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UH athletes (clockwise) Polly Massaro, Madara Apine, Jett Jasper, Jessica Stacy, Jori Jasper, Mari Tadaki, Anna DePalma and Matthew Cheape worked to get the Hawai‘i Air Station on Lower Campus.

Students can use the pump on their bike, moped or motorcycle tires for free.

The University of Hawai‘i’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s goal is to make an impact on the campus and in the community.

“As a student-athlete, there’s commitment [to] good grades and performing well in your respective sport, [but also] to por-

tray the university in the community,” SA AC co-chair and senior Rainbow Wahine swimmer Jessica Stacy said.

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LENDING A HAND SA AC members help other student-athletes with concerns. “ The main [goal] is to address problems the student-

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athletes … may have with their sports or day-to-day life,” SA AC president and senior football player Jett Jasper said.

Past issues include locker room repairs, helping student-athletes move to different dorms, or providing support and guidance to those with problems with coaches, instructors or homesickness.

M I D D L E E A S T/A F R I C A In Libya, Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s troops pushed rebels out of Bin Jawwad on Sunday, following Saturday’s successful rebel defenses of Zawiyah and Ras Lanuf, both vital oil exporters.

The Libyan conflict diverged from other uprisings in the region, including those in neighboring Egypt and Tunisia, becoming a drawn-out ground war with a high civilian casualty rate. Gadhafi’s militia is using heavy artillery against rebels, who are armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers.

At last count, 26 doctors and ambulance drivers attempting to aid wounded civilians were killed during the fighting in Zawiyah.

The government of Saudi Arabia declared anti-government protests illegal last Saturday. Troops were mobilized to suppress any potential uprising, and the interior ministry warned that protests and marches would be stopped using any means necessary.

Saudi King Abdullah returned to Riyadh last week, instituting a $37 billion citizen-aid program, ostensibly intended to discourage rebellion.

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Last Tuesday, the Peace Corps at UH Mānoa celebrated 50 years of service with cake, speeches and ethnic attire.

“The event went really well,” said Sena Pierce, the Peace Corps campus representative. “We had about fi ve participants in the [best-dressed] contest. Most of them wore full outfits from their country of service. I emceed the program and described what the people were wearing,” she said.

Pierce said the winner of the contest dressed in nearly full attire from Tonga, where he served. About 60 people attended the event, which was held in the Hemenway Hall courtyard on the UH Mānoa campus.

Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw and Dean Edward Shultz of the School of Pacifi c and Asian Studies gave brief speeches at the event. Shultz served through the Peace Corps, and taught English in South Korea in 1966.

“There are a lot of different things that are valuable [about

serving in the Peace Corps],” said Shultz. “One is that you’re teaching a skill, and teaching is always fun. It’s also valuable because of the basic human contact. I was living with a Korean family day in and day out. They got to see that I was normal – that we’re all human with the same goals and same desires,” he said.

Shultz said there weren’t many Westerners in Korea at the time. “Those who were there were either missionaries or soldiers, so for someone to come and not be one of those things gave them a different perspective,” he said.

Shultz, who is originally from Massachusetts, said his experience in Korea – from learning the Korean language to furthering his knowledge of Asian culture – helped him in his subsequent studies. He went on to obtain master’s and doctorate degrees in Asian Studies from UH Mānoa.

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Former Peace Corps members from volunteer projects around the world gather in the Ba-Le couryard to commemorate past involvement. was able to get a Ph.D. and was one of the most direct beneficiaries of the Peace Corps program,” he said.

According to Pierce, UH Mānoa students have applied to serve in the Peace Corps for the coming year, but are still waiting to be placed. At least one will serve after graduating in the spring semester.

Shultz encouraged those interested in the program to go for it. “Do it! You have to feel uncomfortable. You’re going to feel challenged by living in different en-

vironments. You’re going to have to get used to hardship,” he said.

“Once in Korea I had to go for 10 days without a shower. Sometimes you may just want a Big Mac or something, and it’s just not going to happen. But the pleasures far outweigh the hardships. Enter the program as an optimist, be somewhat gregarious, someone looking for challenges,” he said.

The event also featured Ann and Richard Port, who were members of the fi rst group of Peace Corps volunteers, formed in 1961.

“When Peace Corps was just an idea, they said, ‘yeah, let’s do it,’” said Pierce. The couple served in Ghana and other areas of the world. In the ‘60s, they met President John F. Kennedy, under whose administration the Peace Corps was launched.

On Oct. 14, 1960, when Kennedy was a senator, he gave a speech at the University of Michigan, challenging those in the audience to sign a petition to express their willingness to serve abroad.

“How many of you who are go-

ing to be doctors are willing to spend your days in Ghana?” he asked.

“Technicians or engineers, how many of you are willing to work in the Foreign Service and spend your lives traveling around the world?”

On March 1, 1961, shortly after Kennedy took offi ce, the Peace Corps was established by executive order.

Since 1961, over 500 UH Mānoa alumni have served in the Peace Corps. For more information, email pchawaii@hawaii.edu or contact Sena Pierce at 956-0439.

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is renovating his country’s foreign policy, building ties with China and Europe while downplaying existing relations with the U.S. Santos, president for seven months, rejected the aggressive foreign policy favored by his predecessor, focusing instead on repairing connections with other Latin American nations and improving Colombia’s infrastructure.

Felipe Calderon, president of Mexico, will visit Washington D.C. on Thursday to discuss heightened border tensions. Calderon claims recent events, including the WikiLeaks document release, harmed the Mexican war on drugs.

President Obama’s administration seeks to decrease demand for drugs within the U.S., while supporting Calderon’s use of the military against traffickers in Mexico.

NORTH AMERICA U.S. President Barack Obama condoned the actions of Libyan rebels in an address last Friday, saying Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy to lead.

The U.S. Senate passed a resolution encouraging the U.N. to instate a no-fly zone over major areas of fighting.

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When a concern is brought up, SA AC members brainstorm solutions at meetings. Then, they present the issue and proposed solution to the athletic administration in hopes of working together to fi x it.

“They see the grander picture of things. They are trying to make a difference and improvements, whether they’re small or big,” advisor Cindy Rote said.

Jasper, who is a graduate student in the speech department, and the presidents of the eight other Western Athletic Conference schools also hold weekly conference calls to discuss events and problems nationally and on their respective campuses.

Stacy, who is majoring in psychology and business, is the WAC’s representative on the national level.

“It’s just a really great way to get involved,” Stacy said.

G I V I N G BAC K T O S T U D E N T S The SA AC also wants to give

back to students. By doing so, Jasper hopes it’ll strengthen the relationship between student-athletes and their peers.

“Sometimes I feel [the] relationships between students and studentathletes are lacking,” Jasper said.

On Jan. 28, the SA AC unveiled the Hawai‘i Air Station, located near the Stan Sheriff Center All students can use the station to pump air into the tires of bikes, mopeds and motorcycles for free. Before the air station, the nearest place to pump air was two miles away from UH. “We [had] the opportunity to put something on campus that [didn’t] exist,” Jasper said.

Ben Scott, a sophomore business major, uses the air station.

“It’s a great idea,” he said. “I’m glad they went through with it and pushed for it. It helps me out a lot, and there’s a lot of people that ride bikes around here that get fl at.”

SA AC was able to get MotoSource Hawaii to donate $1,800 to purchase it.

Making the air station free to use was an important goal for SA AC members.

“We felt if there was a cost, it wouldn’t get a good reception and wouldn’t be used as much,” Jasper said.

Scott said, “It’s a lot more effective than a tire pump, and it’s free.

It’s really convenient. I like it a lot.”

Stacy said she wants people to know student-athletes care about the university, just like other students.

“We have similarities by all being students here,” she said. “[Being a student-athlete] is just like someone who has a certain interest and participates in a club.”

It was the SA AC’s fi rst project this year. Jasper said the committee would like to get an air station on Upper Campus in the future.

“That poses another series of problems, like fi nding where to put it, but that’s another goal in front of us,” Jasper said.

COMMU N I T Y I N VO LV E M E N T Stacy said the student-athlete

experience is more than academics and athletics – it’s also giving back to the community. “[Community service] ties the entire experience together, because you serve a role that’s bigger than yourself,” Stacy said.

One SA AC community-service project is reading to elementary school students once a month throughout the semester.

Without professional teams in Hawai‘i, Stacy noted that many children look up to UH athletes.

“Especially when it comes to helping young kids, it means so much more,” Stacy said. “Even a simple hour of your time reading to them or telling them how important physical activity is and grades [are] … You don’t know how far that impact is going to go and affect them.”

The SA AC also does cleanups. Next month, the SA AC is planning to clean and renovate Mānoa Pond.

They have contacted campus facilities and are hoping to part-

ner with other campus organizations for the project.

“Our goal this year was to engage more on campus,” Rote said.

“Everyone would like more studentfriendly areas on campus. [SAAC members] are students that want to make their campus better.”

A NEW PERSPECTIVE

Being part of the SA AC gave Jasper a different perspective on being a student-athlete.

“It showed me that it’s really great to give back to the community,” Jasper said. “We’re very lucky to be athletes, [but] it’s great giving back to the community. I take a lot of pride knowing that I can give back before I’m done with athletics.”

“There are so many aspects about being a [student-athlete],” said Stacy, noting academics, athletics and service. “All those experiences have really helped me and set me up for a career path.

“It’s all about developing as capable adults as we go into the future.”

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Showcase your face Stand up with NOW CANDACE C HANG Contributing Writer This Tuesday, the feminists are coming out.

The National Organization for Women at UH Mānoa will be displaying the faces of women, men, students and

We can (still) do it! Jessica Critcher emulates World War II-era icon Rosie the Riveter, who encouraged women to fill positions traditionally held by men to aid the war effort.

women’s studies major who leads the student-run campus affi liate of NOW. She also noted, “It’s important to see that there [are] men and women … [it is] not a movement to bash men.”

On Feb. 28, 1909, the fi rst National Women’s Day was celebrated in the U.S. Since then, the practice has spread internationally and an International Women’s Day was established on March 8, 1913.

... the stigma associated with being a feminist causes people to avoid the term. staff members who have proudly admitted to being a supporter of women’s rights. They will be in Campus Center from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., passing out information and collecting more photos of willing passersby.

The purpose of this event is to dispel the myth that feminists are the manhating, bra burning, PMS-ing fi gures that are portrayed by the media.

“Normal students, normal teachers, and a lot of women also care about gender equality,” said Hadas Zachor, a

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feminism has spread throughout society, as the word “feminist” has become associated with terms like “ball-buster,” “man hater,” and “hairy-legged femiNazi.”

Some people may say they support feminist agendas, such as the push toward equal pay for equal work, but refuse to call themselves feminists because of the negative connotations.

“They say ‘I’m not a feminist but I do believe that women should have reproductive rights … they should have equal pay and equal rights, but I’m not a feminist,’” Zachor said. “It doesn’t look good to be a feminist, so people don’t identify with it.”

According to Zachor, the stigma associated with being a feminist causes people to avoid the term.

“It doesn’t matter what you call it, if you have women who

want to call it by another name, or men who want to call it by another name … it’s the same,” Zachor said.

Despite these hardships, feminism persists. “[Women that are] 25, my age and younger, don’t know what it’s like to not have basic rights,” Zachor said. “[The] Senate is constantly trying, every day, to take away our reproductive rights.

Women are bearing the brunt of everything still.”

If you agree, and would like to add your face to those that will be showcased on Tuesday in support of feminism and women’s rights, send your photo with a brief explanation of why you are a feminist, or why women’s rights are important to you, to now4uhm@gmail.com.

When asked why feminism is important to her, Zachor simply replied, “It’s not fair.”

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Not just fun and games SHANE MOORE Staff Writer

“I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords.”

This was Ken Jennings’ fi nal statement at the end of the IBM Challenge on “Jeopardy!” The challenge, which aired from Feb. 14 to 16, pitted Jennings and fellow “Jeopardy!” champion Brad Rutter against IBM’s advanced artificial intelligence program, Watson.

At 74 games, Jennings holds the record for the most consecutive “Jeopardy!” wins (netting $2,522,700), while Rutter holds the record for cash winnings across all “Jeopardy!” games, earning $3,455,102.

Despite these impressive records, the two champions could not defeat IBM’s artificial intelligence.

The two-day exhibition match ended with Watson at $77,147, Jennings at $24,000 and Rutter at $21,600.

This may seem unremarkable to many – Watson is a hightech supercomputer capable

of instantaneous information recall. But in reality, it is a lot more complicated.

While computers and search engines have long been able to “understand” keyword association, they have not been able to understand what’s known as “natural language,” the nuances of communication that come naturally to the human mind. Until Watson, this had never been translated into analytical computation.

The answers on “Jeopardy!” rely heavily on these natural aspects of human communication.

This offered IBM a playing field for which to create an A I program capable of understanding human language.

Watson did not play a perfect game – it was outperformed when it had little time to produce an answer, and failed to understand some questions. But Watson succeeded in its task, defeating both of its human opponents.

IBM did not design Watson simply to win game shows. They believe

the AI might be the key to a revolution of data processing.

Watson is capable of processing massive amounts of unstructured data and gleaning real meaning out of content, which keyword search engines are incapable of doing.

Watson could be used for fi nancial and economic analysis, not simply in charting data, but also in deciphering surrounding factors presented through natural language, such as news reports and written documents.

Watson could also be used in the medical field, processing medical journals and hospital documents to verify a diagnosis and identify the appropriate treatment with inhuman speed and precision.

Due to the large amounts of information available to our generation, Watson’s ability to quickly process information beyond human capabilities could change the way we look at data.

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Why white collars?

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For graduation, women will be required to wear white collars in order to create a uniform look with male graduates.

Maybe I’m overexcited, but I already bought my cap and gown. They’re hanging in my hallway, serving as a reminder for when things get stressful during my last semester.

But something is not quite right. I was given an additional item of clothing when I purchased my cap and gown, and the more I think about it, the more I am sure I don’t want to wear it.

The item in question is a white collar.

Our bookstore’s webpage describes it simply: “For women only.” According to the store description, “A set includes cap, gown, tassel and collar for bachelor women.”

Some of my friends and classmates do not understand why I am so upset. But something about this supposedly unimportant difference leaves a bad taste is my mouth. I hear “collar,” I think “dog.”

It brings to mind the early 20th cen-

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tury, when women could attend college but were not granted offi cial degrees. My degree is the same regardless of my gender, so this difference, however trivial it may seem, smacks of inequality.

I decided to do some research. Imagine my disappointment when my fi rst results explained only how to wear the collar, as opposed to why it’s required at all.

I was enlightened by useful tips for attaching a collar to my green gown – one idea is use the stickers that come with the collar. For convenience, suggested one article, I could sew the collar in place.

I eventually found a small indication of why the collar is required. An article on eHow explained, “The reason for [the collar] is so that the women will look more uniform with the men, who more than likely will be wearing a white collared shirt.”

For a moment, I was stunned. The collars are not meant to differentiate women from men, but rather to make women fit in with men. Surely, it would seem, I cannot

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But I can be, and I am. I did not enroll in college to fit in with men. I do not think that women’s advancement or education should culminate in the imitation of men. If we designate this white collar as a symbol of academic achievement, we equate success with men.

I am not going to wear the collar (unless, of course, someone forces me – what a cheerful thought). I will not judge the women who do wear it, but I encourage them to ask themselves why.

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Divers aim to qualify for NCAAs Head to zone meets JAKE CAMARILLO Senior Staff Writer

After fi rst and second place fi nishes for the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams in their respective conference championships, the University of Hawai‘i divers now prepare for the NCA A Zone E Diving Qualifying Meet.

The zone is the only way divers can qualify for the NCA A Championships. The meet in which Hawai‘i will compete runs this Thursday to Saturday in Minneapolis, Minn.

The conference championships were tune-ups – especially for underclassmen.

“Sometimes for freshmen, if it’s conference, they focus on that,” head coach Mike Brown said. “[But] it’s hard to get back up for some-

“Doogie” Cohen and Thomas Rugg could qualify.

“Doogie and Thomas have an opportunity to sneak into the top

But Brown has confidence, especially in 2008 NCAA 1-meter champion Emma Friesen, who was just named Western Athletic Conference

When you have that many quality people, there’s not much room for everybody else to step up ... it’s pretty instense. thing that’s a lot more competitive, because there probably aren’t that many people in conference meets that will qualify for nationals.”

That’s because NCA A spots are scarce. For the men, only the top eight divers advance.

Brown said juniors Douglas

eight,” Brown said. “There are eight very good divers, and five of these divers have placed highly at the nationals. And three others have qualified before for NCA As.” It’s even tougher for the women. Only the top six out of 60 will make the NCA A Championships.

Diver of the Year for the second time.

Joining Friesen at the zone meet are senior Stephanie De Lima, junior Daniella Nero and sophomore Hannah Bocksnick.

But, like the men’s, the competition will be tough.

“There’s about four or five dif-

ferent women [competing] who’ve been in the top four of the nationals,” Brown said. “So when you have that many quality people, there’s not much room for everybody else to step up ... it’s pretty intense.”

Still, the ’Bows will try not to dwell on the pressure.

Brown said, “We try to focus on what they’re doing and not on the things outside of them. It’s a big part of the preparation.”

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Rainbows’ attendance ranked in the top 20 R USSELL TOLENTINO Sports Editor

After playing five games on the road, the Rainbow baseball team is happy to be back at Les Murakami Stadium this week.

The reason: They play in front of one of the best crowds in the nation.

“It’s definitely a rush,” sophomore third baseman Pi‘ikea Kitamura said. “We enjoy seeing a lot of fans and they enjoy seeing us play well.”

Last season, the Rainbows were ranked No. 17 nationally in home attendance, with an average of 3,190 fans over 30 home games.

Les Murakami Stadium seats 4,312.

Strong attendance has continued this year, as the ’Bows are averaging 3,891 fans in the first seven games – two of which were sellouts.

“I’ve never been anywhere where you got [4,000] fans at a game,” junior pitcher Matt Sisto said.

Playing in other schools’ venues reminds the Rainbows players how fortunate they are.

“Our players know what the energy level is like when you come in and play in front of 4,000 people [at home] as opposed to some of the road trips,” head coach Mike Trapasso said. “We’ll play at places where there’s 200 people. You can hear a pin drop.”

Before Hawai‘i’s four-game series at Loyola Marymount started, LMU was averaging only 256 fans per home game.

ʻA HUGE SELLʼ Trapasso said fan attendance is a big draw in recruiting.

“If you bring kids here in the spring on a recruiting visit when we’re playing Texas or Cal State Fullerton, and you take a look at 4,000 people in Les Murakami Stadium and just how loud the stadium gets – that’s just a huge sell,” Trapasso said.

“Our kids [and] our recruits know we’re top 15 in the country in attendance.”

Sisto said the Hawai‘i crowd is special.

“They’re pretty devoted fans,” he said.

“Our fans are quite knowledgeable about baseball, so it makes it a fun atmosphere because they’re always behind you no matter what.”

Although playing in front of a large crowd can be intimidating, Kitamura believes the

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Junior outfielder Zach Swasey has started 10 games this season. The ’Bows return home this week to play the Portland Pilots this Thursday to Sunday. fans are like a 10th player on the field.

“If you haven’t played in front of it before, the fi rst time it’s nerve-wracking, but it’s something you also can feed off of,” he said.

Trapasso added, “There’s no question the atmosphere here plays a big role in our guys’ energy level.”

HAWAIʻI GROWN Kitamura also said the fans come out to the stadium to watch the Hawai‘i players on the team.

“That’s the reason a lot of people are out here, to see the local boys play,” Kitamura said.

“There’s definitely people around here that have watched me [play] since I was young.”

The Rainbows currently have eight players from Hawai‘i.

“That’s what our preference would be

every year, to have our local guys play in front of their friends and family, for their state university,” Trapasso said.

Kitamura (Kamehameha-Kapalama ’09), sophomore outfielder Breland Almadova (Iolani ’09) and junior second baseman Kolten Wong (Kamehameha-Hawai‘i ’08) are starters. Wong is a preseason AllAmerican and is expected to be drafted professionally after this season.

“When your local players are performing out there and doing well, it just adds an extra bit of energy to the atmosphere,” Trapasso said.

And for Hawai‘i-born recruits, there’s pride in wearing the University of Hawai‘i uniform.

“It’s almost a sense of responsibility to play well for these people that come out to support you,” Kitamura said. “It’s just a good feeling. There’s people that are proud

of you and want to see you do well.”

UP NEXT

The ’Bows conclude their five-game road trip today with a game against Long Beach State at 4:30 p.m. HST. Then, the team returns home and hosts the Portland Pilots this Thursday to Sunday.

Thursday’s and Friday’s games will start at 6:35 p.m., Saturday’s will start at 3:05 p.m. and Sunday’s will start at 1:05 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium. Admission is free for UH Mānoa students with a validated ID.

Updated season records and game results can be found on www.kaleo.org.