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The Hawaii Pacific University Common Book for 2010-2011 is Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario.

More information can be found at http://www.hpu.edu/index.cfm?contentID=8535&siteID=1

When: Friday, April 16, 2010, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Where: Sea Warrior Center

How: Students may sign-up individually or as a three-person “band” by e-mailing Prof. Vince Tsushima at vtsushima@hpu.edu by Thursday, April 15. The competition is limited to twelve (12) competitors. We will accept sign-ups in the event of “no shows” (“chickened-out”) or availability.

PIZZA AND REFRESHMENTS will be served. “First-come, first-served.”

Competitors will be assigned to a “band” or play with their three-member “band.” “Bands” will play to “Rockband” song selections in the Sea Warrior Center. Team scores and individual scores will be tallied. Winners and prizes will be determined based on best team, guitarist, vocalist, and drummer scores.

If you have any questions on this matter, please feel free to contact Dr. Tsushima.

Song selections will include:

1st Round

Radiohead “Creep,”

Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun”

B-52s “Roam”

The Police “Roxanne”

Nirvana “In Bloom”

2nd Round

Bon Jovi “Wanted Dead or Alive,”

Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop”

Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dani California”

R.E.M “Orange Crush”

Final Round

Stone Temple Pilots “Vasoline”

Metallica “Enter Sandman”

Deep Purple “Highway Star”

Vince Tsushima
Common Book Committee member
Associate Professor of Psychology
(808) 544-1410
source: vtsushima@hpu.edu

For more information and screencaps from the video, see this article at the JESS3 blog called about the State of The Internet by JESS3 for AIGA Baltimore

Click here to view the embedded video.

Leo Laporte hosts a popular radio talk show called “The Tech Guy” where he answers quesitons about computers and the Internet.

During Saturday’s show of February 20, 2010, Jennifer from California called Leo to complain that the free Linksys wireless access point she had been using at home had disappeared.

Jennifer had also bought a Linksys wireless extender, hoping that would help her regain access to the free wireless service she had been using for 18 months. Leo’s notes about the call are posted here.

Problem: it seems that “free” Internet connection Jennifer was using was really from one of her neighbor’s unprotected routers. that person finally changed their password or turned off the router, and then the fun started.

See this Mashable article called Clueless Woman Calls Tech Show When Her Stolen Wi-Fi Disappear for some additional background.

Below is Leo’s video of that call – he also streams his talk show on the web at

Click here to view the embedded video.

Check http://www.hpu.edu/index.cfm?section=acadprograms9906 for the nomination form or contact Dr. Allison Gough at agough@hpu.edu

Image by Leo Reynolds on Flickr courtesy of a Creative Commons license.

Inspired by this year’s First-Year Seminar common book “Little Brother,” the topic will be personal privacy, surveillance, and counter terrorism monitoring systems.  HPU students, faculty, staff and interested community members are welcome to come and observe and participate in this event.  Speeches from the audience and discussion will be held after the conclusion of formal speeches.

Participating faculty include:

• Jarod Buna, International Studies
• Matt LoPresti, Philosophy
• Serge Marek, Geography

The Mixed Plate Debate is a series featuring students and faculty from multiple disciplines debating on topics relevant to the HPU community.

For more information on Mixed Plate Debates or future topic suggestions, contact Rose Helens-Hart, Director of Debate at (808) 544-9378 or rhelens@hpu.edu. Also see http://www.hpu.edu/debate for information about the HPU Debate Team.

Image courtesy of Jonathan McIntosh on Flickr via a Creative Commons license.

Erping Zhang, Director of Association for Asian Research in New York City, will examine the role of the Internet in China’s social change today, especially in light of the government’s strive to censor certain websites and the Chinese netizens’ effort to counter the censorship. He will explain why Beijing is so concerned with information control on the Internet and what are the available solutions to the censorship.

Zhang’s research focuses on social change, political economy, and human rights in China. He has also spoken for the rights of Falun Gong and written on Internet censorship in China. He graduated from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

Contact Professor Carlos Juarez at cjuarez@hpu.edu for more information.

Please join us for his address followed by a question and answer period in the Warmer Auditorium on Thursday, November 19th from 6-7:30pm. Everybody is welcome.

For more information contact Dr. Allison Gough, chair of the Common Book Committee, at agough@hpu.edu

Topics will include:

1. How the 21st Century Student views and approaches education;
2. How the faculty view and approach education; and
3. How we can improve the educational experience for both.

Contact Professor Vince Tsushima at vtsushima@hpu.edu for more information.