On Sunday, my sister and I were on the bus, on our way to the join HPU-HCC band concert at McKinley High School. (My sister’s boyfriend plays drums for the HCC band.) We get word from him that his dad was having a heart attack. By the time we get to Tripler Hospital, he had passed away. What was supposed to be a day of music appreciation, joy, and celebration turned into a day of shock, grief, and sorrow. It’s times like these when you realize how fragile life really is.

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… and I love the Discovery Channel.

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So HPU isn’t going on to the NSAC nationals in Atlanta. We were the wild card team, so we needed to place in the top three to advance. University of Nevada-Reno took first place, followed by Berkeley and San Jose State. It’s tough competing against big dogs like them. Though we didn’t place in the top three, I’m thankful for the experience… and that the competition is over. San Francisco was fun; I wish we could’ve stayed longer than three days.

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A team of HPU students will travel to San Francisco, Calif. in April to participate in the American Advertising Federation’s district competition. Each team presents a 20-minute advertising plan to propel AOL’s instant messaging to the top of its market.

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Governor Linda Lingle spoke at Hawai‘i Pacific University today, after being invited by the school’s Toastmasters club. Apparently, she was a Toastermaster member and attributes her membership to her success in public speaking. And boy, can she speak.

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Okay, so it’s that time of the year again… when advertisers cough up $2 million bucks a pop to air their ads during the Super Bowl. Overall, it was kind of “meh” this year, but I got a few faves. And not-so-faves.

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Yes, it’s true—Liberty is busy as a bee. What else is new?

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