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The university may lose direct management over how its tuition and fees are expended, as a new measure would repeal the university’s tuition and fees special fund. “Should the tuition and fee special fund be repealed, the tuition revenues will be deposited into the state general fund, and the university would lose direct management over how these

funds are budgeted and expended,” Director of University Budget Laurel Johnston said. This would force UH to compete with all other state-funded entities for about 70 percent of its operating funds, according to Johnston. Currently, UH only competes for about 35 percent of its funds. House Bill 1492 and Senate Bill 2551 state that “all income from tuition and fees charged for regular courses of instruction and tuition-related course and fee charges against

students shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund.” “What that means is all tuition and fees now go to the general fund to be appropriated back to the university,” Rep. Isaac Choy said. Choy introduced the House version of the bill last month. The bill will also transfer all unrestricted money remaining on balance in the university’s tuition and fees special fund at the close of June 30, 2014, to the general fund. According to Johnston, the Univer-

sity Controller would work with the state’s Controller to determine this amount if the bill passes.

UNIVERSITY REVENUES “Tuition revenues are received by each campus and deposited by each campus into their respective campus’ tuition and fees special fund, which is kept separate from their annual general fund appropriation,” Johnston said. “Thus, the campuses manage how their tuition revenues are budgeted and expended.”

If the university no longer directly manages these revenues, it would lose the ability to manage tuition revenues like awarding scholarships from tuition. According to Johnston, general funds cannot be reallocated by UH in the same manner as tuition funds can be. “The intent isn’t to take away any money that the university is currently spending through the See Funding, page 2

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special fund,” Sen. Brian Taniguchi said. “But it’s kind of putting back to more legislature oversight of what the entire thing of what they’re spending.” Johnston said the university receives two types of support from the state. The legislature appropriates general funds to support operating expenses and for speciﬁc capital improvement projects by project type. The state general fund is the state fund into which all unrestricted state revenues are deposited and managed by the state Department of Budget and Finance, according to Johnston. Currently, the state’s general fund budget for all state departments is $6.036 billion. UH receives $366 million, or 6.4 percent, of the total general budget. UH makes a request for these general funds every year. The university’s annual operating budget is $1.5 billion. “Thus, the university does not presently receive sufﬁ cient general funds to pay for all of the university’s operating expenses,” Johnston said.

A S O U RC E O F R E V E N U E According to Taniguchi, who introduced the Senate version of the bill, the legislature set up the tuition

and fees special fund in the mid-’90s. “The theory of it was that the legislature would, you know, promise to appropriate a base amount and then if the university needed more money than the legislature appropriated then they would have to raise tuitions to spend that money,” Taniguchi said. According to testimony by Jim Shon, director of the Hawai‘i Educational Policy Center, at the Senate Committee on Higher Education meeting on Feb. 4, the burden of funding higher education has shifted from the entire state to the students. According to a 2013 report by The College Board titled, “Trends in College Pricing,” Hawai‘i has higher five-year average increases than the national average. For resident tuition in four-year institutions, Hawai‘i’s averaged five-year increase is 47 percent while the national average was 27 percent. In 2011, the Board of Regents implemented a fi ve-year schedule of tuition increases. The board requires that a certain percent be given back in tuition scholarships, with increasing amounts being given back as tuition increases. “For fiscal year 2013, the net tuition revenues collected was $273 million, with $41 million in tuition

scholarships being returned to eligible students,” Johnston said. Shon suggests amending the bill to set a policy cap on the percentage of speciﬁ c campus or college costs that tuition may cover. “Anything over that amount can go to the general fund, but this cap or cut off could be set signiﬁcantly lower than the current mix, perhaps 30 percent, with the rest coming from general funds,” Shon said.

M A N AG E M E N T O F F U N D S Howard Todo, chief fi nancial officer and vice president of Budget and Finance at UH, testified at the House Committee on Higher Education meeting on Jan. 30, saying the board and UH leadership oppose it. According to his testimony, the board believes it is the appropriate body to establish tuition rates and establish revenue management policy. Graduate Student Organization President Thomas Robinson said the bill undermines the reason to have a BOR and autonomous university system. “The other thing that bothers me about this bill is that our tuition is not a tax. Tuition is meant to pay for our higher education, not to be a political talking point. The univer-

sity money is meant for the university, not for the state to determine what to do with it,” Robinson said. He thinks an audit of the university would be a good thing for the state to do to provide some oversight. Some senators from ASUH also submitted testimony in opposition to the bill. “The students of UH Mānoa paid 100 percent of our tuition to go to UH Mānoa, and we should expect no less than 100 percent of every dollar we paid to be going towards our education at UH Mānoa,” Martin Nguyen, senator of the Shidler College of Business, said in his testimony against the Senate bill. According to Taniguchi, the legislature is not trying to take away money from any of the campuses. According to testimony for the House bill by Kalbert Young, director of the state Department of Budget and Finance, the department doesn’t take any position on the policy issue of appropriate funding sources for UH. “However, we would plainly advise that such an approach would effectively end whatever self-funding or self-dependent revenue strategy that is currently employed by UH,” Young said.

STATE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I FY 2011-12

$386,307,258

FY 2012-13

$377,460,254

FY 2013-14

$366,272,245

FY 2014-15

$384,801,245

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Justin Fragiao and Yining Lin will perform in “Lady Mu and the Yang Family Generals” at Kennedy Theatre. NICOLYN CHARLOT Associate Features Editor This is a theater season to celebrate, not only because is Kennedy Theatre is enjoying its 50th anniversary, but this school year also marks the 50th anniversary of Jingju at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Beginning Thursday, the Jingju play “Lady Mu and the Yang Family Generals” will be on the Mainstage at Kennedy Theatre. This will be the ﬁ rst time the show is performed in English. Jingju, also called Beijing Opera or Peking Opera, is a type of Chinese theater known for being highly stylized. Every movement and sound that the actors make must be precise in order to conform to the Jingju style. Actors in this production initially learned the script in Chinese before learning it in English, in order for the sounds to come across properly. In Jingju, facial expressions are extremely important, and actors wear bright red makeup on their eyes to emphasize them.

“In ballet you point your feet, that’s a style thing. In Jingju you shoot energy out of your eyes,” said Ruby MacDougall, an M.A. student in Asian Studies who plays Yang Jinhua. Despite being called “opera,” Jingju is different from Western operas. The term opera implies only singing, but Jingju involves four main elements - singing, dance acting, martial combat and voice. The set of the show is also highly stylized. There is an on-stage orchestra and a carpet. Actors in this production are meant to appear large, so the set accommodates this. Meg Hanna, who designed the set for her master’s thesis in scenic design, took inspiration from Chinese brush painting while making the set. She said she was asked to demonstrate a “duality of place” – part of the set represents chaos, and the other tranquility. “(The set) gives a sense of place, it sort of delineates the boundaries of where the world is and where it ends. … I think that it supports the idea of

Jingju,” Hanna said. “Lady Mu and the Yang Family Generals” is part of a series of plays about the Song dynasty’s Yang family. In this production, Mu Guiying (Lady Mu) and her family have retired to the countryside after fighting in many battles. However, the family hears news of rebellious forces attacking the empire, so Mu Guiying’s adventurous son (Wenguang) and daughter (Jinhua) go to see what is happening. Wenguang winds up winning a contest to determine who will lead the Song troops to battle. Because of Wenguang’s age, the Emperor calls upon Mu Guiying to fight instead, and she agrees. One will have to see the show in order to find out who wins. This play has many important themes that resonate throughout its plot. Filial piety comes up frequently, demonstrating how sons and daughters are expected to interact with their parents. Youthful exuberance and honor are also motifs, as well as the importance of proper fighting, even when one does not want

to ﬁght. The production also displays powerful female characters. “It’s a good message to send out to women of today,” said Yilong Liu, who plays Lady Mu and is getting her Ph.D. in Chinese theatre and western dramaturge. “There’s a strong lineage of strong women characters throughout Chinese history, it’s just that we tend to focus on the male ones.” Since August, four guest artists from China have been working with students at Kennedy Theatre. These artists have been a part of Jingju theater for many decades, and all have lifetime positions with the Jiangsu Province Jingju Company in China. Their help has ensured that the play is as authentic as possible. “The teachers talk about what it is to be a performer, and how that can transmit into your greater life. … I’m learning … not only about Jingju, but about the philosophy of performing,” MacDougall said. Liu also had a positive experience with the guest artists.

“It’s been incredible to learn from these people who have been embodying Jingju for years. … They were hard on us, but at the same time it was all for the sake of the show,” Liu said. The cast has two confi gurations, which means that certain actors will play different characters depending on the night. Some characters will be played by actors of the opposite sex, because in Jingju it is more important that the actor’s essence matches the character, rather than the actor’s gender. Audiences are encouraged to come more than once in order to see the different confi gurations, as well as attend the free pre-show chats at 7 p.m. on Feb. 22 and March. 1. This 50th anniversary performance of Jingju at UH Mānoa is comprised of many elements that can appeal to a wide variety of people. Those interested in Chinese theater, stylized acting and design, grand fi ght scenes, powerful women or simply a good story should consider going to see this show.

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Hawai‘i’s current minimum wage is $7.25, but according to Civil Beat , House Bill 2580 will establish a $9.50 minimum wage if passed. LISA GRANDINETTI KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

Raise the minimum wage GER ARD DABU Contributing Writer

The cost of living in the United States continues to rise, while the minimum wage remains stagnant. This results in people being unable to afford basic necessities if they’re only being paid the current minimum wage. Therefore, the minimum wage should be raised. In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama expressed plans to issue an executive order that would increase the minimum wage of some federal contractors to $10.10, in hopes that companies, and possibly even Congress, will follow suit. At the least, this would help the hundreds of thousands of people who are underpaid in federal jobs. Members of Congress have introduced a bill–the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 – that would slowly increase the minimum wage to $10.10, as well as increase wages for tipped workers and synchronize the wage to inﬂation. This wouldn’t be a raise. Because of inﬂation, while the number

The government also reaps of dollars per hour has gone up, the part of a racial, sexual or gender minimum wage’s purchasing power minority. A quarter of them are other advantages from raising has actually gone down since 1960. parents, which puts them below the minimum wage. Often times, Just look at Hawaii–though our the poverty line, the younger de- underpaid workers end up receivminimum wage is the same as many mographic is paying for a college ing food stamps or depending on other states, the effects are worse education, and the elderly are the government in other ways like subsidized healthcare. With because of how expensive goods working to survive. Even seemingly unaffected a higher income, these workers are. With Honolulu having the highest cost of living in the country, this workers benefit as the minimum will become increasingly selfreliant, relieving would provide the burden on immense relief Hawai‘i’s current minimum wage is $7.25, but federal and local for a signifi governments. cant part of the according to Civil Beat, House Bill 2580 will espopulation. tablish a $9.50 minimum wage if passed. W H O PAYS? Increasing According to the minimum certain econowage to $10.10 will reset the purchasing power of wage goes up, because workers mists, like those under the Austrian the minimum wage back to 1960 already above the minimum wage school of economics, the existence levels. would get raises to compensate. of a minimum wage is harmful, This equates to tens of millions of and increases in wages make the W H O B E N E F I T S? workers, all of whom could have problem worse. This idea holds that Obviously, the workers bene- more money to spend on the essen- companies are unable or unwilling fit. But who are the workers earn- tials they need to live and take care to pay the increased costs that a ing minimum wage? Teens living of themselves and their families. minimum wage entails as they have with their parents, looking for Because of this, the economy only finite funds to pay workers and party money? No. benefits – with their newfound in- have already rationed out these The average minimum wage come, workers would contribute funds as best they can. The problem with this perspecworker is 35 years old and comes $32 billion of economic activity, from a low-income family. They which could provide hundreds of tive is that large companies, which hire the most minimum wage are disproportionately likely to be thousands of new full-time jobs.

workers, don’t pay their workers rationally – even among Fortune 500 companies. CNN reports that CEOs of the most successful companies are paid hundreds of times more than the average worker. In a situation where wage disparity within a company was relieved, a decrease in income for a CEO would barely make a mark in quality of life, while simultaneously and significantly elevating the quality of life for thousands of workers. Income inequality is an issue many can agree upon. Sociologists know that classism is one of the largest systems of oppression. Psychologists note the signiﬁcant stress that low-income lifestyles impose. Economists have repeatedly noted the undeniable difference between the 1 percent and the rest of the population. Even Pope Francis said, “We also have to say ‘thou shalt not’ to an economy of exclusion and inequality.” Increasing the minimum wage is a necessary step in building a healthier, happier and more stable society.

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BR AD DELL Features Editor During the 2012 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama announced his successful elimination of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization. Many who were watching his speech felt a sigh of relief as one of America’s top adversaries was finally defeated. But does this proclamation still ring true today? In the 2014 State of the Union, President Obama backtracked and said that al-Qaeda’s core leadership is “on a path to defeat,” depicting it as a “shadow of its former self.” While admitting that al-Qaeda affiliates still run rampant in the Middle East, he believes the direst threat is over. During the first week of February, the Armed Services and the Homeland Security Committee held a hearing to assess President Obama’s claims.

C O R E O F A L - Q A E DA Last May, President Obama gave a speech to the National Defense University in an attempt to draw clear distinctions between core al-Qaeda and lesser afﬁ liates. The core al-Qaeda is commonly seen as being the group in Pakistan led by Ayman al-Zawahiri. The group has been in hiding since the death of former leader Osama bin Laden in 2011 and the upsurge in drone strikes.

Al-Qaeda groups located in areas outside of the core al-Qaeda jurisdiction are referred to as being affi liates of the terrorist organization. The New Yorker reported that President Obama compared the affi liates to junior varsity basketball players wearing Kobe Bryant jerseys. Is the core al-Qaeda really being routed, and are the affi liates not a signifi cant threat?

A N U N B RO K E N C O R E In August, the State Department shut down embassies in Yemen. The Washington Post later reported that the security threat was due to al-Zawahiri giving orders to Nasir al-Wuhayshi – founder of the AQAP and former secretary to bin Laden – to attack the area. With alZawahiri giving direct commands and al-Wuhayshi being the founder of an afﬁ liate group, it doesn’t sound as though the core leadership is “on the run” anymore. Will McCants, director of U.S. Relations with the Islamic World at the Brookings Institution, does not believe core al-Qaeda to be dead, nor does he think the afﬁ liates are ineffective. “Core al-Qaeda is not dead until al-Zawahiri is dead,” McCants said. “And even when he’s gone, the banner of the global Jihadi movement will be taken up by al-

Qaeda’s afﬁ liates and copycats.” Last July, the al-Qaeda afﬁ liate Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant freed more than 500 inmates from Iraq prisons, creating a “major threat to global security” according to the International Criminal Police Organization. The freed inmates have been busy reclaiming lands lost to U.S. operations. In early January, affiliate groups took back Fallujah and Ramadi; battlegrounds host to significant U.S. casualties earlier in the Iraq War.

INTELLIGENCE REPORTS

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Intelligence Committee that he doesn’t think the al-Qaeda threat to be “any less” today than in 2001. “The president’s rhetoric on the threat of al-Qaeda and its franchises are in stark contrast to the reality we are witnessing in the Middle East and Northern Africa,” House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said. “I believe this false narrative greatly endangers our national security.” It is time for the U.S. to open its eyes and end all denial that its archenemy is no longer a threat. We must not wait until another attack happens on our soil before we take action.

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Early season frustrations Senior shortstop Austin Wobrock is third among Hawai‘i starters in batting average but has struggled defensively, commiting a team-high four errors. GAVIN SHIGESATO KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

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Every interview I have conducted with the players from the Rainbow Warrior baseball team always revolves around their resolve and hard work to win some ball games. But from what I see, the players aren’t just determined to succeed. They are frustrated, even. I saw it most evidently in the series closer against Oregon on Monday. During the bottom of the sixth, shortstop Austin Wobrock dashed to fi rst base in a fl urry, knocking off his batting helmet in the process. He already grounded out to the pitcher – the third out of the inning – but the shortstop continued running down the line and into foul territory, where all eyes began to fi x on him. There was Wobrock, fiddling with his batting gloves on the side with an air of frustration leaking from the otherwise happy-go-lucky

And it very well could be. AlLooking into the past does them shortstop. It was heavy enough to be felt by the people at the stadium no good either, as the Ducks also though Wobrock did not make an error Monday, he seemed a little and even through the confi nes of swept them in the previous year. Who can blame them for be- reluctant to make some plays to the press box, where I was. fi rst base early on during the game. Although he tried to appear ing frustrated? Perhaps it could also be taken The most surprising statistic, at ease after the brief pause, his teammates echoed his aggravation however, is the number of errors into account that the ‘Bows made throughout the rest of the game. UH has committed. Thirteen signifi cant defensive changes in Some would sprint hard to fi rst base seems like a lot for four games, their lineup, and the transitions may have been more diffi cult than after putting the ball in play, only considering that four of those what they seemed. to be put out. Others Senior Marc would be on-deck, It’s just mental. It’s really mental, and Flores, who priswinging as hard as we just have to focus. marily started they could to prepare at first base last for the pitches on Senior shortstop Austin Wobrock season, was moved to left field plate, only to strike out and shake came from Wobrock, who only at the beginning of the season their head in disappointment. Someone told me earlier that made a single blunder in all 51 while freshman Marcus Doi took his spot at first. Hawai‘i kicked off the 2014 season starts at shortstop last season. But after two games in outAfter talking to head coach with the wrong foot – again. In this past series against Or- Mike Trapasso twice during the se- field and sitting on the bench duregon, the team committed 13 er- ries, he considered the errors made ing the third game, Flores was rors, struck out 32 times, stranded as “all physical.” Some of the players back in his comfort zone during 39 runners on base and lost every nodded their heads in agreement, the series fi nale while Doi shifted to left field. Consequently, Hawai‘i game so far, including the third but Wobrock had his disparities. “It’s just mental,” he said. committed fewer errors in that game that could have been theirs if it were not for the two-run clutch hit “It’s really mental, and we just game, but it is not known if Flores will stay at fi rst. have to focus.” by Oregon in the top of the ninth.

However, this has only been the ﬁrst four games of a 52-game season. Not to mention, Hawai‘i did open the year against No. 6 Oregon, which is known for being able to execute the game of small ball so smoothly. Early season frustrations may settle in right now, especially for a ballclub who has one of the nation’s toughest schedules. But considering they went neckand-neck with Oregon without hanging their heads down in the face of error and loss, perhaps they’re also one of the toughest teams out there as well.

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Getting by without Jackson

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Senior forward Kamilah Jackson leads the team in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and free throws made.

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JER EM Y NIT TA Senior Staff Writer @NIT TA _ JER EM Y The crowd at Stan Sheriff Center received a surprise last Saturday when the starting lineup for the Rainbow Wahine basketball team was announced. For the first time in almost three years, senior forward Kamilah Jackson was not in the starting lineup. Jackson, who sustained a right ankle injury in the team’s win over UC Riverside on Thursday, was on the bench in sweats as her teammates took the court. It wasn’t as if the Rainbow Wahine needed Jackson on Saturday. The ‘Bows played exceptional basketball that night, spreading the ball around and keeping everyone involved. It was one of the best defensive performances for the Wahine this season. Four ‘Bows finished in double-figures in scoring, led by freshman guard Briana Harris, who racked up 14 points, the second-best mark in her career. Forward Shawna-Lei Kuehu added 12, while guard Morgan Mason had 11 and guard Destiny King f lirted with a triple-double, finishing with 10 points eight rebounds and seven assists.

On the other end of the K ing is right behind at 8.4 per court, the ‘Bows held the game. The supporting trio also Titans to 28.6 percent shooting each averages at least four on the night. That mark set a rebounds a game. But a team new season-low for field-goal can’t lose 15.5 points and 9.7 percentage allowed by the rebounds a game and expect to Rainbow Wahine this season, keep coasting. eclipsing the 28.8 percent shot “She’s a good player and a by Chattanooga. The 14 field great rebounder,” said Harris goals allowed tied the season after Saturday’s game. “We low set by UC Davis, and they know that without her, the held the Titans without a three- pressure is on to execute even point basket, the first time the more, and it’s hard. But we team accomplished that this were able to get through it.” season. At the moment, no one The team achieved what knows when the senior forward head coach Laura Beeman has will be back. Beeman said that been preaching all season: high- the team is taking a slow, cauintensity defense and a scrappy tious approach to the injury. team effort on offense. And they “At this time of the year, if achieved it with their best player one of your big guns is hurting, on the bench, which could be you gotta rest her up and get considered cause for celebration. her healthy and ready for the But this is not the case. Big West tournament,” Beeman The reality is that, as well as said. “We still gotta worry about Hawai‘i played on Saturday, securing wins, but at this mowill go only as far as Jackson ment, the biggest thing is being will take it. Jackson has been ready for the tournament.” the model of consistency in her With five games remaining career at UH, leading the team in the season, Hawai‘i currentin both scoring and rebound- ly sits as the third seed for the ing in all three of her previous tournament, though four teams seasons, and is doing the same are sitting just one game back at the moment this season. of 7-4 UH. However, Jackson is getting help this season. Kuehu and junior forward Ashleigh Karaitiana are both averaging UH at UC Irvine - Thursday, 5 p.m. double-figures in points, while UH at UC Davis - Saturday, 12 p.m.

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