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291 Strykers are bound for Hawai‘i

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Theu.S.armyisrequesting31,000hawai‘iacresforStrykertraining.Themilitary’slasttestingandtrainingground,Kaho‘olawe,is28,776acres.

By Kimberly ShigeokaKa Leo Contributing Writer

The U.S. Army plans to shipa brigade of 19-ton, 8-wheel-driveStrykervehiclestoHawai‘iin2006. All ten models of the urbancombat vehicles are small enoughtodrivedowncity streetsbutpow-erful enough tobeused in combat.Thesevehiclesusetechnologysuchas infrared radar and are able tocommunicate with one another viasatellite. Inarmycombatterms,thevehi-cles can "speak" to each other and"tell" eachotherwhenanenemy isspotted. The Stryker Brigade will con-sist of 291 Stryker vehicles andwill bring 800 new soldiers to theislands. Inaddition,theArmyisaskingfor 31,000 more acres to practicemilitary maneuvers, according toArmy officials at the Showcase oftheStrykerVehiclesheldinWahiawathissummer. TheArmywantstopositiontheStrykerBrigadeinHawai‘ibecause

ofitsstrategiclocationinthemiddleof thePacific,saidPatriciaSimoes,Public Affairs Officer for the 25thInfantryDivision(Light). "It’saforcethat’smorerapidlydeployable, more tactically mobile,more tactically lethal and has sig-nificantly increased visibility ofwhat’sgoingonon thebattlefield,"said Lt. Col. Gerald Schmitz, 25thID (L) Deputy Chief of Staff forTransformation, according to the

ArmyNewsService. Schmitzalsotoldthenewsser-vice that the Stryker vehicles will"bridge the gap between the lightforce(vehicles),likethecurrent25thInfantry Division, and the heavyforce(vehicles)equippedwithtanksandBradleys." Accompanyingthearrivalofthe

CampusBeat

Cart thrown from Hale Wainani’s 14th floor, bottles fly from Gateway By Jill Bona

Ka Leo Staff Writer

Monday, Aug. 30

1:16 p.m. — A man reported anattemptedtheftofhisbicycleparkedatBusinessAdministration.

5:52p.m.—AHaleAlohaWainaniresident reported his surfboard wasstolenfromhisroominHaleAlohaWainaniFbuilding.

Tuesday, Aug. 31

8:26a.m.—AmanfellwhilegoinguptheCampusCentersteps.Injuriesto his hands, fingers and toe werecleanedanddressed.

Friday, Sept. 3

1:03 a.m. — A Freeman Guardreported that people were throwingbottles from the seventh floor ofGatewayHouse.

12:45 p.m. — A woman reportedbeing harassed by men in a blackEscalade.

3:35p.m.—Aman trying to jumpthe curb on Dole Street with hismoped crashed. The man was con-scious and was taken to Queen’sMedicalCenter.

Saturday, Sept. 4

8:16p.m.—Anartmonitorreportedthat a former art student who hadbeenbanned from thebuildingwasin the Art Building. The man waslocatedand informedheshouldnotbeoncampus.Themanwasissuedatrespasswarning.

11:29p.m.—AHaleAlohaWainaniresident advisor reported a fighton the ninth floor of Hale WainaniF Tower. The Honolulu PoliceDepartment was notified. No onewas willing to file a police report,but information was gathered forinvestigation.

Sunday, Sept. 5

3:30 a.m. — A Hale Wainani res-ident advisor reported three menthrew a cart off of the 14th floorof HaleWainani ITower.The menwere identified and each issued atrespasswarning.

Monday, Sept. 6

3:42 a.m. — A woman reported aman,whowaspossiblydrunk,lyingdown in the Hale Aloha WainaniCourtyard.Themanrefusedtoiden-tifyhimself.Hewasasked to leaveandcomplied.

10:31p.m.—TheHaleManoafrontdeskreportedaresidentwashavingstomach pains. Emergency MedicalServices was notified. The residentwastakentoStraubHospital.

10:37p.m.—Amanreportedsome-one dropped a lit cigarette on himfrom Hale Aloha Mokihana. Dormstaffwasinformed.

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ThereseFrolad,ananthropologyexchangestudentfromnorway,triesanadvantedgebarforthefirsttime.Thebarhas1gramofcarbsandnosugar.Froladsaidthebarwasgood,butnotasgoodasanestlebar.

Atkins actualities:short-term effects

By Kimberly ShigeokaKa Leo Contributing Writer

Faddietshavebeenpopularlongbefore our time, coming and goingwiththedifferenttrends.Butasnewresearch emerges about such diets,theyseemtofadeawayasquicklyastheyappeared.Itnowseemsthatonediet is outlasting the times-the ever-so-popularAtkinsdiet. Made popular by the late Dr.RobertAtkins,thishigh-protein,low-carbohydrate diet promises rapidweight loss.Butdoes it reallywork,andisitsafe? Numerous researchdoneon theAtkins diet has shown that it doesindeed work. The success can beattributedtomanydifferentfactorsinthediet.Firstofall, thehighproteineasily and quickly satisfies hunger.Asaresult,apersononthedietendsup not eating as much as they nor-mally would. It also cuts down oncarbohydrateintake. A typical person’s daily caloricintake is about 60% carbohydrates.These carbohydrates are quicklyabsorbed and turned into sugars,whichinturnraisesthebodiesbloodsugarlevel.Thebodyreactsbyreleas-inginsulin.Thehighinsulinlevelsinthe body causes a rapid conversionof calories to fat. The result is easyweightgain.And so, theAtkinsdietlogic is simple — less carbs equalslessweight. Thisdietplanmaysoundprom-ising to weight-loss hopefuls, butrecent studies link the Atkins dietto major health risks. By consum-ing higher levels of animal protein,Atkinssubscribersincreasetheirriskof developing cancer throughout thebody,heartdisease,kidneyproblemsand loss of calcium in the bones,amongothers. The diet can reduce blood flowto the brain and heart, in turn caus-ing fatigue and an increase of riskfor chest pains and heart attacks.

Decreased blood flow to sexualorgans, another way the body tendstoreacttotheAtkinsdiet,canleadtoimpotence. Alongwithlossofsexdrive,thediet can lead to halitosis (the condi-tionofhavingbadbreath). Most of the findings on theAtkins diet generally prove that anexcessofmeatharmsthebody,frombreathtobowelsmells. The foods that dieters are sup-posedtoavoidlikefruits,vegetables,grainsandbeansareagreeduponbymost nutritionist to be important inan every day diet. Protective agentsfound in these foods can preventaging effects, cancer and heart dis-ease. These substances can only befound in carbohydrates, which theAtkinsdietavoids. Though the diet can help withweight-loss,ithasbeenproventobestrictlyshort-term.Apersoncanloseup to 15 pounds within the first 24hoursofbeingonthediet.Keepingitoffisthehardpart. The US government review ontheAtkinsdiet found that two-thirdsof the people on the diet gainedall their weight back within a year.Ninety-seven percent gained it allbackafterfiveyears. The appeal of eating sausages,burgers(withoutthebun,thatis)andgenerallyfattyfoodswhiletechnical-lyonadiet,theresultingsideeffectscancompromisedieters’overallwellbeing. The diet has been proven tobothdecreasethedieter’sweightandhealth.HereareafewmoredownfallsoftheAtkinsdiet: •Gout •Highcholesterol •Acne •Thinninghair •Yellowishandsunkeneyeballs •Muscleloss •Frequenturination •Moodswings •Headaches •DizzyspellsFor more info on theAtkins diet goto:( h t t p : / / w e i g h t l o s s . a b o u t .c o m / g i / d y n a m i c / o f f s i t e .htm?site=http%3A2F%2Fand http://www.leonardfitness.com%2Fatkinsdiet.htm)

Acclaimed diet works, but associ-ated risks rampant

Hawai‘i residentsdebate Strykers’local land impact

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stryker: Earth Justice files lawsuit

improved roads for easier transport of vehicles via ship, the purchase of 31,000 acres of land and a debatable amount of damage to the environ-ment, notes Staff Sgt. Bradley Rhen in an Army News Service article. On Aug. 17, the organiza-tion Earth Justice filed a lawsuit against the Army on behalf of three Native Hawaiian organizations: ‘Ilio’ulaokalani Coalition, Na ‘Imi Pono and Kipuka. The lawsuit seeks to prevent the Army from introducing a Stryker brigade to Hawai`i until a more detailed environmental impact statement is written and alternatives to the brigade are reviewed. According to federal law, the Army must review any massive proj-ect that will potentially have a con-siderable impact on the environment. The environmental impact statement states that the Stryker vehicles will cause carcinogens, mutagens and respiratory risks. The increase in sol-diers will likely increase traffic and competition for housing. “When land is taken by the military it is lost for generations,” said Ikaika Hussey from Demilitarize Zone Hawai‘i/Aloha ‘Aina, another group protesting the Stryker vehicles. “Four hundred million was spent on all of Kaho’olawe and not a 10th of the island is clean. The land mass that the Army is requesting (for the Stryker vehicle brigade) is the same size as Kaho’olawe.” This statement was in reply to the Army’s pledge to spend $40 mil-lion on environmental preservation. “When the Army trains, we are going to have an impact. We are going to minimize that impact,” said

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While the uS Army pledges $40 million towards environmental preservation, Hawai‘i resident worry about projected effects of the Strykers, such as native plant depletion.

Lt. Gen. James Campbell, command-ing general of U.S. Army Pacific, when asked by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin about the reported adverse effects. The Star-Bulletin also report-ed “Campbell said there were 400 changes done to the final EIS because of the 2,000 concerns that were reg-istered during the public comment period. These included changes to the training schedules to alleviate dust and noise problems.” Students on the University of Hawai`i at Manoa campus also have concerns about the Stryker vehicles in Hawai‘i. “It doesn’t seem necessary to train in Hawai‘i when the main rea-

son the vehicles are needed here is forquick deployment,” said Asian Studies junior Kathryn Takahashi. “I’m against using the land for military maneuvers because there are a lot of endangered plants that are only found in Hawai‘i, especially in those uninhabited areas which the military wants to procure,” said Kapiolani Community College radi-ology student Justin Sambueno. With so many concerns and a pending lawsuit, it is questionable whether or not the Stryker vehicles will make it to Hawai‘i by 2006.

BulletinBoardCampaign FinanceWhen: Friday, Sept. 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.Where: Holmes 244

UH’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering pres-ents a seminar titled “Campaign Finance: Everything you need to know but are afraid ask” featur-ing Bob Watada of the Campaign Spending Commission.

separation of Church and state: Relevance in society TodayWhen: Saturday, Sept. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.Where: Chaminade University, Eiben Hall 2nd floor, Ching Conference Center

The Interfaith Alliance Hawai‘i is sponsoring a panel discussion followed by interactive break-out conversations. The panel will consist of David Anderson, Rev. Kaleo Patterson, Mary Kay Ritz, Jory Watland, and UH religion profes-sor George Tanabe.

The Danny Kaleikini Kahala Hilton Hotel scholarship

Undergraduate of graduate students whose declared major is in one of the departments of the College of Arts and Humanities (American Studies, Art, Music, History, Philosophy, Religion, Speech and Theatre and Dance) are eligible for a $1,500 scholarship for Spring 2005. Guidelines are available in

Hawai‘i Hall 302. Application deadline is October 15, 2004. All applicants must be current UH Manoa students and graduates of a Hawai‘i high school. For more information, call 956-6052.

Alpha Gamma Delta RecruitmentWhen:Monday, Sept. 13 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.Where: Campus Center 308

Alpha Gamma Delta is an inter-national fraternity for women dedi-cated to academic excellence, lead-ership development, philanthropy, high ideals and sisterhood. The fraternity follows a strict no-hazing policy. For more information, visit www2.hawaii.edu/~alphagam.

Volunteer Reading Tutor

Ka‘ewai Elementary in Kalihi is seeking caring reliable people to tutor students in reading. Tutoring is one-to-one in 20 min-ute sessions. Training is provided. For more information contact Carrie Higa at 832-3500.

Orwell Rolls in his GraveWhen: Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.Where: St. John Auditorium, UHM

The Osher Institute (956-8224) is sponsoring a free film screening of Robert Kane Pappas’ “Orwell Rolls in his Grave. Asking whether America has entered an Owellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for the truth, Pappas explores what the media doesn’t like to talk about: itself.

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Major retires, returns as UHM

By Lisa TourtelotKa Leo Contributing Writer

ThecampusandArmyReserveOfficerTrainingCorpshavewel-comedanewface:MajorPaulEgli,thenewestinstructoratUniversityofHawai‘iatManoa’sesteemedROTCprogram. MajorEgli’scareerbeganasanenlistedmanintheUSNavy.Hethenwentontoearnhiscommis-sionasanArmyofficerfromtheUniversityofIowaArmyROTCprogram.Heservedtenyearsonactivedutyasamilitarypoliceofficeruntilhetransferredtoareserveunitandbecameacivilianpoliceofficerandhandledpolicedogs. EglibrieflytaughtatMiddleTennesseeStateUniversitybefore

heretired.Whenaciviliancon-tractoraskedhimtocomeoutofretirement,putthatdustyuniformbackon,andteachatUHM,heagreed. Now,theaveragepersoninretirementprobablywouldhavescoffedatsuchanoffer,butMajorEglisays,“Itkeepsmeyoungbecauseitkeepsmeclosertothekids.” TheROTCprogramisdesignedtotrainandeventuallycommis-sionstudentsasofficersintheArmy.MajorEgliinstructsthenon-contractedfreshmenandsophomorestudents.Hisgoalisto“convincethestudentthattheArmyisagoodlife”. Andifattheendofthestu-dents’twoyears,heorshedecidesagainstcontractingwiththeArmy,

“Ihopetohavehelpedmakethemabetterperson,”saysMajorEgli. Althoughhesaysthatheislookingfor“highlymotivated...scholarsandathletes,”MajorEgli’saffectionforallofhisyoungstudentsisapparent.Thestudentslovetherelaxedatmo-sphereofhisclassroom. Theyalwayspracticetheclas-sicArmy’spolicyofrespectforanofficerbyaddressinghimas“Sir,”butdespitethestrictnatureofthispolicy,MajorEglihasfoundawaytofostercamaraderieamongstthestudents.Hehasallowedthestudentstobondinawaythattheywouldnothavebeenabletoinanyotherclassroomenviron-ment.

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Major paul egli teaches several classes in the uhM military science program at both introductory and intermediate levels. he is accompanied by wife Vicky and his two daughters Katie and emma.

ROTC instructor

It’skindofodd;everytimeIgotothestorewithoneofmyfriends,shoppingbecomesahugehassle.Alotofpeoplecomplainaboutthethingstheyhavetogothroughtoshopthesedaysbut,barringschoolsalesandthattime-periodbeforetheswitchoverintothenewmillennium,myshoppingexperiencehasneverbeenworrisomeduetothepresenceofothershoppers,oratleastoneswhoarenotinmyparty. No,Iamthefirstonetoadmitthatmyshoppingstressisself-cre-ated.IthinkIamoneofthemostneuroticshoppersoutthere,evenmoresothanmymother,awomanwhocanspendmorethanthreehoursinastoresearchingfornothinginparticularwhilemakingherselfverydifficulttofind—andthus,difficulttotaketotheregister.See,whileIknowIdon’ttakeaslongshedoesinthestore,IdoputalotofthoughtintohowandwhatIbuy.Idothisbecause,ofcourse,oneonlyhasafinitesupplyofcashtouseandarelativelylooselimitonthethingsonewantstopur-chase;yetsomepeoplesayIgivethingstoomuchthought. Forinstance,ifyouwanttogetalongwithyourfriendswhileyouareinasupermarket,don’tbringacalculator,ordoanynumbercrunchinginyourheadforthatmatter.Ofcourse,certainpric-ingstructuresdefylogic—like,forexample,howa20ouncecan,a32ouncefountaindrinkandatwoliterbottleofsodacanallhavebasi-callythesameprice,whichiswhyIalwaysfinditnecessarytocalculateper-unitcost.Comeon,wearepoorcollegestudents,soyou’dfigurethatnothingwaswrongwithtryingtomakeyourdollarstretchabitfurther. Thatis,ofcourse,exceptwhenyouhavebuddieswithyou.TheymightaskmewhatI’mdoingwhileI’mpunchingnumbersfuriouslyinto

thecalculator(orifIdon’thaveacalculator,tryingtodotheunitcostratioinmyhead).“It’sunitcost,”Itellthem,andafterwardtheygivemethat“I-don’t-know-what-the-heck-you’re-talking-about”look.Iexplainfurther,“Well,see,ifa20ouncebottleofsodacoststhesameasatwoliterbottleofsoda,theunitcostperounceofsodawouldbelessforthebiggercontainer.”ThenIfindoutthattheydon’treallycare,eventhoughI’veexplainedtothemhowtogetmoresodafortheirmoney.Oh,well. Ioftenrunintothesameproblemwhenwe’reinthecheckoutline.Oftenenough,wearenotinaveryfast-movingline.Whenoneofmyfriendscomplainsaboutthelinenotmovingfastenough,Ipointoutthatinagroupofanynumberoflines,oddsarethatnotonlywillyounotbeinthefastestline,butyouhaveamuchbetterchanceofbeingnexttoalinethatisfasterthanyours.It’sjustprobability. Ireadthisinadiscretemathtext-bookonce.It’sthesameconceptasbeingonagameshowwheretheyaskyoutopickonecurtainoutofX

amountofcur-tains.Onlyonehasthegrandprizebehindit,andtheyopenallbuttheoneyoupickedandanothermysteryone.Iftheyofferyouachancetoswitchcur-tains,you’dbetterwelltakeitbecausechancesare,youdidn’tpicktherightonethefirsttime.

Ofcourse,checkoutlinesatasupermarketaren’treallylikecur-tainsonagameshow.Whileyoudogetsomethingyouwantoutofboth,gameshowsinvolvepositivecashflowandsupermarketsaregener-allyplaceswhereoneexperiencesnegativecashflow.Butit’snotlikeit’slifeordeathor,forthatmatter,brand-newcarornobrand-newcaratthesupermarket.Maybethestress-esofcalculationwhenI’mshoppingshouldnotbetakenasseriouslyas,say,youroddsofwinningonsuchatelevisionprogram. ButIdoknowonethingthat’sconcrete:Whenmybuddy’sdonewithhis20ouncebottleofpop,I’llstillhavesodatoguzzleandmoneyinmypocket.

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Ineedtosellmyjunk.Likemostcollegestudents,Ihaveaccumulatedamassivecrap-loadoffilmsIwillneverwatchagainandmusicIhavenotlistenedtosincethePepShopBoyswerestillhip.IwasthinkingaboutusingeBaybutthenIrealizedthatlikeatypicalcollegestudent,Iamalsotoolazytogothroughtheprocessofpackaging,shippingandpayingeBayapercentageofmysale. SoIdecidedtosellmyjunktotheneighborhoodusedbookandmusicstore.You’veprobablyseentheads:“Willbuyyouruseditemsforcash!”Anditseemsevenmoreintriguingwhentheadsproclaim:“Willbuyyourusedtextbooksforcash,”becausenothinghurtsmoretomywalletthentheUniversityofHawai‘iatManoaBookstore’s“buy-back”program.Butlet’snotdiscusstheUHMBookstore’sbuy-backprogram,becausethatisanever-endingsagaoftheoriginal“rip-off-the-already-poor-college-student.” Let’stalkaboutstoreslikeCheapoMusicinPuck’sAlleyandRainbowBooksandRecordsinVarsitySquare.Theexperienceofhockingyourwaresatthesestores—withnotintentionofreturningtopickthemup—isaninterest-ingexperience.Likesexeducationforkidsinmiddleschool,poten-tialusedbookandmusicsellersneedtobeeducatedabouttheimpendingdangersofcontactwithbuyers.Soconsiderthisalesson

inselling.Heck,itwasyourfaultforaccumulatingsomuchjunkinthefirstplace. RuleNumberOne:Youwillnotgetmorethanone-eighthofwhatyouoriginallypaidfortheitem.Don’teventrytobargainwiththestoreemployee,astheusualresponseisadisenchanted,“Well,Idon’tevenneedyourstuffany-way.” RuleNumberTwo:Store

employeeswillmanhandleyourproducts.Sincetheyfiguredyoudonotwantyouritemsanymore,theywilllookthroughyourstuffandleavetheirgrodyfingerprintsalloverit.Caseinpoint:WhenIattemptedtosellmyDVDstoanemployeeatCheapos,hecheckedthemforscratcheswhileleavinghisfingerprintsalloverthediscs. RuleNumberThree:Youwillbestandingaroundforalong

time.Regardlessifthereisalineornot,usedbook/musicstoreemployeesalwaysseemtotaketheirtime;it’sliketheyarecalcu-latingthelowestpossiblepriceforyouritems. RuleNumberFour:Storeemployeeswillneversmileandtheydon’texpectyoutoeither.RemembertheboredexpressionsofcharactersinKevinSmithfilms?Eachusedbook/musicstoreemployeeplaysintoSmith’sstereotypealittletoowell.Theyneversmileandseemtomumblewhentheytalk.Ifyousmileatthem,bepreparedforthemtoshootyouthemostboredexpres-sionyouwilleversee. RuleNumberFive:Trytofindsomethingthatyouandthestoreemployeehaveincommon.Forexample,lookathisT-shirt.Ifthedesignonitishisfavoritebandorcomicbookhero,remarkhowcoolhisshirtis;butmakesureyouhavejustabitofknowl-edgebecausenothingismoreembarrassingthenbeingafauxMetallicafan. Finally,RuleNumberSix:Keepinmindthatusedbook/musicstoresarecompanies,andlikeallcompaniestheyareouttomakeawideprofitmargin.Yourwell-beingislastoftheircon-cerns,sopleadingthatyou“needthemoney”willgounheard. Thelessonlearnedisthis:Stopaccumulatingjunk!Simplifyyourlifenowsothatyouwillnothavedealwithitlater.Afterall,IamprettysureIwillnotbedancingtoMandyMoorewhenIam80.

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Used items’ return meager

‘Unit cost’ hauntsthe careful consumer

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BuyerBlue

“... If you want to get along with

your friends while you are in a supermarket, don’t bring a calculator ...”

“... You wil not get more than one-eighth of

what youoriginally paid for the item. Don’t

even try to bargain ...”

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Hamilton adds computer lab

By Chad InamineKa Leo Staff Writer

ThankstoarecentdonationbythePepsiBottlingGroup,theHamiltonandSinclairlibrarieshaveundergoneseveralenhance-mentsinitscomputerlabs. Duringthesummer,thesecondflooroftheHamiltonLibraryreplaceditsslowerIBMequip-mentwithfastercomputers.Therehavealsobeenofficesuppliesaddedforgeneraluse.Sinclairhadarenovationwithsometechnol-ogyreplacementsaddedaswell. StudentswillnowhavetologinwiththeirassignedUHusernameandpassword(thesameoneenteredatMyUH).Withthiscomesmoreaccountability,althoughtherearestillmanypub-licterminalsavailable. Forthosewhologin,moreapplicationswillbeavailable.Unliketheprevioussetupofjustasimplebrowser,userscanlookforwardtoadditionalfeatureslike

securee-mail,filetransferproto-col(FTP),andMicrosoftOffice. ChangesarestillbeingmadeattheSinclairlibrary,withplansforredoingtheinfrastructure.Insteadofaddingmorecomputerstothelab,thislibraryhasbeenassignedprimarilyforgroupworkandpor-tablewirelesscomputeraccess. Newtablesandpoweroutletswillbeaddedthissemesterwiththegoalofbeingagrouplab.Studentscanexpecttoseethiscompletedbyspring2005. Andbecauseofthecurrentrenovations,technicalsupportwillbelimited.Butifit’sjustapass-wordthatneedstobereset,labmonitorscandothis,providedthestudentshowsidentification,likeadriver’slicense. Bothlabsareopenduringnor-mallibraryhours.Forupdatesortechnicalinformationonthenewlabs,visittheITSLabhomepageathttp://www.hawaii.edu/itslaborcalltheITShelpdeskat956-8883.

Sub-standard plot piqued by performances in ‘Wicker Park’

By Beth FukumotoKa Leo Campus Editor

Twoyearsago,theloveofMatt’slifevanishedmysteriously.Now,anearlyengagedMattrenewshissearchforhislostloveaftercatchingaglimpseofherinarestaurant.Meanwhile,he’ssleepingwithhisstalkerwhoisneitherhisfiancenorhislostlove.Confusedyet? Granted,thefirst20minutesofPaulMcGuigan’s“WickerPark”willleaveyourheadspin-ning;butonceyougetusedtotheconstantflashbacksandnon-sequentialstoryline,you’llfindatolerablefilmwithbelievableperformancesfromaverygoodlookingcast. Withoutcompletelyunravel-ingtheplot,notmuchcanbesaidaboutthelooseremakeoftheFrenchfilm“L’Appartement,”otherthanthatitinvolvesfourobsessedyoungadultsstuckinwhatcanonlybedescribedasalovequadrangle. Ican,however,commentonMcGuigan’sexcellentdirectingoftheyoungcast.Moreoftenthannot,theuseofflashbacksanddifferentpointsofviewconfuseratherthanenlighten.Andforthefirsthalfofthefilm,McGuiganleavesyouwonderingwhetherornothe’sgoingtopullitoff.I’mhappytoreportthathedoes. Byshowingthestoryfromeveryone’spointofview,

McGuiganallowstheviewertoidentifywithoratleastcompre-hendeachcharacter.Thisalsoremovesallhopeofcreatingaclearcutvillain.Notasinglepor-tionofthemovieisinchrono-logicalorder,butMcGuiganman-agestotieitalltogether,leavingtheviewercompletelysatisfiedwiththeendresult. Thecastalsodeservescreditfortheemotionstheaudienceinvestsintoeachcharacter.Afterbeingovershadowedinmovieslike“PearlHarbor”and“BlackHawkDown,”JoshHartnett(Matt)hashisfirstsuccessasaleadingman.Heisabsolutelybelievableasabrokenhearted,love-struckniceguy,desperatetofindthewomanheloves.Hishonestportrayaldrawstheviewerintothemovieenoughthatyoureally,reallywanthimtofindhisgirl. MatthewLillard(Luke)playsMatt’sbestfriend,whofindshim-selfstuckinthemiddleofMatt’sdramaticlovelife.Althoughtherolerequiresamuchmoretoned-downLillard,hestillmanagestogetafewlaughswhileremainingtruetohisslightlycluelessbutbig-heartedcharacter. AfterplayingHeleninthisyear’ssummerepic“Troy,”DianeKrugerfindsherselftheobjectofanotherman’sobsessionasMatt’strueloveinterest,Lisa.Althoughherscenesinthemoviearethemostsporadic,Krugermanagesto

keepthestorylinestraight,whichgreatlyaidestheviewergrapplingwiththetimeshifts. Despitegreatperformancesfromalltheactors,AustraliannativeRoseByrnestealstheshowasAlex,Matt’ssecretadmirer.Byrne,whoplayedBriseisoppo-siteBradPittin“Troy,”takesonacompletelydifferentroleasAlex.Quiteshyandseeminglyinnocent,AlexspendsmostofhertimepiningafterMattfromafaruntilshefinallymakeshermoveandfurthercomplicatesthesitua-tion. Asacharacter,Alexhasthepotentialtobeloathedbytheaudienceforherpartinthestory.ButitisimpossibletohateherwhenplayedbyByrne.Byrnebringssuchdepthtothecharacterthatanyonecanunderstandhowshefeelsandwhyshedoeswhatshedoessimplybylookingintohereyes.Veryfewpeoplehavetheabilitytoturnavillainintoavictim.Byrneisoneofthefew. Intheend,McGuiganandthecastmanagetoturnamediocrescriptintoanintriguingfilmwithlovablecharacters.Itwasworththehourandahalfofmylife,andIwouldrecommendittoafriend.

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From page 8

Wahine: Win despite service errors

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Hawai‘i’s Kari Gregory, left, and Susie boogard go up for a block against eastern Washington’s Christina Albers in the ‘bows’ season opener. Gregory entered Thursday’s match against the eagles after starting Wahine freshman middle Juliana Sanders went out with an injured ankle. Gregory had one solo block and three block assists in one game against the eagles.

seemed shaky as they over-passed on many serves. Both teams traded blows in Game 2, as Arizona used outside hitters Jennifer Abernathy, Meghan Cumpston and Bre Ladd. Back-and-forth rallies kept the Wahine alive and on their toes. At times the score seemed to be evenly trailed, espe-cially in the end when Hawai‘i held off four Wildcat game points to win the game at 33-31. In Games 3 and 4, Arizona dominated the Wahine. Both games seemed to mirror one another with Arizona victorious in both sets 30-26. “Arizona exploited a lot of our inexperience, but that was to be expected,” Hawai‘i head coach Dave Shoji said. “They did a good job of working our weak spots.” Back-up setter Cayley Thurlby and right side hitter Teisa Fotu entered the match and ignited a spark in the Wahine, but that was not enough to win the fourth game as Hawai‘i was plagued with ser-vice errors and holes in the defense where the Wahine scrambled and struggled to the floor. Arizona played harder and stepped up their defense. Wildcat outside hitters hit through, over and around the Rainbow block. Arnott came alive in Game 5 as her two kills evened the score at 7-7. A solo block by Boogaard on Stephanie Butkus and a hitting error on Arizona put Hawai‘i up 9-7. Boogaard’s final kill set up the Wahine match point at 14-10. After

a kill by Abernathy, Hawai‘i won the match with a kill by Prince, her 12th of the match. “We were struggling, but every-one hung in there; no one got down; that’s what you’ve got to love about the team so far,” Shoji said.

Notes: With a sweep of this week-end’s matches, the Rainbow Wahine moved up from No. 13 to No. 11 in this week’s USA Today/CSTV Top

25 Coaches Poll, released Monday.

All-tournament team:Most Outstanding Player: Kanoe Kamana‘o (UH)Keva Sonderan (EWU)Lindsey Sherburne (USD)Meghan Cumpston (UA)Susie Boogard (UH)Victoria Prince (UH)Devon Forster (UA)

uH defensive back Abraham

elimimian inter-cepts a pass intended for

Florida Atlantic wide receiver brittney Tellis

during Saturday night’s season

opener at Aloha Stadium. despite

elimimian’s efforts, the Owls

passed the Warriors, 35-28.

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UH defensive back tough, but Warriors can’t clip owls’ wings

By Brandy FloresKa Leo Associate Sports Editor

Interceptions, tackles, incomplete passes — that’s only part of what the Warriors brought against the Florida Atlantic Owls on Saturday night. Anyone watching the Warrior football game saw some spectacular plays, rough calls and a heartbreak-ing loss in overtime. The much-anticipated debut of the Warrior offense produced mixed results: a balance of big plays and missed chances. However, one of the biggest key players for the Warriors wasn’t on the offense — he was on the defense. Cornerback Abraham Elimimian, entering his senior season as an all-Western Athletic Conference honorable mention, ended last season co-leading the

team with four interceptions and tying for fifth in the WAC, averag-ing 0.29 interceptions per game. Not missing a beat, he started the night by snagging two interceptions in the first half. With 1:32 remaining in the first quarter, Owl quarterback Jared Allen threw a pass that was inter-cepted by Elimimian, stopping the Owls’ rushing drive. With that, he set up a scoring chance for Hawai‘i quarterback Timmy Chang and the Warriors to pull ahead at the end of the first. That was just the beginning of the night for Elimimian as he went on to intercept a second Owl pass in the middle of the second quarter. With 4:51 left in the first half, Elimimian again picked up an interception, this time from Owls quarterback Danny Embick, stopping their drive on the

Hawai‘i 39-yard line. “Elimimian made some big plays,” Hawai‘i head coach June Jones said. “He was right there every play.” Elimimian was just getting started for the night and though he did not make any additional inter-ceptions, he proceeded to make five tackles and broke up two passes for the Warriors defense. Against the Owls’ top tight end Anthony Crissinger-Hall, he was able to block Allen’s pass to Crissinger-Hall, forcing a punt to turn the tables back around for the Warriors at the end of the third quarter. Although Chang believes too many mistakes cost them in the long run, he also said, “we didn’t help our defense out, they played too many minutes. We hurt our-selves tonight.”

FAU: Owls score early in OT, hold off Warriors

From page 8

two weeks ago,” said Crissinger-Hill as he basked in the Owls’ victory. After tying the score at 28 points, the Owls missed the extra point as Warrior defensive end Nkeruwem “Tony” Akpan used every inch of his 6-foot-7-inch frame to block the low kick. After leaving the door open for the scrappy Owls, the Warriors, for the first time in the game, displayed a sense of urgency to keep from get-ting locked out in overtime. “We let them in the door with the 28-22 UH score, and they came back and made a big play on fourth down,” said Hawai‘i quarterback Timmy Chang. “Pressure makes you better,” Hawai‘i head coach June Jones said. “You don’t want to play when there’s not that kind of pressure, because you don’t find out who you are.” In collegiate overtime games, each team gets an opportunity to move the ball 25 yards en route to a touchdown score. The Owls lost the coin toss and got the ball first. It took FAU just seven plays to advance the football into the end zone. FAU faced a third-down-and-three situation on the 19-yard line when Jared Allen threw an arrantly-

off pass, which was snagged by their record-setting tight end. This first down completion led to Doug Parker’s 7-yard touchdown run. “There are four or five plays that decide the outcome of the game and tonight those plays went to them,” said Jones. The Warrior offense then took the field, finding themselves behind on the scoreboard for the first time in the game as they felt the pressure mounting. Chang misfired on his first two passes, which brought up third-down-and-long. The Warriors were a dismal 3-15 for the evening on third down conversions and the stage was set for someone to step up. “You’ve got to make plays when you have the chance to make them because if you don’t, that stuff comes back to haunt you,” said Jones. On third down, Chang completed a 7-yard pass to Gerald Welch, which brought up fourth down. On fourth down, Chang again looked to connect with Welch but this time the play was broken up by FAU line-backer Shomari Earls. “Hopefully losing will make us better persons and better play-ers. And hopefully it will bring us together as a team,” said Warrior linebacker Ikaika Curnan. “FAU out-ran us, they out-hit us and my hat goes off to them.”

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Hawai‘i receiver Jason rivers gets a hand on the ball as Florida Atlantic defenders Willie Hughley and Cameron rodgers try to prevent the reception.

Kai, UH offense resurface on road By Kevin suzuki

Ka Leo Staff Writer

While the Warrior football team was upset at home by Florida Atlantic, the Rainbow Wahine soccer team overcame all odds away from home to go undefeated on its first road trip of the season. The Wahine improved their record to 3-1-1, upsetting three respectively ranked teams in the west region, all within the top 15, according to Soccer Buzz Magazine. This weekend overwhelmingly represented the Wahine’s toughest string of road games. But they flew home on Monday after finishing their undefeated three-game cam-paign against UC Santa Barbara,

USC and Loyola Marymount, victo-rious in each match by a margin of 2-1. Junior forward Natasha Kai earned Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the seventh time in her career for her exploits on the road. Kai scored a goal in every game, including two game winners both occurring in overtime against UCSB and LMU. Hawai‘i hopes to continue their win streak by upsetting nation-ally ranked Duke this Friday at 7 p.m. at the Waipi‘o Peninsula Soccer Stadium. They wrap up their tournament performance with a match against Long Beach State on Monday at 5 p.m. in the Outrigger

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Mighty Warriors fall to I-AA owls

Florida Atlantic tight end Anthony

Crissinger-Hill made this touch-

down reception which tied the game seconds

before the end of the fourth quarter, sending the game

to overtime. FAU eventually won the

game, 35-28.

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By Mike YoshiuraKa Leo Staff Writer

TheUniversityofHawai‘iWarriorfootballteam(0-1)andtheir39,390fansatAlohaStadiumwereleftinshockandsilenceafterbeingdefeatedbyastrongFloridateam,35-28,inSaturdaynight’shomeopener. Butthislossdidn’tcomeatthehandsofjustanyFloridafootballteam;thisdisappointinglosscameatthehandsoftheprobation-aryDivisionI-A,stilltechnicallyDivisionI-AA,FloridaAtlanticOwls(1-0)oftheSunBeltConference,whotheWarriorsmayhaveunderes-timated. “We’refromFloridaandwe’vegotalotoftalent,”saidFAUtightendAnthonyCrissinger-Hill.“Idon’tknowwhyanyteaminAmericawouldunderestimateus.” Warriorfanswatchedasthe

exuberant22-pointunderdogsandahandfuloftheirfanscelebratedinthenorthendzonetothetuneofa35-28overtimeupset. TheWarriorstookanine-pointleadintothethirdquarterbutwhenitmatteredthemost,theWarriordefensefailedtoaccountfortheelu-siveCrissinger-Hill. Aftersettingaschoolrecordwith15passreceptions,Crissinger-Hillsaid:“Ican’tputthefeelingintowords.ItfeelslikegettingstraightA’sinschoolbecausenoonethinksyoucandoit.” TheOwlplaymakeralsocaughtthe31-yardtouchdownstrikeonfourthdownthatknottedthegameupwith23secondsleftinregulation. “Weknewweweregoingtowinfromkickoff,infactweknewweweregoingtowinthegamefrom

see FAU, page 7

Hawai‘i sopho-more left swing hitter Alicia Arnott had 18 kills and 12 digs in the ‘bows five-game victory over then 17th-ranked Arizona.

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UH victorious in marathon matches By Liane Yim

Ka Leo Staff Writer

PerhapsitwasfittingthattheLaborDayweekendfortheRainbowWahinevolleyballteamconsistedoftwofive-gamematchvictoriestowintheHawaiianAirlinesWahineVolleyballClassic. OnSunday,theWahine’s2-hourand40-minutegameagainstthethen-No.17UniversityofArizona(2-2)wasnotallthateasy,buttheRainbowWahine(3-0)cameouton

top,winning30-24,33-31,26-30,26-30and15-11. AfterdefeatingEasternWashingtoninthetheirseasonandtournamentopenerinthreegamesandbestingSanDiegoinfive,the‘Bowsfacedtheirtoughestcompeti-tionyetthisseasonintheWildcats.Thecrowdof5,018buzzedwithexcitementastheywatchedthetwovolleyballheavyweightsbattleitout. The‘BowsreliedontheforceofoutsidehittersSusieBoogaardandAliciaArnottandmiddlehitters

VictoriaPrinceandKariGregorytoputawayballs,especiallyintheabsenceoffreshmanmiddlehitterJulianaSandersandseniormiddleblockerMelodyEckmier,whowereoutwithinjuries. Hawai‘istartedoffstronginGame1withtoughserving,whichmadeitdifficultforArizonatoestablishconsistencieswiththeirpassingandhitting.TheWildcatsseemedshakyastheyover-passed

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