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Joey RamirezSports Editor

Rainbow Warrior football returns to Aloha Stadium this Saturday, and Ka Leo has all you need to know in our latest edi-tion of the Gridiron. This week No. 25 Fresno State flies into Honolulu fresh off of its dramatic 41-40 vic-tory over Boise State. Find out all about the Bulldogs’ lethal air attack led by Heisman Tro-phy candidate Derek Carr and how the ‘Bows plan on com-bating it (Page 3). Despite an 0-3 start to the season, UH’s defense has held strong against multiple of-fenses. Led by senior defen-sive tackle Siasau Matagiese, the ‘Bows look forward to the challenge of containing Fresno State’s heavily hyped offense. Even before the pregame coin toss, it will be obvious that these teams simply don’t like each other. Get updated on the relentlessly escalating ri-valry between FS and UH from the bad blood of the 2000s through now (Page 15). But it isn’t just the Rainbow Warriors who are gearing up for Saturday. Take a look inside

the nonstop life of the Hawai‘i cheer squad and the demand-ing work behind the stunts and smiles (Page 4). Of course, what would college football be without tailgating? UH students share their secrets to a great pre-game experience and what makes an Aloha Stadium tail-gate so fun (Page 16). During the game, be sure to follow us on Twitter @ka-leosports for live updates and breaking news. After the fi nal whistle, check out kaleo.org for a full recap of the game complete with player reactions and in-depth analysis. Also, relive the night’s excite-ment with exclusive highlights and more in our postgame vid-eo that will be posted to the Ka Leo Facebook page. There’s no event on the island like a UH football game. If you don’t want to take our word for it, take our photos (Page 14). Better yet, see for yourself at Aloha Sta-dium on Saturday at 6 p.m. But for now, get ready for game day with Ka Leo and the Gridiron.

JEREMY NITTA

Associate Sports Editor

For the most part, the Rainbow Warrior defense has stepped up when called upon this season. But a glance at the scoreboard at Hawai‘i’s last three games does not refl ect that, as UH has given up at least 30 points in each. Despite its 0-3 record, Hawai‘i has shown off a strong defensive unit. As the team’s offense has struggled to fi nd consistency, the defense has an-swered the call to carry the load. The Rainbow Warriors rank 72nd in the country in total de-fense, allowing 404 yards per game. But that statistic is mis-leading because Hawai‘i’s of-fense ranks near the bottom in time of possession, meaning that the defense is forced to be on the fi eld for long periods of time. But the defense isn’t letting the team’s offensive struggles affect them. “Regardless of what’s hap-pening on the offensive side, we gotta have faith that Coach (Norm) Chow is gonna take care of that,” senior defensive tackle

Siasau Matagiese said. “So that means we just gotta keep play-ing great defense.” Hawai‘i will need a huge defensive effort when the FS Bulldogs come to town this weekend. FS ranks 13th nation-ally in scoring offense and sixth in passing offense. In practice, the idea of “perfection” has been ingrained into the minds of the defense. “Against great teams, espe-cially like Fresno State, we gotta do everything right,” Matagiese said. “We can’t afford to make any mistakes. From today to Sat-urday, we can’t be making any mistakes. Coaches are always talking about the little things and how much they count. When you face good football teams, it’s the little things that they feed off of. They expose those things in you, and that’s how they get a lot of their points.” “The way we see it, we can’t be making mistakes, cause if we do, it’s gonna be a touchdown,” sophomore defensive back Ne’Quan Philips said. “Basically, we know we have to stay disci-plined because when they run all those screens, they’re gonna

fake you and then throw it over the top of you for a touchdown.” Despite Fresno State quar-terback Derek Carr’s 12 touch-downs (12th in the nation), the defense is far from intimidated and ready to see how it mea-sures up against the Bulldogs. “We’re more determined to face him, to see what he’s really all about,” Philips said. “It fi res us up, especially in the secondary. They’re coming in thinking they’re gonna come in here and air it out. So that means we just gotta come out and shut them down.“ In being the stronger of the two units on the team, the defense is proud of the reputation it has built for itself. But the players are not letting it get to their heads. “It’s good motivation, but we know we aren’t a perfect defense,” Philips said. “We’re a good defense, but not a great defense, cause we can’t be giv-ing up that many points like we did last week.” “It means a lot, but with that being said, it comes with a lot of responsibility for us,” Matagiese said. “A lot of people are saying that we’ve been holding up the team, so we gotta live by that.”

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With the Rainbow Warrior football team’s challenging start to the season that included the likes of Nevada and USC, it may be surprising to hear that it’s facing its biggest test of the season this weekend against Fresno State. The Bulldogs (3-0, 1-0 Mountain West) jumped into the AP Top 25 after defeating Boise State last weekend, 41-40. The win makes them the favorites to win the Mountain West and per-haps challenge for a BCS bowl game by the end of the regular season. Their offense is ranked 13th in the nation in scoring

through a high-powered pass-ing attack that has been led by senior quarterback Derek Carr. The veteran has quietly been thrown into the Heisman Trophy conversation in some circles af-ter his recent performance, in which he threw for 460 yards and four touchdowns against BSU. Yet Hawai‘i (0-3, 0-1 MWC) is not concerned with its opponent’s recent success or rankings. “They’re just another team,” said freshman running Diocemy Saint Juste. “Everybody is beat-able. We have to respect their tal-ents, but they’re still another team.” The Bulldogs have struggled with success in the past, which could benefi t Hawai‘i. The last time Fresno State was ranked in

the AP Poll it lost its next game against an FBS opponent, and UH defeated FS in both match-ups when the Bulldogs were ranked. Historically, Fresno State has a losing record when playing as a ranked team (15-16). The Warriors’ ability to limit their offensive mistakes could be the deciding factor in the matchup against the Bulldogs’ aggressive defense. The loss against Nevada saw UH outgain its opponent in total yards only to lose the game with six costly turnovers. Hawai‘i is near the bottom of the conference in turnovers so far this season with 11 in three games. This is especially important because

the Warriors’ struggling of-fense will face a defense that led the Mountain West in take-aways last year. After a tough loss on the road to begin the Mountain West schedule, the team is ea-ger to work toward its first vic-tory of the season. “We just have to keep com-ing to practice with that bitter taste,” said senior defensive tackle Siasau Matagiese. “We’re still scrapping for that first win.” Injuries are another concern for the team to deal with as it tries to get its season back on track. Junior running back Joey Iosefa and junior linebacker Julian Gener were two of the

multiple ‘Bows injured in the Nevada game. Iosefa (foot) will miss the next four weeks while Gener (elbow) is out for the re-mainder of the season. Starting quarterback Taylor Graham was wearing a sling as he watched his team practice on Wednesday morning. Head coach Norm Chow said he considers Gra-ham’s status as “day-to-day.” The starting quarterback for next week is still unknown with Chow saying that he will see how the backups progress throughout the week. Senior Sean Schroeder and freshman Ikaika Woolsey will battle it out this week to see who will step in if Graham is unable to play.

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turner Chris Gant leads the Rainbow Warriors with 312 all-purpose yards.

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After days of physically demand-ing preparation, the team piles onto the bus for Aloha Stadium at 1 p.m. But as they prepare to perform in front of thousands on game day, the ath-letes reach for their pullovers and pom-poms, not helmets and shoulder pads. Despite often being stereotyped as just another group of pretty, smil-ing faces, behind the scenes the mem-bers of the University of Hawai‘i cheer team put in the work that is expected of any Division-I program. “I played baseball in college for two years, football for four years in high school and just a lot of different sports,” junior Brandon Seagondol-lar said. “This is definitely the funnest and hardest by far. “Baseball’s pretty complex hitting the ball. But this has a lot of dynamics to it and a lot of technique in making sure you’re on the right page (with) a lot of strength and endurance.” A typical day of cheer practice includes a “dynamic prep” warm up, constant perfection of stunts and toss-es and 45 minutes of backflips. But that isn’t even the hard part.

“Afterwards we’ll do condition-ing,” Seagondollar said. “We’ll do running up the stairs, burpees and abs and stuff like that. It’s a pretty complex practice and rigorous. But at the same time, we know we’re getting better.” But these all-out practices pay off for the squad on Saturdays when it meets on campus at 10 a.m. and returns as late as 1 a.m. the next morning. “They’re in really good shape,” head coach Mike Keolaokalani Bak-er said. “I would be exhausted, but these guys, they run from one place to another. They’re some of the best athletes around. And I know as far as cheer squads, they’re just on a whole different level. “On the bus ride home, they’re up jumping around. I’m like, ‘Where did they get all this energy from?’ And they’re having fun and everything. It was like they were born to do this.” More than a distraction for the crowd during timeouts, the team also has a tangible effect on the game itself. The squad takes pride in firing up the Rainbow Warrior faithful with its routines and cheers, such as the

popular “Rain and Bows” chant from the 1990s that has been recently re-vived. In turn, the amplified fans have caused issues for opposing offenses trying to audible out of a play. “If you can get it going around the 50-yard line, you can make a real difference,” Baker said. “Something like that makes a big difference if you can get it going at the right time. It’s fun for the fans, but if you get good at it, that noise just peaks right in the middle of the field there, and it throws off your equilibrium a little bit.” While the team works on keep-ing the crowd enthused throughout all four quarters, it also focuses on providing some extra home field ad-vantage in potentially game-changing situations. “At the last USC game, there were a bunch of third downs,” Seagondol-lar said. “On third downs, we pop up the girls, and they have ‘noise’ signs. The crowds go crazy for that and cause a lot of noise for the opposing quarterback. It throws off his cadence, and I feel like we caused quite a few turnovers and blocked passes.”

Seagondollar may be onto some-thing, considering that the Trojans went 3-of-14 when trying to convert on third down. Furthermore, last sea-son’s UH opponents were just 27-of-88 on third down at Aloha Stadium. But it isn’t just the crowd that ben-efits from the presence of the cheer team. The feeling is definitely mutual. “Just being in front of the crowd is awesome because we have the best crowd there is here at Hawai‘i,” grad-uate student Leeann Nguyen said. “Because there is no NFL football team, everyone comes to the college games, and it’s really fun to cheer at.” Nguyen has been cheering for UH dur-ing the past six years, but this season she will have to give her fi nal bow for the ‘Bows. “The state of Hawai‘i, our fans, are awesome,” Nguyen said. “They have the biggest support for us. No matter what we do, we always have the support of the other (UH) teams and the whole athletic department and the state. “I’m really gonna miss it. I don’t wanna leave. Our team atmosphere, just being around everyone and being here in Hawai‘i – I just don’t wanna leave.”

Joey RamirezSports Editor

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Junior quarterback Taylor Graham laid a devastating block on USC cornerback Kevon Seymour in UH’s season opener. Graham is questionable to play against Fresno State due to a shoulder injury.

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Most college football teams know who their rival is. Poll UH fans, however, and you will receive a num-ber of answers. Many longtime fans will say it’s BYU. Others might point to Boise State. You might even hear a few diehards mention Wyoming. There shouldn’t be any confu-sion. As exciting as UH’s legendary upsets over BYU were, the series is far too lopsided (21-8 in favor of BYU) to be a true rivalry. The Boise State series is even worse, standing at 10-3 in favor of BSU. Wyoming is closer, having once held an annual game for the Paniolo Trophy, but Wyoming offi cials cared so much about the rivalry that the school actually lost the trophy. Hawai‘i should instead recognize its true rival in Fresno State. While many acknowledge this rivalry, it has always had to com-pete for attention among UH’s oth-er perceived rivals. However, the lengthy series has always offered more intrigue than the others. The series is much closer, standing at 23-21-1 in favor of Fresno State, with few long winning streaks throughout its history. Escalating greatly during the June Jones-era, the teams have been trading punches, with the Warriors exchanging shocking up-sets over ranked Bulldogs teams with some of the most brutal blow-outs FS has ever engineered. Most importantly, the teams and their fans have developed a healthy distaste for each other in the recent past. “We don’t like the Bulldogs,” senior linebacker Brendan Daley said with a chuckle. “That’s the simplest way to put it.” Indeed, there has been no shortage of controversies sur-rounding the two fan bases in recent years, fueling the fi re of

competition between the two conference opponents. There are tales of a screw-driver being thrown at former Hawai‘i head coach June Jones from the Fresno State student section that sparked much furor from both camps. To this day, various message boards use the mythical “golden screwdriver” as a sort of unoffi cial trophy for this intense rivalry. Fresno State later upped the ante in 2007 when an article posted by a Bulldogs fan gar-nered national attention after he described the treatment he received from Hawai‘i fans at Aloha Stadium as the worst he’d ever experienced, with rampant verbal abuse and violent brawls souring his trip. That experience was later refuted by many visiting fans from other teams, as well as Fresno State. But it was clear that both sides had found a new team that they loved to hate. Since then, Hawai‘i has made a habit of upsetting ranked Bulldogs teams, end-ing two BCS campaigns (2001, 2008) prematurely. Fresno has responded with crushing blow-outs in subsequent years, in-cluding last season’s 45-10 beat down. All the while, the series has retained its newfound en-thusiasm amongst the fans. Some don’t buy into the hype, of course. “It’s just another game we have to play against a very, very good offense,” Hawai‘i head coach Norm Chow said. Despite that, one thing holds true: No other series in Hawai‘i’s history can match the back-and-forth slugging these two teams have dished out. Nor has any oth-er series captured the fans’ atten-tion as much as the Hawai‘i-Fres-no State rivalry, which deserves its spot in UH athletics lore.

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Fans of the Rainbow Warrior football team can be seen tailgating at Aloha Stadium hours before the opening kickoff. Tailgating can turn a simple parking lot into a hotspot for good times. See what fellow UH students have to say about their pregame experience.

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“I like the atmosphere, how every-one gets together outside of campus while getting ready for the football game. It is safe because before the game security comes around and clears everyone out. This one time, people were drinking and partying and if they did not leave in a timely manner or cooperate, the security started dumping people’s alcohol or confi scated to prevent problems.”

“You go there to hang out with our friends, but once you get there, every-one is so friendly that you end up talking story and sharing food with everybody around you. You become friendly with everyone you meet, whether they were strangers to you or not. For the people that have not yet had the experience, I strongly recommend it because you can have a party outside the stadium with everyone there.”

“A perfect way to have some fun is to come down to Aloha Stadium on a sunny afternoon. As soon as you see the parking lot fi lled with numerous tents, Hawai‘i fans and hear booming music from every direction, you know you are in for a good time. Noth-ing beats a few drinks, local grinds and some crazy fun with family and friends before cheering on our Rain-bow Warriors.”

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Students will now be able to manage their ID cards online through The Mānoa One Card project, which has upgraded IDs with new features and design. The goal of the Mānoa One Card project is to improve stu-dent experience with their cards by expanding the services provided. The plan is to make the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa ID card a true universal “One Card” that will allow stu-dents to make cashless transactions, electronic validations, access control and improve the card’s security, according to a Student Life and Development press release.

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“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” is released in theaters today.

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Animated sequels appear because studios identify marketability after an initial fi lm’s success. Offering itself as an offbeat alternative to Pixar or DreamWorks, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” stood out visually as a sci-fi comedy with creative renditions of food-related natural catastrophes. Rather than rehash the same premise, the sequel adds to the previous story and departs in new exaggerations and serves a delightful affair. The sequel begins with an ex-position picking up right after the events of the fi rst fi lm: Flint Lock-wood (Bill Hader) just dismantled the machine that transformed water into food and later created a food storm. With his hometown Swallow Falls re-quiring a clean up from Live Corp and its owner Chester V (Will Forte), who was Flint’s childhood idol, the group must relocate while Flint relishes the opportunity to join the company. Still following the trajectory of his development as a zealous inven-tor, the sequel continues the theme

of wanting success and recognition versus fi nding inherent value in cre-ativity, even in failure. Flint is asked by Chester to dismantle the machine after it is discovered that it is still op-erating and creating “foodimals” at Swallow Falls; the potential danger comes from the foodimals learning how to swim and attacking major cities. Because Flint is blinded by reverence and adoration of his idol, he becomes enraptured in the task of saving the world; however, Chester has ulterior motives and ends up ma-nipulating Flint as a pawn. Saturday Night Live alum Bill Hader strikes all notes of desperation and enthusiasm. The sequel presents the same quirk and fun rooted in the comedy of the idiosyncratic characters and how they interact with one another in the ever-changing scenario of exploring a new foodvironment. Most notable is the disparity that grows between Flint and his friends as he becomes more blinded by his goals and how he ultimately must face the challenge of negotiating his enthusiasm and where his loyalties align. The con-spiracy that unfolds from Live Corp is

well timed, along with how Flint’s fail-ures end up shaping his successes, make this fi lm well coordinated and constructed plot-wise and as a whole. This fi lm doesn’t reinvent animation fi lms, but does use its inventions as good plot devices. The main attraction of this fi lm is the zany and ridiculous puns that come from naming the foodimals. Many jokes are simple and forced, but this does not detract from their humor. Running gags are woven throughout the fi lm, with each reap-pearance presenting the joke in con-sistent force, and the source of fun as you watch this fi lm comes from the visual appeal of each foodimal and trying to guess the pun since the characters don’t name all of them. This is a cute and zany fi lm. For some, this will become irre-sistible and unbearable, but here is the main source of entertain-ment – it’s all very appetizing.

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This is in response to Sept. 16th’s article, “No Smoking: Students Should Respect Others, ‘Aina.” As a newer smoker, I understand the feelings of non-smokers. In fact, I used to be one of the haters. However, I recently lived abroad for some time in Europe where smoking is more common, and I was appalled to return home to so much judgment. The article addresses two things: the health effects on others, as well as the effects on our environment, i.e., littered cigarette butts. The author’s solution was either an implementation of des-ignated smoking areas or, on a more extreme level, a com-plete ban of smoking on campus. She hit the nail on the head when she pointed out that life is stressful as a student, and this may be a way to relieve a bit of that pressure. Honestly, before I went to Europe, I had never smoked a cigarette in my life and certainly never thought I would be one of “those” people. Coming back, I’ve realized there’s some serious preju-dice against smokers in the states, and in Hawai‘i in particu-lar. I think it’s important to have empathy and realize that we can’t know what has influenced a particular person to smoke. It’s very unhealthy for you, and I don’t think anybody wants to die, but there are definitely extenuating circumstances. However, it’s not fair for me to impose my right as a smoker on those around me, and I definitely try to be respectful, as should all smokers. In regards to the second offense of smok-ing being eco-unfriendly, I do cede. I, myself, hate seeing cigarette butts everywhere. However, just walking through campus after reading this, I saw several pieces of trash, all non-biodegradable. I can’t help but wonder: If we follow the writer’s reasoning, should we ban drinking from soda bottles, eating candy with wrappers, or ban chewing gum as well? The fact of the matter is, it comes down to personal responsi-bility and consideration for others. Maybe instead of thinking in extremes and banning smoking from campus altogether, the author should, in accordance with said article’s title, be promoting respect and consideration for those around us, and the land we inhabit.

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There are two extreme sides when it comes to people who you might talk about Syria with: Those who think it will lead to World War 3 and those who do not believe the confl ict in Syria has any real global impact. The fi rst may be more interesting but also more factually incorrect. To fi nd out what all this talk about World War 3 is about, one must go back to the beginning. The ringing of gunshots in Deraa marked the start of what is now two and a half years of violence in Syria. Secu-rity forces fi red on pro-democracy protesters who, when lumped with Egyptians, Libyans, Tunisians and other Ar-abs, have been collectively referred to as the Arab Spring. By May, tanks backed up gunshots. The intensifi cation of the confl ict led to unity among protesters and resulted in U.N. resolutions against Syria in October. In November, the fi rst major attack occurred by the Free Syrian Army against the Syrian government. The conf lict picked up pace quickly in Syria and to-day more than 100,000 people have died in the conf lict. The fighting centers on a plurality of issues. On the surface it is a conf lict between the government forces

of Bashar al-Assad and a multitude of anti-government forces. On a deeper level, the Syrian conf lict is a proxy war for competing international interests. Bashar al-Assad is a Shiite leader in a predominantly Sunni nation. From that, a religious element has been added to the conf lict. Further, Iran is a predominantly Shia nation, and this connection between the two nations’ relation-ship is codified with a formal alliance. For these reasons, Syria has become the stage for acting out regional rival-ries and grudges with a plurality of nations that are sup-porting their preferred factions. Non-state actors like Al Qaeda and Hezbollah are also currently involved. So why are America and Russia so concerned? Cer-tainly the use of chemical weapons concerns the U.S., but intervention was discussed before those weapons were used. The first and most pressing reason that these powers are truly concerned is alliances. A destabilized region on the Israeli border is a worry to Israel and, by extension of our special relationship, to the United States as well. Russia is arguably more directly concerned than the United States is, as Syria is a long-standing ally of Russia and provides the nation with an outlet for advanc-ing inf luence in the Middle East. Furthermore, there are even larger forces at work due to the energy situa-

tion between Russia and Europe. Qatar and Turkey have been working out a deal to export natural gas through the Nabucco pipeline to Europe to undermine Russia’s dominance of natural gas in the region. The Assad re-gime has been working with Iran on an alternative plan that might get around the energy sanctions on Iran from the West; the plan would also keep a sizeable portion of that energy market in the hands of Russia and her allies. The continued conf lict in Syria complicates those plans. So, are these factors enough to start a Third World War? No. The situation looks more like one where the United States and Russia are fl exing their muscles, not polishing their nukes. The opening of talks between the United States and Russia on disarming Assad of his chemical weapons is a good sign. Previously, Russia had been utilizing its power as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council to veto any potential resolution against Assad proposed by the United States. While those who say that the confl ict in Syria is small and meaningless are clearly not paying atten-tion to the details, they still understand the situation more than those that are prepping their fallout shelters and yell-ing about the impending apocalypse. For the rest of us, the best course of action is to pay attention to the news and keep those affected by this confl ict in our thoughts.

What’s all this talk about World War III?

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The U.S. and China have called for the U.N. Security Council to adopt a binding resolution to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria.

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