Inside News 2 Features 3, 8 Wednesday Commentary 4 September 6, 2006 Comics 6 Sports 5, 7 VOL. 101 | ISSUE 22 Serving the students of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa since 1922 WWW.KALEO.ORG Lightning Jason “Mayhem” strikes twice for Miller erupts as Mission of Burma new champion Features | Page 3 Sports | Page 5 City Public showers may re-open on campus By Dannah Gonzales pushes for Ka Leo Staff Reporter Buildings where some showers are located: Many department buildings on less sex campus house showering facilities • Art Building that have long been used as storage • Marine Science Building space. However, as part of a large- trade scale and pending Campus Bike Plan, • Snyder Hall By Candice Novak these showers will most likely be • Gilmore Hall Associate Copy Editor available for public use. • Edmondson Hall According to Buildings and This could have all started in Ground Manager Gary Murakami, an added responsibility,” Murakami 2000, when a Romanian prosti- showers were built into the build- ings for specific purposes. Seemingly said. Asato also added that “cleaning tute took clever advantage of the showers is very different from clean- trucker traffic through her town, inactive, many of them did have uses in the past. ing rooms.” where there was a cemetery on the To janitors, this new develop- main road, to turn her tricks in. “The reason as to why there are some showers is because a few ment will add on to the responsibility The trend could come from a they currently have, though, to stu- closer source, namely Queensland buildings work with agriculture,” Murakami said. “When some of these dents, the facilities would be another Australia, where a mayor there beneficial service provided by the has proclaimed brothels have to people come back from their field work, like from the farm, they use the university. However, to some, utiliz- be at least 660 feet away from a ing the showers would be an inconve- cemetery. He explained himself; showers to clean up.” Aside from having showers in nience. “There’s a place for brothels and a “Actually, I probably would not place for cemeteries and we don’t the typical places, such as the science department, Buildings and Ground use the showering facilities because believe the two mix.” when I bicycle to school, I just get Being that prostitution is said Management worker Shari Asato noted that many other unlikely build- off of it and go to class,” said sec- to be the oldest profession, there ond-year business management major must be scores of reasons for this ings contain showers as well. “Gilmore and Snyder Hall, the Jordan Smith. morbid choice of scene. But in Art, zoology, and the Marine Science Those that bicycle to school may Honolulu, residents in cemetery- buildings all have showers,” Asato have a reason to utilize these show- bearing neighborhoods, don’t said. “But I think it’s used specifi- ering facilities, yet those that don’t appreciate the business moving cally in relation to their department.” would not really find any reason to to the area. In fact, they’re sick The opening up of showers do so. of it. Places near the Pu‘ukamali‘i will not only affect students, but “I probably would not use the cemetery and other spots just off janitors as well. If the facilities are facilities,” said Kristie Lazo. “I don’t Nu‘uanu Ave. have become the going to be opened up for public dorm here and I would rather shower breading grounds for some illegal usage, the janitors, in turn, would at my own house. I don’t want to activities. According to residents, be more accountable in keeping the bring extra stuff. Books are heavy ASHLEY BASTATAS • Ka Leo o hawai‘i showers clean. See Zone, page 2 Most buildings, such as the Marine Science Building, have showering facilities on campus. “Cleaning the showers would be See Showers, page 2 UH students leave school to pursue music By Jessica Yeh experience and recorded solo music decent label and get mass distribu- Ka Leo Staff Writer projects in Japan with J-pop but tion of the album.” wanted to “experiment and try dif- Within the next few months, Former University of Hawai‘i ferent styles.” they’ll finish recording “The Golden at Mānoa students put their educa- Ishikuni admitted that she Apples of the Sun,” then move to tional plans on hold this semester “always loved rock,” and once she San Francisco or Japan in November to pursue music through their Indie- played music with the boys, she for a “life change.” really fell in love with the genre. Rock band, Explore. “Nothing’s certain but death Tyler Wolff, Alexei Samimi, They played at local Honolulu and taxes,” Kamran Samimi said. Waiaka Kealamakia and Kamran venues such as the Pink Cadillac and Samimi spent the past three months 39 Hotel. Influenced by Pink Floyd, “But at the very least, we want to in a secluded town on the Big Island, King Crimson, At the Drive-In produce something we can show our writing and recording music for an and Circa Survive, Explore rapidly grandchildren and be proud that we upcoming album called “The Golden gained a large fan base. They played attempted our dreams. Even if we Apples of the Sun.” for The Malcognitas and Pacifica, fall down, we will create valuable Once they decided to leave and opened for Of Montreal in experiences we won’t soon forget.” school, the members had to face February. They are still uncertain where their parents. Kealamakia, who was During the summer, they they are moving, even though Alexei majoring in music, said his parents encountered a few obstacles. Ishikuni Samimi said San Francisco “caters were a little upset at first but now stayed at home on O‘ahu, having to more to [their] sound and style.” support the band after seeing their fly back and forth to record. The Although they have no upcom- success on O‘ahu. boys were also forced to e-mail her SHAUN MENDIOLA • STMPhoTograPhicS ing shows planned, they want to The band formed last semester songs from the Big Island. (From left) Former UH students Tyler Wolff, Waiaka Kealamakia, Aly Ishikuni, Kamran Samimi play again in Honolulu before and practiced in its Hale Noelani “Being on different islands is they move. To hear them, check dormitory. The four music-makers super hard,” she said. “There are so and Alexei Samimi left school to focus on their band, Explore. Ishikuni is still attending KCC but out their Web site at http://www. were previously in a band called many times I want to play here, but hopes to move with the band to San Francisco or Japan. Vega, which dissociated in 2005. I can’t because they’re not here; it’s myspace.com/exploretheband. Kapi‘olani Community College stu- pretty challenging.” pools to support themselves, they it overseas.” They also want to “[We will] cherish all the dent Aly Ishikuni leads the band as They said that spending their produced 12 songs in three months, tour, to make more records and to fun times,” they said. “We’ve its only female counterpart. summer “completely isolated by liv- surpassing their goal of 10. “never stop making music in some been blessed with a lot of great The musicians met Ishikuni ing in the forest together helped Former art major Alexei shape or form.” experiences. Now it’s time to through MySpace and mutual [them] to focus and hone [their] Samimi lists their short-term goals Kealamakia noted that they put our best foot forward and friends. She had previous music craft.” After building swimming as “recording the album and to take want to “strive to make it on to a break a leg!” Page 2 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Wednesday, September 6, 2006 | NEWS strictest countries when it comes to prostitution laws. The U.S. has Types of repayment plans: stayed strong with the no-prostitu- Zone tion laws which have been aban- Consolidating loans not • Consolidation: A borrower is able doned or never were in Mexico and to put all loans (both Federal and From page 1 Canada, both of whose laws on the private) together to create a new subject are closer to those of Britain the only way for grads interest rate. This can lower monthly condom wrappers, used condoms, By Blaine Tolentino single fixed-rate loan plan, but some and Europe. payments but extend the period of beer and liquor bottles litter the hal- The resolution - which is simi- Ka Leo Senior Reporter experts say the cost of doing such can lowed ground. lar to one now enforced in Waikīkī be detrimental to a graduate in the payment. Pressure from new laws like - City Council Bill No. 68, would Interest rates for student loans long term. • Standard: Both principal and inter- the prostitution-free zone put up in widen the same prostitution-free jumped by almost 4 percent this sum- Paying interest for a longer peri- est payments are due each month Waīkikī has inadvertently shifted the mer, but experts are divided about the od of time can deter the efforts of a rules from River Street to A‘ala throughout the loan repayment term. business to Chinatown, where pros- Street. The bill is based on an exist- ways to repay. student to finish paying loans earlier titution has gotten worse according ing Bill No. 65 from 2005, which “Part of the confusion is about and at a lower fee. The longer period • Graduated: Payment interest rates to some city council members.