Inside Features 2, 3 Monday Editorials 4, 5 April 10, 2006 Comics 6 Sports 7, 8 VOL. 100 | ISSUE 127 Serving the students of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa since 1922 WWW.KALEO.ORG Lacuna Coil Warrior volleyball releases new album after surprised by four-year hiatus Tritons' skill Features | Page 3 Sports | Page 7 Tartan festival concert at UH UHM's diversity of language showcased 8, from 9 a.m. to 3:20 p.m., starting at the Center for Korean Studies, then moving to Spanish and the ground floor of Moore Hall. “Anyone interested in language and hip-hop included undergraduates, who are interested in graduate school, should come. Everyone in line-up will see something that is interesting to them. There are 15 diverse panels. There’s language in society, theater, edu- By Kristen Ciano cation, an entire panel in Spanish. There’s Ka Leo Staff Writer just something for everyone,” said Diana Stojanovic, linguistics doctoral candidate Language is the glue of society and and event co-chair. culture. At the University of Hawai‘i at “We’ve tried to be open. We’ll Mānoa, renowned for its diverse student include topics that are related to language, body, it is fitting that the College of literature and linguistics in any way. We Language, Literature and Linguistics holds even have a presentation on hip-hop, an annual conference for graduate students which is language, fit into the same con- from all departments to share their lan- ference with more traditional topics,” said guage-related work with the campus and Christian Hall, French language graduate community. With topics ranging from lan- student and event co-chair.The co-chairs guage acquisition to analysis of lyrics, this said that they hope the new Hawaiian conference, which is free and open to the BLAINE TOLENTINO • KA LEO O HAWAI‘I graduate program has a big presence at public, has something for everyone. the conference next year. About 15 performers in kilts and playing bagpipes gathered in front of the Yummy's food court entrance to practice before The 10th Annual Student Conference “We don’t usually mix with other they performed at the Tartan festival concert in campus center at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday night. of the College of Language, Literature, and departments, and the language, literature, Linguistics takes place this Saturday, April and linguistics conference gives everyone the opportunity to see what everyone else is doing,” Stojanovic said. NewsBriefs Because of its diversity, the confer- ence facilitates communication between Study pill becomes health risk all the language-related departments at Nanotechnologists bring UH in the Guinness Book of By Yuri Ozeki mitter levels, especially dopamine, causing UHM, giving faculty and students the World Records Daily Illini (U. Illinois) increased movement, excitability, agitation.” chance to discuss current work between Should the need to brush up particles of nano-dust With the desired symptoms of increased departments and to explore different but ever arise, Nejhad and his team have just the thing. (U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - “Early eve- concentration, Adderall also causes some Professor Mehrdad Ghasemi-Nejhad, Dr. Anyuan Cao related fields. ning, you’d take a nap and then take it ... negative side effects. The conference includes talks from and Vinod Veedu, a graduate student of mechanical engi- You’d stay up all night cramming ... (take) “People have the opposite effect when UHM faculty, such as Albert Wendt from neering, worked together with the Rensselaer Polytechnic your exam, then come home, crash and fall the medication wears off, having trouble the English department and UH President Institute in New York to create nanotube brushes whose asleep. It was almost like having super pow- staying awake and having concentration bristles are thousands of times finer than a human hair. ers, which last about 12 hours.” issues,” Harned said. David McClain, during the conference The bristles are made from straw-like carbon mol- Emily, University of Illinois sophomore Emily agreed about the side effects of opening at the Center for Korean Studies ecules which have the advantage over brushes made from who requested to be referred to by her first name the drug. from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., but fea- metal or animal hair because they are stronger, more flex- to protect her privacy, credited these “super” all- “You feel completely drained and tures graduate students presenting their ible and have a greater resistance to abrasion. The carbon night study powers to Adderall, a pharmaceuti- exhausted,” Emily said. “It’s one of those research once the conference really kicks brushes also conduct electricity. The work done by the cal amphetamine prescribed for Attention Deficit things that you have to plan a recovery off on the first floor of Moore Hall from research team was published in the July 2005 issue of the Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly known as period if you were going to do anything else. 10:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. journal, “Nature Materials.” ADHD. As a freshman, Emily frequently used It’s just very intense.” “It’s a good opportunity to showcase As with most drugs, a danger exists UH grad school one of “America’s Best” Adderall to concentrate and to fight drowsiness. all the hard work that our graduate stu- “Freshman year, you could get how- in developing a tolerance for Adderall. U.S. News & World Report rank professional-school dents are doing,” Hall said. Dependency, abuse and other possible side programs in business, education, engineering, medicine ever many you wanted,” Emily said. “People Besides working on their projects, the effects may occur with increased dosages. and law based on expert opinion as well as statistical would just hand it to you for free. During student presenters put in a lot of work pre- indicators. Through these means, graduate programs in finals, it was available almost every day.” “It can suppress appetite so people paring for the conference, and the graduate With easy access and desirable symp- aren’t eating on a normal basis,” Harned business, law and education at the University of Hawai‘i student conference organizers provided toms, taking Adderall was easy, Emily said. said. “As people use it heavily over time, made some of the top 100 lists. resources to help them prepare. The con- “I didn’t have to study a lot,” she said. trying to get back on a normal sleeping rou- The UH Mānoa College of Education remains one of ference itself provides valuable presenta- the top 100 schools in teacher preparation, ranking 60 out “I could just cram it in one night and still tine after sleep deprivation can be difficult, do okay.” so we see insomnia. People may have diges- tion experience to students as well. of 240. The College of Business Administration’s graduate “We’ve offered a lot of good work- programs in international business tied with Dartmouth Illene Harned, University of Illinois coun- tive problems also.” shops to offer valuable tools for students and George Washington University for the 21st spot. seling center’s alcohol and other drug office Cases of cardiovascular problems, “We are delighted that our leadership in the area of coordinator, has read about Adderall and its strokes and death have been related to to prepare students for this conference as international business continues to be recognized in the popularity as a study aid on college campuses. Adderall use, Harned said. well as conferences later,” Hall said. “The rankings,” said CBA Dean Vance Roley. “Our ranking “What Adderall does with a person that “There is also an increased concern about conferences here are smaller and more reflects the expertise of our faculty and the strength of has (ADHD) is slow them down and help heart problems, high blood pressure, strokes, and intimate, so students will have experience our programs.” them focus,” Harned said. “For people that heart and blood vessel disease,” Harned said. presenting for bigger conferences, but get a The William S. Richardson School of Law also don’t have that type of disorder or problem, Neurological problems may occur from start in a more comfortable environment.” found a place on the top 100, as number 93 out of 180 law it actually speeds things up.” long-term use. There is scientific informa- The 10th Annual Student Conference schools accredited by the American Bar Association, but The reason behind the “paradoxi- tion showing that these drugs have neuro- of the College of Language, Literature and toxic effects and can kill neurons in the brain, was ranked 21 for its Environmental Law program and cal effect” of Adderall on people is still Linguistics provides great learning experi- unknown said Josh Gulley, assistant profes- Gulley said. Such effects usually occur with 16th in diversity, not including international students. ences for student organizers and presenters “We are very pleased to be highly ranked for our sor of psychology. high doses and long-term use. With increased as well as students, faculty and community environmental program and for our diversity,” said law The hypothesis is that individuals with doses Adderall’s side effects can actually pre- school dean Aviam Soifer. “Still, the way that US News ADHD generally have reduced levels of the vent concentration, Gulley said. members attending the event. To see the measures diversity does not include groups from which we neurotransmitter called catecholamine. “At the expense of not being fatigued, conference program and to learn how to draw many of our outstanding students, nor do they rank “(Adderall) increases and stabilizes (cat- you start to feel agitated and irritable,” Gulley become involved next year as a presenter, Asian and Pacific law programs – a category in which the echolamine) levels having positive effects,” said.