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VISIT US ONLINE AT www.kaleo.org THE VOICE KALEEOO Serving the students of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa since 1922 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009 www.kaleo.org Volume 105 Issue 2 SSTUDENTTUDENT DDEBTEBT MMYTHYTH BBUSTEDUSTED PPAGEAGE 3 TTHEHE BBENEFITSENEFITS OOFF MM&MS&MS PPAGEAGE 6 DDOUBLEOUBLE UUPP PPAGEAGE 9 CCHANGINGHANGING WWARRIORSARRIORS PPAGEAGE 1155 JOEL KUTAKA/KA LEO O HAWAIʻI K CO-EDITOR JUNGHEE LEE A CO-EDITOR KENDRA JONES L Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 CO-EDITOR MARY RENEE REUTER EO [email protected] NEWS 2 A SMALL WORLD UH shuts down ombuds office Mark Brislin was based “purely on the budget” Editor-in-Chief and not on Milner leaving. “The decision to close the The University of Hawai‘i at office did hit us as a surprise,” Mānoa’s Office of the Ombuds will Park said. shut its doors Sept. 30, making it one of the first program casualties STAFF HAD “GREAT HOPES” of the $66 million budget cut. UH Mānoa spokesperson The ombuds office opened in Gregg Takayama said that “a com- 2006 as a place where students bination of factors” went into the and faculty could confidentially university’s decision to shut down voice their problems and concerns. the office. Two of the three ombuds Park said since the office opened it officers resigned, including Head has seen over a thousand people. Ombudsman Neil Milner, leaving The ombuds office strove to a part-time secretary to run the make people feel safe discuss- office and Susan Park as the only ing their problems, said Park, as full-time ombudsperson. well as reporting on trends they “Susan is a very talented noticed to administration. “The rule that the university has to follow is that if they can cut things easily then (they are) going to cut them.” and dedicated ombudsperson, but “I think our services will JOEL KUTAKA/KA LEO O HAWAIʻI it would have been impossible be missed,” Park said. “Certain The Office of the Ombuds, opened in 2006, has been a safe place for students and faculty to voice their concerns, but will close on Sept. 30 as to maintain (the ombuds office), things that we do are not done by a result of state budget cuts. and the budget situation made it other parts of the university.” impossible to staff the rest of the Park took pride in being able setting up the office, and getting it THE VOICE office,” said Takayama. to work with “different units of known to the community, disappear. KALEEOO Park will lose her job and the the university who had trouble “We had great hopes for this secretary will be transferred to a communicating and required office,” Park said. “And I think Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Editor in Chief Mark Brislin every year we felt we were getting University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Chief Copy Editor Ty Tanji full-time position in the American assistance to get back on track.” Associate Copy Editor Nichole Catlett Studies department when the She said the office helped stu- closer to understanding how we 1755 Pope Road, 31-D Honolulu, HI 96822 News Co-Editor Kendra Jones office closes, said Takayama. dents who were having difficulty could better help the community. News Co-Editor Junghee Lee Milner said that he wanted with faculty and people feeling “I don’t know how to con- News Co-Editor Mary Renee Reuter to return as a faculty member and “extraordinary stress” who didn’t vey the sadness we felt when we Newsroom (808) 956-7043 Features Editor Chris Mikesell informed UHM Chancellor Virginia have anywhere to turn. heard the university was going to Advertising (808) 956-3210 Associate Features Editor Kelly Pao Hinshaw a few months ago. He said Milner said that the ombuds close us down,” she added. Facsimile (808) 956-9962 Opinions Editor Lindsy Ogawa that UH is in a “crisis-level” finan- office also pointed out larger prob- Park said the office should E-mail [email protected] Associate Opinions Editor Kristi Kakiuchi cial situation and he understands lems at UH such as financial aid have better informed UH adminis- Sports Editor Ashley Nonaka Web site www.kaleo.org Associate Sports Editor Russell Tolentino the university’s decision to shut and incivility. tration of the services it provided, Comics Editor Will Caron down the ombuds office. “We were really unique in but that it is “hard to talk about Business offi ce parallel to the bottom entrance of Design Editor Tony Gaskell “The rule that the university that way because we had the time work dealing with confidentiality.” the Bookstore. Photo Editor Joel Kutaka has to follow is that if they can and resources,” Milner said. “It From 2007 to 2008 the Web Editor Michael Oshita cut things easily then (they are) was our job.” ombuds office authored a report going to cut them,” said Milner, Milner said the nature of the that, among other issues, out- Ka Leo O Hawai‘i is the campus newspaper of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. It is published by the Board of who also noted that the office had work makes it tough to explain lined problems with UH Mānoa’s Publications three times a week except on holidays and during exam periods. Circulation is 10,000. Ka Leo is also “a very small budget ... well under the difficulty of what an ombud- financial aid office asking stu- published once a week during summer sessions with a circulation of 10,000. Ka Leo is funded by student fees and $100,000. It’s not like they saved sperson does. dents to reimburse the university advertising. Its editorial content reflects only the views of its writers, reporters, columnists and editors, who are a ton of money.” “One of the reasons why I liked money that had already been paid solely responsible for its content. No material that appears in Ka Leo may be reprinted or republished in any medium Park said that after discus- it was that I worked under the sur- to students. Takayama said that without permission. The first newsstand copy is free; for additional copies, please visit the Ka Leo Building. Subscrip- sions with Hinshaw, she was under face and helped solve problems in because of the ombuds office’s tion rates are $50 for one semester and $85 for one year. © 2009 Board of Publications. the impression the ombuds office low-key ways,” said Milner. work a financial aid director was ADMINISTRATION would continue after Milner left and Park feels passionately about hired and that the office should The Board of Publications, a student organization chartered by the University of Hawai‘i Board of she would head the facility. She said the office and said it is tough to be recognized for helping improve Regents, publishes Ka Leo O Hawai‘i. Issues or concerns can be reported to the board (Devika Wasson, the decision made to cut the services watch all the work that went into the campus. chair; Henri-Lee Stalk, vice chair; or Ronald Gilliam, treasurer) via [email protected]. Visit hawaii.edu/bop for more information. [email protected] Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 3 Birth control drug study conducted by UH Mānoa Tori Renschen painful periods or just find that hav- Staff Reporter ing a period is a nuisance,” explained Kaneshiro, who is a licensed ob-gyn. The UH Mānoa John A. Burns “However, one of the downsides of School of Medicine will administer starting a continuous method is the a trial study of women taking birth unscheduled, breakthrough bleeding control pills regularly. that women experience in the first In addition to birth control, the few months of use. That’s what the women will be taking either a small clinical trial seeks to address.” amount of the drug doxycycline, Dr. Kaneshiro was linked to a which is conventionally used to treat related study at Oregon Health and acne, or a placebo pill. The study Sciences University prior to return- hopes to find that the small amount of ing home to Hawai‘i. doxycycline will avert breakthrough Students’ opinions differ about menstrual bleeding for women who the trial of doxycycline. take regular oral contraceptives. UH Mānoa student Jessica Women who take daily birth Curtis thinks it is acceptable for control receive a constant stream females currently on birth control. of hormones and by omitting the “I think women already on the “placebo week,” they miss a period. pill are okay to take part in this It is believed that this is a safe and study,” Curtis said. “I’ve personally effective way to deal with men- never wanted to go on birth control NORM & DEBRA/FLICKR strual issues such as endometriosis because of some of the long-term Doxycycline, an antibiotic used to fight bacterial infections and acne, will be administered in a trial study to determine if the drug will help pre- and/or menstrual headaches. side effects, like possibly not being vent menstrual bleeding for women who take oral contraceptives. According to JABSOM research- able to get pregnant. People should er Bliss Kaneshiro, M.D., some women be more aware of the side effects “The study is a good opportu- your body is trying to release all the Women interested in learning may find this convenient. before their intake of any drug.” nity to learn more as lots of females things associated with a period. We more should contact the University “Not having a menstrual period Sheryl Dumancas, also a UH currently take the birth control shouldn’t necessarily believe this is of Hawai‘i Clinical Research Center is a great option for many women, Mānoa student, expressed mixed pill,” said Dumancas.