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Exhibitionist reported by female student K ELSEY A MOS News Editor

A n unknown male driver exposed himself to a female student who was walking in the College Hill area last Wednesday, prompting Campus Security to issue a schoolwide warning to pedestrians. The student reported to Campus Security that she was walking with a friend in the residential area between University Avenue and Mānoa Road when a blond, mustachioed man in his 40s

driving a “green Jeep or small SUV” asked for directions to the freeway. The suspect lured the student toward the vehicle by speaking very softly. The student said that when she approached, she saw through the window that the suspect had exposed himself and was masturbating. The student walked away, and the suspect drove off. “She wanted to make sure everyone knew so we wouldn’t have a problem with this guy,” said Captain Donald Dawson of Campus Security, on the student who reported her experience. Dawson explained that incidents such as this may be an unfortunate side effect of the beginning of the school year. As students return to school, so do potential “We’ve predators. had that happen over there before – up to some-

one trying to pull someone into a car,” said Dawson. Dawson said there have been no other reports of similar incidents since last Wednesday, despite, or perhaps because of, information and warnings that were sent out to the university community and the residents and neighborhood watch of the area where the incident took place. He stressed that it can be difficult to think on your feet in situations such as this one, but that using cell phones to take pictures or video of a situation can make all the difference. He also emphasized it is a good idea to program the Campus Security number into your address book or speed dial. “Nowadays a phone is a phenomenal weapon, in a sense,” he said. In a press release, Campus Security gave the follow-

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ing recommendations to protect against similar acts. “Be aware of your surroundings and trust your instincts. If you feel unsafe or uncomfortable, in any situation, act on that feeling. Your safety is the first priority. “If you fi nd yourself in this type of situation, even if the suspect has left the scene, call Campus Security and offi cers will respond to your location.” Anyone with information about this case should call Campus Security at 808-956 -6911.

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ZARQAWI’S ICE CREAM Memories from a UH student’s time in Iraq.

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No further incidents have been reported since last Wednesday, but Campus Security urged students to remain aware.

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The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has been added to a list of colleges participating in the “Grow a College” competition on social news site reddit.com. The website hopes to bring college campuses together through their site. Like digg or Slashdot, reddit is a news site where users submit webpages or text to be voted on. Users then vote the link “up” or “down,” allowing the most popular links to go to the front page. There is also an account-based comment system to foster a sense of community on the website. The site is organized by topic, and allows any user to create a group for any topic, or “subreddit.” The contest includes over 200 colleges across the globe and aims to see which school can get the most “activity growth” for their subreddit. There are three awards, which are for absolute growth, percentage growth, and administrative choice. The winners receive reddit paraphernalia and will be featured on the front page. Ranked 125th on A lexa.com’s Top 500 Sites, reddit gets over half a million unique visitors a

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day. Created in 2005, it is an active and thriving community with over 50,000 subreddits. Senior computer science major Todd Taomae, a reddit user, likes the variance in the community. “ They [users] come from all parts of the world and nearly all ages. They can be a ver y positive force and have been known to help strangers in need,” he wrote in an email. The diversity of groups on reddit allows a user to find information on nearly any topic. It can be used for leisure, with subreddits such as “Funny,” “Video” or “Music.” COURTESY OF REDDIT.COM Many of these groups are educational, with multiple subreddits dedicated to math, physics and chemistry. Other subreddits help to teach less formal subjects, such as “Today I Learned” or “How To.” Taomae likes the subreddit “Askscience” best, a group where any user can get a scientific answer to a question. “It’s a great place to learn about any number of topics in a way that is often very accessible to a layperson,” he wrote. Groups that may be of special interest for students include the “Hawai‘i” and “University of Hawai‘i subreddits, where users have coordinated meetings and events. Posts worth noting include a list of things to do and places to eat on O‘ahu.

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Press conference reflects on civil impact of 9/11 TAYLOR MORRIS Contributing Writer Nearly 10 years have passed since the Sept. 11 attacks, and A mericans still live in an altered world. The Honolulu-based online news source Civil Beat teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai‘i last Wednesday to hold a video press conference refl ecting on how the United States is different today because of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Anthony Lang, director of the ACLU National Security Project Hina Shamsi, Civil Beat reporter Michael Levine, and University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa law student Mickey Knox formed a panel of experts who responded to the electronically-submitted questions of student journalists from around the state.

PREVENTION The FBI has an obligation to respect the civil rights of Americans, but some civil liberties have been compromised in the interest of public safety. Before the events of 9/11, the FBI worked as a reactive institution, taking action after a crime had been committed. Post 9/11, the FBI became a preventative institution, working to avert crimes. “Our main goal is to prevent that [terrorist activity] and keep

the nation safe. Unfortunately, to do that, some civil liberties must be restrained,” stated Lang. Recent Transportation Security Administration measures have caused chaos in airports across the nation. The searches have become more intrusive, upsetting many citizens. “They are administrative searches for the justice and safety of the public, and that’s something the courts said we can do now for public safety,” said Lang.

R AC I A L P RO F I L I N G In 2001, there were talks of laws to prohibit racial profi ling. “The reason that profiling doesn’t work is that we know that race and ethnicity and national origin and religion are not predictors of criminal conduct,” Shamsi stated. But after 9/11, racial profi ling became much more acceptable because of the nationwide panic. “It [racial profi ling] is holding back all of America’s immigrant and racial minority and religious minority communities, because unless it’s banned for everyone, unless we say no group can be singled out on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, then all groups are open to being singled out. It’s Muslims today and it could be any other group tomorrow,” said Shamsi. In 2003, the government released a set of guidelines banning racial profi ling; however, those

rules do not apply in matters of national security. In response to this, Lang said, “We do not do racial profi ling. In regards to just selecting a group, we avoid doing that.”

LOCAL EFFECTS Government policies to increase national security have infl uenced local institutions and their degree of privacy. In Hawai‘i, the government has refused to release names of local judges, and the Honolulu Police Department has declined to reveal names of police officers, because doing so could potentially compromise undercover operations. “We’ve seen that mentality even here, locally in Hawai‘i, where terrorism may not be as dramatic of a threat 10 years after 9/11 as it was in New York and Washington, D.C. that day,” Levine said. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, America was altered to fit the needs of the nation. Ten years later, American citizens still live in the aftershock of that day. Knox said, “It’s still living memory. Even for those of us who upon refl ection decided that the security measures we took went too far, the emotional toll and the fear of being attacked like that are still there.”

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Economical eats: beer and bacon chicken L EAH YAMAMOTO Contributing Writer With possible tuition hikes of up to 46 percent set to take effect next fall, it would do all of us some good to try and save a buck or two here and there. However, saving money may be easier said than done, due to the many costs

of college living. One expense college students must pay daily, consciously or not, is food. In theory, sticking to a food budget seems like an achievable task, but when family resources major Micah Cabalo, Hawaiian language major Chase Kanuha and history major Rykin Enos were asked, they estimated that

they spent anywhere from $75-90 a week on food – which can easily exceed $3,900 a year. A seemingly obvious solution to cutting food costs is to purchase bargain food items like instant ramen noodles and microwaveable burritos, but cost-conscious food items such as these, while satisfying for your wallet, may lack the

type of nutritional and taste value that you’re seeking. Here’s a solution: a meal made with just six affordable ingredients. Two of those ingredients are beer and bacon, which many college students will fi nd lying in their refrigerators. In this recipe, chicken thighs are seared in bacon drippings then

served in a dark and silky sauce of reduced beer with a tangy undertone of vinegar. At an approximate cost of $1.53 per serving, this dish is not only a superior alternative to a cheap TV dinner, but will satisfy the needs of a hungry college student on a shoestring budget. See Chicken recipe, next page

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Chicken recipe: SAVE MONEY ON FOOD BY USING CHEAP INGREDIENTS from previous page

B E E R A N D BAC O N C H I C K E N Serves 4 Adapted from FoodNetwork.com Ingredients 3 slices bacon 4 chicken thighs 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 12 ounces dark beer, such as Newcastle Brown Ale 2 tablespoons white vinegar 3 tablespoons honey Salt and black pepper Directions Preheat the oven to 400° F. In a high-sided pot or pan, crisp the bacon on medium high. To get rid of excess oil, place cooked bacon on a plate lined with a paper towel. Leave drippings in the pan. To ensure a proper sear, pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Season both sides of the chicken liberally with salt and pepper. On medium-high heat, sear the chicken in the bacon drippings on both sides. Once the chicken is seared, remove the chicken to a plate.

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Add the sliced onions to the pan, season with salt and pepper, and cook until translucent. Turn the heat down to medium-low and add the honey. Cook onions with honey until onions become caramelized, about 10 minutes. Deglaze the pan by adding the beer. Simmer onions and beer together for about 5 minutes. Add the chicken back into the pan with the onions and beer. Cover the pan and allow the chicken to simmer for 30 to 40 minutes. While the chicken cooks, crumble the bacon and set aside. When the chicken is fully cooked,* move the chicken to a plate. Add the vinegar to the sauce and simmer, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes until sauce thickens. When the sauce has thickened, pour it over the chicken. Finish the dish by topping it with the crumbled bacon. *Note: Poultry must always be cooked through. Make sure that when the chicken is sliced, the juices run clear (i.e. no blood). If you have a meat thermometer, the internal temperature should be at least 165° F.

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COURTESY OF ANDREW GOLDSMITH

Andrew Goldsmith poses with a girl from the neighborhood of Qahira after a search on a nearby house for weapons. A LVIN PARK Features Editor Andrew Goldsmith, a 26-yearold philosophy major at the University of Hawai‘i at MÄ noa, always dreamed of being a part of war. Born and raised in mellow Redondo Beach, Calif., where he spent his days surfing and skating, then 19 -year-old Goldsmith was eager to escape the boredom of his lazy hometown life by joining the military. “It really just came to me while I was sitting in economics class in community college, bored,â€? said Goldsmith. “I call it the ‘call of adventure.’ It just kind of struck me.â€? With the United States still reeling from the 9/11 attacks

years later, the tragedy’s ubiquitous presence in the media reinforced Goldsmith’s thoughts of joining the Army. He enlisted in 2004, and spent the entire year doing basic training before being stationed in Colorado for Iraq training. Goldsmith then spent 2006 in the Diyala province of Iraq, and graduated from the United States Army Ranger School in 2007. In October of 2008, after spending most of the year in Baghdad, Goldsmith found solace in Hawai‘i during an 18-day midtour leave. As he fell in love with the state during his stay, he decided to apply to UH MÄ noa. “[Hawai‘i] was the polar opposite of what life is like in Iraq. It was very mellow, low-key, a dif-

ferent wavelength, and I figured that coming to Hawai‘i and being a student here would be healthy for me,â€? he said. “It would help me recover and rest from five years in the military.â€? Goldsmith returned to the Middle East after leave to resume his duties, but received his acceptance letter to UH MÄ noa one month later in Baghdad.

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After leaving the army, Goldsmith started his ďŹ rst semester at UH MÄ noa in fall 2009. It was around this time that an idea to write a memoir based on his experiences – the good and the bad – began to “coalesceâ€? in his mind. See Iraq memoir, next page

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Iraq memoir: UH student recalls combat from previous page

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Andrew Goldsmith, right, patrols with fellow service member Michael Durkin near Ur, Iraq. “I kept on reminiscing and jotting down notes from all my experiences in the Army,â€? he said. “It was something I had to do. The memories, the stories and interactions were very cathartic to write down.â€? Goldsmith spent 2010 writing, editing and self-publishing his book, which was released in June 2011. He titled it “Zarqawi’s Ice Cream: Tales of Mediocre Infantr ymen.â€? The term “mediocre infantrymen,â€? a reoccurring theme throughout the book, is a reection of the at-times mundane and tedious reality of war that often got the best of him, said Goldsmith. Hoping to encapsulate all aspects of war, Goldsmith wrote the book to “capture an honest, un inching look at what it really means to be an infantryman in the modern Army – with all the stuff that comes with it.â€? The book is a collection of 35 war stories, and includes epi-

sodes such as Goldsmith’s quarrels with the Army base cooks, as well as the chapter after which the book is named. In the chapter titled “Zarqawi’s Ice Cream,� Goldsmith recalls the manhunt to kill Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, an Islamic militant who was responsible for a series of attacks and bombings during the Iraq War. “In April 2006, a mission came down one night to capture or kill Zarqawi. The briefing was clear: if you see a blue car, pump it full of holes or blow it up – just kill him,� Goldsmith said. “So [the infantr ymen] got all excited and, long stor y short, it just ended up being another nonsense mission.� The infantrymen realized that Zarqawi had cleared his hideout hours prior to an infantry invasion – leaving behind only a freezer stocked with Zarqawi’s ice cream. As an ironic ref lection of the type of missions that Goldsmith

and the other ‘mediocre infantr ymen’ experienced, Goldsmith felt it was a fitting theme for his memoir. “ The mission didn’t turn out the way we wanted it,� he said. “‘Zarqawi’s Ice Cream’ was basically the infantry mission that we thought was going to be the real, defining mission – but it just ended up being just as bad as any of them.� Despite disappointments and misconceptions, Goldsmith said he has “no regrets� over his experiences, and has many good memories. “My book captures triumph, as well as tragedy,� he said. “For every ‘Zarqawi’s Ice Cream,’ there’s another occasion where I saw incredible things from my friends and from myself.�

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COMMUNIT Y SUPPORT Now out of the Army and ďŹ nishing off his ďŹ nal semester at UH MÄ noa, Goldsmith is hoping to help the student veteran community on campus by being an active member of the UH MÄ noa Student Veterans Organization. A campus group that strives to provide resources and support to military veterans, the SVO’s vision is to see all veterans succeeding in higher education and life after graduation, while also serving as a community support group. “Like any organization, there is strength in numbers,â€? said Sam Kim, president of the SVO. “Plus, it’s always good to get to know new and interesting people, such as Andrew Goldsmith.â€? Goldsmith acknowledges the changes that he undertook during his time in the Army. “I’ve grown up a lot since then,â€? said Goldsmith. “The moments in the military in Iraq were so defined and pivotal that it’s like jumping off a cliff – there’s no going back now.â€?

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Opinions@kaleo.org | Taylor Gardner Editor | Boaz Rosen Associate

Opinions Liz: Call me old-fashioned, but I think a guy should always pay. I feel really uncomfortable when I am out with a guy and I have to pull out my wallet. It is what separates good men from bad boys. Your boyfriend probably feels good about himself that he is able to treat you. If he wanted you to pay for things, I highly doubt he would hesitate to say something. In any relationship, communication is key, so maybe take a moment and just tell him your feelings and ask if there is anything he would like you to do.

I recently started dating this guy who is rather well off, whereas I’ve been struggling with finances since school started. We’ve never talked about how we should handle the bill when we go out, and I hate to bring up money. He’s nice, but I hate to be a downer whenever I see the bill, whether it be going out or the groceries from cooking at home. Is there a way to handle this?

Sam: You want to approach this situation delicately. Be sure to choose your words wisely, because you need to communicate your feelings to your boyfriend. It may sting at times when you see the bill, or allow him to buy you things, but know that he is willing to – and enjoys doing so. You’ve probably heard this from friends and your female family members, but in all reality, your boyfriend should treat you and pay for things. If you’re worried about a lack of reciprocation in the relationship, then speak with your boyfriend about considering maybe once a week or every two weeks you treating him to a movie, a night out or a home-cooked meal. Always remember that money and material items don’t create love, but the happiness shared between the two of you does.

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A close call for help: the severity of domestic violence JAN K AWANO Staff Writer

After witnessing what I considered to be a violent domestic incident on campus (in broad daylight) and reporting it to a security guard – only to be brushed off – I realized that there must be a better system to protect students. The University of Hawai‘i at MÄ noa must be a safe institution of higher education, supporting the growth of its students. Recently, Ka Leo news editor Kelsey Amos promoted the “Take Back the Nightâ€? event, which will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Domestic violence is not an issue that can be swept aside. It is a relevant, prevalent and serious problem that affects all of us. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in every four women (usually ages 20-24 years old) will have experienced domestic violence. In addition to these statistics, one in every six women has been

the victim of rape or attempted rape. These statistics clearly highlight young women, myself

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included, as being statistically victimized by men. As any women’s studies major

will tell you, women are not helpless. There are many calls for fellowships among women, empowering one another to stand up to abuse. In Hawai‘i, there are shelters, such as Hawai‘i State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, â€˜ĹŒhia, Domestic Violence Action Center and Hale Ola Windward Abuse Shelter, who work to help women escape from their abusive relationships. They offer online help through their websites, as well as through helplines. In abusive relationships, leaving is not always an option. Financial dependency, emotional attachment, and children and other family all complicate the process of leaving. These shelters work to help women ďŹ nd other options, to stop the continuing cycle of emotional and physical turmoil. However, in an article recently published on WeNews, “To Prevent Violence, Insist Men Stop the Abuse,â€? Rob Okun insisted that the prevention of violence should not be placed on women,

but should be placed on men. He states, “Since the majority of men are not violent, it is time for them to speak out about the abuse a minority of men perpetrate.â€? He suggests that a start for the majority of men is to “begin with educationâ€? and learn methods of nonviolence. Though UH MÄ noa offers courses of study that promote these methods, such as peace and con ict education, most students spend their entire college career without hearing of violence-prevention methods. Men, as well as women, must take action to reduce domestic violence. The shelters accept willing volunteers to help. If that’s too much of a time commitment, PACE and women’s studies courses meet some graduation requirements. A start may be taking a class or two while getting some requirements out of the way. Or, a great start could be participating in “Take Back the Night.â€? GRAPHIC BY NICHOLAS SMITH/KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Students, staff getting stiffed Welcome back, students. Finding all the classes you need? Are you able to pay all your tuition? If not, it’s because most of the university’s money is going to fund the repayment of faculty salaries to their previous levels. Yes, that’s right, repayment. No other public worker union in the state has been repaid the 5 percent cuts they took two years ago because of the state’s struggling budget. That’s not a pay cut, that’s called a pay loan (see UH President M.R.C. Greenwood’s memo to the faculty in 2009: http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/ op/2009/1221-update.html). Your mentors, your teachers, the people who are supposed to be looking out for your interests, are in the end only looking out

for themselves. They are not in the same “canoe” as the rest of us (as also recently opined by local political columnists Richard Borecca and Dan Boylan, see: http://www.staradvertiser.com/ editorials/20110703_UH_professors _ get _to_ ride_ in _the_pay_ raise_canoe.html and h t t p : // w w w . m i d w e e k . c o m / c ont e nt /c olu m ns/mos t l y p ol i t i c s _ a r t i c l e/t h e _ g o v e r n o r s _ empt y_canoe/ ). Did you know many of the senior (and not-so-senior) professors are getting paid more than the governor? (This is a matter of public record; go look it up at the library.) Do you think their jobs are so diffi cult or so complex that they should be paid more than the governor of our state? I don’t think so. Meanwhile, poorly-paid

support staf f and custodial workers have to bear the brunt of the budget cuts that the highly-paid facult y and administra-

rein in the budget, why not start with the most highly-paid faculty and administrators (it ’s the same idea Obama has to

No other public worker union in the state has been repaid the 5 percent cuts they took two years ago because of the state’s struggling budget. tors (who come from – where else – facult y ranks) won’t. ( T his is t ypical treatment of white - and blue - collar workers in A merica, as described in Barbara Ehrenreich’s 20 01 book “Nickel and Dimed on ( Not) Getting by in A merica,” see: http://w w w.udwa.org/ n e w s l t _ a /11 -1 2 _ 0 5/ b _ e h r e n . htm). If the university wants to

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tax the richest among us) and make them take a permanent 5 percent pay cut like the rest of us did? Not to mention, do away with the $5,000 -a-month housing subsidy for the president, and consider not paying the football coach $1 million. The faculty whine and groan and threaten to leave any time their pay is reduced, but where would they go? California, where

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state universities are on the brink of collapse? Or Ohio State University, perhaps, where programs are being slashed and staff laid off? That actually might be a good idea, because with a senior professor’s salary, we could probably hire two or three new junior faculty who are enthusiastic, techsavvy, and more willing to actually help paddle the “canoe” the rest of us are in. So students, if your classes are cut or fi lled to capacity or you simply can’t afford a higher education anymore, it’s because all the money is going to the faculty. Shame on them.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR APEC = greed, not need

Your paper should provide a balanced approach about the Asia-PaciďŹ c Economic Cooperation and not just the perspective of those who organize or beneďŹ t from APEC’s activities. Many students, faculty – and people on the planet – oppose APEC and its goals of trade liberalization, further privatization, and deregulation of environmental and labor standards. While the ofďŹ cial face of APEC is the political representative of the “member economiesâ€? (as they like to call themselves), the real face of APEC is Big Business, whose agenda sets the goals and plans the actions that APEC member states will pursue as public policy. Behind the ofďŹ cial representatives, sweat shop owners, employers paying starvation wages, destroyers of rainforests, polluters of the world’s water, media monop-

olists and propagandists will meet in Hawai‘i to plot ways to increase their proďŹ ts at the expense of people and our planet. Working through national state representatives all too willing to subscribe to this capitalist agenda, APEC has become a driving force for further capitalist expansion. Indeed, “free tradersâ€? cite it as a “modelâ€? for other “regions.â€? Because this is the only agenda of APEC, it is a profoundly undemocratic and secretive organization. Instead of formal agreements, APEC works through national state policy makers who pass laws that favor Big Business with no democratic input into whether this is what we want for our world. None of these are things we should want to welcome to Hawai‘i (or anywhere). APEC is coming to Hawai‘i not

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to “show offâ€? the state but to try to squash spirited protest. APEC’s organizers are banking on the high cost and effort of traveling to Hawai‘i and the relative lack of organized protesters here to get away with the idea that “we all beneďŹ tâ€? from APEC. Let’s show them that this is not true. Most people in Hawai‘i are hurt by the agenda set by APEC. Most people in the world are. We can say “noâ€? to APEC, and we will.

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I want my 90 seconds back There are plenty of problems with the article “Firstweek frenzy.� I would like to comment on the ones that concern me the most. My main concern is that the article wasn’t newsworthy. Everybody knows that the dorms are dirty and a high majority of the students living in them party regularly. The primary purpose of a news article is to inform, and it doesn’t make sense to inform people of an issue that is common knowledge. In my opinion, the article wasn’t put together well and the content was poor. For proof of my claims, see the article. “First-week frenzy� wasted about a minute and a half of my life, and I hold the author and editor responsible. By the way, I would refer students who are having trouble with the condition of their dorm to page three of the Residence Hall Handbook (specifically, the first goal of the mission statement). A quality investigative report on sanitar y conditions in the dorms is probably in order. Use “ The Voice� to accomplish something, not just to hear yourself speak.

JORDAN HOLLEN Junior, Economics and Geography

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Sports

Cross-country season underway JEREMY NIT TA Staff Writer

In its fi rst meet of the season, the Rainbow Wahine cross-country team opened with a third-place fi nish in the Hawai‘i Pacifi c University Invitational last weekend. The 5K race featured the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, UH Hilo, Brigham Young UniversityHawai‘i, Chaminade and HPU, as well as a team from the University of Alaska Anchorage. “For the fi rst race of the sea-

son, I thought they did quite well, actually,” said head coach Carmyn James. UA A won the meet, fi nishing with an overall score of 21 points. In cross-country, the winning team receives the lowest score, as the number of points awarded to each competitor corresponds with the place in which he or she fi nishes. BYUH was the top Hawai‘i school, fi nishing with 51 points. UH fi nished with 78 points. “We were a little disappointed with our overall team placing,”

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Sophomore Kevyn Murphy (center) was UH Mānoa’s top finisher, placing eighth at the HPU Invitational last weekend. said James. “It would have been nice to have beaten BYUH.” Ruth Keino of UA A fi nished fi rst with a time of 18:22. UH’s top fi nisher was sophomore Kevyn Murphy, who placed eighth

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overall), with times of 20:03 and 20:43. “Our third and fi fth are both freshmen, so I was most impressed with their performance,” said James. “It’s definitely really exciting for a coach to have such a young team do well.”

ʻB OW S H O S T N E X T S T O P The Big Wave Invitational is the next meet on the Rainbow Wahine’s schedule. The race, hosted by Hawai‘i, will be held on Saturday in Kāne‘ohe. The women’s 5K race will begin at 7:15 a.m. at the Kāne‘ohe Klipper Golf Course.

“We moved the race up a week so that Alaska Anchorage could participate,” said James. “It’s nice when outstanding competition comes to Hawai‘i and we can take advantage of it and get those kind of races in.” James has an optimistic outlook for the Big Wave Invitational. “Our goal is to fi nish second, behind Alaska Anchorage,” said James. “The girls have a better idea of what a 5K feels like, so they can better pace themselves and do better. A big bunch of our runners fi nished close together, between the 22nd and 29th slots overall. A lot of girls have the potential to fi nish in our top five. We’ll do pretty well.”

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tournament with Cincinnati on Saturday. All matches will begin at 7 p.m. in the Stan Sheriff Center. All University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa students will receive free admission with validated ID. R ice (3 -2) enters the tournament after winning its last three matches, including a five -set thriller against Georgia Tech. The Owls maintained a balanced attack against the Yellow Jackets with five players in double figures in kills. Pacific (6-1) fell to Duke on Sept. 1, but has also achieved three consecutive wins, all sweeps. Cincinnati (5 -3) dropped its f irst three matches of the season, but has since won its last f ive, including a four-set victor y over No. 18 Oklahoma. T he Bearcats are the only one of the three teams receiving votes into the A merican Volleyball Coaches Association Top -25 rankings. A lthough Hawai‘i is the only ranked team in this week’s tournament, the ‘Bows know they have to be at their best every night. “It’s just focusing on ourselves and playing how we know how to play ... other teams may not be as good, but we have to keep our own level high,” said senior outside hitter Chanteal Satele.

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‘Bows look to right ship

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Junior libero Emily Maeda and the Rainbow Wahine will attempt to capture this weekend’s Verizon Volleyball Challenge. M ARC A R AK AKI Sports Editor Last season, middle hitter Emily Hartong averaged 2.04 kills per set, good for fi fth on the team. Hartong was named Western Athletic Conference freshman of the year. This season, in the fi rst six matches, freshman outside hitter Jane Croson is averaging 3.04 kills per set. “I just need to talk more and communicate, but as long as I’m still improving each game, I’ll be fine,” Croson said. “I still get ner vous, but as the match goes on, I just treat it like any other game.” Senior outside hitter Kanani Danielson said she is excited to have a Croson, new face and offensive weapon, on the court. “She [Croson] has stepped up a lot. She’s not playing like a freshman,” Danielson said. “We’re going to need her to keep playing and keep improving. She’s doing a really great job.” Croson is also excited to join a team with an outside hitter like Danielson. “It’s a great opportunity,” Croson said. “Not only do I learn from her, but it’s really nice for someone to have your back. If you’re in trouble, you know Kanani will be there. She’s like a go-to player, like a leader.”

B O U N C I N G B AC K No. 12 Hawai‘i (5 -1) is coming off of a disappointing loss to the UCLA Bruins in the championship match of the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic. It was just its fourth loss in 38 matches dating back to last season. “They’ll bounce back,” head coach Dave Shoji said. “We know we played well [against UCLA]. We just got to go back to the practice gym.” The Rainbow Wahine will look to get back on the winning track as they play their third consecutive tournament in as many weeks. And with the competition remaining high, Hawai‘i will try to maintain a focused mindset. “A lot of it is mental and physical,” Danielson said. “You don’t really have that recovery time like you would in the regular season. It just goes to show how young our team is. Everybody hasn’t been in this situation before, where you have to grind every single moment.”

VE RIZON VOLLE YBALL CHALLE NGE Hawai‘i must bounce back quickly if it hopes to claim its second consecutive Verizon Volleyball Challenge. The ‘Bows will open the tournament with Rice on Thursday, will play Pacifi c on Friday, and then will close the See Volleyball, page 15

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Freshman outside hitter Jane Croson averaged 2.91 kills per set in last weekend’s Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic.

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