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NICOLE DURHAM Contributing Writer Professor Liam Kelley is one of the top-rated professors from University of Hawai’i at Mā noa on the website. Kelley teaches and specializes in Southeast and mainland Asian history and is currently researching popular religion in the late-19th to early 20th-century Vietnam.

Many students don’t think that professors check their ratings, but they are mistaken.

“Professors look at it too,” Kelley said.

With an overall rating of 4.6 out of 5 from 63 raters, it’s clear that Kelley deserves the score, thanks to his passion for what he teaches.

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K E L L E YʻS C O U R S E S : HIST151 History to 1500 HIST306 History of Southeast Asia HIST403 Vietnam, History, and Memory

ʻP RO F E S S O R S L O O K AT I T T O Oʼ “There are a lot of people who just think history is boring,” he said. “(College is) the last chance to get them to think maybe history isn’t boring. I think some people get surprised that it isn’t quite as bad as they thought it was.”

C OM E DY M E E T S A N T I Q U I T Y Students on the website describe Kelley as “fun,” “hilarious” and “interesting.”

“I include humor,” he said. “I try to look for things that are interesting to us today and put in weird humor. You just do the unexpected, but the next sentence you keep going with the normal information.”

Kelley also captivates his students with PowerPoints that include colorful slides and various sound effects. Because he has a degree in Russian and loves comedy, he often incorporates his Russian accent into lessons.

“A lot of times I think I must have the sense of humor of a 12-year-old kid; it’s like history from the perspective of an immature 13-year-old,” he said. “But the core, the information is there.”

Students have shown their love for his humorous style of teaching, as said by one RateMyProfessors commenter: “Entertaining, always makes class fun. (Kelley) threw candy at us while ‘Dancing Queen’ (was) playing in the background.”

H OW H E G O T H E R E Kelley didn’t always want to be a professor. With an undergraduate degree in Russian, he never thought he would be where he is today.

“I was always afraid of history,” he said.

With so much reading and information to absorb, he was intimidated at fi rst.

“When I left college, I vowed to stay away from academia forever,” he said. “I just couldn’t stand egghead professors talking to themselves.”

However, something eventually drew him into the world of history and teaching.

Kelley said that after he got his Russian degree, he became bored and felt like he was no longer learning as much as he could. The idea of teaching slowly began to fascinate him. He realized that if he was destined to become a teacher, he had to teach a subject he was interested in, and he eventually got his degree in history.

“I think the best part is that there is so much stuff that ’s so fascinating that people just don’t know about,” Kelley said.

“At some point in time, someone’s jaw is going to fall when they realize something they didn’t know.”

ʻK E E P L AU G H I N G ʼ Kelley has too many favorite memories from teaching to just choose one.

“Best memories? It ’s all a blur,” Kelley said.

But he does appreciate all of the great comments he gets from his students.

He particularly loves the ones from students whose opinions of history are now changed forever.

I try to look for things that are interesting to us today and put in weird humor.

You just do the unexpected, but the next sentence you keep going with the normal information.

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“You know, when a student says ‘I always hated history, and now this totally changed my view of things’,” he said.

If Kelley could say anything to the students who have had him, it would be to “keep having fun” and to “keep laughing.”

Ka Leo is dedicating a profile series to some of the top-rated professors at the UH Mānoa, using RateMyProfessors.com as a benchmark for whether professors deserve the spotlight.

For those who aren’t familiar with RateMyProfessors, it is a website that gives students the options to search for a professor by school, then allows them to read and leave comments about professors. Students can rate professors from 1 to 5 in helpfulness, clarity, easiness, hotness and overall quality.

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FADI YOUKHANA Associate News Editor A fter noticing circular, yellow spots on the leaves of his coffee plant, a farmer contacted University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Scot Nelson via a mobile app called the Plant Doctor.

Nelson and Michael Melzer, both faculty at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, discovered that the symptoms were new and had not been reported anywhere else in the world. They then determined the discovery of a new variety of pest.

“The diseased trees seemed to be in okay health, so I doubt it is a fatal disease to the tree,” Melzer said.

“However, none of the berries were harvested from the diseased trees.

They were all dried up like raisins.”

According to Nelson, the capacity of the virus to cause a disease and its link to any symptoms

on the leaves or berries has yet to be determined while the team continues its research.

“The shape and color of the symptoms for this new disease differ distinctly from the symptoms caused by every other coffee pest in Hawai‘i,” Nelson said. “The spots on the leaves associated with this emara-like virus are circular and pale green and having rings or etched, semi-circular grooves.”

Emara viruses are specific to plants and transmitted by eriphyid mites. Eriphyid mites are invisible to the naked eye and considered plant parasites. Although the new disease exhibits emara-like symptoms, the connection between the two has yet be determined, according to Melzer.

“Emara viruses are a relatively newly found group of viruses that have not been well-studied, but so far it looks like they have a fairly narrow host range,” Melzer said. “If this is an emara virus, I would be

surprised if we found it in crops other than coffee or close relatives.”

The Plant Doctor, the app the farmer used to report the disease, was created by Nelson for plant disease diagnosis.

“My goal in creating the Plant Doctor app in 2011 was to allow users to apply smartphones on site to submit image samples to receive rapid, interactive diagnosis and pest management recommendations,” Nelson said. “Since 2013, I have provided diagnostics and management recommendations to about 1,200 users in 41 countries and 42 states in the USA.” According to Nelson, the damage caused by the disease to coffee plants is under investigation. Although its full impact to coffee farmers and coffee plants is yet to be determined, it could be dangerous.

“Since action is being taken early, we hope this will not be a serious threat to coffee growers,” Melzer

said. “The worry is that if no action is taken and the disease is allowed to spread, it could become a much more serious problem as there are few remedies for viral diseases.”

Growers are advised to isolate the plants if they’re infected.

Growers should also avoid transporting cuttings, cherries, leaves or other plant material from them to another site to prevent the virus from spreading.

“A notification was sent out to coffee growers statewide asking them to be on the lookout for this disease,” Melzer said. “To the best of my knowledge, nobody else has reported seeing the disease. We plan to do follow-up surveys in the coming months to see if we can fi nd it elsewhere.”

Farmers who discover similar symptoms are asked to contact Nelson via email or the free Plant Doctor app, which is available for iPhone and Android users.

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Rohingya Muslims massacred as the world averts its eyes AL JAZEERA ENGLISH / FLICKR

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The genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar is being orchestrated. As they experience countless acts of violence from anti-Muslim Buddhists, the media murmurs, and the world merely lets out a small sigh.

Where is the uproar? Where is justice for these minorities living in this small Southeast Asian country?

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Approximately 1.3 million Rohingya Muslims reside in Myanmar, many descending from families that have lived there for generations. Fortify Rights, a non-profit human rights organization, confirms severe violations of the Rohingya’s human rights, and the United Nations recognizes them as “one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.”

Despite their long-term residence in the country, more than 700,000 Rohingya still remain stateless, as the 1982 Citizenship Law categorized them as “foreign residents.”

They have also been prohibited from freedoms such as practicing Islam, traveling freely and marrying whom they please, and Regional Order 1/2005 restricted them from having more than two children.

Burmese-Buddhist nationalism has been on the rise, with the “969” movement – led by Buddhist monks – preaching intolerance toward the Rohingya. This ideology is set in the belief that the Rohingya Muslims are invaders of the land. This

anger in the 90 percent Buddhist population paired with an authoritarian Buddhist political force has led to vast outbreaks of violence across Myanmar.

According to Myanmar’s ambassador, the major violence began with the rape and killing of a Buddhist girl by three Muslims in May 2012. A month later in June, about 300 Buddhists attacked and killed 10 Muslims in a bus. CBS reported that since 2012, the Rohingya have seen consistent outbreaks of fatal violence that have killed hundreds and left 250,000 displaced.

G OV E R N M E N T - S P O N S O R E D AT RO C I T I E S On June 13, 2012, “a government truck dumped 18 naked and halfclothed bodies near a Rohingya displaced person camp outside of Sittwe, the state capital. Some of the victims had been ‘hogtied’ with string or plastic strips before being executed,” according to Human Rights Watch.

On Oct. 23, 2012, Buddhists attacked a Muslim community in Yan Thei village, according to Human Rights Watch. Five mosques, six madrassas and 642 households were burned to the ground. The small amount of dispatched police, who were present during the event, were accused of disarming Muslims who attempted to defend themselves. In the daylong massacre, at least 70 Muslims were slaughtered, with 28 children – 13 under the age of 5 – hacked to death.

Furthermore, enraged by the killing of a monk, Buddhists turned

their eyes to an Islamic school.

On March 21, 2013, 36 Muslimsmost of them teenagers and not involved in the monk killing- were massacred by Buddhist mobs. The students ran for help to the police, who merely looked on as they were killed, accoding to the Associated Press. On May 18, 2013, the United Nations confirmed two recent, separate massacres, in which at least 48 Muslims were killed, although the government denies it.

However, the violence is not exclusive to Muslims; those who dare assist them also face assault.

In March, CNN said the offices of international aid agencies in Sittwe were attacked for allegedly being biased toward the Rohingya Muslims. And in February, Doctors Without Borders were also banned from treating Rohingya.

“those who undermine the reform process, engage in human rights abuses, contribute to ethnic confl ict or participate in military trade with North Korea.”

Myanmar’s products are now allowed to be imported to the U.S., and “The Obama administration is allowing U.S. companies to do business with Myanmar’s strategic oil and gas industry, which has been a key source of income for the regime,” said Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch in Asia, in an interview with CNN.

We have evidence of “human rights abuses” and “ethnic confl ict,” yet we pat Myanmar on the head like proud parents. The Genocide Watch has a spotlight on Myanmar, and yet American media has chosen to treat the situation as second-rate news. We need to address the injustices that are being faced by people throughout the world. We should not stand by while innocent people are slaughtered and their human rights violated by a nation that becomes increasingly respected by the international community.

R E MOV E T H E B L I N D S Ironically, news of the May 2013 massacres arose as Myanmar hosted an Association of Southeast Asian Nations event that celebrated the distance the nation has gone since ending its military dictatorship two years ago.

Myanmar President Thein Sein has been saluted by the international community for his political and economic reforms, with economic sanctions enacted during the Burma dictatorship lifted by President Barack Obama on July 11, 2012.

In the same speech that he lifted sanctions, Obama stated that new sanctions could be put in place for

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Aloha mai kākou e nā pulapula a Hāloa a me ka pae ‘āina momona ‘o Hawai‘i nei. Eia mai kēia wahi mana‘o: Aia kākou i ka huliau nui. Ke nānā a‘e ‘oe, e ‘ike ana i nā papahana maika‘i he nui e hana ‘ia nei e ho‘ōla i ka ‘āina a me nā ‘ōiwi o Hawai‘i, a ho‘onui ‘āwīwī nō kēia mau ‘ano papahana.

He la‘ana, ua ho‘omaka ‘ekolu kaikamāhine mai ke kula ki‘eki‘e ‘o Kamehameha ma Kapālama, ‘o Lahela, ‘o Tayler, a ‘o La‘ahia ko lākou mau inoa, i kekahi papahana like. ‘O kā lākou papahana ka ho‘oulu kālā ‘ana i mea e kū‘ai ai i ke kalo a lākou e ‘ai ai no 90 lā. No kēlā wā, ‘o ke kalo kā lākou ‘ai nui. Hiki iā lākou ke ‘ai i ka i‘o a me nā mea kanu ‘ē a‘e, akā, a‘ole hiki iā lākou ke ‘ai i ka palaoa, ka nulu, ka ‘uala, a pēlā wale aku.

‘O “Hāloa Challenge” ka inoa o kēia pā 90 lā.

Ua lohe mai ‘o Torry Tukuafu, he haku ki‘i‘oni‘oni kūloko, e pili ana i ka papahana a ua mau kaikamāhine nei, a ho‘oulu ‘ia kona mana‘o no ka ho‘olele ‘ana i kēia mo‘olelo i nā kānaka a pau. No laila, ke hana nei lākou i kekahi ki‘i‘oni‘oni e pili ana i kā nā kaikamāhine huaka‘i i ka ‘ai pono ‘ana ua kapa ‘ia ‘o “I am Hāloa”.

E hō‘ike ana ua ki‘i‘oni‘oni i ka huaka‘i ‘uhane a ua mau kaikamāhine a pili pa‘a me Hāloa, a me ko lākou huaka‘i kino ‘ana e kipa i kekahi o nā ‘āina kalo a me

nā mahi‘ai kalo o ka pae ‘āina.

Ua leka uila wau i kekahi mau nīnau iā Lahela, ‘o ia kekahi o ua mau kaikamāhine nei, a ua pane mai ‘o ia, “I definitely have weak moments in making kalo my staple. However, when I think how easy it is to eliminate bad foods from my diet by doing this challenge, I can't help but be proud. It’s difficult ... if all I have is sour poi, I start to get weak. If I have other meats and vegetables, I’m

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Hiki iā kākou ke a‘o pū mai i ua ‘ike nui nei inā nānā mai kākou i ka ha‘awina o ka nohona ‘umeke kūmau. great. I do even better when I have a dessert made out of pa‘i‘ai or kalo.”

I ka‘u nīnau ‘ana iā ia e pili ana i kona mea ke a‘o mai nei i kēia papahana, ua pane mai ‘o ia i kēia mana‘o. “Poi is the only food that will call you out when something is wrong inside of you. If you‘re not doing well, most likely, your poi won‘t be doing well either.”

He la‘ana maika‘i ‘o Lahela i kāna ‘auamo ‘ana i ke kuleana o ka mālama ‘ana iā

Hāloa. Hiki iā kākou ke a‘o pū mai i ua ‘ike nui nei inā nānā mai kākou i ka ha‘awina o ka nohona ‘umeke kūmau.

E nā makamaka o ka lāhui Hawai‘i, e ka po‘e o ka pōloli loa i ka ea pono o ka ‘āina, aia i ka mālama ‘ana iā Hāloa ka ma‘ona ‘ia ‘ana o ko kākou pōloli nui loa. No laila, e ho‘iho‘i kākou i ko kākou mau lima i ka ‘umeke kūmau, i ka pōhaku ku‘i‘ai a me ka papa ku‘i‘ai, i ka ‘ō‘ō, a i ka lepo, a ho‘i nō kākou i ke au pono.

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Page 12 | Ka Leo | Wednesday, April 16 2014

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Junior pitcher Scott Squier has thrown 50 strikeouts this season, the second-most on the team

Senior pitcher Matt cooper has a team-low 1.71 ERA.

‘Frustrated’ Warriors aim to end slump in Northridge KEN REYES Senior Staff Writer @TheWriterKen Six straight losses at home can certainly mess with a team’s mentality.

Hawai‘i first baseman Marc Flores characterized it as “frustration for us, personally.” And the past two weeks have certainly reeked of it, especially in the Rainbow Warriors’ latest series defeat against No. 4 Cal Poly.

BOILIN G BLOOD Untimely hitting, hasty defense and inconsistency within the bullpen have all contributed to the two consecutive sweeps UH (14-19, 2-7 Big West Conference) was hammered with. While the bats were able to generate some necessary hits, the team saw defeat in the midst of production.

These losses have taken a toll on some fans, who refused to hold their tongues Sunday afternoon while the game was drawing to a bitter 8-3 defeat. But the jeers were one-sided, as head coach Mike Trapasso expressed that he couldn’t care less about their taunting remarks.

“When they start turning on our players, we just shut them down,” Trapasso said. “That’s the alcohol talking, and that’s their prerogative.

“If they’re going to be drunken idiots and yell at our kids, go ahead and have that ... It shows what a small person that you are when you’re doing that.”

SC HEDULIN G BLUES While some of the players acknowledged their costly mistakes, they did not let it shake their spirits.

“We made mistakes here and there, but

we stuck with them the whole time,” senior shortstop Austin Wobrock said. “It was exciting to see the fourth-ranked team in the nation and that we’re hanging with them.”

It’s difficult to solely blame the Rainbow Warriors for their recent defeats. Cal Poly, alongside an also-victorious UC Irvine, are two of the best teams in the Big West Conference.

“There’s no finding it because we have it,” Trapasso said. “This is our team that scratched and clawed and played a great team.”

He also stressed that though this hump may have set them up for a bumpy ride, his players will be fine.

“If not, then it’s my fault for overscheduling,” he said. “We’ve just bit off more than we can chew.”

On the flip side, it seems that the team has maneuvered the rocky road well.

“I believe that our coach put this schedule together not because he wants us to get pounded on, (but) because we can hang with these guys,” Wobrock said. “We just didn’t come out on top this week.”

Despite the losses they’ve collected, Trapasso made sure there was a balance kept in the art of forgetting and reflecting.

“Some losses, you just have to forget about it and toss it out,” he said. “But some, you really have to reflect on it and learn from the mistakes you’ve made.”

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