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Ghost shuttle from UH to Waikīkī lacks publicity On the Web Only three Follow Alyssa S. students board Navares on our first shuttle’s pilot run video webcast as she takes a ride on the shuttle‘s first run. www.kaleo.org By Alyssa S. Navares Ka Leo Features Editor “I got to admit, we did this as a last-minute thing,” UH spokesman A free shuttle to Waikīkī made Jim Manke said. “We still haven’t its first run Thursday at 4 p.m., but as had a chance to notify the commu- it idled in front of the Hale Aloha dor- nity.” mitories, just three students jumped Although Manke on board. On the said route sched- “There wasn’t a whole lot about ules were listed it, just this little spot on MyUH Inside on the parking Portal,” said University of Hawai‘i at UH student website, noth- Mānoa freshman Amy Wright, who proposes a ing was posted wanted to go to Ala Moana Shopping outside of the Center. “The only thing it said on the design for parking office thing was ‘student housing,’ so it may surfracks on that notified stu- not even be at this stop.” shuttles dents to visit the The six-week pilot program, site or to take the which includes a shuttle through See page 3 shuttle. Kapahulu Avenue, Kuhio Beach, But by Ala Moana Shopping Center, Ward Friday after- Centers and Restaurant Row, began noon, when flyers with route times in response to community concerns were available online, there were still with dormitory residents parking no notices at the parking office. their cars in neighborhoods. “I didn’t see any flyers in the

Some students believe the dorm or anything about the bus going ALYSSA NAVARES • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i $32,000 semester-long service will to Waikīkī,” said dormitory resident Junior Alisha Bare and sophomore Mickey Emons took the pilot shuttle to Ala Moana Shopping Center, but only after finding out about the route go to waste if the university doesn’t start publicizing it more efficiently. See Shuttle, page 2 from a friend. Student bitten by pitbull near Campus Center Non-UH owner of dog has caused Dog attacks problems in the past problematic By Michelle White Ka Leo Managing Editor in state and A University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa student approached Sweety- in nation Girl as she and her owner, Ronnie By Blaine Tolentino MacDonald, sat in the courtyard Ka Leo Staff Reporter near Campus Center. The student stuck out his hand, and Sweety-Girl About 150 dog attacks are nipped it. reported each year on O‘ahu, Sweety-Girl, a mid-sized pit- according to the Hawaiian Human bull, had been chained to a bench Society. Across the nation, around when the student, who asked not 5 million people suffer dog bites to be identified, went to pet her on with about half a million need- Friday shortly before noon. Campus ing medical attention or restricted Security responded and administered activity because of the attack. first-aide. Under Hawai‘i State Law, The victim told security, “I don’t an owner or person who harbors want the dog or its owner to get into an animal is liable for all inju- THANH BIDWELL • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i trouble. I am the one who approached ries incurred by a victim. There the dog.” A student dog-bite victim stands between a Campus Security officer and Ronnie MacDonald, the owner of the pit bull, after an incident at are certain exceptions to this law; MacDonald appeared agitated as Campus Center on Friday. if a victim has been teasing or he filled out a statement at the request will come and take my dog.” He told the victim, he was given a tetanus against him and his dog. tormenting the animal, there is of security officers at the scene. security that when he walks through shot and a band-aid. The Humane Society did not no liability held by the owner or “I was just sitting here filling out campus he puts a muzzle on the dog. Ronnie MacDonald is not a UH take formal actions since the victim harborer. Negligence on the part paperwork and that guy came up and The student refused an ambu- student or staff member. According chose not to file a complaint. After of the owner or harborer of the stuck his hand out,” MacDonald said. lance but was urged to go to the to Campus Security backlog, filling out his incident paperwork, animal in the case of an incurred “Why is everyone making this worse Health Office to have his bite checked MacDonald has been a problem in MacDonald complied with security’s than it is? Next the Humane Society by medical personnel. According to the past, including prior complaints request and left the premises. See Dog bite, page 3 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i News Page 2 | Monday, August 28, 2006 Editor: Matthew K. Ing | (808) 956-3221 | [email protected]

Free Waikīkī Shuttle Routes Shuttle *pick-up from Hale Aloha dormitories to Kuhio Beach, Ala Moana Center, From page 1 Ward Centers, Restaurant Row.

Corinne Conrad. Thursday to Monday The shuttle, which UH contract- ed E Noa Tours to operate, stops at • 4 p.m. the dormitories every other hour from • 6 p.m. 4 p.m. to midnight, Thursday through Monday. • 8 p.m. “The problem was not getting to • 10 p.m. the locations but getting back home,” • Midnight said Sen. Michael Theune of the Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, who proposed Many students, like senior the shuttle idea. “Students coming Eddie Johnson, hike up Frank Street from Ala Moana would get off at almost every day to park their cars, Kapiolani because there’s no bus and sometimes overnight. Johnson said have to walk back to school.” Student demand for the shuttle the hassle of walking up the steep will determine the future of the ser- hill is very minor when compared to vice, which UH administrators will the dilemma of not finding parking decide by Sept. 30. If continued, then at all. students must purchase a $20 shuttle “I think the shuttle is a great pass or can show their city bus U- idea,” said Johnson, a dormitory resi- PASS and ride for free. dent. “But it should run until two in Junior Alisha Bare and soph- the morning because students go out omore boyfriend Mickey Emons at that time and don’t have to worry enjoyed the ride to Ala Moana about driving.” Shopping Center Thursday evening, Johnson, who works in Kailua, two of four students to use the service may not ride the Waikīkī shuttle to in the shuttle’s second run. work but will use it for entertainment “It was better than the regular purposes. bus,” Bare said. “It was more conve- “It would be nice to go to the nient, and there was air condition. We Windward side because I live there, GRAPHIC PROVIDED BY MICHAEL THEUNE • ASUH also made a few friends from school; and people have issues with commut- well, two others.” ing from there,” he said.

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As part of renova- tion projects hap- pening campus- wide, a facilities worker refurbishes a bench in front of Campus Center. As UH prepares for its upcoming centen- nial celebration, the campus will undergo further renovations.

THANH BIDWELL Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Ka Leo O Hawai‘i News Editor: Matthew K. Ing | (808) 956-3221 | [email protected] Monday, August 28, 2006 | Page 3

GRAPHIC PROVIDED BY MICHAEL THEUNE • ASUH Stacking surfboards on shuttles By Alyssa S. Navares Ka Leo Features Editor

Sen. Michael Theune of the Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa not only pro- posed the shuttle service to Waikīkī a few months ago, but also a surfboard rack design which could possibly be mounted on to the side of the shuttle. THANH BIDWELL • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i “I’m from the mainland and thought it was inter- A security officer tends to a student’s bite injuries. Because the student approached the dog to esting that you can’t bring boards on the bus,” said pet it, he decided not to file a complaint. The problem of dog attacks goes beyond UH. Theune, a senior majoring in geology. “If students need boards to surf, then they need cars.” “dangerous” could suffer a penalty Surfboards are not allowed on the Waikīkī shuttle of $2,000 or 30 days in jail. or city buses because of liability reasons, but students At the University of Hawai‘i, may bring body boards. Dog bite dogs are allowed on campus, as long The need for surfboards and lack of parking on From page 1 as they are kept on leashes at all and off campus sparked the idea for Theune. times. No animals are allowed in any He drew plans for the 8-foot surfboard rack, which will be made of plastic and stainless steel. campus buildings. injury can result in legal action. The surfboards will be protected by a clear, plastic The amount for victims’ awards The leash law was designed to window. is given in proportion to the amount ensure the safety of dogs and people Commuters may put their surfboards on the rack, of negligence attributable to the per- in our community. Dogs on public pay to borrow a key and lock them on the side of the son for whose injury, damage or property are required to be under bus or shuttle. death recovery is made. restraint, on a leash of eight feet “I would use it for sure because it would be so A statute created in June of or less. This includes beaches and much easier,” said sophomore Mark Richards, a long- 2001 dictates rights for each of the parks except for those specifically time surfer. “I don’t understand why the buses don’t four individual counties in Hawai‘i designated as off-leash parks. Even have surfboard racks over here.” to adopt ordinances against vicious Richards said those who ride the public buses in in off-leash parks, a dog must be on dogs by Gov. Ben Cayetano shortly his hometown of New Jersey can pay an extra dollar to after an 18-year-old boy was vicious- a leash when entering and exiting bring their surfboards. He also suggested that TheBus ly attacked by a pit bull on the Big the park. In addition, dogs are not or UH shuttles have size restrictions for surfboards. Island just two weeks before. allowed on private property without The surfboard rack design has not been The ordinances concern the the property owner’s consent. implemented at this time, Theune said, but is in ability of government authorities to For those who want to know the process of approval. control vicious dogs, that is, the more about the recurring issues with people who own or harbor a dog that has injured, maimed or killed animal safety, there is an Animal another animal or person. Under Advocates Team sponsored by the an ordinance passed by the city Hawaiian Humane Society. You can in December 2000, owners or har- contact them at hhs@hawaiianhu- borers of dogs who are considered mane.org. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Commentary Page 4 | Monday, August 28, 2006 Editor: Kimberly Shigeoka | (808) 956-3214 | [email protected] EditorialBoard Overlooked overstays may be a threat to American security Book purchases and Not only are we neglecting Illegal immigrants manpower because of a lack of Border security can be funding, we’re not using technol- returns; a nightmare slipping through ogy to its full potential for the same strengthened only so During these first weeks of natives available to students, others reason. school, many of us are spending a lot aren’t as considerate. the cracks In 2004, the Department of much before internal of time shopping for books, which To avoid these headaches stu- Homeland Security (DHS) imple- makes this part of the new semes- dents are forced to jump through mented the US-VISIT program to enforcement becomes By Glenn Hudson ter exhausting. Taking the time to hoops in hopes of obtaining cheaper record foreigners who enter the The Heritage Foundation shop and stand in line for books as books and avoiding long lines. Some country and check their profiles crucial. well finding the money to afford the students choose to buy used, others against a security database. lengthy list of reading materials can share with classmates, while others They come in through the front Visitors who arrive at any inter- Our Nation’s Interior Act, intro- really add a lot of stress and pres- swap books with friends who have door and exit through... national airport or seaport, as well duced in 2005. But the bill, which sure to students. Even though buying already taken the course. And many That’s the problem, actually. as many of those who arrive at land he says would seek to “reduce the books may be a hassle, it seems try- students wait until after the first day To most Americans, border secu- border ports of entry, are fingerprint- number of visa overstays and ensure ing to return them is even more of a of class to buy books in case the rity means keeping out those who ed and photographed. This opera- that illegal aliens are apprehended, headache. Bookstore has listed a different book attempt to sneak in through the tion, known as biometric screening, detained and removed as rapidly as The University of Hawai‘i at from the one the professor requires, back door. Yet, as we learned on effectively screens everyone who possible,” languishes in committee. Mānoa Bookstore has a complicated the book isn’t really required for the 9/11, those who come in through the enters the country legally. But it Recently, the House and Senate return policy. According to a UH class, or in case there’s an electronic front door on student, work or visi- tracks those exiting the country at did agree on a spending plan for Bookstore customer information rep- component that is needed to purchase tor visas – then overstay their visas only 12 airports and two seaports. homeland security that allocated resentative, the Bookstore will refund which gives us access to an electronic – pose perhaps a far bigger risk to It would be far easier to match exit $340 million to the US-VISIT pro- books until Sept. 8 if purchased after copy of the book. Americans’ safety. papers with entry forms if the pro- gram. That’s a start, money-wise, summer commencement (Aug. 13), While we applaud our fellow Foreigners who overstay their gram could be expanded. For now, although experts say technical and but they need to be in pristine condi- students for their ingenuity in getting visas account for 40 percent of the we’ve paid much of the upfront legal issues still need to be worked tion (no dog ears or other damage). If around these book-buying problems, illegal aliens in the country. Of the expense, but we’re not seeing the out. Lawmakers shouldn’t stop until a book was shrink-wrapped and had a there shouldn’t be any problems to six terrorists who piloted the 9/11 benefits we should. all ports of entry – land, air and sea sticker stating “no refund if opened” begin with. flights, two were prior overstays and We also should dedicate more – are covered. then the bookstore will not give a We know that the UH Bookstore one was an out-of-status student. Yet resources to visa monitoring. When Legislation that recently refund. If the book was purchased and teachers have improved policy only 6.6 percent of President Bush’s foreigners enter the country, they passed in the House – the Border over the summer previous to com- since many of us began studying at most-recent border security request must list an address they plan to Protection, Antiterrorism and mencement, students need to show UH. But the sum of book costs is – roughly $30 million – would go Illegal Immigration Control Act that they had been registered for the approximately 25 percent of tuition toward tracking down overstays. visit during their stay. Two of the – doesn’t address US-VISIT. But class and at a later date dropped it. Ka for an in-state student attending full- And today, just 51 full-time agents 9/11 terrorists listed “Wasantwn” as the Comprehensive Immigration Leo was unable to ascertain by this time. In other words, the average are assigned to hunt these four mil- their address in the United States. Reform Act, which recently passed paper’s print-date whether a record student spends approximately $400 lion illegals. Perhaps they meant “Washington.” in the Senate, does. It addresses of drops is available to students who on books. This makes little sense. Border Perhaps not. The point is that some- several key areas in visa-overstay did not print a record of their drop There should be a change at UH security can be strengthened only so one should’ve asked them what they reform. on their own. The UH Bookstore’s in the way book lists are compiled. much before internal enforcement meant and made them declare. We It calls for an increase in return policy is more difficult to navi- There are resources other than books, becomes crucial. To truly address need an effective system to follow enforcement personnel, biometric gate compared to the usual policy especially with campus-wide Internet the national security problems asso- up on these addresses and update data enhancements, an expansion of followed by Borders and Amazon. access and multiple library databases ciated with illegal immigration, we them as they change to better moni- the program to include exit-track- com which allow the buyer 30 days available. We also need to utilize need a more comprehensive system tor the whereabouts of immigrants. to return with a receipt. publishers that are willing to provide of internal enforcement, exit track- Rep. John Sullivan, R-Okla., One major concern for returns books at a discount for students. ing and visa monitoring. proposed such a system in his Secure See Border, page 5 is shrink-wrapped books. An edi- We don’t have all the answers. tor at Ka Leo encountered problems Students don’t deal with publishers when she asked a Bookstore employ- or distribution costs, although we do ee to help her locate a Sociology feel it in our wallets. Our teachers, EditorialCartoon 100 text, and he brought a shrink- the UH Bookstore and administration wrapped Sociology 100 package to need to try to alleviate these costs for her. However, upon returning home us, since we are also battling the ris- and opening the package, which ing cost of tuition. Faculty and staff partially blocked visibility, she was need to think over these costs before dismayed to find that her textbook deciding which book to require. was for Sociology 100A, the honors Many students aren’t even pur- equivalent to Sociology 100. Because chasing books on campus. More she had opened the shrink-wrap it Internet purchases are inevitable for took her nearly 40 minutes of heavy students who can’t afford the average discussion with UH Bookstore staff $400 a semester. before they allowed her to return the Students will be thrifty; if they mistaken text. can find a better deal somewhere else Another Ka Leo editor found they will. The role of the campus that her teacher assigned more books bookstore is to mollify the book-buy- than there was time to read in one ing process, but sometimes it doesn’t summer session, and because she’d quite succeed. had the books for five weeks, she We ask that although it may be could not return them. too late this semester to save us from Not all the blame for the treach- headaches, perhaps next semester erous journey of book buying should faculty will consider the student. fall upon the Bookstore. As Ka Leo reported last Monday (“Textbooks The Editorial Board is comprised of way too expensive for students, U.S. all Ka Leo O Hawai‘i desk editors, officials”) textbook prices are part- the Managing Editor and the Editor ly a publisher issue. And although in Chief. some teachers may try to alleviate the book-buying horrors by assigning Help your peers. Tell Ka Leo about used text, making material available your book-buying woes and how you Provided by online through a Web site or the solved them. Write to editorials@ MCT Campus libraries, or by making cheaper alter- kaleo.org.

Ka Leo O Hawai‘i EDITORIAL the voice of hawai‘i The Ka Leo Building Ka Leo O Hawai‘i is the campus newspaper of the University of Hawai‘i at Editor in Chief Danielle Flud Chief Copy Editor Claire Withycombe Manoa¯ . It is published by the Board of Publications four times a week except Managing Editor Michelle White Associate Chief Copy Editor Lourena Yco University of Hawai‘i at Manoa¯ News Editor Matt Ing Photo Editor on holidays and during exam periods. Circulation is 14,000. Ka Leo is also pub- Chris Yeung 1755 Pope Road 31-D Features Editor Alyssa Navares Comics Editor Casey Ishitani lished once a week during summer sessions with a circulation of 10,000. Ka Leo Honolulu, HI 96822 Commentary Editor Kimberly Shigeoka Visual Editor Joe Guinto is funded by student fees and advertising. Its editorial content reflects only the Sports Editor Keane Santos Newsroom: (808) 956-7043 views of its editors, writers, columnists and contributors, who are solely respon- Advertising: (808) 956-7043 sible for its content. No material that appears in Ka Leo may be reprinted or republished in any medium without permission. The first newsstand copy is free; Facsimile: (808) 956-9962 for additional copies, please come to the Ka Leo Building. Subscription rates are ADVERTISING E-mail: [email protected] $36 for one semester and $54 for one year. Advertising Manager Edgar Lobachevskiy Web site: www.kaleo.org © 2006 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Commentary Editor: Kimberly Shigeoka | (808) 956-3214 | [email protected] Monday, August 28, 2006 | Page 5 Border From page 4 Department stores discriminate nine, by the way). But, I dare say, Short women angry if small men couldn’t find shirts ing technology at all land border that fit at Bloomies, the head hon- entries and stricter implementa- as petite lines are chos would never shrug them off. tion of deportation activities. All it Which is why this entire thing lacks is a provision to implement pulled from shelves baffles me. exit tracking in airports – one of Women like me may not be able the primary means of entry. to reach the camis piled on the The differences between By Tanya Barrientos highest shelf, but we’re certainly these two measures are making The Philadelphia Inquirer tall enough to slide our credit card compromise difficult. And, to be toward the register. fair, these are complex problems. I bought a pair of black capris In fact, according to the New But no less than our nation’s secu- the other day, knowing the minute York Times, we’ve spent a sizable rity rides on the outcome. I got home I would take scissors, $10 billion on small clothes over Let’s not do homeland secu- snip a couple of threads and roll the last several years. That’s billion rity on the cheap. Let’s not get down the cuffs so they’d fit like with a “B,” which rhymes with so focused on fences along the regular-length pants. “P,” which stands for “peeved.” Mexican border and guest-work- Because I’m short. When Saks fessed up that it er programs that we miss other, Five-foot-nothing short. Can- was, indeed, axing its entire petite perhaps more dangerous threats. barely-see-over-the-counter-at-the- COURTESY PHOTO BY METRO department, and the other stores Remember: The 9/11 hijackers bank short. Parking-valets-curse- With some department stores eliminating their petite section, shorter women may find them- admitted they probably were head- entered the country legally, then me short. selves at the tailor's more often. ed the same way, the tiniest among slipped through the cracks. The I used to call myself “petite,” us roared. first thing we should do in memory because it sounds so much better nate, or significantly downsize, from “Dynasty.” Little fingers flew over tele- of the 3,000 Americans murdered than “stubby,” “squat” or “runty.” their petite departments, because Or that, in general, women’s phone pads and computer key- that day is to close the loophole But I’m not doing the “P” word some fashionistas believe women clothes come in three standard boards, lodging super-size com- their killers crawled through to anymore. who shop there are over-the-hill, sizes – “juniors” (middle school), plaints, and Saks succumbed. reach them. Not since the fashion world out-of-fashion and not-worth-the- “misses” (desperate housewives) Starting in the fall, it will reinstate decided that petite is the new trouble. and “plus” (big boxy combos that its petite department. About the Writer frumpy. Executives were quoted as say- are always housed near the flow- Neiman’s and Bloomingdale’s Glenn Hudson was an H.N. and You may have overlooked the ing little ladies would much rather ered bed sheets). have not turned around just yet. Frances C. Berger Foundation intern whole petite brouhaha that’s been wear hipper styles in contemporary Never mind that the big-deal But, may I suggest that their execs who researches government relations brewing the last few weeks, par- departments, even if they don’t fit department store guys – and I’d add Gulliver’s Travels to their issues at The Heritage Foundation. ticularly if you stand tall. But, as well. bet my house they’re guys – wear summer reading lists? Readers may write to the author in trust me, for those of us residing Huh? pants that are routinely manufac- care of The Heritage Foundation, 214 in Munchkin Land, it’s been big You think I enjoy hemming tured to fit any measurement of About the Writer Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, news. every pair of khakis I buy? You leg and waist. If one of their suits Tanya Barrientos is a columnist for the D.C. 20002; Web site: www.heritage. The story is, essentially, this: think sleeves that dangle past my doesn’t fit, they get alterations. Philadelphia Inquirer. Readers may write org. Information about Heritage’s Three big department stores – Saks fingertips make me feel mod? It’s Free. to her at: Philadelphia Inquirer, P.O. Box funding may be found at http://www. Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s and not my fault the clothes in the I don’t mean to get all Gloria 8263, Philadelphia, Pa. 19101, or by e- heritage.org. Neiman Marcus – decided to elimi- petite section look like leftovers Steinem about this (she’s five-foot- mail at [email protected].

Page 6 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Monday, August 28, 2006 | FEATURES A little honesty goes a long way it, he tells us. It doesn’t anymore. ‘An Inconvenietnt Underneath the stories, examples and reflections, the viewer is faced Truth’ fires up with hard science. Carbon dioxide and other gases trap solar heat in environmentalists. the atmosphere, thereby warming the surface of the earth and making it habitable for humans and other By Nina Buck life forms. Deforestation, industrial Ka Leo Contributing Writer agriculture and the burning of fossil fuels increases the amount of car- It is an often cited fact that if you bon dioxide in the atmosphere. The drop a frog into a pot of boiling water, earth’s temperature is going up. Gore the frog will hop out immediately. If explains all this with easy-to-read you leave a frog in a pot of water and charts and data. THANH BIDWELL • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i slowly increase the temperature, the Polar ice caps are cracking; Junior Jennifer Gee (left) buys another coffee at the Campus Center Cafe. Gee spends at frog won’t notice. The frog will boil sea levels are rising high enough to least $70 every week on a Soy White Mocha Expresso. to death and never jump out. consume entire Pacific nations; the Former Vice President Al Gore COURTESY PHOTO ROTTEN TOMATOES number of category four and five hur- has been presenting slide shows ricanes has almost doubled in the last about global warming for decades. polar bears. It is the stuff of science 30 years. The science is confirmed, Film director Davis Guggenheim class or science fiction; there is no but social and political change has Coffee costs put a uses those slide shows as the basis nudity. But the days are hot and get- not. The U.S., by far the largest for his new documentary film, “An ting hotter and “An Inconvenient contributor to global warming in the Inconvenient Truth.” Truth” is poised to become one of world, has yet to sign the Kyoto The film is an unlikely block- the most influential films of our time, Protocol. Al Gore calls a response to strain on your wallet buster, created with Poweroints and perhaps of all time. It is as riveting global warming our “moral obliga- By Kara Kusunoki At most Starbucks and at the and as real as a frog slowly sinking tion.” We have sufficient technology Ka Leo Contributing Writer Campus Center Corner Market beneath the bubbling water. to reverse the trends, he continues, we Café, frozen drinks start at $4 The film stars a former United simply have to implement it before As I walk past the Corner (including tax) for a medium-sized States Vice President in a role he the frog sizzles. Market Café at the University of serving. Assuming that a frozen seems made for - although the public More than 30 years ago, Rachel Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Campus Center, coffee is purchased on a daily has seldom seen him so passionate Carson wrote a book outlining the dev- I notice the long line of people basis, it adds up to about: $28/ and funny, so at home with himself, astating impacts of chemical poison- waiting to order their morning cof- week, $112/month and $1,344/ as he is on this silver screen. The ing to songbirds. It was called “Silent fee. I have seen the same people year. movie lays bare one of the most Spring,” it was among the works waiting everyday since I also wait Look at the costs of buying pressing issues of our time: the crush- that swayed the course of the mod- in that same line. coffee per week, it doesn’t look ing and ruinous effects of environ- ern environmental movement.“Silent However, the cost of buy- too pricey. The $28 could be used mental destruction; global warming; Spring” helped to motivate a gen- ing coffee on a regular basis has to buy about 11 gallons of gas, a eration clamoring for change. It was the fate of frogs. always been a major concern for new shirt or a dinner for two at a followed by The Clean Air Act, the “An Inconvenient Truth” is me. I looked over my expenditures decent restaurant. Endangered Species Protection Act, skillful film making by Guggenheim for this past year and wondered, The $112 monthly price is the formation of the Environmental and a virtuoso performance by Gore. “how much would I have saved if more significant. You could pay Guggenheim intersperses snippets Protection Agency and subsequent I didn’t buy coffee?” off your car loan or student loan from Gore’s personal life with the environmental legislation. quicker with that money in your multi-media slide show presentation “An Inconvenient Truth,” like- Totaling coffee costs pocket each month, instead of with that Gore has crafted over the years. wise, has the power to innovate the the cashier at the coffee counter. There are several different At one point, the former vice presi- way we live on this planet, the power As for the $1,344/year that ways to serve coffee, but since dent explains how the hospitalization to galvanize generations all clamor- is spent buying coffee daily, you we attend school in Hawaiʻi, a and near death of his only son forced ing for change. It is playing at the could buy a Gucci purse, a surf- him to face the cruelty and intractable Varsity Theater, so go and see it if hot and humid area for most of board, fly to Japan and back (with realness of loss. In another moment, you haven’t yet. It may be one of the the year, many students order cold Gore brings forth photos of Mount most influential and critical works of beverages, such as frozen coffee Kiliminjaro. It used to have snow on our time. drinks. See Coffee, page 7 FEATURES | Monday, August 28, 2006 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Page 7

Coffee Comparisons You could have purchased more than knows how to recycle metal CoffeeFrom page 6 just an iced coffee from Corner Market By Casey Ishitani Ka Leo Comics Editor additional spending money too) or Café at UH Campus Center invest in funds. $28/week = 11 gallons of gas With a catalogue of albums Even if you don’t buy frozen spanning back to the early 80s, one coffee drinks every day, you may $112/month = student loans of America’s most consistent sources still spend a significant amount of $1,344/year = round-trip to Japan for thrash rock has released another your money on regular coffee or caustic barrage of unmitigated vitriol smoothies (an original size Jamba ing it yourself. An obvious reason is on the shuddering eardrums of the Juice even more than coffee). discerning dirge-merchant. A band of you save money and, perhaps, gas, wily coherence and sturdy dips into depending on whether you make a Save money, make coffee the chaotic world of whirling guitars separate trip to buy your coffee. An easy alternative to buying and anarchist filibusters, Slayer lets By making your coffee at home, coffee at a shop is making your own. loose the gnashing “” you can also spare yourself the long Daven Hashimoto, a junior, bought upon the world. Whether the lis- lines. Instead of waiting 10 minutes a coffee maker, which he uses on a tener is a casual acquaintance or a in line and spending extra money, weekly basis. blood-drenched fanatic for the heavy why not make coffee at home in five A coffee maker can be pur- metal yawp, the album doesn’t disap- point in sounding like anything but a chased at Wal-Mart for about $29 minutes and save a thousand-plus Slayer album. COURTESY PHOTO BY SLAYER and a 7 oz. bag of vanilla macada- dollars? While ’s guitar work Thrash-metal gods Slayer return with the brutal, if somewhat repetitive, album "Christ mia nut coffee grounds, costs $7/ In addition, homemade coffee still has the ability to send molten Illusion." bag. According to Hashimoto, mak- could be healthier for you. Starbucks coffee usually has additives that bolts of sonic lightning to the nerves ing coffee takes about five minutes; of even the most jaded listener and comes off as desperate and a little System of a Down or Audioslave, it tastes the same as the café coffee, contain 70 or more calories per serving size (tall, grande and venti). plays his drums with pretentious. On “Skeleton Christ,” because “Christ Illusion” is still an and it is not difficult to make. He the intensity of a machine gun, there known atheist King waxes poetic on album by a band that understands the While a cup of homemade black advises students to “buy a thermo” seems to be something missing from the latest debacles of the Religious fine line between tightly coordinated coffee contains only 9 calories. in order to take coffee with you this latest entry. A hindrance has Right, giving vocalist Tom Araya assaults and hedonist noise for the while driving or sitting in class. As Hashimoto pointed out, entered the mix, as Slayer’s once the usual dismissal one expects from sake of making hedonist noise. The cost of buying a coffee “people who count calories rarely innovative sound has become almost Slayer (“I’ve seen the ways of God In point of fact, there is not a dull maker and the annual amount of remember to count calories for their a staple in a rolling sea of murky / I’ll take the devil any day / Hail moment on the entire album, as each coffee grounds purchased would be drinks.” metal opuses that range from the Satan”), but it doesn’t stir one’s non- song fondles the average Death-Metal approximately $71 total if a bag of Of course, I’m not saying that lackluster grunt of Metallica to the existent soul as it would have in the fan’s beloved Grafenberg Spot (the grounds lasts for two months. That occasionally treating yourself to a embarrassing banality of Limp Bizkit glory days of “Reign of Blood.” Even extended solo). However, the way it is a $1,273 difference when com- coffee or smoothie is totally unrea- and all that has arisen from the cess- the closing moments of “Cult” fail to does so has been visited and revisited paring store-bought and homemade sonable. However, the savings you pool from which they were cultured. raise any new alarms (sample lyric: for more than 20 years. Whether one coffee. obtain by not buying a drink every- In “Christ Illusion,” a line like “There’s no fuckin’ Jesus Christ / enjoys that or not depends on his or day can really add up. Best of all, “Attitude is my addiction / I live life There never was a sacrifice ... I’ve her monogamy, but it may be time Saving time, gas and calories the worst thing you can do by mak- with no regret / Unlike you it’s my made my choice: Six, six, six”). for Slayer to continue to innovate, or Even though coffee made at ing your own coffee is save yourself conviction / That sets me apart from Which isn’t to posit Slayer with as Araya sings on “Confearacy:” “I the rest” from the track “Catalyst” home may not taste the same to you, money and time spent standing in the lazed ilk of curmudgeons like need to redefine.” there are still many benefits to mak- those long lines. KA LEO WANTS YOU!

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Taking a Load off at Mānoa

By Claire Withycombe respite from the daily tribulations Ka Leo Chief Copy Editor of campus life. Students can find serenity at The fall semester has arrived the Japanese Tea Garden, located at the University of Hawaiʻi at behind Jefferson Hall. The garden Mānoa campus with its hectic boasts a koi pond, waterfall and scheduling and rescheduling, teahouse. The small grassy hills bookstore waiting, computer next to the slowly flowing stream problems and frantic searches for are perfect place upon which to classes. stretch. Pines provide shade, and Racing around in these situ- the babble of the waterfall is a ations can cause many people to welcome relief from lecture class- stress, especially during the tran- es and noisy chatter of fellow sition from a lazy summer, even students. one with summer school, to a new Directly below the tea gar- set of classes. The chaos chal- dens is Mānoa Stream. Although lenges those returning to campus, occasionally muddied by heavy causing them to lose sleep, bite rains, which can also cause the their nails, even hyperventilate. stream to leap its banks on rare But while students are rac- occasions, the stream runs through ing around, adding classes at the tall trees and lush bushes. The last minute or spending all their shade and the rolling water com- money on books, there are ways bine to cool the air, and there are for them to ease the tension. plenty of large rocks for sitting Of course, they could always and quiet meditation. Be prepared go to a beach, but if they don’t to startle a few mongoose and have enough time, or do not have cats as you walk around both the transportation, students should Japanese Tea Gardens and along know that there are other options the Mānoa Stream. And, as with for them. Many outdoor locations all outdoor locations, expect mos- will help them reach a state of quitoes. inner calm. There is also the Zen Garden. CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i UH has a multitude of places A waterfall trickles below the teahouse in the Japanese Tea Garden, which can be found on campus, above Mānoa to go when one is needing a little See RELA, page 9 Stream. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Comics & Crossword Page 10 | Monday, August 28, 2006 Comics Editor: Casey Ishitani | [email protected]

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down. Every single play on that court was like, ‘We’re not losing this match. This is our arena, our match, Volleyball our time.’” Rainbow Wahine soccer From page 12 Lumsden led all scorers with 23 kills followed by Houston with 21. UH had five players in double-digit make it match point at 14-13 on scoring and out-blocked Pepperdine freshman outside hitter Rachel teamBy Kiyomi Ueda off theto amount ofa physical rainy contact pres- start 16-10. Lumsden’s 23rd kill. Ka Leo Contributing Writer ent throughout the game. Several Coming up times during the game Rainbow Emotional victory The Rainbow Wahine, now 2-0, The University of Hawai‘i at Wahine players could be seen hit- After two crucial blocks by host the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Mānoa soccer team opened their ting the ground after collisions with Gregory and Keefe, including one Volleyball Classic beginning next 2006 season with a rainy start and Washington players. that edged the white borderline, a 1-0 loss against the University of In addition to the physicality of Sanders, standing inches from the Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center Washington Huskies in the Ohana the game, the rainy weather caused net, put down a powerful spike against the 5th ranked Florida Hotels & Resorts No Ka Oi. Despite some minor problems for both past the Wave block that put the Gators. the loss, the Rainbow Wahine Soccer teams, making the ball harder to ‘Bows up 17-15 and completed “We’ll take the heart and char- team’s expectations for the upcom- handle because it was wet and slip- the emotional Hawai‘i comeback. acter of this team into next week’s ing season remain optimistic. pery. Domingo said that the weather “That was the most exciting tournament,” Lee said. The loss can be described as is always a factor during games, but match of my life,” said Lee. “This Gregory added, “As long as we keep up the good passing and good nothing more than unlucky by both that “[Washington] played with it so team has so much heart. We never ball control, I don’t see many teams junior midfielder Jessica Domingo we [had] to play with it.” gave up. Nobody thought we were going to lose even when we were catching up to us.” and Head Coach Pinsoom Tenzing. The Rainbow Wahine out “For the people who were here, shot Washington 13-7 and had five shots on goal in comparison they could see the effort we put into THANH BIDWELL • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i the game and we just fell short at the to Washington’s two. Sophomore end, but it was a good effort by the Taryn Fukuroku led UH with five Midfielder Taryn Fukuroku shields the ball whole team,” Domingo said. “Those attempted shots. Although the from a Huskies defender. The ‘Bows outshot girls are huge, they’re good, and we Rainbow Wahine did not manage the Huskies 13-7 but lost the game 1-0. played them head to head.” to score on any of their attempted With the exception of UH soph- shots, Washington scored the game’s omore goalkeeper Kori Lu, Rainbow only goal in the 69th minute when Wahine’s starting lineup all stand at Melissa Beal scored a low-lining 5’5” or below. Contrastingly, the left footed shot past Hawaii’s Lu. Huskies had no one in the start- “They just had a lucky shot,” ing lineup stand below 5’5”. UH Ako said. “That’s how it goes.” Freshman forward Ambree Ako said Tenzing, too, felt that the ‘Bows the Huskies’ size was big benefit for were unlucky in the loss, and he was Washington. proud of the way his team played. “We’re a really small team “We played better,” he said. and they’re really big,” Ako said. “We never gave up for 90 minutes “[Because of that] they can push us and we kept running,” off the ball.” The Rainbow Wahine came The size of the Huskies in com- into the season opener with a 2005 parison with the Rainbow Wahines record of 9-9-2 and the title of could be seen during the game, more Western Athletic Conference regu- specifically during the ninth minute lar season champions. They were when Washington midfielder Dani picked in the WAC preseason poll Bridges was given a yellow card to finish second in their conference after a collision with UH sophomore this year. This in combination with midfielder Kristen Oshiro. Despite their hard work allows Tenzing to being smaller, the ‘Bows played be “very hopeful” about the season with a strong effort, attempting to to come. use speed to their advantage. Washington went on to win the “You couldn’t even tell that we Ohana Hotels & Resorts No Ka Oi were smaller than them because our with a 2-1 victory over Oklahoma speed of play and our hard work and yesterday. The Huskies who went our heart were just tremendous,” winless last season are now 2-0. Domingo said. Hawai‘i will face Oklahoma tonight Speed of play, hard work, and at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium heart could not, however, prevent at 5 p.m. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Sports Page 12 | Monday, August 28, 2006 Editor: Keane Santos | (808) 956-3215 | [email protected] Rainbow Wahine crash down on Waves’ comeback By Magdiel Vilchez get our feet set. They have to commit defense and sloppy plays kept the Ka Leo Staff Writer in order to block.” Rainbow Wahine trailing the Waves The ‘Bows out-blocked throughout the game. Pepperdine Someone must have told the Pepperdine, one of the tallest teams in scored four straight points to close University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa the nation, 15 to 13.5. The Rainbow out the game with a kill by sopho- Rainbow Wahine volleyball team Wahine increased their lead 23-16 more outside hitter Julie Rubenstein that ticket prices are too high at the before Pepperdine turned the tide at 30-25. Stan Sheriff Center. For the second on the ‘Bows and went on a 6-0 “We hurt ourselves,” Kamana‘o straight night the 7th ranked ‘Bows run and tied the ballgame at 24 a said. “We had several serving errors won a 5-game thriller (30-28,30- piece. However, a 5-0 ‘Bow run and and just gave them that game.” 26,25-30,23-30,21-19) over the 19th Keefe’s fifth kill of the night gave The Rainbow Wahine had six ranked Pepperdine Waves Saturday Hawai‘i the 30-26 win, putting the service errors in Game 1, including night, a match that surely gave the ‘Bows up two games to none. two from co-captain Kamana‘o. jammed house of 6,409 fans at the By Game 3, the rising tide of Both teams exchanged points SSC their moneys worth. the Waves began to take a toll on to begin the second game and a kill Sporting a different starting line- Hawai‘i. Pepperdine Middle Blocker by UH junior middle blocker Kari up from the previous night, includ- Cassandra Chamberlain put down Gregory tied the game up at eight ing freshman Jayme Lee replacing 6 of her 13 kills in the third game, apiece. Unfortunately for Hawai‘i, it including a crucial kill at 23-23 that would be the closest that they came junior Raeceen Woolford as libero, PHOTOS BY DAN RICHARDS • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i the Rainbow Wahine began crashing gave the Waves a one-point edge and in the second game. Pepperdine took down on the Wave defense, going the momentum to close out the game The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team congratulate each other after scoring a point during their the lead and ran with it, going on a up 7-4 off a kill by UH junior out- 30-28. exciting come from behind win over Pepperdine on Friday. 9-2 run and taking an 11 point lead at side hitter Tara Hittle in Game 1 Hawai‘i found themselves play- 27-16 off a kill by Pepperdine soph- changes and seven match points. and showing no sign of going down ing catch-up throughout Game 4 omore middle blocker Cassandra With the game seesawing back and two games to none like the previous with Pepperdine taking a quick 3-0 Chamberlain. Hawai‘i narrowed the forth, UH junior outside hitter Tara night. The Rainbow Wahine battled lead, forcing UH Head Coach Dave margin before losing the game 30- Hittle’s two consecutive kills gave back and forth with a resilient Wave Shoji to call an early Hawai‘i time 26. the ‘Bows a one point edge, 8-7, at “We were just frozen in those team, tying the game up 15 more out at 8-3. the media time out. The ‘Bows then first two games; opening night jit- times before UH sophomore outside “We started off really well [in ters,” said UH Head Coach Dave hitter Jessica Keefe and junior mid- the first two games] but in the third used its offensive arsenal, including Shoji. “This is the worst case scenar- dle blocker Kari Gregory came up and fourth games we were emotion- UH sophomore Jamie Houston who io, this is the worst we could imagine with a big block that put the ‘Bows ally down,” Lee said. put down six of her career and game- playing. Every time we made a good up 30-28 and earned a standing ova- Pepperdine sophomore outside high 28 kills in the fifth game and play we made two bad plays.” tion from the crowd. hitter Julie Rubenstein took over Hittle who put down her 15th kill to “[Keefe has] really done a fabu- Game 4, throwing down four kills draw the first match point. The final push lous job and has just added a new and two of her three blocks to give “Anytime Kanoe wants to come dimension to our team,” Gregory the Waves a comfortable seven- to me, I’m ready,” Houston said. The game changed when Shoji said. point lead at 13-6. Hawai‘i came as “Whenever I can carry a team, I’ll put in red-shirt freshman libero Jayme Riding the momentum from the close as three points at 23-20 before do it. It feels good to just go out there Lee, the smallest player on both previous game, the ‘Bows continued Pepperdine continued their Game 4 and swing as hard as possible.” sides of the court, to help Hawaii’s struggling defense counter against a to put up a solid block, including domination taking the seven-point Led by freshman outside hit- towering Pepperdine team that has one from Keefe and Gregory that put edge at 30-23 off Milo’s 13th kill of ter Rachel Lumsden’s 21 kills, Outside Hitter, Jamie Houston drives a kill a average height of 6’1” (including an end to a long rally and gave the the night to force a crucial Game 5. Pepperdine took advantage of a through the arms of Pepperdine’s Cassandra two 5’6” players). It worked. ‘Bows a 7-5 advantage. “We wern’t not going to lose couple of Hawai‘i attack errors to Chamberlain. Houston led UH in kills on both “I was watching the first two “I like the bigger teams,” that fifth game,” Gregory said. bring the match point back to the Friday (21) and Saturday (28). games,” Lee said. “(Shoji) surprised Gregory said. “We’re a lot faster so Waves at 15-14, 16-15, 17-16,18-17, Wahine earn win me when he told me ‘you’re going to it’s hard for them to block us. They and 19-18. After a Gregory kill and be libero.’ When I got on the court it run the high ball so we have time to Game 5 saw 15 ties, eight lead Pepperdine error, it was Aloha Ball for the ‘Bows. A Gregory/Keefe block sealed was a totally different atmosphere. the match at 21-19 and brought the I could feel the team’s chemistry fans to an almost inaudible wave of and I could feel everyone coming cheers and applause as the whole together.” Lee thought the execution Rainbow Wahine squad jumped from of plays got a lot better, passing was the bench and rushed Keefe and more consistent and that UH was Gregory. able to get the ball to their middles. “[Keefe] went up and clamped Lee’s impact was almost imme- the ball. [Her block] was textbook,” diate, giving the ‘Bows a 7-5 edge on Gregory said. “We have a lot of pride her first serve as well as dishing out 9 when we put on these jerseys. We digs. don’t go out there thinking about the “Jayme Lee came in and gave national championship but we go out us good passing. I gave her a lot of thinking about going towards that credit for that turn around,” Shoji goal and every game is just as impor- said. “[Lee] played very inspired tant. We might struggle sometimes defense.” but you’re going to see a lot of heart Hittle’s ace put the ‘Bows up from us. We’re not going to let them 24-18 and a block by junior mid- take [the game] from us. They’re dle blocker Juliana Sanders gave going to have to earn it.” Hawai‘i game point at 30-25. Houston led all scorers with The momentum didn’t seem 28 points, followed by Pepperdine’s to phase Pepperdine. The waves Lumsden and Milo who had 21 and grabbed an early 8-1 lead to begin 16 respectively. Game 4, putting Hawai‘i in a tough spot. Hawai‘i responded slowly but Friday night jitters surely, riding several brief scoring runs to narrow down the Wave’s With a packed house of 6,567 lead to two at 19-21 with a kill from fans at the Stan Sheriff Center, Hittle. The Waves did not go away and the UH Pep Band and Mānoa quietly, taking one last 3-0 scoring Maniacs at full force, the stage was run to give Pepperdine the 29-28 set for a traditional opening day of match point. The ‘Bows showed an Rainbow Wahine volleyball. Friday’s equal amount of resiliency, keeping 25-30, 26-30, 30-25, 33-31, 17-15 Pepperdine from scoring on four come-from-behind victory for the match points until Houston put down 7th ranked ‘Bows over the taller two consecutive kills to take Game 4, 19th ranked Pepperdine Waves was 33-31, and forced the decisive fifth anything but typical. game. “We really didn’t know what The ‘Bows got off to a quick to expect from this team. We tried start in the final game, taking a 4-1 to adjust along the game but we had advantage off a block by Houston a tough time adjusting,” said UH and Hawai‘i junior middle blocker senior setter Kanoe Kamana‘o. Kari Gregory. Pepperdine pushed The Rainbow Wahine began right back and managed to take the Game 1 with the familiar offensive lead at 9-8 off a Hittle attack error. strike of sophomore outside hitter After exchanging a couple points, Jamie Houston and junior outside the Waves made one final push to hitter Tara Hittle putting down 4 kills a piece. However, a crumbling See Volleyball, page 11