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Relay For Life M AILE THOMAS Staff Writer

The American Cancer Society uses Relay For Life events to bring people together and to raise money for cancer research and treatment. But for some University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa students, Relay For Life hits closer to home.

UH student Kelly Majam was only a sophomore when she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. “No one wants to go to the doctor and hear the ‘C’ word, and no one ever expects that they will be diagnosed – at least I never thought I would,” she said. “Being in college, we tend to think we are invincible and are immune to the issues of the world, which is defi nitely not true.”

Majam, a member of the UH softball team, will be walking with other survivors in her first Relay For Life this Saturday at T.C. Ching Field. “One of my teammates, Dara Pagaduan, has been very involved in planning and preparing for Relay and has gotten our whole team involved,” Majam said. “I am so thankful for programs like this because I know that money raised is going to help people like me, who never saw cancer coming into their lives, and I will be able to give them support.”

Melissa Summers-Day, a law student, was diagnosed right before her 24th birthday with the same type of thyroid cancer as Majam. “When I got the test results and the doctor told me I had cancer, my world just felt like it started spinning.

There is so much fear attached to that word that hearing it feels unreal and horrible,” she said.

Summers-Day is the Survivorship Committee chair for Relay For Life, and this will be her first time participating. “I cannot wait to share the experience of Relay with all of them, as well as our fellow students, and to encourage everyone to join together in this fight,” she said.

Despite her struggles, she is able to keep a smile on her face and encourage people currently fighting cancer. “I would simply say don’t give up and don’t be afraid to reach out to others,” she said. “Just know that you are not alone. That’s what is so great about Relay: It allows the community to get together and show survivors and their loved ones that they are supported.”

Relay For Life When: Saturday, April 14 at 6 p.m.-Sunday, April 15 at 6 a.m.

Where: Clarence T.C. Ching Field Event Times: Opening ceremony: 6 p.m.

Survivor lap: 6:15 p.m.

Fight back: 8 p.m. and 2 a.m.

Luminaria ceremony: 10 p.m.

Closing ceremony: 5:45 a.m.

Rewind Relay for Life began in 1985 when Dr. Klatt, a colorectal surgeon from Tacoma, Wash., spent a full 24 hours circling the track at the University of Puget Sound and totaled a staggering 83 miles.

Friends donated money

and joined him in his walk and raised a total off $27,000 toward the fightt against cancer. Then, in 1986, the first ever Relay event, known then as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Againstt Cancer, took place andd raised $33,000.

COURTESY OF DARRAH KAUHANE-FLOERKE

Relay For Life is not exclusive to America; it has events in over 600 communities across 21 countries.

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Native Hawaiian Student Scholar Brown Bag Series Presented by The Kohala Center and Hawai'inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge Dr. Noelani Arista Linguistic and cultural literacy are important in telling the history of a people, and drawing upon both English and Hawaiian sources gives a unique perspective to the study of early encounters between Hawai'i and the U.S. Mellon-Hawai'i Postdoctoral Fellow Noelani Arista reects on her academic journey, provides insight about her research, and speaks about what inspires her work.

She hopes that emphasizing the reading of primary sources will revolutionize the way students and historians approach the study of Hawaiian history.

Date: Friday, April 20, 2012 Time: 12:30- 2:30pm Place: Kamakakuokalani, Halau o Haumea Hosted by: The DeanĘźs Student Advisory Board of Hawai'inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge

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M A RC H 12 -16 FOUL BALL It appears that baseball games have some unexpected side effects.

Sometime during the week of March 12-16 at approximately 5 p.m., a woman driving along Lower Campus Road heard a loud “pop� and the ceiling light in her car popped out of its socket. She did not notice until later that there was a roughly baseballsized dent in her roof.

APRI L 4 PROF E S SOR PRE J U D IC E A disgruntled student reported to Campus Security that an instructor was grading unfairly, citing an incident where an assignment was turned in last of the group and the instructor immediately deducted ďŹ ve points. The student also alleged that the instructor had made many offensive and demoralizing remarks.

APRIL 7 B R E A K I N G B R AC K E T S

A student reported serious damage to his motorcycle. Over the time he had been away from the vehicle, the steering bracket had been cracked and compromised to the point of rendering the vehicle unusable. Other damage included several scratches and a set of dents on the fuel tank. Reports indicate that this damage could have not been accidental, and had to have been caused purposely.

Striking back CS, HPD and PAU Violence are teaming up to undertake a set of talks on violence prevention and sex assault awareness because April is sex assault awareness month. There will be workshops and several events, including a men’s group on April 20 and a film screening on April 18 during lunch.

More information can be found on Facebook.com/pauviolence.

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News Earth Week challenges students to be stewards M IK A EL A B OL L ING Staff Writer

The founding of Earth Day is often considered to be the birth of the modern environmental movement. In commemoration of this holiday, the Ecology Club, in collaboration with the Environmental Center, will be hosting Earth Week Monday, April 16 through Thursday, April 19.

Before the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, there was not widespread political interest in the environment. ment. But on that day, 20 million n Americans rallied from coast to coast.

“Earth Day ay brought people together in a way that was unique because use it was less ideological and nd more purposeful towards rds creating positive change ge for future generations,” said John Cusick, assistant stant specialist at the University of Hawai‘i Environmental nvironmental Center and Ecology Club faculty adviser. er. This movement brought together Democrats and Republicans, and assisted in creating eating the Environmental Protection ction Agency, Clean Air Act, Clean n Water Act and the

Endangered Species Act. In the spirit of effecting change, Earth Week will go beyond the traditional one-day celebration. “It is our duty as the state’s educational institution to educate every individual who attends UH on the importance of respecting and caring for Hawai‘i’s delicate ecosystem,” said Maureen O’Malley, president of the Ecology Club.

“Earth Day allows us to honor our role as stewards of campus,” said Cusick.

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Monday The Energy Forum: the connection between rising tuition and energy usage, energy conservation and renewable energy initiatives on the UHM campus.

Tuesday The Water Forum: water quality and conservation measures, landscaping, and a proposed ban of bottled water on campus.

Wednesday The Food Forum: food choices on campus, food waste and campus agriculture.

Thursday Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Legacy Walkway outside Campus Center. There will be prizes, giveaways, music and over 40 different clubs, organizations and businesses participating.

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News Activating a student group: voter registration drive coming to UH K ELSEY A MOS News Editor

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Young adults are one of the age groups who participate least in voting, and a group of activists planning a voter registration drive at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa take this problem very seriously.

“Because young people are chronically under-represented, their issues and views are the ones that are marginalized,” said James Koshiba, executive director of Kanu Hawai‘i, a local nonprofit aimed at building islandstyle grassroots social activism.

Kanu Hawai‘i is partnering with The Value of Hawai‘i to put on a voter registration drive that will take place April 23 through May 7 on the UH Mānoa campus. They are asking for faculty members to allow voter regis-

tration teams to come into classrooms to answer questions and give out information about voting before registering students on the spot. They also plan to target student dormitories.

“One of the things we’d like to try to demonstrate is that actually registering young people, and especially at UH Mānoa where there’s a critical mass of students who live in dorms, can actually have a material impact on the election,” said Koshiba.

According to Koshiba, students who live in the dorms can vote in Hawai‘i state elections for state senators and representatives (although out-of-state students who vote in Hawai‘i elections won’t be able to vote in their home state elections).

Since the average voter turnout for a district like Mānoa is only

5,000-7,000 people, UH Mānoa students should constitute a powerful demographic.

Yamashiro expressed concern about national voting trends, citing recent alleged efforts to stifle student votes because young people are perceived as voting too liberally or voting based on emotions. “This kind of activating work is really important in the context of (scary) national stories that talk about keeping students from the polls because some politicians don’t want them to participate,” she wrote in an email.

The Value of Hawai‘i and Kanu Hawai‘i worked together in 2010 to organize a voter registration drive on campus, but Koshiba said that was more like a practice run.

This year’s goal is to register a few hundred new voters.

“Registering to vote is kind of this easy thing,” said Yamashiro. “But what I think our real goal is ... is tr ying to get students to recognize their power and talk to each other about what they want out of here [and] out of this world and how we don’t have to wait until we’re older to start making changes.”

To request a voter registration visit go to http://kanu.me/uhvotes or email james@kanuhawaii.org To get involved as a volunteer email aikoy@hawaii.edu by Wednesday, April 18

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The Facilities Management Committee oversee the Campus Center Complex by reviewing, researching, and recommending changes on all business related to the space in the Campus Center Complex, its tenants, leaseholders, and contractors. The committee is responsible for facilitating all proposals concerning renovations and changes in space usage for the Campus Center Complex. In additions, the committee is responsible for regular review of all current use of space in the Campus Center Complex and makes recomme recommendations for changing this use of space when appropriate.

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Weekend events

‘Earnest’ at HPU “The Importance of Being Earnest” is one of Oscar Wilde’s most famous comedies satirizing the upper classes of Victorian society.

Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff take on alter egos, creating a case of mistaken identity, while wooing the women they love.

‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at HPU Cost: $25 GA; $15 seniors, military and students When: Runs through May 6 with Thursday performances at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday perfomrnaces at 4 p.m.

Where: HPU’s Paul and Vi Loo Theatre, 45-045 Kamehameha Hwy. Contact: 808-375-1282

UH Jazz Ensembles

Eat the Street: West Side Honolulu AIDS Walk 2012

Reginald Padilla directs the UH Jazz Ensembles at their concert this coming weekend, where they’ll perform both classic and modern works.

Exercise for a cause at the 21st annual Honolulu AIDS Walk at Kapi‘olani Park. This event will benefit the Life Foundation, a local charity that provides services to those living with HIV/AIDS and free HIV testing for the community. There will be food, entertainment and prizes.

University of Hawai‘i Jazz Ensembles Cost: $10 GA; $6 UH students and faculty/staff (with ID) When: Saturday, April 14; 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Where: Orvis Auditorium, 2411 Dole St. Contact: 808-956-8742

Honolulu AIDS Walk 2012 Cost: Free registration When: Sunday, April 15; 8 a.m. (registration starts), 9 a.m. (walk begins) Where: Kapiolani Park; Kalakaua Ave. and Monsarrat Ave. Contact: www.honoluluaidswalk2012. kintera.org

Aloha Students!

The Associated Students of the University of Hawaii (ASUH), your undergraduate student government is conducting two surveys this semester, and we want your feedback. ASUH is looking to gauge and understand the student bodyʼs attitude towards the mandatory $50 per semester Athletic Fee as well as safety and security on the UH Manoa campus. The surveys are open to all part-time and full-time undergraduates and graduate students at UH Manoa.

The surveys are now available online. In order to take the surveys, please follow the instructions below: 1. Log in to your MyUH account at http://myuh.hawaii.edu.

2. Click on the ASUH Elections tab.

3. Click on the link that reads, “ASUH Survey Spring 2012” 4. Click on the links for the Athletic Fee survey and the Campus Security survey, and enter your responses for each.

Both of these surveys are very brief and should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. These issues are very important to ASUH. We need your feedback in order to best represent and work for our students. The surveys are now available online and will close on Friday April 20, 2012 at 4:00 PM. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office.

Mahalo, The 99th Senate Associated Students of the University of Hawaii Phone: (808) 956-4822 Email: asuh@hawaii.edu Website: http://asuh.hawaii.edu

Eat the Street, the popular monthly food truck event, is returning to West O‘ahu this month at Kapolei High School. Come dine al fresco and enjoy your favorite foods from over 30 food trucks and vendors.

Eat the Street: West Side Cost: Free admission; bring cash for food When: Saturday, April 14; 3-8 p.m.

Where: Kapolei High School, 91-5007 Kapolei Pkwy.

Contact: www.streetgrindz.com/ eatthestreet

April Foolish fundraiser The Boys Bunch is hosting the 26th Annual April Foolish Party in support of the MakeA-Wish Foundation of Hawai’i, which has granted over 700 wishes to children facing lifethreatening medical conditions.

There will be live music and food samplings from vendors such as Ruth’s Chris, Hokulani Bakery and Bonsai. 21+ only.

April Foolish fundraiser Cost: $30 in advance; $35 at door When: Friday, April 13; 5 p.m.-12 a.m.

Where: The Standard, 500 Ala Moana Blvd.

Contact: 808-529-0010

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Features@kaleo.org | Maria Kanai Editor |Alvin Park Associate

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BACHMAN QUACH Staff Writer This weekend marks the return of Hawai‘i International Film Festival’s Spring Showcase, giving moviegoers the chance to see some of the latest popular and indie fi lms worldwide. Among the over 34 fi lms of the festival, here are some of my most highly anticipated:

It isn’t too late to join!

Register at RelayUH.com and come down to Ching Field on Saturday.

Bring your family and friends with you, especially those who are Cancer survivors.

‘DRAGON’ (‘WU XIA’)

ʻINDIE GAME: THE MOVIEʼ

ʻDRAGONʼ (ʻWU XIAʼ)

ʻTHE ORATORʼ (ʻO LE TULAFALEʼ)

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Currently making waves at fi lm festivals and game conferences alike, this documentary focuses on the latest iteration of the independent artist: the indie games developer. Eschewing big budgets and shunning mainstream production studios, these developers strive to create deeply personal games that tie in to their own sense of identity, toiling away for years on them and hoping they succeed.

This film follows the lives of some of indie gaming’s biggest names: Braid’s Jonathan Blow, Fez’s Phil Fish, and Super Meat Boy’s Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes. Their insights into the trials and tribulations of indie games development offer perspective on our own growing investment in video games of all types.

Martial arts superstar Donnie Yen stars as Liu Jinxi, an unassuming villager and humble family man living in 1917-era Yunnan Province. A fter two bandits begin to wreak havoc on the town, Jinxi is forced to kill them in defense, one of them dying by a pressure point technique known only to elite members of the notorious 72 Demons clan.

Takeshi Kaneshiro plays Xu Baijin, a detective investigating the case who believes that Jinxi may really be Tang Dong, son of the 72 Demons’ master and a violent killer.

The two engage in a deadly game of cat and mouse in this bloody thriller.

Tusi Tamasese’s debut feature ushers in a new era of Samoan filmmaking, featuring a cast of nonactors that portray his story of love and honor with earnest realism. Taro farmer Saili is a diminutive man who lives a quiet life happily in love with his family. His life is turned upside down as old family grievances come to light when his clan seeks out a new chief. In order to regain and maintain order, Saili learns to stand up and speak for himself.

Tasked to create a five minute short film that repre sents what it is to be Taiwanese, 20 acclaimed directors from Taiwan collaborated on the project, delivering a collection of eclectic perspectives. Not bound by the constraints of form and content, the composition of various narratives and documentaries portrays a highly nuanced and multifaceted look into Taiwanese society.

Spearheaded by Taiwanese new-wave auteur Hou Hsiao-Hsien, this pastiche of different ideas, sights and sounds represents a microcosm of the conf licted nature of Taiwan itself.

HIFF Cost: $8-$12 for individual tickets When: April 13-19 Where: Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres & IMAX, 735 B Iwilei Rd. Contact: www.hiff.org

‘THE ORATOR’ (‘O LE TULAFALE’)

ʻACE ATTORNEYʼ (ʻGYAKUTEN SAIBANʼ) Based off of the hit game series featured on the Nintendo DS, Japanese horror master Takashi Miike delivers a quirky live -action adaptation that fully captures the spirit of the games. Set in a notso-distant future, the judicial system has been streamlined to deal with the growing inf lux of cases by closing them within the span of three days.

T he stor y follows ambitious rookie at torney Phoe nix Wright, whose f irst case grows to be a par t of a grand conspiracy that connects seemingly unrelated and long-forgot ten trials. In a race against time, he must f ind all the clues that exonerate his clients.

There will be a variety of food, bounce houses, inflatable games, wellknown hosts and comedians, a hypnotist, lots of fun games including Red Bull pong, Middle School Dance Hour, and more!

email cancer@hawaii.edu with any question

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Features@kaleo.org | Maria Kanai Editor |Alvin Park Associate

Weekend Venue

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Weekend Venue

Summer 2012 Student Special

HIT IT OFF WITH HIFF RELAY FOR LIFE

$49.00 per month Prices good thru May 31st 2012/Valid school ID required

- Other Units available for 20% off - Moped Storage $50 per month - Vehicle storage $75 per month - Pay 3 months in advance and get one month free

‘ACE ATTORNEY’ (‘GYAKUTEN SAIBAN’)

‘INDIE GAME: THE MOVIE’

- U-Haul Rentals Available

94-990 Pakela St. Waipahu www.waikeleselfstorage.net 808-841-6392

April 14th 2012

‘10 + 10’

BACHMAN QUACH Staff Writer This weekend marks the return of Hawai‘i International Film Festival’s Spring Showcase, giving moviegoers the chance to see some of the latest popular and indie fi lms worldwide. Among the over 34 fi lms of the festival, here are some of my most highly anticipated:

It isn’t too late to join!

Register at RelayUH.com and come down to Ching Field on Saturday.

Bring your family and friends with you, especially those who are Cancer survivors.

‘DRAGON’ (‘WU XIA’)

ʻINDIE GAME: THE MOVIEʼ

ʻDRAGONʼ (ʻWU XIAʼ)

ʻTHE ORATORʼ (ʻO LE TULAFALEʼ)

ʻ10 + 10ʼ

Currently making waves at fi lm festivals and game conferences alike, this documentary focuses on the latest iteration of the independent artist: the indie games developer. Eschewing big budgets and shunning mainstream production studios, these developers strive to create deeply personal games that tie in to their own sense of identity, toiling away for years on them and hoping they succeed.

This film follows the lives of some of indie gaming’s biggest names: Braid’s Jonathan Blow, Fez’s Phil Fish, and Super Meat Boy’s Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes. Their insights into the trials and tribulations of indie games development offer perspective on our own growing investment in video games of all types.

Martial arts superstar Donnie Yen stars as Liu Jinxi, an unassuming villager and humble family man living in 1917-era Yunnan Province. A fter two bandits begin to wreak havoc on the town, Jinxi is forced to kill them in defense, one of them dying by a pressure point technique known only to elite members of the notorious 72 Demons clan.

Takeshi Kaneshiro plays Xu Baijin, a detective investigating the case who believes that Jinxi may really be Tang Dong, son of the 72 Demons’ master and a violent killer.

The two engage in a deadly game of cat and mouse in this bloody thriller.

Tusi Tamasese’s debut feature ushers in a new era of Samoan filmmaking, featuring a cast of nonactors that portray his story of love and honor with earnest realism. Taro farmer Saili is a diminutive man who lives a quiet life happily in love with his family. His life is turned upside down as old family grievances come to light when his clan seeks out a new chief. In order to regain and maintain order, Saili learns to stand up and speak for himself.

Tasked to create a five minute short film that repre sents what it is to be Taiwanese, 20 acclaimed directors from Taiwan collaborated on the project, delivering a collection of eclectic perspectives. Not bound by the constraints of form and content, the composition of various narratives and documentaries portrays a highly nuanced and multifaceted look into Taiwanese society.

Spearheaded by Taiwanese new-wave auteur Hou Hsiao-Hsien, this pastiche of different ideas, sights and sounds represents a microcosm of the conf licted nature of Taiwan itself.

HIFF Cost: $8-$12 for individual tickets When: April 13-19 Where: Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres & IMAX, 735 B Iwilei Rd. Contact: www.hiff.org

‘THE ORATOR’ (‘O LE TULAFALE’)

ʻACE ATTORNEYʼ (ʻGYAKUTEN SAIBANʼ) Based off of the hit game series featured on the Nintendo DS, Japanese horror master Takashi Miike delivers a quirky live -action adaptation that fully captures the spirit of the games. Set in a notso-distant future, the judicial system has been streamlined to deal with the growing inf lux of cases by closing them within the span of three days.

T he stor y follows ambitious rookie at torney Phoe nix Wright, whose f irst case grows to be a par t of a grand conspiracy that connects seemingly unrelated and long-forgot ten trials. In a race against time, he must f ind all the clues that exonerate his clients.

There will be a variety of food, bounce houses, inflatable games, wellknown hosts and comedians, a hypnotist, lots of fun games including Red Bull pong, Middle School Dance Hour, and more!

email cancer@hawaii.edu with any question

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The symptoms of a social disease JUSTIN FRANCISCO Associate Opinions Editor

How can we respond when sex isn’t enjoyable? Women who find sex painful, regardless of partner or position, may suffer from a medical condition called vulvodynia – simply, vulvar pain. So little is known about this disease that it is often underdiagnosed, leaving women to feel inept and insecure about their sexuality.

Yet even this disease is merely the symptom of a much greater issue at hand: our society’s lack of sexual discussion that inhibits the development and acceptance of sexuality in the U.S. The recent political birth control controversy has exposed a culture of sexual shame which shadows women’s personal and public

sexual identities. Proposing the discussion of sex in the public spotlight can get you fi red, like former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, or nationally harassed, like Sandra Fluke. It is no wonder women shy away from discussing their private, most intimate – debilitating or empowering – sexual concerns. So what happens when a woman thinks she may have vulvodynia, which is already a littleunderstood disease?

“Vulvodynia is a chronic type of pain that affects the vulvar area and occurs without an identifiable cause or visible pathology,” states Melissa Feldhaus-Dahir in an article in the journal database PubMed. It affects about 16 percent of women in the U.S., roughly 1 in 6, at some point in their lifetime, according to Dr. Ber-

nard L. Harlow in a study from the National Institutes of Health.

However, even these statistics may be grossly understated because women may not seek medical support at all for the disease, and doctors may misdiagnose it due to a lack of medical understanding (or concern).

Pain is the only currently known symptom. The sole means of diagnosis is patient experience along with the absence of identifi able causes. However, this lack of visible symptoms led doctors and researchers, for a long time, to simply conclude it was “all in the women’s head.” This dismissive attitude is once again symptomatic of a culture that devalues and discourages open discussion of women's sexual health.

The causes of vulvodynia are

still unknown, and doctors are still in debate over whether this is a medical or psychological disease. Those potentially afflicted with vulvodynia are frustrated by the lack of competency in this relatively under-researched disease.

So how can we begin to improve discussions of sexual health?

Susan Myhre, a nurse practitioner specializing in women’s health at the Univeristy of Hawai‘i Health Services, states that sexual education is as important to her profession as medical treatment.

“Generally, the women who come in are comfortable about addressing their personal concerns, but culturally, you can see that some women are more educated than others, and I do my best to educate those who aren’t,” said Myhre.

Education is the fi rst step to

combat shame. We need to foster an environment where issues like vulvodynia can be discussed openly – because with all issues of sexual health, until we are capable of talking about the problems, we will be unable to fi nd solutions.

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If vulvodynia afflicted men as well, do you think it would still be under-researched?

Y: It’s a health issue and gender doesn’t matter.

N: Women are disenfranchised by social attitudes about sexuality.

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Running JUSTIN TERUYA Contributing Writer The University of Hawai‘i women’s track and field team concluded last week’s Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., with several top-10 fi nishes.

Among them was senior TeRina Keenan, who placed fourth in the discus event. Keenan threw 176-6 (53.81 meters), which surpassed her previous career best, set two years ago in the Western Athletic Conference Championships.

“She’s stronger and pays more attention to technical details,” said head coach Camryn James on Keenan’s achievement.

The day before the Stanford Invitational, Keenan suffered an injury to her hand after falling down a flight of stairs during a routine practice.

“She struggled the fi rst day in the shot put, but came back strong on the second day to achieve her personal best in the discus,” said James.

N O P L AC E L I K E H OM E The Rainbow Wahine hope to carry this momentum into the upcoming Sunset Meet #4 tomorrow.

into the sunset T he meet is one of f ive in the 2012 Sunset Meet Ser ies, hosted

by U H at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athlet ics Complex.

The main difference between the Sunset Meets and others on Hawai‘i’s schedule is the competition it faces. Since the meet is open to the public, anybody can register to participate up to a half hour before each event. (The entry fee is $3 per person, or free with a validated UH ID.) After tomorrow’s meet, the ’Bows will look to maintain their trajectory throughout the rest of the season – including next week’s trip to California, where they will participate in six meets in five days.

Because of the Sunset Meets’ more relaxed nature, they do not count towards NCAA qualifications.

“You could set a world record, and it wouldn’t count,” said James.

Despite this, the Rainbow Wahine do not plan to take the meet lightly.

“It’s a great activity for the non-travel squad. We have 54 girls on the roster, but only 22 get to travel,” said James.

“It’s still a competition, but more of a dress rehearsal and tune-up to prepare us for mainland competition.”

The Rainbow Wahine track and field team will host Sunset Meet #4 this Saturday at the Clarence T. C. Ching Field. The meet is set to start at 8 a.m.

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’Bows fighting to stay on top K EVIN FOX Staff Writer Returning from a sevengame road trip, the No. 14/19 University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine softball team (32- 4, 6 -2 Western Athletic Conference) is sitting pretty with a muchneeded home series coming up against the L ouisiana Tech Lady Techsters (18 -19, 5 -3). “ We know what we have to do now, and we know that anyone in the WAC can beat us. … It ’s just a matter of working hard and getting back into the groove, since we’re home this week,” said junior shortstop Jessica Iwata, who leads the team in batting average (.390) and is tied with L eisha Li‘ili‘i for second in home runs (7).

UH is 29 - 6 all time against Louisiana Tech, though the Lady Techsters won 1- 0 in their most recent game against UH on April 16 in Ruston, La., last season.

With the ’Bows one game behind Fresno State for fi rst place in the WAC, and with the meat of the conference schedule still left, they cannot afford to look past this struggling Louisiana Tech team.

“I think the target is always going to be there as long as we have a national ranking. So I think ever yone’s still going to be gunning for us,” said senior pitcher Stephanie R icketts. “ They [L ouisiana Tech] always seem to take one or two games from us. … They’re

always out there giving it ever ything, and they’re just one of those teams that we can never take lightly. I don’t think anyone’s looking past them,” said R icketts.

Ricketts, who is 22-2 on the season and 5 -0 in WAC play, is now the UH softball program’s all-time leader in starts (129), wins (94), innings pitched (863) and strikeouts (756). She is one shutout shy of Brooke Wilkins’ record of 32, set in 1995. Ricketts is also one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, given to an outstanding student athlete who has shown excellence in the classroom, community, on the field and in character.

At this point, the only team slowing down Hawai‘i is itself.

The team has come through a tough nonconference schedule, and still has to face off against Fresno State before the WAC Tournament in Las Cruces, N.M., beginning on May 9.

“I want us to finish strong. I want to win the WAC. I hope we win the WAC,” said senior third baseman Sarah Robinson. “I hope we go deep into the WAC Tournament and make a statement.”

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The Rainbow Wahine lead the WAC and are ranked No. 12 in the nation with 47 home runs hit so far this season. The ‘Bows will look to add to that total against LA Tech.