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EMI A IKO Staff Writer More than 20,000 students attend the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and with them come the perennial concerns of daily traffi c and the scramble for a parking space on campus or neighboring streets.

But although the latest campus transportation survey at UHM reported driving as the primary means of accessing campus, there has been a dramatic

change in commute patterns in recent years.

“We have an exciting opportunity to begin looking holistically about our travel behavior,” wrote Mark D. Gilbert, campus planner at the Office of Physical, Environmental and Long Range Planning, in an email. “Land constraints and tightened fi nances have made parking provision a costly and suboptimal solution.

“We are excited to become a model for Honolulu in the next few years by supporting multi-modal commuting and effectively reducing our collective vehicle miles traveled substantially. This will

be im- before,” said Kelli Ko, an alumna of portant for UH who is currently getting a secthe entire island, as ond degree in civil engineering. “I congestion is getting worse was able to find a space at 9:15 a.m. and people become increasingly But if I had more time, I would try aware of air pollution and the neg- to find street parking. Time is limative effects car culture has had ited.” Ko commutes to UHM every on our sense of community and Tuesday and Thursday.

With approximately 5,700 the livability of our city.”

Last April, OPELRP conduct- parking stalls at Mānoa and 2,000 ed the transportation survey to permits issued to students each provide a baseline understanding semester, the administration must of student and faculty travel habits. monitor the commuting habits of The survey showed that 33 permit holders. They then devise percent of UHM students and an “oversell ratio,” a technique from the parking management faculty drive to campus alone.

“We are working with lead- industry that ensures that 100 pering consultants on transpor- cent of resources will be used. tation demand management strategies to select programs Commuter crunch: for the rest of that will address our campus the story, go to needs and effectively shift more » for more, go to www.kaleo.org/news commuters away from driving alone,” wrote Gilbert.

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The third “Take Back the Night” event at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa will take place tonight, drawing attention to sexual violence on campus and providing a moment to pause and examine the university’s status as a rape-free zone.

Then acting President David McClain declared the Mānoa campus a rape-free zone in 2005, after several rapes occurred across the statewide campuses. McClain called the decision “a strong symbol of commitment” to prioritize eradicating assualts on campus.

Since the successful protests for action in 2005, UH has taken several steps in response to its designation as a rape-free zone. Campus Security escorts are now available around campus. Students can call CS from a personal phone or an emergency call box, and a security officer will be sent to respond. There are 68 emergency call boxes across campus.

UH also alerts students and faculty of dangers around campus; when a crime is reported, a mass email is sent out to everyone in the directory.

Girl Fest Executive Director Kathryn Xian said in an email that she believes that there is still much more to be done to improve UH as a rape-free zone.

“The UH needs to improve protocol to apprise students of their rights and offer full transparency to the limits of campus investigations and outcomes,” stated Xian.

She explained that in instances of sexual assault, victims often feel like they are the ones to blame, so UH must ensure that its protocols do not contribute to a societal tendency to blame the victim.

Girl Fest has explained these concerns to Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw and expects a response in

favor of the students’ safety.

“We have high hopes that all of campus will take the necessary steps to reform policy and protocol when it comes to handling these very legal-centered claims that are, fundamentally, crimes against women.”

Xian explained that to promote a safer environment, resident advisors, housing administration staff, department directors and security personnel need to be amply trained in fi rst response to sexual assault and domestic violence. This will enable them to correctly respond to and report incidences of sexual assault. In addition to taking action on campus, victims are also entitled to fi le a police report – a right many do not know they have.

Girl Fest claims that “incident reports handled by certain campus departments, who have a certain level of autonomy from the campus administration, are suspect for negligence at the very least. Among these departments with a major problem is housing.”

In an email response to this, UH Mānoa Student Housing Services Director Michael Kaptik stated that SHS works with various campus committees and offi ces when responding to and reporting an event.

“Student Housing Services is deeply committed to the safety of our students, and every case that is reported to us is taken seriously and fully investigated,” said Kaptik.

In the 2010-11 school year, the residential life staff underwent 18 hours of training pertaining to sexual assault and other related issues.

Girl Fest leaders remain hopeful that change can be implemented. “[The] chancellor is extremely concerned about this issue, and has been incredibly helpful in maintaining the RFZ promise.

Members of Campus Security have also impressed us,” said Xian.

E V E N T D E TA I L S Guest speakers will include Chancellor Hinshaw, Alberta Pukahi from Campus Security, a representative from the faculty, a survivor, and a male educator from the Domestic Violence Action Center. The slam poetry group Youth Speaks will be present, as will musical entertainer DJ Spike and R&B group Monarx. Food will be provided for all attendees.

One of the speakers will be Solina Wilhelm, an artist and a survivor of sexual abuse. She was continually sexually, physically, verbally and mentally abused by her father and other relatives while growing up.

Wilhelm recounted, “I was told every day of my life I wasn’t smart enough, I wasn’t good enough, I was ugly, and I grew up believing these things.”

Wilhelm’s art expresses what she has been through. “It does heal. It’s very therapeutic. I’m not upset about my past. I love my family,” Wilhelm said.

Her artwork connected her to Girl Fest, and she then realized her art has a purpose. “If it’s going to help people and make them aware, then it’s good,” said Wilhelm.

Wilhelm will be sharing her story at “Take Back the Night,” which will be held today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Center for Hawaiian Studies. The march to kick off the event will be at 5 p.m., and the rally will begin at 6 p.m. The organizers for this event are the National Organization for Women at UH Mānoa and RFZC. The organizing groups asked to add that without the help of oncampus groups and students, this event and this movement would not be possible.

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The 411 on fire drills A NTONIO L AMB Staff Writer During a scheduled fire drill on Sept. 1, housing staff issued five citations when they discovered a dagger, drugs and drug paraphernalia in student dorms.

As part of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s safety protocol, the school schedules dorm evacuation exercises to keep students prepared in case of an emergency. During the drill, resident advisors are mandated to open each room to make sure everyone has evacuated. In rare instances, they may also issue citations for noncompliance if a resident refuses to participate in the exercise, or they may write up students who have left contraband materials in plain view in their vacated rooms.

Although none of the R As could legally provide an interview, Nicholas Sweeton, the associate director of housing, was able to give some insight into the drill procedure. “We take fire safety extremely seriously,” he explained. “Of all the large-scale disaster events that could occur in college housing, fires are statistically the most likely. We use the fire drills as a practical training opportunity for our staff and to train residents on what the fire alarm sounds like and on how to properly evacuate.”

During the exercise, once all students have been evacuated, the housing staff go in pairs of two and quickly glance into each room to make sure that no one is inside.

Although there have not been any reported incidents, the procedure does occasionally raise a few privacy concerns. But Sweeton firmly stated that the staff

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takes privacy very seriously.

“Staff do not go through resident belongings during the room check process; however, if a policy violation is present in plain view, it is documented and addressed.”

Most students do not seem to object to the procedure either.

“I understand why [the R As] go through a room for a fi re drill,” Kyle Kiff explained. Kiff is a freshman resident in the Hale Aloha complex. “As long as they let you know in advance what they’re doing, I think it’s fi ne.

It’s good to be prepared for the worst.” Other students seem to be in agreement.

“I think that people are just kind of over-reacting right now,” explained Dane Gore, a freshman resident of Hale Aloha Ilima. “As long as you don’t make it blatantly obvious that there’s something in the room, you’ll be fine. They’re just doing their job.”

A lthough there is a potential for violation of privacy, there has not been any evidence of misconduct by the school staff.

In the instances where referrals were written, the policy violations were in plain sight. “I think the R As should first give a

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warning before they write some one up,” said Timothy Laney, a junior residing in the Hale Laulima building on East-West Road. “I know from personal experience, as I was written up not too long ago.”

“How we conduct our drills does not violate the housing contract that each resident has signed,” Sweeton said. “We do clearly alert residents in multiple different ways that the drills are occurring and that they involve room checks.

“We also conduct our drills in the same way as the vast majority of college housing programs across the country conduct them. We are not doing anything that is outside of the ‘norms’ of the college housing field. Ample research has shown that conducting drills and reinforcing expectations as they pertain to emergency management can save lives.”

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A S I A/PAC I F I C Nuclear envoys from North and South Korea met in Beijing on Tuesday, Sept. 20 to discuss denuclearization. Relations between the two countries have

to the anti-government protesters continued for a third day on Tuesday in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital. Both parties agreed to a cease-fire on Monday night after a government action that killed seven protestors, but fighting resumed Tuesday M I D D L E E A S T/A F R I C A morning, with 10 more conArmed confrontations firmed casualties. between government security The unrest began in forces and soldiers sympathetic March, but President Ali

become increasingly strained since their last summit in July.

In 2009, North Korea halted similar nuclear talks with Russia, Japan, China, the U.S. and South Korea, but has since asked to reopen the discussion.

mud-brick Abdullah Saleh refuses to step predominantly down despite the increasing architecture proved unstable and prone to collapse. possibility of civil war.

The quakes also triggered a CENTRAL AND SOUTH landslide that blocked the main AMERICA transit route to neighboring El Four earthquakes, the Salvador. So far, casualties are largest a magnitude 5.8, shook low, with one confirmed dead the area near Guatemala City and fifteen reported missing. on Monday afternoon. While Guatemalan president Alvaro the quakes were of moderate Colom advised affected citizens size, southeast Guatemala’s to remain calm and await help.

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Features City officials and students combat sexual assault, dating violence K ARLEANNE M AT THEWS Chief Copy Editor In 2009, 125,910 cases of sexual assault were reported in the United States, 243 were reported in Honolulu and six were reported at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. But city offi cials and UH Mānoa students are working to increase awareness and reduce sexual and relationship violence in our community.

S E X UA L A S S AU LT Some may perceive that sexual predators are strangers lurking in shadowed alleywed alley ways. But according to a factt sheet provided by the Honolulu Department rtment of the Prosecuting Attorney, over 85 percent of sexual assaults are perpetrated by acquaintances.

Females in the dorms are particularly at risk, according to Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Scott Spallina.

“Women [just starting college] are entering a whole new world. They’re so used to the safety that mom and dad gave them.

They’re so used to being secure in their bedrooms,” said Spallina.

As freshmen are constantly making new friends in class or at the cafeteria, they may overestimate these acquaintances’ reliability. “Just because of that casual familiarity with someone, you think that you can trust them, but realistically, you don’t know anything about them,” reminded Spallina.

Because of this, he recommended that new students stay in groups and agree to be responsible for one another, even if that means pulling a friend away when she isn’t ready to leave.

Spallina also recommended that students limit or abstain from alcohol, as drinking can lead to poor decision making.

“When I say poor decision making, it makes me sound like I’m blaming the victim, which I’m not at all,” clarified Spallina. “But [I’m talking about] inexperienced ... decision making that would lead people to become vulnerable to predators.

“Have responsible fun. I know that sounds like I’m asking you to join a church fellowship, but if you just use some common sense, then you can enjoy your college life tremendously.”

Spallina advised several times to “Stay grounded in reality.”

“If your instinct is saying, ‘warning: be careful,’ just trust your instinct. You don’t have to make a big scene and say, ‘Oh my God, you’re going to rape me,’ but you can just politely decline,” he said.

Spallina also warned students not to feel the pressure to party as if each event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

“If you miss an opportunity to go to a beer blast ... you know what, there will probably be another one in the future fut utt ur u e that th hat you can go to under better circumstances,” he said.

DAT I N G V I O L E N C E Students in relationships may also be victimized through dating abuse.

According to data from the prosecutor’s office, 80 percent of young women who are physically abused by their partners stay in the relationship.

This is partially because they believe they are responsible for the abuse.

“They think that if they love [their partners] enough ... that person would not be abusive anymore.

And that’s not true,” said Spallina.

“It’s not the action of the victim ... it’s just the makeup of the abuser.”

But abuse extends far beyond physical violence. Threats are also considered abuse, and in some situations,, an abusive partner may even threaten to hurt himself if his partner leaves.

“It’s not [necessarily] a crime of violence; it’s a crime of control,” said Spallina.

He warned against romanticizing attitudes that indicate a desire to manipulate, such as extreme jealousy.

“Jealousy is not sexy,” said Spallina.

Abusive partners fear that the infl uence of others will lessen their own control.

The manipulation at the heart of dating violence isn’t specifi c to one group. Although statistically women are at greater risk, men or individuals in same-sex relationships can also experience abuse.

“Sometimes, even in our offi ce, we are used to stereotypes. And so when the police roll up at a scene and they see two people arguing and the man is saying ‘she’s hitting me,’ the police may tend to ignore that plea for help from the man and say, ‘ma’am, are you OK?’ “Some of these advocates for domestic violence [victims] believe that a man cannot be abused. “ T hat ’s something we need to shif t around to say, ‘No, anybody can be abused.’”

L E GA L C O N S E Q U E N C E S Spallina, who graduated from UH’s William S. Richardson School of Law, served for 13 years prosecuting domestic violence crimes, and said he had seen many cases involving UH students and other collegeaged people.

But the prosecutor’s offi ce is increasing educational efforts to reduce victimization.

“We don’t want more work,” Spallina said.

Reducing sexual violence and relationship relaationsh ship p abuse abu buse se is particularly part pa rticularly difficult because these crimes are cconsistently co nsistently under-reporteed, d, according to a study done by the Department of the Attorney General of Hawai‘i.

“For the cases that we see, we know that there are 10, 20, 30, to 100 cases that we don’t ever hear about,” said Spallina. “You have a lot of these women suffering in silence.”

TA K E B AC K T H E N I G H T Students interested in responding to violence against women may want to attend “Take Back the Night” this evening.

The event, organized by the National Organization for Women at UH Mānoa and the Rape-Free Zone Coalition, will speak out against sexual violence.

“There are a million reasons to attend ‘Take Back the Night,’” wrote RFZC cocoordinator and third-year UH law student Fawn Jade Koopman in an email. She suggested “Because you believe in the importance of ... end[ing] all forms of gendered violence” as one possibility.

All students and community members are invited to attend.

“We tend to see violence against women as just an individual problem or just a women’s problem, but it actually is an issue that affects all of us,” said d NOW at UHM president and co-coordinator of the event Hadas Zachor.

“Everybody deserves to feel safe.”

For details about TBTN, visit http://bit.ly/ p2CFwu. For more on the the warning signs of an abusive personality, visit kaleo.org.

RESOURCES The Women’s Center – 808-956 -8059, Queen Lili‘uokalani Center, Room 211

“Counselors in Residence” contacted through Resident Advisors in dorms The Sex Abuse Treatment Center 24-hour hotline – 808-524-7273 The Offi ce of the Gender Equity Counselor – 808-956 -9977 UH Counseling and Student Development – 808-956 -7927 SHINICHI TOYAMA / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

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‘Bridge’ exhibition draws connection to ceramics ISABELLA H ASTINGS Staff Writer

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The “Bridge” art show will feature the work of UH Mānoa students, faculty and alumni. utilitarian vessels, and as you progress further into the gallery, the pieces become more and more sculptural and less and less utilitarian,” said Diane KW, a graduate ceramics student.

The artists range from teachers nearing the end of their careers to students

just beginning theirs. As a result, pieces produced vary from wheel-thrown bowls to hand-built bricks.

The artists also had the freedom to collaborate among themselves, giving the gallery more diversity and character. For instance, some sculptures produced by one

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Through Oct. 1, the ARTS at Marks Garage will be hosting the “Bridge” ceramic art show, designed and curated by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa undergraduate student Dustin Miyakawa, who hopes the show will be a unifying exhibition for the Honolulu art community.

The “Bridge” show was proposed in hopes of uniting four components of creativity: art, craft, the art community and the general public.

“Ceramic has historically been a medium used for utilitarian ware and ... expressing concepts,” Miyakawa said. “Because of Hawai‘i’s strong connection to craft and the university’s interest in sculpture, responding to both elements was essential to the exhibition’s concept.”

Miyakawa chose nine artists affiliated with the university, including former student Cory Lum, who now lives in Japan, to represent the range of techniques, styles and ideas demonstrated at UH Mānoa. Each artist had to design pieces that would link functional vessels with sculpture.

“As you walk into the exhibit, you see

artist may have been passed down to KW for her to carve.

“Some of the pieces look as though they might have been teapots at one time, but my carving designs through the vessels has turned them into sculptural pieces,” KW said. “Other pieces are carved, but still can be used as lanterns, and still others are just fun and nice to look at.”

Each artist has a portrait hanging next to his or her work. The portraits display the artist at work and are accompanied by a short summary of the process that they went through to produce the sculpture, the concept that they were aiming to produce and how they are connected to the university.

“I intend to unite the diversity of work with cohesive rhetoric and visual style,” Miyakawa said. “I’m looking forward to other opportunities to showcase the university, its students and faculty.”

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Ask Liz and Sam

Liz: I think you are already in a relationship with her, which is a big sign of commitment and fidelity right there. At fi rst, I was going to emphatically say no, do not give her your password – and run while you still can. But thinking more about it, if you really like this girl, then who cares if she has it? Is there anything you really don’t want her to fi nd? It is defi nitely a trust issue, and one that many women suffer from. Many of my girlfriends regularly go through their boyfriend’s email, cell phones and Facebook, whether the guys know it or not. I think it is weird, but I understand why they do it; it all goes back to trust and insecurity. If you like her and want the relationship to continue sans secrets, then give her your password. Otherwise, let go and move on – but the trust issue is likely to come up in any relationship.

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Question I have been in a relationship for a while with a girl, and she is beginning to push me for more signs of commitment and fi delity. Specifi cally, she recently asked me to tell her my Facebook

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password, so that she can check to see if curious girls or girls from my past are messaging me. Is this a trust issue? Am I crazy for giving her my password in order to continue this relationship?

Sam: Being involved with one girl and continuing a relationship for “a while” is a clear sign of commitment.

Her push for what she tells you is more commitment is, deep down, just her issues with trust. No matter how long you’ve been together or how secure your relationship is, you’re not required to give up your password. If you haven’t given your girlfriend a reason to mistrust you, she may be experiencing insecurities of her own, from past relationships or just within herself. But if your girlfriend is noticing that girls contact you regularly, you should acknowledge this and put an end to it. Reassure your girlfriend you’re in a relationship with her and no one else. Remember, to be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.

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WikiLeaks: website diagnosed with premature leakage TREVOR Z AKOV Staff Writer WikiLeaks, the now infamous anti-secrecy website, was forced to go public with a large batch of U.S. diplomatic cables much earlier than anticipated. This release was a “forced hand� on WikiLeaks’ part because there was a comprehensive breach in security within the WikiLeaks online server. It was later discovered that the password-protected documents were hijacked by a rogue investigative reporter from England’s the Guardian newspaper. This individual had previously been assisting WikiLeaks in its piecemeal publication of redacted diplomatic cables.

WikiLeaks’ response to the cyber-attack came in the form of a 1,600-word editorial that continued to defend the spirit of revolutions and pointed the ďŹ nger at third-party outlets like the Guardian, The New York Times, and other news operations for compromising the trust earlier established between the website and these more traditional media outlets.

With each passing day, it becomes increasingly difďŹ cult to try to dig any deeper into this modern-day espionage thriller.

Everyone involved has been careful to hide his or her digital tracks.

Nonetheless, the big picture is what should be receiving the most attention. Yet, it seems most of us have forgotten how we have arrived at this juncture.

WikiLeaks was the brainchild of Julian Assange, created because he wanted to expose governments and their archaic, unprofessional ways of conducting international and domestic policy.

WikiLeaks utilized numerous sources in order to secure this classiďŹ ed information.

WikiLeaks represents a modern-

day Robin Hood of sorts. WikiLeaks takes from those with lots of knowledge and power and gives to the rest of us who, in comparison, manage little knowledge and power. WikiLeaks serves to level the playing ďŹ eld.

In all honesty, some of us may have been somewhat biased in favor of WikiLeaks because, on a fundamental level, it was being righteous and exposing the ugly truth. It represents the underdog, which everyone loves.

Since WikiLeaks’ eventful second half of 2010, the website and its entire staff – most of all Assange – have been run through an effective smear campaign.

WikiLeaks could serve as an excellent case study of a version 2.0 “dot com� company gone

ous government attacks last November and December, effectively killing the website for a while.

Furthermore, numerous online payment sites that had facilitated donations to WikiLeaks immediately cut all ties to the rogue website, ending its cash flow.

Second, WikiLeaks suffers from incompetent management.

Assange gained most of his noteriety for two counts of of sexual assult. Also, according to former website staffers, he assumed a harsh, almost dictatorial management style, which only serves to further polarize any type of work environment.

Third, WikiLeaks was the trailblazer in its industry: an innovator, but a rookie. It has succeeded in pav-

WikiLeaks’ Internet strategy serves as an egalitarian standard of conduct to which every person and every organization must adhere. bust. Just like pets.com and boo. com had broken onto the Internet scene in 1999 and 2000 only to disappear shortly thereafter, due to weak business fundamentals and extremely overstretched resources. WikiLeaks will soon reach the same fate. WikiLeaks is doomed to failure for several reasons.

First and foremost, WikiLeaks entered into the wrong business: they make enemies with governments. Although many of us appreciate WikiLeaks’ altruistic ambitions of exposing the wrongdoers in high positions, the result is that WikiLeaks has made itself very vulnerable target for retaliation. Those possibly corrupt people in power, who want to protect their jobs and the jobs of their possibly corrupt colleagues, are now working with much efďŹ cacy in alienating and methodically dismembering WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks suffered numer-

ing the way for many current and future spinoff, copycat websites, all of whom will continue to ďŹ nd more successful ways to expose corruption and other high-level crimes. These websites owe nearly all of their success to WikiLeaks’ initial efforts to utilize the Internet as the great equalizer. WikiLeaks’ Internet strategy serves as an egalitarian standard of conduct to which every person and every organization must adhere.

Some regard WikiLeaks as the latest tool for free speech and enhanced government transparency, while others vilify the website’s actions and whitewash all its work as illegal. Some even regard it as terrorism. The slow death of WikiLeaks, both from within and from external factors, leads us all to one ďŹ nal question: what future development will once again disrupt the balance between conďŹ dential, sensitive government information and people working to expose the truth?

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I wake up from my six hour sleep to my alarm blaring next to my head. I feel vexed that I was taken out of my nice dream and placed in the harsh reality of the real world, understanding that it is now time to get ready for class.

Knowing this full well, I still lie in my bed and press the snooze button a second and sometimes a third time. Sure, it’s because I feel tired, but that’s not the real reason. I really just want to go back into my dream.

The dream state is a reality we all experience on a daily basis. Even those who claim not to dream still go through the REM cycle and dream; they just don’t remember. This alternative reality is something that deserves way more credit than we give it. It is an integral part of our visceral experience that affects our day-to-day behaviors and attitudes way more than we think.

Most of us have woken up from a dream not remembering what it was about, but still plagued by the emotional tracks left behind. This may determine whether the rest of your day will be good or bad.

What if you could control your dreams? What if every night when you went to sleep you could enter a world just as vivid as the one you experience when you are awake?

How would our world today be different? Would we even care about that new iPhone coming out, or would we be more interested in developing the power of our minds?

This may all seem farfetched, but to some this is an undeniable facet of existence. The Australian Aborigines, for example, describe existence as “Dreamtime,� a state where dreaming and waking are inseparable. In the West, though, they are seen as completely separate things.

In fact, sleeping is seen as our escape from the material world onto a plane of reality where our subconscious thoughts and desires take hold of us, creating through our imagination what we call dreams. For many people, sleep is the time to refresh themselves for the oncoming day, but I think it can be so much more.

Sleep is not only a time to recharge; it can also be a time for exploration. It can be a time for us to truly get to know ourselves and explore our innermost psyches. It all starts with self-awareness, not only in the dream state but in the waking state – awareness of those self-regulating factors that allow us to function as human beings, of the thoughts and emotions that lead us down all sorts of paths on a daily basis. Many people don’t realize that they go about their day not conscious of themselves, on the path from A to Z but ďŹ lter-

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In the waking state, one ďŹ nds awareness through meditation; a focus on one’s breathing. To ďŹ nd awareness in the dream state, begin by keeping a dream journal.

Every morning when you wake up from your dream, write as much as you can remember. Eventually, your dreams will become more vivid. Once you ďŹ nd that clarity, you will begin to feel like you are living a double life. You will learn more about yourself than most people will be able to teach you.

To make the next step, to become fully conscious within your dreams, is a little more difďŹ cult, and techniques vary. Also called “lucid dreaming,â€? some techniques require you to look at clocks in your dream, or try to  ick light switches. All these things are just tricks to make your conscious mind snap back from its dormant passive state into lucidity. The real key, though, is awareness; if you become more aware of your functions in your waking state, then it will eventually transition into your dream state. Then, maybe one day you will be walking down what looks like a familiar street when you realize that you are dreaming – so you decide to  y the rest of the way instead of walk.

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LETTER TO THE EDIT O R

Why do people settle for less?

I am very troubled by the opinion raised by Sarah Wright in the article “College: use it or lose $11,966,” published on Monday, Sept. 12. In that article, the author presented an argument that it is OK to not attend every single class as long as you can “know the subject matter well enough to pass exams.” The author seemed to profoundly believe in an attitude that it was all right not to strive for excellent grades in school, as long as the students “learned something from the course.”

This attitude troubled me.

Her argument for not having to attend every single class includes the fact that students might have full-time jobs, might have dependents who require care, or simply that no students “are required by laws” to come to class. Although

these reasons might appear to be convincing enough, I believe they by no means constitute ground for American university students to settle for anything less than excellent performance in universities.

In this present day and age, when the U.S. as a nation is experiencing a difficult time economically, it is time to go back to the drawing board and focus on producing a new generation of the labor force that is highly capable, competent and qualified, not only for domestic markets, but also

for international ones. I don’t see any possibility of achieving that if American university students are allowed to go through higher education institutions with this “it-doesn’t-bother-me -if-I-don’tget-an-A” attitude. I believe that producing this new generation of a highly competent workforce is essential if America is to maintain its competitiveness in the global market.

Noam Chomsky wrote in an Aug. 24 article that “The world is surely becoming more diverse,

but despite America’s decline, in the foreseeable future there is no competitor for global hegemonic power.” Although this appears to be encouraging, Americans should not be complacent, but should continue to work hard and strive for excellence. This is the kind of ideology that should be instilled in the minds of these “young” American university students, not the one that says it is okay to not attend every single class. As a graduate student from a developing country, I have ob-

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served that some American students tend to take education for granted and do not work as hard to excel.

This leads to the conclusion of my letter, which should read: this ambivalent attitude towards education should not exist in the fi rst place, and students should change their taken-for-granted values toward school. They should continue to strive for excellence at all times to help themselves and their great nation. One of America’s great leaders, John F. Kennedy, once said, “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”

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LETTER TO THE EDIT O R Money matters I read your recent article on socioeconomic inequality in Ka Leo and think it is extremely biased. It even sounds entitled or jealous.

I think one of the infl aming issues that “keeps the poor poorer” and leads to America’s “disappearing middle class” is immigration of poor people from poor countries. Many people from poor countries are choosing to come to America with no money, making it appear that our middle class is disappearing because, in fact, our “lower class” is being expanded by immigrants, illegal and legal.

These people come to live the “American Dream,” but cannot expect a handout from the government when they get here. Do you want to pay more money in taxes to take care of other people when we are already struggling to support our own families?

You fail to mention that there are plenty of people who have worked their way up the “social classes,” as you call them. My father and many others have come from poor backgrounds, worked very hard to put themselves through college, and then worked very hard through two decades to start companies that eventually began to make some money. These are people who make up the upper-middle class. These people are people that are creating jobs for new American citizens coming from places like Mexico.

When the government decides that it’s perfectly okay to tax these small business owners 30 to 40 per-

cent of their income – money that they have worked very hard for – jobs disappear. A lot of small business owners do go to work, put their hearts and souls into their businesses, and work right alongside their workers. My father owns a construction company.

Every day, he gets down into the dirt next to the guys that work for him and works alongside them.

All the people that have business smarts do not have money. They rightfully earn money from creating businesses where there is demand and happen to make money.

Also, people in America are not living within their means, and that is their own fault. Credit debt in this country is out of control, and people are not just charging groceries. Over 20 percent of the national budget goes to welfare. People on welfare should not be having five children that they cannot take care of. It is not the government’s responsibility, nor the taxpayer’s, to pay for irresponsibility or mismanagement of funds.

And, anyone born into a poor family has the opportunity to go to college. Where there is a will, there is a way. There are thousands of scholarships, grants, work-for-tuition waivers, etc. There are many programs like that in place for those with a low income to make college possible.

Just food for thought. Enjoy.

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Rainbow Wahine begin conference play M ARC A R AK AKI SPORTS EDITOR

The Rainbow Wahine will face the Utah State Aggies on Saturday, 304 days after a defeat by the Aggies in the 2010 Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship match. Utah State was the only WAC team to hand Hawai‘i a loss in its last 43 total matches.

And with Hawai‘i heading on the road this week to face Utah State, the Rainbow Wahine will look to come out fi ring early.

“If you look at the big picture, we’ve always beat them,” senior outside hitter Kanani Danielson said. “We’ve taken care of business during the regular season.

It was just that one game that ev-

erybody was there to watch. They [Utah State] came out to play.”

Before taking on Utah State (58) on Saturday at 2 p.m. MST, Hawai‘i

handed Hawai‘i its only loss of the season. The Rainbow Wahine are relieved after pulling out two wins.

“I knew our team had it in

We really do enjoy some of the towns we’re in.

They are pretty unique. They’re out of the way, but each one’s got its own personality. will head out to Moscow, Idaho, to face the Idaho Vandals (5-7) on Thursday at 7 p.m. PST. The Vandals are coming off of a three-set sweep over UC Irvine in Irvine, Calif.

No. 11 Hawai‘i is coming off of two victories over No. 19 Pepperdine. The Waves came into Honolulu last week after defeating three out of four ranked opponents, including the UCLA Bruins, who

us,” junior middle hitter Brittany Hewitt said. “I knew we could do it and that’s how we play.”

F I R S T ROA D T R I P This week will be the Rainbow Wahine’s fi rst match outside of Honolulu this season. With one freshman and two sophomores on its starting lineup, as well as a total of seven freshmen on its team,

Hawai‘i will need to adjust quickly to life on the road.

“It’s just experience,” Danielson said. “We can always inform them of what goes on, what to expect. But until you’re actually living it, you don’t know exactly how to feel about [road trips].”

Head coach Dave Shoji also commented on the importance of “staying focused, getting a routine down for the new girls. The veterans understand what goes on and what you have to do, but [we’re] taking a bunch of new girls, so that’s the challenge.”

Hewitt said she hopes the upperclassmen on the team will help the newcomers settle in to playing in other arenas. “[I would tell them] to try to

keep the same pregame routine,” Hewitt said. “Even though the time difference is going to be different, the altitude is going to be different, just to try to keep as many things the same as we have at home.”

L A S T S E A S O N I N T H E WAC

The Rainbow Wahine are embarking on their last season in the WAC. Hawai‘i has been a member of the WAC since 1996, and has won the WAC regular season championship every season.

“We want to play well, but it’s nice to go to all these WAC towns for the last time,” Shoji said. “We really do enjoy some of the towns we’re in. They are pretty unique.

They’re out of the way, but each one’s got its own personality.”

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Rainbow Wahine off to a good start

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No. 11 Hawai‘i will kick off its conference season on the road against Idaho and Utah State this week.

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With its non conference preseason schedule complete, the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team will now shift its focus to conference play.

The Rainbow Wahine completed their preseason schedule with a record of 10-1. No. 11 Hawai‘i faced an array of top-notch opponents, including American Volleyball Coaches Association Top-25 teams UCLA, Ohio State, Long Beach State and Pepperdine.

“We were playing between a ‘B’ and a ‘B-’” senior outside hitter Kanani Danielson said. “I have my standards really high.

I don’t want to say we’re great right now, because we have a long way to go. As far as the teams outside of our WAC [Western Athletic Conference], I thought we did enough to take care of business at times, and other times we could have done better.

But this is a learning process, and we need to just keep bouncing back.”

Head coach Dave Shoji remains optimistic going into conference play.

“We were up and down in the preseason, but we ended on a real big upswing,” Shoji said. “We played very well against Pepperdine, so that’s encouraging. That’s what the preseason is for. We

want to get better. We’ve got some young people out there, so it took us a while to find our little rhythm, but I think we’re in a really good one right now.”

SIMILAR RECORDS At the same time last season, the ‘Bows had fi nished their preseason schedule with an identical 10-1 mark. With its only loss coming this season at the hands of UCLA, a perennial Pacifi c-12 conference contender, Hawai‘i knows it can achieve equal or even greater success this season.

“We have the same level of confidence, and we can go through and finish strong,” Brittany Hewitt said. “Especially after winning the WAC and then losing in the WAC Championship game, I think we know that we’re strong enough that we can beat any team.”

K E Y P L AY E R S To no one’s surprise, reigning AVCA first-team All-American and WAC Player of the Year Danielson led the Rainbow Wahine so far this season, averaging 3.97 kills per set, hitting .278. But what has been a surprise is the play of freshman outside hitter Jane Croson. Croson is averaging 3.50 kills per set, with her best match coming in Hawai‘i’s last match against

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Led by All-Americans senior outside hitter Kanani Danielson and junior middle hitter Brittany Hewitt, the Rainbow Wahine look to avenge last season’s stunning WAC Tournament loss to Utah State.

Pepperdine – in which she hit .388 with a team-high 23 kills. Croson also picked up this week’s WAC Player of the Week.

“We [outside hitters] are pretty much at a ‘B,’ just because we try to do as best we can to help out our setter [Mita Uiato],” Danielson said. “Whatever she’s trying to do to keep focused, we want to get as many kills as we can to make her feel more confident out there.”

Hewitt and sophomore middle hitter Emily Hartong continue to pose a threat for the ‘Bows in the middle. Hewitt and Hartong are averaging a combined 4.51

kills per set and 2.56 blocks per set.

“Emily is doing amazing, and I feel like I’m getting stronger each match,” Hewitt said. “The two of us, we tell each other things, like point some things out and we’re just getting stronger as we go on.”

Consistently leading Hawai‘i’s offense so far this season is sophomore setter Uiato, averaging 11.57 assists per set.

“I would grade myself a ‘C+’ or a ‘B-,’ mainly because of the choices that I’ve been making,” Uiato said. “Also with my blocking kind of hurting the team a little bit, I’ve been working on that a lot at practice.”