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Hip-hop, poetry readings,guest speakers andAfricandrum-ming are samples of the lineupfor the first African-AmericanCultural Expo at the Universityof Hawai‘i Campus Center court-yard,onDec.5from10a.m.to2p.m. Theevent,whichisorganizedby professor Katherine Takara’sBlackExperienceClub,willpres-entAfrican-Americanculturehereontheislands. “Some people in Hawai‘idon’t know enough about blackculture.There isagrowingpopu-lationthatneedstobeexpressed,”said event director Joe Peach.StudentswillgetanopportunitytoseeAfrican traditions and historythroughmusic,danceandsong. “This has never been donebefore,”Peachsaidaboutthecul-tural expo. “The students haveworked really hard to put thistogether.” The Black Experience ClubconsistsofstudentsfromTakara’sEthnicStudies305and306class-es,entitled“TheAfrican-AmericanExperience.” The event will be

based on information learned inclass. “We wanted to find a betterway to learn more aboutAfrican-American culture instead of writ-ingatermpaper,”Peachsaid. The event will have demon-strations of West African ritualsas well as speakers talking aboutthe issuesconcerningAfricanandAfrican-American people in his-toryandinthepresent. One speaker, Josiah Alamu,is an international student fromGambia, Africa. His presentationwill include general issues in hiscountry as well a general ideaaboutAfricanculture. Dr.RodneyRoberts,assistantprofessor in the UH PhilosophyDepartment, will be speakingaboutminorityissues. Danielle Conway-Jones, pro-fessorattheUHLawSchool,willalsobeaguestattheevent. “Students will be able toexperience good music, informa-tion, dancing and other culturalthings thatwillepitomizeAfricanand African-American culture,”Peachstated. The cultural event shoulddraw a crowd with the sound ofDjembaes (African drums), free-

style “flows” of local rap artistsand performances by break-danc-ers. Starr Anastasio and ReggaeMcGowenwillbeputtingonatra-ditional African drum and danceperformance with students Jin ItoandChrisFong. Master musician MoussaBangoura will be assisting theperformance with dun duns (talk-ingdrums)andotherinstruments. The students in the BlackExperience Club will also bereading poetry and excerpts fromprominent black figures such asMartinLutherKing,Jr.,FrederickDouglass, W.E.B DuBois and thecontroversialSojournerTruth. The queen of spoken word,Katana, will also be performingherpoliticalpoetrywithherstaplehip-hopstyle.ShehasjustreleasedherfirstCDandhasatoursched-uledthroughoutthemainland. ThelocalCapoeiragroupwillput on a demonstration of theBrazilian martial arts and dancefusion that has been gainingpopularity in the United States.Capoeira isa formofmartialartsthatoriginatedfromAfricanslavesinBrazil. Those who participate must

“Ithinkshe’lldogood?Idon’tknow.She’sthefirstwomangovernor.She’llbeagoodrolemodelforwomenwhowanttobeleaders.”Daniel IshikawaSeniorJapanese Language

The Question:What new beginning do you think Linda Lingle has in store for Hawai‘i?

Opinions vary on Lingle’s future 

Expo brings African traditions to campus

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havestrengthandendurancebecauseitinvolvesalotofkicking,tumblinganddancing. Contests will be held, withprizes donated by local businessessuch as H20 Hair Salon, St. John’sBoutiqueandAfricanAccents. TheBlackExperienceClubhas

brought theAfrican-Americancom-munity as well as individuals thatappreciatetherichesofAfricancul-turetocontributetheirknowledgetothisculturalevent. “There will be something foreveryone,”statedPeach.

Skyward

“Ignorantandhomopho-bic.”Vanessa BoerSeniorArt

“Costly,ineffectiveandfulloflies.”Bradley CapelloSeniorArt

“Probably,itwillbealotofpromotingbusinesseitherthroughtaxcutstobigbusiness...buttheeconomysucksandthat’stheRepublicans’philoso-phy—tobebigbusiness.IvotedforLingle,butI’mjusttiredoftheDemocratsandthecorruption.IwishtheGreenPartyhadaseri-ouscandidate.”Teryn BentleySeniorAmerican Studies

“Ihavenoidea.”Aaron LaderaFreshmanICS

“Ithinkshesaysshe’sgoingtoputmoremoneyintheschoolsystem.”Chris BonillaFreshmanBusiness Management

“WhatdidshedoonMaui?She’lldothesamehere.She’lldowhatevertheRepublicanPartytellshertodo.She’llgetridofregulationsandlowertheminimumwage.But,Idon’tthinkshecanstartawar,right?Shedoesn’thavethatpower.”Scott McBrideGraduate studentAnthropology

movies of the 80’s (Breakin I and II — catch Ice-T in his Michael Jackson get up). The culture of breaks eventually evolved into the dominant U.S hip-hop movement, but the emergence of electronica in Europe during the latter part of the 80’s and early 90’s created a branch off the tree simply termed “Breakbeats.” Breakbeats took the consistent snare, and kick of 80’s break dance music, and stepped the RPM up a notch. The beats were then overlaid with Jedi synths, and distorted basslines to make it distinct from hip-hop breaks. The fad took hold of the throats of clubbies from London to LA, until the commercial success of House and Trance forced the fledgling movement underground with the morlocks. As do all trends, like the annoying bell-bottom revival knock-off JNCO, Breakbeats reinvented itself and re-emerged in London. The break-beats of old conglomerated with the prolific rise of Drum and Bass. DJ’s took breakbeat vinyl and upped the pitch (that’s speed in DJ lingo) by 6 beats per minute (128-130 bpm) and interchanged vocal hooks for “dubby

By Jason PazKa Leo Associate Features Editor

“Hawai‘i is behind the trend. On the mainland, breakbeats are huge, but here in the island it’s shadowed by booty music and ignored for the most part,” explained Ray Nikura, a managing partner with local beat addict promoters, Alien IQ. In response to the sleeper take-over of trance and house music over radio airwaves and Honolulu’s under-ground, Alien IQ brings the quiet storm to the islands, with hopes that local beat junkies can break out of the monolithic tide associated with elec-tronica. Alien IQ brings breakbeat pio-neers, “Breakbeat Science,” this

Friday night to the House of Hong with high expectations that the event can educate clubbers of the emerg-ing Breakbeat movement. Nikura emphasizes that the event entitled, “First Lesson,” is not a rave. Instead, he says, it’s a celebration of breakbeat culture. Breakbeats might not be consid-ered a culture here in the islands, though. Perhaps it could be post-catagorized as a sub-culture. The movement traces its deep roots back to the innovation of the break danc-ing culture of the 80’s. Pioneers, like the grandfather of turntablism Herbie Hancock, took two turntables and spawned unmistakable beats for the likes of Turbo and Ozone to break dance to, and make some of the worst

FEATURESPage 2 | Thursday, December 5, 2002 Editor: Mikey Campbell | Associate Editor: Jason Paz | (808) 956-3218 | featurekings@yahoo.com

Ka Leo O Hawai‘i TODAY’S WEATHER

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reid speed, a 23-year-old Colorado native, expects to blast clubs here with her new, exotic beat.See Beat, page 3

Clubbers: Get educated in growing movement

hooks.” Initially, the new stylings sparked the name “raggae” because it was technically a marriage between breakbeats and deep reggae dubbed basslines. The term provoked snickers from DJ’s who alternatively called it Speed Garage. Other terms popped up to coin the movement such as “Gangster Garage” or “UK Garage.” Terminology be damned, the movement packed clubs and took off faster than hip huggers on a Saturday night as remixes like Sneaker Pimp’s “Spin Spin Sugar” snuck into dance floors across Europe. By 1997, Speed Garage had reached dizzying heights, but spun into a turbulent tail spin by the end of the year, partly because the movement remained “a London Thing.” That trend changed when innova-tors closed the gap between soul and breakbeats with the introduction of the “2-Step.” Initially, clubs divided itself between Speed Garage in one room, and soul in the other room. Eventually, the two synergized. 2-Step blended the two styles together, and slowed the BPM down a bit. The winding reggae basslines gave way to ass shaking bass slaps popularized by funk music, while soulful vocals replaced the hum of synths. Another change was the addition of jumpy beats that skipped like a midget, over the basic 4 to 4 snare/kick. One DJ, who took the progres-sive breakbeat movement under her wings, is 23-year-old Colorado Reid Speed. She headlines the trio of Breakbeat Science DJs set to rock “First Lesson.” Dubbed by promot-

ers as “one sexy badass Junglist you shouldn’t miss,” she pushes gender barriers aside, if they ever existed in DJ culture. Reid has impacted the breakbeat movement with a highly-acclaimed album, and sweat endorsed sets. Reid took her lead back in 1994 from techno shaker DJ Dan, and took to the decks soon after. After graduat-ing from high school, the debutante perked the ears of NYC’s largest party crew, Stuck on Earth. She gained a landslide of exposure when she took the turntables in the crew’s legendary pre-Halloween event, BOO2. The NYC implant began to make a name for herself in the Drum and Bass circuit. After stints in various clubs, she took a trip to Europe where she discovered the fledgling 2-Step movement. After a torrid love affair with the style, she brought her love child back home to America where she held it over a balcony for the world to see, Jackson style. That opened doors in 1998 when Reid became the resident DJ of NYC’s Saturday night Drum-n-Bass party, Direct Drive. By 2001, Reid had co-headlined major events across the globe next to juggernauts like Aphrodite and Zinc. That same year, she debuted her freshman effort, entitled “Resonance.” Critics have hailed it as “smooth and eclectic.” Frankly, that’s all that needs to be said. Her mixing skill skate gracefully like a winter Olympian, as she easily blends track to track without the interruption of a nasty triple axel fall. The album flaunts her Drum-n-Bass roots, but tiptoes into a dazzling display of breakbeats border-ing on Trip-Hop and Hard House. The “London Thing” has been

written off as a novelty by electronica critics, and dead by others. But Reid disagrees. In a recent interview with Lunar Magazine she said: “The media wanted it to be bigger than it was, and it wasn’t. It was supposed to completely revolutionize the dance floor. It wasn’t supposed to be head-lining floors nationwide. Because it didn’t get hyped up like everyone proclaimed it would, they dropped it. People want to say it’s dead, but it’s anything but dead.” While 2-Step breakbeats have yet to reach their climax in the party scene, Reid believes that the music stylings have potential to achieve the mainstream notoriety as it’s predeces-sor, Drum-n-Bass. “Mainstream radio will be more likely to pick it up than anyone,” she told Lunar. “You can play 2-Step and people won’t be calling up like, “WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?” Drum-N-Bass is harder, it’s faster, and it takes more listening to enjoy than what’s on the surface. People can’t embrace it if they’re not ready for it. If you put 2-step on the radio, people would dig it, but then you have to worry about the stations, because they’re controlled heavily by big cor-porations and their interests.” If Reid can live up to her hype this Friday night, then First Lesson might be the first small step out of Honolulu’s enclave of local Trance and House domination. Nikiura expresses optimism of Breakbeat cul-ture in the islands, despite it’s camou-flaged movement. “If the mainstream, who’s into R-n-B, gets into the move-ment, then Breakbeats will get huge. The music is appealing because it is sexy, and girl friendly. The music is

FEATURESThursday, December 5, 2002 | Page 3Editor: Mikey Campbell | Associate Editor: Jason Paz | (808) 956-3218 | featurekings@yahoo.com

Ka Leo O Hawai‘i

In the Dec. 2, 2002 issue of the Ka Leo, the article “Hawaiian as a state of mind” cites 137 Native Hawaiians as listed in the State of Hawai‘i Data Book’s “Ranking of Races” table. The correct figure is 80,137 Hawaiians.

In the same story, the sentence which begins “As many Native Hawaiians are looking to re-form and reclaim a sovereign Hawaiian nation ...” was falsely attributed to Alfred F. Judd.

In Ka Leo’s Nov. 26, 2002 issue, “Recording confirms Osama alive, and hangin’ with his peeps” was incor-rectly attributed to Ka Leo Staff Columnist Spencer Harris. The correct author of the column was Ka Leo Staff Columnist Franklin Clay.

Ka Leo regrets these errors.

androgynous, and is geared for both genders. It just needs the exposure to make it more popular.” First Lesson features two levels of breakbeat culture mayhem. The bottom floor showcases local talents including local Turntable champs, The Nocturnal Sound Crew, and Sisters in Sound diva, Toki. The upper level displays the “musical guests of honest” Breakbeat Science DJ’s, Reid Speed, Steddie, and Quartz. Nikiura has no doubts that the event will be huge. With over 600 hits on Quadmag.com (Hawaii’s underground message board) on the event’s blog, it’s evident that word is spreading like a contagious virus. “This might break capacity (at the House of Hong) because news of it has saturated the islands, and spread so fast. It’s not only our marketing tactic, but the phenomena of circular motion. Word of the event has satu-rated the entire island.”

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Beat: Emerging breakbeat movement packs clubs Corrections

TheSpring2003classscheduleisout,andIbetyouaretryingtofigureoutwhatclassestotake.Someofyouareevenaskingyourfriendsaboutwhatthecoolestcoursesandprofessorsare.Iamoneofthem.Tohelpyou,IwanttotellyouaboutthecoolestclassIamtakingthissemes-ter.ItisGeography368,GeographyofHawai‘iwithprofessorMichaelParke.ThecourseteachesyoueverythingthereistoknowaboutHawai‘i.Personally,Idonotevenfeelitisacourse;itisanenjoyablediscoverytime.Itincludesphysical,culturalandpoliticalgeographies,environment,history,sports,recre-ationandmanyothertopics. Theprofessorisextremelyknowledgeableandfun,neverbor-ing.IhavebeeninHawai‘iforayearandahalfnow,andtakingthisclassisliketakingacrashcourseinthemostuniqueplaceonEarth.Thelecturesinspiredmegotothe

othersideoftheisland(Kailua,Waimanalo,Pali),spendadayatHanaumaBay,hiketheDiamondHeadandcheckoutmorecloselythebeautifulNorthShore.IstillplantovisittheKolekolePassandWai‘anae.IalsolearnedaboutthingsyouandIalmostneverthinkabout. Forexample,doyouknowhowmuchtrashyoucreate,orwhereyourtrashendsup?DoyouknowwhytheH-3isthemostexpensivehighwayintheworld?Doyouwanttoknowhowthe“wisdom”ofpoli-ticsworksinHawai‘i?Didyoueverwonderhowmuchyoupayforwatereverymonth?DoyouknowthatHawai‘iis90percentdependentonpetroleumenergyandthatmostofitisusedforjetfuel?Hawai‘ihasthehighestutilityandgasolinepricesinthecountry. Doyouknowwhereyourwatercomesfromandwhereyoursewageendsup?Doyouknowthehistoryoftheplaceyouarelivinginrightnow,ecologicallyandpolitically?DoyouhaveanyideawhytheDemocratscontrolledHawai‘iforsomanydecades?ItestifythatParkeandhis

Geography368classcantellyoucrucialinformationaboutHawai‘ithatyouusuallywillnotfindinyourdailynews.Iwishhecouldrunforgovernor! Sadly,despitehisexcel-lentefforts,ParkeisleavingtheUniversityofHawai‘i.Iwasshockedtolearnaboutitbecauseheisanexampleofexcellenceinteaching.HowcouldtheuniversityIchosetostudyatletgoofateacherofsuchexcellentquality?He,andotherlecturerslikehim,ispaidpoor-lyforajobwelldonejustbecauseheisnotafull-timeprofessor.Shouldn’ttheuniversityupgradehisstatusbymerit?Ithinkheearnedit.TheadministrationshouldbeghimtostaybecauseheknowsHawai‘isowell. Geography368shouldbea“must-take”classtoallUHstudents.WhetheryouarehereinHawai‘itemporarilyorhavelivedhereallyourlifebutwanttolearnmoreaboutthisparadise,takethiscourse.IhopethatthenextprofessortoteachtheclassupholdsthestandardofexcellenceProfessorParkehasset.

“WeWillNotCease,”portraysArchibaldBaxter’scourageousstandagainstwar.TakingplaceduringWorldWarI,Baxter,whoisaNewZealander,wasconscriptedtoserveintheNewZealandmili-tary.Afterrefusingmilitaryserviceathomeandabroad,Baxterwasarrested. Baxterwasnotaloneinhisrefusaltoserveinthemilitary.Accordingtothe1915NewZealandNationalRegister,therewere196,000menofmilitaryagethatwereconscripted.Ofthe196,000conscripted,33,700refusedmilitaryserviceathomeandabroadwhile44,300wereunwillingtoserveontheforeignfronts.Baxter’scourageandsacrifice—throughalloftheatrocitiesbestoweduponhim—servesasashimmeringtestimo-nialforallthosewhobelievethatthereisnothingworthkillingfor. Baxterquicklylearnedthatmenshouldnotexpecttobetreatedlikehumanbeingswhileinprison.DegradationandtorturewereusedbymilitaryprisonofficialsintheirattempttocoerceBaxterintoacknowledgingthatheservedintheNewZealandmilitary.Byacknowl-edgingserviceinthemilitary,Baxterwouldhavesymbolicallysubmittedtothewarmachine. This“symbolicsubmission”wasalltheNewZealandmilitaryoffi-cialsendeavoredfor;actualservicewasnotrequired.Baxterwasputthroughavarietyofhardships,butnonewasmorehurtfulthantheNo.1FieldPunishment.DuringNo.1FieldPunishment,Baxter’swristswouldbetiedbehindaslantedpoleandhiskneesandfeetweretiedoffnearitsbase.Thispositionputextremeamountsofstressonhishandsandarms,oftenleavinghishandsblackbecauseitsiphonedoffhisbloodflow.Eveninthesetimesofgreatpain,strengthcametoBaxterandheknewhewouldnotsurrender. Baxter’sresolvecouldnotbeovercome.Hisresolvewasexem-plifiedthroughhiscontinualnonco-operationwiththemilitary.WhendiscussinghisnoncooperationwithachaplaininaSouthAfricanprisoncamp,Baxterexplained,“IammakingmyprotestagainstitinthebestwayIcan.Warisanevilthing,shouldbedoneawaywith,andIbelievecanbedoneawaywith.

ItseemsrighttometostandoutagainstitandIintendtostandoutagainstit,nomatterwhatIsuffer,eveniftheykillme.” Baxterclearlybelievesthatwarisevilandmustbedoneawaywith,buthow?InBelgium’s“Abeele”prisoncamp,Baxterputsforthasolution.Hestates,“Ibelievethatifenoughpeopleineachcountrystoodstraightoutagainstwar,thegovernmentswouldpauseandbecompelledtosettletheirdisputesbyothermeans.” Baxter’ssolutionanswersthe“why”questionbehindtheNewZealandgovernment’sdetermina-tiontobreakBaxter.WhywastheNewZealandgovernmentdeter-minedtobreakBaxter?Becauseiftheydidnot,Baxtercouldbecomethesymbolicrepresentativeforallconscientiousobjectors.Baxter’sresolvewouldspreadlikeavirusthatcoulddisabletheNewZealand—andhopefullythegreater—warmachine. ThemilitaryprisonofficialsoncebroughtinaFrenchsoldierwhowasreturningfromthewarfrontafterthreeyearsoffighting.TheprisonofficialsthoughtthesoldierwouldbehardonBaxter,usingguilttobreakhisresolve.Tothesurpriseoftheprisonoffi-cials,insteadofbreakingBaxter’sresolve,thesoldierstrengthenedit. ThesoldierexplainedtoBaxter,“‘allthetimeI’vebeenpassingthroughstages,‘tilnowI’vecometoaboutthesamepositionasyou.Ibelievewarisabadthing,andifthereisanypossiblewayofgettingridofit,weoughttotakeit.’Whatsurprisesmeisthatit’stakenthisexperiencetobringmetothispointofview,butyou’vereacheditfromthestart.” ThewordsofthisFrenchsoldierreaffirmedBaxter’sguidingprin-ciple:wariswrongandnothingisworthkillingmenfor.OnecandrawanotherimportantconclusionfromtheFrenchsoldier:ifmorepeoplewitnessedthehorrorsofwar,nonkillingsolutionsforconflictresolutionwouldbecomemorepop-ular.Baxter’snarrativeexemplifiedthatpeopledonotneedtokilltoknowthatkillingiswrong.Baxter’snoncooperationwiththemilitarywashiswayoffightingagainsttheevilsofwar.Putsimply,itwasnon-violentactionagainstviolence. ArchibaldBaxter,WeWillNotCease(Baker,Ore:EddieTernPress,2000).

OPINIONSPage 4 | Thursday, December 5, 2002 Editor: Lance Collins | (808) 956-3214 | opinions@kaleo.org

Ka Leo O Hawai‘i

‘We Will Not Cease’ chronicles timely lesson of resistance

Geography 368 a sure pick Salam Hawai‘i

Mona Darwich-GattoBoard of Publications Member

KaHalaHala‘ole

Norman KukonaKa Leo Staff Columnist

Class more than topography

New Zealand Author Baxter tells of courageous anti-war struggle

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Politicalbattlelinesarebeingdrawnaswespeak,myfellowciti-zens.Intheredcorner,standingforthebleedingheartliberal“maybeifwestopattackingthemandsendthemdecorativefruitbasketsthey’llstophatingus”schoolofthoughtaretheanti-wardemonstrators. Inthebluecorner,we’vegottheequallytouching“NukeeverythingwithanArabic-soundingname”cliqueofconservativeshungryforbloodandmaybesomeold-fash-ionedAmericanapplepietheyliketopraisesomuch.It’stheideologi-calmatchofthecentury:theveganpinkosagainstthefascistbenefactorsofcorruptcorporatecamaraderie. Whoisgoingtowinthispoliticalcagematch?Hardtosay,consideringneithersidehasaverygoodstrategy.LeftistsaresoinsecureaboutothercountrieslikingusthattheywanttokissandmakeupwithpeoplewhowouldgladlylovetowatchAmericaburn. Therightissoinsecureaboutanyonewhomighthateusthatithastapedthe“deploymilitary”valvetotheonposition.Thisjustmakesmeabitinsecuremyselfabouthowthepoliticalplayersarereallythinkingaboutrunningwhatcouldverywellbethemostimportantperiodforpoliticsinthe21stcentury. Let’sfacethefacts.Iamnoanti-warprotestor.I’msouninclinedtolumpmyselfintoanygroupofideo-logically-ledpeoplethatIwon’ttakeasecondlookatthe“NotinOurName”petition.Butthatstilldoesn’tmeanthatbombingtheheckoutofIraqisagoodidea. Itisworthpointingoutthatwehavealotofbetterthingstodo.Wehaveotherplacestoinvade,moreimportantpeopletokill.Forexample,itisimperativethatwehuntdownandeliminateBinLadenandhisgroupies.Incaseanyonehasforgotten,theirgrouphasbombed

shipsandbuildings,shotpeople,anddrasticallychangedtheskylineofNewYorkCity.Anypersonwhodoesnothappentobeafundamental-istMuslimshouldbefearingfortheirlivesbecauseofthisguy’shatredtowardpeoplewhodon’tfitintothatcategory,andthosethatdon’tfearfortheirownlivesare,well,flyingplanesintobuildingsandcallingthemselvesheroes. Saddam?Heisnowherenearashighonourprioritylist.Yeah,hemighthaveweaponsofmassdestruc-tion.Wedotoo.HemighttrytousethemontheUnitedStatesatsomepoint.Butguesswhat?Wehaveahellofalotmoreoftheseweaponsthanhedoes.ThesingleworstthingIraqcoulddotoitselfistoattacktheU.S. Thatwouldgiveusaperfectlygoodandjustifiedexcusetowipethatentireregionoffthefaceoftheglobe,andheknowsthat.Saddamdidn’tbecometheleaderofIraqbecausehewasanidiot,which,inexplicably,isoneadvantagehehasoverourownfearlessleader.IgetthefeelingthatBush’sapprovalratingsincreaseinproportiontothenumberofwordshemispronouncesinhisspeechesonagivenday. Therealityis,though,thatevenifwehavethebiggestarsenalofnuclearweaponsintheworldinthecontrolofamanwhocannotevenpronouncethewordnuclearcorrect-ly,sayingthattheU.S.governmentshouldstopanddonothingtoelimi-natethethreatsthatdoexistbecause“wariswrong”and“we’reperpetuat-ingacycleofhatred”and“wehaveacatchyprotestchant,weshoutreallyloud,andwemarchinpacks”islike

sayingthatyouhavenobackbonetostandupforthepeoplewhoaredyingaroundyouandthosewhowilldiearoundyou. Wavingthewhiteflaginsteadofcrushingthepeoplethathaveattackedusisaveryimprudentcourseofactiontotakeifyouhappentoenjoyyourideologicalfreedomandyourliberty,letaloneyourlife.Youthinkwariswrong?What,isitsomehowlesswrongforafunda-mentalistMuslimtokillanAmericancitizenthanitisforanAmericanciti-zentokillafundamentalistMuslim?Yousaywe’reperpetuatingacycleofhatredbyattackingpeoplewhohaveattackedus?Wehaveevery

righttobehostiletothosepeoplewhoareactivelytryingtokillus.Anyothercourseofactionsanctionstheirhomicide.Onlysomebodywithadeathwishwouldsupporttheirownpotentialmurderers. Let’smakeitveryclear,though:thosepeoplewhoarenottryingtokill

usshouldbeleftwellenoughalone.Asaruleofthumb,itisgenerallynotagoodideatomakemorepeopleangrythanyouabsolutelyhaveto. Gettherealproblemstraight,people!Asitis,theworldstandspoisedovertheteeteringedgeofglobalconflict,andneitherideologi-calsideishelpingtosteertheworldawayfromtheconsequences.Theleftandtherightaresimplytoobusyplayingtheirsillygameoftugo’wartonoticeit.Stopgriping,stoppreaching,stopchanting,stopmull-ing,andstopbitchingabouteachotherandopenyoureyestotherealproblemsfacingusnow.Afterall,ifyou’renotpartofthesolution,thenwhatareyou?

Afterthreeyearsofwritingedi-torialsintheKaLeo,I’vefinallycometomylastone,soitshouldbethemostsincere.I’dliketoaddressthispiecetoaparticulargroupofpeoplelurkingintheshadowsofuniversitylife.Theyaretheshy,quiet,dorky,GeorgeMcFlyswhoeveryoneignores.Thelargelyfor-gotten,disenfranchisedpebblesinaseaofjewels.Ifyou’reaMcFly,thisone’sforyou. Thisisgoingtosoundstupid,butifyourexceptionallyintro-vertedyou’veprobablybeendoingthisallalonganyway.Gointoyour“cocoon,”inotherwords,mentallyretreatfromallthatconstantdisap-pointment.Yourjobsucksandyouhaveabigcrushonagirlwho’swayoutofyourleague,sojustputallthatontheshelfforawhileandjustdevoteafewyearstostudyyourself,yourpast,andimmerseyourselfin“deep”thought. Tryreadingphilosophyandhis-torybooks,notforclass,butforyourownself-cultivation.Learnwhat’sgoingonintheworld,catchuponcurrentevents,understandyourself,andtheplanetyouliveon.GetasubscriptiontoNationalGeographic,evenjusttolookatthepictures,you’llinevitablystartreadingthearticlestoo.GotoBarnes&NoblesonrainydaysandspendallafternoonsippingoncocoaandlearningabouttheoriesoftheuniverseorGreekmythol-ogy. Atnight,anhourortwobeforeyougotobed,readbooksforleisure.Idon’tmeantobepre-sumptuous,butI’dliketohighlyrecommendsomeofmyfavor-ites:Musashi,EndersGame(andseries),TheAmazingAdventuresofKavalier&Clay,andAtlasShrugged.TheHarryPotterbooksareratherfun,easy,andlightheart-edtoread,eventhoughthemoviesdon’tquiteliveuptothehype.TheCalvin&Hobbescomicbooks

areverygoodandfullofsubtlewisdom.Thesearejustsuggestionsofcourse,readwhateverfanciesyou,butIcouldn’timaginemylifebeingthesameifIhadn’treadthese. Buildupyourweltanschauung,learnwhatallthepoliticalpartiesstandfor,anddiscoverwhichoneyouare.Youwon’tvoteblindlyorbepersuadedbypropagandasoeas-ily.Incidentally,trynottobecomefiercelyloyaltooneideology,beflexibleandpragmaticwhenitcomestopolitics,yetidealistictoyourprincipals,whatevertheymaybe.Idealismandpoliticalactiv-ismaregreatspicestoaddtoyourlife.Personally,myheartiswithSocialismbutmybrainiswithCapitalism.IlikeCommunismbutdon’tagreewithit.IagreewithCapitalismbutIdon’tlikeit.Thatprobablysumsitupfor90percentofyouwhoarereadingthis. Also,ifyou’regoingtobeintroverted,youmightaswellhavesomethingworthwhiletoshowforit.Youmaybeshy,butyouhaveardor.Takeupaserioushobby,itgivesyoumoresubstanceasaperson.GetridofyourTV(Iknowit’shardatfirst,butitcanbedone),anddedicateyourfreetimetosomethingworthyofit. Paintpictures,writeabook,puttogetherscalemodels,orpracticetheguitarorthepiano.Justany-thingthatdoesn’tinvolveaTVoracomputer(ifyou’regoingtowriteabook,useatypewriter).Haveadreamanddosomething,rightnow,toachieveit.Andfinally,it’snotasnearlyasimportantastherestalreadymentioned,buttrytomaintainahighGPA.It’sashallowstatussymbol,buthavingahighGPAwillmakeprofessorstakeyoumoreseriously,mightautomati-callyqualifyyouforscholarships,butmostimportantlyitintrinsicallyraisesyourself-esteem. Onceagain,thispiecewasnotforeveryone,butapartingfarewelltothefreshmanMcFlysspreadoutinthedarkcornersofcampus.Inmyamateurview,nothingismoreattractivethansophistication,gravitas,andculturalliteracy.Self-developmentisalifelongprocess,however,itmustallstart—withrealfocus—byyou.

College life about widening view

As nation draws lines, pick your side wisely

Coup D’etat

David ParkerKa Leo Staff Columnist

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‘Bows upbeat despite low seed By Daniel Nunes

Ka Leo Staff Writer

Differentsport,samestory:Norespect. TheNCAApassedovertheUniversityofHawai‘iRainbowWahinebasketballteamlastsea-son,andinthesamefashion,hasgiventhisyear’svolleyballteam(30-1)adisappointingNo.6seedintheNCAAWomen’sVolleyballChampionship.TheRainbows,rankedsecondintheAmericanVolleyballCoachesAssociationPollformuchoftheyear,wereexpect-ingoneofthetopfourseedsinthetournament,allowingthemtostayathomeuntiltheFinalFour. OnSunday,the‘Bowsfoundouttheywouldhostthefirsttworoundsthisweek,butlikelywouldneedtotraveltoNebraskaforthethirdandfourthroundsinordertoadvancetotheFinalFourinNewOrleans. Despitethelowseeding,theplay-ersseemedtohaveacoolconfidenceaboutthemastheytalkedaboutthechallengethatliesahead. “Idon’treallyunderstandwhy(gettingahigherseed)issoimportant,”seniorsetterMargaretVakasausausaid.“Ithinkwegotagreatdraw.We’reagreatroadteam.Wetravelsowell.Ifweclaimtobethenumberoneteaminthenation,thenwecanplayanywhere,andwecanplayanyone. “Yourmouthstartswatering,”shejoked.“You’relike,‘Ooh,someplacenewtochewpeople.Getoffthisrock,missmyfinals.Yay!’Butwegottotakecareofbusinessthisweekendfirst.Wegottowinfirsttogetsomeplaceelse.” JuniormiddleblockerMajaGustinadded:“Ifyou’refocusingonseedingandthosekindsofthings,

youloseyourfocusandyourenergy.Iliketotravel.It’sachallenge.” Lastseason,theUHWahinebas-ketballteamfinished23-8,butwasdeniedatriptothe“BigDance”bytheNCAAselectioncommittee. AssistantAthleticsDirectorandSeniorWomanAdministratorMarilynMoniz-Kaho‘ohanohanosaidthatwhiletheWahinebasketballteamwassnubbed,thereisnoNCAAconspiracyagainstHawai‘i;theWahinebasketballersdidn’thaveanywinsagainstTop25opponents. Thesamecanbesaidforthisyear’svolleyballteam.Hawai‘ihasnotdefeatedatopfiveteamallsea-sonandplayedjustone(Stanford). “Idon’tfeellikewewerecutoutofitorrippedoff,orit’salackofrespect,”Moniz-Kaho‘ohanohanosaid.“IthinktheylookedatalltheteamsandwehadanopportunitytobeatStanfordandwedidn’ttakethatopportunity.Yougottogetthatbig-timewintoshowthatyoucanplaywiththebigdogs.” JuniormiddleblockerLaurenDuggins,whowasnamedWesternAthleticConferencePlayeroftheWeekMonday,saidshewasshockedwhenshefirstheardthenews,buteventuallyembracedit. “I’malittleupset,”Dugginssaid.“But,everythinghappensforarea-sonandwe’llseewhathappens.I’mlookingforwardtothewholetourna-mentandjustplayingwhoeverwehavetoplay.” SeniorsetterJenniferCareywasalsodisappointed,butsaid,“I’mjustthankfulIgettwomorehomegames.Ithinkeveryonewould’velikedmore,butit’llbeachallengeandnoonewillsaywedidn’tearnitifwehavetogotoNebraska. “Ithinkwe’reallprettyantsy,gettingreadyforthetournament

tostart,”Careycontinued.“We’reexcitedforWesternKentucky.Thisisourfavoritepartoftheseason.” WKUentersthetournament33-4andwinnersof19inarow.TheyaretheSunBeltConferencechampions. EitheroftheothertwoteamsinHawaii’ssubregional,Washington(19-10)andColoradoState(22-9),shouldprovideatoughsecond-roundmatchshouldHawai‘idefeattheLadyToppers.The‘BowsplayedWashingtonearlierthisseason,win-ninginfourgames.Whilescout-ingBrighamYoungandUtah,lastweek’sopponents,Hawai‘isawalotofColoradoStateontape.CSUistheMountainWestConferenceregular-seasonchampion. “Iwanttoplaygoodvolleyball,”Vakasausausaid.“Idon’twanttogothrough(thetournament)withaneasydraw.It’sjustyourseeding,it’snotyourranking.Allthatmattersiswho’snumberoneonDec.21st.” “Weweredisappointedatfirst,”UHheadcoachDaveShojisaid,“butIthinkweknowwhatwehavetodoandwherewehavetodoit.Ithinkitmakesitsimpler.We’reanxioustogetstarted.” Tonight’sactionstartsat5p.m.withWashingtontakingonColoradoState.TheHawai‘i-WesternKentuckymatchwillbegin30min-utesaftertheendofthefirstmatch.

Notes:Freshmanright-sidehitterSusieBoogaardisoutthisweekwithasprainedrightankle.JuniormiddleblockerKarinLundqvistislikelyoutaswllwithakneeinjury.JuniorNoheaTanowillstartatright-sidehitter....DuetotheKaimukiChristmasParade,driversareadvisedtoenterlowercampusviaUniversityAvenueandDoleStreet.

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Junior left-side hitter Lily kahumoku and the rainbow wahine begin nCAA play tonight with a first-round match against western kentucky.

gjjhgjhhgjghhjgjghjghjggh ‘Bows have grown heading into NCAAs

By Daniel NunesKa Leo Staff Writer

AlothashappenedoverthepastthreeweeksfortheUniversityofHawai‘iRainbowWahinevolleyballteam. Sincewelastsawthe‘Bows,thehairofjuniorleft-sidehitterLilyKahumokuhasgonefrombrowntoblond,tobrownagain.Meanwhile,theRainbowWahinehavebeenrackingupthemilesontheroad,andwinningboththeWesternAthleticConferenceregularseasontitleandtheWACTournamenttitle. The‘BowsalsotraveledtoProvo,Utah,wheretheysweptBrighamYoungUniversitythenventuredtoSaltLakeCitywheretheyfoughthardanddefeatedthen24th-rankedUtah. TheRainbowWahinesaytheyareabetterteamnowthantheywerewhentheyplayedStanford.Inthatmatch,Hawaii’slackofbalanceshowedasonlyitsAll-Americanleft-sidehitters,KahumokuandjuniorKimWilloughby,recordeddouble-digitkilltotals.Butthe‘Bowssaytheyhavebeenworkingongettingothersinvolvedintheoffense. “Abunchofpeoplearestepping(up)now,especiallyMaja(Gustin)andLauren(Duggins),”saidseniorsetterMargaretVakasausau.“Ourmiddlesarestartingtostepitupnow,andthey’restartingtopeakattherighttimewhenourteamneedsitbecause(opponents)expectourleftsides(togetset).Everyoneknowsaboutthat.Butnowourmid-dlesareshowingwhattheygot.” “Ithinkwehaveagreat,great

balancenow,”juniormiddleblockerMajaGustinsaid.“Beforeitwasalittlemoretotheleft,andthankGodwehavegreatleft-sidehitters,butnowwe’vecreatedmiddlesandalsorightside.” SaidjuniormiddleblockerLaurenDuggins,thecurrentWACPlayeroftheWeek:“We’restartingtopeak.We’restartingtogetmoreconfidence.We’restartingtogetareallygoodchemistryandwe’replayingwell.” UHheadcoachDaveShojiadded:“Ithinkwehadagoodroadtrip.Weplayedwellonthemain-land.Wehadseveralchallenges,andIthinkwemetthemverywell.Wejusthopewecankeepimprov-ingandplayourbestvolleyballinthenextthreeweeks.” Oneofthosechallengeswasafive-gamematchatFresnoState.The‘BowswonthefirsttwogamesbeforetheBulldogsstormedbackandtookgamesthreeandfour.ButHawai‘ipulledtogetherandpre-vailedingamefive. Gustinsaid:“IthinktheStanfordandFresnogameswerethebestthingsthatcouldhavehappenedtousbecausewefinallysawwhereweare.Beforethat,wewerejustprac-ticingbecausewehavetopractice,butafterthat,weknewwhatwehadtodotofindabalanceintheteam. Inlastweek’smatchatUtah,Hawai‘itrailedbysixingameonebutfoughtbackandwon31-29ontheirwaytoathree-gamesweep. “DuringtheUtahgame,weplayedasone,”Gustinadded.“Ineverfeltthatbefore.Butatthatgame,Ifeltlikewewereone,oneheart,andthatcanbringustothechampionshipgame.”

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western kentucky senior setter sara noe was named the sun belt Conference player of the year earlier this season. she averages 13.48 assists per game.