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AU G U S T 16 A staff member left a suitcase in the Hale Wainani parking lot at 8 p.m. and returned a short while later to see a gray Japanese car speeding away. A witness saw a male steal the suitcase and jump into the car. HPD is searching for the vehicle.

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Parking officers booted and ticketed a vehicle at the Hale Wainani parking lot after noticing the vehicle had an altered parking pass. The owner of the vehicle explained that they had only redacted the cost of the permit. Still they had to pay the $100 boot removal fee and ticket.

AU G U S T 12 Campus Security Officers were called to Hale Noelani to take possession of a bong. Staff had earlier confiscated two from a dorm room. Bongs and hookahs are among the things prohibited in campus dorms. J U LY 24 A graduate student was arrested at Hale Mānoa after a woman claimed he sexually assaulted her. He met her in Waikīkī and she went to his room. He was arrested for sexual assault IV. J U LY 17 A man fell from a second-story window at Hale Noelani and landed on a car. Witnesses reported seeing him leaning out the window and yelling at someone. Another witness heard something hit a car and saw the man lying on the hood of a car. When Campus Security arrived they found the man on the car being attended by emergency personnel. The car’s windshield was broken.

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Kiana Shroma (left) and Dr. Terry Hunt (right) can be found at the Honors Program office on the top floor of Sinclair Library. LYNN NAK AGAWA News Editor The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Honors Program welcomes a new director and academic advisor to its staff this semester. Dr. Terry Hunt, faculty member from the anthropology department, is the new director while Kiana Shiroma, who received a doctorate in educational administration from UH Mānoa, is the new academic ad-

visor. Hunt and Shiroma began their positions in August and April, respectively. “Dr. Hunt and I are new in this position and a new chapter will be written for the program. We are coming up with ideas of how to beneﬁt students and how to help them succeed in college,” said Shiroma. The program has about 340 students, with about 150 new students joining the program every year. The honors program offers smaller, spe-

cialized classes, priority registration, the opportunity to dorm with fellow honors students, independent studies geared toward juniors and seniors and academic advising. “Specialized courses are courses that only include honors students and are taught by instructors who must be approved by the honors program,” said Shiroma. Shiroma believes honors students will beneﬁt from smaller class sizes. “When I took Religion 150 (as a UH student) the class had 300 students, but the honors course had only 20 students in it. The instructor to student ratio is a lot better.” One of the main changes in the honors program is how the honors award is based. The requirement used to be 12, 15, or 18 credits with a GPA requirement for each level. The credit requirement has changed to 12 credits minimum. “We (now) base the award on how well you do in the courses and not how many courses you take,” said Shiroma. For the honors program, there are three levels of distinction: honors, high honors, and highest honors. Honors distinction requires a 3.25 GPA, high honors a 3.5, and highest honors a 3.75. Selected Studies is the lower division of the program and is designed for freshmen and sophomore students. Upper Division Honors is designed for junior and senior students who usually complete a thesis as part of their studies. All students are invited to apply, as the program is an academic program and not a club or honors society. “Students who are talented and motivated to excel in their studies and in their everyday lives [are encouraged to apply for the program],” said Shiroma. Neal Akatsuka graduated from UHM in the spring 2010 semester. He completed his honors thesis on anti-GMO activists in Japan. Akatsuka entered the honors program as a freshman in 2005. This fall he will attend Harvard University to pursue a doctorate degree in cultural anthropology. “The thesis helped prepare me and See Honors, page 5

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Proposed increase in out-of-state enrollment aims to ease budget crunch

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By increasing the cap on the percent of students enrolled from the mainland and abroad, UH administrators hope to ease the strain on the UH budget. ERENIA M ICHELL Senior Staff Writer

University of Hawaiʻi administrators are planning on going before the Board of Regent’s (BOR) to recommend increasing the nonresident enrollment cap. UH administrators would like to help the current budget shortfalls by taking in more revenue through non-resident applicants who pay larger tuition fees. In the face of an ailing economy, UH administrators have been studying ways to help its current budget. Administrators see potential in solving a part of the problem by allowing a higher percentage of out- ofstate applications. Nonresidents, which include mainland and international students, currently make up to 30 percent of the allotted applicants that apply to UH each year, while

the other 70 percent goes to instate residents. According to the UH Mānoa regular tuition schedule for 2010 through 2011, the estimated cost for an undergraduate full-time resident student is $3,792 for tuition, while the estimated cost for an undergraduate full-time nonresident is $10,512. “Open en rol l ment at Mā noa (st udents reg istered so fa r) is 1 2 ,0 0 0 as of today. Of t hat number, 2 7.7 percent a re non - residents, a nd 72 . 3 percent a re residents, so we’re act ua l ly bel low t he c ap a mount t hat we a re a l lowed,” sa id L i nda Johnsr ud, v ice president for academ ic pla n n i ng a nd pol ic y. When asked what the current status of the proposal is, Johnsrud said that administrators have only made a recommendation to the full board.

“The BOR will need to consider recent numbers, and that the proposal is asking the 30 percent cap to be increased to 35 percent.” Johnsrud continued, “The BOR takes into consideration that (UHM) is a state school ... and that non-residents pay more. But no qualiﬁed state applicant will be turned down in place of a nonresident applicant.” While the proposal is asking to increase Mānoa’s out-of-state undergraduate cap from 30 to 35 percent, UH Hilo is proposing for a four-year project that would allow for a 40 percent increase. At the community college level, a 15 percent cap will remain. “I think as long as we’re receiving residents vigorously, my primary concern is Hawai‘i college-bound students,” commented Johnsrud. “As long as our revenue goes up, we’re in the position to do both.”

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UH Alumni Association welcomes new president, hopes to connect with alumni

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As president of the UH Alumni Association, Douglas Inouye will be tasked with tightening the relationship between alumni and the school. JANE CALLAHAN Associate News Editor A former University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa student and writer for Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi newspaper, Douglas H. Inouye, now an attorney, was granted the position of president for the UH Alumni Association (UHA A). As president, Inouye will manage alumni relations as well as aim to expand the UH A A and initiate new ways of connecting with alumni. “ T he president is cho sen by a vote of t he Boa rd of Directors of the alumni associat ion through a suc -

cession process that lasts s e v e r a l y e a r s ,“ s a i d M a r g o t S chr ire, Director of Com municat ions for t he Univer s i t y o f H a w a i ‘ i Fo u n d a t i o n . The selection process ensures that the new president will be someone who can meet the demands of the unpaid ofﬁ ce, for the next two years. Schrire emphasized the demands of the position in that, “The time commitment for the position is significant given (the president’s) participation in volunteer committees on and off campus. The UHA A president is also expected to attend campus and community events

representing UHA A, including commencement, which is a great opportunity to welcome our newest alumni. Being the volunteer president is like having another full-time job.” The UHA A website states that there are 250,000 UH alumni who reside in over eighty countries around the world. With such a widespread alumni network, modern means of communication will aid in seeking donations for the coming years. “We are developing robust electronic forms of communication to be more cost effective and reach a broader number of alumni and donors,” said Schri-

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gave me a glimpse into what graduate school could offer,” he said. “A lot of it was self-directed but with the help of faculty, whose research I really admire.” “[The program] helped me come to appreciate what the future could hold for me,” he said. A kat suka hopes to be a professor at a resea rch un i versit y a nd cont i nue to do re sea rch for publ icat ion. “I would really recommend [the program] to anyone who really enjoys scholarship and knows that this is something that can be a stepping stone to greater things,” he said. A UH or transfer student applying to the selected studies program needs a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and one academic letter of recommendation. A UH or transfer student applying to the upper division honors program needs the same cumulative GPA and three letters of academic recommendation, two of which must be from a UHM instructor. Honors students must maintain a 3.0 GPA and take at least one honors course per semester to remain in good standing. re. Such strategies include the utilization of electronic and social media outlets. “While I am president, I hope to expand and maximize our ability to reach out to the less engaged alumni and get them to reconnect with us and their alma mater,” said Inouye in a statement. While some donors may hold off on contributions due to the economy, Schrire states that donations from alumni have been steady. In the 2009 Centennial Campaign, one in eight alumni donated to the university. Alumni donations come in forms such as of monetary gifts, volunteered

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Dr. Hunt received his BA from the University of Hawai‘i in 1976 and conducts research focused on the archeological history of the pacific islands.

For more information call the honors program at 956-8391 or e-mail honors@hawaii.edu. time, or by including UH in one’s will. A lumni gifts have a longlasting impact on the university and its students. Schrire said that an example of this is the 2006 gift from Jay Shidler, the namesake of the College of Business, who donated $25 million to the school. “( Donat ions) i nc re a s e st u dent a id a nd s chol a r sh ip s ,” s a id S ch r i re , “a nd a ls o m a ke renov at ions a nd f ac u lt y re s e a rch p os s ible .” In addition to Inouye as the new president, the UHA A also saw an addition of six ofﬁ cers and several members.

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Aloha Music Project goes national JUSTIN NICHOLSON Staff Writer

The Aloha Music Project (AMP) is a student-run club at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Now in its second year, the organization has already established itself as the one of the most talked-about clubs on campus. AMP has hosted multiple events for the student body, and uses what it calls the Collaborative Arts — which is the idea of using multiple genres, media and art forms within the same event. Collaborative Arts stresses cooperation and teamwork with all people appreciating the arts; attempting to carry that mentality beyond AMP events and into everyday life. In its ﬁ rst year, AMP held gatherings that attracted hundreds of people, such as Monster Melodica, which featured 10

bands of different genres, slam poetry, and live art performances including painting, glass blowing, fashion design, tattoo and body painting. Other events included Collabajam, where a diverse crowd worked on a single piece of collaborative art, and an open mic night at the dorms. All events are designed to be interactive, encouraging participation rather than passive observance. While creative events are what spawned interest in AMP on campus, they are not what makes this club unique. AMP has a curriculum that can be implemented at any school, and plans to expand the club into a national movement in its second year. Six other AMP chapters are currently in the works in Alaska, New Mexico, California, North Carolina and Colorado. It is the only club at See AMP, next page

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Jon Fritzler, right, founder of Aloha Music Project, hosts one of its collaborative arts events designed to feature multiple genres of media and art.

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AMP: FUTURE FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL AID from previous page

U H M t hat st udent s c a n re c eive cou r s e c red it for p a r t ic ip at ion a s i nt er ns . â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students have the opportunity to get real-world experience for their rĂŠsumĂŠ while working at our organization. We work with all types of organizations throughout Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i and the mainland. A

lot of people study something and arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to ďŹ gure out if they like their ďŹ eld until they join the workforce, and AMP gives them the opportunity to do that before they graduate,â&#x20AC;? said Jon Fritzler, AMPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founder. Aspiring to become a nonproďŹ t organization, AMP even-

tually wants to have chapters around the world, and wants to spread their message to underdeveloped countries while providing humanitarian aid. It focuses on promoting sustainable living and seeks to enhance the quality of life for everyone in its movement. AMP will continue to orga-

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nize unique and creative events throughout the semester, and is currently seeking like-minded individuals to help them spread their message. Membership is free. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in the AMP internship, e-mail alohamusicproject@gmail.com, or check out http://www.alohamusicproject.com for more information.

Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i wins race to the top grant COMPILED BY DAVIN AOYAGI Managing Editor Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i is one of ten winners for the Race to the Top Grant, which is part of President Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic stimulus plan. This grant rewards states for making changes to improve struggling schools. According to a media release, Governor Lingle said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are extremely pleased and proud that the U.S. Department of Education has approved Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Race to the Top application ... . With the Race to the Top funding and the support of the U.S. Department of Education, Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i has a tremendous opportunity to make the systemic changes needed to raise performance in the classroom so students are prepared for college and their careers.â&#x20AC;? UH President MRC Greenwood was also quoted in a press release, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am pleased and proud to see that the federal government is making this investment in education in Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i. The Race to the Top team did an excellent job in making a strong case for support. This $75 million infusion places Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i in a much better position to build a solid foundation for learning for all of its students, and it will be extremely helpful as Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i works to achieve educational reforms in the coming years.â&#x20AC;?

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Students around campus may have gone to their local restaurant or department store and heard things that make them go, â&#x20AC;&#x153;WHAT?!â&#x20AC;? Some of these moments are featured below: 1) Older woman at McDonalds: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want a Nipple Meal. What kind of place is this?â&#x20AC;? Little boy: â&#x20AC;&#x153;She said NIPPLE.â&#x20AC;? 2) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t touch those, those are stripper shoes.â&#x20AC;? - Father to son at Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shoe Department. 3) â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to get out of here. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go upstairs before I start drooling.â&#x20AC;? - Boy to his friends at Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secret 4) â&#x20AC;&#x153;How would you feel if you just found out that your girlfriend cheated on you, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re diabetic.â&#x20AC;? - Student 5) â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just hope I got a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bâ&#x20AC;? in Organic Chemistry. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all I need in the world right now. - College student 6) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look, bi$#*hing at a teacher doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help you. You are really hyper at the moment. Calm down! CALM DOWN! ...Would you like a brownie?â&#x20AC;? - A boy to a girl To share your own (truthful) Heard in Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i statements, please email me@ kaleo.org.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Want social change? Vote. Linda Lingleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent veto of HB 444, the bill recognizing gay couples as citizens worthy of civil rights, should be a wakeup call to all tolerant, openminded residents of Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i. Your vote is important. Our state harbors an energetic contingent of activist right-wingers who have been given tacit permission to hijack our social agenda by default, partly as a result of our characteristically low voter turnout. Apathy allows hate and intolerance to f lourish, and voting is the most effective antidote.

The U.S. Constitution contains provisions to protect minorities from the tyranny of the majority and to maintain the separation of church and state. These stipulations were flagrantly disregarded by Lingleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s veto of the equal rights legislation and are in danger of disappearing altogether- -not just in our state, but nationwide. The disingenuous rationale our governor gave for rejecting HB444 can be ignored. This was clearly a political gesture geared to win the approval of anti-gay zealots, the faction most likely to show

up at polling booths in the future. Ironically, it is young people - the group least likely to vote - who will be most affected in the long run by our lawmakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; decisions. Those who are truly concerned about the world they will inherit can easily educate themselves about the issues and take advantage of the privilege so often disregarded in this democracy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the opportunity to cast a vote and let your voice be heard.

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All religions have their extremists If there is but one god, can my god be better than your god? If we pause and look at all religions we ďŹ nd more things in common than differences. It is also important to accept there are fundamentalists, extremists, radicals, or just plain malcontents associated with religions that do not represent the mainstream beliefs of each religion.

We fear things in proportion to our lack of knowledge of them. Where fear exists, wisdom cannot be present. Using a broadbrush to paint any religion does a disservice to all religions. Validation of other beliefs does not mean you embrace those beliefs, only that you understand the importance they play in their lives. Each religion is true to its

believers. Religions ser ve an innate human desire to search for a deeper meaning of life. The power of whatever one calls a supreme being has been and will always reside deep within each of us; all one need do is search there.

R AYMOND M ARTIN Kapolei

Hannemann worked hard to attend a better school As a recent UH-MÄ noa graduate with an interest in the upcoming gubernatorial election, I ďŹ nd the initial feedback towards the Hannemann campaign mailers bewildering. I received my mail earlier in the week and as I read through the facts about the two candidates, nothing negative came to mind in the reference to Hannemannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Harvard education in

contrast to Abercrombieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University of Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i education. As a product of the Shidler College of Business, a nationally recognized and ranked institution, I can attest to the quality of education that our UH system has to offer. The mediaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spin upon the whole comparison between the candidatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; choice of academic institution actually prompted me to

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instead consider the diligence of former Mayor Hannemann both academically and socially to have worked so hard for the opportunity to attend Harvard University. How is it that we are bashing somebody for their hard work - do we not normally praise such things?

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For Panos, there is life after rail

Mayoral candidate Panos Prevodouros talks about how there is more to his candidacy than just getting rid of the train C HRIS M IKESELL Opinions Editor

To call mayoral candidate and UH professor Panos Prevodouros a single-issue candidate is to miss the point behind his drive towards public office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All along, my intent has been to really fix the city,â&#x20AC;? said the 49 -year-old civil engineer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can go bankrupt. Too big to fail doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist any more. Greece failed. General Motors failed. California is about to fail. Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i is right there, 15 years in the future.â&#x20AC;? True, ask Prevodouros about rail and ye shall receive â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he will tell you about how the rail process under former Mayor Hannemann has been less than transparent, that costs for the project are ballooning, that there are better solutions to traffic concerns. But ask Prevodouros what he will do once rail is gone and his platform changes to one centered around what the city can ďŹ x without it.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Between 2004 and 2005 there were 364 water main breaks, an average of one a day,â&#x20AC;? said Prevodouros. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are 12-inch pipes that can lose thousands of gallons per minute.â&#x20AC;? He points out that Honoluluâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roads are the third worst in the nation, only beating out L os A ngeles and San Francisco. This on top of civil penalties in excess of $1.6 million the City and County of Honolulu is paying as the result of a settlement with the EPA stemming from poorly maintained wastewater treatment facilities. As far as Prevodouros is concerned, taxpayers arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting what they are paying for, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re paying a lot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve degenerated into a third-rate quality of life, but our taxes have gone up 150 percent over the last six years under MuďŹ Hannemann,â&#x20AC;? said Prevodouros. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is amazing.â&#x20AC;? Prevodouros is all about the numbers, which will please ďŹ scally conservative voters in the upcoming special election on Sept. 18. But making the decision to run for mayor as a Republican required a more political calculation on his part since Prevodouros identiďŹ es himself as a social moderate. Yet the answer to why he chose to become

For 49-yearold civil engineering professor Panos Prevodouros, ending rail is only the beginning to solving Oahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget problems.

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25, 2010

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a Republican was simple enough. “I want to win,” he explained. “I used to race cars, once upon a time. I compare the Democratic

Party to a high speed V-8 race car. The Republican Party is like a small, four-cylinder sporty car. But my campaign as an independent

was like an electric mo-ped.” “You still have a chance of winning with the sporty car,” Prevodouros said.

PRE VODOURO S ON TH E I S SUE S CIVIL UNIONS “I will not take a position on HB 444 and gay and lesbian rights because I feel it is a personal issue.” H OM E L E S S Wants to invest in the 75 to 80 percent of homeless people who are “productive, reasonable members of society.” Seeks to disincentivize the 15 percent who are a burden on the system. M A R I J UA N A Has never smoked, but said that devoting a large amount of prison space to pakalolo offenders is “a real waste of public money.” Wants to prioritize ice enforcement instead.

TRANSIT Wants to triple express bus service to UH Mānoa and simplify the U-PASS program. F I R E WO R K S In favor of an experimental ban on consumer fireworks July 4, 2011 to test public response before crafting an official policy. C O M PAC T O F F R E E A S S O C I AT I O N COFA migrants should be a federal priority, and President Obama needs to fund job programs and social services for Micronesian migrants on the federal level.

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

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25, 2010 S P O R T S C OMM E N TA RY

McMackin must prove his worth

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Greg McMackin has a 13-14 record as the head coach of the Warrior football team. According to USA Today, McMackin was the highest paid WAC head coach with a $1.1 million salary. RUSSELL TOLENTINO Sports Editor Warrior football head coach Greg McMackin became the highest paid state employee in Hawai‘i when his $1.1 million salary was determined in 2008. Now, in his third year of his 5 -year contract, it’s imperative that McMackin prove his worth and lead the Warriors to success. T he team was picked 5th in the coaches’ poll and 7th in the media poll of the Western Athletic Conference. This, coming after two straight mediocre seasons under McMackin, who was hired from former head coach June Jones’ coaching staff. In McMackin’s first season (2008) the Warriors were 7-7 and lost in the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl. Last year, the team posted a losing season (6 -7) and failed to qualif y for a bowl game – both

firsts since 2005. Not the best showing for the highest paid head coach in the WAC in 20 09, according to USA Today. McMackin earned more last year than Boise State head coach Chris Petersen ($995,000), who led the school to its second BCS bowl game win last season. And many believe Petersen and Boise State, which is ranked as high as No. 3 in preseason polls, will make a run for its third BCS appearance this year. The next highest paid WAC head coach was Fresno State’s Pat Hill ($625,000); no other in the conference made more than $400,000. In his first season, McMackin even made more than Jones, who only reached $800,016 in his

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

8/25/10

By Michael J. Doran ACROSS 1 Urge 5 It’s not what it pretends to be

Horoscopes By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clements Tribune Media Services (MCT) Today’s birthday (8/25/2010). Your creative efforts provide open-ended situations where you don’t always foresee eventual outcomes. Pay attention to details as you go. That way you won’t have to backtrack to fix much of anything. Let passion guide your decisions about love. To get the advantage, check the day’s

9 Chef’s topper 14 Vesuvius flow 15 O’Hara home

16 Prevent 17 Pins and needles holder 18 Capital of Rhône department 19 Military lifesaver 20 Apple hater’s purchase? 23 Grind, as teeth 24 Prefix with -naut 25 Bygone French coin 28 Aliens, for short 29 Drive up the wall 31 Guerrero y Oaxaca 34 Run the show 36 City of NE Italy 37 2004 Daytona 500 winner 42 Gaming pioneer 43 Mends, as socks 44 Divided differently, as city land 47 10 mi. on a clear day, e.g. 48 Eggs in labs 51 Principal tonality, as of a concerto 52 Ploy 54 __ artery: forearm blood vessel 56 “Wichita Lineman” singer 59 Bordeaux brother 62 Biblical physician 63 Qualified 64 Mystiques 65 Life sentences? 66 Nothing, in Normandy 67 Takes a look inside? 68 Homes, colloquially 69 Ocular malady DOWN 1 Heavy hammer 2 It may be pending 3 Tonsil neighbors 4 Vagabonds might ride them 5 Normandy town decimated in WWII 6 Powerful punch

rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Sharing with others requires you to make special effort. Pay attention to the results as you go to ensure the most glorious outcome. Taurus (April 20--May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- An open-ended work project allows for a high degree of creativity from all concerned. Record every idea to make decisions later. Gemini (May 21--June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- To boost general morale, allow a partner to pay for the fun. Join their party, and stick to your own limits or

7 Soap-on-__ 8 Farm fertilizer 9 Bring under control 10 No longer hung up on 11 Logical abbr. 12 Ocean State sch. 13 Mail Boxes __ 21 Give one’s two cents 22 How-__: instruction books 25 Change text 26 Because, e.g.: Abbr. 27 One at a keyboard, often 30 JVC competitor 32 Uncovers, as evidence 33 Inserts 34 Dulles Airport terminal designer Saarinen 35 Stop 37 Nyctophobe’s fear 38 Suit to __ 39 Like a couch potato 40 Give birth 41 Shapiro of NPR 45 Before, before 46 Longtime tire brand 48 At all 49 Geological depression, and what the first word of 20-, 37- and 56-Across is 50 “What’s My Line?” panelist Francis 53 Explore reefs, in a way 55 Construction pieces 56 Confederate color 57 Take away 58 Beneficiaries of Bill Buckner’s famous World Series error 59 Phoned document 60 1921 sci-fi play 61 Nostalgic period

pay a price later. Cancer (June 22--July 22) -- Today is a 5 -- You feel extra passionate about your talents now. You want to produce something of value, and you need help from a partner to do it. Leo (July 23--Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- The key to success today lies in the hands of a female. She knows how to use everyone’s talents to the best advantage. Problems dissolve as you go. Virgo (Aug. 23--Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Your emotions are all tied up with ethereal success. Your partner has given you an idea. You see the

6 2 Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 thru 9. Puzzles will become progressively more difficult through the week. Solutions, tips and computer program at www.sudoku.com Go to www.kaleo.org for this puzzle’s solution.

8 3 7

8 9 9 1 4 2 2 7 1 4 3 6 9 2 5 8 4 6 1 8

4 HARD

logic of applying physical effort. Libra (Sept. 23--Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Throw your emotions into your work. You want to integrate sensitivity into the process. S o s o f t p e d a l y o u r leadership to accommodate the needs of others. Scorpio (Oct. 23--Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- You want everything to be perfect, and everyone to be happy. Someone will make effort for this to occur. Is that person you? Sagittarius (Nov. 22--Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Make your best impression at work through meticulous preparation of materials and careful selection of attire.

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Then you’re all about confidence. Capricorn (Dec. 22--Jan. 19) -- Today is a 6 -- You discover that your career could go in two very different directions. One is mostly about the money. Compassion lies at the heart of the other. Aquarius (Jan. 20--Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Two lovebirds contact you with unusual ideas for a gathering. Can you take time off? If so, you’ll have great fun. If not, send regrets and a gift. Pisces (Feb. 19--March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Although you wish you could remain dreaming in bed, work beckons. Get into practical details to focus your energy. Then plow ahead.

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McMackin: HEAD COACH NEEDS TO WIN ninth and ﬁ nal year at the University of Hawai‘i. Perhaps more disturbing than UH’s re cent struggles is that Utah State was picked higher than UH in the coaches’ poll (4th) and Idaho and Utah State were higher in the media polls (4th and 6th). Both programs, along with New Mexico State and San Jose State have been considered among the worst in Division I-A (now known as Football Bowl Subdivision) since the current WAC membership formed in 2005. In fact, head coach Robb Akey led Idaho to a 35 -23 victory over UH last season, but only made $165,797 in 2009 – the lowest in the WAC and among the lowest in the nation. And now that Boise State will be leaving next season for the Mountain West Conference and Fresno State and Nevada for the MWC in 2012, if the WAC is still around and Hawai‘i doesn’t go independent in football, McMackin could be making triple the amount as the next

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highest paid head coach, New Mexico State’s DeWayne DeWalker ($375,000). Surely, since much is given to McMackin, much is also expected of him by the universit y, state and fans. After all, football is UH’s ﬂ agship sport. A nd as the highest paid WAC head coach, McMackin knows he must win WAC titles and bowl games and get Hawai‘i to be come a consistent top -25 team. Right? In its magical 2007 season, the Warrior football team reached the top of collegiate football. They competed in the BCS Allstate Sugar Bowl, Colt Brennan was a Heisman finalist, and the team won the WAC title and went undefeated in the regular season. Three seasons later, the team’s fortunes have quickly changed. And if McMackin can’t prove his price, his salary must quickly change as well.

WAC HEAD COACH SCHOOL 2009 SALARIES (USA TODAY) Greg McMackin (Hawai‘i)

$1,100,004

Chris Petersen (Boise State)

$995,250

Pat Hill (Fresno State)

$625,000

Chris Ault (Nevada)

$377,000

DeWayne Walker (New Mexico State)

$375,000

Gary Andersen (Utah State)

$302,400

Dick Tomey (San Jose State)

$200,004

Derek Dooley (Louisiana Tech)

$200,000

Robb Akey (Idaho)

$165, 797

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

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25, 2010

Satele happy to be home M ARC A R AK AKI Associate Sports Editor Chanteal Satele realized it was time to return home after two years of playing on the mainland. “I’ve always wanted to be here (Hawai‘i),” Satele said. “The ‘aloha spirit’ is really powerful and I am excited to be home.” She transferred to the University of Hawai‘i last spring and joined the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team. Satele, a native of Wahiawā, played her ﬁ rst two years at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif. She helped the St. Mary’s Gaels to a 23-5 record and an NCA A Tournament bid in 2009 by averaging 2.58 kills per game while hitting .274 as an outside hitter. Gaels’ head coach Rob Browning saw Satele improve dramatically during her two years with his program. “Chanteal went from being a good attacker to being a great attacker,” Browning said. “She’s always had a good arm and she learned over a couple of years how to use it effectively and how to be an efﬁ cient hitter by managing situations and not making too many errors.”

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Rainbow Wahine head coach Dave Shoji isn’t surprised that Satele, a 5-foot-10-inch junior outside hitter, is now playing for UH. “I kind of knew that she wanted to come home. She is a local girl at heart and it was inevitable that she came home,” Shoji said. “She’s really happy here and happy to be playing in front of her family.” Along with Shoji, senior setter Dani Mafua is also looking forward to setting Satele on the outside. “She’s very humble and a hard-worker with a heavy arm,” Mafua said. “It’s a great addition

about the sport. “I told her to love the game, play for fun,” her mother said. “That’s all I asked her to do and she’s come to do that.”

ALL IN THE FAMILY

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Chanteal Satele and her mom LeeAnn (Pestana) Satele are the first mother-daughter duo Rainbow Wahine head coach Dave Shoji has had in his program. LeeAnn Satele helped the team to two national titles in 1982 and ‘83. for her to play with us. We’re excited to have her. She can really help us on the court.” Satele is penciled in as the starting right side hitter. “Hawai‘i already knows that they are getting an exceptional person. She’s a wonderful girl and we love her at St. Mary’s,” Browning said. “She will work tirelessly; you never have to ask her to work hard.” “I know she’ll keep getting better especially with the good coaching that they have at Hawai‘i,” he continued. In high school, Satele was a standout athlete for Word of Life Academy in Honolulu. She was a four-time letter winner in volleyball and a threetime letter winner in track and ﬁeld. Satele led Word of Life to an Interscholastic League of

Honolulu (ILH) Division II title in 2006 and was a two-time ILH Division II Player of the Year. Satele is also a focused st udent . “I’m going to major in Fam-R (family resources) and hopefully go to grad school for nursing,” she said.

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER Satele credited her success on the court to the help from her mother, LeeAnn (Pestana) Satele, who played on the 1982 and ‘83 Rainbow Wahine national championship teams. Satele and her mom are Shoji’s ﬁ rst mother-daughter duo that he has coached. “Sometimes Dave calls me the wrong name, but it’s okay,” Satele joked. “(Chanteal) plays a lot like

her mother. It’s amazingly similar; almost identical,” Shoji said. Satele said the main thing she learned from her mother was to have conﬁdence. “(She taught me) to be a strong player and have a strong mind. She was really big on conﬁ dence and she really helped me on that area,” Satele said. “She’s a really good role model for me.” Satele’s mother never forced her to play volleyball. “Like every parent, you just want your child to grow up and be successful in whatever they do,” her mother said. “When she was born, I didn’t say that ‘you’re going to play volleyball’. In fact, she told me when she was young, about 8 years old, that she wanted to play.” As Satele progressed, her mother always stressed the importance to being passionate

Along with her mother, the Satele family has produced many talented athletes with ties to UH. “She comes from a very good family,” Shoji said. Her father Alvis played football for the Warriors and made the NFL. Her brother Liko is currently playing for the Warriors and her brother Brashton is currently playing for the New York Jets of the NFL. And her cousins Hercules and Samson Satele and Melila Purcell also played football for the Warriors. Despite having a hectic schedule balancing volleyball and school, Satele ﬁ nds some free time to relax and spend time with her family. “I like to go to the beach, hang out with family and go to my brothers’ football games.” Coming from a family with an amazing reputation may seem like a burden, but Satele feels no added pressure and attributes it to her family’s support. “There’s no pressure in my family; just go out and have fun,” Satele said. “We support each other.” With the experience of winning two national titles, Satele’s mother feels that Chanteal has what it takes to be a part of a team that can go all the way. “I talked to her about it and said, ‘wouldn’t it be awesome if you guys won a national championship and you won a trophy of your own,’” Satele’s mother said. “I hope to see her have a lot of fun and represent her state well and I’d like to see her represent her university and help them win a national championship.”