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NOELLE FUJII

News Editor

Students think it’s a good idea for the university to plan for fl at tuition rates in its budget for the next two years, but the real issue deals with the lack of legislative funding.

“Tuition rate increases are being forced because of the lack of funding to keep up with the ever-growing list of backlogged problems,” said Chris-topher Stump, a University of Hawai‘i alumnus who organized a Student Network for Action and Progress (SNAP) march last fall to protest UH’s tuition hikes.

According to Stump, SNAP met its goal during the march when he claims it helped secure the release of $83.9 million. This money was

released by the governor’s offi ce for capital improvement projects across UH’s campuses, according to a Nov. 2013 press release.

“But as an organization we saw that there needed more direct in-volvement in order to get things done,” he said, adding that he is running for the state House of Rep-resentatives to bring more attention to the issues he sees in education.

When planning for the next two years’ budget, the university will be assuming fl at tuition rates, and when that’s over, tuition increases will be recommended as necessary to meet actual budget requirements.

“The purpose of this approach is to understand and ensure appropri-ate justifi cation for any increases in tuition in the context of the uses,

outcomes and benefi ts of the funds generated and the Biennium Budget process,” UH communications direc-tor Jodi Leong said.

FLAT TUIT ION VS. TUIT ION FREEZE

“Flat” means the 2014-2015 tu-ition rates that the Board of Regents approved in 2011 as part of its fi ve-year schedule of tuition increases. Full-time undergraduate residents will pay $4,920 a semester and full-time non-residents will pay $14,316 a semester this coming year, accord-ing to UH’s tuition schedule. Under the fi ve-year schedule, tuition will rise approximately 35 percent by academic year 2016-2017.

“This approach was designed to ensure that any actual tuition

increases address actual budget requirements to provide UH stu-dents with safe and secure access to 21st century learning opportuni-ties, with the support necessary for student success, in full compliance with statutory and regulatory re-quirements,” Leong said.

But fl at tuition isn’t the same as a tuition freeze, according to UH.

“Budgeting with fl at tuition is part of our new fi nancial process where campuses create their bud-gets based on the current academic year’s (2014-15) tuition rates,” Le-ong said. “In other words, tuition rate increases (for July 1, 2015-June 30, 2017) and associated additional revenues are not included in each campus’s projected fi nancial plans.”

UH to budget with flat tuitionUH to budget with flat tuitionBut university still lacks enough legislative fundingBut university still lacks enough legislative funding

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This dif fers from the process used in the last f iscal biennium for July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2015. In the last f iscal biennium, tu-ition rate increases from the BOR’s f ive-year schedule and other associated revenues were automatically included in the projected f inancial plan of each campus.

A tuition freeze, on the other hand, would require the board to repeal the planned rate increas-es for the next academic year.

“Should the BOR take such action, it will affect the amount of tuition revenues available to support campus financial plans in fiscal biennium 2015 -2017,” Leong said.

A CHANGE OF ACTIONRepresentative John Mizuno

also thinks UH budgeting with f lat tuition is a good idea. Mizu-no had introduced a bill to place a moratorium on resident tuition at UH for this upcoming academ-ic year, but the bill failed to meet the deadline.

“What I’m hearing is music to my ears because we said all

along let ’s not tax our students, this is our future we’re dealing with,” he said. “The UH stu-dents really do represent the state of Hawai‘i’s future—how we’re going to be doing in the next 20 or 30 years.”

He says UH’s action is about transparency and accountabil-ity and will most likely uncover some duplication of services and some waste. But, he would still rather see the state auditor conduct a f inancial and manage-ment audit of the UH system to reveal these discrepancies.

“I’d do it in a heartbeat if re -elected to reissue another tuition moratorium bill just to show that we are serious,” he said. “But again, many times it ’s interesting you introduce a bill and you get a lot of atten-tion on it and things start to change. And this is an example of what came about by us doing our logging efforts and educat-ing the public about the tuition increases and trying to uncover ways of duplication of services at the UH.”

ASUH senator Sean Mitsui

was another opponent of the tu-ition schedule. He too thinks us-ing f lat tuition rates while bud-geting is a good idea.

“It is time that the university looks into some fundamental evaluation of what our campus is able to run on, without increas-ing the burden on the students as much as possible,” he said. “During my time in ASUH, I have tirelessly heard of how it is important for UH to match other benchmark institutions in terms of the programs they offer on campus. To me, this is only an excuse to further increase the cost of education, but if you ask me, I think it is much more important to keep education af-fordable by using the appropri-ated funds wisely.”

The board completed its mid-schedule review and shared its report at its July meeting. Some policy changes were recom-mended and will be worked on during the next year, according to the university, but any adjust-ments to tuition increases will be made in conjunction with the biennium budget process.

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Mizuno: flat tuition is ‘music to my ears’Mizuno: flat tuition is ‘music to my ears’

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ALEX BITTER

Editor-in-Chief

Supporters of ousted chancel-lor Tom Apple, who organized a march and sit-in Thursday, said Saturday they plan to continue their demonstrations in the com-ing weeks until Apple is reinstat-ed as head of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

The statement from the sup-porters, a group that includes leaders from the undergraduate and graduate student organiza-tions, came the day after they said Campus Security forced them to end their sit-in at Bach-man Hall Friday night.

“We are diversifying our protest strategy to ensure our voices are heard,” the statement said. “We have many demonstrations planned for the weeks ahead and fall semester.”

The sit-in, which began on Thursday, came to an end on Fri-day evening when Campus Secu-rity told a protestor who planned to stay in Bachman Hall for the week-end that the group had brought

“too much food and water,” accord-ing to the statement.

Earlier on Friday, supporters of the chancellor arranged 120 apples on the eastern steps of Hawai‘i Hall before an afternoon executive ses-sion of the Mānoa Faculty Senate. President David Lassner was ex-pected to attend the meeting.

On Thursday, UH President David Lassner met students, fac-ulty and community members as they marched into Bachman Hall to stage a sit-in.

He said he fired UH Mānoa Chancellor Tom Apple because he was not effective at addressing issues on campus, including prob-lems with the campus budget.

“I came to the conclusion af-ter my service in September and through this last academic year in my regular conversations with him and watching what was going on that he wasn’t going to be able to turn that around effectively with a cohesive leadership team,” Lassner said, speaking to a group that had marched to Bachman from Hawai‘i Hall earlier that morning.

The president said he believes his decision to fire Apple Wednes-day night wasn’t a poor one, and that he will consider student and faculty input as he works on se-lecting Apple’s successor.

“I do not believe that my decision was wrong,” the president said.

Lassner said he has tried to work with Apple to address issues on cam-pus but claimed Apple didn’t make adequate progress.

“I have been unsuccessful in im-proving his leadership,” Lassner said. “Chancellors have to be able to do hard things.”

He also said the Mānoa campus has become “markedly more divid-ed” in the last year and a half, a time period that includes the majority of Apple’s tenure as chancellor.

Those concerns were the focus of a July 18 letter that Lassner sent to Apple. In the letter, Lassner told the chancellor that he rated his performance “less than satisfacto-ry” after evaluating the chancellor for the 2013-14 school year.

Apple responded to the president by highlighting several initiatives

he said he advanced in his two years as chancellor, including the “15 to Finish” graduation campaign and changes in student advising.

The chancellor also rebuffed claims from Lassner that he had lost the confi dence of the Board of Regents, saying he believes the majority of the board’s members do not think he is incompetent and “recognize the need for prudent fi scal management.”

Apple ended the letter by saying Lassner’s criticism of his accom-plishments at Mānoa were part of a larger motivation to fi re the chancel-lor rather than provide an impartial analysis of his tenure.

“By contrast to your very general and unspecifi c criticisms of my per-formance, all of the above strategic initiatives show specifi c accomplish-ments that I either started or contin-ued and then helped to achieve along with my team,” Apple said in the let-ter. “It appears that this was deliber-ately done to get the result you wished to achieve – support for a false claim of unsatisfactory performance.”

Pressed for comment on Thurs-

day by various members of the me-dia including Ka Leo on whether Apple’s fi ring could be reversed, Lassner said he would review let-ters of support for the ousted chan-cellor presented to him by Gradu-ate Student Organization President Michelle Tigchelaar on behalf of those present.

But despite student demands that Apple be reinstated, the president made it clear after ad-dressing the audience that he is moving ahead with selecting a new chancellor.

Under an agreement between UH and Apple, Lassner said, the former chancellor is currently slated to take a faculty position as a professor of chemistry. The position will have an annual salary of $299,000 according to the president.

Asked by Ka Leo about when he would select an interim chancellor, Lassner said he hopes to make an appointment at the regular meeting of the Board of Regents in August.

That meeting is scheduled for Aug. 21 at Windward Commu-nity College.

Apple supporters vow to continue effortsApple supporters vow to continue effortsFADI YOUKHANA / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

Students lined 120 apples on Hawai’i Hall’s steps in support of Apple.

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07.31.2014 8 a.m.President Lassner sat down with the protesters to answer questions and explain his decision. Protest-ers demanded Apple’s return and staged a day-long sit-in at Bachman Hall.

08.01.2014 4 p.m.Students waited outside an executive session of the Mānoa Faculty Senate with signs demanding Apple’s reinstatment.

Fadi YoukhanaManaging Editor

08.01.2014 1 p.m.

Signs of sup-port for Apple were visible at

Ca.m.pus Center and on the stairs of Bachman Hall.

08.01.2014 3:30 p.m.The protesters decided to fi ll the steps of Hawai’i Hall with 120 apples with various messages in support of Apple.

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07.31.20147:30 a.m.Students, faculty and community members gath-ered at Hawai‘i Hall and then marched to Bachman Hall to confront Presi-dent Lassner over Apple’s fi ring.

08.01.2014 1 p.m.A few students remained at Bachman Hall the next day.

THE SUPPORT FOR TOM APPLE

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MEAKALIA PREVICH-LIU

Associate News Editor

University of Hawai‘i astronomer R. Brent Tully, Ph.D. has made giant leaps for mankind in his research of the cosmos. Thanks to these contributions, he was awarded three international honors in the past two months. Tully has been studying cosmol-ogy, the origin and structure of the universe, for almost 40 years. Cos-mology, being both a fi eld of philo-sophical and scientifi c study, is one of the more vast areas in astronomy as it encompasses investigating factors of the universe on its larg-est scale. This is why Tully chose to delve into the subject. “I’ve been working in cosmology for 40 years so I think part of it was the lack of any knowledge (about cosmology) really when I started out,” Tully said in a phone interview. “It was such an open fi eld and so lit-tle was known. I thought it was easy picking to make some progress, and it turned out to be pretty true.” Since establishing his interest in cosmology, he has led the way for new insight into what galaxies consist of while also discovering methods to measure the distances to galax-ies. After creating a method in 1977 known as the Tully-Fisher relation with fellow researcher J. Richard Fisher to calculate the distances to gal-axies, he continues to make ground-breaking research in cosmology. One of his latest discoveries that he said is one of the most fas-cinating is planned to be released and published within the next month in “Nature,” the weekly international, interdisciplinary journal of science. “I think what’s come up right now (the discovery) is very high on the list,” he said. “The discov-ery of the large scale structure that we live in – and it turns out that we live in a very large super cluster. So it’s been known in gen-

eral that we’re in a big accumu-lation of galaxies but what we’ve done is found the edges of it all around, and in doing this we’ve given it a name – we’re calling it the Laniakea Super Cluster.” Tully said the significance of the name chosen translates into the Hawaiian meaning of the sci-entific term “super cluster.” “‘Lani’ of course is heaven, and ‘akea’ is very large or extremely spacious. We’re giving it this Hawai-ian name, Laniakea Super Cluster, because it holds something like 10 to the 17 times the mass of the sun, and this is really a very big thing. It’s about 450 million light-years across, so this is one of the fascinating things,” Tully said. However, Tully said it comes as a surprise that he’s been given these awards, as he only initiated an application for the 2014 Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize, in which he was a co-winner and was awarded $125,000. Tully also received the 2014 Gruber Foun-dation Cosmology Prize for his understanding of the universe and the Wempe Award for his research of galaxies and the large-scale structure of the cosmos. “I and the other person who worked with me, Igor Karachent-sev, actually did initiate the appli-cation. In the other two cases, it was just quite out of the blue,” he said. “It’s pretty amazing and I’m still a little bit shocked about that because it was unanticipated, especially the Gruber Award. Some awards are given for a specifi c dis-covery, but this is really more just the accumulation of what I’ve been doing for these 40 years. It’s just a recognition for that.” Guenther Hasinger, astrono-mer and director for the Institute of Astronomy at UH Mānoa, said that he appreciates the fundamen-tal work in cosmology that Tully has done, especially his work in creating the Tully-Fisher relation.

“Rather early on, Brent Tully discovered a method of how to measure the distances to galax-ies,” Hasinger said. “This has become a very famous instrument, the so-called Tully-Fisher relation; it’s a particular textbook method. Using this method has measured distances to many different gal-axies and is also able to measure the velocities of these galaxies. This way he could unravel a three-dimensional picture of our local universe – where the galaxies are fl ying to, where we are fl ying to and this is a fundamental piece of work in cosmology.” Hasinger said Tully is planning to dedicate a portion of his prize money from the Ambartsumian Award to supporting astronomy and creating a special visitor pro-gram in his name for scholars and visiting professors. “I’m very glad first for the rec-ognition that Tully has gotten because he’s a really great astron-omer who’s been maybe under the radar screen for a few years, and also Tully has actually decided that he will spend the significant fraction of the prize on a visitor program for astronomy in Hawai‘i – so it will actually benefit all ofus,” Hasinger said. Tully wants to continue his research through observations at Mauna Kea, and in space with the Hubble Space Telescope and with radio telescopes around the world. “What I’ve been very much involved with is mapping the dis-tribution of galaxies nearby, try-ing to get farther and farther,” he said. “Looking at the motions to understand the matter and sub-tracting them. So really all I’d like to do in the continuing future here is to take this out farther and farther. We’re still only looking at a little corner of the universe – the universe is so immense – and we’re just really looking for only our neighborhood.”

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Just months after the highly pub-licized debate over the next Univer-sity of Hawai‘i system president, the UH Mānoa campus is once again the public’s focus after Tom Apple has been fi red from his position as chan-cellor of the campus. UH President David Lassner made his decision hastily, with-out considering the voice of the student population. Not only was Apple’s termination wrong, it dam-aged the students’ trust in the uni-versity’s highest administrators.

F INANCIAL CRIS IS In his talk with protestors at Bachman Hall on July 31, David Lassner pointed to the reason that Apple was terminated from his job: he was ineffective in addressing issues on campus. But the problems facing the university have made

Apple’s job diffi cult, especially with the current fi nancial crisis. In reality, Apple has addressed these issues, proposing solutions to help ease the university’s bud-get problems. In May 2013, Apple mentioned moving the UH athletic program to Division II, a proposal that could have saved money in an athletic department that rarely sees a balanced budget. In 2012, the department had a defi cit of $1.5 million dollars, according to that year’s audited fi nancial statement. Apple has also implemented a hiring freeze that will help the uni-versity’s budget crisis. Although this decision might not be popular among faculty members and will affect students, it shows that Apple is addressing the issues. Not everyone will agree with Apple’s decisions. But blame should not exclusively be placed on him. The fi nancial crisis is a

university-wide problem, and as the chancellor, Apple was creating solutions for the issue.

F IRING APPLE SOLVES NOTHING UH President David Lassner might not think firing Apple was the wrong decision, but it solves nothing. Furthermore, the settlement cost the univer-sity $100,000. Was Tom Apple so horrible in his position that it was worth it to shell out $100,000 to get rid of him at a time when money is the problem? Lassner has also made the decision without regard for the voice of the students. Apple was terminated from his position the night before a protest planned by students and faculty. It seems as if Lassner fired Apple before stu-dents could voice their opinions. This shows an absolute lack of interest and consideration for the

concerns of UH students. The decision was also made during the summer, when the majority of students are on vaca-tion. UH has a history of making major personnel decisions during this time of year – former Presi-dent MRC Greenwood announced her resignation shortly after the end of the Spring 2013 semester. Despite the circumstances sur-rounding the timing of Apple’s resignation, it can be speculated that it was timed so that fewer people were present and fewer people could oppose him. Lassner may have been present at Bachman Hall on July 31, answering questions from students and com-munity members, but it was point-less. As he read from a prepared statement, it was clear that he had already made a decision and was adamant about it. He has also been the UH presi-dent for just over a month, and he

has angered the student popula-tion. If Lassner wants the contin-ued support of the students, heshould make sure he listens towhat students have to say. It was also pointed out thatApple was terminated from hisposition after his performanceevaluation showed that facultymembers did not favor him. How-ever, when Apple tried to fi reMichelle Carbone, the UH CancerCenter’s director, he was unsuc-cessful, even after there weremore than 20 complaints andgrievances fi led against Carbone. With the current situation at theuniversity, the only possible waythat the problems can be solvedis collaboration between facultymembers and students. Solutionswill not favor everyone. Having aleader like Chancellor Apple, whohas proved himself able to workwith such a diverse range of people,was a key part of that effort.

EAST: Do the Patriots have enough of-fense to contend for a championship?

Blake: Almost, but not quite.  On fi rst glance, the Patriots seem primed for success. Rob Gronkowski appears healthy and ready to lead a young but talented receiving lineup for next season. However, his recent injury his-tory gives me little confi dence that he’ll fi nish the season healthy, and last year proved that Brady is but a man.  If Brady loses Gronkowski, he’ll be forced to fi nish the season with a crew of developing wideouts and no lead running back.  Brady’s lack of production without his star tight end last season should have Patriots fans praying for an injury-free season.

Fadi: Absolutely not. While it is unwise to bet against the most successful quarter-back-coach tandem in NFL history, the Patriots’ offense does not have enough fi repower to compete with Denver. Brady, whose performance has been on a steady de-cline, will turn 37 in August. Furthermore, his top two receivers are the often injured Danny Amendola and Rob Gronkowski. New

England’s experience, defense and coaching will take them deep into the playoffs, but it will not produce a Lombardi Trophy.

NORTH: Can the Bengals win with Andy Dalton?

B: Yes. Dalton isn’t a pro bowl talent and may never be, but he’s an accurate passer and generally a smart player.  If anything, the Bengals’ inconsistent offense from last season could be more accurately blamed on their volatile running back situation. With Giovanni Bernard developing into a lead running back, the Bengals’ offense should be much more consistent both on the ground and through the air.  

F: Andy Dalton has improved in total yards thrown, quarterback rating and touchdowns in every year since he joined the league. However, Dalton’s intercep-tions have also increased. This shows that Dalton will make more mistakes as he is trusted with more responsibilities in the Bengals’ offense. Last year was the per-fect illustration of Dalton’s capabilities. He had an impressive regular season with an outstanding receiving corps capped by a disappointing performance in the big game. Dalton does not have the arm, the

leadership or the clutch-gene to take the Bengals to the next level.

SOUTH: Is anyone ready to challenge the Colts?

B: No. Tennessee has the most pieces in place, but it remains to be seen if injury- prone Jake Locker can lead the team to success. They have a strong defense, but their offense has major question marks. The departure of Chris Johnson to the Jets and Shonn Greene’s inability to be effec-tive in limited minutes last season will hurt the Titans. For the foreseeable future, this is the Colts’ division to lose.

F: No, because of the following three rea-sons: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Chad Henne and Jake Locker. Tennessee, Jacksonville and Houston combined for a record of 13-35 last season, mostly due to mediocre quar-terback play. Houston is likely to show the most improvement this year with the re-turn of a healthy Arian Foster and the ad-dition of Jadeveon Clowney alongside J.J. Watt. However, the Colts still have quar-terback Andrew Luck and a very capable coaching staff led by Chuck Pagano. The Colts should run away with this division by week 13.

WEST: Can the Chiefs repeat last sea-son’s success?

B: Yes, if they can tweak the offense.  Last year, the Chiefs’ torrid start quickly fell apart towards the end of the season after their simplistic offense was exposed. Over-reliant on the production of Jamaal Charles, the Chiefs didn’t get the kind of production they needed out of Alex Smith at the quar-terback position. While Smith was smart, he was too conservative and rarely threw downfi eld. If the Chiefs hope to improve upon last year, Smith needs to stretch the defense and take shots. A running back should never be the leading receiver on a team with Dwayne Bowe.

F: No, because last year’s record was mislead-ing. The Chiefs had the fourth easiest sched-ule in the league, which helped the team fi nish with an 11-5 record. This year their schedule will have them playing Denver twice, in addi-tion to the Cardinals, Seahawks, 49ers, Rams and Patriots. While the Chiefs will have Andy Reid and Jamal Charles back, their losses on defense and a tougher schedule will lead them to fewer wins than last season.

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