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students, said Roscoe Caron, a
teacher at the school. In the pro
gram, middle school students meet
with college students from MEChA,
the Chicano student union.
Caron said Ganas means "de
sires" in Spanish and represents the
desire for the younger students to
achieve their goals.
"It's a combination of reaffirming
and learning more about their cul
ture, being academically successful
and learning the skills of leaders,"
he said.
Alma Reyes-Guillen, 14, said she
wants to be a lawyer or a doctor when
she grows up. The MEChistas, as the
University students are called, are to
thank for the motivation, she said.
She said the MEChistas — who vis
it Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednes
days after school— act as role models
for her because they are in college
Xochitl Soto, 14, said she likes
having a place to go after school, but
her favorite part of the program is
"getting to know the MEChistas."
"It kind of gives a lot of kids
somebody to look up to," she said.
Members of MEChA have been
involved with the middle school's
program since its creation, Caron
said. He said the MEChA members
are the perfect mentors for middle
school students who may eventually
be the first generation in their fami
lies to attend college.
"The very existence of these Latino
(University) students says that is pos
sible," he said.
Carmen Williams, a 13-year-old
middle school student, said she ap
preciates the extra help with her
schoolwork the MEChistas give her.
'They're nice and they always help
me with my homework," she said.
MEChA's Ganas Coordinator Liz
A. Perez said the MEChistas also
serve as people with whom the
middle schoolers can identify.
"Kids need to see more of their
own culture," she said. "We talk to
them about their culture — any
thing they want to know."
Esteban Guillen, 13, said the
MEChistas help him deal with strug
gles he faces as a young Latino by
sharing their childhood experiences.
During the past eight years, the
University students have also helped
to bring statewide recognition to the
program. Caron said the middle
school students have had their voic
es heard statewide by leaders.
Caron said he thinks the reason
MEChistas volunteer their time is
because many of them would have
liked to have had similar experi
ences when they were young.
MEChista Gerardo Rodriguez said
he was the oldest child in his fami
ly, so he understands what it's like
for the students who may not have
anyone to look up to.
"That just changes everything,"
he said. "That's huge, knowing
that you have someone that you
can depend on."
Contact the higher education/student
life/student affairs reporter
atchelseaduncan@dailyemerald.com.
FIRE
continued from page 1A
first heard the alarm. His account of
what happened is slightly different
than Williams'
"The whole hall was full of smoke,"
he said. "We ran outside and talked to
Andrew and he said, 'I think John is still
in the room.'"
Matheny said he and a fellow resi
dent entered the building and found
Gutman sleeping alone in the room.
Matheny said they shook Gutman
and pulled him out of bed. Gutman
woke up and they supported him as he
stumbled out, Matheny said.
Gutman and Byrne said they might
be dead if circumstances would have
been different Sunday. Neither was in
jured nor transported to the hospital as
a result of the fire. It was the first time
they had burned a candle in the room,
Gutman said.
Mike Eyster, assistant vice president
of Student Affairs and director of Uni
versity Housing, said burning a candle
in any residence hall room is a viola
tion of housing rules.
Gutman said he and Byrne faced a
hearing with University officials at 5
p.m. Sunday to discuss the cost of re
painting the walls and replacing the car
peting — about $26,000.
Gutman and Byrne will also face a
hearing in front of a judicial commit
tee and may face fines and a possible
eviction from the residence hall, Gut
man said, adding that he didn't know
when that would occur.
Contact the people/culture/faith
reporter at
jaredpaben@daiiyemerald.com.
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