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Inside News 2 Features 5, 7 Tuesday Commentary 4 March 13, 2007 Comics 6 Sports 3, 8 VOL. 101 | ISSUE 109 Serving the students of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa since 1922 WWW.KALEO.ORG Students strip Wildcats swipe down for breezy down Warriors in evening jog weekend series News | Page 2 Sports | Page 3 NCAA March Madness Men's Basketball Bracket Although the 'Bows didn't make the cut, Two down the NCAA Division 1 Championship is in full swing. Choose who you think will be the last one standing, and you could in four days walk away the winner with a Ka Leo prize pack. SeeNCAA, page 8 Climate change expert visits UHM nition in the field of Paleoclimate Well-traveled prof. Research. Much of his studies involved the location and proper- shares global ties of ice cores, which are sam- ples of recrystalized sheets of ice COURTESY PHOTOS • KITV.COM warming research and snow containing trapped air A helicopter crashed on Kauai's north shore Sunday, injuring three people and killing another. bubbles from past time periods. TOP LEFT: Just four days prior, a helicopter incident killed four people, including the pilot on These preserved bubbles con- the same beach. By Aaron Oshita Ka Leo Staff Reporter tain a composition of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes which help to By Nathan Serota Memorial Hospital, with one man in National Transportation Safety Board Richard Alley, The Evan provide researchers with informa- Ka Leo Staff Reporter critical condition and the other uniden- searched the wreckage for clues. Early Pugh Professor of Geosciences tion about the climate during those tified passenger confirmed dead. reports indicate that the crash may have at Pennsylvania State University, periods. Another tour helicopter crashed This accident is the second fatal resulted from a failure in the hydraulics will be visiting the University of “Richard Alley has made very on Kauai’s north shore on Sunday, helicopter crash to occur on Kauai’s system. Investigators will also try to Hawai‘i to conduct a public pre- significant contributions to recon- injuring three and killing one. The north shore within four days. The other determine why the pilot deployed his sentation titled, “Get Rich and structing earth’s climate history helicopter went down at about two in accident occurred on Thursday at the inflatable pontoons moments before Save the World: Global Warming, using ice cores,” Ravizza said. the afternoon near Tunnel’s beach in Princeville Airport as the pilot attempt- crashing. Peak Oil and our Future” tonight “Because the polar regions are very Ha‘ena, just east of the Na Pali Coast. ed to make an emergency landing but The helicopter involved in at 7 p.m. The event will be held at sensitive to climate change, under- Ian Gregor, a spokesperson for hit the ground nose first. Four people Sunday’s crash belonged to Inter-Island the Campus Center Ballroom. the Federal Aviation Administration, were killed in that accident, including Helicopters based out of Kauai’s south standing them and how they’ve Being one of the world’s said that the 30 year-old pilot report- the pilot, while the other three passen- shore. A seperate team of investigators behaved in the past is essential of ed mechanical difficulties halfway gers remain in critical condition. will try to determine if the mechanical leading climate researchers and understanding earth’s climate sys- through the tour and tried to make an The helicopter from Thursday’s difficulties reported by the pilot before spending numerous field seasons tem and predicting future behav- emergency landing at a nearby camp accident belonged to Heli USA, a the incident were the cause of the in both Antarctica and Greenland ior.” clearing when he lost control of the company that quickly grounded all of crash. In addition, a full scale survey studying the properties of ice On top of his highly notable helicopter and crashed into some trees. its A-star helicopters after the incident. will be conducted by the NTSB as to cores, Alley is widely respected research and revolutionary discov- The pilot and two women on board An investigation of that crash why so many helicopters have crashed in the field of Geosciences and eries, Alley’s book, The Two-Mile are listed in fair condition at Wilcox began Saturday as officials from the on the Garden Island. Paleoclimate research by not only Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt his peer researchers but by the Climate Change and Our Future, general public as well. provides a profound history of “Unlike most scientists, who global climate change and further focus mainly on presenting infor- information regarding ice cores. Catwalks & Clubbing mation and knowledge to only The Two-Mile Time Machine fellow scientists,” said Gregory RIGHT: Katie relays the extensive research in Ravizza, Associate Professor in Minn, a Windward Greenland in the early 1990s. Alley Geology and Geophysics at UH, Community College describes and details the discovery “Alley really attempts to reach student, walks in process in very simple terms that out to the public and communicate “Spanish Lullaby” any reader can ingest and under- information that could prove vital themed dress, by for future predictions in a way stand while laying out issues of senior designer that’s clear and easy to under- further study. This highly reputa- Brandie Cazimero. stand.” ble text is just another resource to CENTER: Junior Charles Fletcher is Chairman allow Alley to extend his valuable Virgina Paresa smiles of the Department of Geology and research and knowledge to any- while wearing her Geophysics at UH, one holding concern for possible, own design. “Alley is strongly serving upcoming climate and undoubted LEFT: Kristy, wears society,” he said, “by reaching out future of planet earth. a “Rags to Riches” to communicate aspects of climate Alley will also be conduct- themed dress by change so that decision makers ing a seminar titled, “Fraying at senior designer Leah can best prepare us for the changes the Edges—Sea Level and Bizarre Evans. ahead.” Behavior of Ice Sheets” on After serving in the Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. in the KUMARI SHERREITT Intergovernmental Panel on Architecture Building, room 205. KA LEO O HAWAI‘I Climate Change, Richard Alley has Both sessions are free and open to See Fashion, page 7 gained copious amounts of recog- the public. Page 2 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Tuesday, March 13, 2007 | NEWS Residents unite in boxers, bras and briefs By Paul Kolbe Moe said he and his friends some quickly walked away. Ka Leo Staff Reporter posted fliers on every door of the The run went down East-West dorms to promote the event and Road and on to Dole Street, where With jovial spirits and jokes checked with officials to ensure no some cars began to slow down, about where to keep their keys, about campus guidelines or Honolulu inde- to stare and then back on to cam- 25 University oh Hawai‘i at Mānoa cency laws were being broken. pus, past Campus Center and up to students gathered in front of the Hale By 8 p.m., the group had formed Hawai‘i Hall where the run ended. Kahawai dorm Tuesday for an eve- and, contrary to earlier predications “I was so nervous, but then ning jog – in their underwear., by some participants, had an equal the adrenaline took over,” said UH The event was organized by a amount of men and women. Some sophomore Amanda Rosenberg while group of dorm residents as a way to runners wore basic boxers, while oth- catching her breath. Rosenberg said develop social life between the Hale ers clearly planned for the occasion, she did the run because “the dorms Kahawai and Laulima dorms. wearing silk briefs, striped soccer are like a hotel – they’re anti-social.” “There’s a need of community, socks, headbands and even lingerie. And while Rosenberg and others and we don’t have a social lubricant One male wore boxers with the logo celebrated their new undergarment like alcohol,” said Bryan Moe, refer- for “Jack Daniels” whiskey. empowerment, others were not so ring to the dry policy for both dorms. UHM sophomore Cayce shy. “I was so excited,” said junior A UHM senior speech major, Moe Borges said she was trying to meet Teressa Virrueta. “I was glad to sup- helped organize the event with a new people and have fun, but was port upper campus.” group of friends. a little bit nervous about coming After resting and socializing “We’re often referred to as the outside in her underwear until she – some even smoking – on the steps gaming dorms, and I don’t think that saw everybody else. of Hawai‘i Hall, the group gath- accurately represents some of the “I feel better now,” she said. As ered for a photo, during which it people here,” Moe said, pointing to they lined up for group stretching, was heard shouted, “We’re no video the growing crowd. curious passersby took pictures, and game dorm anymore!” MATT TUOHY • Ka LeO O HawaI‘I TOP RIGHT: Around 25 participants jog along East West Road, whooping and hollaring all the way. TOP LEFT: The runners route took them to Hawai‘i Hall, where everyone sat on the steps, making noise and holding up their arms in triumph. MIDDLE LEFT: Facilitator Bryan Moe (right) greets fellow runners outside Hale Kahawai for the first annual "Undies Run." BOTTOM LEFT: Participants in the "Undies Run" met outside Hale Kahawai at about 8 p.m. dormitory were rudely awakened early be taken to the hospital. Sakamoto said.

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