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Pipeline Café hosts its last hurrah A LICIA PARTRIDGE Senior Staff Writer

Hawai‘i’s well-known entertainment venue, Pipeline Café, officially closed its doors after more than a decade of entertaining the island. The venue held its last blow-out party on Jan. 31 with $3 drink specials and entertainment from DJs G -spot, Billy G., Jimmy Taco, Mikie -D and Wu Chang of Honolulu.

Owner Greg Azus said the economy caused the business’s demise. Pipeline Café officially opened in November 1999 and changed ownership in 2008 when Azus took over. He spent much of his energy bringing mainstream artists to Hawai‘i.

Azus attempted to increase the building space and capabilities in 2008 by expanding the food menu, lunch hours and variety of events. He put an extra emphasis on live music and stand-up comedy, and brought mainstream comedians in weekly.

The biggest factor in the business’s downturn was in December 2008 after the City and County of Honolulu fire inspectors threatened to cut the legal capacity of the venue from 951 people to 299. This was after they found that the building’s 2003 remodel neglected to attach the fire sprinklers to an adequate water supply.

He also mentioned that the financial burden has spread to his private finances. A zus said in an inter view with the Star-Advertiser, “ We could have stayed open, but to pay the rent and get that [fix to the sprinklers] done at the same time would be [financially] impossible.”

Fire department offi cials stood outside on Monday night to

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DJ Jimmy Taco, a former UH student, spins hip-hop at Pipeline Café.

ensure the legal capacity.

Nearly 65 staff are also feeling the fi nancial burden due to

It’s not clear whether Pipeline will open under new ownership. The future of the building is in the

auction this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Pohukaina Street location. The items will be

The biggest factor in the business’s downturn was in December 2008 after the City and County of Honolulu fire inspectors threatened to cut the legal capacity of the venue ... the loss of their jobs.

As for the future of the building, no plans have been released.

hands of the landowner, Kamehameha Schools.

Pipeline is holding a public

open for preview on Friday from noon to 3 p.m., and before the auction from 8 a.m. to 10a.m. on

Saturday. Items include: furniture, kitchen equipment, glassware, lighting, electronics, memorabilia and whatever A zus finds that morning.

Pipeline Café has hosted local and mainstream artists including the Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Mos Def, Jim Jefferies, and many more over its 12-year history.

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2, 2011

Egyptian protesters plan march to Mubarak’s doorstep H ANNAH A LLAM McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

In the fight to save his embattled regime from a popular revolt, U.S.allied President Hosni Mubarak’s administration has severed the phone and Internet, rounded up journalists, closed banks and dispatched riot police to beat back protesters.

The Egyptian government halted all trains throughout the country on Monday to prevent Egyptians in outlying provinces from joining throngs of protesters in Cairo. As Mubarak resorts to a measure deemed extraordinary even by the standards of Middle East autocrats, demonstrators pledged to keep up their rebellion until the president steps down.

“Each of you here today, bring three more tomorrow!” an activist yelled into a bullhorn in downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square. “If you love Egypt, you will come!”

Mubarak reshuffl ed his cabinet on Monday, keeping most of the old guard in place. Omar Sulei-

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Egyptian Student Association students and supporters gather in front of the State House for a peaceful protest against the 30-year-old regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. man, the former intelligence chief who last week was named Mubarak’s fi rst ever vice president, told Egyptians in televised remarks that the government will conduct

talks with opposition groups and take immediate steps to address unemployment and other economic concerns. Suleiman didn’t mention other key issues such

as emergency law, corruption or term limits for the president, who has been in power for 30 years.

The thousands of anti-government protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir

Square immediately shouted down Mubarak’s Cabinet appointments and focused on drumming up a million-strong crowd to march to the presidential compound on the edge of the city on Tuesday. Such a provocation leaves the Egyptian military in a bind. So far the army has cultivated its image as the protector of the Egyptian people, but blocking such a march would jeopardize its popularity. A senior defense ministry spokesman appeared on TV to reassure Egyptians that the military wouldn’t turn against the people, a statement the opposition interpreted as a green light for Tuesday’s risky trek to Mubarak’s doorstep.

“The military respects the protesters’ legitimate demands and has not and will not use force against them,” Maj. Gen. Ismail Etman said. “Your armed forces, who are aware of the legitimacy of your demands and are keen to assume their responsibility in protecting the nation and the citizens, affi rms that freedom of expression through See Egyptian protests, next page

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peaceful means is guaranteed to everybody,” he said.

Mubarak’s most notable appointment on Monday was Mahmoud Wagdi, a retired police general, as the new interior minister. Wagdi replaces Habib el Adle, who is widely detested by Egyptians for the heavy handedness of his security forces.

But there were few other new faces; most of the ministers were the same close Mubarak associates, including Defense Minister Field Marshal Hussain Tantawi and Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

When the news reached protesters in the square, there was laughter and incredulity. To many in the crowd, the reshuffl ing of the same men who ruled Egypt for three decades was a sham. The Mubarak era is over, they insisted, adding that they are prepared to force him out if he didn’t go in peace.

“He’s like a cornered rat, trying to stay in power. He’s trying everything, but people are just not buying it,” said Hala Shukrallah,

a longtime anti-government activist who joined the protest at the square. “He has no legitimacy, no credibility, so whatever solution he comes up with is refused.”

Shukrallah, 55, a Coptic Christian, belongs to a Communist women’s group. She marched alongside bearded clerics from the Muslim Brotherhood — young men and women who carried the Egyptian fl ag and ordinary families with children in tow. The atmosphere was carnival-like, but remained under the close watch of soldiers.

“It’s amazing. It feels like all kinds of Egyptians are here, all ages all categories,” said Dina el Kholy, 49, a member of an environmental organization.

For now, Egyptian protesters are united in the common goal of Mubarak’s ouster. If that can be achieved, however, opposition parties will begin jockeying to fill the power vacuum of a regime that once seemed immoveable. No one knows what kind of political order

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could emerge from this crisis - a chastened and reformed Mubarak administration, or some sort of unity government representing the various opposition factions or leadership with Islamic leanings.

A loose coalition of opposition groups is conducting talks, activists said, and so far the only name put forth as a possible spokesman for the mass revolt is Nobel Peace laureate Mohammed ElBaradei, the former U.N. nuclear chief, whose return to his native Egypt galvanized fellow dissidents.

ElBaradei has his own detractors, including many protesters who consider him aloof and unrepresentative of Egyptians because of his long tenure abroad. Others consider ElBaradei an acceptable interim figure if for no other reason than the lack of an alternative.

“We hope he can be looked at as a transitional fi gure,” Shukrallah said. “I think he, and others perhaps in some non-partisan coalition, can keep this unifi cation.”

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2, 2011

Fighting the battle to teach another day

Bound by multiple diseases, Dr. Cristy Kessler of UH Mānoa hopes to overcome the odds

tional Board Certifi cation. Those teachers care so much about their students,” said Kessler.

So what is the community doing for her?

H AIYA SARWAR Associate Features Editor

UH Associate Professor Dr. Cristy Kessler was diagnosed with scleroderma, vasculitis and ankylosing spondylitis. Local community members came together to get the treatment she desperately needs.

“She’s one in a million,” said Beth Pateman, UH interim associate dean for academic affairs.

All but a few parts of her body are now affected by disease. The aggregate effects include thickening of the skin and tissue in various organs, infl ammation of the blood vessels and joint degeneration, resulting in chronic pain.

“Without treatment, my body will suffocate itself,” Kessler explained.

Kessler’s specifi c diseases are very rare, and her insurance won’t cover treatment until she’s in an extreme state of organ failure. At the moment, she can’t even fi nd a U.S. doctor willing to give her the stem cell transplant she needs

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— a painful and complex process in which her bone marrow is cleansed and then re-implanted.

“I want treatment to be a productive citizen again, and if I can get the transplant now, I can return back to work. But if I wait for Summer 2011, Fall 2011, and Spring 2012

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Kessler said she dreamed

of becoming a teacher since the third grade. Kessler has also dedicated a few years to helping teachers of a few Wai‘anae schools become nationally accredited.

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Her loved ones have been working toward raising money to help pay for her treatments. Currently, Kessler gets chemotherapy once a month, as well as high doses of anti-pain medications.

Though the medicines help, they don’t keep her from feeling most of the pain — pain she will be stuck with for the rest of her life.

Kessler said she is grateful for all the help she has already received.

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Ka Leo O Hawai‘i EDITOR REECE FARINAS ASSOCIATE ALVIN N PARK ASSOCIATE HAIYA A SARWAR

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Organic labels: Are they legit?

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Drinks labeled organic cost twice as much as those that are not.

Organic, natural and Or other labels that claim to b green g be and healthy are bec becoming increasingly pre prevalent in supermarke kets.

In this day and ag green has become age, the new black. But just how legit and safe are these labels?

There is still some uncertainty about the sta state of organic labeling in many countries. Consumers are being misled by “wishy-washy” diluted green labeling, and some companies even shortchange producers who worked hard to get their products into the market. Luckily for them and their consumers, the term “organic” is now regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture. Organic, according to the USDA, is “any food and materials that enhance the ecological balance of natural systems and that integrate the parts of the farming system into an ecological whole.”

To receive the “USDA organic” label, foods and products must follow criteria listed on the Organic Foods

Production Act website.

So how do we know what products are truly “organic”? Here are USDA organic label guidelines followed by the USA: 1) 100% USDA organic applies to some ingredients such as fruits, vegetables, meat, milk, cheese; 2) USDA “organic” foods containing more than one ingredient are 95-100% organic; 3) USDA “made with organic ingredients” = 70% of the ingredients in that food is organic; and 4) “CONTAINS organic ingredients” means that food contains less than 70% organic ingredients.

The term “natural” has not yet made its way into USDA definition. Therefore, natural products may not actually be as “natural” as you’d like to believe. So watch out for labels that say “natural,” “whole wheat,” or “high fiber,” and take extra precaution to get your labels checked before you purchase the product. In fact, natural foods may not be as healthy as you may think. Remember – arsenic and poison ivy are natural, too. This is not to say that manufacturers will ever put those through the market, but keeping

an open mind about processed food never hurt anyone.

Check the ingredients. Big words such as ammonium bicarbonate and high methoxy pectin can get quite intimidating and confusing and are most likely unnatural, so just look for the simple names. Ingredients that have a fruit, vegetable or plant in their name are most likely, but not always, organic. All vitamins are organic. Ingredients such as zinc oxide, titanium dioxide and glycogen can also be found in nature.

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After being seen as a fad in the past, it looks like 3-D is fi nally here to stay.

After the switch to 3-D, home entertainment systems will never be the same. Companies are already releasing new 3-D products such as televisions, gaming consoles, laptops and cell phones.

Top-notch companies like Toshiba, LG and Samsung are making 3-D T Vs. Luckily, gaming companies also have 3D games lined up.

If you have a PS3, you should know that PlayStation upgraded its fi rmware to allow users to watch movies and play games in 3-D. Nintendo will be releasing its newest handheld gaming console, the 3DS, on Mar. 27.

And don’t worry about wearing those dorky 3-D glasses. The new technology uses a parallel barrier that can be switched on or off.

When in use, it changes the way light leaves the display to make those spectacular 3-D effects.

Some laptops and cell phones will also be able to display 3-D without glasses, but many companies think that it is necessary to have the glasses since the quality of the 3-D pictures is better.

There has been a recent rise in the number of 3-D movies produced, especially after the release of James Cameron’s “Avatar.”

According to CBS News, “Hollywood studios such as DreamWorks, Disney and Twentieth Century Fox are betting 3-D will fi nally become the next big thing in fi lm.”

Over the next three years, Disney is planning on releasing 17 movies in 3-D, including old classics like “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Lion King,” and brandnew ones like “Newt.”

In the past, 3-D was labeled a fad, and history has continues to repeat itself. During the 1950s, 3-D movies, notably horror films, were popular among viewers, but the fad died after several years.

The movies made a come back during the 1980s, and have remained popular into the 2000s. Some have complained that 3 -D makes them feel sick.

This is because 3 -D works by merging two images together, so it looks like you’re seeing it from different angles at the same time. Focusing at different distances will cause some viewers to experience discomfort, headaches and eye strain.

However, only a small number of people feel nauseated after a 3 -D experience. The world is slowly adapting to the 3 -D change, and people seem to be accepting it.

According to Screenrant. com, “ The number of 3-D-capable screens across the U.S. and Canada jumped from 1,514 to 3,548 in one year. Overseas that number increased even more – from 1,029 to 5,441.”

The switch to 3-D entertainment will be a long and costly one, and though it may look like 3-D is a thing of the future, the future is now.

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Ka Leo O Hawai‘i EDITOR LINDSY OGAWA ASSOCIATE DAVIN AOYAGI OPINIONS @ KALEO.ORG

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2, 2011

Graduation process needs work JESSICA C RITCHER Contributing Writer

I am proud to say that I am about to graduate. My journey spanned five years and three institutions, but this May, my quest for a B.A. will be over at last.

Interestingly, the most upsetting obstacle was not the financial cost.

It wasn’t taking 18 credits, attending classes straight through the summer or writing four simultaneous research papers, either. As difficult as it is to believe, the most anxiety-inducing predicament on my path to graduation was actually applying for graduation itself.

Let me elaborate. In December, I missed the opportunity to sign up for a GRAD session. The reasons why are many and complicated. But the fact is, I did not line up at QLC when it opened on the one day of the month that sessions were assigned.

I missed the narrow window and was told the next day that there were more students than available sessions and I would have to tr y again in Januar y.

At around 6:30 a.m. on that much-anticipated day, students began lining up outside of the A rts & Sciences advising of f ice.

Not much of a talker myself, I opted to listen to the conversations around me. No one had a clue as to what was happening. Most of the people next to me had also missed the window the previous month, and were hoping this would not foil their chances of graduating in the spring.

When the advising office opened, chaos enveloped a group of civilized, educated individuals. Rising as one, people pushed to the front. Instructions were shouted and small sheets of paper were distributed to those closest to the door.

The forms for which we had waited all month were a set of instructions and a video on how to fi ll out a form. Once the form was completed, it was put into the hands of fate at the advising offi ce, leaving us to wait See Graduation blues, page 8

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and hope for an e -mail or a phone call.

More forms and fees later, I have fi nally been approved for graduation. But I already knew I was eligible. I took all of the classes, paid all of the money and poured my sweat and tears into subjects about which I am deeply passionate. In short, I upheld my end of the bargain.

What offends me about this process is not that it is inefficient and time-consuming. My complaint is that this is a process specifically for graduating seniors, and we are ignorant as to how it works. We are placed in competition with each other for spots on a list and treated as an administrative chore for our university rather than the product of it.

Is this what 124 credits are supposed to teach me? Perhaps this is a subtle form of preparation for life outside of college, but for the sake of my mental health I hope otherwise.

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I went to the Campus Center project website, and it doesn’t give a timeline for when the project is supposed to be completed. I spoke with one of the construction workers about a week ago, and he said it would be two years. It took 1.75 years to build the Empire State Building, and you’re telling me you can’t

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By Bernice Gord ACROSS 1 Purchases 5 One way to cope 10 Key of Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 14 Midwest native 15 Speeder’s downfall 16 Attorney general under Clinton 17 Long story 18 African title of respect 19 Earth, in Essen 20 OPIE 23 China’s Sun __-sen 24 Gallery administrator’s deg.

25 Cry of success 26 “Wait, there’s more ...”

29 Ring 5-Downs 32 Last: Abbr.

34 OBIE 40 __-B: dental brand 41 Trail 42 In charge of 43 OKIE 48 Just fine, at NASA 49 Hors d’oeuvre spread 50 Fairbanks-to-Anchorage dir.

51 To the rear 54 Afternoon break 56 Sportscaster Cross 58 ODIE 65 Leaf-to-branch angle 66 Threshing instrument 67 Sculptor’s material 68 Anatomical blood carrier 69 Specialty 70 Queen’s home 71 Blue-pencil 72 Shore eagles 73 River to the North Sea Solutions at www.kaleo.org

02/02/11 DOWN 1 Northwestern pear 2 Where Pioneer Day is celebrated 3 Teammate of Mickey and Whitey 4 Simmons alternative 5 Settler?

6 Early light 7 “Bonanza” brother 8 Flier until ’91 9 Waiter’s burden 10 Thrown in 11 Like Hood’s men 12 Tennis great Agassi 13 Down under kids 21 Thrown missile 22 __ Cynwyd, Philadelphia suburb 26 Tiny particle 27 Dragster’s org.

28 Campus VIP 30 Kodak product 31 Rascal 33 “__’Clock Jump”: Harry James recording 35 A, in communications 36 Cancún quencher 37 Miles per gal., points per game, etc.

38 Roger of “Cheers” 39 Made faces, perhaps 44 Roast, in Rouen 45 Painter of Southwestern scenes 46 Puts down 47 “The King and I” actress, 1956 51 Desert growth 52 Sent, in a way 53 Pop singer Lopez 55 “It’s __ nothing!”

57 French hot springs town 59 In need of tuning 60 Do some mending 61 Location 62 “The Whiffenpoof Song” collegians 63 Church section 64 Certain colorist

By Nancy Black Tribune Media Services (MCT) Today’s Birthday (02/02/11). This will be a lucky year, full of new experiences in all areas of work, romance and communication.

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Ka Leo O Hawai‘i EDITOR RUSSELL TOLENTINO ASSOCIATE MARC ARAKAKI SPORTS @ KALEO.ORG

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2, 2011

Rainbow Warriors Idaho bound JOE F ERRER Senior Staff Reporter

The Rainbow Warrior basketball team is hitting the road to play Western Athletic Conference games against Boise State (Thursday at 4 p.m. HST) and Idaho (Saturday at 5 p.m. HST).

Head coach Gib A rnold hopes his team gives the same effort on the road as they did against the No. 25 Utah State Aggies last Saturday.

“If that’s the 25th best team in the country and it took doubleovertime for them to beat us, then we’re getting better,” Arnold said.

“That was our goal this season — just continue to get better.”

Despite the loss, the story of the night was junior guard Jeremi-

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Sophomore forward Joston Thomas ranks third on the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 10.6 points per game and six rebounds per game.

ah Ostrowski, who had a breakout performance in the wake of his father’s death days before.

Ostrowski came off the bench and put up 15 points, six assists and three steals in 38 minutes.

“I just have so much fun out there,” Ostrowski said. “I know it’s what my dad would have wanted.”

Hawai‘i (12-9, 3-6 WAC) has a chance to move up in the WAC standings with wins over Boise State and Idaho, who are both 12-9 overall and 5-4 in the WAC. Last month, the ’Bows lost to both teams at home.

UH has had trouble on the road. The ’Bows had lost 17 straight away games before they broke through this season at Louisiana Tech on Jan. 15.

Boise State is coming off two

straight losses to New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech.

Idaho is on a three -game losing streak heading into this week with a game against San Jose State on Thursday before they face the ’Bows.

A f ter this week ’s road trip, the R ainbow Warriors will have a three -game home stand be fore f inishing the WAC regular season at San Jose State and Fresno State in March.

The team needs to win at least three of their remaining seven to secure its fi rst winning campaign since the 2006 -07 season.

“I really want to fi nish my career with a winning season,” said senior forward Bill Amis, who leads the team with 14.2 points per game. “It means the world to me.”

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Ka Leo O Hawai‘i EDITOR RUSSELL TOLENTINO ASSOCIATE MARC ARAKAKI SPORTS @ KALEO.ORG

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Warriors get libero in ‘Nick’ of time GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE

M ARC A R AK AKI Associate Sports Editor

Castello is focused on the team’s success this year and in the future.

“The ultimate goal is to win a national championship. That’s like the cake,” Castello said. “But I just want to get better every day and hopefully by the end of the year you’re better than how you were when you started. And whatever we do this year, next year my goal is to top what we do this year.”

Wade also has lofty goals for Castello.

“He’s going to become one of the best liberos in the league,” Wade said. “[He’s] got to work on his passing a little bit. Defensively he’s really good and the more he gets comfortable out there and we’ll hope to see him emerge as a leader on the fl oor for us.”

Junior Nick Castello picked the right time to transfer to the University of Hawai‘i.

After Ric Cervantes finished his eligibility last year, the Warriors were left without a libero.

“We had a lot of people try out,” head coach Charlie Wade said. “At one point we had like 15 or 16 people on the board for that one position. We’re down to about five and Nick has emerged clearly as the best one.

“He’s just a real smooth player,” Wade continued. “He just makes it look easy.”

Senior outside hitter Joshua Walker praised Castello for picking up where Cervantes left off.

“Nick came in and didn’t have any coaching from a senior libero like Ric. He just has a different style altogether,” Walker said. “He’s really high-energy in the backcourt and as far as playing libero you have to be ... you don’t get that many opportunities because all you do is pass.

The fact that he’s here without any real coaching from anybody above him [is] enough testament for him as a player.”

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MAKING THE TRANSITION The 5-foot-8-inch Castello came to UH as a transfer from Irvine Valley College, a community college in California.

In Hawai‘i’s fi rst match of the year, Castello jumped into the starting lineup having never played a point in Division I competition or in front of a big crowd.

“At Irvine Valley, the biggest crowd that we’ve ever had was maybe a hundred people and that’s a really big game like a rival match,” Castello said.

But he knows what Hawai‘i volleyball is about.

Castello is a 2007 graduate of Assets School, but played volleyball at Maryknoll School because Assets didn’t field team. He was named to

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Junior libero Nick Castello (Assets School ‘07) transferred to UH this season from Irvine Valley College. He has started all seven matches this season at libero and leads the team with 176 receptions. the all-state second team and the Interscholastic League of Honolulu first team in 2007.

“At first I was kind of nervous, but once you get into the game, you kind of zone that out and get in the rhythm and you don’t really pay attention to the crowd,” Castello said.

P L AY S O FA R So far this season, Castello

has started all seven matches for the Warriors. He leads the team with 176 receptions, making just three errors. He also averages 1.43 digs per set, which is good for third on the team.

Still, Castello wants to improve.

“I’m doing okay so far, but of course I could do things better,” Castello said. “But so far I’d like to say I’m holding my own.”

Senior setter Nejc Zemljak

thinks that Castello is doing more than just holding his own.

“He transitioned really well,” Zemljak said. “He’s got skills and that’s what matters. It doesn’t matter whether you play JC [junior college] or high school. He’s one of the quickest guys and he’s got good technique.

“I don’t even think of him as a JC guy. He’s one of the best liberos in our league,” Zemlijak continued.

After fi nishing 1-1 in their fi rst road trip of the season, Castello and the No. 10 Warriors will return home for a two-match series against the No. 6 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Thursday and Friday.

Both games are at the Stan Sheriff Center and start at 7 p.m.

Admission is free for students with a validated UH Mānoa ID. The Gauchos are coming off a win against Pepperdine, their first victory over the Waves since 2006.

They are led by seniors Cullen Irons and Jeff Menzel, who combined, average just under eight kills per set.

“Each and every season they have that one really strong guy who kind of leads their team. Now it’s Menzel,” Zemljak said. “They are always pretty good. They’ve been in the playoffs a lot.”

The Warriors are coming off of a four-set victory at UC San Diego.

Walker said confidence is key.

“We feel a lot better after we win a game than after we lose a game,” Walker said. “Just naturally going into a game after you won, you feel confident in what you are able to do, especially when you play as well as you do on the road.”