOR PART of Hernandez-Gravelle's job involves student outreach. But while the functions of Actively Working against Racism and Ethnocentrism (AWARE)--the student group that works under her auspices--are well-intentioned, they fall short of their stated goal. Relatively few students attend their events, which many criticize for being preachy and ineffective. What good is an outreach program if it doesn't reach anyone...
...region's total population and represent the largest concentration of Latinos in the nation, it was only this year that newly drawn districts enabled them to win a seat. "We have the numbers, but the numbers are not reflected in the political and economic power structures," says Antonia Hernandez, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which led the redistricting battle...