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Sports | Page 4 Sports | Page 4 Tuesday November 29, 2005 VOL. 100 | ISSUE 69 Serving the students of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa since 1922 WWW.KALEO.ORG McClainplay to that, but not enough play to really seeking presidency be able to commit to this university over Interim president a period of six – seven years that it would need,” McClain said. not able to commit McClain also said it would be an inherent conflict of interest for him to be needed years a candidate for the presidency. “The day I was appointed as act- ing president, I said to the regents at the time, that as a matter of personal Dominic Colacurcio University of Ka Leo News Editor principle, I think it unwise for inter- ims in any line position to run for the Hawai‘i Manoa University of Hawai‘i inter- top job,” McClain said. Interim President im President David McClain McClain's employment agree- David McClain announced yesterday that he will ment ends on Aug. 15, 2006. announces that not be actively pursuing the UH McClain said he intends to teach he will not be in presidency, saying that he is not in the business department after his the running for ready to commit to seven years in tenure as president. the position of academic administration. “It’s a good time to choose a President at UHM. “The plan we [McClain and his new president, and I suppose if I wife] had a number of years ago was to were 54, 55, I’d put my hat in the do academic administration until I was ring without any reservations at all,” TONY BLAZEJACK about age 60. I’m willing to give a little McClain said. KA LEO O HAWAI‘I UH takes eighth straight WAC title in Reno Senior Libero Ashley Watanabe celebrates a point during the finals of the WAC Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005. The Rainbow Wahine swept Utah State in three games for their seventh- straight WAC title. TONY BLAZEJACK KA LEO O HAWAI‘I By Josh Capp captured their eighth consecutiveWAC Tournament leads, and we just held them at bay.” “We started passing really well, and I think Ka Leo Staff Writer Championship in three quick games (30-25, 30-27, At the first media timeout (15-13), there were that was key,” Shoji said. 30-25) in front of 721 fans. 10 ties and two lead changes as freshman left Commenting on UH, Utah State redshirt RENO, Nev — In the crispy air of the University In its first season with the WAC, the Aggies side hitter Jamie Houston laid down a service ace sophomore attacker Beth Hodge said, “I thought of Nevada campus, the No. 1 University of Hawai‘i made an impression that they belong in this tough and a kill. As the game progressed, the Rainbow their setter [Kamana‘o] just did an amazing job. Rainbow Wahine (25-6, 3-0) defeated the No. volleyball conference. Wahine exploded offensively with kills from senior She put up balls that were just butter balls, that 2 Utah State University Aggies (21-12, 2-1) for “I think that we had a very even performance middle hitter Victoria Prince, senior outside hitter are just perfect balls, Even with balls that she did the Western Athletic Conference Tournament tonight,” said UH Head Coach Dave Shoji. “It was Susie Boogaard and junior setter Kanoe Kamana‘o. Championship at the Lawlor Events Center. UH not really emotional for us. We got off to some Kamana‘o finished with two kills and 41 sets. See Volleyball, page 8 Page 2 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 | ADVERTISEMENT KA LEO O HAWAI‘I FEATURES Editor: Kimberly Shigeoka Associate Editor: Darlene Dela Cruz | (808) 956-3222 | [email protected] Tuesday, November 29, 2005 | Page 3 Clubs, Lectures and Workshops Calendar Compiled by MJ Bjers Eying Our Media-Made World Lecture Series. U.S. Representative Ed Case, of Hawaii’s Second Congressional District, will discuss Modern “Blue Dogs and Red Ink: Global Implications of the U.S. Deficit and vehicles use How It Affects You.” Case is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition either a front urging reduction of the national debt, which was $8.05 trillion on Nov. disc and rear 15. The event takes place today from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in the disc brake set Kuykendall Auditorium. For more information, call 956-3481. up or a front disc rear drum History Lecture on the Enlightenment. “‘Thou Hast French Ears and I brake setup Have a Savage Tongue’: The Enlightenment’s Linguistic Anthropology” (disc brake is being given by Matthew Lauzon, an expert in European Intellectual shown). History and the Early Modern Period. This event takes place today in Sakamaki Hall A-21 from 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. TONY BLAZEJACK KA LEO O HAWAI‘I “Home Makers Abroad: Building American Housing in London and Singapore.” This lecture will be presented by Nancy Kaekyung Kwak from Columbia University’s Department of History. It will chronicle how Americans participated in and learned from British urban planning since the 1890s. Also, Kwak will show how urban planners and American senators and representatives were often por- Screeching brakes trayed as world leaders in housing innovation. This event will take place today from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, call require pad replacement 956-8700. By Justin Sumida rear brake shoes on the drum brakes to create a clean, even surface for If you have any events that you would like to see listed in the Ka Leo Ka Leo Staff Writer wear down or get wet, they can also the new brake pads to come in con- calendar, send us a short brief. Please include time, date and location. emit a long and loud squeak. tact with. This can reduce problems Submit all entries to [email protected] at least two weeks in advance. Q: I would like to know what makes Another explanation could be like vibrations or pulsations during the brakes squeak and what happens that it is not a squeak, but rather, the braking. The same is true for drum when one goes to have them cor- common brake screech. This screech brakes, except drum brakes require rected. is caused by a device that is put onto maintenance of the drums and brake the disc brakes by manufacturers to shoe replacement. In order to understand what indicate that the brake pads require On most modern cars, disc causes the squeaks, we must first give replacing. A metal piece, or hook, brakes are available on both the front Fun Fact a short description on the two types of on the brake pads comes into contact and back wheels. However, most braking systems: drums and discs. with the spinning disc/rotor when vehicles are equipped with drum On older cars, drum brakes the brake pads get worn, causing the brakes on the rear wheels, with discs Canada and Australia were standard on all four wheels. screeching noise. Although it’s still on the front. Regardless if a vehicle still recognize the In a drum brake, a spinning drum is safe to drive your car temporarily, has a disc/disc setup or a disc/drum stopped by brake shoes, which press you should get the brakes checked setup, the general rule is that the front Queen of England as up against the drum. This slows and serviced as soon as possible. brakes do more of the braking work. down the vehicle. Many people ignore this and say, “I This is why you usually see smaller, their head of state. Newer cars contain disc brakes. probably still have some meat on my lighter–duty discs on a four-wheel These use brake calipers to push brakes, so I’ll do it later.” That later disc brake system. With that in mind, brake pads against a spinning rotor/ turns into weeks, and in some cases, when a brake job is done, the front disc to reduce a vehicle’s speed. To months. If you ignore this for a long pads are usually replaced and the make things clear, disc brakes use period of time, you risk damaging rear brake pads (or shoes for drum brake pads while drum brakes use other components and reducing your brakes) are inspected and checked brake shoes. car’s braking abilities. for irregularities. If anything is found, As far as the squeaks go, there When brakes are serviced, the then the components are replaced are a few possible explanations. The worn pads are removed, related with new ones. On the vehicle’s sec- first is brake dust. Brake dust is nor- components like the brake hoses ond brake job, new front brakes are mal; it accumulates as the brake pads and calipers are inspected, and new put in and the rear brakes are inspect- wear down. The accumulation of pads are installed, along with some ed and often replaced because they brake dust may cause your breaks to anti-squeak compound, to reduce have been worn down by this time. squeak. When you wash your car and noises. The rotors are also removed Basically, for every two front brake wheels, the accumulated brake dust from the vehicle and cut with special jobs, you need one rear brake job.