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Prop Aims for HigherTurnout nVOTE: The passage of Proposition 52 will increase the number of voters by allowing them to register on election day By LaToya Baker
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Imagine being able to go to your polling place on Election Day, registering to vote and then voting. That is precisely what will happen if Proposition 52 passes on Tuesday. Proposition 52 would allow people who are legally eligible to vote and have a valid identification to register to vote on Election Day at their polling place. Current California law requires a citizen to register to vote at least 15 days
before an election in order to be eligible to vote in that election. “Basically it will engage more people in the process,” said Lauren Uranga, outreach coordinator for Proposition 52. “The registration deadline is something that a lot of people forget and it’s one of those things where you have to ask, ‘should people be denied their right to vote because they got the deadline wrong?’” Proposition 52 is the brainchild of San Francisco investor Robert Mc Kay, whose family’s money came from the
success of Taco Bell. Lance Olson, and Vigo G. Nielsen Jr., two attorneys who specialize in government, wrote the proposition. Supporters of Proposition 52 say the benefit of having same-day registration is that it will increase voter turnout. “Studies have shown that [the six] states that currently have Election Day registration have a 3 to 6 percent increase in voter participation,” said Eric Wooten, an advocacy aide for the League of Women Voters. “ We experienced the lowest voter
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Learning to CopeWith Loss nSPEECH: Grieving is a part of the process on the road to recovery By Jennifer Dominguez Daily Titan Staff Writer
Losing a loved one is a reality that every human being faces at some point in his or her lifetime. Whether it is a divorce, losing a pet, going through a breakup, or losing a mother or father, grief is the normal and natural reaction to any loss, therapists say. “Grieving is a process,” said Kathy Lewczyck, a marriage and fam-
ily therapist at the First Presbyterian Church in Fullerton. “There is no schedule for recovery. It can be a gradual process that lasts only a year or two, or to some extent it can last a lifetime, but there are ways of getting past the grief and learning to live with the loss.” On Wednesday Lewczyck gave a one-hour seminar on ways in dealing with grief recovery at the Women’s Center at Cal State Fullerton and attracted many sociology students.
Dave Gilliard, a Sacramento consultant who opposes the proposition said this is just a clever trick. “This is a classic Trojan horse meant to obscure the main purpose of Prop 52, which is to open up registration on Election Day,” he said. “Under current law, voters must register at least 15 days prior to an election. That leaves local election officials a crucial 15 days to check suspicious registrations and protect the integrity of our voter rolls.
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turn out in the history of California in the March primary,” Wooten said. “Less than 25 percent of those eligible to vote, voted in the primary and it is expected that the general election (numbers will be the same). So we are really seeing a crisis in voter participation and Prop 52 could be part of the solution.” In addition to allowing on-the-spot registration, the proposition would also increase penalties on fraudulent registration and voting activity, and create a new law making it a crime of conspiracy to commit election fraud.
Lewczyck said the grief process starts with changes in one’s emotions, physical symptoms and behavior. People who have lost a loved one may experience shock, panic, and depression that could eventually lead to insomnia, nausea or loss of appetite. Common changes in behavior include putting off important decisions, resisting returning to daily
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nBALLOT: Measure would sell $ 2.1 billion in obligation bonds for various accommodations the prices dictated by the market.” Dianne Spaulding, executive director of the Non-Profit Housing Both critics and supporters of the Association of Northern California, Nov. 5 ballot measure Proposition 46 told the Contra Costa Times that agree that there is an affordable hous- Proposition 46 was a good start in the ing problem in California. attempt to solve the state’s housing They just disagree on the way to problems. solve it. “We are about to move from a According to the secretary of state’s housing crisis to a housing catastroofficial voter guide, if Proposition phe,” Spaulding said. “Proposition 46 passes, the state would 46 will buy us some time attempt to sell $2.1 bilwhile we pursue a longlion in general obligation term solution.” “Proposition bonds to support various Spaulding called houshousing programs. State ing an important part of 46 will buy the state’s infrastructure taxpayers would pay $2.6 billion in interest and said California curover the next 30 years to us some rently has no other plans pay off the bond debt. for how to meet its housOnly four of the 10 ing requirements. time while housing bonds placed Proposition 46, or the before California voters Housing and Emergency in history have passed. we pursue Shelter Trust Fund Act According to the of 2002, would fund California Budget a long-term 21 housing programs, Project’s 2002 housing according to the legislareport, this fiscal year tive analyst. Nearly $290 solution” the state spent 0.09 permillion would be given cent of the general fund to low-income first-time on housing. With the home buyers to assist Dianne exception of 2000, state with their down payment. spending on housing has Spaulding, A family of four qualifies decreased since 1990. as low income when their Executive direcCal State Fullerton annual income does not tor of the Nonhousing expert and ecoexceed $48,000. Profit Housing nomics Professor Radha About $1 billion would Bhattacharya said there Association of provide local government is some truth to the arguand nonprofit agencies ment that housing is not such as Habitat for affordable right now. Humanity with lowBut she said that a interest loans to build bond measure such as low-income apartments. Proposition 46 is not necessarily the Proposition 46 represents the largbest solution to the housing crisis. est housing subsidy in California hisRather than increasing the already tory and would produce or maintain heavy tax load on Californians, about 131,000 units of low-income Bhattacharya said the state would be housing, according to the legislative better off devoting more funds to analyst. education. She said low income is the According to the state’s official primary reason people cannot afford voter guide, the state currently has to buy a house and that it is directly $28 billion of general fund bond debt, related to low levels of education. and voters have already authorized “Instead of giving away homes, another $11 billion in bonds that have the state should find ways to increase not yet been sold. the educational attainment of its resiAccording to a Sacramento Bee dents,” Bhattacharya said. “That way people could afford to buy homes at HOUSING/ 5
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Vending Machine in College Park Surpasses its Stereotype nCAMPUS: Students can now conveniently purchase academic supplies By Diana Gonzales
Daily Titan Staff Writer The campus is littered with vending machines that offer students enticing cookies, pretzels and sodas to help them get through the day. What about the tools necessary to nourish education? Vendors selling school necessities – such as test-taking materials and office supplies – are not dispersed evenly throughout campus. Finally students who take courses in the College Park Building are being made to feel more a part of the campus as a
whole. The link to the main campus is being created through a new vending machine, which will be up and running today, providing students with test-taking materials and supplies. Alas, no longer will communications majors have to run across Nutwood Avenue to Langsdorf Hall, which had previously been the nearest place to buy supplies. The vending machine is located in front of College Park 130 and is stocked with both large and small bluebooks, six types of scantrons, No. 2 pencils, lined paper, highlighters and
floppy and zip disks. “The idea started because of requests made by students,” said Peggy GarciaBockman, assistant dean for Student Affairs. The idea has been in the works for approximately a year. Initially students in the Peer Mentoring Program brought the idea to Bockman. They eventually began to sell the supplies among their own members. Bockman then tried to get Nutwood Café to sell the much-needed supplies; however, due to management decisions, the plan was
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Trainees learn how to put scantrons in the new vending machine near College Park 130.
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