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FRONT MATTER  WH AT ’D I MISS?

Best in the MPSF Amund Gismervik earned his second straight Mountain Paciﬁc Sports Federation Diver of the Year award to continue his award-winning career for Hawai‘i. WANT TO KNOW MORE? VISIT TINYURL.COM/KL10940-1

Spring superstitions Apparently spring superstitions are common throughout the world’s cultures. Read what the British, Catholics and Chinese believe are signs of good luck in the spring time. WANT TO KNOW MORE? VISIT TINYURL.COM/KL10940-2

Celtic harpist comes to campus Storyteller Patrick Ball visited campus this past week. While it’s too late to go to his show, the story of how he became a renowned Celtic harpist is intriguing. WANT TO KNOW MORE? VISIT TINYURL.COM/KL10940-3

Exploring Maui in a week: Our associate photo editor photographed the Valley Isle’s beaches and mountains.

06_CAMPUS REC CENTER AIMS TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE Despite being designed to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, the Warrior Recreation Center hopes to be more “green.”

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28_DRAFT HOPEFULS

The Tyler Strong trial exposed shortfalls within the UH system, including how it handles alcohol and communication.

Hawai‘ i has seen its fair share of MLB prospects through its program. Find out how this year’s team approaches the chance of playing in the pros.

30_WAHINE IN THE WATER

08_UH MĀNOA’S LGBT SERVICES MOVING FORWARD UH Mānoa’s LGBT services are being used and progressively being adapted towards the needs and concerns of the students.

Moped stolen from Hale Noelani; sixth theft of semester A green SYM moped was stolen between 9 p.m. on March 27 and 3:26 a.m. on March 28, making it the sixth moped theft the campus as seen since the start of the semester. In addition, two burglaries were reported at Hale Noelani during the same week. WANT TO KNOW MORE? VISIT TINYURL.COM/KL10940-4

Brains of children from poorer families less developed, UH researchers say Parts of the brain that are associated with language, reading and spatial skills were found to be less developed in children from low income families in a study conducted by University of Hawai‘ i and University of California-San Diego. WANT TO KNOW MORE? VISIT TINYURL.COM/KL10940-5

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10_CALL ME A CAB? New stricter regulations for Uber, a ride-sharing service, may hurt business.

13_HALF-TRUTHS IN THE STATE HOUSE Is the legislature using lump sum budgeting to make $72 million in cuts and push the tough choices to UH? Our editor thinks the House is playing the blame game.

16_GLAZERS COFFEE: 11_GSO LOBBIES CONGRESS EXPLORING THE CULTURE FOR RIGHT TO UNIONIZE The campus graduate student organization is pressuring congress for fair and equal treatment at UH.

The women’s water polo team faced UC Santa Barbara in its senior night and last regular season game at home before the Big West Tournament.

Glazers Coffee owner, Sam Han, says the shop owes its success to UH students. Every success has a beginning. We took a peek into the beginning of the shop.

32_STANFORD SENDOFF The duel against Stanford this week will include a senior night celebration, but more importantly, the men’s volleyball team will try to maintain its No. 1 ranking. The team last held this spot in 2004.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11

Irate man disputes parking tickets

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Around 1:17 p.m., a man went to the Commuter Services kiosk at Queen Lili‘uokalani Center and complained about citations on his account. Staff called security after he became irate and refused to leave. He was trying to reach inside the window and yelled insults at employees. Department of Public Safety (DPS) ofﬁcers asked the man to leave and he did. HPD was declined.

A University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa staffer hit and scraped the side of a planter while driving a state owned Ford pickup truck at the Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics. A report was ﬁled at 12:42 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

Possible horseplay lands someone in emergency room Suspicious person City EMS crews transported trespassed near Frear Hall someone to the hospital after an early morning incident at Hale Noelani. It was reported at 3:45 a.m. that one friend punched another friend in the face. At least one of them reported that it was just horseplay.

At 6:17 p.m., DPS received two reports of a male acting oddly and possibly exposing himself near the loading dock at Frear Hall. Ofﬁcers found a man matching the description and issued him a trespass warning.

Altered permit at Krauss Hall

FRIDAY. MARCH 13

At 9:04 a.m., an altered permit was reported on a vehicle near Krauss Hall. Someone covered up the license plate number and wrote over it with a pen. The sedan was towed.

Underage drinking at Les Murakami Stadium baseball game

Student maintenance staff backs state pickup truck into university golf carts At 9:20 a.m. in the main Dole Street parking garage, student maintenance worker driving a state owned pickup truck hit a university golf cart while backing out of a parking stall. The truck’s side was scratched.

‘I’ve been watching you’ Just before 11 a.m., a student returned to her parked car near Kuykendall Hall to ﬁnd a note tucked into her driver side window that read “I’ve been watching you.”

At around 7:31 p.m., staff members at Les Murakami Stadium spotted a group of underage UH Mānoa students drinking alcohol. State sheriffs on special duty responded along with DPS. The students were escorted out of the stadium and referred to campus Judicial Services.

Three-hundred feet of pipe taken At 9:33 p.m., custodial staff reported 300 feet of 1-inch wide electrical metallic tubing and rigid electrical conduit stolen from the area between Hemenway Hall and Campus Center. MONDAY, MARCH 16

Computer appeared used without permission A staff member at Moore Hall reported that someone used an office computer overnight without permission. The computer was discovered to have files and folders open, and a chair was readjusted. Staff declined Honolulu Police (HPD) and no items appeared to be missing from the office. It was reported at 12:40 p.m.

Male and female loiterer trespassed at Hawaiian Studies Around 1:30 a.m., a male and female were issued trespass warnings after loitering in the Hawaiian Studies building. When approached by DPS, they said they were looking for a place to use the restroom. Neither was afﬁliated with the university.

Gov. Ige announces UH BOR nominees Hawai‘i Gov. David Ige announced his nominations Tuesday for the University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents (BOR). Ige’s nominees included the chief development ofﬁcer for the North Hawai‘i Community Hospital, a former member of the Hawai‘i Supreme Court and a former UH System educator. “This is an exceptional group of leaders with a range of diverse skills and expertise in the operations of large organizations,” Governor Ige said. “I am conﬁdent they will contribute to the continued success of the University of Hawai‘i system.” NOMINEES

Wayne Higaki, Hawai‘ i County, will serve through June 30, 2016 upon confirmation. Higaki is the chief development officer at North Hawai‘ i Community Hospital, an affiliate of The Queen’s Health Systems. He is chair of Hawai‘ i County’s Workforce Investment Board and a member of the Workforce Development Council for the State of Hawai‘ i. He graduated from Honoka‘a High School and earned an associate of science degree at Kapi‘olani Community College. Simeon Acoba, Jr., Honolulu County, is currently serving on an interim basis and upon confirmation will serve through June 30, 2017. Acoba served on the Hawai‘ i Supreme Court for 14 years. Previously, he served as a judge at various levels for 20 years. He continues to be active in judicial organizations and has received many awards for his work. He received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Hawai‘i and earned his juris doctorate from the Northwestern School of Law. Helen Nielsen, Maui County, currently serves on an interim basis and, upon confirmation, will serve the remainder of her term, which ends June 30, 2015. Nielsen has a passion for community service and environmental sustainability. She was a founder of the Maui Coastal Land Trust and served on its board. Nielsen is co-owner/manager of commercial properties in Wailuku, Maui and Waimea, Hawai‘i. She studied business at Kingsborough Community College and Pace University, both in New York. Ernest Wilson, Jr., Maui County, will serve from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2020 upon confirmation. Wilson is an executive with more than 50 years of experience in the fields of travel, hospitality, food service, military logistics and higher education. In the civilian arena, he served in numerous positions for hospitality organizations including Holiday Inns, Embassy Suites, Sheraton Hotels and Outrigger Hotels and Resorts. In the military, he achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel leading several large complex organizations. He is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools, Cornell University (BS), Florida International University (MS) and California International Business University (honorary doctorate of business). David Iha, Kaua‘i County, will serve through June 30, 2017 upon confirmation. Iha has a long history of ser-

vice to the UH System and has been an outstanding leader at Kaua‘i Community College. While there, he was part of the leadership team that designed and built a new campus. In his 16-year tenure as provost, he expanded the curriculum and established exchange programs with educational institutions in Okinawa and mainland Japan. He served as the executive administrator and secretary of the BOR from 1998 until his retirement in 2006. He is a graduate of Kaua‘i High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College and a master’s degree from UH Mānoa. Michael McEnerney, Honolulu County, will serve from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2020 upon confirmation. McEnerney is president of McEnerney Shimabukuro Okazaki & Fujita CPAs AAC. He holds a CPA certificate and is registered in Illinois and a CPA license/permit and certificate in Hawai‘i. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with a double major in accounting and business administration (finance), an MBA from UH Mānoa and a JD from Northwestern University.

Bley-Vroman assembles men’s basketball head coach advisory committee University of Hawai‘ i at Mānoa Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman has assembled a search advisory committee to select a new head coach for the men’s basketball team. The four-person committee, which includes one UH coach and an assistant vice chancellor, will work with incoming Athletics Director David Matlin and Chancellor Bley-Vroman. “Our expectation is that the process for hiring our head men’s basketball coach will be quick and seamless,” Bley-Vroman said. “I am looking forward to receiving a recommendation so we can complete the search and ensure our basketball program continues to move forward.” COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• Laura Beeman – Women’s Basketball Head Coach, UH Mānoa Athletics • Amanda Paterson – Director of Compliance/Eligibility, UH Mānoa Athletics • Stacey Price – Director of Student Affairs, UH Mānoa Athletics • Dr. Ronald Cambra – Assistant Vice Chancellor of Undergraduate Education, UH Mānoa Paula Nishimoto (Human Resources Specialist, UH Mānoa Athletics) and Carl Clapp (Associate Athletics Director – Administrative Services, UH Mānoa Athletics) are providing administrative support for the committee.

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The Warrior Recreation Center’s construction was funded largely with student fees, and students continue to support the center through fees.

The WRC: Already a wrecked center? The Warrior Recreation Center faces maitenance problems a year after its opening ALEX BITTER & DAVID MCCRACKEN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Going to the gym got easier last year for Alex Pacheco when the Warrior Recreation Center opened. Although Pacheco, who lives in an apartment on campus, said he found the center convenient, he also said there are already some repairs that need to be made. “The Skywall [rock climbing machine] has been broken since the first semester they opened it, and a lot of the water fountains are broken so you can’t fill up your bottle,” he said. The climbing walls and the water fountains are two of the multiple maintenance issues that the center’s users encounter when they exercise there. Among the others are paint wearing off of the doors to the locker rooms, broken or inoperable shower heads in the same locker rooms. Those who manage the center say they are working on fixing the issues, some of which appear to be related to the planning for the center. Others, they say, are due to less predictable circumstances, such as a company’s bankruptcy. The problems come as the $35 million center approaches the oneyear anniversary of its opening on April 11, 2014. In addition, the Manoa campus continues to work to reduce a backlog of maintenance projects on older buildings. The WRC is a student-run facility, with 95 percent of its staff

currently enrolled at UHM. “We have our own student-ran maintenance crew, when it comes to our equipment,” said Frank Loyd, a graduate assistant who has worked at the WRC for two years. “We have the repairs crew that we send our emails to, and they get the job done real quick.” While the student-run crew is able to repair some equipment, such as elliptical machines, he said the broken climbing machines have not been ﬁxed because the center has not been able to secure replacement parts.

everything is usable,” Loyd said. “Like I said, maintain the facility and keep it at the state of the art status that it is now and we’re also trying to promote the WRC a little bit more and interaction with the staff members and students.” Around 2000 people use the center each day, Loyd said. The center’s showers have also proved problematic: two of the ﬁve showers in the men’s locker rooms are inoperable, while three of the ﬁve showers are missing the secondary handheld shower head. “We feel that the installed devices

...the installed devices aren’t meant for the volume of usage that the facility is experiencing... – SHAWN KYONO, ON THE SHOWER HEADS IN THE WRC’S LOCKER ROOMS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT LIFE BUSINESS SERVICES

“The skywall…is a little different. We’ve actually been going over that with our project manager, Bruce Teramoto, and he’s been telling us that it’s kind of out of our expertise and it’s up to them now,” Loyd said. “The manufacturer for the Skywall [Avanti] they’re out of business now so it’s kind of difﬁcult now to ﬁnd parts we’re still looking for. We’re trying to explore new companies that can at least give us the parts that we need.” Similar machines sell online for around $5000 each in new condition. “As far as the future for the Center, we’re trying to make sure that

aren’t meant for the volume of usage that the facility is experiencing and we have since installed four new test heads to determine the best replacement,” said Shawn Kyono, the Associate Director of Student Life Business Services, adding that the center wants to replace the heads “as soon as possible.” UH has ﬁled claims for both the water spigots and the showers is also waiting on parts to repair the spigots designed to ﬁll water bottles, according to Kyono.

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WHAT ’S WRONG WITH THE CENTER?

SHOWERS

Problem: In the men’s locker room, three out of ﬁve showers are missing complimentary handheld shower heads. Two showers don’t work at all.

Solution: UH is testing other shower heads better suited for the center’s high volume of use.

WATER BOTTLE SPIGOTS

Problem: Two water fountains on the Ewa wing, one on the ground floor and the other on the second floor, have separate spigots for filling water bottles. Neither work, and both are covered with yellow tape.

Solution: Manufacturer Elkay is sending UH the correct replacement parts after initially sending the wrong ones.

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS

Problem: Pink signs on each of the machines on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of the center indicate that they are closed and “under maintenance.”

Solution: UH is trying to ﬁnd replacement parts from a third party seller after the machines’ New Zealand-based manufacturer, Avanti Fitness, went out of business in 2014.

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Warrior Recreation Center working to become more sustainable BIANCA SMALLWOOD CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The University of Hawai‘ i at Mānoa’s Warrior Recreation Center (WRC) is making progress in meeting its sustainability goals by extending its use of green cleaning methods. According to Campus Center (CC) Board advisors and Student Life and Development (SLD) staff, WRC is working with partner vendors to replace disposable paper towels with microfiber cloths and using more resources such as green certified chemicals within the facility to keep up with cleaning and maintenance needs. Named Best Green Project in 2014 by the American Society of Civil Engineers, WRC first opened on April 11, 2014 and featured a green roof, low-flow restroom fixtures, solar water heating and a glass exterior. While such sustainable features help increase insulation, reduce run-off rates and allows for natural lighting to occur, staff and advisers said that as the recreation center ages, viruses and bacteria become immune to cleaning methods. In an effort to maintain the facility, staff will work to make changes to their operation methods. MAKING SUSTAINABILITY PRIORITY

The facility was designed to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, there are four levels of certification: certified, silver, gold and platinum. In order for a project to be placed in one of the four categories, it must earn a specific amount of points from credit categories. Becoming LEED certified shows a building meets green standards. According to CC board advisers and SLD staff, the project goal is to achieve silver status. University of Hawai‘i Campus Planning Architect, Sharon Ching Williams said in an email interview that facilities such as WRC are helping to minimize pollution. She said as one of Hawai‘i’s highest users of power and water, UH is the best place to take steps towards a more sustainable future. “Sustainability is about living within our means and of preserving resources so that future generations also have the same options we do,” Ching Williams said. “It’s about living ethically.”

Ching Williams further said that while many departments are making efforts to move UH towards being more sustainable, it has been difﬁcult due to limited funds and support. However, she said they hope that with the recent sustainability policy signed by UH President David Lassner, things will change. “It is important for all of us to change our values and behaviors, including how we build shelters like the Warrior Recreation Center so that we can slow, if not reverse, the kind of fundamental changes we are already starting to confront with severe weather changes and competition for limited resources that are manifesting in armed conﬂict,” Ching Williams said. THE EXECUTIVE POLICY ON UH SUSTAINABILITY

UH policy states that by 2020, the university will increase its energy efﬁciency by 10 percent or more and make sure that all new construction and major renovations will obtain a LEED silver certiﬁcation and attempt to reach LEED gold.

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State, UH attempt to increase foreign student enrollment Measure would give monies to market Hawai‘i’s higher ed institutions to overseas students SHIWANI JOHNSON SENIOR STAFF WRITER

At a state and university level, attempts are being made to market Hawai‘ i and it’s universities as an education destination for both ﬁnancial and cultural reasons. “An increase of 10 percent in the number of international students [in Hawai‘i] has the economic impact of about $16 million,” Rep. Derek Kawakami of Kaua‘ i said. Recent bills in the Legislature and rejuvenated action at UH Mānoa, caused by a decline in enrollment, budget issues and overall concern, look to renew interest education in Hawai‘ i. ATTRACTING OVERSEAS AT HOME

International students can attend UH through the Mānoa International Exchange, the Fulbright program or through the general application process. According to a Ka Leo article, UH Mānoa is involved in 3+2 programs,

whether or not said student is pursuing a bachelors or masters degree. Currently only one position is held at UH Mānoa that deals exclusively with international student recruitment. Amy Nye, an admissions counselor, holds this position. According to Shabazz, the work done in this position includes planning, implementing and evaluating recruitment activities, communication with prospective students at college fairs and meeting with counselors and families. Recruitment can take place in the state, the mainland or at international destinations. “Students from other countries bring a global awareness and different perspectives to Hawai‘ i. It can also help the school ﬁnancially,” a public health major Brian Carrillo said. WHERE DID THEY ALL GO?

Although international student attendance generally ﬂuctuates, UH Mānoa has seen a steady decrease in attendance, with a few

ENRICHING THE CAMPUS

Treasurer and Chair of the CC Board Budget and Finance Committee, Eric Agluba said in an email interview that sustainability not only meant being environmentally friendly, but also improving one’s lifestyle on campus, which he said the WRC is helping to do. “In my opinion, the Warrior Recreation Center and the addition of Starbucks in Campus Center is just the start towards a more active, lively and centralized campus,” Agluba said. “It helps to promote life on campus past the normal academic school day. By having entities that attract and help students to the capacity that Starbucks and the WRC does is essential to economical and physical growth of both the campus itself and its constituents. After all, there would be no point of having a “sustainable campus” without ﬁrst having the need or the desire for students to be on it in the ﬁrst place past the normal work hours.” WRC FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

CC Board advisors and SLD staff said that there are no additional sustainability-orientated improvements planned at this time and that they do not have statistics yet on how much money, energy and water the WRC has saved since opening.

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We must provide our students with a global perspective so they can most effectively compete in the future. – ROXIE SHABAZZ ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

which allow students to spend their ﬁrst three years at home institutions and then, through a partnership between UH and the overseas university, ﬁnish their last two years at UH Mānoa. UH is in the process of developing a strategic recruitment and admission plan, which will include increasing international student enrollment, said Roxie Shabazz, Mānoa Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management. “We must provide our students with a global perspective so they can most effectively compete in the future,” she said. “Increasing the number of international students is one way to do that, as they will contribute both intellectually and culturally to the learning and living environment of Mānoa.” One recruitment strategy is the development of 2+2 transfer programs. This is different from 3+2 programs in that it depends on the department, the home university of the international student and

ups along the way. According to a summary of international student enrollment created by the International Student Services ofﬁce, international student attendance has ﬂuctuated between Fall 1991 and Fall 2013. In 1991, the number of foreign students enrolled on campus was 1,833. In 2013, the number was 1,128. The information on 2014 attendance will not be known until the summer of 2015, according to Shabazz. Even the amount of countries that send students to UH Mānoa has decreased. At the highest point in the past 14 years, 96 countries sent students to UH but, in 2013 they numbered only 82. Although tuition and fees have increased, the rate that international students pay is the same as that of out-of-state students. The UH Mānoa Records and Registration website only shows a difference in tuition between Hawai‘i residents and non-residents. In 2014 -15 school year, tuition for state residents is

$4,920 per semester while non-resident tuition is $14,316 per semester, for an undergraduate degree. Although scholarships are available to international students, federal aid is not, said Shabazz. This causes international student attendance to have same affect on the university’s revenue as non-residential tuition collection. LEGISLATURE AND OVERSEAS RECRUITMENT

At the end of January, Kawakami introduced HB 775. The bill means to appropriate funds to the departments of business, economic development, and tourism for the purpose of marketing Hawai‘ i’s higher education institutions to overseas students. Currently the bill is being reviewed by the senate and has a companion bill, SB 1187, in the Senate. This bill comes as a response to state findings that indicate that while U.S. international student attendance has been increasing, Hawai‘ i’s has been declining. “We found [that] over the past three years, the nation in general, the other 49 states have seen a 13 percent growth in international student enrollment and Hawai‘ i has been experiencing an 11 percent decline,” Kawakami said. Kawakami is a Chaminade University graduate and remembers the connections he made during his time there, some of them with international students. “I think that international students bring a lot of value to our community in general, by bringing their culture, a new way of looking at things, and by building relationships with our local students ... one of the best take aways from my educational experience was, not only what I learned in school but the relationships that I made,” Kawakami said. He added that the state is already a visitor destination and he felt that it was time to market Hawai‘ i as en educational destination as well. The marketing overseas costs about $150,000 and would give Hawai‘ i universities a presence in foreign countries. Two state offices already exist in China and Taipei, Kawakami said, but, is by no means limited to, these two countries or just Asia. The bill’s specifications are broad to allow for marketing to countries all over the world.

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SENCER states set an example by combining research with problem solving. KEVIN DENEEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER

A recent visit from the Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibilities (SENCER) team evaluated the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa to consider naming the state as a model for their efforts nationwide. “If Hawai‘i becomes a SENCER state, it becomes a major stamp of approval and shows the United States that the work we’re doing in Hawai‘ i is cutting edge and can be modeled elsewhere,” UH Mānoa Director of General Education Hokulani Aikau said. SENCER observed how professors and students integrated sustainability and indigenous, natural and social sciences through service learning programs. “We would be a living, learning laboratory for the nation, which is really cool,” said Denise Konan, dean of UH Mānoa’s College of Social Sciences (CSS). Both the SENCER team and UH

Mānoa would like to see Hawai‘ i’s status as a model endorsed by state government. Discussions are in place with state Sen. Brian Taniguchi about gaining state support. “We want the state to be a full partner,” Konan said. According to the SENCER website, SENCER examines real world problems that include local, national and global issues. Courses and programs address the issues through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. By focusing on the issues through a multidisciplinary curriculum learning extends to a broader community. Students and professors involved see it as making science more real, accessible and socially relevant. The SENCER website said a group of leadership fellows, alumni and national program staff visited universities to help design, implement, asses and expand courses. A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MODEL

Aikau was part of a team of UH faculty that took the tools and objectives

from the SENCER model to develop leadership programs at UH Mānoa. “Native Hawaiians continue to be underrepresented in terms of numbers. Despite various attempts to be more inclusive, they are still underrepresented,” Aikau said. According to Aikau, after her visit to the SENCER during the 2013 summer institute at Santa Clara University in California, Aikau, Konan and Hasager developed a curriculum that is targeted for Hawaiians, with a focus on issues that are important to the native Hawaiian community. “It’s that multidisciplinary approach that really makes SENCER exciting to me,” Aikau said. She said indigenous knowledge, social science theories and methodologies, science, technology, engineering and math are all at the center of the student community’s values. Students can show what they learn through literature at school, working in the community and developing an original research project. CSS Civic Engagement Director Ulla Hasager hoped to involve

the UH system in SENCER and link social and natural sciences together with traditional thinking and practices. “The linking of those three components is what made SENCER interested in having Hawai‘ i as a model state,” said Hasager. Hasager said it is important to have a clear program where UH Mānoa can support the development of leadership skills and an understanding of the connection of stem disciplines, social sciences and indigenous practices. PROGRAMS AT UH MĀNOA

A proposal is being put together for private support to help with the funding of the programs, according to Konan. The UH Foundation is currently working to gain support from national foundations to support this effort. “There is something about students and professors working in the community, doing volunteer work and gaining practice experience that helps make science really

relevant,” Konan said. Konan added that civic engagement is a positive way for the University to give back to the community through natural and social sciences. “It is kind of natural for Hawai‘ i, but when SENCER visited Hawai‘ i they were like, ‘Wow.’” Konan said. A few projects are being launched and UH is sending teams to flesh out proposals and work with the officers who will be at the SENCER meeting, according to Konan. One of these is an initiative in CSS that aims to engage native Hawaiian students new to UH Mānoa or Kapi‘olani Community College by grouping students together and engaging them in leadership training and community projects. “We are hoping to flesh this out during the SENCER summer institute. We have started recruiting for this program and we are excited,” Konan said.

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Conference addresses LGBT issues Challenges for transgendered people highlighted NICOLE DAVIS SENIOR STAFF WRITER

A recent conference brought attention to health concerns of the transgender community in Hawai‘i and looked for solutions to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBT) individuals. On March 19, the Hawai‘i AIDS Education and Training Center hosted a conference at the Queen’s Medical Center called “Improving the Health of Transgender People in Hawai‘i.” The objectives of the conference were to educate the public about health issues regarding transgendered men and women, to formulate possible strategies to deal with health barriers facing transgendered people, and to build cultural and inter-state alliance to build on health issues. “Transgender people in Hawai‘i have been been systematically marginalized and subjected to enormous, protracted discrimination. This has resulted in severe health disparities that contribute to disproportionate health burdens for many transgender

people,” said Kevin Patrick, instructor for Hawai‘i AIDS Education and Training Center, in an email interview. Patrick said that during the conference, it became clear that there is a great need for a supportive environment of transgender individuals in Hawai‘i – especially for families with transgender children during their pre-adolescent and adolescent periods, where stigmas and discrimination can affect their development process. SERVING STUDENTS EQUALLY

“LGBT Student Services provides advocacy, educational programs and support for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities to succeed at UH Mānoa,” said Camaron Miyamoto, coordinator of the LGBT student services at UH Mānoa, in an email interview. Located in the Queen Lili‘oukalani Center, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s LGBT student services ofﬁce offers multiple programs and services to students such as student services provide programs such as crisis

response, student support groups, informative sessions for students. According to their website, LGBT student services aim to serve all students equally, regardless of sexual orientation. “People [should] treat transgender individuals with the spirit of aloha; in essence, the golden rule: treat others as you would like to be treated,” Patrick said. CAMPUS RESOURCES

Nathalie Ruelas, a graduate student in the school of social work and intern in the LGBT student service office, said the program hosts group support sessions every Wednesday afternoon called “Ally Coffee Hour.” In an email interview with Lori Ideta, Interim Vice Chancellor for Students at UH Mānoa, she said LGBT services are used on a daily basis and have begun to outgrow their own office due to the heavy traffic of students using the facility. They regularly reserve a conference room in the center to accommodate the students who come to the office.

“Our office has worked with over 870 students through direct contact in Fall Semester 2014. Students come to our office daily to study, connect, access resources or just hang out. I facilitate two weekly drop-in groups for students and also provide individualized one-onone advising, resource and referral services,” Miyamoto said. The LGBT office shares space along with the Women’s Center, Bridge to Hope and Student Parents at Māanoa (SPAM). THE FUTURE OF LGBT AT MĀNOA

The Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa have previously voted in favor of gender-neutral bathrooms around campus. “I am aware that several transgender students have inquired about gender neutral restrooms on campus out of feelings for their comfort and safety. I know that LGBT Coordinator Miyamoto Is working with the Ofﬁce of the Vice Chancellor for Administration, Finance and Operations to address this issue,” Ideta said.

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As SB 1280 progresses through the legislature, Uber worries that the bill will shut it down. MARCOS DUPREYIRAOLA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Ride sharing companies like Uber could face additional state regulation if a measure in the legislature is passed. Senate Bill (SB) 1280 would require transportation network companies to follow set insurance requirements and qualiﬁcations for drivers to transmit electronic receipts to their passengers and to not accept cash payments from passengers. “Legislators are effectively regulating Uber out of business with insurance language and other obstacles that don’t reﬂect the ride-sharing frameworks that have been successfully adopted in over 20 states and municipalities across the country,” Hawai‘i Uber General Manager Brian Hughes said in an email. THE BILL’S REGULATIONS

The bill would require that companies maintain an insurance policy that includes providing liability insurance in amounts no less than $100,000 per person and up to $200,000 per accident. In addition, companies also need to include coverage of at least $50,000 for all damages from damage or destruction to property. According to Uber’s website, each UberX trip is covered by $1 million of commercial liability insurance, which exceeds

the amount for taxis. The bill was heard on April 2 by the House Committee on Finance. The bill also requires that all drivers have a background check, which is a requirement for Honolulu taxis but not Maui taxis, according to Uber’s website. UberX conducts a seven year background check on all its drivers. This includes county, multi-state and federal criminal checks while Honolulu taxi companies only conduct a two year background check. American Studies major Emily Murai is one student who uses Uber. “I feel just as, if not much more, safer using ride sharing because it’s synced and tracked through my account, and drivers do receive extensive criminal background checks,” she said in an email. She has used both Uber and Lyft and prefers them over the cabs, but the rates do ﬂuctuate on peak times. She believes the ride sharing drivers are friendlier than cab drivers because of their rating system keeping drivers accountable for how they treat their customers. She believes that most of the changes on SB 1280 would be a good thing, especially the electronic receipts and the transparency between driver and transportation company. However, she does not think ride sharing companies need to pay higher insurance fees.

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In Hawai‘ i, UberX is providing students a cheaper way — up to 40 percent — to get around than taxis, according to Hughes. UberX’s app also includes a feature called “fare splitting,” which allows people to effectively share rides, driving the cost of transportation down even further. “Transportation as reliable as running water, everywhere, for everyone,” Hughes said in an email. He added that as ridership grows, the price to ride UberX will bring bigger cost savings while maintaining a driver’s earnings at a sustainable level. More trips completed per hour at a lower price point can translate to the same level of hourly earnings for that driver. Ultimately, UberX becomes less expensive than owning a car, he said. Riders in Honolulu will have the option to ditch their keys in favor of ride-sharing to avoid the notorious levels of trafﬁc and congestion on O‘ahu. While regulatory debates often focus on competition between UberX and taxis, according to Hughes, UberX’s true focus is replacing personal vehicle ownership with a more efﬁcient and more affordable alternative. Hughes said that many UH students also choose to support their education by driving on the UberX platform and that the seven year background check includes

sexual offenses to ensure the safety of its riders. CONTRIBUTING TO ROAD SAFETY

According to Uber’s website, the company is making Hawai‘i’s roads safer for everyone. In UberX’s home state of California, the company estimates it has prevented 1,800 drunk driving crashes since its launch in July 2012. MORE INFO

UBER UBERX Lowest-cost option, sends everyday car. Seats up to four. UBERTAXI Calls actual taxi on app at company fares. UBERBLACK Sends high-end car at higher cost. Seats up to four. UBERSUV Sends an SUV at higher cost than uberblack. Seats up to six. UBERLUX Highest-cost option, sends luxury car. Seats up to four.

A Board of Regents (BOR) member reached out to the Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘ i (ASUH) at a meeting on April 1 to gain student perspective on the athletics department and its budget. Chairperson of the BOR Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics Jeffrey Portnoy and ASUH discussed the athletic budget for the 2016 school year, whether Division I athletics were important to students at UH and what students believe should be done with the athletics budget. “Every year the athletics department was in a deﬁcit situation, and it kind of was like ‘let’s not deal with it’,” Portnoy said. “But this board has decided, it’s got to be dealt with and it’s got to be recognized.” ARE ATHLETICS IMPORTANT TO UH STUDENTS?

When Portnoy asked if ASUH members felt athletics were important to UH students, the majority of members said yes, while a few members said no. Portnoy considered dropping the football program; however, most ASUH members did not think that UH students or UH community members would support it. “We know that all of the Big West schools have dropped Division I football,” Portnoy said. Portnoy said that he thinks the current UH football program differs from the past in that most of its fans seem to be older folk from the community, rather than UH students. He said, however, cutting the football program is at the bottom of the list of options for the athletics program. RECONFIGURING THE BUDGET

One senate member said most UH students would oppose an additional fee attached to student tuition fees, that would be added to the athletics budget. Instead, he said he thinks students would rather see unnecessary factors in the athletics budget, like overpaid coaches, cut back or eliminated. “The administration is committed to ﬁguring out how to make this work,” Portnoy said.

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GSO lobbies legislature for right to unionize RAVEN BELLAMY SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Members of the University of Hawai‘ i Graduate Student Organization (GSO) are lobbying the state legislature to pass two bills related to representation at UH. GSO members lobbied the legislature at the State Capitol Rotunda on April 1, in hopes of getting legislators to pass House Bill (HB) 553, which would allow graduate assistants to gain union representation, according to a media brieﬁng. In the midst of this, the organization also seeks to re-open the Ofﬁce of Ombudsmen that was closed in 2009. “We are not merely student help; rather, we are a crucial element of the university without which the university could not function,” GSO advocacy co-chair Jonathan Dial said in an email. STUDENT HELP

Statute 89-6 of the 2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes lists “student help” as part of the “individuals [that] shall not be included in any appropriate bargaining unit or be entitled to coverage.” However, Dial says that the original statute was referring to student help at middle schools and high schools who were paid to clean up classrooms after school and was erroneously interpreted to include graduate students. “We feel that the statute is unconstitutional, in that it bars state employees from unionizing,” Dial said.

FAIR TREATMENT AND COMPENSATION

According to a GSO media brieﬁng, approximately 1,300 graduate assistants are poorly paid, have a minimal amount of job security and do not receive sick days. HB 553 would amend Statute 89-6 to allow graduate student assistants employed by

and Finance and Chief Financial Ofﬁcer Kalbert K. Young. “It is not a long-term career path.” Dial says the lack of support from UH administration is insulting to graduate assistants that spend over 20 hours per week working for the University, and that their argument does not take away from the

We feel that the statute is unconstitutional, in that it bars state employees from unionizing. – JONATHAN DIAL GSO CO-CHAIR FOR ADVOCACY

UH to collectively bargain effective Dec. 2016, according to the bill. If passed, the bill would allow a working group to collaborate with representatives of the UH graduate student assistants to determine speciﬁc collective bargaining rights and privileges to be proposed for collective bargaining unit; consider appropriate salaries, wages, other compensation, and working hour restrictions for individuals in collective bargaining unit; and consider whether individuals in collective bargaining unit should be provided with the right to binding arbitration or to strike. However, UH administration does not support HB 533, and believes that graduate assistants are primarily students and should not have the right to unionize. “Grad assistants employed by the university are employed as part of the learning and teaching opportunity that is provided to them as a part of their degree progression,” said UH Vice President for Budget

fact that graduate assistants are employees of the state. “The bills introduced in this session ... do not actually create a new labor union. They just make it so that doing so would be legal,” Dial said. “We simply want recognition and the beneﬁts that come along with it.” The House Committee on Ways and Means will hold a public decision making for HB 553 on April 6. Dial says GSO is hopeful that the bill will succeed. INVESTIGATING CAMPUS MALADMINISTRATION

In addition to HB 533, GSO members wish to renew operations for an Office of Ombudsmen with the introduction of HB 96. The bill has made it through the House process, but has been stalled at the Senate. Now, HB 96 needs to be given a hearing by the Senate Committee on Higher Education and the Arts. The main role of the UH Mānoa Ombuds Office is to provide confidential, impartial, informal

problem-solving assistance to students, faculty and staff, according to their website. In testimony on the bill, UH Mānoa Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman said the Office of the Ombudsperson already exists on the UH Mānoa organizational chart, but funding is required for the position. “Graduate students are often in a vulnerable position, both as students and as employees of the university,” Dial said. “When problems arise, it can be hard to identify a person they can turn to for advice or to file a complaint.” The original UH Office of Ombudsmen closed operations Sept. 30, 2009, citing budgetary constraints. “The fact that the ombuds office was external to departments and the administrative structure is what made it an appealing, safe avenue for people with problems to pursue,” Dial said. According to the 2008-2009 Annual Report Case Summary, there were over 300 complaints filed, and split almost evenly between UH students and faculty/staff. The majority of student issues were most frequently in the subcategories of registration, grading, progress to a degree, financial aid and incivility. Whereas, the majority of faculty and staff cases were in regards to employment and interpersonal categories. “Having a well-functioning ombuds office can save the university a lot of money and time that is currently spent on conflict management,” Dial said.

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Several university policies, especially those regarding alcohol consumption and housing, often go unenforced at the University of Hawai‘ i at Mānoa. Following these policies may not prevent larger incidents. However, the regulations broken still need to be addressed accordingly, something that the trial of former UH Mānoa student Tyler Strong exposed. Strong, a 19-year-old freshman from Eugene, Oregon, was arrested and charged with three counts of sexual assault on Sept. 21, 2014, and on March 27, 2015, was found not guilty on all charges. Considered from a strictly judicial angle, after the verdict, the case ceased to affect or directly involve the public. However, the situation’s legal aspect doesn’t erase the fact that something happened which caused signiﬁcant damage and also revealed several UH shortfalls. In addition to stopping sexual assault on campus, the university needs to address separate issues that contributed to the incident last fall. If these are addressed, they would not only prevent larger incidents but also reduce other more minor campus violations. As UH is still involved in a Title IX evaluation, it is advantageous to ensure that everything is being done to prevent sexual assault on campus. These measures should involve preventing underage drinking, educating students through accessible programs about sexual assault and reiterating the principle of afﬁrmative consent. UNDERAGE DRINKING

“Alcohol consumption is permitted in dormitory rooms and student apartments occupied by individuals who are 21 years of age or older,” according to the Mānoa Alcohol Policy. According to testimony, both Strong and his accuser were intoxicated. Both were under the legal drinking age, too, meaning they violated state and federal law in addition to violating UH Mānoa’s policy

regarding alcohol consumption. Alcohol was not the sole factor in the case, but its presence exacerbated the situation. Both parties were then unable to afﬁrmatively consent to sex. Though it may not have been a major component in decision-making in this case, the introduction of alcohol tends to distort or erase memory. These violations reveal UH’s neglect. If both parties were drinking on the university campus, Resident Assistants (RAs) should have stopped it and reported them. Though it is impossible to completely eliminate alcohol-related violations, increased RA vigilance will curb such incidents. ONLINE COURSE

UH previously made a thirdparty online sexual assault course available to students. Having an online course devoted to preventing sexual assault may educate some, but the course needs to be easily accessible to students. Whether that means this course becomes mandatory or is displayed at functions like New Student Orientation, UH needs to ﬁnd new ways of providing this information to students. “YES MEANS YES”

Afﬁrmative consent was the focus of House Bill 481, which reiterated UH’s “yes means yes” policy. Though it was criticized as redundant by Jan Gouveia, UH’s Vice President for Administration, the House’s adoption of the bill’s report conﬁrmed UH’s stance on sexual relations between students. House Bill 481 provided concrete evidence of UH attempts to clarify its position on sexual assault and prevent it on campus. BIG PICTURE

The trial of Tyler Strong exposed larger problems within the UH system. In addition to its focus on sexual assault incidents, UH should turn its attention to stricter policies regarding underage drinking, communication of guidelines to students and afﬁrmative consent.

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Maria: “Yes, I’ve been following it. I was at court when he [delivered] his defense.”

Pavel: What do you think of the outcome?

Maria: “As a girl, it was kind of shocking to see him talking about everything that happened. Being there, I feel like he studied everything he wanted to say. I don’t feel like he was being honest or talking from his heart.”

Pavel: Do you think the case was blown out of proportion by the media?

Maria: “I don’t think so because many girls are being raped every single day, so I think every case must be studied in depth.”

Pavel: Was the outcome fair?

Maria: “I’m not sure, but in my opinion, I don’t think so because all they needed was proof and they didn’t take into account the girl’s words. Obviously, we don’t have proof in every case.”

Pavel: Have you been following the Tyler Strong case?

Jason: “A little bit. I read about it a couple of months back, and I read the paper.”

Pavel: What do you think of the outcome?

Jason: “I heard he was found not guilty, and I think that’s very uncommon in the case where a male is accused of rape. I haven’t read the report about the case, so I can’t say whether it was fair or it wasn’t. I just think it was a very surprising outcome.”

Pavel: Is UH doing enough to prevent sexual assault on campus?

Jason: “I hear about sexual assaults maybe once every month or maybe every other month, and that’s quite frequent, so I think probably not.”

Pavel: Should Hawai‘ i be a “Yes Means Yes” as opposed to “No Means No” state?

Jason: “I don’t think so. I think for the Tyler Strong case it was assumed that she said yes. Later on she said no. I think in any point in time if yes becomes no, it’s no.”

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BOR must continue to involve students in decision-making

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Isaac Choy represents District 23, which includes UH Mānoa.

Playing the blame game Choy’s quest for accountability hides legislature’s budget cuts ANGUSINA CAMPBELL OPINIONS EDITOR

State House Rep. Isaac Choy published an opinion on March 27 in the Star-Advertiser approving the House Finance Committee to allocate money to the University of Hawai‘ i as a lump sum. In the article, Choy said that because of the move, budget shortfalls would be the fault of the university. “If the toilets are broken, if the buildings are in disrepair, if debt service is due, if a project is over budget, if labor cost is unsustainable or if an operating unit is draining university resources — it will be because UH management allowed it,” Choy wrote. “Management must now be nimble and move quickly to change course, including right-sizing the university. If the university is mediocre, then a management team that has full autonomy will be at fault.” Choy’s article hides the truth and portrays the university unfairly. His statements are also questionable because of his membership in the State House. MISREPRESENTING THE FACTS

In House Bill 500, the House Finance Committee cut $72 million from UH’s proposed budget and moved to give money to the university as a lump sum. Choy did not mention the budget cut in his article, and it is unfair for him to blame UH’s budget shortfalls on its ﬁnancial irresponsibility when the university was allocated less money than it requested. Choy ignored the fact that the Legislature has, for several years, gradually reduced money allocated to UH. “Cuts to state funding, both in the recent and more distant past, mean UH is just trying to retrieve some of the money it has lost,” Ka Leo previously reported. “Since

1987, state money has gone from just over 53 percent of the university’s total revenue to 40 percent in 2012, according to data compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education.” Office of Media Relations Director Dan Meisenzahl confirmed Lassner’s statement to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that UH programs would suffer because of the finance committee’s decision.

CONTINUED PROBLEM

Budget cuts made by the legislature have worsened UH’s debt problem, which has persisted for several years. “With UH’s bread-and-butter programs and departments severely strapped for basic resources, this isn’t the time for lawmakers to be so indiscriminate in their assessment of what’s worthy of funding at the university,” Ka Leo previously said.

If the toilets are broken, if the buildings are in disrepair … it will be because UH management allowed it. – ISAAC CHOY STATE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE

“It is difficult to predict specifically which programs [or] operations will be most impacted; however, at the campus level, the colleges will certainly remain focused on ensuring that students are able to get the classes that they need in order to progress in their degrees and ultimately graduate,” UH Mānoa Public Information Officer Talia Ogliore said in an email interview. Programs currently in deficit include the Cancer Center in Kaka‘ako and the athletic department. The law school, nursing school and the College of Natural Sciences faced budget crises this fiscal year and were forced to reorganize their budget.

In his rebuttal to Lassner’s evaluation of Apple’s performance, former UH Chancellor Tom Apple listed four ways of reducing deﬁcit: reallocating funds, working to increase enrollment, reducing cost of utilities and adjusting research programs to accumulate money to cover salaries. “As you know, since 2009, the Legislature has cut about $75 [million] in general funds from Mānoa’s budget,” Apple wrote. “Tuition funds have been used to replace a great deal of the lost funds, so a very large part of our faculty and staff salaries are now derived from tuition funds, as opposed to general funds.”

QUESTIONABLE CONDUCT

The House may have helped UH overcome some of this debt by using the “lump-sum” approach. However, reducing its budget was unadvisable. By ignoring the future effects of the cut and shifting blame on the university, the House hurts UH facilities and programs and decreases its reputation.

BAD DECISIONS

Choy is a state House representative. His response is biased against UH and attempts to shift the blame from the state House. While he may have been attempting to create conversation in the community, neglecting to mention the budget cut compromised the strength of the article’s argument.

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When Board of Regents (BOR) member Jeffrey Portnoy met with Associated Students of Hawai‘ i at Mānoa (ASUH) to discuss possible athletic department cuts on April 1, he made a departure from the board’s former approach to student input. The BOR, along with several other recent groups charged with making important decisions on campus, has not sought student opinions about decisions which apply to the university. Its decisions have consequentially provoked controversy and complaints from students. In the search for a new UH president in 2013-2014, for example, the BOR announced that it would not consider the interim president for the permanent position. Over objections from groups such as the Graduate Student Organization (GSO), though, the Regents went on to select David Lassner, who had served as the interim president. “The Board has failed to act in the best interest of the university’s main constituents: its students and faculty,” GSO President Michelle Tigchelaar said at the time. The perspective of students was also ignored when none were named to the committee charged with ﬁnding a replacement for Athletics Director Ben Jay. Instead, CEOs and others without a clear connection to UH were choosen, along with some faculty members. While the CEOs were able to analyze ﬁnancial knowledge and management skills and the faculty members could evaluate each candidate in light of the university’s needs, a student perspective on the AD search committee would have provided insight into increased game attendance, how to involve students and how to use funds collected from the student athletic fee most effectively. Portnoy’s meeting with ASUH ran counter to these previous approaches, and that’s why it was so welcome. By attending the meeting, Portnoy went beyond the public comment period manadated at each general meeting of the

Regents, actively seeking out the input of a specific group instead of expecting members of his consistuency to come to him. More regents ought to follow his example. Students are more directly involved with the university than many BOR members. Attending classes, using campus facilities and registering for classes familiarizes students with the university’s needs in ways that few who have served on the board recently can begin to grasp. In addition to having members meet face-to-face with students more regularly, there needs to be more room for students on the board. Governor David Ige revealed the names of six BOR nominees on April 2. While many of the nominees have business experience, there is still only one student on the board. It is difficult for the BOR to determine what is best for the university when its largest group, students, is not represented. More than half of the candidates have business degrees or investment experience. The university should be able to manage its finances well because of these candidates, but a student’s perspective will allow money to be allocated toward programs that would benefit them directly. The BOR could consider appointing more student members. Alternatively, it could continue to seek ASUH input when making decisions that involve the student body, which numbered more than 20 million students in 2013, according to the UH website. The BOR should continue seeking student perspective. Getting ASUH opinions is a good first step, but the BOR should have implemented student input in the first place. Students provide UH with much of its funding; they are familiar with the university’s needs. A student voice will better represent UH’s largest demographic and allow the university to make decisions that will benefit the student population.

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Bloody spring The aftermath of a popular revolution FADI YOUKHANA MANAGING EDITOR

No more rail Mismanaged money should not continue to hurt Hawai‘i

In Dec. 2014, Mohamed Bouazizi protested the humiliation he experienced by Tunisian officials by setting himself on fire. His actions sparked region-wide revolutions for democracy, toppling dictatorships. Four years later, the revolutions have caused significant instability across the Arab world. The potential behind the ideological goals of the Arab Spring has been unrealized. Instead, the region is full of corruption, social and economic destruction and casualties. AT WHAT COST?

The multinational bank HSBC estimated that the economies of countries involved will lose nearly $800 billion. This figure did not include the conflict in Iraq or the economic damage to the infrastructure of countries such as Syria. Although the Arab Spring movement rid the region of longtime rulers such as Gaddafi, Saleh and Tunisia’s Ben Ali, it failed to replace dictatorships with democracy. Death tolls, sectarian conflicts and destruction of economic infrastructures have thrown the region into turmoil that will take the countries decades to recover from. HAWAII / FLICKR 

Rail construction has unearthed remains from Hawaiian burial grounds.

LIBYA

SYRIA

The Arab Spring failed to stabilize the country or ensure democracy. As the Libyan Civil War erupted in 2011, Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed. He had ruled Libya for 42 years. Currently, Libya is engaged in a conflict between four organizations trying to control the land. The Islamic State has reached the North African country and has spread its extremist interpretation of the Shari‘a law. Kidnappings, bombings, daily gunfights and terrorist attacks have thrown Libya in deep turmoil and have divided the country into territories controlled by self-policed militias.

The ongoing Syrian civil war was reportedly started in response to arrests of teenagers who wrote anti-government slogans. Peaceful protests led to country-wide battles between the Ba’athist government and its opposition. At the beginning of the revolution, Western government backed the opposition and demanded that Bashar al-Assad resign. Four years later, the total death count was estimated to exceed 210,000 people, with more than 20,000 children. Furthermore, the Islamic State’s rise and the al-Qaeda branch of al-Nusra Front have thrown the region into a cycle of extremism, in-ﬁghting and death.

JOSEPH BROWN GUEST WRITER

In 2007, a 0.5 percent surcharge was applied to the Hawai‘i’s General Excise Tax (GET) rate of four percent. This increase was made to help pay for Honolulu’s 20-mile rail-transit line and is set to expire in 2022. At the time, the project was estimated to cost about $5.2 billion. Today, the estimate is closer to $6 billion or more with ﬁnancial mismanagement and a plan to extend the tax indeﬁnitely, the proj-

If elected ofﬁcials are unable to fund the rail without tax increases or borrowing money, the project should be abandoned. ect’s viability is questioned. Should we continue building rail? Can it be stopped? What alternatives are available?

YEMEN

IRAQ

The Arab Spring deposed Yemen’s dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh, who had ruled for more than 32 years. However, revolution failed to replace him or rid the corruption that led Yemen to become the Middle East’s poorest country. The country is also home to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), considered the region’s strongest al-Qaeda branch. Currently, the country is in a civil war between the Houthis, who overthrew the government, and its Sunni opponents. Saudi Arabia and allies have begun air strikes in Yemen. The Hourthis are widely believed to have Iran’s support, while Saudi Arabia and its allies support Yemen’s Sunnis.

The Arab Spring has pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war and caused religious-based geographic separation. Although Iraq’s Hussein regime was overthrown seven years before the Arab Spring, the direct effect of Syria’s instability has thrown the country into the worst sectarian crisis in Iraq’s history. The Islamic State’s rapid rise and its control over large portions of land has resulted in Iran repelling the Sunni extremists through direct military involvement. This involvement, the central government’s corruption and retaliation from Shi’a militias have deepened Sunni-Shi’a conﬂict. The country’s security is compromised due to daily bombings. The Kurdistan region is ﬁghting the Islamic State, but it’s unclear whether the Kurds will demand independence from Baghdad.

bike lanes and carpooling, residents choose to drive their own cars. Wouldn’t it make more sense to stop rail and use the money for a better alternative? With the estimated ﬁnal cost of rail anywhere from $6 billion to $14 billion and congestion projected to get worse once rail is built, it seems the project is one that is neither advantageous nor affordable for residents. Some have instead called for a complete rail audit, but HART Executive Director Dan Grabauskas said

SHOULD RAIL CONTINUE?

After demonstrating gross mismanagement of taxpayer dollars and shameful irresponsibility, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell asked state lawmakers to extend the 0.5 percent GET surcharge. Many people on the islands already struggle to make ends meet, and elected ofﬁcials should help relieve this burden, not exacerbate it. Some community members said rail needs to continue no matter the cost. This mentality is based on the mayor’s 2012 election claim that with rail, “trafﬁc congestion is going to be reduced by about 30 percent.” This statistic was challenged and disproven. Caldwell retracted his argument and then argued that rail would provide another choice for commuters. However, given the bus,

at the town hall meeting that the city and county already audits the rail. However, there is still little accountability. If elected ofﬁcials are unable to cut costs and fund the rail without tax increases or borrowing money, the project should be abandoned. WILL RAIL BE STOPPED?

The project would be halted if it ran out of money. Should the state fail to extend the 0.5 percent surcharge, and should the City Council fail to grant HART the authority to borrow money through bonds, construction would effectively stop. Claims that stopping construction would waste money are misleading. University of Hawai‘ i professor Panos Prevedouro said that stopping rail now would cost the city and county roughly $2 billion at most, a fraction of what it would cost to continue. The mayor has cited contractual obligations to the Federal government for the $1.55 billion funding

provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Prevedouro disagreed that it caused obstructions to stopping rail and didn’t believe the FTA would require the city to return large amounts of funding. In fact, there is little precedent for a large-scale return of such funding. While stopping rail is currently unlikely, it is possible. If enough people pressured elected ofﬁcials to hold HART and the mayor accountable by not giving any new sources of revenue, the rail could stop. IF NOT RAIL, THEN WHAT?

Honolulu needs to solve its traffic congestion through another method. Numerous alternatives, such as expanded bus service and better synchronized traffic lights, would reduce congestion on our busiest roads, in addition to some form of a bus fixed guideway system or a bus rapid transit system. These alternatives would be substantially cheaper for taxpayers, completed more quickly and provide more choices for traveling. Alternatives like reversible freeway lanes, added lanes to existing freeways, new tunnels, viaducts and overpasses are available. Prevedouro suggested that had these solutions been implemented rather than rail, specifically reversible lanes (which would cost about $2-3 billion), disasters like the one caused by the broken ZipMobile would not have happened. In fact, some lawmakers are reconsidering such alternatives after the “traffic nightmare.” Rail will fail to reduce traffic congestion, and taxpayers cannot afford the system. Hawai‘ i needs to decide if it will abandon rail and seek less expensive alternatives or continue the project and face the consequences later.

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Legacy of Sam Han, owner off sp specialty p ecialty coffee shop Glazers

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(Left to right) Matte Hanson, Sam Han and Kevin Kim are three of four main workers at the coffee shop BEN DECASTRO STAFF WRITER

Coffee has always found its way into the veins of espresso enthusiasts, caffeine-addicts and college students alike, but the coffee culture is best experienced in places like Glazers Coffee, where the passion for coffee runs deepest. Glazers artistic environment sets it apart from chain coffee shops. THE HAWAI‘I COFFEE CULTURE

By incorporating multiple forms of art — music, photography and pieces from local artists — owner and founder Sam Han shows that he is an individual who understands the coffee culture. Han continues to strengthen the local coffee culture as one of the ﬁrst individuals to introduce traditional Seattle-style espresso coffee to Hawai‘ i since opening Glazers in December 2006. Han’s coffee shop has developed within the business of single-origin coffee shops, obtaining coffee locally from Green World Farms in Wahiawa. The coffee from Han’s shop is treated with special attention, as any quality coffee shop should, which sets it apart from coffee chains and vendors. Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Han spent nine years in Seattle where his love for art and coffee continued to brew until the idea of Glazers manifested. “I moved to Seattle to study fashion design,” Han said. “Before I moved to Seattle, I never drank coffee before. [In Seattle,] everybody was drinking coffee, and I fell in love with the coffee culture.” Specialty coffee shops are distinct in the way the menus are simple and the focus on quality coffee is empha-

sized. The art of crafting espresso using a manual espresso machine is a demanding process and requires well-trained baristas – at least three months of training, according to Han. “In the mainland, specialty coffee houses are on the rise,” Han said. “Even Starbucks has realized this and opened one specialty shop in Seattle.”

with light penetrating the subtle blinds radiating from the windows adorned with art. By examining the walls, tables and shelves, you will ﬁnd artwork and vintage cameras from customers and local artists that add to the atmosphere of the shop. “I just provided a basic layout and style,” Han said. “You’d be sur-

If the customers don’t know about the coffee, I like to teach them. – SAM HAN OWNER AND FOUNDER OF GLAZERS GLAZERS MOTIVE AS A SPECIALTY COFFEE SHOP

The lack of real coffee culture in Hawai‘i is evident in the many people who walk around with watery, chain-store bought coffee swirling around in their cups. One would expect that there would be a greater specialty coffee culture on an island of roughly a million people. “Not many people in Hawai‘ i know what specialty coffee is,” Han said. “It’s totally different – different bean, different machine, welltrained baristas.” “One thing I really didn’t expect was people born and raised in Hawai‘i they don’t really drink coffee,” Han said. “You can see that most of our customers that come here are from the northwest or students from Mānoa. If the customers don’t know about the coffee, I like to teach them.” Through Glazers, Han has combined multiple aspects of art, epitomizing the environment that deﬁnes an original espresso shop by encapsulating the surrounding culture. The art is everywhere you look, from the windows to the bathrooms. Upon entering, you are greeted

prised if you see the pictures I first took of the shop — empty everything — nothing. All the art on the walls are from the customers.” In fact, Han encourages you to display your artwork at Glazers, so long as it adheres to the design of the shop – and he will not charge you for anything, not even commission. “It’s a win-win,” Han said. “Artists want to do an exhibition for their work – and sometimes it’s hard to find a place to do that. I want to provide a space for local artists. I provide that space for free.” The art doesn’t stop there. Glazers also belongs to the family of specialty coffee shops where you can find espresso art. “Coffee is related to art,” Han said. “When my customers see the art on the coffee and I see them smiling it really makes me happy.” THE BARISTAS

This culture is further strengthened due to the family-like bond that Han and his team share with each other as well as with their customers. “They don’t call me boss,” Han said. “We just work together and I like that.”

“This is the best job I’ve had in a really long time,” barista Kevin Kim said. “Sam’s a cool dude. There’s only three [baristas] working here. It’s less ‘co-worker’ and more family.” Though Glazers is not the only specialty coffee shop around now, it continues to grow richly in its unique culture and is home to many University of Hawai‘ i students who swear loyalty to this coffee shop. Han realized that most of the customers are college students. “Without the UH students, we wouldn’t be able to exist, we really give thanks to them,” Han said. “They are the main supporters.”

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“For a long time, Glazers has been my go-to coffee shop to get any reading or studying done. There aren’t a lot of options for a college-type cafe in Honolulu and I think that Glazers is one of the better choices available. The hours are good here, as they stay open until 11 p.m. almost every night.”

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“I really appreciate that they pull their own espresso shots and when you drink Starbucks all the time, you tend to forget what real coffee should taste like.” Lauren C.

“After a few years of going to several coffee shops, this one is def up there, which is why I’m adding two stars! The ambiance is still great, I like it because people aren’t normally super loud here. The coffee is great and the music is always soothing and great for studying! And the designs are a def plus!” Natalie P.

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FEATURES

Ikaika Shiveley Associate Features Editor IN MEEREEN…

Where we left each character at the end of season four Will Daenerys have an exciting season, or will it be boring like the last one?

BRAD DELL FEATURES EDITOR

A brat king turned purple, a prince’s head was smashed like a pumpkin, and a dignified patriarch died in an undignified manner while sitting on a toilet. The fourth season of “Game of Thrones” was dandy, and the fifth season will be even more so when it hits HBO (and your favored illegal streaming site) on April 12. Lost track of who died and who still lives? No problem.

IN KING’S LANDING…

Ding-dong, the Hand is dead. Tywin probably prefers it that way too, having found out right before he died that Cersei and Jaime have been sleeping with each other. Cersei probably thinks she’s home free for ruling the Seven Kingdoms with Varys, Tyrion, Tywin and Littleﬁnger out of her hair. Now she can focus on grooming her precious Tommen for the throne. The ladies of Highgarden probably won’t let her get too relaxed, though. IN THE SEA…

Tyrion successfully killed his father and former lover, Shae. It’s funny that the dwarf can do such things and still be a fan favorite. Varys stuck him in a crate on a ship,

APRIL

and the two sailed into the ocean blue to who knows where. Actually, we have a pretty good idea. The teasers for the fifth season reveal that the outcast duo are on their way to join Daenerys. The journey probably won’t be a smooth one, but it will be exciting to see Dany and Tyrion meet – assuming that one of them isn’t killed off in typical George R.R. Martin fashion. Arya has also embarked on a journey via ship, heading for Braavos following the brutal duel between Brienne and The Hound, who was mortally wounded. What will Arya find in Braavos? What will Brienne do now? Well, watch the darn show to find out.

CAMPUS EVENTS

Stannis set up camp at Castle Black following the defeat of the Wildling forces at the hands (or hooves?) of his cavalry. The Night’s Watch isn’t supposed to have any political afﬁliation, so having a self-proclaimed king shacking up with them is sure to cause problems. Another problem? Melisandre, The Red Woman, is also there, and she never runs low on trouble. Jon will probably spend much of this coming season mourning over the loss of Ygritte and Grenn. IN THE EYRIE…

Sansa has proven to be as much of a manipulator as Littleﬁnger, delivering a false testimony in his murder trial. She has realized that marrying Littleﬁnger is far better than marrying Robin. ELSEWHERE…

Reek/Theon continued to be tortured at the hands of Ramsay. Hopefully the scenes aren’t as gruesome this coming season. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i

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Dany’s plotline has been as slow as ever. It’s been business as usual in Meereen – the wealthy want their slaves back, the queen ﬂirts with danger and men, and the dragons are causing trouble. Drogon is on the loose after killing a child, and Rhaegal and Viserion are chained up. Don’t expect too much dragon action this next season. This is a clever way for the showmakers to get the dragons out of the picture so they can save up extra CGI funds.

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Like many gamers, I grew up watching my older siblings, cousins and friends play video games for hours. Twitch allows me to continue this tradition from the palm of my hand. The Twitch app, found on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and mobile devices, allows users to watch gaming live streams both on the go and on their television screens. Viewing other gamers’ experiences is entertaining and is a great way to ﬁgure out whether a game is worth buying. Listening to players’ commentary is a treat in itself. The sidebar of the app is the best way to maneuver on Twitch, as it has a search bar, recommendations, followed channels and the most popular games/channels. I have yet to experience a glitch or freezing within the app. Once a stream is selected, a quick ad plays before the live stream is viewable. Users can choose to either hold the device vertically to view the live chat room underneath the feed or horizontally for a fullscreen experience without comments. In widescreen, there is an option menu that allows you to change the quality of the feed and share to social media. Twitch has reignited my love for watching gameplay, and won’t be an application left untouched on my phone or console.

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What is your favorite manga or anime? Why? COMPILED BY CHRISTINA YAN ASSOCIATE SPECIAL ISSUES EDITOR

“‘Toriko.’ Even though the manga makes you more hungry as you read it, it’s all about fantasy food.”

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Sitting amongst the carnage of his victims, Aizen makes a return to the series “Bleach” with style. From the previous chapter, we were left JESSE KOBAYASHI with a cliff hanger that depicted the SENIOR sheer horror of Aizen as he eradMANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES icated an entire row of enemies using only his reiatsu. MAJOR This week’s chapter continues that scene by revealing the Shinigami’s reaction to the return of their most despised foe. Almost all “‘Gintama.’ It has more of the Shinigami reacts negatively Japanese culture references towards Aizen’s return, given his that they can’t really bring not-so-friendly history with them to America. It has really during the Fake Karakura Town good comedy and action.” arc. It was disappointing, however, that Tite Kubo did not show how the Ex-Vizards reacted to Aizen’s REIA SETOGUCHI return other than briefly showing SENIOR Shinji’s apathetic expression. HAWAIIAN STUDIES I feel that the Ex-Vizards would MAJOR have been the more outspoken group of the Shinigami due to the impact that Aizen left in their lives. Realistically speaking, Aizen was the sole reason why the Ex-Vizards “‘Card Captor Sakura.’ It’s became who they are today and mostly cute magical girls. why they got kicked out of Soul It’s kind of a romance type Society. You would think that the of show.” moment Aizen reappeared, Hiyori would instantly try to kill him right then and there. But unfortunately, we get no screen time of any of the KRISTIN FUJIO Ex-Vizards in this chapter other JUNIOR than very brief appearances near PRE-NURSING MAJOR the end of the chapter. Captain Kyoraku explains to the group that in order to fight Yhwach, it is necessary to fight evil with a “‘RWBY’ because I like the another kind of evil. After all, what main character, she’s just choices do they have, considering like me. We both like cookies. that the Soul Society is about to She’s cheerful and bubbly be destroyed by Yhwach? However, and awesome. She kicks butt.” having two villains roaming freely is not a good idea, so Aizen isn’t technically freed yet. Bound to his chair, Aizen isn’t able to utilize his full strength due to the limitations CHANTELLE SONADA set by the seals placed on him. He SOPHOMORE is still an unbelievable force to be EDUCATION MAJOR reckoned with due to the sheer rei-

atsu he possesses. This is further evident in the next few pages of the chapter where he eliminates the entire swarm of Yhwach’s oneeyed minions in one blow, all without moving an inch from his chair. There’s something about Aizen whenever he unleashes his signature “Black Cofﬁn” kidō spell that just makes me smile. Urahara even praises him, saying that Aizen has become stronger than the time he fought Ichigo at Karakura Town.

There’s something about Aizen whenever he uses his Black Coffin spell that makes me smile. Comparing Aizen’s kidō power from when Aizen used “Black Coffin” against Ichigo to now, it seems that the two are nearly identical in both strength and vicinity. Note that when Aizen used “Black Coffin” against Ichigo back in the Fake Karakura Town arc, he had to recite the whole chant to unleash its full power. Now, he only has to say the spell’s name to produce similar results – just to put to scale the increase in Aizen’s power that Urahara was talking about. Consequently, the amount of reiatsu that Aizen is unleashing has halted the reiatsu door to the Soul Palace in which the Shinigami have been working so hard to produce. However, Aizen merely scoffs at it and says that he’s able to transport everyone to the Soul King by himself without the door.

from enjoying this it, and it’s a nice break from watching Yhwach trampling over everyone at the Soul Palace. Now that Aizen is ofﬁcially joining the Shinigami in the ﬁght against Yhwach, it is very exciting to see which villain will reign victorious. Now, the question is how will Ichigo react to the return of the foe he had once defeated? CHAPTER 623 PREDICTIONS

With the previous two chapters of “Bleach” focusing on the situation in the Soul Society, it is very likely that next chapter will jump back to Ichigo, who is currently in freefall after having being knocked off of the Soul King’s Palace along with his friends. Much like my prediction for Ichigo in the previous chapter, I predict that Ichibei will be the one who will save Ichigo and his company from the fall and we will get to see our main protagoBUY THE BOOK

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nist jump right back into the fray, unless Tite Kubo decides to slow down the pace of the manga like he always does with lengthy dialogue and ﬂashback scenes that readers are less than interested in reading. What I’m more interested in knowing is how Yhwach is planning on absorbing the rest of the Soul King’s powers, given that his target seems to be the Soul Society itself. We see that Yhwach’s powers enveloped the entire Soul Society in darkness, but that is about all we know about it. Initially, I thought that Yhwach was targeting Ukitake due to him being the original host of Mimihagi, but it seems that Yhwach is instead targeting something bigger. How Yhwach is going to absorb the rest of the Soul King is a mystery that I’m eager to ﬁnd out in the next chapters of “Bleach”.

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FromSoftware has created a worthy inclusion to the “Souls” franchise. “Bloodborne,” released March 24, is a third-person role-playing action game available on PlayStation 4. Upon beating this game, I was filled with the same type of accomplishment and satisfaction I had when finishing “Dark Souls” – a game I adore. One of the most interesting elements of the game actually took place in the beginning at the character creation menu. I was able to have an in-depth creation experience, and even pick my hunter’s past life from “Dark Souls.” The plot of the game isn’t clear at first. It opens with a cut-scene involving a werewolf, little ghosts and the aftermath of a surgery your character doesn’t remember signing up for. You start off waking up from your surgery and exploring a town called Yharnam. Stories are told through residents of the town who speak about “hunters” and “beasts” roaming the town. Slowly, and sometimes through very grim ways, I got hints of what the story of the game was all about. Yharnam has been named a town with a cure for all types of misfortune: ill-

nesses, abnormalities and mental diseases. However, along with this medical remedy, the patients have slowly turned into beast-like creatures that terrorize the town. It is the player’s job as the curious hunter to ﬁnd out where these beasts are coming from and how you can ﬁx the town. A large portion

In “Bloodborne,” the best defense is a good offense. Being aggressive got me farther in this game than anything else. Blocking is replaced with a new mechanic, called Regeneration. This ability is used to restore lost health when the player is able to counter-attack their enemy within a short amount of time. Players can

It is the player’s job as the curious hunter to find out where these beasts are coming from and how you can fix the town. of the beginning follows the theme of “the hunter becomes the hunted.” The storyline throws twists and turns throughout the game, and is never really clear, but that is expected going into a game designed by FromSoftware. While the overall gameplay is similar to what players saw in “Dark Souls,” there are a few key elements that set this game apart. The game has a fast-paced, offense-focused gameplay, which is difficult to adapt to at first, since “Dark Souls” allowed players to use shields and heavy armor for constant defense. Since the game is set in a Gothic/Victorian era, your character wears lightweight armor and has swift movements.

no longer run away from enemies to heal themselves. The familiar rolling-dodge, which we all loved from “Dark Souls,” is replaced by a side step. Fortunately, for diehard “Souls” fans, the familiarity of your character being required to collect “souls,” now called Blood Echoes, is still alive and well. Your “Hunter’s Dream” serves as your safe haven; where you can return to level up your weapons and character, and buy stuff to help you on your journey. Another feature available is the “trick-weapons,” which are interchangeable weapons. For example, there is a cane that can transform into a bladed whip. The amount of

other arrangements was great, and certain weapons were perfectly paired with certain bosses. This element was not available in “Dark Souls,” and gives players greater diversity when selecting which attack to use. The bosses have been made deadlier, while the casual enemies I came across seemed to have been slightly nerfed and made easier to handle, as compared to “Dark Souls.” I spent more time thinking critically, or searching on the BloodborneWiki how to defeat certain bosses. The overall speed for characters and bosses took me off-guard, and threw me into a really fast and sometimes anxiety-ridden boss battle, though this is not much different from the feelings that were given during any other “Souls” games. Luckily, for gamers of all ages, genders and intensity level, “Bloodborne” is a game that does not require any previous knowledge to play. However, it may be too foreign-feeling to players who are new to the style of FromSoftware. From the plot, to the gameplay, to the online summoning through Beckoning Bells and invading other people’s worlds, I had such an amazing experience playing the game. Aspects may be familiar for those who have played “Dark Souls,” but the design and mechanics available

in “Bloodborne” make it a game all on it’s own. It’s brother “Dark Souls” would be proud of the level of intensity and concentration required to play this game. Even though the game has rolled its credits, there is always more to learn about and tons of content left untouched – the battles never really end. RATING

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The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s improvisation club, The Double Improv Rainbows, won second place at the College Improv Tournament Golden Gate Regionals in San Francisco this January. The tournament is part of an annual festival hosted by Chicago Improv Productions. “We were voted as the wild card team to compete in the ﬁnals where we got second place overall,” said club founder and master’s in acting student Timothy Callais. “We beat the troupe that beat us originally, who were the previous champions last year.” With this second place award, The Double Improv Rainbows have been invited back to San Francisco in September to perform at the San Francisco Improv Festival. This time, the team of eight members will just be participating for fun, rather than competing. The style of improv The Double Improv Rainbows do is called longform improvisation. Short-form improvisation is the type seen on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” but what the troupe does is described as more artistic. The troupe gets one word from the audience and bases their performance on that alone. “Normally, you have some sort of outline that you were connecting, something that guides you along the process,” Callais said. “We’re so crazy and most of us are so theater-oriented anyway — we understand the story essence part of it — we’re actually able to get a word and kind of go crazy with it.” One thing that distinguishes this group is their relationship with each other both on and off stage. “[The judges said] that our relationships on the stage are really some of the strongest they apparently have seen,” Callais said. “Because we are actors, because we do theater well, and we get along so well – so when we go on stage, we’re able to challenge each other.” The Double Improv Rainbows were ofﬁcially formed in spring 2014. The troupe feels that their young age is one of their most unique aspects. For some of the members, the tournament was only their third time ever competing on stage. “The troupe has only been around for a year, and the strength of this troupe is really young, but people think we’ve been together for a long time,” Callais said. When looking into graduate school at UH, Callais thought the campus was short of one thing – an improv team. Callais had the idea of starting the troupe at UH because of his background and

experience in improv. Callais also teaches Intro to Performance (Theater 211), where he met most of the troupe. Members have come and gone, but the group is the strongest he has ever seen. “Now we have a really strong group of people who understand if you want to be a part of this group you have to care,” Callais said. “Having experience or not is not really an issue. It’s whether or not you can stand with one another on stage and have a relationship with them. Just be willing to be a team player, to go there, and to be with each other.” The Double Improv Rainbows are planning local performances as they get ready for their trip to San Francisco.

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“I’ve done theater for a few years now, and I’ve always wanted to improvise,” said member and sophomore history major Erik Wagennan. “I’ve always felt like improvisation is not theater, it’s an advanced form of being. It’s like acting to the extreme. When I joined the team, I felt safe.” Not all who do improv are trained actors, which proves Wagennan’s point. “Most improvisers in the improv world are not actors, most of them are like science majors,” Callais said. The Double Improv Rainbows don’t have a speciﬁc way of training for competition, but they usually play various improv “games” during club meetings. “Just like you practice football, you don’t know what’s going to happen in the football game,” Callais said. “So you practice what might happen. There’s no right or wrong way to improvise. It’s just like a history of people who make good suggestions of what has or hasn’t worked in a scene.” Callais said that improv is not all about humor, and that the improvisers must be patient. “Don’t try and make it funny, but try and form the relationships and let the situation play out how it is, and usually if you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing the comedy will follow,” Callais said. “We don’t go for the laugh because that’s gonna kill the scene right away.”

own business and balancing being a full time college student, but says that Art + Flea has helped her. “It got harder to manage the Art + Flea began five years ago business through college, especially as a project for a marketing class, during the holidays when people and has flourished into a monthly kept ordering things,” Kelly said. market event that draws crowds of She’ll be returning to Art + Flea hundreds and hosts original local and selling her new celebrity artists from across the state. stitched earrings. She’s especially Art + Flea was founded in 2010 by excited about her Ron Swanson, Aly Ishikuni, who still runs it, and cold-hearted Libertarian director her then-partner Nicole Franco. of the Pawnee City Department of Ishikuni was a student at the University of Hawai‘ i at Mānoa purParks and Recreation, earrings. suing a major in marketing and a “I’ve really seen 99 Stitches grow minor in fashion design. She and as a result of vending with Art+Flea,” Kelly said. “I feel like it’s a great way to connect local creators, not only with a huge customer base, I feel like it’s a great way to connect local and that’s one of the best parts for creators, not only with a huge customer me. Going to Art + Flea and getting to see all of these entrepreneurs base, but with other creators. – ALISSA KELLY, who are so enthusiastic about their OWNER AND FOUNDER OF 99 STITCHES businesses has really pushed me to expand 99 Stitches.” Ishikuni said that she chose Kelly Franco created Art + Flea as an them a creative area outside of event intended to mesh the vintage their workshops or homes to come as a vendor at Art + Flea and Mori market and under-represented art to when they need more inspira- because, “I just love the humor and tion or want to be surrounded by just the uniqueness of her product. scene in Hawai‘ i. It’s just something really unusual “Art + Flea is a united tribe. We other artists. Mori also hosts workshops that you really don’t see. I mean she’s are all artists and we each represent our creative community are open to the public. Every Sun- taking something so old and traday is a different workshop, recently ditional, and she just twists it and together,” Ishikuni said. The first event was hosted at featuring “succulent garden” and makes it her own style.” Ishikuni said students wanting to Fresh Café in July 2010. It was so suc- “Andy Lee Modern Zen Art”. dream big should be a trend setter, cessful that Ishikuni and her partner a leader and never “follow.” Utmost, began to make it a monthly event. 99 STITCHES Eventually, they grew out of their 99 Stitches is a cross-stitching you must be collaborative, open Fresh Café space due to customer company created by Alissa Kelly, minded and inspired. traffic, increased their number of who regularly sells merchandise at TO JOIN Gabriela Moran contributed to this vendors and have hosted events Art + Flea. Kelly has branded funny article. across the entire island. As of right pop culture phrases and icons that If you want to become a vendor now, they are located in a warehouse she stitches on buttons, framed at Art + Flea you can apply at: behind Marukai Market Place in pieces and earrings. tinyurl.com/artflea HOW TO JOIN Ward Village, which they nicknamed Kelly started her company during MORE INFO ASH2 (Art + Flea Headquaters). high school, but saw a boost in The Double Improv Rainbows sales after she participated as practice every Sunday night Art + Flea takes place on the a vendor at Art + Flea. Currently from 7 to 10 p.m. Email callais@ MORI last Thursday of every month at hawaii.edu to get more informaMori is the store that Ishikuni a freshman in accounting at UH 1020 Auahi St. Bldg 3. There is tion about the club. opened up to host local artists on Mānoa, she has realized the difa $3 fee at the door. a daily basis. It’s located in Ward ficulty of owning and running her NICOLE DAVIS SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Warehouse and has a modern, funky, tribal and grafﬁti vibe to it. Painted on the glass of the store are tree trunks. Mori means “tree” in Japanese. Ishikuni explained to me that she sees all of her vendors as “trees” and she sees Mori as a place where all the “trees” can grow together. “I want unique products,” Ishikawa said of her meticulous selection process for choosing vendors to host at Art + Flea and in Mori. “Always strive to be different.” In the future Ishikuni hopes to open the upstairs space of Mori to host Hawai‘ i artists and provide

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Sat • Apr. 11th Rosé Saturday 4:30 p.m. M Nightclub 500 Ala Moana Blvd. If you enjoy rosé and dancing, then you do not want to miss Rosé Saturday at M Nightclub. Tables are available for reservation and there will be specials on bubbly all night.

Digital Wonderland Music Festival 6 p.m. Hawaii Country Club 94-1211 Kunia Rd. Cost: $55 Ages: 18+ Calling all dance fans, plur fanatics, and nightlife enthusiasts. Digital Wonderland is coming with Borgore as the headliner. Tickets are available at Prototype Pearlridge, All Volcano E-Cig Locations, All Local Motion Stores, UH Campus Center, Navy ITT ofﬁce and Butigroove.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue 8 p.m. The Republik 1349 Kapi‘olani Blvd. Cost: $35 GA All Ages Trombone Shorty is known for his albums, “Backatown” and “For True,” and is going to be bringing a jazz sound to the island. Originating from New Orleans, Trombone Shorty’s music stays true to the jazz state.

STAND OUT IN A CROWD WITH MIKINOLA

AN INTERVIEW WITH DARA FUIJO

Sammi Baumgartner Aloha Nights Editor

Dara Fujio is an O‘ahu native and graduate of the University of Hawai‘ i’s Apparel Product Design and Merchandising g program. Mikinola began as a senior project roject and now caters to clientele both on and off O‘ahu.

SAMMI: How did Mikinola start? tart? DARA: Mikinola started when social media started gaining popularity – we took advantage of the free marketing ing that was emerging at the time and used ed it to get our name out. We started doing private parties and shopping events at various us locations, and once the pop-up shop trend end started fading, we decided to open our ur storefront in Koko Marina Shopping Center. ter.

SAMMI: What is the essence of Mikinola?

Sun • Apr. 12th Flux Pavilion 9 p.m. The Republik 1349 Kapi‘olani Blvd. Cost: $25 Ages: 18+ Electric Palms is bringing another fun concert event to O‘ahu: Flux Pavilion. Pavilion is a world-famous DJ with hits like “I Can’t Stop,” and “Bass Cannon.” Whether or not you’ve heard his music before, you’ll dance until the break of dawn.

DARA: We sell hand-selected designer pieces to the girl who wants to stand out in the crowd; something thatt isn’t too trendy or fashion-forward forr Hawai‘ i. We’re trying to create more of a style rather than just selling a brand of clothing.

With festival season around the corner, unique tye-dye and ﬂair pieces are essential items to own. Vintage Havana and Gypsy 05 create clothes for freethinkers; snag this outﬁt soon because sizing and quantity are limited.

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Lia Mausolf wears the newest from Indah Clothing’s 2015 Swim collection. The Pagadoa one piece can be worn at the beach, pool, or with shorts and wedges for a casual, daytime look.

The displays at Mikinola are changed to accompany new shipments. The highlighted Karina Grimaldi jumper is a fan favorite and features a unique palm design for the island girl at heart.

SAMMI: Best part of your job?

SAMMI: Where did the name come from?

DARA: The best part of my job is waking up every day and not feeling like I’m headed to work (even though I am), and getting to do what I love every day. A day in the life: wake up, maybe pick up shipments, head to the store, work, go home and play with my dog or maybe hangout with my grandma, then work from home until I fall asleep.

DARA: I had a school project for UH when I was in the fashion program, and the name of my brand for my project was Mikinola – named after my two dogs Miki and Nola. After an article in the Ka Leo about my project, the name seemed to stick with people, so I decided to keep it.

SAMMI: What can fans expect from Mikinola in the near future? DARA: We’re bringing in lots of new designers and changing the look and vibe of Mikinola because our customers are maturing and we want to keep up with them.

SAMMI: What type of woman wears the clothing? DARA: The kind that is knowledgeable about the brands that we carry and always wants to be a step ahead.

Photos: Austin Coen

Model: Lia Mausolf

Mikinola also sells accessories like sunglasses, hand charms, necklaces, rings, and bracelets. Popular designers like Stone Cold Fox and Hawai‘ i’s a.wattz designs provide jewelry to complete any outﬁt.

LOCATION Koko Marina Shopping Center 7192 Kalanianaole Hwy.

SAMMI: What do you see for Mikinola in the near future?

HOURS Mon. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

DARA: Hopefully opening another store and continuing to expand and grow.

Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. PHONE 394-6666 WEBSITE shopmikinola.com

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Making ‘The Show’ The Rainbow Warrior outlook on the MLB Draft and the decision to go pro

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Hawai‘ i head coach Mike Trapasso initially chose to attend college instead of going pro, but eventually played three years in the minor leagues after he finished his college career at Oklahoma State. CHRISTIAN SHIMABUKU STAFF WRITER

As said by a professional scout in Moneyball, a 2011 Oscar-nominated ﬁlm, “We’re all told at some point in time that we can no longer play the children’s game, we just don’t know when that’s going to be. Some of us are told at 18, some of us are told at 40, but we’re all told.” The chances of actually making it professionally, statistically speaking, are less than one percent. University of Hawai‘i head baseball coach, Mike Trapasso, has had 34 of his players drafted and signed to pro contracts so far during his tenure at UH. The Major League Baseball (MLB) ﬁrst-player draft is the league’s main opening for amateur baseball players to attempt to earn a spot in the professional ranks. These amateur baseball players come from colleges, high schools and other amateur baseball teams. The draft is up to 40 rounds, with all 30 MLB franchises making selections. From there, the players will climb the proverbial ladder that is the minor leagues, a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues that leads to every baseball player’s ultimate goal: MLB. High school students in the United States or Canada who have

completed their eligibility in high school athletics are eligible for the draft. If a high school baseball player commits to a four-year college such as UH, he isn’t eligible for selection until after three years of competition or if he is at least 21 years old. Conversely, all junior college baseball players are eligible for the draft. Unlike the NBA and NFL drafts, rather than players declaring themselves eligible for the MLB draft, franchises will select eligible players and the negotiations will go from there. WORTH THE RISK?

Leverage is the most important tool that drafted players use to negotiate their professional contracts. High school baseball players have the most leverage because of their college options. However, college seniors have the least amount of leverage due to a lack of options should they choose to decline their offer. For those who have leverage, the goal is to receive a signing bonus they can’t refuse and one that will make them forgo their college eligibility. In some cases, this means signing for millions of dollars. For a prospect, as intriguing as a signing bonus is, it is still incidental compared to the beneﬁts of a college education. Trapasso, like

most college coaches, has seen his fair share of high school players turn on their commitments to don a ‘Bows uniform in order to head straight to the pros. His 2013 signing class saw ﬁve of his

sign as a 20th round pick is tragic, because you’re not gonna make it.” As appealing as a payday worth hundreds of thousands of dollars is for a young adult, Trapasso urges that instant gratiﬁcation isn’t

To give up your college education to sign as a 20th round pick is tragic because you’re not gonna make it. – MIKE TRAPASSO HEAD COACH

him, the answer is quite simply emulate the process that players experience in the pros using his own experiences. “It’s what we do. That’s the whole thing that we do. The way we do our communication, the way we do our drills, the way we run our practices, it’s all with a very strong professional influence,” Trapasso said. “All of us played professionally so our plan is to prepare our players for professional baseball.” Kolten Wong, a second baseman for the St. Louis Cardnials and a product of Trapasso’s system, figures to be one of baseball’s rising stars. Wong, who placed third in the National League Rookie of the Year award voting last year, was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 16th round of the 2008 MLB draft out of high school. Never the less, he decided to play for UH. As a result, Wong became one of the most accomplished ‘Bows of all time. During his time at the UH, he hit an average of .358 and a total 25 home runs, starting all 178 games of his career. He was selected in the first round in 2011, where he was the 19th overall selection and signed for $1.3 million. Trapasso saw the pro potential in Wong as a second baseman during his recruitment and made the adjustments necessary for Wong to maximize that potential. “He was a catcher in high school. We told him that we were recruiting him as a second baseman but his freshman year, he will probably play center field for us, but we felt like his future in professional baseball was as a second baseman so that’s where we moved him to,” Trapasso said. “I’m excited for him, this is a year that we’ll see him really breakthrough.” ‘BOWS WHO WERE ALMOST PROS

six drafted commitments sign pro contracts, with sophomore Marcus Doi being the only holdover. Trapasso said opening day rosters in the MLB last year showed there were exactly twice as many players in the major leagues that went to college as opposed to signing out of high school “If it’s a high school kid that’s maybe in the ﬁrst three or four rounds, then you have to consider signing. If you’re not drafted in the ﬁrst three or four rounds, you have no business signing a pro contract out of high school,” Trapasso said. “The numbers over the last 30 years show that you have such a small chance of making it to the big leagues and that’s the only reason why you should ever sign a pro contract. To give up your college education to

the way to go. Instead of taking the quick money, players should go to college and use it as a way to grow on and off the ﬁeld. “Everything in the MLB and the draft is about the round you’re drafted in and the money that you sign for — the investment the club puts into you. If you’re drafted in the 25th round and you sign for 100 thousand dollars, they have almost nothing to harm investing in you,” Trapasso said. “You have one bad year and they’re going to release you...Focus on the college education being the most important thing, and using baseball as a means to getting that education.” TRUSTING THE PROCESS

So how does Trapasso prepare his players for the next level? To

This year’s Rainbow Warrior baseball team boasts ﬁve players who have been drafted, but chose to play for UH. However, each player has had their own unique journey to get here. For junior pitcher Josh Pigg, the process was a whirlwind. As a high school senior, he was selected in the 28th round of the 2012 MLB draft by the Cleveland Indians. After he turned down their offer, he decided to attend Cosumnes River College, a JUCO in Sacramento, California, before eventually joining the Rainbow Warriors this season. “It’s a really crazy process. They have you ﬁll out bunch of letters and they watch you from day-today whenever you play, and then continued on p.30

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Caity Lopes de Silva was the only senior to score against the Gauchos on Saturday.

After defeating UC Santa Barbara 7-3 this past Saturday night, the Rainbow Wahine water polo team tossed its three departing seniors into the pool, splashing water at each other like kids at a local YMCA. It was a moment of celebration for Caity Lopes da Silva, Emily Carr and Zoe Respondek who marked their final regular season home game with a victory; something the three of them know all about. Lopes da Silva, Carr and Respondek were a part of the first recruiting class that head coach Maureen Cole had here at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, and were apart of their successful 2013 campaign that saw the Wahine take fourth place in the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championships. Carr, a senior from Sydney, Australia, was caught up in the moment but at the same time, was able to find solace in her team’s celebration. “In terms of senior night, I feel like emotionally it’s a bit better for me,” Carr said. “I would have been more of a wreck if we didn’t come back and get to play in our pool.” Looking forward, the Rainbow Wahine have the playoffs to think about as they concluded their three-week homestead. For Lopes da Silva, who scored her 17th goal of the season Saturday night against UCSB, it’s crucial that her team not take its foot off the accelerator against opponents especially at this point of the season. “Scoring isn’t the ultimate goal; doing your best is the ultimate goal. [I was] just trying to help the team

out wherever I can and I was privileged enough to be put in a position to score,” Lopes da Silva said. “It’s important like we approach every game like it’s a championship game, and it’s always a cherry on top when can come out smiling and feeling proud that we did our best and I think we did play a good game and it’s awesome to celebrate it,” Lopes da Silva said. The victory over UCSB will give the Wahine new life heading into a three-game road trip before returning home for the Big West Championships on April 24. “It was a big team effort,” Respondek said. “We’re always looking to help each other on defense and it’s all about getting that stop so we can keep going and counter and defense is our main focus most of the time.” A team effort is all that a head coach can ask for, but having three standout seniors echo their coach’s philosophy and lead their team to victory will be the lasting impact of the Wahine’s 2015 senior class. Emotions were running high as each departing senior embraced their teammate, but perhaps no one felt more emotional than Cole, who stood 10 feet away from the chaos of picture-taking and celebration. “It was extra special for me… they’ve brought great leadership, they’re great students, and they’re great people and it’s been fun to watch them grow over the past four years,” Cole said.

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getting to that day is kind of a crapshoot so you don’t really know what to expect,” Pigg said. “Personally, I thought at 18 years young I had a whole life ahead of me, I thought going to school was the right route for me.” Freshman ﬁrst baseman Eric Ramirez, who turned down a six-ﬁgure signing bonus from the Milwaukee Brewers last summer, the notion of a college education was truly priceless. “It wasn’t much negotiation,” Ramirez said. “I told them I was going to come to school. Coming to school meant a lot to me and I knew 180 percent I wasn’t going to sign.” Other drafted members of the team are redshirt junior Alan Baldwin and freshman David Noworyta.

Trapasso foresees a handful of his players getting drafted for years to come. Unfortunately, he ﬁnds himself once again trying to re-recruit his high school commits. “Our key is not necessarily the guys that are on our team that will get drafted, but it’s our recruits that we’ve signed and what happens to them,” Trapasso said. “A lot of the recruits that we signed will get drafted and again, high school kids have no business signing pro contracts, they need to come to school.” This year’s MLB draft will be held from June 8-10. Senior outﬁelder Kaeo Aliviado, who leads the team with four home runs, getting the call on draft day would be a dream come true. “It would mean everything to me. Just a dream becoming a real-

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