i uiy 6,2005______________________________________
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Support Grows for Sudan Boycott
Opening Colleges to Dropouts
Law would expand high school options
Local senator calls
atrocities, genocide
unspeakable
Local lawmakers are taking an impor
tant look at international affairs. State Sen.
Margaret Carter of north and northeast
Portland recently introduced Senate Bill
1089, which condemns genocide taking
place in Sudan.
Backed by 38 other legislators, the bill
would divest all public financial holdings
from Oregon in corporations operating in
the Sudan and prohibit any public finan
cial investment or ties with the Republic of
the Sudan.
“The atrocities are unspeakable,” Carter
said. “Children and women are being ab
ducted and enslaved. Women and girls
are being raped. Children mutilated. Vil
lages are being destroyed. Individuals are
being martyred for their faith.”
It the bill becomes law, Oregon would
High school dropouts
would be able to enroll in
qualified courses at com
munity colleges and state
universities and earn dual
high school and college
credit, under a bill passed
by the State Senate Thurs
day.
Senate Bill 300. spon
sored by Sen. Avel Gordly,
was approved on a 29-0
vote.
“This bill creates the Expanded O p
tio n s P ro g ra m , w h ich w ill h e lp
O reg o n ’s students obtain the high
school and college educations that
are necessary for success in to d a y 's
econom y,” said G ordly, an A frican-
A m erican law m aker who represents
northeast and southeast Portland.
U nder the proposal, students would
be able to attend college free of charge,
as they are able to attend high school.
This Sudanese
child could be
one o f the many
protected from
genocide under
pressure from
lawmakers
around the
world, including
Oregon.
join a growing vanguard o f states divest
ing from Sudan. Louisiana and Illinois
have enacted divestiture laws, and legis
lation is awaiting the signature of the
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Governor in New Jersey. Bills have also
been introduced in Massachusetts, Cali
fornia, Indiana, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Arizona, Texas and Vermont.
The program w ould be
funded from state su p
port for K-12 students,
and w ould only be a v a il
able to people w ho have
not yet attained a high
sch o o l d eg re e . Som e
school districts already
p a y e d u c a tio n c o s ts
when their students a t
tend post-secondary in
stitu tio n s.
T h e b ill r e q u i r e s
school d istric ts to pay p a rtic ip a tin g
s tu d e n ts ’ tu itio n , fees and o th e r in
stru c tio n a l c o sts (su c h as te x tb o o k s
or eq u ip m e n t) re q u ire d fo r q u a lifie d
p o s t-s e c o n d a r y c o u r s e w o r k , a n d
d ire c ts that sc h o o ls g iv e p rio rity fo r
p ro g ra m p a r tic ip a tio n u n d e r E x
panded O p tio n s to a t-risk stu d e n ts
in c e rta in in sta n c e s.
The bill still requires passage by the
House before it goes to the governor.
Community Meetings Discuss Killingsworth Station
from Front
stipulation the m oney goes d i
rectly to Jefferson High School
Schools is not even aw are o f the for its sole use.
efforts being m ade by the men o f
It’s seem s that they are as
Audacity. We haven’t talked with passionate about clothing de
anyone form ally and we d o n ’t sign as they are with philan
w ant to. It’s a rebellious act, we thropy. The Save Jeff High T-
d o n 't care much for what the o r shirts will only be available at
ganization thinks.”
the clothing store Lifted, lo
The plan is to send the profits cated at 2415 N.E. Broadway
to the school district under the through July 31.
T he
c o rn e r
of
N orth
Killingsworth and Interstate Av
enue will be undergoing a bit o f a
facelift soon in a $ 16 million project
called Killingsworth Station.
The P o rtland D evelopm ent
Com m ission, in partnership with
TriM et and M etro, will host two
com m unity m eetings to gather
more input on the transit-oriented,
mixed-use plan at 6:30 p.m. on
What’s your opinion on
the verdict of the Kendra
James civil case ruling
in favor o f Portland police officer Scott McCollister?
Neighborhood
W ednesday, July 13 and W ednes
day, Aug. 10 at the Interstate
Firehouse C ultural Center. The
forum s w ill o ffe r resid en ts a
chance to learn more about the
project and voice their support,
concerns and other valuable feed
back to the project partners.
K illingsw orth Station is envi
sioned to have a mix o f 39 new
hom eow nership opportunities, 56
I think it was wrong shooting the
woman. Even if he was threatened,
it was too extreme and too harsh for
him to take the gun out.
—Jose Castro, Parent and Oregon
Steel Mills employee
Lately, there have been a lot of issues with
Portland cops. A lot o f people are blinded to
racism and cases like hers prove that we have a
long way to go. It’s just a position o f power and
sometimes police take advantage of that.
—MacKenzie Leggett,
WSU-Vancouver education student
He said it was in self-defense, but he could’ve done
something else to stop her. I’m really upset to hear that
the family lost. That just shows that police officers can
do what they want to do regardless of ethics. To take
her life was unnecessary. To me, he’s a criminal.
-T in a Owens, PCC real estate student
affordable rental housing units,
and 12,000 square feet o f ground
floor retail serving the surround
ing neighborhood.
Redevelopm ent plans for the
site highlight its proxim ity to
Portland Com m unity C ollege’s
Cascade Cam pus expansion and
its role as a centerpiece for the
Interstate MAX line. In addition,
it is a key connection point for
several transit options, in clu d
ing the 72 bus line that transports
r id e rs fro m S w an Is la n d to
C lackam as Tow n C enter, said
Jillian D etw eiler, T riM e t’s land
developm ent planner.
For more information on the
project and the community m eet
ings visit the PD C w ebsite at
w w w .pdc.us/interstateorcall Leah
Greenwood at 503-823-3299.
The police are getting away with a lot
more than they should without any
penalties. I realize being a police
officer is a difficult job, but that’s
taking it to an extreme.
-M a rk Fechtner, PCC criminal
justice student
From a family’s point of view, they lost a family
member. As a police officer, you can get caught up
in the heat of the moment. Once a cop pulls you
over, you do what he tells you to do. It could’ve
been prevented on her side and on his side.
-Jonathan Brown, PCC criminal justice student
PCC Hikes Tuition, Fees
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fam ily-friendly W e d n e s d a y night Plus C o n c e rts — fre e w ith zo o adm ission;
no adm ission c h a rg e fo r Plus M e m b e rs .
Portland Com m unity College
is raising tuition by $2 to $64 for
each credit hour to balance PCC’s
general fund budget.
College officials said the in
crease helps restore a $5 million
c u t p ro p o s e d by G o v . T ed
K ulongoski.
“The challenge for all o f us is
trying to balance our budgets
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