THE HOOTstudent newspaper UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I – WEST O‘AHU March 2017 CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON NEW AHA BUILDING PLUS: HOW TO AVOID BEING A VICTIM OF PHISHING ASUHWO FIGHTS FOR LIABILITY INSURANCE University of Hawaiʻi - West Oʻahu CONTENTS 2 Editor’s Note THE HOOT 3 Big Brothers Big Sisters Student Newspaper 3 Cartoon: Procrastination 91-1001 Farrington Hwy · Kapolei, HI 96707 3 Cartoon: Majors and Parents 4 Poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijine Visits UHWO Editor-in-Chief Austin Wandasan 4 Library/Noeau Center 5 Email Phishing Attacks Layout Editor Ashley Guzman 5 Laulima Tips/Distance Learning Staff Writers Haylie Culp 6 ASUHWO Elizabeth Gustafson 6 Music Lineup Emma Jordan 6 Student Life Events Aaron Kiilau Kinji Martin 7 Allied Health Building Construction Laura Price 8 Healthy Recipes Ariana Savea 8 Makeup Selection Karis Tautolo 9 Campus Voices Adriene Unpingco 10 Movie Review Jesica Yee 10 TV Review 11 Ka Makana Ali‘i Farmer’s Market Staff Cartoonist Cherrie Mae Balao 12 Club Rush Staff Photographer Matt Hirata EDITOR'S NOTE to pay for the opportunity to intern through a college course. Faculty Adviser David Putnam Mentorship, externship, practicum, The UHWO Senior Practicum Guidelines and Student Life Coordinator Rouel Velasco service learning— Registration Form says you are required to whatever you call “complete at least 160 hours of supervised them, they are all experience.” On top of that, you must write basically internships. papers, do a presentation, attend your other COVER PHOTO BY MATT HIRATA Internships have classes and work your real job. been a normal part This is not right, and more importantly, may not Feedback and Submissions of the career world be legal. In Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc., [email protected] for a long time now. I Judge William H. Pauley III ruled that college credit use the word normal cannot be used as justification for an unpaid internship. Yet again, this practice has been Advertising Inquiries because this practice has been normalized to the point where no one is normalized. Businesses/Organizations Most of the time you do not have a choice in [email protected] questioning its legitimacy. Here’s the criteria of what a legal internship where you are placed in your practicum. At Heald is supposed to look like, according to the College, my girlfriend was placed at Kapahulu, and Student Clubs/Organizations she lived in Ewa Beach. The business that she was [email protected] Department of Labor (formatted by ProPublica): The internship is similar to training which placed fired her at the end of the semester so she had to retake the $2,000 intern class in order to Questions for the would be given in an educational environment. It’s for the benefit of the intern. graduate late. Student Media Board I live in Ewa Beach, too, but was placed in [email protected] The intern doesn’t displace paid employees. The employer doesn’t benefit from work the Kalihi for my service learning. The only redeeming intern is doing, “and on occasion its operations factors are that it is educational in nature and the may actually be impeded.” grade is assigned by UHWO faculty, not a third The intern isn’t promised a job at the end party. But the distance still affects my schedule (unpaid “tryouts” aren’t allowed). and gas tank. Both the intern and their boss understand it’s Another issue is that UHWO is the only UH an unpaid position. campus where students are not required to University of Hawai i – West O ahu makes ʻ ʻ In many cases, firms are clearly failing to follow have personal liability insurance except for no warranties, either expressed or implied, multiple criteria if you look at what their interns Education majors. The safety of our students is concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, are doing. not something we should be quiet about, and I am glad that student government and faculty are or suitability of the information. Nor does the In a capitalist society, the private sector is in doing something about it. You are not supposed University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu warrant the it for profit—this is not new. But have we not moved beyond exploitation of workers for profit? to be benefitting your employer as an intern. You use of the works is free of any claims of copyright These interns are not getting paid, yet they are not supposed to intern for college credit. You infringement. All views expressed are those of the must spend their own money on attire, food and are not protected with liability insurance. I am not against internships, I am against page author and not of the University of Hawaiʻi transportation. Almost all work an intern does conflict of interest and superiors that don’t play – West O ahu and/or the University of Hawai i benefits the company on some level. ʻ ʻ by the rules. system, and any concerns or comments about Here’s the part of this issue that really hits close to home: Colleges and universities now If you feel like you are doing someone’s job at these pages should be directed to the page author, require internships in exchange for college credit. your practicum site or internship, I implore you to and not to University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu. UH students have become a free labor resource say something because this is not “the way it is.” for the public and private sector. Instead of AUSTIN WANDASAN Copyright © March 2017 The Hoot getting paid for doing a job, students are required [email protected] THE HOOT March 2017 | 3 WANTED: VOLUNTEERS Positive role models in demand at organization’s West O‘ahu site BY KAYLA HILL bbshawaii.org, children ages 6-18 are Have you ever wanted to make a small matched with volunteers in a process change that could make a huge difference designed to produce the most positive for someone in need? Big Brothers Big experience. An opportunity is also noted to Sisters Hawaii is a community-based sign up to become a “match maker” as well organization that does just that through as referring a child or their parent. various mentoring programs. There are three programs to choose “Currently, we have a long list of ‘Little from: Community-based mentoring Brothers’ who have been waiting to program, school-based mentoring program be matched with a “Big Brother,’” said and Holomua online mentoring program. Kendra Chong, the resource development Applications are available on the website. coordinator for BBBS Hawaii, adding that There are also opportunities to donate there is a big demand for male volunteers goods and clothing. from the West Oahu area. It is a completely volunteer-based According to the organization’s website, organization—the only requirement is having the ability to be a friend. Artist: Jesica Yee ADVERTISE in the Hoot Advertising Inquiries Businesses/Organizations [email protected] Student Clubs/Organizations [email protected] AUSTIN WANDASAN [email protected] Artist: Cherrie Mae Balao 4 | THE HOOT March 2017 Poet Brings Climate Cause Library Updates We're looking forward to seeing you all in the library this semester. Please to UHWO stop by the reference desk if you have First published book of Marshallese poetry shared at library any questions. BY ARIANA SAVEA a return to her home islands. “It’s a Library Hours: Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, a Marshallese reflection on our culture and legends Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. poet and writer who is bringing and then shifts into commentary Friday: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. awareness to the issue of climate on colonialism and impact of Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. change, addressed a gathering of missionization,” Jetnil-Kijiner said. Closed: Sundays and Holidays students and The poet, who has been mentioned faculty in the by CNN and NBC News, started her Spring Break Hours University of journey back in the fourth grade when The Library will be closed from Hawai‘i – West she wrote her first poem, “Invisible Saturday, March 25 - Sunday, April 2 O‘ahu Library on Elephant.” for Spring Break. We will reopen and Feb. 16. “I’ve always seen my role as poetic,” resume normal operating hours on Jetnil-Kijiner she said, “and poetry always came Monday, April 3 at 7:30 a.m. began the event Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner easy to me.” with a discussion about her culture in “Iep Jaltok,” her book, is a Research and Writing Workshops which people were canoe navigators Marshallese proverb meaning “woman This semester the library will and master weavers. She also is a basket facing the speaker,” be hosting a series of workshops introduced her book, “Iep Jaltok”—the and refers to the matrilineal society with tips and tricks for academic first published book of Marshallese of the culture and, more directly, research. The workshops will be every poetry. that a woman brings offering to her Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Library “I wanted to make sure that we have family. On the other hand, Iep Jaltak Computer Lab (B-233). Topics in early a text, enter that conversation and represents a man leaving his family to March included Finding Statistical share our stories,” Jetnil-Kijiner said. join his wife and means “the basket Information and Google Fu. On The book contains poetry on a is facing away from the speaker.” This March 15, the topic is Hawai‘i/Pacific range of topics that seem to move was represented in Jetnil-Kijiner’s first Research, and on March 22 it is Fake in chronological order, culminating in poem, “Basket,” in her book.