▁ME Ch A ▁students ▁organized ▁peace ful ▁demonstr ations ▁at ▁U CLA , ▁including ▁a ▁ 1 4 - day ▁hung er ▁strike ▁which ▁gar ner ed ▁support ▁from ▁several ▁California ▁state ▁leaders ▁and ▁ultimately ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁The ▁César ▁Ch á vez ▁Center . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁ME Ch A ▁members ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁the ft ▁of ▁an ▁entire ▁press ▁run ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁U C ▁Ber keley ▁conserv ative ▁newspaper ▁California ▁Patri ot ▁which ▁was ▁featuring ▁an ▁article ▁that ▁label led ▁ME Ch A ▁a ▁" neo - N azi " - like ▁organization . ▁Police ▁reported ▁that ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁( valu ed ▁at ▁$ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁- ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 ) ▁were ▁st olen ▁during ▁a ▁break - in ▁at ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁office ▁in ▁E sh le man ▁Hall . ▁The ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁paper ▁included ▁an ▁article , ▁entitled ▁" ME Ch A : ▁Student ▁Fund ed ▁Big ot ry ▁and ▁H ate ," ▁bl ames ▁the ▁group ▁for ▁imp eding ▁" adv ances ▁in ▁civil ▁rights ▁toward ▁a ▁color bl ind ▁American ▁society " ▁through ▁" anti - American ▁hate " ▁and ▁" a ▁ment ality ▁that ▁leads ▁its ▁ad her ents ▁to ▁believe ▁anyone ▁who ▁is ▁white ▁and ▁male ▁is ▁to ▁bl ame ▁for ▁any ▁historical ▁in just ice ." ▁The ▁article ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁California ▁Patri ot ▁staff , ▁which ▁Time ▁magazine ▁described