- Let's party! 'Student Activities is sponsoring a "Back to School Party" on Kapiolani Community College September 1.,1987 Friday, September 4, at 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m .. It will be held at the Pensacola Campus, student lanai. Refreshments will be served. Just bring your current student activity card or your KCC tuition receipt. $28.3 million in funds released to e·ducation Governor John Waihee recently announced t~e release of $28.3 million in construction and other funds for a wide variety of pro- . jects for both lower and higher education. The l~ugest amount of the new funds, some $21 million, will be devoted to Department of Educa­ tion projects. Projects which will be financed by the release of funds include new school and community li­ braries, construction of new school facilities, relocation of . portable classrooms to better ·serve student populations, repair and ·maintenance of existing school .L facilities and the removal of ar-. l!_.§_ • .9.~ngres_sW l!_l!J a!' · Pat S a_iki ,.._and artist Sean Browne take part in the _ 4_edication of Browne's sculpture, chitectural barriers. "Spirit Way," at KCC recently. · · · ·· · ·Photo by Craig Barnhouse Registration Sean Browne sculpture dedicated smoother than usual By Megan Harrington were Pat Saiki, U.S. Representa­ tive from Hawaii; KCC Provost By John Bayot . John Morton; Gladys · Brant, Dedication of "Spirit Way," Less than the usual chaos was (Ke Ala 0 Ka'uhane ), a two­ chairperson of the UH Board of Regents; Sarah M. Richards, in the air as students, new and piece bronze sculpture designed old, awaited to register for their as a physical gateway to DH executive director of the State Foundation on Culture and the courses. Registration was spread Campus, took place last over four days to allow for the Wednesday. Arts; a a Browne. The ceremony included a rush, as over 5,000 students were Artist Sean Browne said . expected for this semester. "Spirit Way" symbolizes the un­ Hawaiian chant by Charles Manu Boyd and the blessing of Ralph Ohara, Dean of Student limited opportunities of higher Services, said that 5,300 students education with its vertical, up­ the sculpture by the Rev. David Kaupu, chaplain at Kame- enrolling, I ,500 of those are from ward sweep from earth to the the "mail:-in" registration system. sky. hameha Schools. Ohara said that registration by Taking part in th~ dedication Browne is ~urrently lecturing mail is convenient f~r students unable to register in person. An­ other idea is the "phone-in" regis­ tration, which is still in the "think tank" Ohara said. The cost of both By Karen Hirata president of the American colleges and Department of systems for all students is yet to Association of Community and Education) starting in September be determined. · The recently proposed "2+2" Junior Colleges appealed to -the to plan the curriculum (Student Ohara credits the success of technical training program is UH Board of Regents and the competencies/program of studies) registration this semester to the undergoing implementation. Board of Education to adopt the across the four years." good turn-out during Orientation The "2+2" pr<Jgram which Jinks new "2+2" program. Implementation will be made in Week. The students were · briefed the last two years of high school the different areas of vocational on aspects of registration: course with the post {two year) Mike Rota, Director ·tor training; depending on th·e requirements, vocatiomil and lib­ vocational training ~ creates · a Academic Affairs for Community curriculum offered in the eral arts majors, and course codes smoother transition from one level Colleges, said that they are respective colleges. and their locations. of education to another. already in the process of Meetings have already been implementing the program. held between the Department of Ohara said his delemma is to Objectives of the program are: "The three areas we will be Education and th-e KCC Business predict students' demands, since • to mm1m1ze duplication of working on .in the coming year Education staffs to introduce the most students try to fit their class courses, to articulate a fi:Ontinuous ~re: · Business Education "2+2" program for secretarial times into their work schedules. curriculum, to provide educational (Secretarial Science, science and possibly sales and Many changes take place during options, to motivate students, and. Sales/Marketing), Auto marketing. the first two weeks, and Dean to attract students into the Mechanics, and Electronics," said The "2+2" programs are targeted Ohara urges students to be con­ vocational educational programs. Rota. "We have a work group for implementation in September, siderate of others who also will a In February, Dale Parnell, (staff from both community 1988. space in each class. forum September 1, 1987 Page 2 What was the wildest thing you did this summer?' By Karen Loebl ., Rich Kennedy Bert Toya "I had a three day party at ' Makapu beach." "Driving extremely fast with someone on the roof of my car .. me!" Marlon Henobio Tricia Ryan "I used the bathroom out of a "I chased a guy on the truck on the freeway" and Dina Cba freeway just to take a picture "mooned people in Waikiki." of him in his convertible." "I talked to Elvis Presley on "partJ• oA b f d 11 The Registration'*"' ar c . my ouija board." BlueSsByCraigBarnhouse By Milton Miyasato mail-in. more. This s ain't funny! was happening to me. Mel The Besides I like in-person regis­ Because this time when. I swag­ pride of KCC. Well maybe the Some people (I mean me) tration because I've always felt gered into registration with all pride of KAPIO. Oh all right., never learn. I've been coming to that the registration process is a the arrogance of the Ayatollah the black sheep of the family. KCC for over two years now so big part of the college experi­ Khomeini, I was met with a But hey, I still don't think I you'd think I'd ·know ·better ence. You know, the heat, the cold slap in the face in the deserved this. Then again, since right? What's that? Oh, you frustration, th.e . waiting in lines, form of closed classes for every I didn't mail in my registration, want to know what I'm talking the irritated looks on· other· peo­ section I wanted. In three dif­ . maybe I did. about? Well, I'm ref-erring to ples faces. That used to crack ferent courses for Chrissake!. I registration, specifically mail-in me up when I'd see the expres-· was dumbstruck, I was dead, I registration or--what would sion on some faces when they was do-do. All of a sudden I have been the smart thing to do find out the classes they wanted could feel thousands of pairs of had I done it, but now it's the were closed. Or when they'd fi­ eyes watching me and all of kapio dumb thing I didn't do. nally . reach the end of the them had mouths that were . You see, aside from the usual course approval line only to laughing. They could all sense delays in registration, I never find out they're in the wrong the frustration I was feeling Kapio is published every Tuesday by really had any preblems ·getting line. Some of them would get and all the faces of those that I the Board of Student Publications of the <;lasses I wanted. So when I downright nasty. I used to laugh had laughed at before came Kapiolani Community College. It is recieved my registration packet, myself silly. back to haunt me. I was funded by student fees and advertising I figured 1'{1 walk-in instead of Well, I'm not laughing any- mortified, I couldn't believe this and reflects -the views of its editors and writers who are solely responsible.for its content. Circulation is 2000. Kapio welcomes contri1:>utions to the paper. Editors reserve the ·right to ·edit . all submissions for length, grammar and libel. Publication is not guaranteed CHRISTIAN ·BOOK CENTER :: Serv1n9 Hawa11 s , ·n . ~e Editor-in-chief.. ........... Milton Miyasato Managing Editor .......... Cl~men Montero Copy Editor ...... : ......... ~ ........ Mike Lovell \ .. Advertising Manager .......... .lvan Young Computer graphics and juggling..... John .................................................. Gesang Page Editors .. , ............. Clemen Montero, .... Karen Loebl, Milton Miyasato, John .................................. stewart Anderson Staff.. ........... Jean Chansqn, Felicia May Reporters ............. Sharon Caneda, Gwen ...... Kekaula, Corinne W .L. Ching, Lisa .. Hart, John Bayot, Stephen Ida, Becki ................ Warmoth, Megan Harrington Typist ........................... Tracey Tokuoka . Circulation .......................... Carl Sanche Adviser............................ Louise Ondrik ·news September I, 1987 Page 3 12 seats open for Student Congress l J -By Corinne W.L. ·Ching t A lack of candidates has cre­ ated the need for a special student services election sometime in November. The exact date has not yet been decided to fill 12 open seats. Last spring's elections produced three candidates, Emmitt Calloway (KCC's past student service's chairperson) Alina Droz and Ronald Hutchins. Student services has 15 elected seats. A new. charter implemented in the fall of 1986 states: "there shall be one representative of each rec­ ognized active student club and one of each of two boards," and that "the variable number of stu-. dents be equal to the number of representatives from the (student) boards and clubs." .. ~~~ Therefore, the number of seats "Diamond Het;1d Cool Spot," across from Student Servic~s (Bldg. 926) _had a face lift this summer with a open depends on the number of canvas tarp and gravel for protection from the elements. Hours are from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m.