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Sports | Page 8 Features | Page 5 Student parents bridge parenthood and school By Alyssa S. Navares On the Web: convenient for them,” Bill said. “So, Ka Leo Features Editor I refer people to the appropriate Follow Ka Leo resources in the community and on Shervelle Flynn pleads with reporter Alyssa campus.” God for more hours each day as she S. Navares as BTH helps parents find scholar- fulfills her duties as a mother and a she gets to know these Bridge To ships through workshops held dur- full-time student at the University Hope student parents. ing the semester. Although the pro- of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. gram does not offer scholarships, Her request, like those of its employees highlight the most many other student parents, goes UH Bridge To Hope details applicable ones for students. unanswered. Flynn attends class Students Junko Horiguchi, who 14 hours a week until she gets her is expecting her first child in April, 8-year-old son from school, spend- • Provides on-campus student and husband Kelly Ching stopped by ing less than two hours with him employment so welfare recipient the open house to learn about their at home before studying later that students can meet their Department options in preparing for the birth. evening. “We will no longer be able to “It’s difficult to do all of that of Human Services requirements for work full-time and have children, so and be in school at the same time,” paid employment money is definitely going to be an the microbiology major said. • Available on all 10 University of issue for us,” Ching said. “We are “Sometimes I wonder how I am planning to cut some of the luxuries Hawai‘i campuses going to do it because there’s just PHOTO BY ALYSSA S. NAVARES • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i out of our lives.” not enough time.” • Now extends reach to all student Bridge To Hope coordinator Teresa Bill held an open house last week at the UH Women’s Center. Ching and Horiguchi, who is The solution to Flynn’s plea parents, not only single parents She hopes to make the program more visible to all student parents at UH. from Japan, are part of the Temporary Assistance to Other Needy Families, came from Bridge To Hope, a UH receiving public assistance under support program for low-income one-on-one assistance with Bill or she meets the requirements for paid a state-funded program for immi- students with children, which is Federal Temporary Assistance to her co-workers. employment as a First-To-Work stu- grant families in Hawai‘i. now extending its reach to all stu- Needy Families (TANF) “We had some married couples dent who receives temporary assis- Horiguchi found comfort in dent parents. come into the open house, which is tance from the state. what she learned at the open house Since 2000, the collaborative For more information, contact different from the types of students FTW students must work 20 for both during and after her preg- program with the State Department BTH coordinator Teresa Bill at 956- we usually see,” Bill said, referring hours per week, instead of the 32 nancy. She will continue to attend of Human Services has assisted 8059 or e-mail [email protected]. to single parents as the program’s required by the state for welfare school in the next few months of more than 600 student parents with initial target group. “It’s important recipients. Students can credit 12 her pregnancy and plans to rest finding on-campus jobs, applying for every student to know that we are hours in school and eight in paid in between classes at the Women’s for scholarships and finding family to make it more visible to every- here to help.” employment, encouraging education Center where couches, a TV and a health insurance. one on campus. The open house, Through Bill’s office, Flynn with minimal work hours and leav- refrigerator line the walls. BTH system wide coordinator held at the UH Women’s Center, got a job as a desk receptionist at ing more time for family. “It is so nice to know that I can Teresa Bill held the program’s first offered support through handouts, the UH Student Equity, Excellence “Through this program, work- open house last week in an effort guided tours around the center and and Diversity department, where ing and being a student is more See Hope, page 2 Facebook accounts have become an issue of privacy By Dannah Gonzales “I don’t want my personal infor- Types of information Ka Leo Staff Reporter mation accessible to the world,” said instantly updated in news Graeme Glade, a UH senior. “I’m not Creator of the popular social-net- obsessed with this celebrity culture.” feed: working Web site http://www.facebook. Conversely, the feature has also • Comments on photos com, Mark Zuckerberg, issued an open- attracted its own set of supporters. The letter apology to all Facebook users this individuals that advocate Zuckerberg’s • Messages to other users past Friday. The letter addressed the concept of accessible information are • Writing a wall post newly created News Feed and Mini- utilizing the News Feed as such. • Status updates Feed, which allows users to see all “At first, I thought the News Feed • Profile information the current activities of pre-approved was stalker-ish,” said UH freshman friends. Chalsea Remotap. “But now that we • Comments on notes Since its creation in 2004, have privacy control features that let us • Adding a friend Facebook’s goal has been to create a choose what we want others to see, I’m • Leaving/Joining groups social network aimed at “helping people beginning to like it.” • Leaving/Joining networks share information with the people they Zuckerberg started the feeds with want to share it with.” the intention of providing its users with News Feed and Mini-Feed Aimed at college students, the Web access to their friends’ networks, not site requires a college e-mail address, PHOTO BY ASHLEY BASTATAS • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i anticipating the ensuing backlash. will never show: such as University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Many Facebook users are concerned about their lack of privacy due to Facebook's recent addi- “When we launched News Feed • Pokes students’ MyUH Portal e-mail, for regis- tion of News Feeds. and Mini-Feed we were trying to provide • Messages tration. you with a stream of information about To Zuckerberg, the newly imple- your social world,” Zuckerberg said in • Whose profile you view to another and the relationship status as “Students against Facebook News mented News Feed and Mini-Feed of a member, was readily available and Feed” and “Am I the only one that likes his letter. “Instead, we did a bad job of • Whose photos you view became his vehicle for a “free flow of explaining what the features were and posted on a member’s homepage as it the new feed?” which have served to information.” an even worse job of giving [members] • Whose notes you read happened or changed. illuminate the varying responses in this He felt that the News Feed and control over them.” • Groups and events you decline Yet the main controversy surround- controversy. to join Mini-Feed was a good device for dis- Zuckerberg rectified the privacy seminating information because it gave ing this feature was distinctly defining To many UH students, the newly controversy by allowing members to • People you reject as friends members all the recent activities of their the boundary between privacy encroach- created features were definitely an have more control over the information • People you remove from your friends minute by minute with every ment and accessibility to this readily encroachment on privacy. Relaying that other users will be seeing. By adding friends little detail. available flow of information. detailed information, even to friends, is extensive privacy settings, users can now • Notes and photos you delete Information, including when a per- Facebook users began creating both not something many people were too choose what they feel should remain son logged on, what one member said advocate and opponent groups, such happy with. public and private. Page 2 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Wednesday, September 13, 2006 | NEWS

that during school.” Shervelle Flynn brought her The staff at the Women’s son William to school with her Center, located at the Queen every day during the summer Hope Lili‘uokalani Center for Student because no one could watch him Mayor to discuss rail at home. Services, welcomes children to From page 1 “Although many of my teach- play with the toys or watch TV ers didn’t mind William coming transit with students Department of Urban and Regional come here, especially since it is air- while their parent is in class. to class with me, it was still nice By Matt Tuohy and Matthew K. Ing conditioned,” Horiguchi said. “I am Infants may also stay at the to have the Women’s Center as an Ka Leo News Planning. “We should be embrac- glad they even have breast feeding Women’s Center while a family option for him to hang out,” she ing the fixed rail system because students and faculty and staff would stuff and private areas for me to do friend watches the child. said. Mayor Mufi Hannemann will be at the Campus Center Ballroom benefit greatly — not just in terms of Monday at noon to hear and address the commute from home to campus, student and faculty concerns regard- but in terms the opportunities for ing plans for the City of Honolulu’s jobs, internships, and getting out into transit rail system. the community.” Yesterday afternoon, Hannemann The project, which was initi- met with University of Hawai‘i at ated by the city to appease traffic, Mānoa interim Chancellor Denise proposes other options, such as wid- Konan for an informal discussion ening streets and improving public about his proposition to shorten the bus routes. However, Hannemann is route – a proposition that would end advocating most strongly for the rail it short of the campus. transit system. The transit system would be the “There is so much traffic conges- largest and most time consuming tion caused by people going to UH construction project in Oahu’s his- everyday,” said Krystle Domingo, tory, according to the Honolulu High a nursing major. “The mayors new Capacity Project. proposal of shortening up the transit The original project was esti- system really ignores the issue.” mated at $4 billion and would have The meeting will cover the connected Kapolei running through four alternate types of mass transit, Pearl City, Salt Lake and ended including a type of monorail, ASUH at UH. But a recent article in the President Grant Teichman said. This Honolulu Advertiser says otherwise. will give Hannemann a chance to Hannemann wants to cut the listen to the community about what project down to $3 billion for rea- they want, not so much about making the decision of monorail or no sons of opposition by those who monorail. want a toll road and want to build “I am curious to see what the a “no frills system,” it said in the mayor thinks,” Teichman said. “We article. have a parking problem on campus UH spokesman Jim Manke said and [a mass transit system] is one Hannemannʻs decision comes from proactive solution.” public pressure over the costs of the The other options besides a rail- project. way system are managed toll lanes, “The mayor wanted us to know an enhanced bus system or nothing that his commitment to the full sys- at, according to the transit Web site. tem is still there,” Manke said. “He’s The original rail transit plan just concerned about people getting called for the convergence of a 70- past the price tag.” foot high rail, which would be con- Although students at UH now structed over the H-1 freeway near would probably not see the effects Varsity Gate on the makai side of of the rail before graduating, Manke campus. All lines on the rail system said that school officials are currently would converge near the Stan Sheriff looking at the long-term effects the Arena. rail would have on the community. Campus Planner Jack Sidener City Department of Trans- has been working with the State portation Services Director Melvin Department of Transportation and Kaku said that planning has not has proposed that the station instead stopped to include the university. end on the Mō‘ili‘ili side of the “Our plan has always been to freeway, directing people under the connect the two campuses – to run overpass onto campus. from Kapolei to UH – but based on “The transit would be better fiscal constraints, we’re not sure,” on the makai side because of easi- Kaku said. “This is just the planning er access,” Sidener told Ka Leo in phase, though. Our job is to make a July. recommendation to the city council As part of the 1987 Long Range based on community concerns.” Development Plan for the Mānoa Manke said that the school campus, campus planners are work- would benefit greatly from a tran- ing on beautifying the pathway from sit system, helping to relieve some Varsity Gate up to the rest of campus, pressure from the problematic on- making it safer and cleaner. campus parking. Many students and “If we’d gotten the school’s professors agree. proposal before publication, it prob- “At one level it is a disappoint- ably would have been included,” said ment because the university would transportation director Kaku. “But, benefit greatly from transit,” said again, this is a planning process, so Professor Karl Kim, chair of the we are definitely considering it.” FEATURES | Wednesday, September 13, 2006 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Page 3 Study abroad offers alternatives to education By Kumari Sherreitt dent to UH from the University of who have gone abroad will attest ing your study abroad program. Ka Leo Staff Writer Maryland Far East Division, was UH Study Abroad Fair 2006 to experiencing. But if a student • Go in at least a semester before stationed in Okinawa during his is highly enthusiastic and wants to the estimated time abroad to make If you have ever been interest- military service. Turner did vol- Wed., Sept. 20 stray away from the pack, then this sure that all the considerations such ed in living, speaking and eating in unteer work in Thailand, indepen- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Campus Center alternative program is best suited. as Visa, passport and scholarship another country, and experiencing dently from school, and is now in UH student Christine work can be done before departing. different cultures while continuing the process of achieving credit for For more information, call the UH McConaughney studied at the This paperwork will take a lot of to pursue your college degree, then it. Working backward is slightly Study Abroad Center at 956-5143 or University of London School of time and effort to complete but is an studying abroad is the answer for more difficult, but the self-designed visit http://www.studyabroad.org. Oriental and African Studies for a essential part of the program. you. program makes it possible. year. • Take time to choose classes, Italy, England, Spain, France, According to the study abroad “It was very, very hard,” she internships or other types of work Australia, Japan and China are pamphlet, “Students should be their host nationals, being immersed said. “If you cannot follow through, you will do there and consider the some of the countries available aware that designing a study abroad in their culture,” Rai said. “It is a then I would not recommend it.” commitment and time that you are through the traditional package the program is not an easy or straight- different experience than studying Tips for Studying Abroad willing to give. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa forward task.” abroad in a traditional way of pack- • Be completely open to new ideas offers. But, Sarita Rai, the Study age programs, where the American • Students must be full-time at UH and people. It will allow friendships The study abroad options Abroad Center director, encourag- students are catered to. Instead, it is with a minimum 3.0 GPA. to be made which can become con- offered in the summer, spring and es this alternative program. “Self- within the terms of that country.” • The Study Abroad Center, located tacts for future traveling. Remember, fall may be applicable to any type Designed programs allow the stu- This aspect of American terms in Moore Hall 115, is the all-inclu- the best way to get to know a cul- of fieldwork. If not, there is an dent to actually learn alongside is a side note that many students sive stop for receiving and monitor- ture is to meet its people. alternative: self-designed study abroad program option in which students can create their own program. Joshua Turner, a transfer stu-

Events calendar

Compiled by Devin Fujioka “Media experience crossing Asia’s bordersand cultures for more than 30 years,” a journalism presentation, will take place tomorrow from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. at the Kuykendall Auditorium. John Lewis, CNN cor- respondent and bureau chief in Asia, will present this presentation. For more information, call journalism professor Beverly Keever at 956-3781 or e-mail her at [email protected].

“Visions of a Nation: Public Monumentsin Twentieth Century Thailand,” a lecture about public art and nationalism in Thailand, will take place tomorrow from 12 to 1:15 p.m. at Henke Hall, room 325. Ka Fai Wong, lecturer at the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, will present this lecture. For more information, call Craig Howes at 956-3774 or e-mail [email protected].

“NSA Eavesdropping,” a peace institute forum, will take place tomorrow from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Law School Classroom 2. The speakers will discuss the constitutional and media issues raised by the eavesdropping of telephone and internet communica- tions by the National Security Agency. Speakers are law professor Jon Van Dyke and Sylvia Law, and journalism professor Gerald Kato. For more information, call Diane Sakai at 956-4237 or e-mail [email protected].

“God Light Association in Japan: Globalization, Glossolalia, and Re- imaging the Soul,” a Japanese studies seminar, will take place tomorrow from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Moore Hall, room 319. For more information, call the Center for Japanese Studies at 956-2665, e-mail [email protected] or go online to http://www.hawaii.edu/cjs.

The Mānoa Jams Concert will take place Friday from 7 to 9:45 p.m. at the Hemenway Courtyard. For more information, call Darrick Tanigawa at 956-4491. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Commentary Page 4 | Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Editor: Kimberly Shigeoka, Associate Editor: Cora Puliatch | (808) 956-3214 | [email protected] Europe’s blind spot EditorialCartoon in the war Christianon heritage terror that have fused it with Europeans still notions of morality, virtue and principles. Osama bin Laden’s concept of honor is misunderstand the untainted by gentlemanly Western val- ues. It draws on a more traditional and purpose of our ‘war’ fundamental concept of honor, one that remains prevalent outside the Western world. By James Jay Carafano To terrorists, honor is simply main- The Heritage Foundation taining (through deeds and words) the good opinion of people that matter — Travel is educational. Recently, I whether it is the family, tribe, village have crossed the Atlantic six times, mak- or larger groups. “Honor” killings and ing three trips to three different European rapes, for example, are honorable acts cities. I’ve learned two things: because they restore the status of the (1) International air travel is about one family or individual in the community. step up from riding a cattle car, and (2) Bin Laden and his ilk certainly Europeans still don’t get the war on think they’re honorable — despite the terror. fact that what they do is illegal, immoral Five years after 9/11, many and heretical. And they certainly believe Europeans argue the best way to deal they’re at war with us. with terrorism is to deploy cadres of Their perversion of a legitimate cops, intelligence analysts, public rela- religious obligation described in the tions specialists and social workers. Quran as jihad essentially calls for their Calling it a “war,” they argue, only followers to make war on anyone who “antagonizes” the peoples and places doesn’t subscribe to their authority. In that produce terrorists, thus making it their twisted world of ideas, they believe harder to address the root causes. they’re performing an honorable act — Many Europeans also fear that recovering the good name of their people labeling the hunt for terrorists a “war” who have been assaulted by Western gives America a “license to kill” — perversions like sexual equality, democ- unleashing the Pentagon’s unchecked racy and secularism. military power on a defenseless world, If the West refuses to engage in like some kind of Mongol horde. “war,” it signals to our enemies that we The European desire to debate lack the courage and strength to defend words is more about fighting a silly our own culture and ideas. That would ILLUSTRATION PROVIDED BY MCT semantic battle to constrain American confirm for bin Laden and others that power than a serious exercise in stopping modern Western ways are corrupt and terrorism. And it is just flat unproduc- devoid of honor. And it would reaffirm tive — in part, because it is not a real al-Qaeda’s belief in its own propaganda, LetterstotheEditor debate. which says Western nations are a “paper The United States has never con- tiger.” A lack of resolve invites, rather ships. And, to endow a full professor- tended that terrorists can be fought with than deters, aggression. Strange numbers ship at Cambridge costs at least three UH professor holds armies alone, by unilateral U.S. strate- To beat bin Laden, we must con- times a teaching fellowship — close to gies or by ignoring the rule of law. Some Board of Regents in vince him that we are warriors — as reflected for Shidler $10 million to endow. Europeans may take issue with how fierce and determined as he — and con- Hawai‘i is one of the most expen- America deals with unlawful combat- School of Business contempt vince the non-Western world that what sive places to live in America, so why Last week in their great wisdom, ants, how we gather information or how we stand for is honorable and worth is UH apparently endowing such low the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa we attempt to discredit terrorist ideolo- professorships fighting for. salaries? Can it be true that the Shidler Board of Regents renamed the business gies. But none of those policy differenc- With regard to your recent article We must also make a sincere effort College of Business is really aiming school after Jay Shidler, UH graduate es will be solved by simply banning the (09/07/06) on renaming the University to convince ethnic groups, countries and and real estate moneybag. This leaves word “war.” They can be addressed only for top 25? With salaries like that, and religious sects that we are not at war with of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of me wondering: Why was the sale con- by serious discussions that recognize we financial planning like that, one sus- them. They are not our enemies; only Business Administration as the “Shidler summated for a paltry 25 million? One have common interests and goals: keep- pects this is a pipe dream. The business those who try to kill us are. School of Business,” some of the num- would have expected upstanding Repub- ing terrorism from becoming a transna- school’s numbers simply don’t make We can win the long war by fight- bers used in the article would appear any business sense! lican business folk like our regents to tional corporate enterprise. to reflect rather strangely on how our strike a better deal. Simply put, terrorists are trying to ing it the right way, the honorable way. One can only conclude that either But we cannot win by denying we are at university calculates its finances. the UH Foundation has more spectacu- They might, for example, have kill us. We must stop them. We should If one uses the Harvard “standard” renamed the entire university after invest our energies in deciding the best war with murderers intent on slaughter- lar returns than Harvard or Yale (insti- of spending — 4.25 percent of the Shidler and charged him 50 or even 75 ways to do that, not in arguing over ter- ing innocents. tutions whose endowments both have Too many Europeans remain reluc- endowment — then the top-paid new returned approximately 14 percent per million (perhaps a hundred million if minology. exclusive rights to build luxury condos tant to acknowledge the hard truth that UH professorships at $1 million each annum over the past decade — the best There’s another, far more important on all “underdeveloped” areas on the there is a war to be won and they are in only provide $42,500 per annum. Since performances in their sector) or that the reason not to shrink from calling the war campus were thrown in). Please ... from a war. Denying we’re at war with the ter- it. Their denial only emboldens our com- the new school aims to be world-class, UH endowment will be run into the mon enemy. let us use an international comparison: now on let’s think big! And we can start rorists may actually encourage terrorism. ground in five to 10 years. by hanging a sign from Bachman Hall: While Europeans feel that talk of war is teaching fellowships (assistant profes- Something here doesn’t add up. About the Writer “University for sale: realtor, David Mc- antagonizing, the terrorists believe that sorships) at Cambridge University (the Clain.” those unwilling to fight a war display a James Jay Carafano is Senior Research top-rated university in Europe) must be Stephen O’Harrow lack of honor — even cowardice. Fellow for National Security and Homeland endowed at about $3 million — three Professor Noel Jacob Kent The Western conception of honor Security at The Heritage Foundation and author times what appears to be in the budget Dept. of Hawaiian & Indo-Pacific Professor is colored by generations of Judeo- of the new book, “G.I. Ingenuity.” for these new endowed UH professor- Languages Ethnic Studies department LetterstotheEditor SUBMISSION POLICY Ka Leo O Hawai‘i welcomes letters to the edi- author’s true name, e-mail address, daytime words. Letters of any length are subject to E-mail: [email protected] tor on any subject. Letters are given priority on the telephone number and affiliation with Mānoa. trimming and editing. Fax: (808) 956-9962 basis of importance to the University of Hawai‘i at Authors are subject to being contacted by the All letters and articles submitted to Ka Manoa system and its surrounding communities. Ka Leo staff. 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No material that Commentary Editor Kimberly Shigeoka Design Director Joe Guinto Associate Commentary Editor Cora Puliatch Advertising: (808) 956-7043 appears in Ka Leo may be reprinted or republished in any medium without permission. Facsimile: (808) 956-9962 The first newsstand copy is free; for additional copies, please come to the Ka Leo ADVERTISING E-mail: [email protected] Building. Subscription rates are $36 for one semester and $54 for one year. Advertising Manager Edgar Lobachevskiy Web site: www.kaleo.org © 2006 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Features Editor: Alyssa S. Navares, Associate Editor: David Pham | (808) 956-3221 | [email protected] Wednesday, September 13, 2006 | Page 5 Mayer continues to bare his soul with new album the conflict of ‘Continuum’ draws being a person in the mid-2000s influence from with a nation at war and hav- musical idols ing to choose a side. Mayer then openly implores By Joe Guinto his opinion of CD Ka Leo Design Director war in “Belief,” a slow semi- REVIEW John Mayer is a damned fool. gritty song guest-starring Ben Harper He had the audacity to put out with slide guitar at hand. With lyr- COURTESY PHOTO • Columbia Records an album on the same day as Justin ics like “We’re never gonna win the Timberlake. How can he compete world / We’re never gonna stop the The listener then gets hit with with the “Prince of Pop?” war / We’re never gonna beat this the six-minute-long “In Repair,” an Mayer’s been away for two years if belief is what we’re fighting for,” optimistic view at self-improvement. collaborating with blues, jazz and Mayer questions the reasons for going The man doesn’t hold anything back. soul legends like Herbie Hancock, to war and reflects on the outcome. He brings out everything from an Eric Clapton, B.B. King and Buddy The album smoothly transverses infectious pre-chorus to guitar solos, Guy. He then created the blues group from gritty rock songs to slow blues to a conclusive crescendo of music John Mayer Trio. Justin’s been at and soul-laced tracks like “Gravity” and that will have you singing along for home sleeping with Cameron Diaz. the soulful, groove-ridden “Vultures.” How can John compete with that? the better part of a minute. Those who are familiar with Mayer’s The album calmly ends with “I’m John Mayer returns with his cur- earlier pop-acoustic style will embrace rent album “Continuum” — which Gonna Find Another You.” Channeling “The Heart of Life,” an inspiring mes- will probably fall beneath the heel the 1950s era of gospel soul, Mayer sage of hope, and “Stop This Train.” of Timberlake’s 14-year-old female- backs it up with finely placed horns The latter expresses the height of his supported boot. Producing the album and powerful, gut-twisting lyrics. maturity as a songwriter. Set behind a himself, Mayer branches beyond the It seems he’s been listening to Ray spectrum of the acoustic-pop persona driving acoustic rift, his lyrics are so honest that it’s partially embarrassing Charles’ “Just for a Thrill” a little too for which he became famous. much. But one would have to admit The aptly titled album lyrically to listen to. He contemplates the future he’s making an effort to prolong the expresses messages of pride, heart- life of soul and blues by wrapping his ache, loss and conflicting views of anguish of losing one’s parents and pop sensibility around it. the world. The matured song-writings having to one day live without their of Mayer are drenched in pop, soul guidance. Although the entire album may COURTESY PHOTO • Columbia Records and blues-rock. Co-producer of the Aside from the deep nature of not be for those who were expect- album and percussion legend Steve the album, the Mayer formula for John Mayer holds nothing back in his new studio album ‘Continuum.’ ing a sequel to “Your Body is a Jordan — one-third of Mayer’s former slow songs is ever apparent as in Wonderland,” those open to a musical blues band — can be heard through- such tracks as the musically sensual them in a blanket of soul that the late growth he tries to lyrically portray. experience in soul, blues and pop will out, pushing the beat to enlightening “I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving Curtis Mayfield would be proud of. Mayer makes it up to the lis- be happily satisfied with “Continuum.” heights of slow rhythmic ecstasy. You).” Separating himself from the Sadly, he’s guilty of straying tener with “Bold as Love,” a faithful As his influences and predecessors Listening to the first single, teeny-bopper flawed lyrics he became toward the sickeningly emotional in and (gasp!) respectable rendition before him did, Mayer is proving “Waiting on the World to Change,” famous for, he strikes down the image “Dreaming with a Broken Heart” and of a Jimi Hendrix piece. His guitar himself to be a professional musician one can hear the soulful influence of being perfect and focuses on his “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room.” solos wale with the evident years of with the ability to expand beyond that of Marvin Gaye. Mayer reflects on flaws. He takes those flaws and wraps Despite having to wipe the blood honing the blues. One can’t help but which had made him famous and onto from your ears while listening to these feel that if he was brave enough, he being a timeless artist. Correction tracks, one can’t help but respect the could be the next Clapton. Take that, Timberlake. In Thursday’s issue, the “Ask Her” campaign was incorrectly referred to as the Valentine’s Day Date Auctions. Last semester, the phrase “Ask Her” was a clever say- ing that a fraternity devised for its rush. For Valentine’s Day, Kappa Sigma held a date auction in the Campus Center Courtyard, where women bid on men. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Comics & Crossword Page 6 | Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Comics Editor: Casey Ishitani | [email protected]

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In the same season after Hawaii’s 54-48 victory over Houston in the Hawai‘i Bowl, a minor scuffle broke out again. Hawai‘i left Alabama treated with respect from their fans and players, and UH players and fans should return the same favor to any team visiting the islands. Why is it that Alabama is the one By Keane Santos showing more of the Aloha spirit? Ka Leo Sports Editor Part of the reason Hawai‘i sched- uled a game in Tuscaloosa was to illus- It’s been a week since the Warrior trate how a big-time school runs their football team opened up their sea- program. And Hawai‘i as a whole — the son 4,500 miles away in Tuscaloosa, team, the fans, the state — needs to take Alabama, yet I’m still in awe. Not notice of that. There will be more oppor- awed by the Warriors, or the Crimson tunities in the future with a game sched- Tide, not awed that the game came uled in Gainesville, Florida in 2008, an down to the last play. I’m awed by LEFT: ROBERT PLANT | RIGHT: FILE PHOTO • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i atmosphere that will be just as stunning Alabama’s football tradition, their pro- LEFT: Fans crowd the entranceway to Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama two weeks ago. The stadium sold out, filling over 90,000 as the one the Warriors faced this year. gram and their fans. The pride their seats for their battle with the Warriors. RIGHT: 25,661 fans attended the Hawai‘i vs. Boise State game at Aloha Stadium last season, just over one And hopefully these meetings fans have in their team, the atmosphere half of the 50,000 capacity seats at the stadium. with Alabama continue. The teams Bryant Denny Stadium is famous for. have played three times in the past five The whole Alabama experience seems On Sports Hawai‘i Forums, a mes- have is a true sight to behold. They all season. It shouldn’t matter whether years, and every game came down to incredible — even if I was only watch- sage board where fans chat about UH are dedicated and passionate about Hawai‘i is playing Southern California the fourth quarter. More importantly, ing the game on television. athletics, numerous Alabama fans joined the team they love, while at the same or Hoover High. The fans should be whenever we need a reminder of col- However, the tradition of Alabama the board months before the game. time illustrating what sportsmanship there to support them regardless. lege football and its strong tradition, football extends beyond their legendary Those fans made friends with Warrior is all about. Students have no excuse what- we can look to the Tide. stadium and primetime football games. fans and even met up with a few who The problem back in the islands soever. Prices are much cheaper for When the Warriors run into Aloha Last week, Ka Leo ran a two- made the trip to Tuscaloosa. is throughout the years, the Warriors students, and the experience of sitting Stadium this Saturday, how many fans page spread complete with pictures In 2002 and 2003, when the fan base and attendance has died amongst your classmates cheering on will they see in the stands? It would and an account by University of Crimson Tide traveled to Aloha down. Last year was a prime exam- your university should be motivation be a real letdown to go from a sold-out Hawai‘i at Mānoa alumnus Tom Plant Stadium, they brought along some ple of half-filled-stadium syndrome. enough. Even if you haven’t been 92,138 crowd in Alabama to a 30,000, regarding his experience at Bryant 10,000 fans with them. Although Season ticket renewals are down to a game or don’t care much for half-filled stadium at home. So do some- Denny. The piece received 41 online they were outnumbered four to one, from last year, and even pay-per-view football, would it hurt to buy a ticket thing about it as a student, as a fan, and responses! Never have I seen a Ka Leo those fans were louder than Warriors sales are down. For whatever reason, one Saturday and see if you enjoy the help fill those seats. piece receive that much interest. The fans during most of the game. The whether it’s the team not winning, experience? “The atmosphere was awesome,” majority of the comments came from Alabama fans I talked to were unlike increasing prices or a small-school In addition to fans, the Warrior recounted Warrior head coach June Alabama faithful, and almost all the any visiting fans I’ve ever spoken to opponent, fans are losing interest and team has slowly built a reputation Jones the Monday after the Alabama comments came with words of kind- at Aloha Stadium. They were humble, support for UH. around the nation as having a sense of game. “It was fantastic.” ness and good wishes to the Warriors friendly and respectful. It shouldn’t matter if Hawai‘i is field rage. Back in 2002, Hawai‘i got In due time, ideally, Aloha Stadium and for the rest of their season. The following the Crimson Tide 0-11 and hasn’t scored a touchdown involved in a brawl with Cincinnati will spark the same response.