Tritons Call November 2016, Volume 41, Issue 3

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Series of election forums held on campus

By Calvin Cho Triton’s Call Staff The UOG Political Science Student Association hosted a “Meet The Candidates” event on Oct 18, 20, 25, and 27.

Students and the general audience alike had the chance to get to know the different senators in Guam’s election.

PSSA Club President Luisa Tenorio said, “they [PSSA]] planned out the idea of the event since the start of the Fall 2016 semester.

We sent out emails to all the candidates to join the forum.”

The goal set by the club was to try to foster

Senatorial candidates answer questions at the “meet the candidates” forum hosted by the UOG PSSA club located at the UOG lecture Hall on Oct 18. See related stories on page 3. Photo by Calvin Cho

an outreach event and to help provide clear answers for people with questions about certain issues for the individual candidates.

Joseph Quan, a moderator of the forum, said that the event went smoothly and that the candidates were “nice and insightful on their

presentation.”

The different days featured different senatorial candidates, which was intended to help ease the time con-

straints and that each candidates are able to carefully articulate their message with the given time.

Changes to come for General Education program New policy will reduce the required number of GE courses, establish a two-tier system

By Calvin Cho Triton’s Call Staff A new General Education policy recently approved by the UOG Faculty Senate is going to vastly change the UOG GE program requirements.

Currently, students are required to complete 55 credits of general education courses.

The revised GE structure has decreased that number to 47 credit

hours.

Additionally, the new structure for the GE program will revamp the current GE program, combining the different GE categories into a tier-based system.

The first main tier that is proposed is categorized as “core foundation.”

The core foundation is the base requirement that all students and majors are required to take.

Tier 1 requires a total of 15 credit hours and for students to take the following courses: written communication, EN 110 (freshman

composition); oral communication, CO 210 (fundamentals of communication); quantitative reasoning, MA110 (basic mathematical applications); information literacy, EN111 (writing for research); CT101, which is a new class under critical thinking.

The second required tier is labeled as “breadth through diversity and direction.”

The second tier comprises of five themes, which include STEM, creative and expressive arts, human science, cultural perspective, and human systems and organizations.

A full list of the class breakdown for each of the different themes can be found on the GER web site: http:// www.uog.edu/faculty-senate/academic-review-committees.

Another requirement within the two-tier system is a new course category called “uniquely UOG.” For this category, students must complete two courses in which one of the course must be a foreign language course, and one class on unique cultural, linguistic, historical, political, and/or geographic features related to Guam and the region.

The final requirement within the Tier 2 category is direction building. This requirement includes 9 to 11 credit hours that cover three courses from each of the different diversity foundation themes.

The final tier for the GE requirement is the capstone experience which is already embedded in every major requirement.

Although the changes to the GER course work has been passed, it is yet unclear if this will affect both the current student body, and incoming freshman or transfer students.

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Inafa’ Maolek and UOG SBPA discuss restorative justice

By Dominic Cawili Tritons Call Staff The Inafa’ Maolek Conciliation along with University of Guam’s School of Business and Public Administration hosted the Restorative Justice Forum in celebration of Conflict Resolution Day. The forum provided a comparable overview of the restorative justice process in Guam Spectators at the Restorative Justice Forum listen as they wait for the next communities and speaker.. Photo by Dominic Cawili schools.

UOG President Robbusiness owner Art De their insight on what reert Underwood opened ing Chief Justice RobOro and Founder and storative justice means the event with welcom- ert J. Torres, Deputy Attorney General Carol President Emeritus of to the island and how ing remarks.

Sanchez, Guam ComInafa’ Maolek, Patrick it would benefit every The first half of the munity College adjunct Wolff. member in our society. forum featured a panel professor and small Each speaker gave Restorative justice of professionals, includ-

According to the Centre for Justice and Reconciliation, restorative justice is “a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that can lead to transformation of people, relationships and communities.”

Also discussed by most of the panel speakers were how successful peer mediation programs work in schools.

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Faculty react to changes in general education requirements

By Aaron Pier Triton’s Call Staff Over the past few years, the General Education Requirements have seen some various changes as far as foreign Languages are concerned. Since 2013, there has been a great amount of effort to reduce the General Education requirements.

The drive to reduce the amount of General Education requirements has had a heavy impact on the Language programs offered by The University of Guam.

According to Associate Professor of Mathematics, Zoltan Szekely Ph.D., “In November of 2013, the General Education Review Committee, or GERC, then chaired by Psychology

Szekely Associate Professor Michael Ehlert, Ph.D., voted on an initiative he had drafted.”

Szekely, who was a committee member at the time said the proposal called for the removal of the two semesters of foreign languages requirements in the General Education curriculum.

“When we voted, only four of the seven comPublisher Francis Dalisay, Ph.D. Editor-in-chief Jeff Bautista Circulation Manager Cody Dowless

mittee members were present,” Szekely said.

“Of those four, I am the only one who opposed it. It was then pushed it through the Faculty Senate.”

The move by the Committee with regards to the GE curriculum prompted several faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences to speak out against the proposed change.

Associate Professor of Japanese Toyoko Kang, Ph.D., is among those voices.

According to Kang, “the initiatives that reduce the language requirements ignore the studies proving the benefits of learning other languages and being multilingual. Being mul-

tilingual increases one’s cognitive abilities.”

Since then, the Faulty Senate and GERC have changed the General Education Requirements.

On Oct. 20, 2016, a new initiative was passed called, “Uniquely UOG.” The newly passed curriculum would align the General Education Requirements of the University of Guam to be like that of some universities in the mainland.

“Uniquely UOG,” as it is called, includes one semester to study a language other than English, but there are those who believe that one semester is not enough to provide a well-rounded educa-

Staff witers Dominic Cawili Calvin Cho Cody Dowless Tamaaki Gondo Aaron Pier Alan Seid, Jr.

Contributors Michael Delfin Katherine Dunn Angelina Rivera Anton Rosario Lorenz Santarin

tion. Others cite that the move to follow the mainland trends ignores some aspects that are unique to Guam.

UOG Professor of Social Work Gerhard J. Schwab, Ph.D., said, “calls to reduce language requirements not only ignore the benefits of multilingualism, it narrows the scope of one’s learning, and is a step away from globalism. It ignores Guam’s Place in Micronesia, its proximity to Asia, and a good portion of our economy is based on tourism from Asia.”

According to Szekely, “the new General Education curriculum would be evaluated and analyzed three years after it is first implemented.”

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By Tamaaki Gondo

Triton’s Call Staff The UOG Alumni Association hosted the Triton Alumni Luncheon at the Lotte hotel on Oct 27. Madeleine Bordallo and Felix Camacho presented their positions on why they are the best pick for the delegate position to Congress.

Guam Delegate Madeleine Bordallo is a seasoned congress woman. Along with her work in congress, her extensive experiences also includes being a lieutenant governor and senator of Guam.

Govenor Felix Camacho’s is also a seasoned politician with an

Congressional candidates Madeline Brodallo and Felix Camacho participated in a debate sponsored by the UOG Alumni Association, during the organization’s monthly luncheon on Oct. 27. Photo by Francis Dalisay

extensive background in private businesses.

He has also served in

several government organization positions, was a senator and the

governor of Guam.

Both delegates started with their openning

remarks adressing to the audience as to why they are the best pick for the delegate positions.

The main difference between them was clear.

Bordallo argues her longtime experiences and built up relationships in congress.

Camacho argues the need for change and that it was time for a new delegate to take the position and he was the person for the job.

Both delegates agree on the need to change Guam’s political status and bipartisan relatioships to move issues and agendas forward for the island of Guam.

Women and Gender Studies political forum addresses issues of diversity

By Katherine Dunn For Tritons Call The University of Guam held a Women and Gender Political Candidate Forum at the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Lecture Hall on Oct. 26.

The forum discussed issues of gender and diversity on Guam.

Senator Judith Won Pat and senatorial candidates Regine Biscoe Lee, Louise Borja Muna, and Amanda Francel Blas, and Dededo Mayor Melissa Savares participated in the forum and answered questions provided by the students of Women and Gender Studies.

Elizabeth Bowman, Ph.D., assistant professor of comparative literature and director of the Women and Gender Studies Center felt that the event was important in fostering an awareness of the issues that women face

Organizers and participants of the Women and Gender Political Candidate Forum pose for photo. Photo by Alan Seid

in society.

“This is a chance in a more intimate environment because we are only having a small number of candidates,” Bowman said. “It’s a chance for people to hear about the issues that specially address women and queer people.”

Student moderators Julianne Hernandez and Norielyn O’Connor presented the questions to the candidates.

Questions covered the candidates’ positions on sexual edu-

cation, paternity leave, breastfeeding in the workplace, educational outreach on the Nana yan Patgon Act, daycare at UOG/GCC, the UOG sexual conduct, women’s reproductive rights, social pressures for LGBTQ, and the island’s political status.

The candidates all agreed on the issues and discuss the problems on what can be resolved.

Senatorial candidate Amanda Francel Blas discussed her support for establishing daycare

centers at UOG/GCC. “I don’t think parents, mom or dad, should have to feel that they have to sacrifice their education. Being a parent isn’t full-time or part-time. It’s all the time. It’s you and I think we should help these parents, who are trying to make a life better for themselves and better for their children.” Blas said, as she continued on what she believes can be provided for students. “This daycare will help benefit, not only the community, but

for fellow students and I think that our UOG students will definitely look forward to that. I am sure you want to be the best individual for your child.”

The candidates were also made aware of a recent UOG sexual misconduct case, where a professor is alleged to have sexually assaulted two female students off campus.

Senator candidate Regine Biscoe Lee opened by discussing UOG’s new policy on amorous relations between professors and undergraduate students.

“We want to make sure that we establish relationships between our professors and students and really make sure that’s a very clear cut, so everybody understands going forward,” Blas said .

Bowman expressed that education helps empower women.

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Candidates for Congress debate in alumni event

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PALS hosts Zombie Pandemic Challenge

By Lorenz Santarin For Triton’s Call The Public Administration and Legal Studies Society hosted their fourth annual Zombie Pandemic Challenge on Oct. Students raced through the darkened campus, completing missions while dodging the hordes of ravenous “zombies” hunting them.

Prior to the event, the organizers were concerned that the weather was going to be postponed or even cancelled. Fortunately, the sky cleared up before the event was set to start, and, with the determined efforts of the PALS Society and volunteers, it went off without a hitch.

This year, 15 teams participated in the competition.

The challenge is designed to test participants’ athleticism and their skills in planning, quick thinking and teamwork.

They sprinted to the scattered stations to complete as many missions as they could in the time limit.

Missions included the zombie version of “pin the tail on the donkey,” mixing food coloring, and digging in a mystery box, among others.

Each mission required a certain number of members.

Only one mission could be done at a time.

Teams spent most of their time running back and forth from the safe zone to report and regroup.

Each competitor was given five strips of caution tape—serving as flags—that the zombies would try to steal. According to the game’s rules, losing all five strips would lead to elimination. Individual zombies could only take one flag at a time.

Due to the physical nature of the challenge, safety was an important concern. The rules

PALS members set up for the Zombie Pandemic Challenge. From left: Joshua Samonte, Christelyn Lopez and Joshua Diaz. Photo By Rianne Peredo

discouraged roughhousing and prohibited violence. Referees and facilitators made sure no foul play or injuries occurred.

Unfortunately, some students’ enthusiasm got the better of them and that lead to some problems. Some competitors abused the safety zones, some zombies didn’t follow the one flag limit. Both sides had cases of unnecessary roughness.

PALS members confronted the individuals responsible, but only after the incidents had occurred.

“Even though I had fun tonight, hearing about these problems bothered me,” one of the participants said.

“Even though I only heard about it, it made me think that the challenge looked disorganized.”

However, that same enthusiasm led to a

fierce competition. This year had a six-way tie for the last two spots in the top five after the first phase. Unfortunately, only five could advance, so there was a bonus challenge to determine who was moving on.

When asked for advice for next year’s challenge, a member of one of those six teams, J. Thomas Jackson said, “Just run a lot.”

School of Education hosts Spooktacular event

By Alan Seid

Tritons Call Staff uam School of Education(SOE) hosted their annual Spooktacular event on Saturday October 22, 2016. The free event attracted over hundreds of children and their families.

Spooktacular was organized by multiple SOE organizations and classes, for example, UOG’s Gearing Education for Maximum Success(GEMS) and the Physical Education class. Each group had the opportunity to come up with and facilitate their own specific event for Spooktacular, all of which revolving this years event’s theme,

physical fitness.

Kids were able to go into several classrooms and experience games and crafts, as well as play with the gigantic friendly T-Rex who roamed throughout the hall ways.

The children who attended received a passport when they checked in, and after each room they visited they would receive a stamp for participating.

Each stamp was worth points that they could use to receive goody bags full of candy and fun little toys.

One of the SOE classes, ED-334 had featured a Harry Potter themed room that

had various items and games that resembled the famous movie franchise, for example, witch broom sticks, magic wands, and a replica of the sorting hat from the movie. The main attraction of the room was the quidditch game, where kids had the opportunity to play the famous sporting event from the movie.

“This is a community based event so everyone is invited,” said April Torres, a Junior Education student.

“This event was possible because of the joint effort of the various organizations and classes Spooktacular participants pose in excitement with SOE that were involved,” she T-Rex. Photo by Alan Seid added.

By Cody Dowless Triton’s Call Staff Students and faculty representing the STEM disciplines attended the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/ Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) 2016 in Long Beach California.

The conference ran from Oct. 13 through 15.

The SACNAS conference is the nation’s largest multicultural and multidisciplinary diversity in Science Technology Engineering and Math conferences. This year’s attendees included over 4,000 students and professionals in the field.

The purpose of the conference is to provide student’s professionals, and postdoctoral researchers support and opportunities as they transition towards positions of leadership in these fields.

Nine UOG undergraduate and two graduate students, accompanied by three faculty members, flew to the mainland to attend the conference.

The students represented majors including math, biology,

and chemistry. Each student’s experience varies, but they all are exposed to different opportunities.

“I had the opportunity to share my summer research project with others. I had tons of fun talking about our Guam mantas and how unique they are in the way that they target fish spawning aggregations to feed off gamete clouds,” said attendee and UOG sophomore biology major Leilani Sablan.

Another student, sophomore biology, math, and chemistry major Joseph Lance Casila, also attended the conference.

“The conference provided me with a more accurate and indepth insight as to what graduate school is like,” Casila said. “In addition, I was able to listen and be inspired by many of the research presentations during the conference. I particularly remember a very interesting presentation about synthesizing metal rods for cancer treatment.”

According to UOG College of Natural and Applied Sciences As-

A UOG student presents research at 2016 SACNAS conference held in Long Beach, Calif. Photo courtesy of Austin Shelton III

sistant Professor Austin Shelton, Ph.D., “The SACNAS conference provides incredible opportunities at a national level for students to get experience presenting research, find valuable mentors, get into graduate programs, and even land jobs in STEM fields.”

Students who attended the conference spoke on these opportunities as well, and encouraged other students to follow in their footsteps.

“I recommend this

experience for students looking to share their research with a diverse group of students or for those looking to network with people in their field of interest,” said Sablan.

“I would definitely recommend this experience to other students.

It’s already a given that there will be research presentations and professional development talks that will extremely benefit every student,” added Casila.

Students interested in attending future confer-

ences should know it is well within their reach.

Shelton recommends students visit www.sacnas.org for more information, and be aware abstract submissions and travel scholarship applications tend to become available in April each year.

Shelton also encourages interested students to email him at Shelton@triton.uog.edu for any inquiries, as he is currently an elected member of the SACNAS Board of Directors.

Philosphy dept. introduces new ethics programs

By Aaron Pier Triton’s Call Staff

The 2016-2017 course catalogue for the University of Guam sees the addition of two new ethics programs.

UOG now offers an Ethics Certificate and an Ethics Minor, through the Philosophy Program of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

The two new ethics programs require 12 and 18 credits, respectively.

Skoog “There are already a few people who have signed up for it, and we expect that number to grow considerably once the word is out,” said Kim R. Skoog, Ph.D., professor of philosophy.

Skoog is an ethics

expert.

He is a founding member of the international academic organization, Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum (SEAC), and has attended and presented papers at all 17 of their annual meetings over the years.

“I can testify that ethics has become a central focus of most universities across the country,” Skoog said.

UOG’s Philosphy faculty hope that the newly

implemented ethics programs will instill their students with an increased level of professionalism and integrity.

The new ethics programs are also designed for students who plan to use ethics training to enrich their major field of study.

For instance, business and public administration majors could benefit from completing the ethics programs, which would prepare them to apply ethics when

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making key decisions in their respective fields.

Skoog asserts, “given the recurring newspaper articles, and news stories on other media outlets, that deal with corruption and theft of funds from their Government of Guam workplace, it is no mistaking that this sort of training and personal development belongs as a highest priority at UOG and other universities and colleges across the United and States.”

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Triton Night fosters student engagement

By Cody Dowless Triton’s Call Staff The UOG athletic department hosted the university’s first-ever Triton Night on Oct. 18 at the Calvo Field House. This event is the first of its kind since the resurgence of Triton Athletics this Fall. The night’s main event was a game that pitted UOG men’s basketball team against the MVP. There were numerous activities that kept fans busy, which included a free t-shirt giveaway to the first 300 fans who showed up, free food, music by the Triton Pep Band, a halftime contest hosted by Fusion Dance Company, and a raffle prize drawing for an Apple Watch.

The door’s opened at 5 p.m. and fans immediately began to flood in to the Field House.

“We had nearly 700

UOG Athletic Director Doug Palmer addresses the crowd at Triton Night. Photo by Anton Rosario

people at the Calvo Field House for Triton Night. Like I said, athletics really brings people together,” said UOG Director of Integrated Marketing and event organizer Jonas Macapinlac.

The event aimed was to increase support for Triton athletic program

as well as increase student involvement around campus.

“There were many aims to the event, but mainly to market and promote the athletic department to the campus and the Island of Guam.

It was really nice to have so many student groups involved but we

also wanted the general public involved as well,” UOG Athletic Director Doug Palmer said.

The men’s soccer and women’s volleyball teams were also introduced prior to the game in hopes of garnering support for their future and off-campus games.

“We were hoping to

have more folks come to games after the event, plus make folks aware of men’s and women’s soccer who are playing off campus and are doing really well so far. Also we have volleyball, which does not play until January,” said Palmer.

With the success of this event, more Triton nights are already in planning for the future.

“I think with the success of the event, more can be expected in the future. I would like to have a Triton Night for each of our sports once per semester,” Palmer said.

These future events, however, are not yet set in stone.

Macapinlac urged students to, “Pay attention to UOG social media and the UOG website for announcements of upcoming events.”

UOG Army cadets participate in SHARP training

By Michael Delfin For Triton’s Call The Army ROTC Triton Warrior Battalion ended October with their annual Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Prevention Training held on Friday at the University of Guam SBPA building.

The event drew in a hundred cadets, three Army active duty personnel, and three Guam National Guard representatives.

Lieutenant Colonel Jay A. Blakley, professor of military science and the University of Guam was the host for this event.

Also at the event was Captain Ardyce Montague, the officer in charge of the Guam Army National Guard Equal Opportunity program.

The training focused on sexual harassment and assault issues that soldiers could potentially witness in the Army, and those that cadets might face around the college campus.

The SHARP Program is a comprehensive integration and transformation of the Army’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program and Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) efforts.

The SHARP Program reinforces the Army’s commitment to eliminate incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault through awareness and prevention, training, victim advocacy, reporting, and accountability.

LTC Blakley, University of Guam professor

of military science, was the primary instructor for the SHARP training.

“The army is one team, and we fight as one unit,” Blakley said. “When there is someone in our team that feels unsafe or threatened by one of their fellow brothers and sisters, that breaks down and destroys unit cohesion.”.

The Triton Warrior Battalion was fortunate enough to have representatives from the Guam National Guard and Air Force speak and train cadets on the SHARP Program.

Master Sergeant Norbert Mendiola, from the Air National Guard, was at the event to brief the cadets on how they can report sexual assault and harassment in their units.

“It was a privilege speaking to Army Cadets. We are part of the same organization and it is always a good thing when we have joint training with different branches of the military.”

During the training, event cadets had the opportunity to speak up and share their views on the importance of learning about the Army SHARP program.

Jhon Delfin, cadet battalion commander of the Triton Warriors believes that the skills he learned from the SHARP program can help not only cadets, but students at the University of Guam as well.

Delfin feels that sexual harassment and assault is not only relevant in the Army, but it also could occur

in college life.

“I want our cadets to be leaders in ROTC and in the classroom,” Delfin said. “One way they can do this is by helping other students who are having issues with sexual harassment and assault.”

LTC Blakely made the closing statements at the event. Blakely said, “As future leaders, you all need to understand the importance of preventing sexual assault and harassment in our military. One of the Army’s top priority should be to prevent Sexual Harassment from happening within units.”

The training event also marked 12 years of the Army’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program the Secretary of the army initiated in 2004.

By Tamaaki Gondo Tritons Call Staff The Philippine Consulate General and the University of Guam featured Felipe de Leon in the Philippine Lecture Series held at UOG on Oct 12. de Leon is the chairman and commisioner of the National Commision for Culture and Arts. de Leon discussed about the Filipino culture and its language, broaddening the community relationship between Guam and the Philippines. de Leon is widely recognized in the Philippines for his extensive experience as cultural administor in regards to the humanities, fine arts, music and other

fields of cultural studies.

His lecture focused on the common cultural background between Chamorros and Filipinos. de Leon also went indepth with the Filipino language and its root words as he cites examples of the cultural significance that builds understanding to the people of Guam. de Leon ended his lecture emphasizing the promotion of the cultural heritage of the Philippines. He also talked about the sharing of knowledge between the communities.

The lecture was held in the CLASS lecture hall. The Hall was filled mainly with students Felipe de Leon, chairman and commisioner of the National Commision for Culture and other patrons. de and Arts of the Philippines, answers questions in the Philippine Lecture Series held at UOG on Oct 12. Photo by Tamaaki Gondo Leon’s lecture was largely well received.

Chief economist talks to students about career options

By Angelina Rivera For Triton’s Call The UOG School of Business and Public Administration welcomed Gary Hiles, chief economist of the Guam Department of Labor Bureau and Labor Statistics as a guest speaker on Thursday, Oct. 26.

Hiles gave a presentation about career decision-making and economic information at the SBPA building room 129.

Hiles prepared a presentation that covered information on how to make better career

decisions, occupations available on Guam, and career information resources.

The Regional Business Outlook was for the public.

Over 50 students and staff members attended the event. Most students were business majors, but also students in different career majors attended.

Hiles explained to the students that college is the best time for career exploration because there are options in every corner, but also choose a major as soon as possible.

“Make yourself rather than find yourself. To make yourself, you need to do anything to achieve,” Hiles said.

Hiles provided two web sites that deal with Guam’s Job Indicators. which help readers look at a job and know what to do to either get into the job or achieve to a certain position.

These sites are bls. guam.gov and bls. guam.gov/summary-economic-indicators/ Hiles gave the students examples about applying for a job after they graduate with an obstacle like having no

job experience.

The Occupational Handbook provides help on what to expect when applying for a job.

“I liked how he was working through the website for the Employment Indicators and the Summary Economic Indicators, which taught me how to read and understand how to deal with the charts, and where to look for jobs and its demands, which was very informative,” said Loyola Rivera.

“As a criminal justice major, I found the presentation helpful, but I felt that it did not

pertain to my major. I was hoping for some information on law, but he spoke about businesses,” Sabrina Camacho said.

“I was enjoying the videos he showed because they were interesting and made me think about how a new invention changed the economy,” said Melannie San Nicolas.

Hiles managed his time to explain how the economy is more than money, but also helpful with new inventions and employment indicators, which provide unemployed people.

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issues or crimes.

“It gives our youth the opportunity to engage in this process,” executive director of the forum, Christina

Noket said. “So that they become better citizens.

They can understand the consequences of their actions, and move

towards a more peaceful community.”

The guests, mostly criminal justice majors, plan to use the knowledge they gained as

they pursue their goals for Guam’s justice program and its communities.

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Philippine Studies Lecture held in October

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