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Self-esteem affecting nSTUDY: Five-yearold girls have a lower perceived cognitive ability when their weight is higher By Heather Blair
Daily Titan Staff Writer The sweet smell of popcorn, the feeling of the roof of your mouth burning after eating fresh-out-ofthe-oven cookies, and the euphor-
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ic feeling after eating a chocolate bar are memories of childhood for most people. But the effects of these memories may result in a negative self-concept earlier than most people think. In a study done by the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University, researchers found fiveyear-old girls had a lower body esteem and lower perceived cognitive ability when their weight was higher. In the study that was released by Pediatrics Magazine in January, 197 five-year-old girls were tested for weight status and self-concept,
while their parents were tested for their reaction. According to results, the researchers drew conclusions that girls whose parents are more concerned about their children being overweight have lower perceived physical and cognitive abilities than girls who weighed less do. Negative self-evaluations were more apparent among girls whose parents placed restrictions on foods and placed more concern on their weight status, according to the study. Dr. Mikel Hogan-Garcia, the Human Services Department Chair
at Cal State Fullerton, said parents need to start raising awareness about these negative self-concepts in girls as early as possible. “Our economy thrives on the low self-esteem among girls and you women,” Hogan-Garcia said. “We are culturally bound to the beauty industry, and we are communicating to children that this is OK.” This negative self-concept that is already forming at the age of five, can have an effect on girls as they continue into adulthood. According to an Eating Disorders
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nCRIME: Michael Ryan Schreiber was sentenced to three years of informal probation on Tuesday By Kathleen Gutierrez Daily Titan Staff Writer
Criminal charges were filed at Fullerton Municipal Court yesterday against a Cal State Fullerton student who kicked a door off its hinges at Cobb Residence Hall last Monday. Michael Ryan Schreiber, 21, was arrested March 6 after allegedly arguing with a CSUF student and then kicking down his front door. He was wearing brass knuckles at the time, and was charged with possession of a deadly weapon. In a hearing on March 13, Schreiber was convicted of one count of possession with a deadly weapon, and one count of malicious mayhem. He was sentenced to three years of informal probation. He was allegedly looking for his ex-girlfriend, 19-year-old Vickie Larsen, who lives in the residence hall. Larsen said she was in the parking lot sitting inside a friend’s car when she saw Schreiber. “He was driving so fast, “ she said. “He jumped out and then ran up the stairs.” Upon advisement, Larsen said she stayed in the vehicle until Schreiber left. She said she waited nearly 20 minutes before she saw Schreiber again, at which point she ran up the stairs. The Resident Assistant for the third floor called her over to the dormitory of her friends Phillip McRae and Andy Prayongrat. She saw a broken door on the floor and asked them, “That totally has to
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With cohesive consistency, kettles are continually cleaned at Kettle Korn on campus.
Foreign students at the mercy of the INS nPOLICY: Temporary residents risk deportation after graduation if a company is not willing to sponsor them By Patricia Rodrigues Special to the Titan
To be or not to be deported? That is the question foreign students
face attending college in the United States. They are confronted with many dilemmas in addition to struggling for academic success. Besides the stress of maintaining good grades, which is a visa requirement, students face the culture shock of living in American society and the loneliness of being far from home, sometimes for the first time. A former CSU Long Beach student, who requested to remain unidentified for fear of deportation,
has faced a multitude of problems while trying to legally remain in the United States. A citizen of Indonesia, she entered the United States eight years ago on an F-1 student visa. She graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and applied for the 12-month practical training option to gain work experience. Six months ago, her employer filed the paperwork for an H-1B employment visa, so she could continue working for the company.
She said she thought she was fortunate to have found a job with a promising start-up firm specializing in Internet commerce. “I thought it was great to get a job with a company that seemed to have a really good future,” she said. “Four years ago, dot-com companies were booming.” Now she finds herself in a complicated situation. The employer has gone bankrupt and she will soon lose both her income and her legal status. Her options are either to go back
to Indonesia, which is in the middle of a civil war, remain in the United States illegally or find another employer willing to go through the tedious INS Service paperwork process required to legally hire her. “I have one month to find a new job and make a decision about my future,” she said. Theo Karantsalis, a former INS officer is familiar with the problem. “Foreign students face many problems with the INS system,” Karantsalis said.
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Holiday celebrated in the nLOCAL: Downtown Fullerton bars open their doors for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration By Kathleen Gutierrez Daily Titan Staff Writer
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Bartender Kevin Nevell serves Luke Graham during Wednesday’s lunch hour.
Fullerton is chock-full of partiers every year on St. Patrick’s Day and this year the city is allowing celebrators to dance a jig outside under the stars. http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu
Heroes Bar and Grill, located in Historic Downtown Fullerton, is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this Saturday, and has sectioned off the outdoor courtyard near the corner of Harbor and Wilshire Boulevards. The event will be held from noon to midnight with plenty of entertainment scheduled. Acoustic music and Irish dancers will kick off the evening festivities and bands will play through the rest of the night. Heroes’ employees have planned this event for months hoping that surrounding businesses would be enthusiastic about the idea.
The luck of the Irish may have been with owner Jack Franklyn and his crew, because surrounding bars welcomed his anniversary idea whole-heartedly. The bars including Back Alley, Next Door and The Rockin’ Taco Cantina, will keep their back doors open so crowds can mingle along the strip and get a chance to enjoy all that downtown Fullerton has to offer. A few Heroes traditions will be honored at Saturday’s event, but one such tradition has fallen by the way side.
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