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24-hour plan back at Hamilton Studentswalkpasttheuniversityofhawai‘i’shamiltonlibraryyesterday.afterasuccesfulpilotprogramlastspring,hamiltonwillagainbeopen24-hoursMondaythroughwednesday.

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By Stanley LeeKa Leo Senior Staff Writer

The University of Hawai‘i’sHamiltonLibrarywillcontinuewithits24-houroperationsthisyearafterreceiving the go-ahead from theManoaChancellor’sOffice. About $80,000will be releasedtoallowHamiltontoremainopen24hoursMondaysthroughWednesdaysfortheremainderofthecurrentaca-demicyear. Last spring, the experimental24/3projectkeptthelibraryopen24hoursMondaysthroughWednesdays.The project ended at the end of thespring semester with positive feed-backfromlibrarypatrons. “Most of us would like it tobe permanent,” University LibrarianDiane Perushek said. “It was wellusedlastsemesterwhenwehadit.” “I’m very excited about thisbeingfundedlongterm,”saidRandyHensley, Public Services DivisionHead,whoorganizedtheprojectlastsemester. “This is a project that isveryclosetomyheartandIthinkitisagreatbenefittotheuniversity.” Thenew24/3willreturninaboutamonthwhen the libraryexpects tohave hired two student workers andonelibrarystaffertoworkovernight.

Nearly1,800undergraduatestu-dents and 300 graduates used thelibrary’s 24/3 extended hours lastsemester during the two months theprojectwasinplace. Mondays through Wednesdayswerechosenbecausethoseweredaysfound to have the highest librarypatronageduringtheevenings. Approximately 150 users werein the library at 11 p.m., when thelibrary would normally close on aweekday.Thatnumbertapereddownto30ataround3a.m.,whenstudentssuchasWendyIkemotofoundthatitwasaconvenienttimetostudy. “It was wonderful to be able towalk into the library at 3 a.m., justwhen I needed it,” said Ikemoto,a graduate student in library andinformation science at UH Manoa.“Sometimes,lateatnightwasthebestor only time for me to study. Whilestudyingathome,Iwouldsometimesneed materials from the library, or Ihadtroubleusingthedatabases.” Judith Kim, a UHM seniormajoringininterdisciplinarystudies,said with the library open 24 hours,there is a bigger window of time tostudy. “Youcanstudyfrom8(p.m.)to2(a.m.)asopposedto8to11,”saidKim, who stayed late in the library

By Kim ShigeokaKa Leo Staff Writer

TheLyonArboretum,ascientificandeducationresearchfacilityrunbytheUniversityofHawai‘i,wasclosedonAug.27becauseofserioushealthandsafetyconcerns.The193acresoftropicalplantsarenowclosed to thepublicandfaculty. In January university officialswereinformedofsafetyrisksandtheinvestigation that ensued led to the

closureofthreecottages. But UH officials are still notconvinced that all problems havebeenaddressed. In a recent statement, UH saidthat ifremedialactionisneeded, theuniversity will work with the state’sDepartment of Land and NaturalResourcestorestorethearboretum. “Weneedtotakecareofthebio-safetyhazardthatcausedtheclosure,”said Chuck Hayes, interim dean oftheCollegeofNaturalSciences.

Stillawaitinginspectors’reportsandquotesonthedamage,Hayessaida reopening date is unknown at thistime. The arboretum, which boastsmore than7,500 typesof plants and25 different species of birds, is afield-tripdestinationformanypublicschools. Those who wish to visit thearboretuminManoaValleymayvisit:www.hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum/vir-tual_walk/main.html.

Hazards bar Lyon from reopening

These reports were taken froma Campus Security log book andcompiledbyKaLeoStaffWriterJillBona.

Wednesday, Sept. 15

10:27a.m.—Awomanreportedthata man approached her at SakamakiHallandexposedhimself.

12:28 p.m. — A student reportedtherewasanaccidentonMaileWayfrontingSt. JohnPlantScienceLab.Therewerenoinjuries.

Thursday, Sept. 16

6:00p.m.—AparkedmopedintheHaleNoelaniparkinglothadastolenparkingpermit.AceTowingwascon-tactedtotowthemoped,butsaidtheydonottowmopeds.

8:20 p.m. — The Honolulu Fire

Department Captain reported thata University of Hawai‘i professorcalled in thedeathof agroundskee-peratHaleLaulima.

Friday, Sept. 17

12:31 a.m. — A woman reported acouple arguing in the Law Schoolparking lot. The man was trying todragthewomanaway.TheHonoluluPoliceDepartmentwasnotified.

Saturday, Sept. 18

12:59 a.m. — The hall director atHale Aloha Lehua reported peopleweresmokingmarijuanaontheroof-top.

1:02a.m.—AHaleNoelaniresidentreportedseeingamanbreak thefirebox glass at Hale Noelani B build-ing.

9:08a.m.—Aprofessorreportedanattemptedbreak-inatalabatSnyderHall.

10:15a.m.—Astrippedbicyclewasfound at Hale Wainani. The ownerwascontacted,buthesaidhehadleftthe bicycle for people to take parts.Hepromisedtoremovethebike.

4:04 p.m. — A Hale Wainani resi-dent reported that a man who hadharassed the resident before was inHamilton library. The man left theareabeforeCampusSecurityarrived.The surrounding area was checkedand the man’s vehicle was foundparked on University Avenue nearSinclairLibrary.

Monday, Sept. 20

5:02 a.m. — A custodian reportedgraffitionthechalkboardinanaudi-torium. Property damage was also

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last semester. “It’s good if you’rewritingapaperorneedtofindbooksfor them.Youcanget into thestudyzonesincetherearenodistractions. “Andthelibraryhasnobeds.” Perushek said in the past 10yearsmanylibrariesonthemainlandhaveexpandedto24hours.However,some only allow students to accessa study room or a computer lab.At Hamilton, its entire collection ofthree million volumes was availabletopatrons.

Data collected showed patronswere accessing the collections andnotjustusingthelibraryasaplacetostudy. “Theuseof thecollectionswasquite significant,” Hensley said. “Itwasn’tbeingusedasastudyhall.Thelibrarywasbeingused.” SaidIkemoto:“Thereisnowait-ing until the next day should I needaresourceinthemiddleofthenight.ThisisgoodbecauseIdon’tlosemytrainofthoughtovernight.”

Kim, a transfer student fromGeorgiaTechUniversity,saidherpre-viousschoolhada24-hourlibraryandwas surprised thatUHMdidn’t haveonewhenshefirstcamehere. Dataalsoshowedstudentsfromother UH campuses were using thelibrary.Toaccessthelibraryafter11p.m.,allpatronshadtoshowaUHIDcard. Ernest Blodak, a student at

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The 2004 Election LectureSeries will have a “VoterRegistration” presentationtoday from 11:30-11:50 a.m. inSaunders637. CiressCuevo,VoterServicesSpecialistfromtheStateOfficeofElections, will give an overviewofvoterregistrationinHawai‘i. Following theoverviewwill

be a voter registration trainingsessiontobecomedeputizedasavoterregistrar. If interested in becoming aregistrar or an alternate at theSept. 30 voter registration drive,contactSharonMiyashiroat956-7070. For more information con-tact Diane Sakai at the PublicPolicyCenter,956-4237.

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Learn how voter registration works

Lab victim of attempted break-in

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anendangeredhawaiianmonksealtookabreakfromtheoceanatSandyBeachyesterdaymorning.

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Ernest Blodak, a student atKapi‘olaniCommunityCollege,saidhestudiedatHamiltonsinceKCC’slibraryclosedat7p.m. “I don’t need to rush,” Blodaksaid. “When it’s time for midtermsandfinals,itgiveseveryoneachancetouse thecomputers.Youknowit’s24hours,soyoucandootherthingswhilewaiting.” ForBlodak,aradiologytechnol-ogy student who worked at a clinicand attended classes the entire day,the evenings were the only time hecouldstudy.WithHamiltonopen24hours,Blodaksaidhenappedin theeveningsandthenwenttoHamiltontodohishomework. “By9o’clock,IfeltstrongandI could do my work,” said Blodak,who attributed his improvement ingrades tomorestudy timeheput inatHamilton.“Itwasveryhelpful.” Hensley also expected a great-er number of graduate students toaccess the library after hours, espe-cially since the idea of opening thelibraryup24hourscamefromgradu-atestudents. Hamiltonstaffanalyzedanddis-cussed the collected data over thesummer and then sent proposals toChancellor Peter Englert. This pro-cess overlapped into the fall semes-ter,whichiswhythe24-hoursched-ulewasn’t inplaceat thebeginningoftheschoolyear. Oneideabroughtupduringdis-cussionswasclosingthelibraryearlyin the morning since the slowesthourstendedtobebetween2a.m.to6a.m. “That’sdefinitelyapossibility,”Perushek said. “We thought aboutkeeping the library open to 2 a.m.andstartingupagainat7. “Butitactuallytakesmorestaffefforttocloseitdowneverydaythanto keep it open. We need to send

people into stacks to make sureeverybodyhasleft.” Another suggestion wasexpandingthe24/3to24/5.Perusheksaid there would be reason for thatexpansion. Junie Hayashi, a LIS gradu-ate student, said the library shouldextend its hours across the board— to 2 a.m. Sundays throughThursdays, 10 p.m. on Fridays and8p.m.onSaturdays. Kimalsosaidthelibraryshouldstay open until 2 a.m. since moststudentspullingall-nighters tend todozeoffaroundthattime. Englertsaidinastatementyes-terday that ideallyhewould like toseethelibraryopen24/7. “We will work to identify

resources to do that,” he said. “It’scriticalthatatamajorresearchuni-versity undergraduate and graduatestudentsalikeshouldhaveaccesstoinformationwhenevertheyneedit.” In the meantime, Hayashi andKimarewelcomingthereturnofthelibrary’s24-houroperations. Hayashilivesonthe‘EwasideofO‘ahuandleavesherhousebefore6a.m.tobeattraffic.Withthelibraryopen 24 hours, she would access itearlyinthemorning. “I would use it this semester,”Hayashi said. “If the library wasopen,Icouldactuallygetsomeworkdone.” Security was hardly an issuelast semester, but security guardswillbeondutylikelastsemester.

“We’reinasafearea,”Perusheksaid.“Peoplefeelcomfortablebeingoutatnight.” KimsaidshefeltsafebeinginthelibrarylateatnightwhileBlodaksaidithelpsthatparkingisnearby. Hamilton’s24-houraccesswillbeevaluatedthroughouttheyearandat the endof theyear.Whether thehours become a permanent part ofHamilton in the future is stillup intheair.Butthesecondtimearound,Hensleyexpectsmorepatrons. “Experiencehasshownittakesawhileforthewordtogetoutwhena library changes things,” Hensleysaid. “The longer it goes on, themore people will know about it. Italmostguarantees thenumberswillgoup.”

Speaker looks at Hawai‘i’s growth The University of Hawai‘iSchool of Social Work and itsAlumniandFriendsChaptertomor-rowwill introduce their fall forumon “Challenges to the Limits ofGrowth,” featuring Paul “Doc”Berry,alocallyrenownedwriterofbooksandfilms. The forum will be at 5 p.m.in the UH-Manoa Korean StudiesAuditoriumandit’sfreetothepub-lic. Berry will speak about howpowerfulglobal forces impingeonthewell-beingofHawai‘i’speopleandenvironment.Healsowillout-line issues expected to be criticalto the future of Hawai‘i and theregion. For more information contactSallyLampsonKaneheat956-6974oremail:kanehe@hawaii.edu.

Hamilton: Students welcome late study hoursFrom page 1

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a student reads while another gets a rest at uh-manoa’s hamilton library. The university plans to keep the largest research library in the Pacific open from monday morning to Thursday evening for the rest of the academic year.

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The State Civil Defense willconduct its monthly siren warningsystemandEmergencyAlertSystemFriday,Oct.1at11:45a.m. TheSirenTestwillalsobepartof a statewide exercise testing pro-cedurestobeusedintheeventofatsunami. TheSirenTestistheAttention/Alertsignal,asteady45-secondtoneon all sirens. It is used to alert thepublicofanyemergency thatposesa threat to life and property.Alongwith alerting for natural and tech-nological hazards, the EmergencyAlert System could also be usedduring terrorist incidents or acts ofwar. If the siren signal is soundedinyour area, residents are asked toturn on the radio or television andlisten for emergency informationandinstructions. Tests of the Emergency AlertSystem and civil defense sirensare conducted simultaneously, usu-allyon thefirstworkingdayof themonth. Civil defense preparednessinformation is located in the frontsection of the white pages of thephonebook. For more information contactRayLovell,SCDPublicInformationOfficerat733-4301.

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FEATURESWednesday, September 22, 2004 | Page 3Editor: Marlo Ting | (808) 956-3218 | features@kaleo.org

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By Sean HorieKa Leo Staff Writer

“Fable”isagamethatspansmorethanjustamaponthescreen.Thisgametakesyoutotheedgeofyourmoraldilemmas.Itforcesyoutodecidebetweenactionsthatarevirtuousorscandalous. “Fable”isasingle-playerRolePlayingGame(RPG)availablefortheX-Boxgameconsole.Thepremiseofthegameisthatyouareayoungladlearningrightfromwrong,andyouwillnurtureyour-selftobeanobleherooradespi-cableknave.Themaindrawtothegameisthatthecharacterwillgrowasthestoryprogresses. Theworldwillchangeasyouinteractwithit,meaningthatpeoplearoundyouwillactdiffer-entlytoyoubasedonyourin-gameactions.

Thegameisconsidered“hackandslash”atitsmostbasiclevel.Magicthrowsintherightspicetokickitupanotch.Tradingisoneaspectofattainingwealthinthegame.Gamblingisanothermethod,whichincludesblackjack,timedcardpairingand,uh,coingolf. Thecharacterisverydiverseasfarascustomizationgoes.Youcanchangeeveryarticleofcloth-ingthatyourcharacteriswearing.Youcanchangethehaircutofyourcharacterandaddfacialhairandtattoos.Allthesecustomizationsaffectthewaythetownsfolkper-ceiveyouandwhethertheyacceptorfearyou. Carryingcertainweaponscanaugmentyourphysicalstature.Trainingcanbuffyouupandeatingcanfattenyouup. Thegamecanbefastpacedorslow,butyouwillneverlosethemain

pathofwhattodotocompletethestory.Youmightevenhavetimetogetawifeinthegame. Thisgameisrated“M”formatureaudiences.Soifyouareage17andup,youcanexperiencetheblood,stronglanguage,violenceandsexualthemesthatthisgamecontains.Thetargetmarketforsuchagamewouldprobablybefocusedtotheyoungmale,whoisexperiencedinvideogamesandislookingforsomethingdifferent.Yourtruenaturecanbevisualizedinavideogameifyoutrulymakethedecisionsinthegameasyouwouldifyouencountertheminreallife. Therestrictionsofbeinggoodandthemoralfreedomofbeingbadareallinyourhandsasyouguideyour-selfthroughthisveryflexibleandveryentertaininggame.

A ‘Fable’ to remember: Your individual quest

Rubber guards repel water from outside

By Justin SumidaKa Leo Staff Writer

What are those rubber thingies which are supposed to wipe the water off the door windows? Also, are they easy to replace? This is for a 1995 Saturn Twin Cam. — Anonymous

Differentpeoplecallthoserubber“thingies”manydifferentthings.Somecallthemwindowwipers,orevenrubberguards.However,thecorrecttermis“beltmoldings.” Asfarasreplacement,itdependsonyourownpersonalskilllevel.Therearetwoparts,theinnerandtheouter.Theinnermold-ingislocatedinsidethepassengercompartment.Replacementoftheinnermoldingsrequiresthatthedoorpanelberemoved.Youneedaspecialdoorpanelremovertool;arepairmanualwouldbehandy,aswell.Fromthere,onlyafewclipsorscrewshavetoberemovedin

ordertoremovethemolding. Replacingtheoutermolding,ontheotherhand,isdifferent.Itrequireseverythingthattheinnermoldingrequires,plustheremov-alofthedoorglass.Youcanseewherethisisgoing. Ifyou’renotinthemoodtoripapartyourdoorortohavethedoorglassshatterinyourhands,orifhavingapileoftinyscrews,switchesandclipsatyourfeetsoundsunappealing,anycom-petentglassshopcandothisforapproximately$40-$60perdoor.However,themoldingmustbeorderedfromyourdealer,anddespitethefactthatthesethingsareonlystripsofrubber,theycanbeveryexpensive. Itdoesn’thurttotrylookingforcheaperalternativesbecausethereareaftermarketcompaniesthatdomakereplacementbeltmoldings.ButtheseareusuallymadeforclassiccarslikeTransAms,CamarosandMustangs,sodon’tgetyourhopesup.

By Remy ZaneKa Leo Staff Columnist

So,today’sthedaythat you’re finallygoing to be heard.Nomorebottling inyour emotions; this

time it’s all aboutwhat you want to say

andwhatyouwantpeo-pletoknow.Whetherit’s

that special someone whosubconsciously awaits your

heartfelt confession, or thebossyou’retryingtoedgeinto

granting you that well-deservedpromotion,youwanttogiveyourmessage aspersonally aspossiblewith minimal cost to your prideand your wal-let.Ifyoucan’tafford flying apropeller planewith a giantbannerattachedto its tail fin,perhaps goingout to karaokemay be yoursafestoption. Or maybeyour motivesaren’t so dra-matic. If club-bing, movies orimpromptu Halo tournaments don’tfityour fancy,grabyourcellphoneand start organizing agroup, as it’sonce again time for karaoke. WithseveralqualitykaraokejointswithinwalkingdistanceoftheUniversityofHawai‘i at Manoa, you don’t havemanyexcusesnottotrythemout. Businessesandclubsalikeoften use karaoke as an icebreaker,benefiting from both the atmosphereandinexpensivecost.Classmatesandcoworkersmeetandbondinnotimewhileencouragingoneanothertosingtheir favorite songs. In less than anhour,youcouldhaveawholealbum’sworthofmemories,allatthetouchofa button. There are some places thateven let you turn that metaphor into

actualcompactdiscs!

Ifyou’veshiedawayfromkaraokethusfar,now is the time to try it. Karaoke is an easilyaccessibleway tomake themostofyour timehereonearth.Ifyou’veneverhitanotebeforein your life, fret not. Karaoke is never aboutone’sabilitytosing;ifthatwerethecase,peoplesuch as myself would be banned nationwide.Sure,someofustakeprideinknowingthatwecan hit a certain high note, but with karaokeyourowntalentsareoften irrelevant.Afterall,you’reamongfriends. Thereareafewthingstorememberifandwhen you decide to show the world the BillyIdol(orWilliamHung)inyou.Whenplanningkaraoke events, it pays to have a long list ofpotential vocalists in phone books or onlinebuddylists.Sincerentingoutaroomwillcostlessperpersonwitheachaddedgroupmember,makesure thatyoucanguaranteeat least fiveotherpeopletotagalong.Ifyou’regoingforakaraoke all-nighter, remind your friends (and

yourself) tobringcash,asyou might not be able toaccess ATMs after a cer-tainhour. Next, decidebeforehandwhatmealsanddrinks, if any, the groupwillbesharingwhilerent-ing the room. This helpssettle any concerns abouthowmuchyoureventwillcost at the end the night.Ifanyoneinyourgroupisunder 21, make sure thatno one is going to sneakanyalcoholintotheroom.

This is extremely troublesome, not only foryourgroupbutforthekaraokebusinessaswell.Ialmostgotbannedfromoneplacebecauseofthedecisionsofothers.Itwasn’tpretty. Finally,make sure that everyone isgiventheirfairsharewhenitcomestothenumberofsongs they can perform. Don’t necessarily setalimit,buttrytoensurethateveryone’svocalcordsareequallystrainedoncethenightends. No matter what the situation, karaoke ishands-downthebestgroupactivityavailableonthe island. Ifyourpartyplans to shareamealalongsidethemicrophone,it’seasilypossibletoarrangeanightofsheerentertainmentataper-personcostlessthangoingouttodinnerandamovie.Nowthat’smusictomyears.

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The Japanese languagehasbeenknowntobeadifficultlanguagetolearn.Ithasbeenclassified with Arabic, Chinese and Koreanas a State Department Level 4 language,meaningittakesmuchlongerforapersontolearn the language than it would for him tolearn,say,Spanish. To become proficient in the language,youhave to learna littlebit less than2,000kanji (Chinese ideographs) for the writtenlanguage, as well as its complicated andsometimesworrisomegrammaticalstructure,pronunciationandvocabulary.Believeme,ittakesalotofpatiencetodealwithalanguagethatputsitsverbsattheendsofitssentences.Thus,you’dnaturallyexpectanythinghavingtodowith learning the language tobediffi-cult,tediousandpainful.Verypainful. To overcome these hurdles in languagelearning, one has tomake an effort andthe best way to dothat would be to findsomethingthatengag-esyouandmakesyouwant to stand up anduse the language —which is exactly therole karaoke plays inthe language-learningprocess. There’s nodenying that singingkaraoke in anotherlanguage,hastangibleeducationalbenefits.NoJapaneseprofessorIhavespokentoattheUniversityofHawai‘iatManoaEastAsianLanguagesandLiteraturesdepartmenthasdenied that there isause forkaraokeinthelanguagelearningclassroom. How could they? Think about the dis-cipline involved in actually producing thefinished product of a karaoke performance.You’dhavetoconsultlyricswritteninanoth-erlanguagewhensearchingforgoodsongstofigureoutwhatwordsyouwouldbesinging.You’d have to devote a lot of time to prac-ticereadingthesonglyricsastheyscrollbyon the screen. You’d have to work on yourpitchaswellasyourpronunciation(afterall,youdon’twant tobesayinganythingwrongor singing off key, right?). Plus, since youwouldn’t want to look like a fool, you’d besure to check your dictionary and grammar

manuals to make sureyou knew what youweresingingabout. From an edu-cationalstandpoint,you could saysinging karaoke inJapanese covers alot in one neat littlepackage. If a profes-sor were to design acourse in the Japanesedepartment specifical-ly for karaoke perform-ers and their unconventionalapproachtolanguageresearch,the course objectives wouldpracticallywritethemselves. So why hasn’t a course onkaraoke and learning Japanese

been intro-duced yet?Part of it isthat professorstendtobepick-ier about theirsong selectionsthan students.Also, in orderto put karaokeintoaclassroomcontext, you’dhave to createvocabulary lists,tests and gram-

mar pattern banks to correspondwith the songs used, which wouldbeaverydifficulttaskindeedcon-sideringthe difficulty of some of the morecomplexsongsoutthere. But another part of it is thatwhile many professors do not dis-pute that karaoke — or even justlearning the songs in a classroomsetting — has obvious benefits;fromaconservativeJapaneseview-point, karaoke is classified as LowCulture. It is shelved down thereat the bottom somewhere betweenanimeandmanga,while thegleam-ing monoliths of cha-do (tea cer-

Learning a Language Through

StoutMinds

Christopher MikesellKa Leo Opinions Editor

“There’s no denying that singing kara-oke in another lan-

guage has tangible educational

benefits.”

“If you’ve shied away from kara-

oke thus far, now is the time to try it.”

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some of the more complex songs out there. But another part of it is that while many professors do not dis-pute that karaoke — or even just learning the songs in a classroom setting — has obvious benefits; from a conservative Japanese viewpoint, karaoke is classified as Low Culture. It is shelved down there at the bottom some-where between anime and manga, while the gleaming monoliths of cha-do (tea ceremony) and shou-do (calligraphy) sit on the highest shelf of Japanese culture, getting constant polishing from those who think that such High Culture

items are the only proper things to export from Japan. I say forget the culture vul-tures. The Powers That Be might not want to officially endorse something like karaoke as proper for the edification of youth (a phrase that, I might add, I have always gagged on as a symptom of unchecked propriety) but that doesn’t mean it won’t help you. Maybe you won’t see a course on it any time in the near future, but so what! Like anything else, you get out of it as much as you put in. But with karaoke, the more you put into it, the more fun it becomes. Just grab a mike, and possibly a dictionary, and take the stage — and maybe even the spotlight — for yourself!

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In the Campus Beat on Thursday, Sept. 16, I read the article about a man being inside the first floor women’s bath-room in the College of Business Administration building. I was the woman who reported it. I just wanted to inform more people about what happened because I am not ashamed of it. The only thing I feel is that I have been violated. It’s hard to imagine that some-thing so disgusting could ever happen to you, especially during your first year in college. I went to the bathroom right before my economics class, and I went by myself. When I went into the bathroom, I knew some-one was in the other stall, and I thought nothing of it. When I was in the stall, I saw the person in the next stall use their camera phone under the stall. At first, I brushed it off, but when he did it again, I immediately got up and left. Right when I left the bathroom, I saw what I thought to be a cam-pus security guard, but I think it was one of the security guards who checks cars. I went up to her knowing that the guy was still in the bathroom. I told her, “I just wanted to tell you that there is some guy in the bathroom and he is taking pictures with a camera

phone under the stall.” Her reply was, “Oh, I can’t do anything about that; you have to go down to the blue light phones and call security.” My first reaction was, “You are security.” I was too scared at the moment to call campus security, so I went to my friends and told them what happened. They convinced me to go and talk to security. But as we went toward the blue light, I saw this Caucasian male walking away from the bathroom and I remem-bered from the bathroom that he was wearing dark brown shorts and sandals. I saw him walking away and saw he was wearing a white T-shirt. I called up campus security and they came. I talked to one of the security guards and I made a report. I was so shaken up about what had happened that I couldn’t help but cry. Campus security was so helpful that they escorted me to the Women’s Center and I felt so much better. I want to inform the students at the University of Hawai‘i that since there are people in the world that are completely creepy, you always have to be cautious. I also want to say that parking security was completely useless. That guard didn’t do her job to protect the students. It may not be what

she normally does, but she was the on-sight security guard. If I knew that all security guards were like her, I would question my safety. I am glad, though, that campus security came because they really helped me. I think they need to train the parking security better or do something about how they should handle situations that arise. As for everything that happened on that Friday, I am over almost all of it. The only thing that is still with me is that fact that the security didn’t do anything. At the moment I told that guard, the voyeur could have been caught and I would have felt safer. But to know that there are security guards in this school who don’t do anything makes me wonder why they are getting paid. Sometimes situations aren’t safe but what is worse is the fact that the parking security people don’t do anything about unsafe situations. Don’t get me wrong, the campus security did an excellent job in attending to the situation, but the parking security is a different issue.

Merrian Torres is a freshman in pre-business

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Parking security needs some training in creep-handling

Karaoke: Fight the negative reputation

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Roaches rule in local musical

By Nina BuckKa Leo Contributing Writer

Jordan“Tino”Cairesisacock-roachnamedKekipiwithbrownwings,bugeyesandgoofyshorts.Heisadoublemajorinbroadcastjournalismandtheatre,inhisjunioryearattheUniversityofHawai‘iatManoa.HeisoneoffiveroachbrotherswhowillbesinginganddancingacrossthestageatKennedyTheatrethisweekendandthenext.

TinoCairesisafunnyandcharismat-icpresenceintheyouththeaterpro-duction“HowDaB-52CockroachLearnedToFly.” NoellePooleistheQueenBee.KrisFitzgeraldisacricket.NormanMunozwieldsamicrophone.PhyllisWongwieldsapuppet.Thelarge,diverse,enthusiasticcastandcrewhavebeenworkinglongdaystobringalivethewordsoflocalplay-wrightLisaMatsumoto. “It’sbeenasurpriseeverydayatrehearsal,”saysCairesoftheprops

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andpuppetsbeingnewlycreatedandintroduced.“It’sbeenanamazingexperiencethewholewaythroughandexcitingtoseeeverythingcometogether,”continuedCaires.“Ican’twaittoseetheexcitementonthekids’faces,becauseI’mexcited.” KianaRivera,atheatreminorandsecondaryeducationmajor,nar-ratestheplayandexpressesasimilarexcitement.“WhenIwasakid,Icametothistheaterformyfieldtrip,”shesaid.“Itwassomemo-rable.I’mstokedIgettobepartofotherkids’memories.” RiveragrewupinWai‘anaeandCairesisfromKapahulu.Thisgivesbothactorsauniqueperspectiveontheone-of-a-kindshowtheyarehelpingtoputtogether. “HowDaB-52CockroachLearnedtoFly”isamusicaladapta-tionofLisaMatsumoto’schildren’sstory.Muchoftheplayiswritteninpidginandhasmanyreferencestolocalculture. Cairesexplainsthathislocalknowledgeandunderstandingmakeiteasytocomprehendtheplaywright’sintentwithcertainchar-acters. “Itseemsnatural,”hesays.“I’mnotfakingit.Itisalocalshowdonebyalocalwriterforlocalpeople.Itjustcapturesthelocalenvironment.” Castmembersmayhavecometohimforhelpwithpronunciation,butCairesisquicktosayhowwell

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“How Da B-52 Cockroach Learned to Fly,” a musical adaptation of Lisa Matsumoto’s children’s story, shows at Kennedy Theatre Sept. 25 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., and on Sept. 26 at 2 p.m.

hiscolleagueshavepickedupthespeech;Riveraagrees.Bothactorsemphasizethecommitmentandhardworkofallthoseassociatedwiththeproduction. Withanexquisitesetfromsce-nicdesignerJoeDodd,magicalandinventivecostumesfromdesignerSandraFinneyandlarger-than-lifepuppetsfromJillBowen,theshowpromisestobevisuallystunningand

goodfun. “Nomatterifyouaresixor60,you’regoingtobeabletorelateinsomeway,”saysCairesoftheupcomingshow. “HowDaB-52CockroachLearnedtoFly”playsatKennedyTheatreonSept.25at4p.m.and7p.m.,andonSept.26at2p.m.

Insect cast speaks in pidgin voice for Hawai‘i’s youth

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Ohio State soccer club benched for year

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Saturday’smatchbetweentheRainbowWahinevolleyballteamandPepperdinewillbebroadcastednation-wideontheCollegeSportsTelevisionnetwork. Thebroadcastwillbetapedelayed,beingshownonSundayat12p.m.Hawai‘iTime.CarterBlackburnandHeatherCoxwillprovidethecommmentaryforthisinstallmentofCSTV’sSundayNightSpikesAVCAMatchoftheWeek. Asusual,thelive,localbroadcastofthematchwillstillbeseenonKFVE,withJimLeaheyandChrisMcLachlincallingtheaction. Saturday’smatchalsomarksamilestoneinHawai‘iheadcoachDaveShoji’scareer.ThematchwillmarkShoji’s1,000thcareermatchhehascoached,allattheUniversityofHawai‘i.

Boogaard named tourney MVP UniversityofHawai‘ijunioroutsidehitterSusieBoogaardwasnamedtheMostValuablePlayeroftheWaikikiBeachMarriottInvitationalthatwrappedupSunday. Boogaardposted35killsand23digsinHawai‘i’stwomatchesovertheweekend.

Onthelastdayofthethree-teamround-robintournament,CaliforniadefeatedUCIrvineinthreegamestofinishinsecondplacebehindtheRainbowWahine,whoclinchedtheinvitationaltitlewithawinovertheAnteatersSaturdaynight. Hawai‘isophomoresAliciaArnottandKanoeKamana‘owerealsonamedtotheall-tournamentteam.AlsomakingthelistwereAshlieHainandAmandaVasquezofUCIrvine,andCamilleLeffallandAngiePresseyofCalifornia.

‘Bows move up in polls Thethen-No.7RainbowWahinearestillundefeatedwitharecordof8-0,andagainmovedupintheUSAToday/CSTVCoachesPoll.Theyarenowrankedsixthinthecountry. Alsojoiningthe‘Bowsinthenationalstandingsisfellow-WesternAthleticConferencememberRice,whogarnered19pointsinthepollthisweek.TheOwlshadanimpressiveshowingagainstNo.1Minnesotathispastweekend,takingtheGopherstofivegamesbeforelosing. Hawai‘i’sopponentthisweek,Pepperdine(2-5),wasrankedNo.18inthepolllastweekbutplummetedoutoftherankingsafterlosingtothen-No.11ColoradoStateandunrankedOhio.Theyarenowthetoppoint-getteroutsideoftheTop25,receiving100points.

By Justin WendlingThe Lantern

(Ohio State U.)

(U-WIRE)COLUMBUS,Ohio—Thisseason,theOhioStatemen’sclubsoccerteamwon’tbeheadinginanygoals.Theywon’tevenbeheadingtothefields.Infact,theBuckeyeswon’tbehead-inganywhere.InApriltheteamwasbannedfromrepresentingOhioStateUniversityafterparticipatinginapossiblehazingactivitywithnewplayers. TheOfficeofJudicialAffairshasbannedeveryplayerontheteamfromthesport. “It’sashamebecausealotofpeoplelovetoplaysoccer,butJudicialAffairshadtoactonthesit-uation,”saidBrianHarris,assistantdirectoroftheclubsportsdepart-ment. Thehazingincidentwasduringaninitiationpartyheldforthenewmembersoftheteamandappar-entlywasnothingnew. “It’satradition—Ihadtogothroughitlastyear,”saidtwo-yearteammemberColinGentry.“Plus,itbuildsteamunity.”

Thepartywasheldatanundis-closedlocationoffcampus.ThenewmembersoftheteamhadtowearplainwhiteT-shirtssotheveteranscouldwritetallymarksontheirshirtsasthenewplayerspro-gressedthroughthestations. Aftertheshirtsweredistributed,theveteranteammemberssetupdrinkingstations. “Iguessyoucouldsayitisaformofhazing,butnothingwasforced—everythingwasoptional,”Gentrysaid. Laterthatnight,aresidentassistantfoundamemberoftheclubsoccerteampassedoutintheresidencehall,wherehewastrans-ferredtotheOhioStateMedicalCenter. ThefollowingweektheOfficeofJudicialAffairsmetwitheveryplayerontheteam. “Wemetwitheveryplayerandwantedtoheartheirstory,”Harrissaid. InApriltheclubsoccerteamreceivedthenewsthatitwillnotbeeligibleuntilthefallof2005,andallreturningplayershadbeenkickedofftheteamandbannedindefinitelyfromallclubsportsat

OSU. Manyoftheplayerssaidtheywereupsetwiththerulingandthewayitwashandled. “Theyputusonthebackburn-er,”saidGabeRoth,ajuniorontheteam.“Theytoldusitwouldgetdoneasquicklyaspossible,butwedidnotreceiveanansweruntilsixmonthslater.” Notalloftheplayerswereattheinitiationparty,buttheystillremainsuspendedfromrecreationalactivi-tiesatOSU. “Itisashamebecausealotoftheplayershadcleanrecordswiththeuniversity,”Rothsaid.“Topunishthosewhowerenotinatten-dancedoesnotseemright.” Afewoftheplayers—Gentryamongthem—haveappealedtheruling. “Sportsareahugepartofmylife,andnowIcannotparticipatehereatOSU,”Gentrysaid. Arulingontheappealwillcomesometimethisfall.JohnUllman,theclubsoccerteampresident,wasunreachableforcomment.

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