UH Officials Ready to Face Budget Cuts Administration Agrees by Abigail Trenhaile on Wall Street Bailout Ka Leo News Editor by Kevin G
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VOLUME 103 ISSUE 26 G THE VOICE R O Bailout blues . O E TTakeake aallll mymy money,money, L A ttellell meme nono lliesies K . CCommentaryommentary | PPageage 3 W A W W WWW.KALEO.ORG EEOO KServing the students of the UniversityL of Hawai‘i at Mānoa since 1922 ISOLATED SHOWERS Top attractions Eye Exam Warrior woes Silent Hill, Skyline, CCR Re-releases Life’s wonder Spartaaaa! MONDAY-TUESDAY H:83° L:72° Mixed Plate | Page 6 Comics | Page 9 Sports | Page 12 SEPT. 29-30, 2008 Congress, UH officials ready to face budget cuts administration agrees By Abigail Trenhaile on Wall Street bailout Ka Leo News Editor By Kevin G. Hall MĀNOA JAZZ FESTIVAL A cool night of hot jazz McClatchy Newspapers (U-Wire) The University of Hawai‘i is bracing itself for another round of WASHINGTON — Congress possible budget cuts, according to and the Bush administration reached UH spokesperson Carolyn Tanaka. tentative agreement early yesterday On Sept. 11, the governor’s on a sweeping $700 billion rescue office required all state depart- plan to take bad assets off the ments, including UH, to submit books of banks and other financial three budget scenarios for fiscal firms. The deal was to be put on years 2010 and 2011. The pro- paper in the course of the day and posed budgets would reflect 10, 15 sent to legislators for debate and a and 20 percent cuts. vote later in the week. “Like the entire nation, The two sides were racing a Hawai‘i is facing a volatile finan- self-imposed deadline to get a deal cial situation, so our university by 6 p.m. EDT before Asian finan- will certainly be facing challenges cial markets open for business. A deal was announced in the wee as well,” said Mānoa chancellor hours by tired, puffy-eyed lawmak- Virginia Hinshaw. ers that had been working almost To cope with the possible around the clock to reach accord. cuts, UH will be meeting with Upon nearing the tenta- leaders across the islands in hopes tive deal, staff members had their of presenting their proposals at the cell phones confiscated to pre- next Board of Regents meeting, vent leaks in what had become said Tanaka. a heavily politicized negotiation. “I think it’s important for NICHOLE CATLETT • KA LEO O HAWAI‘I Lawmakers pledged to post a copy everyone at UH-Mānoa to under- of the deal online later in the day stand that the state faces a bud- DeShannon Higa plays his trumpet with the Noel Okimoto ‘Ohana during the Manoā Jazz Festival on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008. With almost 700 people attending, Andrews Amphitheatre was the place to get your fill of cajun food, a relaxing atmosphere for the American public to take a get shortfall estimated at about a look at the compromise ahead of a and hot jazz. billion dollars over the next two congressional vote. years, which means that UH will A tentative deal had been not be exempt from the challenge tions not currently in recruitment, get comes from research awards, the allocation of resources. announced last Thursday until of fewer resources. motor vehicle purchases, equip- tuition revenues and donations. “We do need to seek other House Republicans balked. The “However, the reality is that ment purchases over $10,000 Hinshaw said UHM is revenue sources, such as increased new compromise gives Democrats there may be much more severe and personal service contracts in prioritizing and making sure research and private support and, more restrictions on the pay of cuts required,” said Hinshaw. excess of $10,000. enough money is allotted for at the same time, determine how Wall Street executives and a tax- “At those levels (the 10, 15 and General funds, which come academic programs and ongo- we can do better with less, not payer stake if the program actually 20 percent cuts) there certainly from the state Legislature, make ing research. more with less,” she said. makes money. Republicans tacked would be an impact on programs up 46 percent of UH-Mānoa’s “These are the critical mis- In the meantime, repairs on a parallel insurance plan that and services.” budget. The funds pay for the sions of this campus, or any and maintenance - one of can work as an alternative to tax- On the heels of the gover- operation of UH’s 10 campuses, other major research university,” Hinshaw’s main goals for the payer funding and killed provisions nor’s announcement, UH President including salaries, repairs and said Hinshaw. campus - will not be stalled as that would have let federal judges David McClain also announced maintenance, electricity and other Hinshaw is preparing long as funds are available. modify distressed mortgages. that general funds would be frozen costs that are beyond UH’s other UHM’s deans and directors by Federal Reserve Chairman for certain uses, including out- sources of funding, said Tanaka. creating a campus committee that of-state travel, the filling of posi- The other half of the bud- would make decisions regarding See Budget, page 2 See Bailout, page 2 News 2 MONDAY SURF OUTLOOK Y A Commentary 3 D 6 HONOLULU TIDES NORTH 1-3 O Wave heights A moderate north swell will T Mixed Plate 5 HI 4:02 a.m. | 3:48 p.m. SOUTH 1-2++ reported arrive Tuesday, peak Tuesday PLEASE E Cartoons 9 LO 10:12 a.m. | 9:54 p.m. D Hawaiian style, I WEST 1-2 night, and gradually subside RECYCLE S Puzzles & Classifi eds 10 6 HALEIWA TIDES about half face through Thursday. N HI 3:00 a.m. | 2:46 p.m. EAST 0-1.5 SSpecialpecial aadvancedvance screeningscreening I INSIDE TODAY heights. Sports 11 LO 8:07 a.m. | 7:49 p.m. MAHALO WINDS 5-10 mph N-NE SOURCE: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ppageage 1111 2 Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 [email protected] Budget Details TechBeat Budget • UH is planning budget scenarios, in which the Department of Budget and From page 1 Finance cuts 10, 15 and 20 percent of By Matt Lamon Google’s open source ‘Android’ month when the company began funds for the fiscal years of 2010 and Ka Leo Staff Reporter phone arrives selling the sleek INSPIRON 2011 The first Android-based Mini 9. This machine comes Using this trough period of cell phone hit T-mobile.com with an 8.9 inch LCD panel • Early September, President David What is open source? the economy to UH’s advantage, virtual shelves last Tuesday. and is remarkably affordable McClain froze general funds for certain Open source is a method of Hinshaw believes that construction The G1 was developed with with a starting cost of $349. uses, like vehicle purchases and out-of- software design where anyone will help stimulate Hawai‘i’s mar- the help of Google, Inc. and The Mini 9 sports a built-in state travel can view the ‘source code’ and ket and will come at lower prices. features a 480-by-320 touch webcam, a 1024-by-600 reso- potentially contribute until a “UH-Mānoa has been here 100 • UHM’s response: Forming a campus screen, which slides up to lution, a flash-memory hard final product is created. The years and is a long term institution committee to decide how funds should reveal a QWERTY keyboard. drive and is available with a open source software move- critical to the State of Hawai‘i,” be allocated and looking into other It operates on simple and cus- Linux or Windows operating ment today is growing by leaps said Hinshaw. “So, I am confident investments tomizable system that prom- system. and bounds. From the early that our university will forge our ises to support a coming wave • Greatest source of funding for UH: days of the Linux operating way through difficult times and not of open source applications. Google’s open source Chrome General funds, which represent two- system, to gaining the support only survive, but also thrive.” The G1 is currently sold out, browser thirds of the budget, excluding extra- of IBM and Sun Microsystems, but should hit T-Mobile store In other open source news, mural funds for research and training through the recent develop- shelves on Oct. 22. Customers Google, Inc. began offering its free contracts and grants; general funds also ments coming from Google, can expect to pay $179 for the Chrome web browser this month. constitute 46% of UHM’s budget open source is now a truly phone with a two-year con- Chrome makes it easy to search on self-sufficient software eco- • Other sources of funding: tuition rev- tract. Google by integrating search tool system. enue, research awards and donations into the Internet address space. And the best part about it The software also remembers your is that most of the software is Dell introduces Mini 9 Notebook, most frequently visited sites and free. Check out www.openof- available with Linux displays thumbnails of them on fice.org for a free office suite. Dell joined the mini note- Bailout book or ‘netbook’ craze this startup for quick access. From page 1 Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson have warned repeatedly a lack of urgent response could lead to the collapse of credit markets, which would punish Wall Street and Main Street alike. “The deal should go a long way to stabilizing financial mar- kets and putting the financial sys- tem on what will be a long road to MCT CAMPUS recovery,” said Mark Zandi, chief Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, economist of economic forecaster Moody’s Economy.com.