THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Comedian makes light of issues
By Madeline Fitzgerald
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
KT Tatara said he's allowed to
make racist jokes.
A self-proclaimed "half-Asian,"
stand-up comedian Tatara broke
the ice in the Paul Robeson
Cultural Center's Heritage Hall
Saturday night by poking fun at
his biracial status.
Student comedians from Penn
State's Second Floor Standup
opened the show including
Greg Tarbell (junior-mechanical
engineering), who said he
applauded Tatara's use of race
related material.
"It wasn't just normal racial
stuff," he said. "He was racist
about himself. It was equal-oppor
tunity racism."
The 30-year-old comedian cov
ered a variety of topics in his
show, from racial and gender
insensitivity to his own college
experience as a band geek.
He went on to discuss the
music industry imitating the rap
style of Lil Wayne and compli
menting Justine Bieber.-
Canning kicks off on high note
By Meghan Micciolo
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
Saturday's second annual can
ning kickoff concert raised more
then Sttoo - double last year's
amount. Vole THON Chairwoman
Katie Hatfield (sophomore-nutri
tion) said.
Two local hands Table Ten
and Fender Bender -- as well as a
DJ, performed in front of about 75
people at the event, held by the
Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity and
Vole.
"Come to State College and feel
all right. - sang Table Ten lead
singer Josh Corcoran in a rendi
tion of Bob Marley's "One Love."
The money raised through an
admi si-n fee went to the
Interfraternity Council:
Panhellenic Dance Marathon.
Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity
member James Smith (senior
kinesiology) said.
Other organizers said the event
was successful.
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- She has such a lovely - , feminine
voice." Tatara said. wonder if
she and Ludacris have a thing
going."
Tatara departed with a memo
rable performance: serenading
two eager audience members
with an original song entitled
"Buttsex.''
The song, an R&B ballad about
Tatara's sexual preferences.
changed the pace of the show
to the delight of audience mem
bers.
Tatara said he threw the song
in for fun, as an extra bonus for
the crowd.
• "I thought it was good just to
throw something entirely differ
ent out there," he said
Tatara first appealed to the
State College crowd by insultinii.
Ohio State's football team.
He then went nn to
complain about his friends
room
mate. who never refills the Briti
filter.
Audience members said "1 . !1w•
succeeded in relating to
lege lifestyle.
"He sounds like a C 1i
about today is that even, one
came to support the T, - .1(1: ,
cially since it's so early in
season. - Vole President \1 a!1
Angle (seniorpsycholo* -, said
While waiting for the
hand Saturday, students lisieniAl
to the DJ and chatted with
friends.
"I'm expecting some sick heat',
I've never heard of - rabic , The
before. so it's a Nail',
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During its pertorm:in:
liner Table Ten covered
songs like "Little Lion
Mumford and Sons
"Overall I think it \k„
cess. because 75 Dept . -
songs they played
trip playlist," Pump •;ai;i
Fender Bender. t he fir
perform, covered soriL!-
O.A.R.'s - Hey Girl . ' any?
Adams' "Summer of
Band members said the\ wet
excited to perform for Tilt .):\
"We'd love to do more "WON
events, - Fender Bendel
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dent. He could be one of us,"
Nneka Okoye (freshman-biobe
havioral health) said. "I hope he'll
come back I would definitely go
and see him again. -
Tatara said he had a great time
with thecrowd of Penn State stu
dents.
"It was definitely one of the bet
ter crowds I've performed for," he
said.
- They got into everything. I
would absolutely come back."
Many students were unfamiliar
with Tatara's stand-up, but about
200 still took advantage of the
opportunity to see a comedy show
for free.
The Student Programming
Association chose Tatara from a
variety of other comedians .
Audience member Jason Ho, a
member of Second Floor
Standup, said Tatara was a great
choice.
It's awesome that SPA
brought him, - Ho (senior-hotel.
restaurant, and institutional man
e“nent ) said.
I've seen his stuff on YouThbe.
lie's hilarious."
Daniel Hamilton said. "Were just
:Ailing for people to call us. -
The band met in high school
and has played together for four
ears, brealdng up about 30 times
over the years, Hamilton (junior
elecommunicationl said.
- We're just like Brett Favi - e.
quitting then not quitting. - he
said.
The band's performance at
Sigma Tau Gamma was the first
time it played before an all-stu
dent crowd. Hamilton said,
that his band members
:;6d they enjoyed it.
always have this itch, so to
pia n in front of people, especially
people our age is great. - Fender
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lichelle Anthony said she liked
• Fender Bender played songs
liat everyone knew but weren't
TOO popular,
didn't know what to expect so
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