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The 9th Annual Wind-ward Ho‘olaule‘a, one of the largest community

events in Windward O‘ahu, will be held Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at WCC.

The event is coordinat-ed by the Kaneohe Business Group and the college. Ad-mission is free, and an estimat-ed 15,000 people are expected to attend. Flagship sponsors are Hawaiian Electric Co. and Ameron Hawaii.

The event will feature top island entertainment, a Job Fair, ‘ono ethnic food, unique crafts, keiki activities, a white elephant and used book sale, community displays, and a college-sponsored silent auc-tion to benefit student pro-grams and scholarships.

“The Ho‘olaule‘a has be-come a tradition on the Wind-ward side, with something for the whole family,” said chair Herb Lee. “This year we’re emphasizing our theme, “E Pū Like Kākou (Let’s Come Together as One).

“We wanted to send a message of hope in these challenging times, that we’re one community and need to support each other.”

Among the featured per-

formers on the outdoor stage will be Na Hōkū Hanohano award winners Ledward Kaapana, Holunape, Brother Noland, Kupaoa and Mailani — all of whom have won their own Hōkūs.

The entertainment will also feature a preview of “West Side Story,” set to open Sept. 25 at the collegeʻs Paliku Theatre and performers from WCCʻs Hawai‘i Music Insti-tute. In addition, Windward groups Kupa‘aina, Hawai‘i Loa, Pila Nahenahe and hula halau will perform.

Also available will be shows at the college’s Imagi-narium and an open house at Lanihuli Observatory and the Center for Aerospace Educa-tion on campus.

The college will be show-casing 17 different programs with a variety of fun activities — from the Marine Optionʻs gyotaku fish painting to the Botany Clubʻs orchid sale.

New this year is a Job Fair to link local companies with potential employees. Repre-sented will be companies such as Macyʻs, Hawaiian Telcom and 24-Hour Fitness and de-partments such as Parks and Recreation, Department of Education and the Federal Aviation Administration.

“We wanted to use the

Recent cutbacks to UH funding have dealt some

blows to higher education in Hawai‘i.

But Douglas Dykstra, newly appointed chancellor at WCC, is confident and ready to take things on.

“Tough calls have to be made,” says Dykstra. “This job is challenging and de-manding,”

Nevertheless, Dykstra is well-equipped for the road ahead—with almost 35 years of experience in the commu-nity college system and some special skills under his belt.

Starting off as a history professor at Leeward Com-munity College, Dykstra made his way up the ranks to become assistant dean of

instruction, then acting dean of instruction. After that, he served as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Hawai‘i Community College. All

WCC reached a record enrollment of 2,326 students this fall — a nearly 20 per-cent increase over last year.

The gain was among the highest in percentage in-crease for the state s̒ 10 cam-puses. Total enrollment for the UH system reached an unprecedented 58,157.

The growth was attrib-uted, in part, to the economic downturn as people sought to adapt to the changing job market and prepare for dif-ferent careers.

Windward welcomes new chancellorthis led to his posi-tion as chancellor here at WCC.

A n d t h e r e ’s more. Back in 1995, Dykstra served as a grant writer for Leeward Commu-nity College while serving as dean. In this position, he was able to get a $1.8 million Title I I I grant for t he school as well as many other smaller grants. To add to this, Dykstra was recently awarded the Hawai i CC’s Chancellor’s Award

for his dedicated and out-standing service to that college.

However successful he has been, though, he also

shares a story of his humble beginnings.

“Before I went into edu-cation, I was a college busi-ness/social sciences textbook salesman,” says Dykstra.

He explains, “I did that for one year, straight out of grad school, although I had my master’s in history. It was my first job really.”

But Dykstra’s humble past only contrasts with his purposeful future. He has a lot in store for WCC and is determined to accomplish it all.

First, with this semester’s record enrollment of 2,326 students, Dykstra wants to make space through dis-tance education.

“Online course instruc-tion is a wave of the future that really helps the enroll-ment and opens up a lot of

options, not just for Wind-ward students, but for stu-dents from throughout the state,” says Dykstra.

Newly appointed chancellor Douglas Dykstra.

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event to help people looking for a better future,” said Lee.

“We’re very grateful for the tremendous community support, even in these tough times. The event is a way to highlight the talent, culture and businesses of Windward O‘ahu as well as educational and career opportunities.”

For more information and updates, go to http://wind-ward.hawaii.edu/hoolaulea.

Ho‘olaulea 2009 Entertainment Schedule10:15 - Na Kupuna O Koolau11:15 - Pila Nahenahe 12:15 - Mailani 1:15 - Hawaii Loa 2:15 - Kupa‘aina 3:15 - Kupaoa 4:15 - Halau Hula O Napunaheleonapua 5:15 - Holunape 6:15 - West Side Story/Hawaii Music Institute 7:15 - Brother Noland 8:15 - Ledward Kaapana

(top) Family and friends relax to award-winning entertainment. (bottom left) Na Hoku Hanohano winner Mailani. (bottom right) Marine Option students help keiki create gyotaku prints.

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Imagine being in a for-eign country thousands of miles from home, witness-

ing friends being wounded or killed and wondering if you’ll live to see another day.

That’s the reality of what American troops are facing these days in Afghanistan, a country that is the current battleground for the war on terror.

With the war in Iraq winding down, 57,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines have been deployed to Afghanistan. However, the country presents different military challenges from Iraq since it is such a vast, mountainous country where terrorist groups are difficult to pinpoint.

There have been reports that in the past the Afghan warlords had an opportunity to help capture Osama Bin Laden; however, apparently in support of their own country they let him slip by.

Roy Fujimoto, WCC po-litical science professor said, “ My impression is the Afghan people perceive their govern-ment as weak and not always

How concerned are you about your health care coverage? Is it an is-

sue that you have to constantly worry about? Or do you brush it off and leave it for someone else to figure out for you?

According to President Barack Obama’s Sept. 9 speech, every day about 14,000 Americans lose their health care coverage due to loss or change of jobs or pre-existing ailments that insurance companies deem too expensive to cover.

The current health care debate has brought many of the most pressing problems to light. However, students, especially, seem unaware of what health care option they are eligible for. They leave the responsibility to their parents to take care of.

“I’m not covered [for health care] because I’m not a full-time student or a full-time worker,” said WCC student Chasen Pestana, 20. “I just told my mom to take care of it--do something.”

Students, and even older adults, seem confused about the details of health care coverage.

Most of what people know is that no health care coverage equals huge bills to pay. When asked if they were informed about President Obama’s health care plan, the four interviewees said they were completely in the dark.

“They should better prepare stu-

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able to protect them so they’re not sure about their loyalties. It’s a matter of survival.”

Making progress in Af-ghanistan for m a ny m e a n s electing an ef-fective leader for the country. The country held an official election August 20, 2009. However, many fights broke out and 26 people were killed dur-ing the voting. There were also reports of “convincing and clear evidence” of fraud in at least three provinces.

U.S. troops want to get things accomplished quickly so they can get out of the war as fast as possible. Many troops who have been in Af-ghanistan several months now are more than ready to come home and live a normal life again.

Derek Spencer, a corporal in the United States Marine Corps, is one of the many thousands of service members deployed to Afghanistan.

Spencer has been in Af-ghanistan for 11 months now and is facing the challenges that come with day-to-day life.

“Many amenities we take for granted when living com-fortably at home are what we really miss out here,” said Spencer. Simple things like having decent bathrooms and showers are among the many basics that troops go without for months at a time.

“Using baby wipes in re-place of a shower and eating MRE’S (meals ready to eat) is not the most enjoyable thing to do, but unfortunately is it sometimes the only option,” said Spencer.

Although being without decent living quarters is un-fathomable for most people, it is by far not the worst chal-lenge the troops face.

“Seeing friends get hurt and people getting killed is the roughest part of the job. It really takes an emotional toll on you,” said Spencer.

According to the Penta-gon, at least 3,722 U.S. per-sonnel have been wounded in Afghanistan alone since October 2001.

Spencer himself had a very close call while patrolling the Farah province in southern Afghanistan. Spencer said he was riding in a Humvee and,

in the blink of an eye, a bomb blasted apart the Humvee in front of him, injuring some of his friends.

“Initially you don’t have time to be scared, you just react. Your body starts going through the motions that have been ingrained in your head from training. Finally, after you have gone through your mental checklist and have completed everything, that’s when it hits you.

“Right then when the adrenaline rush starts to wear off is when you realize, ‘That could have been my truck.’”

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dents for the real world by teaching subjects, such as health care, in high school,” said Pestana.

In addition to lack of health care knowledge, some people said they are unhappy with their health care even though they are covered. Joy Akiyama, 55, said, “I’m not completely satisfied with my health care coverage because it doesn’t cover some of the treatments for clinical or holistic types of medicine.”

Most health care plans cover only mainstream medicine and a lot of the time that type of treatment doesn’t fit the patient’s needs.

President Obama’s health care reform hopes to provide more stabil-ity and security for those who already have health insurance by making it illegal for insurance companies to

drop their coverage of a patient who has a pre-existing illness.

Also, preventative care will be encour-aged under Obama’s plan, but holistic medi-cines have not been mentioned.

Those people who are not covered by health insurance will be able to receive cov-erage by shopping for affordable health care, just as people shop for

car insurance. Health care awareness might be a

low priority for most people but their

needs concerning the ideal health care plan are very clear.

“If I had a say in Obama’s health care plan, I would want it to be as simple and straightforward as possible and easy to obtain,” said Pestana.

Another WCC student, who wishes to remain anonymous, said, “…For pa-tients with severe illnesses, the nation should, however, foot the bill, [because] it is not their fault that they have cancer, leukemia, etc.”

President Obama is now putting pressure on Congress to act on coming up with a bill that will improve health care. Obama said in his address to Congress, “We have talked this issue to death…The time for talk is winding down.”

(left) U.S. troops on guard in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, a primarily mountainous country bordered by Iran and Pakistan.

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The Obama plan for reform encourages preventative care.

Note: Cpl. Derek Spencer is the husband of writer Monica Spencer.

She added that her own son found his direction at a community college after he served in the Coast Guard.

WCCʻs student govern-ment members sat with Green-wood and WCC’s new Chan-cellor Douglas Dykstra for a good-humored lunch in ‘Akoa-koa. Topics discussed included the stateʻs proposal to expand the hospital on lands to the immediate left of campus and efforts to cut energy consump-tion in the UH system.

Greenwood admitted that it was too early in the game for her to discuss the proposed hospital expansion, but said it is a subject she will be looking into in the near future.

“There are many proce-dures that would have to hap-pen before any expansion could occur,” she said, refer-ring to the hospital and the campus. “This is a historical site… tearing down and con-structing buildings in not that easy.”

Greenwood did say that UH will be installing energy-

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It was no accident that brought Loriann Tavares

to the TRiO program and to WCC this fall.

After almost three de-cades, most spent as a stay at home mom, Tavares decided to pursue a college education. Her journey began with the guidance of WCC counselor Winston Kong, who eventu-ally led her in the direction of this federally funded program for first-generation learners.

“I didn’t really know much about these programs or that they even existed,” Ta-vares says, “but I am glad to be a part of the TRiO program.”

Established at WCC in the late 1970s, TRiO SSS is one of three programs to encourage and promote higher education among the disadvantaged or less fortunate individuals of society.

TRiO SSS Director Roy Owen Inouye said, “With the TRiO program we help people to better themselves through a higher education. Whether it’s a certificate or a degree, educa-tion will always be the easier means of improving yourself.”

Inouye explains that with a job you have to start at the bottom and work your way up.

“It could take a long time to advance,” he adds.

TRiO Student Support Services (TRiO SSS) in Hale

Na‘auoa 146 offers partici-pants free tutoring, academic advising, weekday use of a computer lab until 7 p.m., free study skills workshops and free math and English courses below college level.

Tutoring services are available for non-TRiO par-ticipants through the WCC peer-mentoring program.

“To qualify (for TRiO)a student must have one of three things; financial need, be a first-generation college student or have a mental, physical, or learning disabil-ity,” says TRiO SSS counselor Matthew Kanani Baker.

Aside from its basic ser-vices, TRiO offers “a sense of place and belonging, a place where our participants can be themselves, study and even just relax from the pressures of college and life. We are an

‘ohana,” says Baker.Tavares describes these

benefits in one word “cool.” She said meeting her tutor for the first time was unlike anything she expected.

“My tutor was not pushy or bossy, very patient, allow-ing me to make up my own mind. She was more of a guide, offering advice where necessary and encourage-ment when needed,” Tavares explains.

“It was like the first time I met Kanani,” Tavares con-tinues. “I was, because of bad experiences, nervous to meet him at first, but his calm and encouraging nature made me comfortable right away.

“He (Kanani) did not make me feel inferior or ‘stu-pid’, and I would definitely recommend those who qualify to join the program.”

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Although she’s been on the job only 21 days, new University

of Hawai‘i President M.R.C. Greenwood is wasting no time getting to know her new neighborhood.

On a statewide tour of the UH campuses, Greenwood met Sept. 9 with WCC’s adminis-trative team, faculty senate, campus department chairs and health program coordinator Dr. Jamie Boyd. She also took a tour of the campus and held an open forum for faculty, staff and students.

In her session with faculty leadership, she said she values the contribution the UH com-munity colleges make to the state.

“I want to help tell the story of how the UH system touches the lives of the people of this state,” she said. “The community colleges are really the group that reels students in and helps those with promise.”

saving equipment and imple-menting policies incrementally in the coming years.

“It would be wonderful if we could do one grand, big move,” said Greenwood, “but realistically, with our economy and the money we have to work with, the tradeoffs would be pretty awful.”

“It would cost a lot of courses and it would cost a lot of people in order to come up with the money. We have to do it incrementally.”

Greenwood said there is a lot to be done.

“We certainly are not re-cycling as much as we should be — at least on the Hono-lulu side,” she continued with a chuckle, paying tribute to WCC’s recycling containers.

An internationally known researcher and nationally rec-ognized leader in higher edu-cation, Greenwood became the 14th president of the University of Hawai‘i in August. She is also the first woman ever to

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hold the office in the history of the university.

Among her many accom-plishments, Greenwood was chancellor of UC-Santa Cruz from 1996 to 2004 and served as associate director and con-sultant to the White House Of-fice of Science and Technology Policy and chair of the National Academies Policy and Global Affairs Division.

She was also president and fellow of the American Asso-ciation for the Advancement of Science, fand a fellow of the American Academies of Arts and Sciences.

An expert on obesity and diabetes, Greenwood most recently served as director of the Foods for Health Initiative, chair of the Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology and distinguished professor of nu-trition and internal medicine at UC-Davis.

Greenwood drew laughter from the student leaders while making one thing clear. “I am not planning on becoming UH’s nutritionalist,” she said.

WCC student Loriann Tavares (left) and TRiO staff member Geri Chang.

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He adds, “Video-confer-ence education is another good option for the future.”

Of the facilities, Dykstra is already pleased with how well-kept and comfortable the campus is. Moreover, he is excited about the new library. “It’s going to be an impressive facility,” he says.

Lastly, Dykstra wants to build upon some specific de-partments—the visual/per-forming arts, Hawaiian studies and natural sciences—and in-corporate specialty programs, such as the new veterinary assistant program.

“We’re more than a liberal arts transfer institution. We need to be involved in niche areas for workforce develop-ment,” he says.

Through all this, however, Dykstra manages a friendly grin. Dressed in a simple aloha shirt and khaki dress pants, he seems like a man comfortable in his own skin.

He says of his new posi-tion, “As a chancellor, I will always stay optimistic—be friendly and get as close as I can to keeping a smile on my face.”

Dykstra credits a great deal of this optimism and strength to his role model and father, Gerald Dykstra who once played a major role in the Communications department at UH-Mānoa.

“My father was a lifelong

university professor,” he ex-plains. I look up to my father and admire him.”

On the other hand, Dykstra has his own share of admirers.

“We’re more than a liberal arts transfer institution.

We need to be involved in niche

areas for workforce development.”

– Douglas Dykstra

Dykstra’s secretary, Ivy Yagi, says about him, “He’s very enthusiastic about his job. I really appreciate that in a boss. It makes me look forward to all the good things ahead for WCC.”

Scott Sutherland, a student here at WCC, adds, “In the short time I met with the chan-cellor, I not only gained a sense of his commitment and passion for Windward, but also that he was just a really nice guy,”

In the end, what comes through the most is Dykstra’s resolve as chancellor.

“Being chancellor is all about solving organizational problems and solving prob-lems for people within the organization. I expect things to work out,” he maintains.

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It’s Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) training the ancient

Hawaiian way. WCC program coordina-

tor Dr. Jamie Boyd teaches a regular CNA curriculum with an ancient Hawaiian twist. Dr. Boyd’s students also participate in planting at the Medicinal Garden Complex.

The program is Native Hawaiian-based and is taught with a hands-on approach. “You make the lei by watching the lei maker,” said Dr. Boyd.

So what does the garden have to do with CNA? “Part of a nurse’s job is to understand health, and the first place to understand health is to stand on the place your health came from, which is the ‘aina (land),” she explained.

Working in the garden helps students learn the ku-leana or responsibility and to

Former WCC English professor Frank Mattos is described by his students as being a person of “respect” and “sensitivity,” making him this year s̒ recipient of WCC s̒ Chancellor’s Award for Out-standing Service.

Mattos was a key influ-ence in the establishment and development of WCC’s service learning programs for the past 14 years.

Because of his contribu-tions to the academic-based community service program,

The University of Hawai‘i has selected WCC s̒ Liko Hoe as one of seven fac-

ulty members from campuses across the university system as the recipients of the Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

In memory of the late Frances Davis, who taught mathematics at Leeward Community College and UH-Mānoa for 19 years, the award recognizes UH faculty members who demonstrate outstanding dedicaiton and excellence as teachers of un-dergraduate students.

WCC anatomy and physi-ology instructor Ross Langs-ton has been named WCCʻs winner of the UH Regents 2009 Excellence in Teaching award.

His students say he is “an amazing instructor” who is knowledgeable on a wide range of areas and displays a humble, easy-going and stu-dent-centered style of teach-ing.

La ngston con sta nt ly makes an extra effort so that students have a clear and thor-ough understanding of the material. He sets up mini-ex-

take care and help each other. Another benefit Dr. Boyd

hopes students get from the garden is learning to eat right to maintain health.

You do not wait for a fire to spread, then wonder what you could have done to prevent it, she says.

The garden is currently used to plant common veg-etables, but Dr. Boyd is work-ing to get a section set aside for Polynesian medicinal plants.

Along with all this, stu-dents still learn their CNA work.

The program is current-ly working with Kapiolani Community College (KCC). Students who pass the CNA program and other curriculum involved with the CNA pro-gram will qualify for a seat in the KCC program where they can further their career in the nursing field.

Those interested in enroll-

“Imagination and creativ-ity are a crucial element to education. It doesn’t matter if you’re an engineer, a doctor, or an artist. Men were on the moon in literature long before science took us there.”

That s̒ the view of Robert Barclay, award-winning au-thor, WCC professor and advi-sor to Rain Bird, the college’s annual literary journal.

Any student, faculty, staff member or retreat attendee (with at least three sessions in the past year) is eligible to

enter. There is no fee. Written submissions are due no later than Oct. 9 and artwork by Oct. 31. Entry forms are available at the library or just outside Akoakoa 236.

Every year there is a theme associated with the Rain Bird and your entries are encour-aged (but not required) to re-flect it. In the upcoming issue, the theme is “Windward Style” — writing and art capturing the essence of everything from Makapu‘u to Kahuku.

WCC Professor Lillian Cun-ningham established the Rain Bird 30 years ago, naming the

Kelikokauaikekai Hoe is an assistant professor in Ha-waiian studies at Windward Community College. Hoe conducts his classes in the spirit of traditional Hawaiian culture and has been a leader in creating opportunities for Native Hawaiian students in Windward O‘ahu.

He has experience in lo‘i restoration, creation of hula instruments, and writing and performing in Hawaiian lan-guage plays. Hoe has intro-duced courses in Hawaiian mythology and religion and revived the Polynesian voyag-ing and seamanship classes.

He has been an integral part of Windward Commu-

ing in the CNA program can register on the web site at http://etc.hawaii.edu/pro-grams/main.htm.

The program is an 8-week course where students must complete 150 hours of clinical training. The training takes place in private and public institutions where students learn body mechanics, anat-omy, and physiology among other things.

The garden, which is mainly funded by grants, could also use help. To vol-unteer or to donate, you can email Dr. Boyd at Ja-mieBoyd@hawaii.edu or you can call her office at 235-7384.

“This program has done more than prepare me for my career in nursing,” said one CNA student. “It’s also taught me true kuleana-responsibilty, dedication and compassion in caring for others,”

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periments, finds Web sources of animations on physiology to watch and plans quiz show-like set ups for exam practice. and offers extra help.

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hundreds of students have served their communities at 36 different sites and gained experience in their careers.

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Now that we’re back to school, the ASUH-WCC student gov-

ernment wants you to know what’s goin’ on. President Casey-Blu Judd has given Ka ‘Ohana the scoop!

Events, entertainment, Mid-Month Munchies and tu-ition giveaways are just some of the events your student senate peers have organized for you.

ASUH-WCC recently hosted a Welcome Back event with a tuition giveaway, free food, prizes and entertain-ment. The venue gave stu-dents an opportunity to check out the clubs on campus and meet each other over ‘ono grinds. ASUH-WCC also hosted, together with TRiO Student Services, another Welcome Back event with en-tertainment by Natural Vibes.

Judd explained, since he and the other senate members have come together, they’ve been working to change the old image of student govern-ment to reflect the attitudes of a younger generation.

“Instead of being such a serious entity, (we want to be) just a group of friends getting together to have a big party on campus… (It’s) a way to give back to the students a positive experience that makes them

Remember when you were asked that infamous ques-

tion: What do you want to be when you grow up? Now that you’re all grown up, do you know what you want to be?

This fall transfer work-shops featuring different col-leges, universities and specific career programs will be held at WCC.

Transfer workshops were created for students to help them make informed deci-sions on their academic goals. WCC’s counselors realized that when it came to spe-cific courses for students, they didn’t have all the informa-tion.

The main goal is to bring the academic advisors and ad-missions specialists from dif-ferent schools and programs to give students firsthand information.

On average, five to 35 students attend the work-

want to stay in school.” Senate member Zachary

Fueston said, “We want to see the freshman and sophomore students stay in school and make it – get their degrees.”

Senate members also serve WCC students by participating in Ho’oplili Hou, a meeting where they come together with senate members from other schools to brainstorm about student life, campus interests and concerns.

Judd is looking to “up the ante…” with more projects that involve the community. He wants to get the word out that “WCC is here and here to stay.” Everyone is welcome to get in-volved in student government

shops. Workshops are always on Tuesdays and Thursdays when no classes are in session to make them as convenient as possible for students.

The hope is that they leave not only with information and a contact for that specific pro-gram and school, but an idea of how that school could help

site courses into their academ-ic plan for an associate degree.

Rogers firmly believes in the value of planning ahead. “(It’s) bigger than graduation; it’s the rest of your life,” she said.

Some workshops are pre-sented in specific classes be-cause of the content of the information. The School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene is held in a class that contains students going into those careers.

The recent workshop from UH Shidler College of Busi-

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and encouraged to share their talents, ideas and opinions.

“We’re always looking for more help,” said Judd. You can find the ASUH-WCC office at Hale ‘Akoakoa Room 203 or call the office at 235 - 7390.

Free student planners are now avail-able, while supplies last, at the Student Ac-tivities Cen-ter, located i n H a l e ‘Ākoakoa 2 3 2 a n d TRiO SSS, lo-cated in Hale Na‘auao 146.

ness was presented not only to a general audience, but also to a class with students studying that field.

Transfer Workshops are not just for already chosen careers, but also for anyone looking for something that interests them.

At these workshops, you gain knowledge on admis-sion requirements, informa-tion on prerequisite courses that could be taken here at Windward and special scholarship opportunities for

transfer students. Rogers believes, “The

sooner students create an (academic and) transfer plan, the better they will perform in their classes.”

These are a few of this fall’s Transition Workshops.

Tuesday, Sept. 29, UH Mānoa College of Education, Hale ‘Ākoakoa 201, 12:40-1:20 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 1, UH Mānoa College of Arts and Sciences, Hale ‘Ākoakoa 201, 12:40-1:20 p.m.. For individual appointments before or after, call 235-7387.

Tuesday, Oc t . 6 , UH Hilo, Hale ‘Ākoakoa 201, 12:40-1:20 p.m.

Thursday.,Oct. 8, UH Mānoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, Hale ‘Imiloa 106, 2:15-3:10 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 13, Hawai‘i Pac i f ic Universit y, Hale ‘Ākoakoa 201, 12:40-1:20 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 15, Chami-nade University, Hale ‘Ākoakoa 107/109, 12:40-1:20 p.m.

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them in the grand scheme of things.

The last of the workshops is hosted by Carla Rogers, the transition counselor. These workshops are meant to help students come up with aca-demic goals and how they want to accomplish them.

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ASUH-WCC’s schedule for this semester

Ho’olaule‘a Booth: Sept. 26, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mid-Month Munchies (Free food!): Hale Pālanakila - Oct. 14, 4 to 6 p.m, Oct. 15, 12 to 2 p. m, Nov. 19, 4 to 6 p.m. Hale Na‘auo - Nov. 19, 12 to 2 p.m.Speak-Up: Palikū Theater, 12 to 2 p.m - Oct. 1 Open Discussion; Nov. 5 SustainabilityHaunted House: Hale ‘Ākoakoa, Oct. 28 – 29, 6 to 9 p.m.Haunted Village Costume Contest: Hale ‘Imiloa, Oct. 30, 6 to 9 p.m. Tournaments: Student Activities Center, Billiards: Sept. 28 -Oct. 9, Foosball: Oct. 12 – 14, Air Hockey: Oct. 21 – 23, Poker: Nov. 12 -20Charity (Open to ideas): Dec. 1 - 31Christmas Bash: Hale ‘Ākoakoa, Dec. 8, 12 to 2 p.m. Native Hawaiian Scholarship ‘Aha: Hale ‘Ākoakoa, Dec. 9, 6 p.m.

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3 Hale Palanakila Hall of Triumph / Achievement

Nervous about giving a speech? Looking for a good play to see? Do you appreciate art? Hale Palanikila has what you need. The speech lab is a

great place to practice or give a speech. Palikū Theatre is home to musical and theatrical performances, while Gallery ‘Iolani next to the lobby offers a multitude of art exhibits throughout the semester.

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Hale ‘Akoakoa Hall of Congregating

Missed breakfast? Need help with academic planning? Just looking for a place to relax? ‘Ākoakoa is the place to be. Kafe Ko‘olau is a great place to go for a quick bite. They only take cash, but luckily, the ATM is across the hall near the snack machines. If they’re closed, the bookstore is just down the hall. Not only do they have snacks but daily class necessities as well.

Take the elevator up to the second floor where you can make an appointment or walk in to see a counselor about your academic career. The student government office is nearby in Room 203. Stop in to see what events are coming up. While you’re up there, look in on the Ka ‘Ohana journalism office and the Rain Bird literary magazine. The student activity center is just down the hall. Pick up a student ID or stay for a game of pool.

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2 Hale No‘eau Hall of Technical Expertise

Ever wonder about that building between the library and the cafeteria? Wonder no more. If

you are looking for business courses, the classes are held here. There is also an ICS course lab here too. The Media Center for faculty support services is also located to the left of the lobby.

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Hale Uluwehi Hall of Flourishing Growth

Got a green thumb? Looking to become a gardener or landscaper? Visit our agriculture building nearby. Learn about tending to land-scapes, gardens and plant nurseries. The classes are taught in hands-on labs to introduce the basics of horticultural and environmental issues.

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Hale A‘o Hall of Instruction Interested in Hawaiian language and culture?

Want to learn a foreign language? Hale A‘o has classrooms dedicated to the language and culture of Hawai‘i taught by Liko Hoe, Kalani Meinecke, and Kalawaia Moore. Japanese and Spanish are courses that can be taken here too. They also have a lounge that is great for study groups or just to relax.

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7 Lanihuli Observatory

Have you ever looked out of a solar telescope? If you haven’t, come visit the Lanihuli Observatory on the right of the Pālankila parking lot. With its shiny dome, who could resist stopping in to take a gander at our beautiful Hawaiian sky? Check the WCC Web site for public viewing hours.

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Curious about astronomy? Interested in physics? How does a solar telescope work? Our very own ‘Hall of Discovery’ houses natural science classes as well as the Marine Option Program (MOP).

Adjacent to Hale ‘Imiloa is Hale Hōkūlani, the Imaginarium. The Imaginarium holds star shows on the second Wednesday of every month and special public programs on Friday evenings.

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8 Hale Alaka‘i Hall of GuidanceNeed a transfer application? Stop by the admissions office in Room

112. Geri, Karen, and their student staff would be happy to assist with your transcripts and transfer paperwork.

Unsure how to fill out FAFSA? The financial aid office around the corner in Room 107 can help with all your financial aid and scholarship questions.

6 Hale La‘akea Hall of Enlightenment Need a book for class? Or just a book to enjoy? The library has that and more.

The librarians and student staff can help you find what you’re looking for. Not only can you check out resources for classes, but DVD movies are also available to borrow. Internet-ready computers are located here for student use too.

4 Hale Kuhina Hall of ProgramsAre you a UH sports fan? Don’t have time to drive out to UH-Manoa?

You’re in luck. A ticket office is located in the front lobby. Go Warriors! Tickets for Palikū Theatre performances are also sold here. Information on non-credit courses is available here as well.

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9 Hale Mana‘opono Hall of Precise Thinking Not sure how to graph an equation? Having trouble answering word prob-

lems? Drop in to the math lab where peer tutors and faculty can help you out. A cup of coffee or tea for a few cents could help make math stress a little easier too.

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5 Hale Na‘auao Hall of KnowledgeNeed a tutor? Looking for a free place to print? Well, if you qualify for TRiO, then

there are tons of free services. The counselors can help you find tutors for any subject needed. Computers are provided for free use. Don’t forget to look out for Mid-Month Munchies. It’s sponsored by ASUH and held on the lanai.

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A world of fine art awaits your exploration, just behind the window

next to Palikū Theatre. Through Oct. 2, Gallery

‘Iolani is featuring art from those who participated in WCC s̒ Atelier Hawai‘i.

In this six-week summer program, students learn clas-sical painting and drawing techniques of European mas-ters, taught by artist and WCC teacher Snowden Hodges, along with Norman Graffam and Jonathan Busse.

The gallery is open Mon-day – Friday and Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 – 8 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

Upon entering the gallery, you feel as if you have been transported back into a time when Leonardo Da Vinci or Michelangelo were painting. The power the gallery holds al-most takes you aback, as you r̒e surrounded by hauntingly serene paintings of classically posed nudes and portraits cast in stunning light.

This is classical realism, the method Hodges wants his students to learn that focuses on painting accurate light and space on canvas.

Hodges, an award-win-ning artist whose works have been shown in Hawai‘i, Italy, Japan, and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C., started Atelier Hawai‘i seven years ago at WCC The pro-gram is the only one of its kind in the state and one of just a few

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(left) Snowden Hodges, Toni Martin and Norm Graffam at the Atelier opening. (above) Cast drawing by student Cherie Tsukayama.

in the nation.Atelier student Jill But-

terbaugh elaborates on the Atelier painting style in a recent UH video. Says Butter-baugh, “The Atelier program teaches you how to really see

— to see shapes, values and the relationship between those shapes.”

Toni Martin, WCC s̒ gal-lery director, has seen Hodgesʻ effect on students. Says Mar-tin, “He’s a very encouraging

teacher by giving students confidence when they study with him. I’ve seen him take somebody with little art ex-perience and, through his mentoring they do remarkable things.”

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Our Distance maps new territory with ‘Cartography’

Let’s be honest; Hawai‘i has never been the bustling

apex of an exciting alterna-tive music culture. In the past, how many bona fide rock stars have we fostered? Jack Johnson? That one guy in The Shins? Kalapana? No-table local acts are few and far between.

Kaneohe’s Our Distance might prove to be one of the few.

On top of recently finish-ing their self-produced debut album “Cartography” this past summer, the band has opened for the likes of the Kooks and glam rock revival-ists Of Montreal.

While the vast majority of local rock bands tend towards sloppy punk rock or drum machine-laden indie pop, Our Distance (WCC students Stephen Agustin and brothers Tyler and Tait Fergie) delivers thoughtful, anthemic rock balladry.

Singer/guitarist Stephen Agustin’s reflective lyricism is equally exceptional. “I’m a perfectionist about my lyrics. The album-making process takes me a long time because I want a cohesiveness through-out the words.”

This fervent attention to detail is refreshing. While many Hawai‘i bands are con-tent to write a line merely because it rhymes with the one preceding it, Agustin’s lyrics are thematic and involved. When others opt to write

songs about heartbreak or excess, Agustin writes about concepts of longing and free-dom.

“The album name and overall concept was inspired by old colonial literature. It’s the idea that these peo-ple crossed a vast sea to get away from treachery and start something new on their own.”

Agustin has been in and out of various bands since the prodigious age of eleven. In high school, the trio met and formed the now defunct Departing Yesterday. After a couple of member changes, Our Distance came to frui-tion. “Cartography” is indie rock in the most literal sense

of the word. “We recorded it mostly in

Tyler’s living room,” explained Agustin. “We borrowed re-cording equipment here and there from my dad. He works at a radio station so the mi-crophones were pretty good”.

The quality of the album is remarkable considering their do-it-yourself record-ing method. The opening song, “Oceans,” starts with Stephen singing in a near-whisper, accompanied by a sparse keyboard and slow acoustic guitar.

Midway through the song, the tempo picks up suddenly as the rest of the band joins in and the song explodes into an

upbeat folk jam, reminiscent of Neil Young’s Crazy Horse period. These dynamic highs and lows are present in almost every song on the album, and lend depth to the overall effect of the album.

As precocious as Our Dis-tance is, there have been small hindrances they’ve ran into. They recently played in The Battle of the Bands, an event in which local bands face off against one another. If you’ve ever watched “School of Rock, “the results were uncannily similar.

Even though the audience unmistakably favored them (they were the only band that the audience wanted an encore

from), the judges awarded another band the win. Our Distance was also scheduled to open for Band of Horses, but were snubbed at the last minute and replaced by the remarkably unlistenable Matt Costa.

Hawai‘i is a notoriously inhospitable place for rock bands. The chances of get-ting started and achieving any degree of success is slim. The venues available are in a constant state of flux, and pro-moters often lack experience.

“As far as promoters, we generally know who has their act together and who doesn’t,” Agustin explained. “It’s dif-ficult if your goal is to be a professional musician, unless you play reggae or you’re a hip-hop DJ.”

I tried to get Agustin to say something vitriolic about these setbacks, but unlike the usual rock star archetype, he’s infinitely polite.

“We’ve got to open for some great bands, so I don’t really mind,” he said, taking a sip of his cup of Earl Grey. “I guess we might be a little unlucky. It’s give and take, though. I don’t think our repu-tation is terrible.”

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Real rockers put their living room furniture in forests. (from left) Stephen Agustin, Tyler Fergie, Tait Fergie.

“The album-making process takes me a long time because I want a cohesiveness

throughout the words.” — Stephen Agustin

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WCC student Kim Anderson has her own “West Side

Story,” traveling from Kunia to Kāne‘ohe every day — all for the love of theatre.

So maybe it’s fitting that she won the lead role of Ma-ria in the musical “West Side Story” opening at the Palikū Theatre Sept. 25 and running every weekend for a whole month after that.

“West Side Story” is a modern version of Shake-speare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Set in New York City, it is the story of two lovers caught in the middle of rival gangs.

Anderson plays Maria, one of the lovers, but openly admits to having some ap-prehension before trying out.

“I didn’t even plan on auditioning till a few days before. I picked a song out of nowhere and hoped I knew the words,” says Anderson.

After landing the role, though, she realized that the character of Maria was a lot more demanding and challenging than she had originally thought.

She says, “The role is taking all my energy. Just understanding Maria — she’s a very deep girl.”

What’s equally difficult is Anderson’s role as a full-t ime student in real l ife. She attends school Monday through Friday, from morn-ing to noon — then studies or does homework till “West Side Story” rehearsals begin in the evening.

She jokes, “It’s only the second week of school and I’m already struggling with getting homework done on time.”

But all this hard work at WCC is part of a bigger plan. After getting her liberal arts degree, Anderson plans on moving to London to study and pursue theatre. She says about this, “I decided to do what I’m most passionate about. London has a lot of career opportunities in act-ing.”

Even now, Anderson has all the experience needed to han-dle the role of Maria. At only 19 years old, she is virtually a veteran in the theatre world.

“I pretty much grew up just watching theatre and did my first show at 5 years old,” says Anderson. She adds, “I’ve done about 10 theatre productions.”

Most recent on Ander-son’s list of productions was WCC’s “The Wind in the Wil-lows” — back in February of this year. The production was

a great success and garnered a Po’okela award just last month for “Best Ensemble.”

WCC’s “West Side Story,” “The Wind in the Willows,” and last fall’s “Miss Saigon” — which also won a Po’okela award — have all been di-rected by theatre icon Ron Bright.

Anderson says about working with Bright, “It’s so different from working with anyone else. It’s just really laid back.”

She adds, “With him, you want to do a good job—not because he’s pressuring you, but because you want to make him proud.”

Indeed, Anderson is like-ly to impress both Bright and theatre audiences. At 5 feet 4, she is petite and meek in appearance. But after a brief conversation, she exudes the exuberance and charm of any Broadway star.

Kyle McCraw, who plays Anderson’s love interest in “West Side Story,” has im-pressive things to say about her as well.

“Kim is an incredible performer with a lot of expe-rience and training,” he says. “She’s awesome to work with and an inspiration to me.”

Anderson is equally en-thusiastic about the whole production. “You can expect

Michael Vick had it all: the fame of an NFL quarterback, money

to satisfy his needs, a loving family and the respect of his peers.

Seeing Vick play — whether you were a fan or not — was the hot ticket in the NFL. But the celebrity life all came to an end in 2007 when Vick was indicted for his role with Bad Newz Kennels.

Vick pleaded guilty to federal charges for his involvement in dog fighting. The charges outlined grue-some details regarding his treatment of dogs.

The NFL suspended Vick indefi-nitely without pay for the rest of the 2007 season. It turned out he was the main supplier of money for the gambling operations with Bad Newz Kennels.

The NFL doesn’t support any kind of gambling, but Vick wasn’t banned from the league forever. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell based his decision on whether or not to

reinstate Vick on how he cooperated with federal and state authorities.

After his two-year sentence in federal prison, the chance of Vick ever playing in the NFL again was put on hold. He had to show he was a changed man and also find a team that would take a chance on him.

All teams in the NFL knew that

by signing Vick they’d bring the cir-cus of PETA petitioners and animal lovers from around the country to their team, which in the long run might be a bigger distraction than Vick helping on the field.

After weeks of speculation, t he Ph i l ade l -phia Eagles fi-nal ly si lenced the rumors and signed Vick to a contract that will pay him $1.6 mil-lion, but none is guaranteed like the contract he had received before.

Do the names Leonard Little or Donte Stallworth ring a bell to the casual football fan? The NFL gave a second chance to both Little of the St. Louis Rams and Stallworth of the Cleveland Browns.

Both men were convicted of manslaughter and DUI when they both struck pedestrians, killing them. Little would spend 90 days in prison while Stallworth was sentenced to 30 days.

These two cases didn’t get media hype like Vick’s.

Commissioner Goodell ruled that Vick will be suspended for two games in the 2009 season and will be

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some fantastic music, great dancing and powerful acting. The story itself is just remark-able,” she says.

For more information on “West Side Story,” you can contact the Palikū Theatre at 235-7310. Ticket prices are $28 for Adults, $26 for Military,

Seniors 62-plus and UH faculty and staff, and $18 for UH Stu-dents of any age with ID and children up to age 25.

Group rates are available for 10 or more. Tickets can be purchased at the Palikū Box Office or online at www.eTicketHawaii.com.

Vick gets a second chance at life and the NFL

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Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted for his involvement with dogfighting but is back in the NFL.

reinstated in week 3 when the Eagles play the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s a pointless suspension that doesn’t re-ally do much but keep a man off the field a little longer.

Vic k ha s a l -ready been off the f ield and hasn’t been paid for two years. The fact that Michael Vick, the star of the NFL dur-ing his early years, was convicted of

inhumane treatment towards dogs, gave PETA a big reason to get into the fray.

Vick has paid his dues — spend-ing time in prison, losing out on fam-ily time and money — and now has to be held back for two more weeks from doing what he loves. A pointless suspension by Goodell.

The idea of Vick not getting a second chance to play in the NFL is ludicrous. If he were a construction worker, would we care?

Maybe PETA and those others who believe a man shouldn’t get a second chance to play in the NFL need to take a look at themselves and realize we’re not all saints.

We will never forget what Michael Vick did, but maybe it’s time to forgive.

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We will never forget what Michael Vick did, but

maybe it’s time to forgive.

Kyle McCraw and Kim Anderson play unlucky lovers, Tony and Maria.

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Joleen Iwaniec would love to be the first Miss America on

the moon. The WCC student and

winner of the Miss Congeni-ality award in the 2009 Miss Hawai‘i pageant didn’t know that building rockets would become a passion until she met astronomy professor Joe Ciotti and Coordinator of the NASA Flight Training AEL Jake Hudson.

Now, she’s propelled her-self in a new direction toward a degree in electrical engineer-ing.

“Every semester is an-other step toward graduating in 2012,” says Iwaniec. “My ultimate goal is to work with NASA.”

Iwaniec recently partici-pated in the NASA University Student Launch Initiative, or USLI, a competition that chal-lenges university-level stu-dents to design, build and fly a reusable rocket with scientific payload to one mile in altitude. The project engages students in scientific research and real-world engineering processes with NASA engineers.

“She has a self-drive that’s

incredible,” said Ciotti. USLI was just the first

step. On Sept. 16, Iwaniec is traveling with a team of stu-dents to Nevada to launch a rocket that she affectionately calls “Miss Kaena,” two miles up in the sky.

And this year, she’s go-ing to compete again in the Miss Hawai‘i pageant with a platform of science education, specifically KITS, or Kids in Technology and Sciences.

“My goal is to develop a program to take to schools to show young students that there’s nothing to be afraid of

Ever sat in traff ic and smelled french fries or

fried chicken, but no fast-food restaurants were anywhere in sight? Well, stop drooling; chances are someone near you was using biodiesel.

Biodiesel is the name of a clean-burning alternative fuel, produced from domestic, renewable resources. It con-tains no fossil fuel and can be made from triglycerides such as virgin and used vegetable oils or animal fats.

According to Kelly King of Pacific Biodiesel Inc., “Biodie-sel is a cleaner burning, safer alternative to petroleum die-sel.”

Along with her husband, Robert, King cofounded the first viable biodiesel plant in the U.S., located on Maui. She visited WCC Aug. 31 to give an hour-long talk about the

ships in the 2010 Miss Hawai‘i pageant, with a preliminary competition coming up on Oct. 3 at Leeward Community College. She hopes to win and use the money to fund her education.

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Countdown to Aerospace Week

Space author Andrew Chaikin and NASA Astronaut Yvonne Cagle will be the featured speak-

ers during Aerospace Week, Oct. 5 – 10, hosted by WCC’s Center for Aerospace Education.

The week coincides with the signing of a Space Act Agreement with NASA to expand federal and state collaboration in aviation and aerospace-related activities.

“The agreement has major im-plications for Windward,” said Joe Ciotti, CAE director and astronomy professor. “WCC students will benefit from the new career opportunities generated by the aerospace work-force.”

He hopes the weekʻs free events will be beneficial for students and the entire community. “I want people to know what’s available and take ad-vantage of it (the event),” he said.

Aerospace Week begins on Mon-day, Oct. 5 with a Smart Skies Teacher Workshop. The event will help 5th to 9th grade teachers learn math skills to help their students with new air traf-fic control simulation software that can be used in the classroom. This workshop will be held in Hale ‘Imiloa 137 and will run from 9:30 – 11:30 am.

The next event on Tuesday, Oct.

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6 will be a lecture on the Apollo manned mission and upcoming LCROSS lunar impact by Chaikin. Chaikin’s work, “A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astro-nauts,” was the basis for actor Tom Cruise’s HBO miniseries “From Earth to the Moon.”

Chaikin also frequently appears on CNN and is a commentator for National Public Radio’s Morning Edi-tion. This event will be in the Palikū Theatre from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

On Thursday, Oct. 8 there will be an observation of LCROSS mission to hit the moon’s south pole, held in the Lanihuli Observatory. Ciotti explained the mission of the satellite is to collide into one of the craters of the moon’s south pole where the sun never hits.

“Hopefully when the satellite hits that surface, the people will be able to see the impact and all the dust and possible ice from the moon,” said Ciotti. There will be two rooms where people will be able to watch the impact live. The collision is scheduled to be around 1:30 a.m.

The final event will be held Sat-urday, Oct. 10 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and will include model rocketry launches, a NASA movie of space ex-ploration and a lecture by Dr. Cagle.

Dr. Cagle is a certified flight sur-geon and also has board certification

in family practice. Selected by NASA in 1996, she is qualified for flight as-signment as a mission specialist.

Currently, she is assigned as the lead Astronaut Science Liaison for NASAʻs Ames Research Center. Her groundbreaking work includes preserving historic NASA space legacy data, global mapping, sustainable energies, green initiatives and disaster preparedness.

All the events are free to students as well as the public. “The space in-

dustry is growing here in Hawai‘i…we want to get students interested in aerospace science as a career,” said Ciotti, who is trying to establish a certificate in astronomy and space science at WCC.

Ciotti was one of the Hawai‘i candidates for the Challenger mission, which exploded seconds into its liftoff in 1986. He has won several awards including Excellence in Teaching awards at WCC.

Standing with the Mars Rover, space author Andrew Chaikin (right) and NASA Astronaut Yvonne Cagle (left) will be the featured speakers during Aerospace Week, Oct. 5-10.

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WCC student and winner of the Miss Congeniality award in the 2009 Miss Hawai‘i pageant Joleen Iwaniec’s ultimate goal is to work for NASA.

in the STEM programs — you know, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathemat-ics,” said Iwaniec. “I just have such a passion for learning and for outreach to kids who think science is scary instead of interesting.”

She says 65 percent of NASA employees today are near ing ret i rement, and there’s a need to be discussing with young people what types of career paths will become available to them so they can step into those roles.

Iwaniec has the chance to win $35,000 in college scholar-

iec glows with the positive. “When you have a positive attitude, it opens up so many doors.”

For Joleen Iwaniec, it’s clear that anything is possible — even a trip to the moon in a sparkling blue gown.

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Ka ‘Ohana Editor in Chiefproduction process and the benefits of biodiesel.

“ B i o d i e s e l i s m a d e through a chemical process called transesterfication,” said King. “It is not simply filtered cooking oil.”

It is a common misconcep-tion that biodiesel is “deep fry-er” oil that has been cleaned of contaminates. It is possible to burn pure cooking oil in a diesel engine, but only with extensive modifications to the fuel system to preheat and thin the oil before it reaches the injectors; otherwise it is simply too thick. It is also not as environmentally friendly.

Biodiesel processing solves these problems.

Chemically, triglycerides consist of three long-chain fatty acid molecules joined by a glycerin molecule (glycerin gives the oil its thick viscosity when cold). The transesterfi-See bIOdIeSel SOlutION pAge 11

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Health care in America should be given to everyone and anyone for free. Too many people are without health care because of lost jobs or they can’t afford to pay for it. We should model our health care system (after) Canada and France. The public could also start changing the way we eat and how we take care of ourselves.

— Matthew Ryan I think that the current

issue of health care is quite scary. I have friends who haven’t received proper treat-ment due to their lack of a decent health care plan. And really, the only thing they can do is try their hardest to remain healthy.

I really don’t know much when it comes to our state health care system. But I do know that a good plan is costly and still doesn’t cover everything one might need in terms of treatment and that a lot of people are being turned down when they need help the most. I think that the people need to be taken care of and that health care should be one of the top priorities of the state legislature.

— Anonymous I think it ’s great that

Obama wants to give every-one good health care, but I am still very worried about the cost. My generation is al-ready going to suffer enough just paying off the retirement funds for the baby-boomer generation.

I really hope that Presi-dent Obama can come up

with a cost-effective plan. We are already paying extremely high taxes, and the cost of liv-ing keeps jumping up. If we keep spending more money that we don’t have, then this country is surely headed for a Depression. Then no one will get good health care.

—Kynan Fernandez

I believe that the ‘debate’ has been largely misdirected by ‘talking heads’ on network news. Available and effective health care should be a uni-versal right and we have ba-sically ridden the profit train as far as it can go. However, like all concepts that threaten private corporations’ supreme reign, health care reform and all of its proponents are imme-diately branded as socialist, which to the minds of most Americans equal fascist.

—Dominic Billand

Is anything public better than private? Think about it. Public school or private school? Public housing or pri-vate home? Public restroom or private restroom? In my opin-ion, the government hasn’t done anything that shows me they can run an efficient and successful health care system. Everything “public” is falling apart.

— Alex Bocchieri

From what I know about health care (by watching a documentary called “Sicko”), the companies are trying to get out of the people’s contract with them. While a business’s goal is to make money, you should care about

what you’re doing to people. I like Canada’s health care plan. They serve anybody in the hospital with or without health care. The current health care plans…I don’t know what they are.

—Brent Watanabe

I believe the whole issue surrounding health care is a somewhat unstable and scary debate. President Obama is receiving a great deal of nega-tive response to his plan; however the majority of criti-cism is uneducated. Protestors often think his plan means worse health care for all, new insurers, and new doctors.

This is not accurate. Obama is allocating a budget for those individuals who are not insured, but those indi-viduals and families who do have health plans and doctors that they wish to continue us-ing may do so.

—Kim Culver

I don’t know enough on the subject to really comment on it. I attempt to watch the news to learn about the health care debate and further my understanding, but I think the news has been focusing much of its time covering an-gry mobs, rather than actually talking about the health care proposals and what politi-cians are saying.

—Malia Alexander

I’m upset that from one side of the debate, we keep hearing about issues that do not even exist (death panels) and general fear-mongering. In that sense, it is not really

even a debate because one side seems to be talking about healthcare, and the other side is talking about oranges.

— E.Z. Smith

If you have money you have health care and if you don’t have money, well, good luck. The taxpayers will con-tinue to pick up the tab. The

cation process uses a cata-lyst such as lye or potassium hydroxide to break off the glycerin molecule and com-bine each of the three fatty-acid chains with a molecule of methanol.

When separation is com-plete, the glycerin settles to the bottom and is removed, leav-ing methyl ester, the chemical name for biodiesel.

The use of biofuels is far from a new practice.

In 1894, Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine, designed it to run on multiple fuel oils, including vegetable and seed oils like hemp and peanut. Henry Ford also de-signed a car that not only ran on byproducts of hemp, but was made from it as well. Pressures from the booming oil industry put biofuels on the backburner for years to come.

The diesel engines of to-day have changed very little f rom D ie s e l ’s ba s ic de -sign.

“No modifications are required to switch from pe-troleum to biodiesel fuel,” said King. “You can combine

public option is only trying to level the playing field. Will it hurt private insurance companies – of course. With their outrageous prices and their unwillingness to help small businesses provide care to their employees, we are damned if we do and damned of we don’t.

—Jason Word

it with petroleum diesel or run it in its pure form.”

Mariners are also benefit-ting from biodiesel.

“The problem with regu-lar diesel fuel on a boat is clogged fuel filters,” said local sailor Mark Rice. “That and black soot stains on the hull from the exhaust.”

Rice uses biodiesel for the auxi l iary motor and generator aboard his 35-foot sailing yacht moored in Sand Island.

“Algae loves to grow in petroleum diesel which gets sucked into the fuel filters,” said Rice. I don’t have t hat problem wit h biodiesel, nor do I have the sooty smoke.”

Biodiesel is better for the environment because it is made from renewable re-sources and has lower emis-sions compared to petroleum diesel. It is less toxic than table salt and biodegrades as fast as sugar. It is the only alternative fuel to have fully completed the health effects testing re-quirements of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.

What do you think of the health care debate?

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 Calling for Nominations for the  

University of Hawaii Board of Regents 

The Regents Candidate Advisory Council (RCAC), created by Act 56 of  the 2007 Session  Laws of Hawai‘i,  is  currently  seeking  nominations  for three  seats:    Student/City  and  County  of Honolulu/County  of Maui  for  a  term  to  begin July 1, 2010.  The candidate for the Student seat on  the Board of Regents must be a  student of the University of Hawai‘i system at the time of initial appointment.  For more information, visit the RCAC website at: www.hawaii.edu/rcac or call (808)692‐1218 

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ASUH_WCC PresentsSpeak-Up Sereis on Ceded Lands12:30- 2p.m., Palikū TheatreTransfer WorkshopUHM College of Arts and Sciences12:40- 1:20 p.m., Hale ‘Ākoakoa 201

Transfer WorkshopUH Hilo12:40- 1:20 p.m., Hale ‘Ākoakoa 201Back to the Moon!7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Palikū Theatre

West Side Story7:30 p.m., Palikū Theatre

ASUH-WCC PresentsMid-Month Munchies4p.m.- 6p.m., Hale PālanikilaStargazing7 p.m., Imaginarium

Student Activities CenterBillards Tournament9/28-10/9 Hale ‘ĀkoakoaChamber Music Hawai‘i Palikū Theatre

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Transfer WorkshopUHM School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene2:15 p.m.-3:10 p.m., Hale ‘Imiloa 106Lunar Impact: LCROSS10 p.m. (Oct.8)-2 a.m.(Oct.9)Lanihuli Observatory

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WCC Ho‘olaule‘a9 a.m.- 9 p.m., Great Lawn

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“The Search for Life in the Universe”7 p.m., ImaginariumWest Side Story7:30 p.m., Palikū Theatre

West Side Story7:30 p.m., Palikū Theatre

West Side Story7:30 p.m., Palikū TheatreLift Off!10 a.m.-12:30p.m., Hale ‘Ākoakoa 103/ Great Lawn

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West Side Story4 p.m., Palikū Theatre

West Side Story4 p.m., Palikū Theatre

Aerospace Week

The new semester is usher-ing in another opportunity for language lovers. The Freeman Foundation Community Col-lege Program is a scholarship designed to immerse students in Japan and Korea’s language and culture with intensive courses and a semester abroad.

Candidates for the program must be U.S. citizens enrolled at a community college with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Applicants

I chose to come to Wind-ward because I attended in the spring semester and fell in love with the people here and the wonderful campus. Wind-ward Community College has an atmosphere filled with the spirit of aloha.

– George TovoI dropped out of UHM

after one semester last year, got a full-time job, and started living the life of someone

Why did you choose WCC this fall?

magazine after the golden plo-vers (or koleas) who migrate to the campus every year.

At the Rain Bird s̒ center of operations, the walls consist of one giant bulletin board that will later be covered with the finalistsʻ submissions of fiction, essays, poetry and artwork.

Paintings, drawings, sculp-tures and photographs are welcomed. Nearly anything is fair game. As long as the literary entries are good writing, well structured and less than 10 pag-es long, they will be considered. If the staff likes it, but it isn’t perfect, then it will be emailed back to the prospective entrant for the requested changes.

For exceptional pieces of work, there will be prizes awarded in different categories ranging from $50 to $100. Direct your submissions to rainbird@hawaii.edu or for questions call 236-9236. During the selection process all works will retain their anonymity. In the words of staff member Eric Kane, “What goes on here stays here.” In others words, let go of your inhibitions and have fun.

without a college degree…and didn’t like it. I don’t want to do slave labor for minimum wage. Education is key.

– Zoe PillenThe Windward campus

is close to my home in Kailua, so I have a lot of friends here. My friends that are at universi-ties say the teachers aren’t as personal. I want my teacher to know my name and have time to answer my question. The

campus is beautiful, the teach-ers and staff are great.

– AnonymousI live in Hauula and it

was most convenient. I always wanted to return to school but never took the initiative be-cause I could not afford it. I did my FAFSA and qualified for the Pell Grant. I feel school will help me get a better job – I can give my children a better life.

– Justina Welch

need no prior knowledge of the language and must not have taken more than a level 101 course of Japanese or Korean. The program is open to both part-time and full-time students.

Applications must be post-marked by Oct. 23 for Japan and March 19, 2010 for Korea. For more information on this and other Freeman Foundation scholarship, visit kapiolani.ha-waii.edu/object/freeman.html.

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Freeman Foundation scholarship

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