Sports 7,8 Comics | Crossword 6 Features 3 Bulletin 2 Inside October 18, 2004 MONDAY www.kaleo.org VOL. XCIX ISSUE 40 THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT M ¯ ANOA Ka Leo O Hawai‘i The Voice of Hawai‘i By Andrew Affleck Ka Leo Contributing Writer Dorm students have recently had to face their adolescent nemesis: cur- few. Loathed bed-time experiences are being rehashed in light of the new decision made by the Interim Director of Student Housing, Margit Watts, to impose an 11 p.m. curfew in the Hale Aloha courtyard. The new rule — which entails breaking up any gatherings of over eight people — has been met with disapproval by residents and hall staff at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. After a number of recent inci- dents in the apartment complexes, including a fight which lead to a man’s hospitalization for swelling of the brain and nausea, Watts decided to take measures to help prevent future incidents. Albeit the strict rules are meant to settle dorm night life, many stu- dents feel these decisions will not solve violence problems on cam- pus. Hale Wainani resident, David Abrams, said he believes the students will see Resident Advisors coming down hard on residents, which will only fuel further incidences. “Things are still going to go on,” Abrams said. “(Parties) might not be as good ... but students will continue to invite more people over.” Abrams says he has been to UH dorm parties with more than 100 people per room in the past. Abrams also said if students take Student Housing’s advice and party off campus, security and hall staff will still be faced with drunken youths returning home at all hours of the night. “Would they rather have people buying alcohol and bringing it back to their rooms, or people coming home belligerently drunk and wreck- ing the place,” asked Abrams. UH Manoa spokesman Jim Manke said, “the goal of the curfew was to discourage large group gather- ings that sometimes lead to inappro- priate behavior.” In the past month, Campus Security has reported a light- ed cigarette dropped on a man’s head and a shopping cart launched off the fourteenth floor from Wainani dorm into the courtyard. Manke added that besides break- ing up delinquency, the curfew is hoped to “also cut down on the num- ber of non-residents on campus late at night on weekends.” A token example for the imple- mentation of the new curfew is dorm resident Bache Atkins, who received a warning recently after breaking six violations out of the Residence Hall Handbook, following a birthday party for her roommate. Violations included having a gathering, throwing objects off the balcony, not being responsible for her guests’ actions and underage drinking. Atkins noted that gatherings are discouraged, not banned, and that a cup was accidentally bumped off the balcony and fell into a garden. She also said when the RAs broke up the gathering, no one was asked their age, so they couldn’t prove that underage drinking was going on. Even though the curfew was created by dorm administrators, Atkins says, “I think a lot of RAs are on a power trip.” Atkins says her incident pales in comparison to more seriously punishable actions and that RAs should, “be more worried about people throwing shopping trolleys and full beer cans out of the top floors of Wainani.” Atkins’s roommate, Katie Clewett, also says the curfew and guest restrictions are ridiculous. “All teenagers are going to drink whether the RAs like it or not,” Clewett said. Many dorm residents believe students should be able to have guests in their rooms, and that stu- dents should be allowed to mingle in the courtyard as long as they are behaving reasonably. “We pay good money to live here and we should be able to do what we want, as long as it isn’t over the top,” Abrams said. “If I’m not hurting anyone, I don’t see what the big deal is. However, I understand that the fights need to stop, and that people being excessively loud should be asked to leave the courtyard,” he said. Atkins believes that weekends are for socializing, and that students should be allowed to interact with their peers. She also said that the curfew will only move the problem elsewhere. “Campus Security will just keep pushing people,” Atkins said. “They start at Wainani, then they congregate at the Noelani Store, and then they go somewhere else.” One RA, who wished to remain anonymous, said he believed that the actions taken by the housing depart- ment would not help the violence problem. He also said he believed that the problem lies with underage drinking, and that imposing a cur- few is not a viable way to combat aggression. However, students have to understand that there are fami- lies with young children living in Wainani, he added. Clewett and Atkins, both Australians, are used to a younger drinking age and believe the drinking age in Hawai‘i should be changed to 18 as it is in Australia. “Once kids are 18, they are over getting obnoxiously drunk every weekend,” Clewett said. Some RAs are also reportedly unhappy with the way they have been treated this year by Student Housing. Because of the housing shortage this semester, RAs are now sharing their rooms with other students, where in the past they have had a single room. Students liv- ing in the Hale Aloha dorms must now vacate the complex’s courtyard by 11 p.m. nightly. UH spokesman Jim Manke has said that “the goal of the curfew was to discourage large group gatherings that sometimes lead to inappropri- ate behavior.” GERALD PENAFLOR Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Residents say curfew cuts freedom UH to give free flu vaccinations to students at risk By Julie Grass Ka Leo Associate News Editor Due to the recent shortage of flu vaccines, University of Hawai‘i Health Services is taking action to ration their supply of vaccines. “We were advised by the Department of Health to not give any shots except to high-risk people,” said Director of Health Services Lily Ning. Effective immediately, UH Manoa Health Services will only administer flu shots to people 65 years or older, persons with chronic medical conditions, women who will be pregnant during the 2004- 05 flu season, health care workers in direct patient care (including health professional students), out- of-home caregivers and household contacts of children younger than six months. Health Services will also pro- vide vaccines to students who live in residence halls. According to the UH Manoa Health Services Web site, they have already received their usual annual order, and up until now they have administered vaccines upon request. Anyone who is currently scheduled to receive a vaccine will be contacted by Health Services and screened for risk factors for the above stated conditions. Earlier this month, Chiron Corp, one of the two companies that produce the flu vaccine, had its license suspended by British Health Authorities because some batches of the vaccine did not meet sterility requirements. Aventis Pasteur, the only other flu vaccine producer for the United States, is expected to meet its pro- duction goal of 54 million doses. Martin Blasser, chairman of medicine at New York University and president-elect of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, told “USA Today,” “This is a much bigger hit, and its going to cause serious problems.” According to “USA Today,” the flu hospitalizes more than 200,000 people and kills 36,000 people in the United States in an average year. Ning said anyone who is not vaccinated should follow the usual infectious disease guidelines. Other health officials are reminding everyone to frequently wash their hands, cover their mouths when they sneeze or cough, and do not go to work or school if they are sick. Oct. 18 is IT @ UH Day at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. InformationTechnology Services and UH Manoa libraries have planned a number of events: * Exhibits, demonstrations and free refreshments at the Campus Center from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. * A presentation by a U.S. Secret Service agent on protecting yourself online at noon in CC Room 220. * Presentations in Hamilton Library at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Visit www.hawaii.edu/itatuh- day/ for additional details. Info Tech Services hosts day of events NewsBriefs Legislators to talk about watchdog group Sen. Les Ihara and Rep. Galen Fox will speak about their new “Clean Campaign Project” from noon to 1 p.m. in Saunders 704 on Wednesday. “Dirty Election? How To Tell If You’re Getting The Straight Story,” will describe the bipartisan group created this year as a watchdog against dirty campaign advertise- ment. Also present will be three of the four-member group. They are: former City Councilwoman Marilyn Bornhorst, a former Democratic Party chairwoman; Warren Iwasa, a Democratic official and Honolulu Community-Media Council presi- dent; and University of Hawai‘i Law professor Randy Roth, who also is a former senior adviser to Republican Gov. Linda Lingle. The other Republican from the bipartisan panel but who is not scheduled to appear at the event is Kate Zhou, a political science scholar and Republican convention delegate. This forum is present- ed by the UH Manoa Society of Professional Journalists. The Elections 2004 Lecture Series will present “Bush, the Campaign, and the Hawaii Republican Party” from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. at Saunders 637 on Wednesday. Hawai‘i Republican Party Chair Brennon Morioka will dis- cuss the basics of campaigning in Hawai‘i and organizing the Bush campaign. The event is co-sponsored by the Political Science Colloquium and the Public Policy Center. Election series to focus on local Bush campaign For more information, please con- tact Diane Sakai at 956-4237 or at [email protected]Opinions 4,5 Opening Dunk Sports | page 8
Dormstudentshaverecentlyhadtofacetheiradolescentnemesis:cur-few. Loathed bed-time experiencesare being rehashed in light of thenew decision made by the InterimDirectorofStudentHousing,MargitWatts, to impose an 11 p.m. curfewintheHaleAlohacourtyard.Thenewrule — which entails breaking upany gatherings of over eight people— has been met with disapprovalby residents and hall staff at theUniversityofHawai‘iatManoa. After a number of recent inci-dents in the apartment complexes,including a fight which lead to aman’shospitalizationforswellingofthe brain and nausea, Watts decidedto take measures to help preventfutureincidents. Albeit thestrict rulesaremeantto settle dorm night life, many stu-dents feel these decisions will notsolve violence problems on cam-pus. Hale Wainani resident, DavidAbrams,saidhebelievesthestudentswill see Resident Advisors comingdown hard on residents, which willonlyfuelfurtherincidences. “Thingsarestillgoingtogoon,”Abramssaid.“(Parties)mightnotbeasgood...butstudentswillcontinuetoinvitemorepeopleover.”AbramssayshehasbeentoUHdormpartieswithmorethan100peopleperroominthepast.
Abrams also said if studentstake Student Housing’s advice andparty off campus, security and hallstaffwillstillbefacedwithdrunkenyouthsreturninghomeatallhoursofthenight. “Wouldtheyratherhavepeoplebuying alcohol and bringing it backto their rooms, or people cominghomebelligerentlydrunkandwreck-ingtheplace,”askedAbrams. UH Manoa spokesman JimMankesaid,“thegoalof thecurfewwastodiscouragelargegroupgather-ings thatsometimes lead to inappro-priate behavior.” In the past month,CampusSecurityhasreportedalight-edcigarettedroppedonaman’sheadandashoppingcartlaunchedoffthefourteenth floor from Wainani dormintothecourtyard. Mankeaddedthatbesidesbreak-ing up delinquency, the curfew ishopedto“alsocutdownonthenum-berofnon-residentsoncampuslateatnightonweekends.” A tokenexample for the imple-mentationofthenewcurfewisdormresidentBacheAtkins,whoreceivedawarningrecentlyafterbreakingsixviolations out of the Residence HallHandbook,followingabirthdaypartyforherroommate.Violationsincludedhavingagathering, throwingobjectsoffthebalcony,notbeingresponsiblefor her guests’ actions andunderagedrinking.Atkinsnotedthatgatheringsarediscouraged,notbanned,andthata cup was accidentally bumped off
thebalconyandfellintoagarden. She also said when the RAsbroke up the gathering, no one wasasked their age, so they couldn’tprove that underage drinking wasgoingon. Even though the curfew wascreated by dorm administrators,Atkins says, “I think a lot of RAsareonapowertrip.”AtkinssaysherincidentpalesincomparisontomoreseriouslypunishableactionsandthatRAsshould,“bemoreworriedaboutpeople throwing shopping trolleysand full beer cans out of the topfloorsofWainani.” Atkins’s roommate, KatieClewett, also says the curfew andguestrestrictionsareridiculous.“AllteenagersaregoingtodrinkwhethertheRAslikeitornot,”Clewettsaid. Many dorm residents believestudents should be able to haveguests in their rooms, and that stu-dents should be allowed to mingle
in the courtyard as long as they arebehavingreasonably. “We pay good money to livehere and we should be able to dowhatwewant,aslongasitisn’toverthe top,” Abrams said. “If I’m nothurtinganyone,Idon’tseewhatthebig deal is. However, I understandthat thefightsneedtostop,andthatpeoplebeingexcessivelyloudshouldbeasked to leave thecourtyard,”hesaid. Atkins believes that weekendsareforsocializing,andthatstudentsshould be allowed to interact withtheir peers. She also said that thecurfew will only move the problemelsewhere. “Campus Security willjust keep pushing people,” Atkinssaid. “They start at Wainani, thentheycongregateattheNoelaniStore,andthentheygosomewhereelse.” OneRA,whowishedtoremainanonymous,saidhebelievedthattheactionstakenbythehousingdepart-
ment would not help the violenceproblem. He also said he believedthat the problem lies with underagedrinking, and that imposing a cur-few is not a viable way to combataggression. However, students haveto understand that there are fami-lies with young children living inWainani,headded. Clewett and Atkins, bothAustralians, are used to a youngerdrinkingageandbelievethedrinkingageinHawai‘ishouldbechangedto18asitisinAustralia.“Oncekidsare18,theyareovergettingobnoxiouslydrunkeveryweekend,”Clewettsaid. Some RAs are also reportedlyunhappywiththewaytheyhavebeentreatedthisyearbyStudentHousing.Becauseofthehousingshortagethissemester,RAsarenowsharingtheirrooms with other students, wherein the past they have had a singleroom.
UH to give free fluvaccinations to students at risk
By Julie GrassKa Leo Associate News Editor
Duetotherecentshortageoffluvaccines,UniversityofHawai‘iHealthServices is takingaction torationtheirsupplyofvaccines. “We were advised by theDepartment of Health to not giveany shots except to high-riskpeople,” said Director of HealthServicesLilyNing. Effective immediately, UHManoa Health Services will onlyadminister flu shots to people 65yearsorolder,personswithchronicmedical conditions, women whowill be pregnant during the 2004-05 flu season, health careworkersin direct patient care (includinghealth professional students), out-of-home caregivers and householdcontacts of children younger thansixmonths. HealthServiceswillalsopro-videvaccines to studentswho liveinresidencehalls. According to the UH ManoaHealth Services Web site, theyhave already received their usualannualorder,andupuntilnowtheyhave administered vaccines uponrequest. Anyone who is currentlyscheduledtoreceiveavaccinewill
be contacted by Health Servicesandscreenedforriskfactorsfortheabovestatedconditions. Earlier this month, ChironCorp, one of the two companiesthatproducethefluvaccine,haditslicensesuspendedbyBritishHealthAuthorities because some batchesofthevaccinedidnotmeetsterilityrequirements. AventisPasteur,theonlyotherfluvaccineproducerfortheUnitedStates, isexpectedtomeet itspro-ductiongoalof54milliondoses. Martin Blasser, chairman ofmedicine at New York Universityandpresident-electoftheInfectiousDiseases Society ofAmerica, told“USA Today,” “This is a muchbigger hit, and its going to causeseriousproblems.” According to “USA Today,”the flu hospitalizes more than200,000 people and kills 36,000people in the United States in anaverageyear. Ning said anyone who isnot vaccinated should follow theusualinfectiousdiseaseguidelines.Otherhealthofficialsareremindingeveryone to frequently wash theirhands, cover their mouths whentheysneezeorcough,anddonotgotoworkorschooliftheyaresick.
Oct.18isIT@UHDayattheUniversity of Hawai‘i at Manoa.InformationTechnologyServicesandUHManoalibrarieshaveplannedanumberofevents: * Exhibits, demonstrations andfree refreshments at the CampusCenterfrom11a.mto1p.m. * A presentation by a U.S.Secret Service agent on protectingyourselfonlineatnooninCCRoom220. * Presentations in HamiltonLibraryat11a.m.and1p.m. Visit www.hawaii.edu/itatuh-day/foradditionaldetails.
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NewsBriefsLegislators to talk about watchdog group Sen.LesIharaandRep.GalenFox will speak about their new“Clean Campaign Project” fromnoonto1p.m.inSaunders704onWednesday. “DirtyElection?HowToTellIfYou’reGettingTheStraightStory,”will describe the bipartisan groupcreated this year as a watchdogagainst dirty campaign advertise-ment. Also present will be three ofthe four-member group. They are:formerCityCouncilwomanMarilynBornhorst, a former DemocraticParty chairwoman; Warren Iwasa,aDemocraticofficialandHonoluluCommunity-Media Council presi-dent; and University of Hawai‘iLaw professor Randy Roth, whoalso is a former senior adviser toRepublicanGov.LindaLingle.
TheotherRepublicanfromthebipartisan panel but who is notscheduled to appear at the eventis Kate Zhou, a political sciencescholar and Republican conventiondelegate. This forum is present-ed by the UH Manoa Society ofProfessionalJournalists. The Elections 2004 LectureSeries will present “Bush, theCampaign, and the Hawaii
RepublicanParty” from11:30a.m.to 12:20 p.m. at Saunders 637 onWednesday. Hawai‘i Republican PartyChair Brennon Morioka will dis-cuss the basics of campaigning inHawai‘i and organizing the Bushcampaign. The event is co-sponsored bythe Political Science ColloquiumandthePublicPolicyCenter.
Election series to focus on local Bush campaign
For more information, please con-tactDianeSakai at 956-4237or [email protected]
When: Oct. 18, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.Where: Campus Center Mall and Hamilton Library
A free information technology mini-fair focusing on awareness of IT resources at UHM will be held for stu-dents, faculty and staff. Fair includes demos, open houses, security presenta-tions, giveaways, refreshments and special prices on IT products.
A time for University of Hawai`i Students with children to network, brainstorm and share concerns. All stu-dent parents are encouraged to attend.
Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: What Now?
When: Oct. 23, 2 - 4 p.m.Where: Waialua Community Association Club Room
This workshop will provide an over-view of Alzheimer’s disease and will discuss many of the important issues of planning for future care needs.
GiRL FeST Hawai`i Presents MC squared: Medusa Returns
When: Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.Where: Studio 1
Medusa rocks the stage in the tradition of Sly & the Family Stone and is tak-ing the hip-hop community by storm. One hundred percent of the proceeds benefit GiRL FeST Hawai`i, a non-
profit annual multimedia festival seeking to prevent violence against women and girls through education and entertainment.
Mind Skills for Rapid Learning
When: Every Tuesday for 5 weeks beginning Nov. 9, 7 - 9 p.m.Where: UH Leisure Center
This workshop will teach you to learn three times faster, develop total concentration and develop your photographic memory. $45 students and $55 non-students. To register call UH Leisure Center at 956-6468 or visit Hemenway Hall 101.
2004 KCC Faculty Biennial
When: Oct. 20 to Nov. 12Where: Koa Gallery at Kapi`olani Community College
Over 20 faculty members pres-ent their latest and freshest work. Always exciting and diverse, the KCC Faculty Biennial exhibit is sure to please the most discriminat-ing viewer.
“Vintage Bazaar”
When: Oct. 11 - 29, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.Where: Miller Hall 112
Most items $10 and below. Proceeds from this sale go toward museum quality display cases that will exhibit our Historic Costume Collection treasures. The cases will be located in hallways of Miller Hall so that our exhibitions will be permanently visible to the public.“Echoes of an Island Culture:
An Introduction to the Art of Lampung, Indonesia”
When: Oct. 10 - Nov. 19Where: Art Building
Features rare works of art of the Lampung people on the island of Sumatra. Architectural sculpture, masks, headdresses, weaving tools, beadwork, ceremonial utensils, keris, mats and textiles are the remnants of a once distinct and eloquent heritage.
Inclusive Recreation Center at University of Hawai`i
When: Every Thursday, 6 - 7:30 p.m.Where: MacCray House, 2324 Metcalf St.
The Inclusive Recreation Center (I-REC) is looking for college volun-teers to serve as buddies for our activ-ities near the UH campus. The I-REC program provides teens and young adults with developmental disabilities an opportunity to participate in social and recreational activities with col-lege students in a relaxed setting.
OpportunitiesUH Japanese Studies Endowment Competition
Applicants must be permanent U.S. residents and regular faculty at UH. Priority is given to proposals which focus on Japan and its heritage. Applications may be obtained from the Center for Japanese Studies, Moore Hall 216 or downloaded from the Web site at www.hawaii.edu/cjs/funding.html. Applications must be submitted to the Center for Japanese Studies by Nov. 19.Fund-raiser for Homecoming Luau for 193rd AVN C Company
When: September - AprilWhere: www.193rdavn.org
The Aviation Regiment Family Resource Group is raising money to have a homecoming luau for the sol-diers and their families. T-shirts and car decals (not magnets) are available for purchase. All funds will go to the 193rd AVN C Company Family Resource Group.
UHM Catalog Design Contest
For the first time, you can design the University of Hawai`i at Manoa cata-log cover! Submit a concept paper with a preliminary sketch of the cover and title pages to the Catalog and Publications Office at QLCSS 102 by 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22. The cover should have the feeling of stu-dents; a sense of excitement, unique-ness and belonging to be at Manoa; colorful yet tasteful; a Hawaiian place of learning. All entries will be kept confidential. The submission will be reviewed by members of the UHM Catalog Committee, who will notify three finalists to submit final camera-ready copy and digital files.
Women’s Shelter Help Drive
When: Oct. 1 - 31Where: QLC 211
We are collecting donations of new and gently used women’s and chil-dren’s clothes, shoes, bedding, towels and new personal items throughout the month of October. Drop-off boxes are located at the Women’s Center. Donations will be distributed to Child & Family Services Shelters on O`ahu.
UHFCU International Credit Union Week
When: Oct. 18 - 22Where: UH Federal Credit Union on King Street
Come down to our King Street offices with a canned good donation for the Hawai`i Food Bank and be eligible to win great prizes.Mellon Fellowships: Awards 2005
Outstanding seniors or recent grad-uates who wish to begin graduate work leading to a career in teach-ing and scholarship in a humanistic field of study are urged to apply for the $17,500 stipend plus tuition and fees. Only 85 fellowships will be available. Interested applicants must submit a request for applica-tion through the Internet at www.woodrow.org/mellon. An e-mail address is required. Application request deadline is Nov. 12.
Graduate School Workshop pre-sented by UH’s Graduate Division and A&S Student Academic Services. This workshop will cover the application process and what graduate study entails.
These EWC concerts feature the ensemble led by South India’s famous mrudangam drum mas-ter Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, and include various Indian-tuned drums, clay pots, porcelain bowls and the violin. The performances, following the complex principles of Carnatic music, will be dynamic and captivating even to the non-specialist. $15 general admission, $12 students, seniors, military, FEWC members.
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who made seven of her shots. Nash used the three-point shootout as warm up for the scrimmage as he led the White Team shooting 4 of 5 from three-point territory, and scoring 14 points in the losing effort. Highlighting the event, the three guest judges awarded junior college transfer Deonte Tatum a twenty-nine out of thirty possible points in the dunk competition as he put down a reverse dunk to edge out Julian Sensley. Tatum, a 6-foot-3 guard from Milwaukee, Wis., will help to fill the backcourt void left by Michael Kuebler. “The guards are greener than
we’ve had in recent years,” Hawai‘i head coach Riley Wallace said. After the slam dunk and three-point competitions, the new-look Warrior bas-ketball team took the floor for a 20-minute scrimmage, which gave fans a glimpse of newcomer Matt Gipson, who prides himself on his work ethic. “The little things are what win games to me, so I just go out there, play hard and do what I can. Scratch, claw, bite, rebound, dive on the floor, tip-a-ball it doesn’t matter,” said Gipson, who enjoys working with children and one day hopes to become involved with the Special Olympics. Gipson showed tenacity on defense as well as a knack for getting
to the loose ball even though he is still recovering from off-season knee sur-gery. The 6-foot-9 Gipson’s recovery from the surgery looked promising as he had just enough in his legs to block a would-be lay up by Julian Sensley. “I’ve really only been playing for the last four days so I was dying out there,” said Gipson. “My knee feels good. If you asked me last week I wouldn’t have known if I’d be playing.” Senior forward Jeff Blackett returned for another season, picking up right where he left off last season by scoring 11 points on 5-of-8 shoot-ing from the floor for his Green Team, as they came from behind to pull out a 31-28 victory over the White Team.
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Blackett, who has been known for his leave-it-all-on-the-floor style of play, has a larger role on the team this year, and he looks forward to making his presence felt. Said Wallace: “It’s a pickup game, but you can see a lot out there. You can see what they look like when the lights come on, and you get the nerves out of the way. The potential is there to work with. It’s probably the best front-line we’ve had to work with in recent years.” Wallace said he is looking forward to working with the 6-foot-9 Matt Gipson and the 7-foot Chris Botez, the two new additions to the Warrior frontline. The Warriors have ten newcomers
and six returnees so there is still a lot of work to be done within the schematics of Wallace’s system. “It all starts tomorrow,” Blackett said. “Since there are so many new people, we’re just going to concen-trate on getting to know the program. We have a lot of work to do before November (14th).” The first game for the Rainbow Warriors will be on Nov. 14, when they play an exhibition against UH-Hilo. The official season starts on Nov. 23, when they face Mississippi Valley State at 7:05 p.m. at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Wahine, meanwhile, begin the sea-son on Nov. 26 with a game against Santa Clara in the Rainbow Wahine
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Midnight: New Warriors look to adjust to Wallace’s system
Rainbow Wahine head coach Jim Bolla made his debut as the Terminator at Friday’s Midnight Ohana.
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Rainbow Warrior Kris Groce directs traffic for the Green Team during the men’s Midnight Madness scrimmage.
Uh forward Jeff Blackett skies over a teammate durng Friday’s dunk competition.
Rainbows showcase stardom at midnight By Mike Yoshiura
Ka Leo Staff Writer
Welcome back!The official startofthe2004-2005UniversityofHawai‘iRainbow Warrior and Wahine basket-ball season kicked-off Friday at thestrokeofmidnight. Midnight Madness, otherwiseknownasMidnightOhanaontheUH-Manoa campus, is the official start ofthe collegiate basketball season. Forbasketball enthusiasts everywhere, itcouldn’thavecomesoonenough. “The day the season ended you
waitforthisday.I’mjusthungrytogetoutthereandplay,”saidJulianSensley,a 6-foot-9 returnee from Kailua,Hawai‘i. MidnightOhanapreviewedtheup-and-comingattractions,andshowcasedreturningplayers’skillsinathree-pointshootoutandslamdunkcompetition. Inthethree-pointshootoutsopho-moreBobbyNashmade10shotsfrombeyondthearctonarrowlydefeatAmySandersoftheWahinebasketballteam,who made seven of her shots. Nash
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Ka Leo Staff
TheWarriorfootballteam(2-3,2-2WesternAthleticConference)hauledinfourinterceptions,includ-ingonethatresultedinaUniversityofHawai‘itouchdown,produced436yardsoftotaloffense,butcouldnotovercomeUTEPSaturdaynight,los-inginElPaso51-20. AftertheMiners(4-2,2-1WAC)scoredtwotouchdownsearlyinthefirstquarter,Hawai‘iansweredwiththeirowntouchdowns,includinga20-yardinterceptionreturnforatouch-downbyAbrahamElimimiantobringthescoreto14-13. ElimimianinterceptedthreepassesbyUTEPquarterbackJordanPalmer,whowasalsointerceptedbyCameronHollingsworth. HoweveritwouldbeallUTEPfromthere.Overthenextthreequar-ters,UTEPwouldscorefiveadditionaltouchdownsandkicka48-yardfieldgoaltogivethemthedecisivewin. Changpassedfor294yards,includingtwotouchdownsandtwointerceptions,placinghimonly558behindTyDetmerinall-timecareerpassingyards. TheWarriorswillplayintheirhomecominggamethisweek,takingonSanJoseStateat6:05p.matAlohaStadium.Local bands to rock homecoming
TheAssociatedStudentsoftheUniversityofHawai‘i,alongwiththeCampusCenterBoardActivitiesCouncil,willbethrowingthefourth-annualHomecomingBashonFridayfrom8p.m.-1:30a.m. Thecelebrationwillincludesched-uledperformancesbylocalbandsInoa‘de,Ka‘alaBoys,KapenaandNaturalVibes,food,carnivalgamesandprizes. Sign-upsforthePlaystation2NCAAFootballTournamentbegintoday.ParticipantsmustbefulltimeundergraduatesandhaveavalidatedUH-ManoaID.Thetournamentwillberunthroughouttheweek,withthefinalfourcompetitorsfacingoffdur-ingthebashforthegrandprize.Rainbow Wahine still dominating
TheNo.3UniversityofHawai‘iwomen’svolleyballteam(16-0,6-0WAC)defeatedtheSMUMustangsinfourgamesinfrontofa1,440crowdatMoodyColiseumSaturday,27-30,30-27,30-20,30-20. TheRainbowWahinecamebackafterlosingGame1forthefirsttimethisseason,takingthenextthreegames.AliciaArnottledtheWahineattack,puttingawayacareer-high30kills,hittingfora.463killpercentage,whilecollecting19digs. Hawai‘iwillnextplayRiceonThursdayandTulsaonFridayat7p.m.attheStanSheriffCenter.UH places first at Coed Invitational
