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Newspapers help revive ka ‘olelo Hawai‘i Sports 11,12 Comics | Crossword 10 Opinions 4,7 Features 3,6,9 Weather | Surf 2 Inside Classic Battles Sports | page 12 December 3, 2002 TUESDAY www.kaleo.org VOL. XCVII ISSUE 67 THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT M ¯ ANOA The Voice of Hawai‘i Ka Leo O Hawai‘i By Kerrey Gomes Special to Ka Leo Honolulu’s two major daily newspa- pers, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and the Honolulu Advertiser, have begun incorpo- rating more of the Hawaiian language in their publications. On Sunday, Oct. 27, the Star-Bulletin’s Hawaiian-language column debuted, and two years ago the Advertiser began using diacritical markings. The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa student newspaper, Ka Leo O Hawai‘i, is also attempting to revive its Hawaiian- language column. Old copies of Hawaiian- language newspapers can be viewed via the Internet by accessing UHM’s Hamilton Library digital archives at http://libweb. hawaii.edu/hnp/newspapers. Ron Solis and Kerry Wong, writers of the Hawaiian-language column and Hawaiian and Indonesian Pacific Literature instructors at UHM, said that the purpose of writing and printing the column was to revitalize the Hawaiian language and to encourage more people to learn Hawaiian. Wong said that getting the Hawaiian language into a major public forum like the Star-Bulletin was an important step in promoting the normalization of Hawaiian in the community. Both Wong and Solis spearhead the column because Hawaiian and English are both the official state languages, Wong said. In 1896, Governor Sanford Dole declared that the English language replace the Hawaiian language as the official language of Hawai‘i, but in 1978, the state constitu- tion was amended to include Hawaiian as an official state language. “The more often people see Hawaiian, the more normal they feel it belongs there,” Wong said. Reaction to the Hawaiian language col- umn Reader reaction has been positive for both Wong and Solis. The only request of some readers is that an English-language translation be provided, Wong said. Wong hopes that people will under- stand that because of limited column space and the fact that translating Hawaiian into English causes the loss of some meaning, no translation will be provided. “Our intention is not to exclude people. The fact of the matter is that people are going to be excluded,” he said. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Managing Editor Frank Bridgewater said that he has gotten quite a bit of reader reaction and ANDREW SHIMABUKU • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Linda Lingle was sworn into office at noon yesterday in the State Capitol atrium. Lingle is the sixth governor to be sworn in since statehood and the first Republican governor in 40 years. The reign begins Mo’ili’ili remains open for small biz By Tracie Nakamoto Special to Ka Leo At 8:30 a.m., before Grace Yoshida opens up Kuni’s Island Fabrics at 2563 S. King St., she meticulously wipes all of the glass win- dows from the inside. “I want to make sure the store looks sparkly and appealing from the out- side,” Yoshida explained as the sun was rising and Mo‘ili‘ili began the bustle of a new day. “Business has been very slow lately,” she said, adding, “We can’t afford to lose any customers because of the way we present ourselves.” The small, ma-and-pop style store is a dual-level fabric store, across King Street Star Market, specializing in quilting. Upstairs, community members like Pat Abayan finish sewing a blue-and-white quilt. Downstairs, the walls are covered with quilt patterns and a rainbow of colored thread. The aisles consist of rows and rows of fabric, mostly Hawaiian- themed. Kuni’s Island Fabrics opened up five years ago, in place of Kuni’s Dry Goods, which was in business for almost 50 years. Yoshida recalled when Kuni’s Dry Goods was an island-renowned fabric emporium. “They used to have a couple of stores, one in Kaimuki, one in Kam Shopping Center,” she explained, “but they all got shut down.” Now, the only place for a store that caters to a the-way-things-used-to-be lifestyle is in sleepy Mo‘ili‘ili, where chains and franchises are the exception. Only a short walk from the largest university in the state, Mo‘ili‘ili has retained an old-style atmosphere with small shops, home-grown recreation and a strong community identity. As Grace Yoshida opens her store, volun- teers are arriving at the Mo‘ili‘ili Community Center, the building adjacent to Kuni’s Island Fabrics. Chris Kajiki, 42, a volunteer at the Community Center, said that “it takes a whole lot of heart to be working here, especially for free, but I have to give back to the commu- nity.” He was setting up classrooms for the teen- age volunteers who come in after-school for leadership training. Kajiki said that the after- school program is designed to provide super- vised activities that promote the emotional and social growth of its participants. A variety of activities were planned for the day-games for the smaller children, and leadership JOE TOMITA • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Pedestrians stroll along South King Street outside Kuni Island Fabrics in Mo‘ili‘ili. response to the column, and almost all of the reaction, around 99 percent, has been posi- tive. The Associated Press ran an article about the Star-Bulletin’s column on Oct.26, and an editor at the Advertiser made positive com- ments about the column, Bridgewater said. Bringing the column to fruition was a long process, and the diacritical markings proved technologically troublesome, Bridgewater said. He noted that the word processing pro- gram that the Star-Bulletin uses, which con- tains diacritical markings, was installed in the computers of Wong and Solis. Despite the hurdles, all efforts were worthwhile because the Hawaiian-language column is a permanent fixture in the paper, Bridgewater said. Wong and Solis strongly encourage peo- ple who are confident and capable of writing in Hawaiian to submit their writings to them for possible publication. Writers of the column are free to write about any topic. “We want a broad range of topics, a broad range of genre and a broad range of writers,” Wong said. UH President Evan Dobelle’s Initiative for Achieving Native Hawaiian Academic Excellence at UHM provided monetary sup- port for the Hawaiian-language column, Wong said. Wong stresses that Dobelle is not micro- managing the project, nor was the column his idea. Rather, the funds, as well as UHM office resources (mainly access to computers), enable See Mo‘ili‘ili, page 8 See Hawaiian, page 2 Hawaiian language columns are a step towards preserving culture
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www.kaleo.orgVOl.XCVIIISSue67 TheunIVerSITyOFhaWaI‘IaTManOa
The Voice of Hawai‘i
Ka Leo O Hawai‘i
By Kerrey GomesSpecial to Ka Leo
Honolulu’s two major daily newspa-pers, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and theHonolulu Advertiser, have begun incorpo-rating more of the Hawaiian language intheirpublications. OnSunday,Oct.27,theStar-Bulletin’sHawaiian-language column debuted, andtwo years ago the Advertiser began usingdiacriticalmarkings. The University of Hawai‘i at Manoastudent newspaper, Ka Leo O Hawai‘i, isalso attempting to revive its Hawaiian-languagecolumn.OldcopiesofHawaiian-language newspapers can be viewed viatheInternetbyaccessingUHM’sHamiltonLibrary digital archives at http://libweb.hawaii.edu/hnp/newspapers. Ron Solis and Kerry Wong, writersof the Hawaiian-language column andHawaiianandIndonesianPacificLiteratureinstructors at UHM, said that the purposeof writing and printing the column was torevitalize the Hawaiian language and toencouragemorepeopletolearnHawaiian. Wong said that getting the Hawaiianlanguage into a major public forum likethe Star-Bulletin was an important step inpromotingthenormalizationofHawaiianin
thecommunity. Both Wong and Solis spearhead thecolumn because Hawaiian and English areboththeofficialstatelanguages,Wongsaid.In 1896, Governor Sanford Dole declaredthat the English language replace theHawaiianlanguageastheofficiallanguageofHawai‘i,but in1978, thestateconstitu-tion was amended to include Hawaiian asanofficialstatelanguage. “ThemoreoftenpeopleseeHawaiian,themorenormaltheyfeelitbelongsthere,”Wongsaid.
Reaction to the Hawaiian language col-umn Reader reaction has been positive forboth Wong and Solis. The only request ofsome readers is that an English-languagetranslationbeprovided,Wongsaid. Wong hopes that people will under-standthatbecauseoflimitedcolumnspaceand the fact that translating Hawaiian intoEnglish causes the loss of some meaning,notranslationwillbeprovided. “Ourintentionisnottoexcludepeople.The fact of the matter is that people aregoingtobeexcluded,”hesaid. Honolulu Star-Bulletin ManagingEditor Frank Bridgewater said that he hasgotten quite a bit of reader reaction and
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The reign begins
Mo’ili’ili remains open for small bizBy Tracie Nakamoto
Special to Ka Leo
At8:30a.m.,beforeGraceYoshidaopensupKuni’s IslandFabricsat2563S.KingSt.,she meticulously wipes all of the glass win-dowsfromtheinside.“Iwanttomakesurethestorelookssparklyandappealingfromtheout-side,”Yoshidaexplainedasthesunwasrisingand Mo‘ili‘ili began the bustle of a new day.“Businesshasbeenveryslowlately,”shesaid,adding,“Wecan’taffordtoloseanycustomersbecauseofthewaywepresentourselves.” The small, ma-and-pop style store is adual-level fabric store, across King StreetStarMarket,specializinginquilting.Upstairs,community members like Pat Abayan finishsewing a blue-and-white quilt. Downstairs,thewallsarecoveredwithquiltpatternsandarainbow of colored thread.The aisles consistofrowsandrowsoffabric,mostlyHawaiian-themed. Kuni’s Island Fabrics opened up fiveyears ago, in place of Kuni’s Dry Goods,which was in business for almost 50 years.Yoshida recalled when Kuni’s Dry Goodswas an island-renowned fabric emporium.“Theyusedtohaveacoupleofstores,onein
Kaimuki, one in Kam Shopping Center,” sheexplained,“buttheyallgotshutdown.” Now,theonlyplaceforastorethatcatersto a the-way-things-used-to-be lifestyle is insleepyMo‘ili‘ili,wherechainsandfranchisesaretheexception.Onlyashortwalkfromthelargest university in the state, Mo‘ili‘ili hasretained an old-style atmosphere with smallshops, home-grown recreation and a strongcommunityidentity. AsGraceYoshidaopensherstore,volun-teersarearrivingat theMo‘ili‘iliCommunityCenter, thebuildingadjacent toKuni’s IslandFabrics. Chris Kajiki, 42, a volunteer at theCommunityCenter,saidthat“ittakesawholelotofhearttobeworkinghere,especiallyforfree, but I have to give back to the commu-nity.” Hewassettingupclassroomsfortheteen-age volunteers who come in after-school forleadership training. Kajiki said that the after-schoolprogram isdesigned toprovide super-visedactivitiesthatpromotetheemotionalandsocial growth of its participants.A variety ofactivitieswereplanned for theday-games forthesmallerchildren,andleadershipjOeTOMITa•Ka Leo O Hawai‘i
PedestriansstrollalongSouthkingStreetoutsidekuniIslandFabricsinMo‘ili‘ili.
response to the column, and almost all of thereaction, around 99 percent, has been posi-tive. TheAssociatedPressrananarticleaboutthe Star-Bulletin’s column on Oct.26, and aneditor at the Advertiser made positive com-mentsaboutthecolumn,Bridgewatersaid. Bringingthecolumntofruitionwasalongprocess, and the diacritical markings provedtechnologically troublesome, Bridgewatersaid. He noted that the word processing pro-gram that the Star-Bulletin uses, which con-tainsdiacriticalmarkings,wasinstalledinthecomputersofWongandSolis. Despite the hurdles, all efforts wereworthwhile because the Hawaiian-languagecolumn is a permanent fixture in the paper,Bridgewatersaid. Wong and Solis strongly encourage peo-
ple who are confident and capable of writingin Hawaiian to submit their writings to themforpossiblepublication. Writers of the column are free to writeaboutanytopic. “Wewantabroadrangeoftopics,abroadrangeofgenreandabroad rangeofwriters,”Wongsaid. UH President Evan Dobelle’s Initiativefor Achieving Native Hawaiian AcademicExcellence at UHM provided monetary sup-portfortheHawaiian-languagecolumn,Wongsaid. Wong stresses that Dobelle is not micro-managingtheproject,norwas thecolumnhisidea.Rather,thefunds,aswellasUHMofficeresources(mainlyaccesstocomputers),enable
see Mo‘ili‘ili, page 8
see Hawaiian, page 2
Hawaiian language columns are a step towards preserving culture
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Sunlight on the ceiling of the Campus Center cafe.
Hawaiian history and the influence of politics The Advertiser adopted theusageoftheokinaandkahakotobemoreaccurate,AdvertiserExecutiveEditor JimKelly saidduringa stu-dent forum on diversity held atUHMonOct.1. TheAdvertiser staff and read-erswereinfavorofusingdiacriticalmarkings,butsomereadersbelievedthattheAdvertiserwasjusttryingtobepoliticallycorrect,hesaid. Politics are very influentialwhen it comes to Hawaii’s news-papers. Hawaiian-language news-papers were once prominent in themid-1800s only to gradually bereplaced by the English-languageones. According to Helen Chapin’s“Shaping History: The Role ofNewspapers in Hawai‘i,” newspa-pers were linked to the changingtimes throughout Hawaiian his-tory. The struggle for maintainingHawaiianindependencewasreflect-ed in the nationalist/Hawaiian-lan-guage newspapers, and the desire
forHawai‘itojointheUnitedStateswasevidentintheestablishmentofEnglish-languagenewspapers. On May 16, 1834, the firstnewspaper,KaLamaHawai‘i,wasprinted, and this also marked thefirst newspaper west of the RockyMountains,Chapin’sbookstated. “Printing was entirely inHawaiian since by 1826 the mis-sionarieshadconvertedthespokenlanguage to the written,” Chapinwrote. Other notable Hawaiian-lan-guage newspapers include: KeKumu (1834-1839), Ka EleleHawai‘i(1845-1855),KaNonanona(1841-1845) and Ka Hoku o kaPakipika (1861-1863). Ka Hoku okaPakipikawasthefirstHawaiian-languagenewspaperproducedsole-ly by Native Hawaiians and wasstarted by Chief David Kalakaua,the“EditorKing.” HenryWhitneyintroducedthePacific Commercial Advertiser toHawai‘i in 1856. The Advertiserbecameadailynewspaper in1882and in 1921 was renamed theHonoluluAdvertiser. In hopes of expanding circu-
lation, Whitney printed the entirefourthpageoftheAdvertiserintheHawaiian language and titled thispageKaHokuLoaoHawai‘i. He expanded on the pageby making an entirely separateHawaiian-language newspaper in1861calledKaNupepaKuokoathatran until 1927, by far the longestrunning out of all the Hawaiian-languagenewspapers. In 1882, Whitney also start-ed the Daily Bulletin that waslater renamed the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. TheAdvertiserprintedthelastdaily Hawaiian-language pages in1921. The last Hawaiian-languagenewspaper, Ka Hoku o Hawai‘i,stoppedbeingpublished fromHiloin1948. KaLeo,whichbeganin1922,isthinkingofrevivingitsHawaiian-language column that was lastprinted in the 1990s. But plans topublish a Hawaiian language col-umn are moving slowly becausetheKaLeostaffhasbeenunabletofindawriterwhowillcommittoaweeklycolumn.
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Thefts at Los Alamos Lab putunder scrutiny
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(U. California-Los Angeles)
(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES —University of California PresidentRichardAtkinson pledged to “takedecisiveaction”inresponsetomul-tiple federal investigations at LosAlamosNationalLaboratory. InastatementreleasedFriday,Atkinson said he was “very con-cerned”about recentallegationsoftheftandcover-upsattheUC-man-agednuclearlab. “We intend to find out whatoccurred, correct any deficien-cies, and discipline anyone whohas engaged in improper activity,”Atkinsonsaid. The UC oversees the opera-tions of three national laborato-ries — Los Alamos, Berkeley andLivermore — for the DepartmentofEnergyandtheNationalNuclearSecurityAdministration. An internal lab documentleakedtothenonpartisanProjectonGovernment Oversight listed over$1.3millioninlostandstolencom-puters, power supplies and otherequipmentinfiscalyear2001. Therearenosuspectsinanyoftheincidentsoftheft,andnoarrestshave been made, according to thedocument. Atkinson’sstatementplacesthevalueofunlocateditemsatalowernumber—slightlyover$1million. Becausecomputersaremissingfrom the lab — which is respon-sible for maintaining the safety ofU.S. nuclearweapons—POGO isconcernedthatnationalsecurityhasbeenbreached. “Whenever you have comput-ers going out the door you’ve gotaproblembecauseyoudon’tknowwhatwasonthosecomputers,”saidPeteStockton,aseniorinvestigatorforPOGO. Atkinson said it is up to indi-viduals to maintain national secu-rityatthelab,andanyonebreaking
thattrustwillbepunished. “There will be zero tolerancefor any level of illegal activityby those entrusted with safeguard-ingournationalsecurity,”Atkinsonsaid. LabpressaideJimDanneskioldsaid there isnorecordofanyclas-sified computers being missing orstolen. Los Alamos uses methods ofcountingitsinventorythatarecom-monwithinthefederalgovernmentand is in compliance with federalguidelines, saidUCpress aide JeffGarberson. InadditiontotheDOEinvesti-gationofmissinginventory,theFBIis investigatingwhetheremployeeshave made unauthorized purchaseswithlabfunds.TheUCiscurrentlyreviewingitspolicytotryandpre-vent these purchases, according toAtkinson’sstatement. Stockton, who was a specialassistant on security matters forEnergy Secretary Bill Richardsonduring the Clinton administration,saidthecurrentinvestigationscouldjeopardize the UC’s lab manage-mentcontract. The Congressional Commerceand Energy Committee and theCommitteeonSciencearealsoget-ting involved in the investigation,hesaid. The UC has managed LosAlamossince1943;itscurrentcon-tract to run LosAlamos lasts untilSeptember2005. “Theuniversityisveryanxioustobeperceivedasagood,effectivecontractor,”Garbersonsaid. Buttherecentsecuritybreach-es at Los Alamos bring the UC’seffectiveness as a contractor intoquestion,Stocktonsaid. “Change certainly should beconsidered,”Stocktonsaid. “Whenever you have a gov-ernment contractor that has lostcontrol of its programsyou shoulddefinitelyconsiderit.”
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Shalohacompacts”8crazynights”intotwocrazyhourswithhopestheirpartycaneducate,andgiveUHMJewishstudentsaplacetocelebratetheholidaysawayfromhome.“It’sverydifficultduringtheholidaysforJewstoliveinaplacewheretherearen’talotofJews,”explainedAfshani.“Peopledon’tknowwhereotherJewsareduring
theholidaysandtheyfeelallalone.Withnofamily,andnotranspor-tationtothesynagogue,Jewishstudent’sfeelalienated.” TheChanukahpartyexploresthevariousfacetsrooteddeepinJewishtradition,touchedwithatingeoflocalflare.Student’scanwitness
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“Chanukahisthefestivaloflights,insteadofonedayofpres-ents,weget8crazynights.”ThewordsofAdamSandler’severpopularChanukahSonghasunargu-ablymadetheJewishequivalenttoChristmasrecognizableamongsemicirclesoftheMTVgenera-tion(that’sus).AttheUniversityofHawai‘i,withastudentJewishpop-ulationactivelypracticingthefaithproportionaltothemembershipoftheMr.Belvederefanclub(alittleover100),“8CrazyNights”seemslikeanocean,andaMenorahaway. ThatoceannowlookslikeapondwiththerecentRIOapprovaloftheShalohaJewishStudent/FacultyOrganization,initiatedbyKinesiologyprofessor,MichaelLeitner,LawStudentJohannaAfshani,andTheatrestudentAdriaRoblee-Heartymark,thispastOctober. “Thereisn’talargeJewishcom-munityoncampus,sowethoughtitwouldbeimportanttocreateanorganizationwhereJewishstudentscangettogethertopracticesocialandculturalactivities,”explainedHeartymark. Theconceptbeganwhenthefoundersmetthroughtheirlocal
synagogues,theSofMa’arvandtheTempleEmana-ElonthePali,andrealizedthatcreatingaunitwhereJewishstudentscouldmeetandcel-ebratetheirculturewasimportanttothestudents’identitiesandtheUHMcampusatmosphereofdiversity. “Alotofstudentsdon’thaveacar,sotheydon’thaveeasyaccesstothetemple,sowewantedtomakeamini-communitywherepeoplecouldmeettocelebratetheirJewishtraditionswithothers,”saidHearty-Mark.“Student’sfindtheiridentityincollege,”addedAfshani.“It’shardforJewishstudentsawayfromhometoestablishthatidentitywhenthey’renotinalargeJewishcom-munity.” Althoughtheorganizationcel-ebratestheirhistoricidentitywitheachother,theyalsowanttosharetheirlongstandingculturewithotherUHMstudents.WiththeChristmasseasonstirringoverthehorizon,Chanukahinprogressandthemovie“8CrazyNights”alreadyintheaters,TheShalohaStudent/FacultyOrganizationishostingaChanukahpartyonDecember4,atKuykendall,room213.Thepartyistheorganization’sattempttoeducateUniversitystudent’sabouttheculturesurroundingChanukah,includingthepracticeoftraditionaldances,andtheoilydelicaciesof
Kosherfood;theyplantoholdthiseventannually. ChanukahbeganafterthefalloftheancientGreekEmpire,whenAlexandertheGreatdiedin332B.C.E.FightingconsumedtheMiddleEastinthewakeoftheEmpire’sdemise.AfteraseriesofrulersunsuccessfullyattemptedtoimposepaganpracticesontheJews,KingAntiochusofSyriaemployedbrutaltacticstopersecuteallJewswhocontinuedtopracticetheJewishfaith.HelootedJewishtemples,andforcedJewstobowbeforeidolsheplacedthere,orrisklosinglifeandlimb. Inanuproar,asmall,under-armed,undertrainedmilitia,calledtheMaccabe,drovetheSyriansoutafterthreeyearsofbattle.Onthe25thofKislev(December),thezealousMaccabeefoughttheirwayintothetemple,andrededicatedittotheirGod.Uponrededication,theMaccabees’wantedtolightthetem-pleinhonoroftheirGod,butcouldonlyfindonecruseofoilsufficientforoneday’slighting.Aftertheylitalamp,expectingittoextinguishinaday,thetinyflamemiraculouslykeptburnin0gforeightnights. Inhonorofthose8nights,JewscelebrateChanukah,theFestivaloflights,bykindlingcandles,andexchanginggiftsforeightnights.
HaveyoueverseentheSimpsons’episodewhereforthefirsttimeeverabearcomesoutofthewildernessandwandersaroundthetown,scar-ingtheinhabitantsofSpringfield?Inresponse,themayorcreatesthe“BearPatrol”toprotectthepopula-tionfromthethreatofbears. BearPatrolisequippedwithstealthbombers,surveillanceplanes,andhigh-speedpatrolcarstomakeeveryonefeelsafefromthebears.AsIsatdownandthoughtaboutitforawhileIconsideredtheeeriesimilaritiesbetweenthisSimpsons’episodeandtheBushAdministration.Justtakealookatthefacts.IslamicextremistswieldingboxcutterstakeoverplanesandusethemtocrashintotheWorldTradeCenterandthePentagon. WhatistheBushadministration’sresponse?Theyredoubletheireffortstocreateacostlyandcontroversialmissiledefensesystembecauseeveryoneknowshowmuchthathelpsinthewaragainstterrorism,right?ThentheBushadministra-tionbeginsbuildingadvancednewwarplanestofightragtagfanaticsincaves.AndtofurthermaketheAmericanpeoplefeelsafe,Bushthendivertedhundredsofbillionsofdollars,whichtheUnitedStatesmili-tarycouldhaveputtomoreusefulpurposes.SowhatdoestheUnitedStatesmilitarydowiththisnew-
foundwealthyoumayask? Theycreatedapeanutbuttersandwichthatcanlast3yearsforsomeunknownreason.Theybuiltaconcentratedlightenergyphotoncannonwhich,allbeitisextremelycoolfromasciencefictionstandpoint,butinareal-worldsensewhatinthehellarethepracticalapplica-tionsofaphotoncannon? Andevenifthereareafewuses,exactlyhowmuchdidtheAmericanpeoplepayforthislittlepropfromStarTrek?Theycreatedtheenor-mouslyexpensivemilitaryequiva-lentofa$10.99remote-controlcarfromRadioshacktoexplorecavesinAfghanistan.Theymanufacturedmoreofbothmannedandunmannedplanes,asifjusthavingalotofoneortheotherwouldn’tbegoodenoughforbombingpeople. Perhaps,themostdisturbingdeci-siontheBushadministrationhasmadeisthattheyareactuallycon-sideringresumingnuclearweaponstesting,afteritwasstoppedadecadeagobythefirstPresidentBush.Buildingupdatednuclearweaponsimpliesthatourcountrywoulddevelopthemforsomeveryusefulpurpose. Someofficialshavetriedtolinkthispolicyshifttothewaronterror-ism,buthowwouldnuclearweaponspossiblyhelpdefeatterrorismagainsttheUnitedStates?Terroristsbydefinitionaresmallcellsoffanaticsthathideundetectedamonginnocentpopulations,solaunchinganukeisatinybitofoverkilltosaytheleast. Theonlypeoplethisdeci-sionhelpsarethechiefexecu-tivesofdefensecontractorssuchasLockheedMartinCorp.whose
profitsfromsuchapoorlythoughtoutpolicywouldnodoubtnumberinthebillionsofdollars.However,thisisjustoneofthemanyunfor-tunateplansour“FearlessLeader”hasinmindfortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.BushhasconsideredthecreationofadomesticspyagencysimilartoGreatBritain’sMI5,whichwouldfurtherharassourcitizensandinfringeuponourbesiegedcivillib-erties. TherecentlypassedHomelandSecuritybill,whichwasnotsuc-cessfullyamendedbyoppositionSenators,willmakeitpossibleforamassivecentralizedgovernmentdatabasetobesetup,whichwoulddocumentallthefinancialtransac-tionsandprivatecommunicationsofallUnitedStatescitizens.Fromthee-mailsyousendtocreditcardpur-chasesyoumakeBigBrotherwillbemonitoringyouractivities.SowhodoestheBushadministrationhaveinmindforheadingupsuchapowerfulorganizationyoumayask? TheyhavechosennoneotherthantheunethicalarchitectoftheIran-Contrascandal,RetiredNavyAdm.JohnPoindexter,whoisbestknownforbeingfiredasReagan’sNationalSecurityAdviserafterconspiracy,lyingtoCongress,defraudingtheU.S.government,andofcoursedestroyingevidenceintheIran-Contrascandal.Itappearsasifourcountryhascompletelylosttouchwithreason.AndifIconcentrateandthinkbackhardenoughIcanrememberhowallthisgotstarted.Ohyeah,Islamicextremistswithboxcutters.SofearnotAmerica!The“BearPatrol”isonthejob.
Ourprivacyisbeingviolated.Theattitudeistohellwiththe,“PrivacyActof1974,”passedbytheUnitedStatesCongress.Nothankyou.It’sagaintimetogetouttherhetoricshotguntodefendourselves.ThisworkedforearlysettlersintheAmericanWestandforfreedomfightersdemandingtheirshareofinde-pendenceandcontinuedprivacy. Wearealertedtoourpend-inglossofprivacybyJonathanTurley’seditorialin,“TheHonoluluAdvertiser,”Nov.22,2002,titled,“1984isbecomingareality.”TurleyisaprofessorofconstitutionallawatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity. TurleyupdatesreadersaboutTheDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency.DARPAisaworkingprojectincludedinthenewlysignedhomelandsecuritybill.Ithasbillionsoffundingdollars.TheprojectisleadbyJohnPoindexter,amanconvictedoffivefelonycountsoflyingtoCongress,butescapedjailbyapoorlycraftedimmunitygrant.HeisfurtherendorsedbyPresidentBushwhoreleasedastatementthathebelieved,“AdmiralPoindexterhasservedournationverywell.” TheDARPAdreamistokeepacomputerrecordtrackingofeverycreditcardpurchase,travelreservation,medicaltreatmentandcommontransactionbyeverycitizenintheUnitedStates.Commontransactioncouldmeaneverythingsaid,doneandthought.Bigbrotherisnotonlywatching,butheiskeepingtrackofeverything.Oh,whatatele-marketer’sdream. Implementedwithoutourper-mission,publicnoticeordebatewemustassumetakingthisinformationhassomepracticalpurposesuchasalertinganyoneaboutourcredithabits,recordingwhatwedrinkinbars,movieswesee,howmanypersonswesleepwith,makingsurewegetmorespamfromWebsites,announcingvotingpreferenceseventhoughwestillexpectservicesfromwinnerswedidnotvotefor;orasonepoliticiansaid,“Don’t
expectlunch.” Consideryourownlifestyleandimaginehowmanyminori-tiesyoubelongto;now,askyourselfiftheyarecurrentlyfashionable.Perhapsallofushavealreadygiventhesenewlyauthorizedsnoopsreasonstoidentifyusasfront-linefodderselectedforelimination. Obviously,100percentapprovalisnolongerneededtostartsuchaprojecttorulethelivesofothers.Even80percentcouldbedifficult.However,abareonetofivepercentcanimposetheirownmethodstoprovegoodorbaddomination.Wehavebecometoobusywithself-survivaltodisagree.Wedemonstrateattitudeslike,“ifitworks,don’tfixit.”Thisallowstheonetofivepercentfreedomtopursuetheirownagendasfor“thegoodofthepeople.”Andso,wegetJohnPoindexterdirectinghowwecontrolourlives. Inmyownway,Iplantofightthisintrusionintomyprivacy.Veryfewmagazinesubscrip-tioncompaniesgetthespellingofmynameright,andIusuallycorrectthem.Nomore,IwillletPoindextersetupanotherfiletotracenonexistentpersons.Mysocialsecuritynumberwillremainprivate,andifIcannotgetabankaccountorcreditcard,Iwillrememberthereisalwaysthebankernextdoorwhoisnotsofussy.Iwillneveranswerjunkoranyothere-mailremotelysug-gestingthatIperformsexactsorenlargemypenis,andwhenIgetunsolicitedmailwithmailreturncards,perhapsit’stimetopackbagsofsandtosendbackattachedtounsolicited-postage-prepaidresponses. Iwillfightformyfreedom,byvoluntarilywatching,“QueerasFolk,”ontelevisionandrenewingmysubscriptionto,“Genre.”Certainlythegovern-mentwillassumethatI’mqueer.Perhapsatage71(goingon30),theywilldesignatemefront-linefoddertobefirsteliminatedinthecomingwar. Turley’sfinalparagraphstates,“DARPAhasfinallybroughtustoaconstitutionalRubicon.Yetallthatisrequiredisforcitizenstodonothing.DARPAwilldotherest. Notonmyshift.ThePrivacyActof1974stillapplies.
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traditional lighting of the Menorah at nightfall, or they can bring their own Menorah and light one them-selves. Student’s also have the opportunity to experience Jewish cuisine offered during the festival. One of these delicacies includes Soofganiyot, or jelly doughnuts. Afshani breaks down Jewish diet into local dialogue, comparing Soofganiyot to Malasada’s. The party will also feature the traditional game of Dreidel, where a spinning top with characters on each side, spins. The character the spin stops at determines if the par-ticipants can win sweets, peanuts, or pennies. The high point of the night
might very well be the Hora, a folk dance from Israel. People form a circle, and join hands, or hold elbows and spin to the music. Not your typical boogie down produc-tion at Pipeline, but Professor Leitner guarantees, “It’s easy and anyone can do it.” Celebrating Jewish culture aside, Shaloha have high hopes that their organization can perk the aware-ness of UHM student’s that Jewish students, and Jewish faculty exist on campus, but they also insist that they are not a political organization. “Our purpose in not to alienate Jewish students, or non-Jewish stu-dents,” said Afshani. “Rather, we want to add to the community by expanding with another culture in an island already so rich in diverse culture.”
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Tips to avoid feeling like a grinch in a mall
It’s that time of year again, and with Thanksgiving behind us that can only mean one thing: SALES! With only a few weeks left until Christmas, it has become evident that the Yuletide feeling is in the air. Every shopping mall that I’ve been to (even before Thanksgiving) already has their Christmas trees up with all the trimmings. With the overwhelming crowds and parking spaces equivalent to a Trekkie’s black book, potential shoppers might be discouraged from even considering entering the mega-hectic Ward and Ala Moana complexes. But with a little know-how and some tips from yours truly, one can go from being a disgruntled scrooge to a happy shopper. One way to avoid the stampedes is to get to the mall early on the weekdays. This time of day means
everyone is either at work or in school, and you’ll have the mall all to yourself. Getting to the mall a couple hours before it closes isn’t a bad idea either. By then everyone will be headed home for dinner or exhausted from shopping all day. So now that you’ve made it to the mall and got your prime park-ing spot, it’s time to hit the sales. Most of the major department stores always have sales. You can find “additional percent off” sales at Macy’s, and J.C.Penney’s has their store closing sale (sniffle). Stores try to clear their old stock to make way for new stock, so if you’ve got the time, happy hunting. Don’t forget to check out the Waikele Outlet stores and discount chains like Ross’ and Nordstrom Rack. Most of these stores carry overstocked and irregular items so you’ll find a lot of name brands items at low prices. Craft fairs are abundant during this time of year also. On an aver-age of 2-3 weekends per month, craft fairs provide homemade gifts anyone would enjoy. This upcom-ing Saturday, The Waimanalo Polo
Fields will serve as the location for another craft fair in celebration of the reopening of Kalaniani‘ole Highway. But if you don’t think you have the testicular fortitude to brave the deranged mobs, shopping online would be your best bet. Ebay is the online auction haven for any and everything. You’ll be able to find a gift for everyone at a fraction of the price. One of the problems of online shopping is that warranties are virtually nonexistent. Still, many shoppers believe that a cheaper price for an uncertain prod-uct is well worth the trade off. Also, many companies have their own Web sites that offer shopping online too. So if you’re still skeptical about heading to the mall, you always have the option to go online. Major players in this market include Amazon.com, and CDNOW.com. Both sites offer samples of singles and feature hard to find imports alongside rare vinyl cuts. But for those thrill seekers who love the frenzy of finding the perfect gift, I guess I’ll see you at the mall.
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StudentPerspectivesProcrastination leads to end-of-year crunch
Procrastination.Withtheendoftheyearapproaching,stressduetoprocrastinationtendstogrowuponusfasterthanmolddoesoncheese.Formanycollegestudents,theendoftheyearisanextremelydifficulttimetocopewith.Cometothinkofit,thereisschool,papers,tests,andifoneworks,thereistheholidayrush(perhapsIshouldsaycrazeinstead),whichoftendoublesourfatigue.Obviously,Icouldbegintowritewaystoavoidprocrastination,andIampositivethatourreaderswouldthink,“yeah,yeah,weknowthat.”Instead,Iwouldrathershareoneofmyownpersonalend-of-the-yearexperienceswithyou. Withapaperdueinlessthantwoweeks,Ifeelthepressuresofstresscontinuingtobuildinsidemelikeaskyscraperinanopenlot.Yet,asastrivingstudent,Ifeelthepressuresoftheexpectationfrommyprofes-sorstoproduceawrittenformproofoflearningduringthesemester.Whattodo?AwarewhatIshoulddoI,headformycomputerandturniton.Lookingatthescreen,Ithinktomyself,doIhaveanye-mail? Aquickjumponlineandamajordisappointment,noe-mail.Ohwell,timetobeginworkonmypaper,Ithinktomyself.However,asIampreparingtotypeupthepaperthatisdue,IstareatacomputergameIhavenotplayedinawhile.Withoutthinking,Iclickonthegameandbeginplayingashortgame.Myshortgameendsupbecomingalonggame,andthreehourslaterI
amstationedinfrontofmycomput-erwishingIhadbegunthreehoursago.Sleepyfromcomputergameplaying,Idecideupontakingalightnapfirst. Work.Oh,Iforgot,Ihavetoworktoday!Here’swherethecatch22begins.Ineedtoworktogotoschool,andIneedschoolinordertofindbetterwork.Well,moneyspeakslouderthanbooks.Withthatinmind,Igearuptousemyenergyontheworkaheadofme,andputmystudiesinguiltyneglectinstead.Afterworking,Ireturnhome,toodrainedtoevenliftafingeronthekeyboardorabook.Idecidetosleepnowandwakeearlyenoughtoaccomplishsomething. Iwakeearly,butasyoucanguess,IaccomplishenoughworktomakeitappearIhadhiredaslugtoworkforme.Thisviciouscycleofprocrastinationcontinuesonandon.Finally,adaybeforethedead-line,withtheburstofadrenalinepumpingthroughmybodytohavethepaperdoneontime,Ipullanall-nightertocompletethepaper,allthewhileIamcursingmyselfforchoosingtodoeverythingelseexceptwhatIamsupposetodo,thepaper. Asweliveeachandeveryday,itisthebuildingofprocrastinationthatburdensuswiththedeadlylethargicdisease.Wetryhardnottofalltoobehindinanyprojects,andatwork.Whetheritbeschoolwork,orotherwise,wefindcomfortinputtingimportantprojectsoffuntilthelastminute.Allwereallyneedtodoisworkontimemanagementandkeepinmindwhatitiswetrulywishtoaccomplish,nomatterwhat.Withtheholidayscoming,planyourtimewiselyandworkonaccom-plishingtasksonestepatatime.Goodluck
TravisBarksdalehasballs.Iwouldliketokickthem,makehimwritheinpainuntiltheigno-rancethatcloudshismindclearsup.WheredoIbegininresponsetohisarticleaboutHaunani-KayTrask? First,Mr.Barksdale,ProfessorTraskhasfarsurpassedtheinfan-tileactofmakingcommentsbasedonemotionratherthantruth,asyousuggestshedoesinparagraphthree.Shehasbeenaleaderinthestruggleagainstamericanoppres-sionandhasresearchedthistopicthroughoutherentirecareerasaPROFESSOR!! Ibelieveshejustturned53ifthatputsthingsintoperspective.Furthermore,youneedtoanalyzeyourowncommentsinregardtoemotion.Itseemsthatthewholeofyourarticleisbasedontheemo-tionyoufeeltowardtheamericangovernmentandmilitary.Youneglectallofthefactualdetailsthatopposeyouropinion,i.e.youremotionalconnectiontothesubject.Moreover,youareurgingyourreaderstofeelthissameemo-tionandcondemningthemiftheydonot.Youcontradictyourownassertions!! Second,Mr.Barksdalecom-mentsonthesafetyProfessorTraskshouldfeelhereintheille-gallyoccupiedstateofHawai‘iinthegood‘oleU.S.ofA.Well,ofcoursehadhedonesomeresearch,BarksdalewouldhaveeasilyfoundthatProfessorTrask’slifehasbeenthreatenedcountlesstimes,oftenbypeopleonthisverycampus,forspeakinghermindandelucidatingotherwiseclosetedissues.Bombsquads,federalagents,localpoliceofficershaveallbeencalledtotheKamakakuokalaniforfearofHaunani-KayTrask’ssafety.Thisisinadditiontothedeaththreatsshehasreceivedatherownhome. Mr.BarksdalealsoquestionswhetherProfessorTraskisawareofthe“lessthansecond-classciti-
zen”statusthatwomeninotherplacesendure.AsaneducatedwomanwhowroteherdissertationonFeministtheory,Ithinkit’ssafetoassumethatsheiswellawareofthesituation.AndMr.Barksdale,wereyousuggestingthatthesec-ond-classcitizenstatusofwomeninamericaisacceptable? ToaddressBarksdale’smilitarystancemorespecifically,IstronglyrecommendthathepickupabookandreadalittlebitaboutHawai‘i’shistoryandrelationshiptothenamericanmilitarymachine.IfhedoessohewilldiscoverthattheoverthrowoftheHawaiianKingdomandsubsequentlossofsovereignty,language,andlandexperiencedbyKanakaMaoli,wasonlysuccessfulduetotheillegal(underinternationallaw)actiontakenbytheamericanmilitary. Ifindittypicalofauniformedarrogantcontinentalhaoletoassumethatheandhisilkhavetherighttotellthedisenfran-chisednativepeopletoleavetheirhomelandiftheyareunhappy.Barksdale,getacluethisisOURhome,notyours—youleave,thatwouldalleviatesomeofourdisen-franchisement.ToquoteafavoriteofProfessorTrask’s,“Tenflightsaday,United...” ProfessorTrask’s“americanprivilege”(asBarksdalecallsit)isembodiedingenocideandthetheftofnativelandandgovern-ment.Thisisasharedexperienceofnativepeoplesallovertheworldwhosufferunderamericanoppres-sion.Idaretoask,wouldMr.Barksdaleexchangethe“americanprivilege”heincursasawhitehet-erosexualmale,forthe“americanprivilege”Haunani-KayTraskandallnativepeoplessuffer?
Luukia Archer is a Senior double majoring in Hawaiian Studies and Political Science.
IamrespondingtoTravisBarksdale’sarticle.ItistruethatAmerica’sfreedomhascomeataprice;butwhathesaystothosewhoneveraskedtobeswallowedupbythevast“greatness”ofitscolonial-ism?Barksdalespewsforthhisigno-rantopinion,takingcheapshotsatarespectedfigureintheprocess. Perhapshehasnevermetadis-placedAmericanIndian,whofeelslikeaforeigneronhisownland.Disenfranchisedandreducedtoastereotypicalimageoflaziness,theAmericanIndianhaslittletocel-ebrateinthe“greatwhitepower”ofAmerica.HasheevertoldanAmericanIndiantoleave? PerhapshehasnoideathatHawai‘iwasovertakenillegally,andthatasovereignmonarchwasover-thrownandimprisonedwith“properjustification”bywhiteAmericans.DidhebothertocheckthefactsbeforehecriticizedTrask?Ordidhesimplyignorereality,whichisthatHawaiianshavebeenlivingontheseislandsformillenia,whereaswhiteshaveonlystumbledontoHawaii’sshoreswithinthepast200years? WhatisobviousisthatitisBarksdalewhoisdisgustinglyigno-rant.Inwritinghispoorlyresearchedcritique,heinsistedondraggingalonghiscolonialist,sexistbaggage.HowdarehesuggestthatTrask,anativetothisland,gotoanothercountry!Howdarehedemandherthankfulnessthatshe,asawoman,notbetreatedasa“second-ratecitizen!”Hehasshownhimselftobeill-informedandinsensi-tivetoanyideaotherthanthatoftheracistwhiteman. IdonotattempttospeakforTraskoranyoneelseofNativeHawaiiandescent;asanon-nativeitwouldbeseverelyinappropriateformetodoso.However,IthinkitiscrucialtobeawarethatIamonlyavisitortoancestrallands,andIwanttoshownothinglessthanutmostrespectforthelandanditspeople.
Amber Staicoff is a senior in English.
activities for the teenagers. The Mo‘ili‘ili Community Center also provides a Senior Citizens Program where seniors, age 60 years and older, from the area can join to socialize and get services. A Japanese Language Program, a reflection of Moiliili’s cultural his-tory, is also offered at the center. Shara Brownstein, 20, a student at the University of Hawai‘i, said she attends the Japanese Language Program at the center as many times a week as she can. “I try to go on Tuesdays and Thursdays, because I work on campus the rest of the time,” she said. Brownstein, who is of Japanese and Irish descent, says that the program really helps her to learn more about her culture and language. The Mo‘ili‘ili Community Center was born of the need to serve people, and traces its roots back to the found-ing of a Japanese language school in a private home in the late 1800s. Comprised of a three-story building with 18 multipurpose rooms, includ-ing the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building and the Studio, the center reflects not the only the multicultur-alism of the town, but its sense of place. By mid-day, across the street, at 1009 University Ave. on the corner of
Puck’s Alley, lies Cheapo Music and Books. Cashier Melinda Vargas, 24, organized used CDs as she directed one of many UH customers in the store that day to the rap music aisle. “We have to listen to practically all of the used CDs before we put them on the shelves, to make sure that they’re not totally scratched,” Vargas said. She said that she has been work-ing at Cheapo for three years, but when she first started, Cheapo used to be called Jelly’s. Co-owner Norm Winter calls
it the “old-style” Jelly’s, owned and operated by the peo-ple who opened it in the 1980s. Bright red Cheapo Music signs have cropped up where the name Jelly’s once hung at the Puck’s Alley chain. Winter, who owned Jelly’s from 1983 to 1993, sold the store to two mainland distribu-tors after running into financial dif-
ficulty. Cheapo’s general manager Gary Usher, who has been with the company for the last 10 years, said that although the name changed, the products will stay. Moiliili’s one-time marshland of ponds, lotus farms, taro patches, and rice fields is now home to many people and businesses. What used to be lush, green wetlands is now a playground for many UH students and members of the Mo‘ili‘ili com-munity.
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Mo‘ili‘ili: From wetland farms to UH playground
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US students consider Canada for education
By Ayelet IfrahDaily Bruin
(U. California-Los Angeles)
(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES - Canada, eh? In record numbers, American students, looking for a cheap but high quality education, have begun to apply to Canada’s universities when going through the college admissions process. Over the past three years, the numbers of Americans enrolling in Canadian colleges has risen around 90 percent, said Matt Jonah, head of international admissions at Mount Allison University, in New Brunswick. According to Jonah, the reason for the increase has been largely financial. Due to both a favor-able exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollars and a greater government subsidization of college costs in Canada than in the United States, tuition at a top-ranked university, including housing, fees and meals, can cost around $11,500. In a slowing economy, with many prestigious universities in the United States costing as much as three times this figure, students are increasingly being drawn to schools up north. In addition, there is not neces-sarily a tradeoff for the low costs, as attending school in Canada does not mean sacrificing high quality studies. “The United Nations has
ranked Canada as having the best quality education in the world for numerous years, but Canadians are humble and do not promote them-selves as well as some other coun-tries,” Jonah said. Mount Allison University was recently ranked second in “Maclean’s University Rankings,” a magazine used to judge top Canadian colleges. Last year, of approximately 2,100 applications, 120 were sent by American appli-cants, according to Jonah. However, while Canada is becoming a more appealing option, some believe it does not present as many opportunities as American schools, in terms of reputation and diversity of career options. “UCLA had a lot more to offer than the Canadian schools I was accepted to. It was a big oppor-tunity for me to come here,” said Jacqueline Ng, a first-year biology student. Ng is an international stu-dent from Canada. Though she was accepted to the University of Toronto, one of the largest and most prestigious doctoral schools in Canada, it still paled in comparison to the science departments at UCLA, Ng said. Some students are choosing Canada because of other factors as well. With universities in the United States receiving more applications every year, and the admissions pro-cess becoming more competitive every year, Canada has emerged as another, less stressful, option. The application process in
Canada is usually considered easi-er than that in the United States, as neither the SAT nor any other stan-dardized tests are typically used in deciding admissions. Many universities also forgo requiring personal statements or admissions essays and accept stu-dents primarily based on their high school GPA and teacher recom-mendations. Adding to the simplicity of the process, students generally do not have to fill out an application for each school they’re applying to. In Canada’s application system, applicants complete a form for each of the country’s provinces, which then send their information simultaneously to all the schools within its boundaries. Canada is also considered a good option for students looking to experience a different culture while still living close to the United States and without having to study in another language. Its reputation for cleanliness and safety are also benefits that have led to the attrac-tion of so many Americans, Jonah said. Still, the transition may prove difficult for some students ill-pre-pared for such a drastic change. “Our American applicants gen-erally compare with our Canadian applicants in terms of their enter-ing average, however, they often struggle with the academic work-load, relative to our Canadian stu-dents,” Jonah said.
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Show takes view from inside the cage
By Brian CurtisSpecial to Ka Leo
Iftheentertainmentindustryhasfiguredanythingoutinthepastcentury,it’stostickwithwhatworks.Sometimesitseemsthatthepublic’schoicesatthemovietheaterwillsoonbelimitedtoAustinPowers32,HarryPotter9,andwhateverpatrioticwarmovieiscurrentlyrunning. Whileafilmadaptationseemsunlikely,“Animal’sperspectivekingdom:Confessionsinastraight-jacket,”nowplayingattheKumuKahuaTheatre,isproofthatsomeartistsstillhaven’tbeenblindedbydollarsigns.“Animal’sperspectivekingdom,”written,producedandperformedentirelybyJ.C.Bishop,isanextravaganzaofwit,energyandinsightthatisnottobemissed. Theperformancedoesn’thaveaplot,perse.Rather,itflowsfromapremise,whichisbothoriginalandamusing. Thesettingisamaximumsecuritymentalinstitution,wheredoctorshavedevisedaninnovativerehabilitationprogramforselectedpatients.Onebyone,theinmatesgetupinfrontofanaudienceoftaxpayersinvitedfromthecom-munityanddiscusstheirlives,uptoandincludingtheirtimeatthehospital. Thecastofcharactersiscolorfulandvaried,butcommonelementsrunthroughalltheirstories.Jarvis,“thefruityredneck,”whoweseethemost,sayshehasastorytotell,butcanneverquitegettothepoint. Someoftheotherflamboyantpersonalitieswhohavetheirsayincludeahard-edgedNewYorker,hisditsy,LindaRichman-esquecounterpart,adown-homeruralblackmanwhowondersifmenwouldstayfaithfuliftheylived1000years,anEnglishpet-molest-
er,andanIndianMDfromthehos-pital—theleastconvincingofthebunch.All,includingtheMD,inhisownway,shareatwisted,self-centered,butnotillogicalworld-view.Inthedoctor’scase,theselfisextendedtoincludethemedicalprofession,andsocietyatlarge. TheshowsucceedslargelybecauseofBishop’stalent.Itsrunninglengthisjustshyoftwohours—alongtimetowatchonepersonbabble.Still,Bishopman-agestokeeptheaudienceriveteduntiltheverylastsegment,awell-intentionedattempttobringtheentireshowintofocusthatseems
toretraceitsstepsafewtoomanytimes. Bishop’stransitionsbetweencharactersareeffortless,sometimessomuchthattheaudiencehastroublekeepingup.Healsoshowsaknackforaccentsandmanner-isms,althoughasthecharactersget
fartherfromhisnativeTri-Statearea,hehasmoretrouble.TheNewYorkersaredead-on(well,thewomandoessoundabitmorelikeaJerseygirl),thesouthern-ersareveryplausible,andtheEnglishman,whilepassable,seemstohavelivedeverywherefromCockneyLondontothedocksofLiverpool. Inotherwords,theperformancehasthekindofpiddlingflawsthatareviewerfeelscompelledtomen-tion,butthatdolittletotakeawayfromtheenjoymentoftheshow. Onanintellectuallevel,theshow’smessage—realityisonlyassolidasthedifferentfiltersweviewitthrough—getsacross,withalittlecoaxingfromBishop’sforewordintheprogram.Italsoposessomesocialquestions,which,whilehardlynew,areworthasking.“WouldtherehavebeensomuchpublicoutcryoverTimothyMcVeigh’sexecutionifhehadbeenblack,”wonderstheblackman.WhataboutAndreaYates’lifesentence?Themanconcludesthatablackwomanconvictedofdrowningherchildrenwouldbeassumedtohavebeenoncrack. Whatkeepstheaudienceintheirseats,though,isthehumor.Bishoppeppershismonologue,andperformance,withjokes.Infact,thebestpartoftheshow;aoneman,acappellamedleyofsongsfromWestSideStory,LesMiserables,TheWizardofOz,AnAmericanTail,andothers,doesn’tseemtofitwiththerestoftheplayexceptinitsinsanity.Nomatter,it’shilarious. Inthiseraoftargetmarkets,cookie-cutterblockbustersandformulaicfranchisepiecesaimedatthefinancialbottomline,it’sgreattoseetalentedartistswriting,per-forming,andproducingshowsjustfortheloveofit.
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COMICS & CROSSWORDPage 10 | Tuesday, December 3, 2002
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SPORTSTuesday, December 3, 2002 | Page 11Editor: Lori Ann Saeki | Associate Editor: Benjamin Chaffin | (808) 956-3215 | [email protected]
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Classic: UConn wins Wahine Classic
missed a defensive assignment, leaving Atuaia wide open in the left corner. She buried a 3 to bring the ‘Bows to within four, 51-55, with 4:43 remaining. “(We thought,) holy crap, we can actually win this!” said Allen. “We weren’t looking to lose really. When it was that close we were like, we can win this, we can beat them.” But on the following UConn pos-session, Conlon responded with a long 3 from the top of the key, her only points on the night. Huskies’ coach Geno Auriemma later called her basket “the shot of the game.” The ‘Bows would not pull closer than seven despite four missed UConn jumpers down the stretch. “Down at the end we just didn’t execute quite as well as we wanted to,” Allen said. “ (But) we played with a lot of heart, you can’t ask for much more than that.” UConn went on to beat Oklahoma, 73-60, for the Rainbow Wahine Classic title on Sunday. In the rematch of last year’s national championship game, Taurasi dropped in a season-high 30 points, including her 1,000th career point in the first half, to help extend the Huskies’ winning streak to 44 games. Maria Villarroel led the Sooners with 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting. Oklahoma stayed with the defend-ing champs in a first half that saw 10 ties and 11 lead changes, and UConn took a slim 44-42 lead into the break. But the Huskies opened the second half with a 15-1 run and Villarroel, who scored 19 points in the first, did not take her first shot of the second half until the 9:54 mark. “I thought we lost our juice,” said Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale. “The first half was a very breakneck pace ... we just didn’t have the energy to come back.” UConn also won the Wahine Classic in 1995, the year after their first undefeated season.
Ka Leo Senior Staff Writer Stanley Lee contributed to this report.
Rainbow Wahine Classic All-Tournament Team: Jenni Dant, DePaul; April Atuaia, Hawai‘i; Candace Sutton, North Carolina; Coretta Brown, North Carolina; Maria Villarroel, Oklahoma; Dionnah Jackson, Oklahoma; Ann Strother, Connecticut; MVP: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
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hawaii’s Jade Abele ducks under a leaping Diana Taurasi of Connecticut. Abele was just 1-of-12 against the defending national champions.
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Best nose job: Gonzaga’s Ashley Anderson gets a closeup view of the ball while going for a rebound during the Friday game against hawai‘i.
Best fans: The North Carolina faithful. It’s tough to beat Connecticut’s contingent of for-mer All-Americans, but the Tar Heels’ fans danced, waved pow-der blue and white pom-poms, and started a mini-wave that traveled across the two sections behind the Carolina bench.
Best mascot: The North Carolina ram, decked out in grass skirt and powder blue lei. Of course, he was the only school mascot to make any of the games.
Best play that didn’t count: Against Fordham Sunday, Gonzaga’s Katie Prichard swooshed a 3-pointer from the “H” at center court — one sec-ond after the first half ended.
Best vertical: The dove that was doing laps around the arena, occasionally landing on the cat-walk, during the first two games Saturday. Rumor is it was the same bird that dropped in on the North Carolina practice last Wednesday, leading us to also give it the award for best spy.
Biggest whoops: UConn’s Jessica Moore almost running down the wrong tunnel after the Hawai‘i-Connecticut game.
Quote of the tournament: “I hate that rule.” Shouted by Diana Taurasi during the Hawai‘i-Connecticut game, after she kicked a ball with less than five seconds on the Rainbow Wahine shot clock, forcing a shot clock reset.
The Iron Throat Award: Stan Sheriff Center public address announcer Ben Kia‘aina, for calling all 12 games over the weekend. After hours like that, we’ll even excuse him for almost saying that the Rainbow Wahine Classic champs are “your Connecticut Huskies.”
The Hilo Hattie Award: The North Carolina coaching staff, for their matching powder blue aloha shirts with palm trees across the bottom. The staff donned aloha attire for game one against DePaul; the shirts were never seen again.
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SPORTSPage 12 | Tuesday, December 3, 2002 Editor: Lori Ann Saeki | Associate Editor: Benjamin Chaffin | (808) 956-3215 | [email protected]
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Not-so-Classic ending for ‘Bows By Lori Ann Saeki
Ka Leo Sports Editor
OnSaturdaymorning,theUniversityofHawai‘iRainbowWahinethoughttheycouldpulloffoneofthebiggestwomen’scollegebasketballupsetsintwoyears.Thirtyhourslater,theywerejustupset. The11th-rankedNorthCarolinaTarHeelstoppedHawai‘i61-50totakethirdplaceinthe24thannualRainbowWahineClassicSunday.The‘Heelswonthebattleoftheboards36-25,including15-5onoffensiverebounds. “Wedidagoodjobincontrollingthetempoofthegame,”saidHawai‘iheadcoachVinceGoo.“Butwhentheyweretakingshotswedidnotgetupandbephysicalwiththemontheboards.” GoosaidthatboxingoutwillbeapriorityinpracticeforHawai‘i,whodoesnotplayagainuntiltheHawai‘iInvitationalDec.14. TheRainbowWahinewereabletostaywithin10oftheTarHeelsforthefirst30minutes,despiteaslowstartbythepostsforthesecondcon-secutivegame.With10:17leftinthegame,MichelleGabrielhita3-pointerfromthecornertopullHawai‘itowithinfourat41-45.ButtheTarHeelsthenwentonan11-0run,hold-ingthe‘BowsscorelessuntilJadeAbelehittwofreethrowsatthe3:52mark.DespiteAbelescoringsevenofherteam-high13pointsinthefinal3:52,theRainbowswouldgetnocloserthanninefortherestofthegame. “Hadwecompetedlikewecom-petedyesterday,wecouldhavebeatthisteambymorethanwhattheylostyesterdaytoOklahoma,”saidseniorcenterChristenRoper. ThelosstoNorthCarolinacamejustonedayaftertheRainbowWahinefelltothedefendingnationalchampionConnecticutHuskies60-53,UConn’ssmallestmarginofvictoryandsecondlowestpointtotalsince
the2000-2001season. “Peoplethatdidn’tseethegamearegoingtoseethatwelost,”saidGooSaturday.“Butforus,itshowsthatourkidscancompetewiththebestinthecountry.” TheHuskiesshutdowntheRainbowpostcomboofRoperandNatasjaAllenearly,collapsingonthemanddoublingdownwiththeirguards.Allen,whohad18thenightbeforeagainstGonzaga,tookjusttwoshotsandfinishedthegamewithtwopoints. WiththeHuskieshelpinginthepost,AprilAtuaiamadeherwaytothebasket,scoringthefirstsixRainbowWahinepointsandfinishingwithateam-high17. “ThedrivewaswideopensoItookmyopportunitytotakeitin,”Atuaiasaid. UConnalsogotHawaii’spostsintoearlyfoultrouble;Allenpickedupherfourthfoulwith14:55remain-inginthegameandRoperherfourthwith6:02showingontheclock.Bothstillplayeddouble-digitminutesinthesecondhalfandavoidedtheirfifth. “Attheend,wekindofpickedupontheirplays,”Allensaid.“Weknewwhatwasgoingtohappen,sowecouldgetthereaheadofthem.(We)anticipatedinsteadofreacted.” Afterbeingdownbyasmuchas15,theRainbowWahinewentonan8-0runmidwaythroughthesecondhalftokeepthingsclose.Then,down45-53with5:38remaininginthegame,Gabrielnaileda3fromtherightwingtocuttheUConnleadtofive.AfteraDianaTaurasijumperputtheHuskiesahead48-55,UHfresh-manwingAmySanders’passendedupinthehandsofUConnguardMariaConlon.ButasConlonbroughttheballupthecourt,Abeleknockedtheballawayfrombehindandrecov-ereditneartheHuskybench.BackontheHawai‘isideofthefloor,Conlon
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By Lori Ann SaekiKa Leo Sports Editor
TheUniversityofHawai‘imayhavetheBalloonBrigade,butit’snotquitethesameashavingahandfulofAll-Americansscream-ingforyou. Amongtheapproximately80ConnecticutHuskyfansinatten-danceattheRainbowWahineClassiclastweekendwereSwinCash,TamikaWilliams,and2001-2002nationalplayeroftheyearSueBirdfromlastyear’s39-0nationalchampionshipteam. Thethreewereseniorslastyear,butthatdidn’tstopthemandafewotherHuskyalumnaefrommakingthetriptotheislands. “WenevergottogotoHawai‘iwhenwewereinschool,sowekindofbulliedourwayontothistrip,”saidBird.“Wegaveaguilttrip:‘WenevergottogotoHawai‘i.’Wewereabletomakeithappen.” BirdandtheformerHuskiesshowedtheystillwerevaluableassetstotheteam,leadingtheUConnfanswithcheersof“U-C-O-N-N”andshoutingadvicefromtheirspotsinthestands. “Yougothereforfouryears,you’vegottolearnsomecheers,”Birdsaid. Sheaddedthattheex-Huskiesinattendancedidnothavetopracticetheirchanting. “Itjustcomesnaturally,wehavethatchemistry.We’rereallygoodcheerleaders.”
Rainbows seeded sixth in NCAAs
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BeginningthisThursday,theUniversityofHawai‘iRainbowWahine(30-1)willhostthefirsttworoundsoftheNCAADivisionIwomen’svolleyballtournament.TheRainbowWahinewillbeginplayagainsttheWesternKentuckyLadyToppers(33-4),followingamatchbetweentheUniversityofWashingtonHuskies(19-10)andtheColoradoStateRams(22-9). AlthoughrankedNo.2intheAmericanVolleyballCoachesAssociationDivisionITop25poll,the‘BowsgointothetournamentastheNo.6seedandsecondintheCentralregion.Nebraska(27-1),cur-rentlyNo.4inthenation,goesintotheregionasthetournament’sNo.3seed.IfNebraskaadvancespastthefirsttworounds,theregionalswillprobablybeheldinLincoln. ThetopfourseedsintheNCAAtournamentareNo.1SouthernCalifornia,No.2Stanford,No.3NebraskaandNo.4NorthernIowa.WesternKentuckycomesintothe
firstroundafterwinningtheSunBeltConferenceChampionship. IftheRainbowWahineadvancepasttheLadyToppers,theywillfaceeithertheHuskiesorRamsonFriday.TheRamsenterthepostseasonwiththebestrecordintheMountainWestConference.TheHuskies,whorecentlyfelloutoftheTop25,comeinwiththeweakestrecordofthefourteams,butfromthePac-10.Hawai‘ifacedtheHuskiesearlythisseasonandwon. UHcomesbacktotheStanSheriffCenterafterlastweek’sroadtrip.The‘Bowswontheirlasttwomatchesoftheregularseason,beatingformerconferencerivalsBYU(30-23,30-19,30-17)andUtah(31-29,30-16,30-18).ThefinalmatchoftheregularseasongaveheadcoachDaveShojithe800thwinofhiscareer. Hawai‘igoesupagainstWesternKentuckyonThursdayattheStanSheriffCenter.Playbegins30min-utesafterthe5p.m.matchbetweenWashingtonandColoradoState.Thesecond-roundmatchwillstartat7p.m.,Friday.
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hawaii’s April Atuala drives against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. She was the sole rainbow wahine representative on the all-tournament team.
rainbow wahine middle blocker Lauren Duggins was named western Athletic Conference player of the week yesterday. Duggins and the ‘Bows take on the western kentucky hilltoppers on Thursday.
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Even UConn’s fans are
All-Americans
