Word on the Street: Craziest Injury
By Mac Smith | Staff Writer What’s the craziest injury you’ve ever had? Jessica...
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Ecology Club Gets Waist Deep in Mud
By Mac Smith| Staff Writer Last Saturday, Sept. 16, five Ecology Club members went to a...
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Emma Eckfeldt
Emma Eckfeldt is a first-year student at KCC as a liberal arts major with a concentration in education. Eckfeldt is of Japanese descent and has many family members who are fluent in Japanese, which has inspired her to go into the JET program or Japanese English Teaching program when she transfers to UH-Mānoa. She is currently taking four classes and is in an elementary Japanese class. Her goal after graduation is to move to Japan as an English teacher to teach young elementary-age students. Eckfeldt chose KCC because she wanted a chance to explore options without the pressure of a university. At KCC, she also has more time to think about future classes and get her toe in the water when it comes to learning Japanese.
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8 Ways to Reduce Plastic From Daily Life
By Mac Smith | Staff Writer Single use plastic is terrible for our environment. Plastic is used...
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10 Activities Students in Hawaii Must Do For Less Than $25
ʻBy Mac Smith| Staff Writer As the college semester starts at University of Hawaiʻi’s campuses,...
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Hiroe IwamotoProfessor Hiroe Iwamoto has been teaching Japanese at KCC for about four years. Originally from Okayama, Japan, Professor Iwamoto came to Hawaiʻi after marrying her husband, who is a local Japanese American. Before coming to Hawaiʻi, Professor Iwamoto had been teaching at the college level in Japan for about 15 years, and six years in Pennsylvania. She prefers teaching at colleges when there is an opportunity, which led to her decision to teach at KCC. "I'm really enjoying teaching Japanese," Professor Iwamoto said. "I hope I can inspire more students and I want to tell them that learning Japanese is fun." Professor Iwamoto said that she enjoys how the students and colleagues on campus are friendly and easy to be around. She also enjoys the KCC campus; although the campus has old buildings, she says that the nature that is seen throughout the campus is what fits her image of how she views Hawaiʻi.
