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Auditor report may affect UH budgetBy Jenn BonezaKa Leo Contributing Writer

Inadequate policies and pro-cedures to ensure proper use and monitoring of general and tuition funds are some of the problems the state auditor reported during a sen-ate Higher Education Committee briefing. The report could affect the legislature’s decision to give University of Hawai‘i its supple-mental budget requests this legisla-tive session. The briefing was held Feb. 7 at the State Capitol. “The Mānoa campus’ budget lacks the detail and support nec-essary to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources,” said state auditor Marion Higa. Higa cited four reasons why she believes UH lacks the capacity to properly use funds: 1. May 2003 policies and pro-cedures for the tuition funds remain in draft form. 2. Disbursement procedures for the new Web-based purchas-ing and payment processing system, implemented on July 2003, have not been included in the university’s Administrative Procedures Manual. 3. Disbursements for small pur-chases are made without verification of proper approval. 4. Certain purchasing duties are not properly segregated. According to Higa, the system-wide financial audit, which took place from June to Oct. 2005, was initiated because UH did not provide timely financial information to the legislature for the 2005 legislative session. “The legislature’s repeated requests for budget information and the university’s inability to provide the legislature with its funding pri-

orities in a timely manner illustrates our conclusion that the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa could not suffi-ciently justify its budget request to the legislature,” Higa said. UH chief financial officer Howard Todo said the auditor’s claim that UH did not provide funding priorities in a timely manner was false. Todo said that UH did provide all necessary information. Senate Higher Education chair Clayton Hee agreed with the auditor’s report and said, “The difficulty has been in ferreting out information from the system.” Hee said he also had concerns regarding the university’s request for

money from the legislature. He added that the problem is there are currently 192 vacant positions the legislature has already funded and questioned what that money was being used for. “It would seem that money is being used in ways the legislature did not intend,” Hee said. UHM interim Chancellor Denise Konan said, “I found [the auditor’s report] to echo many of the problems I have been concerned about since I assumed the chancellorship.” Todo also agreed with some of the auditor’s findings; however, he and the chancellor both strongly dis-agreed with the overall conclusion of the auditor’s report that UH could not

ensure fiscal accountability. Some of the steps the univer-sity is taking to resolve issues raised in the auditor’s report are re-estab-lishing the Mānoa Budget Advisory Committee, analyzing base budgets to ensure resources align appropriately with missions, implementing fiscal quality controls and improving com-munication between fiscal officers. Despite testimony by UH administration, Hee said, “The case made by the auditor is pretty com-pelling to me. It should give you an indication of what the senate recom-mendation is going to be [regarding the university’s request for funds this legislative session].”

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The Higher Education Committee, shown above, visted the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom on Thursday, Feb. 2 to hear testimony on UH-related house bills.

Jenn Boneza

What: System-wide financial audit of UH When: June – Oct. 2005

By Whom: Initiated at the request of the legislature, conducted by state auditor Marion Higa. Why: University of Hawai‘i failed to provide timely infor-mation to the legislature dur-ing the 2005 legislative ses-sion, according to the auditor’s report. Findings:1. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s budget lacks the detail and support necessary to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources.2. Mānoa’s management of its general and tuition funds provides little assurance that the university has an adequate understanding of its overall fis-cal condition.3. The university’s calcu-lation of the Mānoa campus’ actual cost per student has lim-ited value for decision-making. Overall conclusion: The budget process and financial system at Mānoa does not ensure fiscal accountability.

NewsBriefsRetired UHM professor dies Glendon Schubert, a retired University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa politi-cal science professor, passed away on Jan. 15 at the age of 87. Schubert taught as a senior scholar in Residence, Institute of Advanced Projects at the East-West Center from 1963 to 1965. After brief visits to the University of North Carolina and York University, Schubert returned as an East-West fellow in 1968. He became a per-manent member of the political science department in 1971 and was awarded the Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research in 1975. In July 2000, Schubert retired from UHM. Schubert was largely responsible for creating judicial behavior and biopo-litical behavior as subdisciplines within political science. He received a Lifetime Career Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association in 1999 for his work in judicial behavior.

Changes in Kamehamehafinancial aid Kamehameha Schools’ financial aid program for college students will

now be giving special consideration to specific areas of study and non-tradi-tional students in accordance with their new Education Strategic Plan. The areas of study are job fields with projected growth in Hawai‘i and range from business and technology to Hawaiian Studies, the natural environ-ment and life sciences. Non-traditional students are defined as single parents, sole income providers for their families, currently or previously incarcerated and seeking to re-enter the workforce, or the homeless. Applications are available by call-ing 534-8080 or going to http://www.ksbe.edu/finaid. The deadline for the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE is April 1, 2006, and the application deadline is April 20, 2006. Call Shawn Nakamoto at 541-5315 for more information.

UHM senior receives scholarship for helping transfer students The Tau Sigma National Honors Society for Transfer Students awarded Reimi Patterson, a history and religion

Activists turn to blogs for war newsBy Leigh SheltonThe Daily Reveille (LSU)

(U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. – About the only thing activists for and against the war in Iraq could agree on Monday is that they don’t trust mainstream media. The Iraq war debate between anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan and U.S. Marine Lt. Col. David Couvillon drew, among others, a small group of war-supporting moth-ers and anti-war organizers with seemingly nothing in common except that they said they look to alternative forms of media, particularly Internet blogs, to get their news. The sentiments reflect what blog researchers already know. Recent Internet research shows blog reader-ship jumped 58 percent in 2004, and blog readers find personal publish-ers, or “bloggers,” to be much more credible than traditional journalists. “I rely on blogs more and more,” said Martha LeBlanc, whose 20-year-old son is on active duty in Baghdad, Iraq.

LeBlanc, Julie Robinson and Lynette Bell, all Baton Rouge resi-dents who said they came to the debate to show their support for the troops and disapproval of Sheehan’s opinions, said they look beyond tra-ditional media for information about the war in Iraq. They also said they think their message is marred by left-leaning media that don’t pay attention to the mothers and sons who disagree with Sheehan. Sheehan, whose 24-year-old son Casey was killed in Iraq near-ly two years ago, gained notoriety in 2005 when she camped outside President George W. Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, to protest the war. Sheehan used her blog extensively at the time to disseminate information about her protest. LeBlanc, Robinson and Bell said they read “Iraq the Model,” a pro-war blog written by two Iraqi brothers that chronicles progress in Iraq since the war began. Couvillon, a Marine reservist who served as an interim governor in Wassit Province, Iraq, and now debates the war’s mer-

its, mentioned the blog in his closing statements Monday and encouraged attendants to read it. The Spirit of America, a non-profit group that raises money for American troops in war zones, set up “Iraq the Model.” They are also try-ing to spread Arabic-language blogs and encourage Iraqi students to pub-lish online. Local peace activists Hassan Ghosn and Liesse Hand expressed a similar distaste for traditional media. Ghosn and Hand, members of Bienville House Center for Peace and Justice, complained about main-stream media, particularly television outlets, saying they don’t showcase enough opposition to the war. Ghosn, a former LSU profes-sor, and Hand said they rely on blogs and other outside sources for news. Ghosn said he often reads the popular, politically left-leaning blog www.DailyKos.com, left-lean-ing British and French newspapers and Arabic language news network

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double major, a $1,500 scholarship for her contributions as the first president of the organization. Patterson has been involved in cre-ating a structure for the Hawai‘i chapter, orientation programs for transfer stu-dents, and is now a customer service associate for the New Student Programs. Along with two other students, she put together the “Transfer Student Resource Guide,” which is now distributed to all incoming transfer students at orientation sessions. She also helped develop the curriculum for a student peer mentor training program, which began as a response to needs expressed by transfer students in surveys.

UHM professor receives part of a $1 million grant This week, UHM Assistant Professor of American studies, Robert Perkinson, was named a Soros Justice Fellow in 2006 by the Open Society Institute. Perkinson will be one of 17 people from 10 states who will be receiving a grant. OSI is a private foundation in the area of criminal justice scholar-ship. They have committed over $1 million in grant support to their fel-lowship program. “This grant is highly competitive,” Perkinson said in a press release. “I am honored to have been selected.” Perkinson is writing a book on the history of punishment in America, specifically Texas. He is focusing on the dynamics of race, politics, culture and crime from slavery to the present day. Texas, according to his book, utilized a uniquely harsh, racialized and profit-driven style of punishment that turned into a template for the nation after the Civil War. “[Texas’ prison bureaucracy] has ended up widening social inequal-ity more than bringing down crime,” Perkinson said in a press release. “In Hawai‘i, I hope we can learn from their mistakes and that we explore genuine alternatives to wasteful incarceration.”

APDM holds fashionfundraiser tonight The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Apparel Product Design and Merchandising program will be hosting a fashion show fundraiser tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom. The event will also commemo-rate the 20th anniversary of KBFD-TV,

a local television station that features Asian programming. Clothing designs from Andre Kim, Korea’s first male fashion designer, will be featured at the fundraiser. Proceeds will go to the APDM program, which prepares stu-dents with the knowledge and skills needed for careers in apparel and fash-ion-related industries. For more information, call 956-6016 or email events@ctahr.hawaii.edu

Aljazeera on the Internet. “You need to look outside the box,” Hand said. “The blogs are breaking the news, not the [tradi-tional] news.” War supporters and peace activ-ists agreed that with a little practice, it is easy to sift through what’s cred-ible and what’s not on the Web. Thomas Johnson, journal-ism professor at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, recently published research that found read-ers trust bloggers much more than

traditional journalists. “They just don’t trust what they get from the American media, and they see blogs as a viable alterna-tive,” Johnson said. “Particularly those who are left-of-center or right-of-center — the more extremes of views — they don’t perceive the media as the truth.” Johnson said political blog cre-ators and readers tend to be “politi-cal junkies” with strong points of view. Readers usually look to blogs with similar philosophies to their own, he said. Kaye Trammell, LSU mass communication professor and blog

researcher, said she thinks read-ers may trust bloggers more than mainstream media because in most cases readers are aware of blog-gers’ political ideologies from the start. She said some readers may perceive traditional journalists as having agendas but have no way of knowing it. Johnson said since the war began, military professionals increasingly published blogs to provide first-hand accounts of the war. Milblogging.com organizes and ranks top military-related blogs from moms and wives to captains and front-line soldiers.

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Botany professor Kim Bridges endured the rain yesterday on his commute to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus, seven miles round-trip. Bridges makes his commute using a bat-tery-powered Segway HT i180 to avoid high gas prices and has ridden about 3,041 miles total. Legal on sidewalks throughout Honolulu, a Segway’s speed limit is 8 mph.

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The film “Jarhead” will be shown at the Campus Center this Friday at 7:30 p.m. and will play again immediately afterward. For more information, call 956-4491 or visit http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ccbac.

Upstanding Youth will perform tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. at Kainoa’s Pancake House and Sports Bar. Admission is free of charge and open to the general public. For more infor-mation, call 637-7787.

“Use and Abuse of the Amazon Ecosystem,” a botanical science sem-inar, will take place today from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the St. John Plant Science Laboratory auditorium, room 11. For more information, call Don Drake at 956-3937 or e-mail dondrake@hawaii.edu.

“Assembling Atoms, Spins, and Superpositions,” a physics and astronomy colloquium, will take place tomorrow from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Watanabe Hall, room 112. For more information, call John Learned at 956-2964 or e-mail jgl@phys.hawaii.edu.

“Evolution and Speciation in Marine Fishes,” a zoology seminar, will take place Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30

p.m. in the St. John Plant Science Laboratory auditorium, room 11. For more information, call Lynne at 956-8617 or e-mail logata@hawaii.edu.

Nā Hoa will perform Friday from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Hemenway Courtyard. Admission is free and open to the general public. For more information, call 956-4491.

“Gene Therapy: Where to from Here?,” a Cancer Research Center seminar, will take place Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at 1236 Lauhala Street, Suite 401. For more information, call Wendy Mitchell at 586-3010 or e-mail wendy@crch.hawaii.edu.

“What is Happening in Japanese Politics?” a Center for Japanese Studies seminar, will take Friday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tokioka Room in Moore Hall, room 319. For more information, call Christopher Bondy at 956-2667, e-mail bondy@hawaii.edu, or visit http://www.hawaii.edu/cjs/seminarseries.html.

“Kallautang as Ilokano Poetics of Exile and the Exile of Ilokano Poetics: Implications in Ilokano Language Teaching,” a talk by Dr. Aurelio S. Agcaoili, the editor-in-chief of the “Weekly Inquirer Philippines,” will be held today at noon at the Center for Korean Studies auditorium. For more infor-mation, call 956-2226 or 956-8405 or e-mail precye@aol.com.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 | Page 3Editor: Darlene Dela Cruz Associate Editor: Alyssa Navares | (808) 956-3222 | features@kaleo.org

By Sean HorieKa Leo Contributing Writer

Comedies have recently lacked the sort of finesse and style that “The Pink Panther” brings to the big screen. Columbia Pictures, in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, has revived the Pink Panther series from its 24-year hiatus. This time the famous Inspector Jacques Clouseau is played by Steve Martin, who brings modern flair to his por-trayal of the clumsy buffoon. Many of you may be familiar with the Pink Panther cartoon series from the late ʻ70s and early ʻ80s. This movie is not cartoon-based, but does involve the Pink Pantherʻs antagonist, Inspector Clouseau. He is the good-hearted inspector who somehow manages to cause calam-ity and chaos around him. Although the cartoon Pink Panther is not the main character of the movie, the rare Pink Panther diamond is the main subject matter. Clouseau is in charge of solv-ing the murder of the French soccer

team’s coach, Yves Gluant. Gluant, played by Jason Statham (“The Transporter”), is murdered in public after his team wins one of the most important games of the season. The story is cookie-cutter, but the film’s comedic value is why you should go to the theater and watch it. Younger audiences will appreci-ate the slapstick comedy that Steve Martin brings to the film. Although this film may seem like it is for a young audience, a majority of the jokes are for an older audience. The innuen-dos and scandalous situations that Clouseau gets into will have you laughing in awe. During the film, a young woman seated behind me kept saying at certain scenes, “that is so bad” and “that’s naughty.” I agreed. Thus, this film has earned its PG-13 rating. Fans of international film star Jean Reno should watch this film for his role as Clouseau’s com-petent lackey. He brings his own style of charm and charisma to the interrogation scenes in the film. Subtle remarks and looks that he

gives during the film pop out Steve Martin’s character with suc-cess. Jean Reno is a good compli-ment to Martin’s tomfoolery, and during the end of the film, they both give a hilarious performance. I recommend this film for everyone at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa who wants to see a good fart joke and some modern shtick. Although this film has some mature jokes, “The Pink Panther” is a great movie for all ages. I recommend that you take a younger audience to this film because some of these jokes will just float over their heads.

The Panther is back on the prowl

Steve Martin stars as Inspector

Clouseau in the 2006 remake of the classic

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On this day in 1848, Sarah Roberts was barred from a white school in Boston. Her father, Benjamin Rob-erts, filed the first school in-tegration suit on her behalf.

Nat King Cole, singer and pianist, died in 1965.

By Elizabeth Daniels

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Intelligent design has no place in science classBy Erik OpsalThe Daily Cardinal(U. Wisconsin)

(U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. — Intelligent design resurfaced in Wisconsin politics last week when Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison, proposed a bill to ban its teaching in public schools in Wisconsin. The past year of the fight between intelligent design and evo-lution was significant because it witnessed the first high-profile court case regarding intelligent design. In December, a U.S. District Court judge in Pennsylvania ruled in favor of 11 parents who sued the Dover Area School District because of a statement about intelligent design that was read aloud in ninth-grade science classes. He found that the teaching of intel-ligent design in schools violated the Establishment Clause of the First A m e n d m e n t , which states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establish-ment of religion.” The first area where intelligent design fails is religion. Supporters contend it is not a religious theory, but when it is rejected they cry reli-gious persecution. In Justice John E. Jones’ 139-page judicial opinion, he said, “It is ironic that several of these individuals, who so staunchly and proudly touted their religious convictions in public, would time and again lie to cover their tracks and disguise the real purpose behind the ID policy.” His statement is entirely accu-rate — it is creationism by another name and in no way should be taught in our science classes. It vio-lates the separation between church and state. More importantly, though, it is not scientific. The supporters of the Wisconsin law cite similar concerns. At a news conference with Rep. Spencer Black and University of Wisconsin

- Madison professors, Berceau said, “our children must be exposed to what science really is about and how the scientific enterprise functions, free of political or religious connota-tions.” Originally, the case in Dover was over a small statement to be read aloud in class which spoke about other theories besides evolu-tion. But the case argued in front of the district court showed “the board members wanted a 50-50 ratio between the teaching of creationism and evolution in biology classes.” I have no problem with men-tioning creationism. In fact, my tenth-grade biology teacher, upon starting our evolution unit, men-tioned creationism as an alternative to evolution. However, he made it abundantly clear that it had no sci-

entific stand-ing whatsoever and would not be taught in his class. For a theory to qual-ify as scien-tific, it should

be consistent, parsimonious, useful, empirically testable and falsifiable, correctable, dynamic and progres-sive. Intelligent design meets none of these standards. Its argument consists mainly of claims that there are some things that are too irreducibly complex for evolution to explain alone, meaning a system could not have possibly been formed by successive, slight modifications to a previous system. This is the premise of evolution, and intelligent design assumes it to be false. They point to the human eye as an example but, as Daily Cardinal science columnist Adam Dylewski pointed out in November, scientists now have come up with a plausible sequence of explaining the great complexity of our eyes. Simply put, intelligent design is not science and it violates the sepa-ration of church and state. It does not belong in a science class and Berceau’s plan should be supported.

Intelligent design is not science.

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By Khadeeja Abdullah & Saira LariDaily Bruin (UCLA)

(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES — As a Muslim student, my reaction to the controversy surrounding the offen-sive cartoon portrayals of Prophet Muhammad was one of anger, hurt and disappointment. I’m angry and disappointed to see the Danish media use freedom of speech as a guise to insult the personality of Prophet Muhammad, a man beloved to more than a billion citizens of the world. Anyone of conscience knows that the cartoon portrayals of the Prophet — and their subsequent reprints — are nothing less than emotional torture and intellectual terrorism. But my anger and hurt were soon overshadowed by disappointment when Muslims in Europe, Syria and Lebanon, going against the example of their Prophet Muhammad, recip-rocated hate with hate and used violence against innocent people. The example of the Prophet Muhammad is that of a balanced, tolerant and just man who held him-self accountable to his creator. To think that a community that aspires to follow his examples would go

against his principles and seek ven-geance in his name is depressing. The Prophet Muhammad is quoted to have said, “you do not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you deal with them with forgiveness and kindness.” The Quran, Islam’s revealed text, prohibits the use of pressure and intimidation for changing the hearts of people, “It may well be that God will bring about love (and friendship) between you and those with whom you are now at odds.” This is the reality of Islam that I know and that I grew up with. Still, the situation of the Muslim groups who reacted to the cartoon controversy with vio-lence in Syria and Lebanon is also important to consider. These Muslims live under abso-lutist, dictatorial regimes with little to no accommodation for democrat-ic ideals, human rights and freedom of political expression. I believe that their rage enjoys government blessings while the power-bearers in these states prefer that the hungry, poor citizenry gets distracted by an emotion-rousing subject of insults against their Prophet. This diverts their hostilities outward toward Europe, rather than inward toward

their own totalitarian governments. Their reactions clearly point to larger problems within Middle Eastern states and societies. The provocation of these European newspapers was foolish and full of hatred. It would be naive to think that there are no double standards among most European and American journalists working for big media corporations. Most of these advocates of freedom of speech do not dare write against the foul practices of multina-tional corporations, their dirty trade practices and their exploitation of labor in developing countries. Most of them would not even touch the so-called issue of national security even if the position of the power elite was against national interests. Let’s be truthful to ourselves: Freedom of speech was never insti-tuted so that intolerance and hate would be perpetuated. Freedom is upheld so that humanity is not oppressed, such that meaningful dialogue takes place to lead us to an understand-ing of respect for each other. As an individual of consciousness, I make a plea to you to allow me to introduce my Prophet the way most Muslims see him.

Muslims have a right to be mad about cartoons, but not violent

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By Elaina Sanders Ka Leo Staff Writer

Tracy Price-Thompson is a woman of energy and accomplish-ments. She is a mother of six, a decorated Desert Storm veteran, bearer of a master’s degree and a second-degree brown belt. Price-Thompson is also a best-selling, award-winning local author. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Price-Thompson describes her most vivid childhood memory as learning how to write her name in cursive on her very first library card. Weekly visits to her pub-lic library helped to develop her love of books and reading. Price-Thompson attributes her natural transition into becoming a novelist to this love of literature. She said it never occurred to her that she could channel her love of books into actual book-writing until she was preparing for her retirement from the military. It was then that she started her first manuscript. Four novels later and after a Hurston/Wright Foundation Award for her novel “A Woman’s Worth,” Price-Thompson’s novels continue to receive recognition and praise. She doesn’t believe in writ-er’s block and said “while I cannot always write something brilliant, I can always write something.” Price-Thompson credits her men-tor and friend Mel Taylor with helping her creative process by giving insight. Though gifted with supportive family and friends, Price-Thompson works more now in her career as a writer than she did when serving as an officer in the military. “Most writers are extremely busy because not only are they trying to tap into their creative source and write, [but] if they are published then that means they are also running a business, which

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Local author Tracy Price-Thompson is most noted for penning the novel “A Woman’s Worth.”

takes an awful amount of time and energy,” she said. Price-Thompson’s skill is quickly realized through a reading of her multi-dimensional stories. Price-Thompson said that her creative juices are always flow-ing, with story ideas constantly on her mind. “The formulation of a story is an ongoing process ... in the show-er, while cooking, while driving ... the characters are alive within me and allowing me to get to know them better,” she said Descriptions of scenery, sights and sounds are vivid in Price-Thompson’s novels. Being well-traveled and connected, Price-Thompson is able to pin-point the essence of the scenery where her novels take place. With her family’s roots in the South, Price-Thompson is not only able to describe the sights but is also able to write in such accurate dialects that it feels as if the characters are speaking through the pages. “My southern roots are long and deep and portions of my value system are a direct result of my mother having been raised in the south,” she said. Price-Thompson’s most rec-ognized novel is “A Woman’s Worth.” The story brings together the painful pasts of two people from completely different back-grounds. The novel deals with pertinent, real-world situations, most notably female circumcision or female genital mutilation. She undertakes this sensitive and con-troversial topic respectfully by seeking to fairly and accurately portray the situations involved with an unbiased hand. In her novels, Price-Thompson often makes references to Hawai‘i, whether it is to describe a color or a honeymoon. Hawai‘i seems to have made a deep impression upon her.

When asked what she loved most about Hawai‘i, Price-Thompson answered, “The weath-er! And the people. The culture, the pace, the love of family, and the way people of color are treated and accepted. I really love it here.” Price-Thompson is also very inspired by Africa and said she would one day like to visit and trace her family roots, namely “those portions of the continent where you find countries that were involved in the transatlantic slave trade.” Price-Thompson is currently working on a novel under a pseud-onym, which she is very excited about, but she would not divulge any more hints. For further informa-tion, visit Price-Thompson’s Web site at http://www.tracypricethomp-son.com. Price-Thompsonʻs books are available at major bookstores.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 | Page 7Editor: Darlene Dela Cruz Associate Editor: Alyssa Navares | (808) 956-3222 | features@kaleo.org

By Katherine VisayaKa Leo Contributing Writer

Klaus Keil and Steven Stanley, two distinguished scientists from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, are among the 15 individu-als being awarded by the National Academy of Sciences in 2006. Keil, interim Dean at the UHM School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, is being awarded the J. Lawrence Smith Medal and $25,000 for “pioneer ing quantitative studies of minerals in m e t e o r i t e s and important contributions to under-standing the nature, ori-gin, and evo-lution of their parent bodies,” according to the NAS. The J. Lawrence Smith Medal has been awarded every three years since 1888 to honor “recent original and meritorious investigations of meteoric bodies.” Keil focuses his research on meteorites, which he describes as “baby planets that didn’t quite make it into big planets during the formation of our solar system.” Keil said his interest in the solar system and composition of

meteorites stems from when he was a young student. “I was fascinated when I learned that there are rocks rain-ing from space,” Keil said. “I’ve been studying it ever since.” Keil has been at UHM since 1990, and has spent years research-ing stars, dust, gases and unique materials in space. The main goal of his research is to discover the beginnings of the universe. “It all helps in answering one of the most important questions,” he said. “How did we come to be? Not we as in just humans, but we as in everything.” He plans to continue his research and hopefully continue to answer such questions. With all of his scientific knowledge, Keil offers one point of advice. “The planet Earth, our planet,” emphasizes Keil, “is a very unique place — so we better not mess it up.” Steven Stanley, a research professor in the geology and geophys-ics depart-ment, is being awarded the Mary Clark T h o m p s o n Medal and $15,000 for what the NAS calls his “research and leadership in bivalve functional morphology

and the macroevolution of dispa-rate animals, including hominids, in the context of Earth’s physical and chemical history.” The Mary Clark Thompson medal is also awarded every three years since 1921 to “recognize important services to geology and paleontology.” Stanley has done extensive research on bivalves in order to understand the meaning of their shapes and the patterns of their evolution. Stanley also studies other organisms as well as large-scale evolution and extinction. Stanley said it was his love for nature and admiration of his father that got him interested in his studies. “I grew up in the country and always loved the outdoors,” said Stanley. “My father was an inven-tor and always valued generating new ideas. I guess I inherited those values. I love what I do”. Stanley is currently studying seawater chemistry as well as horse evolution. He plans to continue his research in hopes of finding the answers to his many questions. “I constantly have questions popping into my head,” Stanley said. “Even if I’m not the one to find the answers, I hope that in my lifetime, someone finds the answers so that I’ll know.” The awards will be presented on April 23 at the Academy’s 143rd annual meeting in Washington D.C.

By Spencer KealamakiaKa Leo Staff Writer

There’s something about an orthodox Jewish man, unknow-ingly high on ecstasy, dancing in the street, and then getting a full body massage from a woman who makes a living off of enter-taining lonely men that makes one laugh, perhaps more heartily than usual. “Go For Zucker” by Dani Levy, is funny no doubt, but what makes it funny is its humor’s ability to leave a funny taste in your mouth. The story is about two broth-ers who have alienated them-selves from each other, but come together after many years to bury their mother. Jacky, lying and cheating his way through life, is

detestable and even blasphemous to his Orthodox brother Samuel. The deaths of loved ones make perfect opportunities for recon-ciliations within estranged fami-lies, especially as in the case of “Go For Zucker,” when a large inheritance depends on it. When the time comes for making up, the families learn much more about each other than they expected, and likewise so will the viewer. “Go For Zucker” is fea-tured in the fourth annual Kirk Cashmere Jewish Film Festival, which will be tak-ing place at University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s Spalding Auditorium from Feb. 17 to 20. “Zucker” will be shown on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 12 p.m. and on Monday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Jewish Film Festival kicks off with comedy

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“Go for Zucker,” a film that humorously depicts a family death and family reconciliation, will be presented as part of the Kirk Cashmere Jewish Film Festival. “Go for Zucker” plays this Saturday, Feb. 18 and Monday, Feb. 20.

UHM researchers to receive awards

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SportsBriefsKa Leo Sports Staff

Same old story on the road for the Rainbow Warriors

Hawaii’s road momentum ended as quickly as it began. One game after picking up its first road win of the season, the University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team dropped another heartbreaker, a 73-67 setback to Fresno State University, Monday night, in a key Western Athletic Conference game at the Save Mart Center. The Rainbow Warriors (13-9, 7-5 WAC) dropped their seventh road game of the season and fell into sole possession of fourth place in the league standings. UH guard Matt Lojeski led the ‘Bows with 20 points in his fifth 20-point game of the season and the team’s first loss with the junior at that mark. Lojeski was 8 of 12 from the field but his 3-point attempt from the corner in the final minute could have pulled UH to within one. UH forward Julian Sensley had 16 points and eight rebounds. The senior had his streak of three-straight 20-point games snapped. Point guard Deonte Tatum added 11 points and five assists. ‘Bows forward Ahmet Gueye had nine points, eight rebounds and a sea-son-high five blocks. Statistically, Hawai‘i shot better from the field (49.1% to 42.9%), went to the line more times (22 to 15), and had more assists (15 to 12) than FSU. The Bulldogs managed to sink eight 3-pointers however, compared to Hawaii’s one. In the loss, the ‘Bows also broke the single-season school record for blocked shots. Through 22 games, UH has 129 blocks, eclipsing the previous mark of 128 set during the 1993-94 season. The ‘Bows outshot the ‘Dogs from

the field, 49.1 to 42.9 percent, but were 1 of 12 from 3-point range. FSU (13-10, 6-6) forward Quinton Hosley led all scorers with 25 points. Guard Ja’Vance Coleman added 18 points and was 4 of 8 from 3-point range. As a team, the Bulldogs converted 8 of 25 attempts from 3-point range. It was a fast-paced start to the first half as the ‘Bows held a 13-10 lead through the first five minutes. The pace settled down and the lead traded hands six times until the Bulldogs closed the half with an 8-0 run to take a 38-30 halftime lead. Hosley and Coleman com-bined to score 27 of the team’s 38 first-half points. UH shot 46.4 percent from the field but misfired on all six of their 3-point attempts. In contrast, the Bulldogs made 5 of 11 from beyond the arc, led by Coleman’s three treys. Sensley led all Hawai‘i scorers with nine points. The Bulldogs opened up a 13-point lead to start the second half. The ‘Dogs pushed their lead to 14 before the ‘Bows started their comeback. UH’s only 3-pointer of the game by Lojeski closed the deficit to 67-60 with 4:45 remaining. With just over a minute to play, the ‘Bows pulled to within 71-67 after another Lojeski buck-et. Coleman missed the front end of a one-and-one, giving Lojeski a chance to bring UH closer, but he misfired on a 3-point attempt from the corner with 20 seconds left. The ‘Bows return to Honolulu to host Santa Clara of the West Coast Conference, Saturday, Feb. 18. Tip-off is 7:05 p.m. at the Stan Sheriff Center.

UH Football adds OSU for non-confer-ence schedule UH has agreed to home-and-home football games with Pacific-

10 foe Oregon State University, Athletics Director Herman Frazier announced on Monday. The agree-ment pits the Warriors against the Beavers on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Aloha Stadium and includes a future game in Corvallis, Ore. “We are very pleased to come to closure with Oregon State on a game in Honolulu,” Frazier said. “We have a wonderful relationship with the Pac-10 Conference and its member institutions and we hope this leads to additional scheduling opportunities in the future.”

SportSPage 8 | Wednesday, February 15, 2006 Editor: Keane Santos Associate Editor: Danielle Flud | (808) 956-3215 | sports@kaleo.org

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Rainbow Wahine sail to fifth this weekendKa Leo Sports Desk

Skin-biting conditions and high winds weren’t enough to deter the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine sailing team last Sunday as they finished fifth overall at the Charleston Women’s Spring Invitational in South Carolina. The Rainbow Wahine finished with 141 points in the field of 15 teams, out were unable to move up on the list after their first-day standing. Sunday’s sail was postponed for nearly an hour due to weather conditions and sails were finally hoisted in winds between 10 and 20 mph. With the temperatures in the mid-40s, Hawai‘i fought hard against the unwelcome chill and pulled together to secure themselves a place in the top five. “We could have done better,” said head coach Andy Johnson. “But we sailed in a storm and it was really cold. Our team put up really good scores and put through a lot of adversity, and we traveled three times as far as everyone else. I think [the Rainbow Wahine] did a great job.” There were a total of 22 races split between A and B divisions. While the ‘Bows worked hard to

sail into the waters of victory, it was Yale that cruised to a win. The tour-nament host, College of Charleston, totaled a mere 22 points and the Yale Bulldogs totaled just 67. UH sophomore Tinja Anderson-Mitterling and junior Cassie Harris sailed for Hawai‘i in the A division and finished in fourth place with a total of 67 points. UH junior Shandy Buckley and sophomore Crystal Bronte placed sixth in the B division with a 74-point effort. “It was a good regatta,” said Harris. “Some of the best competi-tion in the country.” “It’s a pretty young women’s team [and their] first East Coast opportunity to sail in a big event,” said Johnson. “[It’s] great start for the women’s team this spring. I hope we have a lot of things to build on.” The Charleston Invitational is a prelude to the upcoming Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s national championship event that will be held at the J. Stewart Walker Sailing Center between May 24 and June 2. The Women’s Championship is scheduled for May 24 - 26, while the Team Race Championship is set for May 28 - 30. The Dinghy Championship, the final event for the collegiate sailing season, will be

held May 31 - June 2. The Rainbow Wahine next set sail for St. Mary’s College Intersection in Baltimore, Md., on March 18 - 19.

College (A-B-Tot)

1. Yale (31-33-64)2. Charleston (33-73-106)3. Navy (73-33-106)4. Harvard (63-72-135)5. Hawai`i (67-74-141)6. Stanford (83-70-153)7. Georgetown (74-89-163)8. Eckerd (95-77-172)9. South Florida (94-88-182)10. St. Mary’s (122-85-207)11. ODU (115-106-221)12. Wisconsin (126-100-226)13. Coast Guard Academy (118-119-237)14. Columbia (98-165-263)15. Florida (127-145-272)

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By Danielle FludKa Leo Associate Sports Editor

Tinja Anderson-Mitterling of the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine sailing team, along with partner Cassie Harris finished fourth overall this past weekend with a total of 67 points at the Charleston Women’s Spring Invitational. “It was definitely a chal-lenge going from 80-degree weather to water in the mid-20s,” Anderson-Mitterling said of the unusually cold condi-tions. “When you get wet it’s paralyzing. You need to wear a lot more clothes, and that makes it hard.” Anderson-Mitterling is a sophomore from Coronado, Calif. She has been sailing for UH since 2004 and partici-pated in 12 regattas last sailing season. Last year she finished in first place at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association’s single-handed qualifier and was one of only two Rainbow Wahine to qualify for the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association’s single-handed nationals, in which she finished sixth. Despite the postpone-ment of Sunday’s events due to stormy winds and nearly freezing water, the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine sailing team came through and finished fifth overall with 141 points in the field of 15 teams. “The other schools had the advantage,” said Anderson-Mitterling. “They practice in the cold conditions and they’re used to it.”

Anderson-Mitterling also said that the boats for the Invitational were not like those used back at home, which added made the competition the more difficult. “On the West Coast we sail in Club Flying Juniors,” Anderson-Mitterling said. “While on the East Coast they generally sail Club 420s.” While the names might sound similar, there are major differences between the two rigs that make sailing each a very different experience. The hull on the 420 has a wider

berth and the sail area of the Flying Junior is s m a l l e r than that of the 420. The s m a l l e r s a i l i n g area of the Flying

Junior makes pointing the bow much easier and allows turn-ing to be sharper and quicker than in a 420. The boats, however, weren’t the only issue of the weekend. The sailing teams that met for the Invitational were the best 15 teams in the nation. When the competition is tough, it takes a lot more effort to rise to the occasion. “I had one bad day,” said Anderson-Mitterling. “If I’d just been consistent I would have placed third, and that’s third in the nation.” A fourth-place standing is something to be proud of though, and that does not cause her confidence to waver. “We are where we need to be,” said Anderson-Mitterling. “We don’t want to peak right now. Right now I think we have a good chance at winning nationals.”

Braving the storm

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Anderson-Mitterling sails through event

Warrior Facts The all-time series between Hawai‘i and OSU is tied at 3-3. The last time the teams met was on Dec. 25, 1999, in June Jones’ first season. That season Hawai‘i had the biggest year-to-year turnaround in NCAA history. Hawai‘i defeated the Beavers, 23-17, in the Jeep O‘ahu Bowl at Aloha Stadium. Former UH offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh is in his first year as the offensive line coach at OSU. BeaverBlitz.com reports Cavanaugh as bringing in a deep and diverse recruiting class on the offensive line. Oregon State recruited six Hawai‘i natives to join its team for next year’s sea-son, including 6’4 offensive tackle Ryan Pohl who is regarded as one of the state’s top lineman. The 2006 Warrior foot-ball non-conference sched-ule also includes the season opener at Alabama on Sept. 2, and home games against UNLV, Sept. 16 and Purdue, Nov. 25.

Tinja Anderson-Mitterling represented UH in the A division Sunday, finishing fourth along with Cassie Harris with a total of 67 points.

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