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Se espera que en la megamarcha del 26 de mayo se movilicen más de 70 mil personas, entre estudiantes, directivos y docentes de la UdeG.  Foto: Gaceta UdeG. 

Redacción.- La Universidad de Guadalajara (UdeG) convocó a una mega movilización el próximo jueves 26 de mayo en Guadalajara, en favor de un presupuesto digno y el respeto a la autonomía universitaria. 

Durante la marcha 93, realizada el pasado 17 de mayo, el Rector General de la UdeG, Ricardo Villanueva Lomelí, exigió la restitución de los 140 millones de pesos que el gobernador Enrique Alfaro Ramírez recortó a la máxima casa de estudios de Jalisco. 

Por tal motivo, Villanueva Lomelí convocó a la comunidad universitaria y a los jaliscienses a sumarse a la marcha más grande de la historia del estado para defender a la universidad. 

“Yo quiero invitarlos el día de hoy a que el 26 de mayo hagamos la marcha más grande en la historia de Jalisco, porque esta es la ilegalidad y el atropello más grande en la historia de la Universidad”, declaró. 

De acuerdo a cálculos de Javier Armenta, presidente de la Federación de Estudiantes Universitarios (FEU), se espera que más de 70 mil estudiantes, además de los directivos, personal docente y administrativo, se manifiesten este jueves para exigir más recursos para la Universidad. 

De cara a la megamarcha, la tensión entre la Universidad de Guadalajara y el Gobierno de Jalisco aumentó debido a que el 23 de mayo un grupo de alrededor de 70 personas enmascaradas protestaron afuera del fraccionamiento donde vive el rector general, Ricardo Villanueva, para denunciar la presunta presión de parte de los maestros hacia los alumnos para que marchen el 27 de de mayo. 

Al respecto, el rector atribuyó la protesta como una “campaña sucia” del Gobierno de Jalisco para debilitar la convocatoria a la mega marcha, asimismo, señaló al gobernador Enrique Alfaro como el responsable de su seguridad y la de su familia. 

Por su parte, el mandatario estatal se deslindó de la manifestación en el fraccionamiento Las Cañadas de Zapopan, al argumentar que se encuentra “ocupado” trabajando por Jalisco y no en organizar marchas. 

“Yo estoy concentrado trabajando por Jalisco. Yo no me voy a distraer en temas que no me tocan. Quien quiera dedicarse a organizar marchas, que lo haga bajo su responsabilidad”.

En el boletín difundido por la UdeG, fue en agosto de 2021 cuando, de manera arbitraria, el Gobierno de Jalisco hizo un recorte 140 millones de pesos que ya habían sido autorizados para la construcción del Museo de Ciencias Ambientales, además de que el presupuesto aprobado en 2022, es el más bajo de los últimos 10 años.

Por esta situación, la Universidad presentó una controversia constitucional ante la Comisión Estatal de Derechos Humanos (CEDHJ) por la reasignación del presupuesto; sin embargo, la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) desechó la controversia a finales de marzo pasado. 

Por su parte, tras la resolución de la SCJN, el Gobernador de Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, declaró mediante sus redes sociales el apoyo a la UdeG, pero no así al “grupo que la controla”. 

“Hace unos momentos la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación volvió a poner la verdad por encima de las mentiras. A la Universidad de Guadalajara nuestro apoyo, cariño y compromiso, pero no a los negocios del grupo que la controla”.

Asimismo, el mandatario estatal comentó que el dinero recortado será destinado a la construcción del Hospital Civil de Oriente o el Hospital Civil de Tonalá.

Bernabé Robledo, currently in charge of CETAC Ajijic. Photo: Sofía Medeles.

Sofía Medeles (Ajijic).- For almost 30 years, Professor Bernabé Robledo has not only been in charge of educating young people in the classroom but also teaching them to be empathetic citizens,  while being an activist for the land he lives on.

Bernabé was born in Ajijic. He is the son of farmers and attended basic education in the delegation, until high school, when he studied at the Center for Technological Studies in Continental Waters (CETAC 01) in Jocotepec. Later, he studied food engineering at the Mazatlán Technology, Sinaloa. He also earned a master’s degree from Ocotlán and a doctorate in Education.

After working in an industrial food production company, in 1996 he decided to become a teacher; his first position as a professor was at the Center for Technological Studies of the Sea (CETMAR) in Mazatlán. 

In 1996 he joined the CETAC Jocotepec, then he became one of the first members of the Mario Molina Institute which studies sustainability,  as well as having been a professor at the National College of Technical Professional Education (CONALEP)  in Chapala.

 One of his achievements which he speaks of as a father would speak of his prodigal child, is the CETAC Ajijic, an extension of the Jocotepec campus, which Robledo managed. He went to great lengths to acquire the property and to request donations to repair the school that was abandoned for at least 15 years, and has been working since 2019, and in his words, has been “shaped to meet the needs of the people of Ajijic.”

Bernabé presenting a request for help to Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez. Photo: Sofía Medeles.

«There are many private schools in Ajijic, but none that are public that meet the vocational needs of the region. Ajijic is a town that has approximately 12,000  citizens, and has a tourist economy, which  is why we thought training in businesses related to  the settlement of foreigners and tourists is a perfect fit,» commented the professor.

In addition to continuing with the improvement of the campus, which he said could have the potential to be one of the most beautiful schools in Lakeside, one of his most important goals is to secure the campus in the campus where it is located, which was loaned to it  by the 2018-2021 administration. He also spoke of the exponential growth that has taken place since the beginning, with 115 students and its first generation about to graduate.

Bernabé Robledo commented that his taste for teaching at the high school level arose for several reasons, one of them being how his life  has been coupled to the needs that young people have at this age and that makes it easier for him to communicate with them, and to the nobility he finds in this age range.

«At this age, you are finishing shaping the citizens about to be sent to society. I have found satisfaction, especially in their nobility. For example, when we were fixing up the CETAC playground, one of the laziest youngsters helped and put all his effort into handling the concrete mixing  equipment. He gave and gave, until when he finished, he fell exhausted to the ground. He was a 16 or 17 year old kid who decided to help, and thanks to him, as well as to the other youngsters, CETAC has made progress,” he said.

Professor Berna, as he is also known, not only says he is committed to education, but also to activism, which he has engaged in on multiple occasions with his students. 

«I am a great admirer of Paulo Freire, educator of America, and I agree with his philosophy that the teacher by himself is already a social transformer. I don’t find any conflict between activism and teaching, I can’t conceive of one without the other. I get tired, but I don’t get angry, I don’t work for a salary, but for an ideal. If you don’t feel that way, it may not be your vocation,» he said firmly.

On the other hand, he has always advised his students to pursue cultural activities, since, his vision is that he seeks young people to realize culture and empathy, that they feel proud and love these teachings, adding that «we are rich in culture, we do not have to envy any other culture.»

Finally, he dedicated a few words to the future teachers: in this profession they are not going to get rich so it is something they must love, since it is a social work owed to the community.

Translated by Christalle Dalsted

El nivel educativo con mayor matrícula es la primaria con el 41.0%, es decir, 933 mil 40 alumnos y alumnas. Foto: Cortesía. 

Redacción.- En el marco de la conmemoración del Día del Estudiante, el Instituto de Información Geográfica y Estadística de Jalisco (IIEG), presentó un diagnóstico sobre la cantidad de alumnos en activo en el ciclo escolar 2021-2022.

Según dichas cifras, en el estado hay  2 millones 279 mil 231 alumnos y alumnas en las 15 mil 015 escuelas; 373 mil 240 (16.4%) se encuentran matriculados en instituciones particulares y 1 millón 905 mil 991 (83.6%) en escuelas públicas.

De la matrícula mencionada, el 41.0% (933,40) de las y los estudiantes se concentran en el nivel de primaria, seguido de un 18.3% (416,478) que se encuentra cursando la secundaria y de un 14.0% (319,518) que estudia en el nivel medio superior (modalidad escolarizada y mixta). 

Asimismo, el 12.5% (285,423) pertenece al nivel superior, el 12.4% (281,773) al nivel de preescolar y 0.6% (14,020) a educación inicial; por su parte, el 1.3% (28,618) de las alumnas y alumnos son de educación especial. 

El origen de celebrar el Día del Estudiante en México surge en 1929, cuando un grupo de estudiantes de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) se puso en huelga en favor de la autonomía universitaria.

First honors to the flag at Urban School 699, Ignacio Zaragoza.  

Alma Serrano (San Juan Cosalá).- For the first time since the two years of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, last April 25 the honors to the flag were resumed in the schools of San Juan Cosalá. 

The first honors of the year were held at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, April 25 in the courtyard of the Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School. The honors to the flag were also held at the entrance time at the Encarnación Rosas and the Urbana 1107 Gabriela Mistral.

Luis Morales, teacher at Escuela Urbana 699 Ignacio Zaragoza explained that the civic act was resumed after both the Governor of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, and the Secretary of Education, Juan Carlos Flores Miramontes, authorized it. 

Translated by Sydney Metrick

A Tyrannosaurus Rex escaped from its habitat at the CUOP Jurassic Park to live with the children of kindergarten, preschool and elementary school in an interactive show. Photo: D. Arturo Ortega.

The students of the Octavio Paz University Campus (CUOP)  a Jurassic experience during the celebration of Children’s Day at the school’s  Ajijic facilities, which this year was celebrated with dinosaurs.

The experience began with a safari-like tour, where upon entering the educational facilities, they emulated the habitats of the dinosaurs. Photo: D. Arturo Ortega.

The experience began with a safari-like tour,  through a Jurassic park-like environment guarded   by paper-mâché sauropods that surprised the parents  as they dropped off their children at school.

During the rest of the day the students learned different play activities in each classroom where they were able to make a fossil, the workshop where the children assembled their safari vehicle, feeding the dinosaur, among other activities.

During the rest of the day the students learned different playful activities, such as feeding the dinosaur. Photo: Mr. Arturo Ortega.

The day concluded when a Velociraptor and a Tyrannosaurus Rex escaped from their habitats at the CUOP Jurassic Park to spend time with the kindergarten, preschool and elementary school children in an interactive show with fun games for the  little ones.  

Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan

The Los Bichos team won the championship over their similar team Los Bomboneros with a score of 3 to 1.

Editor. – With a score of 3 to 1 over their rival Los Bomboneros, the Bichos team was the winner during the final match, being crowned champions of the interim soccer tournament that was held for four weeks at the Terranova Institute. 

Students and teachers from high school and middle school at the Terranova Institute kicked off the Terranova 2022 Inter-School Tournament with six teams participating, from Tuesday, February 22 to Thursday, April 7.

Right from the start, the Bichos team won over the Cuervos, 5-0, demonstrating their desire to win from the very beginning of the tournament. 

The prize for the winners will be an all-expenses-paid trip to the movies, as well as recognition for the participation of the students who made up the six participating teams.

The next tournament will be held after the Holy Week and Easter holidays.

Translated by Kerry Watson

The draw for the formation of groups was held at the Code Paradero Velodrome sports complex in Guadalajara on Wednesday, March 6. Photo: Government of Jalisco.

Redaction.- The Jalisco Cup 2022 amateur soccer championship will begin this weekend in the men’s division and a week later in the women’s division; in total, more than 200 teams will participate in its third year of competition.

The Jalisco Cup will be played from April 9 to August 7 with 118 teams in the men’s category and 74 in the women’s category; the draw for the formation of groups took place at the Code Paradero Velodrome on March 6. 

The Chapala men’s team is emerging as one of the Cup’s favorites. The team took second place in the 2021 tournament, winning a trip to Spain as a prize.

This year, the winning team will travel to France to see the training of the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club team. The prize for the runners-up will be a trip to Colombia.

In the men’s division, the first match of the Chapala team will be as visitors against Tuxcueca, on Sunday, April 10 at 4pm; the Jocotepec team will play against Valle de Juárez, also as visitors, on the same day and at the same time. 

The complete schedule of games can be found at https://copajalisco.mx/Rol_regular/4.

Translated by Elisabeth Shields

Students of the Foránea No.1 José Vasconcelos high school during the first day of anti-addiction talks/workshops.  

Jazmín Stengel (Chapala).- Addiction prevention workshops will be given in public and private high schools in the municipality to raise awareness among adolescents in Chapala.

«Many things can give meaning to your life, but drugs will never be one of them,» was said during the launch of the program on March 14, at the José Vasconcelos Secondary School Number 1 in the municipality. The age of first substance use dropped from 18 to 10 years of age in the last 12 years.

The work team of the Municipal Commission Against Addictions, formed by counselors Luis Manuel Ramirez, Jaime Humberto Cortes Rios, Juan Carlos Garcia, and six other integral supporters are dedicated to informing the students of the municipality about the hazards of drug use. 

During the workshop they discuss that addictions not only depend on synthetic or natural drugs or medicines. Today’s children tend to become dependent on technology and the internet as well.

The first phase of the program took place from March 14 to 24. Seven hundred and thirty-three students divided into 21 groups, about half in the morning shift and the rest in the afternoon from the José Vasconcelos high school were trained through talks and workshops informed Luis Ramírez, in charge of the coordination.

The next stage will be to instruct the adolescents of Technical High School 83 to learn to say «NO» and to know how to choose their friends well, thus preventing them from falling into the temptation of bad habits, said Ramirez. 

The program, coordinated by the State Council for Prevention Against Addictions and the Ministry of Health, is executed by the Municipal Commission Against Addictions and its main objective is to raise awareness among young people when it comes to making decisions in their daily lives.

Translated by Nita Rudy

The new entrance to Jardín de Niños Aurelia Flores will be a corridor located between the CETAC high school and the future offices of the Secretaría de Cultura. Photo: Sofía Medeles.

Sofía Medeles (Ajijic).-  During his visit to Ajijic on March 25, the Governor of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, said that it will take approximately one month to provide an entrance to the Aurelia Flores Kindergarten, which was  blocked by the remodeling of the Auditorio de la Ribera. 

This new entrance consists of a corridor between the Ajijic campus of the Center for Technological Studies in Continental Waters (CETAC) and the building where the offices of the Ministry of Culture will be located. Previously, the entrance to the kindergarten was through the same access as the auditorium.

«I asked them to speed up the work so that the children would not be at risk, because it is under construction. We have already started to free the passage, only the floor needs to be done. I hope that in a month it will be ready and working properly,» said  Governor Alfaro Ramirez.

The director of the parents’ committee, Lucia Padilla, advised that they have not been informed about the conclusion of the work being done for this new access to the preschool, in addition they had hoped that the entrance would be a little bigger.

«We wanted to ask for a slightly larger entrance, at least two meters, but we could not talk to the architect and the entrance was left at approximately one meter and 40 centimeters. We have not been told when the work will be finished, or anything else,» she commented.

Previously, several parents complained that, since the construction of the auditorium was in progress, the access through the main door of the auditorium was closed for the safety of the children. The problem has existed since the beginning of on-site classes in August 2021. The parents pointed out that the provisional entrance, which was through the Cruz Azul sports field, was uncomfortable for them and the children, especially in rainy weather and that the work did not seem to be progressing on an entrance exclusively for the students of the school.

In addition, the parents pointed out the poor condition of the classrooms, bathrooms and open spaces of the kindergarten after the pandemic.

Translated by Christalle Dalsted

CUOP celebrated the birthday of Octavio Paz with biographies and reading of poems by the writer who gave his name to the educational institution.

Editor. With sports and cultural activities, the students of the Octavio Paz University Campus (CUOP) commemorated the 108th birthday of the Mexican poet and writer who gave his name to the campus located in Ajijic.

Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Rector of CUOP, thanked and congratulated all the participants in the event.

The event, held on March 31, began with the honoring of the national flag under the custody of the elementary school escort. Following this, aspects of the poet’s life were narrated by high school students, while the writer himself was brought to life by the elementary age students.  

In addition, the youngest students of CUOP, nursery and preschool students, released balloons symbolizing the eternity of his work.

The high school participated with the interpretation of the poem «Otoño» (Autumn), which was presented in Spanish and English. 

During the tribute, the Mexican writer was brought to life thanks to the presentations of elementary school students.

Students taking part in the curriculum of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) read aloud the story «El Ramo Azul,» which concluded with an oral tour of phrases of the poet’s work. The ceremony continued with the presentation of awards to students who participated in the LIMATEJ mathematics tournament, organized by the Ministry of Education of Jalisco (SEJ), as well as to the students who won first and second place. 

The youngest students of CUOP, nursery and preschool students, carried out a balloon release.

Awards were given to the teachers’ team that won the volleyball tournament a few days prior to the celebration, and uniforms were given to the men’s and women’s high school volleyball teams. The high school students won third place in volleyball at the municipal level. 

To conclude the event, Mrs. Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Rector of CUOP, thanked and congratulated all the participants in the event, inviting them to continue their hard work and reaping good results in both academics and sports. 

Translated by Rebecca Zittle