2014 Eagle Eye February Issue

perspectives
WHY VALENTINE’S DAY ISN’T THAT BIG OF A DEAL
by danielle woo
taste as February 14 approaches; it doesn’t really favor
those who aren’t romantically involved with anyone.
Despite being the holiday of romance and love, St.
Some may see it as a rub in the face that they’re sinValentine’s Day has earned an almost infamous connota- gle— the countless bouquets and cute little teddy bears
tion. It’s a given that this holiday will bring flower/choc- are all a cruel act to show them what they could have
olate/gift shops a sudden boost in income as men and
but don’t. There are, however, others who don’t observe
women all over the world scramble to find the perfect
the day with such a dread.
gift for their loved one. There’s a plethora of ways that
While it may be a disappointment to be utterly and
can be conjured up to express infatuation and adorahopelessly abandoned by the one person who makes your
tion for someone, whether it be within the privacy of a
heart do triple flips, hating Valentine’s Day doesn’t rehome or in front of hundreds of people in the mall. It’s
ally benefit you or your love life. Sure, maybe it momeninteresting to observe the various attitudes across the
tarily brings you the sympathy sufficient enough to get
spectrum of people who partake in the day, as well as the your self esteem going through the day, but it’s not a
age groups that render either such positive or negative
requirement. I’m not vouching for being single and I’m
responses.
not vouching for being in a relationship as both have
I remember being in the sixth grade and hearing peo- their pros and cons. However, the fact that some people
ple complain that they won’t have their own Valentines, feel a need to outwardly express their eternal loneliness
or how ‘forever alone’ they are (cue collective groan).
every single February can be a little lugubrious. After
Hating Valentine’s Day is so well portrayed in movies
all, just like the other 364 days of the year, this one will
that it’s no surprise people of all ages are either rioting eventually pass within a 24-hour span as well.
or throwing themselves a pity party.
If you feel the need to be treated with a little extra
Take the movie Valentine’s Day for example; Jessica
love that day, then do so. Even if you have no one to
Biel’s character throws an anti-Valentine’s Day party
surprise you, reward yourself with something you’ve
annually, complete with a piñata and other festive decor. been wanting. Give yourself some nourishment and
She sourly picks through half eaten chocolate in the
care. Don’t let your head hang because there were no
beginning of the movie establishing her lonesomeness
roses in your locker or on your front porch. It really is
quite clearly. It’s a quality movie, and a prime example
just another day, and the moment you let expectations
of the Valentine’s Day shame that dawns upon many
from movies and books stop running your life, it’ll finally
people.
dawn on you that maybe romance doesn’t determine
You can guess why some people react with such disyour self worth.
FEMINISM VS. MASCULISM:
THE TWO-WAY ROAD
by jaryd sugihar a
Excerpted from HBAEagleEye.com
On the last day of camp, my cabin was assigned to
clean the front porch of the Big House. As we started
to clean, someone made a comment to the effect that
men can’t clean as well as women. It wasn’t meant offensively, but I felt offended somewhat because men are
completely capable of cleaning a porch. The comment
got me thinking about gender roles and equality.
Not all men are the muscled jocks portrayed by the
media. When you hear “eating disorder,” what is the
first image that comes to your mind? A woman at the
bowl of a toilet? Well, I don’t blame you, but the reality
is that men can have body image issues and suffer from
the mental disorders that result from them just as easily as women. In fact, men are less likely to share about
having eating disorders because the issue is seen as a
“woman problem”.
Feminism and masculism go hand-in-hand. The difference is that feminism is more recognized. I don’t
remember how the conversation came up, but I remember that when I told my friend that men can get raped
too, the reply was, “No, they can’t. How is that even
possible?”
Everyone seems so focused on women deserving more
rights socially and politically, but at the same time,
everyone seems to be forgetting about the issues men
have to face. They are both important. It’s really not
just women’s equality; it’s equality for all.
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Juniors Break Free For Life MARIJUANA
FEATURE
Advisors, student speakers challenge juniors to live for a higher purpose IN AMERICA
Public perception
shifts on weed
by joshua fa si
Staf f Writer
The debate over the the use
of recreational marijuana
continues in America, especially as some states push for
the legalization of it. The
latest trends suggest that the
public is more accepting
towards decriminalizing
marijuana, with polls showing
an increase in support for the
legalization of recreational
EAGLE EYE STAFF
marijuana.
In a relay race named after the board game “Game of Life”, juniors have to complete various “stages of life” in their family groups.
In Hawaii, some politicians,
Ahead of other family groups, Junior John Kim sprints to the first station to complete a “nose painting” challenge.
such as Hawaii Governor Neil
Higa, Trent Tsuzaki, Sean
ing with me in, and that was
Abercrombie, have shown
During chapel services, a
by jaryd sugihar a
Inouye, Junlang Chen, Kyle
bowling.”
support for this change and
few juniors shared insights
Staf f Writer
On the second day of camp, Castillo, Chad Wong, ChrisHawaii could be the next state
about life that were gained
topher Caballes, Ian Alesna,
family groups went head to
to legalize recreational
from recent experiences.
On January 16, the junior
Jaryd Sugihara, and Marques marijuana. A recent survey by
Junior Candace Minami spoke head in a relay race based on
class of 2015 went on their
the classic board game LIFE, Asato, was first to cross the
the Hawaii Drug Policy Action
annual camp. Themed “Life”, about how bowling made an
from the first date all the way finish line
Group reported that 66
the camp encouraged students impact in her life. She said,
Asato was assigned to com- percent of 400 Hawaii voters
through marriage and having
“I took a chance and shared
to reflect on their own lives,
plete the dizzy bat activity just were in favor of legalizing
particularly fears and regrets, something from my gut, with- kids. Family group 10, led by
senior counselors Joey Brown before the group had to form
marijuana use for adults.
out notes, on something that
and make choices to let go
and Preston Kauwe, and conI was passionate about and
and break away from their
sisting of BJ Hosaka, Jonathan
could always see God workinsecurities.
Continued on Page 5
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SOPHOMORES
GOT MANA
Continued on Page 5
by alex mai
Staf f Writer
“In second place… Drumroll please… The seniors!” Those
were the words that student council president Mark Shiroma
announced during Hawaii Baptist Academy’s annual homecoming game. The sophomores were declared the victors of the
2014 Spirit Week.
Silence was ubiquitous amongst a section of the gymnasium:
the section where the seniors sat. The sophomore class cheered
as they went onto the floor to accept the Mana Cup. Most
seniors were in shock. When asked about his initial reaction,
senior Daniel Kimoto said, “I was a bit sad, a bit disappointed.
Even though I was expecting for us to win, I wasn’t mad.”
Sophomore class president Jantzen Nakai said, “Our class
Continued on Page 3
EAGLE EYE STAFF
The sophomore class shouts their all-school cheer in front of the cheerleaders and the school mascot
on the last day of Spirit Week. They tied with the seniors for first place for the all-school cheer.
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Creativity in Education
Let’s give more credit to the Arts
by jaryd sugihar a
Staf f Writer
In 2006, Sir Kenneth Robinson, an author and lecturer,
spoke at a TED Conference
about creativity in schools.
Currently, it is the most
viewed TED talk with over
21 million views. His main
argument is that rather than
allowing kids to be creative,
education is killing creativity.
Despite having taken place
almost eight years ago and
despite the changes made to
the education system since
Robinson’s lecture, the problems he talks about can still
be seen today. For instance,
he explains the hierarchy
of subjects with math and
sciences at the top and arts
at the bottom, which still
definitely exists today. While
not all educators would agree
with Robinson, the hierarchy
sends the message that these
subjects at the top are simply
more important than the arts.
Even from a college’s perspective, the grade one receives in
a core subject is held in much
higher status than a grade in
an art class.
Math and sciences aren’t
unimportant, but schools and
the education system should
be more open to the Arts and
to nurturing students’ creativity.
Granted, jobs based on
math and sciences are always
going to be in higher demand;
for instance, there will always
be a need for doctors and
engineers. On the contrary,
jobs in the arts are difficult to
find and even more difficult
JANA SASAKI
to maintain a steady income
from unless one becomes
famous. To fully set a career
goal on a job in the arts just
seems unrealistic to most.
One of the most adverse
effects of schooling is that we
now live in a time where, from
a young age, we are taught
that we go to school to hopefully live a satisfactory life in
the future, and it wires us to
believe that our grades define
our characters and futures.
We end up putting so much
time and effort into keeping
our grades up so we can go to
a “good” college that exploring other aspects of life, like
art or dance, seem unimportant or even harmful to our
academic futures. But when
we can’t make the standard or
become the ideal student, we
are subjugated to feeling not
good enough.
Schools should aim to
preserve the imagination and
creativity that every child has
because creativity is applicable to life in general not
just the arts. The real world’s
problems aren’t going to be
solved simply by following
the textbook. Architects and
engineers need to be creative
in how they construct their
buildings. If we are taught to
always stick to what the textbook says and never be creative and explore, there would
be no advances made. All
advances in technology and
arts, and just about everything
were made because someone
decided to be creative and
took a risk.
Although arts credits are
required for graduation,
somewhat encouraging students to take an arts class,
they are still overshadowed by
core subjects in college entry
requirements. In order to
balance this out, HBA could
employ a system where if a
student does well in an art but
not as well in a core subject,
the art grade would balance
out the core subject grade.
In order to prevent students
from taking advantage of this
system, the art grade would
only have a small effect but an
effect nonetheless. It would
encourage students to take
an art with hope of helping a core subject and boost
students’ GPAs and allow
them a creative outlet to let
out stress from other classes
or their personal lives. Students should be able to easily
express themselves through
dance, writing, or whatever
they wish without it hindering
their general education but
instead, enhancing it.
campus opinion | What classes have inspired you to be more creative?
“For me, it'd probably
be English, ironically. I
suck at English, but it
makes you brainstorm
about different ideas
and life. Basically, it
opens your mind. ”
Preston Kauwe
SENIOR
“Phyiscs. Mr. Vitek
“Band! Because Mr.
makes it really fun. We Shimizu tells us a lot
do a lot of projects that of stories about his
make us think outside
childhood and fun facts
of the box."
about the world. It
encourages me to think
out side of the box.”
Maclain Oishi
Elise Vaspar
JUNIOR
SOPHOMORE
“English. It encourages “Ballet in college. Just
you to express yourself
being able to dance and
and put yourself in
express myself through
other people’s positions dance inspired me to be
and point of views.”
more creative.”
Paige Oshiro
FRESHMAN
Tara Gruspe
COUNSELOR
Februa r y 2014
NEWS Eagle Eye 3
HBA CELEBRATES
CHINESE NEW YEAR
by alex mai
Since 2003, the Chinese
Club and Schoolland have
Staf f Writer
invited a lion dance troupe
HBA’s faculty and students to HBA during Chinese New
Year. “Some years, [they are]
celebrated the beginning of
another lunar year on January too busy, and sometimes they
31. Chinese lion dancers came come when Chinese New Year
has passed,” she said. “But
to HBA’s high school during
lunch period to celebrate Chi- this year, the lion dancers
nese New Year with everyone came exactly on the day of
Chinese New Year.”
on campus.
Sophomore Jaron Banes and
Chinese Club advisor Li
Schoolland said that “the hap- junior Mina Lee are a part of
the lion dance troupe, which
py and energetic atmosphere
[created] by the celebration is makes it possible for them to
come for free. Schoolland said,
a blessing to the school.” She
“I just think it’s great that
wanted to share the joy of a
our students are involved in
new year with others.
Spirit
Week
unified. [They weren’t] complaining about each other.
Having five joint homerooms
in a row was so much fun. I
got to know everyone really well, how fast people got
from Page 1
bored, and what got them
excited.”
When asked about the
most challenging event, sophomore adviser Dynah Ustare laughed and then said, “Platform Jam
because they were overeager. They could barely
hold themselves together. They jumped on the
platform before the whistle blew. Originally, they
had some plan, but that went out the window super
fast; people who weren’t supposed to be on first ran
to get on.” As a result, they placed third for that
event, gaining only six points.
Nakai attributed his class’ success to momentum.
He said, “Losing three years in a row really helped
us; it really humbled us. Just not wanting to be in
last place made us try harder.”
Ustare claimed that “humility” was a major factor
in winning Spirit Week. In previous years, she experienced classes who rejected other people’s great
ideas. However, she said, “This year, I didn’t feel a
pushback when I gave them advice.”
When asked about what drove her class to first
place, Ustare said, “Part of it was luck. Luck plays a
small role in Spirit Week. Most of it is attitude and
hard work.”
Apropos to the significance of seniors winning
Spirit Week, Kimoto said, “It would be verification
that we accomplished something, that our class has
the most spirit. I can’t say I’m happy [with the actual results], but I can accept it. I think [the sophomores] deserved it. I knew it was going to be close.”
Another senior viewed the loss with an optimistic
approach. Senior Kane Verity said, “I don’t care if
we won or loss. I’m graduating this summer. Haha… no high school for me!” To Verity, winning
Spirit Week would have given the senior class “bragging rights.”
Despite the differences between the sophomores
and the seniors, both classes offered suggestions for
the future Spirit Weeks. Nakai adamantly said, “I
hate Platform Jam. I normally get sick after it, and
quite a few people are sick.”
Because the seniors scored fourth for banner,
Kimoto said, “Have a clear rubric. I don’t know who
grades the banner, but I feel that you should have
an unbiased teacher to grade it.” The student council’s official rules for class banner state that judges
rank banners by the following criteria: “Is the ban-
this kind of activity outside of
school. It just brings a blessing to others. I would like to
see more people do things like
that.”
The three lions marched
through the Senior Pavilion
and the mall area. Many
students croweded around
them and gave them red
envelopes­—called hong bao in
Mandarin—and cash. According to Schoolland, the lion
dancers said that they will
schedule an extended visit so
JARRET T TOYAMA
that they can also perform for (Above) Chinese teacher Li Schoolland reaches out to receive a
the middle school.
new year’s card from a lion. (Below) Junior Mina Lee (left) and
sophomore Jaron Banes (right) were part of the lion dance troupe.
appropriate for cheerleaders to judge the all-school
cheers because they create it. As for opening up
Spirit Week themes for students to vote, he said
that it is a possibility but that “voting can also make
things more complicated.”
To Verity’s comment about potential biases in
judges, Traughber said, “It is a constant struggle to
achieve total fairness. Every year … I get demands
from highly involved people about dress-ups or
competitions not being fair. We strive for consistency, and the system works pretty well. We expect
our officers to put aside bias. The same for all of our
judges that have class connections. But we also want
them to be passionate. So while more distant judges
or more specific rubrics might seem to help, you can
also lose something vital. The real magic of Spirit
Week happens when students go beyond the rubric
or the script. They bring in drums; they add their
JARRET T TOYAMA
own spin to announcements; they up the level of
(Above) Racing against the clock, seventh grader
creativity and sportsmanship in ways that go beyond
Andrew Huynh rigorously empties the tissue box to
what is expected. Those things are unquantifiable,
win the Minute-to-Win-It challenge for his class.
the things that real memories are made of.”
Many students said that Minute-To-Win-It and
ner creative? Does the banner reflect a high level
Pepper Squad were the most enjoyable activities.
of craftsmanship? Does the banner use the overall
The Minute-To-Win-It activity emerged from the
theme and the class-specific theme well?”
student council’s assessment of previous Spirit
Student council advisor Tony Traughber said in
Weeks. Ustare said, “The student council and the
response, “The banners are judged each year by
senior class set the tone. The Shiroma administraapproximately four judges, many of whom have
tion is the best council that I’ve seen. It has a lot of
backgrounds in art and design.” Regarding the
integrity.”
ambiguity of the rubric, he said, “We want to give
The last time a sophomore class won Spirit Week
students freedom in what they do. We want to honor
was in 2010. The Class of 2012 brought home the
creativity, craftsmanship, and the use of theme…
Creative wiggle-room is an important thing, and the Mana Cup that year. Nakai, from being in the last
place for Spirit Week for three consecutive years, ofcurrent rubric allows for that.”
fered advice to the freshmen, who ranked fifth place
Verity also left words of wisdom to the future
classes. “Make sure you know the rubric well, so you overall. He said, “We were them. We literally came
don’t create a really nice banner and end up with
from under the rock. If they try hard, they can kick
fourth place,” he said. “Design the banner around
butt next year.”
the rubric. Also, get a 100% on dress up days. Those
Ustare also had this advice for them. “Freshare free points.”
men year is a big jump,” she said. “You will realize
In addition, Verity offered a copious number of
that you can do more in a whole and not as groups.
suggestions. He said, “I would make grading on
Maybe you’ll win, but maybe you won’t. But that’s
dress up days stricter, and also maybe give bonus
what Spirit Week is about. Learn to take more
points for best dressed. I wouldn’t want the cheerresponsibility.”
leaders to grade the all-school cheers because
As for next year, Nakai said, “Our advisors’ goal...
they’re biased. I like the surprise [of the theme of
is to have fun and not to get last place. If the seniors
Spirit Week], but I wonder if the whole school votes win, then that’s okay.”
on the top three overall themes would be a better
The Class of 2016 defeated the Class of 2014 for
way of deciding. Make the administration grade the the Mana Cup by 27 points. The final score was
Pepper Squad; since the judges are from every class, 305:278 points respectively.
it will be biased.”
In response to these suggestions, Traughber said
that bonus points for best dressed will “definitely
be taken into consideration.” According to him, it is
4 Eagle Eye
FEATUR ES Februa r y 2014
What People Did Over Winter Break
Li Schoolland
Chinese Teacher
1.Took 9 flights; flew 23,000
miles
2.Was a speaker for Women in
Liberty Movement
3.Went to India to promote
the ideas of liberty and free
market. It's my hobby.
4.Went to see the Taj Mahal. I
love history, and that's why it
was fun!
5.Added another country to my
list: #52 (India)
6.Traveling is the best way to
learn. We take many things
for granted: like electricity. In
India, the power went out and
we were in the elevator going
up and down for minutes.
There were no emergency
buttons.
Daniel Kimoto
Senior
Jarett Lau
Senior
by alex mai
Staf f Writer
1. Caught up on sleep
2.Did my college apps
3.Played laser tag with my
friends
4.Saw "Frozen" and "The
Hobbit"
5.Ate a lot of food: just food in
general because it was break.
1. Got a puppy. His name is
Riley. He’s super clumsy;
he tore apart the house,
broke the screen door, and
hates the sun. He’s a work in
progress.
2.Adventuring with friends:
hiking, beach, movies, dinner,
movies
Mock trial competitions take place in an actual courtroom at the Hawaii State Circuit Court, before a real judge. Here, club members stand before
the bench in the courtroom after a competition.
JARRET T TOYAMA
ALL RISE FOR MOCK TRIAL 2014
by k ar a marushige
members to be HBA’s biggest threat.
However, HBA Mock Trial team three
Staf f Writer
recently prevailed over the Moanalua
The young lady at the stand becomes team by a score of 99 to 94.
Mock Trial has been meeting since
visibly nervous as she settles into her
seat. She waits for the first of what she early November in order to practice
knows will be a long series of questions. and prepare for their season. The club
meets three times a week, and the
Her mind races with facts, responses,
duration of meetings can vary. The
and witty comebacks for the lawyer
standing before her. Mock Trial is about shortest practice this season has been
two hours, with the longest one at eight
to begin.
This year’s Mock Trial roster includes hours. Their first competition was held
39 participants, roughly the same num- on January 21 at the Hawaii State Circuit Court. Trials last about two hours
ber as last year’s enrollment. Because
and require participants to memorize
of the size, Mock Trial coaches Troy
their lines. Sophomore Bradley Wong
Egami and Steven Hartley split the
club up into three separate teams. The said, “Mock Trial helped me learn that
anything is possible. I’ve learned a lot
three teams face off with schools such
from the coaches and am excited for
as St. Louis, Iolani, Moanalua, Aiea
and Punahou. Current state champion our competitions.”
Within the teams, participants can
Moanalua is considered by Mock Trial
be assigned up to two roles each.
There are six different witness
roles and two attorney roles. Witnesses are assigned a side in the trial—
prosecution or defense. Depending on
which side a witness or attorney is on,
the participants will work to convince
the judge to see their point of view in
the case.
With a few trials now under their
belt, Mock Trial participants are less
nervous and more prepared for the
upcoming match-ups. “Yes, it’s a lot
of work,” said Toda, “but it’s fun and
so rewarding in the end. You meet so
many amazing people and you get food
every day. It’s one of the best experiences I’ve had in high school. I literally
cannot say enough good things about
it.”
SCOREBOARD
JAN 22
Team 1 Win (vs St. Louis)
Team 2 Loss (vs Moanalua)
Team 3 Loss (vs Iolani)
JAN 29
Team 2 Win (vs Aiea)
Team 3 Win (vs Moanalua)
FEB 5
Team 1 Loss (vs Team 2)
Team 2 Win (vs Team 1)
Team 3 Win (vs Kalani)
Februa r y 2014
When Paths Cross
ALEXANDR A TAYLOR | English Teacher
Faculty and staff recount stories of
friendship and marriage.
Mr. Taylor and I met at a party at Mr. Frontiera’s house in
August 2012. He was living at Mr. and Mrs. Frontiera’s house
at the time. Mr. Taylor had missed most of the party because
(I found out later) he had been out with a couple of girls from
his old job! But when he met me he forgot all about them. He
asked Mr. Frontiera to have me over to their house more often,
and after a few weeks he got up the nerve to ask me out. A
year later we got married.
by bryn ya sui
Staf f Writer
In honor of Valentine’s Day, faculty and staff share how they
found their other halves.
DEREK CORYELL | History Teacher
The first I ever heard of
Valerie Stackel was to see her
house; it was not a good first
impression. I had just moved
to Hawaii in order to teach
at HBA and visited my new
friend, Tony Traughber, who
had also just moved to Hawaii.
His new residence was, in the
words of her old friends like
Ross Mukai and George Honzaki, “Valerie’s old house.” My
first impression of the house,
with its car-parts-in-the-driveway neighbors and chickens
in the street, was, “Hmmm,
kinda ghetto.” Valerie had left
Hawaii—and HBA—about a
month before my arrival to
attend seminary in California.
As I became friends with all of
the young single teachers at
HBA, they frequently talked
about missing Valerie, her fun
ideas, her quirky personality,
her brains, and her style.
I first met Valerie at a
Christmas White Elephant
gift exchange party held at
Traci Shibuya’s (now Morihara) house. Valerie had
moved back to Hawaii and
was the direct opposite of her
Junior
Camp
old house: sophisticated, beautiful, deep, a bit mysterious,
and, of course, brilliant. I was
immediately intrigued and
enchanted, as I think many
boys have been upon meeting
Valerie for the first time. But I
was also realistic. I was young,
significantly younger than
she. All this, combined with
my lame gift and probably
lamer conversation led me to
end the evening with the sad
conclusion that I didn’t have a
chance.
So we became friends. The
following fall, we both coached
cross country. It was during
those few months of coaching
that I had the opportunity to
have more frequent conversations with Valerie. I recall
receiving an email from her
one October day that was
exquisitely crafted, as if she
had written it with a keen attention to every syllable. I was
amazed at just how gifted she
was, and I was also encouraged by how I could tell that
she and I shared an interest in
literature and poetry.
So I wrote her back. Over
time, we began to pass notes
to one another, often furtively
slipping them into a bag or
a hand when at a gathering
with our apparently-oblivious
mutual friends. It was all
so romantic and thrilling!
When I had received a new
a human pyramid. “I remember
doing it and then
at first running
to join the wrong
from Page 1
group,” he said.
Asato also recalls
a fun moment of
pushing and shoving with another group
that finished the pyramid at the same
time.
During free time at camp, some students playing board games decided to add
“high stakes” to their games. Before the
game, each player wagered a punishment
for losing. Tyler Yamashiro was part of a
“high stakes” Jenga game. “I think adding
high stakes to games is good because it
gives a more intense element to an ordinary game, making things more exciting.”
Yamashiro lost and had to eat dinner that
night without using his hands. “I lost, so I
NEWS & FEATUR ES Eagle Eye 5
LYNNE HAYASHI | Librarian
note from Valerie, it would
practically burn in my pocket
throughout an evening, and it
was all I could do to not to just
walk off from the group somewhere and read it. Our notes
were full of thoughts, poetry,
silliness, and hope, not professions of love or propositions of
marriage. The missives were
a fun, ongoing conversation
with hints of depth and flirtation all mixed in.
Sometime the next spring a
little over a year after meeting each other, we went to
dinner together and decided
(at some point) that it might
be called our “first date.” We
dated for a year and then
got engaged. In September
2006 we were married. One
of the ironies of the story was
Valerie’s old house. While we
were engaged I had been living in a converted garage. My
standards for what was to be
expected (and needed) from
a home were significantly
lowered after living for a few
years in expensive Hawaii.
Once we were married, we
moved into “Valerie’s old
house,” and it is where we live
to this day! I love that little
house, and when I think back
on my first impression of it, it
makes me smile. And yes, it is
MUCH less ghetto with Valerie (and my other two girls,
Verily and Novella) living in it.
did it, and it was pretty gross,” he said.
A few juniors were not able to participate in the many camp activities due to
being sick at camp. “I was sick and had
been sick for quite a while.” said DylanJohn Loo. “So camp was pretty terrible for
me. [The doctor] said that I had a sinus
infection. I thought I got a little better before camp, but when Friday morning came
around, it got worse.”
Jenee’ Brown had a similar experience.
“I felt terrible. I didn’t get much sleep because I kept coughing. I was so irritable,”
she said.
Despite how he felt, Loo said, “Camp
wasn’t as great as I wanted it to be, but I
don’t regret going because Friday night
was memorable.”
The final chapel on Friday night gave
students a chance to share during an open
mic time and the evening concluded with
s’mores by the campfire.
Mr. H and I met at my youth
group’s summer camp and began dating shortly afterwards.
He was a senior at Iolani and
I was a junior at Kaimuki.
My friends knew who he was
and I was clueless. I came to
school wearing his letterman’s
sweater and my friends asked who the guy was. I told them he
was Greg Hayashi. Their responses were, “The football star
running back?” or “The track star?”. It didn’t really dawn on
me how well-known he was until he played against Kaimuki.
I was nervous watching because I was cheering for Kaimuki
and I was watching him. He caught a long pass and ran for a
touchdown and I started cheering very excitedly until I noticed
my friends looking at me. They tactfully told me to go sit on
the Iolani side of the old stadium if I was going to cheer for my
boyfriend. And so I quietly cheered for Mr. H after that.
After about 6 months or so, I thought we ought to up the
ante and I hinted (how pushy can I be, right?) that maybe,
maybe it was time to go steady. He seemed a little hesitant—I
caught him on the rebound as he had just broken up with his
previous girlfriend when I met him—but I kept nudging him
until he asked me to go steady.
Ours was a long distance romance because he was attending
Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington and I was going to
UH Manoa. This was before the internet or cell phones so expensive and glitchy long-distance phone calls kept out conversations to a minimum. Typical conversation: “Hello?” [pause]
“Hello?” [pause] ...“How are you?” [pause]... and so on. It took
minutes just to get through our greetings and made for an
expensive three to four minute conversation.
Remember how Mr. H asked me to go steady? That was also
the way it went when he asked me to marry him his senior year
at Whitworth. (I was still pushy after 3 1/2 years). We were going to have a June wedding but, unfortunately, since he had a
high chance of being drafted (the Vietnam War was still going
on), we had to change the wedding to a December date in case
he was drafted. So I moved to Spokane to be near him for the
rest of his senior year. Mr. H graduated and the good thing was
that the draft ended so he did not have to go to war.
JARRET T TOYAMA
(Left) Junior Jenee’ Brown completes the dizzy bat challenge for her team;
(From left to right) Junior Jared Chun, senior counselor Henry Jin and junior
Brenner Wakayama watch to see junior Tyler Yamashiro is able to eat his
dinner without using his hands. Yamashiro agreed to the challenge as part
of a “high stakes” Jenga game he played during free time.
8 Eagle Eye
FEATUR ES Februa r y 2014
Percentage of U.S. High School Students
Who Admit to Smoking Marijuana
18%
(From the National Institute of Drug Abuse 2013 fact sheet)
MARIJUANA
IN THE U.S.
REEFER MADNESS
1935
This anti-marijuana film calls
the it “a drug menace which
is destroying the youth of
America...leading finally to
acts of violence ending often
in incurable insanity.” Parents
were warned that “the dread
marijuana may be reaching
forth next for [their] son or
daughter.”
}}
THE
MARIHUANA
TAX ACT
OF 1937
The Act curbs
the trafficking
of marijuana
through heavy
taxation.
}}
22%
20%
7%
Freshman
CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
ACT
1970
Marijuana is
classified as
one of the most
dangerous
substances,
carrying the
highest penalties.
Sophomore
}}
THE WAR
ON DRUGS
1980
President
Ronald Reagan
begins an era
of anti-drug
campaigns and
legislation.
Junior
}}
WA & CO
LEGALIZE
RECREATIONAL
USE
2012
Small amounts of
marijuana for personal
recreational use is now
legal in two states,
even though federal
laws still classifiy it as
an illegal substance.
Senior
}}
DOJ GIVES
GREEN LIGHT
2013
The Department of Justice
gives Washington and
Colorado the go-ahead
to put their marijuana
legalization laws into effect.
Numerous states have
since taken steps to legalize
marijuana.
Source: The New York Times article, “Milestones in U.S. Marijuana Laws”, published October 26, 2013
Marijuana
Hawaii News Now
recently reported that
this is 57% increase
from Page 1
from 2012, suggesting a
shift in public opinion
on the issue.
A recent ABC News poll showed that 49% of
people in America support the legalization of
marijuana. Another 81% of Americans support
legalizing marijuana for medical use.
and as such is a public health concern.” It added, “It
is the most common illicit drug involved in drugged
driving, particularly in drivers under the age of 21.
Early cannabis use is related to later substance use
disorders.”
What is legal?
As of January 2014, twenty-three states, including
Hawaii, have decriminalized the possession of
marijuana for medicinal purposes. The possession
of marijuana for recreational use, however, remains
illegal in all the states except Washington and
What Is Marijuana?
Colorado.
Marijuana is the drug that comes from the canThe current penalties for being caught with
nabis plant. It is commonly used to heighten mood,
relax, and increase appetite. Unwanted side-effects possession of less than one ounce of marijuana in
Hawaii include up to 30 days in jail and a maximum
can sometimes include a decrease in short-term
memory, dry mouth, impaired motor skills, redden- fine of $1,000. Being caught with 1oz - 1lb of marijuana can lead to up to a year in jail and a $2000
ing of the eyes, and feelings of paranoia or anxiety.
fine. All cases with intent to distribute or sell are
In Hawaii, marijuana is often referred to as
charged as a felony.
pakalolo. Other names include weed, Mary Jane,
HBA has a zero-tolerance policy for drugs. Acreefer, Jamaican gold, takkouri, and whackatabacky.
The harmfulness of marijuana is a highly debated cording to the student handbook, use or possession
topic; some view it as a gateway to future addiction, of illegal drugs or any other dangerous substances
while others maintain that it is relatively harmless. during the school day or at any school-related activity results in automatic dismissal and when approSupporters say there are no adverse effects to
smoking marijuana, while the opposition argues it is priate, law enforcement personnel will be notified.
gateway drug, comparing it to alcohol and other
addictive substances. The American Medical
What does legalizing recreational marijuana mean for
Association, in a statement against the legalization Hawaii?
of marijuana, said, “Cannabis is a dangerous drug
Legalizing marijuana is projected to provide the
SOCHI 2014
WINTER OLYMPICS
MEDAL TALLY (as of February 10)
GS B TOTAL
CANADA
43 2 9
NETHERLANDS3
NORWAY
2
2
1
3
6
GERMANY 2002
RUSSIA
What does legalizing recreational marijuana mean for
teens?
HBA high school counselor Andy Taylor says
he would not be surprised if the legalization of
marijuana increased teens’ exposure to the drug.
Comparing it to alcohol, he notes that “just because
it is legal for adults to purchase alcohol does not
mean that there are no consequences for drinking
for teens (or adults). “In short,” he says, “legalizing
marijuana does not mean there will be no consequences for using, which would likely continue to
impact relationships and future opportunities.”
Taylor says that many teens who smoke marijuana
start using it as a substitute for good problem-solving skills, conflict resolution, managing anger and
sadness, and learning how to have fun and be happy
without something to alter their consciousness. “So
even if it is legalized,” he says, “I think its increased
use wouldn’t have positive effects for teens.”
HBA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FEB 13 - 15
Sophomore Camp
FEB 28
Freshman Social:
Ice Palace
MAR 20-23
High School Band Trip
to Anaheim
APR 18
Good Friday
(No School)
FEB 17
President’s Day
(No School)
MAR 10-13
CEW
MAR 31
Fourth Quarter Begins
APR 25
Arts & Film Festival
FEB 18
All-HS Homeroom
MAR 13
Spike Night
APR 1
All-HS Homeroom
APR 26
PTF Fun Fair
FEB 18 - 21
Mainland Advisory
Council
(MAC) Week
MAR 17-20
Spring Break
East Coast Trip
APR 4
NHS Blood Drive
APR 18
Good Friday
(No School)
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state with savings of around $12 million a year in
enforcement costs, as well as at least $11 million a
year in additional revenue through taxation.
While legalization seemingly has many supporters among the islands, Hawaii law enforcement is
strongly opposed to it and fights to keep the status
quo. They view legalization as a potential for more
crimes and more addicts. HPD reinforces their
stance by saying research has linked frequent marijuana use with an increase in violent behavior.
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Senior Social:
Movie Night
MAR 17
Junior-Senior Banquet
APR 10-12
Senior Maui Trip
8th Grade Camp
Februa r y 2014
FEATUR ES Eagle Eye 9
Busted: 5 SAT Myths My SAT Experience
The truth behind five common
misconceptions about the SAT test
by amelia mckenzie
Staf f Writer
On Saturday January 25, the SAT was being conducted all
over the country. It’s an exhausting and tedious test, but we
all must either take it or the ACT in order to get accepted into
college. The SAT lasts around four and a half hours and I took
my test at Punahou.
The main building used for testing at Punahou was Bingham
Hall, a small two-storey U-shaped building with about a dozen
classrooms. Being that Punahou’s campus is considerably
large, I would have been lost if it wasn’t for a security guard
who gave me directions to Bingham Hall.
My test ticket said to be at the center by 7:45 a.m. but in order to avoid unnecessary stress, I arrived at the test center at
7:00 a.m. It was still dark at this time but I was able to find my
name on a board outside the room I was assigned to. I did not
know that the rooms would not open until 7:45 a.m. so I was
alone for awhile. Luckily, around twenty to thirty HBA juniors
also taking the SAT eventually arrived and I felt fortunate to
be surrounded by people I know.
When I entered the room, the proctors checked my ticket
and matched it with my photo ID. They will do this every time
you return to the classroom after a break.
The test instructions were vague and felt new to me. My anxiety would have been less if someone had explained or given
me advice on what actually happens at the SATs.
I recommend getting to the test center earlier than the time
4. You have to get every
many. Being able to eliminate
by danielle woo
indicated on the ticket but not as early as 7:00 a.m. Rememeven one or two answers from single question correct in orStaf f Writer
ber that you must always have your ticket and a photo ID at
der to receive a perfect score.
the possible choices puts you
all times to take the test. I also recommend that you prepare
at a statistically better chance
The SAT is a test most stuat least a few weeks in advance; because I didn’t do so, my
You can earn a good enough
dents get well acquainted with of making the correct guess.
vocabulary on the SAT suffered.
by the time they reach the end Plus, it’s zero points for every raw score to yield a perfect deAlso, breathe, stay hydrated, eat a snack during the breaks,
spite getting a few problems
blank answer and one-fourth
of their high school career.
and bring at least three to four number two pencils. More is alwrong or skipping.
of a point knocked off for evFor many students it’s a long
ways merrier. Spend the short breaks on important things such
and arduous process that can ery incorrect one. Mathematias using the bathroom, drinking, eating, instead of sharpening
5. The length of the essay
cally, making a logical guess is
be easily misunderstood or
a pencil. I brought three pencils, so I didn’t need to sharpen
going to be the better option. portion doesn’t matter.
overlooked at certain points.
any pencils throughout the entire test. A dull pencil actually
“Students need to prepare
Common myths and misconsaves time when filling in the answer bubbles, and saving time
While it may seem inconconsistently, even after a test
ceptions are everywhere and
is extremely important when taking the SAT. But keep a sharp
sequential as it is not always
prep program has ended.
while the tips and secrets to
pencil handy for the essay portion.
That’s when their abilities are talked about, the essay porharvesting a good score are
After the SAT, hang out with your friends, go out to eat, or
seemingly endless, there are a really set in motion,” says col- tion of the SAT counts for 25%
relax at the beach to release all the tension that has been botof the entire exam. Length
few that can be addressed in a lege counselor Susan Goya.
tling up. Overall, my first SAT was a valuable learning experidefinitely counts, as it is one
concise enough fashion to posence. Since many people take it a few times, it will become
of the first things the scorers
3. Taking the SAT multiple
sibly boost your score as well
more familiar and less nerve-wracking after the first time.
will notice. With that being
times looks bad.
as your test-taking abilities.
said, aim to fill the entire
“The College Board strong- space allocated for writing.
1. The SAT assesses a stuYour essay is not graded by
ly advises that students take
dent’s knowledge.
a computer, and depending
the exam twice,” says Taylor.
on its sufficiency, it could be
“They’ve done the research
False. The SAT is a set of
looked over by up to three or
logic and reasoning questions and it’s also been shown that
four people. Paying attention
the optimal times to take it
that can be administered to
is in the spring of your junior to small details isn’t as imporanyone regardless of their
tant as the overall essence of
academic background. This is year and the fall of your senior year. That’s when they’ve the paper, as scorers usually
why it doesn’t make much of
a substantial difference if you seen students acquire the best take a quick read of papers.
April 4, 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
results.” Retaking the SAT
wait to take the SAT later in
will give you a chance to raise
your academic career. “The
Some basic facts
Hosted by the National Honor Society
your score. This doesn’t mean
most important thing is to
you shouldn’t put in the efrelax,” recommends junior
There are over 7,000 testing
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
counselor Andy Taylor. “Know fort on your first try, however. centers across the nation that
1. Be in good health
that it’s important, but it isn’t “Students should probably not provide this exam, which is
2. Be 18 years of age or older (17-year-olds can donate with a
take the SAT more than three given seven times a year. Over
going to seal your fate.”
signed form)
times,” says Goya. “These
2 million students took the
3. Weigh at least 110 pounds
tests should be approached
2. It is better to leave a
SAT in 2013. According to a
4. Have valid photo identification with birth date
question blank rather than to as if it is the one and only
College Board report in 2013,
time you’re taking it.” Goya
guess.
Hawaii’s average SAT score is
WHAT IT MEANS
also notes that if there is only ranked 49 out of 51 states (in1. Save a life, perhaps even your own
minimal improvement in the
Only in the event that you
cluding Washington D. C.).
2. Only 2% of people donate blood in Hawaii
score of each retest, colleges
have absolutely no clue as
3. More chances you’ll donate later on
will know that students have
to what the answer could be
4. Free food
reached the limit of their
should you skip it. And even
5. In just one hour, you can save three lives
ability.
then, you shouldn’t skip too
GET EXCITED
TO GIVE BLOOD!
HBA BLOOD DRIVE
10 Eagle Eye
SPORTS Februa r y 2014
Eagles Chart
Impressive Season
Varsity basketball girls place
third in state tournament;
boys team fights for state berth
by k yle k adomoto
Staf f Writer
The varsity basketball girls
wrapped up their season
with an overall record of 14-4
(9-0 division), becoming ILH
Division 2 champions for the
second consecutive year and
placing third in the division
state championships. This is
the first time the Lady Eagles
have made it to the state
semi-finals. The varsity boys
continue their state run, but
first must win a playoff tournament to get the final berth
into states.
Before the regular season
got underway, both teams
traveled to neighbor island
tournaments in December.
The girls participated in the
Konawaena Wahine Basketball Tournament on the Big
Island where they played
Konawaena, KamehamehaHawaii, and Honokaa. They
finished with a record of 0-3.
The boys traveled to Kauai
where they finished 3-0 in
their tournament, beating
Kapaa, Kauai High, and
Kapaa again.
After the Big Island trip,
the girls started their season
against St. Francis where they
edged out a close win, 27-26.
The Lady Eagles then dominated the rest of the season,
winning every match-up by an
average of 17 points per game.
According to junior guard/
forward Rylie Wada, their
tough workouts definitely
paid off. “The typical suicide
[drills], weightlifting, and
aching legs [are] worth it
when you can see and experience the feeling of winning a
tough game,” she said.
In the final game of the
season, HBA took on Punahou and beat the Buffanblu
43-31 to become ILH Division
2 champions. “We’ve come a
long way and bonded well as a
team,” said sophomore guard/
forward Stephanie Dang, “and
it feels great to be the champs
again.”
With their ILH championship, the girls had a first
round bye into the state championships. “Our goal is of
course to win it,” said Wada,
“but [our] focus is on taking
everyone one game at a time.”
On February 6, the girls took
on Castle, where Dang carried
the team with 17 points, scoring five 3-pointers in a 41-31
victory. The next day, after a
hard-fought semi-final game,
COURTESY OF ANDREW DANG
The Lady Eagles celebrate after the HHSAA Division II state semi-final game. (Back row) Coach
Arjay Gruspe, assistant coach Isaac Hayashi, Rylie Wada, Jenee’ Brown, Keisha Ching, Ashley Benn,
Kaily Lum, Taylor White, coach Kimberly Snyder, Caitlen Ramos, coach Keith Sugiura, Megan
Horita, and coach Robin Yamaguchi. (Front) Sara Utsugi, Kiara Chun, Elise Vasper, Jaryn Ramos,
Jennifer Gonsalves, Nicole Lopes, Stephanie Dang, and Dominique Hart.
the Lady Eagles championship
run came to an end with a
loss to Kamehameha-Hawaii,
55-44. In consolation play the
following day, they beat Molokai, finishing third in the state
tournament.
For the boys, their year
began with a sense of confidence and hope. “I knew with
our experience that we would
be able to compete with every
team in the league,” said
junior guard BJ Hosaka.
The first game of the
regular season was a nailbitter. The boys pulled out a
close win over division rival
Hanalani in overtime, winning
79-73. Senior guard/forward
Jordan Kauwe said, “I knew
we were going to somehow
pull it off, and we did just
that.” Kauwe, critical to the
victory, posted 26 points in
the game. After the Hanalani
game, the team continued
with victories over 2013 Division 2 state champions St.
Francis and a comeback win
over Damien during Homecoming.
Freshman point guard Ty
Minatoya said, “The atmosphere during the [Damien]
game was unreal. I never
would’ve expected the game
to be so exciting. The game
was a good win for us as a
team and as a school.”
Before a capacity home
crowd, the boys trailed for
most of the game before coming back in the fourth quarter,
outscoring the Monarchs 18-6.
The boys went 3-4 for the
remaining of the season, finishing with an overall record
of 9-8 (6-4 division). Before
the boys begin their state run,
they first must win two more
games in the playoff tournament. The winner of the tournament will travel to the Big
Island to play the second place
BIIF (Big Island Interscholastic Federation) team for the
final state berth.
EAGLE EYE STAFF
EAGLE EYE STAFF
COURTESY OF ANDREW DANG
(Counter-clockwise from top left) Senior
guard Jordan Kauwe heads down
the court against Damien during
January 10’s homecoming game at
HBA; Junior guard BJ Hosaka nets
another two points for the Eagles
during homecoming; Sophomore
guard/forward Stephanie Dang makes
a three-point shot towards the Eagles’
43-23 win over Molokai in the Division
II state championship game on
February 8; Junior guard Rylie Wada
drives past Castle defenders to the
basket in the state quarterfinal.
Februa r y 2014
VICE
PRINCIPAL’S
COLUMN:
More Than Roses
FEATUR ES & SPORTS Eagle Eye 11
Injuries ruin dreams
Notable Olympians miss Sochi
by ryan frontier a
Vice Principal
Over the last few weeks you’ve probably noticed a lot
of fancy banquet proposals taking place on campus. I
love when I’m sitting in my office and then hear a bunch
of people clapping and cheering as another one of their
classmates has finally worked up the courage to ask someone to prom. It’s great to see the excitement on a student’s face when someone makes an extravagant gesture
of love.
One event that stood out to me involved a young man
who drove his car on campus (getting permission first, of
course!), covered it with heart-shaped Post-It notes, and
then popped out of his trunk with flowers. I loved seeing
his desire to do something notable, but even better was
the girl’s response. She was impressed by the effort, and
the whole thing made her feel special. She was still smiling about it when I talked with her at the end of the day.
While the guy’s effort and the girl’s response was great,
the part of the story that I liked the best was the fact that
two of his friends spent a lot of time writing all the Post-It
notes to cover his car. I think these friends showed an
example of love that was just as real and meaningful, even
if it didn’t receive as much attention. They personally had
nothing to gain from it, yet still invested a lot of time and
effort to make someone else feel like they mattered.
Even though I enjoy seeing students ask each other
to banquet in big and elaborate ways, I worry that it can
also give us an incomplete notion of what love is. We
glorify the big productions and the elaborate displays of
affection, but overlook the harder commitments to honor
others, even when these decisions are actually far more
difficult and rare. Anyone can go and buy some roses or
make a big sign. The real tests of love are the choices we
make internally, and the way we think about and treat
people in the long term. Are the ways we think about
others honoring and respectful? Are our outward actions
reflecting the inward attitude we have towards those we
interact with every day?
Realistically, this way of treating with others doesn’t
just apply to the people we want to go to a dance with, but
to everyone on our campus. We often talk about bullying, but don’t talk nearly enough about how we should be
treating each other in a way that shows love and sincere
concern. It may sound cheesy, but everyone at our school
should be trying to make everyone else feel as if they are
important. This shouldn’t just be something that we do
for a big and notable occasion, but daily.
I think that’s why Jesus was so cool. If you read the
New Testament, He spent His time going around to
people that wouldn’t have been included and made sure
they felt important and cared for. Sometimes He did this
in grand, elaborate miracles, but all of His interactions
with others reflect that this love for others was a part of
His character. It’s a pretty different form of love than we
might be familiar with, but it is powerful and beautiful.
A big part of the gospel story is this idea that God loves
us all so much, that He wants to make everyone a part of
what He was doing.
With Valentine’s Day coming up this week, we should
remember that love is the intentional choice to treat
others like they are special, they matter, and they belong.
How can we make our campus a place that conveys this
kind of love?
WRITE YOUR VP: Send in your questions and thoughts
to [email protected]. If you would like to remain
anonymous, drop off a printed letter to an Eagle Eye staff.
ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA IMAGEQUEST. WEB. 10 FEB 2014; AP/PHILLIPS; GET T Y
(Clockwise from left) With his retirement, U.S. speed skater Apollo Ohno joins NBC as an Olympic
commentator this year; Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn failed to make it to Sochi due to a devastating knee
injury; Figure skater Evan Lysacek will also miss the Olympics due to injury.
amelia mckenzie
Olympic fans will also have to miss figure
skater Evan Lysacek, the first American man to
Staf f Writer
win a figure skating gold medal in 22 years. In
September, Lysacek was forced to withdraw from
Every eye is on Sochi, Russia as the Winter
a competition due to a torn labrum in his left
Olympics take place this month. This year, a
hip. In a ball and socket joint, the labrum is the
significant number of Team USA athletes who
socket and acts as a cushioning for the joint.
dominated the 2010 Vancouver Olympics have
Lee explains, “Since there are strong muscles
failed to qualify due to injuries or retirement.
surrounding the hip labrum, it doesn’t have
Speed skater Apolo Ohno, a crowd favorite in
quite the same problems the shoulder labrum
Vancouver and the most decorated U.S. Winter
has [but] surgery is possibly necessary for that
Olympic athlete, will not be competing in Short
type of injury.”
Track Speed Skating this year due to his retireIn an interview on the Today Show, Lysacek
ment. Instead, he will be commentating for the
said that he was advised by his doctors to take
speed skating competitions. Ohno's retirement
signifies the end of an era and opens the way for time to fully heal from his labrum injury or face
first-time Olympic Short Track hopefuls such as permanent damage. He emphasized though that
he will not retire and plans to return for the
Eddy Alvarez and Chris Creveling to stand in
the spotlight. Leading the U.S. Short Track team 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South
Korea.
is J.R. Celski, currently the fastest short track
Coupled with Lysacek’s withdrawal, the respeed skater in the world.
tirement of another Winter Olympic veteran,
Veteran alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, the first
Johnny Weir, made way for Jeremy Abbot—who
and only American woman to win a gold medal
in Downhill Alpine Skiing, is also out of the run- was expected to lead the U.S. team last Olympics—and 18-year old newcomer Jason Brown, to
ning this year. After her triumphant Vancouver
take up the two open spots on the team.
performance, Vonn injured her knee several
This year, the Olympics introduced a team
times, and was required to have reconstructive
figure skating event where an overall team score
surgery. This past November, after rehabilitais accumulated through different figure skating
tion, she reinjured her knee. A month later,
during the alpine World Cup, her knee gave out disciplines. This past weekend, Brown went on
and it was later revealed that her ACL was com- to finish fourth in the men’s free skate, helping
Team USA win the bronze medal for this new
pletely ruptured.
The ACL, short for anterior cruciate ligament, team event.
Earlier this week, Shani Davis, a two-time
provides stability to the knee. HBA athletic
Olympic gold medalist, failed to medal in the
trainer Sam Lee says, “Without the ACL, you
500-meter speed skating sprint, coming in at
have to rely on your hamstring muscle to stabilize your knee, but the hamstring alone won’t be 24th place overall. This was not a big surprise
able to do that. So a lot of people choose surgery as Davis’s specialty is long distance racing. He
is favored for the 1,000-meter and 1,500-meter
for repairing a ruptured ACL.”
In a statement in January, Vonn confirmed that long distance speed skating events.
The Sochi Olympics feature 98 events and will
she she would undergo knee surgery and miss
conclude on February 23. U.S. snowboarder Sage
the Sochi Olympics.
Kotsenburg took home the first gold medal of
“The average time to fully rehabilitate after
the games in the men’s slopestyle event. Teaman ACL surgery is usually around six to nine
mate Jamie Anderson completed the Americans’
months,” says Lee. “[Someone] in an athletic
sweep of Olympic slopestyle snowboarding by
profession can rehabilitate quicker, but there
also claiming the gold for her event.
are side effects as other parts of the body aren’t
strong enough.”
perspectives
WHY VALENTINE’S DAY ISN’T THAT BIG OF A DEAL
by danielle woo
taste as February 14 approaches; it doesn’t really favor
those who aren’t romantically involved with anyone.
Despite being the holiday of romance and love, St.
Some may see it as a rub in the face that they’re sinValentine’s Day has earned an almost infamous connota- gle— the countless bouquets and cute little teddy bears
tion. It’s a given that this holiday will bring flower/choc- are all a cruel act to show them what they could have
olate/gift shops a sudden boost in income as men and
but don’t. There are, however, others who don’t observe
women all over the world scramble to find the perfect
the day with such a dread.
gift for their loved one. There’s a plethora of ways that
While it may be a disappointment to be utterly and
can be conjured up to express infatuation and adorahopelessly abandoned by the one person who makes your
tion for someone, whether it be within the privacy of a
heart do triple flips, hating Valentine’s Day doesn’t rehome or in front of hundreds of people in the mall. It’s
ally benefit you or your love life. Sure, maybe it momeninteresting to observe the various attitudes across the
tarily brings you the sympathy sufficient enough to get
spectrum of people who partake in the day, as well as the your self esteem going through the day, but it’s not a
age groups that render either such positive or negative
requirement. I’m not vouching for being single and I’m
responses.
not vouching for being in a relationship as both have
I remember being in the sixth grade and hearing peo- their pros and cons. However, the fact that some people
ple complain that they won’t have their own Valentines, feel a need to outwardly express their eternal loneliness
or how ‘forever alone’ they are (cue collective groan).
every single February can be a little lugubrious. After
Hating Valentine’s Day is so well portrayed in movies
all, just like the other 364 days of the year, this one will
that it’s no surprise people of all ages are either rioting eventually pass within a 24-hour span as well.
or throwing themselves a pity party.
If you feel the need to be treated with a little extra
Take the movie Valentine’s Day for example; Jessica
love that day, then do so. Even if you have no one to
Biel’s character throws an anti-Valentine’s Day party
surprise you, reward yourself with something you’ve
annually, complete with a piñata and other festive decor. been wanting. Give yourself some nourishment and
She sourly picks through half eaten chocolate in the
care. Don’t let your head hang because there were no
beginning of the movie establishing her lonesomeness
roses in your locker or on your front porch. It really is
quite clearly. It’s a quality movie, and a prime example
just another day, and the moment you let expectations
of the Valentine’s Day shame that dawns upon many
from movies and books stop running your life, it’ll finally
people.
dawn on you that maybe romance doesn’t determine
You can guess why some people react with such disyour self worth.
FEMINISM VS. MASCULISM:
THE TWO-WAY ROAD
by jaryd sugihar a
Excerpted from HBAEagleEye.com
On the last day of camp, my cabin was assigned to
clean the front porch of the Big House. As we started
to clean, someone made a comment to the effect that
men can’t clean as well as women. It wasn’t meant offensively, but I felt offended somewhat because men are
completely capable of cleaning a porch. The comment
got me thinking about gender roles and equality.
Not all men are the muscled jocks portrayed by the
media. When you hear “eating disorder,” what is the
first image that comes to your mind? A woman at the
bowl of a toilet? Well, I don’t blame you, but the reality
is that men can have body image issues and suffer from
the mental disorders that result from them just as easily as women. In fact, men are less likely to share about
having eating disorders because the issue is seen as a
“woman problem”.
Feminism and masculism go hand-in-hand. The difference is that feminism is more recognized. I don’t
remember how the conversation came up, but I remember that when I told my friend that men can get raped
too, the reply was, “No, they can’t. How is that even
possible?”
Everyone seems so focused on women deserving more
rights socially and politically, but at the same time,
everyone seems to be forgetting about the issues men
have to face. They are both important. It’s really not
just women’s equality; it’s equality for all.
eagle eye
volume 28 , number 6
hawaii baptist academy
february 2014