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Tuesday January 17, 2006 VOL. 100 | ISSUE 83 Serving the students of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa since 1922 WWW.KALEO.ORG Basketball Inside teams lose to ‘The Two Thrones’ a fun end News 2 to ‘Prince of Persia’ trilogy Features 3, 5 Louisiana Tech Editorials 4 Comics 6 Sports | Pages 7 & 8 Features | Page 5 Sports 7, 8 The number of awards increased for ASUH grants Matthew K. Ing ed by the applicant’s Student Aid Ka Leo Staff Writer Report received upon the applicant’s completion of the Free Application The Associated Students of the for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. University of Hawai‘i re-approved a Though international students are $13,000 budget for partial-tuition and often unable to receive their own research grants for UH undergraduate federal SAR, UAA still invites them students for the spring term at a meet- to apply for need-based tuition ing at Campus Center on Tuesday. awards based on their Expected At the beginning of this Family Contributions. school year, members of the ASUH The two remaining awards Undergraduate Academic Affairs are for those applicants with “par- DIANA KIM • KA LEO O HAWAI‘I committee accepted a $26,000 bud- ticularly unusual situations.” These Ann Wright, a former colonel in the U.S. Military, protests the war on Iraq at the Sustainability Courtyard on Jan. get proposed by the previous school “unusual situations” are meant to 13.“We need to change the way America is doing business. A call to people is needed to change the government, be ambiguous and are open to those year’s outgoing senate to be awarded and now is a crucial time to do so,” Wright said. Protests are held every Friday at the Federal Government building with any reasonable, unusually try- to full-time undergraduate students. located in downtown Honolulu. Of the $13,000 available for this ing circumstances. spring semester, $10,000 was allotted Senior Jesse Jones, ASUH sen- for partial-tuition awards while the ator and UAA chair, oversees the Jones blames last semester’s related to a student’s undergraduate pursue the mastery of flamenco guitar remaining $3,000 was set aside for boards that awards these grants to UH low turnout on a failure to act by career,” ranging from airfare for for- from a flamenco maestro in Spain. research grants. students. Having worked with tuition UH undergraduates. “Sometimes eign study to equipment for scientific The award constituted a research awards programs in the past, Jones students get lazy when they hear experiments to entry-fees for expen- grant in the area of humanities. Distribution of Tuition Awards knows the positive opportunities that that these awards are only for sive conferences. “I believe that research is these awards could bring to the UH $500,” Jones said. “I think they Last semester, senior Allen one of the most worthwhile but The $10,000 fund for partial- community. sometimes don’t realize how much Onizuka was awarded a $500 research overlooked opportunities in uni- tuition grants is divided into 20 sepa- “This year, we wanted to make a free $500 is worth.” grant to aid in his biological study of versity life,” Onizuka said. “With rate $500 awards. These 20 awards as many awards available as was pos- the role of proline in the elasticity of research, students are able to give are further broken down into three sible,” Jones said. “Instead of award- Grants for Student Research elastin in the human body. Onizuka’s back to the community as well as separate categories of applicants. ing only ten awards of $1000, we research could one day prove valu- explore ideas and territories that Nine of the 20 partial-tuition decided to make 20 awards of $500. The remaining $3,000 budgeted able in modern medicine as he pur- no one else has.” awards were set aside for those That way, more people could receive for this semester was reserved to fund sues a career as a physician. Onizuka was extremely grateful demonstrating exemplary academ- some kind of help.” student research. Founded in 2002 by Also given last semester was for the award given to him by ASUH ic achievement. To be eligible for Last semester, only 25 people former ASUH senator and UH grad- a $500 research grant allowing and urges others to take advantage of these awards, applicants must have applied for the 20 partial-tuition uate, Carolyn Berger, the research Gregory Dunn, acting president this great opportunity to give back to a cumulative grade point average of awards by the original deadline. grants are available to undergraduate of the UHM chapter of Amnesty the school. 3.5 or higher. The deadline had to be extend- students needing funding for research International, to attend an Amnesty Fifth-year UH student Dane Another nine tuition awards ed to allow for more competition in any area of study. International Regional Conference Goddard was aware of the tuition were allotted for those applicants between deserving applicants, and According to UAA Committee in California. awards available from ASUH but demonstrating high financial need. the awards were eventually given to Advisor Lakeasha Ruffin, the research In the past, Ruffin said, an award The basis for this need is represent- 20 of 40 applicants. monies are available for “anything was even given to a UH student to See ASUH, page 2 NewsBriefs Liberal arts scholarship The program will be offered in the summer Asian Pacific American Institute internship U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residence Rodney P. Santos, retired educator and found- from May 24 to Aug. 5. Students from diverse The Asian Pacific American Institute for by June 5, 2006. ing member and former President of the Colleges backgrounds majoring in engineering, history, Congressional Studies invites college stu- 18 years of age by June 5, 2006. of Arts & Sciences Alumni Association, established math, ICS, finance, accounting, economics, dents to apply to its 2006 Summer Internship Submission of all application materials by a scholarship fund to encourage undergraduate stu- business, foreign languages, science, commu- Program in Washington, D.C. The term of the Jan. 31. dents in their pursuit of a liberal arts education. Up nications, political science, and international internship is from June 5 to July 28, 2006. APAICS will give preference to students to five students will receive cash awards of $1,000 relations are encouraged to apply. APAICS is a non-partisan, non-profit, who have not previously had an internship in each to assist them with their education expenses. For more program information and quali- educational organization whose mission Washington, D.C. To be eligible for the Rodney P. Santos fication details, attend one of the following is to promote the participation of Asian Finalists may be contacted for a telephone Scholarship, a student must be a graduate of informational meetings: Americans and Pacific Islanders in the interview. Successful applicants will be notified a Hawai‘i high school, be a full-time junior or Today political process. in March. senior at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. APAICS places interns in the U.S. Congress, For more information and online application materials, go to: http://www.apaics.org, e-mail apa- with a declared Arts & Sciences major, have a Campus Center 308 Federal agencies and institutions that further [email protected] or call (202) 296-9200. cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5, APAICS’ mission. show financial need and have already received Wednesday, Jan. 18 Interns who attend Hawai’i schools or live in or intend to receive 50 percent of the under- 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Hawai‘i will receive a total stipend of $3,000 to graduate degree requirements from UHM. Campus Center 308 cover additional transportation costs. All interns Applications are available at the Office of will be required to complete weekly journals and a Corrections Community and Alumni Relations in Hawai‘i program evaluation at the end of the internship. In the News Briefs of the Jan. 12 issue, Ka There will also be a informational table set Hall, Room 311. To qualify for the 2006 Program, applicants Leo misreported the results of the ASUH up at Campus Center: must meet the following requirements: poll "Arresting power for campus secu- Department of Defense internship for Today Interest in the political process, public policy rity." The actual results are as follows: undergraduates Noon to 2 p.m. issues and Asian American and Pacific Islander Against: 423 (49%) For: 307 (36%) Need The Norm Mineta Internship Immersion community affairs. more information: 125 (15%) Program was established by Congress to pro- Wednesday, Jan. 18 Evidence of leadership abilities and excel- vide internship opportunities within the U.S. Noon to 2 p.m. lent oral and written communication skills. The bookstore photo that ran on Jan. 13 Department of Defense and other defense agen- Current enrollment in an accredited under- was incorrectly attributed to Diana Kim. cies for U.S. undergraduate students who are from Applications can be downloaded at: graduate educational institution. Those who The photo should have been attributed to economically disadvantaged backgrounds and/or http://www.twc.edu/students/docs/ graduated within 90 days prior to June 5, 2006 Karis Lo. are receiving financial assistance/scholarships. NormMineta_app2006.pdf are also welcome to apply. KA LEO O HAWAI‘I NEWS Page 2 | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 Editor: Blaine Tolentino Associate Editor: Robert Shikina | (808) 956-3221 | [email protected] EVENTS “I think [students] CALENDAR sometimes don’t real- ize how much a free TMT management and relaxation that $500 is worth,” ASUH Compiled by Alice Kim promotes healing.