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Two months’ silence CAITLIN K ELLY Associate News Editor Two months after the announcement that $200,000 had been lost in the Stevie Wonder concert debacle, the Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has yet to take an official stance on the issue.

“I didn’t want to take a stance on it [the Stevie Wonder concert] just yet ... because of the fact that we didn’t have enough ... evidence or facts on what really happened,” said ASUH President Richard Mizusawa.

At a news conference on July 10, then-athletics director Jim Donovan announced that Wonder would not be performing in a department fundraising concert. Donovan and Stan Sheriff Center arena manager Rich Sheriff were put on indefinite paid administrative leave.

Since then, Donovan has been given a position in the Office of the Chancellor with an annual salary of $211,200, while Sheriff has been reinstated to his position.

A 57-page investigative report regarding the concert was released in the late afternoon on Aug. 22.

As of Sept. 14, Mizusawa said that he had not fully read the report, but had forwarded it to ASUH senators to look over.

“I sent it out to our senate, so we’re going to try to have a decision on that matter. And we definitely do want to take a stance on it ... [but] we would rather have all the facts laid out first and then take a stance, rather than have an immediate initial reaction to it,” he explained.

Mizusawa said that he contacted the athletics department inquiring about whether or not the $200,000 payment had come out of student athletic fees, but has not received a response.

“So I think if [the $200,000 had been taken from stu-

dent fees], that would be a huge issue for students because that’s $200,000 of their monies that were lost and could’ve gone towards other things related to athletics or anything that would benefit them in that department,” he said.

A DVO C AC Y ASUH was chartered by the Board of Regents in 1912. The organization is responsible for advocating on the students’ behalf with administration, faculty, staff, community groups and government officials, as well as using student fee money to put on events on campus.

“I believe we’re growing in that. We have a really young senate and one of the things I really want to have a big focus on is advocacy,” Mizusawa said. “... We’re very strong with our campus events, we’re really strong with our scholarships and funding to organizations, but [advocating on students’ behalf is] another focus that this year I want to take a more transparent approach on.”

Mizusawa said he would like to have students come up with resolutions to current issues and extend a web of communication through social media, email and word of mouth.

Mizusawa said that only a few students have contacted him so far about the issue. He has, however, discussed the lack of response from administration with KHON2.

“Just a few [students] here and there [have] expressed their concerns, and we’re definitely taking a lot of the different viewpoints into consideration,” he said.

Mizusawa is the sole student member on the Search Advisory Committee for the new athletic director, but was unable to comment on the process due to a confidentiality agreement signed by all members.

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Death Cab for Cutie, along with the cut-off Third Eye Blind concert, were a part of The Republik’s grand opening celebration.

TAYLOR MORRIS Staff Writer Following the turning away of fans for a Third Eye Blind concert on Aug. 30, the Honolulu Fire Department said The Republik’s documentation and inspections were up to date as of Friday, Sept. 14.

A FORMERLY LIMITED VENUE The mishap was due to The Republik failing to meet several regulations, according to HFD spokesperson Terry Seelig. The Republik’s various violations included an incomplete sprinkler system, unmarked and restricted exits, lack of hardware to open doors and a failure to apply for an assembly occupancy permit.

The Republik’s failure to apply for an assembly occupany permit meant that the nightclub’s maximum capacity was held to 299 people. Seelig said The Republik was made aware of these violations by two notices prior to the concert, each of which The Republik signed. “ They were clearly notified,�

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In a statement released by The Republik after the incident, they claimed to learn of their capacity the night of the show, not before.

The statement reads, “It was disheartening to learn late Thursday evening that we were being held to a capacity that was 70 percent less than what our paperwork stated.�

A N E X PA N D E D C A PAC I T Y The venue worked to address

the issue to prevent a similar situation from happening in the future, according to Seelig. “They are doing construction to accommodate more than allowed prior,� he said.

While The Republik still has to file its permit with the Department of Planning and Permitting, fire inspectors have now allowed up to 1,000 people at the nightclub based on the approval of the fire safety system. “Fire inspectors are not going to stand in the way because of that [the ďŹ ling of the permit],â€? said Fire Capt. Carl Yamada in an interview with the Star Advertiser on Saturday, Sept. 15.

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Review: ‘The Time Keeper’ VON DICKENS ULSA Contributing Writer Bestsellers “ The Five People You Meet in Heaven” and “ Tuesdays with Morrie” may be familiar to many readers. This month, author Mitch A lbom released “ The Time Keeper,” where he once again draws us into his imagination and makes us think and ref lect amidst our busy lives.

A lbom takes us back to an ancient period where the concept of time did not exist and introduces us to Dor, inventor of the world’s first clock – Father Time.

God is angered by Dor’s discover y and banishes him to a cave.

Dor’s eternal punishment is to hear people’s complaints about time: slow down time, speed up time, more time…

However, one day God grants Dor his freedom, and he returns to the present day. We are then introduced to two new characters: Sarah Lemon, a student who wants more time with her infatuation, Ethan, and Victor Delamonte, a millionaire whose terminal illness makes him desperate to cheat death.

Dor alternately visits Sarah and Victor, teaching aching them a lesson about the he real value of time against the real value of life and death, th, but it may be Dor himself that hat learns something in the process. ess. “ The Time Keeper” per” is a quick and easy read. d. The chapters are short and the plot is fast-paced,, making it appropri-ate to pick up and d put down during buss

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Features NAME: NATALIE AUSTIN MAJOR: ART

Campus Catwalk : musically mute concept band A NTON GLAMB Staff Writer A band is typically known for its music. However, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus has a different type of two-girl band – one whose members don’t excel in any musical instruments or have any songs to play.

What they do play is dress up.

As a conceptual art and fashion experiment, art majors Marika Wilson and Natalie Austin have formed “Tender is the Storm,” a band that plays upon the preconceptions of what it means to be an individual through fashion choices and self-imposed ordinances.

What’s your project about?

M: “Tender is the Storm” emerged from an understanding of ourselves as performers and a desire to collaborate.

We believe that the ongoing struggle to be taken seriously as women and professionals has undercut our sense of passion and adventure. “Tender is the Storm” is our way of reclaiming our lives as a space for unbridled fun and experimentation. Our sense of style is key to the project, and our own per

sonal experiments with clothing works well for our band.

ing a cause. Let it be known: I don’t support anything.

N: I’ve dedicated my style to the color red. I wear all red all day, trying to keep it as pure as possible: meaning I stay away from prints [by] only wearing solid colors. This is a project that extended from a performance art piece I and others did for our Installation and Performance Art class, but I’ve decided to continue with it.

Have you learned anything through your project?

M: I’ve learned that letting go is the best way to move forward.

How does your project relate to the concept of uniforms?

M: Everyone’s wardrobe, stripped down to its basic elements, is a uniform. Having a particularly cohesive style provides a sense of security and stability. “Tender is the Storm” is all about destabilizing “style” and dressing with a sense of volatility.

Has anyone thought that you’ve just adopted a new style?

M: I have definitely adopted a new style, but what I’m wearing simply reflects how I am feeling. In that sense, I’m constantly adopting new styles, and I feel new all the time.

N: People think that I’m support-

N: I’ve learned that people have a real desire to be part of something and are really inquisitive. Strangers are constantly coming up to me asking me why I’m wearing all red, or telling me they like how bold it is.

What do you feel about student fashion at UH? M: I don’t feel enough about student fashion. I want to be made to feel so much. I want people to wake up and throw on something really wild, just because they’re excited to be alive in this moment.

N: I feel like I see a lot of spandex capri pants, which makes me wonder, “Is everyone working out all the time?”

Would you advise people to conduct a similar fashion experiment?

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Features NAME: NATALIE AUSTIN MAJOR: ART

Campus Catwalk : musically mute concept band A NTON GLAMB Staff Writer A band is typically known for its music. However, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus has a different type of two-girl band – one whose members don’t excel in any musical instruments or have any songs to play.

What they do play is dress up.

As a conceptual art and fashion experiment, art majors Marika Wilson and Natalie Austin have formed “Tender is the Storm,” a band that plays upon the preconceptions of what it means to be an individual through fashion choices and self-imposed ordinances.

What’s your project about?

M: “Tender is the Storm” emerged from an understanding of ourselves as performers and a desire to collaborate.

We believe that the ongoing struggle to be taken seriously as women and professionals has undercut our sense of passion and adventure. “Tender is the Storm” is our way of reclaiming our lives as a space for unbridled fun and experimentation. Our sense of style is key to the project, and our own per

sonal experiments with clothing works well for our band.

ing a cause. Let it be known: I don’t support anything.

N: I’ve dedicated my style to the color red. I wear all red all day, trying to keep it as pure as possible: meaning I stay away from prints [by] only wearing solid colors. This is a project that extended from a performance art piece I and others did for our Installation and Performance Art class, but I’ve decided to continue with it.

Have you learned anything through your project?

M: I’ve learned that letting go is the best way to move forward.

How does your project relate to the concept of uniforms?

M: Everyone’s wardrobe, stripped down to its basic elements, is a uniform. Having a particularly cohesive style provides a sense of security and stability. “Tender is the Storm” is all about destabilizing “style” and dressing with a sense of volatility.

Has anyone thought that you’ve just adopted a new style?

M: I have definitely adopted a new style, but what I’m wearing simply reflects how I am feeling. In that sense, I’m constantly adopting new styles, and I feel new all the time.

N: People think that I’m support-

N: I’ve learned that people have a real desire to be part of something and are really inquisitive. Strangers are constantly coming up to me asking me why I’m wearing all red, or telling me they like how bold it is.

What do you feel about student fashion at UH? M: I don’t feel enough about student fashion. I want to be made to feel so much. I want people to wake up and throw on something really wild, just because they’re excited to be alive in this moment.

N: I feel like I see a lot of spandex capri pants, which makes me wonder, “Is everyone working out all the time?”

Would you advise people to conduct a similar fashion experiment?

N: Absolutely: Get weird. If you’re

NAME: MARIKA WILSON MAJOR: ART

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The ‘God’ problem: removing religion from politics SARAH NEAL Senior Staff Writer

There was a showdown at the Democratic National Convention this yyear over whether or not to include the word “God” in the party’s official platform – and the result of this clash was disappointing.

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In spite of an entire section on faith, the original document did not include the word “God,” drawing much criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike, with the harshest reprimands coming p g from the right wing.

When the authors were brought to task in a media storm surrounding the lack of reference to a higher power, they decided to put a revision proposal in

front of the convention. Unofficial sources have leaked to the media that President Barack Obama personally intervened and asked the delegates to redraft their platform so that God could be included in the document.

YAY O R N AY The vid video that captured the vote on whether or not to return the word God to the official platform is embarLos Angeles Mayor Antonio rassing. Lo Villaraigosa stood in front of the audience and asked for a “yay” en or “nay” vote on changing the platform. The DNC required a two-thirds majority qui to aallow the revision.

This method of voting difficult in a crowd of is d thousands, and Villaraigosa thou had to recall the vote three times. Reviewing the video, time

it seems that the crowd shouts with equal enthusiasm for both votes in some takes, but in others it seems the “nays” win out.

In the end, Villaraigosa declared that two-thirds of the delegates had voted “yay,” and God was reinstated as a part of the DNC party platform.

The stadium was filled with boos, as it rightfully should have been. America is not a theocracy, and God has no place in our politics.

SECULARITY The reinsertion of the word “God” is disheartening. The Republican party is already subject to control via religious zealots, as evidenced by a dramatic change in the wording of their own party platform.

Prior to this year, the word “God” was downplayed in the Republican National Convention

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party platform. In 2008, there were only two mentions of God in the platform, and in 2004 there were three. In fact, for most of the past decade, Democratic references to God in the official platform were more frequent than what was found in that of the Republicans.

This year, however, there were twelve direct references to God in the RNC’s platform.

This increase in the number of times the word “God” appears in the RNC’s party platform deserves more attention than the lack of the word in the DNC’s platform. It provides substantiation for recent claims that the Republican party has been taken over by right-wing religious ideologues, and that this takeover has been fast and drastic.

I certainly hope that the Democrats do not follow suit.

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Fixing the healthcare complex C. L. WHITE Contributing Writer Imagine that someone you love needs medical care. They manage to get to the ER, but are stopped in the waiting room to discuss payment. Unable to pay, they are turned away to fend for themselves. Does that seem civilized?

That was standard practice in the United States at one time, but in 1986 – with bipartisan effort – the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan.

People seeking emergency medical treatment today cannot be turned away for lack of ability to pay, even if the “emergency” is a bad cold. Persistent conditions like cancer won’t get treatment but its symptoms might.

This isn’t free. Companies ies that run hospitals still till have investors to appease ppease and a bottom line to watch, so hospital tal losses aree passed ssed along to uss through raised ed fees or through hospital al tax deductions. ions.

A nd d there hass been no o serious effort to end nd this policy. y.

Apparently, the American n people strongly ly believe that if a person needs ds

care, they are entitled to seek treatment – even if they can’t afford to pay for it.

Forget Obamacare: the United States of America already has a default national healthcare plan, passed by Congress and signed into law by Republican icon Ronald Reagan.

A B E T T E R WAY The old system is expensive because it’s haphazard, ineffi cient and doesn’t provide very good results. We have been paying for this since the Cold War, and we consistently pay more for worse results than other industrialized nations.

Emergency rooms are not the best places for regular care. Better medical care can be provided ovided by practitioners who aren’t strangers, ngers, who see ee their patients enough early to prevent

emergencies and address health issues when they still may be inexpensive to treat.

We are a nation that champions the potential of the individual.

We are also a nation built on looking out for our neighbors when we can. We set high goals, but we don’t always follow through and achieve them.

Our nation has shown that we believe the sick and injured deserve treatment, and we’ve ensured that they can get it. It’s the patriotic thing to do because a nation is its people.

But we are paying too much for bad results. The responsible, sible, fiscally conservative course is to have some standards of care, enforce rce them by law, rigorously monitor costs, and use the efficiency of scale to keep those costs down.

The purpose of a government of the people, by the people and for the people is not only to protect us with force of arms, but also to help all citizens in the pursuit of happiness through actions like building interstate highways to foster trade, funding education and research to help us grow and thrive, providing disaster relief so the blows of nature cause less suffering and fostering the rule of law. Those kinds of jobs are ongoing and too big for individuals to handle, but w when we work together as one nat nation, all of this iss doable. availability The quality, cost and availabili of health care is something that directly y affects us all,, and together we can do we’ve better than we w ’ve been doing.

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Ka Leo Player of the Week Junior quarterback Sean Schroeder has been selected as Ka L eo’s Player of the Week.

Schroeder led the Warriors (1-1) to a 48 - 0 victory against Lamar.

S chroeder completed 15 of 23 passes for 150 yards in Hawa i‘i’s home opener be fore being pulled early in the four th quar ter w ith a 4 8 - 0 lead.

He was also able to connect on three touchdow n passes to re ceivers Trevor Dav is, Dar ius Br ight and Chr is Gant .

Despite earning themselves a 28 -point cushion going into halftime, the Warriors kept the pressure on Lamar for all four quarters. “ We don’t look at the clock and the scoreboard,” said Schroeder. “ We’re going to play until the ref picks up the ball at the end of the game and says we can’t play anymore. That ’s just the attitude we take, and it ’s the attitude Coach [Norm Chow] has instilled in us.”

A fter throwing two picks and being sacked five times in the

Warriors’ season opener against USC, Schroeder was able to re cover against the Cardinals and finished the night with zeros in both of those categories The victory over Lamar was not only the first for UH this season but also the first of Schroeder’s collegiate career.

Prior to transferring to Hawai‘i, Schroeder spent three years at Duke, where he did not see the playing field.

Rather than soak in the lopsided victor y, Schroeder is already looking forward to UH’s matchup this Saturday against Nevada (2-1). “ We’re looking forward to next week,” Schroeder said. “As soon as the game was over, I’m already thinking about Nevada.

We gotta play better. There’s

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Paipai Falemalu (Football, Defensive End) Falemalu anchored Hawai‘i’s defense Saturday night with five tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery.

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still things we need to work on.

Offensively, we kind of got off to a slow start tonight, so we gotta hit the ground running this week in practice and get ready for Nevada.”

John Lister (Football, Running Back) Lister rushed for 55 yards on 10 carries against Lamar. The sophomore also added a pair of touchdowns: the first two of his college career.

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Schroeder is a native of Laguna Niguel, Calif.

Week #4 – Sept. 17 - Sept. 23 COLLEGE

Nevada @ Hawaii Michigan @ Notre Dame Kansas State @ Oklahoma Clemson @ Florida State Arizona @ Oregon

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Detroit @ Tennessee Cincinnati @ Washington Atlanta @ San Diego Houston @ Denver New England @ Baltimore Tiebreaker: Predict the passing yards for UH