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When Paul Wermager The University of Hawai‘i at learned that a woman discov- Mānoa Shidler College of Busi- ered that chromosomes deter- ness building is undergoing ma- mine sex, he felt that her work jor “green” changes. and accomplishments should be Over the winter break, highlighted. workers began installation of a Wermager, who is a librarian 4.5-kilowatt solar photovoltaic at Hamilton Library and stud- panel system that has the po- ies genetics, had never heard tential to reduce nearly 9,323 of Nettie Maria Stevens and pounds of greenhouse-gas emis- learned of her work through his sions per year atop one of the own research. college’s towers. “I was reading a book that V. Vance Roley, dean of Shi- happened to mention Stevens in dler College, said that this instal- passing, and that triggered my lation marks a significant change curiosity because I never heard in advancing UH’s sustainability. of her,” he said. “I read other “We are committed to alter- publications that said she had native energy solutions to meet (made the genetics discovery) the University of Hawai‘i’s over- and had been forgotten over all goal of generating 25 percent time. I found a dissertation that of its electricity from renewable said her paper had been the first. ALEXANDER DANIELS / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I resources by 2020,” Roley said. I thought that people should be During the day, the system aware of it because in textbooks Paul Wermager, head of science and technology references at Hamilton Library, created an exhibit featuring the work of early is expected to produce nearly 24 they don’t mention her.” 20th-century geneticist Nettie Marie Stevens, who discovered the chromosomal basis of sex. The display will run through kilowatts of energy, which can Stevens was born in Ver- February and can be found on the fi rst fl oor of the Hamilton Library Addition. mont in 1861. In 1896, at the light up the courtyard for a night. age of 35, she enrolled at Stan- sperm, a large X chromosome and lished almost 40 articles before Students, faculty and the ford University. After obtaining a small Y chromosome. She con- her death. She was a pioneer for general public will have the abil- her master’s degree there, Ste- cluded eggs fertilized by sperm perseverance, intellect and suc- TO VISIT THE EXHIBIT ity to access and monitor the vens continued her education carrying the X chromosome cess and should be given more system’s solar power, reduced at Bryn Mawr College in Penn- produced females, and those by credit than she’s given.” Hamilton Library emissions, and environmental sylvania, where she earned her sperm carrying the Y chromo- The display runs until the is open Monday statistics from the Web. doctorate in 1903. some produced males. In 1905, end of February and is view- Leidean Guillot, a student at Stevens worked as a re- she published a research paper able in Hamilton Library in through Thursday UH Mānoa, likes what the solar search fellow in biology at Bryn with her findings. the SciTech Commons during from 7 a.m. to 10 panels mean for the university. Mawr and later served as a read- Wermager created and de- building hours. “With the start of a new year, er in experimental morphology. signed the exhibit himself. The display also features p.m., Friday from 7 it is great to think that we are be- It was her work with mealworms “Here is a woman in a male- a detailed map of the 23 chro- a.m. to 6 p.m., and coming more green and resource- that led to the discovery of X dominated era. To have her mosomes of human genetics, Sunday from noon ful here at UH,” Guillot said. and Y chromosomes in gender Ph.D from a reputable institu- more on the controversy of who The system cost around determination. tion, I think she was a pioneer,” should be credited with the dis- to 10 p.m. Stevens discovered male Wermager said. “Sadly, I think covery, and information on in- mealworms produce two kinds of she was forgotten. She pub- tersex humans. See Solar panels, page 3 K A L

Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 EDITOR CHRIS MIKESELL EO 2 [email protected] ASSOCIATE MICHAEL BREWER FEATURES ‘‘Sands’Sands’ a balancebalance ofof greatgreat andand terribleterrible

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It’s almost as if Imageep- tempo of your turn-based battles. very least, a gift basket.asket. och, whose staff has developed other JR- But while learning how to chain 36 or There will be times, hhowever,owever, wwhenhen PGs like Xenogears and , decided 48 hits together into a single turn can be you want the charactersacters to stop talkingtalking to balance out every amazing thing in very satisfying, it leads to some insane so you can listen to tthehe music. TheThe “Sands” with something awful. jumps and falls in difficulty. Once you’ve soundtrack was remasteredemastered forfor the The plot is simple enough: destroy the learned how to chain combos together, U.S. version, composedposed by Yasunori world because evil beastlords run it and most normal enemies and even most Mitsuda (who hass done work on have oppressed humans into servitude bosses become laugh- Trigger, ChronoChrono Cross, (think institutionalized racism, ably easy. 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In one puzzlezle youyou until late in the game. how to have to visit 12 roomsooms Morte, “Sands”’ iron- chain things in a hallway filledd ic answer to the “magical together. with more than girl” cliché, is a violent psy- “Sands” suf- twice that many chopath in a pink dress fers because it doors in a cer- bent on destroying the has little in the tain order; in world. Unfortunately, way of tutori- another you have IMAGES she needs the help of als or in-game to jump across a COURTESY Kyrie, a protagonist help, and since grid of islands; andand OF SEGA USA who suffers from the not all the in another you justt hhaveave Imageepoch’s “orphan child from a game’s mechan- to collect sets of itemsems oneone country village with a ics are explained, set at a time, and it can get “Sands of Destruc- destructive but unlocking the true boring, though att least withwith tion” for the DS barely under- effi ciencies of the battle the puzzles “Sands”s” eventually justjust (MSRP: $34.99) also stood power” system is more or less a pro- tells you the answerer if you get a puzpuz-- features Taupy (left), trope syndrome. cess of trial-and-error. zle wrong enough times. a hard-boiled Fans of the A new concept in “Sands” is However, this mmeanseans there’sthere’s veryvery lit-lit- fi s t fi g h t i ng JRPG genre will ap- the game’s Quip system, where special tle in the way of aimlessmless grindinggrinding invoinvolvedlved bounty hunter preciate the level of customization in lines of dialogue can be memorized and – if JRPG fans are ggoingoing to run arounaroundd in bear, and Lady the game, which borders on microman- equipped on characters to activate ran- circles fi ghting randomdom encounters for no Rhi’a (right), a agement. Weapons can be imbued with domly in battle under certain conditions reason, they might as wewellll bebe doingdoing it to ad-ad- 300-year-old items to increase their stats, and along to give your team bonuses. Every time a vance the plot, right?t? half-dragon with experience points, you also get cus- Quip activates, you hear the line, in addi- lolita girl who tomization points that allow you to buy tion to any signature lines the characters defends the new abilities, or upgrade existing ones to say anyway at the beginning of battle or at FINAL VERDICT: FANS OF THE JRPG lost secrets either be more powerful, more accurate the beginning of their turns. This would GENRE WILL LOVE “SANDS.”ANDS.” PEOPLEPEOPLE WHOWHO or less costly. have been brilliant, except that the qual- HATE JRPGS WONʼT. TTHEHE JUJURYRY ISIS OUTOUT ONON of her race Attacks can also be chained together ity of the voice-acting ranges from excel- WHETHER FURRIES WILLWILL APPREAPPRECIATECIATE THE by dual- into larger combos with the right customi- lent to atrocious. Morte’s voice-acting is FACT THAT THEY FINALLYALLY GETGET A DSDS wielding zation, and a Battle Point system similar just awful and her dialogue makes her GAME. A- pistols. EO CO-EDITOR JUNGHEE LEE

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Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 EDITOR LINDSY OGAWA EO 4 [email protected] ASSOCIATE DAVIN AOYAGI OPINIONS SSparklesparkles andand donationsdonations LINDSY OGAWA Opinions Editor To contribute to the cause, text “HAITI” to 90999 to make a $10 So, like, what are you doing for the donation. country of Haiti? To buy a Lady Gaga Haiti Relief A good majority of what Cher Horow- T-Shirt, visit: ladygaga.shop.brava- itz had to say in the 1995 movie “Clueless” dousa.com. could easily be passed off as rubbish. Ditzy Or visit the American Red Cross Cher, played by Alicia Silverstone, popular- site, redcross.org, to donate online. ized the word “like” in our current everyday culture, considered Ren and Stimpy as ex- Like Cher, who made an unexpectedly istentialists and thought CliffsNotes to be relevant, though dizzying, comment during famous literature. But if the audience were her speech class, many other celebrities are to listen carefully, Cher had something rel- beginning to donate and raise money for evant to say about current-day tragedies: Haiti. Some are celebrities already known “The Haitians need to come to America. for making massive donations, such as Bono But some people are all, ‘What about the from U2, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. strain on our resources?’ Well, it’s like when Other celebrities are also throwing their I had this garden party for my father’s birth- pitch, including Nicole Richie and Lady Gaga. day, right? I put RSVP ’cause it was a sit-down Though these two women have had their off- dinner. But some people came that, like, did moments – and could have been friends with not RSVP I was, like, totally buggin’. I had to Cher – they went on “Larry King Live” and haul ass to the kitchen, redistribute the food, TALIA FRENKEL /AMERICAN RED CROSS “Oprah” to make their causes known. and squish in extra place settings. But by the Haitian Red Cross volunteer Jean Zacharie delivers fi rst aid to 1-month-old Deborah Fatima, whose Lady Gaga went as far as proclaiming end of the day it was, like, the more the mer- mother died in the quake. a Helping Haiti Day on Sunday, Jan. 24. On rier. And so if the government could just get her site she adds in capital letters, “DON’T to the kitchen, rearrange some things, we European countries have donated millions lack of food, water and medicine. Many FORGET THAT YOU CAN PURCHASE could certainly party with the Haitians.” of dollars to Haiti and sent over doctors, more will be left homeless. THE LADY GAGA HAITI RELIEF T- This metaphorical statement can be police, vaccines, food and water. To better understand the magnitude of SHIRT IN THE WEB STORE (ANY DAY translated into the worldwide aid happen- Perhaps the fact that the world is, for 200,000 deaths, the deaths from Hurricane – NOT JUST THE 24TH) AND ALL PRO- ing for Haitians after the 7.0 earthquake. once, working as a team should not be so Katrina totaled 1,836 people. On 9/11, in- CEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO HAITI.” Despite Haiti’s history of ungoverned peo- shocking in this instance. After all, Haiti’s cluding the victims in the airplanes and the With all of the donations and recent ple, not much was done to help before the death toll is currently at 150,000, and they Pentagon, there were 2,751 deaths. Both compassion, Cher again put it best: quake. Now, almost every TV channel has continue to fi nd bodies every day. They are considered great tragedies and a mas- “It’s like that book I read in the ninth commercials showing how to donate mon- estimate the fi nal death toll will be about sive amount of lives lost, but nearly pale in grade that said, ‘‘’Tis a far, far better thing ey. Much of South America, Muslim and 200,000, and more victims will die due to comparison to the recent events in Haiti. doing stuff for other people.’ ” TThehe crucialcrucial needneed forfor collectivecollective actionaction

DAVIN AOYAGI or method of operating. While some of these groups manpower to inform the campus. knowledge of different beliefs. Associate Opinions Editor I am here to suggest the possi- have common interests, such STAND would contribute addi- The possibilities from collec- ble alternative of collective action as Amnesty International and tional manpower while allowing tive action are countless. With The past semesters have been for RIOs as a more effi cient way STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide students from different clubs to budgets tight all around, RIOs defi ned by fi scal crisis, which to appease multiple parties and Coalition, others such as the Barry interact and work with each other. may need to compete against one seems to still be at the top of the increase the manpower for and at- Manilow Fan Club and the Xena: Another prime example is the another for manpower or the ac- minds for all parties involved in tendance of events on campus. Warrior Princess Fan Club may Religious RIOs, many of which quiring of funds through either campus affairs. With times such The University of Hawai‘i at not have as close ties, and they are centered on the Christian the Student Program Fee Board as these, effi ciency is a necessity, Mānoa has 200 RIOs that span a could collaborate with one another faith, yet act independently from or the Associated Students of the and to squander valuable resourc- variety of interests. The RIO list- toward a higher common purpose other Christian-based RIOs. In University of Hawai‘i (ASUH). es, whether it be monetary funds ings online (hawaii.edu/caps/ to better UH and our community. this case, it may be more ben- My sincere question is why or manpower, is unacceptable. rio) divide these clubs between There are many benefi ts to efi cial for the multiple religious should they compete against one With such in mind, Regis- Academic/Professional, Politi- collective action between RIOs. RIOs to combine. Even better another when channeling that tered Independent Organiza- cal, Religious/Spiritual, Service, Let us say as an example, Amnesty would be having all religious competition towards cooperation tions (RIOs) on campus have a Sports, Ethnic/Cultural, Frater- International had a letter-writing RIOs occasionally meet. It would may yield greater effi ciency? In method that many have not con- nity/Sorority, Honorary Societ- campaign in regard to Darfur give a chance to enrich one’s per- the wake of these troubled times, sidered as the modus operandi, ies, and Leisure/Recreational. but did not have the necessary spectives on spirituality and gain some good may come from it. KALEO “Funnier thanthefunniestclown imaginable.” EDITOR WILL CARON

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[email protected] Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 7 CCliniclinic hhopesopes toto strengthenstrengthen HawaiHawai‘i DIANE WHITESIDE packet, which includes informa- Staff Reporter tion from the speakers and a T- shirt, will be provided for Tommy Heffer- attenders. nan has been After coming looking forward up with the idea to the inau- of the Strength gural Univer- Coaches Clinic sity of Hawai‘i this past sum- Strength Coach- mer, Heffernan es Clinic, which and other coach- will take place es have been this Saturday. working hard, “It’s really ex- putting in many citing,” said Heffer- hours to make the nan, the UH director event possible. of strength and con- This clinic ditioning. “We’ GRAPHIC COURTESY OF UH ATHLETICS has been spon- re bringing in sored by 14 some good people from some of the The speakers will give dif- certified trainers and certi- up into six sessions. There will Hawai‘i and mainland compa- top programs in the country.” ferent philosophies of coach- fied strength and conditioning be three breakout sessions where nies, such as New City Nissan Registration will be outside ing, training, discipline and coaches who attend. participants choose the demon- and Under Armour, and Hef- Gym I on the lower campus, accountability, which can be ap- “If they come, they get cred- stration they want to attend by fernan hopes that the event will and the events will take place plied to most sports, but some its to help them maintain their topic of interest. Two sessions help Hawai‘i’s athletes by bring- at various venues within the specific topics include football, certification,” Heffernan said. include individual speakers and ing in more professionals from athletics complex. volleyball, sports nutrition, “Usually those living in Hawai‘i conclude with a panel discussion different areas. Coaches from across the speed and agility. would have to fly to California of the presenters, who will take “Hopefully we can continue nation, including Donnie Maib “This is a great opportunity,” for this type of seminar.” questions from the audience. this and make this an annual from the University of Texas and Heffernan said. “Come and get The program will be broken Lunch, as well as a clinic event,” Heffernan said. Doug Elisaia from the University hands-on experience and watch of Utah, will speak at the conven- the best do what they do.” tion, as will Heffernan and two The clinic plans to posi- OfÄ ce of the Director of National Intelligence UH professors. tively impact Hawai‘i’s athletic Centers of Academic Excellence community by increasing op- portunities for student-ath- UHM School of PaciÄ c and Asian Studies letes and educating coaches CCostost on new training concepts. The Offi ce of the Director of National Intelligence’s Centers of Academic Excellence is sponsoring Heffernan said that to attend a two-day symposium on the Manoa campus focusing on Asia in National Security Studies. Area $75 Late registration a similar event, they would usu- faculty from UHM, the East West Center and other local academics will join specialists from ally have to travel to the main- Washington, D.C. to discuss the role of language and contemporary issues in Asia, and in U.S. (after Jan 10) land, which can be costly. security issues. There will also be networking sessions for students to interact with Intelligence “You have to pay a lot of Community personnel and meet with potential employers. So come and join us! $40 Student rate money for flight and hotels ... Date: February 10 – 11, 2010 so we want(ed) to set one up For more information, visit here for our local people,” Hef- Location: Center for Korean Studies, fernan said. University of Hawaii at Manoa hawaiiathletics.com. Click Athletes, coaches and people Cost: None. Daily lunches and gift certifi cates are on the “Camps” link for who work with athletes, parents, offered to student participants! a brochure and a regis- physical therapists, students tration form, or contact and anyone interested in the fit- Questions: For further information or need sign up, please ness industry are encouraged to contact Sunny at 956-2663, by email at jialin@ Tommy Heffernan by call- attend the all-day event. hawaii.edu, or stop by Moore Hall 416B to pick up ing (808) 956-7882 or The Strength Coaches Clin- a form. e-mailing him at theffern@ ic will also be providing con- tinuing education units (CEUs) hawaii.edu. Sign-up Deadline: February 3, 2010 for national athletic trainers, K A L

Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 CO-EDITOR ASHLEY NONAKA EO 8 [email protected] CO-EDITOR RUSSELL TOLENTINO SPORTS Have a dental cleaning, check-up for dental decay ’BBowsows hithit courtcourt withwith iinternationalnternational flavorflavor & gum disease. SEAN MICHEL Come in for a dental Senior Staff Reporter hygiene screening. With 103 countries represent- ed in the Mānoa student body, it’s UHM Dental Hygiene Clinic easy to see why Hawai‘i is referred Hemenway Hall, Rm 200 to as a melting pot. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday This diversity is also found on the 8:30 - 11:30 am 1:00 - 3:30 pm Rainbow Wahine basketball team, as members from Latvia, Canada, Lith- uania, New Zealand and Japan wear Buy One, the Wahine jersey on game day. JULITA BUNGAITE MAI AYABE Get One “It’s been nice to have different Junior forward Junior guard outlooks, different ways of being Vilnius, Lithuania Fukuoka, Japan brought up, and different customs,” 50% said head coach Dana Takahara- Dias. “It meshes well for this team.” off Along with the fi ve interna- www.pipelinesmokeshop.com • [email protected] tional members, whose talent the Rainbow Wahine focus on, there are four from Hawai‘i and four Are you a UH-Manoa Registered Independent from the mainland (California, Organization (RIO) or Department looking to fund New Mexico and Arizona). student activities or events? Takahara-Dias said that other countries are “really good (plac- es) to look for talent, because ev- KATIE WILSON DITA LIEPKALNE REBECCA DEW eryone internationally would love Sophomore center Senior forward Sophomore center to have a great education.” St. Catharines, Canada Riga, Latvia Auckland, New Zealand SAPFB “We’d also like to look at Aus- PHOTOS COURTESY OF UH ATHLETICS Student Activity Program Fee Board tralia, do some recruiting from promote healthy and active living tionally and as a role model for the Down Under,” she added. with the children. younger players.” Applications available at Campus Center 208 or our website: Some of the Rainbow Wahine’s “(Volunteer work) is a huge top players, such as All-American part of our program,” Takahara- NEXT UP http://www.hawaii.edu/sapfb Raylene Howard, Kylie Galloway and Dias said. “We are helping out, On Wednesday at 7 p.m., the Tanya Smith, were from Australia. but I do believe our team gets Rainbow Wahine (8-12, 2-5 West- Takahara-Dias and her coach- more out of it tenfold.” ern Athletic Conference) will face NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR FALL 2010 FUNDING ing staff have a recruiting trip to the San Jose State Spartans (5-13, Australia tentatively planned dur- INJURY BUG 1-5 WAC) at the Stan Sheriff Cen- ing the off-season. Freshman guard Shawna ter. The ’Bows look to bounce back Previously Funded Even with such diversity on Kuehu (Punahou ’08) and junior from an 0-2 road trip last week. walk-on guard Mai Ayabe went The Rainbow Wahine and the -Honoraria and travel for speakers -Payment for bands/entertainment the team, no separation between the ’Bows exists. down with torn anterior cruciate Spartans have played 50 times, with -Printing of journals/newsletters -Advertising and publicity for event “You take a look at a group of ligaments (ACL). Takahara-Dias the ’Bows holding a commanding -Room rental for event -Food and drinks 13 individuals, and they’ve all been they will be back in the summer. series lead at 38-12. The squads last wonderful when it comes down to “We understand that’s part met Feb. 6, 2009, when the Rainbow of the game, but we know both of Wahine were victorious 64-48. Mandatory Funding Workshops @5-6pm in Campus Center 306 people, and they’ve been great in the classroom,” Takahara-Dias said. these players will return next year Despite Takahara-Dias and Tuesday 01/26/10 bigger, stronger and hungrier. I her staff being in their fi rst year, Thursday 01/28/10 GIVING BACK know it,” Takahara-Dias said. the ’Bows have already matched Along with being successful In the wake of these injuries, lone their win total from last season. Monday 02/01/10 in the classroom, the Rainbow senior forward Dita Liepkalne, who is The ’Bows feel comfortable Wednesday 02/03/10 Wahine participate in community from Riga, Latvia, has stepped up. and confi dent. service once a month. They have “(Dita) has led this team “I do believe our basketball has taken part in park clean-ups, vol- through adversity, through peaks really gotten stronger over the past unteered for the homeless, and and valleys, and (Dita) has 10 couple of weeks, where we’re really helped out at a retirement home. more games in a Rainbow Wahine getting an opportunity to know one Tomorrow, the ’Bows will jersey,” Takahara-Dias said. “It’ll another (on the court),” Takahara- visit Mid-Pacifi c Elementary and be a very sad day to see her leave Dias said. “We’re looking forward Preschool in Mānoa, where they the program because she has to many more years of great combi- will read aloud, jump rope and done so much as a leader, motiva- nation, chemistry and synergy.”