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VOL 96 No. 48
■EaQfornia state university, Fresno
'■■■".• ,-•"■.
Thursday, Nov. 1, 1990
Student's
mother
files
lawsuit
By Krista Lemos
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
A lawsuit seeking an unspecified
amount In damages will be filed against
the county and city of San Francisco by
Belli Law Offices probably by Friday
said Steve Fabbro, a partner In the firm.
Fabbro is representing Anita Spencer.
mother of 20-year-old CSUF student
Scott Quackenbush who called 911
before he was beaten to death Sept. 29
at a gas station near Candlestick Park
Fabbro said the complaint charges
the city and. county with "negligence in
operation and supervision of all em¬
ployees for the failure to respond to an
urgent call for help from Scott Quack¬
enbush*
On Oct 12 the firm filed a govern¬
ment claim on behalf of Spencer against
the city and county of San Francisco
with the same charges. Fabbro said the
city denied the $2.5 million claim six
days after it was filed. Their next step is
to file the lawsuit
"I think we have a very good chance
of winning the case." said Fabbro. "From
what I know the dispatcher who took
the call has had 13 complaints filed
against her over the past five years.
"And to my knowledge, she once was
suspended for five days for miscon¬
duct"
Fabbro refused to identify the dis¬
patcher who he said took the 911 call
from Quackenbush.
Quackenbush's call was labeled low-
priority by the-dispatcher. It took 90
minutes for San Francisco police to
arrive at the scene.
Fabbro said no suit has been filed
against the dispatcher because the city
and the county are responsible for the
conduct of their employees and in fall¬
ing to properly supervise them..
Spencer is seeking to recover dam¬
ages as provided by the'CaUfomla state
Sm LAWSUIT, page8
Condom crusade.
if you are;
SEXUALLY ACTIVE
<3> PLEASE
BE SAFE THl
SEMESTE
M WE CARE
ABOUT YOUt
THE STUDENT Al>S
TASK.FORCE
EnSS Sh»ppe»d/DaA' Cotegtan
Patrick Thrasher of the Student Aids Task Force handed out trick-or-treat bags containing a free
condom, a list of AIDS testing sites, and a piece of candy In front of the Student Union Wednesday.
November set for diabetes awareness
ADA reports nearly half of didbetics don't know they have disease
■
By Suzanne Tietjen
' COLLECIANSTAFFWRITER.
November is National Diabetes^
Month. The American Diabetes Asso¬
ciation (ADA) reports that diabetes af¬
fects more than 11 million people in the
U.S. and that more than 500.000
Americans are diagnosed with the dis¬
ease evrryyear.
Diabetes occurs when the body Is not
able to produce, or respond to insulin.
Insulin Is a hormone needed by the
body to break down sugars and starches
and convert them Ip to energy. When the
body cannot use Insulin to do this, high
levels of sugar build up In the blood.
This can cause blindness, nerve dam¬
age, kidney disease, heart disease, and
even death.
Currently, there is no cure for diabe¬
tes. It can^ipwever. be controlled by.
daily Injections of insulin. Scientists
have' made many breakthroughs in
recent years? including oral medica¬
tions, laser therapy to prevent blind¬
ness, and the self-monitoring of blood
glucose.
Some CSUF students find Rdlfllcult
to manage their class schedules with
their treatment schedules. Marianne
Cameron, a senior biology student
found she had diabetes when she was
20.
During the semester she learned she
had diabetes. Cameron had to eat lunch
at noon every day. even if she had a
class at that {line. "My professor un< ler-
stood." she said, "butsomeofthepeopie
In the clasjs dWn't really understand."
The next semester Cameron regis¬
tered for classes through Disabled
Student Services. "Then I could sched¬
ule my classes when I didn't need to eat
or take an insulin shot." She takes
Insulin Injections three times a day.
Cameron said she has had to give
herself insulin shots in class before. "It
was really embarassing, bull was sur¬
prised, because a lot of people knew
what I was doing."
Though the ADA has successfully
Informed and educated millions of people
jbout symptoms, treatrjient and re¬
search of diabetes, many people are
unaware, they have the disease. The
ADA reports that, nearly half of all dfa-
' betics do not know they have the chronic
disease.
There are two types of diabetes. Type
1 affects more than 1 million Ameri-"*
cans. It occurs most often in children
andyoungadults and is the most severe
type of diabetes. Type 1 diabetics need
to take daily Injections of Insulin in
See DIABETES, page 8
I
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| Title | 1990_11 The Daily Collegian November 1990 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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Description
| Title | November 1, 1990, Page 1 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | ■• VOL 96 No. 48 ■EaQfornia state university, Fresno '■■■".• ,-•"■. Thursday, Nov. 1, 1990 Student's mother files lawsuit By Krista Lemos COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER A lawsuit seeking an unspecified amount In damages will be filed against the county and city of San Francisco by Belli Law Offices probably by Friday said Steve Fabbro, a partner In the firm. Fabbro is representing Anita Spencer. mother of 20-year-old CSUF student Scott Quackenbush who called 911 before he was beaten to death Sept. 29 at a gas station near Candlestick Park Fabbro said the complaint charges the city and. county with "negligence in operation and supervision of all em¬ ployees for the failure to respond to an urgent call for help from Scott Quack¬ enbush* On Oct 12 the firm filed a govern¬ ment claim on behalf of Spencer against the city and county of San Francisco with the same charges. Fabbro said the city denied the $2.5 million claim six days after it was filed. Their next step is to file the lawsuit "I think we have a very good chance of winning the case." said Fabbro. "From what I know the dispatcher who took the call has had 13 complaints filed against her over the past five years. "And to my knowledge, she once was suspended for five days for miscon¬ duct" Fabbro refused to identify the dis¬ patcher who he said took the 911 call from Quackenbush. Quackenbush's call was labeled low- priority by the-dispatcher. It took 90 minutes for San Francisco police to arrive at the scene. Fabbro said no suit has been filed against the dispatcher because the city and the county are responsible for the conduct of their employees and in fall¬ ing to properly supervise them.. Spencer is seeking to recover dam¬ ages as provided by the'CaUfomla state Sm LAWSUIT, page8 Condom crusade. if you are; SEXUALLY ACTIVE <3> PLEASE BE SAFE THl SEMESTE M WE CARE ABOUT YOUt THE STUDENT Al>S TASK.FORCE EnSS Sh»ppe»d/DaA' Cotegtan Patrick Thrasher of the Student Aids Task Force handed out trick-or-treat bags containing a free condom, a list of AIDS testing sites, and a piece of candy In front of the Student Union Wednesday. November set for diabetes awareness ADA reports nearly half of didbetics don't know they have disease ■ By Suzanne Tietjen ' COLLECIANSTAFFWRITER. November is National Diabetes^ Month. The American Diabetes Asso¬ ciation (ADA) reports that diabetes af¬ fects more than 11 million people in the U.S. and that more than 500.000 Americans are diagnosed with the dis¬ ease evrryyear. Diabetes occurs when the body Is not able to produce, or respond to insulin. Insulin Is a hormone needed by the body to break down sugars and starches and convert them Ip to energy. When the body cannot use Insulin to do this, high levels of sugar build up In the blood. This can cause blindness, nerve dam¬ age, kidney disease, heart disease, and even death. Currently, there is no cure for diabe¬ tes. It can^ipwever. be controlled by. daily Injections of insulin. Scientists have' made many breakthroughs in recent years? including oral medica¬ tions, laser therapy to prevent blind¬ ness, and the self-monitoring of blood glucose. Some CSUF students find Rdlfllcult to manage their class schedules with their treatment schedules. Marianne Cameron, a senior biology student found she had diabetes when she was 20. During the semester she learned she had diabetes. Cameron had to eat lunch at noon every day. even if she had a class at that {line. "My professor un< ler- stood." she said, "butsomeofthepeopie In the clasjs dWn't really understand." The next semester Cameron regis¬ tered for classes through Disabled Student Services. "Then I could sched¬ ule my classes when I didn't need to eat or take an insulin shot." She takes Insulin Injections three times a day. Cameron said she has had to give herself insulin shots in class before. "It was really embarassing, bull was sur¬ prised, because a lot of people knew what I was doing." Though the ADA has successfully Informed and educated millions of people jbout symptoms, treatrjient and re¬ search of diabetes, many people are unaware, they have the disease. The ADA reports that, nearly half of all dfa- ' betics do not know they have the chronic disease. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 affects more than 1 million Ameri-"* cans. It occurs most often in children andyoungadults and is the most severe type of diabetes. Type 1 diabetics need to take daily Injections of Insulin in See DIABETES, page 8 I ■ |
