Oktoberfest Women’s Volleyball DailyTITAN A look at how local pubs are Brittany Moore is a sophomore www.dailytitan.comOnline celebrating the festival THE HUB, p. 4 sensation for Titans SPORTS p. 8 Since 1960 Tuesday Volume 83, Issue 18 October 3, 2006 DailyThe Student Voice of California StateTitan University, Fullerton CSUF to Rally Against Partner Hate Tomorrow With TV Gathering sponsored by of Prejudice” will be torn down in a symbolic gesture. student groups to bring Jill Hanna, Associated Students awareness of hate crimes Inc. Vice President of Finance, Network helped the coalition plan the event The agreement with BY DARalyn SCHOENEWALD since the LGBA first approached Daily Titan Staff Writer ASI in early September with the in- KCET for an OC channel [email protected] tention of bringing awareness to an has yet to be finalized anti-gay hate crime. Cal State Fullerton students “The campus community is re- will rally together to bring aware- ally coming together to take a stand BY Maggie HAUSER ness against hate crimes with the against this issue,” Hanna said. Daily Titan Staff Writer “Rally Against Hate” tomorrow. Though LGBA first came up with [email protected] A coalition of stu- the idea for the An agreement between Cal State dent organizations event, “the focus is Fullerton and a local TV station has including the Les- not on LGBA. It’s been reached that will generate a TV bian Gay Bisexual “The campus on the coalition. channel for Orange County. Alliance, the Mov- community is really The coalition does The new station will be called imiento Estudiantil coming together to not want hate in KCET Orange and will operate 24 Chicano de Aztlán, take a stand against the campus com- hours a day, seven days a week. the Middle Eastern munity,” Hanna So far there has only been an Student Society and this issue. “ said. – Jill Hanna agreement that KCET and CSUF the Asian Pacific Former LGBA ASI Vice President of Finance will be beginning discussions about Student Associa- member Roderick working together to produce broad- tion will present the Pio Roda agreed. casting in Southern California, said rally from 10 a.m. “It is important Rick Pullen, dean of the College of to 2 p.m. in the to explore what Communications. Quad. is rooted in our society that could Pullen said that he is looking for- The rally will feature spoken-word drive someone to that level,” he ward to representing the College of artists as well as a bell ringing to sig- said. Communications throughout the nify the frequency that hate crimes Last week, the coalition was given upcoming decision-making process occur in the U.S. $930 in funding from ASI. between the university and the pub- There will also be student speakers The Dean of Students office -pro lic broadcasting corporation. and information tables, said Tony vided $2,500 to go to T-shirts for “The details are to be worked out, Ragazzo, adviser to LGBA. the event. and I hope to be a major player in From 1:15 to 2 p.m. there will be T-shirts will be given out to par- that,” Pullen said. “I have an outline a training session to raise awareness ticipants of the event on a limited as to some of the things we might of diversity issues, Ragazzo said. basis. discuss and some approaches that we There will also be a “Wall of Organizers of the rally are relying might take in working together.” Hope” where participants can place heavily on word of mouth and grass- According to a press release writ- a pledge to help combat hate crimes roots publicity. BY SUZANNE sullivan/For the Daily Titan ten by Bruce Erickson, the universi- and a “Wall of Prejudice” where “This event has really grown in ART IN MOTION - Tattoo artist Matthew Wheeler works on a tattoo for his client Joseph Arizon in ty’s associate vice president of univer- students can write their experiences the last few weeks and I think it will sity communications and marketing, Fullerton at Aces High on Tuesday. SEE PAGE 4 FOR STORY ON TATTOO SUBCULTURE with hate crimes. be good for the community,” Hanna KCET Orange will have its own At the end of the rally, the “Wall said. digital channel and will include local programming specific to Orange County and CSUF along with appropriate PBS contribu- Student Receives Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement tions. BY MARina ZARate Hearst/California State University visit a convalescent home whenever Paula Selleck, news director of Daily Titan Staff Writer Trustees’ Award for Outstanding they could. About every month my public affairs, said that discussions [email protected] Achievement on Sept. 19. dad would go down to Mexico and are “in the very beginning stages.” The award presented each student help out – it was like ‘Pimp My “Where will the operation be lo- Ben Davis, a Cal State Fullerton with $3,000 for the upcoming aca- Ride.’ He would find old cars and cated, and what kind of program- graduate student, dreams of being a demic year. sponsors to fix them up and take ming will there be? That is to be de- college professor. Students had to demonstrate a fi- them to Mexico for those in need.” termined,” Selleck said. By the age of 25, he has already nancial need, the ability to overcome His charity work became more Part-time communications in- taught elementary school children a personal hardship, have a strong fruitful when he began working with structor Mike Tharp said in an e- as part of an after-school program in academic track record and an exem- the Watts Family Christian Center mail interview that the deal would Costa Mesa, volunteered at a church plary record of community service. where he went on his missionary trip enable many communications stu- on Skid Row, visited China to teach Davis believes he won the award to Africa. dents, especially broadcast majors, children how to speak English and because of his community service. For Davis, the trip to Africa was to learn from the ground up about traveled to Africa as a missionary to “I guess I had some accomplish- invaluable in teaching him to be the hottest trend in journalism from provide basic first aid to an orphan- ments that made me a viable candi- thankful for what he has been given the partnership. age. date,” Davis said. “Mostly my mis- in life. “Convergence, multiple plat- For Davis, giving back to the com- sion trip and community service.” “It’s amazing to see how people forms, repurposing or whatever munity was simply a way of paying Davis was humble when compar- in Africa lived happier with nothing you call it, is the wave of the fu- forward all of the things that have ing his achievements to those of oth- than people here who have every- ture,” Tharp said. “I know I intend been given to him. ers in his benevolent peer group. thing,” he said. “It was a huge lesson to encourage my student reporters “I figure that as long as you have “When I went to that banquet to for me.” specializing in print to capitalize on what you need, why not give back,” receive the award, you should have Davis is always looking for fur- the opportunities to learn these new Davis said. heard the stories that some of the ther opportunities to teach abroad capabilities.” Davis completed his undergradu- other students had,” he said. “Some once his graduate education is com- Many CSUF students complete ate education at Vanguard University of them had lost both their parents pleted. internships in numerous depart- in 2003 and began attending CSUF at an early age and had to assume pa- “In China, I obtained a great un- ments at KCET, including television in the fall of 2005. rental responsibility of their brothers derstanding of a different culture,” production, marketing and commu- While volunteering and focus- and sisters. I was blown away.” he said. nications. ing on his education, Davis also Davis credits his parents for his “You have to do that. You have Pullen said the partnership with found time to spend on his interests, ability to be socially aware, recall- to see other cultures and people be- KCET could create a new learning friends and family. ing childhood memories of his par- cause you gain great perspective.” environment for CSUF students. Because of these exempliary ents involved with the community Robert McLain, a history profes- Students may be able to use KCET achievements, Davis was one of through charitable organizations. COURtesy OF CSUF PUBLIC AffaiRS 19 students from the CSU system “My parents are a great influence CSUF student Ben Davis was one of 19 students from the CSU system to receive the SEE KCET - PAGE 3 to receive the 2006-07 William R. on me,” Davis said. “They would SEE DAVIS - PAGE 3 Hearst/California State University Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. 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