THE ABORTION DEBATE, page 2 FOREIGN LANGUAGE TUTORS, page 4 GAY AND LESBIAN CLUB, page 7 The Kapi'o Newspress Wednesday, October 12,2005 THE KAPJ'OLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEWS WEEKLY Volume # 39 Issue 7 NASA Space Grants avail­ able to KCC students student must find a professional in a Research opportuni­ specific field that may relate to the ties for aspiring sci­ goals of the space grant and Rand must meet and communicate with entists and engineers the mentor. Mentors responsibili­ funded by grants. ties will be to provide students with gutdance and help with their proj­ By Thomas Duarte ects. They will also be able to assist STAFF WRJTER the students with filling out requi­ sition forms for equipment needed The NASA funded University during the project. of Hawaii Space Grant Consortium Students who . work under the is accepting applications for space space grant will be able to gain expe­ grant traineeships. The awards for the rience in the field they have interest in traineeships range from $250-$1,000 and receive some financial support. per semester depending on how intri­ "Students will be employed while cate the research project is. they are on campus," Rand said. "If NASA has set up 52 consortia in we can keep students on campus and every state in the U.S. as well as in give them money it's a real advantage PHOTO COURTESY OF MARK LAWHORN Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. for them." Students taking parking suNeys in the Ohia Cafeteria. These consortia are in charge of dis­ Many STEM degree programs bursing the funding received from require a senior research project for NASA through their home state. graduation. Participating in a research Parking survey in need of more responses "NASA has made a conscious project during your first or second effort to put money into education, year of college can be an advantage By Clint Kaneoka to both the KCC administration and they would like more people to and prepare you for later projects. EDITOR Board of Regents, before finally come and work for them," said asso­ "It's clear that if you want to be going to the legislature. ciate space grant director Dr. John a scientist or engineer you need to Despite being given the opportu­ "It is extremely rare for State Rand. "The average age of worker do research projects early," Rand nity to help improve KCC's problem­ Legislature to specifically mention at NASA right now is 51. They said. "When you get to Manoa you atic parking situation, students and It is extremely'' rare wanting a report from students at anticipate a potentially enormous will have a huge head start on other employees of the college have been KCC," Lawhorn said. "For all the worker shortage in a few years due students who didn't have access to sluggish in responding to a survey for State Legisla­ people that haven't taken the survey, to retirement." a project." that could result in the construction ture to specifically this is your chance to make sure that Depending on where they feel it Every semester a space grant of a new parking structure. the legislative body receives your is needed, every consortium in the meeting is held where students are According to Mark Lawhorn, mention want- opinion." country can decide how they want able to present their ideas. During assistant professor of English, as of The survey, which can still be to disburse the money. In the state of the meeting the students are also able Oct. 5, less than half of the school 's ing a report from found online at http://moosurvey. Hawaii the lead institution is the Uni­ to answer questions and receive sug­ employees (48 percent) and only 13 kcc.hawaii.edu/parking, has been versity of Hawaii at Manoa. gestions about their research proj­ percent of the student body had par­ students at KCC. available to all of KCC's students "In our state because of our strong ect. There is also an undergraduate ticipated in the survey. The lackluster For all the people and employees since mid-Septem­ community college system, UH symposium held every year at UH response is surprising, he said, con­ ber. Although Lawhorn isn't sure Manoa decided to establish an associ­ Manoa. At the symposium students sidering the amount of complaints that haven't taken when it will end, he said the survey ate director at each system campus," can compete in a poster competition received about the parking situation. will continue at least throughout Rand said. where prizes will be awarded. Stu­ "Parking at KCC. especially the survey, this this week. These directors at each campus dents will also be able to publish their during peak hours, is becoming Currently, Lawhorn and his stu­ are responsible for promoting and finished work in a publication put out increasingly difficult as the campus is your chance to dents are looking for ways to get administering the space grants at their by the space grant consortium. population grows," Lawhorn said. make sure that the more responses to the survey. Flyers campus. The associate director's main The space grant was created by "This is an extremely popular campus, with the Web address of the survey responsibilities are helping students congress in 1988 to be administered and now it is catching a lot of over­ legislative body are being passed out at the cafeteria, to find experiments they can work on, by NASA. The responsibilities of flow from UH. I think it is important and instructors are being asked to dis­ to contribute ideas to ,NASA's goals, NASA are to disburse their funds that we address the parking problem rece1ves your tribute them in their classes. ,A link to as well as to find mentors to work throughout the nation. In 1989 the because it can severely obstruct our the survey can also be found on the with the students. first 21 consortia were selected and students' learning goals." op1n1on. KCC Web site. Students who work on a train­ the University of Hawaii was one of The survey is part of a resolution - Mark Lawhorn, KCC Professor "I really hope that students and eeship under the space grant will these institutions. NASA annually passed earlier this year by the House employees take just a few minutes to have to attain a mentor. According disburses part of their budget to each of Representatives that calls for "the complete the survey," Lawhorn said. to Rand, the mentor need not be a one of these consortia. use of the student body of Kapiolani dents from Lawhorn's English 209 "This is a rare opportunity that has faculty member, it is possible for Community College to provide statis­ class are conducting the study, and been given to us by the legislature, a student to work with a mentor For more information visit tical evidence to build an additional will include the results in a compre­ and I hope that everyone will take located outside the UH system. 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