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Rainbows TUESDAY The Voice of Hawai‘i Upset February 15, 2005 Sports page 8 Inside News 2 Opinions 4,5 Comics | Crossword 6 Features 7 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Sports 8 VOL. XCIX ISSUE 99 THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MA¯ noa www.kaleo.org NewsBriefs Safety first Cardiovascular UH classified research focus of seminar study seeks Ka Leo News Services The “Classified Research more women at the University of Hawai’i” seminar will be held today from Ka Leo News Services Burns School of Medicine last fall. 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Richardson “We now know that over 4 percent School of Law, Classroom 2. The death rate from heart dis- of adolescents in the United States Discussions will include cur- ease is five times the national aver- meet the criteria for diabetes.” rent and proposed policies on age in Native Hawaiians, according LaBotz said that UH Manoa classified research at the to Sharon Malehorn of Honolulu’s students represent a group of late University of Hawaii, research Clinical Research Center. adolescents which has not been spe- at the Maui High-Performance A research study on the cardio- cifically studied in regard to devel- Computing Center, and the vascular health of women at the oping cardiovascular risk. changing nature of classified University of Hawai‘i requires The study will involve volun- research. approximately 20 more women of teers first visiting UH Student Health Speakers are UH Interim Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Services on the Manoa campus. Vice President for Research Jim decent to complete a representative Volunteers will be asked to complete Gaines, Gene Ball from the group of the university. an activity questionnaire and a medi- Maui High- Performance “For students, there are benefits cal history form and have blood pressure measured. Computing Center, and Don for UH in terms of being at a univer- sity where active research is being Volunteers will then be tested Wilson from Security practiced,” said Malehorn, the during a subsequent appointment at Consultant. study’s coordinator. the Kapi‘olani Medical Center for This is the first of three Volunteers will be asked to par- Women and Children. Tests there seminars. The others will take ticipate in a series of tests which involve skinfold measurements, hav- place on Feb. 24 and March 17. measure cholesterol, diabetes and ing blood drawn, drinking glucose Co-sponsored by the Research bone density. Malehorn said volun- solution and being observed by a Corporation of the0 University teers will also benefit from the free DEXA machine which measures of Hawai’i and the College of CHRISTOPHER WarsH • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i information they receive on their body composition and bone density. Social Sciences Public Policy A UH student places a condom in not quite the right place. Putting health, which will later be mailed to LaBotz said the long-term goal Center. some spunk into the condom fair was the Student Health Advisory them. of the project is to follow the study For more information, con- Council, who had the "Pin The Condom On Jack" game, where every The study expanded its initial group over time to possibly see if the tact Diane Sakai at 956-4237 contestant won a condom-holding keychain fob. call for freshman women in the fall college experience at UH Manoa has or e-mail her at dcsakai@ semester to include all undergradu- an effect on cardiovascular health. hawaii.edu. ate women between the ages of 18 Volunteers will also be reim- and 26. bursed with a $30 gift certificate for Kyoto Protocol “I think it’s an important study the UH Bookstore. High heat exercising with the increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among To register for the study, contact examined in our young population,” said Dr. the Clinical Research Center at 983- presentation offers change in pace Michele LaBotz of the UH John A. 6242 or [email protected]. “Ups and Downs in By Desiree Johnston slower, therefore the body’s reac- Negotiations and Ratifications Kapio Staff Writer tion is to keep producing more of the Kyoto Protocol: sweat. The production of sweat French cuisine Implications of its Entry into Studies have revealed that exer- also releases many toxins in the Force” will be presented by cising in heat and humidity has body either from cellular waste, East-West Center Fellow advantages over exercising in the pollution from our environment or ZhongXiang Zhang from 12 to cold. High temperatures not only toxins from the food we eat. 1 p.m. at John A. Burns Hall allow for the release of more tox- Humidity and heat causing sweat 3012. ins but offer an environment that is very healthy for cleansing the After seven years in criti- is less likely to cause injury due to skin, our largest organ, as well as cal conditions, the controver- muscle strain. lubricating tissue such as the lungs sial Kyoto Protocol is due to Brent Purdue of Birkram’s Yoga and nasal passageways,” he said. enter into force on February 16. College of India explained by Risks involved with exercising The European Union considers comparing muscles to a plastic in heat and humidity can be large- this a major foreign policy vic- spoon. When cold, the spoon will ly avoided by using common tory, because it shows that the break if you try to bend it. When sense. EU can lead in other areas, heated, it becomes more flexible, “Everybody is different and has despite its junior partner status their own level of tolerance to the on military matters. While dis- and the range of motion is heat,” Purdue said. Keeping agreements remain over the increased. It is not just the heat but treaty, its entry into force puts its combination with humidity that hydrated and wearing loose-fitting the increasing pressure on the should be considered to achieve cotton will greatly decrease the United States to lead, and pro- maximum health benefits. The risk of dehydration and heat vides an opportunity to exam- effects of humidity will make it exhaustion. ine controversies, compromis- feel hotter even when the tempera- “It is important for people to es, and lessons learned in nego- ture has not risen. pre-hydrate and keep up with it tiations and ratifications of the “The average body temperature while they exercise. It’s also really Protocol, and to consider the is around 98.6 F and it stays con- important to keep drinking water next steps in climate change sistent at this level even when you after the exercise,” said David policy and diplomacy. This pre- exercise,” Purdue said. Kingdon of Emergency Medical sentation will focus on these “The changes that occur are Services, who is also an instructor issues and others. what the body has to do to keep it at Kapi‘olani Community College. Zhang is a fellow in energy at this level. To do this, the body Weakness and fatigue are signs and environmental economics attempts to cool off by pushing of dehydration, lack of nutrients or at the EWC. He is also an water to the surface of the skin both. It is also important to eat one adjunct professor of economics (sweating) to be evaporated. In to two hours before exercising. at the Chinese Academy of dry, colder climates evaporation is Exercising in the heat with heavy Social Sciences and at Peking KARIS Lo • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i easier since there is little moisture clothes, as an attempt to loose University, Beijing. This event weight by sweating, is dangerous French club students enjoy their home-made French sandwich- is sponsored by the East-West in the air. In hot and humid cli- and will only cause damage. es outside Hamilton Library last Friday afternoon. Center. mates water is evaporated much Page 2 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Tuesday, February 15, 2005 | NEWS/SPORTS Federal funding cuts in 2006 worry educators By Becky Bartindale Johnson’s “War on Poverty.” It Knight Ridder Newspapers provides students with intensive (KRT) college preparation. At San Jose State, Upward Bound serves 150 For nearly 30 years, thou- students a year. Most of the stu- sands of low-income students dents are Latino, African- who aspire to be the first in their American and Asian-American. family to attend college have Since San Jose State began made their way to San Jose State tracking students in 2001, 100 University for help through percent of the Upward Bound JAMM AQUINO • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Upward Bound. President Bush’s participants have graduated from Isaac Omura makes a dashing throw to first against Alabama over the weekend. UH continues preseason proposal to eliminate federal high school, 95 percent entered action this week against Pacific in another four-game series. funding in 2006 for Upward some kind of post-secondary Bound and other key college out- education and 71 percent gradu- reach programs has educators ated from college within six worried that many people will years, said Frank Castillo, inter- miss out on the opportunity to go im director of pre-college pro- to college. grams. Upward Bound “opened Baseball: UH offensive Upward Bound works my eyes to see how important through universities, including college was and what I needed to Stanford and National Hispanic get there,” said Lizeth Sanchez, universities, and community 23, a San Jose High Academy drive stalled in ninth agencies. It assists low-income graduate who is now a graduate students who student in From page 8 smashed a double to right field inning ended in a double play when have little r e c r e a t i o n warning track, bringing in Omura.