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For the first time in the University of Hawai‘i’s history, its ROTC cadets will compete with teams from around the world at this year’s Sandhurst Military Skills Competition on April 15 and 16. The competition takes place at the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York. “Training [for this] start[ed] about four months ago, from the ﬁ rst day of this semester,” said Kenny Grant, a sophomore business major. UH is taking part in the competition because the ROTC team finished in the top eight at the previously held Ranger Challenge in Oregon, automatically qualifying them for Sandhurst. Occurring annually since 1967, the Sandhurst competition includes eight university teams, U.S. military academy teams and teams from Britain’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Canada’s Royal Military College, Afghanistan’s National Military Academy, Australia’s Royal Military College, Taiwan’s Military Academy and the Chilean Military School. Afghanistan’s team had to welcome a female cadet from West Point, as each team is required to have at least one woman. Each team has nine people, with two for replacement in the case of injury or other circumstances. The Warrior cadets will be

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MO N DAY, M A RC H 28 A male suspect entered the main lobby of Hale Aloha Mokihana and damaged a wall while screaming. The suspect was later located and banned from campus. S U N DAY, M A RC H 27 A “domestic in progress” was reported to Campus Security at 11:01 p.m. Resident Advisors later confirmed that the incident occurred on the third floor of Hale Anuenue. HPD, Emergency Medical Services and Campus Security responded to the scene. The victim received medical treatment and HPD later arrested the male suspect.

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ROTC members participate in the University of Hawai‘i Warrior Battalion Marathon on Dec. 14, 2010. competing as part of the U.S. team’s Cadet Command’s Eighth Brigade. Team members include cadets from ROTC programs in Idaho, Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Nevada and Guam. Grant said that he wanted to be a part of the competition “to bring respect to the Warrior Battalion and have the ability to travel.” The Sandhurst course is seven miles long and challenges the physical and mental abilities of a team. The course and its obstacles are used to asses a team’s ability in first aid, navigation, physical fitness, reasoning, decision-making, teamwork and

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Course obstacles include a “combat swim,” a climbing wall and a rope bridge. The terrain is mountainous, and includes a boating section on a lake. The team that ﬁnishes in the shortest amount of time wins the competition, barring penalties, which add 30 minutes or more to the offending team’s time. Teams that win marksmanship and navigation competitions also receive an award. While the competition is already daunting, the cadets have been training with additional hours and challenges in order to be ready on April 15. “We do intense hill training at St. Louis, Diamond Head and Koko Head. We swim at Kahanamoku Pool and the ocean,” said McIntosh, who added that most training is done in boots, and each cadet carries two rucksacks. The team also runs 15 miles from the Mānoa campus to Makapu‘u. “Six to eight miles is a short run … I never thought I’d say

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[that],” said Abbey Schroeder, a junior majoring in Animal Science. Cadets report to training at 4:30 a.m., ﬁve to seven days a week. Grant said training for Sandhurst has changed the way cadets have to balance the demands in their lives. “[For students] there is a triangle with each point labeled ‘good grades,’ ‘social life’ and ‘sleep,’ and you can only pick two of the

three. When you add Sandhurst, it becomes a square, so you can only choose two [of the four].” Chris Walker, a freshman studying psychology, said that increased practice and difﬁ culty has resulted in “a lot of injuries and people [getting] hurt.” He added that the preparation for the competition has challenged the cadets personally as well. “I think it’s been more of a humbling process. We’re in the shadows, and no one really understands what we do. It’s a lot of sacriﬁ ce. Things have certainly become harder.” McIntosh insists that despite the hardships, this is a voluntary effort on part of Warrior cadets, which resulted in a solid sense of team. “Everyone who is in ROTC wants to be there and is dedicated. We’ve spent a lot of weekends together,” McIntosh said. “It’s like a tight-knit group of brothers and sisters, and they’re giving it their all.”

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Bethany Hamilton autographs a poster for her upcoming movie at the Waikīkī EDITION Hotel on March 25. A LEX ANDER C HAR Contributing Writer “Soul surfer” was coined in the 70s to describe surfi ng for the pure enjoyment of the sport. Not much else can describe surfer Bethany Hamilton’s success and her determination to continue surfi ng professionally despite a devastating shark attack. Eight years ago, Hamilton was attacked by a 15-foot tiger shark which bit off her left arm close to the shoulder. Despite the injury, she returned to the waters less than a month later, and continues to surf professionally to this day. All of this is culminated in her upcoming fi lm “Soul Surfer,” which chronicles Hamilton’s trials and tribulations in pursuit of her dreams. “Making the movie was really exciting because taking our true story and everything we’ve been through, and then combining it with Hollywood, you never know whats going to happen,” Hamilton said. However, Hamilton was satisfied with the fi nished product. “Overall, my family and I were happy with how it turned out. It was

pretty true, and the stuff that wasn’t true, we approved of it,” she said. Hamilton’s success in surfing has garnered much media attention, which she has used to spread her story of perserverance. “Soul Surfer” is her first theatrical film. However, Hamilton is no stranger to the spotlight. She already has had several books published about her life after the attack, and in 2007, a short documentary titled “Heart of a Soul Surfer” was produced by the Hamilton family. She has also appeared on national television shows such as “Good Morning America” and “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Hamilton and her family oversaw much of the production, such as choosing lead actress AnnaSophia Robb. Hamilton also performed as a stunt double for some of the longdistance surfi ng sequences. Much of the fi lming was done on-location at the North Shore, with the exception of some surf sequences which were fi lmed in Tahiti.

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She is active with the humanitarian group World Vision and travels to other parts of the world. “There’s something about taking a break from your selfi sh life to help other people and give to them,” Hamilton said. After the tsunami hit southeast Asia in 2004, she traveled there the following year to help kids become reacquainted with the ocean by teaching them to surf. She also hopes to go to Japan in May with World Vision. Hamilton is still active in professional surfing despite filming movies and traveling the world to spread her inspiration. After the movie release on April 8, she will travel to Australia to compete in the Rip Curl Pro World Tour Event. So what message does Hamilton want to spread to her fans? “Push through the hard times ... whether it be something crazy like my shark attack, or peer pressure someone is pushing on you.” “Soul Surfer” comes out on Friday, April 8, starring AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Lorraine Nicholson, Carrie Underwood, and Dennis Quaid. Rated PG.

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traditional Chinese dance. Although learning the movements was diffi cult for Schirmer, an Asian theatre graduate student, the vocal work was not any easier. “You have to heighten your voice when speaking in order to make it much more dramatic,” he said. The students spent an entire semester working on vocal work, watching clips of actual kabuki plays in order to understand the movements and motivations of the actors. The students also received training from Hamatani Hitoshi, a design consultant and former stage manager of the National Theatre of Japan, and Kashiwa Senjiro, a percussion player from the Kikugoro Theatre Troupe. Due to the complex historical accuracy required for this production, the department was fortunate to have art history graduate student Travis Seifman as their dramaturge, or theatrical consultant. Seifman’s knowledge of Japanese culture and history allowed them to fi nd photos of an actual Japanese teahouse that was used in 1910. He also kept a private blog for the cast and crew to read. Performances can last an entire day and the students can work up to six days a week. “Our fi rst rehearsal, we fi nished at mid-

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CATERINA DESIATO Teaching Assistant, Communication and Information Sciences I am writing to express my concern about the Ka L eo Spring Break Issue. The issue’s cover and central section were dedicated to photos of young women portrayed in stereotypically sexualized poses and outfits; there was absolutely no diversity of body types, little diversity of ethnicity, and the only man in the pictures was fully dressed and had a professional status (life guard). The models, instead, were portrayed primarily as sexual attractions; they were not engaged in any activity, they didn’t have any status. They were just

portrayed as “something” to be looked at. The models were not even given credit; only their ﬁ rst names appeared, while full names were given to the photographers. The two full names of photographers I read were male. What kind of representation and message about women and men are you offering to UH students with this issue? Moreover, many studies show that the exposure to stereotypically sexualized representations of women’s bodies,

like this photo shoot in Ka Leo, results in lower self-esteem for women and higher tolerance of sexual harassment (Stice & Shaw 1994, Lanis & Covell 1995, Dill et al. 2009.). Are these the phenomena you want to foster on our campus? As a university paper, Ka Leo should give voice to and represent all students, supporting their diverse interests. Perhaps, Ka Leo should stimulate students’ critical thinking, but if it cannot challenge sexist stereotypes and

worldviews, at least I’d ask not to reinforce them. For clarity, I’ll say explicitly that I am not asking to also sexualize and passivize men, nor I am protesting against the portrayal of people in bathing suits. A more diverse group of people could be portrayed in bathing suits without being sexualized in the stereotypical ways described above. I strongly believe Ka Leo should feature an equally prominent issue to critically address

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the Spring Break one and apologize for such univocal representations. Such univocality, indeed, fosters the stereotype of women as “passive” and men as “active,” and reduce both women’s bodies and men’s needs to a hyperreal and shallow sexuality. As I sincerely believe that Ka Leo’s editorial spirit is to contribute to a broader and deeper growth of UH students, I am confident that my request will be considered. Editor’s note: The last names of the models were not included at their request. A closer look at the models featured will show that the group of women photographed represents a range of the ethnicities present at UH Mānoa.

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AKA hosts first all-sports fundraiser M ARC A R AK AKI Associate Sports Editor On April 6, players and coaches from all 20 University of Hawai‘i athletic programs gathered together for a benefit fundraiser, and according to ‘Ahahui Koa Anuenue President Vince Baldemor and the student-athletes, it’s a win-win situation. “The goal was to get all the sports to come to the event,” Baldemor said. “We wanted every sport represented tonight and we got that.” The AK A hosted Hawai‘i’s ﬁ rst scholarship fundraiser on Wednesday night at the Stan Sheriff Center. For an individual price of $50 and a reserved table for 10 for $1,000, guests were treated to pupu, beverages, live music and an opportunity to mingle with Hawai‘i’s student-athletes and coaches. The money raised from the event will be used to fund student-athlete scholarships for all sports. Since this was the AK A’s ﬁ rst annual event, Baldemor didn’t want to set the expectations too high. “When we first started putting it together, our chairman, Don[ald] Takaki said, ‘You can’t expect to hit a home run the first time – just get on base.’ And I think from that perspective we did,” Baldemor said.

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nior Jeremiah Ostrowski from the men’s basketball and football team addressed the crowd, which was mainly comprised of athletic department supporters. “It means a lot because we work all year – to be able to meet these people face-to-face, we just want to make that personal connection,” Stacy said. “It means a lot to be able to speak on behalf of a lot of the male athletes,” Ostrows ki said. “These guys [supporters], they dedicate a lot to our programs to make it successful. When I was asked to talk over here, I felt it was an honor.” SHINICHI TOYAMA / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

UPCOMING EVENTS The AK A still has a few remaining events this year that are open to the public. There will be a Flavors Wine Tasting at the Sheraton Waikīkī Hotel (April 20), the men’s basketball banquet at the Hilton Hawaiian Village (April 21), and the Hawai‘i Bowl Foundation Golf Tournament at the Kapolei Golf Course (June 15). “[I would encourage everyone] just to support their fellow student athletes,” Baldemor said. “We’re all one team, and just to be able to come out and root them on. The events are good. It’s fun. It’s a nice social event, and I just recommend that they try it once if they could.”

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On the mound, junior pitcher Michael Blake has a 2.08 earned run average with six appearances for the Rainbows. JOE F ERRER Senior Staff Writer The University of Hawai‘i Rainbow baseball team is set to begin Western Athletic Conference play as they host to the Sacramento State Hornets this weekend for a four-game series. “We have some good momentum going,” junior pitcher/outﬁelder Michael Blake said. “It’s gonna be good for conference play, and we can really contend in the WAC.” The series begins Friday at 6:35 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium. They will then play a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 3:05 p.m., and conclude with a single game on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. The ’Bows are coming off a 3-1 series win over then-No. 28 Wichita State, but are looking to build upon their current 14-14 record. “ We all just wanted to get off to a little better start that 14 14,” Blake said. “Realistically,

we wanted to go into WAC with a winning record.” The Rainbows, who are the defending WAC champions, feel that they can start conference play on the right foot if they take care of Sacramento State (9 -20). “They’re not as good as we are, [but] we still gotta keep our mentality and keep playing our baseball,” second baseman Kolten Wong said. Wong, a junior from Hilo, leads the team with a .393 batting average and 24 runs batted in. He also has the most stolen bases in the WAC with 10 this year. Hawai‘i has faced stiff competition in its non-conference schedule, which should have them prepared for conference opponents. The ’Bows have played Oregon, Texas, Cal State Fullerton and Wichita State – all of which were nationally ranked at the time. “We’ve played a lot of better

teams, and we know what it’s going to take to be at that level and get better,” Wong said. Blake also said the team can’t let up. “You just gotta go into every game with the same mentality,” Blake said. “You can’t look at your opponents ranking to up your level of play or not.” And Wong doesn’t plan on cutting Sacramento State any slack. When asked how to prevent a letdown against the Hornets, he responded with, “Get them down early [in runs] – put our foot on their throat.” UH has had a home-heavy schedule up to this point of the season. This weekend’s series is in the middle of a 50-day home stretch for the ’Bows. “ We love play ing in f ront of our fans,” Blake sa id. “ We k now this atmosphere, and we love play ing on this f ield in f ront of ever yone.”

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High-flying Walker Senior worked hard to become an All-American

for me because I had to worry a lot less offensively, and it helped me develop the rest of my game.”

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Senior outside hitter Josh Walker, also known as “Sky-Walker,” not only jumps high, but also looks to improve each time he steps on the court. “I’ve never seen a more hard-working guy, a more focused guy,” senior setter Nejc Zemljak said. “I don’t think there’s a single day in the gym where he comes and he’s not going with the purpose of getting better and going hard.” A fter redshirting in 2007, Walker made an immediate impact his freshman campaign, leading the team in 2008 with 3.57 kills per set. He progressed each season, averaging 4.23 kps as a sophomore and 4.32 kps as a junior, when he was named a second team All-American. “I just wanted to help my team,” Walker said. “I knew offensively I could contribute, so that’s what I deﬁ nitely focused on a lot.” Now as a senior, Walker is currently averaging 3.58 kills and has a team-high 24 aces. Although his kill average is down, head coach Charlie Wade said Walker has grown as a hitter. “His maturity as an attacker is really significant,” Wade said. “Early in his career he was a lot more terminal. He just felt like he had to crush every single ball every time. [He’s] just more patient [now] as an attacker and he’s really spent a lot of time becoming one of the best jump servers in the country.” And last year, Walker was a premier player on the 19-10 team that helped pave the way for Wade’s ﬁ rst year as head coach. In return, Walker said the coaching transition has been instrumental in his growth as a volleyball player. “[I’ve grown] a lot just because I was a super raw player when I came over here,” Walker said. “I’ve learned a lot from a lot of different coaches. And the coaching transition has just helped me because I learned different things from every coach that has

Walker came to Hawai‘i from Virginia Beach, Va. in 2006 out of Tallwood High School. He lettered four years in volleyball and two in basketball. He decided to come to Hawai‘i because the Warrior program reached out to him. “They recruited me,” Walker said. “It wasn’t really a hard choice [to commit to a school like Hawai‘i] once you start getting recruited [by them] to play volleyball.” Also, the 6-foot-1-inch Walker knew Hawai‘i wasn’t worried about the height of its players. “Looking at the kind of players they had out here, there were smaller outside hitters like [former Warriors] Jimbo Clar [6 -foot-1] and Mark Ribeiro [6 -foot-2] when I was coming out. I was like, ‘Okay that’s deﬁ nitely the kind of style I want to play.’” And adjusting to Hawai‘i wasn’t too hard for Walker, who said his biggest transition occurred off the volleyball court. “[The biggest change] was just my wardrobe,” Walker laughed. “I had to completely change it coming out here because I had more winter clothes. I could wear jeans every day [in Virginia]. I can’t wear jeans out here.”

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Senior outside hitter Joshua Walker averages 3.58 kills per set and leads the team with 24 service aces this season. helped me in my career.” Also, Hawai‘i’s dynamic duo of Walker and opposite hitter Jonas Umlauft was formed last season. The two averaged 9.61 kps and both earned All-American honors. This year, they are averaging a com-

bined 9.17 kps. “I’ve never played with anybody that could be an offensive threat as much as I am on the court,” Walker said. “So when Jonas came in and I didn’t have to get all the high [sets], it was a huge transition

Walker’s senior leadership is evident to his teammates. “He makes sure we go hard in practice each day [and] he’s always reminding us what we need for every week leading up to the game,” junior libero Nick Castello said. “I really like his work ethic. Even if it’s not going his way every time he never stops working. “And off the court, he’s a really great guy to be around with too. He’s really positive and a great leader for this team.” And for Zemljak, Walker has also become a close friend over the ﬁ ve years the two have been Warriors. “We all know he’s a freak of an athlete, but for me, he’s one of my best friends and I think he’s a hell of a person,” Zemljak said.