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HENDRICKS HICKSSTAFF WRITER

University of Hawai‘ i Commu-nity College (CC) students col-laborated to send a probe into space funded by a $500,000 grant awarded under the NASA Space Grant Competitive Opportunity for Partnerships with Community Col-leges and Technical Schools.

Students from UH’s Honolulu, Kapi‘olani, Kaua‘ i and Windward campuses participated in Project

Imua, which is designed to refi ne the individual expertises of each college. Honolulu CC designed the probe’s electronic circuitry for power distribution, with teleme-try systems designed and fabri-cated by Kapi‘olani CC. Windward CC combined all of the individual components into a single module and performed static tests. Wind-ward CC and Kauai CC were jointly tasked with building the probe’s mechanical housing.

Project Imua is supported by

the Hawai‘ i Space Grant Con-sortium (HSGC) at Mānoa, which provides assistance through the Hawai‘ i Space Flight Lab (HSFL).

Students will receive $200,000 in stipends to cover time spent on the project and travel expenses to Wal-lops Flight Facility in Virginia and between islands. The remainder of the grant is used for tools, supplies and other lab expenses.

PROJECT IMUAProject Imua (PI) intends to pro-

vide students with essential skills to work in the aerospace industry by requiring a hands-on approach for the design, fabrication and test-ing of a small scientifi c payload for space fl ight.

“Since Project Imua is affi liated with [HSGC], student applicants must meet the same require-ments as those on Space Grant fellowships,” said Joseph Ciotti, project manager for PI, in an email. “Students must be a UHCC undergraduate student enrolled at one of the four Project Imua campuses. They must be U.S. citi-zens. This year’s team consists of 16 students from the four cam-puses. Approximately fi ve are female students. The majority of students are in pre-engineering and physics programs, although this is not a requirement.”

LOOKING AHEADDuring Project Imua’s two-year

period, close to 100 scholarships will be given to undergradu-ates at the four campuses. The students will be trained with hands-on experience in the design, construction, and testing involved with building small pay-loads. Students will also partic-ipate in regular teleconferences with RockSat-X coordinators to simulate the same procedures required of NASA contractors, pro-viding students experience with aerospace engineering protocols.

A select number of these stu-

dents will attend the launches for their completed payloads. The launch is scheduled for August 11 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia aboard a Terrier-Improved Malemute rocket.

“[On June 20], seven members from our team [departed] for Wal-lops Flight Facility in Virginia for a week-long environmental testing series on our payload. It’ll undergo high-[gravity] force and spin testing to insure that the payload can with-stand the enormous stresses during liftoff and recovery for the launch scheduled in mid-August,” Ciotti said.

EXPERIMENT OBJECTIVESStudents are working with a few

main objectives, according to Ciotti.The payload of the probe has

three instruments:

• A UV spectrometer to measure solar ultraviolet radiation above the Earth’s atmosphere. The data is transmitted and stored onboard.

• An array of four photo sensor for determining the payload ori-entation at its peak while the UVspectrometer is recording its data.

• An accelerometer that was designed and built by Project Imua.

The probe will have an 11-min-ute fl ight and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean, where it will be recovered.

BIANCA SMALLWOOD STAFF WRITER

A grant awarded under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Commu-nity College and Career Training Grant (C3T) develops new training programs for community college students that will lead to jobs in specifi c industries.

C3T Hawai‘ i is a $24.6 million grant awarded to the University of Hawai‘ i Community Colleges to partner with local businesses and state agencies to create and support training programs that lead to careers in the agriculture, energy and health fi elds.

According to Billie K.T. Lueder, Honolulu Community College (HCC) director of communications and external affairs, students who par-ticipate in a C3T course have the advantage of learning from new or improved curriculums.

“Courses are taught by expe-rienced faculty who have devel-oped learning objectives verifi ed by industry experts,” Lueder said in an email interview. “This ensures students gain the latest in indus-

try specifi c knowledge, prior to their entrance into the workforce. C3T students have access to many student support services including student coaching and job place-ment assistance.”

Providing students with an over-view of basic maintenance, shop safety and the opportunity to learn how to handle high voltage equip-ment, HCC has become the fi rst in the state to offer non-credit courses in hybrid and electric vehi-cle maintenance.

The C3T course, running from June 16 to July 2, taught enrolled students fi rsthand hybrid and elec-tric vehicle maintenance and repair procedures. Students needed to be 18 years old or older with a valid driver’s license.

UH COMMUNITY COLLEGES HCC’s new automotive training

program has been featured in the news recently and other community colleges such as Windward Commu-nity College (WCC) and Leeward Com-munity College (LCC) have their own set of C3T Hawai‘i programs as well.

Michael Moser, director of career

and community education at WCC, said that the college’s C3T program gives students the opportunity to obtain a certifi cate or associate’s degree in fi elds such as veterinary technology, bio-resources and tech-

nology, and sustainable agriculture.Moser said that WCC students

who take C3T courses benefi t from receiving additional tutoring, instruction, and an academic coach who provides support and extra resources to improve completion.

Ron Umehira, LCC Dean of Career and Technical Education, said that while there are no concerns in regards to the C3T courses LCC offers, the community college is looking to expand.

“The college intends to pur-sue other grant opportunities to

develop more credit and non-credit courses and programs in not only [healthcare, energy and agri-culture],” Umehira said in an email interview. “But also in emerg-ing industries in our service area

such as elementary and second-ary schools, scenic and sightseeing transportation, and solar biomass electric power generation.”

Moser said that the completion of a C3T program prepares its par-ticipants for the job market.

“Students completing a C3T pro-gram should have a greater sense of confi dence in knowing their training and skills are relevant and validated by employers,” Moser said in an email interview. “More-over, graduates are competitive in the job market and prepared to

start their employment with mini-mal additional training.”

C3T HAWAI‘I FUNDINGLueder said that the UH commu-

nity colleges received the largest award in the fi rst round of fund-ing in 2011 with its funding coming to a close on Sept. 30, 2015. How-ever, rounds two through four have already been awarded to the com-munity colleges.

She also said that each grant var-ies in amount and focuses on spe-cifi c education and training programs.

While HCC is offering its new hybrid and electric vehicle mainte-nance C3T course at a special rate of $395 this summer, Lueder said that C3T Hawai‘ i funding does not cover tuition costs for its participants.

“However, students may bene-fi t indirectly, as grant funds offset many of the costs associated with running a course, including equip-ment purchases and compensation for faculty instruction,” Lueder said. “Many newly developed non-credit programs are providing introduc-tory courses with tuition rates well below market value.”

Grant provides students with specialized job training

COURTESY OF UH SYSTEM

Students participate in a hybrid and electric vehicle training course.

UH community college students collaborate for space mission

Students completing a C3T program should have a greater sense of confi dence in knowing their training and skills are relevant.

– MICHAEL MOSER WCC DIRECTOR OF CAREER AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION

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MASON HIGASTAFF WRITER

The University of Hawai‘ i at Mānoa has won a $952,000 grant that will improve the education of students with severe behavioral and learning needs in Hawai‘ i.

Thirty local teachers will undergo two years of training using distance education with the College of Edu-cation in order to better support students in remote, rural and dis-advantaged areas. Two cohorts of

15 master of education degree can-didates will be trained in January 2016 and 2018. Recruitment will begin in August.

“Our intent is to help make them teacher leaders to help sup-port their communities in working and having opportunities for these students,” said Jenny Wells, asso-ciate professor of special educa-tion at UH Mānoa and the director of the project.

TRAINING TEACHER LEADERSThese new teacher leaders will

receive 75 percent of the grant’s funding, with the money being used for their tuition and a stipend to buy books and internet access for the distance learning. The remain-ing funds will be used for salaries and administrative costs.

With only 14 grants being awarded for training educators this year from the Department of Education’s Offi ce of Special Edu-cation and Rehabilitative Services, Wells said that what set UH apart

was its well-established, well-or-ganized program.

The candidates will receive mod-ern, research-based training spe-cifi cally aimed at those with severe behavioral and learning needs, such as autism. To teach instructors from across the state, the distance education will use platforms such as Laulima and Blackboard Collab-orate to hold virtual class sessions. In addition, UH will bring the candi-dates to O‘ahu twice each semester to meet with their professors and

each other to engage in hands-on opportunities and build a sense of community.

Candidates will not only have to meet the criteria of UH Mānoa’s Offi ce of Graduate Education, but they will need to be from and com-mitted to teaching special edu-cation in areas where they would not otherwise have access to the College of Education’s graduate program. The candidates will be special education teachers that have some experience with stu-dents that have severe behavioral and learning needs, but lack the training and preparation to teach effectively.

BARRIERS BLOCKING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Hawai‘ i and the rest of the U.S. face a shortage of special edu-cators, with Hawai‘ i having 68 vacancies in 2012, according to the Hawai‘ i Department of Edu-cation. Many of the vacancies in rural areas are temporarily fi lled

with mainland teachers who lack training in working with Hawai‘ i’s diverse population. After one or two years, these mainland teachers return home, leaving Hawai‘ i con-stantly looking for new special edu-cators, according to Wells.

The cost of living in Hawai‘ i is also a strong deterrent for spe-cial educators to receive further training, especially when teaching is “not necessarily [a] high-paying profession,” Wells said.

Everyday items in Hawai‘ i cost around 65.7 percent higher than the national average, according to the 2010 Cost of Living Index.

Ten percent of students attend-ing public schools need special education services and 14 per-cent have multiple special needs, according to the HIDOE in 2013. As much as 19 percent of students received special education in some rural areas, where the special edu-cation teachers did not even have a license to teach. Compounding the challenge of special education in these areas, the HIDOE deemed 17 percent of special education teach-ers to be “not highly qualifi ed.”

“We need to prepare teachers for [special education], but they aren’t the most popular fi elds,” Wells said.

She noted that people were not hearing as much about autism until recently. Even though the topic has been featured in movies and arti-cles on the Internet, the topics of special education or individuals with disabilities have not received that same level of attention.

“I think it’s still an area where people are uninformed and they’re also unaware of how fulfi lling this work can be and that it can be a great career fi eld,” Wells said.

We need to prepare teachers for [special education], but they aren’t the most popular.

– JENNY WELLS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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TOMOKI KOBAYASHISTAFF WRITER

Those of you on Facebook are probably familiar with Cam-eron Crowe’s recent movie “Aloha” because its upset consumers have blown up our feeds. Many people are offended by the casting of paper-white Emma Stone as Allison Ng, female lead character who is quar-ter Chinese and quarter Hawaiian.

This is offensive to most peo-ple of Hawai‘ i, but the problem is deeper: Emma Stone was cast because her recognizable face is a safer bet than a lesser-known hapa

actress would be. In any case, the backlash was so severe, that direc-tor Cameron Crowe had to apolo-gize publically. Nevertheless, he failed to rise above Hollywood whitewashing – a trend that has been going on for decades.

WHO SELLS MORE?“Who are you to say that Emma

Stone couldn’t have a bio Chinese dad,” said Paula Lee, a writer for Salon. “Even though blonde hair and green eyes are recessive traits and did it never occur to you that she could be bleaching her hair and wearing contact lenses to fi t in

with white kids making fun of her for being Hapa?”

Salon, of course, is joking. Let’s state the obvious: it’s doubtful a quarter Chinese and quarter Hawai-ian woman would look like Emma Stone no matter what, so the “bio Chinese dad” theory doesn’t work.

It’s equally doubtful that the Alli-son Ng character would want to be as white as Emma Stone, consider-ing Crowe’s own apology, which he gave a few weeks later on his blog: “Captain Allison Ng was written to be a super-proud ¼ Hawaiian who was frustrated that, by all outward appearances, she looked nothing

like one,” Crowe wrote. He’s had an outstanding career

both as a writer and a director. Crowe is an intelligent man. I can’t believe that he would mistake Emma Stone for either a Polyne-sian or an Asian.

She must have been cast for fi nancial incentives, as she was already established by the time of the shooting of “Aloha.” Of course there are plenty of hapa actresses who could’ve played the part, but none of them are very well known. Neither Olivia Munn, nor Hono-lulu-born Maggie Q are house-hold names like “Emma Stone” is. Maybe Crowe wasn’t confi dent in the fi lm and his abilities as a story-teller to cast an unknown actress.

CULTURE AND APPROPRIATION “If the movie wasn’t set in a mil-

itary context, then I would agree with it being improperly cast,” wrote UH Mānoa pre-med student Anton Glamb on Facebook, “but if you go on a military base you will see a lot of white people doing white people things and interpreting their time in the island in a white people way. Complaining that things have been whitewashed when the fi lm is por-traying a white military experience is straight up dumb.”

There’s more to Hawai‘i than being a military base. However, Hol-lywood depicts the islands as a mere beautiful backdrop without acknowl-edging local culture or anything deeper than sunny beaches and Dia-mond Head. The stories of “Aloha” and “The Descendants,” the previous major production shot in Hawai‘i that featured an all-white cast, could have happened anywhere.

“Aloha” is just another movie tak-ing place in Hawai‘ i without being about Hawai‘ i. The military commu-nity is a small part of our demo-graphic and its experience doesn’t represent all of us. Saying that the movie is justifi ed because it only portrays the military takes parts of Hawai‘ i and uses them to attract consumers to a product – which is not the real thing.

CAUCASIAN ACTORS, ASIAN ROLESCrowe, just as any other director,

is free to explore his art. Neverthe-less, when portraying an unfamiliar world, we must be careful to avoid being insensitive to the audience.Crowe had the power to break Hol-lywood’s trends, but he didn’t.

“Aloha” is not the fi rst fi lm caus-ing uproar because of miscasting.In 1956 America’s favorite cow-boy-actor John Wayne played the founder of the Mongol Empire Genghis Khan in “The Conqueror.”In the 1961 classic “Breakfast atTiffany’s,” Mickey Rooney was not only cast to play a Japanese man,but his role was so racist that it’sunderstandable if no Asian actorfelt comfortable playing it.

Our century doesn’t fare better. The role of Katniss Everdeen from “The Hunger Games” (2012) was played by the blond Jennifer Law-rence, despite that her character in the story version has dark olive skin. Although Lawrence estab-lished herself as a talented actress because of that role, it is still dis-turbing that the fi lm’s casting callasked for Caucasian actressesbetween the ages of 15-20.

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DANIELLE WOOSTAFF WRITER

It happens to every female at

least once in her lifetime. She’s walking down the street or through the mall when she hears the unwanted not-so-successful mat-ing call of a human male. In a study conducted by non-profi t organiza-tion Stop Street Harassment, among 982 women and 1,058 men, 57 per-cent of the women and 18 percent of the men said to have faced some form of verbal harassment.

A catcall is an atrocious remark often structured in a way that makes it seem like a compliment – at least to the one who isn’t receiving it. The comment generally says something about the woman’s physical appear-

ance: “Nice legs!” or, “Hey, sexy!” Not only does this objectify women as walking sexual objects, but it equates their looks to their overall value as human beings. What is the goal here? And why do men do it?

NOT FLATTERYIt’s uncommon to hear that a

woman met her spouse after he obnoxiously whistled at her or that his shallow comment on her rear end swept her off her feet. With such a low success streak, it’s a wonder why men continue to par-take in the disgusting activity.

“If a girl’s wearing a crop top and short shorts, it looks like they wanna get catcalled,” said a teen-age boy in a short documentary produced by non-profi t ImMEDI-

Ate Justice. “It looks like they want the attention ... I’m pretty sure they don’t think they’re getting harassed. They’re just fl attered.”

“I feel pretty awkward when I get catcalled and kind of embarrassed,” said UH Mānoa sophomore Jenni-fer Bunch. “It’s weird because they don’t know anything about me besides what I look like.”

Flattery isn’t a part of the response. In fact, it’s negative feel-ings. Just because the comment

presents something desired about the woman’s appearance doesn’t mean it’s appropriate or respectful.

“I think if [men] were in our shoes, they would realize how it makes us feel,” Bunch said. “Even though it’s supposedly a ‘compliment’ it’s not the right way to give one.”

CATCALLING AND POWER“Actually, public street harassment

is part of a larger effort to make public spaces uncomfortable for women,” said UH Professor of Wom-en’s Studies Meda Chesney-Lind.

She recently collaborated on an article about violence against women with student Gita Neupane. The authors explore male harass-ment of women in public and its underlying meaning.

According to the article, “[Catcall-ing] is designed to undermine the recipient’s image and self-confi -

dence by sexualizing them, and this is more, the enforcement of gender expectations rather than seeking sexual favors.” Catcalling is a form of street harassment and has little to do with sexual acts, but rather, establishes the domination a man has over a woman. It is anything but a compliment.

“It is an assertion of male privilege [and power],” Chesney-Lind said.

EDUCATION“Incorporation of [the] sexual

harassment topic in school cur-riculums would also be an effec-tive way to educate both would be perpetrators and victims – also giv-ing a name to the social problem,”Chesney-Lind and Neupane’s arti-cle reads.

Awareness is always a key tool when it comes to pioneering a solu-tion to a problem. Female and make victims should fi ght back assert-ively, but not before assessing their safety, according to Debjani Roy, an activist from non-profi t against street harassment Hollaback.

Sometimes it’s best to notengage in a confrontation at all: especially if the harasser is notalone or it happens at night.

While the act of catcalling andstreet harassment has becomenormalized in our culture, thatdoesn’t mean it has to continue. Street harassment is not normal or appropriate by any means and only serves to degrade and blatantly objectify human beings. Women don’t enjoy it. There are non-licen-tious and non-derogatory ways togive someone a sense of pride and confi dence.

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Why men catcall brings up bigger issues than just sexuality

I think if [men] were in our shoes, they would realize how it makes us feel.

– JENNIFER BUNCHUH MĀNOA SOPHOMORE

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JESSICA HENAOSTAFF WRITER

Being homeless is not a life-style of choice. It’s bad enough for locals and the hundreds of main-land homeless who fl y to Hawai‘ i in search of better weather, but even worse for those who are for-eign-born.

After the Compact of Free Associa-tion (COFA) agreements were signed in the early 80s, citizens of the Fed-erated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau became eligible to work and live in the U.S. Many of Hawai‘i’s homeless now are families from these COFA nations.

Also known as “compacts,” they face diffi cult times as they lack

essentials and rely heavily on donations. They are also left with no option because the Sand Island housing plan proposed by Hono-lulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell provides housing only to homeless individu-als and not families, while Hawai‘ i’s sit-lie ban is one of the strictest in the nation. COFA families are out of the equation.

To remedy their situation, gov-ernment agencies should step up and direct future newcomers to the services they can benefi t from. Right now public assistance sets them up for a failure. Trans-lators and educators of local gov-ernments should be readily and available to assist. This is only fair, as it is a part of the Compact treaty with the U.S. and migrants. The Compact migrants should not be allowed to move to the U.S. without the proper fi nances and should be properly educated on public assistance.

BETWEEN THE CRACKSThe COFA treaty between the U.S.

and the Marshall Islands, for exam-ple, states that Marshallese citizens are allowed to migrate to Amer-ica to live and work. They must be fi nancially stable before migrating; otherwise according to the treaty they risk deportation.

It seems like this rule is not closely monitored because many COFA families are evicted from public housing for not being able to make the rent. Insolvency is one of the main causes for their home-lessness. Agencies overseeing the admittance of COFA citizens must take responsibility and assume greater control to prevent their unnecessary misery.

That’s the story of Ketsen Ala-fanso from the Marshall Islands. Her family now lives at the Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park, otherwise known as the “Kaka‘ako encampment,” after being evicted from public housing.

“Here at Kaka‘ako we share every-thing like a community,” Alafanso said.

She also said that homeless shel-ters are at full capacity for fam-ily admittance and that her family relies on water donations. They sim-ply have no other option.

THE SIT-LIE BAN IS INEFFICIENTOne of the benefi ts COFA citizens

who are admitted to the U.S. should enjoy is housing under Hawai‘i state law. In any case, homelessness in much of Hawai‘i is practically illegal after the expansion of the sit-lie ban.

Incidentally, the rule does nothing to solve the larger issue. A brand new study by graduate students Tai Dun-son-Strane and Sarah Soakai from the UH Department of Urban and

Regional Planning found that the sit-lie ban does not encourage individ-uals to move to shelters. Moreover, the harsh laws cause further “prop-erty and economic loss … physical and psychological harm” and even potential constitutional violations, such as the rights of equal protec-tion for U.S. citizens and due process. Others may argue that homelessness is not considered unconstitutional.

One potential solution would be to have more shelters restructure to accommodate not only individu-als but also families. Some, such as Next Step in Kaka‘ako, provide tem-porary shelter to everybody at risk. One persisting problem is that indi-viduals are easier to provide for and fi nd room for, when compared to families, especially when the shelters are approaching their full capacity.

HOMELESSNESS PREVENTIONIt’s a growing problem all around.

According to The City and County of Honolulu’s offi cial Point-in-Time Count 2015, homelessness on O‘ahu has increased to a total of 4,903 peo-ple. Statewide, the count is at 7,620.

Homelessness is a violation of the human right to shelter and ade-quate housing, as defi ned by the United Nations. Alafanso and her family are denied that right. They cannot be a part of the Sand Island housing plan and they cannot eas-ily fi nd a job because of their lack of education and address.

Public assistance, health care and housing should be provided to COFA people. For homeless-ness prevention, the local govern-ment should analyze the fi nancial income of COFA citizens when they come to the U.S. It should also pro-vide month-to-month counseling with families to determine what educational and other assistance programs they are eligible for. Nev-ertheless, “compacts” are vulnera-ble because of the cultural changes they experience when coming to the U.S. and some may still never adapt.

A rock and a hard placeWhy homeless people from COFA nations have no choice

DANIEL MURATA / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

In a new study, UH graduate students found that 57 percent of surveyed homeless have lost personal identification documents after the sweeps. One respondent lost her fifth grader’s school books.

[A] high proportion of those surveyed suffered signifi cant physical stress and psychological harm.”

– EFFECTS OF CITY SWEEPS AND SIT-LIE POLICIES ON HONOLULU’S HOUSELESS UH MĀNOA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

CAMPUS CENTER SERVICE ASSOCIATE TRAINEEStudent Life & Development$9.55/hourClose Date: 7/5/15 or when fi lled

Provide prompt and courteous customer service; supply customers with accurate and timely information. Communicate and enforce all rules and regulations pertaining to the use of each service area. Receive and issue receipts for cash, checks, and charge card payments for various over-the-counter transactions. Balance cash receipts with actual cash on hand and prepare cash reports & deposits. Perform maintenance of areas: vacuuming, dusting and sweeping. Perform clerical duties, as assigned.

Job Number: 3832

INTERNSHIPS & COOPERATIVE EDUCATION �CO�OP�

To apply for these jobs, go to

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OFF-CAMPUS PART-TIME

OFF-CAMPUS FULL-TIMEPROCUREMENT SPECIALISTState of Hawai‘ i - DAGSSalary: $39,996.00- $45,576.00Close Date: 7/31/15 or when fi lled

Position is responsible to provide expertise on procurement; coordinates procurement activities and provides staff support in conducting diffi cult/complex solicitations involving program analysis and development of procurement strategies for highly technical and complex purchases requiring compliance with State statutes and the Hawaii Administrative Rules on procurement, appropriate Federal purchasing guidelines, and other applicable policies and procedures related to procuring goods and services and expending public fund.

Job Number: 143202

PERSONAL ASSISTANTCottage by the Sea$12.00/hourClose Date: 9/17/15 or when fi lled

Help assist busy owner/designer with growing accessories line. We wholesale to 50+ stores locally and internationally. Personal assistant will help with social media, photography of jewelry products when needed, trunk shows, wholesale accounts, inventory, light clerical, light website updating and invoicing/billing to stores we stock! Located near to UH Mānoa, you will learn how to run a business and develop great marketing and communication skills.

Job Number: 142768

ON-CAMPUS PART-TIME

SMITHSONIAN INTERNSHIPSalary: Not to exceed $600/week. Many are unpaid.Close Date: Varies, rolling applicationshttp://www.smithsonianofi .com/blog/2012/12/26/smithsonian-internships/

Some Smithsonian internships come with stipends, some don’t. Internship stipends issued by the Smithsonian are not considered salary, but are awarded to help defray living expenses for an intern during the term of their appointment. Stipends vary but it cannot exceed $600/week.

Interns awarded stipends receive a fi nancial summary at the end of each calendar year and are responsible for meeting their own state and federal tax obligations.

For a list of various internship go to: http://www.smithsonianofi .com/

What is Co-op? Like internships, Co-ops are education-based and career-related. It is a nation-wide program comprised of a partnership between the employer, the student and the university. Co-ops are paid and require a two semester commitment.

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Ala Moana Courts is the go to spot for beginner to intermediate longboarders.

Don’t be a kookAbiding by the unwritten surfing code

Pick a spot based on your ability: Be honest about your skillset. The ocean is a dangerous playground and your safetycomes before your pride. Surfers of different performance lev-els need to decide which break best suits his/her needs. Theswell direction and wave quality will determine the diffi culty of each break. The pressure to perform also shadows those who choose to surf in hot zones such as Pipeline and Backdoor. On the other hand, breaks with a generally larger crowd such as Queens will be more relaxed and more forgiving of mistakes

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When it comes to surfi ng, ignorance is quite the opposite of bliss. Andin the water, being clueless about proper surf etiquette will brand you a “kook,” which is the stereotypical surf-infatuated poser who earned the stink eye and scorn of every other surfer in the water.

Many of these informal rules involve proper lineup management andhandling surfer interaction to avoid confl ict and inconvenience. However, most of them are to guarantee the safest possible experience for the wave rider.

Here are some important guidelines:

Do not drop in on another surfer: If someone is in the rightof way, do not paddle for the same wave. Besides the fact that usurping a wave disrespects the other surfer, it is also danger-ous and can cause head-on collisions.

Most importantly, have a ton of fun: Seriously, isn’t that whyyou got into surfi ng?

Paddle out of the way: Nothing is more annoying than asurfer paddling straight into the peak of a wave. This can dis-rupt the lineup, especially for the surfer who had the right of way for that particular wave. Instead of paddling into the break, paddle around the zone to get to the lineup and avoid being an inconvenience to everyone. But if you fi nd yourself caught in the middle of a wave that’s about to break, make sure to duck, dive or take the hit. Spare yourself the shame.

Keep your board with you at all times: Let’s face it: getting hit by a seven-foot board in the face is not fun, especially when it’s not even your own. Whitewash can be intimidatingand fi berglass can weigh a lot, but the safety of other surfers matters as much as yours.

Respect your environment and be aware of the culture: Formany local surfers, the ocean is sacred territory. Nothing shows more disrespect to the ‘āina than careless littering. Localism can be fi erce on the islands, especially if you are not from here. Common courtesy extends all the way out into the ocean and seasoned surfers are able to separate the sheep from the goat. If you’re an apologetic beginner who pays attention to local customs, you will have an easier transition. But if you chose to play by your own rules, don’t be surprised when you fi nd the word “kook” scratched in big letters on the hood of your car.

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Listening to Florence and the Machine’s album “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” is like tra-versing across a rainbow; with each new color the listener comes upon, a new emotion is uncovered. The album is a vibrant journey from start to fi nish, a cul-mination of Welch’s personal sto-ries laid bare to listeners.

The boundless Los Angeles skyline was the inspiration for the album. Released earlier this month, all 11 songs on the album were penned in part by lead singer Florence Welch. The songs chronicle her struggles through-out the past year before the album’s release.

“How Big, How Blue, How Beau-tiful” rose to the number one spot on the UK Albums Chart and has been positively received.

Inside every song on Welch’s album, from the tumultuous “Ship to Wreck” to her solemn “St. Jude,” there is a new insight to be gained about life and how to live

it. Listeners are carried from one track to the next, from one story to another – so that one might fi nd themselves in a different emotional place than when they started listening to the album.

Daring to tackle darker themes, Florence and the Machine’s new-est creation easily stands out from their preceding albums “Ceremo-nials” (2011) and “Lungs” (2009). It is clear that Welch intends for this new album to mark a new begin-ning for the band’s music and will intone different meanings in future album releases.

However, some style similarities from earlier albums can still be seen in “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.” Just like those albums, there are songs that particularly stand out among others such as “Ship to Wreck,” “Third Eye” and “Delilah” all written, at least in part, by Welch. Each of these songs are much more insightful than their upbeat musicality suggests.

Welch has not lost her touch in writing captivating songs that are relatable and signifi cant. Her expressive lyrics combined with

her vocal fl air is one of the reasons that Florence and the Machine has gained popularity.

Fortunately, this new album has no problems of showing off both lyrical creativity and Welch’s talent of belting ballads with ferocity rem-iniscent of popular 1980s crooner Linda Ronstadt. These two elements combined make for one of the best summer album releases this year and one of the best albums Flor-ence and the Machine has ever cre-ated in their career.

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Florence Welch’s new album deals with relationships and emotional turmoil.

2007:Florence and the Machine is created by Florence Welch, Isa-bella Summers and other artists.

JANUARY 2010:“Lungs” reaches the #1 spot on the UK Albums Chart.

JUNE 2015:“How Big, How Blue, How Beauti-ful,” Florence and the Machine’s third album is released and reaches the #1 spot on the UK Albums Chart.

NICHOLAS GARRETTGRAPHIC DESIGNER

The good folks over at Pixar have crafted another emotional roller-coaster ride in the form of “Lava,” the latest short fi lm appetizer pre-ceding the main course feature of “Inside Out.” In seven minutes the fi lmmakers will make you sing, shed a tear and smile as they tell the

millennia-long story of two volca-noes in love.

In the past it has been a signa-ture for many of the Pixar shorts to be silent, with none of the char-acters speaking a line of dialogue. This technique was used to great comedic effect in shorts such as “Luxo Jr.” and “Partly Cloudy,” but what makes “Lava” stand out is the ability to feel the emotions of char-

acters through their voices. Credit goes to local Hawaiian musicians Kuana Torres Kahele and Nāpua Greig for bringing to life the fi ery couple through their restrained performances. Their soft voices embody the melancholy and joy of two lovers separated by time.

Though one could call the plot and song lyrics simplistic, it suits the story that director James Ford

Murphy wanted to tell. His hon-eymoon to the Big Island and anappreciation of Hawaiian musicinspired him to make this short,which encapsulates the romanceand serenity of these Islands.

As always, the visuals of thisPixar creation are gorgeous. Theanimators were able to capturethe tropical beauty of Hawai‘ i,from the turquoise waters to thepristine beaches. Both volcanoesare rendered in great detail, fromthe tiny trees dotting their bod-ies to their giant, craggy faces.Locals will have no trouble seeingwhere the fi lmmakers drew inspi-ration from, whether it is the highpeaks of the Ko‘olau mountains,the cliffs of the Nā Pali coast orthe summits of Mauna Kea.

There is also the feeling that thisshort was a chance for Disney toprepare for “Moana,” their next bigprincess feature fi lm that will be setin Polynesia. Expect to see similartropical settings when it premieresin late November next year. “Lava”is not the biggest or most techni-cally impressive fi lm in Pixar’s bodyof work, but it is one of their mosttouching and subtle, making it agood complement to the (literally)emotional “Inside Out.”

Review: Pixar’s ‘Lava’ is a hunk of burning love

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“Lava” encapsulates the romance and serenity of the islands through through Hawaiian song.

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