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WASC evaluation Fighting in Gaza triggers U.N. aid shortage The border between Israel and Gaza closed due to numerous conflicts between Israeli and Palestinian forces, beginning with the From page 1 launch of nearly 100 rockets at Israel from the Gaza region. With supplies unable to reach Gaza from across the border, the area is Governance to Promote Henry’s essay dealt with Hernandez said, “Students want without power, and the United Nations has announced that it is no Communication and Student progress in student learning. more opportunities to stay on longer able to supply aid to the region. Success. He cites the creation of the campus and interact with each Mānoa Advising Center is other.” Australia announces two-month leave for navy Building a Mānoa community 2008, the first year experience In accordance with the first and the creation of the student Reform campus governance theme of the proposal, Hawaiian success center as major accom- In order to fulfill the pro- Studies professor Jon Osorio plishments. posal’s third theme, librarian Sara and associate English professor Rutter wrote about UH’s work to Jim Henry wrote two essays, Campus renewal institute long-range planning and respectively entitled “Foster Assistant Vice Chancellor need to foster broad stakeholder the Development of a Mānoa for Campus Services David participation. Identity” and “Enable and Ensure Hafner and Vice Chancellor for “Our relationships with stake- Student Learning Success.” Students Francisco Hernandez holders need to be institutionalized Osorio addresses the devel- addressed UH’s infrastructure. and nurtured,” she said. opment of UH Mānoa’s identity. Hafner wrote about cam- Rutter also discussed UH’s “This is really an unusual pus master planning and the challenges with governance, includ- university,” said Osorio, refer- goal of facilities to turn the ing the devolution of governance, SXC ring to the ceded lands on which campus into a learning com- the administration turnover and the Mānoa sits. “This university was munity. The single greatest need to develop and grow the insti- Members of the Australian navy will be receiving the option set up on a discordant identity in point of failure, he said, is tutional research office, which offers of getting a two-month break, leaving most of the country’s navy a semi-oligarchic territory.” UH’s inability to reconcile its a gauge on UH’s progress. to be monitored by skeleton crews. This move is an attempt by the The university is rooted in resources with its wants. Joe O’Mealy, interim dean Australian government to make the service more family-friendly protest, he said, in a conflict “Our physical plant is far of the College of Language, in an effort to boost naval service enrollment numbers, which have with its mission as a research too expensive,” he said. Linguistics and Literature, wrote decreased significantly in recent years. university versus its promotion Hafner believes this dilem- the final essay about student suc- of indigenous rights, referring to ma can be solved by drawing on cess through student and faculty Change to Russian law could extend presidential term the argument surrounding genet- lessons from Native Hawaiians, engagement. ically modified taro. who managed their fixed resourc- O’Mealy tied student success es for hundreds of years. to UH’s low retention and gradu-

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KALEO GNU stan. (b. 1924) in the political power game is “generosity” in unilater- Pakistan’s ally ceding territory to China. of the people of Indian-administere It is probably in the best interests Kashmir to negotiate for furthe powers within the purview of th Indian constitution, which has so fa provided them with significant levels the divers In the way, of autonomy. people of this picturesque paradis could ultimately decide their ow political destiny. of Kashmiri people to get mileag vivid example of ignoring the voic U.S. author, political activist political activist U.S. author, SHARING VOICE THE

՝ –Phyllis Schlafly, –Phyllis Schlafly, “The advance planning and sense stimuli employed to capture a $10 million cigarette or soap market are nothing compared to the brainwashing and propaganda blitzes used cash market in the world:to ensure control of the largest the executive branch of the United States government.”

Apropos would become separate. Such a scenario is bound to alarm the Tibet Chinese, as Kashmir borders and Xinjiang. Besides, Pakistan currently faces mounting terrorist attacks in its border areas and even in Sindh which, in the past, has faced a secessionist movement. independence, this small Kashmir if awarded In any case, even would not be economically Valley and would be at self-sufficient the mercy of surrounding powers, which are likely to become A involved in power struggles. commentary NEWSTARGET.COM The ethnic and religious demographics of Kashmir complicate efforts at resolving the territorial dispute between India and Paki between dispute efforts the territorial resolving of Kashmir complicate at demographics ethnic and religious The forcible settlement of Sunnis to alter their demographic composition. Kashmir problem may lead to the possible solution to the A division of Kashmir into three or This would more autonomous areas. leave only one-fourth of the land of Indian-administered Kashmir to Sunni Kashmiris, while the much areas of Ladhak and Jammu larger : BALI FERGUSSON : BALI EDITOR Cartoon sequently, militant violence. sequently, war on terror, context of the global that in the Here it must be noted and PakistanAfghanistan after the Pakistani-administered border, safe sanctuaryKashmir is the next event that thefor terrorists. In the Afghan bor- U.S. applies heat on the Kashmir would become a natu- der, take shelter. ral place for terrorists to and Taliban the recent past, several It has been reported that in even al-Qaida leaders have visited Pakistani-administered Kashmir. terror- There are well-organized camps in Pakistan-occupied ists’ are where young minds Kashmir, trained to spread terror in Kashmir, India and beyond. for a referendum on India- Long-term Pakistani demands administered Kashmir would be the pacts signed ear- since tricky, leaders stated lier with Kashmir’s that a referendum is no longer necessary because the Kashmiri people are already participating in demo- This democratic elections. cratic option is absent in Pakistan- administered Kashmiri areas, how- where the central government ever, maintains strict control. while the people in the Kashmir Current trends indicate that the Kashmir (other than Valley Hindus) may prefer independence from either India or Pakistan, the majority of the people of Jammu and Ladhak wish to join India. It remains to be seen, in the case of a referendum, what the Shia majorities in Northern-Pakistani and Indian- will decide. administered Kargil Shias have long accused the Pakistani government of discrimination and Editorial @kaleo.org

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Inside the WAC special WAC attendance records Year Total Average No. of Matches Site 8 & 9 Tournament layout and team rosters 2001 2,123 236 9 San Jose, Calif. 2002 3,162 452 7 Reno, Nev. Get your grub on! 2003 2,746 392 7 Reno, Nev. 1100 2004 4,018 574 7 Reno, Nev. 2005 3,069 383 8 Reno, Nev. 1111 Home court advantage 2006 2,737 342 8 Reno, Nev. 2007 10,827 1,353 8 Las Cruces, N.M. 1122 Team previews Previous WAC Tournament sites 1155 Louisiana Tech perspective 2001 – WAC Tournament held in San Jose, Calif. 2002 to 2006 – WAC Tournament held in Reno, Nev. 1166 Weekly calender 2007 – WAC Tournament held in Las Cruces, N.M. PAGE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SPECIAL Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 8 [email protected] NEW MEXICO STATE No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown 1 Krystal Torres L/DS 5-5 Sr. Las Cruces, N.M. No. 3 Idaho 2 Brynja Rodgers S 5-9 So. Iowa City, Iowa 3 Erin Birmingham MB 6-1 Jr. Riverside, Mo. 4 Whitney Phillips OH 5-10 So. Scottsdale, Ariz. Match 2 6 Kelsey Brennan MB 6-2 Fr. Snohomish, Wash. Thursday, Nov. 20 7 Jennifer Viser DS 5-7 Fr. Ignacio, Colo. noon 8 Bryanna Brown DS 5-4 Fr. Albquerque, N.M. 10 Jennah DeVries S 5-8 Fr. Denver, Colo. 12 Erin Lynn OH 6-2 Jr. Carlsbad, N.M. No. 6 Nevada 13 Kelli Goodan OH 6-2 Jr. Des Moines, N.M. No. 2 Hawai‘i 14 Alex Steinmetz OH 6-2 So. Las Cruces, N.M. 15 Alyssa Gintant S 5-10 Sr. Libertyville, Ill. 18 Angel Tirado MB 6-0 R-Fr. Las Cruces, N.M. Match 3 23 Whitney Woods OH 5-9 So. Midland, Texas Thursday, Nov. 20 27 Lindsey Yon OH 6-0 Sr. San Antonio, Texas 7:30 p.m. 28 Krista Altermatt OH 6-1 Jr. El Dorado Hills, Calif. 31 Amber Simpson MB 6-2 Sr. Quincy, Ill. 32 Bethany Self OH 6-0 Fr. Portales, N.M. No. 7 Boise State Head coach: Mike Jordan, 11th year No. 4 Utah State Assistant coaches: Ashley Hardee, eighth year; Stevi Adams, second year Match 4 UTAH STATE Thursday, Nov. 20 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown 2:30 p.m. 2 Chelsea Fowles S 5-9 So. Hollister, Calif. 3 Melissa Osterloh OH 5-10 Sr. Sandy, Utah 4 Jessalyn Payne Opp./OH 6-0 Jr. Greeley, Colo. No. 5 San Jose State 5 Danielle Taylor MB 6-1 Jr. Springville, Utah No. 1 New Mexico State 7 Katie Astle MB 6-1 So. Sandy, Utah 9 Rebecca Anderson MB/Opp. 6-0 Sr. Logan, Utah 10 Kris Hymas OH 5-11 Sr. South Jordan, Utah Match 5 No. 8 Fresno State 11 Shanda Larson L/DS 5-6 Jr. North Logan, Utah Thursday, Nov. 20 12 Emily Kortsen OPP 6-1 Fr. Hollister, Calif. 5 p.m. 14 Christine Morrill L 5-7 So. Neola, Utah Match 1 17 Lori Wilson OH 6-1 So. Provo, Utah Thursday, Nov. 20 Winner, Match 1 18 Liz McArthur OH 6-1 Fr. St. George, Utah 9:30 a.m. 21 Shantell Durrant MB 6-2 So. American Fork, Utah 23 Heather Hillier S 5-9 Sr. Surrey, B.C. Head coach: Grayson DuBose, third year No. 9 Louisiana Tech Assistant coaches: Tom Peterson, first year; Taubi Neves, third year NEVADA LOUISIANA TECH IDAHO No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. 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Northville, Mich. 9 Sarah Loney MB 6-2 Sr. West Linn, Ore. 10 Jessica Daum OH/DS 5-9 So. Fallon, Nev. 8 Bianca Bin S 5-10 So. Sao Paolo, Brazil 10 Haley Larsen OH 5-11 Sr. Santa Clarita, Calif. 11 Nicole Link L/OH 5-9 So. Elk Grove, Calif. 9 Lindsay Armstrong OH 6-2 Jr. Tucson, Ariz. 11 Kelsey James S 5-10 Sr. Sandpoint, Idaho 12 Tatiana Santiago S 5-6 Fr. Kahuku, Hawai‘i 11 Mallory Stanley L 5-10 Fr. Stockton, Mo. 12 Cassie Hamilton OH 5-8 Fr. Murrieta, Calif. 13 Taylor Brown MB 6-0 Fr. Fairfield, Calif. 12 Gabryel Ording MB 6-0 Fr. Custer Park, Ill. 13 Brittnee LaFollette S 5-8 Fr. Burns, Ore. 18 Sage Aune MB 6-3 Jr. Sandy, Utah 13 Samantha Crowder MB 6-2 Jr. Floresville, Texas 14 Meredith Rice DS 5-8 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. 22 Britney Yates MB 6-1 R-Fr. White Plains, Md. 14 Natasha Kolunija OH 6-3 Fr. Belgrade, Serbia 15 Anna McKinney MB 6-2 Jr. Federal Way, Wash. 33 Jorgan Staker RS 6-1 Jr. Taylorsville, Utah 15 Brittney Nakamura L 5-1 Sr. Mesa, Ariz. 16 Julia Church OH 6-1 Fr. Mukilteo, Wash. Head coach: Devin Scruggs, 12th year Head coach: Matt Sonnichsen, first year Head coach: Debbie Buchanan, ninth year Assistant coaches: Ray Batalon, seventh year; Nate Hallett, first year Assistant coach: Christy Stegall, first year Assistant coaches: Mike Bryant, fourth year; Moritz Moritz, third year PAGE Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 [email protected] 9 SAN JOSE STATE No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown 1 Thao Pham DS/L 5-3 Jr. San Jose, Calif. 2 Niki Clement OH/MB 5-8 Sr. Long Beach, Calif. 3 Kristal Tsukano L/DS 5-3 Jr. Honolulu, Hawai‘i Winner, Match 2 4 Kelly Crow OH 5-10 Sr. Alamo, Calif. 5 Brianna Amian RS/OH 5-10 So. Honolulu, Hawai‘i 6 Brittany Collet S 5-10 Sr. Newbury Park, Calif. 7 Kylie Miraldi MB 6-1 Fr. Grass Valley, Calif. 8 Devan Wong DS/L 5-0 Fr. El Sobrante, Calif. Match 6 Winner, Match 6 9 Courtney Zellmer RS/S 5-10 So. Oakdale, Calif. Friday, Nov. 21 11 Ali Hanshaw DS/OH 5-6 Jr. Mountain View, Calif. 7:30 p.m. 12 Amber Biddle RS 6-4 Sr. Dalton Gardens, Idaho 13 Emily Burke S 5-10 So. San Jose, Calif. 20 Nia Freeman MB/RS 5-8 Sr. Sacramento, Calif. Winner, Match 3 22 Kaci Miller MB 6-3 Fr. Folsom, Calif. 24 Sarah McAtee OH 6-0 Fr. Grass Valley, Calif. 36 Colleen Burke MB 5-10 Sr. Huntington Beach, Calif. Match 8 Head coach: Oscar Crespo, second year Winner, Match 8 Assistant coaches: Jeanine Haldi, third year; Katie Goldhahn, second year Sunday, Nov. 23 3 p.m. Advances to Winner, Match 4 NCAA Tournament BOISE STATE No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown 1 Mandy Klein S 5-10 Sr. Boise, Idaho 3 Jeanene Rose L 5-8 Jr. Eugene, Ore. Match 7 4 Kati Lewis DS 5-8 Jr. Houston, Texas Friday, Nov. 21 Winner, Match 7 5 Elizabeth Griffin OH 6-0 Fr. Roseville, Calif. 5 p.m. 6 Kaycee Gow MB 6-0 Fr. Hemet, Calif. 8 Eliza Pledger RS 6-3 Fr. Wilsonville, Ore. 11 Maren Ericson OH 5-10 Sr. Kuna, Idaho Winner, Match 5 13 Lauren Hamm L 5-9 So. Coto De Caza, Calif. 14 Lydia Blaha MB 6-0 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 15 Sadie Maughan MB 6-4 So. Murray, Utah 17 Amanda Remy L 5-9 Fr. San Dimas, Calif. 19 Alexandra Diemer S 5-8 Fr. Rocklin, Calif. 20 Emily Botts DS 5-11 So. Corte Madera, Calif. 22 Jeanette Jenkins OH 5-10 Sr. Apple Valley, Calif. 55 Alisha King OH 6-2 So. American Fork, Utah UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I Head coach: Robin Davis, third year No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Assistant coaches: Kelle Bond, third year; Doug English, third year 1 Stephanie Ferrell OH 6-1 R-Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Locke) 2 Amber Kaufman MB 6-0 Jr. San Jose, Calif. (Branham) 3 Tara Hittle L/OH 6-0 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Doherty) 4 Brittany Hewitt MB 6-3 Fr. Eagle, Idaho (Eagle) FRESNO STATE 5 Kanani Danielson OH 5-10 Fr. ‘Ewa Beach, O‘ahu (Kamehameha Schools) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown 6 Jessica Keefe OH 6-2 Sr. Ames, Iowa (Ames) 1 Allanah Munson S 5-10 R-Jr. Klamath Falls, Ore. 7 Elizabeth Ka‘aihue L 5-8 So. 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(.370). Freshman outside hitters No. 6 Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine Stephanie Ferrell and Kanani Danielson are third (.330) and Season record: 23-3 fifth (.304), respectively. Junior Conference record: 15-1 (tied outside hitter Aneli Cubi-Otineru 3 for first place) rounds out the group, sitting in 7 Head coach: Dave Shoji (34th ninth place in hitting percentage Idaho Vandals season) (.279). Boise State Broncos Season record: 18-9 Team notes: The ’Bows have Senior outside hitter Jamie Season record: 9-18 Conference record: 11-5 been the top offensive team Houston ranks second in kills Conference record: 5-11 2 per set (3.99) and points per set Head coach: Debbie Buchanan (ninth sea- in the WAC all season. The Head coach: Robin Davis (third season) son) Rainbow Wahine rank first in (4.46). Setter Dani Mafua leads in assists per set at 11.39. Kaufman Team notes: The Broncos are a Team notes: Idaho ranks fourth in hitting hitting percentage (.303), kills young team that has struggled in per set (14.88), assists per set (0.50) and Cubi-Otineru (0.36) percentage (.212) and second in opponent are first and second in aces per conference play, but they are one (13.94) and aces per set (1.56). of the more physical, taller teams hitting percentage (.143). The Vandals are set, respectively. the WAC’s top defensive team, leading Individually, the ’Bows and rank third in blocks per set have five players ranked in the (2.51). in blocks per set (2.98) and digs per set Player to watch: Jamie Houston, (15.47). top 10 in hitting percentage. Junior middle blocker Amber who is the reigning WAC Player Player to watch: Middle blocker Player to watch: Outside hitter Hayley Kaufman leads the category of the Year and is second in the Sadie Maughan, who is first on the Larson, who leads the WAC in kills per (.383), while senior middle WAC in kills per set (3.99) and team with 210 kills and is second set (4.47). blocker Nickie Thomas is second points per set (4.46). in total blocks, with 100.

Utah State Aggies Fresno State Bulldogs Season record: 11-16 the quickest offenses in the Season record: 6-19 serving teams (third, 1.33 Conference record: 9-7 conference, but the team’s Conference record: 3-13 aces per set) and digging Head coach: Grayson greatest weakness is their Head coach: Lauren teams (third, 14.08 assists per DuBose (third season) inconsistent passing game. Netherby-Sewell (first set). season) Team notes: The Aggies Player to watch: Outside Player to watch: Freshman rank fifth in hitting percent- hitter Melissa Osterloh, who Team notes: The Bulldogs outside hitter Baylee Platt, who age and eighth in opponent ranks fourth in the WAC are another young team that ranks sixth in the WAC in kills hitting percentage. Setter in kills per set (3.57) and has struggled in WAC play, per set (3.36) and seventh in 4 Chelsea Fowles runs one of points per set (4.18). 8 but they are one of the better points per set (3.61).

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