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Wheelchair users can now access the Andrews Amphitheater’s stage thanks to efforts by the College of Education (COE) and the campus facilities offi ce.
“I’m thrilled that this has happened,” said COE Convocation Coordinator Aaron Levine in a phone interview. “My understanding is there’s never been access to the stage at Andrews, and it’s been on campus for a long, long time, so this is, an important milestone in Mānoa’s move to provide accessible venues for our students and families and faculty.”
A new ramp in the Diamond Head-mauka corner of the amphitheater connects the back area to the stage – an area COE instructor and wheel-chair user Brian Kajiyama hadn’t been able to access before. Previously, the only areas designated for wheelchair users were in the alcoves along the back of the raised seating area, leav-ing no way for a participant to access the stage or grass area.
Because of this, Kajiyama couldn’t always see his students after the COE’s yearly convocation event.
“I had to ask a peer to tell them to come up to see me, or there were times I was there but couldn’t tell them,” he said. “So I would get mes-
sages saying ‘I was hoping to see you at convocation,’ and I would explain: ‘I was there but I couldn’t
come see you.’”According to Levine, the Andrews
Amphitheater was chosen for the college’s event fi ve or six years ago because it could accommodate more
than 1,000 people. Each year, he received inquiries from people ask-ing how they could access the event,
including some from Kajiyama. The ramp is a temporary fi x and
while there is no set date for it to be taken down, UH spokesman Dan Meisenzahl said it will likely happen
over summer. In the meantime, facil-ities is looking at permanent solu-tions, though Meisenzahl is unsure of where it is on the priority list, espe-cially since there are other ADA-com-pliant venues available, like Kennedy Theatre and Orvis Auditorium.
For now, this fi x comes just in time for the college’s upcomingconvocation on May 13.
“Andrews is just a gorgeous venue – very unique on the Mānoa cam-pus. It also has historic signifi cance, if you’ve ever been there at sunset, it’s just breathtaking,” he said. “So to provide all people with an opportu-nity to have access to that venue is really important.”
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New ramp will allow those with wheelchairs to access stageNew ramp will allow those with wheelchairs to access stage
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The campus was buzzing with activity Tuesday morning when land-scaping staff discovered what they described as an “aggressive bee-hive” in a tree near Hemenway Hall.
The hive was embedded within a tree near the front entrance of Ba-Le. Scott Nikaido, UH honeybee researcher, said that multiple individ-uals were stung and the bees were observed fl ying several hundred feet away from the hive. He believes the bees were defending of their hive.
“Honeybees act defensively when their home is threatened or severely disturbed, as was the case today,” Nikaido said in an email.
He believes the hive was acciden-tally disturbed early in the morning.
Sarah Rice, community programs manager of the campus Department of Public Safety (DPS), said that DPS offi cers roped off the surrounding area and redirected foot traffi c away from the tree with the help of cam-pus center staff.
MINIMIZING THE PROBLEMAccording to groundskeepers
on-site, the hive was discovered to be aggressive around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Dan Meisenzahl, UH spokesman, said the hive had been noticed before, and that a work order had been placed early April to have the hive removed. The campus then called Absolute Termite & Pest Con-trol to remove the hive.
Pest control workers opted to exterminate the bees instead of blocking bees from entering the hive, installing an artifi cial hive nearby then hauling it off campus. The latter option would’ve taken three weeks, which was impractical for campus safety.
Ethel Villalobos, director of UH’s honeybee research project, said
in an email that it was important to consider if the hive can be eas-ily removed by beekeepers in a way that doesn’t endanger them or other nearby people and animals.
Villalobos said that even if the bees were not acting aggressively, removing the hive safely and expediently would have required breaking open the tree and potentially killing it.
She also said the appropriate course of action to deal with feral bee colonies depends on the situation,
including whether or not the bees were an established colony with a hive, or a swarm of bees without one.
“An established colony, like the one that occurred today, will be much more diffi cult [than a bee swarm]. Since an established colony has stored food and young honey bees, the bees will act much more defensive during the removal pro-cess,” Nikaido said.
HONEYBEE INCREASEAccording to Meisenzahl, honey-
bees have seen a resurgence around campus over the past 10 months. One was reported late last year and two were reported this month alone, including the hive that caused the incident Tuesday.
Landscaping staff usually deal with wasps and carpenter bees, Meis-enzahl said. To accommodate the recent spike in hives, they are cur-rently drafting new policies to deal with beehives.
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Honeybees act defensively when their home is threatened...
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In the U.S., more than 100 million animals are tortured due to animal experimentation practices – clas-sifi ed as any testing that is likely to induce pain or suffering among creatures.
These animals include rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats and mice. During trials, animals are forced to eat or inhale certain substances, exposed to radiation, placed in stressful situations and sometimes their organs are removed to observe the internal effects of medications.
If these statements make you feel overwhelmed, it is time you know the truth behind the prod-ucts that you use. Brands like May-
belline, Clorox, Vaseline, Mac, Dove, Febreeze, Tide and Marc Jacobs use animal testing to check. If you were as shocked as I was when fi nding out that these companies choose to harm animals for the sake of their goods – keep reading.
Although a bill was introduced to the U.S. in 2015 in regards to end-ing cosmetic testing, there is still more that can be done. Going cru-elty-free may be diffi cult, especially if you are reliant on certain brands. Substituting make-up brands for those that do not support animal testing forces manufacturers to be aware of animal safety.
Scientists have been making strides in pushing safer measures to protect these animals and creating new ways of testing products. Ani-
mal testing will soon no longer be needed and should be banned.
ANOTHER WAY OF THINKING“The problem is that [animal
testing] hasn’t worked, and it’s time we stopped dancing around the problem,” said Elias Zerhouni, former director of National Insti-tutes of Health Research to People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani-mals (PETA). “We need to refocus and adapt new methodologies for use in humans to understand dis-ease biology in humans.”
A method that can replace animal testing is harvesting human cells to replicate human organs and func-tions. Harvard’s Wyss Institute is introducing organs-on-chips, which will mimic a humans physiology so
scientists will be able to test prod-ucts on cell-based models. These replicas will react the same way our bodies would when in contact of any potentially dangerous substance. This innovative technique could be replace animal testing.
There are other cruelty-free cos-metics available, such as Kat Von D, Anastasia Beverly Hills and TooFaced. If you’re looking for quality cosmetics, purchase those that sup-port the humane animal treatment.
THE US IS LAGGING BEHINDAlthough there are organizations
within the U.S. such as PETA and Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics that promote animal cruelty free products, there are fur-ther advancements that need to be made within our government.
European and 30 other nations are already one step ahead of the U.S. with testing and marketing bans against cosmetic products tested on animals. The U.S. already has a bill that would phase out ani-mal practices in the cosmetology department. Now, it is just a mat-ter of passing it.
WHY IS ANIMAL-TESTING A POPULAR OPTION?
In the U.S., animal testing is not illegal and is supported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the FDA, “the agency has consistently advised
that cosmetic manufacturers toemploy whatever testing is appro-priate and effective for substanti-ating the safety of their products.”The Animal Welfare Act as well asthe Offi ce of Laboratory Animal Wel-fare commends the use of animalsin research and experimentation.
Although animal testing is legal,the practice itself is not requiredamongst cosmetics, in particular.For the most part, it is up to thecompany itself to choose to partake
in this type of testing.Past incidents, including one in
the 1930s when a dozen womenwent blind due to mascara thatburned skin, have proven that cer-tain cosmetics can be hazardous.This method is used for cosmetics,food, drugs and medical devices.
Scientists also believe that sinceanimals share a close biologicalrelation with humans, they’re anideal candidate for experimenta-tion. This perception is false.
Up to 92 percent of experimen-tal drugs that are safe for animalsfail human trials because it is eitherineffective or dangerous. Even pri-mates, who have very similar geneticmake-up to humans, fell short inmaking drugs completely safe forpeople. Consequently, becauseresults of these trials are not alwaysaccurate, this process ends up beingwasteful, expensive and ineffective.
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On Aprril 19, Uber driver Luke Wadahara was charged with sex-ual assault. The victim, a teenage girl, ordered an Uber for her and her friends from Ala Moana Shop-ping Center. The driver dropped off her friends at their homes in Mililani fi rst before heading back to Makīkī, where the victim lived. Instead of tak-ing straight to her home, he allegedly made numerous wrong turns. He then pulled over and attacked the girl. The victim managed to fi ght him off and run home.
To protect consumers, ride-shar-ing services or transportation net-work companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft, should be regulated similar to taxi cabs with stricter background checks on drivers.
SAFETY IS QUESTIONABLERecent headlines on the the data
on Uber sex assaults complaints have created confusion among alter-native transportation consumers. A former Uber customer service repre-sentative shared screenshots of the company’s Zendesk customer sup-port platform, showing that a search query for “sex assault’ returned 6,160 customer support tickets.
As a rebuttal, Uber disclosed data to Buzzfeed that showed the com-pany received “fewer than 170 claims of sexual assaults directly related to an Uber ride.” However, according to Buzzfeed, Uber “declined BuzzFeed News’ request to grant direct access to the data, or view its data analysis procedures” and continued to assert that the “high number of queries from the screenshots is overstated.”
In addition, Uber is notorious for being unclear on how it vets driv-ers’ criminal backgrounds. Last August, district attorneys of Los Angeles and San Francisco made charges against Uber for misleading
its customers about their methods on screening drivers. Attorneys say that the business “failed to uncover the criminal records of 25 drivers in the two cities.”
DIFFERENT MEANS TO AN ENDArguments that favor Uber and
Lyft say that ridesharing and taxi cabs are the same. Lobbyists for ridesharing businesses work hard to make sure that their state’s laws follow their business models. When Kansas legislators passed a billthat required additional insurance coverage for drivers and stricter background checks, Uber pulled their business out of the state. Kansas lawmakers immediately compromised and passed a law that proposed less regulations on Uber by eliminating the clause that forced stricter background checks on drivers.
Although these kinds of services are modern and pushing society
towards a more technology-friendly future, they still provide the same services to customers as taxi cabs through a different medium. Rather than waiting at a taxi stop or madly waving at a taxi driver, TNCs use an app on a mobile device to connect drivers and riders. The result, how-ever, is exactly the same for both businesses, they get a consumer from one place to another. Thus, TNCs should be subject to the same regulations as taxi businesses.
I WON’T BE GETTING A LYFT ANYTIME SOON
“Who’s Driving You?” is a pub-lic awareness campaign that high-lights the risks of Uber and Lyft. It studied the effects of deregulat-ing the taxi cab industry in the ‘70s and ‘80s. They found that because of the deregulated prices for taxi riders increased, vehicle quality decreased, driver quality decreased and accidents increased due to an
increase in a number of inexperi-enced and untrained drivers onthe road. If ride-sharing businessescontinue to go unregulated, historymay repeat itself. Unlike taxi driv-ers, Uber and Lyft drivers are notsubject to the same backgroundchecks, insurance requirements,and training as taxi drivers.
Personally, I love being able topurchase and order things andservices online. However, if I can-not guarantee that I am safe usingthe products and services, I willnot use it. The questionable hiringand background checking meth-ods of TNCs makes me feel suscep-tible to the same horrible fates asother constomers. Until the gov-ernment places stricter regulationson TNCs, I will probably stick to thebus or traditional taxi cab to get mearound town.
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The ugly side of beautyAnimals do not need to be Animals do not need to be harmed to improve productsharmed to improve products
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Today, the Waipi‘o Valley is a quiet and remote place at the northeast-ern end of the Big Island of Hawai‘ i. But in the early years of the Peace Corps, this lush and isolated val-ley hummed with activity, as it was an important University of Hawai‘ i (UH) training site for new Peace Corps volunteers destined for rural assignments in the South Pacifi c and Southeast Asia. By the time the UH Peace Corps Training Program closed in 1972 after nearly a decade in operation, about 5,500 volunteers had been trained in the islands.
Phillip Olsen was the UH Peace Corps training director from late 1967 until shortly before the pro-gram closed in 1972.
“Waipi‘o was a unique training site where strict target language rules and unfamiliar living and eat-ing conditions required trainees to demonstrate fl exibility and a will-ingness to adapt,” Olsen said.
Pre-service training now occurs abroad, but UH plays an increasingly vital role in the recruitment of new Peace Corps volunteers.
Matthew Fraterman, a 2013 alum currently serving in Togo, feels that his time at UH prepared him well for the Peace Corps.
“While my classes at UH taught me the importance of examining the world on a macro level, the people [both students and professors] taught me to keep an open mind, which is by far one of the most important things you can do in the Peace Corps,” Fraterman said.
As many UH students look toward
graduation and beyond this month, they might wonder how to best use the wealth of experience and knowledge they’ve gained at UH. Inspiration for the future might come from the many UH stu-dents, faculty and alumni who’ve advanced personal, academic and professional interests while serving abroad in the Peace Corps.
Fraterman feels that serving as a gender and education volun-teer since August 2014 has been an invaluable experience that will feed into his future education and career pursuits.
“I think the most important work skills I gained were facilitating train-ings and community organizing,” Fraterman said. “I think I want to pursue a career path that focuses on these skills.”
Fraterman plans to study interna-tional relations at London’s School of Oriental and African Studies after completing his service.
Grace Magruder is a second-year law student at UH and campus rep-resentative for the Peace Corps. She is impassioned about the projects she supported while serving in two different countries in West Africa from 2011 to 2013.
“My favorite projects were the National Women’s Conference and
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I advocate for as a law student.”As an education volunteer in
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“My Peace Corps service gave me the experience of teaching English as a second language, which
opened up an entirely new career path for me,” Huebscher said. “I am now working at the University of Hawai‘ i as an ESL instructor. My service also inspired me to get my master’s degree in Second Lan-guage Studies.”
Jane Marie MacDonald, a 2014 UH graduate, is currently serving as an education volunteer in the Domin-ican Republic. Still in her fi rst year of service, MacDonald does not yet know what the future will bring. But her Peace Corps experience has already left an indelible mark on her spirit, as it does on so many volun-teers.
“I am still not sure what career path I will take, or where I will go after my Peace Corps service,” Mac-Donald said. “Whatever I choose it will be something of passion and heart because that is exactly what
Peace Corps is teaching me here. Being able to join a community and become part of their lives, to interact solely in Spanish, and to teach young children to read and write is a gift I will cherish and use in my future.”
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VISIONUHM BFA 2016 EXHIBITION
ONCE IN A TIME AHEAD
The evidence of geology shows how insignifi cant we are in the grand scheme of evolution. I am curious about the developing notion of the Anthropocene, where traces of humanity can be seen in the geologic record. How are human time and earth time connected? What can we learn by examining those relationships closely through the lense of painting? In this work, my observation and understanding of geological processes are represented in imagined landscapes of the future. In my process, the individual marks represent ways the land bears and records history.
O‘AHU
O‘ahu, being formed and shaped by salt water as a primary material, suggests a collaborative gesture with the ocean. Collecting from the six moku, or district coastlines, the waters used to create this drawing are allowed to fl ow, mix and dry freely, invoking the visual sensations of coastal topography and tides. Suspended in the convergence of land and sea, O‘ahu examines both the physical and theoretical boundary located at the cessation of land, and explores the inherent continuity and connectivity carried through the realm of water. O‘ahu strives to emulate a seamless connection between island and ocean; one that traverses seas linking all land and people.
PETRICHOR
Through my art I explore these aspects of natural inspiration. In this particular piece, I have attempted at literally suspending time, creating a moment impossible to witness unless a video is paused or a photographed is captured; the moment when the leaves are stolen by the wind. Incredibly inspired by nature – I explore the beautiful aspects and color possibilities found within nature, within my own medium. When the semester began, I thought that creating a glass tree was the proper thing to do, until I realized a tree will always be a tree.
ELASTIC SEQUENCE
Elastic Sequence is an intersection of non-conventional use of materials and traditional apparel construction. The garment and the dance performance share and ephemeral quality. The video of the dance performance captures the garment’s fl exible nature and suggests its transient state. In the relationship of the dancer and the glue – both behave in an elastic manner – yet, there comes a time when all of that will be lost. The notion of impermanence also applies to the dancer himself, as certain life events imple him to experience change.
LOCKED-IN
This piece is based on interviews with an end-of-life care nurse and her unique perspective of the process of dying. One of the quotes that stood out during the interview was the idea of a person’s mind being alert even though they lost control of half of their body. The four panels of the box represent limbs and common fears associated with dying. The central tower represents the mind and how she provides support during those last days.
ALINA KAWAIAcrylic and oil on canvas
HANA YOSHIHATAOcean water, pigments
DANA BREWERBlown, hot sculpted glass, found wood, paint
MICHELLE CHENFilm, glue, plastic, tape, thread
SAMANTHA AGUILARGraphic design
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Vision, the 2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, features the work of campus art students. In the Main Gallery, you’ll fi nd work in medi-ums like fi ber, ceramics, painting/drawing, glass, screen printing, photography and sculpture. Work from the graphic design students can be found in the Commons Gallery, where they provided graphic design work for non-profi t organizations in Hawai‘ i. Below are some of the artists’ statements.
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Deliver quality swim lessons while teaching children values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. Qualifications include but are not limited to: Knowledge of pool safety and general water safety; Demonstrated ability and experience in teaching the development of swimming skills to others, primarily children aged 3 to 13; Ability to instruct and observe participants in proper stroke techniques while keeping all participants safe and comfortable in the water; YMCA Swim Instructor certification or equivalent
(preferred), etc.
Job Number: 149502
O F F - C A M P U SP A R T-T I M E
PARALEGAL
Bishop Museum
Salary: $36,000 - $40,000
Close Date: 5/31/16 or when filled
Qualifi cations include Grade 12 diploma;
Paralegal certifi cate. Bachelor of Arts
Degree is preferred; Minimum 3 years prior
experience in a legal environment working
as a paralegal or similar position. Under the
direct supervision of the General Counsel,
the Paralegal provides administrative
assistance to General Counsel, conducts
routine legal and general research, and
prepares legal documents and other
materials for General Counsel’s review.
See job listing for more details.
Job Number: 177204
O F F - C A M P U SF U L L-T I M E
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I 2016SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
County of Kaua‘iCompensation: $8.50/hour
Close Date: 5/15/16
Applicants must be full-time college students and may be placed according to his or her major or area of interest in the following departments: Finance, Fire, Office of the Mayor, Parks & Recreation, Planning, or Public Works. *This list is still currently being compiled and
may include other fields. For the Department of Water Summer program, applicants must be enrolled as a full-time college student majoring in Accounting, Automotive, Engineering, Public Relations or Administrative services or a related field. See job listing for
more details.
Job Number: 121711
INTERNSHIPS & COOPERATIVE
EDUCATION (CO-OP)*
* W h a t i s C o - o p ? L i k e i n t e r n s h i p s , C o - o p s a r e e d u c a t i o n - b a s e d a n d c a r e e r - r e l a t e d . I t i s a n a t i o n - w i d e p r o g r a m c o m p r i s e d o f a p a r t n e r s h i p b e t w e e n t h e e m p l o y e r , t h e s t u d e n t a n d t h e u n i v e r s i t y . C o - o p s a r e p a i d a n d r e q u i r e a t w o s e m e s t e r c o m m i t m e n t .
T O A P P LY F O R T H E S E P O S I T I O N S , O R T O V I E W A D D I T I O N A L O P E N I N G S , P L E A S E V I S I T K A L E O . O R G / O P P O R T U N I T I E S
ADVERTISING GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Advertising Graphic Designers create advertisements, flyers, posters, banners, and special marketing pieces for clients and the publication itself. We use Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator) to produce said materials for publication. The advertisements and materials created fit into a specific guideline that will help you hone your skills
for future employers and build your portfolio.
MARKETING CONSULTANT
Marketing Consultants are responsible for revenue generation through the sale of advertising space in Ka Leo, as well as alternative advertising such as online, mobile, creative services and event sponsorships. You will develop long-term relationships with clients through their advertising campaigns, gain valuable work experience in a professional environment, and learn collaborative business skills with fellow students.
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ZACH JOHNSONASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Just be patient. These are words junior quarter-
back Hunter Hughes has lived by since walking onto the UH foot-ball team two years ago. In doing so, Hughes has taken on a new meaning of “not taking no for an answer” and worked hard in order to improve his craft.
“This is the third year in a row [I’ve tried out for UH football]. I made it my fi rst year and they told me to be ready for fall camp, but then they brought in Max Wittek,” Hughes said. “I had to sit that fall so I tried out again last spring and I didn’t make it, but this year I tried out and they decided to give me a shot.”
Despite the shortcomings Hughes has maintained an even-keel atti-tude throughout the process.
“Whenever you are a walk-on, you just kind of sign up for that stuff. I knew I had the talent and that I could contribute in one way or another. It really just fueled me more to keep working,” Hughes said. “We’re only in college one time. We might as well give everything we have to something that we truly love.”
However, football wasn’t the fi rst choice when Hughes came to Hawai‘ i.
“I tried out for baseball, but [I]
didn’t make it through the fi rst round of cuts,” Hughes said. “I was training with some guys for that next year’s baseball season and they told me to give football a chance. I always had the arm strength, I just needed to get out there and get my feet back under me.”
With this competitive fi re and the drive to try and compete, Hughes got on a diet, worked out and started to develop his pass-ing skills by practicing with other walk-on hopefuls.
“It didn’t really feel like it was hard work, I was just training with my guys on the fi eld. That was the most fun part about it, getting on the team was the cherry on top,” Hughes said. “But the process and the every day commitment to each other, it gave you something else to work for other than just school.”
Hughes was no stranger to working
hard towards a goal. Prior to coming to UH, the 23-year old Lake Zurich, Illinois native was recruited by the Lesley University baseball team.
The offer had been a dream of Hughes, however, after graduation, instead of heading to Boston for baseball, he spent two years trav-eling the world and working with Youth With a Mission (YWAM) in Nepal, Sudan, London and Taiwan.
“I was a pastor’s kid, so grow-ing up around missions and differ-
ent things like that, I wanted to give back and serve one way or another,” Hughes said. “I built schools, taught English and did some food and water distribution. It was the best decision of my life. It really shaped me into who I am today.”
Darrin Hughes — Hunter’s father — has backed his son’s choice and has been proud of his son’s growth since.
“Not only did [Hunter] grow and mature physically while he was gone, but he grew in his world view,” Darrin said. “He returned home more concerned with living a life of signifi cance than just success.”
Coupled with his athletic prow-ess, the “red rifl e” – as he’s known amongst his teammates – has one other passion that even rivals his drive for sports: animation.
When Hughes is not working out or studying fi lm, he expresses his cre-ativity with drawing and animation.
“Once school and football is done, I want to go work for Pixar. I’ve always been able to see things and translate it on paper, and it’s the same thing as sports. You have to pay attention to the fi ner details in both if you want to reach that next level. I made a Division I foot-ball team, so I’m hoping to walk on to the big time for animation too.”
According to Hughes, being an art-ist actually utilizes the same skill set an athlete needs on the fi eld as well.
“The two worlds don’t always merge, but I think they are com-pletely connected. You need atten-tion to detail and a critical eye for mistakes in order to reach that next level,” Hughes said. “My grind on the fi eld is the same as my grind in my creativity.”
With spring ball complete, Hughes will return to the grind on
his off time and await the word on whether he will make the fall roster for the 2016 season.
“I’ve learned how to accept failure.The Hunter three years ago would not and being the type-A personal-ity, I’m always expecting to win and to be best at everything I try.”
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Ambition and moxie The inside story of UH’s The inside story of UH’s own ‘Red Rif le’own ‘Red Rif le’
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Before trying out for UH football, Hughes also tried out for UH baseball.
COURTESY OF HUNTER HUGHES
Hughes hopes to also work for Pixar Animation one day.
M O R E I N F O
HUNTER HUGHES
POSITION:Quarterback
HEIGHT:5”11
WEIGHT:190
HOMETOWN: Lake Zurich,Illinois
PREVIOUS SCHOOL:Lake Zurich High School
We’re only in college one time. We might as well give everything we have to something that we truly love.
– HUNTER HUGHESUH FOOTBALL QUARTERBACK
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Common Kings, The Steppas and The Vitals made an appearance on campus on April 29 for this year’s Aloha Bash. The event was put on by Campus Center Board’s Activities Council and the Student Activities and Pro-gram Fee Board (SAPFB).
When Common Kings fi nished its set at the end of the event, the
crowds asked for more.
The band played songs like “Wade in Your Water”
and “Before You Go,” and included solos from
guitarist Taumata Grey (right) and Bassist Ivan
Kirimaua (far right).
Common Kings had performed at Aloha
Bash previously in 2013.
ALOHA BASH
This was the fi rst time students entirely planned and organized the event.