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Parking space management: Remove a spot, reduce global warming?

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Some European cities have attempted to improve driving conditions and benefit the environment by regulating parking. Elimination of parking spaces in any country - especially the U.S., China and India, which are known for concessionary parking policies - can help improve air quality, reduce emissions and decrease road congestion.

SUSAN CARPENTER Los Angeles Times MCT “Parking management is a critical and often overlooked tool for achieving a variety of social goals,” according to a new study released Wednesday by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy in New York.

The study cited improved air quality, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, reduced traffic con-

gestion, improved road safety and revitalized city centers as the key benefits of parking reform.

Those benefits have been achieved in various European cities through a mixture of public policies, regulatory tools and physical design attributes, the study found. In Amsterdam and certain boroughs of London, for example, drivers pay more to park cars that emit higher levels of carbon dioxide. In Hamburg and Zurich, every new off-street

parking space that is built is matched with the removal of one on-street space.

In Madrid, physical barriers are used to prevent parking in pedestrian pathways. In Copenhagen, parking spaces have been eliminated and repurposed into bike paths.

Other tools in use across Europe include increased parking fees to reduce parking space occupancy and the need for cars to cruise around searching for

spaces; taxes on employers for each parking space available to employees; and limiting the number of parking spaces developers are allowed to build.

“What’s happening in China and India and many other rapidly urbanizing places is they are simply copying the model of the U.S. that has dominated urban development for the last 60 years,” said Michael Kodransky, global research manager for the nonprofit group and co-author of its report,

“Europe’s Parking U-Turn: From Accommodation to Regulation.” “ W hat we found through this work is that Europe was on a ver y similar trajector y, but it started to shift away from just catering to increased demand.

For a long time there was a connection between economic prosperity and motorization, and in Europe there’s been a shift. Cities that are doing quite well are moving away from just catering to car access.”

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Currently, the lab houses more than 16,000 individual plants and 160 plant species.

R EMINGTON TAUM Contributing Writer Nestled in Mānoa Valley is the Harold L. Lyon Arboretum Micropropagation Lab. Originally a renovated plantation-like cottage built in the 1920s, the lab fosters an environment that preserves native Hawaiian plants from becoming extinct and banking their tissue cultures for later cultivation.

Earlier this month, the Hau‘oli Mau Loa foundation pledged $600,000 to the capital improvement project of the lab. Since the lab was not primarily constructed for lab usage, it currently requires tremendous upkeep, explained Nellie Sugii, junior researcher at the micropropagation lab.

The money will be used to build a new lab, specifically for use as a micropropagation lab.

The lab is seen as an important factor in helping to keep Hawai‘i’s endangered plants protected.

Since 1991, the lab has served as the only tissue culture facility in Hawai‘i that conserves and

grows the endangered species of Hawai‘i. The plants are used for education, research and reintroduction to the wild.

“A lot of endangered plants are highly regulated because they are so endangered,” said Sugii.

The micropropagation lab currently has a recorded inventory of 11,246 plants, as well as 140 of 300 federally listed endangered and threatened species, said Kimberly Carhart, associate director for corporate and foundation relations at the University of Hawai‘i Foundation.

According to Carhart, the UH Corporate and Foundation Relations team was able to submit a final proposal on behalf of the arboretum, as a result of multiple proposal and development meetings.

A portion of the grant will be allocated within the next 12 months.

“It’s a godsend, it’s a gift,” Sugii said. “Funding coming in like this will help.”

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to be raised.

With the construction of a larger lab, Sugii explained that an educational component can be incorporated. This will assist the many students who already volunteer at the lab.

The Hau‘oli Mau Loa Foundation saw the opportunity to help serve the mission of preserving and protecting the natural environment through assisting the University’s micropropagtion lab, said Janis Reischmann, executive director of Hau‘oli Mau Loa Foundation.

The foundation was exposed to the work produced by the lab through interviews conveyed by Dr. Makena Coffman, assistant professor for the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at UH Mānoa.

The Hau‘oli Mau L oa Foundation requested a formal proposal or grant request from the Lyon A rboretum.

Design plans for the new lab will begin soon.

“Hopefully, in the later part of next year, we’ll see a new place,” Sugii said.

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Kalani and Taui Mo’e, members of the Hawaiian hip-hop band Splitbreed, gained a loyal following after they put their latest single, “Take Me Away” on YouTube.

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H AIYA SARWAR Associate Features Editor Earlier this month, the Hawaiian hip-hop band Splitbreed’s latest release, “Take Me Away,” went viral on YouTube. Now, they’re on the fast lane to fame.

“Listeners thought the new release featured Kevin Rudolf, a singer-songwriter and record producer,” explained the band’s agent Mike Young.

How did this happen? None of them know. The acclaimed Rudolf has no association with the song.

“It’s like a blessing in disguise,” said band member Kalani Mo‘e. “We had the opportunities to do big shows but we want to go mainstream ... I want to be the next Bruno Mars, except with a different style.”

So, what is their actual musical style?

“Well, we do all kinds. It embod-

ies our name — Splitbreed. ‘Take Me Away’ was the first time we decided to do a rock song ... but all our other songs are more electro, dance, and hip-hop,” Mo‘e said.

The band is composed of brothers Kalani and Taui Mo‘e in collaboration with their European cousin Joey Mo‘e. The two brothers, who are originally from Hawai‘i, have gained a major following in the Vegas club scene.

On the other hand, their cousin Joey is already a major R&B artist in Denmark. The band had, in fact, just come back from a tour in Europe where their fans met them with enthusiasm.

“The scene is way different in Europe. Like, one time in Denmark, leaving the building, we got chased by all these 17-year-old girls,” Mo‘e said.

With their killer musical talent and new YouTube fame, it’s a sure thing that these boys are the

next big thing in the U.S. as well.

But success in music business is nothing out of the ordinary for this family. Kalani and Taui’s father and grandfather were both well-known musicians back in the old days.

But in terms of Hawai‘i, where UFC is a major sport, the famed fighter BJ Penn has given the band additional publicity by featuring Splitbreed on his personal website. Furthermore, the infamous UFC manager, promoter and filmmaker Mike Allen has been a major supporter of the band since its beginning, playing a crucial role in their success.

He was also the one who directed their viral music video.

So watch out, Bruno Mars, because Hawai‘i’s about to get a new obsession.

If you haven’t heard the band’s tracks yet, check them out here: www.songfestexpress.com and www.splitbreed.com.

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Local sushi worth the bucks ROBERT C HOY Staff Writer On South King Street is a small hole-in-the-wall buffet, where for a scant $20.95 you can eat all the sushi you want. More frequently the haunt of locals than tourists, opinion is divided between those who appreciate the value and keep coming back and those who feel like they should be getting more bang for their buck. However, most patrons will say they think Kat’s Sushi is a hidden gem among buffets.

FOOD All of their sushi is made fresh with warm rice and cold, high-grade fish. Although there may be complaints about the ratio of fish to rice, the proportions are far more reasonable than most people make them out to be. Their maguro (tuna) nigiri is standard fare for me and I typically have about 15 pieces.

Admittedly, it has a bit more rice than most places, but this doesn’t overwhelm the fish’s f lavor.

Their rolls are a bit more interesting than their nigiri. I recommend their spicy salmon roll, which packs the most flavor, especially when ordered with extra onions. Their Hawaiian roll is a close second, followed by their spicy tuna and ahi rolls.

Judging from my previous visit, I could tell that they changed the spicy sauce. This time around, it had a chili-like heat to it that was powerful, but relatively short-lived. I’m not much of a fan, since I like my sushi to have lingering heat, but my dining companion said he preferred the new sauce, proving that it boils down to a matter of personal taste.

The establishment is BYOB, but they offer green tea, which suits the food well and cleanses the palate between rounds.

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Kat’s Sushi, located on S. King Street, offers high-grade sushi for reasonable prices, prompt mppt service and a cozy atmosphere.

S E RV I C E Ser vice at Kat ’s is always top -notch. The pleasant, conversational waitress has more than a few stories to tell about the establishment, should you be inclined to ask. Tea and water are always refilled promptly and unobtrusively, and she is more than willing to make suggestions, explain the menu and take certain special requests (e.g., asking for extra onions or avocado).

ATMO S P H E R E I always seem to miss the rush whenever I visit Kat’s Sushi, so I can’t comment on what it’s like when the restaurant is packed with people. However, when there are only a couple other groups eating, the atmosphere is very intimate.

PRICE I’ll admit that I’d prefer a little more fish and a little less rice with my sushi, but for the sheer quantity and quality you receive at the price you pay, a person would be hard-pressed to find a sushi buffet that beats Kat’s.

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The case for public higher education Is Harvard better than UH Mānoa?

This question arguably cost Mufi Hanneman his campaign in the past Democratic primary. It is also a question that seems obvious according to the rankings of U.S. News and World Report, and individuals that base their decisions upon factors such as student-to -facult y ratio and endowment funding.

According to 2009 U.S. News and World Report statistics, the endowment of Harvard University is $26 billion compared to the UH Manoa’s paltry endowment of $134,437,899.

Harvard also faces a much smaller number of undergraduates: 6,655 compared to UH’s 13,952 in 2009.

With these statistics, it may seem clear to some students that Harvard is a superior university. Harvard however, is merely an example of a phe-

nomenon that is present throughout the nation: higher-funded and more selective private universities are deemed superior.

T his belief is a self-f ulf illing prophecy, as the unquestioned dominance of private education has led to the neglect of public higher education.

Stanley Fish, in a 2009 New York Times commentary, identified the phenomena as “Neoliberalism and Higher Education.”

Fish points out that the nature of higher education has changed from one of, “[serving] as a crucial public sphere”...to a university “that now narrates itself in terms that are more instrumental, commercial and practical.”

In some ways, thriving private universities have inspired this transformation. The public universities however, are left to a grimmer fate. This fate begins as the state no longer feels a need to fund its public universities. Fish points out a transformation that occurs even when public universities begin to resemble private enterprises.

Fish says that universities adopt three tactics to help support the costs of sustaining the institution, “(1) raising tuition, effectively passing the burden of costs to the students who now become consumers and debtholders rather than beneficiaries of enlightenment; (2) entering into research partnerships with industry and thus courting the danger of turning the pursuit of

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truth into the pursuit of profger and its; and (3) hiring a larger t-term, larger number of short-term, ho, as part-time adjuncts who, members of a transientt and disposable workforce, are in e the no position to challenge university’s practices orr agitate for an academy moree izacommitted to the realizatherr tion of democratic rather than monetary goals.” ratIf these three stratliar, egies sound familiar, it is because we, thee un-students, have encountered them during our hile time at UH. A nd while we can blame the adlit y ministration, the realit rib is that we have contrib uted to the problem by e professing a belieff in the rii va v te edsuperiorit y of pri private h iin naction. n ucation through inaction. ay begin Students ma may elliiie el ef by to resist this b belief ppr prre c ii-learning to apprecinini ate the public u unie’rre versity. We’re forr responsible fo ke what we make er-of the university, and we he possess the to potential to H make the UH exper ience far superiorr to that off e any private university.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 28, 2011

Law school: money maker or money waster?

MORGAN CARMODY Staff Writer

Many students are considering going on to graduate school, but is it really worth it?

Recently, the New York Times ran the story “Is Law School a Losing Game?” by David Segal. Segal looked specifically at the employment rates of law schools across the country and attempted to figure out how many graduates are actually working within the legal field.

According to Segal, “A law grad, for instance, counts as ‘employed after nine months’ even if he or she has a job that doesn’t require a law degree.

Waiting tables at Applebee’s?

You’re employed. Stocking aisles at Home Depot? You’re working, too.”

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endemic, professors and deans say, because the fortunes of law schools rise and fall on rankings, with reputations and huge sums of money hanging in the balance. The percentage of students employed nine months after graduation makes up

mountain of student loan debt.

It is also ironic to think that institutions created to teach an ethical practice of the law are not abiding by real ethical standards. Within the article, Allen Tanenbaum, a lawyer in Atlanta who led the American Bar

...we need to be smart when choosing a law school, or any graduate school. for a part of the U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of schools.

Now, I don’t know how many law school grads are serving you coffee at Starbucks, but the fact remains that many law students are going to law school with false expectations of getting a highpaying job in the field they studied. Instead, they’re getting a

Association’s commission on the impact of the economic crisis on professional and legal needs, said, “If you’re a law school and you add 25 kids to your class, that’s a million dollars and you don’t even have to hire another teacher. That additional income goes straight to the bottom line.”

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We’re just a bunch of broke college

students hoping we’ll get lucky and land a high-paying job upon graduation. First of all, we need to be smart when choosing a law school or any graduate school.

Look at the U.S. News and World Rankings and examine their graduation rates, their bar passage rates, their employment rates, median GPAs, median LSAT scores and so on with an incredibly critical eye. By considering those rates, you’lll be able to make a better-informed decision.

Some schools, such as Yale Law, will give you the percentage of students employed in fields such as private practice, judicial clerkship, government, business or academia. Look at some of the other stats too, to get a better idea of the type of school you’re going to, including the acceptance rate

and the number of applicants.

Now, not all law schools are skewing their graduate employment rates. Generally, the higher ranked schools like Yale, Harvard and the University of Chicago try to provide transparent data.

Pay attention to the ranking of the school. The prestige of a law school plays a part in this. There is a big difference when comparing schools such as the University of Chicago or Thomas Jefferson Law or Golden Gate Law. If we are smart about where we choose to go to school, it can help us avoid being burnt by major debt once we graduate.

However, the schools themselves need to take a vested interest in their students. We should not be another couple thousand dollars for their bottom lines.

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Warriors hit the road Team in dire need of Dyer production M ARC A R AK AKI Associate Sports Editor

At 6 feet 4 inches tall, Brennon Dyer isn’t the stereotypical 6-foot10 collegiate middle blocker.

But he still finds a way to get his job done.

“He’s a good volleyball player,” Warrior volleyball head coach Charlie Wade said. “He’s played a lot of positions in his career, [but] we need him to play middle right now. He is a little undersized but [has a] fast jump, fast arm and kind of a tough match-up offensively for people.”

The senior out of Santa Barbara, Calif. played an important role in

Hawai‘i’s two matches last weekend against No. 2 Stanford. Dyer had three kills, hitting .750 the first night and 10 kills hitting .562 the second.

Dyer sees his position as a chance to distract the other teams’ defenders and give the Warriors’ outside hitters a better

The reason why he’s out there is because he’s good .... Everybody knows that. “[It’s good] to have a guy like that who you can rely on to deliver clutch kills,” Stanford outside hitter and reigning Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation Player of the Year Brad Lawson said. “When our block is focusing on other people [and] they’re getting a majority of the sets, to have a guy like that [Dyer] who can just come out and crush a ball and get that sideout for you — that’s going to be benefi cial for that team.”

opportunity to pick up kills.

“I’m the rubber duckie,” Dyer said. “I got to pull people with me [and] I got to mess up their whole blocking scheme.”

Senior All-American outside hitter Joshua Walker praised Dyer’s contribution to the team.

“The reason why he’s out there is because he’s good,” Walker said. “Everybody knows that. If they [didn’t] know that then they know that now.”

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Dyer and the No. 11 Warriors will head to La Jolla, Calif. to play the No. 15 UC San Diego Tritons today and tomorrow at the RIMAC Arena. Both matches will start at 5 p.m. HST. The Tritons are not known as a traditional MPSF powerhouse, but are coming off of an upset win over preseason No. 1 UC Irvine in Irvine, Calif.

UCSD is led by junior opposite Shane Veiga, who averages 3.05 kills per game.

“They’re always one of the most dangerous teams,” Wade said. “They don’t always post a great win total, but they always upset teams. They are just wellcoached [and] well-disciplined.”

A fter starting the season 0 -3, the Warriors fought hard against Stanford last weekend, sweeping the Cardinal in the first match and losing a five -set thriller in the second. “ We had a team meeting and ever ything,” Walker said. “ We talked to our coaches, we just made a completely 180 [degree] focus change. We had to focus on playing good volleyball.”

Wade is trying to be optimistic as well.

“We were able to reconfi rm that we’re a good team,” Wade said. “We know we got good players and I think we showed that.

We’re going to try to build on that and take it on the road.”

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FRIDAY, JAN. 28, 2011

Chasing after the Aggies JOE F ERRER Senior Staff Reporter In what may be the biggest game for the men’s basketball team this season, the University of Hawai‘i Athletics Department is trying to sell out the Stan Sheriff Center by encouraging students to be, “All in against the Aggies.”

“We need a large and enthusiastic crowd to help cheer our players on to victory against a tough Utah State team,” said fi rst-year head coach Gib Arnold.

Arnold is doing everything he

Since that game, Utah State has climbed into the AP top 25 poll [No. 25], joining No. 9 BYU as the only nationally ranked schools on Hawai‘i’s schedule this season.

“It’s probably my last chance to play against a top 25 team and I want to win bad,” senior forward Bill Amis said.

The UH players seem to feed on the home crowd’s energy. They are 11-3 at home this season, but just 1-4 on the road.

“When we get everything going our way and the crowd’s into it, we’re a better team,” said soph-

We need a large and enthusiastic crowd to help cheer our players on to victory ...

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Sophmore forward Joston Thomas helped lead the Warriors to victory against San Jose State with his first career double-double (14 points and 14 rebounds).

can to make sure his squad has as much fan support as possible on game day. Throughout the week, Arnold and members of his staff went door-to-door at UH dormitories to encourage students to come and support the team.

“Our goal was to knock on every single door and talk to as many students as we could,” Arnold said.

“If we sell this thing out I’ll coach in slippers and board shorts.”

The Rainbow Warrior basketball team will put their threegame winning streak on the line against the defending Western Athletic Conference champion Utah State tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Stan Sheriff Center.

The ’Bows will look to avenge a 66 -74 loss at the hands of the Aggies on Dec. 29 in Logan, Utah.

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omore forward Joston Thomas, who averages 10.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game for the Warriors this season.

“It helps playing in front of people that want you to win and that care about you,” Amis said.

“This is our biggest game of the year so far and we need all the support we can get.”

Amis will match up against one of the best players he’s faced this season, 6-foot-7 senior forward Tai Wesley. Wesley is averaging 14.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game for Utah State this year, both of which are team highs.

“He’s the best player in the WAC,” Arnold said “You gotta know where he is at all times on the f loor.”

Wesley had more rebounds by

himself (13) than the whole Warrior team combined (12) the last time the two teams met.

Ball control and extra possessions are the keys to tomorrow night’s rematch for UH. “Going into this game we gotta focus on rebounding,” Thomas said. “ We’re gonna tr y to make it exciting.”

Hawai‘i hasn’t beaten a ranked opponent since the opening night of the 2005 -2006 season, when they handed No. 4 Michigan State an 84- 62 loss.

“For this season, it would be a great win,” Arnold said. “But for this program, it’d be a phenomenal win.”

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