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This lowly rock wall off Dole Street is slated to be chiseled into a glorious climbing facility for the enjoyment of UH students.

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Rock climbers, rejoice: The university has received a $250,000 grant to transform the area adjacent to the Dole Street parking structure into a rock-climbing wall. “We’re ecstatic,” said UHM Climbing Coalition president Caroline Lopez. “We’ve lobbied for years for such a project.” The Outdoor Enthusiasts, a national nonprofit organization committed to combating obesity in young people, selected UH Mānoa’s proposal from among hundreds of collegiate entries. The contest invited universities across the country to submit one proposal for an outdoor sports and recreation project that would demonstrably increase student health and fitness. The university taskforce in charge of selecting and submitting the university’s official entry considered proposals from 16 UHM student groups. The Climbing Coalition’s unique, four-minute-video entry utilized interpretive dance and yogic chanting to indicate why the university would benefit from a rockclimbing wall. The university task force approved the video unanimously. “We hope that the outdoor climbing wall will encourage and promote a healthier lifestyle for all students,” said an unnamed university representative who was not authorized to speak to the media.

“Plus, it will be a great way to relieve stress during midterms and fi nals.” The proposal selection process is not without controversy. Several student groups have criticized the grant process as biased and unfair. “We petitioned for the construction of an on-campus wave machine, but the university refused to consider our request,” said Stoked Surfers president Emma Chang. “If there are no waves in town, particularly during the fall and winter months, then the only way I can get action is by driving to the North Shore. This is not only hugely inconvenient, but it’s not very environmentally friendly either,” she said. Other members of Stoked Surfers also expressed concerns that the prevalence of O‘ahu surfi ng beaches caused their project to be eliminated from contention. “Just because there’s tons of places to surf here doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have a wave machine on campus,” said freshman Bryson Jones. “I’m from South Dakota, and only just learning how to surf. It’s not like I can just get out in the water and compete with people who have been surfi ng their whole lives. An on-campus wave machine would’ve let me practice surfi ng in a safe, controlled environment.” Winter sports enthusiasts also felt excluded from the project. “The university should have submitted our proposal for a snow machine,” stated avid snowboarder

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Scooter Takushi. “A rock-climbing wall benefits only people who are interested in rock climbing. A snow machine could be used for all kinds of winter sports like snowboarding, skiing, snowmobiling and snowshoeing,” he continued. University officials allegedly rejected the snow machine proposal because the projected cost would have far exceeded $250,000. Takushi dismissed the university’s reasoning. “A snow machine would have paid for itself. You could charge students and people from outside the school for entry,” he said. “It would also remedy the environmental injustice caused by Hawai‘i’s tropical climate. If I want to snowboard, I now have to wait until winter break and fly to the continent.” University offi cials stand by their decision, citing the Climbing Coalition’s win as evidence that they made the right decision. “We considered all proposals equally, but felt that a wave or snowmaking machine were not feasible projects,” said a university offi cial. “Just because the Outdoor Enthusiasts selected the Climbing Coalition’s proposal doesn’t mean that they would have automatically selected any proposal that UH Mānoa put forth. It is very likely they would have rejected a wave-making or snow-making machine for a university that’s located on an island.” Construction on the wall will begin this summer, with an expected completion date of December 1.

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Rebecca Black awarded full ride to UH R EECE FARIñAS Fun Editor YouTube’s teen hit sensation Rebecca Black has been awarded the prestigious Regents Scholarship for the Fall 2011 semester. The decision was announced Friday morning based on her outstanding achievement in the music industry. As a Regents Scholar, Black will receive a full tuition waiver for four years of undergraduate study and $4,000 a year for expenses. She will also receive a one-time travel grant of $2,000. Regents Scholarships are awarded annually to 20 outstanding incoming freshmen. Applicants must receive a combined SAT score of at least 1950 on all three sections, complete high school with a 3.5 GPA, and show remarkable achievements in extracurricular activities. Although Black did not meet any of the above criteria, she has been granted an exception. “Rebecca does a damn good job at what she does. She also creates a promising outlook for the Hawai‘i system’s future initiative to lead the entertainment industr y,” said a member of the selection committee. Nearly 25,000 students have applied for the scholarship but only 19 will be chosen from the pool of well-qualiﬁed students. The pilot initiative by the Board of Regents to increase student involvement will grant the last seat to one YouTube viral video sensation for the next eight years. They are calling the last seat the Regent Scholarships of the Arts. In addition, each year’s recipient of the Arts Scholarship will be allowed to occupy the now vacent President’s House at the top of Campus Hill. Black will be moving in with her 27-year-old boyfriend next June. Black will also be commissioned as a f loating teacher’s assistant. In the Department of Second Language Studies, she

In a surprise move, the Board of Regents have decided to rename the Academy for Creative Media “The Creative Media Center for Rebecca Black.” will be teaching grammar and counters, like the days of the week, to international students. The music department has asked Black to periodically teach a class on monotone philosophy.

of her first music video “Friday,” Black has received attention from news outlets across the country including an appearance on “ The Tonight Show.” The decision to sign Black

We feel the decision to jump Rebecca straight from intermediate school to college is a good one ... She will also guest-teach in the choir and in the hula and chant ensemble. “We feel the decision to jump Rebecca straight from intermediate school to college is a good one,” said Black’s agent, her 96-year-old grandmother, Mildred Portshire. “With the money we saved in her college fund, we’re able to produce another music video.” Since the March 14 release

early came as soon as the Board of Regents viewed the YouTube video, which, as of Thursday afternoon, had 70.3 million views. The board described it as an obvious decision. Black is expected to arrive at UH in late July for new student orientation. The state of Hawai‘i has arranged a police escort to protect Black from her thousands of adoring preteen fans.

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New Campus Center rail unbothered by tree people OPINIONS DESK Wednesday’s proposal to have O‘ahu’s rail run through Campus Center has tax payers and several City Council members hot-headed over the rail’s already deeply debated financial issues – but on campus, the concern is primarily environmental. The original $5.5 billion Kāne‘ohe-to-Kaka‘ako rail project has been in the crossﬁ re since its original proposal, and will now expand from Kāne‘ohe to a location near Frear Hall. The new proposal estimates that the rail will cost $7 billion, which will include the demolition of Keller Hall, eight campus trees and a bush. Costs will also include the building of six escalators that will allow students to get from campus to the raised rail stations, and

several renovations to Frear Hall and Campus Center, including a rail souvenir shop. Several stations will be placed throughout the campus, stopping at Campus Center, Kennedy Theater, and Frear Hall before looping back toward Kāne‘ohe. Hawai‘i’s Federal Transit Admission’s approval of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, accepted in December by Gov. Neil Abercrombie, stated that a part of the project aimed for less congested roads to improve Hawai‘i’s air and overall quality of life. However, the demolition of eight trees and a bush is anything but environmentally friendly, and comes as a close reminder of the campus’ historic tree – a ﬁcus benjamina comosa – which was cut down under a year ago for construction on a new recreation center.

Since the new proposal, several UH Mānoa students and persons unafﬁ liated to the university have rallied at the state capitol. Four students with face-paint and UH helmet wash-off tattoos on their arms were arrested after painting rainbows and weeping trees onto the capitol’s walls with mud and ground ﬂ ower petals. Seven students were given citations after jumping out of bushes and scaring and chasing unsuspecting council members. One council member fell and scraped his elbow while being chased. Another member is considering suing UH Mānoa, claiming he experienced post-traumatic stress disorder after the event. On campus, several professors and UH Mānoa staffers have joined in protest by canceling certain classes, refusing to serve chemically en-

hanced foods, and closing off parking spaces until the trees and bush are saved. Some students have been crawling into and sleeping in the trees ordered to be cut down. “Cut the bush, I cut you” has been adopted as the unofﬁ cial chant that can be faintly heard by some of the people in the trees. Several environmental discussions centered on trying to ﬁnd ways to save the trees and bush ranged from mapping areas where rail stations may be placed without needing to cut down plants to not extending the rail to campus at all. “Trees are pretty and provide oxygen, and rails are ugly and stinky,” yelled a student who joined in one of the discussions held in a tree. But despite the efforts of several students, council members and organizations, the plans for the new rail seem to be unhindered.

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’Bows hit the road for WAC showdown against Bulldogs GLENN VER ASCO Senior Staff Writer

The No. 20/25 Rainbow Wahine softball team (25 -9, 3- 0 Western Athletic Conference) has not played a road game since Feb. 26. But that changes this weekend as the ’Bows visit rival Fresno State (19 -8, 3- 0 WAC) for their second conference matchup of the season. This road swing won’t be as grueling as the two-week, 11game road trip the ’Bows made in February. “It ’s a lot easier when it ’s only five days,” starting center fielder Kelly Majam said. “ We only have one location we’re going to – we’re not traveling from

one to the other.” Though traveling may be easier, Fresno State presents a challenge for the ’Bows, as both teams vie to remain undefeated in WAC play.

low energy and still be athletic enough to win,” Coolen said. “Not against Fresno.” The atmosphere at Bulldog Diamond is the reason why. “It’s an environment where

Fresno has always been a rival of our school. Going into Fresno is always a tough task... “Fresno has always been a rival of our school,” Majam said. “Going into Fresno is always a tough task.” Head coach Bob Coolen said he hopes his team can step up emotionally and physically against the Bulldogs. “ They have to understand there are certain teams where they can walk out and have

you don’t just walk in there and take care of Fresno,” Coolen said. “They’re the home team, and they have a good home environment.” A fundamental key for Hawai‘i will be improving its hitting with runners on base. As a team, the ’Bows are scoring about ﬁ ve runs per game, but have stranded 207 runners on base this year, which is over six potential runs left on

base per game. “We had runners in scoring position all month,” Coolen said of his team, which lost four straight games in their final tournament of the year. “We could have moved runners over from second or third. We could have scored runners from third base, [but] we failed to do so, and we lost some ball games.” But if the ’Bows can improve on this area, Majam said Hawai‘i can be successful. “That’s one thing we, as a team, collectively have to work on – hitting to the opposite ﬁeld and getting runners in from second base,” Majam said. Besides the challenging road environment and the team’s need to improve their situational hit-

ting, Majam said she believes the team members having faith in themselves is just as essential. Majam said, “It’s a tough environment to go into, but we need to just focus on who we are and not who we’re playing – going in there with conﬁ dence and knowing that we can beat anyone that’s in the opposite dugout.”

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Rainbow Wahine serve up WAC matches RUSSELL TOLENTINO Sports Editor The Rainbow Wahine tennis team’s two opponents this weekend have better records, but neither has faced the top-notch competition that Hawai‘i played this season. Western Athletic Conference members Idaho (8-3, 0 -1 WAC) and Louisiana Tech (5 -2, 0 -1 WAC) come in with more wins, but the ’Bows (5 -10, 0 -1 WAC) have faced seven nationally ranked nonconference opponents – including No. 4 Duke, No. 10 California and No. 26 Pepperdine.

They are very good teams. It’s going to be a tough challenge for us, but I like our chances as well. “We have probably the toughest preseason schedule in our conference by far,” Rainbow Wahine head coach Jun Hernandez said. “We’ve learned from those matches, and it deﬁ nitely prepared us for our WAC season.” The Idaho match is set for Friday, and the Louisiana Tech game is on Sunday. Both matches begin at 2 p.m. at the UH Tennis Complex. Admission is free. The ’Bows defeated Idaho (42) and Louisiana Tech (5 -2) last year in the regular season and Idaho 4-3 in the first round of the WAC Tournament. “They are very good teams,” Hernandez said. “It’s going to be a tough challenge for us, but I like our chances as well.” The women’s tennis teams in the WAC play a minimum of four conference games – two home and two away. Each team’s WAC record, along with the Intercollegiate Tennis Association top 75 rankings, are used to determine the seedings in the conference tournament.

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Senior Natasha Zorec returns a ball in an 6-4, 6-2 singles victory against Loyola Maramount University at the UH Tennis Courts. The Rainbow Wahine received a boost in the ITA rankings. Despite losing to Pepperdine 4-3 in February, Hawai‘i was recently awarded the win because Pepperdine used an ineligible player during their match. “That will deﬁnitely give us a higher seeding going into the [WAC] Tournament,” Hernandez said. In its first conference match,

Hawai‘i lost to Nevada 4-3 on March 19. Following this week, they will play at New Mexico State (April 22) and at No. 67 Boise State (April 24) to close the regular season. Sophomore Katarina Poljakova is Hawai‘i’s No. 1 singles player, leading the Rainbow Wahine with an 11-4 dual-match record.