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FEATURESEditor: Arturo Solis | (808) 956-3218 | [email protected] Thursday, June 13, 2002 | Page 3 Caffeine, the drug of choice Doctors say caffeine addictive, cause of some ailments How wired are you? By Jaslyn Hanamura up, but then I end up feeling tired Among its other effects, caffeine Ka Leo Contributing Writer again, so I have to drink more,” has been linked to cancer, heart dis- Amount of caffeine in milligrams per item said Hashimoto. “It’s like a vicious ease, birth defects, and osteoporosis, Admit it. You’ve used it. We all cycle.” Dooley said. have. Hashimoto consumes approxi- Caffeine is also rumored to be • Caffeine pills, 100-200 mg. Caffeine. Some of us need it to sit mately 300 milligrams of caffeine a a performance-enhancing drug for • Espresso (single shot), 100 mg. through those finals, write that 10- day, exceeding the national average athletes and has thus been banned page paper, or sit through a lecture. by 100 milligrams. She said that by the International Olympic • Coffee (12 oz.), 100 mg. Others just need it. when she doesn’t have her coffee, Committee, said Dooley. But did you know that caffeine she feels exhausted and experiences But before you throw away your • Red Bull (energy drink), 80 mg. is an addictive drug that stimulates headaches; common symptoms of coffee maker and cans of Pepsi, you the brain and surprisingly shares the withdrawal that could last for a few should know that beverages con- • Jolt JC (energy drink), 72 mg. same mechanisms as amphetamines, days or as long as one to two weeks. taining caffeine have been found to cocaine and heroine? Other side effects of caffeine reduce asthma and colon cancer and • Iced Tea (12 oz.),70 mg. Almost 90 percent of Americans consumption are anxiety, increased to treat attention deficit disorder. consume caffeine in one way or heart rate, insomnia, and increased Caffeine is also known to be a • Excedrin tablet, 65 mg. another, making it the most popular urination said Dian Dooley, a UH good source of potassium and as a drug in America. professor of human nutrition, food topical treatment of atopic dermatitis • Midol Max Strength tablet, 60 mg. Krislyn Hashimoto, a University and animal sciences. Dooley said (a kind of skin disease). of Hawai`i junior, prefers her that because caffeine is a drug, it is With all this in mind, before you • Pepsi (12 oz.), 38 mg. caffeine in the form of coffee. possible to develop a tolerance to it. take the plunge into America’s caf- • Coca-Cola Classic (12 oz.), 34 mg. Hashimoto admits to having a dou- “I’ve drunk coffee for much of feine culture or if you are already an ble-shot of espresso in the morning, my life, so I guess I am quite tolerant active participant in it, consider the • Milk Chocolate (1 oz.) 1-15 mg. following it up with a cup of coffee to its effects. I can drink coffee right risks involved and remember that, in the afternoon. until bedtime and still go to sleep like everything, the key is modera- • 7-Up (12 oz.), 0 mg. “I drink coffee to wake me easily,” said Dooley. tion. ‘Windtalkers’ movie captures truth, history Real explosions made filming dangerous, luckily no one was hurt

By Michelle Kung actors were pretty close to the Harvard Crimson action. I don’t like cheating ... so (Harvard U.) all of the explosions are real. In fact, I especially like using the (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. real thing because it helps capture — In director John Woo’s upcom- real expressions on the actors’ ing movie “Windtalkers” (opening faces. I let everyone know exactly June 14), the Hong Kong film- how many bombs are around maker makes his foray into the them, and how big they are, so historic action genre. I’ll get a real feeling from them. Woo Having already proven that Fortunately, no one got hurt. he can do action like no other, in JW: I remember when this film films such as “Mission Impossible AB: Yeah, we especially knew that was first pitched to me; I cried and 2,” “Face/Off” and “Broken the finale was going to be big. I was impressed and deeply moved Arrow,” he now lends his choreo- remember Nicolas Cage and I pre- by the story. As an American citi- graphed touch to an action drama paring ourselves, and just hearing zen, I felt as if it was my duty to set in the Pacific during World “Run, run, run!” at the end. tell this story. War II. Starring Nicolas Cage and Q: Since the film is based on a Q: Are any comedies on your Adam Beach, “Windtalkers” true story, what special prepara- radar? brings to light the relationship tions did you take for its produc- between the top secret Navajo tion? JW: I like humor and I definitely code talkers recruited during the want to make a romantic com- war, and the Marines assigned to JW: Well, the story about the edy. I’m just looking for the right protect them — or more specifi- code talkers was very close to script. cally, the code they possessed. actual historical events, and our A bulk of the film was shot in writers did a lot of research on Q: How did you first become Hawai`i in 2001. the subject. Overall, I highly involved with the film? The Harvard Crimson recently admire these men, and felt as if had the opportunity to talk to both their story should be told. What AB: I was called in to read the Woo and Beach at a roundtable struck me was the loyalty of the script, and after I met with John, interview. Navajo leaders; they are proud of that was it. their country, and were willing Q: So how dangerous was the to do anything. Given the tone, JW: We wanted to use real Navajo actual shooting of “Windtalkers”? I changed my usual style a little in the film, so we interviewed bit to make the film more seri- over 400 Navajo men. Although JW: Pretty dangerous, but we were ous. I also tried to focus more on they had the passion, they didn’t quite careful. We really care about the relationships and friendships have the experience. So after we all of our actors, stuntmen and between the two different cultures hired Adam, we consulted with extras. But there were certainly a represented. the Navajo again. They are a very lot of explosions; one particular interesting, happy people, with shot had over 200 bombs! We also Q: What made you want to direct real character. used a lot of gasoline to make this film? the scenes more real. Overall, the See Woo, page 7 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i

OPINIONSPage 4 | Thursday, June 13, 2002 Editor: Jeremy Pippin | (808) 956-3214 | [email protected] Restructuring council will help to restore trust

Given recent developments THE ISSUE: Under a new in our City Council — the loss resolution, the City Council of Andy Mirikitani and Rene will be restructured. The Mansho due to corrupt practices resolution, which was signed the time is long overdue for a by Duke Bainum, Darrlyn little bit of a shake-up. Bunda, John DeSoto, John The City Council is an orga- Henry Felix, Steve Holmes, nization to be watched; it holds and Jon Yoshimura, will some legislative power over the switch certain chairmanships. city, but without the checks and Duke Bainum will replace balances. A handful of people Romy Cachola as Zoning have a substantial amount of Committee Chairman. control over city ordinances, Darrlyn Bunda will replace city contracts, city policy, etc. Bainum as Transportation It would be very easy to abuse Committee chairman. that power. Steve Holmes will replace As such, we have to keep a Bunda as Public Works and close eye on our City Council Environment Committee members; it’s simply a mat- chairman, and Jon Yoshimura ter of temptation. So when we will replace Holmes as Parks see an act like this — an act and Public Safety Committee that uproots current commit- tee chairs and replaces them chair. with new ones — we have to , Gary applaud the effort. And we Okino, and Romy Cachola have to ask ourselves why three did not sign the resolution. Council members would not sign. Granted, the measure will Will Bush ever wake up force a short period of adjustment for the City Council; new chairper- sons will have to become better acquainted with their committee affairs. But the City Council has been dealing with these committees for a long President dismisses EPA report on global warming time; we have faith they’ll adjust to their new positions. And Bainum, Bunda and Holmes seemed comfortable enough to sign over their cur- The Lantern make Bush’s 2000 campaign con- of up to 82 percent of their water rent committees to other council members. (Ohio State U.) tributions top an unprecedented supply. However, Tuesday morn- The resolution brings new blood into City Council affairs; it’s an $191 million, and you’ve got a lot ing everything was put back into important step to keep committees from stagnating under the same (U-WIRE) COLUMBUS, Ohio of angry millionaires. place, our hallucination complete. chairperson. But more importantly it serves as a show of self-monitor- — Earlier this week, we almost How could Bush be turning President Bush promptly dismissed ing. That’s an important message to send to a city that is becoming thought the Bush administration his back on his corporate pals and the claims of his own EPA, claim- increasingly skeptical about its council members. had crawled out of its secret Stone political history just to side with ing the report he read was the We hope that this measure will set a precedent for the City Council Age den. Monday morning saw us tree-lovers? one “put out by the bureaucracy.” — a precedent of not allowing themselves to become too entrenched in the release of an Environmental We began to think maybe this While we have no disputes with their positions. Protection Agency report actually Bush’s bureaucracy claim, we have acknowledging human activities as “While we have no an impossible time believing the a significant contributing factor to disputes with Bush’s president read even a single word The Voice of Hawai‘i the climate-changing phenomenon of this report. known as global warming. bureaucracy claim, The Bush administration also Shocked at first, we began to we have an wants to outline a plan to deal wonder if this was a mistake. Ever with the inevitable tide of warming Ka Leo O Hawai‘i since Bush got into office, envi- impossible time weather. Be it by building large The Ka Leo Building ronmental protections have been believing the cement dikes around our cities, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa¯ falling. 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OPINIONSEditor: Jeremy Pippin | (808) 956-3214 | [email protected] Thursday, June 13, 2002 | Page 5 Want some fries with your fat?

pinwheel like a spinning Chinese Kafka story. Fast food seems to have the entire world in its grip; pagoda firecracker on the Fourth of On page 30 is a story about July. health trends in China and India. America now exports high blood pressure, obesity And then I wake, my sweat a Evidently, after following our mixture of MSG and coconut oil. dietary lead, heart disease, obesity “Welcome to McDonald’s, may and hypertension are all on the rise. By Jacob Tenpas In this dream, self-satisfied of Japan, but rather fat, angry I take your order?” Not only that, but American cattle Oregon Daily Emerald grins are the dress code du jour, Americans, wearing Hooters shirts “Coffee, black.” farmers are actually having to ship (U. Oregon) and as I make my way through an and Mickey Mouse ear hats. As I come back from my nightmare their product overseas, as U.S. airport terminal, I notice the lack they begin to laugh, I feel a scream to find the television still on. It’s an citizens become increasingly health (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. — of national guardsmen. Terror has violating my lips. ad for Wendy’s. They’re telling me conscious. “Welcome to McDonald’s, may I been stamped out like an to try one of their brand I throw down the magazine and take your order?” incense stick when it’s time new garden-fresh salads. run. If I run fast enough, I might be “Yeah, I’d like a six-piece to leave the house. I find myself wanting to able to escape the new dream I can McSushi meal, super-sized, with Time moves differently comply. feel forming. But I’m running on the Wacky Wasabi dipping sauce.” in dreams. I blink my eyes Instead, I change a treadmill. Everything comes full “Would you like regular fries in the airport gift shop, and the channel. Taco Time circle. with that, kelp tempura, or one of I’m landing on a runway in has salads too. I change America? China? It’s all the our new nonfat, saltwater enemas?” Japan. Visions of John Zorn the channel again. Burger same. We all live in a Big Mac “Enema, super-sized. Oh yeah, album covers Lindy-hop King’s bashing me in the wrapper. and I’d like to add a vitamin through my mind as I pre- skull with the blunt end Welcome to McDonald’s, may I boost.” pare to disembark. of their new “healthy” take your order? I have a dream. Actually, it’s The hatch hisses open Chicken Whopper. And more of a recurring nightmare. and I’ve bolted before the now, at select locations, In it, Americans have reverted stewardess can say, “Thank the BK Garden Burger ... to riding bikes everywhere they you for flying the friendly dear God. go. Rusting heaps of cars line the skies.” I turn off the television highways and little furry animals Up the ramp and ‘round and pick up a copy of Time scamper freely across the blacktop the corner I run. Urgency spreads magazine, hoping to distract myself fearlessly. through me like cheap whiskey. I from the hunger pangs gnawing The average diet consists of just can’t wait to ... That’s when the pelting starts. like ravenous ferrets at the obses- seafood, veggies and rice. Obesity (From dream to nightmare, in French fries, ice cream cones, sive-compulsive portion of my is a distant memory, consigned by half a second.) ketchup packets, jalapeno poppers brain. exercise and healthy diet to the What the hell? What kind of — and the final insult, milk shakes Opening to the table of contents, Maury Povich Memorial Archives cruel joke is this? Surrounding me, not actually made with milk. I’m I’m immediately struck by the feel- in Cleveland. literally filling the waiting area are drowning in cheap fast food and ing that my life has turned into a not trim, sparkling-eyed people though I try to run, my legs simply

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FEATURESEditor: Arturo Solis | (808) 956-3218 | [email protected] Thursday, June 13, 2002 | Page 7 Woo: Action director in the mood for romantic comedy From page 3

Q: Adam, how did you get into character for this part? Q: John, what’s your next project about? AB: Well, John literally threw us into a 1940s style boot camp. JW: My next movie is a film At the end, we had to go through called “A Man of Destiny.” It’s his makeshift jungle warfare, about the Chinese and Irish rail- which we weren’t told about at road workers in the 18th century, the beginning. It was literally the and how they overcame obstacles middle of the night, when I sud- in trying to understand each denly heard these Japanese voic- other. We all have to understand es coming from the woods. The each other more; we all need Marine I was paired with then hope. dropped to the ground, and start- ed shooting into the woods at the voices. Scared, I tried to shoot as well, but I forgot that I still had my safety on, and prayed that I was not in an actual war. It was definitely an experience that I took into the movie. courtesy photo Q: How was this project affected Adam Beach, as a Navajo code talker, takes by the attacks from Sept. 11? Above: up arms in the upcoming film, “Windtalkers.” JW: Although our film was done before Sept. 11, I was deeply Left: Christian Slater also stars in the World War II impacted by the events; I felt epic, directed by John Woo. sad, angry and sorry for the people who were injured or had passed away. But I did learn something from this country: that American citizens possess an immense amount of bravery and courage.

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SPORTSPage 8 | Thursday, June 13, 2002 Editor: Lori Ann Saeki | (808) 956-3215 | [email protected] Pro wrestling returns to Hawai‘i By William Ching ever get the opportunity to fight than ever before. revered wrestling superstars and Ka Leo Contributing Writer your boss? “Now I’m curious. If it’s sold- you get the WWE, which captivates “To put it simply, it’s a soap out, maybe I’m missing some- millions of television viewers every Thousands of fans will be opera where anything and every- thing,” said Michelle Gibson, an week. on hand to watch the World thing can happen.” unclassified graduate student at On Saturday night, The Rock is Wrestling Entertainment’s And it is this interest among UH. scheduled to face Chris Jericho in Tour of Defiance hit Hawai`i Hawai`i residents that has fuelled Some people who are not wres- the main event. this Saturday at the Neal the WWE’s return to Hawai`i after tling fans still find respect for the Other matches tentatively Blaisdell Center. an eight year absence. sport. scheduled for the night include Although the name has When the WWE came to “By watching MTV’s ‘Tough Edge vs. Kurt Angle; Rikishi vs. changed from the World Hawai`i eight years ago, the attrac- Enough,’ I realized that although Test; Al Snow and Maven vs. Wrestling Federation to World tion of sports entertainment was a it’s fake, it’s actually hard work,” Billy and Chuck for the tag team Wrestling Entertainment, the lot different than what it is today. said Gibson. title; Billy Kidman vs. Tajiri for action and spectacle that drives “I remember the days of As more women have entered the cruiserweight title; Randy the people’s interest in the sport Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Sergeant the wrestling field in recent years, Orton vs. Hardcore Holly; The has not changed. Slaughter during the Gulf War. It’s so has the number of women wres- Big Valbowski and Mark Henry “It’s a fantasy world,” said a classic tale of good versus evil,” tling fans increased. vs. Lance Storm and Christian; Eric Pae, a master’s of accounting said Pae. “No longer does the WWE por- The Hurricane vs. Chavo Guerrero student at the University of Gone are the days of good ver- tray women as a damsel in distress. Jr.; and Torrie Wilson vs. Stacey Hawai`i at Manoa. “How sus evil and wrestling gimmicks. They can now hold their own,” said Keibler vs. Ivory in a swimsuit many times can you Many people believe wrestling Glenn Dacquel, a recent UH gradu- challenge. tell off your boss today contains more violence and ate. Saturday’s sold-out event begins and still keep your sexual references. Yet the WWE’s So, put together violence, sex, at 4 p.m. job? When do you popularity and following is greater a soap opera-like atmosphere, and

Commentary On track Counselor: Title IX court Give football decision a ‘no brainer’ (soccer) its due Ka Leo Staff The Eighth Circuit Court upheld a  By Danny Tan For example, crime rates in Brazil federal district court’s ruling against Ka Leo Contributing Writer actually drop when a game featuring four North Dakota wrestlers who the home team is on — even thieves claimed enforcement of Title IX poli- When I arrived in Hawai’i from take time out to root for their team. cies leads to discrimination against Singapore on a summer internship, I In football (soccer) loving coun- men. thought I’d miss one of the greatest tries, employers bring in televi- The wrestlers filed suit against the sporting events of the year. sion sets for their offices so that University of North Dakota after the Nope, not the NBA finals, not the they won’t miss out on the action. university cut its men’s wrestling pro- Stanley Cup finals, and definitely not Workers call in sick or use their gram in 1998 in an effort to comply the Tyson-Lewis brawl. vacation days when work clashes with the proportionality test of Title with an important match. Then what, you ask? IX. Pubs in Europe and Asia give After slugging through two years Jill Nunokawa, the University of qualification rounds, 32 countries drinks on the house when the home of ’s civil rights counselor, gather in the football (that’s soccer team wins. called the court’s decision a legal “no to Americans) festival known as the Governments proclaim public hol- brainer.” World Cup — the world’s pet sport idays when their teams win David- “You cannot use an educational that I knew wasn’t very big in the Goliath type encounters, like when . Senegal beat the defending world and amendment that prevents sex dis- While scores of countries outside European champion, France, in the crimination by the overrepresented of America are gripped by football opening match of this year’s month- sex when you’re the overrepresented (soccer) fever, the World Cup finals long football (soccer) festival. sex,” said Nunokawa, who also co-hosted by Korea and Japan have So why isn’t there even a ripple serves as the president of the Gender barely caused a ripple in the United through the United States when Equity Sports Club. States. there’s a tsunami sweeping the rest of Nunokawa said the real prob- I was initially overjoyed to know the world? lem is the unbalanced allocation of my hotel room received ESPN I guess it’s the same reason why resources within athletic departments. — maybe I wouldn’t miss the World “football” in America refers to a “If you cut down football schol- Cup after all. game played mainly with the hands. arships by 20, you’d have 20 more Then I found out most of the The NBA champions are crowned opportunities for minor men’s sports. World Cup matches were airing on “World Champions” and the baseball But as long as football is the sacred ESPN2. On closer inspection, I real- finals are called “the World Series.” cow, you’re going to have a problem ized ESPN provided the mainstream Yet other than some imported players with 1) Title IX, or 2) minor men’s sports in America such as baseball and a couple of teams from Canada, sports.” and ice hockey, while EPSN2 catered the term “World Champions” isn’t June 23 is the 30th anniversary of Kalani Wilhelm • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i to “alternative” sports like football really appropriate since both do not Title IX, which prohibits discrimina- (soccer). showcase international competitors. Crews begin work on the $1.7 million renovation to Cooke Field. When tion based on sex by educational pro- Now, my hotel doesn’t have Which brings us back to the completed, the new track will remain accessible to the UH community. grams that receive federal funding. ESPN2, and the sports bars I frequent World Cup. only feature basketball, ice hockey or Four years is a long time to wait baseball. for soccer’s showcase event, where I sort of expected it, but it made the world’s best congregate to pro- me sick to the pits to know that I vide a spectacle that culminates in was missing out on some delectable weepy players with shattered dreams games. I recalled what it would have or unbridled ecstasy. The average been like to be back home during this shelf life of 12 years amongst top month-long football (soccer) extrava- class football (soccer) players is rela- ganza — lots of lonely women at tively short compared to other sports. home watching “Friends” while their So try watching something dif- KALEO.ORG boyfriends and husbands crowded ferent this summer, Americans. And pubs. catch the best footballers in the world The fervor of football fever is playing “the beautiful game” while incomprehensible at times. you can. You might even like it.