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Tuesday October 3, 2006
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Rally Against Hate Tomorrow
CSUF to Partner With TV Network
Gathering sponsored by student groups to bring awareness of hate crimes
The agreement with KCET for an OC channel has yet to be finalized By Maggie Hauser
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
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An agreement between Cal State Fullerton and a local TV station has been reached that will generate a TV channel for Orange County. The new station will be called KCET Orange and will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. So far there has only been an agreement that KCET and CSUF will be beginning discussions about working together to produce broadcasting in Southern California, said Rick Pullen, dean of the College of Communications. Pullen said that he is looking forward to representing the College of Communications throughout the upcoming decision-making process between the university and the public broadcasting corporation. “The details are to be worked out, and I hope to be a major player in that,” Pullen said. “I have an outline as to some of the things we might discuss and some approaches that we might take in working together.” According to a press release written by Bruce Erickson, the university’s associate vice president of university communications and marketing, KCET Orange will have its own digital channel and will include local programming specific to Orange County and CSUF along with appropriate PBS contributions. Paula Selleck, news director of public affairs, said that discussions are “in the very beginning stages.” “Where will the operation be located, and what kind of programming will there be? That is to be determined,” Selleck said. Part-time communications instructor Mike Tharp said in an email interview that the deal would enable many communications students, especially broadcast majors, to learn from the ground up about the hottest trend in journalism from the partnership. “Convergence, multiple platforms, repurposing or whatever you call it, is the wave of the future,” Tharp said. “I know I intend to encourage my student reporters specializing in print to capitalize on the opportunities to learn these new capabilities.” Many CSUF students complete internships in numerous departments at KCET, including television production, marketing and communications. Pullen said the partnership with KCET could create a new learning environment for CSUF students. Students may be able to use KCET
of Prejudice” will be torn down in a symbolic gesture. Jill Hanna, Associated Students Inc. Vice President of Finance, helped the coalition plan the event since the LGBA first approached By Daralyn Schoenewald ASI in early September with the inDaily Titan Staff Writer tention of bringing awareness to an news@dailytitan.com anti-gay hate crime. Cal State Fullerton students “The campus community is rewill rally together to bring aware- ally coming together to take a stand ness against hate crimes with the against this issue,” Hanna said. “Rally Against Hate” tomorrow. Though LGBA first came up with A coalition of stuthe idea for the dent organizations event, “the focus is including the Lesnot on LGBA. It’s bian Gay Bisexual The campus on the coalition. Alliance, the Mov- community is really The coalition does imiento Estudiantil coming together to not want hate in Chicano de Aztlán, take a stand against the campus comthe Middle Eastern munity,” Hanna this issue. Student Society and said. – Jill Hanna the Asian Pacific Former LGBA ASI Vice President of Finance Student Associamember Roderick tion will present the Pio Roda agreed. rally from 10 a.m. “It is important to 2 p.m. in the to explore what Quad. is rooted in our society that could The rally will feature spoken-word drive someone to that level,” he artists as well as a bell ringing to sig- said. nify the frequency that hate crimes Last week, the coalition was given occur in the U.S. $930 in funding from ASI. There will also be student speakers The Dean of Students office proand information tables, said Tony vided $2,500 to go to T-shirts for Ragazzo, adviser to LGBA. the event. From 1:15 to 2 p.m. there will be T-shirts will be given out to para training session to raise awareness ticipants of the event on a limited of diversity issues, Ragazzo said. basis. There will also be a “Wall of Organizers of the rally are relying Hope” where participants can place heavily on word of mouth and grassa pledge to help combat hate crimes roots publicity. and a “Wall of Prejudice” where “This event has really grown in students can write their experiences the last few weeks and I think it will with hate crimes. be good for the community,” Hanna At the end of the rally, the “Wall said.
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art in motion - Tattoo artist Matthew Wheeler works on a tattoo for his client Joseph Arizon in Fullerton at Aces High on Tuesday. SEE PAGE 4 FOR STORY ON TATTOO SUBCULTURE
Student Receives Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement By Marina Zarate
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Ben Davis, a Cal State Fullerton graduate student, dreams of being a college professor. By the age of 25, he has already taught elementary school children as part of an after-school program in Costa Mesa, volunteered at a church on Skid Row, visited China to teach children how to speak English and traveled to Africa as a missionary to provide basic first aid to an orphanage. For Davis, giving back to the community was simply a way of paying forward all of the things that have been given to him. “I figure that as long as you have what you need, why not give back,” Davis said. Davis completed his undergraduate education at Vanguard University in 2003 and began attending CSUF in the fall of 2005. While volunteering and focusing on his education, Davis also found time to spend on his interests, friends and family. Because of these exempliary achievements, Davis was one of 19 students from the CSU system to receive the 2006-07 William R.
Hearst/California State University Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement on Sept. 19. The award presented each student with $3,000 for the upcoming academic year. Students had to demonstrate a financial need, the ability to overcome a personal hardship, have a strong academic track record and an exemplary record of community service. Davis believes he won the award because of his community service. “I guess I had some accomplishments that made me a viable candidate,” Davis said. “Mostly my mission trip and community service.” Davis was humble when comparing his achievements to those of others in his benevolent peer group. “When I went to that banquet to receive the award, you should have heard the stories that some of the other students had,” he said. “Some of them had lost both their parents at an early age and had to assume parental responsibility of their brothers and sisters. I was blown away.” Davis credits his parents for his ability to be socially aware, recalling childhood memories of his parents involved with the community through charitable organizations. “My parents are a great influence on me,” Davis said. “They would
visit a convalescent home whenever they could. About every month my dad would go down to Mexico and help out – it was like ‘Pimp My Ride.’ He would find old cars and sponsors to fix them up and take them to Mexico for those in need.” His charity work became more fruitful when he began working with the Watts Family Christian Center where he went on his missionary trip to Africa. For Davis, the trip to Africa was invaluable in teaching him to be thankful for what he has been given in life. “It’s amazing to see how people in Africa lived happier with nothing than people here who have everything,” he said. “It was a huge lesson for me.” Davis is always looking for further opportunities to teach abroad once his graduate education is completed. “In China, I obtained a great understanding of a different culture,” he said. “You have to do that. You have to see other cultures and people because you gain great perspective.” Robert McLain, a history profesSEE DAVIS - PAGE 3
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