Quick Check

The Latin American Students on this college campus have come together in the Latin American Student Organization because, for our survival both as individuals and as a people, it is necessary for us to unite. Since the formation of our organization, the Latin American people of this college have worked together in an attempt to better the conditions of our people both here in the college and in our community. We have attempted to bring more of our people onto this campus, a campus at which, out of a student population of over 13,000, there are less than 200 Latin American people. A campus which is in a city with a population of 100,000 Latino people.

We have attempted to implement a studies program which is relevant to Latin American people, so that our people have a reason to come to this college, and a reason to stay in it. We do this in view of the fact that the highest dropout rate in California schools is among the Latino population.

Read the document.

According to the document, why do the Latin American students believe they must make demands for a school of ethnic area studies? Choose three correct answers.

A. To provide support to encourage and retain more Latino students in schools and colleges.
B. Because the current offerings are not directed to the needs of Latino students.
C. To help Latino students who are struggling academically at the university.
D. Because Latino students lack the luxuries that the college provides to most other student groups.
E. To increase the number of Latino students and faculty at the university.