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The Hawaii Graduation Initiative’s “15 to Finish” campaign is offering one Kaua’i Community College student the chance to have their textbooks for Fall 2015 provided free of charge. This is the second time 15 to Finish has offered the promotion, with KCC student James

Vaughn selected the previous year.The 15 to Finish campaign encourages

students to take 15 credits per semester. According to their website, “Since the launch of the 15 to Finish campaign . . . the percentage of students enrolled in 15 or more credits increased by nearly 20% at the four-year campuses and over 6% at the community colleges.” The University of Hawaii Institutional Research Office also concluded that 15 to Finish students were also more persistent than those taking fewer than 15 credits.

A Fall 2012 survey also showed that more than 50% of UH freshman surveyed cited “it was not their

intention to take 15 or more credits,” or that their “personal schedule does not allow” them to take more than 14 credits. A survey the following year also found that 22.2% of students considered 15 credits to be “too heavy of a load,” according to the 15 to Finish website.

On Kaua’i specifically, the number of graduating high school seniors going straight to Kaua’i CC has steadily been rising, according to data by the Hawaii Graduation Initiative. Since 2008, the going rate has consistently exceeded the goal set forth by the Initiative. This has only occurred on Maui’s and Kaua’i’s UH campuses.

This summer, a new employment resource opened to Kaua’i Community College’s job-seeking students. Located in the One Stop Center, the ’Oihana ’Imi Loa (Career Explorations) Center not only assists students in finding jobs, but also prepares them for the job search process with workshops on resume and cover letter writing as well as interview preparation.

Since opening this past February, the center has helped more than 57 students prepare for the job seeking process. Different workshops hosted by the center have also assisted many of KCC’s students.

According to the center’s website, ’Oihana ’Imi Loa works in partnership with local businesses to learn about new employment opportunities as well as current

A student publication of the University of Hawai‘i, Kaua‘i Community College Fall 2014 | Issue 1

Art models wanted

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Career centersee page 2

Ka Leo O KCCt h e v o i c e

73 64 52ASUH-KCC members resign

Ke Kukui o KCC All Philosophical: Is it dead?

Sustainability gets a boost!

Campus Life photos

Campus events

Free textbooks from '15 to Finish'

For the first time at Kaua’i Community College, fine art instructor Stephanie Britt is offering students the chance to earn money being clothed models for painting classes at KCC.

"I'm looking for all types," says Britt, "tall, short, small, large. All I ask is is a willingness to hold a pose for ten to fifteen minutes at a time." Students of any major or year can apply, whether they're taking art classes or not. Models will be paid $10 per hour.

On Mondays and Wednesdays, models may work between 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., as well as Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Hours and days may vary, depending on the pace of the semester.

For details, or to apply, contact instructor Stephanie Britt at [email protected], or stop by the fine arts studio on campus.

New campus career center

Steve Watkins / Contributed Photo

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Makoto Lane / Ka Leo O KCC

Check out page 6 for more photos of campus life!

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NEWS

Cont. Career Centersee page 1

A 'plethora' of new programs

Spring 2014 is beginning with a “plethora” of new academic programs and classes at Kaua’i Community College, including even more to follow in the next year, according to Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, James Dire, Ph.D.

First to take effect has been the Associate of Science in Natural Science degree. The program began last year, with both a physical science and a biological science track for transfer majors. Soon to come will be a marine biology, pre-engineering, and an environmental science track.

KCC is also offering an Associate of Science in Business Technology degree beginning this fall. “Our program is the first two years of a Bachelor’s in Business Administration,” stated Dire. “We designed it to be a terminal degree; if you just want to get an associate and then go out and get a job in business here on the island, it should suffice for a lot of jobs. But if you want to go on and get a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, it will transfer to UH West Oahu.” Manoa, however, will not admit transfers without the addition of a Calculus 1 class, such as the one offered here at KCC.

This year is also the first year for two new faculty members in the Carpentry and EIMT (Electrical Installation and Maintenance Technology) programs -- both programs which offer Associate of Science degrees at KCC. Justin Carvalho and James Andrews were both hired this past January. “These guys have a lot of energy,” Dire states. “They’re fired up to get their programs going and get lots of students.”

A Certificate of Achievement in Medical Assisting will also be offered next fall, offering students the option to achieve a lower level certification than the current nursing degree, which is a three year program.

Also on the horizon of KCC’s academic opportunities are a Certificate of Achievement in Sustainability Science, two certificates in Graphical Information Systems, and a Certificate of Achievement in Green Automotive Technology, all of which are new to Hawaii’s community colleges.

Kaua’i Community College is also spearheading a proposal for an Associate of Science in Digital Media Arts degree, along with four other community colleges. “Both West Oahu and UH Manoa are supporting this [degree] for transfer into their bachelor's degree programs,” states Dire.

In the meantime, many of the classes required for the new degrees are already being offered, and will transfer towards the degrees once they are approved. “We’re just excited about all these new opportunities for students here on Kaua’i,” says Dire.

Shaina Nacion / Ka Leo O KCC

Four ASUH-KCC members resign

SEPTEMBER 12 — Four members of ASUH-KCC resigned at a recent student government meeting over the alleged discrimination by members of the organization against a single mother bringing her infant son to meetings.

“It was being talked [about] behind our backs and none of us were approached at all,” says former ASUH-KCC secretary Samantha Hawkins-Tabian. She and her mother, Hope Tabian, resigned from ASUH-KCC after the presence of Samantha’s infant son, Ayden, was called into question.

“It just became a very hostile environment,” states Hope, . . . “and as a mother I couldn’t submit my daughter and grandson to being a part of that.” The issue, they say, was that the question was not addressed appropriately or in an upfront manner.

ASUH-KCC’s constitution and bylaws do not deal officially with the issue of children in meetings. As Student Life Coordinator John Constantino explained, the organization would prefer to deal with such issues on a case-by-case basis rather than implement any official policy.

As a single mother herself, says student body president Napua Domenden, “I understand what it’s like to not have a babysitter and for you to fight with your parent or your other half and be like, ‘Who’s gonna watch my kid?’ But I also understand the point where we are a student government — we also are a family.”

Domenden states that student government members had come to her in confidence to examine whether or not the baby was a distraction and to discuss the most appropriate way of bringing the issue up to those involved in a one-on-one scenario, rather than addressing the issue at a formal meeting.

But after hearing for four days about the discussions taking place, Hope Tabian states, she decided to resign. “I waited throughout the week to see if they’d be adults . . . and actually approach us. And nothing happened. So at the meeting, where I felt it was appropriate to address the subject, I did. [I] put it on the agenda and brought it up.”

Although many in the organization were shocked by their resignation, one senator stood up and apologized.

“Only one person said that they didn’t mean for it to be threatening,” Tabian states. “She was very, very nice about that, and I accepted her apology completely . . . I have no problem with anybody questioning anything if they’re doing it with the right intentions, and they’re doing it in the way that they think is right, even if they might be wrong.”

Some members of student government state they were so taken aback by the suddenness of the

claim that they had no time to offer a solution to Hope and Samantha before they

walked out. Senator Connie Rowe states, “Everything could have continued along the way we have been doing it had they not gotten as upset as they did and had they maybe given it a little more time to decompress

and let everybody absorb what was said . . . but they were hurt, and understandably so, and at that point they were done.”

The infant’s mother and grandmother, however, say that they did give enough time for the people involved to explain themselves. “The floor was open,” Tabian says, “and no one else spoke up. Especially the people that we wanted to hear.”

Now that the dust has settled, both say they will not be returning to student government, but will instead be devoting their time to helping students in other ways. They both work as peer mentors here at KCC as well as participating in numerous other clubs such as Phi Theta Kappa, the Kauai chapter of which Samantha is president. “Just in general,” she says, “my issue is that we don’t want to be back in student government . . . we don’t want any other single mother or person in general to be bullied or have that kind of discriminatory attitudes put towards them. I just don’t want anyone to have that feeling. Because I cried; it sucked.”

Vice President of ASUH-KCC, Leeona Thompson, expresses similar frustrations with the situation: “It’s frustrating that anybody is made to feel that way

when they shouldn’t. When the issue could have easily been resolved by mere discussion. . . . There was

no substance behind the reasoning why it escalated. And I think it was all just a lot of miscommunication.”

Many student government members have since proposed solutions for bringing children to their meetings, although these solutions will not be officially written into the bylaws or constitution. Thompson states, “Student government welcomes any single parent.” Student Body President Napua Domenden adds, “So for the record, we love babies!”

Alleged 'discriminatory attitudes' and 'a hostile environment'Shaina Nacion /Ka Leo O KCC

Catherine Antoine /Ka Leo O KCC

Samantha Hawkins-Tabian and her son Ayden.

trends. The center also offers students help in defining their career paths to “identify their interest[s], values, skills, and align [them] with their personality.”

Both on-campus and off-campus jobs are available at the center, offering students the chance to join the workforce while at school or in the community. ’Oihana ’Imi Loa also offers a simple online test to help students decide on a major.

The center will also be hosting an open house event sometime in October, once the rest of their furniture arrives.

Office hours for the center are Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. depending on staff availability.To make an appointment, visit their office in the One Stop Center or call 808-245-0132.

“It just became a very hostile environment,”

— Hope Tabian

"There was no substance behind

the reasoning why it escalated. And I think it was all just a lot of miscommunication"

— Leeona Thompson

“Only one person said

that they didn’t mean for it to be

threatening,” — Hope Tabian

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Ke KuKui o KCC

I ka lā iwakāluakūmākahi o Kepakemapa, e hoʻomaka ana i ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻo Mokihana ma Kauaʻi. ʻO kēia kekahi hanana nui no ka poʻe o Kaua’i.

Nui nā hanana ma kēia hoʻolauleʻa.

E hīmeni ana nā keiki ma Eō e Liliʻu ma ka Poʻalua, ka lā iwakāluakūmākolu o Kepakemapa. ʻŌlelo a Hīmeni lākou ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi wale nō. E nānā i nā keiki uʻi!

Aia ka hoʻokūkū hula ma ka Poʻahā a hiki i ka Lāpule.

Nui ke aloha ma kēia hanana!

He waʻa kaulua no Kaua’i ‘o Nāmāhoe a e holo koke ana ia i ka Malaki 2015. ‘O Nāmāhoe he moe ʻuhane no ‘ekolu hoaaloha, ‘o John Cruz, Kauka Pat Aiu a me Dennis Chun. Ua ʻiʻini lākou iā Hōkūleʻa a makemake lākou e hoʻoulu mai i ka mana’o ma ko lākou home mokupuni ‘o Kaua’i.

ʻIke ‘o Kumu Dennis Chun iā Namahoe i mea aʻo, i lumi papa lana a me kekahi mea hana hoʻonaʻauao. He hoʻīlina ia no Kauaʻi no ka mea e hoʻomau ia i ka ʻike o nā hoʻokele kahiko i kēia au. Ua hana a aʻo mai nā haumāna a me nā kamaʻaina he nui i ka waʻa.

ʻO ka mana’o ‘o Kumu Chun, e hoʻokō ana ‘o Nāmāhoe a me nā waʻa kaulua o Polonekia i ka hana hoʻonaʻauao a me ka hana maikaʻi no ka poʻe o Polenekia.

Ke kokoke nei ka holo ʻana o Nāmāhoe, no laila

e welina mai nā haumāna a me nā kamaʻaina e kōkua ma ka wa’a kaulua. E nānā ‘oukou iā Nā Kālai Wa’a ‘O Kaua’i Nāmāhoe ma Facebook ma https://www.facebook.com/namahoekauai.

WELCOME to Ke Kukui o KCC!

This column of the paper will focus on news and events involving or con-cerning Native Hawaiians, Kauaʻi’s host culture, some of which will be in the Hawaiian language.

Everything will also be posted on the web ver-sion of the newspaper, but exclusive to the web will be the English trans-lation of the Hawaiian text. So if you are not fluent in ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i, and youʼre curious about what is being said, we encourage you to go to the website of Ka Leo O KCC and check out the English translations of Hawaiian language articles:

kaleookcc.org or https://www.facebook.com/Kaleookcc

AND we encourage you to LEARN HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE! (After all, this IS HAWAI‘I, people. Right?)

This section of the news-paper is sponsored by the Hawaiian Studies Department, and the articles are submitted, for the most part, by students taking classes in that department. We would like to invite ANY students on this campus to submit articles, sto-ries, poems, or news that involves Native Hawaiian issues, history or cul-ture, especially if it is written in the Hawaiian language. Please make your submission to Kumu Pua, for editing, and then she will submit it to the newspaperʻs editor for publishing. Mahalo!

Submit to Kumu Puali’ili’imaikalani Rossi-Fukino at:[email protected]

(Of course, it goes with-out saying, you can sub-mit articles directly to the newspaper’s contacts for all the non-Hawaiian topics you would like to write about!)

Aia ka pāʻina Haʻawina Hawaiʻi ma ka Poʻakahi, ka lā 8 o Kepakemapa. ʻO ka mea mua, ua ʻōlelo nā kumu e pili ana i ka mēkia Haʻawina Hawaiʻi iā lākou. ʻO Kumu Dennis Chun, Kumu Kaʻimi Summers, Kumu Pua Rossi-Fukino, Kumu Josh Fukino, nā kumu o kēia mēkia, a ʻo Isaiah Kaʻauwai a me Kumu Pua Mōhala he mau kākoʻo. ʻO Mālia Chun ke kumu no Nā Pua Noʻeau. Ā laila, ua walaʻau kākou e pili ana i nā papa o ka Haʻawina Hawaiʻi a ua ʻōlelo ʻo Kumu Pua e pili ana i ka Hui Hawaiʻi a me ka Hui Hula. He mea nui kēia mau pāʻina no nā haumāna o kēia mēkia e ʻike i nā papa pono lākou no ka puka kula. Ua hoʻopau kākou me ka meaʻai ʻono.

CHAILANA KANAHELE

ʻO Chailana Kanahele kēia a noho ʻo ia ma Kekaha. Makemake ʻo ia i ka hīmeni, i ka hula, a me ka hoʻokani i ka ʻukulele. E makemake ana ʻo

ia e lilo i mea hoʻokani pila ʻoihana. Ke hele nei ʻo ia i ke kula nui ʻo

KauaiCC a He mēkia Liberal Arts a Palapala Hōʻike Hawaiʻi ʻo ia.

AUKAI KUAPAHI

ʻO Aukai Kuapahi kēia a noho ʻo ia ma Waimea. Makemake ʻo ia e hele i ka hale hoʻoikaika kino. A makemake ʻo ia e holoholo me nā hoaaloha ona. E makemake ana ʻo ia e lilo i Pūʻali Koa Malina a i ʻole he Mea Ho’opio Ahi. He mēkia Liberal Arts ʻo ia.

Ua nīnau ʻia nā haumāna pehea ʻoe e hoʻolauna ai iā ʻoe iho? Eia mai kekahi mau haumāna o ka papa 101 a me kā lākou mau hāʻina.

Ka Pāʻina Haʻawina Hawaiʻi

Hoʻolauleʻa ʻo Mokihana ma Kauaʻi

ʻO Nāmāhoe, He Hoʻīlina No Kauaʻi

He Mau Haumāna ma KCC

LEVI BACALYON

ʻO Levi Baclayon kēia a noho ʻo ia ma Kōloa. Makemake ʻo ia i ka hula a me ka hoʻokani ʻukulele a me ke kikā. Makemake pū ʻo ia e aʻo i ka ʻIke Hawaiʻi a hoʻomau no ka hanauna hou. He makemake e lilo i loea no ka ʻIke Hawaiʻi a he mēkia Haʻawina Hawaiʻi ʻo ia.

Kiana Kamalu / Ke Kukui o KCC

Maki Iwakawa /Ke Kukui o KCC

Fenua Drake / Ke Kukui o KCC

Alana Kanahele / Ke Kukui o KCC

Contributed PhotoNā Haumāna ma Ka Pāʻina Haʻawina Hawaiʻi

Contributed Photo

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Yesterday, I read an article by The Telegraph reporting on physicist Stephen Hawking's speech at a recent Google Zeitgeist Conference in Hertfordshire. In his speech, Hawking claimed that “philosophy is dead” with respect to the successful investigation of traditional philosophical questions like, “why are we here?”, “where do we come from?”, etc.

According to Hawking, modern science has greatly exceeded the need for and usefulness of philosophy in these areas of inquiry. What do you make of his claim?

CAMPUS LIFE

I think before we can figure out whether professor Hawking’s provocative claim about philosophy’s demise has any merit or not, we should probably say a little about what philosophy is.

Philosophy is a discipline that rationally considers the most fundamental questions that can be asked about the nature of reality, human beings and our knowledge of both. For instance, questions like, “What does it really mean for something to exist? Do only physical things exist? What’s the essence of personal identity? Is there a meaningful difference between knowledge and opinion? Can we really know anything at all? What kind of existence might be possible after physical death, if there is any at all?”

Anyway, with all due respect to professor Hawking, I find it presumptuous of him (and similarly minded scientists) to think that science has successfully replaced the value of and need for philosophical inquiry, even when it comes to metaphysical issues concerning the origin, nature and possible futures of the universe. Sadly, providing a detailed and fully adequate defense of philosophy in this short of a conversation is not doable. However, I do think there’s one way to sufficiently argue that Hawking’s claim at least deserves to be more carefully considered before it is automatically accepted as true.

Scientists are generally unable to do most (if not all) of their work

without depending on various substantive philosophical assumptions concerning the nature of causation, induction, explanation, the reliability of empirical observation, the ontological status of so-called quantum “unobservables,” etc. Point being, these, and other central scientific issues, seem inextricably linked to fundamental philosophical questions that may never be resolved by means of any pure scientific inquiry (whatever that might mean). So in the end, I’m not really sure why Hawking wants philosophy dead, for it seems reasonable to infer that if philosophy dies, then so will many of the foundations upon which science appears to stand.

Original article:

All Philosophical

Is philosophy really necessary?

Marcus Yamaguchi /Contributing Writer

Chris Tennberg / Contributing Writer,

philosophy instructor

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CAMPUS LIFE

Bryan Gerald / Ka Leo O KCCAbove: Students Nicole Palacio and Michael Estes

of the new sustainability courses discuss their hopes for the program.

Below: The new building housing the sustainability classrooms was built from a converted carport.

Bryan Gerald / Ka Leo O KCC

On Saturday, September 27th Student Government President Allison Domenden; Vice President Leeona Thompson; Senators Connie Rowe and Ross Rentrop; and Dylan Hooser, Chair of Kaua’i Young Democrats; participated in the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk. This walk is intended to bring family, friends, and colleagues together to help support and fundraise to create a suicide-free world. This walk, sponsored by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), aids in funding research to improve not only our understanding of suicide, but to also create educational programs that increase awareness to suicide. Out of the Darkness Community Walks and AFSP also provide opportunities for

survivors of suicide loss to get involved through a wide variety of educational, outreach, awareness, advocacy and fundraising programs they have to offer. Out of the Darkness “Kaua’i Chapter” had a goal of $10,000, and Kaua’i was able to raise over half that goal reaching just over $5,000! As well, KCC Student Government had a personal goal of $150 for the school’s team and raised $210.00 to help support, beating their goal by over $50! Net proceeds from the Out of the Darkness Community walks benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide. To learn more about AFSP's mission, research and programs visit www.afsp.org.

Leeona Thompson and Connie Rowe /Press Release

ASUH-KCC raises $210 for suicide prevention

Living on an island dependent upon outside fuel and food, our community now realizes the importance of sustainability. Many speak of it, but for sustainability to become a reality, an educational foundation and scientific approach is needed.

The development of a new sustainability program, Sustainable Science Management, at Kaua’i Community College provides the foundation needed to lead our island and other communities around the world to rethink self-reliance.

Designed by KCC instructor Laura Williams, the curriculum includes courses in biology, chemistry, math, accounting and finance, and written communication. In total, a student will earn a 25 to 27 credit certificate.

“These new courses are needed as interest in sustainability is growing globally,” Williams said. “Our colleges in Hawai’i can play an important role in raising the level of expertise in these emerging fields . . . We honestly need to teach people to think different.’’

Williams encourages education on how a person’s thinking affects lives, “We have to take smaller steps here on this island because its a smaller system.”

Potential careers related to the certificate line up in fields such as waste water operations, hotel maintenance, construction work requiring expertise in environmental/economic balance, hydroponics and aquaponics technology, and beekeeping.

“This is a good way that the college can play a role of educating the student body and the public about this issue, especially in a scientific manner,’’ Williams states.

Grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor supplied a new laboratory and classroom on the on-campus farm, as well as funding other programs at the college.

A writing intensive designation will be added next semester in order to fulfill general education requirements. Williams anticipates that will increase the number of students that want to take the class.

Nicole Palacio, a sustainability student with the Wai’ale’ale Project, says, “I was expecting the style of teaching from Williams to be standard. But instead she’s actually showing the history of Hawaii before actually conquering the big picture . . . She’s feeding us the entrees before the main dish so we have a

taste of what is to come. Which is what I like about her.’’

“I came into this class because this is what I want to do for a career,” Palacio continued. “The second week we visited Waipa (a non-profit agricultural organization on the North Shore) to learn how they sustain themselves.’’

Palacio wants to open her own shop where she can use native plants to substitute imported goods and products. “We have things locally that can do the same thing that foreign products can do,” she says. “The business would be called “Be U.”

Michael Estes, a fellow student, joined this class because he wanted to support it and hopes to see it flourish in the college in the future.

“The reality is that it is a new class and I want to get the word out,” Estes said.

When asked what he thinks about the dynamics of the class so far he replied, “The thing about this class is that isn't stagnant and just about lectures. We are able to get out and network.”

“When talking about sustainability we are talking about the culture and economic-ecological element. It all plays together. Without relying on fossil fuels, to us it’s not only our livelihood, it’s our poison. But without it, our society falls apart within weeks . . . That is not sustainable, thats insane,” Estes said.

Working in sustainability for almost ten years has lead Williams to different projects around the country. Williams has a Masters degree in geography and in environmental resources, with a specialization in environmental sustainability. Most of her work has revolved around food, agriculture, and environmental education. She also has a background in outdoor education and experiential learning.

Williams found starting off at a community college laid the groundwork for her future. She wanted the values a community college setting offers. It is her goal to make the program the best that it can be.

“It is a really good program, but it can also be a really great

program,” —Laura Williams

The Introduction to the Science of Sustainability holds classes on Monday and Wednesday from 5:00-6:15 at the LRC Building. For more information contact Laura Williams at 245-8386 or email [email protected].

Sustainability gets a boost at KCC

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Above Left: Makoto Lane / Ka Leo O KCCKCC instructor Laura Dillman participates in the Fire Saftey Training activity

at Club Day.

Above: Makoto Lane / Ka Leo O KCCIce cream served by the Student Acrivities Council during Club Day.

Below: Shaina Nacion / Ka Leo O KCCStudents from KCC's digital film class strategize for their project featuring

students from the carpentry classes.

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EVERY WEEK OF THE SEMESTERCOFFEE BREAK - Clarify your mind! Enjoy FREE freshly brewed cofeee to keep you going through-out the day! Every Monday and Wednesday from 12 noon to 1:30 pm in the Student Life Center, Campus Center.STUDENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE (SAC) - Be involved by planning activities and events for the campus community! Every Wednesday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Student Life Center (above the cafeteria), Campus Center.KARAOKE THURSDAYS - Wanna release some stress? Train for the X Factor? Then stop by the Student Life Center every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ASUH-KCC Conference Rm., Campus Center.

ASUH-KCC STUDENT GOVERNMENT MEETINGS - Get involved in community ser-vice, learn about what’s happen-ing around campus and become a leader! Open to all students every Friday from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Student Life Center, Student Government Conference Room.ASUH-KCC STUDENT GOVERNMENT APPLICATION FOR CANDIDACY - Make a dif-ference by becoming a student leader. Applications are available at the Student Life Center, Campus Center, Rm. 203 or Student Life and Advising, One Stop Center. For more information contact John Constantino at 651-4151 or via e-mail at [email protected]

Student Life Semester Events

Special EventsBlood Drive — Wednesday, October 8 at the Student Lounge from 8:30a.m. to 1:45p.m. To make an appointment contact 1-800-372-9966. Please bring a valid picture ID with date of birth."Holomua" Sculpture Dedication Ceremony — October 29 at noon. KCC Jazz Ensemble performing.National Coming Out Day — October 11A Week Without Violence — October 13 -17"Breaking the Silence" Open Mic Event — TBA . Students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to sing, dance, play an instrument, share poetry or spoken word and speak out against bullying, harasment, and vio-lence in all it's forms.

Academic Calendar

Last day to petition for graduation

October 15

Last day for changes / withdrawal

October 30

Election Day (Holiday)

November 4

CALENDAR

Top: Shaina Nacion /Ka Leo O KCC

Students from KCC's digital film class film a carpentry student at work.

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Culinary student Ryan Taniguchi shares his recipe for taro creme

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Before I begin this wonderful journey into the mind of a game designer, I first want to tell you all about a metaphor for life I have come up with. It goes something like this:

In the sky, there is a giant blimp flying; inside of this blimp are millions of canary cages with little birds like you flapping their wings to keep the blimp afloat. Down below you can see, from

your cage, the entire world and you notice the flowers. They need to be tended to, so you unlatch your cage and fly out, making your way down to the flowers to tend to them.

As wonderful as this newfound sense of purpose is, you also see the other canaries around you. Their wings are tattered; some of them are dying. Some of them are even dead. Yet each one is happy to tend to their

flowers.You fly back up to the

blimp to tell the other canaries what you have found, but a lot of them laugh to each other, saying, “It’s much safer up here keeping this blimp up.” Some of them are afraid to fly out; others lock their cages up tightly to never leave.

You realize, “I can never open their cages myself, but I can show them how to open

it and hope that they fly out one day.”

I came up with this metaphor in April, and ever since then, it has served as a reminder of my responsibility as a game designer: to give those who do not know how or are afraid a reason to open their cages.

That reason is agency.Agency is an idea of

self-worth: that your choices matter and the

things you do today will shape and affect your future directly.

From something as simple as not doing your homework, which can lead to lowered academic standings, to being assertive to go for a promotion, to being able to move forward in life after traumatic events. None of that is possible without first telling yourself that YOU matter. Your destiny is not something that just happens; you can affect if you win or lose, if you do your homework, if you push forward in the face of adversity even if it’s tough. Because you know that if you do not, you are leaving everything up to chance and to the world around you.

And the world is cold and harsh at times.

So why games as a medium to strengthen a feeling of agency?

Many times, I’ve watched new gamers play a game like Mario, run up to the first enemy and die. The look on their face is priceless: a combination of amusement, anger, surprise. But the main thing that strikes me is that most of them do not just lay down and die; they come back with new ideas -- “Maybe I’ll jump this time!” -- and they get over the obstacle!

In that moment, that little spark of agency enters their mind and they continue their journey. Many won’t finish the game, surely, but the only thing that will keep you from finishing is… you guessed it: agency.

Those buttons you are pressing to make your character perform their actions need to be practiced over and over again; many calculations must be made between each action to survive again and again; you will be presented with greater and greater challenges until you reach that final battle hours and hours into gameplay: just to rescue the princess.

You will feel that pride fill you as you conquer this task and along the way, practice motor skills, logical reasoning and problem solving.

Does this mean that your princess-saving skills will be replicated one-to-one in waking life? No. But those cognitive skills you enhanced will make a difference. Along with the fact that now, you -- metaphorically speaking -- realize that you’ve made a difference.

So fly out of your cages, my canaries. Your choices do matter.

Agency: affecting your world through gaming Keia Ikekai / Contributing Writer

"I seek to present challenges, stories

and systems to exercise your cogni-tion and show that

you DO matter -- and in the end, hopefully give you a memora-ble experience at the

same time. Happy gaming!"