A K LEO T H E
MONDAY, OCT. 10 to TUESDAY, OCT. 11, 2011 VOLUME 106 ISSUE 33
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Occupy Honolulu: Local activists emulate Occupy Wall Street protests
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H.O.M.E. PROJECT OUTREACH JABSOM granted $1.5 million to assist homeless
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‘SHAKA SHAKEDOWN’ UH alumnus Tyler Kueffer uses producer role to thank school, community
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A group of approximately 50 Occupy Honolulu protestors met downtown yesterday to discuss plans for continuing their protest. EMI A IKO Associate News Editor
Outraged by the management of the U.S. political and fi nancial system, protesters refering to themselves as “the 99 percent” gathered over the weekend to demand change from the top 1 percent of wealthy Americans. “We want to make sure that we have our freedom and be accountable for our own choices,”
said Jeremy Ornellas, an organic farmer from Wahiawā. “If government is not fi ghting for us and bankers are not [acting] in our interest, then who is? The 99 percent is. That is who we are.” Occupy Honolulu (formerly known as Occupy O‘ahu), a protest inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City, began on the corner of Hotel Street and Bethel Street in downtown Honolulu last Friday after-
noon. About a dozen supporters showed up with hand-drawn posters declaring “We are the 99 percent.” On Saturday, their numbers increased to about 30. More than 20 days ago, the Occupy Wall Street protests began in New York to demonstrate against income inequality, corporate greed and other social issues. Although the protesters’ individual causes range from radical changes in politics to awareness
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of social inequality, the movement is spreading across the nation and gaining numbers. Some refer to this movement as “The Arab Spring of the United States.” A week after the protest began on Wall Street, a supporter from Hawai‘i launched a Facebook page called “Occupy O‘ahu” to share information and thoughts about Occupy Wall Street on a more local See ‘Represent,’ page 3
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DON’T LOOK UP “The Filth” uncovers damaged ceilings and leaking pipes in Moore Hall
SPORTS
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GOLF ON THE ROAD Rainbow Wahine take on fellow WAC teams Idaho and New Mexico State
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