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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1920 TUESDAY MARCH 16 2004 TECH. A I Raleigh, North Carolina Students Candidates gear up for campaign trail * surf Net Michele DeCamp senate positions either have just side Seneca Toms, Azad Karimi Web at www4.ncsu.edu/~sdtoms. Hutcherson, a senior in microbi- for cash News Editor enough candidates to fill the and Tracy Hutcherson for three Toms is glad that his seat is con— ology, hopes to make this his third available seats or sometimes not CALS senior seats. tested. year as a student senator. Online advertisements are The sandwich boards are up and enough. Unlike their peers without com- _ “This gives the students a choice “During these last two years I the campaigning season has offi- “I think it is essential to the petition on the ballot, candidates of who they want to represent have actively met with the stu— no longer quite as annoy— cially begun, but underneath the democratic process to have con- in contested races say theyill focus them,” Toms said. dents of the Agri-Life Council ingfor some. shadow of the top four Student tested seats,” ]ohn Small, a junior on campaigning on campus to Small will be utilizing one—on- and followed their lead as to Government positions are a score in poultry science and candidate get their name and message out one communication to let the the decisions made in the senate Diane Cordova of candidates running for lesser— for a CALS senior senate seat, said. to students. student body know that he is upon their behalf,” Hutcherson AssistantNews Editor known it and often uncontested “It is unfortunate that we have Seneca Toms, a junior in hor— running for a second term with said. “This I will continue to do f1 positions in Student Senate, five people interested in running ticulture science, plans to use the senate. and urge all senators to follow the Union Activities Board of for the senior seat while there are sandwich boards, poster and “I think it is important to get by meeting with their constitu- In an effort to reach the col- Directors and the Student Media [not enough] candidates for the chalk walkways on campus to to know the people I represent,” ents.” lege market —— 18 to 24 year Authority. ‘ sophomore seat.” get his name out. He will also be Small said. olds —- BrandPort, an online The SMA board and several ' Small will be running along— promoting his campaign via the Their fellow candidate, Tracy ELECTION see page 2 I advertising service based in 1 Danville, Va., is paying col- ‘ lege students to watch ad- PRECISION IN ART vertisements on its Web site, ] www.brandport.com. ’ ADD/ADHD ] Products advertised on the l site are geared toward college students. NC State students and Sylvia’s Pizza, a local busi— complicates l ness, are among those who are participating in the ad cam— paign, which began around studies for some the end of January. “The idea is to show stu- dents advertisement messages Iosianne Lauber There are no biological, physi— for products they may find Senior StaffReporter ological or genetic markers that relevant and get paid for their can reliably identify the disorder. time and attention,” Kivin Var— Attention deficit disorder and However, research has demon— ghese, president and founder attention deficit hyperactivity strated that ADHD has a very of BrandPort, said in a phone disorder are known for being strong biological basis. Research interview. “The goal is to help common among children but found that heredity makes the advertisers reach the college according to CHADD, an orga- largest contribution to the ex- i market and get people’s at- nization for children and adults pression of the disorder in the tention in a different way. The with ADHD, 2-4 percent of the population. I first step is to get the message adult population has ADD or There are several symptoms to ' to students effectively.” ADHD. That leaves a portion of these conditions and only expe— Sylvia’s Pizza is one of the NC Stateis student population rienced clinicians have the exper— Raleigh-area advertisers on struggling with the disorders tise to determine if someone has the Web site. while working toward their de— ADD orADHD. Pratt mentioned “I just wanted to give it a try grees. some common symptoms in col— to see if it would make a dif— Dr. Laura Pratt from Student lege—aged students that doctors ference. [The pizza market] is a tough market around Health Services explained that diagnose. TAYLORTEMPLETON/TECHNICIAN ADHD is a physical disorder, not “Students have trouble getting Elizabeth Stuenkel (above) NC. State, especially during something caused by parents or organized to do anything, they painstakingly places the pictures the school breaks,” Sylvio crowded classrooms. tend to procrastinate and become in her stained-glass window (right) Sestito, manager of Sylvia’s “ADHD is a result of an actual ’ real bored very easily,” Pratt said. during a class Monday night at the Pizza, said. abnormality in 'brain chemistry “Students with this condition also Crafts Center.”|t’s a nice relax from But curiosity hasnit paid that has to do with dopamine, tend to tune out in the middle of engineering courses,"Stuenkel, a off yet. norepinephrine, and possibly work they are doing or conversa- sophomore in biomedical engineer- “No one [who has used the other neurotransmitters in the tion they are having. Sometimes ing, said. The Crafts Center offers a service] has shown up so far,i frontal part of the brain called they may start several projects variety of classes and workshops in Sestito said. ‘150 far, my conclu— glass, including decorative glass sion has been negative.” the pre—frontal cortex and the and then don’t end up finishing bead making, glass blowing and midbrain,” Pratt said. them and tend to lose a lot of contemporary flat glass. Students arenit sure what to Pratt explained that there is things.” think yet. a fine line between ADD and According to the National In~ ADHD. stitute of Mental Health, other WEB see page 2 “We see a lot more ofADHD in symptoms include impulsivity younger children than the adults. and hyperactivity. Impulsivity Most [college] students who is when people seem unable to come in are not running around curb their immediate reactions the room and being disruptive,” or think before they act. Hyper- hooting injures athlete Pratt said. activity is when people who are Studies have revealed that the hyperactive always seem to be in Drive-by shooting injures forearm. Wolfpack in tackles with 95 in prevalence of ADHD in young motion; they can’t sit still. football player Sunday. He told police a black Nissan 2003. He provided the defense boys and girls differs. These are only a few symptoms Altima pulled up to a gas station with a set of memorable plays “ADHD tends to be more among many so just because a News StaffReport where he was hanging out with in an Oct. 11 home win over common among boys,” Pratt student has some of these symp- friends. There were one woman Connecticut, scoring a pair of said. “But it then evens out and toms doesn’t mean he or she has Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay, and three men in the car, Augh- touchdowns from his lineback— becomes equal over time. People ADD or ADHD. an NC. State linebacker, was try—Lindsay told police. ing position. need to understand that it doesn’t “It takes formal testing,” Pratt injured early Sunday morn— A police statement said, “The Aughtry—Lindsay returned a just end in childhood or graduate said. “We [at student health] ing in a drive-by shooting in victim stated he heard the female Pat-Thomas—caused fumble 48 from college, but this condition is don’t make a diagnosis...we just Greensboro. ‘ say, ‘Give me my things,’ then he yards for a third-quarter touch— treatable.” 7 refer them out and get them Aughtry—Lindsay was treated heard gunshots.” down and later won the game What causes ADD/ ADHD? Ac- diagnosed and then we help the and released from a local Sun- Aughtry—Lindsay’s injuries when he intercepted a pass and cording to CHADD, there are no were not life threatening. Augh- raced 56 yards for a score with ADD see page 3 day after being shot in the right TECHNICIAN at: PHOTO definitive answers yet. try—Lindsay was the third on the 5 seconds left. Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay insidetechnician Q3; \/ f“ Chukf Candidate for governor E . Tuck. \lj WHIP. g , «rs‘ass‘a’ 2:: <2 no A. takes issues to students ”3; ink ’ our economic issues such as unemploy— Little operated a successful insurance Gubernatorial candidate George Seriously funny Little spoke to the College Repub— ment, Little had ideas such as cutting business for 39 years and feels that it government regulation in business and would take a man ofhis thought process Missed your Monday dose of stu- licans on Monday night. dent comics? Serious returns with investing more into communitycolleges and status to operate North Carolina in the regular players. See page 3. to create a more viable work force. an efficient manner. Adam Dunn “One thing I’d like to point out is that Members ofthe College Republicans, ....................................... StaffReporter North Carolina has not had a business— who sponsored the event, listened to diversions man serve since 1957,” said Little. “It’s Little speak, while cooking up their viewpoint Monday night in Nelson Hall, Repub- time to put one into office.” own questions about issues they feel classifieds lican George Little, candidate for gover- Feeling that North Carolina is in a directly impact students and North :OILE nor in the upcoming election, took the state of office reform, Little made it a Carolinians.