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Remembering the massacre nSOCIETY: Thousands brave heat and traffic to bring attention to a dark chapter of Armenian hisBy Darleene Barrientos
Daily Titan News Editor ‑ Thousands of Armenians and Armenian-Americans converged on the Thai Town-Little Armenia sec‑ tion of Hollywood early Tuesday morning in commemoration of April 24, the day thousands of Armenians were exiled and massacred by the crumbling Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. Men, women, teenagers and chil‑ dren of all ages and generations lined Hollywood Boulevard, hold‑ ing banners between them to mark the route of their demonstration. The banners are red, blue and orange — representative of the colors of the Armenian flag. Several of these banner holders also waved signs reading “Genocide never again” and “Turkey Guilty.” Traffic was hopelessly snarled by the closure of heavily traf‑ ficked streets like westbound Sunset Boulevard and eastbound Hollywood Boulevard. However, supporters driving by slowly to pass
out water bottles and signs caused much of the traffic. The arduous route circled Hollywood Boulevard, Normandie Avenue, Sunset Boulevard and Western Avenue. Uneven side‑ walks, rude drivers and the scorch‑ ing sun made the march all the more difficult, creating the need for ambulances to remain present for the elderly who required their services.‑ Ruben Panosian, a Cal State Fullerton student, would have liked to join his friends at the demonstra‑ tion but could not because of an exam he had to take at 11 a.m. “This is an issue that every Armenian is aware of,” Panosian said. “Governments are slowly giving recognition, but the Turkish govern‑ ment is in denial,” he continued. “For them, this is a big hush-hush.” True to Panosian’s words, action has been taken as recently as last year to recognize the genocide of
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Serly Andrias, 5, from Hollywood participates in the march with her dad Andreh Andrias on Tuesday.
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nEVENT: A class gets a taste of real-life marketing with a local dealership By Heather Blair
Daily Titan Staff Writer
nCAMPUS: Three seniors will compete for prizes of up to $10,000 in a national contest this weekend By Dione Bledsoe
Special to the Titan Cal State Fullerton was one of only six teams selected nationwide to compete in the second annual American Express Planning Invitational at American Express Financial Advisors headquarters in Minneapolis, April 26 through 29. A team of three students rose to the challenge by responding to a flyer posted in their class. They submitted their appli‑ cation for a comprehensive financial plan they formulated for a fictitious fam‑ ily with a host of recommendations. Kathlene Baille, Richard Huntington, and Larry Ging compiled a 75-page pro‑ posal in a short and intense four weeks. “This reflects well on their abilities to succeed,” praised Donald Krane, direc‑ tor of certified financial planning, and professor of finance. All three students are members of the Finance Department and are graduating seniors. This will be the first year that CSUF will enter the competition. The previous team backed out at the last minute, leav‑ ing the replacement team a bit unpre‑ pared. “Having learned from the experiences of the first team, this year’s team has benefited [from] knowledge,” Krane said. “Our team is highly regarded by American Express,” Krane explained after students asked questions during a conference call that reflected their excellent grasp on the material. Despite the fact that four of the six teams will be returning to the competition, Krane explains that he and the team are “cau‑ tiously optimistic.” The three member teams from each university will compete to win $10,000 for first prize and $5,000 for second to be awarded to their schools. In addition to scholarship money, students will also
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Students pile into a car to receive a free oil change.
As the sweltering heat scorched Cal State Fullerton’s campus on Tuesday, a marketing class endured the soaring temperatures to host a car show in the quad. A steady stream of people came to see why there were three cars parked in the center of campus. But the main attention grabber came when 20 students crammed into one of the Pontiac Azteks that were there for the promotion. “Everybody come and squish into the car,” said Jessica Slipp, a marketing student, into the microphone. For all 20 people that packed into the black car in the mid-day heat, they each received a free oil change at Hardin GMC for their hard work. The “Survive the Drive” car show was based on the theme of the show “Survivor,” said senior Lisa Pearce. Hardin Pontiac Buick and GMC teamed up with edVenture Partners and CSUF to act as an advertising agency for the car dealership. The dealership loaned two Pontiac Azteks and a Pontiac Sunfire for
the students to use in their event. Professor Mike Trueblood was pleased with the event his Marketing 405 class put together. “Students need to learn about all kinds of advertising,” Trueblood said. “It’s a free event except for all of the time that the students have put into it, so it’s a great way to reach our target audience.” Trueblood said the marketing class passed out a survey to students before the event. The questionnaire was to find out whether students were familiar with the Hardin dealership and their opinions about the Aztek. Allison Yom, a senior in the class, said she hopes to raise awareness about the dealership through the promotion. “Not that many people liked the car, but hopefully that will change after this event,” Yom said. The event was held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and featured a few games where students could win candy. One of the games was to locate the Hardin dealership on a map the students had made. Winners received a stamp on their registration form and a piece of candy.
After the registration sheet was filled with stamps, they received raffle tickets to win prizes. Another enticing marketing tool was the chance to win a free Vegas vacation if they test-drove a car at the Hardin dealer‑ ship. The drawing will be held Saturday at the dealership, and the winner need not be present to receive the trip. Mark Sapien, a 20-year-old business administration major, won a $10 “powercard” to Dave and Buster’s after playing one of the games. “[The event] is cool because I won something and I barely had to do any work,” Sapien said. The union of edVenture Partners, Hardin and CSUF has been in the mak‑ ing since 1995, said Travis Rothman, a representative of edVenture. Rothman said his firm works with the students to make sure they are accom‑ plishing their goals. “I play the devil’s advocate,” Rothman said. “Instead of [the event] being just a party, I make sure there is a program.” They also donate $500 to CSUF for a scholarship fund for marketing students.
Disc jockey shares experiencnSPEAKER: KROQ’s Jed “The Fish” Gould sheds light on the realities of his 20 year career as a radio broadcaster in Los Angeles at the TSU By Alex Douvas
Daily Titan Staff Writer His quirky voice and spastic per‑ sonality are recognizable to millions of people in Southern California. He personifies the same blend of uncon‑ ventional antics and a keen ear for cut‑ ting-edge music that makes his radio station, KROQ 106.7-FM, “World Famous.” Some 20-years-ago he helped break distinctly new ground in radio, and disc jockeys across the country have been trying to duplicate him ever since. But despite the fact that Jed “The Fish” Gould is the most popular afternoon disc jockey in Southern California, few of his listeners even know what he looks like. That changed on Tuesday morning, when Gould made a guest appearance at the Ruby Gerontology Center’s Mackey Auditorium. Gould, clad in a reflective aqua blue and green shirt and bearing an eerie resemblance to French Stewart from TV’s “Third Rock from the Sun,”
fielded questions from several hun‑ dred students on topics ranging from what it takes to make it in radio to what he thinks about certain chart-top‑ ping bands. Gould is one of dozens of celebrities and professionals featured at Comm Week, which runs through Friday. Recalling a time when KROQ, then in its infancy, was struggling to make ends meet, Gould shared about how he got started as a radio DJ. “I started at a time with KROQ when no one wanted to work at KROQ,” Gould said. “I had just graduated from USC, and I took my resume around to KNX, KFWB, and every other station in town. I thought I was going to write news stories or something like that since I was journalism major.” “Basically, KROQ was the only station that would take me, and they wanted me to DJ because all the other DJ’s were quitting because they weren’t getting paid. For better or for worse, that’s how I got started.” When asked what it takes to be a DJ, Gould shared a treacherous reality.
“It’s a Catch-22. To find out if you have talent in radio, you kind of have to be on the radio,” Gould said. “I lucked out with my situation. For you, the answer is a bit more unfortunate. You have to sit down with a tape recorder and talk to people.” “You have to get used to the sound of your voice by talking to people,” he continued. “You have to notice the difference between sounding unnatu‑ ral and like you’re an announcer, and making the most out of the natural cadence of your voice so you don’t sound too boring. Succeeding in radio is being able to bridge the disparity between the two.” Gould was later asked how he man‑ ages to evolve as a DJ with the chang‑ ing fads and styles of popular music he is forced to play. Gould said that even though KROQ was not playing the same music as it did 20-years-ago, his source of misery is running out of things to say that are salient to his audience.
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Radio personality Jed “The Fish” Gould spoke to a class Tuesday.