Student Visas Will Be Harder To

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Energy: UH First you get the taro... Student could lead the nation in sav- visas will ing money be harder From page 1 to get fridges,” Miller said. The project hopes to initiate natu- ral resource conservation and building By Matthew Fitting and campus structure redesigns for Swarthmore Phoenix (Swarthmore higher energy and water efficiency. College) One of the biggest bonuses of being a sustainable campus is the cost (U-WIRE) SWARTHMORE, Pa. - savings, Day said. “The saved money The Immigration and Naturalization can be used for other programs that Service (INS) has issued a new rule need more attention on campus.” making it harder for foreign nation- Miller said that the university als to obtain student visas. This spends close to $12 million on electric rule is part of "its continuing effort costs annually. By using energy-effi- to enhance homeland security and cient light bulbs, motion activated strengthen and control immigration lights and a redesigned air condition- in the United Status," the service ing system, “you save the university a announced last week. percentage,” Miller said. The new rule is still open to Neubauer said, “Let’s say a build- public comment and is not final, ing spends $100 per month in electric- but it will take effect this sum- ity. By changing some light bulbs and mer if approved. Under it, foreign other means of saving electricity, the nationals who wish to switch their visa status to student must report in next month’s bill could be $90. The Diane Kohara • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i extra $10 saved will be put into an person at a consulate abroad before investment, which will continue to Jeni Nishimura watches as Hawaiian language student Lisa Iwamoto entering the country. grow over time,” said Neubauer. pounds taro into poi Saturday morning at the lo`i behind the The move is unlikely to have “(The charter) will make us a Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. an impact on international students leader in the nation in saving money. at Swarthmore College, said Susan Not that many universities make this Untereker, associate dean of admis- kind of commitment. It makes UH sions and coordinator of interna- a model for the state and the whole tional recruitment. Pacific region,” Day said. The college prepares I-20 The program will be funded by forms for its international students, appropriations and grants, Miller said. which guarantee them student visas. Savings investments would serve as Swaarthorne has never experienced another source of capital, Neubauer problems bringing in students from said. overseas. The college ensures stu- Miller said, “This is going to be dents have funding for all four years of college, which is required a long process. The best thing to do Ka Leo O Hawai`i is accepting applications for the following for now is to find out what we can do for them to obtain student visas. editorial positions for the The new rule will hurt commu- that won’t cost much, and start from summer and fall semesters: there. nity colleges and vocational schools “Taking a look at what’s out there the most. Managing Editor will help us see what the university The move aims to prevent non- already has.” News Editor immigrant visitors from extending UH President Evan Dobelle is Opinion Editor their stays in America. expected to attend the event and voice Features Editor "I think they're overdoing it," his support for the project. Day said Design Editor Gloria Evans said. students and faculty members are also Chief Copy Editor As foreign students adviser, encouraged to attend. Copy Editors Evans is responsible for obtaining I-20 forms and visas for interna- All positions except for Copy Editors require at least one semes- tional students. ter of college-level news media experience. Please pick up an "Up until Christmas or so, application at the Ka Leo building, located across the lower some of my colleagues were get- ting requests about some of their entrance to the Bookstore. Applications are due on Monday, students, especially from Pakistan," April 30. Evans said. A foreign adviser at Drexel University received roughly a request a week, she said. Now they have slowed significantly. Still, she added, the current system of obtaining visas has been flawed for years. "There are a lot of so-called schools that have the authority to issue I-20s," she said. "There's been very little checking up on whether these students are actually coming into school. We know who comes in, but we don't know when they leave and where they go when they get here." More INS changes are in the works, including the creation of an online database in which schools could record whether foreign students show up for class, according to the Inquirer. Other planned government responses to the Sept. 11 attacks have yet to take effect. A bill that prohibits granting student visas to students from countries with governments that support terror- ism was passed in the House of Representatives, but it has not reached the Senate floor yet. The new rules are published in the federal register (www.nara.gov/ fedreg). Friday, April 19, 2002 Ka Leo O Hawai’i Page 3

Dress up with ‘Clothes Minded’

room learning to practical use Students prepare to unveil their — mainly, forcing students to exercise their interpersonal skills. unique designs at fashion show “They have to work together and will be graded on how they relate with each other. This is about human relations, manage- By Judy Antoine programs printed, compiled guest ment skills and development,” he Ka Leo Staff Writer lists and chose silverware for the said. luncheon. They also purchased Each student is responsible for As the date of the University the materials used for their the overall quality of the fashion of Hawaii’s Spring 2002 fash- designs. show. ion show, “Clothes Minded” At first, most students admit- “Stars are made, not born,” approaches, excitement ted they did not understand the Sasaki said. “If anyone is slack- grows at UH’s Department of level of work that went into pro- ing, the class must get the fire Apparel Product Design and ducing a fashion show. Now, they going. If one person fails, they all Merchandising. appreciate the experience. fail. This is a life lesson. We are “Clothes Minded” features Rachel Barnette, who has in the business of solving problems and the show is a vehicle garments designed by graduating designed her own fashion pro- Courtesy Photo seniors — and some juniors — of gram for “Clothes Minded,” for such,” he said. APDM 430: Fashion Production. expressed an interest in learning “Clothes Minded” is about Ray Sasaki (bottom left) poses with students from his Apparel Product Design The students are showcasing full about putting clothes together. fashion, technical production and and Merchandising 430 (Fahion Production) class. collections as well as individual She also wants to promote quality “the razzle dazzle stuff that cre- pieces in categories like “East work in fashion shows. ates excitement,” Sasaki said. Shani Morita will show her meets West,” “Decades” and “Being a backstage manager “Living Dolls” collection — deli- “Couture.” is quite a roller coaster, but fun,” cate, soft and sensual chiffon gar- Ray Sasaki, a founding said Barnette. ments with unique, hand-tailored member of ADR productions, a Cecilia Kim, a “Clothes details. “Clothes Minded” Hawai`i-based modeling and tal- Minded” participant who has had Amber Wong, a junior who UH Manoa Spring 2002 Fashion Show ent agency that produces local her work shown in the Narcissus is chairperson of the model com- Sheraton Waikiki Hotel fashion shows and pageants, Chinese Festival, said, “It feels mittee, will present her designs, taught students about the ins and good to have my stuff in the which were showcased at the Sunday, April 21 at 11:30 a.m. outs of the fashion industry. show. I get chicken skin thinking Narcissus Festival. Tickets $25 Under Sasaki’s direction, the about it, it’s just so great to see Under the professional guid- For information and tickets call 956-2244 students worked on all aspects my work on the runway.” ance of Sasaki, all of the pro- of the show: design, publicity, But for Sasaki, “Clothes duction and design students are finance and entertainment. They Minded” is about more than the taking a step up in the fashion recruited fashion models, got the garments; it’s about putting class- world.

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Red light cams likely to suffer problems faced by van cams

THE ISSUE: Members of the We believe every effort should be Hawaiì State Legislature are still made to save the traffic light camera trying to save the red light cams. program; however, it is not as sim- Senate Transportation ple as it sounds. Chairman Cal Kawamoto is con- The Department of Transportation tinuing efforts to convince the cannot administratively create a governor to veto a repeal bill that traffic camera program without a would kill both the light cam pro- law authorizing it to do so; the mere gram and the speeding cam pro- suggestion is constitutionally irre- gram. His goal is to retain the red sponsible. In order to aim cameras light cameras, which have been at our cars and take pictures without significantly more popular than our knowledge, the state Department the speeding cameras. of Transportation needs the authori- House Transportation zation of our elected representatives; Chairman Joe Souki has com- it is the way our form of democracy mented that the Department of works. Transportation can still implement However, the program can be saved the red light program administra- by rethinking the law and rewording tively, without needing the law it to include only the stationary light passed in 2000 that authorized cams. the use of electronically-triggered There is a reason that the light cams cameras for traffic law enforce- have not caused as much outcry as ment. the speeding cameras; they are not nearly as invasive or as subjective. The cameras are set up so that your car will be recorded if and only if it enters into the intersection — relatively far into the intersection — after the light has turned red. Thus, it does not suffer from the same arguments of subjectivity that the van cams drew. You Wooing teachers to stay either run a red or you don’t; there are no issues of safe flow of traffic or speed thresholds. By Mary incentive for prospective Hawaiì And what contributes to the short- As such, the program is worth saving. Intersections are a major danger Vorsino teachers to remain in a state where age? The search for higher pay and point in driving; any deterrent from running red lights is a plus. Ka Leo Editor- teachers are underpaid, under-sup- better working facilities, she said. On the other hand, the program will most likely suffer from many of in-Chief ported and underappreciated. And it According to the American the same problems that killed the van cameras: questions of constitutional- is a powerful recruitment tool for the Federation of Teachers, Hawaiì ranks ity, enforcement (the cameras cannot always prove who was driving the It is teacher education programs statewide. last in the nation for teacher salary car), the transfer of social security numbers to a private vendor, etc. The Hawaii’s sore Indeed, the bill’s additions — add- adjusted for cost-of-living. Hawaiì Legislature and the Department of Transportation will have to seriously thumb — the ing private university students to teachers’ adjusted average salary in reconsider certain aspects of this program if it is to be effective. state’s ongoing those eligible and decreasing the min- 2000, $30,851, is more than $10,000 The current authorization for the use of traffic cameras ends in July predicament imum commitment from under the national average. 2003; we suggest that, regardless of whether or not the repeal bill gets that will not 10 years to six, are few but passed, legislators take a serious look at the light cam program and engineer dissipate or When Slaughter takes her students its survival before the next session. improve. to observe private schools, “they’re With every annual report, always amazed at how excellent Hawaii’s public education performs the facilities are compared to public worse. With every national statistic, ... the state should schools.” Hawaiì residents breathe a desperate endorse programs So she sees a slice of hope in a bill collective sigh and shrug their bur- that does not pretend to address the dened shoulders. that reward teach- disparity apparent between Hawaii’s But the years of anguish and public education system and Hawaii’s unrest that have embroiled Hawaii’s ers for their career private schools or mainland public public school system hardly con- choice, thereby schools. Editorial Advertising stitute an insurmountable obstacle. The bill addresses instead the cost Mending the tattered and torn rem- Editor-in-Chief - Mary Vorsino Advertising Manager increasing their of higher education and gives Hawaiì Managing Editor - Dara Fukuhara Vijayan (VJ) Munusamy nants of public education in Hawaiì students a reason to stay. In 1996, the need not mean sacrificing vital state morale average student took out more than Chief Copy Editor - Karen Iwamoto staples or beginning anew. Rather, Asst. Advertising Manager $4,117 in loans annually; that’s more News Editor - Sacha Mendelsohn the state should endorse programs Keeley Belva than $16,000 during the course of a Features Editor - Arturo Solis Al Scott that reward teachers for their career four-year degree, without loan inter- Opinion Editor - Jeremy Pippin choice, thereby increasing their significant and worthy Graphic Designer est. Sports Editor - Kalani Wilhelm morale. of consideration. Jina Kang The Legislature has that chance “The teacher short- Forgiving loans for Hawaii’s Web Master - Luke Artiaga in SB 2816. The bill, currently being age in Hawaiì is real,” Hawaiì teachers is hardly enough to relieve Co-Photo Editors - Eric Alcantara and heard in conference, would forgive State Teachers Association Executive the teacher shortage. Andrew Shimabuku student loans for Hawaiì graduates Director Joan Husted told the Board Hawaiì teachers will continue to Support Staff: Copy Editors - Cedric Ranchez, Leah who teach for six consecutive years in of Education in September 2001. leave the state for a better standard of Coordinator for Student Publications Nagler, Joshua Ching, Jennifer Burke, a Hawaiì public school. And until every classroom is lead by living and a better working relation- Jim Reis Currently, the bill’s predeces- a licensed teacher, that shortage will Blake Kushi, Sarah Montgomery, ship with the citizens of their state sor, Act 307, which passed in 2001, persist, she said. and the representatives elected to lead Whitney Kim Editorial Adviser forgives only University of Hawaiì But what motivates Hawaiì edu- them. Jay Hartwell Visual Editor- Matt Bell graduates’ student loans after 10 con- cation graduates to stay in the state? 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Begin and Ariel Sharon went on to necessary, to deport them, to expel to become prime ministers of Israel. and burn them, to have everyone hate Israeli military leaders admit now us, to pull the rug from underneath the that they attacked first in the 1967 the feet of the Diaspora Jews, so that Letters Editor war. It was not a pre-emptive strike, they will be forced to run to us cry- it was a brutal surprise attack whose ing. Even if it means blowing up one purpose was not to or two synagogues here and there, I protect Israel but to don’t care. And I don’t mind if after Sharon’s ‘dirty work’ goes on as seize territory. the job is done you Israeli troops mas- put me in front of a sacred Egyptian Nuremberg Trial and villages and then jail me for life. Israel remains split in two executed Egyptian Many of these ter- Hang me if you want, POWs. They as a war criminal. Several letters of opinion have Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian not fared so well with Europeans. even attacked rorist leaders such Then you can spruce accused Christopher Johns’ col- Sea, converted to Judaism en masse When the Crusaders tried to conquer the USS Liberty, up your Jewish con- umn about Israel (“Israel’s logic is for political reasons back in the 9th Jerusalem, they slaughtered both an American as ... Ariel Sharon science and enter flawed,” April 9) to be warped or century A.D. They served as a buf- Jews and Muslims. The present con- listening ship went on to become the respectable club anti-Semitic. Rather than hurl insults, fer to protect the Byzantine Empire flict in the Middle East is essentially in international of civilized nations, I find it is much more instructive to from Muslim attacks but were wiped between the racist Ashkenazim and waters, killing prime ministers of nations that are large go to the historical record and get the out when the Byzantines switched the Palestinians and Sephardim. 34 Americans. and healthy. What Why? Because you lot don’t under- facts, which are much more complex their allegiance to the Rus (Vikings Since the Palestinians are Semitic, Israel they did not want stand is that the dirty than most people realize. from the north). The Khazarian refu- that makes the Ashkenazim anti- Most of the confusion about gees escaped to what is now Russia, Americans spy- work of Zionism is Semitic, since they themselves are ing on their war not finished yet, far Israel is caused by using the word Poland and Germany. In contrast, the Turkish, not Semitic. crimes in the from it.” Jew to mean both a religion and an original Hebrew diaspora of Roman The current reporting on Israel Sinai. Now Sharon is prime ethnicity. A person who believes in times took the Sephardim mostly to is very biased in favor of Israel. We In 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon min- ister of Israel and his the Jewish religion can be from any Iraq, North Africa and Spain. have forgotten the recent history of when Ariel Sharon was defense min- dirty work continues. ethnicity. According to the book “The The current state of Israel is a Palestine and Israel, where Jewish ister. He was forced to resign after it Thirteenth Tribe” by Arthur Koestler, nation divided (according to Israeli terrorist groups such as Haganah, was revealed that he was complicit in Mark Burch the majority of Eastern European author Jonathan Jacob), where the Irgun and the Stern Gang blew up the the massacres of Palestinians in the (by e-mail) Jews who settled in Israel after WWII Ashkenazim elite oppress the ethnic King David Hotel, assassinated the Sabra and Shatilla refugee camps. are Ashkenazim, who are a Turkish Jews (Sephardim) who were brought UN envoy Count Bernadotte because Here are the words of Ariel people descended from the kingdom in from Iraq, Yemen, Ethiopia and they did not like his partition plan, Sharon himself, interviewed by Amos of Khazaria. other countries. The Sephardim and massacred entire Palestinian vil- Oz in 1982: “Even today I am will- The Kingdom of Khazaria, situ- typically have lived in peace with lages. Many of these terrorist leaders ing to volunteer to do the dirty work ated in Southern Russia between the Muslims throughout history but have such as Yitzhak Shamir, Menachem for Israel, to kill as many Arabs as Page 6 Ka Leo O Hawai’i Friday, April xx, 2002

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Catch air with skate documentary

“Dogtown and Z-Boys” This is very much Film targeted for skateboarders with tells the history of the a documentary spe- Pacific Ocean Park area and cifically targeted its ride through history of the sport the story of skateboarding in its for skateboard- earliest forms. Much of the footage ers, but I really shot of the early Z-Boys was cap- think that any- tured through still photography and one who has By Patrick Cox Dogtown. motion picture by Craig Stecyk, an appre- Ka Leo Staff Writer This area also became a fabled who is also known for his contribu- ciation local surf spot for those daring tions to SkateBoarder Magazine for arche- Most outsiders view skateboard- enough to surf it. With such a great typical ing as something of a strange coun- break and only limited space to movements “Dogtown and Z-Boys,” ter-culture activity. To a certain surf, locals became very protective can really extent it is. But any diehard skater of it and started banning together appreciate this a film by Stacy Peralta will tell you that it goes so much to keep others out. film. The footage Sony Pictures Classic further — beyond counter-culture, Part of this lead to the for- is well preserved beyond stereotype — and becomes mation of the famed and Paul Crowder Signature a lifestyle, a belief system. I Zephyr surf shop masterfully edits the Dole Cannery Theater have wanted to see an intelligent where some of film. documentary on skateboarding for Dogtown’s bold- It is a rare docu- Sunday, April 21 years and it has never come along est and toughest mentary gem on a — until now. surfers and skaters sub-culture of history 6:30 p.m. I started skating in the late ‘80s gathered. It was that is very special and remember watching skate- through Zephyr to a small segment boarding videos and seeing all that many of of the population. of those urban parks and hills in these surfers After the screening, California; it was enough to send started revital- I found myself want- me into a dizzy lust for concrete izing the dying art of ing to go back and jungle. All of us living in the skateboarding and revisit many of the Southern U.S. and the Midwest turning it into the skate videos of my were familiar with these terrains massive movement and Surfer Magazine. youth. And like any even though we had never been it is today. Those The film is directed good aging skate- to them. We saw the pictures of skaters were by famed Z-Boy skater skateboarders in drained swimming known as The Stacy Peralta, who many pools grinding their axles on the Z-Boys. skaters know as one of the pool’s edge. We wanted it all for heads of Powell-Peralta. ourselves. Peralta has been in the Dogtown was a part of skateboarding business for California where the once-fabled years. He was instrumental in Pacific Ocean Park resided. assembling some of today’s top This park was supposed skaters such as Tony Hawk, Steve to be the Coney Island Caballero and Lance Mountain on of the West. In 1967, his Powell-Peralta “Bones Brigade” the park closed team. down and Those of you familiar with became a vir- Peralta’s early films such as tual waste- “Public Domain,” “Ban This” and land — a “Propaganda” (all Bones Brigade home films), will be pleased to see some to gangs, footage from those films as well as pyromaniacs and other early Z-Boys footage shot by graffiti artists. This was Stecyk.

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Stacy Porter, sophomore first base- Slugger man for the Rainbow from softball team, hit 16 home runs in a 49 game DOWN UNDER span. By Kalani Wilhelm Coolen recruited Porter specifi- “I like to win but I’m not really Ka Leo Staff Writer cally to be his team’s power hitter; a mean sort of person,” said the she was thrown directly into the happy 20-year-old. Rainbow Wahine sophomore fourth spot of the batting order. Porter has already gone yard 10 first baseman Stacey Porter can Porter went hitless in nine of her times this season, breaking the old turn an opposing pitcher’s best first 10 collegiate games and suf- mark of nine set by Dana Degen throw into a graceful trot around fered through a 1-21 batting slump. and Cheyenne Thompson in the the bases. Coolen then knocked Porter 1997 and 2000 seasons. Her current University of Hawai`i softball down to seventh in the lineup. This home run total is one more than the head coach Bob Coolen describes was just the motivation she needed entire Rainbow baseball team. Porter’s ability to do damage at the to increase her production. The Rainbows played a total plate in three words: “She hurts “After a while she began hit- of 49 games last season. Although people,” Coolen said. ting the ball like Stacey Porter can Coolen’s slugger from down under Last week against Louisiana hit the ball,” said Coolen. “With didn’t hit a home run until the 33rd Tech, the 6’0” Porter lined a shot Stacey it’s a matter of not putting game, she went on to hit six, setting that ricocheted off the player’s pressure on her.” the all-time mark for a freshman at shoulder, sending her to the ground “I started off slowly, 1-21 wasn’t UH. in agony. too good,” said Porter who has now Porter’s collegiate record of 16 “The third baseman couldn’t cemented her name in the fourth home runs has come in the course react. It was just instant tears for spot of the order. of a 49 game span. She already the girl, Stacey just hit the ball so She still remembers her horrific ranks second on the all-time home hard,” Coolen said. start but has put it behind her. run list second, behind Degen (‘97- Porter’s career on the softball “After that I started to see the ’00). diamond hasn’t always been about ball better and just became more “Having her in the lineup Andrew focused,” said Porter. just really adds a presence,” said timely hitting. Shimabuku When it comes to depositing Coolen. Ka Leo O In Australia the pitching rubber • yellow softballs out of stadiums, Porter has international experi- Hawai‘i is 40 feet away from home plate; in Porter, who has been playing ence as a member of the Australian the United States it’s 43 feet away. softball since she was four, admit- Junior National Team along with “The three feet really threw her ted that she doesn’t swing for the teammate Kate Judd. She is a pros- timing off,” said Coolen. “We also fences. pect for the 2004 Olympic squad Porter, who’s family is in town through her into the fourth spot in “I guess I’m just lucky some- and a virtual lock in 2008. If select- for the series, is looking forward to Porter’s stats: the line up right from the start.” times,” said the Rainbow Wahine ed for the 2004 she has no intention facing the 12th-ranked Fresno State - second in runs (24) Prior to Porter’s decision to slugger. “Sometimes I see the ball of backing out on her commitment Bulldogs. - second in hits (48) commit to Hawai`i, she had spent bigger than others.” to her coach. “We just got to stay positive and - tied for first in triples (2) only two weeks in the United States Although it seems like she plays “She came up to me and said I get on top of her and produce the - first in home runs (10) — in Atlanta and Tennessee on an with a slugger’s mentality, it’s actu- want to give you four good years,” runs. We always play well against - first in RBI (36) Australian softball tour. ally quite the opposite. said Coolen. Fresno,” Porter said. - second in slugging (.619) Warriors’ serial killer on the prowl

By Glenn Lagrimas he feels. key to the team’s success. Ka Leo Staff Writer One attempt, Theocharidis will “As long as we keep on winning, beat you with a roll-shot; the next I’ll always eat (at) Taco Bell,” said Warning: killer on the loose. he will change it up and take some- Theocharidis. “If we lose I’ll have Fear not though, this killer is a good thing off. to change and eat something else.” one (yes, there are good killers With 491 kills on the season, To get all jacked up for games, and bad killers, just like witches). Theocharidis has put down an Theocharidis not only eats hearty It’s junior outside hitter Costas average of 5.58 balls per game. Mexican food but listens to music Theocharidis of the University of However, his impressive numbers to relax the beast’s soul. Seeing his Hawai`i Warrior volleyball team. come in second to his in-game pres- Although he does not liter- ence. face during the player introductions, ally kill people and eat children, When he is on the court, you would think he listens to some- Theocharidis still packs a big Theocharidis is in his own world. thing uplifting because he always punch. He is strictly focused on his prey: smiles. However, beneath that smile If you have ever watched A&E any unsuspecting teams in his way. is the taste for aggressive, hard-core or The History Channel, you prob- “I don’t see the cameras and music. ably know that most infamous kill- the noise don’t bother me,” said “I like heavy metal,” said ers were unassuming people and did Theocharidis. “When I step on the Theocharidis. Metallica, the metal not fit the profile of a “murderer.” court, (I’m) on a mission, like a pioneer from San Francisco, is his Same goes for Theocharidis. cold murderer, a cold-blooded mur- idea of uplifting music. The killer instinct of the 6’2” derer.” Do not be lulled into a false junior from Orestiada, Greece, is a Theocharidis believes that being sense of security as the regular big reason why the “Men of War” mentally prepared and focused is a season ends, for this year’s killing are ranked No. 2 in the nation and facet of his game that is as impor- spree is not over yet. You can be head this weekend to the Mountain tant as being physically fit. Pacific Sports Federation play-offs. “I think 70-80 percent of the sure Theocharidis will be in “the Standing next to him, you would game is just about being focused,” zone;” doing his best to wreak not think Theocharidis can jump said Theocharidis. havoc against Hawaii’s postseason sky-high in the air and kill the vol- When killing is your business, an opponents. leyball with authority, but he does. awkward pregame regimen is part The Warriors host twelfth-ranked He has different methods to his of the job. For Theocharidis, his Long Beach State at the Stan Sheriff madness and it all depends on how superstitious diet before games is Center Saturday night.