Speeding ahead in Kapolei

Submitted by stanleyl on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 15:47

By Melissa Dadulla
Staff Photographer

The crowd is cheering at the top of its lungs, the crowd’s roar is deafening, but all you can hear is your heart beating. Your adrenaline is pumping and your eyes are focused on the track. You’re ready and the countdown begins: Three, two, one, go!
This is the scene that happens every day at the new Podium Raceway located in Kapolei. Podium offers customers the experience of racing with family, friends, or even other customers in electric racing karts that can accelerate to 45 miles per hour.

Curtain call comes for Cravath

Submitted by stanleyl on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 15:45


Drama professor Paul Cravath retires after 34 years at Leeward. Behind him is a portrait from his role as Iago in "Othello." (photo by Brandon Hicks, Ka Mana‘o)

By Amanda Barr
Staff Writer

Professor Paul Cravath is taking a bow at Leeward Community College after 34 years of guiding and helping students in the theatre arts.


The man, who was such an inspiration for so many students, never took a theater course until he entered a master’s program at Tulane University in New Orleans. He had been in a few plays and “I always played old men,” he said, ruefully.


When asked to describe him in one word, his students expressed their appreciation for Cravath.

STAR eases scholarship search

Submitted by stanleyl on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 15:38

A new online site allows students to apply for multiple scholarships through one application.

Honors, crown for faculty

Submitted by stanleyl on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 15:38

Three faculty members were recently honored for their work at Leeward Community College. Jean Hara, business professor, was presented with the Western Business Education Association’s Distinguished Service Award at the WBEA Conference in February. Hara has served as WBEA Conference chair, WBEA president, and Strategic Planning Committee member.

Learning is part of the job

Submitted by stanleyl on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 15:37

Williams to lead D.C. tour

Submitted by stanleyl on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 08:16

Charles Williams operates four nonprofit organizations and all of them involve teaching people how to communicate. He learned the importance of communication during his time at Leeward Community College.

Elections a chance to create change

Submitted by stanleyl on Wed, 03/02/2011 - 13:03

By Maisha Abbott
Staff Writer

When hearing the words ‘student government’, one may think that the students involved are intelligent, political science majors or even the leaders of tomorrow.
Despite popular belief, the student government members here at Leeward Community College may not quite fit those notions. However, they are a group of ambitious students with goals and plans just like the rest of the student body.

Student artwork to adorn lounge

Submitted by stanleyl on Wed, 03/02/2011 - 12:37

By Dwight Relente

Staff Writer

The black-and-white artwork in the Student Lounge will soon be replaced by artwork created by students in the Leeward Community College Juried Student Art Show.
Students interested in entering the art show must submit their artwork, along with a 500-word proposal about how their artwork corresponds to the theme of “what is student life?” and how it will be replicated onto hardboards in a larger size.

Google Apps available to students

Submitted by stanleyl on Wed, 03/02/2011 - 12:25

Google Apps for Education is now available to all students in the University of Hawai‘i system.
Students who transfer their e-mail accounts over to Google@UH will have access to their UH e-mail as well as Google features such as Google Docs, Sites, Groups, Video and Chat. Students will also be able to sync their e-mail, calendar and contacts to their mobile devices.  

Festival focuses on sustainability

Submitted by stanleyl on Wed, 03/02/2011 - 12:17

Students and the community are encouraged to join Leeward Community College as it kicks off Earth Week with the Ka Mole o Nā Pua Festival. The daylong event focusing on sustainability takes place on Saturday, April 16.

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