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Politician tackles rising student tuition JENNIFER WONG Staff Writer

State Rep. Gene Ward introduced a bill on Jan. 15 that will require the UH Economic Research Organization, an economic research group focused on issues relevant to Hawai‘i and beyond, to look into a new way for University of Hawai‘i resident students to pay tuition.

The proposed “Pay Forward, Pay Back” pilot program will allow resident students to attend any institution within the University of Hawai‘i System for free and pay tuition after graduation.

“This is totally new territory,” Ward said. “I mean, before, it was pay as you go.”

H B 1516: PAY I T F O RWA R D, PAY I T B AC K While the bill is focused on finding a new way of helping more students afford a college education, Rep. Ward believes that there are other reasons why it’s important to look into other ways for making higher education affordable for resi-

dents, especially for students of native Hawaiian ancestry.

“The cost of education is getting out of hand,” Ward said. “The whole point, and this is the bottom line, was to encourage people to get to college, get your education, don’t worry about the money until you get a good job and then you pay it off.”

The bill is specific to resident students, who make up more than 70 percent of the undergraduate population, according to UH admissions.

“We’re going to pilot it at UH and see how it works and if it works, and then we can expand it,” Ward said. “If we do it on a small scale, it’s not going to make a big bump in the budget.”

Ward hopes that if the program is implemented, it will allow students to pay their tuition 3 or 4 percent per year and within 20 years after graduation. Ward also hopes that tuition can be paid off in a number of ways, including community service.

The representative also introduced the bill to decrease class welfare, which is the gap between educated and uneducated, and to educate a new generation of students.

HB 1516 is similar to a bill that was passed in Oregon (HB 3472) that will look into the feasibility of the program. If the program is feasible, the Oregon legislature will decide whether to implement the proposed pilot program in the 2015 legislative session.

Ward believes that the cost for UHERO to look into the program will be about $250,000, but said that it’s a small price to pay for “changing the lives of the youth.”

UH student Christopher Escalante is skeptical about whether the Oregon program will work in Hawai‘i.

“Even if ‘Pay it Forward’ proves to be successful in Oregon’s robust economy, the same type of legislation may not work for Hawai‘i,” Escalante said.

Escalante believes that the program may be “risky and potentially disastrous to Hawai‘i’s sensitive economy,” but said that he is in support of Ward’s bill and hopes that it will bring the university closer to a solution to high tuition costs.

Other legislators are proposing different ways of keeping tu-

ition costs down. State Rep. John Mizuno is introducing legislation (HB 1832) that will freeze tuition for instate UH students.

While student tuition at the university continues to increase, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that in August 2013 the average student debt in Hawai‘i was 38 percent, the second-lowest in the U.S.

A DM I N I S T R AT I V E S TA N C E UH System Interim Executive Vice President for Academic A ffairs Joanne Itano testified against a similar bill about the pilot program on Jan. 24.

Her testimony reads: “UH notes that while ‘pay forward, pay back’ programs have prompted interest in other states, to our knowledge there has been no actual implementation of the program to date, and therefore, no results to evaluate.”

Itano also noted that while one of the university’s main goals is to give more students the opportunity to attend a postsecondary education institution,

there are concerns about the initial start-up costs and later “loan collection mechanisms” for students who have graduated.

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Computer science major Mary Elizabeth Santabarbara believes that the program would be no different than a federal student loan.

“It sounds a lot like the other financial aids that you have to pay back,” Santabarbara said. “Even if we do go to school for free, it might leave a lot of us in debt, and it would affect the state financially.”

ASUH President Richard Mizusawa said that ASUH hopes to take a stance on the issue.

“If the state is willing to support this effort, it’s definitely something that we want to support just in terms of seeing if (the program) is feasible,” Mizusawa said. “We just need to see what is best for students.”

The bill will be heard by the Hawai‘i state legislative committees on Higher Education and Finance, and testimony is being accepted.

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NOELL E F UJII News Editor An environmental impact study will help the University of Hawai‘i mitigate potential impacts of additional development on Mauna Kea, according to UH Hilo Chancellor Donald Straney.

“It is the right thing to do,” Straney said.

The survey will cover the Mauna Kea Science Reserve, Mauna Kea Summit Access road and the Hale Pōhaku mid-level facilities, which are covered in UH’s request for a new 65-year lease. UH’s request will be on hold while the study is being conducted.

The university has started to plan the environmental review process.

“Because it is a very technical process, the university usually seeks outside professionals to conduct the actual assessment,” Straney said.

Straney said the university does not know how much the study will cost nor how long it will take to conduct and complete, but a draft of the environmental review document will

be available for public review before a report is finalized.

AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The environmental review document is an informational document, according to Straney.

“The purpose of the EIS is to determine the impacts of the proposed new lease and to propose measures that would mitigate possible negative impacts and enhance possible positive impacts,” Straney said.

Francesca Koethe, vice president of the Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i, said the student senate supports the new lease because of the EIS. “In our resolution we had stated that if they had created a new lease, and which they did, we want an environmental impact statement.” Koethe said, “So ASUH agrees with the new lease because of the EIS.” Koethe and former ASUH senator Jennifer Wong had introduced a resolution last semester in opposition to the renewal of leases on Mauna Kea. The 101st Senate passed the resolution on Nov. 6.

Koethe said the senate was concerned about the environmental im-

plications that the new lease would have on the mountain.

“It’s such a pristine area. It’s full of different species that are endemic to the area and can only be found there,” Koethe said. “So they have the lake, Lake Waiau, there. It’s the only freshwater lake at an elevation of 13,000 feet, and it’s slowly drying up.

So we’re concerned about that.”

The new 65-year lease will allow UH to further enhance the university’s ability to work effectively with sublessees on issues such as decommissioning and removal of observatories, to develop those programs to meet the needs and requirements of the CMP, and a long-term horizon to better plan and commit to the design and development of instrumentation that has put the facilities on Mauna Kea at the forefront in cutting edge astronomical research in the world, according to Straney.

“The long-term lease will enable stronger commitments to long-term stewardship of Mauna Kea,” Straney said.

According to Garett Kamemoto, communications manager for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the office is gratified that UH agrees with its

analysis that an environmental study is necessary.

“We believe an environmental study will provide important information so all parties can make informed decisions on Mauna Kea,” Kamemoto said.

According to Straney, the university reflected on all the testimony that it heard at the Nov. 8 BLNR meeting and decided it was in the public’s best interest to conduct the environmental review.

ing to Straney.

“UH supports the TMT Observatory Corp.’s construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope because it will enable scientists to advance human understanding of fundamental questions ranging from star and planet formation to the development of large-scale structure in the universe,” Straney said.

According to Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s 2014 State of the State Address, Mauna Kea is Hawai‘i’s gift to the world – the best place on the planet to observe the universe.

A T H I R T Y- ME T E R T E L E SCO PE He said the TMT, which will According to Straney, there cost $1.3 billion, will be the catalyst has already been an extensive enfor the development of high-tech vironmental review of the Thirtyand high-paying jobs.

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“Our state must support and en“The environmental review for sure that this tremendous opportuthe proposed new lease does not nity comes to fruition,” Abercromimpact the construction of the TMT, bie said in his speech. which is anticipated to begin this UH owns and manages three year,” Straney said. out of the 13 telescopes on Mauna The EIS was accepted by Kea, according to Straney. former governor Linda Lingle in 2010, according to Sandra DawScan this QR code son, TMT manager for Hawai‘i for more information Community Relations. on the Thirty-Meter The TMT Observatory Corp.

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sult is always the same: Students pay more. While we pay higher costs, large segments of the campus remain under construction, many others are in need of repair, class availability is often prohibitive and some dorms like Hale Kahawai are left with a broken water heater for three months.

Freezing the current tuition rate is the right thing to do, but it leaves more to be done. This is why Mizuno also introduced House Bill 1834, which would audit the university. The passage of this bill would clear away some of the speculations and accusations to allow for more meaningful dialogue to take place.

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We are long overdue for a break from tuition hikes at the University of Hawaiāi at Mānoa.

Tuition rose 108 percent at UH from 2006-12 and increased by an additional 5.5 percent before the start of this academic year. What’s worse is that tuition is poised to increase by multiples of 7.5 percent each year for the next three years. This raises concerns about how accessible higher education is becoming in Hawai‘i. Fortunately, the Legislature and the Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i have a plan that will help.

This year enrollment at the UH Mānoa campus dropped by the largest percentage in a decade. There were 408 fewer students enrolled in the fall semester than in the previous year.

This shouldn’t be surprising to any student. Each of us has a friend or family member who has had to consider dropping out or delaying their pursuit of higher education. Those who would otherwise be students, if not for these costs, are forced into a position where they must delay their future, their dreams and their possibilities.

Sept. 25, 2013, said, “Students can counter those rises by being more aggressive in applying for scholarships.” But, even factoring in scholarships as well as fi nancial aid, the adjusted tuition rose 46.6 percent from 2007-12, far outpacing the average in the U.S. and placing UH among the highest nationwide.

Additionally, how could thousands of students being “more aggressive” in pursuing a fi nite number of scholarships ever produce a substantial net benefi t?

The fact that we have 408 fewer students indicates that it doesn’t.

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It’s obvious that there are advantages to playing at home. Players are able to sleep in the comfort of their own beds, eat their own food and don’t have to pack a bag for the airport. There are no bus rides, airplanes or time zone adjustments. They’re as comfortable as can be before a match.

But for the fi rst time this season, the No. 11 Rainbow Warrior volleyball team will have to leave the comforting confi nes of Stan Sheriff Center to face UC Santa Barbara (3-2, 2-2 Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation) in a twomatch conference road swing on Jan. 30-31.

Depending on the source, the concept of a home-court advantage is certainly real. In a 2010 paper, University of Rochester social psychologist Jeremy P. Jamieson, who did a meta-analysis of studies on both team and individual sports, went back more than 60 years and calculated that those who are competing at home tend to win slightly more than 60 percent of the time.

“In college athletics in general, everybody plays better at

home, and it’s hard to win on the road,” head coach Charlie Wade said. “We went to a preseason tourney at USC in November to prepare for that. With this crew, we logged a lot of hours in the league. So a lot of them have been through the routine and know what it takes to be ready to play on the road.”

C O M F O R T ZO N E With their first seven games taking place at Stan Sheriff Center, the Warriors (5 -2, 3 -1 MPSF) have made large improvements after starting their 2013 campaign 1- 6.

“We’ve been talking about coming in here (Stan Sheriff Center) and trying to make it a special thing,” Wade said. “It means a lot to us because it’s a great place to play and the fans are awesome.

We always want to play as hard as we can, and the guys are really embracing that.”

While the concept of a homecourt advantage is apparent, it is impossible to narrow down the precise factors that contribute to it.

While stopping short of offering causes, researchers have posed possibilities for their findings: Players feel the social support from the community, which

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reduces stress and promotes performance; home teams are more familiar with their surroundings and are able to outperform teams who need to adjust; in regards to volleyball, the two aforementioned factors are heightened in the most critical points in a match (the first and fifth sets), justifying a higher probability of emerging victorious.

But while the numbers may be against them, the idea of taking their game on the road doesn’t deter the Warriors’ game plan.

“Our mindset needs to remain the same; the only difference is that the crowd will be cheering against us instead of for us,” sophomore libero Kolby Kanetake said. “We’ll just have to play through it.

“Santa Barbara just beat Stanford last week in fi ve (sets), so they’ll be a tough team. So we have to play well. We always hope for the best.”

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10 To be, to Brutus 14 Pod resident 15 La Quinta rival 16 Mocked, in a way 17 Boise jewelry?

19 Radius neighbor 20 Huffington Post piece 21 Catches on, with “up” 23 Helen Reddy’s “__ Woman” 24 Signs of approval 26 Seek, as a fugitive 28 Like Mont Blanc 31 Harrisburg loudspeaker network?

35 China’s Chou En-__ 36 “My Fair Lady” composer 38 Piddling 39 Best of Hollywood 41 Jackson hair styles?

42 Pull an all-nighter, perhaps 43 “The Ides of March” actor Gosling 44 Grind to __ 45 Environmental prefix 46 Tulsa bull pen?

48 Lyric poems 51 New Rochelle campus 52 Agenda unit 53 Every little bit 54 Like Richard Burton, by birth 58 First name on a 1945 bomber 62 Commotion 64 Richmond medical center?

66 Start from scratch 67 Pass by 68 Spleen 69 Evangelist Roberts 70 Baton Rouge equipment?

71 Doo-wop horn DOWN

1 Mayberry kid 2 Unites 3 Physical exam tests 4 Coloring stick 5 “Tic __ Dough”: old TV game show 6 Small diving ducks 7 City SW of Bogot· 8 Lemony drinks 9 Cager Archibald 10 Evian water 11 Broke into small, sharp pieces 12 Contest for a seat 13 Cheese in a red coat 18 Delhi royal 22 Hardly outgoing 25 Beach town NW of San Diego 27 “Semper Fi” org.

28 Last Olds model 29 Playboy 30 Rum-and-coconut drink 31 Organ part 32 Illegally off base, briefly 33 Six-line sonnet section 34 Bulletin board postings 37 Workplace protection agcy.

40 Like most Internet trolls: Abbr.

47 Unpolished 49 Eye 50 Upscale hotel chain 52 “Fingers crossed” 53 Curly hairdo 55 Stunt legend Knievel 56 Singer’s syllables 57 Chase, as flies 59 Elevator man 60 “60 Minutes” correspondent Logan 61 “Jeopardy!” fixture, to contestants 63 Capitol Hill fig.

65 Fed. benefits agency

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