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A student publication of the University of Hawai‘i Kaua‘i Community College Spring 2013 | Issue 2

The revitalization of KCC intramural sports

Listen up Kaua‘i Community College. Intramural sports are back. Now is the time to take advantage of this wonder-ful opportunity to spend recreational time with your fellow classmates and instructors. In an interview with Ka Leo O KCC, Student Life Coordinator John Constantino spoke about the his-tory of intramural sports at KCC, its revitalization and the sports that are offered today. Ka Leo o KCC: How can students benefit from intramural sports? John Constantino: Intramural sports offers students, faculty and staff the opportunity to participate in many sports and activities on a competi-tive and recreational level. It also promotes fellowship and camaraderie among peers and, of course, encour-ages physical fitness.

Ka Leo o KCC: When did intramural sports begin? What kinds of sports did students participate in?John Constantino: According to my research, intramural sports started as far back as 1958 when Kaua‘i Community College was known as the Kaua‘i Technical School located at the current location of Kaua‘i High School. Students and faculty members orga-nized baseball tournaments and bowl-ing tournaments, of which KCC par-ticipated in the Hawai‘i State Bowling Championship in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s.

When Kaua‘i Community College became a comprehensive community college in 1965, a plethora of intramu-ral sports came into the scene which included football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball in the 1970’s.

For many years, the KCC Media Club participated in the annual raft race sponsored by Honolulu Community

College. Other popular sports included golf in the 1980’s and eight ball tour-naments in the 1990’s.

The college also created the Spring Games Awards in which various divi-sions would challenge each other in a number of outdoor activities.Ka Leo o KCC: Why and when were intramural sports cancelled? John Constantino: I’m not sure why intramural sports diminished on cam-pus. Gathering from my research from old campus newspaper archives, [I found] many of these activities were organized by faculty members with the guidance of past student activities coordinators. I would like to work with the KCC Health, Physical Education and Recreation program to re-activate many of these past sports.Ka Leo o KCC: What sparked its renewal and when did it resurface? John Constantino: The spark for

intramural sports occurred in fall 2011, when the Accounting Club sponsored a softball tournament with clubs ver-sus clubs and students versus faculty. It was such an overwhelming success that students and faculty practice and play almost every semester, with day-long tournaments at the Peter Rayno Park in Hanama‘ulu or Isenberg Park in Lihu‘e.Ka Leo o KCC: The softball tourna-ment brings out the KCC community — students, faculty, staff — and every-one has a blast. What inspired the organizers of the event to begin this fun tradition?John Constantino: Former [Accounting Club] President Suzy Johnson and [KCC] graduate Keola Aki wanted to do something fun that

Sportssee page 2

Alden Alayvilla / Ka Leo O KCC

APPROVEDHILO — On February 21, the University

of Hawai‘i Board of Regents unanimously approved the Kaua‘i Community College bus pass program, allowing students to ride the bus using their student IDs.

The 2-year pilot program, officially named the Kaulana Bus Pass (K Pass), begins next semester and ends after spring 2015.

“The program is officially ready to run; however, we will be going back to the Transportation Agency and the county [of Kaua‘i] in spring 2015 to evaluate the pro-gram and re-negotiate the fee,” explained Lyle Ueunten, president of the Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i-Kaua‘i Community College.

The K Pass program will be funded by a $20 bus fee, which will be included in student fees as part of the tuition. K Pass allows students to catch any bus at any

time (except over the summer break), using their free student IDs.

“The University of Hawai‘i Manoa campus has a similar program called ‘U-Pass,’ which charges a mandatory $30 fee per semester,” said Ueunten. “Kaua‘i Community College is the first college outside of Oahu to work collaboratively with its county government to successfully implement a transportation plan."

“The bus pass idea started with Kaulana Donovan, a former student advocate who was a member of the Youth Advisory Council to the Mayor [of Kaua’i],” added Ueunten . “The program is officially named the Kaulana Bus Pass (K Pass for short) to honor Kaulana Donovan’s efforts and vision of wanting a sustainable Kaua‘i.”

Ian Ross, a former KCC student and senator-at-large for ASUH-KCC, first

Shaina Nacion / Ka Leo O KCC

Kaulana Bus Pass begins fall 2013

K Passsee page 2

Photo: Nalu Thain / Ka Leo O KCC

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would rouse school spirit. They mobi-lized student and faculty participation through campus activities such as Club Day and word of mouth.Ka Leo o KCC: What kind of sports are presently offered, and what kind of sports will be offered in the future?John Constantino: Aside from the student-organized softball tourna-ment, students can enroll in credit courses offered by the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Program — in basketball, weight training, begin-ning yoga, basic training and tennis — [and non-credit courses] with the Office of Continuing Education and Training. Other outdoor activities such as flag football and Frisbee are informally organized by students.

Once additional storage space is cre-ated at phase II of the Student Life Center, Student Life, with the help of Student Government funds, has plans to purchase a number of intramural sports equipment such as flag football, baseball, volleyball, soccer and other equipment. Ka Leo o KCC: What organization(s) is/are in charge of intramural sports?John Constantino: Student Government, Student Activities Council and Student Life are all working

together to revive intramural sports.Ka Leo o KCC: How can students sign up for intramural sports?John Constantino: For now, students

can come up to Office 201C of the Student Life Center located above the cafeteria. I can then discuss with stu-dents the kinds of intramural sports they are interested in and form teams.

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NEWS

Ka Leo O KCC corrects errors of fact in news stories. If you notice an error, please email kccbop@hawaii.edu.

▪In the article titled “Financial Delayed,” the student on the GI Bill who said his enrollment was not verified to the Office of Veterans Affairs, did not specify the office to which he complained.

▪The Financial Aid Office does not collect, have access to, or process anything related to banking accounts. This is a function of the Business Office.

Corrections & Clarifications

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Alden Alayvilla / Ka Leo O KCCIntramural sports such as the annual softball tournament promote camaraderie amongst students, faculty and staff.

introduced the program while serving on the newly created Youth Advisory Committee to Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho Jr.

“Mayor Carvalho thought the idea had merit,” stated Ross, “so he appoint-ed me to the Transportation Advisory Committee to work out the details.”

The project evolved into an earlier pilot program, lasting from August 2011 to June 2012, in which students rode the bus for free using their student IDs.

“The Transportation Agency tracked the number of students riding,” said Ross, “and we saw that on average, students were using their student IDs to ride the bus up to 3,000 times per month. After I transferred to UH Manoa, Dasha D’Acosta [secretary for ASUH-KCC] began to spearhead the project. The KCC College Council voted

9-7 in favor of establishing a fee to pay for the student bus system.”

The program then went to the Kaua‘i County Council for approval. The coun-cil approved an amended version of the program in October 2012, which created a $20 student fee to fund the project.

After approval of the bus pass fee by the county council and the KCC College Council, the UH Board of Regents met at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo to make a final decision on the Kaulana Bus Pass program.

“Dasha, Lyle and I were flown out with Chancellor Helen Cox and Earl Nishiguchi to testify to the Board of Regents,” stated Ross. “The board voted unanimously to allow for a student fee to fund the K Pass program.”

Students can get their free Kaua‘i Community College student IDs beginning fall 2013 at the Student Life Center, located at the Campus Center above the cafeteria.

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WELCOME to Ke Kukui o KCC!

This column of the paper will focus on news and events involving or con-cerning Native Hawaiians, Kauaʻi’s host culture, some of which will be in the Hawaiian language.

Everything will also be posted on the web ver-sion of the newspaper, but exclusive to the web will be the English translation of the Hawaiian text. So if you are not fluent in ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i, and youʼre curi-ous about what is being said, we encourage you to go to the website of Ka Leo O KCC and check out the English translations of Hawaiian language articles:

https://www.facebook.com/Kaleookcc or http://paper.li/kcceditorCB/1326750264.

AND we encourage you to LEARN HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE! (After all, this IS HAWAI‘I, people. Right?)

This section of the news-paper is sponsored by the Hawaiian Studies Department, and the arti-cles are submitted, for the most part, by students tak-ing classes in that depart-ment. We would like to invite ANY students on this campus to submit articles, stories, poems, or news that involves Native Hawaiian issues, history or culture, especially if it is written in the Hawaiian language. Please make your submis-sion to Kumu Pua, for edit-ing, and then she will sub-mit it to the newspaperʻs editor for publishing. Mahalo!

Submit to Kumu Pua at:(Puali‘ili‘imaikalani Rossi <puali@hawaii.edu>)

(Of course, it goes without saying, you can submit arti-cles directly to the news-paper’s contacts for all the non-Hawaiian topics you would like to write about!)

An opportunity to experience an eyewit-ness account of an extraordinary event in Kaua‘i’s 19th century history is presented in “The True Story of Kaluaikoʻolau as told by his wife, Piʻilani” by Kahikina Kelekona (John Sheldon). Sheldon published the Hawaiian language version in 1906, and the English translation by Frances Frazier was published in 2001 through the Kaua‘i Historical Society in Lihuʻe.

Piʻilani takes the reader through the entire experience of her family’s ordeal with Hansen’s disease and avoiding capture by [both] local authorities and Honolulu’s Provisional Government Soldiers. Her pur-pose was to tell the truth about everything that happened, including Koʻolau’s shoot-

ing of three men, who died. Besides setting the record straight, the reader is awarded a rare gift: a window into 1900 Kaua‘i and into an understanding of the relation-ship that existed then between the Native Hawaiian and the ‘aina, or land.

Kalalau Valley took care of this little family, fed them, hid them, and protected them. Piʻilani is left, after the three-year ordeal and the deaths of her son and hus-band, with “only love” for the many ridges of Kalalau.

I rave about this book to everyone, all the time, because it is truly a treasure to be able to walk on the ‘āina of yesterday in Piʻilani’s shoes (or feet) and see through her eyes her Kaua‘i.

‘The True Story of Kaluaiko‘olau as told by his wife,

Nā Mea Hawaiʻi Film Series“Nā Mea Hawaiʻi,” all things Hawaiian, or topics of interest

to Hawaiians, is a free film series shown every Thursday in the Hawaiian Language Lab, Faculty II Bldg., Rm. 115, from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

COMING IN APRIL, a focus on indigenous peoples everywhere:4/4 – “THUNDERHEART” (119 min.) This film follows loosely

some actual events that happened in Indian country (of South Dakota) in the 1970s, and includes Indian activist/poet John Trudel as one of the actors. An FBI agent whose character is part Native American Indian with no connection to his father’s culture is por-trayed by Val Kilmer.

4/11 – DOUBLE FEATURE: “The True Story of Kaluaikoʻolau as told by his wife Piʻilani” (30 min.) and “ACT OF WAR” (1 hour). This dramatization of the book authored by Piʻilani in 1906 is pre-sented in the Hawaiian language with English subtitles. (See the book review on this page.) Following this short film will be “ACT OF WAR,” which describes how it came to be that there was a “Provisional Government” at this particular time in Hawaiʻi’s histo-ry. For a whole year Koʻolau and others with Hansen’s disease lived quietly in Kalalau Valley, until Queen Liliʻuokalani was overthrown and the Provisional Government was formed.

4/18 – “ONCE WERE WARRIORS” (102 min.) A Maori (the Polynesian people of Aotearoa/New Zealand) film about a family in crisis and how a woman’s struggle to keep her fam-ily together prompts her to reconnect with her Maori culture.

4/25 – “AVATAR” (162 min.) A film especially loved by indigenous peoples everywhere, “Avatar” is a fictitious story about a people’s planet being occupied by a foreign company for the purpose of harvest-ing their natural resources for the company’s profit, while destroy-ing the people’s way of life and sacred areas. If you haven’t seen it, you’ll want to come see what happens. If you have seen it, it’s a given that you’ll want to see it again! Great visuals! This is the LAST FILM DAY for SPRING semester 2013.

Ke KuKui o KCC

O ke aloha ka Momi makamae i oi ae mamua o na mea a pau iloko o ke au o keia olakino uhane ana.

Aloha na Paemoku o ka aina Kulaiwi mai ka La Hiki ma Kumukahi a ka Welona i ka Piko o Lehua Kapikai.

Aloha na Kupuna, na Makua, na hanau Kuaana, na hanau Pokii, na Kunane, na Kama a me na Kanimoopuna.

Aloha oʻu Oiwi o ka pupuu hookahi; aloha na kini o ka ewe, ka iʻo, ka iwi a me ke koko o ka iwikuamoo hookahi; aloha welina pumehana kakou a pau.

Aloha wale ka hoonana pu ana i ka houpo lewalewa,Aloha wale ka hookanaho pu ana i ka make a ka wai,Aloha wale ka pehi pu ia e ka wela onohi la me ka opili pakaua,Aloha wale na mapuna leo hope loa o kuu kane me ka lei peepoli a

maua—e.Aloha wale na Palikupouli huli aku no huli mai o Kalalau,Aloha wale ka Piko kiekiena O Ahikaolele o Kamaile,Aloha wale ia mau kualono me na kuono hihipea lauhihi,Aloha wale na Iwi o kuu kane me ka leipeepohi a maua—e.Aloha wale ia mau he moelepo i nalohia mai na maka,Aloha wale ko laua hooluolu pu ana aku la ia iu anoano,Aloha wale ka hoi au e paiauma aku nei mahope,Aloha wale na hiohiona o kuu kane me ka leipeepoli a maua—e.Aloha wale ka huli hoi ana o nei mau maka peʻa na lima,Aloha wale ka haalele ana aku ia laua me na kauhola haawe a ka

luuluu,Aloha wale koʻu auwana hookahi i ke ala a makou i alo pu mai ai,Aloha wale na halialia kino wailua o kuu kane me ka leipeepoli a

maua—e.Aloha wale oe e Kahalanui, ke nui nei no ke aloha ia Waimakemake me

ka itu o Koheo,Aloha wale oe e Punee, ke nee mau aku nei no ka halia i ka luna koae o

Limamuku me Kalahau,Aloha wale oe e Oheoheiko ku kiu ku kiai pulakaumaka a ke aloha----e.Aloha wale ka oukou hunakele ana aku ia laua moelepo—a—e uwe ae ana no au i kuu kane me ka leipeepoli a maua—e.

This is Piʻilani’s Lament in her own words. The style of the day was, for the most part, to not use the ʻokina and kahakō in print material, so this is the way it was presented in 1906. The quote “only love” comes from “aloha wale.” The rest of the translation is on the website: https://www.facebook.com/kaleookcc.

KANAENAE A PIILANI

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‘Book review by Healani Waiwai‘ole / Ke Kukui o KCC

Photo courtesy of the Kaua‘i Historical SocietyDetailed image of English translation book cover. From left to right: Pi‘ilani, her son Kaleimanu, Kaluaiko‘olau’s mother Kukui Kaleimanu, and Kaluaiko‘olau.

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STUDENT CORNER

Daniel SieradzkiKa Leo O KCC

Chris TennbergKCC Instructor of Philosophy

I think it’s plausible t o s u g g e s t t h a t academic institutions have an overriding interest in promoting a n d p r e s e r v i n g academic excellence. A t l e a s t o n e academic tradition that may impede the achievement of such an interest is the practice of faculty tenure. Generally speaking, when an academic institution grants tenure to one of its faculty, that individual receives a kind of lifetime job security. In a sense, receiving academic tenure is like receiving a lifetime judicial appointment.

What’s the worry with tenure, exactly? Some thinkers are concerned that the supposed perks of faculty tenure (e.g. freedom to pursue academic inquiry without fear of termination) do not outweigh the potential drawbacks. John Searle, esteemed professor of philosophy at the University of California Berkeley, puts it this way: “The system of academic tenure is without adequate justification…We do need a system that protects the academic freedom of the faculty member, but it does not follow that the best or only way to [accomplish] this is through

a t e n u r e s y s t e m which may provide a lifetime job guarantee for mediocrity and incompetence.”

Of course, tenured f a c u l t y a r e s t i l l evaluated by their host institutions in various ways and may even have their tenure revoked in certain (exceptional) c a s e s . H o w e v e r, as one analyst has

suggested, “it’s more likely for a tenured professor to be struck by lightning than get fired.” As such, the practice of tenure has the potential to work against the promotion and preservation of academic excellence. For if reasonable expectations of increased productivity and performance are not used as a real criteria for continued employment, then what motivation is left for the pursuit of vocational excellence? Sadly, as the argument goes, the practice of tenure can (and often does) prevent students from having access to the most motivated minds in academia. Sometimes less than excellent educators are tenured; sometimes those who were excellent lapse into mediocrity; and worst of all, sometimes excellent educators never get a chance to teach.

Sadly, as the argument goes,

the practice of tenure can

(and often does) prevent students

from having access to the most motivated minds

in academia.

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I’m sure most people on campus

have noticed the Hydroboost filtered water dispenser installed in the Learning

Resource Center drinking fountain.This is a great step in the direction of

sustainability for our campus. A filtered water dispenser allows students and faculty to refill their reusable water bottles for free. This can promote the discontinuation of plastic water bottles.

The dispenser’s central location is a benefit because during the day, many students pass through the LRC.

At the top right hand corner of the filter, there is an automatic counter that displays the number of plastic-bottle waste it has helped to eliminate. This is a great incentive to start using reusable bottles.

It’s good for people to be able to see how much plastic-bottle waste that they and their classmates are able to eliminate by doing something simple.

The Hydroboost dispenser doesn’t require much effort from the consumer. All the consumer must do is place their reusable water bottle in front of the sensor with the water bottle outline around it, and the water will dispense.

The user-friendliness of the dispenser is a great perk as well, since being sustainable isn’t always easy.

In the near future, it would be nice to see another filtered water dispenser location on campus.

The convenience of having access to filtered water on campus will encourage more students

to stop using plastic bottles not only when they attend classes, but always.

‘Hydroboost’ your way to sustainability

The goal of a college is to create the best possible educational experience for its students. But, does tenure contribute to this goal?

Tenure is a status awarded to teachers after a set number of years and after approval of their tenure application. Tenure protects teachers from dismissal without just cause.

I believe that tenure improves the educational experience of students.Tenure allows for experienced teachers to keep their jobs. If tenure did not exist, colleges could fire all their experienced teachers and hire cheap, inexperienced teachers.

Also, tenure affords greater academic expression. Teachers can seek the truth without fear of being fired, even if the truth is controversial and unpopular. We want teachers to pass on the truth to their students. This surely creates a greater academic experience for students.

In order to improve society, teachers should think outside the box and offer students new ideas. "Teachers are afraid to try new, innovative things if they are afraid of losing their job,” says former California Teachers Association President Barbara Kerr. Tenure prevents that fear.

It seems clear that tenure improves the educational experience of students.

ALL PHILOSOPHICALIs tenure for teachers supporting the students?

Photos: Shaina Nacion / Ka Leo O KCC

Karyn Swanson / Ka Leo O KCC

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ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS

“Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” by Gregory Maguire is the book that inspired the Broadway musi-cal “Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz.” The book is a retelling of “The Wizard of Oz” from the Wicked Witch’s perspective.

However, the Oz that we knew as children has been thrown out the win-dow in Maguire’s wicked-verse.

Elphaba, the pro-tagonist, is born with green skin and razor sharp teeth. A shameful product of her mother’s infidelity, her parents neglect her in favor of her younger sister Nessarose.

In adulthood, Elphaba encounters social and political injustices that inspire her to become a revolutionary against

the tyranny of Oz.Unlike the “The Wizard

of Oz,” Maguire’s “Wicked” has none of the glitz and magic that entranced me as a child.

There is, instead, politi-cal intrigue and religious tensions. Maguire also forces the reader to think about what really makes a person wicked. Are

people born wicked or is it their experi-ences that shape their wickedness?

Although the novel has been overshad-owed by the popu-larity of “Wicked” the musical, it is in a class of its own. The novel “Wicked” is much harder to swallow than the sugary sweetness of “The Wizard of Oz” and the musical. It is definitely not for those looking for an easy read. The novel is pretty hefty in both size (432 pages) and politics,

which may be unap-pealing to most people.

If you’re a cynic who wasn’t satisfied with either “The Wizard of Oz” or “Wicked” the musical, then Gregory Maguire’s “Wicked” might just be the book for you. It’s okay. I won’t judge you.

‘Wickedly’ better than the musical

In episode 11 of season 16, “South Park” intrigues its audience with a (somewhat) funny episode, based around the humor of “natives” living in Hawai‘i using a “mahalo rewards card” to receive kama‘aina discounts. This is funny because most visitors hear about our kama‘aina discount — a discount that Hawai‘i residents receive — and assume that they should receive the discount because of their frequent visits to the islands.

Though funny at first, it gets old real quick. It doesn’t keep you focused on the plot of the story: to bring Butters to Hawai‘i to learn of his “heritage” and where the root of his anger originates. To the people of Hawai‘i, this could be somewhat disrespectful. It implies that Hawaiians, unlike the rest of society, are of an angry culture.

Butters, who is Caucasian, comes to Hawai‘i with the understanding that he is a “native.”

The people around him are also Caucasian, which is ironic and somewhat the point. The Caucasian characters in this episode of “South Park” consider themselves to be “natives” of Hawai‘i simply because they were born in the islands; they have family in the islands; or because they visit the islands frequently.

In order to really understand this episode, you would have to be from Hawai‘i and understand society in Hawai‘i. For those who don’t know about Hawai‘i and who don’t know its culture, the episode is funny but the underlying plot might not be understood. Overall the show’s humor was short and the plot was a bit scattered around for one to really grasp what’s going on in the episode. I would recommend watching this episode with a grain of salt to what Hawaiian culture is really about.

When available, “South Park” episodes can be viewed at www.southparkstudios.com.

“Oz the Great and Powerful” directed by Sam Raimi has outstanding special effects and humor. It’s a comical movie for any age group.

It tells the story of a travelling Kansas circus magician who is whisked into a tornado and taken into the vivid and colorful Land of Oz.

The circus magician is Oscar Diggs, portrayed by James Franco. When I first saw Franco in this film I thought it was strange because I haven’t seen Franco in many serious acting roles. But a few minutes into the film, viewers soon real-ize that Franco’s charac-ter is not serious and is a creepy con man.

When Diggs arrives in Oz, he learns that all the people of Oz have been waiting for a prophesied wizard, who he imper-sonates. The three witch-es — Theodora, Evanora

and Glinda — are por-trayed respectively by Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams.

Diggs learns that the wizard is supposed to defeat the wicked witch and free the people of Oz; though, he is unsure how to complete the task.

The special effects and overall vibrant color of the film are amazing; I feel that it is what makes the movie entertain-ing. The best method to view “Oz the Great and Powerful” is in 3-D. The detail you’re able to see in the foreground and

background of the set is jaw-dropping.

At one point of the movie, Diggs and Glinda are floating in bubbles, and all the details of the soapy rainbow out-line on the outside of the bubble are visible.

In another scene it is snowing and I

felt like I could reach out and touch the snow as it was coming out of the movie screen.

The movie has a clas-sical touch to it that still relates to the film “The Wizard of Oz,” which is a gracious approach with such a bold plot. There is a yellow brick road and Munchkins as well, which makes “Oz the Great and Powerful” even more delightful.

Be sure to check your local listings for dates and times of “Oz the Great and Powerful.” It is rated PG and has a runtime of 130 minutes.

‘Oz the Great and Powerful’

Kaua‘i caricatured

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‘South Park’: ‘Going Native’

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“Just having fun… I wouldn't be doing, like, homework

and other stuff like that.”

“My perfect spring break is probably go Oahu to go shopping, cruising with all my Oahu friends, and just having a

good time.”

Howzit KCC!Whatʼs your perfect spring break?

Karen Singson-Bueno / Ka Leo O KCC

Bransen Agu (Ele‘ele / Electronics Major)

“Perfect spring break: hang with my friends, and, and, and check out the

honeys, find that special one, and take her out to a nice romantic date.”

Amlan Fujimura (Ele‘ele / Liberal Arts Major)

“Sleeping and eating, honestly.”

Jordan Parangao (Waimea / Liberal Arts Major)

“My perfect spring break is to go hiking, go to the beach,

and not worry about school.”

Mikee Beltran (Kilauea / Liberal Arts Major)

Chloe Stokes (Kapa‘a / Early Childhood Education Major)

“My perfect spring break is hit the awesome beaches; learn how to surf; go diving to look for shells and check out the underwater world; and go Oahu to shop. I want an adventure with my boyfriend.”

Daphne Sanchez (Wailua / Hospitality & Tourism Major)

“To go to the beach all the time and eat whatever I want.”

Dayna-Lynn Nascimento (Kapa‘a / Liberal Arts Major)

“To have no responsibilities, to just go to the beach, and have

to worry about nothing.”

Taylor Terrazas (Po‘ipu / Education Major)

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Accounting Club (academic)

Thursdays8 a.m.

Business Education 112 or video chat via

Google+franco84@hawaii.edu

Anime & Manga Club (recreational)

Wednesdays12 p.m. Cafeteria

Club Math (academic) Every other Wednesday12–1 p.m.

Natural Science 110jameyia@hawaii.edu

Dance Club (recreational)

Fridays1–5 p.m.

Lihue Neighborhood Center

j_nd_hotmail.comElectronics Club (academic)

Every other Friday12:20–1 p.m.

Electronics 110jameyia@hawaii.edu

La Tertulia Española (Spanish culture and language)

Usually every other Monday

12:30–1:15 p.m.

Contact for up-to-date info

fatoratu@hawaii.edu

Na Liko Aloha o Ka Hui Hula (Hula Club)

Wednesdays12–1 p.m.

Hawaiian Studiesalana8@hawaii.edu or

sprc@hawaii.eduNihongo Club (Japanese culture and language)

Mondays12:20–1:15 p.m.

Welding 201aizumo@hawaii.edu

Pamantasan Club (Filipino culture and language)

Wednesdays12–12:50 p.m.

Learning Resource Center 128

ibanezjo@hawaii.eduPhi Theta Kappa–Alpha Pi Xi Chapter (honor society)

Every other Monday12–1 p.m.

Business Education 112aboyes@hawaii.edu

W E B E

CLUBBIN’

Do you need a place to study after the Library closes? Well, we have great news!

A classroom will now be open for all students who need a little extra studying time in the evening.

Where: Learning Resource Center room #130When: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

DO YOU NEED A PLACE TO STUDY AFTER THE LIBRARY CLOSES?A classroom is now open for all students who need a little extra studying time in the evening.WHERE: Learning Resource Center room #130WHEN: 7–9 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

CALENDAR

AFTERNOON RECESS AND SNACK NIGHT – Rejuvenate your mind! Take a student life survey and receive FREE refresh-ments on Wednesday, April 24, from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the Campus Center.ASUH-KCC STUDENT GOVERNMENT APPLICATION CANDIDACY FOR 2013-2014 ACADEMIC YEAR – DEADLINE: APRIL 16TH – Make a difference by becoming a student leader. Applications are available at the Campus Student Life Center, Room 201C or at Counseling and Advising, One Stop Center or on all campus bulletin boards. All applications must be submitted by Tuesday, April 16th, 4:30 p.m. to the Student Life

Center, Room 201C. For more information contact John Constantino at 651-4151 or via e-mail at john-cons@hawaii.edu.ONLINE ASUH-KCC STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTION – Elect your student leaders for the 2013-2014 academic year. Online ballots will be available on your MyUH Mail account and voting will begin on Tuesday, April 23, at 8 a.m. and end on Thursday, April 25, at 5 p.m. on the KCC website. Contact John Constantino at 651-4151 for more infor-mation.

Student Life Happenings!KCC Board of Publications

Announcement

BOARD &STAFF

POSITIONS ARE NOW

AVAILABLE!

Students are needed.

kccbop@hawaii.edu

4•22•13 Behind the Performing Arts Center

8 Spring 2013 | Issue 2

CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK

Club Math: ‘Radical’ times and ‘prime’ grinds

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CAMPUS LIFE

Shaina Nacion / Ka Leo O KCCMath instructor Ryan Girard gets pie'd at the Club Math Pi Day event March 14.

Nalu Thain / Ka Leo O KCCGeology 101 students, accompanied by Earth Scientist Chuck Blay and Professor Stephen Taylor, visited the West Side March 16 to study Kaua'i's geological history.

Shaina Nacion / Ka Leo O KCCStudents make the most of the library's emergency lighting during a power outage March 15.

Shaina Nacion / Ka Leo O KCCYoshimichi Hayasaka, part of the Ainu Culture Presentation March 5 at the LRC.

What do Thanksgiving turkey, beach cleaning and rock-paper-scissors have in common? They are all part of Club Math.

"There are no require-ments to join Club Math," said Club Math President Jameyia Shamia. “We welcome everyone, whether you love math or are just get-ting started. You can also come for the extra credit and free food."

“A lot of the times there will be home cooked food at the meetings,” said Club Math Advisor Jonathan Kalk. “We even had a Thanksgiving-themed meal.”

Each Club Math meeting is planned in advance.

“We start each meeting by letting everyone get food,” Shamia said. “We then introduce the advi-sors, four main officers and other officers.”

“After food and intro-ductions, we go over

club business,” Shamia added. “We then con-clude with a 5-10 minute student presentation.”

According to Club Math member Marcus Yamaguchi, student pre-sentation topics range from rock-paper-scissors to mathematics in music.

The club is not chained to the classroom.

“We have participated in a beach-cleanup at Lydgate Park,” Kalk said.

The club also goes on field trips.

“We have gone to the botanical garden, played

mini-golf, and partici-pated in the star watch,” Shamia said.

Club Math meets from noon to 1 p.m. every other Wednesday.

“Students should look around campus for the flyers that announce Club Math meeting times," Kalk said. "We have very colorful fly-ers."

Contact Club Math President Jameyia Shamia for more infor-mation: jameyia@hawaii.edu.

Shaina Nacion / Ka Leo O KCCStudents from Club Math decorated some parts of the campus with π.

Daniel Sieradzki / Ka Leo O KCC