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Chaminade Life: September 21, 2009

Ploeger Inaugurated as Chaminade President

Christian Vetter, Photography Editor

Bro. Bernard J. Ploeger, SM, Ph.D was formally inaugurated on Sept. 18 at Mamiya Theatre as Chaminade University of Honolulu’s ninth president.

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Chaminade’s CUH 100 Service Day

Nonnie Guzman, Staff Writer
Contributing Writer Alycia Wodzak

Chaminade University prides itself in the amount of community service performed by its students and on Sept. 12, 160 freshmen went to seven different project sites around Oahu to give back to the community for the National Day of Service.

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Residential Life Gearing Up — Literally

Shannon Sadler, Staff Writer

Chaminade’s Residential Life moved up to their long-awaited, newly renovated office space at the top of Chaminade on Sept. 15. In regards to future construction plans taking place at Chaminade, Kieffer Hall was the best choice for Res. Life’s relocation.

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Summer Students Brought Flu To Campus

Cherish Galea’i, Chaminade Life Editor

The 2009 Summer Abridge Program at Chaminade University has served as an unexpected test for the university’s response to the ever-present H1N1 swine flu epidemic.

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Two Races to Benefit Breast Cancer Research

Brandon Figueiroa, Staff Writer

Chaminade University will participate in two charity events to help raise money to fight breast cancer. The first event is the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, which is the university’s first time participating in the charity event.

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Huge Garbage Patch Threatens World’s Oceans

Christian Vetter, Photography Editor

A marine expedition from California set out this month to the Northern Pacific to call attention to a huge man-made dump that is threatening aquatic life. The Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF), based out of Long Beach, Cali. is on a 10-year anniversary voyage to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which it formally discovered in 1999.

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Nursing Dean: New Program ‘Great’

Cherish Galea’i, Chaminade Life Editor

Dr. Stephanie Genz, the newly appointed associate dean of Chaminade’s Nursing Program, is passionate and optimistic about the program that is expected to begin fall 2010.

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A Place To Call Home

Aurora Aguila, Op-Ed Editor

Henry Hall has been under-going renovations for at least a couple of years and it is now being called home for the Computer Science Department. During the summer the construction workers were eagerly trying to finish the Wiegand Lab, room 124, before the start of the fall semester.

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Large Freshmen Class Brings Challenges

Mekel James and Darren Wong, Staff Writers

The fall 2009 freshmen class at Chaminade University of Honolulu is described as the largest in recent memory by faculty, staff, and students.The increased enrollment is good news for Chaminade, which has been facing financial challenges. But the large class also has affected housing accommodations and jobs for some students.

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