Pnge 6

Letters to the Editor

Housi'ng staff 'Ynisreprese·nted

I have been prompted man) times to respond to vanous ar­ticle;;; and editorial in past ;~-5ue of }OUr publication. hut hme refrained 1rom doing so be­cause my re:.ponse \\ould ha\e been mnuvatcd by pcr:-.l)nal feel­ings. Ho,,e .. er. as a hall director and former re~ident adv1sor. I feel the need to clanf~ orne of the ma~"Curate perception of your editorial. Ka Leo i~ correct in rts)erting that consumption of alcohol does occur in public areas. It probably occurs in mml' dorms'apartments with the knowledge of staiT. ll doe~ not occur in all areas \\:ith the knowkdge of all stall

I have ne\cr tolerated con­c;umption of alcohol in publ1c areas. and I have expected the same from the staff groups which I have supervised .

The author of the editorial should be ven careful in making blanket statements on issues he is not familiar with. If he or 'he would ha\e looked a little closer, thic; would have been ob­vious. What concerns me more is the view that u/1 staff are portra)ed as incompetent and lazy.

My :.tafT and myself (especial­ly a t Hale Noelani} experienced all type-. of abuse because \\e enforced policies :such as alcohol

in pubhc and quiet hour;. Ver­bal threats, sexual harJ.s,mcnt. \andalism of personal property and in some case~ \;olent a.:.­saults aU \\:ere experienced by staff as a result of cnforcin§:the rules. ~

Jn addition to being full-time students. staff must -deal \\ ith these :.ituations nnd others Hhcrts, rnommate conflicts. :.uicides, domestic \'IOience). Most of the housing s tofT take their job senousl~· and feel ~t.rongly about domg it well. This doe~ not mclude ever-.one.

Some ~taff do tum the· other way when violations occur, or they themselves may .. iolate P•'licie.:.. This is unfortunate hut a reahty . However. I feel Ka Leo owes an upolog) to the majority of resident advisor:. who take their job seriously and do it y,eiJ.

Tom Mor~ao H un Director . Hale Laulima

Trask wrote as a Ha.waiian,

As a graduate student in philosophy, I am ash.tmed to learn that the faculty of my department has rcque:;ted Ilnunani-Kav T rask'" removal from the un.ivershy. Tht:y have implied that Joey Carter's decision to return to the Maio­land y,-.l:. based primarily on fear

Free & Anonymous (no one w 11l ask your name)

on campus Call 956 .. 8965

o the r locations Call 922-1 3 13

I'S ll> AID_:, ItO fi.J'll.1

Hawaii Stale Dept. of Health

~ -·-----~ T::~::=--1 .. ~~

~ Some Restrictions Apply, f

l Christmas Fares Still Available! f i: ·Interisland Coupon Sale from $242 ~

(book of 6) •Special student discount w/a valid U.H. 1.0 .

Computer Clearance Sale New or used computer systems and parts:

VGA color card w/ Packard Bell monitor ............ $325 VGA cards ................................................... from $75 Used hard drives .......................................... . from 595 Used floppy drives ........................................ from $35 Used PC und A T system~ .......................... ... from$350 External drives for iBM PS/2: 360K-$239/1.2M-S259 l.44M floppy w/ conU'Oller- free install:uion ...... .S 150

Plus keyboards, printers, monitors. boards and parts. Sale ends Saturday 11/17

A nOYAL 100 N. Beretania St. #155 ..._. 0.6T a Honolulu. Hl 96817 -.. SEnVICES 524·2270

of violence against him, and fur­ther implied that such violence might be condoned b) " Profe~­sor Trask 's language." Joey Caner' own word.s belie the former claim. since his stated reasons for leaving include financial difficulties und housing problems.

The philosoph) prof~:~ors also accuse Haunani of .. betm)­ing.. her professional re~pon­stbilit) by abusmg n professor' power 0\er a student. and of contributing to a ·•climate of in· timidation' ' and racial harass­ment. While it is clear that Outer did nut leave the univer­'ity becau!'e he felt intimidated h) a profc sur. the1r al'CU~Iion can be discl'editro on other grounds. Trask did not respond to Caner as a pro_{l!ssor to tl slu­dem. but as a H:1waiinn to a haole, and as a' political thinker to the same. v.ithin the arena through which Carter opened this debate: a newspaper, not a classroom.

By identifying Haunani solely With her po:;ition a t the univer­~ity, the philo>ophy faculty as­sumes that she must pledge al­legiance to this institution abo\·e and beyond any commitments she has a-; u Hawaiian, or as a socially-concerned human y, ho takes e\ery opportunity to raise the awareness of her ignorant fellow citizens .

And indeed she has done just that. Both Carter and Trask c-an be applauded for opening up one of the mo:.t important dis­cussions this campus has heard in many )ears.

.. Intellectual excellence"' b fostered by debate. by conflict­ing vteY.s, Even so. many people are intimid11ted bv harsh words. and they are quick to point the linger at the most out:.poken partidpants in a dispute. The philosophy faculty have C\en implied that Tnt k hec;clf IS the intimidating force. is the raci~t. that ,o;/w is the source of thb contrO\ersy But they would be mort> mtellectunll~ excellent if the) studied the \'cry recent his­tory of intimidation \\hich is the background to the present debate. ls it nn\· \\Onder that it:-

~ fragments rcmam?

Trask dares to speak \\ith pas:;Jon about raCism because 1t ,., al1ve und burning in the hearts of man~ . Its presence muq be addre. sed. 'Because her y,ord speak thi_:, truth, Tra k\ ""language·· is said to condone racsal harassment. Doe:. she condone it"! Or doe she expo c.: the wcll-toundcd reasons for its existence in Ha\\-aii7 The phdosoph) professors may ig­nore racism. may remain mdif­fcrent to 11s roots, and they can

As They See It

Sim one expresses g1 .. atitude I would hke to expres~ my thank~ to nll those \\ho took the

time to participate in the nccredilation meetings bcld on cam­pus. Your cand1d opintons and viev.' hopefull> pro\ided the Western A~sociation of Schools and Colleges (WASC) team members \\ ith suflicient data \\1th which to "'rite their report nnd generate iofonned recommendations.

In addition. my appreciation also goes to aU those students. staff. faculty and administmtors who y,orked long hours in preparing the report . The resulting self-study JS a significant achievement. and I am hopeful that the WASC re\'icwers found it as informative and useful as I did. I am sure that the Unhcrsity of Hawaii will be a better university as a result of this collecti"e effort.

Once again. my .,;nccre~t mahalo to everyone! Albert J. Simone

Pre-.ident. Unhersity of Hll" au and Cha.Dtcllor, Uni, ersity of Hawaii at Manoa

pretend to operate within an 1dcal convention:~ are permitted full authority. But they cannot remain blind to the feelings whose lack of expression also sustain this "fragile atmos­phere" which ii our community. l n this climate of tension, the bluntly expressed opinions of Pro fessor Trdsk are disturbing. yet absolutely necessary. And the debate that has unfolded be­cause of her honesty is long O\erdue.

Carla Deicke Graduate s tudent, philosophy

Past queens ask for change

We applaud the recent efforts of Women's Studies Professor MeJa Chc:sney-Lind to redefine the philo~ophy of the Homecoming Pageant. For much too long. thi~ pageant has been run on the values and per­ception:. of the old Kapalnpala Queen Pageants of the 1950s.

Academic performance and participation in campus ac­th itic:. should seem a natural and obvious criteria for chOO!i· mg a representative of the Universit.> of Hawaii.

Just as the Kapalapala Queen e\ ohed mto the Homecoming Queen, it is time for another change in jud$ing criteria and contest empha 1s. The context of Homecoming i an ideal time to sua:essfullv - 1llus.trate to the communit) the changing role of \\omen in societ and acndenucs. ~

The fact that women who hn\e entered in the past fc\\ )Cars ha\'e all been students of exoellcnt standing .md al.'thl.' members in the community bas already ~ct the ~tagc for the Campus Center Board. but its Activities Counc1l refuses to

change and address the issue. Cbe.sney- Lind has several ex­

cellent points, but "hen she states that having poise mean) .. avoiding an}thing contro'<er­sial,'' ~he gives absolutely no c redit to those fighting for the same cause she is. In her final speech, last year's representative spoke openly fo r a rcvan1p of the contest.

However. her words were al­most not heard as the CCB and program coordinators threatened to literally close the curtains on her if she criticized the pageant.

Her speech pinpointed am.s of the pageant most in need of change. and wn:. accepted by rhe crowds with applause. The reac­tion from the audience con­tradicts comments b) CCB Publicist Ted Guillermo. He painted over the center of the controversy by sta ting that stu­dents do not share the.>e same concerns. Clearly then, it is the CCB that i..; trying to avoid the controversy!

Instead of fighting, the CCB should consider encouraging higher education for \\omen bv otTcrin,g scholarships in lieu of a tinra for tho e who represent univcr:-.it\ ide<.~ls and who are po'>iti\e ' role models for the community.

Chesney-Lind should also be aware of the fact that the Miss Amenca Scholarship Pro~rum annualh· otTers O\er S5 mllHon in c-dSh ·scholarships ancl tuition grants at the local, stnte. and national le\els. making the Mis~ America Organization one of the largest scholarsh1p donors in the world.

Wh1lc it is true that the talent portion was not added until 193:5. and a scholarship \\8S not awarded until 1945. the Miss America Organi:uuion has demon:.trated ib ensitivit) to the evoh ing role of women in society. Just last year, the scor­ing system was changed on~-e again to effectively double the imponance of the personal in­ter..iew.

Editorial

The current Miss America is a third-year law student a t Duke University and an accomplished classical p1anist. This kind of dedication to ncadem1c excel­lence does exbt at the University of Hawaii; ho\\cver, the CCB chooses not to recognize it . In doing .:.o, it is about 45 years be­hi nd the times; a sad statement for a boord that should represent a schola tic institution at the cutting edge of social thought.

r dliO• '" o..cr • ,.....," rfd.-. .. 0 1) Edi\Df Fmwu Edtlof ... ~.,.,... r dllcr •• E<!::oroal (d,,.,. Cop) ldtton. Nitlll C'op) Ed ,.,. ~Fduor •• Clfai'IIK< Etbu>r.

t; M.u l Taka! Jahn B!TW

R.ndnuy Crln Q~BoiUd

,. •• V.n aL..n::a • • Duclk) wo..,

.. ... , ,4ckhar L.., U•u)l ' 'o"""''"" .. Jo, Kobo,.U•"•

• .. .. C'Cin' I II1D Suqn Tala•o

Adl'trtising ~ ...... .. Awatant Manat« •• ,.toi!IO!Um> .._ •

Support Staff c......s ........ of~ ... ~~..... .. PrDdiK!- MUY(<f

.. • .., ... f o(• o.n- !'Ilk Rr11a ._,anf

•• ~" C.atun l.mJtcu

l.al<oO llnaulo tht:alo:l"'•ano•peporoftbt l~~UWtllt} ol Ha1•a1111 Ma JtDpolbliohedb) tht: Board of ~110m r- 1'-> t:odl su•. UctJ" llolllll)'lo cum pcribcb ••d '"""""' C'!KufAtotJII " ll.OOO.

r.a t.oio luDd<d It) "lld:lll lrnuda.f>crt""'' hscd.ltonaleoattot tdkcnOBI) ""'"'"''clourd-4n anur .. rolwtlfliuun<lcoatnhl<>n. •bear. tdcl) mpc>.,..Cic roo"' co~•m l"o ""''fftalllat•Pf'<'l" '" u teo""'' b< rqmalld "''ho>J' ptfliUUiQn.

Sulncl'optoon r&IO ••• Sll> for DDt >mmln aiM! 'so fJ>r ~ w• "ll>c u ho &tldan,

173) Pop. Road \lo"UJ!Iy of lb•OII 81 JdaD<II

Hcmolvhl lb•-., %n2

Ad•~n,...,. r 1 ~Ill Edrtona14 ~~~J

We do not understand whr, the CCB Activities Counetl Cha1r Lynn Makua is hesitant to make these much needed changes .

Geri-Aon Baptista, 1989 UH Homecoming Queeo

Parahm1au Stice. 1987 UH Home(o~ing ~

had out

rwhen ater. two

·e the meet

from said. boat

So swim

raased te the anai-

e

e

(

Chocolate Find out what kinds of chocolate UH students enjoy.

-Page 15

Gabriel After four years, senior quarterback goes out in style with 31 school records.

-Page 20

Men's Hoops Rainbows to face hot 'Flames' from Illinois-Chicago Friday.

-Page 20

Ka Leo 0 Hawaii The Voice Of Hawaii

Vol. LXXXIlllssue No. 69 University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1990

An easier program to help pupils 'UHCARL' will replace 'ALOHA' at UH libraries

by Jonathan VanBoskerck 1<.1 Leo Reponer

Beganning next semester. the way students search for boo ks at the UH-Manoa libranes' computerized tenrunals wall be "very difTerent." saad Paula Mochida. coordanator of Public Services.

The current system. called ALOHA. will be replaced by UHCARL. which will aJiow ''the advent of networking to share resources and to be able to extend the hbrary's service capabilities locally. nat1onally and antemationally. ·· according to a memo released by Associate University of Hawaii Libranan Jean Ehrhom

Mochida said this system switch was a " multimillion dol­lar change" and was needed be­cause the company that installed the ALOHA system did not provide .. supeort to enhance the older system. •

The memo stated. UHCARL "will contain all the records from the ALOHA database plus approximately 350,000 addatlon­al titles ...

Another special feature of the new system will be UnCover, wh1ch the memo defines as ·•a keyword index to tables of con­tents for approximately 10.000 journals." and " this on-line index to over I million articles mcludes some titJes before they have been published."

Mochida said the system is "supposed to be easier to use." but workshops. instructions and instructors at the terminals will help students adjust to the new way of book searching.

Zero days left

photo by Cory Lum/K<a Leo

Only finals, research papers and theses left, then it's time for .•. aaargh! ••. the Spring '91 semester.

Trask investigated by three offices Carter releases his first public remarks since return (page 13)

by Jahan Byrne 1<.1 Leo Managmg Ed• tor

As the semester comes to a close. three separate anvestiga­uons conunue regardang the remarks and acuons of Hawaiian Studies Professor Haunani-Kay Trask

\II are the result of an article Trask wrote to Ka Leo 10 Sep­tember. responding to student Joey Carter's article about being a haole in Hawaai.

Trask's remarks cntacizing Carter have generated a storm of debate on campus. touching

on issues of racism. harassment, professtonaJ ethics and academic freedom.

The philosophy department joined 10 the fray, with its chair­man, Larry Laudan, calling for Trask's removal as the director of the Center for Hawaiian Studies.

The philosophy department has filed a complaint against Trask with the Manoa Faculty Senate, and UH Presadent Al­bert Simone has asked Vice President for Academ1c AfTaars Paul Yuen to conduct an ad­ministrative anvesugauon.

Carter himself, after dropping out of school and going to the Mainland, has filed a complaint of harassment and inumidat1on against Trask.

Carter, anterviewed by Ka Leo this week, said he plans to make a public statement and

SEE TRASK, PAGE 3

New advisers ease load Eight academic advisers handle 9,000 students

by Meena Ishikawa ICa Leo Staff Wnter

The long lines at the Student Academic Services in Hawaii Hall haven't ceased since the start of registration five days ago. Although this scene seems familiar, this time it's a bit dif­ferent.

Previously. the College of Arts and Sciences had three full-time advisers meeting with about 9,000 undergraduates.

This fall . five new advisers have been added to the work force in the hopes that these ad­visers - four fu iJ-time and one

part-time will relieve the ad-vising strain.

Rodney Sakaguchi. director of the budget office, said the 1989 and 1990 state Legislatures appropriated about SIOO,OOO to fund four permanent positions.

The two appropriations will fund salaries, computer equip­ment and supplies, Sakaguchi said.

Je.anette Estes, Nancy Kayuk, David Smith, Barbara Watanabe and Margit Watts were hired over the last two months. This brings the total number of advisers to eight.

Kay Reynolds, the associate dean of arts and sciences, said the new employees are in inten­sive training under the direction of head adviser Joyce Settle, and they have been " participating actavely in the advising process."

SEE ADVISING, PAGE 4

Police investigati~g assault case at dorm Victims unsure of filing assault charges against

' former athlete

by Sihl Chung l<.lleo ~nior Staff Wnter

A former University of Hawaii football player allegedly assaulted two females at the Hale Noelani apartments Sun-

day at I :30 a.m. According to a Campus

Security report, Larry Jones and two friends arrived at Noelani resident Riva C. Simmons' party uninvited around I a.m.

Simmons said she asked one of Jones' friends. a local male whom she did not recognize, to leave.

" He said he was a friend of Larry's,- she said in an inter­view. She then told"Jones to ask his friends to leave. "Larry said, ' I have no control over my friends.· " she said.

One of the males then threw

Simmons' fan across the room full of guests. and imitated a football player's touchdown dance, as if he had made a touchdown and was pleased, she said.

Simmons said she went upstairs to call the Honolulu Po lice Department. She looked down toward her apartment and noticed that Jones had her friend, Meli K. French. aJso a Noelani resident, in a choke hold.

Another friend at the party. Angela M. Weldon. a former UH student. tried to help

French when Jones " turned and punched Weldon in the face , .. according to the Campus Security report.

Simmons said Weldon flew about 4 feet and hit the ground. Simmons said Weldon sufTered a swollen upper lip. Weldon also complained of pain in her nose and lip but refused medical at­tention.

She also said the two males were beating up on another Noelani resident in the hallway and later fled .

Jones said. ''No, that didn't happen. That's a lie. (The

people) involved are trying to lie about a lot of stuff." He said he stood by the doorway the whole time he was there.

"(SM said) I knew the locals that were bothering them. I told them I didn't know them," he said . He added, she may have thought he knew them because he is big and because of the type of guy he is.

Jones later decided to leave when he "saw a fan go across the room." He said he was standing by the door watching

SEE DORM, PAGE 3