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Apple talks core issues, Wonder Blunder CAAITLIN ITLIN K ELLY IT News N Ne ws Editor In I n an n exclusive excc lu lusi sive si v interview, University Univ iver ersi sity t off Hawai‘i Haa wa wai‘ i‘ii at M ā no noa Chancellor Tom om A Apple pple pp le said hee iss looki looking another semessa a id h k ng forward to anothe ki herr se e me messterr of ccampus-wide ampuss - wi s-wi wid d e conversations. “I’m happy with “I I’m ha h pp py wi w th where we’re going goiing g so so far,” far, fa r,” Apple “I’ll start Appl Ap p e ssaid. aid d. “I I’lll st star art off by saying ar sayin ng that that increased inc ncre reas ased d conversation co onverrsatiion n itself its tsel ts elff has el has made it a lot lo ot clearer to me key what tthe wh he k ey issues iss s ue ss uess are on campus.” campu p s. pu s.” He outlined was H eo u line ut ned ne d th the progresss tthat h t wa ha a s ma made de conversations, as a rresult esul ultt of tthese ul hese he s conversat se t io ions ns,, which whic wh ich h he plans this The pl on ccontinuing ontinu nuin nu ing in g th h is ssemester. e e s te em t r. T h next he forum be held Aum willl b e he eld d JJan. a . 28 an 2 8 in the th Kuykendalll A uuditorium p.m. and ditoriu u m from f ro rom m 12 112-1 -1 p .m. an .m nd wi will l ccover over ov er ssustainus tain usta i ability academic rigor. abiliity and a d ac an c ad a em m icc rig gor o .
PA S T M I S TA K E S Apple hop hopes p es that t hat last semester’s s emester’s events don’t negatively negatiively affect the university univ i ersity at the iv State Stt at ate Capitol with with the t he 2013
legislative legislattiv session now in full swing. “What “W h I hope is that we can convince and prove tto o people that we’re a well-run organization and a d that an thaat we have the students’ best interests in mind,” said. “I hope the legislature looks at m nd,” Apple mi A us and kinds of contributions we’ve made to a nd the t the the state s att e and values that.” st He that the press conferences after the He feels f botched botche e d Stevie Wonder athletics department benefit concert were a mistake. con onc “I have had the press conferences,” “ I shouldn’t ssh Apple Appl plee said. ssa “And it’s funny because we’re trying to be transparent and open, but it just wasn’t a good t raa n nss thing thin th i g to in o do.” Former Forr m Athletics Director Jim Donovan was placed p aced on pl o paid administrative leave after it was revealed that th Wonder had no knowledge of the concert. Hee was later given a marketing position in the chancellor’s offi ce with a $204,000 annual salary. chancell “We We still don’t have our $200,000 back,” Apple said. “As “A A s you know, we didn’t have to pay anything out on that t h settlement we had because Jim Donovan found fo ou un another position. So half of the quote cost of is now gone because the cost was put of this t at $1.2 and over $600,000 of that doesn’t $11 .22 million m now have w ha h av to be paid, so that’s good news.” Donovan has since accepted an AD position D on n att Cal Fullerton, and Apple has not found a C al State St S replacement for his job. However, he maintained repl re pll ac aceeem that th t it is i s a crucial spot to fill. “[It’s “[I [ tt’’s an] absolute critical position, no doubt about ab b ou outt it, itt , the whole idea of branding the university and the idea out about what we do, but of a nd getting an gettttt ge course be looking very carefully at the salc urr se we’ll co w ary a y and ar and still getting a quality person, but trying to keep keep the ke th he e expenses as low as possible,” Apple said. Associate News Editor Alex Bitter and Editor in Chief Asso As soocc Marc Arakaki contributed to this story.
For video highlights and Apple’s views on c campus security, creating a more welcoming campus and increasing graduate assistant stipends, go to kaleo.org
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Chancellor Apple will hold his campus-wide conversation on Jan. 28, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. in Kuykendall Auditorium.
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