Congress: the gift that keeps giving
Akari Hatanaka
December 15, 2010
As Christmas time comes around, a feeling of general warmth and love is in the air–except in Congress. Instead of pulling out of Iraq, is our divided government focused on winning the battle of Republicans vs. Democrats? While relaxing over winter break, take the time to read a few of these articles... Read more »
A call for equity between sports, arts
Jana Souza
December 15, 2010
Performing for hundreds of people can be nerve-wracking. That’s why the preparation for the big moment is crucial. Grueling practices five days a week, and sometimes on Saturdays, call for a lot of hard work and dedication by every member of the group. In fact, football players and student involved... Read more »
When should the holiday season start?
Akari Hatanaka and Jana Dagdagan
December 15, 2010
Akari: Christmas is definitely my favorite holiday. Who doesn’t like the friendly crowds at the downtown Christmas lights, the hustle and bustle at the mall while drinking a cup of hot chocolate, or the cheery music blaring out of speakers in stores? While it puts me in a very good mood, I for one... Read more »
Scoring the riders of the waves
Nicolas Steinemann
December 15, 2010
California’s Patrick Gudauskas turned the surfing world upside-down when he performed the first Rodeo Flip maneuver ever in a major surfing competition, last September while in Tahiti. For the successful completion of this maneuver, Gudauskas was awarded a perfect score of 10, which helped him to advance... Read more »
Stacking up confidence
Marc Fagaragan
December 15, 2010
Soon after beating the Elite Four in Pokémon: Heart Gold, Stephen Stack struts his way towards the common area of Reed College’s sci-fi/ fantasy dorm to cook himself dinner at 5:00 p.m. Stack has attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, for a year, which is about 2,954 miles away from his Kailua... Read more »
Forgotten traditions: floats, Senior Run
Kaela Shiigi
December 15, 2010
Flatbed trucks carrying sculptures made of chicken wire decked out in handmade paper flowers would parade down the street in homecomings past. Decades before Cheerfest and Lip Sync, the caravan to Honolulu Stadium, which is now Old Stadium Park, would be the result of weeks of hard work. Each of the... Read more »
Fiddler on the Roof(s of Boston)
Akari Hatanaka
December 15, 2010
When the contra dancing band The Free Raisins plays at contra dances, it inspires people to bring– surprise, surprise– free raisins. “Our first gig, someone actually brought a huge box of raisins and passed them out. I was like, man, we should have had [made our name] something like Free... Read more »
Vermicomposting worms its way into local gardens
Gabriel Vega
December 15, 2010
Amid the clutter of student papers and quizzes on Theresa Falk’s desk, a green sticker reading “Promote Global Worming” stands out. For the past two months, Ms. Falk has been using vermicomposting, or worm composting, as a source of fertilizer, and organic waste management. Ms. Falk joined a community... Read more »
Division II to Division I: Is it time to move up?
Guthrie Angeles
December 15, 2010
After `Iolani had just won its fourth consecutive Division II state championship, I heard the same question repeatedly asked by several people watching the game at Aloha Stadium: So, why aren’t we in Div. I? After all, with our football team’s repeated success in Division II over the last few years,... Read more »
Fifth graders learn about everyday heroes
David Ling
December 15, 2010
On Nov. 26, the annual fifth grade play was held in the Lower Gym. The theme this year was how heroes are all around you, both throughout history and today. In each fifth garde play, characters from movies and shows are brought to life to help portray the lessons. This year, the plot featured the movie... Read more »
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