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BikeUHM promotes sustainable transportation EMI A IKO Associate News Editor With a daytime population that reaches nearly 30,000 students and teachers, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is pushing for sustainable modes of transportation for everyone.

“We want to encourage people to either walk, bike, transit or carpool because we only have a certain number of parking spaces available. Driving and parking here is expensive,” said Crysttal Atkins, UH Mānoa transportation demand management coordinator.

The inaugural BikeUHM event was held at the UHM campus on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The event was part of a comprehensive plan by UH’s Traffic Demand Management team to promote alternative ways to commute to campus.

According to the latest campus transportation survey, more than 26 percent of students, staff and faculty live within one mile of campus, and a majority of those surveyed expressed the desire to commute by bicycle. But the survey also reported that just 9 percent of students and faculty bike to campus.

“We wanted to thank people that do bike to campus,” said Atkins. “Also, we know there are a lot of factors in making those decisions, and what we wanted to do

is to get over that barrier. Some people just need a little help trying to fi gure out how bicycling might work for them.”

The consortium of sponsors hosted a two-hour fair on the Hamilton Library Plaza, adjacent to newly installed bicycle racks, which included free mini workshops. A free bike repair and maintenance workshop was hosted by Cycle Mānoa, a student volunteer organization that promotes and enables cycling on the UH campus. “ We a t h e r here is perfect for biking. Traffic is small and bike-

friendly,” said Malgorzata Owczarska, an intern researcher from Poland who stopped by the event to fix her bike’s front wheel. “I am here for six months.

It is [an] easier and cheaper way [to get around] in town.”

“Our motto is to educate, advocate and ride the bicycle,” said Daniel Alexander, a graduate student and organizer with Cycle Mānoa.

“We are encouraging people to try a sustainable way of transportation.”

Cycle Mānoa provides free bike repair and free workshops for UHM students every Wednesday and Sunday nights on campus. Cycle Mānoa is promoting cycling on the UH campus by selling bicycles at the beginning of every semester.

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Wu Zhefeng, who purchased a bicycle from Cycle Mānoa this semester, said, “I didn’t want to wait for buses or sit in a car.” Zefeng was at the event to tune her bike. “It works well. I can smell fresh air and [am] able to see around while bicycling,” she said.

Currently, Cycle Mānoa is looking for students who are interested in becoming league-certified instructors – as recognized by the League of American Bicyclists and the Hawai‘i Bicycling League – to teach cycling courses and give safety presentations to members of the UH community. Free bicycle courses will be available for UH Mānoa students starting next semester.

“We are trying to make cycling easier, better and safer at UH community, getting people to try it,” said Alexander. I know it is not for everyone, but I think people will go with more green modes [of transportation] if we improve the roads around campus. Cycling is easy and fun, and better for the environment.”

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UH Museum Consortium lecture series looks at plant life

PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR FEEDING STUDY! Meat eaters needed for a study where dinner* will be provided Monday thru Friday for 8 weeks on the UH M¯anoa campus (*an estimated $400 value).

Study period: Spring 2012 Participants that complete the entire study will receive $210 in gift cards as compensation for time and travel

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There is also a replacement program for trees removed from the campus. The most notable exception to this program was the removal Two plant specialists, Nellie Sugii from the of the large Ficus benjamina tree near Campus Hawaiian Rare Plant Program at the Lyon Arbo- Center for the new recreation center. Campus retum and Roxanne Adams, landscape manager Center is owned by students, and so the landfor Buildings and Grounds, gave presentations to scaping department has no say in what it does a crowded room of about 70 students, faculty and with its landscaping.

Adams’ grad student, Stankus, spoke staff in Hamilton Library last Thursday. about a live, interactive digital map of the Sugii spoke fi rst on precampus that has 1,200 different trees venting plant extinction. Adrepresenting 150 species. ams and her graduate stuIt is still a work in progdent Austin Stankus spoke ress, but they plan to make on the topic of University of Give an the map searchable by difHawai‘i at Mānoa campus y p ossib le ideas feed ba ferent categories. landscaping. c k to la n d sc a p an d UH.Lan Because of the work that in d g The dig scaping@gma at: went into the map, it is now LANDSCAPING THE ital map il.com. c an b http://tin known that landscaping has CAMPUS yurl.c om e found at: /3ju5xh to mow and water some 1.2 “I’ve been running 5. million square feet of grass on around working with campus. One can also filter the trees since I was a kid,” said map to look for trash cans and Adams in her opening to the room.

The goals of the landscaping department recycling containers, so there is never an exare to develop the campus grounds into a col- cuse to litter on campus.

“There are lots of things that people aren’t lection that faculty, students and staff can use as a resource, to identify and map as many trees aware of; most people don’t know that landscapon campus as possible, and to create gathering ing handles trash,” concluded Adams. spaces across campus.

For more on Hawaiian endangered speThe Sustainability Courtyard, between cies, visit our website.

HIG and Kuykendall Halls, was once a parking »Story on kaleo.org/news area where students wove between vehicles on their way to classes. But with the work of 120 volunteers, it was transformed into a place full of trees, shrubs and tables.

“Previously we had no budget; we had two guys with chain saws,” said Adams about the landscaping department’s resources. Now, the department has two certified arborists, and all employees get training on tree pruning and care.

It also has a $20,000 dedicated yearly budget.

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News UH sociology professor, student research Tongan and Samoan identities

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The Kava root is traditionally used in Tongan and Samoan rituals for its depressant qualities.

K ELSEY A MOS News Editor Although there are long-standing Samoan and Tongan communities in Hawai‘i, on the west coast of the U.S. and in Utah, the tendency to group Polynesians with Asians means that relatively little is popularly understood about the specificity of these cultures.

“The census bureau does exactly the same lumping. They’ve got ‘Asian and Pacific Islander.’ They’re entirely different groups; it makes so little sense,” said Susan Wurtzburg, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Wurtzburg, who has worked with Polynesian communities in Utah and New Zealand, is conducting a study on Samoan and Tongan identity in the context of movement and migration around the Pacific region.

“Often families are spread out across the Pacific ... people will sort of move between these links fairly loosely,” said Wurtzburg.

“The nuclear family doesn’t really exist either; it’s very much extended-family based,” said Randall Perez, a senior majoring in sociology who is heavily involved in the research project.

Factors driving migration also include the search for higher education

and movement for religious reasons, as many Tongans and Samoans have become involved in the Church of Latter-day Saints.

The research project will involve conducting as many interviews as possible with members of the Samoan and Tongan communities in order to gather qualitative information about the attitudes of a wide variety of community members. Wurtzburg said she will be focusing on four topics in particular: migration and return patterns; attitudes about ethnicity and gender; issues of alcohol and kava consumption; and body image, food and health.

“I think with this type of research what you’re trying to do is … get depth of understanding, but you’re also trying to get a range of the diversity in the community … to understand what is the full range of community experience,” said Wurtzburg.

Her research into these topics will eventually be made available to the public so that her fi ndings can work to serve the communities that are being studied.

For example, Wurtzburg explained, “Generally the Polynesian, including the Hawaiian communities, they’ve had issues with health and health disorders, often stemming from obesity – so issues like

stroke, diabetes, all sorts of things like this. And so I wanted to find out what ideas people in both communities ... have about health and body image and size.” Findings can then be given out locally to nurses, social workers and other health workers.

“Interestingly, the people who have contacted me, they think these are good research questions, and they see it as value for their community,” said Wurtzburg. She encourages the people she interviews to go on to do sociological research of their own.

Another goal of the study is to shed some light on cultural differences that affect students and the public perception of these communities.

“There’s different ways of interacting if you’re going to be polite according to Tongan style, versus showing student involvement according to a sort of western style. So I think students see that more understanding by the general public, of norms in the communities, can only translate into better things for them in many ways,” said Wurtzburg.

Based on interviews that have already been conducted, Perez added that he’s observed that their strong cultural identity contributes to the stereotype of Samoans and Tongans being perceived as foreigners or recent immigrants. “It seems as if there is a desire to stay culturally traditional … it’s like if you don’t do certain things or live a certain way, you’re not Tongan or Samoan or whatever.

They’ve held onto [their cultural identity], from what I can tell.”

The reasons behind this appreciation for traditional culture may become clearer as Wurtzburg and Perez are able to interview more people.

“You just gain a remarkable perspective into the meaning of their life from what they’re telling you,” said Wurtzburg.

Samoans or Tongans who would like to be interviewed for the study should email wurtzbur@hawaii.edu or call 808-956-7950.

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Features Hawaiian Halloween Doppelganger Dogs Š alt 2011 A True Story?

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Rain, Rain, and More Rain, Cold, Cold, Chilly Damp Cold, Dark, Dark, Light Voiding Dark, Spooky, Spooky, Downright Scary Spooky. It was the second day of All Souls weekend. The feral animal and house pets were quiet but restless. Even the humans spoke little, almost waiting GPS UIF MJHIUT UP HP PGG BHBJO FWFO JG CSJFnZ afraid to start anything knowing it probably DPVMEO U CF mOJTIFE DSFBUJOH BO VOmOJTIFE mess. It was a weekend no Honolulu resident would forget but would prefer not to remember how scared they were.

It was an old cottage apartment. I was sitting inside on the edge of the bed trying to decide go to sleep early, get that last bite to eat – in case the power went out and stayed out for a while or peek outside the door, again to see how badly it was still raining and how many lights were still on in the city a few minutes before midnight.

The fatigue of uncertainty was making me sleepy.

5IFO BO VONJTUBLBCMF CVU VOEFmOFE rustling sound from just outside the lanai door startled me. I slowly opened it again GPS UIF MBTU UJNF UP UBLF UIBU mOBM MBTU peek at the rain. It took my breath away.

Motionless it sat with its head up. Not friendly but not threatening either. Its coat was soaking wet yet it did not shiver. Its canine eyes stared into mine saying it’s your move man.

I stepped back, the dog did not move. Its eyes were still locked on mine I couldn’t turn away. I stepped back again still holding the door. I froze. Was it an Inugami, a legendary Japanese ethereal animal apparition? It seemed like forever.

I opened the door just a bit more, just enough to let him squeeze through but also not so wide that I could not quickly slam the door on the dog’s nose if needed.

The chicken skin was intense. I could feel the bumps growing. I thought my whole body was about to explode with hives.

I let go of the door and stepped away from the door. The dog stood up. Stepped back and then violently shook his body shedding all that water from his fur. All the while, he still held that hypnotic eye contact. He approached. Slowly with his nose he nudged the door, widening the opening but not much. He waited.

I stepped back further, a little. He slid through the opening and again waited.

I made an ever so slight motion for him to follow. Passing the linen closet, I grabbed an old Panama Jack beach towel and laid JU PO UIF LJUDIFO nPPS )F XBT B CJH EPH but he only lay down on one half of the towel with all four paws extending past the edges of the towel width. Gently, I folded the long part of the towel over the dog’s CBDL 'PS UIF mSTU UJNF B XBSNUI TIPXFE in his eyes. I placed a small cereal bowl of water in front of him. He blinked and closed his eyes.

All this supernatural electricity and the arrival of this mysterious guest had exhausted me so I turned off the lights laid down on my bed.

Morning came it was still overcast and still drizzling lightly. The kitchen was empty.

I stepped out on the lanai. The cereal bowl I had left for the mystery canine was just outside the door it was still full.

Just beyond neatly folded in half was the Panama Jack towel. The dog was nowhere in sight. I picked up the towel. It was dry. I opened it up there was a faint but distinct silhouette of a dog on one half of the towel.

The concrete under the towel was dry. The rest of the lanai was wet.

I threw the towel in the washer. When it came out of the dryer, the silhouette was gone. Instead, I noticed letters, not well formed like those written by a child. They spelled out K-A-L-E-N. Some years later I was having lunch with an old friend and I recounted the story.

She commented about half way through the story that it must have been an intense experience since she could feel the electricity in the air even though the rainstorm had been quite e few months back. I told her no. it happened more than 20 years ago. She dropped her fork and it tipped over her water glass. She apologized and asked me to continue.

8IFO * EFTDSJCFE mOEJOH UIF MFUUFST KALEN, she gasped while sipping her water and spraying me with water from her water glass. She told me that two days before that very storm night her elementary school daughter had found a stray dog under their mailbox. The dog had sat with the mom who was suffering cramps that night and had calmed the cramps.

That morning when they had all woken VQ UIF EPH XBT HPOF 5IF mSTU UIJOH UIF daughter said was, “Where is Kalen?�

Who is Kalen? The mom asked. “Our dog. The one, that was here last night. I named him Kalen when I found him.�

I asked what is the daughter doing now? “ She is a veterinarian.� “Do you every discuss that night with her?� “Only twice and both times she said, I don’t want to talk about it, It’s personal.�

I know it really happened. The next day a neighbor asked why my cottage was the only one on the street that had lights that night. Every time I go walking on my street after a Halloween rain all the bored dogs who usually bark at every passer by just come to their fence give me the “Kalen� “eye� and don’t make a sound.

And of course how can you explain the dropped fork and water spray 20 years later and my step daughter veterinarian who still wants to hang on to that strange but personal ghost magic and still will not talk about it 35 years later.

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Acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami debuts book DAVID TER AOK A Staff Writer Japanese author Haruki Murakami sells books around the globe, with his works (translated into almost 40 languages) making him a contender for the Nobel Prize this year. But living in Hawai‘i, he feels like an average guy. “When I’m doing [everyday] things, I think of myself as an ordinary guy. It’s important for me to think that way,� Murakami said.

Looking relaxed in his plaid shirt and jeans, sitting in his modest office on campus, he seems like a typical person. He enjoys ironing shirts, washing cars and cooking.

A visiting writer for the Fall 2011 semester, Murakami is no stranger to the islands. “I love this place very much ... Hawai‘i is a very good place for me to work,� he said. “I used to be on Kaua‘i. [It’s] very beautiful, but these days, I move to O‘ahu. It is very convenient.�

Born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, Murakami began writing at age 30. He has been awarded the International Short Story Award and the Asahi Prize for his novels and short stories, but the fame is not something he enjoys.

He said he ďŹ nds being rumored to be a Nobel Prize nominee “disturbing.â€? “I have my own readers, so I can live on through my writing. I don’t need any prize.

Good readers are my prize. I try not to think about anything else,�

Murakami said.

It released two years ago in Japan in three volumes, but the A merican edition will be one book of over a thousand pages.

While writing the novel, Murakami didn’t expect it to take so long. “I [thought] I would be able to complete it in less than two years. But once I started writing, I couldn’t stop,� he said.

The book follows the stories of two adults in Japan during 1984. Young Aomame ďŹ nds herself living a parallel life, while math teacher Tengo becomes overwhelmed by a ghostwriting project. It is his ďŹ rst book written entirely in third person. “Kafka on the Shore,â€? winner of the Franz Kafka Award in Germany, was his only other novel to use this perspective. He views the style change as a challenge. “The third-person voice gives me a wider perspective in my writing. So I enjoyed it very much,â€? he said.

Murakami’s surrealist books have captivated readers of all age groups. “I don’t know why,� he said, laughing. “I believe if the story is good, anybody enjoys that story. There is no age, old

or young. If it’s a good story, and it’s riveting, it works. It should be an exciting story.�

In Hawai‘i, Murakami is taking a break from ďŹ ction. He sometimes takes six to nine month breaks to get ideas, and is currently writing magazine articles and essays.

For more on Haruki Murakami check out the full article online. ÂťKaLeo.org/features

PA S T WO R K His new book, “1Q84,� released in the U.S. yesterday, took three years to write and is his longest book to date.

DAVID TERAOKA / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

Haruki Murakami, author of 12 novels, is currently a visiting writer in residence for the Fall 2011 semester in the Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literature.

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UHERO APEC video contest M AT T SYLVA Columnist The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation has been all over local news recently due to the upcoming series of meetings that will be taking place in Honolulu Nov. 7-13. There will be leaders from all 21 participating Asia/Pacific economies at the meetings.

As the meetings approach, the Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawai‘i is holding an APEC video contest. UHERO wants student opinions on “what APEC means to you as a UH student.”

Videos should be from two to four minutes long and can be submitted to apec2011video@gmail. com. Students can enter as individuals or as teams. Judges from the Economics Department, TIM School, APEC Hawai‘i Host Committee, KITV4 and other local agencies will choose fi ve winners from 10 fi nalists.

The video and application must be submitted by Oct. 28 at midnight.

The winners may win an iPad, Visa cash cards or other prizes.

For an application and more details about this opportunity go to the website at: http:// w w w. u h e r o . h a w a i i . e d u / 74 / apec-project.

CORRECTION An Oct. 16 article regarding the BikeUHM event should have indicated that the Hawai‘i Bicycling League received funding for the “Bicycle Friendly: UHM” grant. John Yeh should have also been referred to as “he” in the final sentence.

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In today’s competitive business environment, it is essential to be a good public speaker. In reection of this, students at the University of Hawai‘i at MÄ noa are required to take a 300-level or higher course that satisďŹ es the Oral Communication requirement.

However, getting a bad grade on a presentation can be very discouraging for anyone, and some people may need more practice than others to become better speakers.

The East-West Toastmasters club at UH MÄ noa allows students, faculty and staff to practice delivering speeches without having to worry about getting a bad grade or paying a lot of money to take a public speaking class.

Members meet on the ďŹ rst and third Tuesday of each month in Hemenway Hall 215 at 11:30 a.m. At their meetings, members may deliver 10 different kinds of speeches. Membership costs $5

a month, and students receive feedback from more experienced speakers in the club. “Most speeches are ďŹ ve to seven minutes long, and speakers present when they feel comfortable,â€? said Vice President of Education Fernando Santiago-Mandujano.

The speaker must remember the speech, and some of the speeches are prepared in advance.

Impromptu speeches, which are delivered without much preparation, must last from one to two minutes.

When preparing for a speech, members get to select their own topic, but they must follow certain guidelines according to the manual that they receive by joining the Toastmasters.

Every meeting is organized by a Toastmaster-of-the-day, and this member is responsible for ďŹ nding the titles of the speeches, what the speeches are about, and creating an agenda for the meeting.

During the presentations, members do not rely heavily on presentational software, and an “Ah

Counterâ€? or grammarian counts the number of conversational ďŹ llers that the speaker uses – such as “ah,â€? “so,â€? “um,â€? “butâ€? or “er.â€?

The East-West Toastmasters club has been around since 1924, and has about 250,000 members in more than 12,500 clubs in 106 countries. In Hawai‘i, there are over 60 Toastmaster clubs for people to join.

In order to join, a person needs to be 18 years or older and ďŹ ll out an application form from the club’s VP of Membership or from one of the other ofďŹ cers. People that are interested in joining the Toastmasters can also join by attending any of the club meetings. “In Toastmasters, you learn not only how to deliver a speech but also how to stand, what kind of wording to use, pitch, organization and content,â€? said Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences graduate student Nancy Niklis. “Ideally, the best way to get better at public speaking is to get as much practice as possible.â€?

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TREVOR Z AKOV Staff Writer Moammar GadhaďŹ , leader of Libya since 1969, was murdered last week. GadhaďŹ â€™s last moments were horriďŹ c, gruesome and undeniably inhumane. He died in the hands of rebel ďŹ ghters who were determined to overthrow GadhaďŹ â€™s government. In these past eight months of Libyan civil war, the U.S. and Western media have done an exceptional job of vilifying GadhaďŹ . The media only very brie y touched upon some of the success stories achieved during GadhaďŹ â€™s rule in Libya.

There’s no room for doubt; GadhaďŹ was a strong-arm dictator who imposed some austere rules and practices in order to maintain law and order. But in light of such lopsided elation because of his death, it is respectful and humane to brie y recognize some of GadhaďŹ â€™s stellar accomplishments.

Although he was commonly known as Colonel GadhaďŹ , GadhaďŹ was in actuality only a lieutenant in the Libyan Army in

1969, when he led a bloodless coup against the ruling government of then King Idris. One of the ďŹ rst promises GadhaďŹ made upon the founding of the Libyan Arab Republic was to guarantee that each and every Libyan would own a home. Housing was a Libyan’s right, and no longer just a luxury for the few.

GadhaďŹ was serious about this promise. GadhaďŹ stated that every Libyan would be properly housed, and that his own parents would be the ďŹ nal people in the country to receive their home.

Sadly, his parents passed away before this promise could be fulďŹ lled. One vehicle per household was another objective proposed

by GadhaďŹ . This goal is achievable for Libya, considering the fact that the average price of gasoline per gallon is 65 cents, and an average Libyan household income is above $14,000 annually.

For many years now, Libya has enjoyed the highest standard of living on the African continent.

Furthermore, the literacy rate in Libya rose from 10 percent to

over 90 percent during GadhaďŹ â€™s time in power. Equal rights were established for women and black Africans, and a generous welfare system was implemented that allowed citizens access to free healthcare and education. Libyans who married were given a $50,000 gift by the government to help start their household. Libya’s vast natural resources were entirely nationalized, and GadhaďŹ was able to fund his massive social projects with money earned from oil production and similar sources. GadhaďŹ allocated massive resources to the highly ambitious Great Manmade River project, which connected nearly all of Libya’s cities deep in the Sahara Desert with fresh drinking water.

Unlike the U.S. and many European nations today, Libya remained debt-free as a nation throughout GadhaďŹ â€™s 42-year rule.

Also, putting to shame the lackluster 2010 GDP growth rates of many supposedly First-World countries, Libya’s 2010 GDP indicated a solid 10.6 percent rate of growth.

GadhaďŹ may have been a

bona ďŹ de nut when compared to other world leaders. But he was still quite in tune with the times; Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Lindsay Lohan and Usher have all been guests of honor at private concerts and parties hosted by the GadhaďŹ family.

But the A rab Spring proved to be a potent mix of factors that led to the uprising of Lib yan citizens and neighboring A rab revolutionaries.

At the ďŹ rst sign of uprising, GadhaďŹ pledged to ďŹ ght to the bitter end. What we have witnessed over the past eight months is the ugly fulďŹ llment of that promise.

GadhaďŹ was taken out and delegitimized on numerous levels before being barbarically shot in the head.

The fact that those people who captured him alive were not able to ensure he was given a criminal trial only raises doubts as to what level of law and order the edgling government in Libya will be able to administer compared to GadhaďŹ â€™s impressive track record of economic success, independence and long-enduring civil peace.

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Panic abounds: the role of ‘sound bites,’ opinion and truth We live in a world of controversies, debates and 30 -second sound bites. A good example is the article

by Emi Aiko, titled “Seed giant Monsanto funds CTAHR students�

(Oct. 11), which has stirred some controversy and raised some questions. The main catalyst for controversy was a quote from an English professor at UH, who is clearly misinformed with regard to the topic of genetic engineering in agriculture. But because we only have 30 -second sound bites in reporting and reading the information, there is really no opportunity for meaningful discourse and education on the topic.

I believe that we are all entitled to our opinions, and we should be allowed to make our own choices. But these choices should be based on scientifically tested information, rather than personal opinion. For the record: it is not true that genetically modi-

fied (more accurately, genetically engineered) crops cause cancer; they have never bankrupted farmers. Seed companies do not sell sterile seeds (sterile seeds cannot germinate; why would anyone sell them?), nor push out local farmers. There are no credible reports of any of these putative evils from any trustworthy sources.

A brief sound bite from a (perhaps biased?) individual, including much misinformation, creates the impression of much evil-doing where it does not exist. This polarizes the issue, and seeks no solution by concentrating on the true problems. For a balanced perspective on agricultural biotechnology, please visit my website at www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/biotech.

My biggest concern is that this all misses the point. Why do we have to import more than 80 percent of what we consume in Hawai‘i? The problem is that farming in Hawai‘i is not easy.

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est numbers of invasive plant pests and diseases in the U.S. These are all aspects that need to be addressed in developing sustainable agriculture locally, whether in the form of organic agriculture or convention agriculture.

The real point here is that the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (the ďŹ rst UH College, Hawai‘i’s Land Grant College) addresses the needs of all farmers.

The fact that our college has accepted funds from Monsanto does not detract from our mission. The funds from Monsanto were donated with no strings attached.

Different opinions are good and healthy, and must be encouraged.

But we must avoid falling into the trap of making judgments based on 30-second sound bites. How about a discussion of credible information?

DR. A NIA WIECZOREK Associate Professor,Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences Wieczorek runs the molecular ecology lab, and biotechnology education program at CTAHR.

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Opinions GMO dangers Thank you for running a story on the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources’ unfortunate decision to pursue funding from Monsanto.

The rise of Monsanto in Hawai‘i has been matched by community concern over the appropriateness of GMO agricultural products in general. Not only groups like GMO-Free Moloka‘i, GMO-Free Maui, but even smaller farms and community garden groups must read the CTAHR’s collaboration with Monsanto as further evidence of the university’s distance from their needs.

Genetically modiďŹ ed crops have been linked to the development of “superweedsâ€? (plants with higher levels of resistance to pesticides, the increased use of pesticides that are capable of killing a spectrum of beneďŹ cial plants and animals, and most crucially, the haphazard contamination of conventional and organic crops. These harms are particularly problematic in light of Hawai‘i’s burgeoning local organic food movement.

With this funding from Monsanto, CTAHR distances the university even further from those communities who are most mobilized to further-needed applications of research and funding for sustainable tropical agriculture. The situation begs for more visionary leadership and a stronger connection to the communities that the university is meant to serve.

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Softball gears up for fall season TAWNI R ICKET TS Contributing Writer Many people think of fall as a time for college football, good company and NFL Sunday Ticket – but what about hot dogs, peanuts, dugout cheers and softball games?

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa softball head coach Bob Coolen has announced the Rainbow Wahine’s fi ve-game fall schedule. The ’Bows will open with their annual alumnae game, followed by a three-game series against Chaminade, and will conclude with a scrimmage against UH Hilo in Kahului, Maui.

“We’re looking to see who’s going to step up and show up in the fall, because we only have

fi ve games,” senior pitcher and two-time WAC Pitcher of the Year Stephanie Ricketts (no relation to the reporter) said.

“Of course we want to get all of our players in the game to see what all of their abilities are, but we also need to focus on getting the lineup together and have that lineup work with each other, so when spring comes rolling around we’re set and ready to go,” associate head coach Dee Wisneski said.

The alumnae game is set to take place on Oct. 29 at 4 p.m.

This game will give the current Rainbow Wahine roster a chance to play against previous ’Bows. Eight of the Rainbow Wahine alumnae play on professional teams overseas.

“It tends to get a little bit serious – when the alumnae come back, they want to win.

It ’s about pride, and of course the girls on the roster now don’t want to lose to so - called ‘old folk,’” Wisneski said.

Following the alumnae game, the three-game series against the Chaminade Silverswords will commence on Friday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m. with a single game, followed by a double header on Saturday, Nov. 5, beginning at 10 a.m. Admission is free to all games at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.

T O T H E VA L L E Y I S L E The fall season will conclude on Maui as the Rainbow Wahine go up against UH Hilo at the newly renovated Maui High School

softball field on Saturday, Nov. 12, at noon. The cost of admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students.

The ’Bows haven’t played UH Hilo since 2004, and haven’t traveled to Maui since the mid ’90s.

“It’s going to be great going back to Maui,” Coolen said in a press release. “It will be a welcome reconnection against our sister school.”

The Rainbow Wahine coaching staff will also be conducting a two-day softball clinic for girls aged 9 to 18.

“We go through what we teach our players and our philosophy on softball. We’ll cover fielding and hitting, work on bunting the short game, and maybe go over some pitching and catching. It’ll cover basically the whole aspect of soft-

ball,” Wisneski said.

A fter spending her high school softball career traveling to O‘ahu to play, Jessica Iwata, the junior shortstop from Kaua‘i, knows firsthand the importance of reaching out to neighbor island communities.

“A lot of the outer islands don’t really get to see the playing levels that they can see here [on O‘ahu],” Iwata said. “ The level of competition isn’t even close on the outer islands when compared to here.

“I met a younger team from Maui when they were here for a tournament. I talked to them about what it’s like to be from an outer island, and how it’s a little bit harder to be seen by colleges. They’re really excited about seeing me play.”

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Crossing the ocean for cross-country JO OEY EY R AM AMIREZ AMIR IREZ IR EZ Staff Staf St a f Writer af Writ Wr i er it e Sophomore Kevyn Murphy Soph So phom om mor o e Ke Kevy vy yn M u rphy crossed ha s cr has cros o se os sed d both both t desert des eser e t and er an nd ocean occ ean o in order to end up in herr current i n he h c u rr rren entt role leading runner. ro ole l as Hawai‘i’s Ha lead adin ad ing g ru run n ner. e r.

Hailing from Manhattan H ailing f ro rom m M a nh hat a taa n Beach, B e h, h Calif., Califf ..,, Murphy Mur urph phy ph y dominated do d omi m na nate ted te d the the competition com co mpetitio ion io on at Mira M iirr a Costa C s t a High Co Hi gh School.

Scho Sc hooll . There, ho Therre , she she lettered let ette t ered te d in both b oth cross-country c os cr osss-cc ountry y and an nd track t rac tr ack k and a d fi eld an eld for three th thre h re re e years ye ars straight.

However, she was far f ar a from the average a er av e ag ge high gh school athlete. att hl hlete.

She named California’s S he e was w as n a ed to am o Ca Californ n iaa’s all-state alll -ss ta t te t team m three times t im imess (including ( in i cluding once by by the th he Los Los Angeles A geless Times), An T mes),, Daily Ti Daill y Breeze Runnerr of of the t he he Year Yea earr (twice), (twi (t wice), and the t he team’s team m’s most valuable v al a ua u bl ble e playerr (twice). (tw t wice) e)..

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F ROM R OM O T H E S U N D E V I L S… A After fter ft e h her er senior s en e io iorr year, ye e ar a , Mu Murp Murphy rphy hy committed c om ommi mittt ed to run ru n for for Arizona University.

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Sophomore Kevyn Murphy and the Rainbow Wahine will host the WAC Championships this Saturday

whole year, but was ““II rredshirted edshi hii r ed hirt d the who h le yea eaa r, r b ut I tthink hink hi nk tthat haa t wa w as a positive the here. p po ssii t ivv e in th h e eend nd because I en eended de e d up h err e. ere. e ... I jjust ust us wasn’t desert,” Murphy said. “[ASU] w a sn’t s n t happy y in n the de dese s rt,”” M u ph ur phyy sa said i . “[ id [ AS A U U]] is is a great butt I wa wasn’t happy.” g gre r ea e a t athlete sschool, c hool ol,, bu ol b wasn s n’t sn ’t h appy ap py.” .”

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In on island, n her fi rst r t year rs ar o n the is isla land a nd n , Mu Murphy quickly ly y made m ad de splash with Rainbow a spla a sh w itt h the Ra ith Rain inbo in b w Wahine. bo Wahi Wa hine hi ne.. She ne Sh he competed comp co mpet mp e ed in et n six si x meets, performance Big m meet me e et ets, s iincluding s, ncclu nclu luding g a third-place t hi h rd-p pla l ce p erfo er f rm fo rman ance att th thee Bi ig nish Wave Wa ve Invitational I nv nvit itat a iona naa l and and a 165th-place 1 5t 16 5thh-pl hp aacc e overall pl o er ov eral alll fi fini sh at at th thee West NC A A W NC NCA ess t Regionals.

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L E A D I N G T H E ʻB ʻ B OW S Despite Des espi pite ite h her e str er strong ron ong gd debut, ebut, it ha has a s be b e en been nM Murphy’s urph hy’s encore performance p pe rfor rf orma or manc ma n e that nc that is is really re ally stealing steal alin ing g the t he show. From the th Wahine’s vvery ver ve e ry r y fi rrst s rrace, st ace, ac e she e, she has hass clearly clearly been bee en the th he Rainbow Ra W hine’s Wa performer. rst ttop to p perfor r me m r. r She S he has haass placed fi rs s t fo forr the the ’Bows ’Bow ow w s in aall ll but and honored one race, an nd wa wass recently honor red as a s the the Western W st We ster ern n AthAt h Conference letic Conferen encee Athlete of the We Week ek ffor or cross-country. c ro ross ss-cc ou ount ntry ry.

Although be her A lthoug u h she continues to b e re rrecognized e co c o gn g iz i ed e ffor or h eerr dominance domi do minaa nc nce e on the hee course, c ou ours rse, rs e, Murphy M ur urph p h y keeps keep ke epss a level leve le ve vel e l head hee ad h d about her ab b ou outt he h e r success. s u cces succ ess. s “I don’t do o n’ n t know. know kn ow. I do my m y running. runn ru nnin ing. g. I do my workouts. workout u s.. number Butt it Bu it’s ’ more that everyone everyon n e helps help he lpss you yo u get to num m be berr one,” Murphy said.

WAC WA AC DREAMS Murphy Murr ph phy looks llo ook oks ks to t o lead lea ead d he her team am as they e host hos ostt the the 2011 20011 11 Western Conference W West We e st ster ern er n Athletic A thl At h et hl etic ic C onfere renc ncee Championships.

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