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Death in Dafur Part 2 of 3: Genocide Accountability Acts stall in House, Senate
ALA releases report detailing the countyʼs unhealthy air quality By AMANDA PENNINGTON Daily Titan Staff
Residents of Orange County live with unhealthful ozone and pollution levels, according to the American Lung Association. The associationʼs “State of the Air 2005” report gave Orange Countyʼs air quality a failing grade. The report measured the two most ubiquitous pollutants - ozone and particle pollution. Ozone levels indicate the amount of smog in the air, and particle pollution levels indicate the amount of soot suspended in the air. Orange County has the dubious distinction of taking the No. 9 spot on the associationʼs “25 Counties Most Polluted by LongTerm Particle Pollution” list, with Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties sporting the first, second and third places consecutively. “We got a failing grade and a lot of it was due to the ozone grade that we rated last year,” said Glenn Maddalon, the executive director of the American Lung Association of Orange County. “We had received a D-rating for Orange County [on the last report]…basically we saw… higher ozone day averages than we had in previous years.” The “State of the Air 2005” reported 14 orange ozone days and one red ozone day. The colors are part of the Air Quality Index, which rates days based on the amount of ozone or particle pollutants in the air to give the public a pollution level baseline. An orange ozone day means that the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups such as children, active adults and people with respiratory diseases who should limit the amount of energy exerted outdoors. A red ozone day SMOG 3
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Refugees sit along the Chad-Sudan border earlier this year. An estimated 250,000 people fled their homes in Darfur to escape Sudanese government bombs and ground attacks.
Congress, Bush act to delay Darfur bills Intelligence gathering takes priority over Sudanese sanctions By DAVID BARRY Daily Titan Staff
The Darfur Genocide Accountability Act of 2005 is this yearʼs congressional effort to stop the genocide in Sudanʼs Darfur region that has already claimed between 180,000 and 400,000 lives.
Although the bill has a broad coalition of support among conservative Christian groups and liberal Democrats, the White House is trying to kill the proposed legislation. The House legislation calls for President George W. Bush “to use all necessary means, including use of the United States armed forces, to stop genocide in Darfur, Sudan ... ” and to prohibit companies from doing business in Sudan to trade on U.S. stock exchanges. The Senate version of the bill is considerably weaker, calling for
sanctions such as freezing assets of Sudanese government officials linked to Darfur. Last week the White House persuaded congressional leaders to stall both versions of the proposed Darfur legislation, according to Stuart Crampton, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne (DN.J.), sponsor of the bill.
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Critics of the White Houseʼs response to the Darfur genocide include Nicholas Kristof, a
New York Times columnist. In a May 3 article, “Day 113 of the Presidentʼs Silence,” Kristof wrote Bush “doesnʼt see any neat solution” to Darfur, and is proud of the United Statesʼ role in Sudanʼs North-South peace agreement. Additionally, Kristoff cited an April 29 Los Angeles Times article outlining the relationship between U.S. and Sudanese intelligence agencies working together to fight the war on terror. This relationship is problematic for the United States when considering whether to take action
to stop the violence in Darfur. The Times article stated that within weeks after Sept. 11, 2001, “the Bush administration abstained on a vote at the United Nations, with the result that Sudan was freed from international sanctions imposed for its alleged role in efforts to assassinate Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in 1995. At roughly the same time, the Sudanese turned over to the U.S. a stack of intelligence files several inches thick.” DARFUR 4
El Toro campus delivers sweet rewards Vanguard theatre Frozen Yogurt Nights will provide students with free snacks today By DENNIS OLSON Daily Titan Staff
As the spring semester draws to close, Cal State Fullertonʼs El Toro Campus is once again thanking its students by giving them free frozen yogurt from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. today. Frozen Yogurt Nights is a campus
event that began Tuesday, featuring two nights of frozen yogurt giveaways to students. This event has occurred every semester since the satellite campus opened in 2002. Associated Students, Inc. and Student Affairs have funded the gluttonous event. The event will take place in the El Toro Campus courtyard, where tables with frozen yogurt and toppings will be set up as members of the Titan Student Union help students get a sugar fix while informing them about upcoming programs
and events. The reason for the event is to give something back to the El Toro students for their student fees each semester, said TSU Marketing Manager Sara Danner, adding that she wants students at El Toro to get the same perks – even though they attend the smaller campus. “Each semester we do some events to put the fees to work at El Toro,” she said. “We bring them some of the benefits from the fees they pay.” In past semesters, about 200
bowls of frozen yogurt have been given out students. Robert Flores, the assistant coordinator of Student Affairs at El Toro, said this event is one of the favorites each semester. “Frozen Yogurt Nights is fun because itʼs really popular among students,” he said. “People show up early wanting to get some yogurt before they go to class.” Danner said many students remember the event from previous semesters and hurry to get their
By AMANDA PENNINGTON Daily Titan Staff
According to the National Foster Care Month web site, currently 523,000 children and young adults live in foster care in the United States, with 4,000 of them in the
Orange County foster care system. May is National Foster Care Month. The month of foster parent recognition and recruitment began in the 1990s and in 2000 became a movement in an effort to raise awareness about young people transitioning out of the foster care system, said Virginia Pryor, the chair of National Foster Care Month and manager of national non-profit partnerships of Casey Family Programs. This year, the campaignʼs theme
is “Share your heart; Open your home; Give hope,” outlining ways for the public to get involved with young people in foster care. “There [is] a myriad of ways for folks to get involved,” Pryor said. “If the general public feels they canʼt become a foster parent, they can mentor … and advocate.” The program is organizing a blue ribbon campaign this year, which consists of tying blue ribbons on trees, cars and people in recognition of young people in foster care.
Downtown Fullerton ensemble prepares to display acting talent By SHANNON HEWKIN Daily Titan Staff
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May recognized as National Foster Care Month ʻShare your heart; Open your homeʼ gets public involved
shows ‘Bus Stop’
According to law, when children in the foster care system approach their 18th birthdays, they enter the adult world, often without the support of a permanent family. As a result, many do not enter universities to attain a higher education. According to Cal State Fullertonʼs Guardian Scholars Web site, only 11 percent attend college. In response to this statistic, the Guardian Scholars Program was FOSTER CARE 2
When Monique Gonsalves first walked into what is now the Vanguard Theatre Ensemble in downtown Fullerton, it was literally a pile of lumber. “It was just this big space with lots of wood,” she said. “I wasnʼt even sure that I should be there because it looked like a construction zone.” When the lease on the theatreʼs previous location on State College Boulevard ended, the 13-year-old ensemble decided to move to a new location, and felt that downtown Fullerton was a perfect choice. “We knew that the downtown scene was growing,” Stefanie
Williamson, the box office manager said. “It just seemed like the place to be.” The May 13 opening of William Ingeʼs “Bus Stop” will be the Vanguardʼs seventh work at their new location at 120-A W. Wilshire, and ensemble members and volunteers are hard at work every day building sets, finding props and coating every available inch of theater with fresh paint. “Thereʼs always something to do,” Gonsalves said of the theatre, which is less than a year old. “Weʼre still putting on the finishing touches for opening night – I painted the stairs last weekend.” Gonsalves, a 21-year-old theatre arts major at Cal State Fullerton who plays Cherie, a saloon singer confused about her life, has learned firsthand what being part of an ensemble means. Actors are only invited to be part of the ensemble VANGUARD 4