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T Criton’s allOctober 2012 | Vol. 34 | Issue 01
Meet thestaff onpage 4
TRITON’S CALLEstablished 1965
Triton’s Call is published by the Division of
Communication and Fine Arts in the College
of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and is
funded in part by student fees. Reporters and
editors participate in the newspaper as
journalism students or as contributing writers,
photographers, and designers.
University of Guam Campus Newspaper
Phone: 735-2224
Fax: 735-2721
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.tritonscall.net
Editor:Jasmine Stole
Assistant Editor:Ashley Chua
Candice Ananich
Phillip Blas
Enrique Baza
Ariel Buccat
Ashley Chua
Levanna Eugenio
Jacqueline Guzman
Vanessa Malumay
TRITON’S CALL, OCtober 2012
Staff
Publisher:Dr. Aristides E. Pereira
02 student organization recruitment drive
Communications Society 1UOG GREEN ARMY 2
Student Investment Club 3Internat’L FriendSHIP CLUB 4
G.E.M.s (Education) 5S.H.O.T. (Student Health) 6H.S.S.O (Health science( 7Pohnpeian student org. 8
japanese culture through film 9 triton warriors 10
s.w.a.s.a (Social work) 11biology club 12
american marketing assoc. 13political science student assoc. 14
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cover photo by Ashley Chua
TRITON’S CALL, october 2012
03october events
Creepy times call for fun
times as students begin
to get busy with Octo-
ber’s Halloween celebrations
happening on and off campus
through the various student or-
ganizations taking advantage of
the chance to host spooky
themed events and raise some
money at the same time.
There is no doubt that
October is the perfect month to
get busy with celebration, be-
cause everyone is eager to party
in the peculiar style of Hal-
loween month. Combining
creepy, spooky, gory and even
sexy, this month calls for all
sorts of celebrations. Throw
some candy into the mix and
few find the ability to resist.
Student organizations
know how to take advantage of
their peers’ eagerness to start
howling with the nights. This
month, there are zombie par-
ties, costume parties, candy
grams, and even educational
outreaches for young students.
Public Administration and
Legal Studies Society (PALS)
has everyone talking about their
zombie apocalypse worthy
Zombie Pandemic Champi-
onship on October 27th. Partici-
pants will have a chance to
compete for best crazy scary
zombie ensemble.
Aside from an outbreak
of the zombie virus, there are
some good old-fashioned cos-
tume parties for anyone weary
of flesh eating starving stu-
dents. American Marketing As-
sociation (AMA) is hosting
their annual Halloween cos-
tume party with a Cirque du
Freak theme at Hard Rock Café
on October 26th. With all these
great ideas for costumes float-
ing around, students can dress
up as on one character for the
AMA party and then attend
PALS event the next day as the
zombie-fied version.
Students may be sur-
prised, but there are Halloween
parties celebrated in the day-
light. Future Educators Associ-
ation Professional (FEA Pro) in
the spirit of Halloween and
staying true to their goal of pro-
moting future educators is host-
ing a Spooktacular event on
October 27th that provides a
day of costumes and fun for
toddlers to children10-years-
old. The event is also open to
the public and families.
“It’s always about the
children. Everything we do. So
it has to be fun, along with
being educational, or else it can
be boring and then we’ve
failed,” shares Maribeth Mor-
fega, a member of FEA Pro.
Similar to a carnival’s
activity booths, the Spooktacu-
lar event will provide activity
rooms hosted by different stu-
dent organizations that will pro-
vide fun and educational
activities for their audience.
Middle school and high school
students will also be participat-
ing as volunteers during the
event.
Not forgetting the deli-
cious presence of Halloween
sweets, candy grams will also
be a tasty treat available for stu-
dents to feast on. Society for
Human Resource Management
(SHRM) will be taking orders
soon, along with Green Army.
There is also a poetry
slam on October 20th at Shore-
line Restaurant in Hagatna. Par-
ticipants must be 18 years of
age or older and the public is
welcome. Participants are also
encouraged to ‘slam in cos-
tume.’
Whether it is crawling
with zombies or filled with de-
licious candy treats, this Octo-
ber promises more than enough
activities to fill the countdown
towards Halloween night.
Halloween spirits
R A I S ES tudent Sp ir i ts
Everything is going
great. You eat healthy,
you exercise, and you
have been sticking to your
plan and striving for a
healthy lifestyle. But then,
along comes Halloween to
sabotage all your hard work
and dedication.
“I’m really worried
about having to control my-
self because people give out
baked goods and specialty
drinks like at bars and
cafés.” Shares JoDee Cata-
hay, a University of Guam
Alumna. Catahay has re-
cently started her diet and
will be challenged to trick
herself to not treat so much
this Halloween.
It is almost impossi-
ble to stay in shape with a
house full of candies and
goodies of all sorts: candy
corn, buttered popcorn, and
of course pumpkin pies. Re-
sisting the urge to dive in
and gobble up every single
dish in sight will be more
difficult than you think.
So, here are some
tips that will help you stay
on track and avoid the temp-
tation:
1. Do not buy your treats earlyHalloween is all
about the candy. You walk
into your nearest supermar-
ket and see the treats on sale
which tempts you to pur-
chase your goodies early. As
awesome as the sale looks,
refrain from buying them.
Holding off your candy
shopping until the day before
Halloween is recommended.
This way, the temptation
won’t be in front of your
face for a week, calling your
name. Another tip is, when
purchasing your candy,
choose the ones that you find
less appealing or maybe
candy that you don’t really
like. At least you’ll know
that you definitely won’t be
anywhere near them.
2. Give out healthy goodiesInstead of the good
‘ol “candies” for treats, try
considering toys for children.
Stickers, small toy items, and
maybe just any non-edible
goodies will do the trick.
Throughout the night, they
will be receiving goodies and
they would enjoy goodies
that they could play with in-
stead. Another treat to con-
sider are the “classic”
Halloween treats like candy
apples. Any snack size por-
tion of healthy food would
be the safest and easiest way
to keep that weight.
3. Eat before going outFor most adults, Hal-
loween parties are preferred
over trick-or-treating. You
will most likely have at least
one party and if not, maybe
more than that. Before get-
ting your night started, try
eating a full meal to satisfy
your tummy so that when
you’re at the party you won’t
feel like you have to devour
the whole table.
Drinks might also be
another way that you can
mess up your diet. As long as
you drink a glass of water
after every other drink, you
will keep your body fresh
and hydrated. This will keep
you full enough to pass up
those unwanted calories.
4. Donate your leftoversLeftover candy is al-
ways the case during Hal-
loween. Instead of saving
them as treats for yourself or
children, donate them to a
homeless shelter, nursing
home, or some place where
Halloween isn’t celebrated
too often. They will surely
be appreciative of your kind-
ness and you will also be
teaching your kids how to be
generous to others that also
deserve to share the spirit of
Halloween.
Enjoy Halloween Without Breaking the Scale
By Jacqueline Guzman
By Ariel Buccat
TRITON’S CALL, OCtober 2012
TRITON’S CALL, october 2012
05It has been a long five years
since Matala has put out
their first album, but finally
the Island Music Award’s
two-time Best Rock Band is
resurfacing with a new full-
length LP this November.
These past years Matala
has continuously satisfied
their cravings to live as true
musicians as they took on
each opportunity at its ar-
rival. One of their greatest
opportunities approached
just last year as they touched
down on Philippine ground.
But constructing al-
bums and touring are not the
only factors in Matala’s
achievements. Their earliest
feats include opening for
popular American rock band
Hoobastank in 2006, and
gaining more attention in
2007 when they released
their first self-titled album,
which was featured in the
Pacific daily News, Gu
Magazine, and Giant Robot
– a magazine based in Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
In 2008, they were asked to
have their track “unity” as
the opening song for Guam’s
first feature film Shiro’s
Head, and was chosen as
best rock band in the Island
Music Awards for two con-
secutive years (2009, 2010).
In between, Matala
has landed countless gigs, in-
cluding a sponsorship to play
in Saipan, which they be-
lieve aided in preparation for
a bigger trip such as the one
to the Philippines. As the
summer of 2011 drew nearer,
the band continued to gig
and practice heavily.
One of their most in-
fluential gigs before the trip
was at a wedding, and this
was a chance the band least
expected to run across. In
earlier years, Matala covered
music from Slayer, NOFX,
Propaghandi, and Lagwagon,
but there they were at a wed-
ding, having a surreal experi-
ence playing “Closing Time”
as they shared the stage with
the actual lead singer of
Semisonic, dan Wilson. Jor-
dan Hardy, rhythm guitarist
and vocalist, expressed, “I
felt very appreciative on
being a musician and enter-
tainer when we played with
dan Wilson. I felt super
blessed sharing the stage
with a well-known song-
writer. Made me realize that
anything is possible.”
Accompanied by sup-
porters that have connections
to the local music scenes in
the Philippines, Matala fi-
nally committed to visiting
Manila and Cebu last sum-
mer. They performed at
SaGuijo, The Outpost, and
Casa Makati alongside
whom they credit to be some
of Manila’s most skilled
local bands: Good Morning
High Fives, Curbside, and
Pitik. It was healthy for
Matala to meet these musi-
cians that share the same vi-
sion as they do, and crucial
to their creativity. “The
bands were independent, ex-
tremely educated, knowl-
edgeable about their
instruments, and well versed
in the arts as a whole,” Ryan
Shook, lead guitarist and vo-
calist, explained. “They cre-
ate their own pedals, press
vinyl, coordinate projects for
the community, and collabo-
rate regularly.”
In the end, Matala
underwent a new surge of in-
spiration as both individuals
and a collective group. After
being in a bigger country
with like minded groups,
performing night after night,
they hope that Guam will
soon surface with more high
quality original rock music,
and believe that there is a po-
tential for growth in the
music scene.
This past summer
Matala has been busy trying
to cook up new material to
release. The new Cd high-
lights influences by recent
past and present experiences
and innovations, a lot of
which involve the tour.
different from their
first album, which has a
post-high school feel, there
is a definite effort in getting
large room sounds and ex-
perimenting with different
effects with the new Cd.
Matala continues to invest
heavily in creating their
music as they produce their
albums independently. They
are excited to announce an
exclusive colored vinyl in
addition to their upcoming
Cd.
MATALA, from left to right: RYAN SHOOk (GuITAR, vOCALS), JORdAN HARdY (GuITAR, vOCALS),
JuLIuS RAPOSA (dRuMS), ROBERT CAGuIN (BASS)
First tour,
Second albumBy Ashley Chua
MATALA PERFORMING AT LIvEHOuSE
Photos courtesy of Matala
Meet matala
TRITON’S CALL, OCtober 2012
06 Storyboard journal 13
Since the early ‘90s the
university of Guam’s
College of Liberal Arts
and Social Sciences division of
English and Applied Linguis-
tics annually release the publi-
cation Storyboard, showcasing
a variety of literary and art
pieces from local writers and
artists.
Storyboard publishes
original writing from quality
forms of poetry, fiction, non-
fiction written in English or
any other pacific island lan-
guage with translation to Eng-
lish. Storyboard doesn’t only
publish written works but also
visual art as well.
As university students,
English is looked upon as a re-
quirement, a general education
credit fulfillment, but for those
who choose to pursue a degree
in English it’s seen as an outlet
used to express oneself.
According to local poet
who published some of his
work in Storyboard 11 John
Sarmiento, “Sometimes no one
cares to listen to what you
have to say. The only place
you could express yourself is
in your notebook.
Sometimes your notebook be-
comes your best friend.” This
goes to show that writing to
some people isn’t as horrible
as most look at it. “It can be a
form of therapy,” Sarmiento
went on to explain.
Storyboard isn’t only a
publication. Co-editor Leiana
Naholowa calls Storyboard a
“passion project.” The editors
and writers receive no com-
pensation for their work. It
simply to show what the island
and the surrounding region has
to offer in literary and artistic
ability. The publication is
funded by CLASS, and all
funds received by the sale of
Storyboard is put toward the
continuity of the project.
According to Na-
holowa, “Storyboard is also a
place where students can exer-
cise their muscles in the differ-
ent skills they are learning at
uOG and obtain real-world
experience that will enhance
their resumes.”
Students are invited to
submit any of their original
work that they would like to
see published in Storyboard
13, which is due for release
early next year. They invite all
writers either published or not
published in or around the Mi-
cronesia region, encouraging
all writers and artists in the re-
gion to submit their work.
All submissions must
be turned in before the 15th of
december deadline, in order to
be considered for publication.
A Passion ProjectBy Enrique Baza
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There are many things
that could scare a per-
son. The fear could be
over spiders, heights, or even
the dark. When it comes to
pop culture of the Philip-
pines, nothing can be more
frightening than the fan base
of “the Indie Prince of the
Philippines.”
Coco Martin was
once a janitor in Alberta,
Canada. An educated man,
he would make a change,
trying to join one of Philip-
pines’ media stations, ABS-
CBN, with it’s talent agency
called Star Magic. Finally
getting a break with the 2001
Filipino movie, Luv Txt,
starring in many controver-
sial independent films, along
with a name change later,
Coco Martin became the
hottest Filipino actor.
The name, Coco, in
the Philippines becomes
more than a name brand or
the name of an espresso, it
becomes a media sensation.
Massive amounts of fans
ranging from the love struck
teenage girl, the cougars, the
desperate housewives, and
the sweet old ladies on med-
ical care swoon over Coco
Martin’s charm in every tele-
vision drama he’s on. His
shows receive the highest
ratings, his movies become
box office smashes, and he is
also able to entertain about
10,000 fans every time he
does concerts around the
Philippines.
Something about him
does drive girls crazy in love
like a teenager at a Justin
Bieber concert. He admits
fans like to pinch him even
recalling one point to getting
bitten by a fan in Batangas,
Philippines, “We meet each
other, takes my hand, and
bites.” Another sight of Coco
Mania is the kababayan Jam
2011 at the Micronesia Mall.
Fans of all ages gather in the
center court to get a glimpse
of Coco. The court became
crowded, even having the
main security come in, warn-
ing each person crowding
around the stairs and escala-
tors to clear out for safety.
Finally he comes out,
fans begin to push and shove
one another trying to get
close to him, even hurting
each other in the process.
Stairs space begins to pile up
again, forcing security to
stay near both of them.
It’s hard to believe
that Coco can generate this
much excitement. Staying
humble throughout his ca-
reer, his fans remain dedi-
cated and stand strong for
their ideal man.
TRITON’S CALL, october 2012
07Caked in make up,
covered in spray
tan, and a plastered
on smile is the common
look of a pageant girl on or
off stage. Pageant girls are
often perceived as high
maintenance and at times
even superficial because of
how glamorous they always
look when in front of a
crowd, but what many do
not know is that the contest-
ants are “made” to become
the stereotypical pageant
girl.
Joining a pageant is
like enlisting in the military.
All contestants go through a
period of 3-4 months on av-
erage of training and learn-
ing the ropes of pageantry.
One of the first lessons in
pageant boot camp is learn-
ing how to walk in 6-inch
heels or higher.
For a girl like Jus-
tine Crisostomo, she was
not ready to trade in her
sneakers for a pair of un-
comfortable stilettos.
“Learning to walk in 6-inch
heels were hard at first es-
pecially because I wasn’t
used to wearing that high of
a heel,” describes Crisos-
tomo. As time went by, she
eventually got the hang of it
and gained confidence
strutting in heels.
Walking in heels is
one thing, but doing the
pageant walk is a little more
complicated. A look at the
girls on Toddlers and Tiaras
or Miss universe and it’s
obvious that they’re walks
have an added pizzazz in
the way they capture the au-
dience with their grace,
poise, and confidence.
New to world of
pageantry, Crisostomo ad-
mits that the pose was not
as difficult that the walks.
“It was difficult because
there are different styles of
walking and you always
have to keep your head up
and keep your posture
straight,” she says.
The effectiveness of
a girl’s walk depends on the
way she swings her hips,
bobs her head, and balances
her posture while en-
thralling her audience with
facial expressions. during
workshops for the contest-
ants of the Miss Earth
Guam pageant, it was al-
ways reminded of the girls
that they need to leave a
good impression on the au-
dience, but off course the
judges.
Learning to become
a pageant girl means always
being camera ready at all
times whether it be at 3 in
the morning to do a meet
and greet at the airport or
during a beach clean up
under the hot sun. Every
pageant girl is expected to
have their hair and make-up
neatly done and heels
should be worn at all times,
even if it means picking up
trash.
Joslyn Minor, also a
contestant in this year’s
Miss Earth Guam pageant
says
she
does not mind the time
spent getting ready and put-
ting on make-up. “I am the
type of girl to always wear
makeup and look at least
half way decent. I carry
myself as if I were to see a
cute guy,” says Minor.
Pageantry has been
around since the 50s and it
probably will be around as
long as there are females
willing to conform to norm
and strut the stage in a
bikini and heels.
Pageant Perfect
CooCoofor
CoCo
By Levanna Eugenio
By vanessa Malumay
TRITON’S CALL, OCtober 2012
08 Popeye and his olive
Have you ever won-
dered how painted
walls turn
green? If so, you might be
interested in becoming a bi-
ology major at the univer-
sity of Guam. Simply visit
uOG’s English and Com-
munications building and
you will be on your scien-
tific way.
The first time you
walk through campus you
might get the appeal to
study mold and algae grow-
ing on cement
structures. Some may mis-
taken the EC building as the
science center because of
the mildew that germinate
throughout the halls.
Bio majors no
longer need to seek out a
laboratory to conduct scien-
tific experiments because it
is everywhere. If you stare
long enough you will even-
tually spot the patch of sod
blooming on the buildings
rooftop.
“The patch of grass
has been on the rooftop
since my freshman year and
it is still there”, stated
Johnavan Tamayo a recent
graduate from the univer-
sity of Guam. “It makes one
ponder about the budget
and spending priorities of
the school
officials”,Tamayo adds on
with a concerned tone.
Are administrators
concerned about the health
risks of the students, fac-
ulty, and staff? Fungus
sprouting all over campus
creates a hazardous envi-
ronment for all parties in-
volved especially for those
who suffer from asthmatic
or allergic reactions.
Ever wonder why
the EC building smells like
marijuana? Theories from
students say that the smell
comes from the “tree of
smokers” in front of the li-
brary that is carried down
wind when dope is
lit. Their theories may be
conclusive but some may
beg to differ.
When the air-condi-
tioning in the building is
out of commission the
smell of mold reeks in the
premises. Yet another the-
ory students have con-
cluded why the building
tends to smell like cannabis.
This issue needs to be ad-
dressed to administrators
and action must be taken
accordingly. Sadly no one
has brought this concern up
to school officials. It just
shows the pride that people
take in their school and the
effortlessness to do so.
Maybe the school
needs to fall apart in order
for drastic measures to be
considered. For now just
sit back and enjoy the
greenery because it will be
awhile until something is
done.
think green - off the wallBy Phillip Blas
Lieutenant Com-
mander George
vaughn was born on
October 13, 1908 in Old
Harbor, Jamaica and immi-
grated to the united States
as a young boy. He enlisted
in the Navy on June 3, 1924
and planned to live the rest
of his life as a sailor until
he met a spunky Chamorita
on the island of Saipan.
He was only sixteen
years old when he initially
enlisted. Eager to serve and
was determined to make the
military a life-long profes-
sion. The early years of his
military career were typical,
having to do menial labor
type duties. He either lived
on–board the naval ship he
was assigned to or in mili-
tary base bachelor’s quar-
ters as all young sailors do.
So sure was he of
his life as a sailor, that at
the end of his enlistment
term on October 12, 1927,
he re-enlisted for an addi-
tional tour of duty the very
next month, on November
14, 1927. This was life as
he knew it for the next 15
years.
It was while his ship
was docked off the shores
of Tinian that he happened
to come in contact with the
sweetest voice he had ever
heard. It was that of the
woman who he would
eventually marry, Maria Ca-
macho, a local girl who was
an operator for the old
switchboard telephone sys-
tems of the era. Although
he had never seen her,
somehow he knew just by
the sound of her voice that
she was the woman that
would anchor his free spirit.
After asking some of
the local men that worked
on-board the ship a bit more
about her and for their as-
sistance in an introduction,
LCdR vaughn met the
mysterious voice. To his re-
lief, she was as beautiful in
person as she sounded from
the telephone in the ship’s
galley. After much convinc-
ing and a very long
courtship, they finally be-
came a couple.
On October of 1942, at the
age of 34, LCdR vaughn
and Maria married. This
hardened sailor took 4 years
off to devote his time to his
new wife and children. But
because of a voracious call-
ing to be back at sea, he re-
enlisted the day after
Christmas on december 26,
1946. He and his family
were then stationed back on
the u.S. mainland where he
continued his duties as a
commissioned officer on
assigned ship and shore in-
stallations until he retired
on August 5, 1953.
Though he had
many stories about his time
in service or special mis-
sions, LCdR vaughn would
never share them. Instead,
he only told stories of his
love, of being in the midst
of the ocean, seeing new
places for the first time and
most especially, that it al-
lowed him the opportunity
to meet the love of his life,
Maria. His favorite saying
was “I only have two loves,
but only mama is worth
talking about.” Everybody
close to him knew that his
other love was being a
sailor.
LCdR vaughn duti-
fully served a total of 25
years as both an enlisted
sailor and a commissioned
officer. After retirement, he
moved back to Saipan and
remained happily married
to Maria until he died.
Popeye and his olive
By Candice Ananich
TRITON’S CALL, october 2012
TRITON’S CALL, OCtober 2012