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Tuesday Women’s November 1, 2005 Soccer Sports | Page 2 VOL. 100 | ISSUE 55 Serving the students of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa since 1922 WWW.KALEO.ORG Inside Warriors let loose Open Mic at Ono Features 3 on the Santa Pono a must for Editorial 4, 5 Barbra Gauchos music lovers Comics 6 Sports 2, 7, 8 Sports | Page 8 Features | Page 3 Broken elevators Spooky Speed Date affect all studentsThe KOKUA program provides ser- vices for the disabled community on Malfunctions the Manoa campus. Lea Pettit, a print journalism cause students student, relies on elevators on a daily basis. Pettit has a Spanish class on the second floor of Moore Hall to miss class and lives on the twenty-third floor of her apartment building, so elevators Austin Karr and are a necessity. Pettit uses crutches, By Diane Kawasaki Kim Chan enjoy and walking up and down the stairs their five minute Ka Leo Contributing Writer can be dangerous. date during the “Two of my classes are in Broken elevators on the Moore Hall, so I use those elevators Atherton YMCA’s University of Hawai‘i at Manoa quite frequently. If those elevators speed-datingnight campus have caused students to get break, I wouldn’t be able to attend Wednesday. to class late or miss class altogether. my classes,” Pettit said. Many people are inconvenienced Depending on the situation, the when an elevator is broken, but for KOKUA program provides accom- JESSE BOWMAN those who are unable to use the modations according to the needs KA LEO O HAWAI‘I stairs, a broken elevator may lead to of each individual student, Ito said. sacrificing class time. These accommodations include According to the Americans with options that will capture the events can be problematic. According to Ito, report to the Facilities Management 24 hours, Miyashiro said. Disabilities Act Web site, elevators within the classrooms, such as note delayed repairs result because the Work Coordination Center, said Rae “Calling to report an eleva- are required in all public transit build- takers, taped lectures and in-class public does not report the problem. Miyashiro, manager of the center. tor is simple enough. It’s an act of ings, shopping centers and facilities videotapes. “Many don’t have the aware- “Anyone can, and should, report a bro- promoting campus health and safe- with over three stories, or more than Hiroe Sato, a marketing student ness of the need to take a moment to ken elevator by calling the Facilities ty — something that is everyone’s 3,000 square feet per floor. at UHM, uses luggage on wheels contribute to eliminating a problem Management Work Coordination business,” Ito said. “[A broken elevator] is not to transport her heavy books. Sato for someone else. If we all did that Center,” Miyashiro said. To report an elevator problem, exclusively a disability issue ... it’s relies on elevators to get to her sec- in many areas, this would definitely Once a report is generated, call Facilities Management Work broader, it could affect anyone. Not ond-floor marketing classes. When be a better world for all of us. People Facilities Management verifies that Coordination Center at 956-7134 just people in wheelchairs, but people the elevator is broken, Sato finds it have to take responsibility for each the problem is not caused by an during regular business hours of with heart conditions, people with difficult to carry her books up two other,” she said. obstruction in a doorway or someone Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to severe arthritis, people with respira- flights of stairs. The public is urged to take temporarily holding the door open. 4:30 p.m. To report broken elevators tory conditions and even people who “Carrying heavy textbooks up action and report elevator problems When mechanical repairs are needed, after business hours, call Campus have a lot to carry,” said Ann Ito, the stairs is very dangerous for my as soon as the problem is discov- the elevator’s service representative Security at 956-6911. director of KOKUA at UHM. Kahi back and neck,” Sato said. ered. To report a broken elevator, is called to maintain the elevator. For information regarding ser- O Ka Ulu Ana (KOKUA) literally For those who rely on elevators notify a university employee in the Unless it requires major work, the vices provided by the KOKUA pro- translates as “a place of growing.” to attend classes, prolonged repairs building, who should then relay the elevator is normally operable within gram, call 956-7511. NewsBriefs UH Army ROTC wins annual row from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the and open to the general public. This event is free of charge For tickets, go to www.etick- ranger challenge Career Services Center, located at the For more information, call and open to the general public. ethawaii.com, call 944-2697 to Queen Liliu‘okalani Student Services Eric Thau at 956-4440, e-mail For more information, call the charge-by-phone, or visit any UH In the annual Ranger Challenge Center, room 208. [email protected], or go to www. music department at 956-8742, ticket outlet. competition for the 13th Brigade Speakers will include James W. hawaii.edu/llea/spanish/filmcon- e-mail [email protected], Tickets go on sale three weeks Western Region, held on Oct. 21, Herman, a career U.S. diplomat. ference. or visit the music department’s before the event. the University of Hawai‘i Warrior For more information, call schedule of events on the Web For disability access and other Army ROTC Ranger Team came 956-8136 or visit the Career UH drumline performance and at www.hawaii.edu/uhmmusic/ information, call 956-8246 in first place. In second place was Services Center on the Web at question-and-answer session schedule.htm. For more information, call the Army ROTC team from Guam. www.hawaii.edu/career. Thursday Charlene Lee at 956-8246, e-mail Alaska’s team came in third. Ho‘okani concert presents [email protected], or visit the The competition consisted of ‘Nerabe’ and ‘Yoyes’ to be A performance by the Ku‘uipo Kumukahi UH Outreach College on the Web a land navigation written exam, a shown at the Honolulu Academy University of Hawai‘i drum- at www.outreach.hawaii.edu. physical fitness test, a timed rope of Arts line and a question and answer Ku‘uipo Kumukahi will per- bridge event, a targeted hand gre- session with UH sailing coach form their musical performance Writing workshops available nade toss, a M16-A2 rifle disas- “Nerabe” and “Yoyes,” two Andrew Johnson will take place on Friday night from 7:00 p.m. from Career Services sembly and a 10K road march with movies directed by Helena Taberna, on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. and to 9:30 p.m. at the Hemenway equipment. will be shown on Thursday night at 12 p.m., at the Campus Center Courtyard, located next to Bale People may now sign up for The UH team consisted of 7:30 p.m. at the Honolulu Academy Courtyard. restaurant. a resume and cover letter writ- team leader Cadet Sean Taguba; of Arts Doris Duke Theatre. For more information, call The event is free of charge ing workshop that will be held team members Matthew Buchanan, “Nerabe,” produced in 1995, the Activities Council at 956-4491 and open to the general public. next Tuesday morning, from 9:30 David Carl, Micheal Schrekengost, is a short film about maternity. or visit their Web site at www2. For more information, call the a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Queen Edwards Richards, Andre Aleong “Yoyes,” produced in 2000, is a hawaii.edu/~ccbac. Activities Council at 956-9670. Liliu‘okalani Student Services and Maria Gaff from UH; team fictionalized biography of Dolores Center, room 208. members Gary Fry and David González Cataraín. Catarain is the Student tenor singer to present Orvis presents Osiris Piano Trio To sign up, visit the Career Lukefahr from HPU, and Reupena first woman to have a leading role at Orvis Auditorium Services office located at the Sheck from Chaminade. in ETA, the Basque independence The Osiris Piano Trio will Queen Liliu‘okalani Student group, and who struggled to return Justin Kaupu will sing tenor perform Sunday from 4:00 p.m. Services Center, room 212F, Foreign service speakers to Spain from her life as a fugitive in his junior recital on Thursday to 7 p.m. at the Orvis Auditorium, call 956-8136, or e-mail Career present tomorrow in Mexico and France. afternoon from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 located in the music department. Services at [email protected]. Taberna will be present for a p.m. at the Orvis Auditorium, This ensemble will include For more information about Learn about foreign service question and answer session after located in the music department. Ellen Corver on the piano, Peter the Career Services Center, visit careers and internships offered by the film. Kaupu is a student of profes- Brunt on the violin and Larissa them on the Web at www.hawaii. the U.S. Department of State, tomor- This screening is free of charge sor Laurence Paxton. Groeneveld on the cello. edu/career. KA LEO O HAWAI‘I SPORTS Page 2 | Tuesday, November 1, 2005 Editor: Scott Alonso Associate Editor: Robert Shikina | (808) 956-3215 | [email protected] UHBy Zack Smith stumbleswould take valuable minutes off the on Senior Night Ka Leo Staff Writer clock by waiting for a distant player to get to the ball.