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K A L EO EO THE VOICE MONDAY, AUGUST 5 to SUNDAY AUGUST 11, 2013 VOLUME 108 ISSUE 94 www.kaleo.org Serving the students of the University of Hawai‘i a at Mānoa. for BREAKING NEWS, UPDATES, WEB EXCLUSIVES & VIDEO COVERAGE. follow our T W I T T E R : @KALEOOHAWAII FADI YOUKHANA Contributing writer This fall, Sodexo will open its new “Stir-Fresh Stir-Fry” venue, which looks to continue Sodexo’s “Local First” initia- tive, replacing Taco Bell on the first floor of Campus Center. “In Hawai‘i, we have the unique oppor- tunity to drastically reduce our environ- mental impact by purchasing locally grown foods and products from locally owned businesses,” said Derek Sayegusa of So- dexo Campus Services in Hawai‘i. At the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa last year, Sodexo was able to source more than 100,000 tons of local produce, which was ap- proximately 30 percent of its total usage. Local farmers appreciate this feat. Noi of the university’s Farmers’ Market on campus explained that supporting local farmers im- proves the local economy. According to Senate Bill 937 and the Pacific Regional Integrated Science and Assessments Program, Hawai‘i imports about 92 percent of its food. The bill states that, in the event of a natural disaster or an economic disruption, Hawai‘i’s reliance on out-of-state food sources will place residents at a shortage. Local economic growth is hindered by the importation of food products. The bill states that, if 10 per- cent of the current food imports are replaced with local produce, then about 2,300 jobs will be created. “An increase in usage of local produce by venues on the university’s campus will help to reduce the reliance on mainland imports,” Sayegusa said. “Being that al- most everything consumed in our state must be shipped long distances, every local purchase that we make benefits the local community and economy.” Students like Ryan Silao, a sophomore business major, appreciate local ingredi- ents when they buy food on campus. “I prefer that the ingredients were grown locally because I think that food will be of bet- ter quality and healthier for you,” Silao said. “Buying local ingredients will also help im- prove the economy in Hawai‘i.” Sodexo enjoys a partnership with Arm- strong Produce, a locally based company, which helps Sodexo to source out the “best and freshest local products when possible,” Sayegusa said. The types of local produce that are used on campus on a day-to-day basis include ba- nanas, basil, Chinese cabbage, cantaloupe, chives, parsley, pineapple, zucchini, egg- plant, ginger, dragon fruit, onions, broccoli, tomatoes and more. Armstrong uses a vari- ety of local farms to source out the produce including Sugarland, Aloun Farms, Sumida Farms, Nalo Farms and more. The new “Stir-Fresh Stir-Fry, Rice Bowls, Udon Noodles & More” comes as a response to the requests made by students in the Fall Stu- dent Survey. According to Sayegusa, students asked for more “Asian options on campus as well as more budget-friendly options.” Sayegu- sa stated that Stir-Fresh will allow diners the freshest dining ex- perience for their meal with- out heavy costs. While fresh produce plays a role in din- ing choices to students, the price of the prod- uct can be a deal breaker. “The prices at Stir-Fresh will be very budget-conscious, offering a nice full, fresh meal for our diners at a price that is easy on the wallet,” Sayegusa said. A reasonable price is a bonus for students like Cory Mau, a sophomore education major. “Local ingredients are important, but price is also important,” Mau said. “Price is one of the first things I look for when buying food on campus.” The partnership between Sodexo and Student Affairs at the university provides dining services on campus that range from the food court, Ba-Le and the Hale Aloha Café at the dormitories to the con- cessions at Stan Sheriff Center. New venue looking to cook fresh on campus ... Every local purchase that we make benefi ts the local community and economy. -Derek Sayegusa, Sodexo Campus Services

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KALEOEOT H E V O I C E

MONDAY, AUGUST 5 to SUNDAY AUGUST 11, 2013VOLUME 108 ISSUE 94 www.kaleo.orgServing the students

of the University of Hawai‘i aat Mānoa.

for BREAKING NEWS,UPDATES, WEB EXCLUSIVES& VIDEO COVERAGE.

follow our TWITTER :@KALEOOHAWAII

FADI YOUKHANA Contributing writer

This fall, Sodexo will open its new “Stir-Fresh Stir-Fry” venue, which looks to continue Sodexo’s “Local First” initia-tive, replacing Taco Bell on the first f loor of Campus Center. “In Hawai‘i, we have the unique oppor-tunity to drastically reduce our environ-mental impact by purchasing locally grown foods and products from locally owned businesses,” said Derek Sayegusa of So-dexo Campus Services in Hawai‘i. At the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa last year, Sodexo was able to source more than 100,000 tons of local produce, which was ap-proximately 30 percent of its total usage. Local farmers appreciate this feat. Noi of the university’s Farmers’ Market on campus explained that supporting local farmers im-proves the local economy.

According to Senate Bill 937 and the Pacific Regional Integrated Science and Assessments Program, Hawai‘i imports about 92 percent of its food. The bill states that, in the event of a natural disaster or an economic disruption, Hawai‘i’s reliance on out-of-state food sources will place residents at a shortage. Local economic growth is hindered by the importation of

food products. The bill states that, if 10 per-cent of the current food imports are replaced with local produce, then about 2,300 jobs will be created. “An increase in usage of local produce by venues on the university’s campus will help to reduce the reliance on mainland imports,” Sayegusa said. “Being that al-most everything consumed in our state must be shipped long distances, every

local purchase that we make benefits the local community and economy.” Students like Ryan Silao, a sophomore business major, appreciate local ingredi-ents when they buy food on campus. “I prefer that the ingredients were grown locally because I think that food will be of bet-ter quality and healthier for you,” Silao said. “Buying local ingredients will also help im-prove the economy in Hawai‘i.” Sodexo enjoys a partnership with Arm-strong Produce, a locally based company,

which helps Sodexo to source out the “best and freshest local products when possible,” Sayegusa said. The types of local produce that are used on campus on a day-to-day basis include ba-nanas, basil, Chinese cabbage, cantaloupe, chives, parsley, pineapple, zucchini, egg-

plant, ginger, dragon fruit, onions, broccoli, tomatoes and more. Armstrong uses a vari-ety of local farms to source out the produce including Sugarland, Aloun Farms, Sumida Farms, Nalo Farms and more. The new “Stir-Fresh Stir-Fry, Rice Bowls, Udon Noodles & More” comes as a response to the requests made by students in the Fall Stu-dent Survey. According to Sayegusa, students asked for more “Asian options on campus as well as more budget-friendly options.” Sayegu-sa stated that Stir-Fresh will allow diners the

freshest dining ex-perience for their meal with-out heavy costs. While fresh produce plays a role in din-ing choices to students, the price of the prod-uct can be a deal breaker. “The prices at Stir-Fresh will be very budget-conscious, offering a nice full, fresh meal for our diners at a price that is easy on the wallet,” Sayegusa said. A reasonable price is a bonus for students like Cory Mau, a sophomore education major. “Local ingredients are important, but price is also important,” Mau said. “Price is one of the first things I look for when buying food on campus.” The partnership between Sodexo and Student Affairs at the university provides dining services on campus that range from the food court, Ba-Le and the Hale Aloha Café at the dormitories to the con-cessions at Stan Sheriff Center.

New venue looking to cook fresh on campus

... Every local purchase that we make benefi ts the local community and economy. -Derek Sayegusa, Sodexo Campus Services

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NewsPage 2 | Ka Leo | Monday, August 5 2013 [email protected] |Noelle Fujii Editor

ISMAEL MA / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

NOELLE FUJII

News Editor

In July, the state of Hawai‘i, along with the University of Hawai‘i and state organizations, implemented a cyber range on the UH Mānoa cam-pus to protect the state’s cyber infra-structure from attacks. “Attacking cyber infrastructure can potentially cost lives as power grids, dams, airplane control, are all on the Internet. … These concerns about protecting Hawai‘i’s cyber in-frastructure are why the Hawai‘i Na-tional Guard is a partner in creating the Po‘oihe Cyber Range,” said David Chin, chairman of the Information and Computer Sciences Department, in an email interview. According to Chin, the cyber range was christened “Po‘oihe,” or “tip of the spear,” on July 24, referring to the fact that the cyber world has become the front line of war. The cyber range will be able to be utilized by all UH campuses, state and federal agencies, and lo-cal industries. UH Mānoa and the Hawai‘i National Guard will have management responsibilities and priorities on using the range. “While the cyber range is physi-cally housed at UH Mānoa, other UH campuses (that) have cyber se-curity programs will be able to use the cyber range for their students and programs,” Chin said. “It is also anticipated that the cyber range

will be used by the Hawai‘i National Guard and local industry as a training ground for their professionals.”

WHAT IS A CYBER RANGE? According to Chin, a cyber range is a virtual environment used for cy-berwarfare training and cybertech-nology development. The range pro-vides tools that help strengthen the stability, security and performance of cyberinfrastructures and IT sys-tems used by military and govern-ment agencies. It also functions like a shooting range, facilitating training in weapons, operations or tactics. “It is just a training ground for people to practice protecting differ-ent computer systems and networks against a greater variety of cyber at-tacks,” Chin said. The range was put together with used and spare equipment from around the state. “The current system is proof of the concept that was put together with used and spare equipment around the state, including remnants of the retired “Jaws” supercomputer that was part of the Maui High Per-formance Computing Center, dona-tions from local industries and lots of volunteer time,” Chin said. “The plan is to replace the proof of concept with more up-to-date equipment later, hopefully with additional funding from a variety of sources.” UH Mānoa has received multiple cyber attacks. Chin said that net-

New cyber range promotes cyber security

computers across the campus are constantly being probed thousands of times per second. “Mostly these have been rela-tively benign attempts to access data (like valuable research results and personal fi nancial records) and to take over computers to ‘zombify’ them so that they can be used as spam generators, for hacking other computers, etc.,” Chin said.

CYBER SECURITY CATCHES STUDENT INTEREST The subject of cyber security and information assurance has generated a lot of student inter-est, according to Chin. Student interest was a reason why the range was created. “Students are interested be-cause there are a lot of jobs in this area. ICS graduates have gone on to acquire jobs paying six-fi gure annual salaries. These sorts of suc-cess stories make it back to cur-rent students and motivate them even more to acquire degrees in this fi eld,” Chin said. The Grey Hats, a registered student organization, were founded in 2010 by seven undergraduate stu-dents at UH Mānoa. Their shared interest in cyber security inspired

them to compete in the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, an annual competition that requires student “blue teams” to serve as the IT staff of a simulated business defending their computer networks against attacks by a “red team” of cyber security professionals from government and private industries. According to Bryce Nagareda, a member of the student-led or-ganization, The Grey Hats were involved in creating a website for people to sign up for the Po‘oihe Cyber Range Exercise and creating the competition tasks for the com-petitors to complete. “Placing the Cyber Range system at UH Mānoa creates unique opportunities for students and faculty to train and conduct research in cyber security and other areas of computer science. The Cyber Range system is also a resource for community events like this competition/training ex-ercise,” Nagareda said. Other UH organizations and departments are also involved with the cyber range. “ICS and UH System Informa-tion Technology Services are the key players on the UH side in putting the cyber range in play,” Chin said.

The UH Mānoa School of Oceanand Earth Science and Technology is also involved due to the electrical power required to run the old hard-ware. Chin stated that the physical servers were originally housed in ICS but were relocated to SOEST after power demands rose.

CYBER RANGE AT UH MĀNOA The range is currently in a temporary location on UH Mānoa’scampus and will be moved to a per-manent location later. “It’s at UH Mānoa because of the commitment and experience of the Information and Computer Sciences Department, as our fac-ulty, staff and students have been in-volved in other cyber security exer-cises and competitions,” Chin said. “As the fl agship campus of the UH system, we have faculty members who focus on research in cyber se-curity and information assurance.” On Aug. 2-4, UH Mānoa held the fi rst annual Po‘oihe Cyber Range Exercise, which enabled participants to practice cyber se-curity event response, mitigation and strategy.

Associate Photos Editor IsmaelMa contributed to this article.

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Converting outfits for different occasionsKARISSA MONTANIA

Staff Writer

When you’re always on the go, it can be diffi cult to coordinate your outfi ts for varying occasions, especially if you are attending multiple events in one day that require diff erent dress codes. If you don’t have time to run back home to change out of your school clothes for a business interview or to shop for a date outfi t right after class, then here are some suggestions on how to put together versatile outfi ts with what you already have.

Pencil Skirt

Asymmetrical Skirt

To avoid looking overdressed for class and underdressed for your business event, pair fl ats with a pencil skirt, sleeve-less blouse and casual blazer. This look works for both instances because it appears polished and is also casual enough to wear comfortably during class. The staple of this outfi t is the pencil skirt. The straight silhouette of the skirt can be dressed up or down, depending on what you pair with it. If a blazer is too suff ocating, wear the skirt with a cami or basic T-shirt to class. Then, change into blouses like a silk top with embroidery, a sheer top with a collar or a peplum shirt. To spare your feet, pack heels to change into.

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Say your day starts off with grabbing coff ee, going to a meeting and catching up on schoolwork, all while leaving yourself no time to properly change before heading out for a night with your friends. First, think about where you’ll be going throughout the day and where your

dressiest location will be. Asymmetrical skirts are appropriate for day and night because they make the transition from casual to dressy: All you need to do is pair them with the right accessories. For your day look, wear the asymmetrical skirt with a loose fitting top tucked in and spunky

flats, with embellishments such as studs or bows on them. To transition to night, add layers such as a faux-

leather jacket or chunky necklaces for an outfit that stands out.

Crop tops and high-waist skirts are also transitional pieces, depend-ing on the shoes you wear with them. Daytime shoes like Converse or san-dals work because they are fl at and comfortable. High heels and wedges

in mauve or black are cohesive with the dressier look because they give you

some height and lend an air of elegance.

CASUAL DAY LOOK TO DRESSIER NIGHT

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worth33 Eisenhower and Turner34 Tolkien monster35 Post- opposite36 Arnaz of Hollywood37 “I give up!”39 H.S. exam43 Gov. Cuomo’s domain45 Inner tube filler46 Nobelist Morrison47 V8 Spicy Hot, e.g.51 Animation frame52 Govt.-issued ID53 Often-pressed key54 Negative particle56 Former NBAer __ Ming59 Tapped barrels60 Music channel host whose

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George Zimmerman (right) was found not guilty on July 13.

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The shooting and alleged murder of teenager Trayvon Martin caused Ameri-ca to rise up once more and invest count-less hours in boycotting the acquittal of the accused, then 28 -year-old George Zimmerman. There are two sides to every story, but since we will only ever understand the incident from Zimmer-man’s perspective, it begs the question: Did the jury get it wrong? The media played an unnecessar-ily large role in reporting information about the trial based on emotion rather than facts and evidence. CNN reportedly depicted Zimmerman as a white racist, when he is part Hispanic. The media then further insulted Zimmerman by catego-rizing him as a white -Hispanic, which is a non-existent race; this would be equiv-alent to calling President Obama white-black. At the time of Martin’s death, the media released a photograph of a much younger Trayvon Martin, portraying him as a 12-year-old boy with a sweet dispo-sition instead of the 17-year-old almost man Martin was when killed. This angle

played on the heartstrings of Americans and allowed the media to present the case as a hate crime, which only fueled citizens’ hatred toward Zimmerman. According to Fox News, the prosecu-tors aimed to “paint (Zimmerman) as a wannabe cop whose misguided suspi-cions resulted in the teen’s death.” The prosecution arguments were geared to-ward inconsistencies in Zimmerman’s defense story, his blatant disregard of a police dispatcher’s instruction to not fol-low Martin and the suggestion that Mar-tin was racially profiled. However, most of these arguments could be explained and were not strong enough for the jurors to convict 29 -year-old Zimmerman of sec-ond-degree murder or of manslaughter. Brooke Winans, a junior at the Univer-sity of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, shared similar views with a large portion of America, expressing that the jurors were mistaken in their verdict ruling “because the threat level was unjustified. Though (Zimmer-man) may have felt threatened, as a large male adult, the threat to him was not enough to kill the boy, especially when (Zimmerman) was on the offense.” The defense team seemed to have a

stronger argument, however, claiming Zimmerman acted in self-defense be-cause Martin planned and instigated the physical altercation instead of returning to the townhome where he was staying. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch ac-tivist, was initially suspicious because of the multiple break-ins that had happened recently in the gated community. Mark O’Mara, the defense attorney, said “(Zim-merman’s) not guilty of anything but pro-tecting his own life.” Martin allegedly slammed Zimmerman’s head against the concrete sidewalk, causing injury. “I don’t agree with any part of the situation, but I’m glad in the end (Zim-merman) was found not guilty,” said April Anderson, a freshman at UH Mānoa. “I’d rather it would have not happened, of course, but I don’t agree that it was pre-meditated homicide either.” Though the accused was released from custody weeks ago, the verdict still causes heated debates across the United States. Some arguments sug-gest that Trayvon had the right to stand his ground because he was being sus-piciously followed; however, it is not a crime to follow someone in a public area

if violence does not ensue. The biggest dispute of the verdict is that Martin was racially profiled and therefore discrimi-natorily murdered. Tiana Rauliuk, another junior who is attending summer classes at UH Mānoa,has a different opinion on the issue. “At f irst I was upset that (Zimmer-man) was charged as not guilty,” Rau-liuk said. “However, I thought about it , and I know that a large percent of the population and myself included did not know nearly enough of the information throughout the entire case. The jury would make the most informed decision regardless of ethnicity.” Many Americans were outraged and anguished by the trial verdict earlier this month, sticking to their beliefs that Martin was targeted as a criminal be-cause of his race and therefore wrong-fully murdered. According to a juror on the case, there was not enough evidence to convict Zimmerman of second-degree murder or manslaughter. Regardless of many Americans’ desires to convict Zim-merman, the law ruled in his favor, owing to the fact that the evidence of his self-defense prevailed.

Zimmerman trial still controversial weeks later

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SportsPage 8 | Ka Leo | Wednesday, Aug 5 2013 [email protected] | Joey Ramirez Editor | Jeremy Nitta Associate

JEREMY NITTA Associate Sports Editor

After almost two months off from foot-ball activities, the University of Hawai‘i football team got back to work this past Fri-day as it prepares for its second season in the Mountain West Conference.

The Rainbow Warriors, coming off a 3-9 record in their fi rst year in the MWC, were excited to get back to football, but were no-ticeably more fi t, thanks to new strength and conditioning coordinator Gary Beem-er’s rigorous offseason workout program.

“I think that as a team, you can see the difference the off-season program did,” junior quarterback Taylor Graham said. “I think people will notice the guys are in better shape, a little bigger, a lit-tle more toned. We’re fortunate to have Coach Beemer here, helping us out. I’m sure it ’s going to help us in the long run throughout the course of the season.”

Graham isn’t the only one who is notic-ing the difference. “As the reps kept going on, you could see some guys start grabbing their knees,”

senior defensive tackle Siasau Matagiese said. “It wasn’t very much, but you could see the difference between who trained and who didn’t. Personally for me, I feel way more explosive, stronger and healthier. The things he brought in help us get what we needed. I’m in shape. Last season, I al-ways said I was almost in shape, but after

going through that summer program, I can say that I’m in shape.” Fueled by their newfound f itness, the Rainbow Warriors went through their f irst of f icial practice f illed with energy and excitement. “To fi nally be out here for fall camp, throwing the ball around in 7-on-7 drills, it was a blast,” Graham said. “I’ve been wait-ing for this for a long time. It’s good to get the fi rst day out of the way and get those fi rst day jitters out. Now we can focus on working and getting better.”

“I told them to applaud themselves,” head coach Norm Chow said. “It was ter-rifi c, but it was only an hour and a half. It’s a long way to go. It’s a marathon. I thought they gave us a tremendous effort, and you could tell they were in better shape.” But despite the high level of excite-ment, there was a bit of a dark cloud hang-

ing over the practice. Before practice began, news broke that new offensive coor-dinator Aaron Price, who joined the team in February, is no longer with the team. Neither Chow nor the team would say the exact reason why Price left. “Circumstances have arisen, and we’ve decided that it would be best to move on,” Chow said. “The reasons, I don’t think are important. In deference to Aaron and the rest of us, we need to just move on. It’s an unfor-tunate situation, but we have to worry about these 104 young men we have out here.

“It’s not really unexpected. But some things have come up, and I’m just going to leave it at that. It doesn’t affect one thing. We have a couple of young guys in Jordan (Wynn) and Luke (Matthews) and they’ve been here long enough, so we’ll be fi ne.” “As a team, we’re not going to com-ment a whole lot on the coaching situ-ations, and we’re going to leave that to Coach Chow,” Graham said. “I enjoyed my time with Coach Price, but unfortu-nately that time is over.” But the Rainbow Warriors also seemed determined not to let something like this get in the way of their quest to improve on last season’s 3-9 mark. This season, Hawai‘i was picked to fi nish sixth out of six in its division of the MWC. “Speaking with the boys, it puts a great chip on our shoulder,” Matagiese said. “You know, people aren’t expecting much from us this season, but our whole thing for each other is that we’re going to shock the world. Doesn’t matter where or how we do it. We’re going to shock the world. We only have the expectations for ourselves and our families and our fans. And that ’s all we need.”

Rainbow Warriors are fit and ready

I thought they gave us a tremendous eff ort, and you could tell they were in better shape. —Head Coach Norm Chow

Junior quar-terback Taylor Graham (right) transferred to UH from Ohio

State University.

ISMAEL MA KA LEO O HAWAI‘I