Never did I imagine I’d spend three years of my life at Kapiolani Community College (KCC). In fact, I never planned to attend college in the first place! My friends confidently applied to schools on the mainland, while I, on the other hand, did not bother. Unlike my peers, I was confident that I’d get rejected.

Solicitors. The word alone annoys me. It’s not just that solicitors interrupt life at the most inopportune times, but it’s also that they are persistent. They will not take no for an answer.

The Great Lawn became the site of KCC’s first Wiffle Ball tournament on Friday, April 28, with approximately 35 students, faculty, and staff members showing up to participate in the event. Six teams, each with four to six players, were formed to play three games of Wiffle Ball, simultaneously on the Great Lawn at 3 p.m.

My God, what have I gotten myself into,” said Gordon Pang, who was 18 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces on Nov. 1958. The Air Force and Navy didn’t accept him immediately, so out of frustration, he signed up for the Marine Corps instead.