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VOLUME 66, ISSUE 51
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Brad Kanal is graduating college having learned many lessons—among them,
Learning To Slow Down By JULIE HARDEN Daily Titan Staff Writer
He sits at his desk puzzling over a Rubik’s cube. As the teacher drones on, he shifts the colored squares into almost unsolveable sequences. Click. Click. Click. Then, after only 30 seconds of playing, he destroys the combinations, pulling the squares apart from their core. Click. Click. Click. He snaps them back into place, with each of the six colored rows perfectly aligned once again. He returns his attention to the teacher but cannot concentrate on the lesson. Minutes later, he strolls out of class, only to return after half the lecture has already been taught. Again, he struggles to follow along but cannot focus or sit still. While some describe Cal State Fullerton communications major Brad Kanal as “ultraweird,” “overwhelming” and “off the wall,” most fail to realize he has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), not ants in his pants. A neurobiological, development disability characterized by inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness, ADHD is an invisible disability that impacts 3 to 6 percent of the American population, according to the national ADHD organization. CSUF Learning Disabilities Specialist Debra Fletcher described ADHD as “having 37 channels on all at once, where you can’t focus on the one you want or block out the ones you don’t.” A recent Louisiana Associated Psychological Services study revealed almost half of ADHD children repeat a grade at least once and 10 to 35 percent never complete high school. The same study also found 5 percent of individuals with ADHD complete college, making Kanal, 27, a statistical minority; he will graduate this June. From an early age, Kanal had difficulty following directions and completing assigned tasks. “Since kindergarten, I’ve always been
told, “You don’t listen, you don’t listen,’” he said. “I could never follow instructions in class, I could never follow the t e a c h e r. W h e n everyone else was making progress, I wasn’t.” A single cause for ADHD has not been conclusively proven, though it is believed to be caused by either genetics, head trauma or brain damage by toxins like lead and alcohol. Kanal said he believes he was born with the disability, yet he was not diagnosed until an economics professor at Fullerton College noticed he displayed symptoms similar to her ADHD daughter. That was seven years ago, however, when ADHD was not recognized as an adult disability. It had been previously limited to children, as it was believed that adolescence would cause the symptoms to go away. Only recently did psychologists understand that close to 70 percent of individuals with the disorder carry symptoms into adulthood. Like many people with ADHD, Kanal
World fashions fit cultural flairs
n CULTURE : A fashion show
displays the influence of different cultures on the way we dress. By MELISSA MORRIS Daily Titan Staff Writer
Imagine a delicate white shirt swept close to the bronzed skin of a Mexican male. Envision yourself in Japan’s national costume, the kimono, as winds pull the loose-fitting silk tight around your skin. Translucent shirts of thin cotton and kimonos are fashion reflections of a culture. Fashion connections are made between almost every culture around the world. In the United States, a nation that houses hundreds of cultures, there are many types of fashion. At a recent fashion show hosted by Sistertalk, one of two Black groups
AIDSWalk sponsorship approved n AS : After much debate, the
Board of Directors decides to sponsor a CSUF team for the AIDS fundraiser. By JASON SILVER Daily Titan Staff Writer
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is impulsive, impatient, often restless, easily distracted, talks excessively and struggles to sustain attention. Such behaviors increase the risk for impaired educational and job per-
formance, decreased self-esteem, social problems and family difficulties. Kanal began college 10 years ago and
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It seemed a request for sponsorship of AIDSWalk Orange County would fail to be approved at the Associated Students Board of Directors meeting Tuesday, but a controversial last minute vote assured the money. The vote in question involve a request by the Student Health Advisory Committee for $1,500 dollars to be used for participation in the event, which will be held on June 7. It would cost $1,000 to pay for T-shirts and bussing, with $500 going directly to AIDSWalk Orange County to serve as sponsorship for the CSUF students participating as part of the university team. AS President Heith Rothman said he saw the sponsorship as a dangerous precedent to give money to an off-campus event. “I think the event is an extremely worthwhile cause, but once you sponsor it, you open the door to do it for anything else,” Rothman said. “This is a bad path to start going down. We could burn out our entire contingency fun on sponsorships alone.” Rothman said he is not completely opposed to sponsorships but that the board needs a policy to discuss how to award sponsorships. Evan Mooney, a representative from the School of the Arts, said the money for sponsorships could be controlled. “This is an important proposal and it does open a door, however it does not open a door that can not be monitored,” Mooney said. After deliberating the issue, School of Business Administration and Economics representative Casey Gilley made a motion to amend the proposal to exclude the $500 for sponsoring the event but paying the other $1,000. At first it appeared the ammendment passed on a 5-4-1 vote. But John Beisner, the University President’s representaive, recalled a rule from parliamentary procedure and,
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Public Safety chief to retire
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on campus, event coordinator Jer Mara Davis said, “I think every culture has their own flavor as to what they wear. When an African-American goes to a party or church, we go all out. It’s clothes, accessories, attitude— everything,” Davis MARY LOU GLINES/Daily Titan said. Maurice Orr and Takisha Williamson command the “African-American catwalk during “Images in Mahogony. ” women are more curvaceous, and that can Lee also commented that Korean be a problem trying to Americans are more likely than other find clothes,” Davis added. Other than fit and attitude, color people to wear bright colors, like is an important element to various orange and yellow. Not only color, but utility, is cultural fashions. Korean-American psychology important to Mexican culture. Chimajor Simon Lee said of Korean - cano Studies Professor Isaac CardeAmerican fashion, “They go a little nas said in the hotter regions of more extreme in what they wear.” see FASHION/
announces his retirement after 19 years of catching campus crooks. By NICK BRENNAN Daily Titan Staff Writer
Eight months from now, he will no longer be catching criminals. His time will be spent catching and releasing fish. Trout throughout California. Maybe some marlin in Mexico. After 19 years as Cal State Fullerton Public Safety Chief, Bill Huffman is retiring. “I am ready to retire now and the safety pension plan matures at 55 years old,” Huffman said as to why he is leaving. His career began 33 years ago. After completing law enforcement classes at Fullerton College, he decided he wanted to be a police officer. Huffman then worked as
Deputy Sheriff in Santa Barbara for four years. But things are not quite the same as they were when he began his career. “People were much more friendly when I got in the business,” Huffman said. “The world has changed dramatically. It keeps getting tougher and tougher.” When Huffman entered law enforcement, police had just started being required to read people their Miranda Rights. Since he began, the nature of jails has changed dramatically, he said. Back then, low-level thieves and those caught for forging checks were locked up. “Today only the worst criminals end up in prison,” Huffman said. “The number of hardened criminals is shocking.” In the past those caught driving on a suspended license received a six-month-stint in jail, Huffman said. Now they are ticketed, have their car impounded and released. The jails are too crowed for all
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Huffman criminals, he said. As easy as the job may have seemed to be in the past, it was not.
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