VOLUME 103 ISSUE 49 G THE VOICE R O WAC attack . O E VVolleyballolleyball TournamentTournament L A sspecialpecial issueissue K . SSportsports | PPageage 7 W A W W WWW.KALEO.ORG EEOO KServing the students of the UniversityL of Hawai‘i at Mānoa since 1922 ISOLATED SHOWERS Kashmir concluded ʻOno 101: Rags to Riches Baghdad Brawl Part 3 of 3 Turning broken pasta into culinary gold Iraqi parliament rumble THURSDAY H:82° L:66° Commentary | Page 4 Mixed Plate | Page 5 Cartoons | Page 13 NOV. 20, 2008 Rainbow Wahine host Western Athletic Conference Tournament as No. 2 seed By Russell Tolentino best record against the third seeded “excited” to play New Mexico Ka Leo Associate Sports Editor team in the conference. State, Sealy said, “(the) team hasn’t The two teams split their been thinking about (the Aggies) in Despite being ranked No. 6 series by sweeping each other at particular and are more focused on in the nation with a 23-3 overall the other team’s home court, but getting (its) game better.” record, the Rainbow Wahine vol- the Aggies had a better record To prepare for the WAC leyball team is entering the 2008 over third-seeded Idaho. Because Tournament, the Rainbow Wahine Western Athletic Conference New Mexico State swept all six have been focusing on the sets they Volleyball Tournament as the sets against Idaho while Hawai`i have lost, including the 3-0 sweep No. 2 seed. dropped one, the Aggies earned handed to them by New Mexico But don’t expect the Rainbow the top seed in the tournament. State. By looking at their weaknesses, Wahine players and coaches to Both teams will have to win the `Bows hope to improve their level make a big deal of where they were two matches each in the WAC of play for the WAC Tournament placed in the WAC tournament. tournament to make it to the cham- and then look forward to the NCAA “Seedings have absolutely pionship game. And although the Tournament in December. nothing to do with anything,” Rainbow Wahine don’t want to “In essence, the New Mexico Assistant Coach Mike Sealy said. look too far ahead, a possible State loss is the best game that has “It’s either you are playing good rematch with New Mexico State happened (to us) all year because it or you are not, no matter who you has been on their minds. showed us what we needed to work are playing.” “I’m still upset that they beat on and we’ve done a good job work- The `Bows and the New us,” junior middle blocker Amber ing on those problems,” Sealy said. Mexico State Aggies each finished Kaufman said, “I want to show The `Bows open tourna- the conference schedule with a New Mexico State that they’re not ment play today at 7:30 p.m. 15-1 record and finished the regu- in the same league as us.” against the seventh-seeded Boise lar season as conference co-cham- Senior outside hitter Jamie State Broncos at the Stan Sheriff pions. But due to tie-breaking pro- Houston agreed, “I want revenge, Center. Semi-finals are set for cedures, the Aggies earned the top but we (have) to get there first.” Friday and the championship seed, which is decided upon the Even though the team is game is Sunday at 3 p.m. UH prepares for next WASC evaluation By Abigail Trenhaile Institutional Proposal, which birthed forum on Tuesday, the review is Ka Leo News Editor the “Mānoa Experience” and UH’s comprised of six reflective essays vision for the future, in 2006. and addresses UH’s ability to com- University of Hawai‘i at Now, UH is preparing for plete its vision. Mānoa’s accreditation is set to December 2009’s Capacity and The six essays focused on end in 2010, and administrators Predatory Review. After the three themes derived from the find themselves preparing for CPR is approved, UH will go 2006’s proposal: 1. Building a another round of assessments through another assessment, the Mānoa Community in Support by the Western Association of Educational Effectiveness Review, of Student Success; 2. Campus KENT NISHIMURA • KA LEO O HAWAI‘I Schools and Colleges. which measures whether or not the Renewal to Support the Mānoa For reaccredidation in 2011, school is completing its vision. Experience; 3. Reform Campus Rainbow Wahine Amber Kaufmann sends the ball past Utah State’s Melissa Osterloh during UH must go through a three-step According to Peter Quigley, a NCAA match between the No. 6 Hawai‘i and the Utah State Aggies on Nov. 1 at the Stan process. Step one is already com- the interim vice chancellor of Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Wahine, who are seeded second in this year’s WAC Volleyball plete, with WASC approving UH’s academic affairs, who spoke at a See WASC evaluation, page 2 Tournament, face off against the Boise State Broncos on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. News 2 THURSDAY SURF OUTLOOK Y A Commentary 4 We’re Hiring! 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LO 1:48 a.m. | 3:39 p.m. MAHALO Puzzles & Classifi eds 14 WINDS 5–15 mph S-SE SOURCE: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 2 Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 [email protected] 2006 2009 2006 Capacity and Prepatory Institutional Proposal Review submission InternationalBeat submitted Proposal approved In deadline By Justin Bridwell Ka Leo Staff Reporter WASC evaluation Fighting in Gaza triggers U.N. aid shortage The border between Israel and Gaza closed due to numerous conflicts between Israeli and Palestinian forces, beginning with the From page 1 launch of nearly 100 rockets at Israel from the Gaza region. With supplies unable to reach Gaza from across the border, the area is Governance to Promote Henry’s essay dealt with Hernandez said, “Students want without power, and the United Nations has announced that it is no Communication and Student progress in student learning. more opportunities to stay on longer able to supply aid to the region. Success. He cites the creation of the campus and interact with each Mānoa Advising Center is other.” Australia announces two-month leave for navy Building a Mānoa community 2008, the first year experience In accordance with the first and the creation of the student Reform campus governance theme of the proposal, Hawaiian success center as major accom- In order to fulfill the pro- Studies professor Jon Osorio plishments. posal’s third theme, librarian Sara and associate English professor Rutter wrote about UH’s work to Jim Henry wrote two essays, Campus renewal institute long-range planning and respectively entitled “Foster Assistant Vice Chancellor need to foster broad stakeholder the Development of a Mānoa for Campus Services David participation. Identity” and “Enable and Ensure Hafner and Vice Chancellor for “Our relationships with stake- Student Learning Success.” Students Francisco Hernandez holders need to be institutionalized Osorio addresses the devel- addressed UH’s infrastructure. and nurtured,” she said. opment of UH Mānoa’s identity. Hafner wrote about cam- Rutter also discussed UH’s “This is really an unusual pus master planning and the challenges with governance, includ- university,” said Osorio, refer- goal of facilities to turn the ing the devolution of governance, SXC ring to the ceded lands on which campus into a learning com- the administration turnover and the Mānoa sits. “This university was munity. The single greatest need to develop and grow the insti- Members of the Australian navy will be receiving the option set up on a discordant identity in point of failure, he said, is tutional research office, which offers of getting a two-month break, leaving most of the country’s navy a semi-oligarchic territory.” UH’s inability to reconcile its a gauge on UH’s progress. to be monitored by skeleton crews. This move is an attempt by the The university is rooted in resources with its wants. Joe O’Mealy, interim dean Australian government to make the service more family-friendly protest, he said, in a conflict “Our physical plant is far of the College of Language, in an effort to boost naval service enrollment numbers, which have with its mission as a research too expensive,” he said. Linguistics and Literature, wrote decreased significantly in recent years. university versus its promotion Hafner believes this dilem- the final essay about student suc- of indigenous rights, referring to ma can be solved by drawing on cess through student and faculty Change to Russian law could extend presidential term the argument surrounding genet- lessons from Native Hawaiians, engagement. ically modified taro. who managed their fixed resourc- O’Mealy tied student success es for hundreds of years. to UH’s low retention and gradu- THE VOICE “We cannot continue to ation rates. The average first-year A EEOO operate the campus as it’s being retention rate is 79 percent, and only K L done today,” Hafner said. “The 52 percent of students graduate in Ka Leo O Hawai‘i question is, What are we going six years.