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UH testing exercise machineBy Kimberly Shigeoka

Ka Leo Associate Features Editor

A Cyclic Variations Altitude Conditioning pod has landed at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. The Department of Kinesiology and Leisure Science, along with the John A. Burns School of Medicine, is currently testing the CVAC pod in hopes of discovering if its purported bene-fits hold true. The UH Manoa eight-week study will test blood changes and changes in perfor-mances caused by the pod. The CVAC pod is advertised by its producers as a “passive exercise that uses dynamic chang-es in air pressure to exercise every part of your body at once.” In other words, you sit in a pod while it exercises your body for you. The CVAC is in its prototype stage, but initial tests have point-ed to positive results. The CVAC process, each session lasting 20 minutes, may be able to improve the body so that “it can adapt bet-ter to change, release greater amounts of toxins, be more resis-tant to disease, heal faster, recover more rapidly and better handle stress.” The CVAC’s results in other studies are “exciting,” said Joe Smith, a graduate student working

on the project. When asked what the ramifications could be, he explained that they are far-reach-ing. The pods could be used in hospitals, athletic gyms, even health clubs. He cites a San Diego health club as already having installed a CVAC pod. Smith also mentions a rumor that Lance Armstrong is training for his next Tour De France with a CVAC pod. However, he explains, the CVAC pods still need more research. UHM currently has one pod but will soon acquire a second one. Additional participants are still needed for the study. Participants must be trained run-ners, tri-athletes or cyclists between the ages of 18 and 35. Unlike normal pod sessions, the UH study will be testing stu-dents at varying lengths of time, some as long as an hour. The par-ticipants will receive a detailed analysis of their physiological and performance characteristics such as VO2, Max, lactate threshold and anaerobic power. Those interested in learning more or want to participate in the study can contact Joe Smith or Toby Wolff at 956-3804 or e-mail at twolff@hawaii.edu, josephsm@hawaii.edu

NewsBriefsWard Churchill to speak at UHM

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Colorado University Professor Ward Churchill will speak as part of “Speaking Truth to Power: Academic Freedom in the Age of Terror” tonight at 7 p.m. in the Art Auditorium of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Churchill recently resigned as chairman of CU’s Ethnic Studies department due to political backlash in response to his 2001 essay “Some People Push Back,” which criticized American foreign policy and called the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks “a case of ‘chickens coming home to roost.’” UH Interim President David McClain said in a press release: “I find (Churchill’s) characterization of those working at the World Trade Center on that day ‘technocrats of empire’ and the equivalent of ‘little Eichmanns’ personally offensive, wildly inaccurate, and remarkably hurtful to those who lost loved ones there on that day. “That said, this is hardly the first time I’ve disagreed with the senti-ments of those who have spoken at our University, and it will not be the last. Freedom of inquiry and of expression are what universities are

all about, and freedom of speech is a cornerstone of our democracy.”

Workshop focuses on networking A Professional Etiquette Workshop will be held March 16 from 12 to 1 p.m. Participants will learn the art of social networking and learn to create a positive first impression on potential employers and clients. Tips will be provided by Sharene Urakami. Dressing for Success Workshops will be held March 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Participants will learn how to assemble a business attire wardrobe. Tips will be shared by representa-tives from Macy’s department store. Registration is required for both workshops at the Career Services office located at the Queen Lili‘uokalani Center for Student Services. Seating is limited. These events are sponsored by the Career Services at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. For more information, contact Career Services at 956-8136, e-mail careers@hawaii.edu or visit them on the Web at www.hawaii.edu/

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Scholar examines tourism behavior “Applying Information Resource Management for Tourist Information Centers” will be presented today from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m at George Hall 226. Visiting Scholar Nina Mistilis will present her research, which con-siders the change in information- seeking behavior of tourists as a result of the increased use of the World Wide Web in the context of informa-tion services provided by tourist infor-mation centers. The research proposes that TICs are analogous to an infor-mation system and that visitor experi-ence at the TIC is partially explained by perception of the quality of its information resources and a prior use of the Web. The theoretical approach adopts a model from information sys-tems: expectation-disconfirmation effects on Web customer satisfaction. The implications for TICs’ strategic information resource management are discussed. Mistilis is from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. The UH Manoa School of Travel Industry Management is sponsoring this event. For more information, call

LiberalArtsBriefsEmployer reps to appear at later fair

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There will be no employer rep-resentatives at the Liberal Arts Major to Career Exploration Fair on Wednesday. Employer representa-tives will be available next month at the EXPERIENCE IT! Fair. The Liberal Arts fair, as well as the entire semester-long series of events, is not hosted by one depart-ment but jointly by the College of Arts and Sciences, Student Employment and Cooperative Education/Honors, Co-Curricular Programs, Services and Activities, and Student Activities Council.

Fair to feature student major reps If you are undecided on a major or interested in adding a liberal arts minor or certificate, then check out the Liberal Arts Major to Career Exploration Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 pm. at the Campus Center. This fair will feature liberal arts majors and alumni. Student representatives from various majors will be on hand to talk

about their academic programs and co-curricular activities. Alumni will also share how a liberal arts background has made a difference in their careers.

Fair to offer job opportunities Next month, students can meet employers who offer internship experiences and co-op opportuni-ties at the EXPERIENCE IT! Co-op & Internship Mini Job Fair happening Thursday, March 10 from 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. This fair will feature employers who offer part-time, internship and Co-op opportunities. Through the job fair, students will have access to employers to gain first-hand infor-mation about expectations in the workplace and to apply for work-based experiences through part-time, internship and Co-op jobs. For more information, contact the Colleges of Arts & Sciences Student Academic Services, Lynne Higa at lmh@advisors.hawaii.edu or 956-4037 or Dawn Nishida at dn@advisors.hawaii.edu or 956-4039 or Cooperative Education Counselor, Student Employment/Cooperative Education, Wendy Sora at wendytak@hawaii.edu or 956-9264.

A volunteer experiences a full-body work-out sitting inside the Cyclic Variations Altitude Conditioning pod. UH is seek-ing volunteers to test the machine.

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Participants needed for campus study of CVAC pods

BULLETINPage 2 | Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Campus Features Editor: Jay Chrisman | (808) 956-7043 | bulletin@kaleo.org

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LecturesStudent Parent Brown Bag & Talk StoryWhen: Feb. 23, 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.Where: Women’s Center Lounge - QLCSS #211

Student parents are invited to bring their children for a brown bag lunch and talk story.

Brown Bag Biography Lecture SeriesWhen: Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.Where: Kumu Kahua Theatre

“Surfing, Heroes and Hawaiian Identity,” in collaboration with the Kumu Kahua Theatre and Honolulu Theatre for Youth coproductions of “Eddie Would Go” and“Queen of Makaha.”

Experts at the Palace Lecture SeriesWhen: Feb. 24, NoonWhere: Old Archives Building on the Grounds of IolaniPalace

“Historic Housing and Neighborhoods in Hawai’i’s Military Bases: Pearl, Schofield, Hickam” pre-sented by Polly Cosson, Architectural Historian, and Joy Davidson, AIA.Two Different Views of the Patient-Physician Experience

When: Feb. 23, 6 p.m.Where: The Queen’s Conference

Center Auditorium Former Queen’s heart patient, Leslie Lam, and expert cardiologist Joanna Magno, M.D. share insights on the patient and physician relationship. Registration is required. Space is limited. Call the Queen’s referral line at 537-7117 for registration and information.

Center for Japanese Studies Seminar SeriesWhen: Feb. 24, 3 - 4:30 p.m.Where: Moore Hall #319

“Community Capacity Building in Japan: Finding Solutions for a Rapidly Aging Society in Oshima” will be pre-sented by Cullen T. Hayashida, Ph.D., about the community capacity building project currently being implemented on the island of Oshima in YamaguchiPrefecture.

Center for Japanese Studies Seminar SeriesWhen: Feb. 25, 3 - 4:30 p.m.Where: Moore Hall #319

Dr. Vera Mackie, Professor of History at the University of Melbourne, will present “The Visual Culture of 1960s Japan,” about the history of 1960s Japanese art photography, news photography, posters from the under-ground theatre movement and other popular cultural forms.

Elder Care in the Japanese American Community forumWhen: Feb. 27, 9:30 a.m. - NoonWhere: Japanese Cultural Center, fifth floor

The forum, “Okage Sama De: Challenges, Sacrifice and Satisfaction in Elder Care in the Japanese American Community in Hawai’i” will discuss the unique challenges young Japanese people are facing in caring for their elders.

Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Symposium SeriesWhen: Feb. 24, 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.Where: Center for Hawaiian Studies, Halau o Haumea

Professor Rebecca Tsosie, Director of the Arizona University Indian Legal Program will be the keynotespeaker for “What Does it Mean to ‘Build a Nation?’: Re-Imagining Indigenous Political Identity in an Era of Self-Determination.” A reception will be held from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Symposium SeriesWhen: Feb. 25, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.Where: William S. Richardson School of Law, Classroom #3

“Environmental vs. Development Interests: Effects on Indigenous Peoples in the Pacific Region: Focusing on Hawai’i” is a panel discussion moder-ated by University of Hawai’i Professor Davianna McGregor from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. After a half hour lunch the series will continue with “The Maori Experience: Lessons for Hawai’i?” a lecture given by Chief Judge Joe Williams of the Maori Land Court, Waitangi Tribunal.

Storytelling for 3D Animation: InspirationWhen: Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m.Where: Architecture Auditorium

Guest speaker Kevin Johnson, story artist and animator for Sony Pictures ImageWorks will attend “Storyteling for 3D Animation: Inspiration,” presented by the newKapi’olani Community College Media Arts Department.Two Chemists in Two KoreasWhen: Feb. 22, 4 - 5:30 p.m.Where: Center for Korean Studies

Auditorium

Taikyue Ree and Seung Ki Li will present a lecture that explores the lives of two chemists whose careers illustrate the interwoven scientific, ideological, and eco-nomic developments of North and South Korea in the second half of the twentieth century.

WorkshopsYouth Speaks Hawai’iWhen: Monday and Thursdays (every week) from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Where: The Arts at Marks Garage Members of the Hawai’i Slam conduct free slam poetry writing and performance workshops for teens ages 13 - 19.

Dream Dictionary WorkshopWhen: Feb. 27, 10 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.Where: Honolulu Eckankar Center, 1056 12th Ave. #201

The Hawai’i Satsang Society will host a free workshop entitled “Create Your Dream Dictionary to Understand Your Dreams.” For more information call 735-7719.

“Consuming Cultures” intensive workshop

The deadline for applications to attend “Consuming Cultures: Change, Tradition and Choice in Asia and the Pacific,” an intense, three-day exploration of significant contemporary issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region is Jan. 28, 2005. The workshop will be held May 18 - 21, 2005.

To find out more information visit the Web site at http://www.hawaii.edu/shaps/unconf/2005/.

EventsWhale Sanctuary Ocean Count

When: Feb. 26, 8 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Where: selected sites The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is looking for volunteers

for the 2005 Ocean Count to help the staff observe humpbacks from the shore and record observations. To register, volunteers can call 397-2651 ext. 253.

Honolulu Printmakers 77th Annual ExhibitionWhen: Feb. 24 - Mar. 18Where: Academy of Arts, 1111 Victoria Street

Opening reception will be held on Feb. 23, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Gallery hours are Tue. through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Writing Workshop Open HouseWhen: Feb. 23, Noon - 2 p.m.Where: Kuykendall Hall #415

The English Department and Second Language Studies Writing Workshop will be holding an open house to better acquaint students and teachers with the workshop’s services, which include help with writing projects for any UH course. All are invited to attend.

AnnouncementsPacific Spots 2005 deadline The deadline for Pacific Spots 2005, presented by Pacific Islanders in Communication, is Feb. 25, 2005. Filmmakers interested in applying can download the application at www.pic-c o m . o r g / p r o d u c e r s .php?id=P18_0_3_0_C#open or call Gus Cobb-Adams at 591-0059, ext. 16.

NSO Recruitment New Student Orientation is seek-ing students who possess an enthusias-tic, positive, and spirited attitude. NSO needs summer 2005 leaders to wel-come new students to the Manoa cam-pus. Leaders should be of sophomore standing by fall 2005, in good aca-demic and judicial standing and enthu-siastic about helping fellow students succeed at UHM. For information or an application, visit the NSO office at UHM Campus Center #208 or call 956-3667. Applications are due by March 30, 2005.

FEATURESTuesday, February 22, 2005 | Page 3Editor: Marlo Ting Associate Editor: Kimberly Shigeoka | (808) 956-3218 | features@kaleo.org

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New exhibit features Japanese modern art

By Sean HorieKa Leo Contributing Writer

“You gotta do what you want to do,” said Dan Rudoy, one of the art-ists featured in “The Sacred Order of the Esteemed Brotherhood,” an exhibit of modern art showing at the Japanese Cultural Center starting Wednesday, Feb. 16. The exhibit fea-tures Rudoy and four other artists.

The opening had live entertain-ment, food and a rich environment adorned with leis. This classy event was the foreground for thought-pro-voking pieces of art that lie waiting inside. The art is there for everyone to take in and appreciate. All five art-ists want the public to see their piec-

es and, if they truly inspire, purchase them. The prices of the pieces range from $75 to $2,575, but average $300. “Satisfying camaraderie,” said Cade Roster, “is what can sum up the efforts of these talented artists.” The exhibit features the art of Duncan Dempster, Ian Gillespie, Cade Roster, Dan Rudoy and Jason Teraoka. A couple of them have done shows together before, but nothing like this. “We’ve had a long relationship for about 10 years,” Dempster said. “Some of them I’ve known since I was four.” There is no doubt that these gentlemen work well together and that their art is fittingly present-

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All five artists fea-tured at the “The Sacred Order of the Esteemed Brotherhood” exhi-bition want the public to see their pieces and, if they truly inspire, pur-chase them. The prices of the pieces range from $75 to $2,575, but average $300.

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POINT•COUNTERPOINTThe CAN-Spam Act

International response to spam still necessary

CAN-Spam Act begins regulation process

By Sebastian BlancoKa Leo Staff Columnist

How are spam e-mails a debatable topic? Is there anyone who actually likes spam? I can’t imagine that even the people who send out spam like it. In 2003, two senators –– one democrat, one republican, because isn’t this just a peachy bi-partisan issue –– introduced the “CAN Spam” law, which attempted to reduce the amount of spam by punishing the people who send it. The law went into effect over a year ago, but the amount of spam has increased since then. Yet another glorious victory for Washington, D.C. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the anti-spam law is its acronym. Like the USA Patriot Act — which is really the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 — the anti-spam law has a silly name. The anti-spammers’ clever acronym stands for Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003. Wow. If our senators spent as much time solving real-world problems as they did solving acrostics, we’d be living in a Golden Age, indeed. Instead, we’re living in the Internet Age, and apparently that means I have to get a spam e-mail about every three minutes. I have two main e-mail accounts, one for friends and fam-ily and another for buying/eBay/business-type stuff. My personal account is still fairly clean, and only attracts one or two spam e-mails per day. My problem is that I need to check the business account every day, so what’s the point of having two accounts if I need to see the spam-infested one that fills up with nonsense about Nigerian bank accounts every 180 seconds? The other problem is that my built-in spam-blocker does filter a lot of the spam to a junk mail folder, but this system is not per-

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By Andrew WaldenKa Leo Contributing Writer

Government bureaucrats can-not keep up with Byelorussian spammers with a Guyana comput-er server soliciting “assistance” for the son of the late Togolese dicta-tor to extract money from a bank account in Dubai and send it to Zurich. Government bureaucrats cannot even keep up with the disk scanner viruses that send ads for various body part enlargements to everyone on your e-mail list when you — and a million other people — turn on your computer. I don’t know anybody who likes spam, but that doesn’t mean there should be a law against it. One year after Congress enacted the CAN-Spam Act, supposedly banning certain types of spam and regulating oth-ers, e-mail spam levels have con-tinued to increase as before. The law has zero effect on spam. But it does begin the process of govern-ment regulation on and interfer-ence in the Internet. The Internet is the world’s great laissez-faire medium. Without watchful Internet blog-gers calling Dan Rather on his fraudulent attempt to pass off forged Texas National Guard memos, the corporate conspirators at CBS would have subverted democracy and foisted ketchup prince J. Forbes Kerry. Without the Internet I could not dissect the rav-ings of fake-Indian Ward Churchill and come to the inescapable con-clusion that he is a typical pseudo-intellectual academic Marxist lib-eral arts professor, whose only mistake was to clearly enunciate his insane beliefs. Without the Internet, I could not look up the arrest record of anti-war activists like Scott Ritter or look up how much of Saddam’s oil-for-food money Ritter is alleged to receive. Nor could I find the millions of barrels of oil received from Saddam by French cabinet ministers or the Russian president. Without the Internet I could

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not sort out which of our local peace activists think the Israelis attacked the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 and which think the CIA did it — and which think both. Without the Internet I could not go back and find anti-American quotes from those who now pretend to be concerned about classified research at University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Without the internet, I could not instantaneous-ly go back to find which Hawai‘i Democrat crony has been convicted of stealing what from whom (the list is long). Without the Internet I would not have time to find out that the Clean Elections Initiative is just a scam to scoop up millions in taxpayer dollars and give it to whichever bought-and-paid-for union representative the Democrats nominate to run against Aunty Linda Lingle. Without the Internet I could not find post-ings by Iraqis celebrating their liberation from Saddam — or the posting from U.S. soldiers cursing the media lies by the Fonda News Network. Without the internet we would be on a straight diet of pabulum from the NYT, CBS,

CNN, and MSNBC. The Internet is just too important for the government to be responsible for regulating it. In developing without the chains of regula-tion, the Internet is revolutionizing the world and making life difficult for those who speak out of both sides of their mouths. The left’s

game of saying only what they can get away with is falling apart and the Internet, which allows immediate research on the most obscure rant-ings of even quasi-public personages, is the reason why. It is no accident that a system based on near-absolute freedom is taking down those who believe in collect-

edness of everything. Those who complain the least about spam are the ones who have bought spam filters. Private enterprise, not big government, has the best solution for the spam problem, and the solution can be bought for a few dollars online. That, combined with the private efforts of Internet service providers to shut down spammers, is the only effective way to deal with spam. The alternative is to open the Pandora’s Box of government control over the most free form of media ever. The CAN- Spam Act was just a feel-good, election year exercise. The elections are over. CAN-Spam should be repealed.

fect. Since I routinely click on the “empty junk mail folder” button without scanning the messages there (because isn’t that the point of the filter, to filter things?), it turns out I’ve deleted important messages. Almost every-one who uses e-mail with any regularity suf-fers from spam infestations. I think of my parents, who have to sift through a few hun-dred spam e-mails per day on their dial-up connection. The spam e-mail problem, though, isn’t just about our inboxes. All the spam coursing through the Internet slows things down for everyone. After a little over a year with the “”CAN Spam”” law, people in the know seem to agree that, overall, the amount of spam has increased. The estimates of just how much it increased differ, but a sixty or eighty percent increase seems about right. Since CAN-SPAM hasn’t decreased the amount of spam going around, we need better tactics. For a fairly detailed look at why the CAN-SPAM act doesn’t work, check out www.quoddyloop.com/canthecanspamact/can-spam_act.html. Most importantly, any effective anti-spam campaign needs to be truly interna-tional because people can send spam e-mail from anywhere. Given the effectiveness of the Bush Administration in making friends around the world, I’m not going to hold my breath for a nice international response to the problem the industrialized countries have with spam e-mails. Just remember that the world recently celebrated the launch of the Kyoto Protocol, which Bush pulled out of. If

Bush & Co. can’t accept that, maybe, just maybe, all the consumption of natural resources we’re doing hurts the environment, and they’re willing to back out of interna-tional treaties, what are the chances anyone wants to help us out? Not much, I’m guess-ing. This is just another tangential example of how Bush’s hubris can hurt average Americans. Spam e-mails are a bore, but we deal with them so that we can e-mail our friends around the world and purchase all sorts of crazy things in the middle of the night. When spam comes to you, and you aren’t sure if it’s legit, take a look at the archive over at Snopes.com. Barbara and David P. Mikkelson keep an up-to-date index of all sorts of urban legends and internet rumors. While Snopes has been wrong once or twice in the past, it is one of the most honest sites on the net. Its listing of spam e-mails is at www.snopes.com/inboxer/pending/pending.htm. Cleverly, there is a spam e-mail going around that tries to get people to click on a link to put their e-mail addresses on a “do not e-mail” list. When people do, they give these mysterious strangers their e-mail addresses. Don’t fall for this one. Until there’s an effective international response to spam e-mails, the Internet can provide us with a moment of relief. Even though the game is uncomfortably named in our post-Abu Ghraib world, the “Torture a Spammer” game at http://torturegame2.emailsherpa.com pokes fun at the whole spam set-up. Just be careful, they want your e-mail address.

OPINIONSTuesday, February 22, 2005 | Page 5Editor: Christopher Mikesell Associate Editor: Leah Ricker | (808) 956-3214 | opinions@kaleo.org

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Art: Japanese exhibit reflects artist’s inner perspectives

exhibit. Before you get too excited about going down to JCC to see these masterpieces, you should be familiar with the themes of their respective works. Roster presents adult themes to “child-like” audiences as a sort of “how-to illustration” for the world. Gillespie shows his audience that communication is visual. He is inspired by Jasper Johns and one of the University of Hawaii’s “finest professors,” Fred Roster. Teraoka is inspired by 1950s style pin-striping, cartoons and a usual irreverence toward the world. Rudoy uses art to express ten-sion and external frustration as a means to work out these feelings, to later reflect on the painting and to realize that it wasn’t that bad. Dempster’s inspiration is elu-sive. He wants his audience to come to their own conclusions and find association. “Don’t know my inspiration and don’t want to know; but don’t over-analyze,” Dempster said. If any of these intriguing themes spark your interest, it would be worthwhile to check out this exhibit. The wonders of expression are presented on the ground level of JCC till March 16. See them while you can.

Through March 162454 S. Beretania St. Honolulu, HI 96826Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Admission is free.

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Cade Roster, “How to Chase the Blues Away”, 2005; Acrylic on Panel 81 x 50”. “The Sacred Order of the Esteemed Brotherhood” exhibi-tion will be open through March 16.

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By John SmallwoodKnight Ridder Newspapers

PHILADELPHIA (KRT) — “I just want an answer. And I don’t think I’ve gotten one.” That’s what Robert Esche said Wednesday afternoon on local cable television in reaction to NHL com-missioner Gary Bettman announcing the 2004-05 season was canceled. It was a stunning statement in its simplicity. It’s a statement that every player in the NBA should dissect and digest over and over until it becomes as natural as dribbling or shooting a basketball. The NHL blew its opportunity to prevent itself from tumbling over a cliff. The NBA is still on the clock. NBA players should pay close attention to their hockey brethren because they’re next. Judgment Day is just around the corner when the NBA’s collective-bargaining agree-ment with its players association expires at the end of the season.

Soon, NBA players could be asked to make the same sacrifice the NHL players already have. “We’re deeply involved in dis-cussions with our players,” NBA commissioner David Stern recently said. “Whether we make a deal or not, I can’t say.” The game has changed. The old rules don’t apply anymore. What the NHL owners did by actually sticking to their guns and canceling a complete season has altered the landscape. They have taken the step that no one actually believed any group of owners would do — the step that virtually guarantees that they will win this labor dispute. Canceling an entire season was the taboo that no owner wanted to broach, but now it’s been done. And now, depending on what happens next in hockey, it might not be as scary as it previously was. The NBA owners are about to get a free look at how professional ath-

letes react to the reality of having an entire season canceled, with the threat of even more being flushed away. If there ever was a time for every NBA player to fully educate himself about the collective-bargaining negotiations, what’s on the table and what’s at stake, it would be now. Ask the hockey players, who are suddenly looking into an abyss, what it’s like to not fully understand how they arrived here. There is no bliss in ignorance. What players truly need to under-stand is that the owners will ulti-mately win any labor dispute in any sport as long as they have the guts to push it to the limit. It’s economic survival of the fit-test. Most sports owners don’t make or maintain their fortunes based on their sports franchises. Comcast isn’t going broke if the Flyers don’t play for a season or two. Players, on the other hand, have a

ticking clock on their careers. For some players, this cancellation will effectively end their NHL careers. The money they lost this season can never be recouped. No matter how strongly a player might support the union’s position, there are only so many paychecks he can afford to surrender. Now that the season has been canceled, there is not a thing that NHL players union chief Bob Goodenow and his executive com-mittee can do to keep the rank and file in order. The NHL owners won’t be the only ones watching closely to see if the players will stay unified now that their million-dollar checks won’t be coming. The NBA owners will be just as interested in seeing how this plays out. If the NHL players become frac-tured by dissent and ultimately accept a deal that is totally lopsided toward the owners, you’d better

believe the NBA owners would notice. And it’s not as if the NBA hasn’t flirted with this before. The owners surrendered the All-Star Game and half of the 1998-99 season to get the concessions they wanted after the last CBA expired. “In ‘98, I was hopeful, but I think the players believed the last time we wouldn’t lock out,” Stern has said. “Now we are walking into a situa-tion where the players know there is a lockout if we have to.” That’s why every NBA player should call his player rep to get every scrap of information he can about the process and what’s on the line. Because if you’re going to risk being locked out, having a season canceled and losing one or more seasons of your limited career, the last thing you should need is an answer why.

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Steroid testing would bring baseball back

By Michael RosenbergKnight Ridder Newspapers

DETROIT (KRT) — So how will hockey win back its fans? How about steroids for every-body? It worked for baseball. Pitchers and catchers reported to spring training last Thursday, an event that used to bring joy to the nation’s black-market pharmacists. But now, baseball tests for ste-roids. Ah, baseball, always ahead of the curve. Five years after everybody else, the sport finally realizes that if it looks like a duck, acts like a duck, smells like a duck, and bench-presses 400 pounds with its wings, it might be a duck on steroids. This is too late to save the reputa-tions of Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa, if those reputations are even worth saving. Bonds has admitted to juicing, but says he did it by accident. This is known in legal circles as the “don’t blame me — I’m an idiot” defense. McGwire and Sosa are guilty only by association; along with Bonds, they are the only players to hit more than 61 home runs in a season, a feat that makes them auto-matically suspect. Are McGwire and Sosa guilty? We will probably never know. At one time, it seemed inappropriate to guess. Now, speculation is the rage, thanks partly to Jose Canseco and his new contribution to American letters: “Juiced: How Steroids Can Help You Cram as Many Names as Possible into a Single Book.” The baseball establishment dis-misses Canseco as a desperate, soul-less clown just because he is a desper-ate, soulless clown. Canseco actually said former Rangers owner George W. Bush must have known about ste-

roid use; I doubt even Michael Moore would blame the president for ste-roids. Yeah, Canseco is a fool, but even if you push him into a ditch, a whole bunch of people will still be on this bandwagon. Here is what slender slugger Fred McGriff told USA Today Sports Weekly: “Myself personally, I would laugh when I’d see these guys hit long home runs. I mean, basically, we all came up at the same time and had about the same power. But before you knew it, they were hitting 50, 60, 70 home runs — steroids were every-where.” Let’s put our expert investigative skills to work. McGriff and McGwire were rookies in 1987. By the end of the 1991 season, McGwire had hit 178 home runs and McGriff had hit 156. Bonds was a rookie in 1986. By the end of the 1991 season, he had hit 142 home runs. McGwire went on to hit 70 in a season, then 65. Bonds hit 73. McGriff never hit more than 37. Sosa’s production exploded in a similar fashion. Is McGriff accusing McGwire, Sosa and Bonds of juicing? Deny it if you want. Me personal-ly, I would laugh. Who was the best player of the past 10 years? We’ll never know. Who, from this generation, truly deserves to make the Hall of Fame? Voters can only guess. It would be nice to block out the controversy and enjoy the games. It would also be nice to forget the snow and sunbathe. It’s not so easy, though. The American public has an enor-mous capacity for denial, especially

when it comes to entertainment — we convince ourselves that movie stars can jump from a helicopter onto a plane, and that Ashlee Simpson can sing. For a while there, we even bought Britney’s virginity. But we can’t block this out. The biggest story in baseball this season will be Bonds’ chase of Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron. Bonds gets there only because of steroids. The second-biggest story is the Red Sox and Yankees rivalry. The Yankees have two players — Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield — who admitted to juicing. Sheffield, like Bonds, said it was an accident. I keep hearing that fans don’t care about steroids. Well, I think a lot of fans do care. Just because they go to the games doesn’t mean they don’t care. I think a lot of fans are angry. Baseball was never as pure as the lousy poets make it out to be, but it’s supposed to be timeless. You are sup-posed to compare eras. When pitchers and catchers report to training camp, it is supposed to be a day for hope. And, strangely, I do have hope. I hope steroid testing works. I hope when we see the best players, we don’t immediately wonder where the inflate button is. I hope somebody leads the major leagues in home runs with 38. McGwire said: “Chicks dig the long ball,” but traditionalists dig the subtleties of the game. I miss stolen bases. I miss the emphasis on field-ing. I miss the hit-and-run. For the past few years, there has been too much mashing and not enough grace. In 1998, when McGwire and Sosa caught the fancy of the nation, we were told that “baseball is back.” This year, I hope it really is.

Read tomorrow’s Ka Leo for a full recap of the Rainbow Warriors’ Bracket Buster matchup with Wisconsin-Milwaukee and President’s Day showdown with WAC leader UTEP. Also coming tomorrow: Rainbow baseball’s series with Pacific, Warrior volleyball taking on USC and updates on other UH teams playing both at home and on the mainland.

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