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Features | Page 7 Sports | Page 8 Ban lifted A varnish of safety at Varsity Gate from UH Clean-up one of See video many community of Friday’s professor clean-up beautification projects Hearing set for with UHM and Kuhio Elementary School D'Andrea's By Alyssa S. Navares students at our sister publica- Ka Leo Managing Editor defamation claim tion http://www.kalamakua. Varsity Place – known for its org/community/varsity. dark alleys, faded buildings and trash-filled streets – has a fresh coat of color after volunteers paint- ed the nearby underpass Friday, bottles. “They’re probably coming as part of an effort to beautify the from residents, walkers and even area. drivers throwing stuff from the “We believe that Varsity is freeway.” our first connection to Mo‘ili‘ili Varsity Place will be more and is a place utilized by a lot of visually appealing and safer once people, mostly pedestrians,” said the UHM Landscaping Advisory Laura Ruby, University of Hawai‘i Committee adds more lighting, at Mānoa art professor and proj- walkways and bike paths, as well as ect coordinator. Students living replaces the current security guard in Hale Anuenue and surrounding shack and gate. A gravel sidewalk D‘ANDREA apartments pass the area to enter and repaired curbs will connect the through Varsity Gate by the Duke portable classrooms. The gate will By Rachel Manuel Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex. be renamed the Mo‘ili‘ili Gate. Ka Leo Staff Reporter The gate is one of three entrances Some students who frequent to lower campus. the area told Ka Leo they do not A ban imposed on a ten- Ruby, an accomplished feel safe. In 2004, the Honolulu ured professor prohibiting him Honolulu artist, and a dozen stu- Police Department investigated an from entering campus and from dents and community members attempted stabbing at Kalo Place, speaking with his students, was pressure washed the underpass’ located a block from the gate lifted after the University of sidewalk and walls. Some Kuhio behind Puck’s Alley. Earlier that Hawai‘i made an agreement dur- Elementary School students and year a man attempted to abduct a ing a court hearing last week. their parents came as well; help- woman near Varsity Gate, and in Michael D’Andrea, a pro- ing to paint triangular designs August, two men stole a woman’s fessor in the Department of with green, blue-green colors. purse in mid-afternoon. ALYSSA S. NAVARES • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Counseling Education at UH’s These features represent ancient Safety improvements will start College of Education, was Hawaiian kapa patterns, Ruby said, Front to back: Kuhio Elementary School students Jocelyn Pham, eight, and Emily Pham, five, in May, when the committee, com- banned from campus and from which now adorn both nine-foot- painted over graffiti under the H-1 Freeway Friday. UHM has been working with the commu- prised of 15 student and faculty contacting individuals at the high concrete walls – usually cov- nity to make Varsity Place safer and more attractive. members, also creates an irriga- college after receiving a let- ered with graffiti. tion system and plants native palm ter from Interim Chancellor art major. unteers cleaned up the area a few Sophomore Aaron Kia, a UHM trees, shrubs and flowers in an area Denise Konan notifying him of Trash litters the triangular months ago. football player, said the underpass where a rusting, chain-link fence his immediate reassignment to section next to the gate and has “We literally had a mound is the first thing people see when surrounds a kiawe tree and electri- work at home. become a problem in recent years, of stuff that was five feet high,” going to athletic games. cal pole. After arguments made said Office of Sustainability direc- said Miller, referring to pieces of “They ... think they’re going on behalf of D’Andrea and a tor Bruce Miller. He and 20 vol- cars, old refrigerators, couches and recess in the hearing before U.S. through the ghetto,” said Kia, an See Varsity, page 2 District Judge Helen Gillmor on April 16, attorneys for UH vol- unteered to restore his freedom to communicate with students and faculty about the griev- ance process and complaints Don’t need a spoon to feed the hungry By David Pham etary donations to help the hungry in community. They posted fliers around made against him, according to Ka Leo Features Editor Hawai‘i. About 80 percent of canned campus notifying students that toddlers The food train (courtesy of the D’Andrea’s attorney Eric Seitz. goods like soups, fruits and SpaghettiOs would be pulling wagons around cam- UH agreed to lift the ban “You don’t need a spoon to feed a are from the community and help keep pus collecting the canned goods, and Children’s Center) is scheduled while allegations that D’Andrea hungry child.” That phrase was infused the nutrition levels of the hungry bal- dropping it off at Bachman Hall – the to pick up on April 26 from bullied students and faculty into my brain when a guest speaker from anced. Monetary donations can help storage base of all the collected foods. at the College of Education CAPS and Student Services the Hawai‘i Rotary Youth Foundation pay for food, shipping costs and fund- “[We] wanted to generate aware- are investigated. A July hear- presented during an anniversary lun- ing to help the less fortunate. ness of the food drive by taking 40 kids buildings. All of the donations ing is scheduled to look at Campus organizations and clubs singing and chanting around campus,” D’Andrea’s claims for dam- cheon I attended. I find it fascinating are collected at Bachman Hall ages and defamation. how children are starving in some parts have already started collecting canned Watkins said. “[It] gives kids hands-on at the end of the Food Drive. On April 12, D’Andrea had of the world, while in America we have foods to help the hungry. participation to provide attention to the filed a lawsuit against the uni- obesity problems. Regardless of the “The staff, faculty and students are food drive,” said Wayne Watkins, the versity for what he called an new technologies that are developed or encouraged to donate because it gives director of the Children’s Center. anywhere else and helps a tremendous infringement of his constitution- the new scientific breakthroughs that them a chance to reach out to the com- In the aftermath of the food drives, amount of people.” al rights. According to the letter are discovered, people are always starv- munity,” said Addy Mattos from the the collected goods go to homeless This week, if you’re feeling kind- ing and ‘ohana will always remain a Office of Student Affairs Assembly. shelters, rehabilitation centers, feeding sent from Konan to D’Andrea, hearted or if you need to check that prominent value to society. So what can The goal behind collecting canned programs and even outer-island loca- there were concerns about his empty box next to “do-something-to- we do to uphold what’s dear to us? goods is much more than just feed- tions. “alleged intimidating, hostile help-mankind” on your Things-To- and bullying behavior.” Last Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 5 ing the hungry, it can also serve as an “I think the food drive is a great Do List, feeding the hungry is a fine UH officials issued a state- p.m. the Hawai‘i Foodbank had its educational purpose to enlighten the opportunity to help the hungry,” said Annual Statewide Food Drive. One day minds of generations to come. OSA’s Kate Bepko, P.R. and volunteer manag- opportunity to make a difference in each year, the Foodbank goes into the Children’s Center has made it possible er for the Institute for Human Services. someone’s life. Remember, “you don’t See D'Andrea, page 2 community to collect food and mon- to provide awareness of the hungry “It’s much cheaper than buying food need a spoon to feed a hungry child.” Ka Leo O Hawai‘i News Page 2 | Monday, April 23, 2007 Editor: Justin Hedani Associate Editor: Tiffany Hill | (808) 956-3222 | [email protected]

by the American Civil Liberties to investigate complaints he had wrote that since the attorney “rep- Union of Hawai‘i, wrote an open filed regarding problems of insti- resents” the university, he finds it Social-justice and peace letter to UH’s Board of Regents tutional racism and sexism at the reprehensible that Vice Chancellor D'Andrea to address what he called “the university, the high crime rates on Neal Smatresk and Interim Dean advocate works crisis of administrative leadership” campus, the continuing problems Donald Young, both of whom were From page 1 Dr. Michael D’Andrea, a ten- and the violation of faculty mem- gay and lesbian people encounter present, would allow such tactics bers’ free speech and due process on campus, the unsafe dormitory to be used to serve the university’s ured professor at the University ment that the university is com- rights. rooms and the increasing tuition interests. of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, had been mitted to and has an obligation to After his removal from cam- costs. He cited that in addition to D’Andrea continued that, teaching at UHM for about 18 provide a safe and healthy working pus, D’Andrea wrote in the letter the attacks upon his rights, these “These disrespectful and insensi- years and during that time, had and learning environment for fac- that he was subjected to a number issues are some of the problems tive comments represent the self- authored more than 200 scholarly ulty, staff and students. of disciplinary actions, without due at UH, illuminating the “crisis of serving interests of an administra- The agreement reached last process. administrative leadership.” tion that has lost its moral compass publications, including six books. Monday that was entered into by He wrote that he believed other D’Andrea said in the letter and professional respectability.” He had also received numerous UH also granted that current and administrators and possibly BOR that although it is important to sup- Vice President for Legal awards for his contributions in former students, faculty and staff Affairs and University General members approved of his removal. port the right of all people at the areas of counseling and psychol- know that they have a right not to D’Andrea asserted that this action university to engage in discussions Counsel Darolyn Lendio respond- say anything to D’Andrea, accord- was based on attempts to repress about the issues, “The University ed to D’Andrea’s open letter upon ogy. Some of his works include: ing to UH attorney Gregory Sato. his rights to free speech and his Administration has crossed the line review and wrote, “It is clear that Sato had argued that UH feared public stance on social justice and of ethical and professional behav- your allegations and the remedies Book chapters related to D’Andrea might engage in bullying peace issues particularly includ- ior in my recent court hearing.” you seek are intrinsically connected social justice issues: when communicating with students ing protests about President David He states that at the hearing, to your pending legal and contrac- and faculty while Seitz argued that McClain’s recommendations for a UH’s attorney tried to compare tual claims. These legal and con- - D’Andrea, M. (2006). In liberty the ban imposed on D’Andrea was proposal to establish a University the allegations made against him tractual claims derive from person- and justice for all: A comprehen- unconstitutional and an infringe- Affiliated Research Center at UH. for “bullying” and “intimidating” nel actions made by the University sive approach to ameliorating the of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and have no ment of his rights of free speech. Some issues D’Andrea wrote behavior with the murders commit- complex problems of White racism Following the hearing, he has and continues to address ted at Virginia Tech University and relationship to alleged issues that D’Andrea, who is also represented include the administrations refusal the Xerox killings in Hawai‘i. He involve the UH system administra- and White superiority in the United tion or the Board of Regents.” States. In M. Constantine and D. Responses from Smatresk and W. Sue (Eds.), Addressing racism: Director of Public Relations Gregg Takayama were unavailable at the Facilitating cultural competence time of publication. in mental health and educational D’Andrea also listed in his let- settings (pp. 251-270). New York: ter some individuals who had been Wiley retaliated against for raising social justice issues and/or other concerns - D’Andrea, M. (2003). about unjust personnel actions and Expanding our understanding of mismanagement by administrators at the university. white racism and resistance to Lastly, he made a set of rec- change in the fields of counseling ommendations of actions to be and psychology. In J. S. Mio & G. Y. taken to address present social Iwamasa (Eds.), Culturally diverse injustices. They include: - An immediate investigation mental health: The challenges of regarding those who were involved research and resistance (pp. 17- in the order to ban D’Andrea from 34). New York: Brunner-Routledge COURTESY ILLUSTRATION • Janet Gillmar campus and the other disciplinary UHM plans to improve the Varsity Gate area by planting native trees and adding more lights, bikepaths and sidewalks. The first of three actions taken against him Journal articles related to phases will start in May. - A written apology from UH social justice and organiza- for the manner in which its admin- istrators allowed D’Andrea’s case tional issues: Department of Land and Natural to be compared to the Virginia - D’Andrea, M., Skouge, J., & Resources is pending. Improving Varsity Place Tech massacre and the killings at “If we make it look nice, Daniels, J. (2006). Life, liberty, • Phase 1: Plant native trees and the Xerox Company in Honolulu Varsity then people won’t trash it that - An investigation into possible and the pursuit of happiness: flowers; set up irrigation system From page 1 much,” said Grounds Manager violations in UH BOR polices and Expanding the multicultural-social Roxanne Adams. She applied • Phase 2: Repair road, replace professional ethics that may have justice family to include persons for the state’s Kaulunani Urban been manifested by Smatresk and In the 1950s, when freeway gate and guard shack; add lights Forestry Cost Share Grant, dedi- Young with disabilities. Journal of construction began, the new high- - The establishment of a special Guidance & Counselling, 21, 70-78. way cut through homes located cated to Native Hawaiian land- • Phase 3: Improve H-1 underpass scaping and planting. committee to investigate problems on what was formerly Kalo Lane. walkway - D’Andrea, M., & Daniels, J. Residents have been work- of racism and sexism at UHM The road extended to the lower- - The development and imple- (1996). Promoting peace in our campus quarry area, and the state ing with the state to fight graffiti in recent years. A state Graffiti mentation of a plan to reduce crime schools: Developmental, preventive, built apartment complexes. (T.A.G.) Team, made up of a and violence on campus without Program started last year after and multicultural considerations. For the improvement proj- five Mānoa Neighborhood Board resorting to the arming of security hundreds from the community ects, the University’s Buildings members, painted from Kalākaua personnel School Counselor, 44, 55-64. and Grounds Management Office called and requested a clean up Avenue to Kapi‘olani Boulevard - The development of an imme- provided planting materials worth for the defaced property. The state diate plan of action to address Other scholarly works and in March with the help of more $10,000, while the Chancellor’s provides brushes, paints, T-shirts structural problems that prevent publications: Office donated $20,000. A and gloves. than 100 volunteers. They will people with disabilities from fully $9,000 grant proposal to the state The Totally Against Graffiti make a second round May 5. accessing campus buildings. - D’Andrea, M., Arredondo, P., & Daniels, J. (2005, March). Multicultural advocacy and commu- nity service. Counseling Today, 47, 40-41. - D’Andrea, M., & Arredondo, P. (2000, August). Speaking truth to power: Dealing with difficult chal- lenges. Counseling Today, 43; 30, 37. - Arredondo, P., & D’Andrea, M. (1997, February). Counselors’ role in combating institutional racism and sexism. Counseling Today, 39(8), 34-35. - D’Andrea, M. (1994, October). Promoting the dignity and develop- ment of gay, lesbian, and bisexual students. Counseling Today, 37(4), 24. FEATURES | Monday, April 23, 2007 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Page 3 Game Review: God of War II Events Calendar Send any campus events to [email protected] This is the year of the Spartans at least one week before the event date. By Matthew Ishitani Ka Leo Staff Reporter “Reinventing community and finding home: notes from a diaspora of hope,” Well, if this isn’t the Spartan’s today, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Art Auditorium. Jael year. So, alongside the nation-wide Silliman, author of “Jewish Portraits, Indian release of Zack Snyder’s “300,” came Frames: Women’s Narratives from a Diaspora the international release of the sec- of Hope,” will talk about how the Jews of ond outing in the videogame fran- Calcutta made their way in multiple worlds chise based on , God as British imperialism gave way to an inde- pendent India. Through the lives of several of War. The sequel “God of War II” generations of women in her family, Silliman returns to the world of Greek legend, will discuss how Indian and Jewish identities recounting the tale of a fallen Spartan, frame the history of a community that finds turned God, turned fallen God, ; home, and hope, through transnational not to be confused with the mytho- movement and changing local traditions. A logical Kratos, ’ slave and forceful reception will follow the presentation. Info: proxy. If you’re familiar with Spartans, Ned Bertz, 956-6766, ned.bertz@hawaii. after so much exposure this year, then edu. you can expect loads of explicit vio- lence. In the first story, Kratos was a “What is culture? Shared meaning and Spartan who sold his soul to , intersubjectivity among diverse ethnic the God of war. His drunken power adolescent groups,” a psychology final brought him to slaughter hordes of oral, tomorrow, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Barbarians and eventually lay siege Shidler College of Business, room D102. Nghi Dong Thai will present. Info: 956-8500. to a cult of , mistakenly killing his own wife and child. For this, he renounced Ares’ influence and sought

“Playing catch-up: agrarian transitions to slay him. Via more than one deus ex COURTESY PHOTO • God of War Official Site and academic research in Southeast machina and a day in the underworld, Asia,” a geography colloquium, tomor- Kratos finally defeats Ares and suc- The storyline from “God of War II” is similar to its predecessor: Kratos gets drunk with power, gets betrayed and goes on a mad rampage for revenge. row, 12 to 1:15 p.m., Saunders Hall, room ceeds him. 443B. Jonathan Rigg from the University of “God of War II” begins with the Gods and the . Unfortunately, build character when he never recites Luckily, you can keep continuing from Durham will present. Info: Brian Szuster, 956- same story: Kratos, drunk with power this doesn’t happen, and for the desper- a revelation about himself. Of course, a checkpoint without credits. I finished 7345, [email protected]. once again, falls from grace only to ately patient fan, they’ll have to buy an that’s the narrator’s job. my first play-through (on Easy Mode) rise again and seek vengeance. This overpriced PS3 and hope it comes out Amid nudity and sexual content, with 344 deaths counted and over 10 time Kratos is betrayed by Zeus, who within the next two years. What was there is no love story in “God of War hours clocked. For Titan Mode (hardest “Undivided rights: women of color the purpose in holding it off? II,” and perhaps this is among much of organize for reproductive justice,” fools him into a fight with an animated difficulty), which I’m still struggling tomorrow, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Kuykendall Hall, Colossus of Rhodes so that he may Soon to arrive is another game what’s missing in terms of substance. through, I expect about 80 hours with room 410. A reception will follow the semi- drain his godly powers into a legend- of the same design on PS3 called A tale of vengeance following a tale of deaths in the thousands. nar. Info: Ned Bertz, 956-6766, ned.bertz@ ary sword. Kratos must once again “Heavenly Sword,” which uses a vengeance goes without any real moral- Some moments on the hardest hawaii.edu. drag himself out of the underworld and similar fighting engine with superior ity, and you really don’t have freedom mode require extra thought and strat- endure the hardships of a mortal life, graphics, controls and, potentially, a to explore Greece as a “Hero.” Instead, egy to exploit design flaws in the game. including (Ugh!) more upgrades. He better story line. By then, we’ll have you are stuck in a linear story line that Yes, I do consider this cheating, but it’s “Environmental and ethnic discourse has to travel to the island of the Fates no reason to return to “God of War” pits one man against one god and all he so damn difficult! Each has three of China’s west,” a Center for Chinese in order to change his destiny and kill except for the finale (which is the rea- does is kill other fallen heroes on his to four phases, and you can’t restart Studies seminar, Wednesday, 12 to 1:30 p.m., son so many disappointed fans bought way back to Olympus. It’s soulless, but in the phase you die in, you have to Moore Hall, room 319. Professor Jiang Hong Zeus. As I was playing, I felt familiarity “Mortal Kombat: Armageddon”). even things that are soulless can have start way at the beginning of the fight, will present. Her book, “The Ordos Plateau Kratos is a very vocal charac- substance. and sometimes you have to wait for of China: An Endangered Environment,” with the story. It’s “Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within”! The Sumero- ter, hardly the stoic individual. I guess San Andreas’s story line not the loading screen and the scenario describes the regional human-environmen- Spartans have a pension for yelling – like only delivers a free-roaming choice introduction sequence. Even then, the tal history of the Ordos Plateau, a dryland Babylonian mythological franchise revolves around a Persian prince (as King Leonidas and friends in “300.” in moral standing, but the story comes villain doesn’t give a warning and just region inhabited by Chinese farmers and For me, this sort of cheapens the down to deeper concepts than revenge. Mongolian shepherds. Info: Daniel Tschudi, you might imagine) who can control slams you with his spear, taking out a 956-8891, [email protected]. time, but in this particular chapter he experience. He’s not openly obnoxious Hopefully, for “God of War III,” the fifth of your life-bar. has to change his destiny by going to a like C.J. in “Grand Theft Auto: San creators will allow the exploration of On Easy Mode, it takes five to mysterious island and fighting a couple Andreas,” and he isn’t even as charm- Greece outside of the story line. 10 minutes on the final boss. On Titan “Oceanic expressions: work from the of powerful women. The similarities ing, he just shouts constantly. Perhaps The gameplay is pretty easy to Mode, a battle can take 15 to 30 min- Oceania centre of arts and culture,” are uncanny – deathtraps, even. Not much in the way of an athlete psyching master, but the levels get increasingly utes, and up to two hours including Wednesday, 12 p.m., Burns Hall, room 3118. to mention the fact that one of the new themselves up for a play or a round harder with some of the most awfully restarts, on the first boss. Not even The Oceania Centre, located in Suva, Fiji aims powers in this game is to slow the flow or an inning, only Kratos is pumping difficult traps that require pin-point to promote the development of contempo- himself up for murder. It doesn’t really precision over the 10-hour experience. rary Oceanic visual and performing arts that of time. And furthermore, both games, See Game, page 7 transcend national and ethnic boundaries. near the ending, visit the scene of your Katherine Higgins will discuss the growth of own death. the center, from vision to reality, its missions Through the game, fallen Titans and programs, as well and the experience (, and the like) aid Kratos on and inspiration of individual artists. Info: his quest to face Zeus. What the story Letitia Hickson, 956-2652. is initially amounting to is a melee of apocalyptic proportions between the Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Commentary Page 4 | Monday, April 23, 2007 Editor: Justin Hahn | (808) 956-3214 | [email protected] Corn not the only possible biofuel crop By Shelley Denkinger ILLUSTRATED BY LAUREN JO • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Particularly problematic is the preva- Ka Leo Staff Writer lence of nitrogen fertilizers. In recent years, U.S. farmers have been using Lately it seems that everyone over 10 billion pounds of nitrogen wants to weigh in on the possible fertilizer each year on cornfields. pros and cons of plant-based fuels These fertilizers run off into such as ethanol, which can be made nearby bodies of water, contaminat- from a variety of sources – corn being ing them. A poignant example of the but one of them. However, while we extensive damage done by nitrogen clearly need an alternative, if not fertilizers can be found in the south- many alternatives, to our dependence eastern United States. Fertilizers used on fossil fuels, I have read too many in farmlands all along the Mississippi conflicting studies and well-informed River not only polluted the river, but opinions to shout from the rooftops flowed downstream into the Gulf of quite yet that corn-based ethanol is Mexico, causing the ever expanding the perfect solution. “Dead Zones” of stagnant water in In the process of trying to sift which sea life and marine habitats are through the debates around corn as a dying off at an alarming rate. potential fuel source, I quickly began to realize that corn, as the largest I am not, however, asserting that crop in America – be it for human the myriad factors that complicate consumption, animal consumption, the connections between the U.S. and or automobile consumption – is not corn automatically disqualify it as a simple topic. The United States one of the crops worth considering as produces about 70 billion bushels of a potential fuel source. Rather, I am corn per year, or about 40 percent of trying to draw attention to the biases world supply. that can lead people to favor one sin- However, this large-scale produc- The leading role of the U.S. in these debates, the widely publicized (from $2 to $4 per bushel). And, even gular option while ignoring other real tion of corn has not been financially the world corn industry, combined assertions by U.S. leaders about though U.S. farmers have repeat- alternatives. It is not only narrow- self-sustaining. Farmers have consis- with the government’s financial sup- corn-based ethanol being the up-and- edly produced an extra billion bush- minded, but potentially dangerous to tently grown an average of one billion port of this industry, complicates the coming alternative fuel source have els of corn annually, this year they accept a singular alternative without bushels of corn more than they can sell objectivity, both perceived and actual, created the appearance of a false have shifted 10 million more acres of a careful and thorough examination each year. For over a decade now, the of U.S. officials to determine whether consensus. farmland toward corn. of all viable options. There are still U.S. government has spent approxi- corn is the best source for ethanol. These great expectations have In addition to not being finan- a variety of alternative fuel sources mately $4 billion each year subsidizing On the contrary, many authorities led to a dramatic jump in the market cially self-sustaining, the large-scale worth looking into more extensively the corn industry. It is worth mention- argue that corn is one of the least value of corn as well as a significant corn industry in the U.S. has also – if for no other reason so that we ing that the market price of corn (until energy efficient sources for ethanol. increase in the number of acres allo- used ecologically unsustainable prac- don’t risk condemning ourselves a year ago) hovered at around $2 per Several other plants, like sugarcane, cated for corn crops in the U.S. The tices. One such example is the wide- to the unfortunate consequences of bushel – yet the government paid $4 seem to yield twice as much ethanol price of corn has literally doubled spread use of fertilizers that denude latching on too quickly to a singular, per (unsold) bushel. as corn per acre of crop. Despite over the course of this past year the soil and cause extensive pollution. readily available solution.

It's Earth trialDay, age, the amount not of carbon this But all that’s planet’s changed. that scientists Memorial say are necessary to dream won’t be possibleDay unless we Lifestyles and dioxide in the atmosphere – the And it’s not just the Northeast avoid the worst consequences of dedicate ourselves to dramatically primary cause of global warm- climate that’s different. People climate change. reducing global warming emis- government policies ing – has increased 36 percent, across the United States are seeing To put us on the right path, sions from every source. according to the U.S. government. changes in their own backyards. our government must place a strict Let’s make future Earth need to be cleaned up Unless we take swift action, heat- Fortunately, we already have cap on the amount of global warm- Days a time to commemorate our trapping emissions will continue the technology and know-how to ing pollution companies can emit, nation’s decision to combat global to increase and we will lock future deal with global warming. What require automakers to increase the By Kevin Knobloch warming, instead of making them generations into a world of more we’re missing is the political will fuel economy of our vehicles and Memorial Days for the planet we MCT Forum frequent droughts, heat waves, in Washington. mandate a federal renewable elec- once knew. water shortages, wildfires, stron- To date, 21 states and the tricity standard similar to state If there is one thing that ger storms and massive species District of Columbia have electric- standards. Our elected officials makes this year’s Earth Day dif- extinction. ity standards that require utilities need to know that we expect them About the writer ferent from the first one in 1970, This is an issue that I work to increase their reliance on renew- to support these policies. it’s global warming. on professionally, but it’s also a able energy sources, such as solar Time is of the essence. Kevin Knobloch is the president Today we know that an over- personal one for me. I grew up and wind power. More than 453 Because heat-trapping gases stay of the Union of Concerned Scientists in heating planet is the single biggest in Massachusetts, and I remem- cities across the country have com- in the atmosphere for decades, Cambridge, Mass. The writer wrote this environmental problem we face. And, ber playing pond hockey, build- mitted to reduce their global warm- the decisions we make – or fail for Progressive Media Project, a source for the first time, Congress is poised ing snow forts that towered over ing emissions by 2012, and 10 to make – today will determine of liberal commentary on domestic and to make a serious commitment to our heads and sledding down the CEOs of major companies recently how much the Earth will warm for international issues; it is affiliated with fighting global warming. With little nearest hills all winter long. And joined a partnership that calls for future generations. The Progressive magazine. Readers time to spare, the public can also do it wasn’t very long ago that we mandatory caps on emissions. We all want our children may write to the author at: Progressive its part by insisting our leaders make didn’t need air conditioning to sur- While these steps are all and grandchildren to grow up in Media Project, 409 East Main Street, this problem a priority. vive New England summer days encouraging, we need federal poli- communities that are healthy and Madison, Wis. 53703; e-mail: pmproj@ Since the dawn of the indus- and nights. cies to obtain the steep reductions prosperous and livable. But that progressive.org. LetterstotheEditor SUBMISSION POLICY Ka Leo O Hawai‘i welcomes letters to the edi- author’s true name, e-mail address, daytime words. Letters of any length are subject to E-mail: [email protected] tor on any subject. Letters are given priority on the telephone number and affiliation with Mānoa. trimming and editing. Fax: (808) 956-9962 basis of importance to the University of Hawai‘i at Authors are subject to being contacted by the All letters and articles submitted to Ka Manoa system and its surrounding communities. Ka Leo staff. Letters should address a single Leo O Hawai‘i may be published or distributed Mail: Letters to the Editor, Ka Leo O Hawai‘i 1755 Pope Rd. All letters must be accompanied by the subject and should be no longer than 500 in print, online and other forms. #31-D Honolulu, HI, 96822

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The best thing you can do for your friend is to let her know you care and are there for her if she needs anything. Depending on your rela- Dear Wala‘au, tionship, this could mean you’d sit her down and have a teary hug-filled emotional outpouring or a simple, My friend is crazy. “Hey, you didn’t seem to feel so hot And by crazy, I mean last week. Talk to me about it next By Larissa Eisenstein time.” Whichever approach you’re she is sort of kooky Ka Leo Staff Writer comfortable with, the best time to address her is when she isn’t depres- Dear Crazy, and really depressed sive. Regardless, be ready for her to reject your offer of help. Many sometimes. I think we’re all at least a little people who are depressed or bi-polar bit crazy. Or at least we should be. I met her a do not take well-intended interven- Without craziness, humans would tions well. If they’re not in denial while ago in never progress through the ages. You think Benjamin Franklin’s that they have a problem, they’re one of my class- mama didn’t tell him to get his fool- likely certain that their problems can es. She was cool ish behind back in the house during never be fixed. Even those who are that fateful thunderstorm? She was aware that they need help often push – we’d hang out and probably saying, “Boy, you crazy! friends and family away, thinking be friends and stuff. Get back in here and stop with this that they can handle it and fearing ‘electricity’ nonsense!” Then there the stigma of being diagnosed with a But then I found out all was Albert Einstein, yammering mental illness. on about ‘relativity,’ ‘light quanta’ If your friend rebuffs your over- this stuff about her, mostly and ‘mass-energy equivalence.’ His tures, let her know you’re there for from reading her old MySpace peers thought he was bonkers. And her if she changes her mind. But don’t maybe he was. I wish I could be so let her problems become yours. If blogs and then eventually hav- crazy. If a little kookiness is what you feel overwhelmed or are in fear ing those deep, connecting it takes to spice up this pot of life, for her safety, encourage her to seek then we should add a pinch and fan professional help. Even if she doesn’t late-night talks. She’s really the flames. want to be stifled by mood-altering, Of course, it sounds as if your creativity-dulling drugs, simply talk- cool, but then she gets really friend’s brand of kookiness could be ing to a qualified professional could depressive and depressing. She of the Sylvia Plath variety. You might be enough to get her through the next not want to fan those flames. But rough patch. brings me down, but I like her, and how do you know if your depressive If your friend is a student at UH, so I’m worried about her. What can friend is going to reach for the oven she can stop by the Counseling and door after the cookies have cooled on Student Development Center on cam- I do for her? the counter? You don’t. The effects pus between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. of a depressive bout upon the mind Monday through Friday. The CSDC of a non-violent artistic genius versus has a great staff of psychologists and a homicidal college playwright are psychiatrists providing free confiden- Signed, often only discernible in hindsight. tial counseling services for students. Crazy, Crazy for Feelings WRITE TO WALA‘AU Ka Leo needs your questions for UH’s very own advice Because there may be noth- they choose to write about are column, Wala‘au. Literally meaning “talk story,” it gives ing you can do about her attitude, those that make them feel the most you just have to support her. Be helpless. Some angsty blogs writ- advice to the students, faculty and staff of UH about ready to be bogged down by dra- ten on MySpace are not exactly everything from relationships to school and work issues. matic interludes between dinner the best measurement of a person’s and a movie. Expect sobbing mid- character. You wouldn’t judge your To submit questions to Wala‘au, e-mail us at night phone calls after a boyfriend significant other on their bad, post- [email protected]. decides to head out because of her Valentine poetry from the eighth By Blaine Tolention extreme emotional states. There grade, would you? Ka Leo Staff Writer is no way to evade the emotional If you intend on sustaining a needs of someone you’ve solicited strong connection with this girl, Dear Crazy, emotional dependence from. It’s there will come a day when the important that you understand the root of her depression will be So you’ve got a friend who choice you made when you chose revealed. It’s inevitable that, over has some bipolar symptoms. If you this girl as a friend – especially time, two people will move toward want to continue being her friend, after acknowledging her rampant that level of trust between them. you’re just going to have to roll depression. If you have succeeded I wouldn’t be surprised to hear with the punches; it was your deci- in adjusting your value of her that she has already told you what sion to have and keep her in your depression, which is to say that her problem is. There are many life, so it’s your responsibility to you understand it will continue to interpretations of this tactic. She take on a different perspective. happen whether or not a concoc- could be telling you in an attempt First you have to adjust your tion of negative ideas has blos- to draw more attention to her prob- value of her depression. If you feel somed from her demeanor, then lems. She could also be telling you certain that she has a natural ten- you should be able to understand in an attempt to explain tendencies dency to fall into depression, then that her depression is a personal that she understands to be detri- you should have no problem taking issue that should not be a problem mental to her character. Because it as a light daily rain. Of course of yours. of the lack in clarity concerning it will be a problem in the begin- I don’t suggest you take the your dynamic, I couldn’t say. ning, but you have to look forward MySpace blogs too seriously, con- It’s best you go through the to becoming accustomed to that sidering many people who do not steps: evaluate your friendship behavior. It’s been proven that the usually practice bibliophilic jour- with this girl, adjust your percep- chemical balance (or imbalance) of naling tendencies turn to a blog in tion of her behavior and make some people creates a nature that is a time of immense emotional dis- attempts to accept the condition of prone to depression. It’s natural. tress. That is to say, the situations your friendship. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Comics & Crossword Page 6 | Monday, April 23, 2007 Comics Editor: Casey Ishitani | (808) 956-7043 | [email protected] FEATURES | Monday, April 23, 2007 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Page 7

Shakespeare meets reality televisionCOURTESY PHOTO • Alexia Hsin Chen Alan Hoyt (right) and Michelle Hurtubise Christa Eleftherakis (right) plays the hero- engage in an emotional scene in "As You ine Rosalind, who is enamored by the Like It." poems written by her lover.

COURTESY PHOTO Alexia Hsin Chen

Go see 'As You Like It' Showings for the next “As You Like It” will be on April 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. and April 29 at 2 p.m. with pre-show chats on the 28th. Tickets can be purchased for: $16 general admission; $14 UH faculty/staff, seniors, and military; $11 students; $5 UH students with a validated stu- By Kathleen Ramirez life, Orlando fled to the forest. dent ID. Call 956-7655 for Ka Leo Staff Reporter As Ganymede, she learns that more information or visit Orlando deeply loves Rosalind and scenes http://www.hawaii. Wrestling, black eye shadow, and she agrees to teach him how to woo a of the edu/kennedy. live video shots give flavor to Kennedy woman. The story gets complicated and Theatre’s latest production, “As You comedic as Ganymede meets the shep- whole play. Like It.” Director, and new University of herd Silvius (Jordan Savusa) who loves Dressed in Hawai‘i at Mānoa theater professor, Paul Phebes (Nina Buck), who in turn falls for luchador masks (the Mitri gives this classic Shakespearean Ganymede. Rosalind is left in a situation same kind of masks worn in comedy a modern twist. that only she herself can fix. the movie “Nacho Libre” and by World A cast of 30 students performs in Director Paul Mitri mixes reality Wrestling Entertainment superstar Rey this play. Written in the 16th century, this TV with Shakespearean language, while Mysterio), the wrestlers battle it out in a Shakespearean comedy follows the lives projecting pre-recorded images of the sweaty and heart-pounding match. Hard of exiles living in the magical but freez- actors on a huge screen in the back- punches, fast kicks and painful body ing Forest of Arden. Rosalind (Christa ground. A slideshow of newspaper and slams make you want to yell, “Give him Eleftherakis) is banished from the court tabloid headlines sensationalize the sto- the chair!” by her traitorous uncle Duke Fredrick ries of the exiles. The plot of the play can be dif- (Alan Hoyt). Disguised as a young man The costumes definitely have a ficult to follow since it is all spoken in named Ganymede, she travels to the modern twist.The palace court costumes Shakespearean language. The synopsis Forest of Arden. There she again meets blend gothic, punk and gypsy attire with of the play printed in the play brochure Orlando (Ryan Wuestewald), whom she spiky gelled hair and very heavy black can help you to understand what is hap- 100 Years Strong had fallen in love with at first sight eye shadow. Only in the Forest of Arden pening. Kudos to the actors who defi- By Patricia Wilson during a previous wrestling match held do the actors wear traditional breeches, nitely worked hard on memorizing all of between Orlando and her uncle Duke capes and long-sleeved shirts. their lines. Fredrick’s professional wrestler Charles The wrestling match between All in all, “As You Like It” offers a College Hill (Jordan Savusa). In order to save his own Orlando and Charles is one of the best time of physical combat and laughs.

to use all four symbol-buttons on your dozen stages to beat with records of controller and the left-analog stick, scores. The challenges get harder, but which can be a pain. unlike its predecessor, it allows you to Game Cooler sequences take the player save and revisit stages. off the ground and onto a . You All in all, it’s a decent game, but it From page 3 are given flight-controls (like “Star does have big flaws. The replay value “Devil May Cry 3” on its hardest mode Fox”) and the task of eliminating your is cheap, as you hardly want to test the opposition: , griffons and the hardest mode to uncover locked trea- was this tough. The fighting/evading goons riding them. While it takes a sures. The main character is somewhat scheme is similar to Prince of Persia, while within the short sequence to unappealing for his lack of personality. only you can’t run against walls and adjust to the gameplay, it proves to be There’s too much use of deus ex machi- your weapons (swinging by chains) more fun than moments on the ground. na, the ending is anticlimactic and the have a longer reach. The “quick-kill” This seems to be identical with the mythology is extremely skewed. Also, 1963 system (ability to slay your opponent chariot races in “Prince of Persia: The the lack of morals may be off-putting College Hill was thus named because the area above Punahou by performing button-specific com- Two Thrones.” in a grave sense. Otherwise, it’s just School was once called the College Hill Tract when Punahou School mands) is much harder than “Prince Once you’ve finished any mode another fun bloody romp where you’re was still called O‘ahu College. It was a gift to the university from the of Persia: The Two Thrones” because of difficulty, you can play “Challenge only means of succeeding is by killing Atherton Family, a prominent family in the islands. At its acquisition, instead of just one button, you have of the Titans” which gives you half a as many people as possible. it was the oldest building of the university. In the fall of 1964, Thomas Hamilton took up residency at College Hill, making him the first univer- sity president to make College Hill his home.

Photo courtesy of “Building a Rainbow” by Victor Kobayashi. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Sports Page 8 | Monday, April 23, 2007 Editor: Rebecca Gallegos Associate Editor: Glendalyn Junio | (808) 956-3215 | [email protected] Softball slips by Fresno State in weekend series Storybook ending for Hawai‘i softball seniors Clockwise from Left: Rainbow Wahine Brandi Peiler (left) and Kaulana Gould cel- By Ryan Ellis ebrate Gould's homerun dur- Ka Leo Staff Reporter ing Hawaii's 2-1 victory over Fresno State; Starting pitcher The No. 15 University of Kate Robinson delivers a pitch; Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine soft- Seniors Alana Power and Tyleen ball team snuck by the no. 24 Tausaga share a laugh on Fresno State Bulldogs with a heart Saturday's Senior Day for the stopping 2-1 victory in the back Hawai‘i softball team; Kaulana half of a double header on Senior Gould crosses the plate as Saturday in front of a packed house her teammates celebrate her at Rainbow Wahine Stadium. home run hit; The Rainbow Wahine senior Alana Power Wahine team squeezed by with celebrated her day by snagging a a 2-1 victory over the Fresno ground ball headed for center field State Bulldogs in the back of a and stepping on second base to end double header on Saturday at the game with two outs in the top Rainbow Wahine Stadium. of the seventh inning and the bases loaded. If the ball had gotten past her, Fresno would have easily tied DAN RICHARDS the game and perhaps taken the Ka Leo O Hawai‘i lead, but it never got that far. “I am on top of the world,” Power said. “It’s just a great feel- ing right now. The support we got this weekend was truly moving. I looked up in the stands and every seat was taken, and it was just the most incredible feeling and I just really felt the love for this program and for what the girls have done all season.” Power admitted that the last play was a bit nerve racking. “Oh my gosh, I was saying ‘please ball, just fall into my glove and I’ll just run to second and touch the base.’” The win gave the Wahine (42- 9, 13-2 WAC) a 2-1 series victory, allowed the team to stay atop the Western Athletic Conference stand- ings and held Fresno State (36-16, 9-3 WAC) to a second place finish. A very proud UH head coach, Bob Coolen, commented on his team’s performance. “Incredible. What a way for Alana to make the last out,” Coolen said. “Alana has been making all kinds of plays and when it popped into her glove, it was really nice to see that.” Coolen stayed with Wahine starting pitcher Kate Robinson even after the first two Bulldog hitters reached base in the inning, but the move paid off as Robinson dug down deep and showed real Hopefully this will help poise to finish the game, coming us get rid of all the doubt out victorious. “Kate ran out of gas,” Coolen that's out there that we said. “I went out there and told her to go one batter at a time. didn'tplay a good schedule. We talked it over and the seniors Bob Coolen | Wahine softball head coach wanted her out there, and they got it done.” Robinson pitched a total of Coach Coolen hopes that the 12 innings in two days of work successes of the Rainbow Wahine and accounted for both Rainbow will show the nation that this team Wahine victories. deserves every accolade they’ve “I really thought that the received, and more. ball was going into center field,” Robinson said. “Once it got by me, “Hopefully this will help us get rid of all the doubt that’s out I couldn’t watch but it was a good in the opening game of the series, party was on. it was for her to play well in front thing that I did because it was a there that we didn’t play a good and the team put on quite a show in “Having my mom, my parents of her family. really good play. I was really tired. schedule,” Coolen said. “We have an 18-2 thrashing of the Bulldogs. and my family come and watch me “I always want to play well for Coach kept telling me ‘one more played a tough schedule and we’ll batter, one more batter’ and I was Senior first baseman Tyleen play is the best thing,” Tausaga my family because they don’t have Tausaga blasted not one, but two said. “That’s the reason I stayed to come to the games,” Tausaga said. see what happens.” just trying to keep it on the ground The team now hits the road for because I knew the defense would home runs with her entire family out here and stayed home is so my “They come out every game, and the rest of the year, first to finish make the play.” in attendance and pointing to the family could watch me play. They all I want to do is perform well for The Wahine dropped game one of fences with each Tausaga at bat. always support me in whatever I them. My mom has made so many the regular season at Utah State the double header on Saturday 6-2. The fireworks display put on by do. Them being here and us beat- sacrifices for me and for softball and and following that they will play On Friday night, over 1,000 Tausaga put fans and family alike ing Fresno is just the best thing.” I feel if I do good on the field that’s for the WAC Championship begin- fans came out to support the Wahine into an absolute frenzy and the Tausaga noted how important a little payback for her.” ning on May 10.