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Wednesday, October 12,2005 THE KAPJ'OLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEWS WEEKLY Volume # 39 Issue 7 NASA Space Grants avail able to KCC students

student must find a professional in a Research opportuni specific field that may relate to the ties for aspiring sci goals of the space grant and Rand must meet and communicate with entists and engineers the mentor. Mentors responsibili funded by grants. ties will be to provide students with gutdance and help with their proj By Thomas Duarte ects. They will also be able to assist STAFF WRJTER the students with filling out requi sition forms for equipment needed The NASA funded University during the project. of Hawaii Space Grant Consortium Students who . work under the is accepting applications for space space grant will be able to gain expe grant traineeships. The awards for the rience in the field they have interest in traineeships range from $250-$1,000 and receive some financial support. per semester depending on how intri "Students will be employed while cate the research project is. they are on campus," Rand said. "If NASA has set up 52 consortia in we can keep students on campus and

every state in the U.S. as well as in give them money it's a real advantage PHOTO COURTESY OF MARK LAWHORN Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. for them." Students taking parking suNeys in the Ohia Cafeteria. These consortia are in charge of dis Many STEM degree programs bursing the funding received from require a senior research project for NASA through their home state. graduation. Participating in a research Parking survey in need of more responses "NASA has made a conscious project during your first or second effort to put money into education, year of college can be an advantage By Clint Kaneoka to both the KCC administration and they would like more people to and prepare you for later projects. EDITOR Board of Regents, before finally come and work for them," said asso "It's clear that if you want to be going to the legislature. ciate space grant director Dr. John a scientist or engineer you need to Despite being given the opportu "It is extremely rare for State Rand. "The average age of worker do research projects early," Rand nity to help improve KCC's problem Legislature to specifically mention at NASA right now is 51. They said. "When you get to Manoa you atic parking situation, students and It is extremely'' rare wanting a report from students at anticipate a potentially enormous will have a huge head start on other employees of the college have been KCC," Lawhorn said. "For all the worker shortage in a few years due students who didn't have access to sluggish in responding to a survey for State Legisla people that haven't taken the survey, to retirement." a project." that could result in the construction ture to specifically this is your chance to make sure that Depending on where they feel it Every semester a space grant of a new parking structure. the legislative body receives your is needed, every consortium in the meeting is held where students are According to Mark Lawhorn, mention want- opinion." country can decide how they want able to present their ideas. During assistant professor of English, as of The survey, which can still be to disburse the money. In the state of the meeting the students are also able Oct. 5, less than half of the school 's ing a report from found online at http://moosurvey. Hawaii the lead institution is the Uni to answer questions and receive sug employees (48 percent) and only 13 kcc.hawaii.edu/parking, has been versity of Hawaii at Manoa. gestions about their research proj percent of the student body had par students at KCC. available to all of KCC's students "In our state because of our strong ect. There is also an undergraduate ticipated in the survey. The lackluster For all the people and employees since mid-Septem community college system, UH symposium held every year at UH response is surprising, he said, con ber. Although Lawhorn isn't sure Manoa decided to establish an associ Manoa. At the symposium students sidering the amount of complaints that haven't taken when it will end, he said the survey ate director at each system campus," can compete in a poster competition received about the parking situation. will continue at least throughout Rand said. where prizes will be awarded. Stu "Parking at KCC. especially the survey, this this week. These directors at each campus dents will also be able to publish their during peak hours, is becoming Currently, Lawhorn and his stu are responsible for promoting and finished work in a publication put out increasingly difficult as the campus is your chance to dents are looking for ways to get administering the space grants at their by the space grant consortium. population grows," Lawhorn said. make sure that the more responses to the survey. Flyers campus. The associate director's main The space grant was created by "This is an extremely popular campus, with the Web address of the survey responsibilities are helping students congress in 1988 to be administered and now it is catching a lot of over legislative body are being passed out at the cafeteria, to find experiments they can work on, by NASA. The responsibilities of flow from UH. I think it is important and instructors are being asked to dis to contribute ideas to ,NASA's goals, NASA are to disburse their funds that we address the parking problem rece1ves your tribute them in their classes. ,A link to as well as to find mentors to work throughout the nation. In 1989 the because it can severely obstruct our the survey can also be found on the with the students. first 21 consortia were selected and students' learning goals." op1n1on. KCC Web site. Students who work on a train the University of Hawaii was one of The survey is part of a resolution - Mark Lawhorn, KCC Professor "I really hope that students and eeship under the space grant will these institutions. NASA annually passed earlier this year by the House employees take just a few minutes to have to attain a mentor. According disburses part of their budget to each of Representatives that calls for "the complete the survey," Lawhorn said. to Rand, the mentor need not be a one of these consortia. use of the student body of Kapiolani dents from Lawhorn's English 209 "This is a rare opportunity that has faculty member, it is possible for Community College to provide statis class are conducting the study, and been given to us by the legislature, a student to work with a mentor For more information visit tical evidence to build an additional will include the results in a compre and I hope that everyone will take located outside the UH system. The www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu. parking facility at the college." Stu- hensive report that will be presented advantage of it."

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THE VIEW WE TAKE SPEAKOUT To foreign language What is the most pointless class you've taken? classes: N 6, nein, nyet! Almost ten years ago after gradu nese papers or take anymore Chinese ating from high school abroad with exams. This soon backfired, and of all semi-decent grades, I, unlike my two places, in the English speaking coun brilliant brothers, opted to attend a try of America. private fine arts college instead of One of the core requirements to applying to one of the many junior graduate from any Arts and Sciences colleges, where students today con program requires students to have tinue to take another two years of completed 4 semesters of a foreign Chinese as a second language after language. When asked why this was Brent Robinson: Math Alieta Drake: Math, because Alden Okamura: FAMR, being taught the language since they necessary· especially when the stu 100. Just certain stuff we're I'll never need to know calculus because it doesn't apply to real were kindergarteners. dent's major has absolutely nothing learning it's just not going to be for early childhood education, life situations. It just talks about Students from the art college to do with these languages, college applicable to life later on. which is my major. human development. came from two walks of life: the administra4?!s often give the we ones who didn't do well enough to feel-that-college-students-should-be be admitted to the junior colleges well-rounded-and-culturally-aware but who had parents rich enough to response. Indeed there is some truth put them through a private college, in such an ideology, however the dis and students who wanted to be artists crepancy for such requirements far but came from not-so-rich families. outweigh the ideals, not to mention I was from the latter. The cost of art what I'd like to call: academic practi supplies added to the burden of high cality, or impracticality in this case. tuition costs. I recall many weekends Case in pqint: Tis an aspiring sci at open galleries where my buddies entist. He is extremely good at what and I, clad in paint stained aprons and he does, straight A's all the way. Yes, turpentine stenched hair, would share he too, has to take History 101 and Lee Kaipat: Religion. What's Ryan Hailstones: I haven't had Shawn Boyd: I would proba a loaf of french bread purchased from 102, but no big deal, the guy speaks the point? I'm only in one reli any at all. My classes are all bly say math. I can't remember a nearby pseudo-french bakery. The and writes in English. Then he's told gion and I'm not open to trying top-notch. the last time when you would act itself was highly ritualistic: the he cannot graduate unless he fulfills a new religion. use algebra in the real world. loaf came back and was broken into his foreign language requirement. grostesquely unequal portions by the The young man thinks to himself: "I chosen man. We ate in silence, and don't know. Should I take French? SUPREME COURT continued working,-very Dicken Japanese? Chinese? German?" And sian. For us, it w~s more than a sacri so he decides to take, say, German. Be practical in the abortion debate fice in the name of art-it was a way He spends at least another year in out of studying Chinese. Having bad college, provided he's getting C's and Last Monday, Oct. 3, President be. "Is that all there ina the differ french bread was a less than desirable better in his German class. If not, who Bush nominated Harriet Miers to SOCIAL ence?" I asked her. But before she lunch, but it was a peace of mind: we replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor LITE could respond, I added, "A life is still didn't have to write anymore Chi- PERSPECTIVE: Requirement, page 3 on the Supreme Court. At her confir By Vuong Phung a life, right?" mation hearing, she will be asked by Back in high school, I went to both political parties about her views a doctor who practiced abortion to on key social issues. One of them, That's it, nothing else? No elabo write a four-page outline of a political The Kapi'o Newspress without a doubt, will suck up all of the ration? It did not take long before he debate. I was told that before I make oxygen inside the Senate chamber. uttered the real reasoning, "Those any stance I should gather all of the Lama 118 If the hearing of Judge John Rob images are gross." facts. What is abortion? How was it 4303 Diamond Head Rd. erts last month gives any indication, Okay, but that is the truth, right? done? What happened to those going Honolulu, Hawai'i 96816 the question of abortion will appear, That is what would happen if the through abortions? These were prac Tel: (808) 734-9120 I Fax: (808) 734-9287 reappear, and reappear from one set of fetus is aborted, right? He looked at tical, non-poHtical questions. I was [email protected] lips to another, all in different form but me as if I am writing for a pro-Bush horrified at how bloody the process essentially remains the same: "What newspaper and walked away without was done. I was even more horrified Clint Kaneoka Editor Paul Kolbe Managing Editor is your view on the concept of abor saying another word. after talking to a biology teacher on Jane Wong Copy Editor Vuong Phung Layout Editor tion?" And if that hearing is any indi Then when the truck made another what really takes place in the pro Diane S. W. Lee Associate Editor Roxane Caires Web Editor cation, Harriet Meier would tactfully round, I crossed the street and asked cess. Like the doctor, she gave me a evade the question. Then senators will the pro-Bush people. "Do you like detailed description of what abortion Staff Writers: shake her hand and congratulate her what the truck is displaying?" entails. With that I concluded that Emmanuel Cournede, Thomas Duarte, Jason Fu, Anavic Ibanez, Yves on surviving one of the most worth Of course, she said, life is precious abortion is something that cannot be Johnson, Jae Sun Lee, Jeffrey Ross, Ronnie Strickland, Julia Uyeda less governmental functions. Why? and the president is trying to stop these taken lightly. Because until she becomes a justice "murderers." I raised my eyebrows at Yet it seems to me that today, Additional Layout: herself, no one will ever know what her. "What do you think about the many pro-abortionists speak about Anavic Ibanez she would think or do once an abor president supporting the death penalty, the issue with great distance. Take tion case reaches her desk. essentially taking away a life?" that man who complained about the Jane Wong Advertising and Administration Yet already pro-choice liberal She looked at me as if I was no truck; his face contorted when I asked Dustin McDunn Adviser and pro-life conservative pundits are longer a reporter. The president is if he knew anything about distilling a shouting that the end is near. These trying to protect innocent lives, she heart, shutting down a brain, or flush The Kapio Newspress is a weekly publication of the Board fringe factions tagging along with said. Those criminals on death row of Student Publications (BoSP) at the University of Hawai'i at the Democrats and the Republicans are not innocent as they ~]aimed to PERSPECTIVE: Abortion, page 3 Kapi'olani, an Equal Opportunity I Affirmative Action institution. are pulling the entire population into Funding is provided by student fees and advertising. Circulation thinking that abortion is just that. is 2,500. A while back, while I was inter This publication reflects the opinions and views of the editors viewing a few demonstrators during and writers who are solely responsible for content, and not nec Bush's visit to Hawaii, an anti-abor !zy; essarily those of KCC, the faculty, or staff. tion truck cruised around those All submissions are welcomed. Editors reserve the right to streets and raised all sort of boos Tropical Garden edit for length and content. Publication of any submission is from the anti-Bush crowd. The Restaurant & Bar not guaranteed. crowd found the truck's displays of For all advertising queries, send contact information to an aborted fetus offensive. I asked Seeking: PM Cooks & Servers [email protected]. one why he hated that truck and he Please call Ken at 734-1 727 said, "Because the truck is trying to take our choice away." PERSPECTIVE Page3

·UNDER UNOER UNDER UNDER Abortion: INDICTMENT INVmlGMlON SUSPICION lHEWE~UER Continued from page 2 ing out the flesh. Why is that of any Yet it seems to me importance? Because for those going '' through an abortion, reaching the that today, many decision is just one step, if not thebe ginning, of a long process. pro-abortionists During my research I came upon two interesting tidbits. Hillary Clin speak about the ton once said that she was horrified issue with great dis at the number of abortions per year, reportedly 1.5 millions. She said that tance. Take that man again early this year at a pro-abortion rally. It must mean something to have who complained one of the most influential Democrats about the truck; his shocked at the outcome of h~r party's agenda, but no one could argue against face contorted when the visible benefit of having abortion available. Some reports cited as much I asked if he knew as a 40 percent drop in birth-related mortalities in New York alone. The anything about dis second tidbit was a public healthcare bill pushed by President Clinton in the tilling a heart, shut COPLEY NEWS SERVICE mid-1990s. Nowhere in the bill that ting down a brain, would provide national funding for get it to respond, then I say we should abortion had a single mention of the or flushing out the Requirement: all speak Latin, if not I see no reason word "abortion" in its 1,300 pages. Continued from page 2 for it unless one is planning on cam No one can argue against the flesh. paigning for pope-ship or embark significant increase in public health knows if he'll even graduate at all. ing on a tour of Purgatory with Mr. unless they are the hardliner, anti Does the ban on third trimester abor Herein lies the problem: Why is Dante. But if an aspiring scientist has abortionists-the so-called "pro tion encroaching on this right? Yes. this young man spending another two sufficient knowledge to contibute to a lifers." They are willing to downplay No compromise? No! years in school when he is more than cure for a disease, an alleviation for those reports because a sin is a sin, I almost felt compelled to ask if he qualified to make his contribution in pain, then the requirement is the link regardless. When I chatted with one would support nominee Harriet Meier the field of sciences? All because he that paralyses the betterment of the of the anti-abortionists, I brought up if she agrees with him on everything has to be more "well-rounded and deals with British Literature should world we live in. the issue of underground treatment. but abortion. I can almost guess that culturally aware?" He is condemned not have to deal with a foreign lan The cultural awareness justifica This conjures up the image of a dark, the answer would be an absolute no. solely because of his lack of mas guage, namely Chinese, in my case. tion for foreign language require seedy laboratory of uncertified prac If I am right, it would be a shame, tery in a foreign language, knowing The requirement should be deemed ment is so weak it verges on obscene titioners doing everything they can to really, especially when there are more r- full well he will never apply the lan relevent by the appropriate depart absurdity. Cultural awareness cannot get the job done even if it could kill pressing matters such as free speech e guage to what he plans to do with his ments. Ifl should decide to specialize be raised through the enforcement the pregnant girl. But the pro-lifer on the internet, universal healthcare, Ll career. So our young T goes to bed in ancient classical studies in English of a foreign language requirement would not budge. affirmative action, stem cell science comforting himself, "It's not so bad. Literature, I see no objection should because foreign language up to the "This could be your daughter," I research, global warming regulations,

0 If I should find myself waking up one I be required to take 4 semesters of 202-level is essentially the attainment said. "Even if you illegalized abor corporate governance, gay marriage, 0 morning in Hitler's company, I shall Greek or Latin in view of translating of a technical skill. How many stu tion, you can't stop it just like you eminent domain, voting accessibil Ll be able wiggle my way out the gas original texts. dents with 4 semesters in Chinese are can't stop kids from having sex. ity, death penalty-all of which are e chamber by performing the amaz It is shameful that a college stu able to inform you of the causes of the Despite the amount of rules you place modem liberals' causes. e ing feat of applying the fine art of dent should need a calculator to work Cultural Revolution? How many will on them, they will learn to sneak I have the urge to say that I have it German rhetoric in its finest linguistic out basic arithmetic, and perhaps know about the political climate and around those restrictions. Won't this the solution for all of this, but before g form!" Herr Hitler will be impressed. even more shameful should they not societal constructs of the Chinese life? come around and hurt her more in the you shoot me down for being a her This is not to say that education be able to name their current vice "Confucius? You mean Confusion?'' long run?" etic, for believing that the only way s of foreign languages in an English president. Is it not disgraceful if an If the purpose of the requirement is to He still won't budge. Abortion we can go forward from this debate is s speaking country should be abol American can ask simple where-is raise cultural awareness, would it not to pro-lifers like him raises a series to reach some sort of a compromise; Cl ished, or that it is dispensable. Such the-library-questions in Japanese, yet be more appropriate to make classes of images: pre-wed children, pro indulge me for a moment. requirements should not be enforced not know who the name of his/her like American Studies, Middle East miscuity, all of which carry a high Both sides should consider that if it serves no purpose in the student's vice president? Amidst the lack of ern Studies, Asian Studies, European sexual overtone. Those are sinful in abortion is tolerated but should be a field of study for it is only taking historical know ledge and arithmetic Studies a requirement instead? Cul his book, I was told, and if society is restrained and discouraged. We keep n his/her focus away to be inrtmersed skills is a generation who finds no tural awareness is termed so because allowing these kinds of behaviors to abortion as an option to having an Lt in an occupation that is completely motivation and lacks knowledge to it should be a study and understanding go on, it will be the end. We left the unwanted pregnancy for those need e irrelevent and unnecessary. Those address immediate social and enviro of cultures, not the study of a techni matter at that. ing to use the option because neither 'Who major in hotel and travel man mental concerns. cal skill that will prove useless, which To this date, I have not met a pro of us is ready to go back to the days agement should acquire a language Is a college student more valuable completely defeats the purpose of lifer who would follow his rhetoric. of seedy practices. But we teach our that will cater to their service in their because he/she can speak in a fore education altogether. That would be too much. That would children to use this option only under line of work. Asian studies majors gin language, or is he/she more valu require him to be anti-anything-that dire conditions, not letting them off will need the knowledge of a foreign able if he/she can contribute to the The Kapio Newspress welcomes can-cause-death, including anti-war. the hook of not knowing what actu language that will allow them for dec] ining condition of this planet? all responses to this subject. To say that he is pro-life, but only on ally would happen to those moving a ·research and communication in their If a well-rounded college grad is one Address: "Letter to the Editor," certain cases, is to hear a hollow ring objects in their sonograms. Lastly, we specific areas. An English major who who can speak to a tree in Latin, and kapio@ hawaii.edu. of an unsound persuasion. discourage them of going through the This brings me to my central process because we do have evidence point: there is too much passion in of psychological impacts on those WE'VE GOT MAIL Hawai 'i Pacific University. Once it to test the program and work out any the current debate and not enough aborted their fetus. was successfully implemented, we complications before expanding it. rational. Everyone who partakes in As for where is the line that Re: U-P ASS for KCC then asked TheBus if we could expand I am pleased that so many students this debate seriously seems too emo indicates when we're at that dire I am writing to clarify the infor the program to include the commu have utilized the U-PASS program. tional. If there is one thing they can condition, I will let the public discus mation you printed in the articles nity colleges. Then, as you correctly Thank you for your concern about agree on, it is if their opposition wins, sion decide, just as it has with free regarding the U-PASS in the Septem noted in your article of September 20, how it impacts your students. everything will be over. It sounds a apeech. ber 7 and September 20 issues of The the U-PASS became available to the -Sam Callejo, Vice President for lot like they are playing a zero-sum Now, let's bring in the nominee Kapi 'o Newspress. four O'ahu UH community colleges Administration game. Either win everything or lose for some real questions. In our negotiations with TheBus, on September 13. everything. TheBus staff asked that the U-PASS As you can see, we did not neglect The Kapio Newspress welcomes To confirm this, I asked one on the The Kapio Newspress welcomes be limited to a pilot program to stu students from Kapi'olani Community all responses to this subject. so-called "pro-choice" movement if all responses to this subject. dents at the University of Hawai'i at College or the other Oahu community Address: "Letter to the Editor," he thinks abortion should be an abso Address: "Letter to the Editor," Manoa, Chaminade University, and college campuses. We simply wanted [email protected] lute right, i.e. free speech? Yes. [email protected]. Page4

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The American Lung Association to students' of Hawaii (ALAR) donated $1.5 mil lion to the UH John A. Bums School needs of Medicine, while the Leahi Fund By Eva Sylwester designated $500,000 for the establish U-WIRE ment of two endowed chairs in respi ratory health. ALAR also donated $1 Google, the Internet search engine million to fund research and treat that started as two Stanford Uni ment of respiratory diseases. versity students' research project and became a household name, has SOEST hosts open launched a campaign to make its ser house on sciences vices more useful and accessible to college students. The School of Ocean and Earth On Sept. 4, Google made accounts Science and Technology (SOEST) for Gmail, its e-mail service, avail will host its 8th biennial open house able to anyone with a college or uni on Oct. 14 and 15, featuring a diverse versity e-mail account -- that is, any collection of hands-on demonstra e-mail address ending in .edu. tions highlighting the ocean, earth, Gmail accounts were previously atmosphere, and space sciences. The available only through an invitation event is free and open to the public, by a current Gmail user. LYNSEY ADDARIO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES to be held on the UH campus; Pacific Group Product Marketing Man v Rabea Marouche recently visited the grave of her son, Abdellader, near Algiers. He disappeared during the civil war. Ocean Science & Technology, Hawaii ager for Google inc. Debbie Jaffe says Institute of Geophysics, Marine Sci Gmail accounts work well with school r ences Building and surrouncling tents. RESEARCH e-mail account because school For more information, call956-3151. related e-mail messages can be for Exactly what does a chief justice do? warded to a Gmail account, enabling Eight storytellers to students to take advantage of Gmail 's "Talk Story" BY THE WEEK MAGAZINE duties? salary of $203,000.) But by statute storage andsearch capacities. Today, 53 duties are spelled out and by tradition, the chief justice Because Gmail accounts have The Department of Parks and John Roberts this week took his in federal law. Most of them ceremo- plays his most important role behind more than 2.5 gigabytes of storage Recreation presents the 17th annual seat as the 17th chief justice of the nial, such as presiding over presiden the scenes, in shaping the court's space, there is no need to delete old Talk Story Festival, featuring eight of United States. He is more than likely tial inaugurations, and administrative, agenda. messages. University e-mail accounts the best storytellers in Hawaii for three to define the Supreme Court through such as serving as head of the Judicial How much power will Roberts currently have 250 megabytes of stor nights. Event is free and open to the his influence. Conference, the administrative body really have? age space. public, to be held at McCoy Pavilion's How does the Constitution that sets rules and policies governing Less than the title would sug Gmail accounts are now also Auditorium, Ala Moana Beach Park definethejob? federal court operations. (For these gest: He 's a team leader more than a available to anyone with a mobile from Oct 14 to 16 at 7 a.m. to 9:30 It doesn't. In creating the three extra duties, the chief justice is paid boss, and cannot push a recalcitrant phone number in the United States. p.m. with a new "Late Show" on Oct. branches of government, the Found about $9,000 more than the eight 14 from 10 p.m. to midnight. For ing Fathers said very little about the associate justices, with a total annual BACKPAGE: Justice, page 8 BACKPAGE: Google, page 8 more information, contact Jeff Gere at Supreme Court-and even less about 692-5751 or via e-mail at jgere@co. the chief justice. The title "chief jus honolulu.hi.us. tice" appears only once in the Consti tution, and that is Rare collections in a section setting exhibit at UH out procedures for impeachment Recovering from the flood in 2004, of the president: Hamilton Library's "Making Connec "When the Presi tions: Treasures from the University dent of the United of Hawaii Library," will display rare States is tried [by collections in the UH Art Gallery until the Senate], the Nov. 10. Collections of rare books, Chief Justice shall preside." When bistoiical documents and more will John Jay presided over the first be exhibited. Gallery hours are from Supreme Court in 1790, it was a Monday to Friday from 10:30 a.m. to weak, ill-defined entity. So over the 4 p.m. and Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m. course of two centuries, Congress, For more information, contact Sharon the federal judiciary, and the chief Tasaka at 956-6888 or visit the UH justices themselves have had to carve Art Gallery Web site at www.hawaii. out the job description. edu/artgallery. What are the chief justice's PageS

RECENT SNAPSHOTS Expert to dis No sign of God here OF EVENTS AROUND THE GLOBE cuss N. Korea nuclear talks

By J ae Sun Lee STAFF WRITER

Yoichiro Sato, assistant professor of the Asia Pacific Center for Secu rity Studies (APCSS), will present "North Korean Nuclear Development and the Six Party Talks" at the KCC campus on Oct. 20. "I am going to talk about the six party talks' process, negotiations, and tasks for the future," said Sato, an EIBaradei, 63, and expert in international and compara the International Atomic Energy tive political economy of the Asia Agency, which he runs, won the Pacific region. 2005 Nobel Peace Prize last Friday On Sept. 19, North Korea prom for their advocacy of continuing ised to drop its nuclear weapons inspections in Iraq before the U.S. development, and rejoin international invasion in March 2003. arms treaties in a unanimous agree ment with other NICOLE BENGIVENO I THE NEW YORK TIMES Indonesia pressured countries at the Two rafting trips through the Grand Canyon reached different destinations in the debate over creationism and evolution. to clamp terrorists six-party arms One group, above, saw signs of eons of erosion, while the other saw a divine design. talks in Beijing. Amidst the hunt for those respon Despite the agree sible for the second terrorist bombing ment, experts New bill may threaten Hawaii's wildlife on the Indonesian island of Bali since say tough nego 2002, Australian officials put pres tiations lie ahead. endangered animals in the conti Landmark Law was long overdue sure on the Indonesian government to Sato The six-party HR 3824 will effect nental United States, such as the in order to restore the rights of pri "clamp down" on the activities of ter talks started in 2003, and include the environment as well condor, bald eagle, wolf, grizzly vate citizens. One pri vate landowner rorist groups. Australia's Prime Minis United States, the North and South bear and manatee. who had been forced to shut down ter John Howard stated that authorities Korea, China, Japan, and Russia. as tax payers wallets. "If HR 3824 is passed in the development due to the discovery of in Indonesia must stress their determi Sato received his B.A. in law from By Emmanuel Cournede Senate, multiple transformations will the endangered spotted owl on hi s nation to improve and address security Keio University, Tokyo, his M. A. in STAFF WRITER occur in the movement to protect land retorted that, "common sense is concerns. international studies from the Univer endangered wildlife," said House needed to ensure that consideration sity of South Carolina, and his Ph.D. Endangered species may be Representative Blake K. Oshiro. is not given to animals over people," Japanese princess to in political science from the Univer adversely affected due to changes "The effects will be seen not only in the Associated Press reported. wed in November sity of Hawaii. made to a bill originaiiy passed 32 the environment, due to the loss of Rep. Richard Pombo of Califor The Office of Student Activities years ago that was designed to protect critical habitat protection, but also in nia, the creator of the bill. said in an Japan 's imperial family is about will present the lecture in Ilima 202 them from possible extinction. The the wallet of local t:L'< payers." interview with the Gannett News Ser to celebrate the weddina of Princes from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. bill, HR 3824, passed in the House of Oshiro was referring to the vice that those who suffer the most Sayako 's marriage to government Representatives by a vote of 293-193, clau se in the revised statue that fro m the Landmark bill are the ranch worker Yoshiko Kuroda that is set for eradicating th e stipulation that bad would require the federal govern ers, farmers and timber companies. Nov. 15. The only child of Emperor WHAT, NO HAWAII? previously called for the protection ment to compensate landowners "They are the ones being harmed Akihito and Empress Michiko, the Vancouver is the world's best of specific lands and critical habitats whose properties cann ot be devel by this law," Pombo said, adding that princess will be the first emperor's place to live, a survey by the for these endangered species. oped because of the presence of an 90 percent of endangered species live daughter to wed in 45 years. The Economist Intelligence Unit has The Landmark Law, the bill ori g endangered species. on private land. wedding will take place following a ranked 127 cities in terms of inally passed to protect endangered "I think it's mind-boggling that Hawaii's own Rep. Neil Aber series of traditional Japanese rituals. personal risk, infrastructure and species, was intended to ensure that some of our own Congressional dele crombie, who voted for HR 3824, the availability of goods and endangered life, including Hawaii's gates voted for this bill to be passed," was unavailable for comment. Con Destructive storms services. own honu (turtle), silver-sword fish said KCC junior Deanna Rivard. gressman Ed Case, Hawaii's other hit Central America and the nene (the state bird), were "Don't they realize that we live in a representative who was also unavail "In the current global political protected by making it illegal to state that is deemed by the Environ able, voted against it. HR 3824 will Residents of El Salvador were hit climate, it is no surprise that the develop property that was deemed mental Protection Agency (EPA) a now appear before the Senate over the with the effects of Hurricane Stan that most desirable destinations are the natural habitat for these ani biological hotspot?" course of the current legislative ses swept through southeastern Mexico in those with the lower perceived mals. The Landmark Law was also However, supporters of the bill sion and requires majority approval a series of heavy rains and mudslides. threat of terrorism," said Jon highly effective in protecting other say that a revision to the original as the next step to becoming law. Power lines were knocked out and Copestake, editor of the EIU strong winds destroyed homes and report. bridges, killing more than 65 people in Central America. Some 16,700 Sal The top 10 cities are: DeLay indicted, party's reputation in question vadorans took shelter in 167 nation Vancouver, Toronto and BY THE WEEK MAGAZINE in corporate donations to state leg Ethics Committee, DeLay-aka wide shelters. Calgary of Canada; Adelaide, islative candidates in his home state. "The Hammer"-ran the House like Sydney; Perth and Melbourne, "Bad news often comes in While he fights the charges, DeLay a patronage machine for corporate Muslim's holy month of Australia; Vienna, Austria; bunches," said Dan Balz in The has been forced to relinquish his lead interests. He demanded that Washing disrupted in Hillah Geneva and Zurich of Switzer Washington Post. Just ask the Repub ership role. For the GOP, the timing ton's K Street lobbying firms hire only land. lican Party, now suffering through the couldn't be worse. Federal investi Republican loyalists, and blatantly · A bomb exploded in a Shiite The bottom 10 cities are: worst stretch since George W. Bush gators have just begun examining traded influence over legislation for mosque, located in the Hlllah, south became president. In recent months, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's political contributions. DeLay also of Baghdad. The explosion resulted Tehran of Iran; Douala of Cam the Iraq war, the Hurricane Katrina sale of stock in his family's health set new lows for ignorance and ideo in the deaths of 25 worshippers. eroon; Harare of Zimbabwe; fiasco, and soaring gas prices have care business only a month before the logical zealotry, said Jonathan Alter Eighty-seven were wounded as Abidjan of Ivory Coast; Phnom punched a big hole in Bush's popular stock price tanked. "On almost every in Newsweek. This is a man who has locals celebrated the first day of the Penh of Cambodia; Lagos of ity. And now, with last week's indict front, Republicans see trouble." likened the Environmental Protection holy month of RamaQan. The explo Nigeria; Karachi, of Pakistan; ment of House Majority Leader Tom As weU they should, said Michael Agency to the Gestapo, disdained sions ripped through nearby streets, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Algiers of DeLay, the GOP has lost its strongest, Scherer in Salon.com. DeLay is the the separation of church and state, destroying several shops and vehi Algeria; Port Moresby, Papua most disciplined leader in Congress. embodiment of the corruption and and darkly hinted that certain liberal cles. It is reported that militant group, New Guinea. The indictment, by Texas prosecu abuse of power that has flourished in judges "need to be intimidated." Con- Al-Qaida, has called for stepped up tor Ronnie Earle, accuses DeLay of a Republican-controlled Congress. attacks during the holy month, declar Source: lEU via BBC.com illegally diverting nearly $200,000 Rebuked five times by the House BACKPAGE: Delay, page 8 ing opposition against Iraq's Shiites. 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By JasonFu standard of testing and punishment enhancing drug results in a two-year at random, and athletes are given no every two months," he added. STAFF WRITER for a positive test result. ban from any national or international warning prior to their test. The guidelines followed by the Testing for all athletes training to event." A second positive test results "I have been at work when a USADA and their counterpart, the The issue of steroids and per represent America in the Olympics, in a lifetime ban. USADA representative has shown World Anti-Doping Agency, are so formance-enhancing drugs in pro or other international competitions, is In maj.or league baseball, one up and asked for a sample right then strict that athletes have become fear fessional sports has become such a conducted by the United States Anti positive test will result in suspension and there. People look at you strange ful of taking any type of supplement. pressing issue that the House Judiciary Doping Association (USADA). The of 10 games. Since baseball is more when you go to the bathroom with a "I don't even take cough syrup Committee has become involved, punishment for a positive test is far popular and involves more money, sample cup and somebody following when I am sick, I am too afraid of a calling for federal testing standards more severe for sports overseen by they play by a different set of rules. you," Woods said. positive result," Woods said. and fines for leagues that fail to meet the USADA, compared to America's Along with much stricter penal Although Woods did qualify for The USADA has gone so far as the federal standards. If congress was four major professional sports, which ties for positive tests, athletes training the 2004 summer games in Athens, to issue a warning against taking any to have its way, Major League Base govern themselves. under the watchful eye of the USADA he is tested as rigorously as an athlete dietary or nutritional supplements, ball, the National Hockey League, the According to Brandon Woods, a must submit an athlete location form on the Olympic team. stating in a release sent to their athletes, National Basketball Association, and member of the 2005 World Cham telling exactly where they are living, "I have lost count of the amount "Athletes who take dietary or nutri the National Football League would pionship U.S. Canoe/Kayak team, training and working. Tests adminis of times I have been tested, but it is tional supplants, even if 'approved' or have to comply with the "Olympic" "one positive test for a performance tered by the USADA are conducted safe to say I get tested at least once 'verified' do so at their own risk." Local filmmakers push free speech to its limits LGBT /XYZ offers sup By Jeffrey Ross port to gay students STAFF WRITER

Vertov Industries is a group of taining steady hours when student local independent filmmakers that volunteers, who have different class have a different take on how to tell schedules, ran it. a story. Established in the early Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans The office offers a library with nineties, Vertov Industries produces gender students have a choice of dif LGBT readings, and an area were "Sleepless: MOVIEsHIT," an anthol ferent support services offered through members of the community can ogy of many separate miniseries on UH Manoa. The LGBT office, located feel free to come and relax, or talk Olelo community access television. in the Women's Studies Office in the about issues they may have. The These fictional dramas are intended Center for Student Services, offers full-time coordinator for the LGBT for a mature audience and people with support services to UH Manoa stu office, Cameron Miyamoto, says he's weak stomachs should not attempt to dents during normal business hours, excited to see the growth of the office view them. A recent episode called while the XYZ club welcomes stu since he has come on, and that UH "Modeling Me," features a semi-nude dents from all UH campuses to attend has been very accommodating to the actress, a man shot in the crotch, and its bi-monthly meetings. needs of the LGBT office and the a pregnant woman beating herself The LGBT office, predominantly needs for community equality. "I just until her bottom-half was bloody. a volunteer office in years past, now hope UH can keep on ensuring a safe In 1999, KCC hosted an event · has a full-time UH staff member to campus, regardless of sexual orienta called "Battle for the Planet Sleep maintain stable hours. A position, tion, and that they continue funding less," in Lama library displaying the which supporters say, has made the the program," Miyamoto said. props and equipment from previous office a lot more stable and stronger. episodes. Vertov Industries' goal is The office faced difficulties main- BACKPAGE: LGBT/XYZ, page 8 to create non-commercial cinema and they are unafraid to walk the fine line between free speech and indecency. Turn your credits i "It is an insanely stupid show that should not be on the air and I love it for how bad it is," said Tim O'Neil, Leeward Community College drama student. Olelo does not pre-screen any of the content that airs on its five sta involved in his projects tions. Instead, the content submitter and eventually wants has to sign an agreement regarding to create a film scene in the content of the program. In the Hawaii that isn't focused Series Request Form, section one of on making profits. the agreement states, "The program None of the actors in does not contain any material which is "Sleepless" are paid. All obscene." Question ten asks, "Will this are either casting call program contain adult material such as volunteers or have been graphic violence, sexual content, or there since the beginning. profanity?" If the answer is yes, the With a low budget to work program will be aired after midnight. with, those involved take a Darin Sodetani, director at Vertov do-it-all attitude. All par Industries defends his production, ticipants may change roles saying that reality television is just from time to time. A par as exploitive. Sodetani thinks that the ticipant may be an actor in local wrestling programs on Olelo are one miniseries and become just as violent. a cameraman for the next. "Commercial programs will Jason K has worked with exploit a person's weakness for the Vertov Industries since benefit of the viewer," Sodetani said. 1997. Lawns." That is a line that Sodetani claims "I like to problem-solve. that "Sleepless" will not cross. For Like getting electricity into example, an actor with a speech a field or creating a special effect," K For a listing of dates and show impediment, disability or of a minor said. The people who are involved times, including information on how ity race will not be exploited as part at Vertov Industries are not making to get your show on community of the storyline. Sodetani wants a money and are participating solely out access, visit the Web site at www. long-term relationship with people· of their love for filmmaking. olelo.org. LEISURE Page 7 'Waiting' entertaining for all sides of the order

By Bradley Zint TV series), a quiet new employee U-WIRE who, over one chaotic night of work, learns the ins and outs his eccentric For anyone who's ever been a job life. waiter, short order cook, dish washer, All of these plots, among others, bus boy or any other hard-working beautifully intertwine in this clever employee of the food industry, the comedic script. Highlights of the new film "Waiting" was made for film include a ShenaniganZ staff you through and through. Finally, wide competition known as "The someone has created a strikingly Game" that is basically one riotous accurate depiction of what it's like penis joke after another. Somehow, to work in a restaurant. the private anatomy of half the "Waiting," written and directed earth's population is still funny time by Rob McKittrick, is not only hilar and time again. ious but also remarkably filled with But the real gem of this movie, universal, yet true, stereotypes. The beyond the great comedic sequences, plot is simple enough: Dean (played is the cast of characters. by Justin Long) is a waiter at an Following in the grand tradition

all-too-familiar restaurant, Shenani of "Animal House," "Waiting" man LIONS GATE FILMS ganZ, and has never questioned his ages to incorporate every stereotype life after high school until learning imaginable for its particular setting. has worked there way too long and is people are nobodies, but together to help make each joke a success. his high school classmate graduated In the case of the college comedy consequently very, very irritable; the their collective ensemble never fails . . Acting wise, Reynolds often and has begun a profitable career. He classic, the setting was student life. wise old man figure working behind to entertain and enlighten. steals the scene with his brilliant feels his job and junior college are "Animal House" contains its the scenes who shares grandfatherly Other aspects of the film that comedic timing and improvisation. leading to a dead-end life. beer-hinging Bluto and fatso fresh advice and who can recall years of will make it an instant cult clas His performance is similar to his Meanwhile, his co-worker, man Flounder, among others. the restaurant's history; bus boy sic include clever use of hand-held work in "Van Wilder," so if you Monty, (Ryan Reynolds from "Waiting," on the other hand, is stoners whp secretly smoke in the camera work, making it appear enjoyed Reynolds then you surely "National Lampoon's Van Wilder") set in a restaurant. Anyone who's meat freezer and get high off various more like a documentary than a will not want to miss this film. ( is in exactly the same situation but worked in one will know this movie restaurant materials; an enthusiastic feature film. Of course, this tech "Waiting" is a film that should could care less. Life for Monty is hits the characterization dead-on. and rather geeky manager; a raven nique "X.Qrks beautifully because the have been made decades ago on a good and basically consists of post Surely every restaurant around ous cast of cooks who break every kitchen antics do not stray far from subject many of us can relate to.· work partying and the never-ending contains the following characters, rule of proper food handling; and, the truth. Director McKittrick and cast have male pursuit of getting laid. portrayed hysterically in "Waiting" lastly, the cute, young hostess who The music selection, ranging delivered a fun and true true-to There is also Mitch (John Fran- - the cool, confident, experienced catches the eye of every heterosex- from operatic melodies to modern life stereotype film that cannot be cis Daley of the "Freaks and Geeks" party-man waiter; the waitress who ual male employee. Individually, the bands, also underscores the comedy missed.

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Joe St. Sauver, director of user Google: services and network applications Continued from page 4 at the University, said that while he uses Gmail only casually, he doesn 't All of Google's user services are think the sponsored ads generated for offered for free. The company stays e-mail messages make Gmail less afloat through advertising revenue. secure than any other e-mail service. "Sponsored links" alongside Google People concerned about the secu search results earn money for Google rity of their e-mail should consider every time a user clicks on them. using an encryption client, such as Computer algorithms scan Gmail , those available at www.GnuPG.org, messages for key words and run St. Sauver said. PGP encryption eli- sponsored Enks next to e-mails that ents can be installed on all comput correspond with the e-mail's content. ers and u ed with all e-mail service For example, an e-mail from a friend providers. about getting together to make pan Other Google features include cakes might pop up with sponsored Calculator, which allows one to type links about pancake recipes. a mathematical equation into the These same algorithms help Gmail main search page (www.google.com) users search through old e-mail mes and get a numerical result; Google sages. Scholar (scholar.google.com), which DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES But privacy is maintained. "No searches scholarly journals; and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in Sept. 30 by Justice John Paul Stevens as President Bush and Jane Sullivan human individuals or third parties Picasa (picasa.google.com), a com Roberts watched. ever look at private e-mails," Jaffe puter program that can be down said. loaded and used to organize photos. used their power? leadership skills, and pragmatism. Justice: Some have left greater marks Unpretentious and good-natured, Continued from page 4 than others. The nation 's fourth John Marshall had a gift for build- chief justice, John Marshall, was ing a consensus DeLay: court in a direction the other eight easily the boldest. At a time when and often spoke Continued from page 5 justices do not want it to go. But the court had little power, he wrote for a unanimous if he possesses strong personal and the landmark 1803 decision Marbury court. The gre gress has always had a few extremists management skills, he will be far v. Madison, which established the garious judge fos in its ranks. "But the DeLay era is the more than just one of nine votes. right of the Supreme Court to review tered bipartisan first time the fringe has ever been in The chief justice's influence begins laws passed by friendships and charge." even before a case is argued. Each Congress and good relations That era may be nearing its end, Burger year, the Supreme Court receives pronounce final between justices said The Economist. After Bush won about 7,000 appeals of lower court judgment on their (he insisted they all room together re-election in November, "conserva rulings; the high court hears only constitutionality. in the same boardinghouse). By tives were preening themselves like about 80. It's the chief justice who During his record contrast, Marshall's successor, peacocks," and speaking openly of (with ample help from law clerks) 34-year tenure Roger B. Taney (1836-1864), was holding power for another 40 years. AP compiles the initial list of cases the (1801-1835), reticent, stubborn, and determined "Today the conservative movement Marshall Former House Majority Leader Tom court should consider. He also leads Marshall firmly to embarrass the Lincoln admin is in turmoil," and splitting into Delay is now indicted. the weekly closed-door "confer cemented the power of the judicial istration. Taney-who ruled in its various factions. Sma1l-govern ences," in which justices make these branch-and established the chief Dred Scott v. Sandford that blacks ment conservatives are furious with still prefer lower taxes, an aggres decisions by an oral vote. During justice as one of the most power had no rights and could never be Bush and DeLay for their dramatic sive foreign policy, and traditional these conferences, the chief justice ful positions in the federal govern citizens-watched a collegial court expansion of government spend values to anything the Democrats speaks first-thus having a chance ment. Chief Justice Earl Warren also break apart. ing. Big business conservatives are offering as an alternative. In fact, to frame the cases, and the legal greatly expanded the court's power; What kind of boss will Chief are alarmed by the extremism of said Gloria Borger in U.S. News and issues involved, as he sees them. from 1953 to 1969, the Warren court Justice Roberts be? religious conservatiyes. "America World Report, the Democrats aren 't What role does he play in declared public It's anybody's guess. Most ana first" isolationists are fed up with offering any alternative. They seem deciding cases? school segrega lysts predict that Roberts ' intelli the neoconservatives' dreams of to stand for nothing but abortion, He has no special influence over tion unconsti gence, integrity, and humility will remaking the Middle East. If Repub gay rights, and loathing for George other justices, but if the chief justice tutional, and sit well with the other justices. But licans continue to bicker among Bush, "and that's not enough for a votes along with the majority, he gets greatly expanded the court is sharply divided between themselves "a realignment" may party looking to revive itself as a an important privilege: He decides civil liberties and conservatives and liberals, and Rob occur in the congressional elections governing entity." who will write the majority opin rights. Other chief erts assumes the role of chief jus of 2006. It will take more than a few bad ion. (If not, the senior justice in the justices have tice at a very contentious time in. Don't count on it, said William months to realign the nation politi Warren majority makes that decision.) The been less influ- U.S. history. During his tenure on Kristol in The Weekly Standard. cally, agreed Ryan Lizza in The tone and language of the opinions entia], including Warren Burger, a the court, the 50-year-old Roberts The 1994 "Republican revolution" New Republic. Though Democrats are critical, for it is through them Nixon appointee who presided over and his colleagues may well decide that ousted the Democrats from con are rejoicing over DeLay's indict that rulings can become narrow, or the court from 1969 to 1986. BJJrger whether to overturn Supreme Court trol of Congress was not merely a ment, he 's just "a sideshow" in the set a broad, historic precedent. So was viewed as pompous and egotis rulings on abortion and affirmative rejection of individual Democratic real struggle for power. "The source the chief justice usually assigns the tical by the other justices; his fellow action, and will almost certainly politicians. Nor was it only about of GOP strength in America is not majority opinion to himself, or to conservative William Rehnquist and set new precedent on such emo Democratic corruption. That realign the House Republican leadership. the justice who most closely shares Rehnquist's law clerk at the time, tional issues as same-sex marriage, ment was driven by the voters' It's George W. Bush." Bush, though his views. Chief justices also use John Roberts, often mocked him the public observance of religion, disgust with "big government lib weakened, still dominates the politi the assignment process to cultivate behind his back. and human cloning. For that reason eralism," and their embrace of eco cal agenda. Until the Democrats can other justices, and to forge ideologi What makes one a great chief alone, Roberts may one day take his nomic and social conservatism. regain the White House, they will cal alliances with them. justice? place among the most influential Despite the GOP's imperfect execu remain on the outside of power, How have other chief justi~es A mix of a keen legal intelligence, chief justices in history. tion of its agenda, most Americans looking in.

says would have made him much porters together is a positive move registered independent organization close with." LGBT/XYZ: more comfortable during his fresh for supporting the LGBT commu ofUH. The group also participates in Continued from page 6 man dorm experience, where his nity, many of whom do not come XYZ's mission is to foster a community events such as the AIDS roommates did not know he was gay. o.ut until college. The issue of sup better sense of community for LGBT Walk, and is currently helping to raise To date the club has helped add "After that, in my sophomore year, porting unisex bathrooms in the students and their allies, and focuses funds for HIV victims from Hurri certain disclosures about gender and I ended up getting roomed with my dorms is also being raised to help on primarily social activities. "It's cane Katrina. g~nder equality into the UH constitu now best friend and he was gay too, transgender people on campus feel to get students to build that sense of XYZ also chaperones the annual tion, as well as the housing contracts, so after hanging out with him, that's comfortable. community and family," Dee said. Gay Prom for high school students. which now asks housing candidates if when I came out," Dee said. "It made Dee still volunteers at the LGBT Adding those most involved are the "They wanted people closer to their they are LGBT friendly, in hopes to me feel more comfortable about office, but because the office is students from outer islands or from age to chaperone," Dee said. "The room those who are, together. Some myself." geared towards UH Manoa students, the mainland, "because they don't students felt a lot more at ease with thing 2005 UH graduate, Travis Dee, Dee sees rooming LGBT sup- due to funding, Dee created XYZ, a have anyone here who they are really us there."