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THE VOICE MONDAY, AUGUST 4 TO SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 2014 Serving the students VOLUME 109 ISSUE 95 of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. www.kaleo.org THE 2014 PRIMARY ELECTION GUIDE p.6 SINGAPORE 2010 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES / FLICKR; KYLE NISHIOKA / FLICKR; DAVID IGE FOR GOVERNOR PLUS: Students go bananas over Apple’s firing p.4 Page 2 | Ka Leo | Monday, August 4 2014 @kaleoohawaii | [email protected] | Noelle Fujii Editor| Meakalia Previch-Liu Associate Editor News Ka Leo O Hawai‘i University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 2445 Campus Road Hemenway Hall 107 Honolulu, HI 96822 Newsroom (808) 956-7043 Advertising (808) 956-7043 Facsimile (808) 956-9962 E-mail [email protected] Website www.kaleo.org EDITORIAL STAFF Editor in Chief Alex Bitter Managing Editor Fadi Youkhana Chief Copy Editor Wesley Babcock Assoc Chief Copy Editor Zebley Foster Design Editor Lilian Cheng Assoc Design Editor Michelle Chen Web Editor Alden Alayvilla News Editor Noelle Fujii Assoc News Editor Meakalia Previch-Liu Features Editor Brad Dell Opinions Editor Kristen Paul Bonifacio Sports Editor Nick Huth FILE PHOTO Photo Editor Tien Austin Students protest tuition near Sinclair Circle before participating in the SNAP Comics Editor Nicholas Smith Web Specialist Blake Tolentino march in Oct. Aloha Nights Coordinator Veronica Freeman ADVERTISING E-mail [email protected] Ad Manager Gabrielle Pangilinan PR Coordinator Bianca Bystrom Pino UH to budget with flat tuition Ka Leo O Hawai‘i is the campus newspa- per of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. It is published by the Board of Publications But university still lacks enough legislative funding three times a week except on holidays and during exam periods. Circulation is 10,000. Ka Leo is also published once a week dur- NOELLE FUJII released by the governor’s offi ce outcomes and benefi ts of the funds increases address actual budget ing summer sessions with a circulation of News Editor for capital improvement projects generated and the Biennium Budget requirements to provide UH stu- 5,000. Ka Leo is funded by student fees and advertising. Its editorial content reflects only across UH’s campuses, according process,” UH communications direc- dents with safe and secure access the views of its writers, reporters, columnists Students think it’s a good idea for to a Nov. 2013 press release. tor Jodi Leong said. to 21st century learning opportuni- and editors, who are solely responsible for the university to plan for fl at tuition “But as an organization we saw ties, with the support necessary for its content. No material that appears in Ka Leo may be reprinted or republished in any rates in its budget for the next two that there needed more direct in- FLAT TUITION VS. TUITION student success, in full compliance medium without permission. The first news- years, but the real issue deals with volvement in order to get things FREEZE with statutory and regulatory re- stand copy is free; for additional copies, the lack of legislative funding. done,” he said, adding that he is “Flat” means the 2014-2015 tu- quirements,” Leong said. please visit Ka Leo. Subscription rates are $50 for one semester and $85 for one year. “Tuition rate increases are being running for the state House of Rep- ition rates that the Board of Regents But fl at tuition isn’t the same as a ©2012 Board of Publications. forced because of the lack of funding resentatives to bring more attention approved in 2011 as part of its fi ve- tuition freeze, according to UH. to keep up with the ever-growing list to the issues he sees in education. year schedule of tuition increases. “Budgeting with fl at tuition is of backlogged problems,” said Chris- When planning for the next two Full-time undergraduate residents part of our new fi nancial process ADMINISTRATION topher Stump, a University of Hawai‘i years’ budget, the university will be will pay $4,920 a semester and full- where campuses create their bud- The Student Media Board, a student organization chartered by the Uni- alumnus who organized a Student assuming fl at tuition rates, and when time non-residents will pay $14,316 gets based on the current academic versity of Hawai‘i Board of Regents, Network for Action and Progress that’s over, tuition increases will be a semester this coming year, accord- year’s (2014-15) tuition rates,” Le- publishes Ka Leo O Hawai‘i. Issues (SNAP) march last fall to protest recommended as necessary to meet ing to UH’s tuition schedule. Under ong said. “In other words, tuition or concerns can be reported to the board (Alex Kasula, chair; Mechelins UH’s tuition hikes. actual budget requirements. the fi ve-year schedule, tuition will rate increases (for July 1, 2015-June Iechad, vice chair;) via [email protected]. According to Stump, SNAP met “The purpose of this approach is rise approximately 35 percent by 30, 2017) and associated additional Visit www.kaleo.org/bop/ its goal during the march when he to understand and ensure appropri- academic year 2016-2017. revenues are not included in each claims it helped secure the release ate justifi cation for any increases “This approach was designed campus’s projected fi nancial plans.” of $83.9 million. This money was in tuition in the context of the uses, to ensure that any actual tuition Continued on page 3 @kaleoohawaii | [email protected] | Noelle Fujii Editor| Meakalia Previch-Liu Associate Editor Page 3 | Ka Leo | Monday, August 4 2014 News Mizuno: flat tuition is ‘music to my ears’ continued from page two This differs from the process along let’s not tax our students, was another opponent of the tu- used in the last fiscal biennium this is our future we’re dealing ition schedule. He too thinks us- for July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2015. with,” he said. “The UH stu- ing flat tuition rates while bud- In the last fiscal biennium, tu- dents really do represent the geting is a good idea. ition rate increases from the state of Hawai‘i’s future—how “It is time that the university BOR’s five-year schedule and we’re going to be doing in the looks into some fundamental other associated revenues were next 20 or 30 years.” evaluation of what our campus is automatically included in the He says UH’s action is about able to run on, without increas- projected financial plan of each transparency and accountabil- ing the burden on the students campus. ity and will most likely uncover as much as possible,” he said. A tuition freeze, on the other some duplication of services “During my time in ASUH, I hand, would require the board to and some waste. But, he would have tirelessly heard of how it repeal the planned rate increas- still rather see the state auditor is important for UH to match es for the next academic year. conduct a financial and manage- other benchmark institutions in “Should the BOR take such ment audit of the UH system to terms of the programs they offer action, it will affect the amount reveal these discrepancies. on campus. To me, this is only of tuition revenues available to “I’d do it in a heartbeat if an excuse to further increase support campus financial plans re-elected to reissue another the cost of education, but if you in fiscal biennium 2015-2017,” tuition moratorium bill just to ask me, I think it is much more Leong said. show that we are serious,” he important to keep education af- said. “But again, many times fordable by using the appropri- A CHANGE OF ACTION it’s interesting you introduce a ated funds wisely.” Representative John Mizuno bill and you get a lot of atten- The board completed its mid- also thinks UH budgeting with tion on it and things start to schedule review and shared its flat tuition is a good idea. Mizu- change. And this is an example report at its July meeting. Some no had introduced a bill to place of what came about by us doing policy changes were recom- a moratorium on resident tuition our logging efforts and educat- mended and will be worked on at UH for this upcoming academ- ing the public about the tuition during the next year, according ic year, but the bill failed to meet increases and trying to uncover to the university, but any adjust- the deadline. ways of duplication of services ments to tuition increases will “What I’m hearing is music at the UH.” be made in conjunction with the FILE PHOTO to my ears because we said all ASUH senator Sean Mitsui biennium budget process. 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Apple supporters vow to continue efforts ALEX BITTER “too much food and water,” accord- The president said he believes he said he advanced in his two years day by various members of the me- Editor-in-Chief ing to the statement.