ROOF OR EDUCATION, page 2 TALENT SHOW WINNERS page 4 CHARITY SOFTBALL, page 6 e Kapi'o Tuesday, October 10, 2006 THE KAPI'OLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEWSWEEKLY Volume# 41 Issue 7 erce lions on By Zhi Situ STAFF WRITER The acts of vandalism can be found can a have record of the graffiti writer's in bathrooms, soda machines, newspaper distinct markings, and therefore recog­ stands, and almost every place imagin­ nize any future activity of the suspect. able. Graffiti has been an ongoing prob­ According to KCC security officer lem at KCC. According to the director of Fred Hall, depending on the size of graf­ Facilities Use and Safety Administrative fiti , the maximum consequence for a Services, Joseph Campos, graffiti is not person caught doing graffiti is potential art but rather vandalism because it is an prosecution for a felony in government act of defacing property. Campos feels property damage. that graffiti makes KCC look one step "If it shouldn't be there, then it is graf­ lower than it should be, and nobody ben­ fiti ," Hall said. "It's more of an eye sore." efits from such an act. According to Hall , the Koa and 'Olapa "It doesn't say much for our campus," buildings are the prime areas where most Campos said. graffiti can be found on KCC, especially Anyone who is caught doing graffiti the bathrooms where the -mirrors are on campus will be subject to atTest by filled with etchings of graffiti. Unlike the Honolulu Police Department with the other surfaces, once the mirror is etched possibility of being charged with a mis­ with graffiti, there is no way to remove it demeanor in property damage. A picture unless the mirror is taken down. will then be taken of the "tag," capturing Although many feel that graffiti is an the name or alter ego of the graffiti writer so that the Honolulu Police Department BACKPAGE: Graffiti, page 8 PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ZHI SITU Organization held rally against President Bush The demonstration at the square rently an environmentalist. like it made people think and I say no (to the war in Iraq) early on." A grassroots orga­ was part of the Oct 5. national day The Honolulu demonstration think that is important in Hawaii." The protest brought a few hun­ nization held more of protest coordinated by the grass­ began with marches from various The reasoning behind the protest dred people to the square and than 200 protests roots entity the World Can't Wait, locations including one from the is similar to the idea of "conscious­ featured poets, bands and vari­ which was initiated by the Revolu­ UH Manoa campus center, which ness raising" carried out by femi­ ous speakers from many different across the nation. tionary Communist Party. Though went from the center to University nists in the early sixties. The group professions. Some of the speakers By Thomas Duarte the party was heavily involved with Avenue, then to King Street, and is attempting to focus the fight on included University of Hawaii pro­ coordination of the protest, the on to Thomas Square. removing the Bush Administration fessors as well as Iraq and Afghani­ EDITOR demonstration in Hawaii featured a "Some people honked their from office for what they call "war stan war veterans along with the range of political philosophies. horns and some people gave us crimes and crimes on humanity." World Can't Wait spokespeople. A protest took place at Thomas "I have often voted democratic. bad looks, but it definitely stirred "People have to stand up, be "All things considered it was Square, demonstrating the voice However, I am open to whoever up the line (King street) from UH informed and turn us in a different a good size crowd," attendee of people who consider the Bush will be the best for the environ­ down to here (Thomas Square)," direction," Montgomery said. "We Clay Freeman said. Freeman Administration a regime and would ment," said Steven Montgomery, said Manoa student and videogra­ must elect the kind of leaders like like to drive them out of politics. a graduate of UH Manoa and cur- pher, Michael Pantzer. "It looked Dan Akaka who had the courage to BACKPAGE: Protest, page 8 Body of Christ Swimming T-Rex Watch your step Nice kitty••. 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There is said your freedom of speech, however, the article was not a positive one. reported that the state of Hawai'i, to be a rough estimate of 6,000 According to I feel that you are taking it far too I can see how one would view the according to a census bureau people homeless on O'ahu. This seriously. We just tried to come up slogan '"Eddie Would Vote" as a survey, pays the highest median is a great deal of homeless people the U. S. Census with a slogan that the young gen­ poor political marketing approach, rent in the country at $995. for an economy that is said to be Bureau there are eration of Hawaii could relate to. as no one really knows whether or College students should be strong and growing. Have you written an article bash­ not Eddie really would vote. fearful of this situation because it According to the U.S. Census an estimated ing WWJD products? How do you Maybe they should have poses a problem for them now and Bureau there are an estimated know Eddie Aikau wouldn't vote? chosen a slogan focusing on in the future. 329,300 housing units in Hono­ 329,300 housing Perhaps, we are not looking at voting because it is the right thing If this steady increase of lulu not including group quarters the project with the same point of to do if you care about Hawaii's median rental prices does not (i.e. dormitories and institutions). units in Honolulu. view. I wish you better luck with future and your life on the islands. subside it will make it difficult Of these housing units, roughly articles in the future. But being what it is, writing an for students to begin their lives 52 percent are owner occupied, -Chelcy Furtado article like this doesn't do much after college. Many students in 39 percent renter occupied, and 8 have a place to live. For some to preserve a legacy. Maybe Eddie college must pay for their own percent vacant. tenants this may mean taking up As a part of the class who would be politically acti.ve, or rent and tuition. This is just for Honolulu where small jobs around their apartment decided to use this slogan, I feel maybe he wouldn't, but I'm sure An instructor even felt that stu­ 39 percent of the housing popula­ complex or finding other sources that your criticism isn't warranted. he wouldn't want you to make a dents missed his classes because tion pay rent that they may not be of supplemental income. Our assignment was to get the stu­ stink about it either. of the high cost of living and stu­ able to afford. And affording to There are some answers to the dent body active with voting and -Michael Miyashiro dents' need to earn money. live does not mean only paying problem of high rent; one could be we weren't mocking these posters This was very insightful; many rent every month, but all the a form of rent control that would with the intent to mock Eddie. As you are entitled to your own students sometimes do choose necessities as well. This includes, · attempt to stabilize rent and pre­ Our class felt that picking a opinion, {ine, yet who are you to earning money over school. These but is not limited to utilities, taxes, vent large increases. well-known local legend to pro­ claim that you would know what are the choices college students consumables (i.e. food), transporta- Large rent increases hurt rent- mote voting would capture stu­ Eddie Aikau would or would not have to make. Though choosing lion and health services. ers the most because it puts them in dent's attention and get interested do? I would hope to think that the to miss class to earn money will These are only the basic necessi- a tight spot where they either have in the election. This was only to "legacy of a very famous and noble hinder academic careers, having ties to survive and do not cover any to move out or pay the rent. educate students, seeing as we' re man" would rather have his name a place to live can sometimes out miscellaneous costs such as enter­ A rent control plan could allow the future of Hawaii.