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M ARIA K ANAI Features Editor “Boy” is a New Zealand film directed by Academy-Award nominee Taika Waititi, whose skillful storytelling has been recognized in the Sundance Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival and Cinekid Festival. Set in New Zealand in 1984, “Boy” is a coming-

of-age story about an 11-year old boy (James Rollerston) who loves his father (played by Waititi) as much as he loves Michael Jackson, but finds that his father also has some growing up to do.

Waititi shares his thoughts on the film, as well as his advice for students at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa who want to break into the movie scene.

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Waititi: It’s in my hometown in New Zealand and that’s where I grew up … in my grandmother’s house. I had a very similar upbringing to what the characters are experiencing. But all the stuff about the dad and the money is all made up. The backdrop is true, but the rest is entertainment.

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Waititi: Yeah, Michael Jackson. We all totally loved him; he was huge here.

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ACM to hold annual film festival C OR AL UNTAL AN Contributing Writer The Academy for Creative Media will be hosting the 2012 ACM Awards in the Art Auditorium this Friday and Saturday nights. The fi lm festival is designed to showcase student fi lms from up-andcoming fi lmmakers at UH Mānoa.

“It is the premier opportunity for ACM students to get together and nourish collaborations and to network,” said Joel Moffett, an ACM professor who is organizing the event.

The event is in its third year, and will feature more awards and animation pieces than in the past. Moffett said there will be a DJ, numerous aft afterparties and “ono plenty of free “ono-licious local grindz,” in addition to a fun cinematic experience.

Each fi lm is 220 minutes or shorter, and the fi lms selectm ed touch upon many different themes. In particu particular, there will be comedic fi lms about issues common to Hawa Hawai‘i locals. Two o the fi lms that will of s be screened were also featured in last yyear’s Hawai‘i I nter nat iona l F Film Festival.

After the event, aaudience members will vote on their favorite fi lms of the n night. The following Friday, Ma May 4, will be the awards ceremon ceremony, which will h ho nor achieveme honor achievements in directiing, ng, cinematography, cinematograp animation, narrative, doc documentary and screenwrit screenwriting, as well as an aud audience favorite pick. Winners will walk away with an ACM award trophy and w wooden bowl.

T e cceremony will Th The also re-s re-screen a select w few of the winning fi lms.

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The $5.3 billion rail project began the fi rst phase of construction on Monday after the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation secured approval from the Federal Transit Administration.

“This shows great confidence in the project and reflects we are on the right path to receive the $1.55 billion in federal funding,” said HART Executive Director and CEO Daniel Grabauskas.

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved a funding bill for the Honolulu rail project last Thursday.

A giant drill was set up in East Kapolei to start digging holes to build pillars that will hold the 20mile rail line 40 feet in the air. The two-track line, which will take up to 195 people per ride, is scheduled for completion in 2018.

SKEPTICS The rail project has drawn opposition from community leaders, who claim that the government had not conducted enough budget research before starting the project. Some experts say approval from the Senate does not necessarily mean securing the full funding of $1.55 billion.

“The City of Honolulu’s elevated heavy rail proposal is fundamentally flawed, and for several reasons

is highly unlikely to be completed,” said law professor Randall Roth of the University of Hawai‘i.

Former governor and mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano, state senator Sam Slom, retired judge Walter Heen and Roth are the plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit that seeks to stop the rail project.

“We really think we’re going to prevail on at least three or four of our claims. If we prevail on at least one, then the court will order the city to stop doing what it’s doing,” said Roth. “If it’s built … they’re going to have to tear it down.”

T H E C O S T O F D E L AY In early April, HART and the Honolulu Budget Committee held two meetings to discuss construction. The rail authority estimated that every month of delay costs $10 million dollars in inflation, and said to begin construction would be cheaper, even with the risk of having to tear it down. Roth said that the hearing to argue the core case is expected to take place on Aug. 21. “[But] the point is, why did you get yourself into this position in the fi rst place and begin construction even though you don’t have the money?” said Cayetano in a phone interview.

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fect to collect funds. At this point, $810 million has been collected, but some experts say the project will likely experience an overrun.

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STUDENT OUTLOOK More than 30,000 students and teachers are on campus at UH Mānoa daily, but the rail is not scheduled to stop at the university.

Still, students are optimistic.

“The Rail Transit Project has been a statewide controversy for a long time, and it’s great to see strong support from Congress and President Obama,” said political science and economics major Kelly Sun Young Park. “It is a valuable project that will benefit our economy and advance movement toward a sustainable and green Hawai‘i ... and an important investment to the state’s infrastructure system, which means job opportunities.”

Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., a contractor based in Omaha, began construction on concrete foundation shafts and support columns. Roughly 250 people are working on the rail right now, but Kiewit doesn’t have the exact count of how many are local workers.

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Jonathan Chan, Eliot St. John, Daniel Hugo, Ed Case, Samira Fatemi, Robert Boller (L-R) and other members of the debate team gather after a discussion of Social Security on Thursday. Case is a contender for Sen. Daniel Akaka’s Senate seat, along with Rep. Mazie Hirono and former governor Linda Lingle.

K ELSEY A MOS News Editor Former Congressman Ed Case advised the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa debate team to graduate as soon as possible and move to Australia.

The suggestion was a joke, received with laughter last Thursday by the roughly 15 people who came to watch the team debate the issue of Social Security reform and hear Case’s evaluation of the discussion.

The intimate gathering lasted nearly two hours and featured Case’s own analysis of the problem of Social Security solvency.

“It went fantastic … the team talked about something that we don’t think about a lot as young people, but is becoming more of a prominent issue,” said Robert Boller, assistant professor of communicology and director of the debate team.

Boller met Case at the State of the Union address in January and invited him to speak with the debate team as part of his efforts to

bring local politicians to the UH campus to interact with students.

Case was the one who picked Social Security reform as the topic.

“It’s a central facet of Mr. Case’s Senate campaign. He’s a very sophisticated candidate and … he raised our awareness about some ways to potentially solve the solvency problem with Social Security,” said Boller.

After the debate, Case spoke at length about why Social Security is in danger of failing, and what the options are to fi x it. He also gave a few reasons why he is against privatization.

“Had we had Social Security privatization in place in the beginning part of this last decade, we’d be in pretty deep kim chee right now because people would have blown that money on the stock market … I don’t want to take that chance on Social Security. I’m willing to sacrifice some of the ‘individual freedoms’ so that this safety net is preserved,” he said.

Economics major and captain of the debate team Eliot St. John

argued in favor of Social Security privatization during the debate, though he does not personally advocate it. “I guess there’s an argument to be made,” said St. John.

“I try to represent that because there’s people who think that’s a good idea. Congressman Case did a good job of explaining some of the underlying issues. ... I agree with a lot of things he said.”

Case, who is running for the senate this year, spoke about the need for politicians to address diffi cult problems like those facing Social Security, and the tendency for politics and partisanship to get in the way of implementing solutions.

“I’m motivated by a sense of anger over avoidance of the issues,” said Case, in a moment of frankness.

“It was very impressive that he was direct with us as a politician,” said Daniel Hugo, an English major who argued in the debate.

Political science major Jonathan Chan and civil engineering major Samira Fatemi also spoke at the debate.

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Waititi: I always tried to do the “Thriller” stuff.

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Waititi: It took a little while. We spent a little bit of time trying to find the right kids obviously. … We’re looking for kids who hadn’t really acted before for that natural feeling. We had to go to a lot of schools and it was very difficult.

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One thing about films like this is that it shows people underneath are all very much the same. No matter where you’re from, if you have a family or looked up to your parents … it will resonate with everyone. I hope audiences will see something that’s different from “Wrath of the Titans” or something like that.

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Waititi: It depends. If the role is really fun … but I like control and creativity, so I like directing.

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Waititi: One of my favorite ones was the stuff we did down on the beach.

Really playing and having a good time; it was really cool just being able to hang out and come up with ideas.

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: What kind of dad do you want to be?

Waititi: I am pretty sure I can be better than that dad in the film. I’m actually going to be a dad in about a month. … I mean, I still need to grow up more, but I’ve grown up enough to be responsible and not be a complete idiot. It’ll be a fun experience.

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: What do you hope audiences will take away from the film?

Waititi: Apart from the ticket stub? I want audiences to experience the feel of a place they normally wouldn’t get to go. New Zealand and Hawai‘i are

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: How was it acting as Tom Kalmaku in Green Lantern?

Waititi: It was pretty fun. I had a good time. It was really weird, ’cause I was just being an actor. It felt a bit weird. : Any changes you would like to see in the film industry?

Waititi: I think really the biggest change I’d like to see is more emphasis on story. I think people have just given up on how important the script is, especially in Hollywood. I’d like to see a return to the glory days of American cinema.

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: Any advice to film students here at UH Mānoa?

Waititi: My real advice is to know the story. Learn about story.

That’s the most important thing.

Cameras change, HD is coming and going, all of these things are changing, but the most important thing about anything is a good story. Make sure the story is interesting and well told. You can’t get by on fancy shots all the time. Audiences are too smart. They’ll know when you’re being true.

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Vagina. Vagina. Vagina. “The Vagina Monologues” can’t say it enough (108 times, by my count). The play, which showcases more than 10 reenactments of interviews of women, both gleeful and heart wrenching, discusses matters from the playful personification of puppet vaginas to the atrocity of female castration.

The monologues, which were put on at UH Mānoa April 19-21 by a group of students, are based on playwright and activist Eve Ensler’s interviews with more than 200 women. The play, which has been running for 15 years, has been translated into 48 languages and performed in 140 countries, celebrating the liberation of women’s sexuality in all its variant forms.

“We decided to perform ‘The Vagina Monologues’ because of its popularity, humor and willingness to discuss sensitive issues for women, and even more because UH Mānoa hasn’t seen it in over five years,” said student producer Kelsey DeAvila.

This is what Ensler intended when she created V-Day, a global movement committed to serve as “a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations,” according to the V-Day website.

UH Mānoa’s “Vagina Monologues” furthered this mission through five young UH actresses,

who played personas from elderly New Yorkers to local, Pidgin-speaking adolescents. They dealt with issues from redefining the word “cunt” to a plethora of female moans, transsexuality and everyday vaginal insecurities – and hubris. The play balances moments of exuberant laughter and sorrow that help illustrate a spectrum of issues that both plague and empower women.

Actress Ariana Gurrola remarked, “I think that’s what makes it so effective: the brutal and gritty honesty it has. The play isn’t afraid to talk about issues that make most people squirm or feel uncomfortable. … But it’s not all sad and bleak.”

The play brings to light some of the darkest issues faced by today’s women. DeAvila asserted, “Through this play and the liberation of this one word (vagina), countless women throughout the world have taken control of their bodies and their lives. ‘The Vagina Monologues’ has given voice to experiences and feelings not previously exposed in public … bringing awareness of the issues, but also raising money for a local organization in their efforts to end violence against women.”

In three nights alone, a small team of UH students raised over $1,500 for this year’s beneficiary: the Joyful Heart Foundation, a local organization that provides free services for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.

“The Vagina Monologues” also sought to bring attention to the V-

Day campaign “One Billion Rising,” the website for which states, “There are 7 billion people on the planet.

Half are women. One third of them are raped or beaten. V-Day refuses to watch as more than one billion women experience violence.”

Join the cause to end female violence by participating in a global movement that will culminate on Feb. 14, 2013, when “One billion women and those who love them [will] walk out, dance, rise up and demand an end to this violence.” You can join by texting BILLION to 50555.

V-Day is already anticipating a return of “The Vagina Monologues” to UH, produced by UH Mā noa’s National Organization of Women.

Anyone interested in volunteering can contact now4uhm@gmail.com for more information.

For anyone reluctant to participate, actress Ariana Gurrola shared, “I was nervous and even considered backing out last minute before my audition. I honestly just wanted to give acting a try (it was my first play ever), and I figured any chicks that were comfortable enough with themselves to do monologues about masturbation and vaginas were probably going to be pretty cool people to spend the month of rehearsals with. Auditioning was the best decision I’ve made in college.”

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Features Nonsensical fun shines in

‘Ubu Cocu’

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BOARD OF REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I Notice is hereby given that the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai‘i will hold a public hearing on proposed Administrative Rules governing regular parking fees, schedule of penalties for parking violations, appeals process, application procedures, and the Chancellor’s authority and priorities at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa campus. The public hearing will be held as follows: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:00 AM University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Pacific Ocean Science and Technology (POST) Building 1680 East West Road, Room 126 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822

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Ubu the King (Joe Winskye) wrestles with his conscience (the puppet) in a scene from a Late Night production of “Ubu Cocu” at UHM’s Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, running April 20, 21, 27 and 28 at 11 p.m.

A LVIN PARK Associate Features Editor Puppets, poop, polyhedrons, singing, staking and shoe shopping.

These are the eclectic elements audiences will experience in Kennedy Theatre’s “Ubu Cocu,” a play written by French writer Alfred Jarry. MFA directing candidates Nicole DesLauriers and Tyler Nichols co-directed and translated the original play from the French.

“It’s absurd theater,” said DesLauriers. “It breaks theatrical conventions. It will be very fun to watch.”

A DIFFERENT KIND OF STORY Playing to the theme of absurdity, the show’s plot is also abstract and comedy-driven. Ubu the King (Joe Winsyke) declares that the home of a professor named Achras (Marcus Lee) is under eminent domain. Achras is murdered after he is eventually kicked out of the building, which leads Ubu to wrestle with his conscience – which is portrayed by a sock puppet.

Meanwhile, Ubu finds out that his wife (E. Danielle Belvin) is cheating on him with a sewer-clean-

ing Egyptian king named Memnon (Travis Ross). Ubu gets outraged and consults his conscience, which unintentionally leads him to plot his revenge on Achras.

NOT-SO-LOST IN TRANSLATION DesLauriers noted that there were challenges in bringing “Ubu Cocu” to reality.

“When translating the script, it was difficult to decipher jokes that are plays on words or out-ofdate,” she said.

But DesLauriers noted that even if audience members don’t completely understand the play’s plot, people will still enjoy the show.

“All we want is to entertain audiences,” she said. “We want people to leave having had fun at the theater.”

‘Ubu Cocu’ When: April 20, 21, 27, 28 at 11 p.m.

Where: UHM’s Earle Ernst Lab Theatre Tickets: $10 regular, $8 UH faculty/ staff, seniors, military and students, $5 UHM students (with ID). Tickets sold only at the door one hour before curtain. Call 808-956-7655 with questions.

The University is proposing amendments to the Hawai‘i Administrative Rules, Chapter 2012, Subchapter 1. The first proposed amendment would revise Section 20-12-5, HAR, “Application procedure,” dated December 18, 2000 by updating the section to include the online parking permit application process, and Section 20-12-6, HAR, “Chancellor’s authority and priorities,” dated April 01, 1993 by clarifying the Chancellor’s authority to establish fees for permits, passes, daily and hourly parking, and reserved parking within the Board approved rate structure. In addition, a proposed amendment would revise Section 20-12-10, HAR, “Appeals process,” dated April 01, 1993 by increasing the time frame for which penalties may be imposed if fines are not paid or contested. The UHM Parking Operations has determined that the time period allotted to allow violators to pay or contest citations needs to be increased from seven (7) to fifteen (15) days to provide sufficient time for violators to submit appeals or make payment without incurring a penalty.

The second proposed amendment would revise Section 20-12-8, HAR, “Regular Parking Fees for UH-Manoa” dated August 21, 2009, by increasing parking permit rates at UH Manoa each year over a five-year period. Employee parking permit rates for upper campus would increase by 30% the first year, 15% the second year and 5% each of the next three years. Employee parking permit rates for lower campus would increase by 25% the first year, 15% the second year and 5% each of the next three years. Student parking permit rates for lower campus would increase by 10% the first year and 5% each of the next four years. The parking rate increases are required to meet future budget requirements and to maintain UH Manoa Parking Operations’ goal to be self-sustaining. The increased rates will provide funds to cover increased operating costs, including costs of major repair projects for health and safety and maintenance concerns; and inflationary increases in operating expenditures for personnel costs and service contracts.

The third proposed amendments would revise Section 20-12-9, HAR, “Violations and Schedule of Penalties for UH-Manoa,” dated August 21, 2009, by increasing the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa minimum parking fine assessment for parking violations.

The preceding summary of the proposed amendments is provided for your convenience.

Complete copies of the proposed amendments may be picked up at the Office of the Board of Regents, 2444 Dole Street, Room 209, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822 between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Copies will be mailed upon request to any interested person.

Individuals wishing or unable to appear at the specified hearing are urged to file signed statements providing their views on the subject. Such statements will be received up to and including the date and time of the public hearings and should be addressed to: Secretary of the Board of Regents University of Hawai‘i 2444 Dole Street, Room 209 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822 Individuals who require special needs or accommodations are asked to call the Secretary of the Board at (808) 956-8213 at least four (4) working days prior to the hearing and during normal business hours (8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.).

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                   

   

     

                                                         

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Opinions

America is not post-racial LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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SAR AH NEAL Staff Writer On Feb. 26, Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, and the media has focused on this tragic Florida shooting ever since. Its take on the incident has disproven the idea that electing a half-black man to the presidency has ushered America into some sort of post-racial society. Centuries of institutionalized racism can’t just evaporate from our social fabric,

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and the wild responses of the media machine show that this country has a long way to go.

The facts are these: Martin, an unarmed teenager, was fatally shot during a confrontation with Zimmerman, who had decided to pursue someone he had deemed suspicious even after a police dispatcher had instructed him to wait for law enforcement. After the shooting, the police brought Zimmerman into the station, but, after questioning him, let him go without charging him. After a national uproar, he was charged with murder in the second degree on April 11.

First, we had a media frenzy in which conservative outlets tried their best to blame the victim while liberal outlets staged a modern-day witch hunt for evidence that Zimmerman was an impulsive racist. Fox News programs fi xated on the character of Martin by repeatedly highlighting the fact that the teenager had been suspended from school. The network drew attention and controversy when Geraldo Rivera stated that Martin’s hooded sweatshirt was what caused the confrontation.

Meanwhile, other stations pounced on any evidence that cast

Zimmerman as a man out to kill a young black man. CNN dedicated an entire news segment to the portion of the 911 tape in which Zimmerman may or may not have used a racial slur during his pursuit of Martin (the most recent analysis of this tape identifies the garbled word as “punks”).

NBC even spliced footage from the 911 tapes in a way that cast Zimmerman as a racist man: The 911 operator asked Zimmerman for the race of the “suspicious person” he was reporting, but NBC left that question out of its replay of the tapes, including only Zimmerman’s answer.

The media treatment has encouraged chaos raging on social media outlets. “Don’t believe the media narrative!” is stamped across the top of a meme featuring pictures of Martin engaging in supposedly shocking behavior such as fl ipping off the camera, wearing a grill over his bottom teeth and simply being with other black individuals. These photos were offered up as “evidence” that Martin was not as innocent, nor was Zimmerman as dangerous, as we had been led to believe.

The fact that so many people

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saw nothing wrong with posting these photographs illustrates how this nation still holds black men to a particular standard; and if they deviate from this standard, they are quickly deemed suspicious or dangerous. This is exactly the issue surrounding Zimmerman’s shooting of Martin.

This nation suffers from what Stephen Colbert described as a “borderline pathological distrust of young black men.” As tragic and horrible as this shooting is, it is but a symptom of the larger racial problems that exist in America’s social atmosphere. Though the scrutiny of this particular incident has been instrumental in the charges that were fi nally brought up against Zimmerman, there has been little examination of the broader social mechanisms that exist in the United States that allow for these tragic situations to occur in the fi rst place.

We are not living in a post-racial society, and the evidence for that is all around us. Only by bringing some uncomfortable conversations into national discussions that surround racially charged incidents can America hope to move toward a more egalitarian social landscape.

This is in response to the date -rape situation. I think people should be more aware of these situations. I want to share my stor y to hopefully prevent this from happening to someone else.

A few summers ago, I lived on campus and went to a dorm room party with a neighbor because I had been having roommate issues. I only had one drink and someone ran into the room talking about how we should all take some “batu.” W hen my friend told me it was the local term for methamphetamine, I immediately left, but it was too late.

I was really upset and went up to my close friend’s place.

He was already drunk and with his friends. I remember having a beer and then the next thing I remember is “waking up” and realizing that my friend was having unprotected sex with me and I immediately left. The next day I woke up feeling fine with no hangover.

Apparently my friend was drunk and didn’t even realize that I had a tampon in. So I had to get it removed. Three weeks later I received a call from my doctors saying I was positive for chlamydia. It took me nine months to get rid of it.

If people can remember one thing after reading this, it’s that no matter how close the person is to you, rape is still rape. If this happens to you, please don’t be ashamed; report it and get help. You’re not alone.

A NONYMOUS

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Comics

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Games

ACROSS 1 Fodder figure?

5 First Greek consonant 9 Antlered grazers 13 Australia’s national gemstone 14 Wail 15 Winter forecast 16 Melodies for a soothing atmosphere 18 “Henry’s Crime” actor Reeves 19 College application part 20 Nothing to suggest, as foul play 22 Positive energy 25 Home of the Ivy League’s Bulldogs 28 Safe havens 32 Lawyers’ org.

33 Shopping center?

35 Pooh-pooh 36 With 39-Across, convenience that might include the dish spelled out by the first few letters of the answers to 16-, 22-, 50and 60-Across 39 See 36-Across 41 Course’s 18 42 Sci. class 44 Sorority letter 45 Black hair and almond-shaped eyes, e.g.

47 Certain sail spars 50 Pick up momentum 52 Tour in a double-decker bus, perhaps 55 Valium maker 59 Southwestern brick 60 2002 Jodie Foster thriller 63 Deli subs 64 Nile slitherers 65 Par for the course 66 Unwelcome look 67 Apollo’s instrument 68 “Don’t move, Spot!”

DOWN 1 Unspecified amount 2 Wall St. events 3 Landlocked Asian republic 4 Gerontologist’s study 5 Mitt Romney’s alma mater: Abbr.

6 Homer’s saffron-robed goddess 7 Star shine 8 Big name in foil 9 Refined and discriminating taste 10 Low in fat 11 Numbers game 12 Double __ Oreo 15 Alpine competitor’s protection 17 “Don’t interfere,” briefly 21 Grads-to-be: Abbr.

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24 Dork 25 Harbor party site 26 Can’t stomach 27 Ali who retired with a perfect 24-0 record 29 Clucking quarters 30 Faith 31 Opposition group 34 Brownstone hangout 37 Dennis, much to Mr. Wilson’s dismay 38 Will subjects 40 Mont Blanc, par exemple 43 “Piece of cake!”

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Sports PHOTOS BY BRIAN TSENG / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

Senior Barbara Pinterova and Sophomore Jonathan Brooklyn

Teaming up for the title OPPOSITES ATTRACT

M ARC A RAK AKI Sports Editor This week is going to showcase teamwork at its finest for the University of Hawai‘i at MÄ noa tennis program.

Hawai‘i’s men’s and women’s tennis teams will compete at the W Western Athletic Conference Championships in Las Cruces, N.M., this week. “It’s a help; it’s better that we’re all there together,� Rainbow Warrior No. 1 singles player Jonathan Brooklyn said. “We can always bring the support to all the matches and it makes it more fun as well – more friends, more familiar faces.�

The No. 3 seed Rainbow Warriors are set to start the tournament on Friday with a match against No. 6 seed Utah State at noon MT, and the No. 2 seed Rainbow Wahine will start the tournament on Thursday with a match against No. 7 Nevada, w also at noon.

Despite concluding the regular season playing at the same venue, the teams’ seasons were quite opposite. The men’s team played 13 of 20 matches on the road, while the women’s team spent 13 of 18 matches at home. “They’re used to traveling.

They’re used to getting up and playing,� Rainbow Warrior head coach John Nelson said of the men’s team. “We’ve been playing the best teams in the country.

We’re not going to face any tougher team than what we seen with the top 10 teams we played this year.

So we’ve already seen the best ‌ and if they have the courage to do what the best do, we’ll win it.�

FEELING THE ENVIRONMENT Adapting to the nearly 4,000foot elevation change between Hawai‘i and Las Cruces shouldn’t pose a challenge for either team. “In altitude, the ball goes through the air a lot faster, so you

nd have to be a little more patient an and ly yn cautious with your shots,â€? Brooklyn lo ot said. “Playing on the road is a lot gh h] more difďŹ cult. We’ve played in [high] he altitude before and we played in th the desert, so it’s [good] preparation.â€?â€? io on “We have a good preparation eaad ahead of us,â€? Rainbow Wahine head th he coach Jun Hernandez said of the he er] women’s team. “Going into [higher] usstaltitude is going to be a bit of an adjustad da ment but luckily [we played] Nevada bit ďŹ rst [on Sunday, and that’s] a little bit e of altitude as well. We’re going to b be cees, staying in high altitude at Las Cruces, me and I think having more playing time ad dy in the high altitude will get us ready for the WAC Championships.â€? ntl tly The Rainbow Wahine, currently ig gh ranked No. 61 in the nation, have high expectations for this week. stt ,â€? “We are expecting the best,â€? lees Rainbow Wahine No. 1 singles We player Barbara Pinterova said. “We rstt got a ranking this year [for the ďŹ rst re time in school history] and we ar are expecting a lot, so hopefully w wee will turn into WAC champions.â€?

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Sports

Wahine laying the foundation M ARC A R AK AKI Sports Editor With the Rainbow Wahine sand volleyball team only in its fi rst season, it was difficult to set expectations. But given their performance, it’s safe to say the ’Bows have come a long way.

In the sport’s inaugural season, two pairs of Rainbow Wahine were selected into the 16-team American Volleyball Coaches Association National Championships.

“It’s a huge honor, especially for it being the fi rst year being a sport,” said sophomore Emily Hartong. “The fact that we got invited to the championships is really awesome. It’s time to make it count.”

Freshman Jane Croson and senior Ashley Lee, as well as Hartong

and senior Elizabeth Stoltzman will head to Gulf Shores, Ala., Friday-Sunday. Team Croson and Lee went 17-5 this season with their highlight coming in the North Florida Tournament, where they fi nished No. 1 out of 35 pairs. Team Hartong and Stoltzman fi nished 21-6, including two wins in Hawai‘i. “ W hen I first started playing, I felt like one of the worst out there – I didn’t have any ball control. A nd it took me a long time to get adjusted to playing in the sand and transition. I felt like it took me awhile to get the hang of it,” said Hartong. “But I hope we do really well. Now we can set goals knowing that we’re going to the championships, but in the beginning, I didn’t really know what to expect.”

ADJUSTING TO WEATHER Adapting to changing weather conditions is imperative in sand volleyball. In Hawai‘i’s last tournament, the ’Bows played in chilly and windy 50-degree weather in Hermosa Beach, Calif. Fortunately for the Rainbow Wahine, the weather in Gulf Shores is expected to be sunny, with the highs in the low 80s and the lows in the low 70s.

But sometimes Mother Nature can be unpredictable, and the girls know they must be ready.

“It was kind of a shock. I didn’t think, coming back to California, it was going to be super windy [and] super cold,” said Lee, a native of La Habra Heights, Calif. “It was really bad. But now we’re kind of aware, like we’re not expecting the best weather in Alabama or the best

conditions. So we’re getting ourselves mentally prepared for it.”

TAKING A LEAP FORWARD For Hartong, a sophomore, setting a standard to build upon is important for the years to come.

“This will really help with our program, and it will help to bring a lot of girls in hopefully that want to play strictly beach, so they can train and help build our program to an even bigger and better one, so maybe we can play a lot more games next year, like traveling more and playing a lot more of the mainland teams,” Hartong said. “Hopefully this year sets the tone for how we want the program to be in the future.”

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Freshman Jane Croson will join Ashley Lee, Emily Hartong and Elizabeth Stoltzman at the AVCA National Championships.

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’Bows try to leash Bulldogs Aloha University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Students, Hawaii Review (the literary journal) is advertising for the following positions:

Junior center fielder Kelly Majam leads the team in home runs (11) and runs scored (43).

Majam and the Rainbow Wahine hope to send their seniors off with wins against Fresno State this weekend.

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This week’s matchups will not only give the Rainbow Wahine softball team a chance to compete at the highest level – it will also be able to commemorate Senior Day for seven players.

No. 14/18 Hawai‘i (37-5, 11-3 Western Athletic Conference) will try to take down the team atop the WAC standings, the Fresno State Lady Bulldogs (31-17, 11-2 WAC).

The games will take place on Friday at 6 p.m. and on Saturday for a doubleheader at 2 p.m.

“We just need to be headstrong. We need to mentally be thinking to really stay in the game. I know we have the talent to do it, it’s just the mental part we need to focus on,” said senior fi rst baseman Makani DuhaylonsodKaleimamahu. “This season has been really special to me because

I’m a senior, and it’s reaching the end of the road. It’s really important that we beat Fresno [State] because they’re our biggest rival.

We really want to beat them and do really well against them because we know they really want to come out and beat us, too.”

The two best teams in the WAC are playing for the regular-season conference crown in Hawai‘i’s last season as a member before heading to the Big West.

Fresno State’s Michelle Moses will pose a threat on the mound after being selected as last week’s Verizon WAC Pitcher of the Week.

But the Rainbow Wahine will counter with senior pitcher Stephanie Ricketts and junior pitcher Kaia Parnaby. The duo are No. 1 and No. 2 in the WAC in ER A.

THE SENIOR WALK Along with Ricketts and Duhaylonsod-Kaleimamahu, this

year’s senior class also includes starters Dara Pagaduan, Sarah Robinson and Alexandra Aguirre, as well as reserves Rachel Paragas and Shannon Lum. This year, the senior class has combined for 22 of the team’s home runs, scored 92 of the team’s runs and stolen 11 bases.

“Fresno [State] I would say is a challenge because they’re our biggest rival. We want to go out and kind of bury them. Me personally, I’m pretty confident. I’ve been confident in our team since the beginning of the season and it’s just a matter of how well we play together,” said Pagaduan.

“I’m not worried. It’s not in my nature personally to worry about the other team. I worry about us,” said Aguirre. “Coach Bob [Coolen] has been talking about that a lot – worrying about the name on the front of the jersey. I worry about myself and the girls I play with.”