Great Aloha Fun Run needs page.6 Pl1 Kapi'olani Community College Vol. 32 Issue 17 February 2, 1999 Faculty protests. loss ofparking campus. This provides valuable ex­ first come-first serve basis, she said, Jimmy Chow perience for them when they enter adding, the 'Olapa lot was chosen Staff Writer the job market. because it was often the last to fill. Some of you may have noticed The Ka 'Ikena Dining Room She also mentioned that more of the the bright orange chain hanging on handles roughly 50 customers daily, existing stalls would be available to the wall in the parking lot in front of 80 percent of which come from off­ the staff if it were not for students the 'Olapa building. Alongside the campus. In the past, business has who risk ticketing and park where chain are two signs that clearly state been good. However, a lot of cus­ they should not. Kinningham went "No parking between the hours of tomers have been lost due to a lack on to ask that the faculty " ... be pa­ 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Violators may of parking. When there are no cus­ tient," and perhaps "come a little be towed." tomers, there is no work for the stu­ earlier." These 15 parking spaces are re­ dents, he said. Dirk Soma invites any faculty photo by Moriso Teraoka served for the patrons of the Ka As for Kinningham, she wanted member who may have additional Alternative rock band Way Cool Jr. entertains the student body in the 'Ikena Dining Room, the Tamarind to remind everyone that KCC's park­ questions or comments to contact Central Mall. The band members are former KCC students. Banquet Room, and the 220 Grille, ing policy does not guarantee stalls him. He would be happy to talk to all of which are run by the Food Ser­ to anyone, including faculty and them over lunch. Soma can be vice Department. staff. Parking has always been on a reached at ext. 485. New office to assist Originally, the lot provided 50 parking stalls for faculty only. As of Tuesday, Jan. 26, the chain and international students signs were put up at the request of headed by International Students Dirk Soma, head of the Food Ser­ Kristina Wright counselor Mimi Yen. The short-term vice Department, with authorization Staff Writer non-credit program will be run by from Ann Kinningham, director of KCC now has approximately 200 Jim Kenney. This program offers stu­ Administrative Services. international students on campus. dents from across the globe an op­ With KCC's parking at a pre­ The International Student Affairs portunity to sample our school for a mium, this reservation of stalls has Program, which assists these stu­ couple weeks. It tries to entice stu­ created quite a stir among faculty. In dents is expanding and will relocate dents to consider KCC as a possibil­ fact, some have decided to petition to the 'Iliahi building by the end of ity. the provost, requesting that the stalls the semester. The cunent office is in Yen hopes that this new office be given back to the faculty. '!lima 103. will have more to offer students than When asked about his position The idea for enhancing the pro­ before. She would like to see a regarding this issue, Soma explained gram came from Dean of Leon lounge in the new office were both that this action is essential for the Richards, who oversees Liberal Arts international and local students can students in the Food Service Depart­ and the International Students Pro- interact freely and maybe learn a ment. As part of their training, the gram. thing or two from each other. students prepare the food for, and The new office is designed to bet­ The important thing though, she ~anage the various restaurants on Parking for FSHE guests at 1Qfapa. ter service international students and said, is that the students are receiv­ to increase recruitment levels. Inter­ ing the proper and the best treatment national students applying to KCC, available. must take the TOEFL test which as­ Frank Noji, who is in charge of What's up with those sprinklers, anyway? sesses their fluency in English. To the ESOL program and placement sions, getting wet by them came up was difficult to ma.intain the lush be accepted, they must score at least tests for these students, said he was Shawn Ford again and again. landscaping around campus, so the 400 on the exam. Those scoring 500 looking forward to the services this Staff Writer Auxiliary Services Officer, John campus was not as aesthetic as it is or over enter the English as a Sec­ office will offer to non-native speak­ Messina, readily acknowledges the now. ond Language program. Those at the ing students. "It will be an advocate Has this ever happened to you? complaints and problems associated KCC's sprinkler system was in­ 400 level must take intensive English for them," he said. You stop somewhere along the KCC with the sprinklers on campus. How­ stalled in phases over a 15-year pe­ classes. Once they're accepted, they Regina Ewing, who has been Central Mall to say hi to a friend, ever, he also points out that there riod as the different buildings were pay the out-of-state tuition which is counselor for international students and, before you fully realize what's were just as many, if not more, com­ built and landscaping was com­ $3000 per semester. Most of the stu­ in the past, would like to see it serve happening, you're getting drenched plaints and problems before the pleted. The last underground system dents come from China, Japan, Ko­ the students better. "We want them ·by a wayward sprinkler. sprinkler system was completely in- was placed in the central lawn early rea, and Taiwan. to get the best for their money," she Well, if this has happened to you, stalled. · last year. After the portables below The International Student Affairs said. it seems that you're not alone. When In the past there were a lot of 'Olapa were removed last summer, Office offers both credit and short­ If there are any questions you can passersby were questioned whether problems with dust in certain areas above-ground sprinklers were laid to term non-credit programs for inter­ contact Mimi Yen at 'Ilima 103 or they had complaints about the sprin­ when it was too dry, and mud in the irrigate the area. national students. This office will be reach her at [email protected]. klers at KCC in two separate ses- same places when it rained. Also, it Continued on page 3 State of the State address promises much on little double deductions for employer art university at Kapolei, the new the loss? This wasn't discussed. based on an opinion expressed by David Hughes costs for prepaid medical plans and campus for West O'ahu. Also, these incentives are not new, Jim Dator, professor at UH Manoa: Staff Writer - a five-year tax exemption for high Finally, the Governor submitted having been carried over from sug­ How can we afford three new cam­ Gov. Ben Cayetano has started tech businesses who locate in the a proposal to revamp the archaic gestions gathered from the Eco­ puses when the already existing his present term with a long list of planned Kakaako industrial park. civil service infrastructure. nomic Task Force of 1998. Cayetano community college program is in incentives aimed at making Hawai 'i Education was also on the· Although it is clear Hawai' i needs may propose all he wants. They are dire need of serious infusion of cash attractive to the business commu­ governor's list with a proposal to to become more business friendly, merely proposals which, if submit­ and revitalization? nity-especially high tech industries. give public schools more self deter­ the proposals to enhance the business ted, must be approved by the legis­ It is too late to reconsider the con­ Starting off the list in his State mination in how they operate. Also climate in the State will affect gross lature. Which in· turn gets its arms struction which will greatly expand of the State address is a whopping mentioned was the continued com­ tax revenues substantially, critics twisted by special interest. the cumbersome UH system. The 50 percent cut in corporate and fran­ mitment of the State to expand the charge. In other words, in a strapped As far as the proposals concern­ funds are already allocated for that chise tax rates, followed with an ex­ UH campuses with two additional economic situation, if Cayetano's ing schools, much of what was dis­ construction. That means that we emption from the 4 percent general community colleges, and a initiatives become reality, where will cussed will not affect students on the may not see any marked improve­ excise tax for exported goods, committment to build a state of the the money come from to make up for college level. But a question arises ment on our own campus. 2 COMMENTARY KAPI'O FEBRUARY 2, 1 999 A few good paddlers needed at KCC Picture for a moment that each ors Program at KCC. Built of der to specifically encourage deeper forced to abort the canoe's mission. in such a tricky boat. Many students separate program or depar~ment at sturdy materials reflecting the aca­ critical thinking. Writing skills are In essence, enrollment for honors do not want to take the risk of a more KCC is represent~d by a boat.