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Adderall: the academic steroidAdderall: the academic steroidStudents turn to prescription drugs for
study helpLAUREN TSUGAWA
Reporter, The Santa Clara © 2011 The Santa Clara
Students call it the “smarts drug,” sci-entists call it a “cognitive enhancer” and the law calls taking it without a prescription or selling it to those without a prescription a felony. Despite this, Adderall is still prevalent on college campuses around the country. The names of the students in this article have been changed to protect their privacy. “I started taking it f r e s h m a n year,” said A a r o n . “ We ’d
be in the lounge studying, and I’d be like, ‘I can’t
remember all this stuff,’ and they’d
be like, ‘Why don’t you take this?’” A c -cording to the New Y o r k Times, as many as 20 percent of college
s t u d e n t s have admitted
to taking Ad-derall or similar
drugs to help them study or write papers.
Since the drug’s release in 1996,
circulation in high schools and colleges has increased,
with sales more than doubling nationwide in the past fi ve years.
Growing usage of Adderall seems to have a desensitizing effect on stu-
dents, making it socially acceptable. “In high school, I knew a lot of peo-
ple that did that, but I mean, they were the kind of kids you didn’t associate with,” Carmen,
who now regularly uses Adderall, said with a laugh.
THE COSTS OF ADDERALL Adderall is a brand-name psycho-stimulant prescribed to
counteract the effects of Attention Defi cit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which causes inattentiveness and impulsivity. Adderall
affects the brain’s levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with the brain’s reward center and, among other things, signifi cantly increases one’s ability to focus for long periods of time. When asked what taking the drug felt like, Aaron said, “I want to do nothing but study.”
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Adderall is in high demand among students, creating a black market that encourages those with prescriptions to give or sell their pills to customers. “When exams come around, people ask me,” said David, a dealer diagnosed with ADHD who has a prescription for Adderall. “I’m like, ‘Yeah, sure.’” According to Michael, a UH Mānoa Adderall dealer, it ’s simpler than one would think to get a pre-scription. In fact, he gets his supply of Adderall from a misdiagnosed student who has a prescription. “Dealers tend to be college students who obtain their prescriptions from on-campus psychiatrists, who at any university are known for their easy-speed-script writing tendencies,” said Michael. “‘Oh you can’t fo-cus? Have some Adderall, and just fi ll out this multiple-choice questionnaire so I know you’re not lying.’” Once the source of the dealer’s pills is secured, continued Michael, his or her income then depends on how the drugs are paid for. Unknowing parents will often pay out of pocket, or the student’s medical insurance will cover most of the cost. After that, the only factor that remains is how much the dealer is willing to charge per pill. Pills are sold in 5-, 10-, 20- or 30-mg doses, cost-ing between $3-10 per pill, depending on the dose and how many pills are bought at a time. Perhaps the biggest factor in pill costs, though, is the time of year. When demand skyrockets during midterms and fi nals week, so does the price of the pills.
BIOLOGICAL AND MORAL S IDE EFFECTS Most users see Adderall as a cheap, easily acces-sible study enhancer. However, what many students don’t realize is that, like any other drug, Adderall has its side effects. “People who are not used to taking the medica-tion can have serious physical consequences,” said Dr. Lauren Hidalgo, staff physician at Cowell Health Center at Santa Clara University. “If it ’s a high dose and they’re not used to taking it, they’re going to feel really stimulated.” For Jill, her fi rst — and only — time using the drug was not what she had expected. “I took a small dose really early in the morning and I was pretty confi dent that it would wear off by the end of the night,” she recalled. “But it was 4 a.m. and I was still wide awake. I could not sleep. And I had a 9 a.m. fi nal the next day.” Adderall is made from chemicals similar to those used to manufacture methamphetamine, or crystal meth. Common side effects associated with Adderall are loss of appetite, headaches, ner-vousness and trouble sleeping. Though those may seem acceptable when weighed against the benefi ts of being able to cram for an exam, Adderall has other, more serious long-
term side effects. According to Hidalgo, use of the drug for an extended period of time causes an in-crease in blood pressure and heart rate which could lead to severe cardiac problems, especially in those who are predisposed to heart disease. Additionally, like other amphetamines, Adder-all is extremely addictive. According to Santa Clara neuroscience professor Dr. Christelle Sabatier, reg-ular Adderall use propagates a self-fulfi lling cycle in the user. In addition to helping you focus and stay awake for longer periods of time, Adderall affects reward pathways within your brain that make you feel good about yourself by slowing down the brain’s reuptake of dopamine. Students think the drug is helping them be more productive solely because they feel better about what they’re doing. Extended use of Adderall conditions the brain to expect higher levels of dopamine, forcing users with-out a prescription to increase their dosage to feel the same effects as they did during their fi rst few uses. “[Doctors] try to minimize the dosage for peo-ple who do need it in order to be able to focus so that [patients] don’t develop these dependencies,” said Sabatier. “The people who are acquiring it somehow are not being followed by a physician, and are taking doses that they’re coming up with, clearly not a well-studied system. They’re playing with fi re.” Ironically, David provided the most candid view of the drug. “It ’s just kind of a dangerous thing when it comes to drugs. It ’s pretty addictive. I got with-drawals. You just feel like you’re a little on edge. You don’t feel like eating. My jaw gets really tight. [I have a] really hard time sleeping.” What many users also fail to consider is the mor-al aspect of using a prescription drug to enhance their academic performance. “It comes down to the moral issue of whether people who don’t have a diagnosis, but just want to be machines cranking out as much as possible, have the advantage over people not taking the drug,” said Hidalgo. After a pause, she added, “People do what they think they have to do.” If Adderall is indeed the academic steroid stu-dents make it out to be, could using the drug be con-sidered a form of cheating? “Certainly, I consider it to be unethical,” said Sa-batier. “Most likely because not everybody has the same access to it. But would we get to the point like in athletics where we’d have random testing, and then that would discount your score on a particular test? That would seem to be an extreme response.” As admission to graduate schools and securing a job becomes increasingly competitive, a decrease in the abuse of Adderall does not seem likely. “There’s always the lure of the magic pill,” Sa-batier said, shaking her head.
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The Walt Disney Company is coming to UH Mānoa tomorrow to recruit students for the national ImagiNations competition. The pro-gram selects teams consisting of en-gineers, artists and other disciplines to design a Disney attraction. “UH has done really well in past competitions,” said Soledad Boyle, a staff member of Disney’s Global Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion. “The reason we are coming back is because we want to continue that tradition of UH’s participation in the competition.” This is the 20th year Dis-ney has held the competition, in which students submit designs for a “uniquely diverse and cre-ative Walt Disney theme park ex-perience.” Creations can apply to the various Disney parks located around the world, including rides, restaurants, hotels, resorts and cruise ships. Disney representatives visit around a dozen schools and con-
ferences each year. Schools are se-lected based on the diversity of the campus and the reputation of cer-tain departments. The idea for the creation of the ImagiNation compe-tition was to promote diversity. “UH has a strong arts and cre-ative media department, as well as a strong engineering and computer sciences department.” Boyle said, adding that UH also meets the di-versity requirements, making it an attractive recruitment stop. After submitting an applica-tion to ensure contestants meet requirements, Disney chooses 20 to 25 teams for the fi rst round. All participants must be full-time stu-dents in junior, senior or gradu-ate standing, or have graduated within the past year. Teams are typically two to four students of varying disciplines. Team mem-bers are not required to be from the same university, or have pre-viously known each other. Boyle recounted one such in-stance. “We had one engineering
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contestant who really wanted to do this, and he needed a teammate. He made fl iers and put them up in the arts department at his school. Eventually he got a few responses and put together a team.” Previous work experience and impressive resumes are not a requirement, said Boyle. “We are ultimately looking for participants to demonstrate mastery skills in their [area of study].” Designs are not solely limited to Disney fi lms and characters. Teams have created entirely new
stories and characters, as was the case with last year’s win-ners. The only stipulation, Boyle said, is that the ideas “have to be something that could be a Disney project. Last year’s winners had a great affi nity with Disney without being a Disney story.” Previous contestants include the University of Arizona, whose team project was “Voyager’s Peak: the Race for Pandora’s Cup.” It is a ‘choose your own adventure” style ride set in the year 1940. North Carolina University presented “Mickey’s Quest to Magma Moun-tain,” where guests on each side of the ride see different things on the 360-degree screen. Over the past 20 years Disney has never built any of the winning designs. Boyle said the contest is really a “way to find talent.” Fi-nalists enjoy other perks, which include a chance to interview for a paid internship with the com-pany. All internships are project-based, and with an average of 20
interns a year, most are steadily hired into an entry-level position. John Olchak of Davidson & Choy Publicity, a company that works with Disney, said, “A posi-tion at Walt Disney Imagineer-ing is often found on surveys of ‘dream occupations,’ and the com-pany uses ImagiNations as a way to reach out to the widest possible talent pool for its future.“ Boyle reiterated Olchak’s statement, saying that the contest is not about the money so much as it is the chance to interview for a paid internship. “That’s the big selling point. It ’s huge.” There are three rounds in the competition. After the prelimi-nary selection, the semi-fi nals is narrowed down to six projects. Those teams are brought to the Disney headquarters in Glendale, CA, where the fi nalists are chosen for fi rst, second, and third place. The fi rst place team receives $3,000 and their school receives $1,000. The second place team
gets $1,000 and the third place receives $500. All semi-fi nalists are fl own to California for a full week, where they get to interact with Disney Imagineers, tour the facilities, and visit Disneyland and go “backstage.” Boyle says that over the past few years, the number of entries have increased exponentially. Those who stand out from the crowd have a futuristic vision and sense of what guests are looking for. “Entertainment has been evolving, the market is changing all around the world,” said Boyle. “We are looking for an entry that is relevant to our guests. Contes-tants should be proposing what guests of the future will enjoy.” Another way teams can distin-guish themselves from the crowd is demonstrating the ability to
work well as a team. “All of the work we do at Imagineering is in teams. We have people in arts backgrounds working alongside engineers and architects. Teams should be able to show the unique skills that each member has,” said Boyle. Boyle will hold an open infor-mation session Thursday, Feb. 17 at 1:30 p.m. in POST 318B.
The deadline for submissions is March 4. All projects must be submitted by April 22, and the final
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I begin by expressing my congratulations to the people of Egypt for their overthrow of what was a corrupt, authoritar-ian and abusive government. Our supposed leader, Pres. Ba-rack Obama, refused to take a firm stand on either side in an effort to avoid creating hostilities no matter who emerged victorious. What we are quick to forget is that it was the United States that helped former Pres. Hosni Mubarak’s pre-decessor, Anwar Sadat, rise to power in a mili-tary coup. The U.S. sup-ported Mubarak for the last 30 years with annual military aid worth $1.5 -2 billion to prevent conf lict with Israel. When any system is top-pled, the question becomes: What next? Given all of this, it is diffi cult to see how the people of Egypt can authentically choose their own leadership. Similar to current situations 30 years ago, the government was in the hands of the military. Now, like then, the U.S. is exerting pres-sure both publicly and privately to ensure the next government is fa-vorable to its interests. An interesting aspect of this particular event is its con-tagious nature. From Tunisia to Egypt, to Jordan, A lgeria, Yemen, Palestine, Iran and oth-ers, the list of uprisings grows daily. The riots are inspired by people taking back the power from governments that are seen as ignoring the interests of their own people. The question keeps coming back: Who will be in power when the dust settles? What will pre-vent the new governments from
falling to the same types of cor-ruption and greed as those that have been disposed? Will such new and untested governments be better or worse for the pros-pects of peace in their respec-tive areas? Regardless, the U.S., along with China, the EU and other major powers, will exert as much inf luence as possible on the outcomes of these delib-erations. But what right do we have to tell these people, who just broke free from one form of oppression, the type of govern-ment they should use? This brings us back to the Obama administration. During the Bush years, many of us lived by the mantra “regime change begins at home.” From the outset of his campaign, Obama homes in on this dissatisfaction with the status quo and desire for change — the same forces that are cur-rently bringing people into the
streets around the world. Obama took that hope, turned it into a movement, and we be-lieved him. We put our energy into a platform we thought would change the system only to fi nd that, after the emotional release of our “victory,” we had been played by the game itself. It seems the people of Egypt are at a point similar to November 2008. They have won the sym-bolic war, but real results remain to be seen. No matter how much governments may wish to deny it, the U.S. will help determine the new regimes. The Egyptian army is cur-rently in charge of the govern-ment and the “democratic elec-tions” of future leaders. The U.S. government directly con-trols the billions in aid that this army receives annually, and the generals will do everything in their power not to jeopardize that golden egg.
EDITOR LINDSY OGAWAASSOCIATE DAVIN AOYAGI
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 2011
Ka Leo O Hawai‘i
JAY-ME MORITA
Staff Writer
What’s more vigilant than a CIA agent, more adamant than the Great Wall and as demanding as expert diffi culty on “Guitar Hero?” That’s right, it’s Tiger Mom! When you were growing up, did you wish for parents who nev-er let you stay at a friend’s house, forced you to
learn how to play an instrument, made you get perfect grades in school and didn’t let you choose what extracurricular activities you wanted to do? As intimidating and oppres-sive as it may seem, I wouldn’t mind having a mother like that. The recent release of Amy Chua’s memoir, “Battle Hymn of the Ti-ger Mother” has caused an up-
roar with
American mothers. The major clash that has arisen from the memoir is the difference in methods between Eastern and Western parents for raising a child. Aside from the rules imposed by Chua, one instance that has garnered much controversy from readers was how Chua forced her 7-year-old daughter to learn a diffi cult piano piece titled “Little White Donkey.” Without bathroom breaks, water breaks or dinner, her daughter was expected to per-
fect the piece in one day. If she did not memorize the song,
she risked having her doll house donated to
the Salvation Army and not having any birthday parties or presents for the next four years. Needless to say, Chua’s daugh-ter perfected it.
Not only that, but she was delighted to
learn it and wanted to play it over and over.
Some of us may be aware of the “high-expectation Asian
parent” stereotype, but take a second to evaluate it from an im-migrant’s perspective. Imagine being an impoverished refugee from an oppressive coun-
try with limited opportunities. After fi ghting your way out and
making it to a place such as America, your only goal
at that point would be to ensure that your
children thrive and make the
most of what they have in this country. Given such a c o n t e x t , an A-mi-nus may not be
considered good enough. However, without considering why such parenting might exist, the immediate knee-jerk reac-tion of many Westerners is to be appalled by such strict and over-bearing behavior. The real question that people should ask is, what will the ulti-mate outcome be when strict meth-ods of parenting are implemented? While I don’t agree with everything Chua put her kids through, I certainly support the principles she enforced. Now, you may be taken aback by Chua’s treatment of her chil-dren, but I offer this piece of wisdom to those in stark opposi-tion to Chua’s policies: No matter what challenges lie ahead for her children, they can live their lives in confi dence, knowing that there is almost nothing that they can-not accomplish or overcome. Making your children com-plete diffi cult tasks, even when they are young, empowers them with the knowledge and ability to achieve anything they set their minds to. This also serves to embed the concept of hard work — that it is better to earn than to receive. Disciplining your children is equally important, because it teaches them the value of respon-sibility. People should know that there are always consequences to their actions. Looking back at it now, I almost wish my parents had been harsher with me. I would have loved to learn the piano. It would have been great to know another language, even if I had an “Engrish” accent. I don’t think that saying “less is more” as a parent is a qualifi ed excuse. As a parent, it should be your priority to ensure that your children live comfortable lives and can provide for themselves and their families in the future. To ensure that, it may require some blood, sweat and tears.
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Sophomore, ACM“I think it’s a bad idea. My friend who has ADD is start-ing to take it just before home-work, so it seems like he’s al-most depending on it not even for his actual [condition].”
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Senior, Women’s Studies“I’m indifferent. Person-ally, I don’t really take pills. It ’s not my thing.”
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Today’s Birthday (02/16/11). The year ahead proves to be filled with possibility. Your popularity is high now. Don’t lose sight of the big picture and don’t get too comfortable. You want to keep innovating to keep from getting bored. If the game’s too small, grow it.To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- You may feel divided between staying at home with loved ones and getting your work done. Try to balance both while enjoying the process.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- There may be some tension in your social life. Channel that energy towards something positive. Learn from children. They know the value of friends.
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Energy is up, and the work’s flowing! When it rains it pours. Take care of your clients (or teachers) with impeccable service. Go get help if you need it.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Now it’s time to settle your wild side a bit and focus on career. You can still have fun at work. Be sure to incorporate love into your moneymaking.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Focus your energy on inventing something amazing for you and your community, from cooking lessons to volunteering for a good cause. Follow your heart.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Take advantage of business opportunities. You may find new partnerships where and when you least expect them. Try walking in new shoes.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Too much excitement can tire you out. Try to keep to one thing at a time. Get the paperwork done first. Collaborate with others for a lighter workload.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- You’re entering two days of extreme creativity, and energy flows. Use the time well. Open new communications with long-lost friends or family.
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Following a week off Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation play, the Warrior volleyball team returns to its conference schedule this week. “We know how the league is. Every game is big,” junior libero Nick Castello said. “It ’s fun the whole week prior to playing, be-cause it makes you prep the same way every single game. We’re ex-cited to be in this league and play all the teams we do.” The Warriors head out to play No. 7 UCLA and No. 8 UC Irvine in what may be their toughest road trip of the season. “This road trip is going to be huge for us,” senior outside hit-ter Josh Walker said. “Both of the teams are behind us in the league right now, but as long as we keep executing we’ll be fi ne.” Senior setter Nejc Zemljak said their goals are high. “In every match, we play to win,” Zemljak said. “Sometimes you execute, sometimes the oppo-nent’s just better. If we get out of the road trip 2-2, I [will] think we
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Despite the Standford Cardinals running quick off enses, The Warriors matched the tempo and were victorious at 25-22, 25-21, 25-17 Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center.
did a hell of a job.” Hawai‘i fi nished its last road trip with a 1-1 record. Castello described what needs to happen for the War-riors to be successful this week. “We kind of had to adapt to the fi rst road trip, and it was only a weekend,” Castello said. “Going for a longer road trip, we’ll kind of have to adapt and to deal with school on the road. Like for me,
I’m taking a test on the road, so when you get that out of the way, you can focus on the game. It defi -nitely takes a lot more focus to play on the road.”
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT No. 10 Hawai‘i (5 -6, 3-3 MPSF) will play the UCLA Bru-ins on Thursday and Saturday at Pauley Pavilion and the UC Irvine
Anteaters on Feb. 21 and 22 at the Bren Events Center. All matches will start at 4 p.m. HST. UCLA (7-7, 2-6 MPSF) is led by redshirt junior quick hitter Weston Dunlap, who averages 2.35 kills per set and leads the MPSF with a .509 hitting percent-age. The Warriors lost to the Bru-ins early in the season but were without sophomore opposite Jo-
nas Umlauft, who was sick. “He’s just a big part of our team,” head coach Charlie Wade said. “He makes a lot of people around him play better, so we’ll be happy to go into those matches with him healthy.” Castello also said having Um-lauft available will be key. “That ’s going to be big,” Cas-tello said. “UCLA is going to be confident because they came out here and beat us out here. But they have to understand that we have a big guy out there now, so that helps us out. And it ’s even nice when he’s not producing. His presence on the court kind of helps us stay together, and we feel more comfortable when he’s out there.” UC Irvine (6 -8, 3-5 MPSF) is led by junior opposite Carson Clark, who averages 4.47 kills per set. Senior outside hitter Cory Yoder averages 3.52 kills per set, hitting a team high .469. The Warriors are coming off of two victories against the NAIA Cal Baptist Lancers. The Lancers defeated the Anteaters when UC Irvine was ranked preseason No. 1. “We have to play Irvine,” Walker said. “If they beat us, it doesn’t really matter what Cal Baptist did to us.”
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The route to the PGA Tour is diffi cult. For some it could take a year and for others it may never happen. But for freshman David Saka of the Warrior golf team, the op-portunity to play in the Sony Open – the fi rst full fi eld event on the PGA Tour – took just one 18-hole round. “There wasn’t pressure be-cause I played there (the 18 hole qualifying round) the year be-fore,” Saka said. “Whoever gets lucky that day or gets on fi re that day is going to win.” Saka, a 5-foot-5-inch native of Honolulu, qualifi ed through the Governor’s Cup Amateur team, which is made up of 12 of the best amateurs in Hawai‘i that year. Each year, the 12 players tee up for one round at the Wai‘alae Country Club in late December. The golfer with the lowest score receives an exemption into the Sony Open in January. Saka came out on top fi ring a 69, two shots ahead of three others. “The Governor’s Cup is an awesome opportunity for any Hawai‘i person to play in the Sony Open,” Saka said. “One out of 12 people get to qualify and that’s pretty good odds.” In the Sony Open, Saka start-ed with a solid round of 71, put-ting him in a tie for 85th place out of 144 golfers. He then shot a second round 77, which was nine shots behind the cut line of one-under par. Still, Saka competed without expectations. “I was just happy I kept it in the 70s,” Saka said. “I was more focused on trying to enjoy the experience and if I made the cut then that would be a bonus ... I
was just trying to have fun.” Junior teammate T.J. Kua qualifi ed for the Sony Open last year. Kua was among the three tied for second in the Governor’s Cup behind Saka. “All the work that we put in pays off in the end,” Kua said. “The past couple years it shows that some of the top amateurs in the state are from [the University of Hawai‘i].” Saka’s appearance in the Sony Open was somewhat unex-pected because he had an injury
early last fall, which left him out of fall competition. “To me the whole experience for David was … what he was go-ing to get out of it,” Miyashiro said. “It was good that he had that tournament. He learned a lot and took away a lot from that too. He wasn’t too expected but he played well and beat out everybody in the qualifi er and got his chance.”
PRIVATE VS PUBLIC Saka, a 2010 graduate of Moanalua High School, came into
the UH program after a stellar prep career. He led Na Menehune to four consecutive O‘ahu Inter-scholastic Association titles from 2007 to 2010 and earned the OIA Player of the Year award in 2010 with a 70.3 stroke average. “I didn’t really know I got it until I saw it in the newspaper,” Saka said. “Defi nitely was a good experience representing our high school and lucky enough to get four OIA championships in a row.” Miyashiro feels that there are quality golfers coming from pub-lic and private high schools. “There’s talent no matter where you go,” Miyashiro said. “To me, when it comes to golf the quality of players has nothing to do with high school, private or public. A lot of their games are developed during the summer or during the off-season.”
TWO HEAD COACHES? Typically, assistant coaches help guide the athletes. But in collegiate golf, some players have coaches that aren’t affi liated with the school. Saka joined the KMR School of Golf at the Ko’olau Golf Club in 2006. The school is led by PGA member Kevin Ralbovsky, who was named the top golf instructor in Hawai‘i in 2009. Other students include fellow Moanalua grad Tadd Fujikawa and Punahou grad and UCLA standout Stephanie Kono. “He’s an awesome teacher,” Saka said. “He helped me a lot in golf and helped me get to where I am.” Miyashiro doesn’t mind his players having other coaches. “The philosophies are differ-ent in teaching, but I’m under-standing that the kids have gotten to this point not because of me. It’s because of the coaches they’ve had all these years,” Miyashiro said. “I’m not one to intervene with that or make changes or tell you, ‘You got to drop your coach.’ With golf, [it’s] very individual-
ized as far as teaching goes.”
EXPECTATIONS Saka, now 100 percent recov-ered, played his fi rst collegiate tournament earlier this month at the Ameri Ari Invitational at the Waikoloa Kings’ Course. He shot rounds of 75, 86, and 78 for a three-day total of 239, good for a tie for 110th place. The tournament was the second toughest collegiate tournament in 2011, according to Golf World. “Sony has helped me not to get star-struck,” Saka said. “There’s a lot of good college teams but I’m just trying to fi gure out what’s go-ing on and gain experience.” Miyashiro has high expecta-tions for Saka. “We expect him to be our number one player,” Miyashiro said. “That’s the expectation for all of our players. You don’t play to be the number three or four man. You play to be the number one every single time. “If he stays healthy, he has the ability to be the best player on this team,” Miyashiro continued. “He’s a freshman only, so he’s got a lot to learn, but if he does the right things, he should be a very important part of our program down the line.”
TOURNAMENT INFO The Warriors will begin their spring season by hosting the 35th annual John A. Burns Inter-collegiate at the Turtle Bay Re-sort’s Arnold Palmer and George Fazio golf courses, Wednesday through Friday. “It ’s defi nitely to our advan-tage,” Kua said, on hosting the 15-team tournament. “We come out here almost every Saturday and we defi nitely know the courses pretty well, and most of us played junior tournaments over here.” The tournament is usu-ally played on the Leilehua Golf Course, but switched to the Turtle Bay Resort after Leilehua closed down for renovations.
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Freshman golfer David Saka qualified for the Sony Open by winning the Governor’s Cup last December.
