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Academy AcademyforforCreativeCreativeMediaMediaBy Taylor Hall

a Leo Features Editor 

In light of recent legislative devel-

pments supporting the relocation of 

he Academy of Creative Media to West

‘ahu, some at this university are voicing

heir criticism.

ACM Chairman Tom Brislin stated

in written testimony that the bill has

caused “concerns and anxiety” in faculty

and students.“The eventual housing of the pro-

gram into dedicated facilities is part of 

the Mānoa planning process,” he said.

“Its success and student accomplishments

are the result of the breadth and depth of 

interdisciplinary collaborations and oppor-

tunities on the Mānoa campus.”

Linda K. Johnsrud, Mānoaʻs interim

chancellor for academic affairs, also saidin a written statement, “The university

cannot support any language that moves

any academic program – or it’s administra-

tion – from one campus to another or that

replaces sound and timely academic plan-

ning for UH West O‘ahu with legislative

management.”

Others, like Theodore E. Liu, directo

of the Department of Business, EconomicDevelopment and Tourism said in writte

testimony that he “supports wholeheart-

edly” the move to West O‘ahu.

In an earlier issue of Ka Leo, Li

By Kris DeRegoKa Leo Commentary Editor 

Students at the University of 

Hawai‘i at Mānoa are at greater riskof committing suicide than their

national counterparts, according to

the Suicide Prevention Network, a

nonprofit group dedicated to rais-

ing awareness about mental health

issues on college campuses.

Since the beginning of 2007,

there have been at least four con-

firmed suicides at UH Mānoa,

two of which have occurred this

semester. When compared with thesize of the school’s enrollment,

UH Mānoa’s suicide rate stands at

9.7 deaths per 100,000 students,

well above the national average of 

7.5 deaths per 100,000 students,

according to the Suicide Prevention

Network.

Sebastian Meider, a counsel-

or for the network, said that UH

Mānoa is hesitant to categorize

an incident as a suicide, and it

does not make information about

campus suicides readily available.

He maintained, however, that his

group’s statistics show an increase

in the number of cases involvingUH Mānoa students over the past

two years.

“We’re beginning to see an

upward trend in the number of 

reported suicides and attempts,”

Meider said. “Clearly, something

needs to be done at the administra-

tive level to prevent any further

loss of life.”

The most recent event took

place last Wednesday at the HaleAloha Lehua dormitory. Currently

classified as an accidental over-

dose, the incident involved a

female student who had broken up

with her boyfriend. In a statement

released online, Amber Boyce, the

student’s sister, said that she had

been missing the day before the

tragedy happened.

“As far as I know, she was

depressed due to a recent breakup

with her longtime boyfriend and was

MIA for about a day,” Boyce said.

Friends of the victim said that

the student struggled with emo-

tional difficulties, which werewell-known to Hale Aloha Lehua’s

resident advisers.

“Everyone knew about her

problems,” said a former adviser,

who did not wish to be identified

because of the sensitivity of the

matter. “She was very open about

her life, so someone should have

been checking in to make sure she

was OK.”

During training, residentadvisers attend sessions on how to

deal with students suffering from

emotional disabilities. In emergen-

cies, advisers are instructed to refer

dormitory occupants to one of four

resident counselors, each of whom

remains on call around the clock.

UH Mānoa is not the only

At-risk students suffer in silence

Campus Security sits outside Hale Aloha Lehua following

last week’s tragic event. JOHN NAKATSU • K A LEO O HAWAI‘I

See Sucide, page 2

Bill to move ACM awaits approval from Legislature

See ACM, page 2