Monster's Ball

Photo by Eddie London

HPU students dressed up early to celebrate the annual Monsters’ Ball at Planet Hollywood on Oct. 21. Clifton Abramson, dressed as chiquita banana, took 1st place in the costum contest, winning himself an Ipod.

President Wright inducts nearly 70 new Hosts

Nearly 70 new President’s Hosts, hand selected by HPU President Chatt Wright, were inducted Oct. 17 at the Waialae Country Club. [More]

President Wright, center, with new President’s Hosts, l. to r.: Brittany Yap, Michele Shackelford, Tiffany Garrett, Eija Rissanen, and Christina Failma.

Courtesy Brittany Yap

India studies director speaks at symposium

The Office of Student Affairs and the College of International Studies co-sponsored a Global Citizenship Student Symposium Oct. 28 at the windward Hawaii Loa campus. Part of a three-day program on global learning, the symposium engaged students in a dialogue about issues of globalization, poverty, and inequality in the developing world. (See the Nov. 13 issue for more details.) [More]

Dr. Bipasha Baruah was the keynote speaker at HPU’s Global Citizenship Student Symposium.

Courtesy Carlos Juarez