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The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents have selected UH researchers John L. Tonry, Alexander Krot and Mark Q. Martindale as the recipients of the 2004 Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research. John T. Tonry is a professor with the Institute for Astronomy. His research on distant supernovae led to the discovery that the universe is accelerating in its expansion. The American Astronomical Society sited this research as one of the most impor-tant scientific discoveries in the past

drinking, smoking linked to sexual habits

By Colin GuyDaily Texan

(U. Texas-Austin)

(U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas - Teenagers who are sexually active are more likely to drink, smoke and use illegal drugs, according to a new survey released by researchers at Columbia University. The school’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse also found that students who attend church and often eat dinner with their parents are less likely to engage in these illegal activities. The report found that teenagers with sexually active friends are six and a half times more likely to drink alcohol and 31 times more likely to get drunk. The same people are about 22 times more likely to have tried mari-juana and more than five times more likely to smoke tobacco, according to the report. The report also found that teens who are heavily involved in romantic relationships are also at higher risk of substance abuse. Cindy Carlson, a psychology pro-fessor at the University, said the results are consistent with previous research. “We find among teens that risky behavior tends to cluster in groups,” Carlson said. “If teens are smoking, they are more likely to be drinking and experimenting with sex.”

Regents recognize researcher’s work

Wayne T. Iwaoka, faculty member of UH Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and graduate chair of the Food Science Department, recently received the 2004 William V. Cruess Award from the Institute of Food Technologies (IFT). The award honors a member

Carlson said although many students surveyed consider drug use problematic, they still experiment with it. “It shows we can have attitudes about something being wrong and still do it,” Carlson said. “That’s com-mon in research, to find a discrepancy between attitude and behavior.” Parents should be aware of these trends, said Richard Mulieri, a spokes-man for the research group. “I think what we come away with is that these behaviors — such as teens spending an inordinate amount of time with boyfriends and girlfriends, dat-ing people who are at least two years older, having lots of friends who are sexually active — should raise the red flag for parents, because your teen has friends who do these things,” Mulieri said. “Parents have to be aware that the likelihood of these behaviors is much increased in teens who have friends that do these things.” But Dick Spence, a research scientist for the Addiction Research Institute at the University, said the different behaviors are not necessarily linked. “You can’t infer causality in terms of sexual behavior causing sub-stance abuse or substance abuse caus-ing sexual behavior,” Spence said.

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Lights, cameras, action:Film BA degree set for fall

By Candice novakKa Leo Associate News Editor

If the traditional art courses like painting, fashion and ceram-ics don’t interest you, there is a program that caters to a more modern outlet for your creativity: the Academy for Creative Media. Nicknamed the “film school” by many students, the ACM will offer Bachelor of Arts degree pro-grams at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, along with Associate of Arts degree programs at the UH community colleges. Spawned by the growing age of technology, film courses being offered for the first time this Fall include 3-D Computer Animation, Global Media, Digital Narrative Production and Narrative Game Design. The three tracks students can follow in the first year of the ACM program are Critical Studies, Cinematic & Digital, Narrative Production and Animation & Computer Games. In the future, more tracks and courses will be offered, ultimately becoming a doctorate program. The ACM programs are unique in that they are “remov-ing limits, revealing opportunities and simplifying the way students perceive access and wield technol-ogy,” according to the ACM. The ACM plans on creating other certificate programs includ-ing Hawaiian Media Studies, Hawaiian Cinematic & Digital Narrative Production, Asian Media Studies, European Media Studies, Media Studies of the Americas and Oceanic Media Studies. The preeminent school of Film in the United States is the American Film Institute. Founded in 1967, the AFI has been commit-ted to encouraging others to rec-ognize the moving image as an art form. Since then many higher edu-

cation courses have been taught on the subject, including classes on the history of film and the cul-tural link between a nation and its films. As a former president of pro-duction for TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures, Chris Lee, the

ACM’s Chairman, has had a prom-inent history in film. “I looked outside Hawai`i, learning that (this state) is the only state in the nation that doesn’t have a film program,” Lee wrote in a letter to the Board of Regents. “Hawai`i students have a logi-cal and rightful place in the cre-ation of this content, not just in Hollywood, but here in Hawai`i.” The ACM’s first project is the Hawai`i Statehood Documentary. Funded by $500,000 in federal grant, the academy plans to com-plete the high-definition film in 2005 with a run-time of 30 min-utes. The ACM’s fall enrollment totals 70 students, but Lee said that hopefully there will be around 1,000 students earning every-thing from Associates degrees to Doctorates from the ACM school.

The Graduate school is planned to begin in the fall of 2006, followed by a doctorate accreditation in the fall of 2009. Lee has privately raised $450,000 to create Hawaii’s first film school. Other financial aids were Gov. Linda Lingle, pledg-ing $767,000, and UH-Manoa Chancellor Peter Englert shift-ing resource money to give the film school $353,000 for the first year. NBC has donated more than $100,000 in new and slightly used film equipment to the new school along with used sound equipment, much of which was used on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” the Honolulu Star-Bulletin report-ed. Though ACM classes are full for the fall, students interested in the program in the spring should keep in mind the specific require-ments for applying to the film school. Interested students will be required to turn in the ACM Application Form, a personal statement, resume, creative writ-ing sample, critical writing sample, portfolio list, portfolio of relative creative work, hardware and soft-ware requirement verification and three letters of recommendation. Though these requirements may be daunting, they will open up the venue of creativity that Lee said is unique to the typical, “Hollywood-centric model.” Lee said the ACM will break from “traditional brick and mortar facilities.” “The emphasis here is on removing limits, revealing oppor-tunities and simplifying the way students perceive, access and wield technology,” he said. For more ACM information and application details, visit www.acm.hawaii.edu.

“Hawai‘i stu-dents have a

logical and right-ful place in the creation of this content, not just in Hollywood, but here in Hawai‘i.”

— Chris Lee, Academy of Creative Media

chairman

several decades. Tonry’s work with astronomical instrumentation led to a revolutionary telescope design. Alexander Krot is an associate researcher at the Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology. Krot is a world-class expert on the petrol-ogy of meteorites. His discovery of the subtle age differences in the components of a very old meteorite is particularly significant due to the implications on how long it took our solar system to form. Mark Q. Martindale is an asso-ciate professor with the Pacific Biomedical Research Center and one of the founders of the school of evolutionary developmental biology. He is renowned for his cell-lineage studies. His papers have appeared

in the journals Science and Nature. Martindale’s research focuses on the major problems of animal body plan evolution, and his lab played a major role in changing the perceptions of the relationship of bilaterians to other animals.

who has achieved excellence in teaching food science and technol-ogy. Iwaoka will receive a $3,000 honorarium and a bronze medal from the Northern California Section of IFT.

Student artists featured are Alicia Ajolo, Christopher Aradanas, Yuzuko Fukunaga, Jill Higa, Jihea Hwang, Jessica Oshita, Nina Pullella, Lianne Rozzelle and Ross Togashi. Visitors may visit the exhibit Monday to Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 11 p.m. With more than 3 million vol-umes, the UHM Libraries, which includes Hamilton and Sinclair, is the leading research library serving the university, the state of Hawai‘i and the Pacific region. The library sup-ports the teaching, research and infor-mation needs of faculty, students, staff and the community.

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Prof receives food technology award

UHM students’ photos in library The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Photography Program pres-ents artwork by students now on dis-play through Sept. 30 at the Galleries on the first floor of Hamilton Library. The photography exhibit fea-tures nine projects dealing with a range of thematic concerns and sty-listic approaches.

NEWSPage 2 | Wednesday, August 25, 2004 Editor: Alice Kim Associate Editor: Candice Novak | (808) 956-3221 | news@kaleo.org

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Report finds increase in water pollutionBy Alexandre Da Silva

Scripps Howard Foundation Wire

WASHINGTON –– Storm water runoff was the main culprit, accord-ing to the report, but increased monitoring also found problems that hadn't been reported before. The number of beach closures and advisories posted to warn beachgoers not to swim in coastal waters that didn't meet safety and health standards increased by 51 percent from 2002 to 2003, accord-ing to the report by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The council has done the report for 14 years. "The more we look, the more we find," said NRDC project direc-tor Nancy Stoner. She blamed the Bush administration for slashing $500 million from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, which helps

municipalities build wastewater plants and fund other pollution controls. "This administration is making beach monitoring worse," she said, adding that an effective monitoring program would cost households no more than $2 a year. "We have set a major record, and it's a record we shouldn't be proud of." The report, prepared by sci-entists, lawyers and environmental specialists, found that the number of beach closure and advisory days jumped to more than 18,000 in 2003. Beach closures mean no one can use a beach. Advisories warn swimmers not to enter the water, Stoner said. Bacteria levels exceeding seawater quality standards were responsible for 88 percent of clo-sures last year. Precautionary clo-

sures after rainfall accounted for 6 percent, while 4 percent were due to sewage treatment and pipe failures. Swimming in contaminat-ed water is the leading cause of waterborne illnesses, affecting about 7 million people, said Mark Dorfman, the lead researcher, who said he was using statistics from the Centers for Disease Control. Most likely to become ill are children, pregnant women and those with weak immune systems. Illnesses can be fatal. Beaches in Florida and California had the most closures and advisories, with well over 3,000 in each state. South Carolina saw 593 closures and Washington state nine. But California's Newport Beach made NRDC's 2004 "Beach Buddies" list for building a new

sewage pipe with cameras to flag cracks and leaks, replacing a dete-riorated system. Encinitas' beach made the list in 2003. It costs about $1.3 million a year to moni-tor California's nearly 300 beaches, according to the NRDC. Each year NRDC recognizes beaches that have significantly improved their efforts by adding them to the Beach Buddies list. Beaches that slow their efforts significantly are included on the "Beach Bums" list. Stoner said a nationwide increase in beach monitoring and water sampling as well as the fail-ure of local authorities to detect polluting sources such as sewage spills and runoff were respon-sible for deeming more beaches unsafe. Stoner, however, said more states are starting surveillance

and testing programs by using grants awarded through the fed-eral BEACH Act passed in 2000. Because of such new programs, beach closures in Florida, account-ed for more than a third of the total national increase. The NRDC cited an April 2004 preliminary report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy that said ocean-related tourism created 1.5 million jobs and brought $58 billion to the U.S. economy in 2000. Stoner said coastal states could improve their economies by starting water monitoring pro-grams. "They thought it was better not to look," she said.

To find state inspection information go to: www.nrdc.org/water/oceans/nttw.asp

FEATURESWednesday, August 25, 2004 | Page 3Editor: Marlo Ting | (808) 956-3218 | features@kaleo.org

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‘New Perspective’ in ceramics displayedBy Sabrina FavorsKa Leo Staff Writer

Forthisweekonly,theUniversityofHawai`iCommonsGallerywillexhibit“CeramicsforUse:ANewPerspective.”ThisisasmallartexhibitofavarietyofceramicpiecesproducedintheAsia/PacificCeramicsStudentWorkshop.TheworkshopwasfoundedbyUHProfessorSuzanneWolfeandwasheldoverthesum-mer. ThesmallcommonsgalleryisjustofftothesideoftheArtBuildingMainOffice.Thedozensofpiecesofartinsideitshowtherangeofwhatasculptorcandowithearthenwareandporcelain. StudentsandprofessorsfromHawai`i,Japan,Taiwan,thePeople’sRepublicofChina,SouthKoreaandAustraliaparticipatedintheworkshop.Theunifyingthemeiscreatingpiecesthatarenontraditionallyfunctional. Someartistsexhibitedmul-tipleworksofart.Displayedareteapots,vases,plates,bowlsandsculptures.Oneoftheartists,InchinLee,exhibits“BuddhaPlates,”houseplates,winebottlehousesandcandlehouses.The“houses”areshapedassuchwithholesandopeningsinterspersedthroughoutthepiece. Dae-HeeKimandArnKrebsaretwoartistswhosepiecesseam-lesslymixartwithfunction.Kimcreatedvasesthatechoedtheshapeofbamboostalks.Krebscreatedtwosculpturesthatnotonlylooknice,butarealsolampsthatwork.Evendisplayedinthegallery,thelampsilluminatetheircorneroftheroom. Otherartistscreatedpieceswithfunctionsthatweremoredifficulttodecipher.“RaininHawai`i,”asculpturecreatedby

MomokoUsami,takesaninter-estingvisualinterpretationofitstitle,butitsfunctionisnotreadilyapparent.DaiYu-Xiangproducedasculpturecalled,“KingandQueen,”whichisaptlynamed. Theartworksrangedinappearancefromsimplydeco-rated,solidcolorstointricatelydetailedandcolorfulpieces.ChisatoYamano’spiece,“InHawai`i,”isdecoratedwithtinyfiguresonthetopinvariouspaleshadesofcreamandlightgreen. Walkingintothegallery,orevenwalkingpastwithoutenter-ing,theartworkofJumpeiUedaisstriking.“CustomOrnamentTeapot#1,”“CustomOrnament#2”and“ThreeWeeks”areearth-enwarepiecescoveredinaglossywhiteglaze.Therearecountlesslittledetailspaintedontheteapotsinamyriadofbrightcolors,out-linedingoldpaint. Foranyonewithafewminutestospare,“CeramicsforUse”isagoodwaytospendthem.Eachpiece,eventhosebythesameart-ist,isunique.Itisrelaxingtojustwalkthroughthesmallroomandlookatthedifferentstylesandthedifferentavenuesartiststookwithabroadtheme.Nexttotheincred-iblythinearthenwarecontainers“Set2,”“Set3”and“Set4”byJoanneSearle,isawhiteceramicpiecedisplayedonthewall.Itisentitled“Toilet,”andwascreatedbyLuChih-Jung. Thepiecesin“CeramicsforUse”areforsale.Justinsidethedoorisapricelistforeachwork. “CeramicsforUse:ANewPerspective”willrununtilthisFriday,Aug.27.AndonSunday,Aug.29,theUH’smainArtGallerywillopenitsfirstfallexhibit,“TheBest100JapanesePosters:1945-1989,”whichrunsuntilSept.24.

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Art senior Tiva Lasiter views the commons ceramics exhibit through glass windows at nightfall yesterday. The bright light illuminating the exhibit allows students to view the cermanics at night.

Thisisaboutthetimeoftheyearwhenpeoplestarttalkingaboutbeginningsandlongjourneys.Alotoffussismadeoverroadsaheadandbrightnewtomorrows.Somepeoplebynowaresickofthespeechesaboutritesofpassageintocollegelife,yetothersareatthatcriticalpointwhereperhapstheymightneedsuchapeptalk. Somyadvicetoallofyoumak-ingyourwayintotheuniversityatmosphereforthefirsttimeisthis:Don’tkidyourselves!YouandIbothknowthatforincomingfreshman,enteringcollegeisfarfromabeginning!Thechangesinyouracademiclifearecosmeticatbest.Youstillhavetogotoclass.Youstillhavetodohomework.Youcan’tescapehavingtomain-tainyourgrades.Sure,ifyouare

dormingyoumightbelivinginadifferentplacebutmakenomis-take,it’sthesametune,ifonlyonadifferentstation. Shouldyouthinkthatsteppingoverathresholdontoacollegecampusforthefirsttimemeansthatyouwillsuddenlybesur-roundedbythrongsofhardcorenerdswithstaggeringworkethics,youareinforashock.Wheredoyouthinktherestofthestudentscamefrom?You’dbesurprisedathowsimilarcollegeistohighschool.Infact,mostoftheotherincomingfreshmenarejustasfreshoffthehighschoolasphaltasyouare. That’snotall,though.Sure,you’dexpectupperclassmentomature,butdon’tforgetthatafifth-yearseniorisonly4yearsolderthananincomingfresh-man.I’mnotsayingthatweoldfogiesdon’tmature;itDOEShap-pen,justnotasquicklyaspeoplewouldlikeitto.Socialstructures?Gotthose.Pettydifferences?Accountedfor.Maturitylevels?Rising,buttheuphillclimbisslow

going. Socollegeisalotlikehighschool.Highschoolwasalotlikemiddleschool.Middleschoolwasonlyalittlebitdifferentfromyourelementarydays.Peoplewantto

talkaboutenteringcollegeasifitweresomebrandnewbegin-ning?Isayit’smorelikethehomestretchofamarathon.You’vegot-

tenyourselfthisfar,you’verunalongway,butboyithurtstoruntothatfinishline.Youhavetomakethatextraefforttokeepgoing.Youkeeptellingyourselftopushhard-erandignorethatnaggingacheinyourlegthat’sbeggingyoutoquit.Yousitdown,theotherrunnersintheracearegoingtopassyouby.Incollege,notonlydoyouhaveevenmorepressuretorunharder,fasterandfurtherthananyoneelse,collegeisalsowherethemarathongetstricky;youhavesomanychoicesforyourmajorthatit’slikearacewithahundreddifferentfin-ishlines. Rightnow,youcanaffordtostopandthinkforasecond.Thisisthepartwhereyouhavetoaskyourselfwhatdirectionyouwanttogoin.Really.Imeanit.Youthinkyoucanspendyourtimeincollegerunningaroundincirclesatthecrossroads?Isthatanybet-terthanrunningblindlydownapathyoudon’twanttofollow?No,themostusefulquestionyoucanaskyourselfasanewlyaccepted

collegestudentis“Why?”You’vegonethedistance.Nowwhyareyourunning? Answerthatquestionanditwillsolvealotofyourproblemsanddispelalotofyourdoubts.Ifyouknowwhyyou’rehere,you’llknowwhatyourgoalis.Ifyouknowwhyyou’rehere,you’llknowwhatmoti-vatesyou.Aboveall,ifyouknowtheanswertothatquestion,you’llknowwhereyouseeyourselfafterthatfinishline. What,youthoughtthatthemarathonwouldbeoveraftercol-lege?Graduationisnotimetostoprunning,andyourlifeisnotoneofthosemarathonswhereyoustoprunningatthefinishline.Thewholelengthoftherace,you’vehadamaptoguideyoualongamarkedroute.Whereareyougoingtorunafteryoubreakthattapeofribbon? Betterkeepmoving.Theysaytheworkplaceisalotlikecollege—andyou’llneedallthepracticeyoucanget.

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EveryoneisawarethattheUniversityofHawai‘idoesnothaveenoughroomstohouseallitsstudents.Butthecurrenthous-ingcrisisstemsnotfromlackofrooms,butfromfalsepromises. UHshouldnotallowstudentstobelievetheywillgetadormroomwhenthechancesareslim.Manyuniversitiesonthemainlanddonothaveenoughroomsforalltheirstudents,buttheytypicallydonotpromisehousingwhentheycannotdeliver. WhenIwasanundergradu-atestudentatUC-Davis,weweretoldthatwewouldgeton-campushousingourfirstyear,butthatwewouldliveoff-campusafterthat.

So,duringourfreshmanyear,wepickedroommates,checkedoutthehousingmarketandsignedaleaseforthefall. Residentadvisorswereabletohelpstudentsgetmotivatedtofindaplaceontime.Afewstudentsappliedforon-campushousingfortheirsophomoreyears,buttheyknewinadvancethattheymightnotgetit,sotheydevelopedcon-tingencyplans.Sincedormswerea“freshman”thing,manyolderstu-dentspreferredlivingelsewhere.Thoughtheoff-campushousingmarkettherewasjustastightasinHonolulu,studentswereabletofindhousing,andtheuniversityavoidedthekindofcolossalhous-

Housing crisis due to false promises

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Performing Arts junior Dave Wilkie gives his skateboard a rest during the sec-ond day of classes while checking out the big screen TV at Campus Center.

ingcrisesthatUHnowfaces. UH’sproblemisthatstu-dentsarenottoldinadvancethattheywillnotgeton-campushousing,sotheydonotlook.Theyareofteninformedonlydaysbeforethestartofthesemesterthattheymustsearchforanalternative.Thisisadifficultsituationthatnobodyshouldhavetoendure.Iunder-standroomsbecomeavailableatthelastminute,butitisnotfairfortheHousingOfficetowaitthatlong.Studentsmusthaveadvancewarningtofindalternativeaccommodations. ImustcommendtheHousingOfficeforwhatseemslikeafairwayofrankingstudents(fresh-manbeforecontinuingstudents,neighborislandsbeforemain-landorO‘ahu,etc.),buttheymustwarnlow-prioritystudentsthattheiroddsarenotgood.IproposethattheHousingOfficeonlypromiseplacementstonewstudents(freshman,transferstudents,etc.)andthosewithspecialcircumstances,suchasdisabledstudents.Othersshouldbeencouragedtoliveoff-campus.Iftheychoosetoapplyforon-campushousing,theyshouldbewarnedthattheyareunlikelytogetit.Ifaroomhappenstobecomeavailableforthem,thennoharmisdone. ThemostimportantthingisthattheHousingOfficemustbeupfrontaboutthescarcityofhousingoncampus.Newdormscannotbebuiltovernight,soshort-termsolutionsshouldfocusonpreparingstudentsforlivingoff-campus.

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Tasty MSG found in sushi harmful for diet, addictive

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Bunny: PA failure turns off sound, and crowd

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But just as the song ended, aloudthumpechoedthroughthemainPA speakers, followed by no soundat all. Apparently the speakers hadbeen turned off. They flashed onagaintohearWailerargue,“Seehowlong it’s taken Bunny Wailer to gettoHawai‘i.”Againtheycutout, thistimewithnoreturn. Fans were furiously yelling“Bunny, Bunny,” or, “Rastafari,” orjustplainbooing.Thiswaslikedrop-pingthecurtainonBachinthemiddleofhisFifthSymphony. Outside a man could be heardsaying,“Thiswasthepoorestdisplayof putting a concert together I haveeverseeninmylife.IdoubtHawai‘iwilleverseeBunnyWaileragain.”

By Jenny MolbergThe Reveille (Louisiana State U.)

(U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE,La. — Studies show the reasonsushi can become addictive isbecauseofthepresenceofMSG,afood enhancer that proposes manyhealthrisks. According to the organiza-tion’s NO MSG’sWeb site, MSG,ormonosodiumglutamate, isusedmainly in Oriental food to pre-serve and enhance food, foolingyour brain into thinking the foodyou are eating tastes good. It is awhite, salt-like substance, manytimes sprinkled on food to keep ittasting fresh. Experts have foundan addictive quality in MSG, somanypeoplefindthemselvescrav-ingfoodshighinMSGaftereating

itforthefirsttime. Since sushi restaurants havebecomea recent fad,manypeopleare consuming more amounts ofMSGthanishealthyfortheirdiet. Not only can MSG be addic-tive, but research has shown linksbetween MSG and Alzheimer’s,Huntington’s and Parkinson’s dis-eases, autism and ADHD in chil-dren. MSG, which is made by thefermentation of starch, sugarcaneor molasses, is a glutamate andabnormalamountsofglutamatecandamagenervecellsinthebrain. MSG is found in alarmingamounts in soy sauce, which israrely absent in Chinese food andsushi.Somepeoplemayexperiencesymptomssuchasnausea,irregularheartbeat,vomitingoranxietyaftereating foods that contain a lot ofMSG. Many blame Oriental restau-rantsformisuseofMSG,butmanyotherlargefoodcompaniesattempttopreserveandenhancetheirfood

withMSG.KFCwassaidtoexceedthe legal limit for adding MSG totheir chicken, according to http://www.msgtruth.org. Randy Wong, manager ofIchiban Sushi Bar & JapaneseGrill,saidtherestaurantuses“hon-dashi,” or fish stock, as a substi-tute. Try ordering sushi withoutseaweedorsoysauce;insteadofasushiroll,trysashimi. CrystalBai,theassistantman-ager of The Great Wall restau-rant said, “We have a diet menuwhere there isnoMSG included.”However, Bai said that they ordertheir soy sauce from a large foodcompany and they have no ideahowmuchMSGitcontains. Even though sushi and otherOrientalfoodscanbeveryhealthy,if it contains MSG, your healthmightbeindanger.Socontrolglu-tamates inyourdietandsubstituteartificial sugars and preservativeswithfreshmeatsandvegetables.

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Extraditing Bobby Fisher a bad move IsupposeifIwerePOTUS

(PresidentoftheUnitedStates)andmyliferevolvedaroundcruisingatmyTexasranch,denying“youth-fulindiscretions”andtellingpeoplelikeMichaelMooreto“gofindrealwork,”ItoowouldhavethetimetosludgemywaythroughtheredtapeandsomnifacientbureaucracyrequiredtoorderreclusivechessgrandmasterstobedeportedfromJapanandimmediatelybroughtbacktotheStates. ThechessmasterunderfocusisMr.BobbyFischer,whohasbeenontherunfromtheUnitedStatesgov-ernmentforwelloveradecadeafterbreakingU.S.andU.N.internationalsanctionsinordertopartakeofamatchinYugoslaviain1992.Amanknownforhisabilitytodisappearforyearsatatimeonlytorandomlyresurfacetochallengeoldopponents––mostnotablyBorisSpasskyinthecontroversialmatchinthe1992Yugoslavianmatch––BobbyFischerhadbeenlivingquietlyundertheradarinJapanforseveralyears.Unfortunately,hiswishtoremainanonymouswasblownonthe13thofJulywhenhewasdetainedatNaritaairportonhiswaytothe

Philippineswithanexpiredpassport. BobbyFischerhasmadeitclearhenolongerwishedtobeanAmericancitizen,andinfactwishedtoapplyforcitizenshipandnowpoliticalasyluminJapan.Bothhisrequestshavethusfarbeendenied. AsfarasIcanunderstand,itcomesdowntothisexpatriatewin-ningaridiculousamountofprizemoney.WhenBobbyFischerwarredagainstBorisSpassky,thedefenderoftheworldtitle,theawardmoneyinbalancewasapproximatelyaquarterofamilliondollars.Thistimearoundin1992,itwasthreemillion. IbelievethatifFischerhadlosthismatchagainstSpassky,theU.S.wouldnotonlyhaveallowedthisslightindiscretiontohavepassed,theymayevenhavelaudedhiseffortwiththeeffectofpraisingSpassky’sgenius(ah,thetanglesofpolitics).See,noonelikesFischer,andespe-ciallyBushwhoisstilltryingdes-peratelytonotletJohnKerrywintheminority(inthiscase,Jewish)votes.Fischer,anotoriousanti-Semiteandviciousanti-American,hasmadehisviewsonthe“Jewishconspiracy”andthe“Jew-controlledU.S.”wellknown.HehasbeenknowntoevendenytheHolocaust.HehaspraisedtheSeptember11attacks,andonaradiointerviewsaidthat“Americashouldbewipedout”. MethinksitwouldbeanunwisemovefortheU.S.nottoexpungeaspubliclyaspossiblesuchachar-acter.IfFischerhadlostthe1992

match,Spassky,whowasacitizenoftheformerSovietUnion,andaheavilypopulatedJewishland,wouldhavewonthethreemillionandinternationalgratuityfordefeat-ingsuchacharacterasFischer.IhavefewdoubtsthatBushwouldhavegonesofarastoskipanightofdrinkingandchokingonpretzelssoastoheappraiseuponthefor-merCommunist.Butmyquestionis,whatisJapangettingoutofthisbrouhaha?InEngland,afteraciti-zenhasmadeasignificantincomeforacountry,suchasMickJaggerorEltonJohn,theyareknighted.ThinkofthegoldbarsJapancouldstockpileiftheyweretobecomethehomelandtothethirdmatchbetweenSpasskyandFischer.Icelandmadeafortune,they’restillsellingchesssouvenirsinthestorescommemo-ratingthefirstmatch,andhell,thatwasover30yearsago!Yugoslaviaundoubtedlymadequiteaprofitaswell. So,iftheJapanesegovernmentlostamassivetouristattractionandthus,amajorsourceofrevenue,thenIsuspectJapan,whohasaconstitu-tionalmonarchywithaparliamenta-rygovernment,wasgivensomekindofpowerboost,andmaybetheinontheoilpipelinegoingthroughIraq.Butthen,Imaybeoverestimatingthepoliticalthinktankofour“mis-underestimated”POTUS;itcouldjustbeanotherwhimofour“westTexasgirl”toplaythegreatestchessplayerofalltime.

TheFallsemesterisnowuponusandIreallyhopethatthestu-dentswhowerelookingforhous-ing,foundsomethingbothafford-ableandlivable.Theoretically,studentsshouldonlyhavetocon-centrateongettingalltheirclasses,findingtheirclasslocationsandgettingalltheirbooks.Theyshouldnothavetostressoverfindingaplacetolive,orworse,stressovertheplacetheyeventuallyfind. Ihadaconversa-tionwithastudentlastweekaboutthedormroomshejustcheckedinto.Iwasshockedtodiscoverthattherewerenodoorsforthetoilets(onehasashowercurtaininitsplace),thatthetoiletseatsarenotfirmlyattached,thattheshowerdoorsarebrokenandthatthereisalackofproperventilation/crossbreezeintheunitsandhallways. Shealsotoldmethatlastyear,theconditionswerenobetter;therehadbeennoemergencylightsin

theinnerstairwellandoneofthesinkswentunfixedforanentiresemester. IfIweretheparentsofthestudentslivinginthese“ghettos,”I’dbeupinarms,andI’dmakesureeveryonefromtheHousingDirectorallthewayonuptothePresidentaremadeawareoftheconditionsandtotakeimmediate

action.StudentsarepayingbigmoneytoattendtheUniversityofHawai`iatManoa,sowhereisthemoneygoingifnotfortheben-efitofthestu-dents?Whywastheremoneytobuildanewparkingstruc-tureyetnothingwasdonetoFrearHall,abuildingthathasbeenemptyforhowlong?

Tuitionisgoingup,butwhataboutthequalityandsafetyofthedorms?Doessomeoneneedtogethurtbeforeconditionsareimproved?Icertainlyhopeitdoesn’thavetogettothatpoint.

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Bunny Wailer show ends on sour noteBy Jesse Shain

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On August 14 2004, BunnyWailer played the Waikiki Shell.ThisislikesayingBachpreformedat the Blaisdell Concert Hall, orColtrane played at the Hawai‘iTheatre. This is Bunny Wailerof the legendary Wailers out ofJamaica. The Wailers, featuringPeterTosh,BobMarleyandBunnyWailer,broughtReggaemusicfromtheCaribbeantotheworld. Warmingupthesundrenchedcrowd were three local acts:Maccho,OoklahtheMocandMauiGrown Roots. Ooklah the Mocstood out with their unique twiston Reggae music. Smooth vocalsbacked with heavy bass lines allfilledbyguitarskankswithsoundsranged from a deep dubby reverbtoelectronica. Before Wailer, new Reggaephenomena,LucianotookthestagebackedbytheJahMessenjahBand.BorninJamaica,Lucianohasbeencalledavoiceinthewildernessofthe present reggae scene. He took

the stage after reggae saxophonistDean Fraser; and vocalist MikeyGeneral preformed a few songswiththeMessenjahBand. Dressed in a military uni-form from wrists down to ankles,Luciano brought his revolution tothehundredsoffanspackedatthefront of the stage. It was here hespent a good majority of his setshakinghandsandacceptinglei. There was anticipation in theair.Eventhestarstwinkledalittlemore than usual in the Waikikisky.Wailer’sband, theSolomonicReggaestratookthestage,smooth-ing over the anticipation whichbuilt between acts. The lightsglowedbright, illuminating amandressed all in white with a whitecape. He had the red, green andgolddrapedaroundhisneck. Waileropenedwithaseriesofsongs,allfromhisfirstsoloalbum,“Blackheart Man.” Six in a rowwere played without any stops.Mostnotablywashismostfamoushit, “Dreamland,” one of the “alltime”songsofreggaemusic.Fromtherehemoved tonewer songsof

hiscatalog. Wailer redid the Bob Marleyclassic, “Rebel Music (3 o’clockRoad Block)” 50 minutes intohis set. The very enthused crowddancedandsanginunison. But just as the song ended,a loud thump echoed through themain PA speakers, followed byno sound at all. Apparently thespeakershadbeenturnedoff.Theyflashed on again to hear Wailerargue, “See how long it’s takenBunny Wailer to get to Hawai‘i.”Againtheycutout, this timewithnoreturn. Fans were furiously yelling“Bunny, Bunny,” or, “Rastafari,”orjustplainbooing.Thiswaslikedropping the curtain on Bach inthemiddleofhisFifthSymphony. Outsideamancouldbeheardsaying,“Thiswasthepoorestdis-play of putting a concert togetherI have ever seen in my life. IdoubtHawai‘iwilleverseeBunnyWaileragain.”

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U.S. duo wins gold

OtherplayerstolookforthisseasonaredefensivebackRayBass,quarterbackBrandonSatcher,andRyanGrice-Mullen,whoadaptedasplayrunningback,widereceiversanddefensiveback. Bass,aredshirtfreshman,isthebrotherofcurrentWarriorrunningbackMikeBass.Heamassed84totaltackles,2forcedfumblesand5inter-ceptionsinhighschool. Satcherhasgoodspeed,quickreflexesandasolidarm.The6-foot-1,195lb.truefreshmanentersUHafterleadinghishighschoolteamtoa8-5record,throwingfor3,300yards,37touchdownsandrushingfor785yards. AnotherplayertokeepaneyeoutforisGrice-Mullen.At5-foot-10,175lbs,heisaplayerthatcandoitall.Thefirstthingthatcatchestheeyeishisspeed—hewasclockedat4.5onthe40-yarddash.Inhighschoolheranfor1,155yardson153carrierswhilesplittingtimebetweenquarterbackandrunningback.Withhisspeed,abilityandpositionoptions,itwillbeinterest-ingtoseehowJoneschoosestoutilizehim.

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holly McPeak returns a shot against Australia on tuesday.

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InordertomakehistoryTuesday,theAmericanduoofMistyMayandKerriWalshjusthadtobethewaythey’vebeenforthepastfewyears—unbeatable. Therecordisnow108-8overthelasttwoyearsforMayandWalshasthetwosweptpastBrazil’sSheldaBedeandAdrianaBehar,21-17and21-11toclaimthefirstgoldmedalfortheUnitedStatesinWomen’sBeachVolleyball. WidelyregardedasthebestteamintheworldbeforeenteringtheOlympics,MayandWalshdidn’tdropasinglesetinsevenmatchesinAthens. AlthoughMayandWalshwonthecountry’sfirstgoldmedalintheevent,theUnitedStates’first-evermedalinthesport

waswonbyHollyMcPeakandElaineYoungsearlierintheday. Theduo,whoMayandWalshdefeatedinthesemifinals,wontheirbronzemedalmatchagainstNatalieCookandNicoleSandersonofAustralia,21-18,15-21,15-9. AnotherAmericanmedalistyesterdaywasHawaii’sBrianClay.The24-year-oldwonthesilvermedalinthedecathlon,finishingwith8,820points,just73behindRomanSebrleoftheCzechRepublic.Clay’stotalwasthethird-highesteverofanyU.S.athleteintheevent. WorldchampionTomPappas,whoClayupsetintheU.S.OlympicTrials,pulledoutoftheeventafteraggravatingafootinjury.Hehadbeeninfifthplaceafterfiveevents.

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43 freshmen join Warrior roster By Brandy Flores

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With43freshmen,bothincomingandredshirt,onthisyear’s137-mem-berUniversityofHawai`ifootballroster,itwillbeeasyforthecasualfantoforgetorconfusetheirnamesandnumbers,especiallybecausemostofthemwillseeverylimited,ifany,playingtime. WithquarterbackTimmyChangpoisedtoexceedtheNCAAcareerpassingrecord,NolanMirandaandJustinAyatcontinuingtheirrolesasstrongandsolidkickers,andslotbackChadOwensreadytoonceagainbeamongthenationalandconferenceleadersinreceptionspergame,itiseasytoseethatthesefroshareupagainstsomeveryhighqualityplayersandtoughcompetition. HoweverforthoseeagertoseeWarriorheadcoachJuneJones’new-estrecruits,thosereadytoexperiencethenextgeneration’sskills,oreventhosewhojustdon’twanttobeleftbehind,herearesomenamesandnumbersyoumightwanttokeepaneyeon. #11TaylorHumphrey,QB Enteringasatrue-freshmanquarterbackhailingfromMiramonteHighSchoolinOrinda,Ca.,TaylorHumphreyisrightinthemiddleofthebattletobackupChang.Withhisquickfootwork,strongandaccuratearm,andguidancefromChang,JonesandtherestoftheWarriorsstaff,heisreadyandwillingtoprovehisworth. Humphreyentersthisyearafterpassingformorethan5,500yardsand46touchdownsforMiramonteandbreakingthecareerpassingrecord

previouslyheldbyKenDorseyoftheSanFrancisco49ers. Listedat6-feet,198lbs,somecoachesthoughtHumphreywastoosmalltoplay.Jonesdisagreed.HumphreycreditsJoneswithgivinghimachancetoearnhisspotandben-efitfromhismentoring,onandoffthefield,asabiginfluenceonhisdecisiontojointheWarriors. HowdoesHumphreyplanonrepayingCoachJonesandhisteam-mates? “BydevelopingintoabetterDivision1-Aplayerandcontinu-ingtoprove(my)worth,”hesaid.Humphreycontinuedtotrainharddur-ingtheoffseasonbyliftingweights(heispressing245lbs),andrunning(hewasclockedat4.75inthe40yddash).HumphreyenteredcampreadytoshowJonesandcompanyjusthowcapableheis. AsJonesstressesphysicalmis-takesovermentalones,Humphrey’sdedicationpusheshimselftoknowtheoffense,readtheplaysandmakethecalls.Hispositionisto“gettheballtotheplayers”andthatisexactlywhatheplanstodo,thisyearoranyothertimehestepsontothefield. #85PartickOlchovy,WR Whenyouseethedimensions5-foot-8,160lbs,afootballplayerdoesn’texactlyspringtomind,letaloneawidereceiver.ButthatisexactlywhatPatrickOlchovyis. Enteringthe2004seasonasawalk-on,hehasexplodedontothescenewithhisspeedandskill.Althoughhisstaturemayappearsmall,makenomistake,opposingcornersandsafetiesaregoingtohavetobequickandstrongtokeepupwith

him. Tosome,hissizewouldbeadisadvantage.ButforOchovyitisahugeasset.Hisspeedandsizeallowhimtofindslotsotherplayerswouldn’tgettoandgivesquarter-backsmoreoptionstomakethecalls. TowatchOlchovyplayit’shardtotellhejustmadethetransi-tionfromrunningbacktoreceiverenteringtheWarriorprogram.He

believesitisabetterchangeforhimandhasspenttimeaftereachprac-ticeplayingcatchtobetterprepareforhisnewassignment. Olchovysaidoneoftheperksofhisnewpositionistheability“tomakepeoplemiss.”Andtheywilliftheyunderestimatehim.Olchovy’sinspirationonthefieldarehisteam-mates,particularlyfellowreceiversChadOwens,BlakeHarano,NateIlaoaandDesmondThomastoname

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UH Warrior receiver chad owens (left) takes on two defenders during the first week of fall camp.

afew.Hesaidtheyinspirehimtonotonlymeettheirlevel,buttopushhimselftoexceedit. Olchovyisconfidentinthisyear’steam,asallmembershave“clicked.”Hesaidhecan’twaitfortheWarriorsto“gobig”andhasjustonewordtodescribethisyear’ssquad—“electrifying.”

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